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To take certain steps toward recognition by the United States of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

Bill: 109-hr-588
Sponsor: Rep. Reynolds, Thomas M. [R-NY-26]
Introduced: 2005-02-02 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Capital cities
Citizenship
Diplomats
Embassies
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government publications
Immigration
Israel
Middle East and North Africa
Passports
Public records

Summary:
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: 
Prohibits the United States from operating a U.S. consulate in Jerusalem unless it is under the supervision of the U.S. Ambassador to Israel. Requires any official U.S. Government document which lists countries and their capital cities to identify Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
 
Declares that, for purposes of registration of birth, certification of nationality, or issuance of a passport of a U.S. citizen born in the city of Jerusalem, the Secretary of State shall, upon the citizen's (or the citizen's legal guardian's) request, record the place of birth as Israel.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and Central Asia.
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Introduced in House
To permit States to place supplemental guide signs relating to veterans cemeteries on Federal-aid highways.

Bill: 109-hr-589
Sponsor: Rep. Reynolds, Thomas M. [R-NY-26]
Introduced: 2005-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Cemeteries and funerals
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to transportation
Government Operations and Politics
Highway finance
Signs and signboards
Traffic signs and signals

Summary:
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: 
Authorizes the placement (by States) of supplemental guide signs relating to veterans cemeteries on Federal-aid highways. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-02-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Introduced in House
To provide for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a pilot program to determine the effectiveness of contracting for the use of private memory care facilities for veterans with Alzheimer's Disease.

Bill: 109-hr-590
Sponsor: Rep. Reynolds, Thomas M. [R-NY-26]
Introduced: 2005-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Alzheimer's disease
Government Operations and Politics
Government contractors
Government service contracts
Health
Health facilities
Housing and Community Development
Veterans' hospitals
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: 
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct during fiscal years 2005 and 2006 a pilot program to determine the effectiveness of contracting with private memory care facilities to provide services for veterans suffering from Alzheimer's disease as an alternative to the provision by the Secretary of inpatient or home health care for such veterans. Requires the pilot program to be conducted through five medical centers of the Veterans Health Administration selected by the Secretary.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 38, United States Code, to allow the sworn affidavit of a veteran who served in combat during the Korean War or an earlier conflict to be accepted as proof of service-connection of a disease or injury alleged to have been incurred or aggravated by such service.

Bill: 109-hr-591
Sponsor: Rep. Reynolds, Thomas M. [R-NY-26]
Introduced: 2005-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disabled
Diseases
Evidence (Law)
Health
Korean War, 1950-1953
Law
Veterans' benefits
Veterans' disability compensation
Veterans' medical care
War casualties
World War II

Summary:
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, for purposes of eligibility for veterans' disability compensation and benefits, to accept the sworn affidavit of a veteran who served on or before July 27, 1953, as proof of a service connection of a disease or injury alleged to have been incurred in or aggravated by such service, if there is no clear and convincing evidence to the contrary.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Introduced in House
To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to provide that annuities paid by States to blind veterans shall be disregarded in determining supplemental security income benefits.

Bill: 109-hr-592
Sponsor: Rep. Reynolds, Thomas M. [R-NY-26]
Introduced: 2005-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Annuities
Armed Forces and National Security
Blind
Disabled
Government Operations and Politics
Labor and Employment
State laws
Supplemental security income program
Veterans' pensions
Welfare eligibility

Summary:
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: 
Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to disregard State paid annuities for blind veterans and their spouses in determining SSI benefits. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-02-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize States to restrict receipt of foreign municipal solid waste, and for other purposes.

Bill: 109-hr-593
Sponsor: Rep. Rogers, Mike J. [R-MI-8]
Introduced: 2005-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Import restrictions
Municipal solid waste
Refuse and refuse disposal
State laws

Summary:
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: 
Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize States to enact laws imposing limitations on the receipt and disposal of foreign municipal solid waste. Declares that no State action taken pursuant to such authorization shall be considered to impose an undue burden on, or to otherwise impair, restrain, or discriminate against, interstate and foreign commerce.
 
Lists those materials included and excluded from the definition of municipal solid waste.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-02-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Introduced in House
Oral Health Promotion Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-594
Sponsor: Rep. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT-At Large]
Introduced: 2005-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Clinics
Community health services
Dental care
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Families
Federal aid to child health services
Federal aid to health facilities
Government Operations and Politics
Government trust funds
Health insurance
Intergovernmental fiscal relations
Medicaid
Medically uninsured
Poor children
Preschool education
Preventive medicine
School health programs
Social Welfare
Welfare eligibility
Welfare waivers

Summary:
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: 
Oral Health Promotion Act of 2005 - Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to add dental services to coverage provided.
 
