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Emergency and Disaster Assistance Fraud Penalty Enhancement Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-3559
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2006-06-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Commerce
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Deceptive advertising
Disaster relief
Emergency Management
Fines (Penalties)
Fraud
Government Operations and Politics
Government contractors
Government procurement
Larceny
Mail-order business
Science, Technology, Communications
Sentencing guidelines
Subcontractors
Telemarketing

Summary:
action_date: 2006-06-22
text: 
Emergency and Disaster Assistance Fraud Penalty Enhancement Act of 2005 (sic) - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) set forth criminal penalties for fraud in the provision of benefits or the procurement of property or services in connection with a major disaster or emergency declared under the Disaster Relief Act of 1974; and (2) increase criminal penalties for engaging in wire, radio, television, or mail fraud during and in relation to a presidentially declared major disaster or emergency. 

Directs the U. S. Sentencing Commission to promulgate or amend sentencing guidelines to provide for increased penalties for persons convicted of fraud or theft offenses in connection with a declared emergency or major disaster.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2006-06-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Federal Election Administration Act of 2006

Bill: 109-s-3560
Sponsor: Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2006-06-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Administrative remedies
Advice and consent of the Senate
Authorization
Campaign funds
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil actions and liability
Collection of accounts
Confidential communications
Congress
Congressional elections
Congressional investigations
Congressional reporting requirements
Crime and Law Enforcement
Directories
Economics and Public Finance
Election administration
Election candidates
Election fraud
Evidence (Law)
Executive reorganization
Federal Election Commission
Federal budgets
Federal employees
Federal officials
Fines (Penalties)
Freedom of association
Freedom of speech
Government attorneys
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Governmental investigations
Grievance procedures
Independent regulatory commissions
Injunctions
Inspectors general
Judicial review
Law
Legislation
Liability (Law)
Limitation of actions
Presidential appointments
Presidential elections
Public records
Right of privacy
Sentences (Criminal procedure)
Subpoena
Transfer of employees

Summary:
action_date: 2006-06-22
text: 
Federal Election Administration Act of 2006 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to replace the Federal Election Commission with the Federal Election Administration (FEA) as an independent establishment to enforce federal campaign finance laws.

Requires enforcement proceedings for violations of campaign finance laws to be conducted before administrative law judges. Allows any final determination made by an administrative law judge to be appealed to the FEA for final agency action, subject to judicial review. Authorizes the FEA to impose civil penalties, issue cease-and-desist orders, and report apparent criminal violations to the appropriate law enforcement authorities. Allows the FEA to conduct audits and field examinations of campaign committees. Prescribes criminal penalties for violations.

Directs the Comptroller General to examine and report to Congress on the Attorney General's enforcement of the criminal provisions of federal campaign finance laws.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
action_date: 2006-06-22
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6464)
action_date: 2006-06-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Restitution for Victims of Crime Act of 2006

Bill: 109-s-3561
Sponsor: Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND]
Introduced: 2006-06-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Bank records
Civil actions and liability
Collection of accounts
Compensation for victims of crime
Criminal procedure
Environmental Protection
Environmental law enforcement
Evidence (Law)
Finance and Financial Sector
Fines (Penalties)
Injunctions
Law
Legal fees
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine pollution
Potable water
Pretrial procedure
Searches and seizures
Sentences (Criminal procedure)
Suspects' rights
Warrants (Law)
Water Resources Development

Summary:
action_date: 2006-06-23
text: 
Restitution for Victims of Crime Act of 2006 - Amends the federal criminal code relating to restitution for victims of crime to: (1) require courts to enter an order for immediate restitution at the sentencing of a convict; (2) allow prosecutors to obtain from the U.S. Probation Office, without a court order, financial information about a convict who owes restitution; (3) require identifying information about convicts to be included in restitution orders of more than $100; (4) allow crime victims reimbursement of attorney fees incurred in seeking restitution; (5) require courts to issue protective orders for preservation of assets available to satisfy restitution claims; (6) provide for prejudgment remedies to protect assets available to satisfy restitution claims; and (7) provide for orders of restitution for victims of certain environmental crimes at the sentencing of a convict.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2006-06-23
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6457-6458)
action_date: 2006-06-23
text: Introduced in Senate
Land and Water Conservation Fund Investment Act

Bill: 109-s-3562
Sponsor: Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN]
Introduced: 2006-06-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Continental shelf
Economics and Public Finance
Gas in submerged lands
Government Operations and Politics
Government trust funds
Gulf of Mexico
Land transfers
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Oil and gas leases
Oil and gas royalties
Open space lands
Outdoor recreation
Petroleum in submerged lands
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Revenue sharing
Sports and Recreation
Submarine oil well drilling
Water Resources Development
Water conservation

Summary:
action_date: 2006-06-23
text: 
Land and Water Conservation Fund Investment Act - Requires deposit into a special account in the Treasury of 50% of bonuses, rentals, royalties, and other sums due and payable to the United States from leases in the 181 Area (in a specified map in the Proposed Final Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 1997-2002 of the Minerals Management Service).
 

