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A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to carry out a project for the mitigation of shore damage attributable to the project for navigation, Saco River, Maine.

Bill: 109-s-1641
Sponsor: Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2005-09-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Beaches
Cost effectiveness
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to water resources development
Finance and Financial Sector
Maine
Navigation
Rivers
Shore protection
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2005-09-08
text: 
Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to carry out, under the River and Harbor Act of 1968, a project for the mitigation of shore damage attributable to the project for navigation, Saco River, Maine, without regard to the requirement for congressional authorization set forth in that Act. Authorizes the Secretary to implement the project plan preferred by non-federal interests. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-11-15
text: Star Print ordered on the bill.
action_date: 2005-09-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2005-09-08
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9846)
action_date: 2005-09-08
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to prohibit narco-terrorists from aiding and supporting terrorists and terrorist organizations.

Bill: 109-s-1642
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2005-09-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Conspiracy
Drug abuse
Drug law enforcement
Drug traffic
International Affairs
Prosecution
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2005-09-08
text: 
Amends the Controlled Substance Import and Export Act to prohibit manufacturing, distributing, importing, exporting, or possessing with intent to distribute or manufacture a controlled substance knowing or intending that such activity aids or provides support to: (1) a foreign terrorist organization; or (2) any person or group involved in planning, preparing for, or carrying out a terrorist offense. Provides that the government shall not be required, in a prosecution for such a violation, to prove that a defendant knew that an organization was designated as a foreign terrorist organization.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-09-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-09-08
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9846)
action_date: 2005-09-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Hurricane Katrina Food Assistance Relief Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-1643
Sponsor: Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA]
Introduced: 2005-09-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Agricultural surpluses
Alabama
Beverages
Child nutrition
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Department of Agriculture
Disaster relief
Displaced persons
Emergency Management
Families
Floods
Food relief
Food stamps
Government Operations and Politics
Health
Hurricane aftermath legislation
Hurricanes
Infant formulas
Infants
Law
Louisiana
Maternal health services
Mississippi
Potable water
Pregnant women
Social Welfare
WIC program
Water Resources Development
Women

Summary:
action_date: 2005-09-08
text: 
Hurricane Katrina Food Assistance Relief Act of 2005 - Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to provide expedited and increased food stamp benefits for households in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (including areas that were disaster-designated as a result of Hurricane Katrina) or a related condition. 
 
Includes as an eligible household a household: (1) in an affected area; (2) in which a member worked in an affected area immediately prior to August 29, 2005; (3) that was displaced as a result of Hurricane Katrina or a related condition to other areas of the same or another state; (4) that the Secretary of Agriculture (the Secretary) determines should receive relief; or (5) containing one or more individuals displaced by Hurricane Katrina or a related condition. 
 
Authorizes the Secretary, under expedited procedures, to use specified food stamp program funds in FY2005-FY2006 for contracts with nonprofit organizations to support household and community efforts to address food assistance and related needs resulting from Hurricane Katrina or a related condition.
 
Directs: (1) the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer to the Secretary specified amounts (which shall be available without further appropriation) for food assistance to eligible recipients, including special supplemental foods for pregnant women and infants (WIC) or for other individuals with special needs, infant formula, bottled water, and fruit juices; (2) the Secretary to use additional commodity distribution funds for food assistance to such recipients. Includes as an eligible recipient a person who: (1) is a victim of Hurricane Katrina or a related condition; (2) has been displaced by Hurricane Katrina or a related condition; or (3) is temporarily housing one or more individuals displaced by Hurricane Katrina or a related condition.
 
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer to the Secretary additional WIC and commodity supplemental food program funds (which shall be available without further appropriation) for persons victimized or displaced by Hurricane Katrina or a related condition.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-09-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9847-9848)
action_date: 2005-09-08
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9846-9847)
action_date: 2005-09-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Hurricane Katrina Reconstruction and Displaced Worker Assistance Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-1644
Sponsor: Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]
Introduced: 2005-09-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Alabama
Disaster relief
Dislocated workers
Displaced persons
Emergency Management
Floods
Government procurement
Hurricane aftermath legislation
Hurricanes
Labor and Employment
Louisiana
Mississippi

Summary:
action_date: 2005-09-08
text: 
Hurricane Katrina Reconstruction and Displaced Worker Assistance Act of 2005 - Directs the heads of federal executive agencies, in entering into contracts to procure services in connection with Hurricane Katrina reconstruction efforts, to give a preference in the source selection process to each offeror that employs workers who have been displaced by Hurricane Katrina as not less than 25 percent of the workforce that will perform such services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-09-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2005-09-08
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9848-9849)
action_date: 2005-09-08
text: Introduced in Senate
First Responders Interoperable Communications Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-1645
Sponsor: Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]
Introduced: 2005-09-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Economics and Public Finance
Emergency communication systems
Fire departments
Government Operations and Politics
Grants-in-aid
Hurricane aftermath legislation
Police
Rescue work
Science, Technology, Communications
State-local relations

Summary:
action_date: 2005-09-08
text: 
First Responders Interoperable Communications Act of 2005 - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to make grants, on a competitive basis, to states, local governments, local law enforcement agencies, and local fire departments to assist in: (1) improving communication systems to allow for real-time, interoperable communication between state and local first responders; or (2) the purchase of communication systems that allow for such communication.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-09-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2005-09-08
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9849)
action_date: 2005-09-08
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to provide for the care of veterans affected by Hurricane Katrina.

