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To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Colorado Springs, Colorado, metropolitan area.

Bill: 109-hr-1159
Sponsor: Rep. Hefley, Joel [R-CO-5]
Introduced: 2005-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals
Colorado
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Gifts
Land transfers
Metropolitan areas
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Urban affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Colorado Springs, Colorado, metropolitan area.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2005-03-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2005-03-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2005-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for employer retirement savings accounts, and for other purposes.

Bill: 109-hr-1161
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3]
Introduced: 2005-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Annuities
Civil service retirement
Commerce
Defined contribution plans
Employee rights
Executive compensation
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Income tax
Individual retirement accounts
Labor and Employment
Saving and investment
Small business
Tax exclusion
Tax penalties
Tax-deferred compensation plans
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit a tax-exempt employee benefit contribution plan to include an employer retirement savings account arrangement. Sets forth requirements for such an arrangement, including rules relating to: (1) employer contributions; (2) restrictions on distributions and length of service; (3) nonforfeitability; (4) nondiscrimination standards; (5) matching contributions; (6) notice requirements; (7) withdrawal and vesting restrictions; (8) excess contributions; (9) distributions upon termination of a plan; and (10) small employers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Introduced in House
Retirement Savings Account Act

Bill: 109-hr-1162
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3]
Introduced: 2005-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Annuities
Cost of living adjustments
Economics and Public Finance
Excise tax
Families
Finance and Financial Sector
Income tax
Indexing (Economic policy)
Individual retirement accounts
Insurance premiums
Labor and Employment
Married people
Pension funds
Social Welfare
Tax deductions
Tax exclusion
Tax penalties
Tax-deferred compensation plans

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: 
Retirement Savings Account Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to replace Roth Individual Retirement Account provisions with Retirement Savings Account (RSA) provisions. Allows cash only contributions to RSAs up to the lesser of $5,000 (adjusted for inflation) or the taxpayer's compensation includible in gross income for a taxable year.
 
Allows tax free distributions from RSAs after the account beneficiary attains age 58, dies, or becomes disabled.. Allows conversions of individual retirement accounts (IRAs) into RSAs and provides special rules for the tax treatment of amounts converted into an RSA prior to 2007. Requires a five-year holding period for amounts converted to an RSA from an IRA or an Employer Retirement Savings Account.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Introduced in House
Lifetime Savings Account Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-1163
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3]
Introduced: 2005-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Annuities
Bank accounts
Cost of living adjustments
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Education savings accounts
Finance and Financial Sector
Financial statements
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Higher education
Income tax
Indexing (Economic policy)
Individual retirement accounts
Labor and Employment
Law
Saving and investment
Tax exclusion
Tax exemption
Tax penalties
Trusts and trustees

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: 
Lifetime Savings Account Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to create a tax-exempt trust to be known as a &quot;Lifetime Savings Account&quot; for the benefit of an individual taxpayer or his beneficiaries. Allows an individual taxpayer to make cash contributions up to $5,000 each year to such trusts. Prohibits: (1) investment of trust assets in life insurance contracts; and (2) commingling of trust assets with any other property except in a common trust or investment fund. Provides for an annual cost-of-living adjustment to the contribution amount after 2006.
 
Excludes from gross income distributions from a Lifetime Savings Account. Allows tax-free rollovers to a trust from: (1) another account of the trust beneficiary if the rollover from such other account is completed within 60 days of the date of distribution; (2) from a Lifetime Savings Account of the spouse of the trust beneficiary if the rollover from the spouse's account is completed within 60 days of the date of distribution; (3) from a qualified state tuition plan or a Coverdell education savings account before January 1, 2007.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Introduced in House
Social Security Guarantee Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-1164
Sponsor: Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3]
Introduced: 2005-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Cost of living adjustments
Economics and Public Finance
Entitlements
Finance and Financial Sector
Financial statements
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Old age, survivors and disability insurance
Social security beneficiaries

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: 
Social Security Guarantee Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue a benefit guarantee certificate to each individual entitled to benefits under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act.
 