Allows States the option of using Federal SCHIP funds to cover dental expenses for a child who is eligible for Medicaid under targeted low-income child Medicaid guidelines when the child has medical coverage that does not include dental services.
 
Allows States the option of covering dental services of adults receiving assistance under SCHIP.
 
Alters the Medicaid matching rate for adult full coverage dental benefits.
 
Establishes in the Treasury the Community Oral Health Expansion Fund to expand the availability of oral health services through community-based centers. Authorizes the use of funds for demonstration projects and demonstration partnerships with Head Start programs for identifying children at risk of dental disease and providing prevention measures.
 
Requires States to contribute, directly or indirectly, up to ten percent of demonstration project costs.
 
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to give grant: (1) priority to States covering a Medicaid level of dental benefits under SCHIP; and (2) preference to States with market-based payment rates for dental services under both Medicaid and SCHIP. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-02-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Introduced in House
High School Athletics Accountability Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-595
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-28]
Introduced: 2005-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Athletes
Athletics
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Clothing
Discrimination in education
Economics and Public Finance
Educational statistics
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Equipment and supplies
Federal aid to education
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Health
Labor and Employment
Maintenance and repair
Salaries
Secondary education
Sex discrimination
Sports and Recreation
Sports facilities
Sports medicine
Sports personnel
Transportation and Public Works
Travel costs
Women
Women athletes

Summary:
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: 
High School Athletics Accountability Act of 2005 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to direct coeducational elementary and secondary schools, if they participate in any ESEA program, to: (1) report certain information on equality in their school athletic programs to the Commissioner for Educational Statistics; and (2) make such information available to their students and potential students, upon request, and to the public.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Introduced in House
Cord Blood Stem Cell Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-596
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
Introduced: 2005-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Blood
Blood banks
Childbirth
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Communication in medicine
Cost effectiveness
Data banks
Department of Health and Human Services
Directories
Donation of organs, tissues, etc.
Electronic government information
Executive reorganization
Finance and Financial Sector
Genetic research
Genetics
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Health education
Health information systems
Internet
Licenses
Medical records
Medical research
Medical screening
Medical tests
Patients' rights
Right of privacy
Science, Technology, Communications
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.
Web sites
Women

Summary:
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: 
Cord Blood Stem Cell Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to enter into contracts with qualified cord blood stem cell banks to assist in establishing and maintaining a National Network of Cord Blood Stem Cell Banks to: (1) acquire, tissue type, test, cryopreserve, and store donated units of human cord blood acquired with the informed consent of the donor; (2) make cord blood units available to transplant centers for stem cell transplantations; and (3) allocate up to 10 percent of the cord blood inventory each year for peer-reviewed research. Requires the Secretary to provide for the establishment of a Board of Directors to administer the Network.
 
Directs the Secretary, acting through the Administrator, to establish as part of the Network a National Cord Blood Stem Cell Registry to: (1) operate a system for identifying, acquiring, and distributing donated units of cord blood; (2) provide health care professionals with the ability to search the registry for suitable matches for patients; and (3) maintain a database to document the collection, storage, distribution, and transplantation of cord blood units and the clinical outcomes of Network transplantations.
 
Requires the Administrator to report to the Secretary regarding the safety, efficacy, and cost-effectiveness of the clinical, research, and education activities of the Network.
 
Requires the Board to ensure that: (1) the Network donor banks meet confidentiality and privacy requirements; and (2) the Network and their birthing hospital collection sites are geographically distributed throughout the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-02-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the Indian employment credit and the depreciation rules for property used predominantly within an Indian reservation.

Bill: 109-hr-597
Sponsor: Rep. Sullivan, John [R-OK-1]
Introduced: 2005-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Commerce
Depreciation and amortization
Economics and Public Finance
Housing and Community Development
Income tax
Indian economic development
Labor and Employment
Minorities
Minority employment
Native Americans
Tax credits
Tax deductions

Summary:
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permanently extend the Indian employment credit and the depreciation rules for property used predominantly within an Indian reservation.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Impact Aid program under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve the distribution of school construction payments to better meet the needs of military and Indian land school districts.

