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Safety, Accountability, and Funding Efficiency for Transportation Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-942
Sponsor: Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13]
Introduced: 2005-02-17 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Architecture
Arts, Culture, Religion
Campaign funds
Competitive bidding
Cost accounting
Cost effectiveness
Economics and Public Finance
Electronic government information
Employer sanctions
Environmental Protection
Environmental assessment
Equipment and supplies
Federal employees
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Government contractors
Government paperwork
Government procurement
Government publicity
Health
Highway planning
Industrial research
Infrastructure
Internet
Labor and Employment
Land transfers
Landscape architecture
Law
Licenses
Mass rapid transit
Occupational health and safety
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Right-of-way
Road construction
Science, Technology, Communications
Surety and fidelity
Surveying
Transportation engineering
Transportation planning
Unemployment insurance

Summary:
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: 
Safety, Accountability, and Funding Efficiency for Transportation Act of 2005 - Requires government agencies to prepare cost benefit analyses before entering any private contract of $100,000 or more to procure private sector architectural, engineering, and related services for a surface transportation project. 
 
Prescribes components of such cost benefit analysis, as well as accompanying materials including the performance history and political contribution history of the private contractor.
 
 Prescribes procedural guidelines for mandatory public disclosure of the results of such cost-benefit analysis.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-02-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, 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: 2005-02-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, 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: 2005-02-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, 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: 2005-02-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: Introduced in House
Foam Fire Safety Act

Bill: 109-hr-943
Sponsor: Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
Introduced: 2005-02-17 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Building materials
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Consumer protection
Emergency Management
Fire prevention
Furniture industry
Government Operations and Politics
Housing and Community Development
Independent regulatory commissions
Law
Polymers
Product safety
Standards

Summary:
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: 
Foam Fire Safety Act - Directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate safety standards that address open flame ignition of mattresses, bedding, upholstered furniture, sound proofing materials, and other materials containing polyurethane foam. Requires such standards, at a minimum, to be consistent with the State of California's safety standards for such products. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
action_date: 2005-02-18
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E298-299)
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: Introduced in House
Training and Research in Urology Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-944
Sponsor: Rep. Leach, James A. [R-IA-2]
Introduced: 2005-02-17 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Communication in medicine
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Data banks
Department of Health and Human Services
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Executive reorganization
Federal advisory bodies
Federal aid to education
Federal aid to health facilities
Federal aid to research
Federal employees
Federal officials
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Health education
Higher education
Medical education
Medical research
Medical residents
Recruiting of employees
Research centers
Scholarships
Science, Technology, Communications
Scientists
Student loan funds
Urology

Summary:
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: 
Training and Research in Urology Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to separate the research and training on urologic diseases from that of kidney and hematologic diseases. 
 
Replaces the Division Director for Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases in the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases with a Division Director for Urologic Diseases and a Division Director for Kidney and Hematologic Diseases. Requires the Director of the Institute to: (1) give particular attention to supporting research and training programs geared to the needs of urology residents and fellows; and (2) submit to Congress a national urologic research plan and review such plan every three years.
 
Replaces the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Data System, the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse, and the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Advisory Board with separate data systems, information clearinghouses, and advisory boards for kidney diseases and urologic diseases. Replaces the Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases Interagency Coordinating Committee and the Institute's advisory panel subcommittee on kidney, urologic, and hematologic diseases with separate coordinating committees and subcommittees for: (1) kidney and hematologic diseases; and (2) urologic diseases. 
Requires at least 15 of the centers developed for research in kidney and urologic diseases under the Public Health Service Act to focus exclusively on urologic diseases. 
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a loan repayment program for urology research. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: Introduced in House
To establish the Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti.