 
Requires such funds to be made available for financial assistance to states, in accordance with the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, for outdoor recreation: (1) planning, (2) acquisition of land, waters, or interests in land or waters, or (3) development.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2006-06-23
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to designate Sandoval County, Valencia County, and Torrance County, New Mexico as the new Southwest Border High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area counties.

Bill: 109-s-3565
Sponsor: Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM]
Introduced: 2006-06-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Drug abuse
Drug law enforcement
Drug traffic
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to law enforcement
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Government Operations and Politics
New Mexico

Summary:
action_date: 2006-06-26
text: 
Includes Sandoval,Valencia, and Torrance counties, New Mexico, in the Southwest Border High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area under the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program of the Office of National Drug Control Policy. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6494)
action_date: 2006-06-26
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6493-6494)
action_date: 2006-06-26
text: Introduced in Senate
High Risk Protection Act of 2007

Bill: 109-s-3566
Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2006-06-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Appropriations
Boundaries
Commemorations
Commerce
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal investigation
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to law enforcement
Grants-in-aid
Hours of labor
Infrastructure
Infrastructure (Economics)
International Affairs
Labor and Employment
Members of Congress
National monuments
Population
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Salaries
Terrorism
Tourism
Transportation and Public Works
Urban affairs
Urban areas

Summary:
action_date: 2006-06-26
text: 
High Risk Protection Act of 2007 - Requires amounts appropriated to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the Urban Area Security Initiative Grant Program to be allocated based solely on risk (which shall include an evaluation of threats, vulnerabilities, and consequences and consideration of any previous terrorist attacks).
 
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security: (1) in determining which areas qualify as high-threat areas, to consider whether the area contains critical infrastructure and is located on an international border or coastline and the area's population, population density, law enforcement investigative and enforcement activity, and tourism; and (2) in allocating amounts among high-threat areas, to evaluate all threats (including threats to national monuments and icons) and critical infrastructure vulnerabilities.
 
Provides that the Program shall not be subject to the DHS peer review process. Allows funds made available under the Program to be used for overtime and other employment costs directly relating to the prevention of terrorist activities. 
 
Requires the Secretary to submit reports to each Member of Congress who represents a high-threat area regarding the proposed allocation of funds and to specified congressional committees on the determinations made.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2006-06-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Tribal Government Tax-Exempt Bond Parity Act of 2006

Bill: 109-s-3567
Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR]
Introduced: 2006-06-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Federal-Indian relations
Finance and Financial Sector
Minorities
Native Americans
Tax-exempt securities
Tribes and tribal system

Summary:
action_date: 2006-06-26
text: Tribal Government Tax-Exempt Bond Parity Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by an Indian tribal government if: (1) at least 95 percent of the net proceeds are used to finance facilities on an Indian reservation; or (2) the obligation is part of an issue substantially all of whose proceeds are to be used in the exercise of an essential government function. Excludes an obligation used to finance a gaming facility. 
Amends the Securities Act of 1933 to exempt obligations issued by an Indian tribal government or subdivision from registration requirements.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2006-06-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Data Security Act of 2006

Bill: 109-s-3568
Sponsor: Sen. Bennett, Robert F. [R-UT]
Introduced: 2006-06-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Bank accounts
Bank records
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Commerce
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Computer security measures
Consumer credit
Credit unions
Crime and Law Enforcement
Department of the Treasury
Driver licenses
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve System
Federal Trade Commission
Federal preemption
Government Operations and Politics
Identification devices
Identity theft
Independent regulatory commissions
Law
Right of privacy
Science, Technology, Communications
Securities and Exchange Commission
Social Welfare
Social security numbers
State laws
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2006-06-26
text: 
Data Security Act of 2006 - Prescribes security procedures which an entity that maintains or communicates sensitive account or personal information must implement and enforce in order to protect the information from an unauthorized use likely to result in substantial harm or inconvenience to the consumer.
 
Grants exclusive enforcement powers to specified federal regulatory agencies with oversight of financial institutions. 
 
