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State Waste Empowerment and Enforcement Provision Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-70
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Jo Ann [R-VA-1]
Introduced: 2005-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Commerce
Crime and Law Enforcement
Economics and Public Finance
Environmental health
Environmental law enforcement
Government Operations and Politics
Health
Incineration
Interstate commerce
Landfills
Municipal solid waste
Referendum
Refuse and refuse disposal
State-local relations
Transboundary pollution
Transportation and Public Works
Transportation of hazardous substances
User charges
Waste disposal sites

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: State Waste Empowerment and Enforcement Provision Act of 2005 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize a State to limit, place restrictions on, or otherwise regulate out-of-State municipal solid waste received or disposed of annually at each landfill or incinerator in the State, except, until two years after enactment of this Act, to the extent that a host community agreement (between an owner or operator of a landfill or incinerator and an affected local government) specifically authorizes such receipt.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
To support the Boy Scouts of America and the Girl Scouts of the United States of America.

Bill: 109-hr-71
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Jo Ann [R-VA-1]
Introduced: 2005-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Boy Scouts
Families
Girl Scouts
Government property
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Women

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: 
Prohibits any Federal law, rule, or regulation from being construed to limit any Federal agency from providing any form of support to the Boy Scouts of America or the Girl Scouts of the United States of America, including: (1) holding meetings, jamborees, camporees, or other scouting activities on Federal property if such organization has received permission from the appropriate Federal official responsible for such property; or (2) hosting or sponsoring any official event of such organization.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
To define marriage for all legal purposes in the District of Columbia to consist of the union of one man and one woman.

Bill: 109-hr-72
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Jo Ann [R-VA-1]
Introduced: 2005-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: District of Columbia
Families
Local laws
Marriage

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: 
Defines &quot;marriage&quot; for all legal purposes in the District of Columbia to mean the union of one man and one woman.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Northern Neck National Heritage Area Study Act

Bill: 109-hr-73
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Jo Ann [R-VA-1]
Introduced: 2005-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Arts, Culture, Religion
Commemorations
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Cultural property
Environmental Protection
Historic sites
History
Land use
Nature conservation
Outdoor recreation
Sports and Recreation
Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Northern Neck National Heritage Area Study Act - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to study and report to specified congressional committees on the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Northern Neck National Heritage Area to be comprised of: (1) the part of eastern coastal Virginia between the Potomac and Rappahannock Rivers; (2) Westmoreland, Northumberland, Richmond, King George, and Lancaster Counties, Virginia; and (3) other areas adjacent to or in the vicinity of those areas that have similar heritage aspects.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-02-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Rural America Protection Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-74
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Jo Ann [R-VA-1]
Introduced: 2005-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Compensation (Law)
Dredging
Eminent domain
Hydrology
Law
Licenses
Real estate appraisal
Water Resources Development
Water pollution control
Wetlands

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Rural America Protection Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Army or a State from issuing a permit to a governmental entity for the discharge of dredged or fill material into navigable waters where Act compliance is based on a permit condition requiring mitigation of adverse impacts to wetlands through the acquisition of private property if the property is: (1) being acquired by condemnation; and (2) located outside a certain U.S. Geological Survey cataloging unit in which the wetland is located. 
Allows issuance of such a permit upon payment of compensation equaling or exceeding the property's fair market value or the average fair market value of a parcel the size of the property in the cataloging unit in which the wetland is located.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-01-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Government Accountability and Streamlining Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-75
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Jo Ann [R-VA-1]
Introduced: 2005-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional information resources
Congressional investigations
Congressional reporting requirements
Economics and Public Finance
Executive reorganization
Government Operations and Politics
House rules and procedure
Legislation
Legislative resolutions
Productivity in government
Senate rules and procedure
Waste in government spending