Bill: 109-hr-946
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9]
Introduced: 2005-02-17 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Americans in foreign countries
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed forces abroad
Associations, institutions, etc.
Caribbean area
Collective security
Congress
Congressional agencies
Congressional investigations
Congressional reorganization
Congressional reporting requirements
Coups d'etat
Democracy
Development credit institutions
Economic assistance
Federal advisory bodies
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Foreign leaders
Foreign loans
Government Operations and Politics
Haiti
Insurgency
International agencies
Latin America
Military agreements
Military assistance
Nongovernmental organizations
Political violence
United Nations

Summary:
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: 
Establishes in the legislative branch the Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti. 
 
Directs the Commission to examine, as specified, the United States' role in the February 2004 coup d'etat in the Republic of Haiti. 
 
Terminates the Commission 60 days after submission of its final report to Congress and the President.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
action_date: 2005-02-18
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E282)
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: Introduced in House
Child Protection and Home Safety Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-947
Sponsor: Rep. Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2]
Introduced: 2005-02-17 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Child safety
Commerce
Costs
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal justice information
Data banks
Department of the Treasury
Evidence (Law)
Families
Firearms
Government Operations and Politics
Income tax
Law
Liability (Law)
Quality of products
Safety measures
Standards
Storage
Tax credits
Tax returns

Summary:
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: 
Child Protection and Home Safety Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a nonrefundable tax credit for up to 25 percent of the cost of a qualified residential gun safe. Defines &quot;qualified residential gun safe&quot; as a container not intended for the display of firearms which is specifically designed to store or safeguard firearms from unauthorized access and which meets established performance standards. Limits the amount of such credit to $250.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that members of the National Guard who served in the counties declared Federal disasters areas in response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States, and who served under State duty so that they could immediately assist in the response to the terrorist attacks should have that service counted as Federal active duty for purposes of military retirement credit.

Bill: 109-hr-948
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14]
Introduced: 2005-02-17 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Armed forces reserves
Crime and Law Enforcement
International Affairs
Labor and Employment
Military pensions
National Guard
September 11, 2001
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: 
Authorizes members of the National Guard who, immediately after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, served in counties declared Federal disaster areas as the result of those attacks to count such service as Federal active duty for purposes of military retirement credit.
 
Makes this Act retroactively effective to benefit those members of the National Guard who became entitled to retired pay between September 11, 2001, and the date of enactment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E267-268)
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: Introduced in House
Women's Health Office Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-949
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14]
Introduced: 2005-02-17 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Access to health care
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Clinical trials
Communication in medicine
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug approvals
Education
Executive reorganization
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Health education
Health information systems
Health planning
Higher education
Medical education
Medical ethics
Medical research
Medical supplies
Pharmaceutical research
Preventive medicine
Quality of care
Science, Technology, Communications
Women
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: 
Women's Health Office Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Social Security Act, and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the establishment of separate Offices on Women's Health within the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Office of the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Office of the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), and the Office of the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to carry out specified activities relating to the health of women. Directs the lead officers of each Office of Women's Health to establish goals, provide information, serve as a consultant, and establish a Coordinating Committee on Women's Health within their respective agencies.
 
Requires the Director of the Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to designate an official of the Office of Priority Populations to carry out similar responsibilities relating to women's health.
 
Requires the Secretary, acting through the Office of Women's Health, to establish a National Women's Health Information Center to facilitate the exchange of information, access to such information, and the analysis of issues and problems relating to women's health.
 
Transfers the functions of the Office on Women's Health of the Public Health Service to the Office of Women's Health within HHS.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E925-926)
action_date: 2005-03-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2005-02-18
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E304)
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: Introduced in House
Prevention of Trafficking of Tsunami Orphans Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-950
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14]
Introduced: 2005-02-17 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Child abuse
Child labor
Child sexual abuse
Child welfare
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Crime and Law Enforcement
Disaster relief
East Asia
Emergency Management
Families
Forced labor
Homeless
Human rights
International relief
Labor and Employment
Nongovernmental organizations
Orphans
Prostitution
Slavery
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Tsunamis

