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Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act

Bill: 109-hr-1218
Sponsor: Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3]
Introduced: 2005-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Economics and Public Finance
Emergency Management
Federal aid to transportation
Federal preemption
Fines (Penalties)
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Highway finance
Law
Motor vehicle safety
State laws
Trucking
Trucks

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: 
Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act - Amends Federal transportation law to prohibit a State from prescribing or enforcing any regulation that allows a restricted property-carrying unit (any trailer, semi-trailer, container, or other property-carrying unit longer than 53 feet, except for a fire-fighting unit) to operate on the National Highway System (NHS) (including the Interstate System), unless the operation of such unit is authorized by the State on June 1, 2005, and in actual and lawful operation on a regular or periodic basis (including seasonal operations) on or before that date. 
 
Prohibits a State from allowing the operation of a commercial motor vehicle combination on the NHS (except a vehicle or load that cannot be dismantled or divided easily, and that has been issued a special permit under State law) with more than one property-carrying unit (excluding the truck tractor) whose property-carrying units are more than: (1) the maximum combination trailer, semi-trailer, or other type of length limitation allowed by State law on June 1, 2005; or (2) the length of the property-carrying units of those commercial motor vehicle combinations, by specific configuration, in actual and lawful operation on a regular or periodic basis (including continual seasonal operation) in such State on or before June 1, 2005. 
 Amends Federal highway law to prohibit a State from allowing the operation of a vehicle or combination (other than a longer combination vehicle) exceeding Interstate weight limits on the Interstate System unless its operation was lawful: (1) on July 1, 1956; (2) in the case of the overall gross weight of any group of two or more consecutive axles, on the date of enactment of the Federal-Aid Highway Amendments of 1974; or (3) under a special permit pursuant to State (grandfather) law. 
 
Declares that Interstate weight limitations on vehicles and combinations (other than longer combination vehicles) that operate on the Interstate System shall also apply to such vehicles and combinations that operate on non-Interstate segments of the NHS, unless: (1) such segments are subject to lower State weight limits; or (2) a State allows the operation of any vehicle or combination on an existing non-Interstate segment of the NHS that could be so operated lawfully on June 1, 2005.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
SAFE for America Act

Bill: 109-hr-1219
Sponsor: Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6]
Introduced: 2005-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Aliens
Department of Justice
Government Operations and Politics
Immigrants
Law
Visas

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: 
Security and Fairness Enhancement for America Act of 2005 or the SAFE for America Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-09-08
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2005-09-08
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E414-415)
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain rubber or plastic footwear.

Bill: 109-hr-1221
Sponsor: Rep. Weller, Jerry [R-IL-11]
Introduced: 2005-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Clothing
Commerce
Plastics
Rubber
Shoe industry
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2009, the duty on certain rubber or plastic footwear.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Our Children from Violence Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-1223
Sponsor: Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16]
Introduced: 2005-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Child abuse
Child welfare
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Criminal investigation
Criminal justice information
Data banks
Electronic data interchange
Families
Federal-state relations
Fines (Penalties)
Government Operations and Politics
Identification of criminals
Missing children
Missing persons
Right of privacy
Science, Technology, Communications
Social Welfare
State employees
State officials

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: 
Protecting Our Children from Violence Act of 2005 - Directs the Attorney General, upon request of the chief executive of a State, to ensure that a covered State social services officer has the authority for online access to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's National Crime Information Center (NCIC) databases and the Interstate Identification Index to carry out criminal history records checks. Limits such authority to a check of an individual who: (1) resided with a minor at the time of an actual or alleged incident of abuse or neglect of that minor, or at the time during which such an incident may have occurred; or (2) is the subject of an investigation relating to an incident of abuse or neglect of a minor. 
 
Requires the Attorney General to ensure that such an officer has the authority for &quot;read only&quot; electronic access to the NCIC databases for the purpose of carrying out checks of records relating to missing persons or warrants. Directs such officer to use access only for an investigation relating to a missing child and to share any information obtained with appropriate Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies.
 
