hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Colombian Temporary Protected Status Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-4886
Sponsor: Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3]
Introduced: 2006-03-07 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Admission of nonimmigrants
Aliens
Armed Forces and National Security
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil War
Colombia
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Latin America
Refugees
Residence requirements
Right to travel

Summary:
action_date: 2006-03-07
text: 
Columbian Temporary Protected Status Act of 2006 - Expresses the sense of Congress in favor of extending temporary protected status to Columbian nationals in the United States.
 
Designates Columbia under the Immigration and Nationality Act as a country undergoing an ongoing armed conflict in order to make qualifying Columbians living in the United States eligible aliens for temporary protected status. States that such initial designation shall be for a two-year period.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-03-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2006-03-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-03-07
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income amounts awarded to qui tam plaintiffs.

Bill: 109-hr-4887
Sponsor: Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1]
Introduced: 2006-03-07 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Damages
Income tax
Law
Qui tam actions
Tax exclusion
Tax returns

Summary:
action_date: 2006-03-07
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income amounts awarded to a plaintiff in a qui tam action (a civil action brought by a private citizen on behalf of a governmental entity alleging fraud or misuse of government funds by contractors or other individuals).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-03-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2006-03-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-03-07
text: Introduced in House
To amend the provision regarding the emergency watershed protection program in the Department of Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006, to restore the discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture to waive or reduce the non-Federal cost share requirements of the program.

Bill: 109-hr-4888
Sponsor: Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-7]
Introduced: 2006-03-07 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Agricultural conservation
Agriculture and Food
Alabama
Disaster relief
Environmental Protection
Florida
Forest management
Hurricane aftermath legislation
Hurricanes
Landowners
Mississippi
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Refuse and refuse disposal
Texas
Water Resources Development
Watersheds

Summary:
action_date: 2006-03-07
text: 
Amends the Department of Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to waive or reduce the emergency watershed protection program non-federal cost share requirement if the Secretary determines that immediate action is or was required for environmental or safety concerns and the local partner cannot or could not financially participate.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-05-31
text: Favorable Executive Comment Received from USDA.
action_date: 2006-03-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2006-03-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-03-07
text: Introduced in House
To require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to conduct an Independent Safety Assessment of the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant.

Bill: 109-hr-4891
Sponsor: Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22]
Introduced: 2006-03-07 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Emergency Management
Environmental Protection
Governmental investigations
Maine
New York State
Nuclear power plants
Planning
Radiation safety
Radioactive pollution
Risk

Summary:
action_date: 2006-03-07
text: 
Requires the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to report to Congress regarding: (1) an in-depth Independent Safety Assessment of the design, construction, maintenance, and operational safety performance of the systems at the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant, Reactors 2 and 3, located in Westchester County, New York; and (2) a comprehensive evaluation of the radiological emergency plan for Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant, Reactors 2 and 3, conducted by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Department of Homeland Security. 
 
Requires the Independent Safety Assessment conducted at Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant to equal in depth and breadth the Independent Safety Assessment of the Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Plant, located near Bath, Maine, conducted by the NRC in 1996.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
action_date: 2006-03-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2006-03-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-03-07
text: Introduced in House
Sunshine in Monetary Policy Act

Bill: 109-hr-4892
Sponsor: Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]
Introduced: 2006-03-07 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Bank accounts
Bank deposits
Federal Reserve System
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Monetary policy
Money
Money market funds
Mutual funds
NOW accounts

Summary:
action_date: 2006-03-07
text: 
Sunshine in Monetary Policy Act - Requires the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to continue, after March 22, 2006, to compile and publish on a weekly basis the measure of the M3 monetary aggregate and components of the M3 that are not included in the measure of the M2 monetary aggregate.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-04-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.
action_date: 2006-03-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2006-03-07
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E298)
action_date: 2006-03-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-03-07
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to limit the provision of United States military assistance and the sale, transfer, or licensing of United States military equipment or technology to Ethiopia.

Bill: 109-hr-4895
Sponsor: Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-46]
Introduced: 2006-03-07 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Africa (Sub-Saharan)
Armed Forces and National Security
Arms control
Arms sales
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Congress
Congress and foreign policy
Congressional oversight
Congressional reporting requirements
Democracy
Dissenters
Ethiopia
Export controls
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Human rights
Military assistance
Military technology
Political persecution
Political violence
President and foreign policy
Public demonstrations
Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2006-03-07
text: 
Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit military assistance or the sale, transfer, or licensing of military equipment and technology for the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia unless the President certifies to Congress that the government of Ethiopia will not use such military assistance, equipment, or technology against pro-democracy advocates or peaceful civilian protesters in Ethiopia.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-03-14
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E358)
action_date: 2006-03-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2006-03-07
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H605)
action_date: 2006-03-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-03-07
text: Introduced in House
Infant and Toddler Durable Product Safety Act

Bill: 109-hr-4896
Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Introduced: 2006-03-07 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Child safety
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Delegation of powers
Families
Federal advisory bodies
Fines (Penalties)
Government Operations and Politics
Independent regulatory commissions
Infants
Labeling
Law
Product safety
Signs and symbols

Summary:
action_date: 2006-03-07
text: 
Infant and Toddler Durable Product Safety Act - Instructs the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to: (1) promulgate a consumer product safety standard for durable infant or toddler products; and (2) establish an Infant and Toddler Product Review Panel to advise the CPSC on guidelines and standards for such products. 
 
