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A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 2-Propenoic acid, reaction products with o-cresol-epichlorohydydrin-formaldehyde polymer and 3a,4,7,7a-tetrahydro-1,3-isobenzofurandione.

Bill: 109-s-3442
Sponsor: Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV]
Introduced: 2006-06-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2006-06-06
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on 2-Propenoic acid, reaction products with o-cresol-epichlorohydydrin-formaldehyde polymer and 3a,4,7,7a-tetrahydro-1,3-isobenzofurandione.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2006-06-06
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 1H-Imidazole, 2-ethyl-4-methyl- (9Cl).

Bill: 109-s-3443
Sponsor: Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV]
Introduced: 2006-06-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2006-06-06
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on 1H-Imidazole, 2-ethyl-4-methyl- (9Cl).

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2006-06-06
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 1H-Imidazole-4-methanol, 5-methyl-2-phenyl-(9Cl).

Bill: 109-s-3444
Sponsor: Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV]
Introduced: 2006-06-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2006-06-06
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on 1H-Imidazole-4-methanol, 5-methyl-2-phenyl-(9Cl).

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2006-06-06
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on epoxide resins consisting of Formaldehyde, polymer with methylphenol, 2-hydroxy-3-[(1-oxo-2-propenyl)oxy]propyl ether and formaldehyde, polymer with (chloromethyl)oxirane and methylphenol, 4-cyclohexene-1,2-dicarboxylate 2-propenoate (9Cl).

Bill: 109-s-3445
Sponsor: Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV]
Introduced: 2006-06-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2006-06-06
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on epoxide resins consisting of Formaldehyde, polymer with methylphenol, 2-hydroxy-3-[(1-oxo-2-propenyl)oxy]propyl ether and formaldehyde, polymer with (chloromethyl)oxirane and methylphenol, 4-cyclohexene-1,2-dicarboxylate 2-propenoate (9Cl).

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2006-06-06
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 4-Cyclohexene-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, compd. with 1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triamine (1:1).

Bill: 109-s-3446
Sponsor: Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV]
Introduced: 2006-06-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2006-06-06
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on 4-Cyclohexene-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, compd. with 1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triamine (1:1).

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2006-06-06
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 2-Propenoic acid, polymer with (chloromethyl)oxirane, formaldehyde and phenol, hydrogen 4-cyclohexene-1,2-dicarboxylate.

Bill: 109-s-3447
Sponsor: Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV]
Introduced: 2006-06-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2006-06-06
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on 2-Propenoic acid, polymer with (chloromethyl)oxirane, formaldehyde and phenol, hydrogen 4-cyclohexene-1,2-dicarboxylate.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2006-06-06
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Formaldehyde, polymer with (chloromethyl)oxirane and 2-methylphenol, 3-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-2-methylpropanoate 2-propenoate, 4-cyclohexene-1,2-dicarboxylate (9Cl).

Bill: 109-s-3448
Sponsor: Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV]
Introduced: 2006-06-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2006-06-06
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on Formaldehyde, polymer with (chloromethyl)oxirane and 2-methylphenol, 3-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-2-methylpropanoate 2-propenoate, 4-cyclohexene-1,2-dicarboxylate (9Cl).

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2006-06-06
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Oxirane, 2,2'-[(3,3',5,5'-tetramethyl[1,1'-biphenyl]-4,4'-diyl)bis(oxymethylene)bis- (9Cl).

Bill: 109-s-3450
Sponsor: Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV]
Introduced: 2006-06-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2006-06-06
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on Oxirane, 2,2'-[(3,3',5,5'-tetramethyl[1,1'-biphenyl]-4,4'-diyl)bis(oxymethylene)bis- (9Cl).

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2006-06-06
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 1,3,5,-Triazine-2,4-diamine, 6-[2-(2-undecyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)ethyl]-(9Cl).

Bill: 109-s-3451
Sponsor: Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV]
Introduced: 2006-06-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2006-06-06
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on 1,3,5,-Triazine-2,4-diamine, 6-[2-(2-undecyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)ethyl]-(9Cl).

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2006-06-06
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to modify the provisions of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States relating to returned property.

Bill: 109-s-3452
Sponsor: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Introduced: 2006-06-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Exports
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2006-06-06
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify the article description relating to U.S. products returned after being exported to include products previously exported from the United States if returned within three years of being exported.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2006-06-06
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to provide for duty free treatment for certain United States Government property returned to the United States.

