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Secure Domestic Container Partnership Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-163
Sponsor: Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37]
Introduced: 2005-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Commerce
Common carriers
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Containerization
Department of Homeland Security
Freight
Freight forwarders
Government Operations and Politics
Industrial standards
Labor and Employment
Labor unions
Law
Port authorities
Security measures
Transportation safety

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: 
Secure Domestic Container Partnership Act of 2005 - Amends Federal shipping law to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to carry out an empty shipping container sealing pilot program to encourage shipping container handlers to seal empty shipping containers after they have unpacked them. 
 
Allows the Secretary to authorize a shipper, cargo carrier, freight forwarder, terminal operator, port authority, or labor organization that is a qualified container handler to secure, under a seal approved by the Secretary, a shipping container that is emptied by the person.
 
Requires the Secretary to issue requirements for treating a person as a qualified container handler under this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-02-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Security, infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity.
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security (Select).
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E27)
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
International Pediatric HIV/AIDS Network Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-164
Sponsor: Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37]
Introduced: 2005-01-04 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: AIDS (Disease)
Africa (Sub-Saharan)
Child health
China
Clinics
Commerce
East Asia
Economic assistance
Families
Government Operations and Politics
Guyana
Health
Higher education
Human immunodeficiency viruses
India
Latin America
Medical education
Public-private partnerships
South Asia
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: 
International Pediatric HIV/AIDS Network Act of 2005 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide for the establishment and operation of a network of pediatric centers in countries in sub-Saharan Africa, the Republic of India, the People's Republic of China, the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, and other countries and areas with high rates of HIV/AIDS to provide: (1) treatment and care for children with HIV/AIDS; and (2) training of pediatric health care professionals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Child Safety Lock Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-165
Sponsor: Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37]
Introduced: 2005-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Accident prevention
Administrative procedure
Administrative remedies
Child safety
Commerce
Consumer education
Defective products
Department of Justice
Emergency Management
Excise tax
Families
Fines (Penalties)
Firearms
Firearms control
Firearms injuries
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Health
Health warnings
Law
Licenses
Product safety
Retail trade
Safety measures
Sales tax
Standards
Storage
Taxation
Warning labels

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Child Safety Lock Act of 2005 - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to define a firearm "locking device." Makes it unlawful for a licensed manufacturer, importer, or dealer to sell, deliver, or transfer a handgun without a locking device and specified warnings to any person other than a licensed manufacturer, importer, or dealer, with exceptions for law enforcement officers and governmental entities. Sets forth civil penalties, including suspension or loss of license, for related violations. 
Directs the Attorney General to: (1) prescribe such regulations governing the design, manufacture, and performance of trigger lock devices as are necessary to reduce or prevent the unintentional discharge of handguns, including setting a minimum safety standard to prevent children who have not attained age 18 from operating a handgun; and (2) in developing the standard, to consider such devices that are not detachable.
Authorizes the Attorney General to issue an order prohibiting the manufacture, sale, transfer, or delivery of a trigger lock device which the Attorney General finds has been designed, manufactured, transferred, or distributed in violation of this Act. Grants the Attorney General specified authority regarding: (1) recall, repair, replacement, or refund with respect to such devices; and (2) inspections.
Authorizes the Attorney General to: (1) assess a civil penalty of up to $10,000 per violation; and (2) revoke a Federal firearms license for a violation of this Act. Imposes criminal penalties for knowingly violating this Act.
Directs that a portion of firearms tax revenue be used for public education programs on the safe storage and use of firearms.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Small Business Act to allow more joint ventures, leader-follower arrangements, and teaming arrangements under the section 8(a) minority business development program.

