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Living Organ Donor Tax Credit Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-2474
Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]
Introduced: 2005-05-19 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Costs
Donation of organs, tissues, etc.
Health
Income tax
Labor and Employment
Medical economics
Tax credits
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.
Wages

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: 
Living Organ Donor Tax Credit Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a nonrefundable tax credit for a donation of a qualified life-saving organ for transplantation by a living individual into another individual. Defines &quot;qualified life-saving organ&quot; as a kidney, liver, lung, pancreas, intestine, bone marrow, or any part thereof. Limits the annual amount of such credit to $5,000 of the unreimbursed costs and lost wages incurred by an organ donor in connection with an organ transplant.
 
Amends the Public Health Service Act to: (1) reduce federal living organ donation grants by any tax credit for organ donation received under this Act; and (2) provide that any such tax credit not be deemed valuable consideration for purposes of the ban against organ purchases.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-06-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
action_date: 2005-05-20
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1033)
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income gain on the sale of certain residential leased-fee interests to holders of the leasehold rights.

Bill: 109-hr-2476
Sponsor: Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1]
Introduced: 2005-05-19 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Apartment houses
Commerce
Condominium (Housing)
Cooperative housing
Home ownership
Housing and Community Development
Income tax
Landlord and tenant
Real estate business
Rental housing
Tax exclusion

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income gain from the sale of certain residential leased-fee interests to a holder of the leasehold right if such holder is: (1) a lessee of a residential house lot; (2) a lessee of a multi-family residential leasehold unit; (3) an association of apartment owners of a multi-family residential leasehold property; or (4) a cooperative housing corporation for a residential leasehold property.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain bicycle parts.

Bill: 109-hr-2477
Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2005-05-19 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Bicycles
Equipment and supplies
Tariff
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on bicycle speedometers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-05-20
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1047)
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain bicycle parts.

Bill: 109-hr-2478
Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2005-05-19 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Bicycles
Equipment and supplies
Tariff
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on baby carriers, chain adjustors, chain covers, mechanical grips with 7/8&quot; internal diameter, air horns, wide-angle reflectors, plastic saddle covers, safety pads, chain tensioners, toe clips, head sets, seat posts, all the foregoing for chief use on bicycles.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-05-20
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1047)
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain bicycle parts.

Bill: 109-hr-2479
Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2005-05-19 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Bicycles
Tariff
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on unicycles.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-05-20
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1047)
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain bicycle parts.

Bill: 109-hr-2480
Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2005-05-19 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Bicycles
Equipment and supplies
Tariff
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on sets of steel tubing cut to exact length and each set having the number of tubes needed for the assembly (with other parts) into the frame and fork of one bicycle.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-05-20
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1047)
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain bicycle parts.

Bill: 109-hr-2481
Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2005-05-19 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Bicycles
Equipment and supplies
Tariff
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on bicycle wheel rims.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-05-20
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1047)
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain bicycle parts.

Bill: 109-hr-2482
Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2005-05-19 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Bicycles
Equipment and supplies
Tariff
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on crank gear and parts (other than cotterless crank sets and parts thereof).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-05-20
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1047)
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain bicycle parts.

Bill: 109-hr-2483
Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2005-05-19 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Bicycles
Equipment and supplies
Tariff
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on brakes designed for bicycles.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-05-20
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1047)
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Introduced in House
DSHEA Full Implementation and Enforcement Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-2485
Sponsor: Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5]
Introduced: 2005-05-19 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Appropriations
Authorization
Commerce
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Consumer education
Consumer protection
Deceptive advertising
Department of Health and Human Services
Dietary supplements
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to research
Federal employees
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Food industry
Food safety
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Governmental investigations
Health
Labeling
Law
Legislation
Medical research
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Research and development
Research grants
Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: 
DSHEA Full Implementation and Enforcement Act of 2005 - Authorizes and makes appropriations to: (1) carry out the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA) and all applicable regulatory requirements for dietary supplements under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; and (2) expand research and development of consumer information on dietary supplements by the Office of Dietary Supplements at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). 
 
Requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to fully and appropriately use such funds to regulate dietary supplements. 
 
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to report to Congress on the implementation and enforcement of DSHEA.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-06-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Introduced in House
Dietary Supplement Tax Fairness Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-2486
Sponsor: Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5]
Introduced: 2005-05-19 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Commerce
Diet
Dietary supplements
Finance and Financial Sector
Food safety
Health
Health insurance
Income tax
Insurance premiums
Medical economics
Tax deductions

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: 
Dietary Supplement Tax Fairness Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat amounts paid for foods for special dietary use, dietary supplements, and medical foods as medical expenses for purposes of the medical expense tax deduction. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Introduced in House
Historic Rehabilitation Enhancement Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-2488
Sponsor: Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3]
Introduced: 2005-05-19 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Building construction
Commemorations
Commerce
Government Operations and Politics
Historic sites
History
Housing and Community Development
Income tax
Local taxation
Residential rehabilitation
State taxation
Tax credits
Tax exclusion
Tax refunds
Valuation

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: 
Historic Rehabilitation Enhancement Act of 2005 - Provides that: (1) the receipt of a state historic tax credit and the transfer, disposition, or refund of such credit shall not constitute income for income tax purposes, unless the taxpayer elects to include such tax credit amount in income; (2) the adjusted basis of property for which a state historic tax credit is allowed shall be reduced by the tax credit amount; and (3) the transfer or disposition of the state historic tax credit shall not affect or reduce qualified rehabilitation expenditures under the rehabilitation tax credit or trigger recapture of income.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Introduced in House
Improving Government Accountability Act

