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To amend the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 to exempt from the means test in bankruptcy cases, for a limited period, qualifying reserve-component members who, after September 11, 2001, are called to active duty or to perform a homeland defense activity for not less than 60 days.

Bill: 109-hr-2060
Sponsor: Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-46]
Introduced: 2005-05-03 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Armed forces reserves
Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy courts
Civil procedure
Crime and Law Enforcement
Debtor and creditor
Emergency Management
Law
National Guard
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-03
text: 
Amends the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 to declare that, if the following conditions exist, the presumption of abuse guidelines do not apply and the bankruptcy court is prohibited from dismissing or converting a Chapter 7 petition based on any form of means testing: (1) while the debtor is on, and during the 180-day period after release from active duty in the U.S. military service; or (2) while the debtor is performing, and during the 180-day period after the debtor is no longer performing, a homeland defense activity performed for at least 60 days; and (3) if after September 11, 2001, the debtor was called to active duty or performed homeland defense activity, while a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces or a member of the National Guard.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-06-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
action_date: 2005-05-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-05-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-03
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit one-time, tax-free distributions from retirement plans to fund health savings accounts.

Bill: 109-hr-2063
Sponsor: Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9]
Introduced: 2005-05-03 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Annuities
Employee health benefits
Health
Income tax
Individual retirement accounts
Labor and Employment
Medical savings accounts
Pension funds
Tax exclusion
Tax penalties
Tax-deferred compensation plans

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-03
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross income of an employee covered under a high deductible health care plan a distribution from such employee's qualified retirement plan to fund a health savings account. Exempts such a distribution from the 10 percent penalty on early distributions from qualified retirement plans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-05-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-03
text: Introduced in House
United States Military Cancer Institute Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-2065
Sponsor: Rep. Young, C. W. Bill [R-FL-10]
Introduced: 2005-05-03 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cancer
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Department of Defense
Environmental Protection
Environmentally induced diseases
Epidemiology
Ethnic groups
Executive reorganization
Genetic research
Genetics
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Health
Medical research
Medical tests
Military medicine
Minorities
Nursing
Preventive medicine
Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-03
text: 
United States Military Cancer Institute Act of 2005 - Establishes in the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences the United States Military Cancer Institute to carry out research studies on: (1) the epidemiological features of cancer among populations of various ethnic origins, as well as complementary research on oncologic nursing; (2) the prevention and early detection of cancer; and (3) basic, translational, and clinical investigation matters relating to such studies.
 
Directs the Institute to conduct the study in collaboration with other cancer research organizations and entities as selected by the Director of the Institute.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2005-05-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-03
text: Introduced in House
Meat Promotion Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-2068
Sponsor: Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6]
Introduced: 2005-05-04 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Agriculture in foreign trade
Animals
Business records
Commerce
Department of Agriculture
Fines (Penalties)
Food industry
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Fraud
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Labeling
Law
Livestock
Meat

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: 
Meat Promotion Act of 2005 - Amends the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to replace current mandatory country of origin labeling requirements with a voluntary country of origin labeling program for meat and meat products. 
 
Sets forth: (1) limitations on use of United States country of origin labels; and (2) civil penalties for program violations. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-24
text: Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: Introduced in House
Gas Price Spike Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-2070
Sponsor: Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10]
Introduced: 2005-05-04 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Automobile industry
Buy American
Collective bargaining
Commerce
Economics and Public Finance
Energy efficiency
Excess profits tax
Federal advisory bodies
Federal aid to transportation
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Fuel consumption
Gas industry
Government Operations and Politics
Income tax
Labor and Employment
Labor contracts
Mass rapid transit
Motor buses
Motor vehicles
Natural gas
Petroleum
Petroleum industry
Railroad commuting traffic
Subways
Tax credits
Taxation
Transportation and Public Works
User charges

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: 
Gas Price Spike Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a windfall profit tax on crude oil, natural gas, or products of crude oil or natural gas. Defines &quot;windfall profit&quot; as so much of the profit on a sale of crude oil, natural gas, or related products as exceeds a reasonable profit. Establishes the Reasonable Profits Board to determine levels of reasonable profit from the sale of such products. 