Bill: 109-s-1646
Sponsor: Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2005-09-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Coinsurance
Disaster relief
Drugs
Emergency Management
Finance and Financial Sector
Floods
Health
Hurricane aftermath legislation
Hurricanes
Louisiana
Mississippi
Veterans' hospitals
Veterans' medical care
Water Resources Development

Summary:
action_date: 2005-09-08
text: 
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish necessary hospital care and medical services to each priority 8 veteran (low-priority, middle income veterans) affected by Hurricane Katrina as if such veteran was enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs annual patient enrollment system and was eligible for such care under certain higher priority standards. Prohibits the collection of copayments from such veterans for such care (including for medications).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-09-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9849-9850)
action_date: 2005-09-08
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9849)
action_date: 2005-09-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Hurricane Katrina Bankruptcy Relief and Community Protection Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-1647
Sponsor: Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI]
Introduced: 2005-09-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Alabama
Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy courts
Commerce
Debtor and creditor
Emergency Management
Floods
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Hurricane aftermath legislation
Hurricanes
Income tax
Law
Limitation of actions
Louisiana
Mississippi
Small business
Tax returns
Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2005-09-08
text: 
 Hurricane Katrina Bankruptcy Relief and Community Protection Act of 2005 - Applies the provisions of federal bankruptcy law, as in effect on August 29, 2005, to any case commenced (except under chapter 12) during the 12-month period beginning on October 17, 2005, (the effective date of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA)) by a debtor: (1) who on August 29, 2005, resided in any area declared by the President as a major disaster related to Hurricane Katrina; and (2) whose financial condition is materially adversely affected by such disaster. 
 
Authorizes the bankruptcy court to extend statutory deadlines governing debtor's submission of specified financial documentation if the debtor's status as a victim of a natural disaster necessitates such extension.
 
Expands debtor's non-abusive monthly expenses to include actual reasonably necessary expenses incurred as a result of being a victim of a natural disaster. 
 
States that if the debtor is a victim of a natural disaster: (1) the presumption of bankruptcy abuse is inapplicable; and (2) the court may not dismiss or convert the case for either an individual (Chapter 7) or a business debtor (Chapter 11).
 
Authorizes the court to grant an extension of time to comply with bankruptcy deadlines if it finds that: (1) it is warranted by a natural disaster in the case of a small business debtor; and (2) the debtor's status as a victim of a natural disaster necessitates such extension in the case of a chapter 13 debtor capable of making periodic payments.
 
Amends the federal judicial code to permit a case in bankruptcy to be commenced in the district court for the district in which a person who is the victim of a natural disaster resides.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-09-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9851-9852)
action_date: 2005-09-08
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9850-9851)
action_date: 2005-09-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Automobile Fuel Efficiency Improvements Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-1648
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2005-09-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Automobiles
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Energy
Fines (Penalties)
Fuel consumption
Government Operations and Politics
Government procurement
Government vehicles
Governmental investigations
Law
Standards

Summary:
action_date: 2005-09-09
text: 
Automobile Fuel Efficiency Improvements Act of 2005 - Amends federal transportation law to phase in an increase in average fuel economy standards: (1) from 25 miles per gallon for passenger automobiles manufactured between model years 1984 and 2008 to 40 miles per gallon for those manufactured after model year 2016; and (2) from 17 miles per gallon for non-passenger automobiles manufactured between model years 1984 and 2008 to 27.5 miles per gallon for those manufactured after model year 2016. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe such standards for non-passenger automobiles at least 18 months before the beginning of each model year after model year 2017.
 
Revises the definitions of automobile and passenger automobile, increasing the weight standards and seating capacity.
 
Increases the civil penalties for violations of fuel economy standards.
 
Requires the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) report biennially to Congress on the quality of the automobile fuel economy testing for all currently available automobile technologies; and (2) provide for the John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center to study what practicable automobile fuel economy testing process provides the most accurate measures of actual automobile fuel economy in highway use, in urban use, and in combined highway and in urban use.
 
Directs the Secretary to prescribe: (1) a revised testing procedure for accurately measuring the actual automobile fuel economy of each automobile model, based on the latter study; and (2) amended average fuel economy standards taking into account improved accuracy in their calculation resulting from use of such procedure.
 
