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To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to expand the Agricultural Management Assistance Program to include the State of Hawaii.

Bill: 109-hr-3536
Sponsor: Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-2]
Introduced: 2005-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural subsidies
Crop insurance
Finance and Financial Sector
Hawaii

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: 
Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to include Hawaii in the agricultural management assistance program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-09-08
text: Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
action_date: 2005-08-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1695)
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: Introduced in House
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park Expansion Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-3537
Sponsor: Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-2]
Introduced: 2005-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Boundaries
Hawaii
Land transfers
National parks

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: 
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park Expansion Act of 2005 - Extends the boundary of the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park in Hawaii.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-08-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1694)
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: Introduced in House
South Maui Coastal Preservation Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-3538
Sponsor: Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-2]
Introduced: 2005-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Coastal zone
Commemorations
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Governmental investigations
Hawaii
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
National monuments
National parks
National recreation areas
National seashores
Natural areas

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: 
South Maui Coastal Preservation Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study the feasibility of designating certain lands on the southern coast of Maui, Hawaii, extending from the Ahihi-Kinau Natural Area Reserve to Kanaloa Point, as a unit of the National Park System.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-08-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1692)
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: Introduced in House
North Maui Coastal Preservation Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-3539
Sponsor: Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-2]
Introduced: 2005-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Coastal zone
Commemorations
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Governmental investigations
Hawaii
Historic sites
History
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
National monuments
National parks
National recreation areas
National seashores
Natural areas

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: 
North Maui Coastal Preservation Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study the feasibility of designating certain lands on the northern coast of Maui, Hawaii, as a National Seashore, National Historical Park, National Recreation Area, National Monument, National Preserve, or other unit of the National Park System.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-08-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1689)
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: Introduced in House
Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-3540
Sponsor: Rep. Castle, Michael N. [R-DE-At Large]
Introduced: 2005-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative fees
Business records
Commerce
Computer networks
Court records
Criminal justice information
Economics and Public Finance
Electronic government information
Exhibitions
Families
Family violence
Federal-state relations
Fines (Penalties)
Fingerprints
Firearms
Firearms control
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Governmental investigations
Identification devices
Identification of criminals
Injunctions
Law
Licenses
Retail trade
Science, Technology, Communications
State courts
State laws
Telephone

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2005 - Amends the federal criminal code to provide for regulation of firearms transfers at special firearms events (events at which 75 or more firearms are offered or exhibited for sale, exchange, or transfer if one or more of the firearms has been shipped or transported in, or otherwise affects, interstate or foreign commerce, excluding an offer or exhibit of firearms: (1) by an individual, from that individual's personal collection, at that individual's private residence, if the individual is not required to be licensed; and (2) at events conducted and attended by permanent or annual dues paying members of private, not-for-profit organizations whose primary purpose is owning and maintaining real property for hunting activities). 
Prohibits any person from operating a special firearms event without notifying the Attorney General. Sets forth: (1) responsibilities of special firearms events operators and of firearms licensees and transferors other than licensees at such events, including with regard to criminal background checks; (2) special firearms event license application requirements; and (3) penalties for violation of this Act. 
Authorizes a state to apply to the Attorney General for, and sets forth criteria for, certification of the 24-hour verification authority of that state with respect to criminal background checks. 
Increases penalties for: (1) serious record keeping violations by licensees; and (2) violations of criminal background check requirements. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: Introduced in House
To confer standing on Members of Congress to bring suit in Federal district court to compel compliance with congressional intent in enacting laws to protect the people of the United States against national security threats.

Bill: 109-hr-3542
Sponsor: Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7]
Introduced: 2005-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Border patrols
Boundaries
Civil actions and liability
Congress
Congressional-executive relations
Crime and Law Enforcement
Department of Homeland Security
Department of the Treasury
District courts
Government Operations and Politics
Illegal aliens
Immigration
Injunctions
International Affairs
Legislation
Legislative resolutions
Members of Congress
Parties to actions
Security measures
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: 
Confers standing on Members of Congress to bring an action: (1) on the ground that action or inaction by an officer or employee of the Department of Homeland Security or the Department of the Treasury is inconsistent with the intent of Congress as expressed in the text or legislative history of the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Homeland Security Act of 2002, the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, and the USA PATRIOT Act; and (2) to enforce compliance with such intent in order to protect the people of the United States against the threat of terrorism, intercept and obstruct terrorist acts, and maintain the integrity of U.S. border security systems.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: Introduced in House
To eliminate Medicare and Medicaid coverage of drugs when used for treatment of erectile dysfunction.