Bill: 109-hr-166
Sponsor: Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37]
Introduced: 2005-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Government Operations and Politics
Government procurement
Joint ventures
Minorities
Minority business enterprises
Public-private partnerships
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: 
Amends the Small Business Act to allow joint ventures, leader-follower arrangements, and teaming agreements among qualifed Capital Ownership Development Program participants, and between participants other small businesses, with respect to any Federal contracting opportunity.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Child Care Lending Pilot Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-167
Sponsor: Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37]
Introduced: 2005-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Charities
Congress
Congressional investigations
Congressional reporting requirements
Day care
Economics and Public Finance
Families
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Government lending
Government paperwork
Law
Loans
Nonprofit organizations
Small Business Administration
Small business
Social Welfare
Surety and fidelity
Tax-exempt organizations
Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: 
Child Care Lending Pilot Act of 2005 - Allows proceeds of loans made through the Small Business Administration (SBA) to local certified development companies for plant acquisition, construction, or expansion to be used to provide loans to small, nonprofit child care businesses, provided that: (1) the loan will be used for a sound business purpose approved by the SBA Administrator; (2) each business receiving the assistance meets eligibility requirements applicable to for-profit businesses; (3) one or more individuals have personally guaranteed the loan; and (4) the child care business has both clear and singular title to the collateral for the loan and sufficient cash flow to meet loan obligations and reasonable operating expenses. Prohibits more than seven percent of the total number of loans guaranteed in any fiscal year for local development companies from being awarded under this program. Terminates such authority at the end of FY 2007.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Goods Movement Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-168
Sponsor: Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37]
Introduced: 2005-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Car pools
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Cost effectiveness
Economic development
Economic growth
Economics and Public Finance
Energy
Energy conservation
Environmental Protection
Federal aid to transportation
Freight
Fuel consumption
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Gross national product
Highway finance
Infrastructure
Intermodal transportation
Job creation
Local finance
Marine terminals
Motor vehicle pollution control
Noise
Railroad safety
Regional economic development
Right-of-way
Road construction
Science, Technology, Communications
State finance
Technological innovations
Terminals (Transportation)
Traffic accidents and safety
Traffic congestion
Traffic engineering
Transportation engineering
Trucking
Trucks

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: 
Goods Movement Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a goods movement program to improve the productivity, security, and safety of freight transportation gateways, while mitigating congestion and community impacts in the area of such gateways. Declares that the purposes of the program shall be to: (1) facilitate and support multimodal freight transportation initiatives at the State, regional, and local levels to improve freight transportation gateways and mitigate congestion in the area of such gateways; (2) provide capital funding to address infrastructure and freight operational needs at freight transportation corridors and gateways; (3) encourage adoption of new financing strategies to leverage State, local, and private investment in freight transportation gateways; and (4) support military mobilization and readiness.
 
Qualifies for funding under this Act intermodal freight transportation projects that provide community and highway benefits by addressing economic, congestion, security, safety, and environmental issues associated with freight transportation corridors and gateways, subject to specified limitations. Sets forth project selection and grant approval criteria. Requires a recipient of Federal financial assistance for a project with an estimated total cost of $100 million or more to submit to the Secretary an annual financial plan for the project.
 
Repeals National Corridor Planning and Development Program provisions of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-01-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to designate a high priority corridor in California.

Bill: 109-hr-169
Sponsor: Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37]
Introduced: 2005-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: California
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to transportation
Highway finance
Infrastructure
Interstate highway system
Road construction
Roads and highways

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: 
Amends the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to designate I-710 in California between the terminus at Long Beach to State Route 60 as a high priority corridor on the National Highway System. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-01-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Filipino Veterans Fairness Act

Bill: 109-hr-170
Sponsor: Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37]
Introduced: 2005-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Ambulatory care
Asians
Clinics
Disabled
East Asia
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Families
Federal advisory bodies
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Government lending
Guerrilla warfare
Health
History
Housing and Community Development
Job hunting
Labor and Employment
Married people
Minorities
Mortgages
Philippines
Residence requirements
Social Welfare
Survivors' benefits
Veterans' benefits
Veterans' disability compensation
Veterans' education
Veterans' employment
Veterans' hospitals
Veterans' loans
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions
Veterans' rehabilitation
Vocational guidance
Vocational rehabilitation
Widowers
Widows
Women
World War II

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: 
Filipino Veterans Fairness Act - Makes former members of the Philippine Commonwealth Army or new Philippine Scouts who served with U.S. Armed Forces during World War II and became U.S. citizens or lawfully resided in the United States eligible for: (1) payment of compensation ($100 per month) for service-connected disability; (2) vocational rehabilitation as well as job counseling, training, and placement; and (3) veterans' housing loans made or guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
 
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish outpatient health care at the Manila Outpatient Clinic in the Republic of the Philippines for such veterans residing in the Philippines.
 
Makes spouses of such veterans eligible for veterans' educational assistance. Makes the rate of assistance for such spouses and children residing in the United States equal to the rate for the dependents of U.S. veterans. Makes such spouses and dependents eligible for job counseling, training, and placement benefits.
 