Bill: 109-hr-598
Sponsor: Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2]
Introduced: 2005-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Building construction
Economics and Public Finance
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Families
Impact aid
Indian education
Indian lands
Maintenance and repair
Military dependents
Minorities
Native Americans
School buildings
School districts
Secondary education

Summary:
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: 
Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to revise impact aid program requirements for distribution of school construction payments, and of school facility emergency and modernization grants, to local educational agencies impacted by military dependent children or by children residing on Indian lands. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Introduced in House
To clarify issues of criminal jurisdiction within the exterior boundaries of Pueblo lands.

Bill: 109-hr-600
Sponsor: Rep. Udall, Tom [D-NM-3]
Introduced: 2005-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Crime and Law Enforcement
Federal-Indian relations
Indian lands
Indian law enforcement
Jurisdiction
Law
Minorities
New Mexico

Summary:
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: 
Amends the Pueblo Lands Act of 1924 to allocate jurisdiction over offenses committed anywhere within the exterior boundaries of any grant from a prior sovereign to a Pueblo Indian tribe of New Mexico to: (1) the Pueblo for any offense committed by a member of a federally recognized Indian tribe or by any other Indian-owned entity; (2) the United States for any specified Federal offense that is committed by or against such a member or entity or that involves any Indian property or interest; and (3) the State of New Mexico for any offense committed by a person who is not a member of a federally recognized tribe, which offense is not subject to U.S. jurisdiction.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-12-06
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H11047)
action_date: 2005-11-17
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2386)
action_date: 2005-02-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E190-191)
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E135)
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Introduced in House
Native American Veterans Cemetery Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-601
Sponsor: Rep. Udall, Tom [D-NM-3]
Introduced: 2005-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to Indians
Indian lands
Minorities

Summary:
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: 
Native American Veterans Cemetery Act of 2005 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to any tribal organization for establishing, expanding, or improving veterans' cemeteries on trust lands owned by, or held in trust for, the organization.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-08
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Unanimous Consent .
action_date: 2006-06-08
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2005-04-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E139-140)
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Introduced in House
Rail Crossing Safety Act

Bill: 109-hr-603
Sponsor: Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33]
Introduced: 2005-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Ambulances
Bridges
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Crime and Law Enforcement
Economics and Public Finance
Emergency Management
Emergency medicine
Federal aid to transportation
Fire fighters
Governmental investigations
Health
Highway finance
Infrastructure
Law enforcement officers
Paramedical personnel
Police
Railroad freight operations
Railroad safety
Railroads
Road construction
Traffic accidents and safety
Traffic congestion
Transportation engineering
Transportation research
Tunnels

Summary:
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: 
Rail Crossing Safety Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to study the impact of blocked highway-railroad grade crossings on the ability of emergency responders to perform public safety and security duties.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to States and units of local government to construct tunnels, bridges, and other means of separating rail tracks and roads in order to improve safety.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-02-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads.
action_date: 2005-02-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Introduced in House
To halt the issuance of visas to citizens of Saudi Arabia until the President certifies that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia does not discriminate in the issuance of visas on the basis of religious affiliation or heritage.

Bill: 109-hr-604
Sponsor: Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9]
Introduced: 2005-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Congress
Congress and foreign policy
Congressional oversight
Congressional reporting requirements
International Affairs
Jews
Middle East and North Africa
Racial discrimination
Religion
Religious liberty
Sanctions (International law)
Saudi Arabia
Visas

Summary:
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: 
Prohibits the issuance of U.S. visas to citizens of Saudi Arabia until the President certifies that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia does not discriminate on the basis of religious affiliation or heritage when issuing its visas.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Introduced in House
To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Garlin Murl Conner for acts of valor during World War II.

Bill: 109-hr-605
Sponsor: Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1]
Introduced: 2005-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Army
Congress
Congressional Medal of Honor
History
Kentucky
Military history
Military personnel
World War II

Summary:
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Garlin Murl Conner of Clinton County, Kentucky, for acts of valor while serving in the Army during World War II.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-02-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2005-02-24
text: Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Introduced in House
To extend the patent numbered RE 38,014 (BIEBERSTEIN) for a period of 2 years.

Bill: 109-hr-607
Sponsor: Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43]
Introduced: 2005-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Private Legislation
Subjects: Patents

Summary:
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: 
Requires the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to extend the patent numbered RE 38,014 (BIEBERSTEIN) (relating to the Maglite flashlight) for two additional years.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-02-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E148)
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Introduced in House