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Bonus Depreciation Extension Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-364
Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]
Introduced: 2005-01-25 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Commerce
Depreciation and amortization
Income tax
New York City
Tax deductions

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-25
text: 
Bonus Depreciation Extension Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend, for two additional years, special depreciation allowances (bonus depreciation) for: (1) certain investment property acquired after September 10, 2001 (30 percent depreciation property); (2) certain investment property acquired after May 5, 2003 (50 percent depreciation property); and (3) New York Liberty Zone property.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-01-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-01-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-01-25
text: Introduced in House
Accumulated Earnings Tax Modification Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-365
Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]
Introduced: 2005-01-25 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Capital
Commerce
Earnings
Income tax
Tax exclusion

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-25
text: 
Accumulated Earnings Tax Modification Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude working capital from inclusion in the calculation of accumulated earnings tax.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-01-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-01-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-01-25
text: Introduced in House
Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-367
Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]
Introduced: 2005-01-26 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Disabled
Economics and Public Finance
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Federal aid to education
Federally-guaranteed loans
Finance and Financial Sector
Government lending
Health
Higher education
Mathematics
Recruiting of employees
Scholarships
Science, Technology, Communications
Scientific education
Secondary education
Special education
Speech disorders
Student loan funds
Teacher education
Teacher supply and demand

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: 
Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act of 2005 - Amends the Teacher-Taxpayer Protection Act of 2004 to make applicable to all eligible teachers in mathematics, science, and special education certain additional amounts of student loan forgiveness. (Current law makes such additional amounts applicable only with respect to those who are new borrowers on or after October 1, 1998, and before October 1, 2005.)
 
Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to treat certain speech-language pathologists as special education teachers for purposes of student loan forgiveness under the Federal Family Education Loan program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: Introduced in House
To provide for greater recognition of Veterans Day each year.

Bill: 109-hr-369
Sponsor: Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43]
Introduced: 2005-01-26 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Churches
Commemorations
Government Operations and Politics
Presidential messages
Religion
Signs and symbols
Veterans Day

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: 
Encourages: (1) Americans to demonstrate their support for veterans on Veterans Day by treating that day as a special day of reflection; (2) houses of worship and other institutions to ring bells at 11:00 AM on such Day; and (3) people to then observe a moment of reflection in recognition of veterans.
 
Authorizes and requests the President to issue a proclamation each year in connection with the observance of Veterans Day calling on Americans to observe it with appropriate ceremonies and activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: Introduced in House
Biomedical Research Assistance Voluntary Option Act

Bill: 109-hr-370
Sponsor: Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9]
Introduced: 2005-01-26 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Checkoff
Department of Health and Human Services
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to research
Gifts
Government Operations and Politics
Government trust funds
Health
Income tax
Medical research
Research centers
Research grants
Science, Technology, Communications
Tax refunds
Tax returns

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: Biomedical Research Assistance Voluntary Option Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayer to designate any income tax overpayment to be used for biomedical research conducted through the National Institutes of Health.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-02-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
action_date: 2005-01-26
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: 2005-01-26
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: 2005-01-26
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: 2005-01-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the regulation of all contact lenses as medical devices, and for other purposes.

Bill: 109-hr-371
Sponsor: Rep. Boozman, John [R-AR-3]
Introduced: 2005-01-26 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Commerce
Contact lenses
Medical supplies
Product safety

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: 
Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to regulate all contact lenses as medical devices.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-02-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: Introduced in House
To include in St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, Florida, the land and facilities comprising St. Marks lighthouse.

Bill: 109-hr-372
Sponsor: Rep. Boyd, Allen [D-FL-2]
Introduced: 2005-01-26 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Animals
Florida
Land transfers
Lighthouses and lightships
Navigational aids
Transportation and Public Works
Wildlife refuges

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: 
Revokes any reservation of specified public land within the external boundaries of St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge in Wakulla County, Florida, for lighthouse purposes by the Executive Order dated November 12, 1838, as amended by Public Land Order 5655, dated January 9, 1979.
 