States that any such certificate constitutes budget authority in advance of appropriations Acts, and represents the obligation of the Federal Government to provide for payment of OASDI benefits named on the certificate, as adjusted (for inflation or otherwise), to the individual to whom it is issued.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Introduced in House
Abandoned Mine Land Area Redevelopment Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-1165
Sponsor: Rep. Kanjorski, Paul E. [D-PA-11]
Introduced: 2005-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Coal
Drainage
Economics and Public Finance
Environmental Protection
Government securities
Government trust funds
Groundwater
Income tax
Infrastructure
Infrastructure (Economics)
Interest
Mine wastes
Mine water
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Reclamation of land
Research and development
Science, Technology, Communications
Sewage treatment
Tax credits
Tax returns
Waste water treatment
Water Resources Development
Water pollution control
Water treatment plants
Waterways

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Abandoned Mine Land Area Redevelopment Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for investment in abandoned mine land area redevelopment bonds. Sets forth rules and formulae for the tax credit relating to the applicable credit rate, bond issuance and redemption, the amount of bonds designated, and a national volume cap. Specifies the purposes for such bonds, including: (1) the purchase, restoration, and redevelopment of abandoned mine land areas; (2) the cleanup of waterways on abandoned mine land areas from acid mine drainage and other pollution: (3) the provision of financial and technical assistance for infrastructure construction and upgrades on abandoned mine land areas; (4) research and development; and (5) other environmental and economic development relating to abandoned mine land areas. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Introduced in House
Long Term Care Quality Improvement Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-1166
Sponsor: Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
Introduced: 2005-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Commerce
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Demography
Department of Health and Human Services
Electronic government information
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Governmental investigations
Health care industry
Health information systems
Hospital rates
Internet
Labor and Employment
Law
Long-term care
Medicaid
Medical technology
Medicare
Nurses
Nursing homes
Paramedical personnel
Performance measurement
Profit
Quality of care
Science, Technology, Communications
Social Welfare
Technological innovations
Wages
Web sites

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: 
Long Term Care Quality Improvement Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to: (1) detailed reporting of nursing expenditures; (2) development and reporting of new quality measures; and (3) linking of payments to quality performance.
 
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to study current and future financing of quality nursing facility care. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2005-03-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
action_date: 2005-03-08
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: 2005-03-08
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: 2005-03-08
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: 2005-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Truth in Regulating Act to make permanent the pilot project for the report on rules.

Bill: 109-hr-1167
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Sue W. [R-NY-19]
Introduced: 2005-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Congress
Congressional investigations
Congressional reporting requirements
Cost effectiveness
Economic impact statements
Economics and Public Finance
Finance and Financial Sector
Law
Regulatory impact statements

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Amends the Truth in Regulating Act of 2000 to make permanent the pilot project that permits a chairman or ranking member of a committee of jurisdiction of either House of Congress to request the Comptroller General to review an economically significant rule that may have an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more, or that will adversely affect in a material way the economy (or a sector), productivity, competition, jobs, the environment, public health or safety, or state, local, or tribal governments or communities.
action_date: 2006-09-13
text: 
Amends the Truth in Regulating Act of 2000 to continue for an additional three-year period the pilot project that permits a chairman or ranking member of a committee of jurisdiction of either House of Congress to request the Comptroller General to review an economically significant rule that may have an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more, or that will adversely affect in a material way the economy (or a sector), productivity, competition, jobs, the environment, public health or safety, or state, local, or tribal governments or communities.
 
Authorizes appropriations to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to carry out the Act for FY2007-FY2009.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-09-13
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 388.
action_date: 2006-09-13
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Government Reform. H. Rept. 109-652.
action_date: 2006-09-13
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Government Reform. H. Rept. 109-652.
action_date: 2006-06-08
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2006-06-08
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4489-4490)
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Introduced in House
To ensure that the national instant criminal background check system provides the Federal Bureau of Investigation with information on approved firearms transfers to persons named in the Violent Gang and Terrorist Organization File.

Bill: 109-hr-1168
Sponsor: Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3]
Introduced: 2005-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal justice information
Electronic government information
Firearms control
Gangs
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Identification of criminals
Law
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: 
Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to direct the Attorney General to prescribe regulations to ensure that the national instant criminal background check system (NICS) preserves all records with respect to the prospective receipt of a firearm by an individual whose name appears in the Violent Gang and Terrorist Organization File maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) until NICS has provided the records to the FBI where NICS is contacted by a licensee for information on whether receipt of a firearm by that individual would violate firearm possession provisions and the information available to NICS does not demonstrate that the receipt would be such a violation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Introduced in House
To authorize the extension of unconditional and permanent nondiscriminatory treatment (permanent normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Ukraine, and for other purposes.

