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Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-1122
Sponsor: Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2005-05-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Arizona
Boundaries
Camping
Charities
Conservation easements
Construction costs
Environmental Protection
Government Operations and Politics
Housing and Community Development
Land transfers
Maps
Mines and mineral resources
Mining engineering
National forests
Outdoor recreation
Real estate appraisal
Roads and highways
Small towns
Social Welfare
Sports and Recreation
Trails
Transportation and Public Works
Urban affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-25
text: 
Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (the Secretary) to convey to Resolution Copper Mining, LLC, all, right, title, and interest of the United States in and to specified federal land in Pinal county, Arizona, in exchange for Resolution Copper conveying to the United States title to: (1) the Secretary to specified non-federal land in Gila, Yavapai, Maricopa, and Pinal counties, Arizona, and (2) the Secretary of the Interior to specified non-federal land in Pinal and Santa Cruz counties, Arizona.
 
Directs the Secretary to convey specified land in Pinal county to the town of Superior, Arizona. 
 
Instructs Resolution Copper to deliver to the Secretary an executed document granting a permanent conservation easement to an entity that is: (1) a qualified unit of government; or (2) a land trust or other qualified organization. Requires Resolution Copper and the grantee, in consultation with the town and other interested parties, to determine whether the area covered by the easement should be used to establish additional public access routes, trails, and trailheads to Apache Leap. 
 
Directs the Secretary, in consultation with Resolution Copper, the town, and other interested parties, to: (1) construct in the Global Ranger District of the Tonto National Forest a replacement campground or campgrounds for the Oak Flat Campground; and (2) provide a replacement rock climbing area or areas on National Forest or public land.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2005-05-25
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5931-5932)
action_date: 2005-05-25
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain microphones used in automotive interiors.

Bill: 109-s-1123
Sponsor: Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI]
Introduced: 2005-05-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Automobiles
Science, Technology, Communications
Sound recording and reproducing
Tariff
Transportation and Public Works
Wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-25
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2007, the duty on certain microphones used in automotive interiors.
 
Applies this Act retroactively to certain entries or withdrawals from warehouse of such goods.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2005-05-25
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to postpone by 1 year the date by which countries participating in the visa waiver program shall begin to issue machine-readable tamper-resistant entry passports.

Bill: 109-s-1124
Sponsor: Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN]
Introduced: 2005-05-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Counterfeiting
Crime and Law Enforcement
Identification devices
Passports
Visas

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-25
text: 
Amends the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002 to extend by one year (October 26, 2006) the deadline for: (1) installing at all U.S. ports of entry equipment and software capable of processing machine-readable, tamper-resistant entry and exit documents and passports that contain biometric identifiers; (2) Visa Waiver Program (VWP) countries to certify that they are issuing machine-readable, tamper-resistant passports that contain biometric and document authentication identifiers comporting with specified standards; and (3) VWP participants who are issued passports on or after the new deadline to present passports that comply with such requirements. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-05-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Expanding Charitable and Volunteer Opportunities Act

Bill: 109-s-1125
Sponsor: Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA]
Introduced: 2005-05-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Access to health care
Aircraft
Aviation safety
Charitable contributions
Commerce
Corporate philanthropy
Damages
Electronics
Emergency Management
Equipment and supplies
Federal preemption
Fire departments
Gifts
Government Operations and Politics
Government liability
Health
Liability (Law)
Machinery
Motor vehicles
Nonprofit organizations
Office buildings
Office equipment and supplies
Physicians
Psychologists
Rescue work
Science, Technology, Communications
Social Welfare
State courts
State laws
Torts
Traffic accidents and safety
Transportation and Public Works
Volunteer workers

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-25
text: 
Expanding Charitable and Volunteer Opportunities Act - Protects a business entity from federal or state civil liability for any injury or death resulting from the use of certain equipment donated by such entity to a tax-exempt charitable organization or from the operation of an aircraft or motor vehicle loaned to such charitable organization, unless such business entity is guilty of gross negligence or intentional misconduct. 
 
Protects a governmental or other entity from federal or state civil liability for personal injuries, property damage or loss, or death caused by fire control or fire rescue equipment which such entity donates to a volunteer fire company, unless such entity is guilty of gross negligence or intentional misconduct.
 
Amends the Public Health Service Act to extend civil liability protections to certain medical practitioners (licensed physicians or clinical psychologists) who donate health care services to patients at health centers for medically underserved populations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-05-25
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5932-5933)
action_date: 2005-05-25
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to provide that no Federal funds may be expended for the payment or reimbursement of a drug that is prescribed to a sex offender for the treatment of sexual or erectile dysfunction.

