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To extend temporarily the duty suspension on 4,4'-Oxydiphthalic Anhydride (ODPA).

Bill: 109-hr-3091
Sponsor: Rep. Hobson, David L. [R-OH-7]
Introduced: 2005-06-28 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Chemicals
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the suspension, through December 31, 2009, of the duty on 4,4'-Oxydiphthalic Anhydride (ODPA).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-06-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: Introduced in House
To reduce temporarily the duty on 4,4'-Oxydianiline (ODA).

Bill: 109-hr-3092
Sponsor: Rep. Hobson, David L. [R-OH-7]
Introduced: 2005-06-28 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Chemicals
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the reduction, through December 31, 2009, of the duty on 4,4'-Oxydianiline (ODA).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-06-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on 3,3',4-4'-Biphenyltetracarboxylic Dianhydride (BPDA).

Bill: 109-hr-3093
Sponsor: Rep. Hobson, David L. [R-OH-7]
Introduced: 2005-06-28 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Chemicals
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the suspension, through December 31, 2009, of the duty on 3,3',4-4'-Biphenyltetracarboxylic Dianhydride (BPDA).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-06-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: Introduced in House
New IDEA (Illegal Deduction Elimination Act)

Bill: 109-hr-3095
Sponsor: Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-5]
Introduced: 2005-06-28 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alien labor
Collection of accounts
Commerce
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Illegal aliens
Immigration
Income tax
Labor and Employment
Limitation of actions
Tax deductions
Tax returns
Wages

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: 
New IDEA (Illegal Deduction Elimination Act) - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to disallow a tax deduction for wages paid to or on behalf of an unauthorized alien.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-05-03
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2094)
action_date: 2005-11-03
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9630-9631)
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: Introduced in House
Kidney Patient More Frequent Dialysis Quality Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-3096
Sponsor: Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7]
Introduced: 2005-06-28 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Department of Health and Human Services
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Home care services
Hospital care
Hospital rates
Kidney diseases
Law
Medical economics
Medicare
Quality of care
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: 
Kidney Patient More Frequent Dialysis Quality Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to publish final regulations for equivalent per treatment prospective payment rates for more frequent hemodialysis treatments furnished to qualified individuals at home and in a facility (commonly known as composite Method I and Method II Cap rates), and prospective payment rates for in-facility training for more frequent hemodialysis.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2005-06-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2005-06-28
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: 2005-06-28
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: 2005-06-28
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: 2005-06-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: Introduced in House
Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures Act

Bill: 109-hr-3097
Sponsor: Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19]
Introduced: 2005-06-28 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Armed Forces and National Security
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Congress
Congressional investigations
Congressional reporting requirements
Counterintelligence
Disciplining of employees
Discrimination in employment
Dismissal of employees
Employee rights
Evidence (Law)
Federal employees
Governmental investigations
Labor and Employment
Law
Merit Systems Protection Board
Misconduct in office
Personnel management
Security clearances
Whistle blowing

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures Act - Includes as a protected disclosure by a Federal employee any lawful disclosure an employee or applicant reasonably believes is credible evidence of waste, abuse, or gross mismanagement, without restriction as to time, place, form, motive, context, or prior disclosure. 
 
 
 
Requires a Government Accountability Office (GAO) study on security clearances revocations taking effect after 1996 with respect to personnel that filed claims in connection with such security clearance revocations.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: Introduced in House
Mortgage Insurance Fairness Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-3098
Sponsor: Rep. Ryan, Paul [R-WI-1]
Introduced: 2005-06-28 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Economics and Public Finance
Federally-guaranteed loans
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Government insurance
Government paperwork
Housing and Community Development
Income tax
Insurance premiums
Interest
Mortgage guaranty insurance
Tax deductions
Tax returns

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: 
Mortgage Insurance Fairness Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax deduction for mortgage insurance premiums. Reduces the amount of such deduction for taxpayers with adjusted gross incomes exeeding $100,000.
 
Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to require informational returns from any individual who receives payment of more than $600 in mortgage insurance premiums. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1382)
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: Introduced in House
West Valley Remediation Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-3101
Sponsor: Rep. Kuhl, John R. "Randy", Jr. [R-NY-29]
Introduced: 2005-06-29 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Energy
Environmental assessment
Federal-state relations
Freedom of information
Government Operations and Politics
Government liability
Government paperwork
Hazardous wastes
Impact aid
Independent regulatory commissions
Land transfers
Law
Liability for environmental damages
Licenses
New York State
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Nuclear facilities
Payments in lieu of taxes
Planning
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public meetings
Radioactive wastes
Science, Technology, Communications
Storage
Taxation
Technological innovations
Transportation and Public Works
Transportation of hazardous substances

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-29
text: 
West Valley Remediation Act of 2005 - Expresses the intent of Congress that the federal government should achieve complete remediation of all radioactive, solid, and hazardous waste contamination at the Western New York Nuclear Service Center in West Valley, New York.
 