Amends the Consumer Product Safety Act to declare the limitation on maximum civil penalties inapplicable to this Act.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
action_date: 2006-03-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2006-03-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-03-07
text: Introduced in House
Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Program Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-4897
Sponsor: Rep. Udall, Mark [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2006-03-07 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural credit
Agricultural subsidies
Alternative energy sources
Authorization
Commerce
Department of Agriculture
Economics and Public Finance
Energy
Energy efficiency
Federally-guaranteed loans
Government Operations and Politics
Government lending
Housing and Community Development
Small business
Subsidies

Summary:
action_date: 2006-03-07
text: 
Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Program Act of 2006 - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, as amended by the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, to increase and extend through FY2011 Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) funding authority for renewable energy systems and energy efficiency improvements for farmers, ranchers, and rural small businesses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-03-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
action_date: 2006-03-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2006-03-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-03-07
text: Introduced in House
Sail Only if Scanned Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-4899
Sponsor: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8]
Introduced: 2006-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Containerization
Crime and Law Enforcement
Department of Homeland Security
Environmental Protection
Equipment and supplies
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Freight
Government Operations and Politics
Infrastructure
Intermodal transportation
Law
Marine safety
Marine terminals
Marine transportation
Radiation
Railroad freight operations
Science, Technology, Communications
Security measures
Standards
Technological innovations
Terrorism
Trucking

Summary:
action_date: 2006-03-08
text: 
Sail Only if Scanned Act of 2006 - Amends federal shipping law to to authorize an ocean shipping container to enter the United States, either directly or via a foreign port, only if the container is scanned with equipment, and secured with a seal, that meets certain standards before it is loaded on the vessel for shipment to the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-03-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity.
action_date: 2006-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2006-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-03-08
text: Introduced in House
Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Latin Americans of Japanese Descent Act

Bill: 109-hr-4901
Sponsor: Rep. Becerra, Xavier [D-CA-31]
Introduced: 2006-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Concentration camps
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Deportation
Federal advisory bodies
Government Operations and Politics
Governmental investigations
History
Immigration
Japanese Americans
Latin America
Latin Americans
Prisoners of war
Relocation
World War II

Summary:
action_date: 2006-03-08
text: 
Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Latin Americans of Japanese Descent Act - Establishes the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Latin Americans of Japanese descent.
 
Directs the Commission to: (1) extend the study of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians to investigate U.S. relocation, internment, and deportation to Axis countries of Latin Americans of Japanese descent from December 1941, through February 1948; and (2) recommend appropriate remedies to Congress based on preliminary findings by the original Commission and new discoveries.
 
Terminates the Commission 90 days after submission of such report.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2006-03-08
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E304)
action_date: 2006-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-03-08
text: Introduced in House
National Nurse Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-4903
Sponsor: Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-23]
Introduced: 2006-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Department of Health and Human Services
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Evaluation research (Social action programs)
Executive reorganization
Federal officials
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Grants-in-aid
Health education
Health surveys
Higher education
Labor and Employment
Nonprofit organizations
Nurses
Nursing
Nursing education
Occupational health and safety
Public health
Public service advertising
Recruiting of employees
Social Welfare
Teacher supply and demand
Volunteer workers

Summary:
action_date: 2006-03-08
text: 
National Nurse Act of 2006 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the Office of the National Nurse within the Office of Public Health and Science to: (1) encourage individuals to enter the nursing profession; (2) encourage nurses to become educators in schools of nursing; and (3) promote the public health.
 
Requires the National Nurse to: (1) designate four methods of achieving better health that will be given priority; and (2) make grants to nonprofit private entities to carry out projects for the purpose of educating the public on the annual health priorities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2006-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2006-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-03-08
text: Introduced in House
Truth in Fur Labeling Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-4904
Sponsor: Rep. Ferguson, Mike [R-NJ-7]
Introduced: 2006-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Animals
Clothing
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Fur trade
Imports
Labeling

Summary:
action_date: 2006-03-08
text: 
Truth in Fur Labeling Act of 2006 - Amends the Fur Product Labeling Act to revise the definition of &quot;fur product&quot; to mean any article of wearing apparel made in whole or in part of fur or used fur, regardless of the fur's value, the quantity of fur imported, or the expense of labeling (thus requiring labeling of all fur products).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
action_date: 2006-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2006-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-03-08
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Pikes Peak region of Colorado.