Prescribes data security standards to be implemented by federal agencies.
 
Preempts state law with respect to the responsibilities of any person to protect against and investigate such data security breaches and mitigate any losses or harm resulting from them.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2006-06-26
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain footwear valued over $20 a pair with coated or laminated textile fabrics.

Bill: 109-s-3571
Sponsor: Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2006-06-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2006-06-27
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain footwear valued over $20 a pair with coated or laminated textile fabrics.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2006-06-27
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain women's footwear with coated or laminated textile fabrics.

Bill: 109-s-3572
Sponsor: Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2006-06-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2006-06-27
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain women's footwear with coated or laminated textile fabrics.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2006-06-27
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain men's footwear with coated or laminated textile fabrics.

Bill: 109-s-3573
Sponsor: Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2006-06-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2006-06-27
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain men's footwear with coated or laminated textile fabrics.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2006-06-27
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain men's footwear valued over $20 a pair with coated or laminated textile fabrics.

Bill: 109-s-3574
Sponsor: Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2006-06-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2006-06-27
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain men's footwear valued over $20 a pair with coated or laminated textile fabrics.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2006-06-27
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain women's footwear valued over $20 a pair with coated or laminated textile fabrics.

Bill: 109-s-3575
Sponsor: Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2006-06-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2006-06-27
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain women's footwear valued over $20 a pair with coated or laminated textile fabrics.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2006-06-27
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain other footwear valued over $20 a pair with coated or laminated textile fabrics.

Bill: 109-s-3576
Sponsor: Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2006-06-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2006-06-27
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain other footwear valued over $20 a pair with coated or laminated textile fabrics.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2006-06-27
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on certain men's footwear covering the ankle with coated or laminated textile fabrics.

Bill: 109-s-3577
Sponsor: Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2006-06-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2006-06-27
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to reduce temporarily the duty on certain men's footwear covering the ankle with coated or laminated textile fabrics.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2006-06-27
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on certain footwear not covering the ankle with coated or laminated textile fabrics.

Bill: 109-s-3578
Sponsor: Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2006-06-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2006-06-27
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to reduce temporarily the duty on certain footwear not covering the ankle with coated or laminated textile fabrics.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2006-06-27
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on certain women's footwear covering the ankle with coated or laminated textile fabrics.

Bill: 109-s-3579
Sponsor: Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2006-06-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2006-06-27
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to reduce temporarily the duty on certain women's footwear covering the ankle with coated or laminated textile fabrics.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2006-06-27
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on certain women's footwear not covering the ankle with coated or laminated textile fabrics.

Bill: 109-s-3580
Sponsor: Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2006-06-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2006-06-27
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to reduce temporarily the duty on certain women's footwear not covering the ankle with coated or laminated textile fabrics.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2006-06-27
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on certain other footwear covering the ankle with coated or laminated textile fabrics.

Bill: 109-s-3581
Sponsor: Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2006-06-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2006-06-27
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to reduce temporarily the duty on certain other footwear covering the ankle with coated or laminated textile fabrics.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2006-06-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act

Bill: 109-s-3582
Sponsor: Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI]
Introduced: 2006-06-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Drug industry
Generic drugs
Health
Intellectual property
Marketing
Patent infringement
Pharmaceutical research
Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2006-06-27
text: 
Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act - Amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to deem it to be an unfair method of competition affecting commerce for a person, in connection with the sale of a drug product, to be a party to any agreement resolving or settling a patent infringement claim in which: (1) an abbreviated new drug (generic) application filer receives anything of value; and (2) such filer agrees not to research, develop, manufacture, market, or sell the generic product for any period. Excludes a resolution or settlement that includes no more than the right to market the generic product prior to the expiration of the patent.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced in Senate: CR S6578)
action_date: 2006-06-27
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6577-6578)
action_date: 2006-06-27
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to regulate payroll tax deposit agents.

Bill: 109-s-3583
Sponsor: Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2006-06-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Finance and Financial Sector
Fraud
Labor and Employment
Social Welfare
Social security taxes
Surety and fidelity
Tax administration
Tax auditing
Tax evasion
Unemployment insurance

Summary:
action_date: 2006-06-27
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a registration system for payroll tax deposit agents. Requires such agents to: (1) submit to a bond or annual audit; (2) make certain disclosures to their clients concerning liability for payment of employment taxes; and (3) pay penalties for failing to collect or pay over employment taxes or for attempting to evade or defeat payment of such taxes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-07-14
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7552-7553)
action_date: 2006-06-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2006-06-27
text: Introduced in Senate