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: 
Government Accountability and Streamlining Act of 2005 - Requires the Comptroller General, to the extent practicable, to prepare for, and to accompany, each public bill and joint resolution reported by a congressional subcommittee or committee a determination of whether: (1) the measure authorizes new Federal entities, programs, or functions; (2) an existing entity or program carries out functions similar to those authorized by the measure; and (3) the existing entity or program may more effectively and efficiently perform the functions and carry out the measure's purposes than the proposed entity or program.
 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2005-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2005-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Outpatient Care Access Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-76
Sponsor: Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2]
Introduced: 2005-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Ambulatory care
Clinics
Health
Veterans' hospitals
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Veterans Outpatient Care Access Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide needed medical services from sources outside the Department of Veterans Affairs when veterans are informed that the waiting period for such services in a Department outpatient clinic will be six months or longer.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Remarried Widows' and Widowers' Benefits Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-77
Sponsor: Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2]
Introduced: 2005-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Divorce
Families
Marriage
Old age, survivors and disability insurance
Social security eligibility
Widowers
Widows
Women

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: 
Remarried Widows' and Widowers' Benefits Act of 2005 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to allow remarried widows, widowers, and surviving divorced spouses to become or remain entitled to widow's or widower's insurance benefits if the prior marriage was for at least ten years. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-01-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for payment of lump-sum death payments upon the death of a spouse.

Bill: 109-hr-78
Sponsor: Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2]
Introduced: 2005-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Families
Labor and Employment
Married people
Old age, survivors and disability insurance
Survivors' benefits

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: 
Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to revise requirements for lump-sum death payments to the surviving spouse of an individual who died as a fully or currently insured individual. Extends such payments to the surviving spouse of the spouse of such an individual (that is, to the fully or currently insured individual if that person's spouse dies). Specifies a formula for determination of the applicable primary insurance amount used in the determination of a lump-sum death benefit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-01-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Military Retiree Health Care Task Force Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-79
Sponsor: Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8]
Introduced: 2005-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Families
Federal advisory bodies
Government Operations and Politics
Health
Health insurance continuation
Medicare
Military dependents
Retired military personnel
Retiree health benefits
Social Welfare
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Military Retiree Health Care Task Force Act of 2005 - Establishes the Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task Force to study and report to the Congress on matters relating to health care coverage of retired military personnel and their families, Federal sharing agreements relating to such care, and proposals to provide a full continuum of such coverage to Medicare-eligible military retirees and their dependents.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-01-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2005-01-27
text: Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Notch Baby Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-80
Sponsor: Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8]
Introduced: 2005-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Old age, survivors and disability insurance
Social security beneficiaries
Social security eligibility

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Notch Baby Act of 2005 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act with respect to the benefit computation formula for individuals affected by the changes in benefit computation rules enacted in the Social Security Amendments of 1977 who reached age 65 after 1979 and before 1989. 
Sets forth a schedule of additional benefit increases for such beneficiaries (and related beneficiaries), with percentages declining from 60 percent to ten percent keyed to the year an individual became eligible for such benefits between 1979 and 1989.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-01-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
David Shick Honesty in Campus Justice Act

Bill: 109-hr-81
Sponsor: Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11]
Introduced: 2005-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Colleges
Crime and Law Enforcement
Families
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Higher education
School discipline
Sex crimes
Sex offenders
Student records
Victims of crimes
Violence

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: 
David Shick Honesty in Campus Justice Act - Amends the General Education Provisions Act to require an institution of postsecondary education to disclose to the alleged victim of any crime of violence or a nonforcible sex offense (or to a deceased victim's next of kin) the final results of any disciplinary proceeding conducted by such institution against a student who is the alleged perpetrator. (Current law states that such disclosure is not prohibited.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-02-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Social Security On-line Privacy Protection Act

Bill: 109-hr-82
Sponsor: Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11]
Introduced: 2005-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Commerce
Computer networks
Consumer protection
Fines (Penalties)
Government Operations and Politics
Identification devices
Injunctions
Interactive media
Internet
Law
Right of privacy
Social Welfare
Social security numbers
Telecommunication industry