Directs the Attorney General to ensure that the Case Analysis Division, the Missing Children's Division, and the Exploited Child Unit of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children each have access to the Index, subject to specified limitations.
 
Limits the release of information. Sets criminal penalties for knowingly releasing information in violation of this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
Terrorist Apprehension and Record Retention Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-1225
Sponsor: Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14]
Introduced: 2005-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal justice information
Data banks
Federal-state relations
Firearms
Firearms control
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Identification of criminals
Science, Technology, Communications
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: 
Terrorist Apprehension and Record Retention Act of 2005 or the TARR Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal criminal code to provide that if the national criminal background check system indicates that a person attempting to purchase a firearm or applying for a State permit to possess, acquire, or carry a firearm is identified as a known or suspected member of a terrorist organization in records maintained by the Department of Justice or the Department of Homeland Security, including the Violent Gang and Terrorist Organization File: (1) all information related to the prospective transaction shall be automatically and immediately transmitted to the appropriate Federal and State counterterrorism officials, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); (2) the FBI shall coordinate the response; and (3) all records generated in the course of the check that are obtained by Federal and State officials shall be retained for at least ten years.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E413-414)
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
United States Financial Policy Committee For Fair Capital Standards Act

Bill: 109-hr-1226
Sponsor: Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6]
Introduced: 2005-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bank capital
Bank examination
Commerce
Competition
Congress
Congressional oversight
Congressional reporting requirements
Department of the Treasury
Economic impact statements
Economics and Public Finance
Employee training
Executive reorganization
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve System
Financial institutions
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Foreign banks and banking
Government Operations and Politics
Housing and Community Development
International Affairs
International agencies
International banking
Labor and Employment
Negotiations
Real estate business
Treaties

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: 
United States Financial Policy Committee For Fair Capital Standards Act - Establishes the United States Financial Policy Committee as an inter-agency committee composed of: (1) the Secretary of the Treasury, who shall serve as the Chairperson of the Committee; (2) the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; (3) the Comptroller of the Currency; (4) the Chairperson of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; and (5) the Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision.
 
Directs the Committee to develop uniform U.S. positions on proposals made to, and issues before, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision that, if implemented, may directly or indirectly affect United States financial institutions.
 
Requires the Committee to meet before any meeting of the Basel Committee that is related to, or is expected to involve, a discussion of capital standards.
 
Prohibits a member Federal banking agency from agreeing to any proposed recommendation of the Basel Committee before the agency reports on it to Congress.
 
Requires the Federal member banking agencies to employ prescribed criteria in their evaluation of the impact of any revised Basel capital accord.
 
Amends the International Lending Supervision Act of 1983 to add the Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision as one of the four Federal bank regulatory and supervisory agencies on the Committee on Banking Regulations and Supervisory Practices of the Group of Ten Countries and Switzerland.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
Patient and Physician Safety and Protection Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-1228
Sponsor: Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14]
Introduced: 2005-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Department of Health and Human Services
Disciplining of employees
Discrimination in employment
Fines (Penalties)
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Governmental investigations
Grievance procedures
Hospital care
Hospital personnel
Hospitals
Hours of labor
Labor and Employment
Law
Medical residents
Medicare
Quality of care
Social Welfare
Surveys
Whistle blowing

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: 
Patient and Physician Safety and Protection Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require a participating hospital that uses the services of physician residents or postgraduate trainees to limit their working hours to specified schedules.
 
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate regulations to monitor and supervise postgraduate trainees assigned patient care responsibilities as part of an approved medical training program, as well as to assure patient quality care.
 
Prescribes whistleblower protections for employees who in good faith report violations of working hour limits.
 
