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Fair Voter Education Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-5777
Sponsor: Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2]
Introduced: 2006-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congress
Congressional elections
Economics and Public Finance
Election administration
Government publicity
Grants-in-aid
Political advertising
Presidential elections

Summary:
action_date: 2006-07-12
text: 
Fair Voter Education Act of 2006 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit a state from using election administration funds received under such Act for public communications which promote or oppose a candidate for public office or political party. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2006-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-07-12
text: Introduced in House
To establish the treatment of actual rental proceeds from leases of land acquired under an Act providing for loans to Indian tribes and tribal corporations.

Bill: 109-hr-5779
Sponsor: Rep. Udall, Mark [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2006-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Agricultural credit
Agriculture and Food
Finance and Financial Sector
Indian lands
Leases
Minorities
Real estate appraisal
Rent

Summary:
action_date: 2006-07-12
text: 
Provides that any actual rental proceeds certified by the Secretary of the Interior from the lease of land acquired with a Farmers Home Administration Direct Loan by an Indian tribe or tribal corporation shall be deemed to: (1) constitute the rental value of that land; and (2) satisfy the requirement for appraisal of that land.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-07-18
text: Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
action_date: 2006-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2006-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-07-12
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Indian Financing Act of 1974 to provide for sale and assignment of loans and underlying security, and for other purposes.

Bill: 109-hr-5780
Sponsor: Rep. Udall, Mark [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2006-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Community development banking
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to Indians
Federally-assisted loans
Federally-guaranteed loans
Finance and Financial Sector
Minorities
Surety and fidelity

Summary:
action_date: 2006-07-12
text: 
Amends the Indian Financing Act of 1974 with respect to loan guaranty and insurance to: (1) authorize the Secretary of the Interior to guarantee or insure loans to both for-profit and nonprofit borrowers; and (2) allow all or any portion of a guaranteed or insured loan, including its security, to be transferred by the lender by sale or assignment to any person, and be retransferred by the transferee.

Allows a fiscal transfer agent to be compensated through any of the fees assessed and any interest earned on any funds or fees the agent has collected while the funds or fees are in the agent's control and before the time at which the agent is contractually required to transfer such funds to the Secretary or to transferees or other holders. Makes loans made by an eligible Community Development Finance Institution eligible for guaranty or insurance. Increases from $500 million to $1.5 billion the amount of loans the Bureau of Indian Affairs can have outstanding. 

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Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-07-18
text: Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
action_date: 2006-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2006-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-07-12
text: Introduced in House
Copper Valley Native Allotment Resolution Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-5781
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2006-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Alaska
Compensation (Law)
Easements
Electric power transmission
Energy
Indian lands
Law
Minorities
Real estate appraisal
Right-of-way
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2006-07-12
text: 
Copper Valley Native Allotment Resolution Act of 2006 - Grants rights-of-way across specified Native allotments to the Copper Valley Electric Association for an electric transmission line.
 
Declares ratified any electric transmission right-of-way or conveyance within a federally granted highway easement granted by the state of Alaska to the Association before the enactment of this Act.
 
Declares this Act inapplicable to land owned by Ahtna, Inc. and any prior or current right-of-way agreements that may exist between Ahtna, Inc. and the Copper Valley Electric Association or Alaska.
 
Prescribes compensation guidelines.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-09-13
text: Committee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2006-07-18
text: Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
action_date: 2006-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2006-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-07-12
text: Introduced in House
Comprehensive Credit Services for Veterans Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-5783
Sponsor: Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50]
Introduced: 2006-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Commerce
Consumer credit
Crime and Law Enforcement
Data banks
Department of Veterans Affairs
Finance and Financial Sector
Financial services
Fraud
Government Operations and Politics
Government insurance
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Identity theft
Larceny
Law
Science, Technology, Communications
Veterans' benefits

Summary:
action_date: 2006-07-13
text: 
Comprehensive Credit Services for Veterans Act of 2006 - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide individuals whose sensitive personal data is potentially compromised by a breach of security of data processed or maintained by the Secretary with notification of such breach and comprehensive credit services. Defines &quot;comprehensive credit services&quot; to include: (1) credit reporting and monitoring services; (2) credit alerts and security freezes; (3) identify theft insurance; and (4) fraud resolution services. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-07-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2006-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-07-13
text: Introduced in House
Shirley A. Chisholm United States-Caribbean Educational Exchange Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-5784
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9]
Introduced: 2006-07-13 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Caribbean area
Commemorations
Community and school
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Congressional tributes
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Economic assistance
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Educational exchanges
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Ex-Members of Congress
Federal aid to education
Fund raising
Graduate education
Grenada
Guyana
Higher education
Jamaica
Latin America
Montserrat
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Scholarships
Secondary education
Suriname
Teacher education
Trinidad and Tobago

Summary:
action_date: 2006-07-13
text: 
Shirley A. Chisholm United States-Caribbean Educational Exchange Act of 2006 - Authorizes the Secretary of State to establish the Shirley Chisholm United States-Caribbean Educational Exchange Program under which scholars and secondary, undergraduate, and graduate students from the Caribbean would attend U.S. schools, participate in activities designed to promote a greater understanding of U.S. values and culture, and have the option to live with a U.S. host family.
 