States that this Act: (1) establishes exclusive federal responsibility for the complete remediation of the Center; and (2) replaces and supersedes the West Valley Demonstration Project Act.
 
Directs the Secretary of Energy to employ the best current technologies and develop new state-of-the-art technologies and methodologies to complete remediation of the Center, including: (1) decontamination and decommissioning; (2) transportation of high level radioactive waste to a federal repository for permanent disposal; and (3) disposal of low level radioactive and transuranic waste.
 
Directs the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to regulate the remediation of radioactive waste and nuclear materials at the Center according to prescribed guidelines.
 
Directs the Secretary to: ( 1) consult with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation in implementing this Act; (2) prepare any environmental impact statement for decommissioning or long-term stewardship of the Center in cooperation with the NRC and federal and state agencies; (3) assume exclusive use and possession of the entire Center; (4) take title to land or facilities at the Center that have not been approved by the NRC for release for unrestricted use; and (4) take title to radioactive and nonradioactive wastes and materials located at the Center.
 
Repeals the West Valley Demonstration Project Act upon assumption by the Secretary of exclusive use and possession of the entire Center.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
action_date: 2005-06-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2005-06-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-29
text: Introduced in House
Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2005 for veterans medical services.

Bill: 109-hr-3102
Sponsor: Rep. Edwards, Chet [D-TX-17]
Introduced: 2005-06-29 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congress
Congressional oversight
Congressional reporting requirements
Department of Veterans Affairs
Economics and Public Finance
Federal budgets
Health
Iraq compilation
Off-budget expenditures
Reprogramming of appropriated funds
Supplemental appropriations
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-29
text: 
Makes emergency supplemental appropriations to the Department of Veterans Affairs for FY2005 for veterans' medical services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-06-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
action_date: 2005-06-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-29
text: Introduced in House
End the Turkish Blockade of Armenia Act

Bill: 109-hr-3103
Sponsor: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-29]
Introduced: 2005-06-29 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: American investments
Armenia
Blockade
Boundaries
Central Asia
Congress
Congress and foreign policy
Congressional reporting requirements
Europe
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Foreign investments
Middle East and North Africa
Turkey

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-29
text: 
End the Turkish Blockade of Armenia Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that the President and Secretary of State should call upon Turkey to comply with the long-standing U.S. position that Turkey should lift its ongoing blockade with Armenia. 
 
Directs the Secretary to report on U.S. plans and steps taken to end such blockade.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-06-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2005-06-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-29
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain aramid chopped fiber.

Bill: 109-hr-3105
Sponsor: Rep. Beauprez, Bob [R-CO-7]
Introduced: 2005-06-29 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Commerce
Synthetic fibers
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-29
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on certain aramid chopped fiber.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-06-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-06-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-29
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on fabric woven with certain continuous filament wholly nylon type-66 textured yarns.

Bill: 109-hr-3106
Sponsor: Rep. Beauprez, Bob [R-CO-7]
Introduced: 2005-06-29 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Commerce
Synthetic fabrics
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-29
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on fabric woven with certain continuous filament wholly nylon type-66 textured yarns.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-06-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-06-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-29
text: Introduced in House
Carlie's Law

Bill: 109-hr-3107
Sponsor: Rep. Harris, Katherine [R-FL-13]
Introduced: 2005-06-29 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Americans in foreign countries
Armed Forces and National Security
Border patrols
Child abuse
Child labor
Child sexual abuse
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Commerce
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Criminal justice information
Data banks
Department of Justice
Directories
Electronic surveillance
Families
Federal aid to law enforcement
Forced labor
Forfeiture
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Immigration
International Affairs
Labor and Employment
Law
Parole
Probation
Profit
Prostitution
Rape
Science, Technology, Communications
Sentences (Criminal procedure)
Sentencing guidelines
Sex crimes
Sex offenders
Slavery
Standards
State laws
Violence
Women

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-29
text: 
Carlie's Law - Requires: (1) the Secretary of State to notify the Secretary of Homeland Security that a U.S. citizen has been convicted outside the United States of a child predatory crime; (2) the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure that such information is available to, and used by, agents of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection; (3) the Secretary of Homeland Security to notify the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) when such a person has entered the United States; and (4) the Director to ensure that such information is promptly entered into the National Sex Offender Registry.
 