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: 
Social Security On-line Privacy Protection Act - Prohibits an interactive computer service from disclosing to a third party an individual's Social Security number or related personally identifiable information without the individual's prior informed written consent. Requires such service to permit an individual to revoke any consent at any time. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Wireless Privacy Protection Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-83
Sponsor: Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11]
Introduced: 2005-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Business records
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Commerce
Consumer education
Consumer protection
Emergency Management
Emergency communication systems
Federal Communications Commission
Government Operations and Politics
Independent regulatory commissions
Law
Right of privacy
Telecommunication industry
Traffic accidents and safety
Transportation and Public Works
Wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Wireless Privacy Protection Act of 2005 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require informed customer prior written consent to the provision of wireless call location and crash information.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Online Privacy Protection Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-84
Sponsor: Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11]
Introduced: 2005-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Child safety
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil actions and liability
Computer industry
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Consumer education
Consumer protection
Damages
Electronic commerce
Electronic mail systems
Families
Federal Trade Commission
Government Operations and Politics
Government and business
Government paperwork
Independent regulatory commissions
Injunctions
Internet
Judicial review
Law
Parent and child
Parties to actions
Restrictive trade practices
Right of privacy
Science, Technology, Communications
State courts
Web sites
Youth

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Online Privacy Protection Act of 2005 - Makes it unlawful for an operator of a Web site or online service to collect, use, or disclose personal information concerning an individual (age 13 and above) in a manner that violates regulations to be prescribed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requiring such operators to protect the confidentiality, security, and integrity of personal information it collects from such individuals. Requires such regulations to require such operators to provide a process for such individuals to consent to or limit the disclosure of such information. 
Directs the FTC to provide incentives for efforts of self-regulation by operators to implement appropriate protections for such information.
Authorizes the States to enforce such regulations by bringing actions on behalf of residents, requiring the State attorney general to first notify the FTC of such action. Authorizes the FTC to intervene in any such action.
Provides for enforcement of this Act through the Federal Trade Commission Act.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Gift Card Protection Act

Bill: 109-hr-85
Sponsor: Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11]
Introduced: 2005-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Consumer protection
Federal Trade Commission
Fees
Gifts
Government Operations and Politics
Independent regulatory commissions
Law
Restrictive trade practices

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: 
Gift Card Protection Act - Requires the Federal Trade Commission to promulgate a rule providing that it shall be an unfair or deceptive act or practice for gift certificates issued by any person to include or bear expiration dates, or for any person to deduct service charges or dormancy fees from such gift certificates. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit a State from imposing a discriminatory commuter tax on nonresidents, and for other purposes.

Bill: 109-hr-86
Sponsor: Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11]
Introduced: 2005-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Commuter tax
Government Operations and Politics
Intergovernmental tax relations
Interstate relations
Local taxation
State taxation
Tax incidence
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Prohibits a State from imposing a tax on the income earned in the State by nonresidents unless the tax is of substantial equality of treatment for the citizens of the State and the nonresidents so commuting.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area Act of 2003

Bill: 109-hr-87
Sponsor: Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11]
Introduced: 2005-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: American Revolution
Arts, Culture, Religion
Commerce
Cultural property
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Environmental Protection
Exhibitions
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Grants-in-aid
Historic sites
History
Land use
National parks
Nature conservation
New Jersey
Nonprofit organizations
Outdoor recreation
Planning
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public meetings
Public-private partnerships
Signs and signboards
Social Welfare
Sports and Recreation
Water Resources Development

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area Act of 2003 (sic) - Establishes the Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area in New Jersey. 
Designates the Crossroads of the American Revolution Association, Inc. as the Area's management entity. Directs the Association to submit, and to assist local governments, regional planning organizations, and nonprofit entities in implementing, an area management plan which includes strategies for conservation, funding, management, and development of the Area.
Bars the Association from using Federal funds received under this Act to acquire real property, but permits the Association to use any other source of funding, including other Federal funding, intended for the acquisition of real property. Limits Federal funding to 50 percent of any assistance provided.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance to: (1) the Area to develop and implement the management plan; and (2) State or local government or nonprofit organizations for treatment of historical objects or structures eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. Authorizes the Superintendent of Morristown National Historical Park to provide operational assistance supporting implementation of the management plan to public and private organizations within the Area, including the Association.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-02-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House