Bill: 109-hr-4907
Sponsor: Rep. Hefley, Joel [R-CO-5]
Introduced: 2006-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals
Colorado
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Gifts
Land transfers
Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
action_date: 2006-03-08
text: 
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Pikes Peak region of Colorado.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-03-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2006-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2006-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-03-08
text: Introduced in House
To require the Secretary of the Interior to offer the 181 Area of the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas leasing.

Bill: 109-hr-4908
Sponsor: Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]
Introduced: 2006-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Continental shelf
Florida
Gas in submerged lands
Gulf of Mexico
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Oil and gas leases
Petroleum in submerged lands
Submarine oil well drilling

Summary:
action_date: 2006-03-08
text: 
 Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to offer the 181 Area of the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas leasing no later than one year after enactment of this Act.
 
Prohibits the Secretary from offering for oil and gas leasing: (1) any area east of the Military Mission Line unless the Secretary of Defense agrees in writing before the area is offered for lease that it can be developed so as not to interfere with military activities; or (2) any area within 100 miles of the coastline of Florida.
 
Requires the 181 Area to be offered for lease in spite of its omission from a specified leasing program under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-03-14
text: Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
action_date: 2006-03-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2006-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2006-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-03-08
text: Introduced in House
Trade Sanction Avoidance Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-4909
Sponsor: Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13]
Introduced: 2006-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Commerce
Corporation taxes
Export subsidies
Finance and Financial Sector
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Foreign corporations
Income tax
Manufacturing industries
Tax exclusion
Taxation of foreign income

Summary:
action_date: 2006-03-08
text: 
Trade Sanction Avoidance Act of 2006 - Amends the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 to repeal provisions allowing: (1) a phase in of the repeal of the tax exclusion for extraterritorial income in 2005 and 2006; and (2) an exemption from such repeal for binding contracts in effect on September 17, 2003. 

Amends the FSC Repeal and Extraterritorial Income Exclusion Act of 2000 to repeal the exemption for certain existing foreign sales corporations from the repeal of tax rules relating to such corporations. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2006-03-08
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E313)
action_date: 2006-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-03-08
text: Introduced in House
National Drug Testing Integrity Act

Bill: 109-hr-4910
Sponsor: Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1]
Introduced: 2006-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Drug abuse
Drug testing
Fraud
Government Operations and Politics
Independent regulatory commissions
Law
Product safety

Summary:
action_date: 2006-03-08
text: 
National Drug Testing Integrity Act - Requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to promulgate a rule that declares any substance or device designed or intended to falsify, alter, or defraud a lawfully administered drug test for detecting a chemical or controlled substance in the body to be a banned hazardous product.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
action_date: 2006-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2006-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-03-08
text: Introduced in House
Corrosion Prevention Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-4913
Sponsor: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8]
Introduced: 2006-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Commerce
Corrosion
Department of the Treasury
Environmental Protection
Government Operations and Politics
Income tax
Law
Licenses
Tax credits

Summary:
action_date: 2006-03-09
text: 
Corrosion Prevention Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business-related tax credit for 50% of net expenditures for engineering design, materials, and application and installation of corrosion prevention and mitigation technology for depreciable property comprised primarily of metals susceptible to corrosion.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2006-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Veterans' Choice of Representation Act

Bill: 109-hr-4914
Sponsor: Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17]
Introduced: 2006-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Department of Veterans Affairs
Government Operations and Politics
Law
Legal fees
Right to counsel
Veterans' benefits

Summary:
action_date: 2006-03-09
text: 
Veterans' Choice of Representation Act - Amends federal law concerning a veteran's representation by an agent or attorney to allow the payment of attorney fees from the date the claimant files a Notice of Disagreement in the case. (Currently, such fees may not be paid before the Board of Veterans' Appeals first makes a final decision in the case.) Repeals the requirement that, in order to be paid, an attorney must be retained within a one-year period after the case has begun.
 
Authorizes: (1) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to review an attorney's fee agreement and order a reduction if the Secretary finds that the fee is excessive or unreasonable; and (2) judicial review of such findings.
 
Requires (currently, authorizes) the Secretary to direct the payment of attorney fees out of any past-due benefits awarded to a veteran in a proceeding.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-10-06
text: Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2006-06-12
text: Executive Comment Requested from Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2006-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2006-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Clean Air and Water Investment Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-4918
Sponsor: Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8]
Introduced: 2006-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Air pollution control
Environmental Protection
Environmental technology
Equipment and supplies
Finance and Financial Sector
Income tax
Science, Technology, Communications
Tax-exempt securities
Water pollution control

Summary:
action_date: 2006-03-09
text: 
Clean Air and Water Investment Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to include air and water pollution control facilities among the projects for which tax exempt facility bonds may be issued.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2006-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-03-09
text: Introduced in House