Allows a tax credit for the purchase of certain fuel-efficient, American-made passenger vehicles. 

Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to operators of mass transit systems, including bus and commuter rail systems, to reduce passenger fares on such systems.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-05-03
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1986-1987)
action_date: 2005-09-21
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1913)
action_date: 2005-05-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2005-05-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2005-05-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2005-05-04
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E867)
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: Introduced in House
FamilyCare Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-2071
Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-15]
Introduced: 2005-05-04 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Affiliated corporations
Agriculture and Food
Aid to dependent children
Appropriations
Block grants
Cash welfare block grants
Child health
Commerce
Community health services
Conflict of interests
Congress
Congressional investigations
Congressional reporting requirements
Cost effectiveness
Department of Health and Human Services
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Employee health benefits
Families
Federal aid to child health services
Food stamps
Government Operations and Politics
Government contractors
Government paperwork
Government procurement
Government publicity
Government statistics
Grants-in-aid
Health insurance
Homeless
Immigrants
Immigration
Intergovernmental fiscal relations
Job hunting
Labor and Employment
Marketing
Maternal health services
Medicaid
Medically uninsured
Mental health services
Names
Parents
Poor children
Pregnant women
School lunch program
Social Welfare
State laws
Translating and interpreting
Vocational and technical education
Vocational guidance
Welfare eligibility
Women

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: 
FamilyCare Act of 2005 - Renames the State Children's Health Insurance program (SCHIP) under title XXI of the Social Security Act (SSA) as the FamilyCare program.
 
Provides for: (1) FamilyCare coverage of parents and pregnant women under Medicaid (SSA title XIX) as well as under new SSA title XXI; (2) optional FamilyCare coverage of parents of targeted low-income children; (3) automatic eligibility for FamilyCare coverage of children born to a parent on FamilyCare assistance; (4) optional coverage of legal immigrants and of children through age 20 under Medicaid and FamilyCare; (5) authorization of a State to use simplified procedures under Medicaid for families under Family care; (6) revision of the transitional medical assistance program; (7) limitations on specified conflicts of interests under Medicaid and FamilyCare; (8) a limitation on cost-sharing to 2.5 percent for families with income below 150 percent of the poverty level; and (9) increased Federal reimbursement for language services under Medicaid and FamilyCare. 
 
Requires the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on funding under SSA title XXI.
 
Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award demonstration grants to up to seven States (or other qualified entities) to conduct innovative programs designed to improve outreach to enroll homeless individuals and families and provide them services under specified programs for the homeless (including Medicaid and FamilyCare).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E874)
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 10, United States Code, to require a member of the Armed Forces to designate a person to be authorized to direct the disposition of the member's remains if the member should die in service.

Bill: 109-hr-2075
Sponsor: Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1]
Introduced: 2005-05-04 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Military personnel
Personnel records
War casualties

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: 
 Requires a member of the Armed Forces to designate a person to be authorized to direct the disposition of the member's remains if the member should die in service. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-06-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: Introduced in House
Retired Pay Restoration Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-2076
Sponsor: Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9]
Introduced: 2005-05-04 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disabled
Labor and Employment
Military pensions
Retired military personnel
Veterans' disability compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: 
Retired Pay Restoration Act of 2005 - Allows the receipt of both military retired pay and veterans' disability compensation with respect to any service-connected disability (currently, only a disability rated at 50 percent or more). 
 
Makes the 2004 through 2013 phase-in limitations for the concurrent receipt of such pay for qualified retirees with service-connected disabilities rated as total applicable: (1) only during 2004 for retirees with a 100 percent disability; and (2) only during 2004 and 2005 for retirees with a total disability by reason of unemployability.
 
Makes eligible for the full concurrent receipt of both veterans' disability compensation and either military retired pay or combat-related special pay those individuals who were retired or separated from military service due to a service-connected disability.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-06-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2005-06-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2005-05-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2005-05-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2005-05-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on Garenoxacin mesylate.