Bill: 109-s-3453
Sponsor: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Introduced: 2006-06-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2006-06-06
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide duty-free treatment for certain federal property returned to the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2006-06-06
text: Introduced in Senate
Independent Health Record Bank Act of 2006

Bill: 109-s-3454
Sponsor: Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS]
Introduced: 2006-06-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Bank accounts
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Commerce
Computer security measures
Congressional reporting requirements
Consumer education
Crime and Law Enforcement
Data banks
Electronic data interchange
Emergency Management
Emergency medicine
Employee training
Federal Reserve System
Federal preemption
Fees
Finance and Financial Sector
Fines (Penalties)
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Health care fraud
Identification devices
Income tax
Labor and Employment
Law
Licenses
Medical records
Medical research
Nonprofit organizations
Right of privacy
Science, Technology, Communications
Security measures
Social Welfare
State laws
Tax credits
Tax exemption
Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2006-06-06
text: 
Independent Health Record Bank Act of 2006 - Requires the Secretary of Commerce to prescribe standards for the establishment and certification of independent health record banks to store individual electronic health records.
 
Gives an individual ownership over his/her entire health record with the right to review its contents at any time during normal business hours.
 
Allows a bank to generate revenue through the sale of nonidentifiable and partially identifiable health information contained in the bank for research purposes, but requires that such revenue be shared with account holders and allows such revenue to be shared with health care providers and payers. Excludes any such revenue from the gross income of the bank, account holder, or health care provider or payer.
 
Requires prior authorization by an individual before access can be given to his/her electronic health record. Permits access to a limited, authenticated data set concerning an individual for emergency response purposes without the individual's prior consent.
 
Requires each state with a record bank operating in the state to designate a state agency to be responsible for addressing complaints.
 
Requires the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Technology or other appropriate official, to: (1) develop a program to certify entities to operate independent health record banks; and (2) establish an interagency council to develop standards for federal security auditing for entities operating banks.
 
Imposes fines and/or imprisonment for the wrongful disclosure of information collected, maintained, or made available by a record bank.
 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish an independent health record bank account investment credit for amounts paid by an employer towards the maintenance of an employee's record bank account.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2006-06-06
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5504)
action_date: 2006-06-06
text: Introduced in Senate
Profiting from Access to Computer Technology (PACT) Act

Bill: 109-s-3455
Sponsor: Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA]
Introduced: 2006-06-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Computer software
Computers
Education
Educational technology
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Enterprise zones
Families
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Higher education
Military dependents
Nonprofit organizations
Science, Technology, Communications
Secondary education
Social Welfare
Surplus government property
Urban affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2006-06-06
text: 
Profiting from Access to Computer Technology (PACT) Act or the Child PACT Act - Directs each Federal agency to: (1) safeguard and identify potential educationally useful Federal equipment that it no longer needs or that has been declared surplus; and (2) transfer such equipment, either directly or through the General Services Administration (GSA), to educational recipients, military recipients, or nonprofit refurbishers. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2006-06-06
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5504-5505)
action_date: 2006-06-06
text: Introduced in Senate
Consumers Having Options in Cable Entertainment Act

Bill: 109-s-3457
Sponsor: Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2006-06-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative fees
Administrative procedure
Administrative remedies
Cable television
Civil actions and liability
Commerce
Consumer protection
Damages
Economics and Public Finance
Educational television
Federal Communications Commission
Federal preemption
Franchises (Retail trade)
Government Operations and Politics
Independent regulatory commissions
Injunctions
Law
Licenses
Local laws
Public broadcasting
Punitive damages
Right-of-way
State laws
Technological innovations
Telecommunication rates
Television broadcasting
Television programs
Television stations
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2006-06-07
text: 
Consumers Having Options in Cable Entertainment Act - CHOICE Act - Defines, for this Act, &quot;eligible video service provider&quot; as a video service provider: (1) with an attributable interest in a cable channel that, among other requirements, offers that cable channel on an a-la-carte basis and declares its intention to offer its digital subscribers on an a-la-carte basis any cable channels it carries that are offered to it on an a-la-carte basis; or (2) without an attributable interest in a cable channel that files a declaration of its intention to offer its digital subscribers on an a-la-carte basis any cable channels it carries that are offered to it on an a-la-carte basis.
 
Prohibits requiring such providers to obtain a state or local video franchise, build out its video distribution system in any particular manner, or provide distribution facility and equipment access to any other video service provider. 
 
Allows local governments to require such providers to pay a reasonable fee for public rights-of-way management. Prohibits local governments from soliciting in-kind contributions or institutional network services from the provider unless the contributions or services are credited to that fee.
 
 Exempts video service provided by such providers from the Communications Act of 1934, except for specified provisions. Preempts any franchising provision and any provision of state or local laws inconsistent with this Act.
 
Amends the Communications Act of 1934: (1) in pole attachment provisions, to modify definitions and to exempt wireless service facilities; and (2) to modify requirements regarding provision of local commercial and noncommercial television signals by cable operators.
 