Bill: 109-hr-3543
Sponsor: Rep. Deal, Nathan [R-GA-10]
Introduced: 2005-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drugs
Medicaid
Prescription pricing
Reproduction
Sex
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: 
Eliminates Medicaid (title XIX of the Social Security Act) coverage for drugs when used for the treatment of erectile dysfunction. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-08-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: Introduced in House
Prescription Drug Pricing and Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-3546
Sponsor: Rep. Emanuel, Rahm [D-IL-5]
Introduced: 2005-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Business records
Commerce
Drug industry
Drugs
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Medicaid
Prescription pricing
Rebates
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: 
Prescription Drug Pricing and Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act of 2005 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to disclose publicly the average manufacturer prices (AMP) and best prices for prescription drugs.
 
Requires each drug manufacturer with a rebate agreement in effect to report to the Secretary detailed information (specified by the Secretary) on how the AMP is computed, including assumptions used.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-08-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: Introduced in House
Safety Net Inpatient Drug Affordability Act

Bill: 109-hr-3547
Sponsor: Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8]
Introduced: 2005-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Commerce
Drug industry
Drugs
Hospital rates
Hospitals
Medicaid
Prescription pricing
Public hospitals
Rebates
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: 
Safety Net Inpatient Drug Affordability Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to expand the discount drug program to include any inpatient or outpatient drug purchased by qualified hospitals without a group purchasing arrangement. (Currently, such hospitals are only allowed to purchase discounted outpatient drugs.) Requires such hospitals to provide the state with a rebate on the estimated annual costs of single source, innovator multiple source, and noninnovator multiple source drugs provided to Medicaid recipients for inpatient use. Sets forth a method for calculating the amount of such rebate.
 
Allows critical access hospitals that do not obtain covered outpatient drugs through a group purchasing organization or other group purchasing arrangement to participate in the discount drug program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-08-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: Introduced in House
Morris K. Udall Parkinson's Disease Research Act Amendments of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-3550
Sponsor: Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17]
Introduced: 2005-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Communication in medicine
Communication in science
Conferences
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Department of Health and Human Services
Economics and Public Finance
Environmental Protection
Environmentally induced diseases
Epidemiology
Executive reorganization
Federal aid to research
Government Operations and Politics
Governmental investigations
Law
Medical research
Medical statistics
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Parkinson's disease
Planning-programming-budgeting
Research centers
Research grants
Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: 
Morris K. Udall Parkinson's Disease Research Act Amendments of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise provisions regarding a research planning conference required to be convened by the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to require such conference to: (1) investigate Parkinson's research funded by NIH; and (2) identify shortcomings and opportunities for more effective treatments and a cure for Parkinson's disease.
 
Requires the result of each conference to be included in a research investment plan that also: (1) provides for measurable results with the goals of better treatments and a cure for Parkinson's disease determining the allocation of research dollars; (2) includes an outline of how to fully utilize the Udall Center program; and (3) includes a budget and implementation strategy.
 
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to ensure adequate funding to carry out activities described in the investment plan.
 
Requires the Director to ensure funding for an additional Morris K. Udall research center to coordinate activities conducted by, and manage the interdisciplinary efforts of, the other centers. Requires each research center to ensure that there is a significant clinical component and ongoing basic research. Requires the Director to establish an application review process for grants to fund such research centers. Directs (currently, allows) the Director to award grants to support qualified investigators with potential for significant future Parkinson's disease breakthroughs.
 
Requires the Director to investigate and report to Congress on the incidence of Parkinson's disease.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-08-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: Introduced in House
GEAR UP & GO Act

Bill: 109-hr-3551
Sponsor: Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2]
Introduced: 2005-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance
Authorization
Career education
College costs
Department of Education
Economics and Public Finance
Education of the disadvantaged
Educational counseling
Elementary and secondary education
Federal aid to education
Finance and Financial Sector
Financial planning
Government Operations and Politics
Higher education
Mentoring
Personal budgets
Scholarships
Secondary education
Social Welfare
Student enrollment
Textbooks

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: 
GEAR UP & GO Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise specified requirements for Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) to facilitate the transition of low-income high school students into postsecondary education.