Bill: 109-hr-2489
Sponsor: Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5]
Introduced: 2005-05-19 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Administrative remedies
Appropriations
Auditing
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Data banks
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Electronic government information
Employee training
Executive orders
Executive reorganization
Federal budgets
Federal employees
Federal officials
Fraud
Government paperwork
Governmental investigations
Grievance procedures
Higher education
Inspectors general
Internet
Labor and Employment
Law
Misconduct in office
Performance measurement
Productivity in government
Professional education
Removal of officials
Salaries
Science, Technology, Communications
Standards
Subpoena
Term limits
Waste in government spending
Web sites

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: 
Improving Government Accountability Act - Amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 to allow an Inspector General (IG) to be removed from office prior to the expiration of his or her term only on the grounds of either: (1) permanent incapacity; (2) inefficiency; (3) neglect of duty; (4) malfeasance; or (5) conviction of a felony or conduct involving moral turpitude.
 
Establishes the term of office of each IG as seven years and permits reappointment. Makes similar amendments respecting the appointment of IGs of certain designated Federal entities.
 
Authorizes an IG to annually transmit an appropriation estimate and request to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and to the appropriate congressional committees, in addition to the head of the establishment concerned. Requires the President to include in each annual budget specified IG appropriation information.
 
Establishes within the Executive Branch the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency to increase the professionalism and effectiveness of personnel in IG offices.
 
Establishes an Integrity Committee for the Council to review and refer for investigation allegations that are made against IGs and certain staff of the IG Offices.
 
Considers each Office of IG to be a separate Federal agency.
 
Empowers IGs of certain designated Federal entities with the same law enforcement authority provided to other IGs. 
 
Provides for the application of semiannual reporting requirements concerning the activities of offices of the IG with respect to inspection and evaluation reports.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Introduced in House
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Crotonic Acid.

Bill: 109-hr-2492
Sponsor: Rep. Hayes, Robin [R-NC-8]
Introduced: 2005-05-19 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Chemicals
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the suspension, through December 31, 2008, of the duty on Crotonic Acid.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on Glyoxylic Acid 50 %.

Bill: 109-hr-2493
Sponsor: Rep. Hayes, Robin [R-NC-8]
Introduced: 2005-05-19 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Chemicals
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on Glyoxylic Acid 50 percent.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on Chloroacetic acid, ethyl ester.

Bill: 109-hr-2494
Sponsor: Rep. Hayes, Robin [R-NC-8]
Introduced: 2005-05-19 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Chemicals
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on Chloroacetic acid, ethyl ester,


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on Chloroacetic Acid, Sodium Salt.

Bill: 109-hr-2495
Sponsor: Rep. Hayes, Robin [R-NC-8]
Introduced: 2005-05-19 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Chemicals
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on Chloroacetic Acid, Sodium Salt.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Introduced in House
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on 3,6,9-Trioxaundecanedioic acid.

Bill: 109-hr-2496
Sponsor: Rep. Hayes, Robin [R-NC-8]
Introduced: 2005-05-19 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Chemicals
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the suspension, through December 31, 2008, of the duty on 3,6,9-Trioxaundecanedioic acid.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Introduced in House
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Acetamiprid Technical.

Bill: 109-hr-2497
Sponsor: Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-17]
Introduced: 2005-05-19 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Environmental Protection
Pesticides
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the suspension, through December 31, 2008, of the duty on Acetamiprid Technical.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the tax incentives for the use of biodiesel through 2010.

Bill: 109-hr-2498
Sponsor: Rep. Hulshof, Kenny C. [R-MO-9]
Introduced: 2005-05-19 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Agricultural wastes
Agriculture and Food
Biomass energy
Diesel motor
Energy
Energy crops
Environmental Protection
Excise tax
Income tax
Oils and fats
Refuse as fuel
Tax credits
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through December 31, 2010, the income tax credit for biodiesel used as fuel and the excise credits for biodiesel mixtures and biodiesel used to produce biodiesel mixtures.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Introduced in House
To provide that members of the National Guard who served in the counties declared Federal disasters areas in response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States, and who served under State duty so that they could immediately assist in the response to the terrorist attacks should have that service counted as Federal active duty for purposes of military retirement credit under chapter 1223 of title 10, United States Code.

Bill: 109-hr-2499
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14]
Introduced: 2005-05-19 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Armed forces reserves
Crime and Law Enforcement
International Affairs
Labor and Employment
Military pensions
National Guard
New York City
New York State
September 11, 2001
Terrorism
Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: 
Counts as federal active duty for military retirement credit purposes full-time State active duty service performed by a member of the Army or Air National Guard on or after September 11, 2001, and before October 1, 2001, in specified counties of New York and Arlington County, Virginia, to support a federal declaration of emergency following the terrorist attacks on the United States of September 11, 2001.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-25
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3926)
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Introduced in House
National Amusement Park Ride Safety Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-2500
Sponsor: Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7]
Introduced: 2005-05-19 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Amusement parks
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Consumer protection
Government Operations and Politics
Independent regulatory commissions
Law
Product safety
Sports and Recreation

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: National Amusement Park Ride Safety Act of 2005 - Amends the Consumer Product Safety Act to expand the definition of consumer product to include amusement rides permanently fixed to a site (thereby granting the Consumer Product Safety Commission jurisdiction over such rides).

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-06-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
action_date: 2005-05-20
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1042-1043)
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Introduced in House