Transfers administrative jurisdiction over such lands, including improvements, structures, and fixtures located thereon from the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to the Secretary of the Interior, without reimbursement.
 
Includes the lands as part of the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge.
 
Subjects the transfer and administration of the lands to conditions and restrictions the Secretary of Homeland Security considers necessary to ensure maintenance of specified navigation functions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-02-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans.
action_date: 2005-01-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, 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: 2005-01-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, 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: 2005-01-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, 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: 2005-01-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: Introduced in House
Federal Propaganda Prohibition Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-373
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2005-01-26 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Crime and Law Enforcement
Disciplining of employees
Federal employees
Federal officials
Fines (Penalties)
Government contractors
Government ethics
Government publicity
Misconduct in office
Political advertising
Public service advertising
Removal of officials
Subcontractors

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: Federal Propaganda Prohibition Act of 2005 - Requires an Executive agency, not later than 30 days after entering into a contract for public relations, media relations, advertising, or public opinion research services, to submit in writing to specified congressional committees the contractor's name, the amount and the purpose of the contract, a summary of the contract, other relevant information, and, upon request: (1) a copy of the covered contract; (2) any contract modifications; and (3) any materials produced under the contract. 
Prohibits an officer or employee of the U.S. Government from making or authorizing an expenditure or obligation of funds for publicity or propaganda within the United States unless authorized by law. Imposes penalties.
 
Requires each advertisement or other communication paid for by an Executive agency to include a prominent notice that the advertisement or other communication is paid for by that agency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E71)
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to take certain tribally-owned reservation land into trust for the Puyallup Tribe.

Bill: 109-hr-374
Sponsor: Rep. Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6]
Introduced: 2005-01-26 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Federal-Indian relations
Indian lands
Land transfers
Minorities
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Washington State

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: 
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to take certain tribally-owned reservation land into trust for the Puyallup Tribe. 

action_date: 2006-04-25
text: 
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to take certain tribally-owned reservation land into trust for the Puyallup Tribe. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-04-25
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 231.
action_date: 2006-04-25
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 109-422.
action_date: 2006-04-25
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 109-422.
action_date: 2006-03-29
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2006-03-29
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: Introduced in House
National Naval Force Structure Policy Act

Bill: 109-hr-375
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Jo Ann [R-VA-1]
Introduced: 2005-01-26 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Amphibious operations
Congress
Congress and military policy
Military readiness
Navy
Peace
Warships

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: National Naval Force Structure Policy Act - States that it is U.S. policy to rebuild as soon as possible the size of the U.S. Navy fleet to no fewer than 375 vessels in active service, including 15 aircraft carrier battle groups and 15 amphibious ready groups.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-02-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Projection Forces.
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: Introduced in House
Medicare's Equitable Drugs for Seniors Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-376
Sponsor: Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8]
Introduced: 2005-01-26 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Commerce
Cost control
Drug industry
Drugs
Government Operations and Politics
Medicare
Prescription pricing
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: 
Medicare's Equitable Drugs for Seniors Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal provisions prohibiting the Secretary of Health and Human Services from: (1) interfering with the negotiations between drug manufacturers and pharmacies and prescription drug plan sponsors; and (2) requiring a particular formulary to institute a price structure for the reimbursement of covered Medicare part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) drugs.
 
Grants the Secretary instead, in order to ensure that beneficiaries enrolled under prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans pay the lowest possible price, authority similar to that of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Secretary of Defense, and the heads of other Federal agencies and departments that purchase prescription drugs in bulk to negotiate contracts with manufacturers of covered Medicare part D drugs, consistent with the requirements and in furtherance of the goals of providing quality care and containing costs under such part.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-02-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2005-02-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2005-01-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2005-01-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2005-01-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: Introduced in House
Homeowners' Emergency Mortgage Assistance Act