Bill: 109-hr-2077
Sponsor: Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8]
Introduced: 2005-05-04 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Drugs
Health
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on 1-cyclopropyl-8-(difluoromethoxy)-7-[(1R)-1-methyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-5-isoindolyl]-4-oxo-1,4-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxylic acid monomethanesulfonate monohydrate (Garenoxacin mesylate).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on butylated hydroxyethylbenzene.

Bill: 109-hr-2078
Sponsor: Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8]
Introduced: 2005-05-04 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Chemicals
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on 2,6-Di-tert-butyl-4-ethylphenol (butylated hydroxyethylbenzene).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: Introduced in House
To extend the temporary duty suspension on Ezetimibe.

Bill: 109-hr-2079
Sponsor: Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8]
Introduced: 2005-05-04 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Chemicals
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the suspension, through December 31, 2008, of the duty on 2-Azetidinone, 1-(4-fluorophenyl)-3-[(3S)-3-(4-fluorophenyl)-3-hydroxypropyl]-4-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-, (3R,4S)-(Ezetimibe).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: Introduced in House
To extend the duty suspension on Methidathion Technical.

Bill: 109-hr-2080
Sponsor: Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6]
Introduced: 2005-05-04 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Chemicals
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the suspension, through December 31, 2008, of the duty on Methidathion Technical.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: Introduced in House
To extend the duty suspension on difenoconazole.

Bill: 109-hr-2081
Sponsor: Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6]
Introduced: 2005-05-04 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Environmental Protection
Fungicides
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the suspension, through December 31, 2008, of the duty on difenoconazole.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: Introduced in House
To extend the duty suspension on Lambda-Cyhalothrin.

Bill: 109-hr-2082
Sponsor: Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6]
Introduced: 2005-05-04 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Environmental Protection
Insect control
Pesticides
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the suspension, through December 31, 2008, of the duty on Lambda-Cyhalothrin.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: Introduced in House
To extend the duty suspension on cyprodinil.

Bill: 109-hr-2083
Sponsor: Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6]
Introduced: 2005-05-04 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Environmental Protection
Pesticides
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the suspension, through December 31, 2008, of the duty on cyprodinil.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: Introduced in House
To extend the duty suspension on Wakil XL.

Bill: 109-hr-2084
Sponsor: Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6]
Introduced: 2005-05-04 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Environmental Protection
Fungicides
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the suspension, through December 31, 2008, of the duty on Wakil XL.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: Introduced in House
To extend the duty suspension on Azoxystrobin Technical.

Bill: 109-hr-2085
Sponsor: Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6]
Introduced: 2005-05-04 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Environmental Protection
Pesticides
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the suspension, through December 31, 2008, of the duty on Azoxystrobin Technical.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: Introduced in House
To extend the duty suspension on mucochloric acid.

Bill: 109-hr-2086
Sponsor: Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6]
Introduced: 2005-05-04 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Chemicals
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the suspension, through December 31, 2008, of the duty on mucochloric acid.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: Introduced in House
States' Rights to Medical Marijuana Act

Bill: 109-hr-2087
Sponsor: Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4]
Introduced: 2005-05-04 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Commerce
Crime and Law Enforcement
Drug abuse
Drug approvals
Drug traffic
Federal preemption
Government Operations and Politics
Local laws
Marijuana
Medicinal plants
Pharmacies
Physicians
Smoking
State laws

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: 
States' Rights to Medical Marijuana Act - Transfers marijuana from schedule I to schedule II of the Controlled Substances Act.
 
Provides that the Controlled Substances Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act shall not, in a state in which marijuana may legally be prescribed or recommended by a physician for medical use, prohibit or otherwise restrict: (1) a physician from prescribing or recommending marijuana for medical use; (2) an individual from obtaining and using marijuana from a prescription or recommendation by a physician for medical use; (3) a pharmacy from obtaining and holding marijuana for such a prescription or recommendation; and (4) an entity established by a state from producing and distributing marijuana for such a prescription or recommendation. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: Introduced in House