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Gross Overcharging Undermines Gasoline Economics Act

Bill: 109-hr-2944
Sponsor: Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23]
Introduced: 2005-06-16 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Cartels
Commerce
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Consumer protection
Economic growth
Economic impact statements
Economics and Public Finance
Energy prices
Energy supplies
Federal advisory bodies
Federal budgets
Fines (Penalties)
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Gasoline
Government Operations and Politics
Government procurement
Imports
Inflation
International Affairs
Labor and Employment
Law
OPEC countries
Petroleum
Petroleum industry
Petroleum reserves
Price fixing
Price indexes
Profit
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Restrictive trade practices
Retail trade
Service stations
Strategic materials

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-16
text: 
Gross Overcharging Undermines Gasoline Economics Act - Prohibits retail sales of gasoline for a price that exceeds the base price index multiplied by twice the rate of inflation, as adjusted according to a certain regional price structure index.
 
Instructs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) develop a regional price structure index to reflect regional variances in gasoline reformulation requirements and transportation costs; and (2) assess a civil penalty for a violation of this Act.
 
Directs the Federal Trade Commission to report annually to Congress on: (1) passive and active collusion to set gasoline prices;(2) antitrust practices throughout all supply chains in the oil industry; and (3) recommendations to protect consumers against gasoline price gouging.
 
Prohibits the Secretary from acquiring new petroleum products for, or placing any petroleum products in, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). 
 
Directs the Secretary to release from the SPR one million barrels of oil per day.
 
Establishes the Pricing and Economic Impact Commission to report to Congress on the effect of this Act upon: (1) domestic oil production; (2) foreign oil imports; (3) profits of the oil industry; (4) inflation; (5) employment; (6) economic growth; (7) federal revenues; and (8) national security.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
action_date: 2005-06-17
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1262-1263)
action_date: 2005-06-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2005-06-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-16
text: Introduced in House
Prostate Cancer Research and Prevention Act

Bill: 109-hr-2945
Sponsor: Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2]
Introduced: 2005-06-16 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Authorization
Department of Health and Human Services
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to health facilities
Federal aid to research
Government Operations and Politics
Health education
Medical screening
Medical tests
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Preventive medicine
Prostate cancer
Research grants
Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-16
text: 
Prostate Cancer Research and Prevention Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations for FY2006-FY2010 for: (1) the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to make grants to states and local health departments to carry out preventive health measures related to prostate cancer; and (2) the Director of the National Cancer Institute to expand, intensify, and coordinate prostate cancer research activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-06-17
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1257)
action_date: 2005-06-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2005-06-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-16
text: Introduced in House
Teen Dating Violence Education Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-2947
Sponsor: Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37]
Introduced: 2005-06-16 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Crime and Law Enforcement
Economics and Public Finance
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Families
Federal aid to education
Government Operations and Politics
Law
Legal education
Rape
Secondary education
Sex crimes
Social life and customs
State laws
Victims of crimes
Women
Youth violence

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-16
text: 
Teen Dating Violence Education Act of 2005 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide that authorized domestic violence education programs include state-specific information on the legal rights of teenage victims of dating violence.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
action_date: 2005-06-30
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1416)
action_date: 2005-06-17
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1254)
action_date: 2005-06-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2005-06-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-16
text: Introduced in House
Children's Express Lane to Health Coverage Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-2948
Sponsor: Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37]
Introduced: 2005-06-16 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Caregivers
Child nutrition
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Families
Federal aid to child health services
Government Operations and Politics
Health insurance
Medicaid
Medically uninsured
Parents
Poor children
Pregnant women
School lunch program
Social Welfare
State laws
Welfare eligibility
Women

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-16
text: 
Children's Express Lane to Health Coverage Act of 2005 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act to give states the option of providing that Medicaid or SCHIP financial eligibility requirements are met for children based on their eligibility for nutrition assistance or similar public programs with comparable income standards and methodologies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2005-06-17
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1253)
action_date: 2005-06-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2005-06-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-16
text: Introduced in House
College Opportunity for All Act

Bill: 109-hr-2949
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7]
Introduced: 2005-06-16 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Athletes
Authorization
Black colleges
Child nutrition
Child welfare
Department of Education
Disabled
Economics and Public Finance
Education of the disadvantaged
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Families
Federal aid to education
Federally-guaranteed loans
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Health
Higher education
Hispanic Americans
Infants
Interest rates
Labor and Employment
Language and languages
Mathematics
Migrant education
Minorities
Minority education
Nurses
Nursing education
Olympic games
Reading
Recruiting of employees
Scholarships
Science, Technology, Communications
Scientific education
Secondary education
Social Welfare
Social work
Special education
Sports and Recreation
Student aid
Student employment
Student loan funds
Teacher education
Teacher supply and demand
WIC program