Bill: 109-hr-378
Sponsor: Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2]
Introduced: 2005-01-26 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Commerce
Consumer credit
Counseling
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to housing
Federally-guaranteed loans
Fees
Financial planning
Financial statements
Foreclosure
Government Operations and Politics
Government lending
Government paperwork
Housing and Community Development
Income
Interest
Labor and Employment
Law
Liens
Loan defaults
Mortgage guaranty insurance
Mortgages
Nonprofit organizations
Personnel records
Science, Technology, Communications
Social Welfare
Telephone

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: 
Homeowners' Emergency Mortgage Assistance Act - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a mortgage emergency assistance program for qualifying homeowners with National Housing Act-insured mortgages who are temporarily unable to meet their obligations due to financial hardship beyond their control. 
 
Requires: (1) homeowner repayment of such assistance and interest; and (2) certain conditions to be met before legal action may be taken against a qualifying homeowner, including providing the homeowner with program notice.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-02-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: Introduced in House
Innocent Life Protection Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-379
Sponsor: Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2]
Introduced: 2005-01-26 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Bar associations
Capital punishment
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Discrimination in criminal justice administration
Due process of law
Equality before the law
Government Operations and Politics
Judicial review
Law
Legal aid
Legal ethics
Legal fees
Legal services
Minorities
Racial discrimination
Sentences (Criminal procedure)
Standards

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: 
Innocent Life Protection Act of 2005 - Requires any State which had sentenced to death a person determined to be innocent by a subsequent judicial process, to suspend the imposition and carrying out of the death penalty for at least ten years.
 
Prohibits a State from terminating such moratorium until it has, upon application, received a written determination by the Attorney General that: (1) due process of law with respect to capital punishment is observed within that State; (2) the State has established a broadly representative judicial review board that has examined all death penalty cases which are subject to the moratorium and determined they are free of due process violations; (3) during the last ten years of the moratorium there has been no reversal on appeal by a defendant from a capital sentence; (4) the State pursues capital punishment cases without racial bias; and (5) the State meets American Bar Association standards for appointment, performance, and compensation of counsel for indigent persons.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain hazard mitigation assistance.

Bill: 109-hr-380
Sponsor: Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16]
Introduced: 2005-01-26 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Disaster relief
Emergency Management
Flood damage prevention
Income tax
Tax exclusion
Water Resources Development

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income hazard mitigation payments received under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act or the National Flood Insurance Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: Introduced in House
To clarify congressional approval of certain State energy production tax practices.

Bill: 109-hr-381
Sponsor: Rep. Gillmor, Paul E. [R-OH-5]
Introduced: 2005-01-26 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alcohol as fuel
Alternative energy sources
Biomass energy
Coal
Commerce
Electric power production
Electric utilities
Environmental Protection
Environmental technology
Fees
Government Operations and Politics
Income tax
Science, Technology, Communications
Solar energy
State laws
State taxation
Tax credits
Tax incentives
Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: 
Permits a State to provide tax incentives for production of electricity from: (1) coal mined in the State and used in a facility, if such production meets Federal and State laws and if the facility uses clean coal technology, including scrubbers; (2) a renewable source such as wind, solar, or biomass; or (3) ethanol.
 
Declares that any such State tax incentive shall: (1) be considered to be a reasonable regulation of commerce, and (2) not be considered to impose an undue burden on interstate commerce or to otherwise impair, restrain, or discriminate, against interstate commerce.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
action_date: 2005-02-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2005-01-26
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2005-01-26
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2005-01-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 40, United States Code, to designate certain counties and a city as part of the Appalachian region.

Bill: 109-hr-382
Sponsor: Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5]
Introduced: 2005-01-26 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Appalachia
County politics and government
Economics and Public Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Regional economic development
Rural economic development
Small towns
Urban affairs
Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: Amends Federal provisions concerning Appalachian regional development to revise the definition of "Appalachian region" to include: (1) cities located within listed counties; and (2) Franklin, Henry, and Patrick Counties and the City of Martinsville in Virginia.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-01-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-01-26
text: Introduced in House