Directs the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to develop a comprehensive program that extends and expands existing primary and secondary school initiatives in the Caribbean to provide: (1) teacher training methods; and (2) increased community involvement in school activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-07-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2006-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-07-13
text: Introduced in House
Warning, Alert, and Response Network Act

Bill: 109-hr-5785
Sponsor: Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-19]
Introduced: 2006-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Antennas
Broadband
Cable television
Communication satellites
Compensation (Law)
Congress
Congressional investigations
Congressional reporting requirements
Department of Commerce
Economics and Public Finance
Emergency communication systems
Energy
Executive reorganization
Federal Communications Commission
Federal advisory bodies
Federal-Indian relations
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Government Operations and Politics
Independent regulatory commissions
Infrastructure
Infrastructure (Economics)
Internet
Law
Minorities
Nuclear power plants
Public broadcasting
Radio broadcasting
Science, Technology, Communications
Technological innovations
Telephone
Television broadcasting
Television relay systems
Wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2006-07-13
text: 
Warning, Alert, and Response Network Act - Establishes: (1) a voluntary National Alert System to provide a public communications system capable of alerting the public to emergency situations on a national, regional, or local basis; and (2) the National Alert Office within the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to administer, operate, and manage the System. 
 
Sets forth System functions and capabilities, including: (1) enabling federal, state, tribal, or local government officials with credentials issued by the Office to alert the public to imminent threats that present a significant risk of injury or death; and (2) incorporating multiple communications technologies without interfering with existing alerts or communications systems employed by emergency response personnel. Requires the System to operate consistent with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) All-Hazards Radio System. 
 
Requires the Office to establish a process for issuing credentials to enable officials responsible for issuing safety warnings to access the System. 
 
Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to initiate proceedings to: (1) allow licensees providing commercial mobile service to elect to transmit System alerts to subscribers; and (2) require public broadcast television licensees to install necessary equipment to enable transmitters to receive and retransmit System alerts.
 
Requires the Director of the Office to establish a National Alert System Working Group to develop recommendations for protocols, procedures, guidelines, and standards and to coordinate with the operators of nuclear power plants and other critical infrastructure facilities to integrate emergency alert systems.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-08-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
action_date: 2006-07-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2006-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-07-13
text: Introduced in House
South Orange County Recycled Water Enhancement Act

Bill: 109-hr-5786
Sponsor: Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-44]
Introduced: 2006-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: California
Congress
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to water resources development
Infrastructure
Sunset legislation
Water conservation
Water storage
Water supply
Water treatment plants

Summary:
action_date: 2006-07-13
text: 
South Orange County Recycled Water Enhancement Act - Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with: (1) the city of San Juan Capistrano, California, to participate in the design, planning, and construction of an advanced water treatment plant facility and recycled water system; and (2) the city of San Clemente, California, to participate in the design, planning, and construction of a project to expand reclaimed water distribution, storage, and treatment facilities. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-09-26
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2006-07-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
action_date: 2006-07-18
text: Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
action_date: 2006-07-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2006-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-07-13
text: Introduced in House
Minimum Wage Competitiveness Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-5787
Sponsor: Rep. Boehlert, Sherwood [R-NY-24]
Introduced: 2006-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Federal-territorial relations
Government Operations and Politics
Minimum wages
Northern Mariana Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2006-07-13
text: 
Minimum Wage Competitiveness Act of 2006 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the federal minimum wage to: (1) $6.00 an hour, beginning on the 60th day after enactment of this Act; (2) $6.75 an hour, beginning six months after that 60th day; and (3) $7.15 an hour, beginning 12 months after that 60th day.
 
Makes federal minimum wage requirements applicable to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Sets forth a transition period during which a specified minimum wage there shall be gradually increased to equal the federal minimum wage. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
action_date: 2006-07-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2006-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-07-13
text: Introduced in House
Honest Deficit Recognition Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-5788
Sponsor: Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5]
Introduced: 2006-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Accounting
Budget deficits
Budget resolutions
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Finance and Financial Sector
Financial statements

Summary:
action_date: 2006-07-13
text: 
Honest Deficit Recognition Act of 2006 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to revise content requirements for the required report from the House and Senate Budget Committees accompanying the concurrent resolution on the budget. Requires inclusion of information discussing the most recent financial report of the federal government, including a summary of the net operating cost, net position, and long-term liabilities of the government (accrual and long-term budgeting).
 