Requires the Secretary to ensure that at least one member of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans is a Commonwealth Army veteran or new Philippine Scout.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Technical Workers Fairness Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-171
Sponsor: Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37]
Introduced: 2005-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Computer programming
Engineers
Income tax
Labor and Employment
Science, Technology, Communications
Skilled labor
Social Welfare
Social security taxes
Systems analysis
Tax administration
Withholding tax

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Technical Workers Fairness Act of 2005 - Amends the Revenue Act of 1978, as amended by the Tax Reform Act of 1986, to repeal the prohibition on treating certain technical service providers as independent contractors.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Family Caregiver Security Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-175
Sponsor: Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37]
Introduced: 2005-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Caregivers
Disabled
Families
Health education
Home care services
Medicare
Nurses
Nursing
Paramedical personnel
Physical therapy
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: 
Family Caregiver Security Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for the use of qualified family caregivers in the provision of home health aide services under Medicare.
 
Declares that nothing in such title shall be construed as authorizing the exclusion of coverage of skilled nursing services for an individual 75 years of age or older as part of home health services solely on the basis of the individual's refusal of physical therapy services during rehabilitation, regardless of whether such physical therapy services are part of the individual's plan of care.
 
 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
action_date: 2005-01-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2005-01-04
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: 2005-01-04
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: 2005-01-04
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: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
FHA Single Family Loan Limit Adjustment Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-176
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-42]
Introduced: 2005-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Economics and Public Finance
Federally-guaranteed loans
Finance and Financial Sector
Mortgage guaranty insurance
Mortgages
Single family housing

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: 
FHA Single Family Loan Limit Adjustment Act of 2005 - Amends the National Housing Act to revise eligibility requirements for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) single family mortgage insurance to increase the maximum principal obligation to the lesser of: (1) 100% (currently 95%) of the median single-family house price in the area; or (2) 100% (currently 87%) of the alternative the dollar amount limitation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-02-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
DCEE Tariff Suspension Act

Bill: 109-hr-178
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-42]
Introduced: 2005-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Chemicals
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: 
DCEE Tariff Suspension Act - Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2014, the duty on Dichloroethyl Ether.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-01-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Social Security Beneficiary Tax Reduction Act

Bill: 109-hr-179
Sponsor: Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]
Introduced: 2005-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax
Labor and Employment
Old age, survivors and disability insurance
Railroad retirement plans
Social Welfare
Social security beneficiaries
Tax exclusion
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Social Security Beneficiary Tax Reduction Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal, effective January 1, 2005, the 1993 increase in income taxes on Social Security benefits.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E5)
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act

Bill: 109-hr-180
Sponsor: Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]
Introduced: 2005-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax
Labor and Employment
Old age, survivors and disability insurance
Railroad retirement plans
Social Welfare
Social security beneficiaries
Tax exclusion
Tax rates
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: 
Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the inclusion of any social security or tier I railroad retirement benefits in gross income.
 
Appropriates funds to cover reductions in transfers to the Social Security and Railroad Retirement Trust Funds resulting from the enactment of this Act. Expresses the sense of Congress against using tax increases to provide revenue necessary to carry out this Act. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E5)
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Dollars to the Classroom Act

Bill: 109-hr-182
Sponsor: Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16]
Introduced: 2005-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance
Alaska
Arts
Arts, Culture, Religion
Bill of Rights
Civics education
Class size
Community and school
Computer software
Computers
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Continuing education
Curricula
Dropouts
Economics and Public Finance
Education of the disadvantaged
Educational accountability
Educational technology
Educational television
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Families
Federal aid to education
Gifted children
Hawaii
Hawaiians
Higher education
Homeless
Indian education
Indigenous peoples
Law
Literacy programs
Magnet schools
Mathematics
Minorities
Parent-school relationships
Private schools
Science, Technology, Communications
Scientific education
Secondary education
Social Welfare
Teacher education
Teacher salaries
Textbooks
Women
Women's education

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: 
Dollars to the Classroom Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education award grants to States for use by States and local educational agencies (LEAs) to improve classroom services and activities for students. Prescribes requirements for participation of private school children and teachers in activities and services. 
 
Repeals authority for specified programs and activities under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) and the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, including: (1) mandatory independent evaluations of State student assessments; (2) grants for schools to develop comprehensive school reforms; (3) the Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting Fund; (4) mathematics and science partnerships; (5) the Innovation for Teacher Quality; (6) Enhancing Education through Technology; (7) the Fund for Improvement of Education; and (8) Education for Homeless Children.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-02-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
To make the repeal of the estate tax permanent.

Bill: 109-hr-183
Sponsor: Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16]
Introduced: 2005-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Congress
Estate tax
Gift tax
Government Operations and Politics
Inheritance tax
Sunset legislation

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: 
Amends the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 to repeal the sunset provisions applicable to changes made by such Act to the estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax, including sunset provisions applicable to the repeal of the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes after 2009 (thus making such repeal permanent). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House