Makes appropriations to the Secretary to provide for additional payments to hospitals for their reasonable additional, incremental costs of compliance with this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
Federal Consent Decree Fairness Act

Bill: 109-hr-1229
Sponsor: Rep. Blunt, Roy [R-MO-7]
Introduced: 2005-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Consent decrees
Evidence (Law)
Government Operations and Politics
Government liability
Injunctions
Judicial compensation
Limitation of actions
Local officials
State officials

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: 
Federal Consent Decree Fairness Act - Authorizes State or local governments and related officials sued in their official capacity to file a motion to modify or vacate a consent decree upon the earlier of: (1) four years after the consent decree is originally entered; or (2) in the case of a civil action in which a State is a party or in which a local government is a party and the surrounding State is not a party, the expiration of the term of office of the highest elected State or local government official authorizing the consent decree.
 
Places the burden of proof with respect to such motions on the party originally filing the action to demonstrate that continued enforcement is necessary to uphold a Federal right.
 
Nullifies consent decrees pending a ruling on a motion to modify or vacate if the court fails to rule on such motion within 90 days of filing.
 
Addresses compensation and termination of special masters overseeing consent decrees.
 
Makes this Act applicable to all consent decrees regardless of: (1) the date on which the final order of a consent decree is entered; or (2) whether any relief has been obtained before enactment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3892)
action_date: 2005-06-21
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
Legal Benefits Tax Fairness Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-1231
Sponsor: Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4]
Introduced: 2005-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee benefit plans
Group insurance
Income tax
Labor and Employment
Law
Legal services
Tax exclusion

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: 
Legal Benefits Tax Fairness Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to restore, make permanent, and eliminate the dollar limitation for the tax exclusion for amounts received under a qualified group legal services plan.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
Aerial Firefighter Relief Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-1232
Sponsor: Rep. Cubin, Barbara [R-WY-At Large]
Introduced: 2005-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Aircraft pilots
Aviation safety
Department of Agriculture
Department of the Interior
Emergency Management
Families
Fire fighters
Fire prevention
Flight crews
Forest fires
Government contractors
Labor and Employment
National forests
Survivors' benefits
Transportation and Public Works
Workers' compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Aerial Firefighter Relief Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to provide for death and disability benefits for aerial firefighters who serve the Forest Service or any agency of the Department of the Interior and suffer death or disability in the line of duty. 
Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for similar eligibility of aerial firefighters for public safety officer death benefits, applicable to a public agency.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans.
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and the Judiciary, 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: 2005-03-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and the Judiciary, 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: 2005-03-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and the Judiciary, 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: 2005-03-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and the Judiciary, 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: 2005-03-10
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E413)
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
Legal Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-1233
Sponsor: Rep. Diaz-Balart, Lincoln [R-FL-21]
Introduced: 2005-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Aliens
Child health
Economics and Public Finance
Families
Federal aid to child health services
Health insurance
Immigrant health
Immigration
Maternal health services
Medicaid
Medically uninsured
Poor children
Pregnant women
Social Welfare
Welfare eligibility
Women

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: 
Legal Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act of 2005 - Amends titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act to grant States the option of covering certain categories of eligible pregnant women and child resident aliens, including targeted low-income children, under the Medicaid and SCHIP programs. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
action_date: 2005-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2005-03-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2005-03-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
Corporate Accountability Tax Gap Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-1234
Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-25]
Introduced: 2005-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Accounting
Affiliated corporations
Business records
Commerce
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Corporate finance
Corporation taxes
Data banks
Depreciation and amortization
Dividends
Electronic government information
Employee stock options
Energy
Energy industries
Excess profits tax
Finance and Financial Sector
Financial statements
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Governmental investigations
Income
Income tax
Investments
Labor and Employment
Pension funds
Science, Technology, Communications
Tax amnesty
Tax credits
Tax evasion
Tax returns
Tax shelters
Tax-exempt securities

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Corporate Accountability Tax Gap Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for public disclosure of certain information of publicly traded corporations, including: (1) net corporate income tax and taxable income as shown on the corporation's current year tax return; (2) adjusted book income; and (3) differences between taxable income and adjusted book income due to certain transactions, depreciation differences, stock options, and other factors. 
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to conduct a study of corporate tax shelter activity.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House