Summary:
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: 
Prevention of Trafficking of Tsunami Orphans Act of 2005 - Authorizes the Secretary of State, acting through the Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking, and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to assist nongovernmental organization programs to protect children who are homeless or orphaned as a result of the December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunamis from becoming victims of trafficking.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-02-18
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E281)
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: Introduced in House
Video Description Restoration Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-951
Sponsor: Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7]
Introduced: 2005-02-17 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Appellate courts
Blind
Disabled
Emergency Management
Emergency communication systems
Federal Communications Commission
Government Operations and Politics
Independent regulatory commissions
Judicial opinions
Law
Television broadcasting
Television news
Television programs
Television stations

Summary:
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: 
Video Description Restoration Act of 2005 - Considers authorized and ratified by law the video description rules of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) contained in the year 2000 FCC report and order identified as Implementation of Video Description of Video Programming, notwithstanding the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit in Motion Picture Association of America, Inc., et al., v. Federal Communications Commission, et al.
 
Directs the FCC to: (1) reinstate such rules; and (2) initiate a proceeding to consider whether it is economically and technically feasible and consistent with the public interest to include &quot;accessible information&quot; in such rules. Authorizes the FCC to amend, repeal, or otherwise modify such rules.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
action_date: 2005-02-18
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E285)
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: Introduced in House
Torture Outsourcing Prevention Act

Bill: 109-hr-952
Sponsor: Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7]
Introduced: 2005-02-17 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Administrative remedies
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Congress
Congress and foreign policy
Congressional oversight
Congressional reporting requirements
Crime and Law Enforcement
Department of Homeland Security
Deportation
Detention of persons
Extradition
Government Operations and Politics
Government contractors
Human rights
Immigration
International law
Judicial review
Law
Police questioning
Prisoners
Prisoners' rights
Torture
Treaties
United Nations

Summary:
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: 
Torture Outsourcing Prevention Act - Directs the Secretary of State to submit to the appropriate congressional committees an annual list of countries where there are substantial grounds for believing that torture, cruel, or degrading treatment is commonly used in the detention or interrogation of individuals.
 
Prohibits the direct or indirect transfer or return of persons by the United States for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise to a listed country. Sets forth conditions under which: (1) the Secretary may waive such transfer prohibition; and (2) a treaty-based transfer may occur.
 
Amends the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 to direct the appropriate Government agencies to prescribe regulations to implement U.S. obligations under the United Nations (UN) Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Relations.
action_date: 2005-02-18
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E282-283)
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: Introduced in House
Rural Transportation Act

Bill: 109-hr-954
Sponsor: Rep. Ney, Robert W. [R-OH-18]
Introduced: 2005-02-17 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Appalachia
Appalachian Regional Commission
Authorization
Bridges
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Cost effectiveness
Department of Transportation
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to transportation
Federal-local relations
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government trust funds
Highway finance
Highway maintenance
Housing and Community Development
Infrastructure
Regional planning
Road construction
Rural economic development
Science, Technology, Communications
Surveys
Technology transfer
Traffic accidents and safety
Traffic signs and signals
Transportation planning

Summary:
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: 
Rural Transportation Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish and implement a rural road safety program under which funds shall be apportioned to each State to: (1) improve horizontal and vertical alignment, signage and pavement markings, and sight distances; (2) eliminate wheel lane rutting, increase skid resistance, and smooth roadways; (3) widen lanes and shoulders; (4) install dedicated turn lanes and traffic and safety lights; and (5) install and upgrade guardrails, traffic barriers, crash cushions, protective devices, and rumblestrips. 
 Requires States to: (1) conduct and maintain an engineering survey of all two-lane rural roads classified as minor and major collectors and minor arterials to identify dangerous locations and to assign priorities and establish a schedule for improvements; and (2) establish a process to analyze and assess results achieved. 
Increases certain apportionments for: (1) Federal highway aid to rural areas for roads functionally classified as minor arterials and major and minor collectors; (2) highway bridge replacement and rehabilitation; and (3) State planning and research programs. 
Authorizes appropriations from the Highway Trust Fund for the Appalachian development highway system program.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-02-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: Introduced in House