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-16
text: 
College Opportunity for All Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to revise and reauthorize requirements relating to: (1) Pell Grants and other student aid amounts and access to higher education for all students; (2) elimination of borrower origination fees; (3) allowance of refinancing of consolidation loans; (4) student loan forgiveness for certain public service employment; (5) termination of government payment of special allowances at excessive interest rates to lenders and holders of student loans; (6) simplification of the student aid process; (7) an initiative to enhance college graduation rates and accelerate time to degree; (8) teacher preparation and recruiting programs of TEACH grants and for teachers of mathematics, science, and languages; (9) TRIO, GEAR UP, LEAP outreach programs to disadvantaged students pursuing a postsecondary education; (10) postbaccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions; and (11) support and educational opportunities for students at historically Black colleges and universities and at other minority-serving institutions, including centers of excellence for teacher education.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-08-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
action_date: 2005-06-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2005-06-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-16
text: Introduced in House
Individual Tax Simplification Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-2950
Sponsor: Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-2]
Introduced: 2005-06-16 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Adoption
Capital gains tax
Charitable contributions
College costs
Commerce
Cost of living adjustments
Costs
Day care
Disabled
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Employee stock options
Families
Finance and Financial Sector
Higher education
Income
Income tax
Indexing (Economic policy)
Labor and Employment
Law
Minimum tax
Partnerships
Scholarships
Small business
Tax credits
Tax deductions
Tax exemption
Tax rates
Tax simplification
Trusts and trustees
Tuition tax credits
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-16
text: 
Individual Tax Simplification Act of 2005 - Revises provisions of the Internal Revenue Code pertaining to: (1) the alternative minimum tax; (2) the phaseout of the tax credits for adoption expenses, child care, and educational assistance based on modified adjusted gross income; and (3) the capital gains tax.
 
Repeals, after 2005: (1) the overall limitation on itemized tax deductions; (2) the phaseout of personal tax exemptions; and (3) the alternative minimum tax on individuals.
 
Imposes an additional income tax on adjusted gross incomes exceeding certain threshold levels to ensure the revenue neutrality of this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-06-22
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4904)
action_date: 2005-06-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-06-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-16
text: Introduced in House
Lifetime Pension Annuity for You Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-2951
Sponsor: Rep. Pomeroy, Earl [D-ND-At Large]
Introduced: 2005-06-16 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Annuities
Cost of living adjustments
Economics and Public Finance
Finance and Financial Sector
Income tax
Indexing (Economic policy)
Labor and Employment
Life insurance
Tax exclusion
Tax-deferred compensation plans

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-16
text: 
 Lifetime Pension Annuity for You Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an exclusion from gross income for 50 percent of the amount otherwise includible in gross income as lifetime income payments from certain annuity contracts. Limits the amount of such exclusion to $5,000 in any taxable year. Provides for an inflation adjustment of the $5,000 limitation beginning in 2007.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-06-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-06-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-16
text: Introduced in House
American Veterans Homeownership Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-2952
Sponsor: Rep. Ryan, Paul [R-WI-1]
Introduced: 2005-06-16 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alaska
Armed Forces and National Security
California
Finance and Financial Sector
Housing and Community Development
Mortgages
Oregon
Tax-exempt securities
Texas
Veterans' loans
Wisconsin

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-16
text: 
American Veterans Homeownership Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) revise the definition of qualified veteran for purposes of the veterans' mortgage bond program to include all veterans who served on active duty regardless of date of service; (2) allow veterans to apply for financing under such bond program up to 25 years after the end of their active duty; and (3) revise volume limitations applicable to the issuance of such bonds in certain states.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-06-17
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1265)
action_date: 2005-06-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-06-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-16
text: Introduced in House
To designate the building located at 493 Auburn Avenue, N.E., in Atlanta, Georgia, as the "John Lewis Civil Rights Institute".

Bill: 109-hr-2953
Sponsor: Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13]
Introduced: 2005-06-16 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil rights workers
Congress
Congressional tributes
Georgia
House of Representatives
Members of Congress
Names
Research centers

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-16
text: 
Designates the building located at 493 Auburn Avenue, N.E., in Atlanta, Georgia, as the &quot;John Lewis Civil Rights Institute.&quot;


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.
action_date: 2005-06-17
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1254-1255)
action_date: 2005-06-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2005-06-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-16
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on manganese metal flake containing at least 99.5 percent by weight of manganese.