Bill: 109-s-1126
Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2005-05-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Crime and Law Enforcement
Drug therapy
Drugs
Ex-offenders
Federal employees
Government Operations and Politics
Government employees' health insurance
Indian medical care
Medicaid
Medicare
Military medicine
Minorities
Sex
Sex offenders
Social Welfare
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-25
text: 
Prohibits any Federal funds from being expended for payment or reimbursement for a drug that is prescribed to an individual who has a conviction for sexual abuse, sexual assault, or any other sexual offense for the treatment of sexual or erectile dysfunction. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5933)
action_date: 2005-05-25
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress all documentation related to the Secretary's recommendations for the 2005 round of defense base closure and realignment.

Bill: 109-s-1127
Sponsor: Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2005-05-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congress
Congress and military policy
Congressional reporting requirements
Congressional-executive relations
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Military base closures

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-25
text: 
Requires the Secretary of Defense, within seven days after the enactment of this Act, to submit to Congress all Department of Defense (DOD) documentation related to the 2005 round of defense base closures and realignments. Terminates the 2005 round if such documentation is not provided.
 
Extends certain recommendation submission and related report dates under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 relating to the 2005 round of closures and realignments by the number of days after May 16, 2005, that the above documentation is submitted.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 118.
action_date: 2005-05-25
text: Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
action_date: 2005-05-25
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5933-5936)
action_date: 2005-05-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Pharmaceutical Advertising and Prudent Purchasing Act

Bill: 109-s-1128
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2005-05-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Ambulatory care
Armed Forces and National Security
Commerce
Drug advertising
Drug industry
Government Operations and Politics
Government procurement
Indian medical care
Medicaid
Medicare
Military medicine
Minorities
Prescription pricing
Social Welfare
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: 
Pharmaceutical Advertising and Prudent Purchasing Act - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide for increased rebates under the Medicaid program for prescription drugs directly advertised to consumers.
 
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop and implement procedures under which any master agreement, pricing agreement, or contract for the procurement or purchase of a covered drug or a covered outpatient drug by a federal agency or reimbursement program shall provide that the agency or program shall pay a negotiated reduced price for such drug unless the manufacturer has certified to the head of the agency or program that the drug was not directly advertised to consumers during the 12-month period preceding the date of such procurement or purchase.
 
Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on strategies to reduce the cost of prescription drugs covered under the Medicare and other federal programs directly advertised to consumers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6056-6057)
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Democracy Day Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-1130
Sponsor: Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]
Introduced: 2005-05-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Commemorations
Congress
Congressional investigations
Congressional reporting requirements
Election Day
Federal employees
Holidays
Labor and Employment
Leave of absence
Voting

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: Democracy Day Act of 2005 - Requires the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November in 2006 and in each even-number year thereafter (Election Day) to be treated as a legal public holiday for purposes relating to the pay and leave of Federal employees. Urges private employers to provide their employees flexibility on that day to enable them to vote. 
Directs the Comptroller General to conduct a study of the impact of such requirement on voter participation.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Treatment of Children's Deformities Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-1132
Sponsor: Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN]
Introduced: 2005-05-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Birth defects
Child health
Commerce
Consumer education
Employee health benefits
Families
Finance and Financial Sector
Health insurance
Labor and Employment
Plastic surgery
Standards
Surgery

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: 
Treatment of Children's Deformities Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code to require a group health plan, and a health issuer offering group health insurance coverage, that cover surgical benefits to also cover outpatient and inpatient diagnosis and treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity, disease, or injury. Requires that such coverage: (1) be subject to pre-authorization or pre-certification requirements of the plan or issuer; and (2) include any surgical treatment deemed by the treating physician to be medically necessary to approximate a normal appearance. Defines &quot;treatment&quot; to include reconstructive surgical procedures that are performed on abnormal structures of the body caused by congenital defects, abnormalities, trauma, infection, tumors, or disease, including: (1) procedures that do not materially affect the function of the body part being treated; and (2) procedures for secondary conditions and follow-up treatment. Excludes cosmetic surgery performed to reshape normal structures of the body to improve appearance or self-esteem. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6028-6029)
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6028)
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to express the sense of Congress on women in combat.

Bill: 109-s-1134
Sponsor: Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY]
Introduced: 2005-05-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Congress
Congress and military policy
Department of Defense
Government Operations and Politics
Law
Legislation
Military operations
Women
Women soldiers

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) women play a critical role in accomplishing the mission of the Armed Forces; and (2) there should be no change to existing statutes, regulations, or policy that would have the effect of decreasing the roles or positions available to women in the Armed Forces.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Utah Recreational Land Exchange Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-1135
Sponsor: Sen. Bennett, Robert F. [R-UT]
Introduced: 2005-05-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Commemorations
Environmental Protection
Grazing
Land transfers
Landscape protection
National monuments
Natural areas
Real estate appraisal
Recreation areas
Sports and Recreation
Utah

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: 
Utah Recreational Land Exchange Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey specified Federal land to the State of Utah in exchange for specified non-Federal land in the Colorado River corridor in Grand County, and in the vicinity of Dinosaur National Monument and the Book Cliffs area in Uintah County, Utah. 
 