Expresses the sense of Congress that, in the preparation of the annual budget submission, the President should take such information into account and include a discussion of it in each such submission.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-07-13
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2006-07-13
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2006-07-13
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2006-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-07-13
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 31, United States Code, to modernize cash management by allowing the use of certain obligations instead of surety bonds.

Bill: 109-hr-5789
Sponsor: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8]
Introduced: 2006-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Commerce
Economics and Public Finance
Government securities
Securities
Surety and fidelity

Summary:
action_date: 2006-07-13
text: 
Amends federal law governing surety bonds to repeal the definition of government obligation as a public debt obligation of the U.S. government whose principal and interest is unconditionally guaranteed by the government.
 
 
Defines as an eligible obligation any security designated by the Secretary of the Treasury as acceptable in lieu of a surety bond.
 
Authorizes the use of an eligible obligation instead of a surety bond if its market value, as determined by the Secretary, is equal to or greater than the amount of the required surety bond.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-07-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2006-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-07-13
text: Introduced in House
Colorectal Cancer Early Detection, Prevention, and Treatment Act

Bill: 109-hr-5790
Sponsor: Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12]
Introduced: 2006-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Access to health care
Case management
Colon cancer
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Grants-in-aid
Health education
Health surveys
Higher education
Medical education
Medical screening
Medical tests
Medically uninsured
Preventive medicine
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2006-07-13
text: 
Colorectal Cancer Early Detection, Prevention, and Treatment Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to make grants to public and private entities for demonstrations projects to: (1) provide colorectal cancer screenings to individuals who are 50 years of age or older or at high risk for such cancer; (2) provide case management and referrals for medical treatment to individuals screened; (3) ensure the provision of cancer care to individuals screened; (4) improve the education, training, and skills of health professionals in the detection and control of colorectal cancer; (5) evaluate the projects through appropriate surveillance or program monitoring activities; (6) develop and disseminate findings derived through such evaluations and the collection of data on outcomes; and (7) promote the benefits of receiving screenings through the projects. Requires applicants to give priority to low-income individuals who lack colorectal cancer coverage under health insurance and health plans.
 
Requires the Secretary to give special consideration to applicants currently receiving grants for preventive health programs for breast or cervical cancers or prostate cancer.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-08-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2006-07-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2006-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-07-13
text: Introduced in House
Medicare Home Infusion Therapy Consolidated Coverage Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-5791
Sponsor: Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12]
Introduced: 2006-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug therapy
Drugs
Home care services
Medical fees
Medicare
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2006-07-13
text: 
Medicare Home Infusion Therapy Consolidated Coverage Act of 2006 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for the consolidated coverage of home infusion therapy under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-08-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2006-07-18
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1438)
action_date: 2006-07-13
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: 2006-07-13
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: 2006-07-13
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: 2006-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-07-13
text: Introduced in House
To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in Green Bay, Wisconsin, as the "Milo C. Huempfner Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic".

Bill: 109-hr-5792
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Mark [R-WI-8]
Introduced: 2006-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Ambulatory care
Armed Forces and National Security
Clinics
Congressional tributes
Health
History
Names
Veterans' hospitals
Wisconsin
World War II

Summary:
action_date: 2006-07-13
text: 
Designates the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in Green Bay, Wisconsin, as the &quot;Milo C. Huempfner Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic.&quot;


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-07-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2006-07-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2006-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-07-13
text: Introduced in House
To require the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security and State governments, to develop detailed operational plans regarding Defense Support to Civil Authorities missions.

Bill: 109-hr-5793
Sponsor: Rep. Jindal, Bobby [R-LA-1]
Introduced: 2006-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disaster relief
Disasters
Earthquakes
Emergency Management
Epidemics
Forest fires
Health
Hurricanes
Military civic action
Planning

Summary:
action_date: 2006-07-13
text: 
Requires the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security and state governments, to develop detailed operational plans regarding the use of the Armed Forces to support activities of civil authorities, which shall specifically address responses to hurricanes, wildfires, earthquakes, pandemic, and other natural disasters.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-08-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces.
action_date: 2006-07-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2006-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-07-13
text: Introduced in House
Flood Mitigation Enhancement Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-5794
Sponsor: Rep. Jindal, Bobby [R-LA-1]
Introduced: 2006-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Building construction
Economics and Public Finance
Flood damage prevention
Floodplains
Floods
Government Operations and Politics
Grants-in-aid
Housing and Community Development
Local laws

Summary:
action_date: 2006-07-13
text: 
Flood Mitigation Enhancement Act of 2006 - Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to make the demolition and rebuilding of structures located in areas having special flood hazards or other areas of flood risk to at least base flood elevation or any greater elevation required by local ordinance eligible for assistance under the flood mitigation program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-08-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
action_date: 2006-07-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2006-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-07-13
text: Introduced in House