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Independence from Oil with Agriculture Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-5208
Sponsor: Rep. Nussle, Jim [R-IA-1]
Introduced: 2006-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Agricultural wastes
Agriculture and Food
Alcohol as fuel
Alternative energy sources
Biomass energy
Cellulose
Commerce
Diesel motor
Electric power production
Electric utilities
Energy
Energy crops
Environmental Protection
Excise tax
Income tax
Motor vehicle pollution control
Natural gas vehicles
Oils and fats
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Refuse as fuel
Service stations
Tax credits
Transportation and Public Works
Wind power
Wood

Summary:
action_date: 2006-04-26
text: 
Independence from Oil with Agriculture Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to delete provisions that terminate tax credits after a certain time (thus extending such credits) for: (1) alcohol fuels; (2) biodiesel fuels; (3) alcohol fuel mixtures; (4) biodiesel mixtures; (5) electricity produced from wind and open-loop or close-loop biomass facilities; and (6) alternative fuel vehicle refueling property.
 
Amends the Clean Air Act to: (1) increase the applicable volume of renewable fuel for calendar years 2008-2012 that must be part of gasoline in the United States (except in noncontiguous states or territories); and (2) increase the number of gallons of renewable fuel in the calculation used to determine the required volume of renewable fuel in gasoline for calendar years 2013 and thereafter.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-04-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2006-04-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2006-04-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2006-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-04-26
text: Introduced in House
Safe Tissue Act

Bill: 109-hr-5209
Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]
Introduced: 2006-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Accreditation (Medical care)
Administrative procedure
Auditing
Crime and Law Enforcement
Cytology
Department of Health and Human Services
Donation of organs, tissues, etc.
Economics and Public Finance
Federal preemption
Fines (Penalties)
Fraud
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Informed consent (Medical law)
Law
Medical ethics
Medical records
State laws
Tissue banks
User charges

Summary:
action_date: 2006-04-26
text: 
Safe Tissue Act - Requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to inspect, at least once every two years, each establishment that engages in the manufacture of human cells, tissues, and cellular and tissue-based products. Allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a user fee to fund such inspections.
 
Requires the FDA to conduct periodic audits of all documentation submitted by each such establishment to determine compliance with all applicable requirements, including requirements related to ensuring: (1) that human cells, tissues, or cellular or tissue-based products are obtained legally; (2) that donor eligibility and donor medical history interviews are based on accurate information that was not provided or obtained in a fraudulent manner; and (3) current good tissue practice. 
 
Requires the Secretary to publish a model form containing minimum requirements for establishments to use in obtaining consent from a potential donor of human cells, tissues, or cellular or tissue-based products. Sets forth penalties for failing to comply with model form requirements or for knowingly using fraudulent information.
 
Directs the Secretary to: (1) accredit establishments and the personnel of such establishments who participate in the recovery, processing, storage, labeling, packaging, or distribution of human cells, tissues, or cellular or tissue-based products; and (2) define &quot;reasonable payments&quot; that are associated with donation of human tissue and tissue-based products for purposes of the National Organ Transplant Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2006-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-04-26
text: Introduced in House
Professional Educators Tax Relief Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-5210
Sponsor: Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]
Introduced: 2006-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Civil service retirement
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Government Operations and Politics
Income tax
Labor and Employment
Old age, survivors and disability insurance
School personnel
Secondary education
Social Welfare
Social security eligibility
Tax credits
Teachers

Summary:
action_date: 2006-04-26
text: 
Professional Educators Tax Relief Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit of up to $1,000 for certain full-time kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12) teachers or other school employees involved in the formulation or implementation of K-12 academic programs.
 
Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 60-month period of employment requirement for application of the government pension offset exemption.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2006-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-04-26
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Secretary of Commerce to provide emergency disaster assistance to mitigate the economic losses caused by declining Klamath River salmon and to develop and implement a research and recovery plan for Klamath River salmon, and for other purposes.

Bill: 109-hr-5213
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-1]
Introduced: 2006-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Anadromous fishes
Animal breeding
Animals
Aquatic ecology
Aquatic pests
California
Congressional reporting requirements
Disaster relief
Emergency Management
Environmental Protection
Environmental monitoring
Fisheries
Fishery management
Habitat conservation
Health
Income tax
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
National forests
Parasitic diseases
Pest control
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Restoration ecology
Riparian ecology
Salmon
Tax exclusion
Taxation
Veterinary medicine
Water pollution control
Water quality
Water supply
Watersheds
Wild rivers

Summary:
action_date: 2006-04-26
text: 
 Requires the Secretary of Commerce to develop and implement a coordinated research and recovery program for Klamath River Fall Chinook salmon and Klamath River Fall Coho salmon. Provides emergency disaster assistance to fishing communities, Indian tribes, businesses, holders of community development quotas, individuals, and other entities to mitigate economic losses caused by declining Klamath River Fall Chinook salmon.
 