Prohibits, notwithstanding any other provision of law, a local commercial television station under common control with a cable channel from having the benefit of the Commission's network program non-duplication rules unless the cable channel is made available to multichannel video programming distributors on an a-la-carte basis.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2006-06-07
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5600-5601)
action_date: 2006-06-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act

Bill: 109-s-3458
Sponsor: Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN]
Introduced: 2006-06-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Child safety
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Container industry
Energy
Families
Gasoline
Government Operations and Politics
Independent regulatory commissions
Law
Petroleum storage
Product safety
Safety measures
Standards

Summary:
action_date: 2006-06-07
text: 
Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act - Directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to promulgate final child-resistance product safety standards for closures on portable gasoline containers intended for use by consumers.
 
Prescribes criteria for such standards.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2006-06-07
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries relating to high-density, fiberboard-core laminate panels entered in May 2003 through September 2003.

Bill: 109-s-3459
Sponsor: Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA]
Introduced: 2006-06-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Private Legislation
Subjects: Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2006-06-07
text: 
Directs the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection to liquidate or reliquidate certain entries relating to high-density, fiberboard-core laminate panels and refund any amounts owed.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2006-06-07
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries relating to high-density, fiberboard-core laminate panels entered in June 2004 through October 2004.

Bill: 109-s-3460
Sponsor: Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA]
Introduced: 2006-06-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Private Legislation
Subjects: Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2006-06-07
text: 
Directs the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection to liquidate or reliquidate certain entries relating to high-density, fiberboard-core laminate panels and refund any amounts owed.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2006-06-07
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries relating to high-density, fiberboard-core laminate panels entered in February 2003 through May 2003.

Bill: 109-s-3461
Sponsor: Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA]
Introduced: 2006-06-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Private Legislation
Subjects: Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2006-06-07
text: 
Directs the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection to liquidate or reliquidate certain entries relating to high-density, fiberboard-core laminate panels and refund any amounts owed.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2006-06-07
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries relating to high-density, fiberboard-core laminate panels entered in October 2002 through February 2003.

Bill: 109-s-3462
Sponsor: Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA]
Introduced: 2006-06-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Private Legislation
Subjects: Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2006-06-07
text: 
Directs the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection to liquidate or reliquidate certain entries relating to high-density, fiberboard-core laminate panels and refund any amounts owed.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2006-06-07
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries relating to high-density, fiberboard-core laminate panels entered in May 2002 through August 2002.

Bill: 109-s-3463
Sponsor: Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA]
Introduced: 2006-06-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Private Legislation
Subjects: Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2006-06-07
text: 
Directs the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection to liquidate or reliquidate certain entries relating to high-density, fiberboard-core laminate panels and refund any amounts owed.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2006-06-07
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries relating to high-density, fiberboard-core laminate panels entered in May 2002 through June 2002.

Bill: 109-s-3464
Sponsor: Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA]
Introduced: 2006-06-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Private Legislation
Subjects: Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2006-06-07
text: 
Directs the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection to liquidate or reliquidate certain entries relating to high-density, fiberboard-core laminate panels and refund any amounts owed.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2006-06-07
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries relating to high-density, fiberboard-core laminate panels entered in March 1999 through March 2001.

Bill: 109-s-3465
Sponsor: Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA]
Introduced: 2006-06-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Private Legislation
Subjects: Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2006-06-07
text: 
Directs the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection to liquidate or reliquidate certain entries relating to high-density, fiberboard-core laminate panels and refund any amounts owed.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2006-06-07
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries relating to high-density, fiberboard-core laminate panels entered in March 2002 through May 2002.

Bill: 109-s-3466
Sponsor: Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA]
Introduced: 2006-06-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Private Legislation
Subjects: Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2006-06-07
text: 
Directs the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection to liquidate or reliquidate certain entries relating to high-density, fiberboard-core laminate panels and refund any amounts owed.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2006-06-07
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries relating to high-density, fiberboard-core laminate panels entered in January 2002 through March 2002.

Bill: 109-s-3467
Sponsor: Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA]
Introduced: 2006-06-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Private Legislation
Subjects: Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2006-06-07
text: 
Directs the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection to liquidate or reliquidate certain entries relating to high-density, fiberboard-core laminate panels and refund any amounts owed.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2006-06-07
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries relating to high-density, fiberboard-core laminate panels entered in March 2001 through October 2001.

Bill: 109-s-3468
Sponsor: Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA]
Introduced: 2006-06-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Private Legislation
Subjects: Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2006-06-07
text: 
Directs the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection to liquidate or reliquidate certain entries relating to high-density, fiberboard-core laminate panels and refund any amounts owed.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2006-06-07
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries relating to high-density, fiberboard-core laminate panels entered in February 2005 through July 2005.

Bill: 109-s-3469
Sponsor: Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA]
Introduced: 2006-06-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Private Legislation
Subjects: Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2006-06-07
text: 
Directs the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection to liquidate or reliquidate certain entries relating to high-density, fiberboard-core laminate panels and refund any amounts owed.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2006-06-07
text: Introduced in Senate