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National Health Museum Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-2015
Sponsor: Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA]
Introduced: 2005-11-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Arts, Culture, Religion
Building construction
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
District of Columbia
Environmental Protection
Federal office buildings
Government liability
Health
Land transfers
Land use
Law
Liability for environmental damages
Museums
Nonprofit organizations
Relocation
Social Welfare
Urban affairs
Zoning and zoning law

Summary:
action_date: 2005-11-15
text: 
National Health Museum Act of 2005 - Directs the Administrator of General Services to convey specified property in the District of Columbia as a site for a national health museum, under an agreement with the National Health Museum, Inc., including certain terms and conditions. 
 
Sets forth related requirements regarding environmental matters, incidental costs, and land use approvals.

action_date: 2005-12-21
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

National Health Museum Act of 2005 - Directs the Administrator of General Services to convey specified property in the District of Columbia as a site for a national health museum, under an agreement with the National Health Museum, Inc., including certain terms and conditions. 

Sets forth related requirements regarding environmental matters, incidental costs, and land use approvals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-12-21
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 354.
action_date: 2005-12-21
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Inhofe without amendment. With written report No. 109-212.
action_date: 2005-12-21
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Inhofe without amendment. With written report No. 109-212.
action_date: 2005-11-17
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2005-11-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2005-11-15
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend chapter 3 of title 28, United States Code, to provide for 11 circuit judges on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

Bill: 109-s-2016
Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2005-11-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Appellate courts
District of Columbia
Judges

Summary:
action_date: 2005-11-16
text: 
Amends the federal judicial code to reduce the number of judges on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 12 to 11.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-11-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12950)
action_date: 2005-11-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Equal Access to Justice Reform Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-2017
Sponsor: Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI]
Introduced: 2005-11-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Administrative remedies
Appropriations
Armed Forces and National Security
Civil actions and liability
Commerce
Congress
Congressional oversight
Congressional reporting requirements
Cost effectiveness
Economics and Public Finance
Evidence (Law)
Government Operations and Politics
Government liability
Government paperwork
Legal fees
Legislation
Minorities
Minority business enterprises
Small business
Women
Women in business

Summary:
action_date: 2005-11-16
text: 
Equal Access to Justice Reform Act of 2005 - Includes within the functions and duties of the Small Business Administration's (SBA's) Office of Advocacy ensuring that the justice system remains accessible to small businesses for the resolution of disputes with the federal government. 
 
Directs the Office to advise, cooperate with, and consult with the President and Attorney General regarding provisions concerning the awarding of federal contracts to small businesses and minority-, female-, and veteran-owned businesses.
 
Requires the Attorney General to report to specified congressional committees on: (1) the effectiveness of the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) in achieving its purpose of easing the burden upon small businesses of engaging in dispute resolution with the federal government; (2) variations in the frequency and amounts of fee awards paid by specified federal entities; and (3) recommendations for congressional oversight or legislative changes.
 
Eliminates the EAJA's: (1) substantial justification standard whereby the government can deny attorney's fees to prevailing parties if the agency's position was substantially justified; and (2) rate cap on expert witness and attorney's fees.
 
Sets forth provisions regarding settlement offers, declarations of intent to seek a fee award, payments from agency appropriations, and taxpayer eligibility for fee awards.
 
Defines &quot;prevailing party&quot; in EAJA cases to include a party whose pursuit of a non-frivolous claim or defense was a catalyst for a voluntary or unilateral change in position by the opposing party that provides any significant part of the relief sought.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-11-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12951-12953)
action_date: 2005-11-16
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12950-12951)
action_date: 2005-11-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Truth in Quality Grading Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-2018
Sponsor: Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD]
Introduced: 2005-11-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agriculture in foreign trade
Animals
Commerce
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Grading (Agricultural products)
Imports
Labeling
Meat
Meat inspection
Sheep

Summary:
action_date: 2005-11-16
text: 
Truth in Quality Grading Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act to define "beef," "lamb," "imported beef," "imported lamb," "United States beef," and "United States lamb." (Excludes from inclusion as &quot;United States beef&quot; or &quot;United States lamb&quot; beef or lamb produced from imported animals.) 
Deems misbranded imported beef or imported lamb that bears a label indicating a quality grade issued by the Secretary of Agriculture (thereby prohibiting the use of such labels on such imported products).