Excludes, for purposes of income taxation, such assistance from the gross income of an individual or entity.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-05-03
text: Executive Comment Requested from Commerce.
action_date: 2006-05-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans.
action_date: 2006-04-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2006-04-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2006-04-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2006-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-04-26
text: Introduced in House
To designate the United States courthouse located at 225 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn, New York, as the "Hugh L. Carey United States Courthouse".

Bill: 109-hr-5214
Sponsor: Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10]
Introduced: 2006-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Congress
Congressional tributes
Courthouses
Ex-Members of Congress
Government Operations and Politics
Governors
Law
Names
New York City
New York State

Summary:
action_date: 2006-04-26
text: 
Designates the U.S. courthouse located at 225 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn, New York, as the Hugh L. Carey United States Courthouse.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-04-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2006-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2006-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-04-26
text: Introduced in House
To designate the United States bankruptcy courthouse located at 271 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn, New York, as the "Conrad Duberstein United States Bankruptcy Courthouse".

Bill: 109-hr-5215
Sponsor: Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10]
Introduced: 2006-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Bankruptcy courts
Congress
Congressional tributes
Courthouses
Finance and Financial Sector
Judges
Law
Names
New York City

Summary:
action_date: 2006-04-26
text: 
Designates the United States bankruptcy courthouse located at 271 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn, New York, as the Conrad Duberstein United States Bankruptcy Courthouse.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-04-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2006-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2006-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-04-26
text: Introduced in House
Preservation of Records of Servitude, Emancipation, and Post-Civil War Reconstruction Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-5216
Sponsor: Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12]
Introduced: 2006-04-27 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Archives
Arts, Culture, Religion
Black history
Blacks
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Colleges
Data banks
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Families
Federal aid to education
Genealogy
Government paperwork
Grants-in-aid
Higher education
History
Minorities
Public records
Science, Technology, Communications
Slavery

Summary:
action_date: 2006-04-27
text: 
Preservation of Records of Servitude, Emancipation, and Post-Civil War Reconstruction Act of 2006 - Requires the Archivist of the United States to: (1) establish, as part of the National Archives, an electronically searchable database of historic records of servitude, emancipation, and post-Civil War reconstruction contained within federal agencies for genealogical and historical research; and (2) preserve relevant records.
 
Requires the National Historical Publications and Records Commission to provide grants to states, colleges and universities, and genealogical associations to preserve records and establish databases of local records of such information.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-08
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2006-06-08
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2006-04-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
action_date: 2006-04-27
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E653-654)
action_date: 2006-04-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-04-27
text: Introduced in House
Municipal Illegal Immigration Relief Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-5217
Sponsor: Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4]
Introduced: 2006-04-27 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal aliens
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to health facilities
Federal aid to housing
Federal aid to law enforcement
Grants-in-aid
Health
Housing and Community Development
Illegal aliens
Immigrant health
Medically uninsured
Prison administration
Prison overcrowding
Public housing
Social Welfare
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2006-04-27
text: 
Municipal Illegal Immigration Relief Act of 2006 - Authorizes grants to local governmental units for increased expenses incurred in responding to the needs of undocumented immigrants, including: (1) law enforcement; (2) health care; (3) public housing; (4) inmate transportation; and (5) jail overcrowding. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-05-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
action_date: 2006-05-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman .
action_date: 2006-04-27
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2006-04-27
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2006-04-27
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2006-04-27
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2006-04-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-04-27
text: Introduced in House
Restore a Rational Tax Rate on Petroleum Production Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-5218
Sponsor: Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7]
Introduced: 2006-04-27 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Commerce
Corporation taxes
Energy
Gas companies
Gas industry
Income tax
Petroleum industry
Tax deductions
Tax rates