Authorizes the Secretary of Education to carry out a GEAR UP & GO grants program to provide low-income high school students participating in GEAR UP partnerships or state programs opportunities for dual/concurrent enrollment in college courses while still enrolled in high school. Provides that students in such program: (1) shall not be required to apply for admission to the institution of higher education; and (2) may receive college credit. Requires up to 25 percent of GEAR UP & GO program funds to be reserved for grants to early/middle college high schools designed to provide 9th through 12th grade low-income and first-generation college students with a coherent course of study enabling them to earn simultaneously a high school diploma and college credit toward a postsecondary degree.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-10-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: Introduced in House
Coastal Barrier Resources Reauthorization Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-3552
Sponsor: Rep. Gilchrest, Wayne T. [R-MD-1]
Introduced: 2005-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Authorization
Barrier islands
Boundaries
Citizen participation
Coastal zone
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Department of the Interior
Economics and Public Finance
Federal-state relations
Geographic information systems
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Grants-in-aid
Great Lakes
Maps
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine resources conservation
Natural areas
Photography
Reefs
Science, Technology, Communications
Water Resources Development

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: 
Coastal Barrier Resources Reauthorization Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to report to Congress on the creation of digital maps of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System units and other protected areas under the digital mapping pilot project. Requires the Secretary to carry out a project to create digital versions of all the remaining John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System maps and protected areas not included in the pilot project.
 
Establishes a program to provide grants to states to identify, assess, and recommend additional eligible coastal barriers along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts and shore areas of the Great Lakes for inclusion in the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System or for treatment as protected areas.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-11-08
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2005-08-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans.
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the approval of any drug that infringes the right to life, and for other purposes.

Bill: 109-hr-3553
Sponsor: Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11]
Introduced: 2005-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Abortion
Drug approvals
Drugs
Suicide

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: 
Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from approving an application for a drug the intended use of which would infringe the right to life, including a drug intended to assist with suicide or induce an abortion. Deems past approved applications for such drugs to be withdrawn and deems such drugs to be adulterated. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-08-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: Introduced in House
To amend the crop disaster assistance program for 2003 to clarify the manner in which the Secretary of Agriculture is required to make assistance available to producers under the program.

Bill: 109-hr-3554
Sponsor: Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5]
Introduced: 2005-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural subsidies
Disaster relief
Emergency Management
Losses

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: 
Amends the Military Construction Appropriations and Emergency Hurricane Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2005 to provide that carry over pounds for the 2002 crop of a commodity shall not be used in determining crop disaster program payments for the 2003 crop of the same commodity.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-08-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Specialty Crops and Foreign Agriculture Programs.
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: Introduced in House
Responsible Funding to Prevent Teen Pregnancy Act

Bill: 109-hr-3555
Sponsor: Rep. Harman, Jane [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2005-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: AIDS (Disease)
Church and social problems
Condoms
Contraceptives
Economics and Public Finance
Evaluation research (Social action programs)
Government Operations and Politics
Grants-in-aid
Health
Health education
Human immunodeficiency viruses
Immigrants
Immigration
Nonprofit organizations
Preventive medicine
Public service advertising
Religion
Service learning
Sex
Sex education
Sexual abstinence
Sexually transmitted diseases
Social Welfare
Teenage pregnancy
Women
Youth services

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: Responsible Funding to Prevent Teen Pregnancy Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award competitive grants to public and private entities to establish or expand teenage pregnancy prevention programs. 
Requires the Secretary to give: (1) highest priority to applicants seeking assistance for programs targeting communities or populations in which teenage pregnancy or birth rates are higher than the state average or are increasing; and (2) priority to applicants seeking assistance for programs that will benefit underserved or at-risk populations or will take advantage of other available resources and be coordinated with other programs that serve youth.
 
Requires funds to be used for programs that: (1) replicate or substantially incorporate elements of teenage pregnancy prevention programs that have proven to delay sexual intercourse or sexual activity, increase condom or contraceptive use (without increasing sexual activity), or reduce teenage pregnancy; and (2) incorporate specified strategies for preventing teenage pregnancy, including outreach or media programs. 
 
Requires programs receiving funds that focus on instruction that includes discussion of human sexuality and reproduction to provide medically accurate information regarding the health benefits and side effects of all contraceptives and barrier methods as a means to reduce the risk of unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.
 
Requires the Secretary to: (1) conduct or provide for a rigorous evaluation of 10% of programs for which a grant is awarded; (2) collect basic data on each program; and (3) report to Congress on grant effectiveness.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-08-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-07-28
text: Introduced in House