Amends the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act to expand the Registry to include individuals convicted of exploitation of a minor or trafficking in persons with respect to a minor. Provides for criminal forfeiture of property of persons convicted of exploitation or trafficking. Subjects any person convicted of a criminal offense against a victim who is a minor age 12 or under to electronic surveillance for life, with exceptions.
 
Directs: (1) the U.S. Sentencing Commission to amend the federal sentencing guidelines to provide for trafficking in persons to be treated as a crime of violence; and (2) the Attorney General to prescribe regulations that specify the fields of information used in the Registry.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-08-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2005-06-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-06-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-29
text: Introduced in House
Religious Freedom and Respect in the Armed Forces Commission Act

Bill: 109-hr-3108
Sponsor: Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-2]
Introduced: 2005-06-29 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Air force
Church and state
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Congress
Congressional investigations
Congressional reporting requirements
Education
Federal advisory bodies
Government Operations and Politics
Governmental investigations
Higher education
Inspectors general
Religion
Religious liberty
Service academies

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-29
text: 
Religious Freedom and Respect in the Armed Forces Commission Act - Establishes the Commission on Religious Freedom and Respect in the Armed Forces to: (1) assess religious freedom, and respect and tolerance for the diversity of spiritual values, in the Armed Forces; and (2) report findings to the President and Congress.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2005-06-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2005-06-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-29
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide for treatment of distinct population segments of the Eastern oyster as separate species.

Bill: 109-hr-3110
Sponsor: Rep. Jindal, Bobby [R-LA-1]
Introduced: 2005-06-29 in the House
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Animal breeding
Endangered species
Environmental Protection
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Shellfish
Wildlife conservation

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-29
text: 
Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to treat distinct population segments of the Eastern oyster as separate species.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-06-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2005-06-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-29
text: Introduced in House
Employee Stock Ownership Plan Promotion and Improvement Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-3111
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-5]
Introduced: 2005-06-29 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: College costs
Commerce
Corporation taxes
Dividends
Education
Employee ownership
Finance and Financial Sector
Higher education
Home ownership
Housing and Community Development
Housing finance
Income tax
Labor and Employment
Minimum tax
Mutual funds
Small business
Stockholders
Tax credits
Tax deductions
Tax deferral
Tax penalties
Tax refunds
Tax-deferred compensation plans

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-29
text: 
Employee Stock Ownership Plan Promotion and Improvement Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exempt certain distributions, including dividends, by S corporations to an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) from the penalty tax for premature employee benefit plan withdrawals; (2) exempt deductions for ESOP dividends from corporate alternative minimum tax adjustments based on adjusted earnings and profits; (3) allow deferral of the recognition of gain for certain sales to ESOPs sponsored by any domestic corporation, including S corporations; (4) allow reinvestment of ESOP stock proceeds eligible for nonrecognition of gain in certain mutual funds; (5) modify certain ESOP stock ownership rules; (6) allow early distributions from an ESOP for higher education expenses and first-time homebuyer purchases without penalty; and (7) allow a 
de minimis
 exception from pension plan diversification requirements for ESOP accounts with balances of $2,500 or less. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-06-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-06-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-29
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain decorative plates, decorative sculptures, decorative plaques, and architectural miniatures.

Bill: 109-hr-3112
Sponsor: Rep. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL-10]
Introduced: 2005-06-29 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Art
Arts, Culture, Religion
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-29
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on certain decorative plates, decorative sculptures, decorative plaques, and architectural miniatures.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-06-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-06-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-29
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain cups, with or without saucers, of porcelain or china.

Bill: 109-hr-3113
Sponsor: Rep. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL-10]
Introduced: 2005-06-29 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Ceramics
Commerce
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-29
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on certain cups, with or without saucers, of porcelain or china.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-06-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-06-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-29
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain flags.

Bill: 109-hr-3114
Sponsor: Rep. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL-10]
Introduced: 2005-06-29 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Commemorations
Flags
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-29
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on certain flags.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-06-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-06-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-29
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain clocks.

Bill: 109-hr-3115
Sponsor: Rep. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL-10]
Introduced: 2005-06-29 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Clocks and watches
Commerce
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-29
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on certain clocks.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-06-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-06-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-29
text: Introduced in House