Summary:
action_date: 2006-04-27
text: 
Restore a Rational Tax Rate on Petroleum Production Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny a tax deduction for income attributable to the domestic production, refining, processing, transportation, or distribution of oil, natural gas, or any primary product thereof.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-04-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2006-04-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-04-27
text: Introduced in House
Judicial Transparency and Ethics Enhancement Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-5219
Sponsor: Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5]
Introduced: 2006-04-27 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Administration of justice
Auditing
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil actions and liability
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Congressional-judicial relations
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal justice information
Discrimination in employment
Dismissal of employees
Economics and Public Finance
Federal employees
Fraud
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Governmental investigations
Inspectors general
Judges
Judicial ethics
Judicial officers
Misconduct in office
Waste in government spending
Whistle blowing

Summary:
action_date: 2006-04-27
text: 
Judicial Transparency and Ethics Enhancement Act of 2006 - Amends the federal judicial code to establish the Office of Inspector General for the Judicial Branch of the U.S. government, to be headed by an Inspector General appointed by the Chief Justice.
 
Requires the Office to: (1) investigate matters pertaining to the Judicial Branch (other than the Supreme Court), including possible misconduct in office of justices and judges; (2) conduct and supervise audits and investigations; and (3) prevent and detect waste, fraud, and abuse.
 
Provides for whistleblower protection.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-09-27
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 6.
action_date: 2006-09-27
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2006-06-29
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2006-06-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2006-04-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2006-04-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-04-27
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Certification and Licensure Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-5220
Sponsor: Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5]
Introduced: 2006-04-27 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional reporting requirements
Department of Labor
Executive reorganization
Federal advisory bodies
Government Operations and Politics
Labor and Employment
Licenses
Veterans' employment

Summary:
action_date: 2006-04-27
text: 
Veterans Certification and Licensure Act of 2006 - Establishes within the Department of Labor the Veterans Advisory Committee on Certification, Credentialing, and Licensure to carry out a national program to: (1) facilitate the transition of members of the Armed Forces from active-duty service to employment in the private sector through credentialing; (2) collect and disseminate data on certification, licensing, and credentialing programs of the states and of the Departments of Defense, Labor, and Veterans Affairs; and (3) advise the Secretary of Labor on certification, licensing, and credentialing issues related to converting the skills acquired by veterans while serving in the Armed Forces to skills relevant to civilian occupations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-05-10
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Unanimous Consent .
action_date: 2006-05-10
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2006-05-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2006-04-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2006-04-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-04-27
text: Introduced in House
Vet Center Enhancement Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-5221
Sponsor: Rep. Bradley, Jeb [R-NH-1]
Introduced: 2006-04-27 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Afghanistan
Counseling
Department of Veterans Affairs
Families
Federal employees
Government Operations and Politics
Health
Iraq
Iraq compilation
Labor and Employment
Mental health services
Middle East and North Africa
Military dependents
Military operations
Parents
Social Welfare
South Asia
Veterans' employment
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' rehabilitation
War casualties

Summary:
action_date: 2006-04-27
text: 
Vet Center Enhancement Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to employ up to 250 veterans of Operations Enduring Freedom or Iraqi Freedom to provide outreach to veterans on the availability of readjustment counseling and related mental health services at vet centers operated through the Department of Veterans Affairs.
 
Revises provisions concerning the provision of bereavement counseling to the family of members of the Armed Forces who die while serving on active military duty to: (1) include the parents of such members within such authority; and (2) allow such counseling to be provided through vet centers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-05-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2006-04-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2006-04-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-04-27
text: Introduced in House
Surveillance Activities Commission Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-5223
Sponsor: Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14]
Introduced: 2006-04-27 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Congress
Congressional agencies
Congressional investigations
Congressional oversight
Congressional-executive relations
Constitutional law
Courts of special jurisdiction
Criminal investigation
Due process of law
Electronic surveillance
Freedom of association
Freedom of speech
Government Operations and Politics
Government ethics
Governmental investigations
International Affairs
Jurisdiction
Law
Legislation
Misconduct in office
Right of privacy
Searches and seizures
Separation of powers
Terrorism
Warrants (Law)

Summary:
action_date: 2006-04-27
text: 
Surveillance Activities Commission Act of 2006 - Establishes in the legislative branch the National Commission on Surveillance Activities and the Rights of Americans to conduct an investigation and to study governmental operations with respect to warrantless surveillance conducted inside the United States and intelligence activities, and the extent, if any, to which illegal, improper, or unethical activities were engaged in by any federal, state, or local government agency or employee.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-04-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2006-04-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2006-04-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2006-04-27
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E658)
action_date: 2006-04-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-04-27
text: Introduced in House