Revises requirements for the fleet average fuel economy standards for U.S. executive agency automobiles, both passenger and non-passenger.
 
Directs the President to prescribe regulations that require a specified minimum number of exceptionally fuel-efficient vehicles leased or bought by U.S. executive agencies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-09-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9877-9879)
action_date: 2005-09-09
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to submit to Congress a report describing the method by which existing reporting systems within the Department of Energy can be coordinated to provide timely reporting of significant supply interruptions in the transmission of petroleum and petroleum-related products.

Bill: 109-s-1649
Sponsor: Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC]
Introduced: 2005-09-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Commerce
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Energy supplies
Federal-state relations
Government Operations and Politics
Hurricane aftermath legislation
Legislation
Petroleum
Petroleum industry
Planning

Summary:
action_date: 2005-09-09
text: 
Directs the Secretary of Energy to report to Congress, within 90 days after enactment of this Act, on existing plans and procedures of the Department of Energy relating to a significant interruption in the transmission of petroleum or a petroleum-related product.
 
Requires such report to include: (1) the method by which the Secretary shall notify the Governor and any federal elected official of a state affected by a significant interruption in the transmission of petroleum or a petroleum-related product; and (2) recommended legislative action relating to the implementation or efficiency of a contingency plan of the Department of Energy.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-09-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2005-09-09
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on prohexadione calcium.

Bill: 109-s-1650
Sponsor: Sen. Talent, Jim [R-MO]
Introduced: 2005-09-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Chemicals
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-09-12
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on prohexadione calcium.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-09-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2005-09-12
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on methyl methoxy acetate.

Bill: 109-s-1651
Sponsor: Sen. Talent, Jim [R-MO]
Introduced: 2005-09-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Chemicals
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-09-12
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on methyl methoxy acetate.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-09-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2005-09-12
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on methoxyacetic acid.

Bill: 109-s-1652
Sponsor: Sen. Talent, Jim [R-MO]
Introduced: 2005-09-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Chemicals
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-09-12
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on methoxyacetic acid.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-09-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2005-09-12
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on N-Methylpiperidine.

Bill: 109-s-1653
Sponsor: Sen. Talent, Jim [R-MO]
Introduced: 2005-09-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Chemicals
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-09-12
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on N-Methylpiperidine. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-09-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2005-09-12
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on p-trifluoromethyl benzaldehyde.

Bill: 109-s-1654
Sponsor: Sen. Talent, Jim [R-MO]
Introduced: 2005-09-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Chemicals
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-09-12
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on p-trifluoromethyl benzaldehyde.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-09-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2005-09-12
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on quinclorac technical.

Bill: 109-s-1655
Sponsor: Sen. Talent, Jim [R-MO]
Introduced: 2005-09-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Environmental Protection
Pesticides
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-09-12
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on quinclorac technical.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-09-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2005-09-12
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on pyridaben.

Bill: 109-s-1656
Sponsor: Sen. Talent, Jim [R-MO]
Introduced: 2005-09-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Environmental Protection
Pesticides
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-09-12
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on pyridaben.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-09-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2005-09-12
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 2-acetylnicotinic acid.

Bill: 109-s-1657
Sponsor: Sen. Talent, Jim [R-MO]
Introduced: 2005-09-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Chemicals
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-09-12
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on 2-acetylnicotinic acid.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-09-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2005-09-12
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on sodium orthophenylphenol.

Bill: 109-s-1658
Sponsor: Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA]
Introduced: 2005-09-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Chemicals
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-09-12
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2009, the duty on sodium orthophenylphenol.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-09-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2005-09-12
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a certain chemical.

Bill: 109-s-1659
Sponsor: Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA]
Introduced: 2005-09-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Plastics
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-09-12
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on adsorbent resin comprised of a macroporous polymer of diethenylbenzene.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-09-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2005-09-12
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on a certain ion exchange resin.

Bill: 109-s-1660
Sponsor: Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA]
Introduced: 2005-09-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Commerce
Polymers
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-09-12
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the suspension, through December 31, 2009, of the duty on a certain ion exchange resin comprising a compolymer of styrene crosslinked with ethenylbenzene, amino-phosphonic acid sodium form.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-09-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2005-09-12
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on a certain ion exchange resin.

Bill: 109-s-1661
Sponsor: Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA]
Introduced: 2005-09-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Polymers
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-09-12
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the suspension, through December 31, 2009, of the duty on a certain ion exchange resin comprising a copolymer of styrene crosslinked with divinylbenzene, iminodiacetic acid, sodium form.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-09-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2005-09-12
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on a certain ion exchange resin.

Bill: 109-s-1662
Sponsor: Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA]
Introduced: 2005-09-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Commerce
Polymers
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-09-12
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the suspension, through December 31, 2009, of the duty on a certain ion exchange resin (031'-oxybisphenoxarsine).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-09-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2005-09-12
text: Introduced in Senate