Bill: 109-hr-1170
Sponsor: Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12]
Introduced: 2005-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Congress
Congress and foreign policy
Congressional oversight
Congressional reporting requirements
Congressional veto
Dumping
Emigration
Europe
Expedited congressional procedure
Free trade
House rules and procedure
Human rights
Immigration
International Affairs
International agencies
Legislative resolutions
Most favored nation principle
Normal trade relations
Senate rules and procedure
Trade agreements
Ukraine

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: 
Authorizes the President to extend unconditional and permanent nondiscriminatory (permanent normal trade relations) treatment to the products of the Ukraine.
 
Declares congressional findings that the 1992 trade agreement between the United States and Ukraine remains in force between the two countries and provides the United States with important rights, including the right to use specific safeguard rules to respond to import surges from Ukraine, recognizing that these rights may terminate upon Ukraine's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
 
Sets forth procedures with respect to: (1) notification by the President to Congress regarding U.S. entry into a bilateral agreement with Ukraine on the terms of accession by Ukraine to the WTO; (2) a congressional oversight resolution regarding such agreement; and (3) procedures for consideration of the resolution.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-07
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E581)
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2005-03-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2005-03-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2005-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the small issuer exception from the tax-exempt bond arbitrage rebate requirement.

Bill: 109-hr-1171
Sponsor: Rep. Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2]
Introduced: 2005-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Finance and Financial Sector
Income tax
Investments
Rebates
Tax-exempt securities

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise provisions concerning the small ($5 million or less) issuer exception from the tax exempt bond arbitrage rebate requirement.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Introduced in House
State and Local Predatory Towing Enforcement Act

Bill: 109-hr-1173
Sponsor: Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8]
Introduced: 2005-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Common carriers
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Government Operations and Politics
Local laws
State laws
Trucking
Trucks

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: 
State and Local Predatory Towing Enforcement Act - Amends Federal transportation law to allow States or local governments to regulate tow truck operations performed without the prior consent of the owner or operator of a motor vehicle. (Currently State and local governments are allowed to regulate only the price of for-hire motor vehicle transportation by a tow truck performed without the prior consent or authorization of the motor vehicle's owner or operator.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Introduced in House
Sand Conservation and Taxpayer Savings Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-1174
Sponsor: Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-22]
Introduced: 2005-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Animals
Aquatic ecology
Army Corps of Engineers
Authorization
Construction costs
Department of Defense
Dredging
Economics and Public Finance
Environmental Protection
Federal aid to water resources development
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Government Operations and Politics
Habitat conservation
Infrastructure
Intergovernmental fiscal relations
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Planning
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Regional planning
Restoration ecology
Sediment control
Shore protection
Wetlands

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: 
Sand Conservation and Taxpayer Savings Act of 2005 - Amends the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 1992 to replace provisions regarding beneficial uses of dredged material with provisions regarding regional sediment management.
 
Directs the Secretary of the Army, in connection with sediment obtained in connection with an authorized Federal water resources project and acting through the Chief of Engineers, to develop regional sediment management plans and carry out projects for: (1) the protection of property; (2) the protection, restoration, and creation of aquatic and ecologically related habitats; and (3) the transport and placement of suitable sediment at specified locations. Authorizes projects to be undertaken where the Secretary finds that: (1) the environmental, economic, and social benefits of the project justify the cost; and (2) the project would not result in environmental degradation. Makes operation, maintenance, replacement, and rehabilitation costs associated with a project a non-Federal sponsor responsibility.
 
Directs the Secretary, acting through the Chief, to develop at Federal expense plans and projects for regional management of sediment obtained in conjunction with projects, subject to specified limitations. Authorizes the Secretary, through the Chief, to cooperate with any State in preparing a comprehensive State or regional coastal sediment management plan within the State's boundaries and to encourage State participation in implementing it.
 
Repeals provisions of the WRDA of 1976 regarding the placement on State beaches of sand dredged in constructing and maintaining navigation inlets and channels adjacent to such beaches.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Introduced in House