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-11-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2005-11-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Methamphetamine Remediation Research Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-2019
Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR]
Introduced: 2005-11-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Biological research
Chemicals
Child health
Conferences
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Crime and Law Enforcement
Drug abuse
Emergency Management
Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental health
Environmental research
Families
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Fire fighters
Government Operations and Politics
Hazardous wastes
Health
Laboratories
Law
Local laws
Medical research
Methamphetamine
Paramedical personnel
Performance measurement
Police
Refuse and refuse disposal
Research and development
Science, Technology, Communications
Standards
State laws
Technological innovations
Technology transfer

Summary:
action_date: 2005-11-16
text: 
Methamphetamine Remediation Research Act of 2005 - Directs the Assistant Administrator for Research and Development of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish: (1) voluntary guidelines, based on the best available scientific knowledge, for the remediation of former methamphetamine laboratories, including guidelines regarding preliminary site assessment and the remediation of residual contaminants; and (2) a program of research to support the development and revision of such guidelines.
 
Directs the Assistant Administrator: (1) every three years, to convene a conference of appropriate state agencies, individuals, and organizations involved in research and other activities directly related to the environmental or biological impacts of former methamphetamine laboratories to be a forum for exchanging information relating to such guidelines; and (2) to enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) for a study of the status and quality of research on the residual effects of methamphetamine laboratories. 
 
Requires the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to support a research program to develop: (1) new methamphetamine detection technologies, with an emphasis on field test kits and site detection; and (2) appropriate standard reference materials and validation procedures for methamphetamine detection testing.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-11-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2005-11-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Disabled Veterans Sports and Special Events Promotion Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-2021
Sponsor: Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA]
Introduced: 2005-11-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs
Disabled
Executive reorganization
Government Operations and Politics
Sports and Recreation
Veterans' benefits

Summary:
action_date: 2005-11-16
text: 
Disabled Veterans Sports and Special Events Promotion Act of 2005 - Establishes in the Department of Veterans Affairs an Office of National Veterans Sports Programs and Special Events, headed by a Director, to promote, establish, and carry out programs for the participation of disabled veterans in approved sporting and other events.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-11-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2005-11-16
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12954-12955)
action_date: 2005-11-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Remote Monitoring Access Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-2022
Sponsor: Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN]
Introduced: 2005-11-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular diseases
Chronically ill
Communication in medicine
Diabetes
Government Operations and Politics
Medical fees
Medical supplies
Medical technology
Medicare
Physicians
Science, Technology, Communications
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2005-11-16
text: 
Remote Monitoring Access Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of remote patient management services for chronic health care conditions. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-11-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12955-12956)
action_date: 2005-11-16
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12955)
action_date: 2005-11-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Small State HOME Program Equity Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-2024
Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Introduced: 2005-11-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Affordable housing
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to housing
Federal-state relations
Government Operations and Politics
Grants-in-aid
Housing subsidies
Rental housing
Single family housing

Summary:
action_date: 2005-11-16
text: 
Small State HOME Program Equity Act of 2005 - Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to increase the minimum state allocation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-11-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12956)
action_date: 2005-11-16
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12956)
action_date: 2005-11-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Medicare Prescription Drug Gap Disclosure Act

Bill: 109-s-2026
Sponsor: Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2005-11-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drugs
Finance and Financial Sector
Insurance premiums
Medicare
Prescription pricing
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2005-11-16
text: 
Medicare Prescription Drug Gap Disclosure Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require that a prescription drug plan or a Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug Plan with an initial coverage limit obtain a signed certification by an enrollee (or legal guardian), before enrolling, that acknowledges that: (1) a gap in coverage during a given year might occur; and (2) the enrollee, in such a case, will be responsible for paying 100% of the cost of his or her prescription drugs, in addition to the plan's monthly premium.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-11-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12959)
action_date: 2005-11-16
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12958-12959)
action_date: 2005-11-16
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to provide for the reinstatement of a license for a certain Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project.

Bill: 109-s-2028
Sponsor: Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV]
Introduced: 2005-11-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Hydroelectric power
Law
Licenses
Water Resources Development
West Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2005-11-17
text: 
Directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), upon the request of the licensee for project numbered 7307, to extend until December 31, 2007, the time required for commencement of project construction.
 
Provides for reinstatement of an expired license.

action_date: 2006-07-31
text: 
Directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), upon the request of the licensee for project numbered 7307, to extend until December 31, 2007, the time required for commencement of project construction.
 
Instructs FERC to reinstate, effective as of the date of its termination, any license terminated before the enactment of this Act.

action_date: 2006-11-16
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on July 31, 2006. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), upon the request of the licensee for project numbered 7307, to extend until December 31, 2007, the time required for commencement of project construction.
 