 Sets forth provisions regarding the administration of non-Federal land after the exchange, including mineral revenues, grazing permits, hazardous materials, and historic properties. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6030)
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to facilitate the provision by members of the Armed Forces of testimony on the military value of military installations in connection with the 2005 round of defense base closure and realignment.

Bill: 109-s-1136
Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
Introduced: 2005-05-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Disciplining of employees
Discrimination in employment
Law
Military base closures
Military discharges
Military personnel
Military promotions
Witnesses

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: 
Directs the Secretary of Defense to permit any member of the Armed Forces to provide to the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission testimony on the military value of a military installation inside the United States, for purposes of the consideration by such Commission of the Secretary's recommendations for the 2005 round of defense base closures and realignments under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990.
 
Prohibits any retaliation or discrimination against a member providing or about to provide such testimony.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to include dehydroepiandrosterone as an anabolic steroid.

Bill: 109-s-1137
Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2005-05-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Drug abuse
Drug traffic
Sports and Recreation
Steroids

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: 
Amends the Controlled Substances Act to include dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) within the definition of &quot;anabolic steroid.&quot;


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6031)
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6030-6031)
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to authorize the placement of a monument in Arlington National Cemetery honoring the veterans who fought in World War II as members of Army Ranger Battalions.

Bill: 109-s-1138
Sponsor: Sen. Allen, George [R-VA]
Introduced: 2005-05-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Army
Cemeteries and funerals
Commemorations
History
Infantry
Monuments and memorials
Virginia
World War II

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: 
Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to place a monument in Arlington National Cemetery to honor veterans who fought in World War II as members of U.S. Army Ranger battalions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-06-23
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Pet Animal Welfare Statute of 2005

Bill: 109-s-1139
Sponsor: Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA]
Introduced: 2005-05-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Animal breeding
Business records
Cats
Commerce
Dogs
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Imports
Injunctions
Law
Licenses
Pets
Protection of animals
Retail trade

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: 
Pet Animal Welfare Statute of 2005 - Amends the Animal Welfare Act to revise the definition of dealer (in animals) to include: (1) sellers of dogs imported from outside the United States; and (2) persons who sell more than 25 dogs or cats or who whelp for sale more than six litters of dogs or cats annually.
 
Defines &quot;retail pet store&quot; for purposes of the Act as a public retail establishment that sells animals commonly kept as pets in U.S. households (e.g., dogs, cats, guinea pigs, rabbits, and hamsters). Excludes from such definition: (1) a person breeding animals to sell to the public as pets; (2) a person selling hunting, security, or breeding dogs; or (3) a person selling wild animals.
 
Requires dealers and retail pet stores to provide the Secretary of Agriculture with source records relating to the purchase or acquisition of dogs and cats.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to extend the period for the temporary suspension of a dealer license for a violation of the Act from 21 to 60 days, if the Secretary believes that such violation will continue past the initial 21-day period and will jeopardize the health of any animal.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to apply directly to a U.S. district court for a temporary restraining order or injunction to address violations of the Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-11-08
text: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 109-338.
action_date: 2005-07-27
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9148-9149)
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6031)
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Secure Handling of Ammonium Nitrate Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-1141
Sponsor: Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS]
Introduced: 2005-05-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Administrative remedies
Agriculture and Food
Ammonia
Business records
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil actions and liability
Commerce
Crime and Law Enforcement
Damages
Delegation of powers
Department of Homeland Security
Explosives
Federal preemption
Federal-state relations
Fertilizers
Fines (Penalties)
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Injunctions
Law
Licenses
Nitrates
Right of privacy
Searches and seizures
State laws

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: 
Secure Handling of Ammonium Nitrate Act of 2005 - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to regulate the handling and purchase of ammonium nitrate to prevent its misappropriation or use in violation of law.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to promulgate regulations that require: (1) handlers to register facilities, to sell or distribute ammonium nitrate only to handlers and purchasers registered under this Act, and to maintain records of sale or distribution that include the name, address, telephone number, and registration number of the immediate subsequent purchaser of ammonium nitrate; and (2) purchasers to be registered.
 
Makes it unlawful for any person to: (1) fail to perform any duty required by this Act, including regulations promulgated under this Act; (2) violate the terms of registration under this Act; (3) fail to keep any record, make any report, or allow any inspection required by this Act; or (4) to violate any sale or distribution order issued under this Act. Provides penalties for violations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6032-6033)
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6032)
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: Introduced in Senate