Bill: 109-hr-2954
Sponsor: Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32]
Introduced: 2005-06-16 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Manganese
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-16
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on manganese metal flake containing at least 99.5% by weight of manganese.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-06-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-06-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-06-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-16
text: Introduced in House
Intellectual Property Jurisdiction Clarification Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-2955
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21]
Introduced: 2005-06-16 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Appellate courts
Appellate procedure
Civil actions and liability
Civil procedure
Commerce
Copyright
District courts
Government Operations and Politics
Guam
Intellectual property
Jurisdiction
Northern Mariana Islands
Patents
Plant breeding
Plant protection
Restrictive trade practices
State courts
Virgin Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-16
text: 
Intellectual Property Jurisdiction Clarification Act of 2005 - Amends the federal judicial code to deny to all state courts jurisdiction over legal actions relating to patents, plant variety protection, or copyrights. 
 
Grants exclusive jurisdiction to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit of appeals relating to patents or plant variety protection. 
 
Provides for the removal to a U.S. district court of legal actions involving patents, plant variety protection, or copyrights and for the remand of unrelated matters.

action_date: 2006-04-05
text: 
Intellectual Property Jurisdiction Clarification Act of 2005 - Amends the federal judicial code to deny to all state courts jurisdiction over legal actions relating to patents, plant variety protection, or copyrights. 
 
Grants exclusive jurisdiction to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit of appeals relating to patents or plant variety protection. 
 
Provides for the removal to a U.S. district court of legal actions involving patents, plant variety protection, or copyrights, and for the remand of unrelated matters.
 
Requires the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to transfer any appeal dealing with designs and unfair competition to the court of appeals for the regional circuit embracing the district from which the appeal has been taken.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-04-05
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 222.
action_date: 2006-04-05
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 109-407.
action_date: 2006-04-05
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 109-407.
action_date: 2006-03-02
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2006-03-02
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2005-06-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
action_date: 2005-06-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-06-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-16
text: Introduced in House
Accutane Safety and Risk Management Act

Bill: 109-hr-2956
Sponsor: Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1]
Introduced: 2005-06-16 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Accreditation (Medical care)
Administrative remedies
Chemicals
Clinics
Commerce
Communication in medicine
Crime and Law Enforcement
Department of Health and Human Services
Directories
Drug approvals
Drug industry
Drugs
Environmental Protection
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Health counseling
Health education
Health surveys
Law
Medical tests
Mental depression
Nervous system
Pharmacies
Pregnancy
Pregnant women
Risk
Skin diseases
Suicide
Violence
Women
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-16
text: 
Accutane Safety and Risk Management Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to withdraw approval within 30 days for the sale of drugs that contain isotretinoin as an active ingredient, including Accutane. 
 
Allows the Secretary to approve subsequent supplemental applications for such drugs subject to certain restrictions, including safety reporting. Requires that distribution of such subsequently approved drugs be limited, including by: (1) allowing distribution only directly from manufacturers to pharmacists; (2) requiring pharmacists to register, receive education on side effects, dispense only those prescriptions from physicians at certified treatment centers, and file a statement of compliance; (3) developing educational materials for patients, including monthly questionnaires for patients to monitor the development of adverse side effects; (4) requiring patients to register, receive counseling on the drug, sign a statement providing informed consent for treatment, and undergo appropriate tests; and (5) limiting prescriptions to a 30-day supply with no refills.
 
Specifies conditions for a clinic to be certified as a treatment center for a drug containing isotretinoin, including requiring each practitioner to meet certain conditions, such as requirements for registration, an agreement to prescribe in accordance with this Act, and reporting of adverse events.
 
Requires the Secretary to monitor the distribution of such drugs to determine whether the drug is being distributed in accordance with this Act.
 
Specifies conditions under which the Secretary may approve a drug that contains isotretinoin as an active ingredient for a new use.
 
Requires manufacturers and distributors of isotretinoin to report any information on adverse events associated with the drug to the Secretary.
 
Requires the Secretary to conduct and support studies to explore the effects of isotretinoin on the central nervous system and behavior, including depression, suicide, and violent behavior.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2005-06-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2005-06-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-16
text: Introduced in House
Obstetric Fistula Surgical Repair, Assistance, and Prevention Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-2957
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
Introduced: 2005-06-17 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Africa
Africa (Sub-Saharan)
Agriculture and Food
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Developing countries
Economic assistance
Food relief
Health
Health education
Housing and Community Development
Maternal health services
Medical centers
Middle East and North Africa
Obstetrics
Preventive medicine
Surgery
Transportation and Public Works
Travel costs
Women
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-17
text: 
Obstetric Fistula Surgical Repair, Assistance, and Prevention Act of 2005 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to provide assistance for the establishment in developing countries of at least twelve obstetric fistula treatment centers. States that in selecting sites the President should consult with U.S. embassy officials, nongovernmental organizations, and local government officials in developing countries with high rates of obstetric fistula, with particular emphasis on countries in Africa. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-06-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2005-06-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-17
text: Introduced in House