Instructs FERC to reinstate, effective as of the date of its termination, any license terminated before the enactment of this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-12-05
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2006-12-05
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2006-11-17
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2006-11-16
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11105; text as passed Senate: CR S11105)
action_date: 2006-11-16
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S11105; text as passed Senate: CR S11105)
action_date: 2006-07-31
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 546.
action_date: 2006-07-31
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Domenici with an amendment. With written report No. 109-303. Minority views filed.
action_date: 2006-07-31
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Domenici with an amendment. With written report No. 109-303. Minority views filed.
action_date: 2006-05-24
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
action_date: 2006-03-30
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 109-460.
action_date: 2005-11-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S13162)
action_date: 2005-11-17
text: Introduced in Senate
FBI Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-2030
Sponsor: Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2005-11-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Authorization
Department of Justice
Economics and Public Finance
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Federal law enforcement officers
Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2005-11-17
text: 
Full-strength Bureau Initiative Act of 2005 or FBI Act of 2005 - Authorizes appropriations for FY2006-FY2010 to fund 1,000 additional Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) field agents.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-11-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-11-17
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13162-13163)
action_date: 2005-11-17
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to provide for the valuation of employee personal use of noncommercial aircraft for purposes of Federal income tax inclusion.

Bill: 109-s-2031
Sponsor: Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN]
Introduced: 2005-11-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Finance and Financial Sector
Fringe benefits
Income tax
Labor and Employment
Private aviation
Tax administration
Transportation and Public Works
Valuation

Summary:
action_date: 2005-11-17
text: 
Establishes a formula, for federal income tax purposes, for the valuation of employee personal use of noncommerical aircraft.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-11-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2005-11-17
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Taunton River in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

Bill: 109-s-2033
Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2005-11-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Massachusetts
Water Resources Development
Wild rivers

Summary:
action_date: 2005-11-17
text: 
Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a specified segment of the Taunton River in Massachusetts as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-11-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2005-11-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Colonel James Barrett Farm Study Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-2034
Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2005-11-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
American Revolution
Boundaries
Commemorations
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Farms
Governmental investigations
Historic sites
History
Massachusetts
National parks

Summary:
action_date: 2005-11-17
text: 

 
Colonel James Barrett Farm Study Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a boundary study to evaluate the significance of the Colonel James Barrett Farm in Concord, Massachusetts, and to assess the suitability and feasibility of including Barrett's Farm in the National Park System as part of Minute Man National Historical Park.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-04-06
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 109-447.
action_date: 2005-11-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2005-11-17
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to extend the time required for construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of Idaho, and for other purposes.

Bill: 109-s-2035
Sponsor: Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID]
Introduced: 2005-11-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Hydroelectric power
Idaho
Law
Licenses
Water Resources Development

Summary:
action_date: 2005-11-17
text: 
Instructs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), upon licensee request, to: (1) extend the period for commencing construction of project works 4656 (Arrowrock Hydroelectric Project, Idaho) for a period of three years if the license for the project is in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act; or (2) reinstate the license and extend the period for commencing construction of such project works for an additional three-year period if the license for the project has expired before the date of enactment of this Act.

action_date: 2006-07-31
text: 
Instructs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), upon licensee request, to: (1) extend the period for commencing construction of project works for FERC project number 4656 (Arrowrock Hydroelectric Project, Idaho) for a period of three years, if the project license is in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act; or (2) reinstate the license, if it has been terminated already, and extend for an additional three years the period for commencing such construction.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-07-31
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 547.
action_date: 2006-07-31
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Domenici with an amendment. With written report No. 109-304. Minority views filed.
action_date: 2006-07-31
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Domenici with an amendment. With written report No. 109-304. Minority views filed.
action_date: 2006-05-24
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
action_date: 2006-03-30
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 109-460.
action_date: 2005-11-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2005-11-17
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 320 High Street in Clinton, Massachusetts, as the "Raymond J. Salmon Post Office."

Bill: 109-s-2036
Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2005-11-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Congress
Congressional tributes
Government Operations and Politics
Massachusetts
Names
Postal facilities

Summary:
action_date: 2005-11-17
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 320 High Street in Clinton, Massachusetts, as the "Raymond J. Salmon Post Office.&quot;
action_date: 2005-12-16
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 320 High Street in Clinton, Massachusetts, as the "Raymond J. Salmon Post Office.&quot; 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-12-16
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 333.
action_date: 2005-12-16
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Collins without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2005-12-16
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Collins without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2005-12-15
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2005-11-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2005-11-17
text: Introduced in Senate