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Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-6053
Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
Introduced: 2006-09-12 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Ambulatory care
Coinsurance
Commerce
Congressional reporting requirements
Consumer education
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Governmental investigations
Health insurance
Health maintenance organizations
Hospital care
Hospital rates
Hospitals
Insurance companies
Managed care
Medicaid
Medical economics
Social Welfare
State laws

Summary:
action_date: 2006-09-12
text: 
Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2006 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require state Medicaid plans to provide that the state will establish and maintain laws to require disclosure of information on hospital charges, to make such information available to the public, and to provide individuals with information about estimated out-of-pocket costs for health care services. 
 
Directs the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to research and report to Congress on: (1) the types of information on the charges and out-of-pocket costs for health care services that individuals find useful in making decisions about where, when, and from whom to receive care; (2) how such types of information vary by whether they have health benefits coverage, and what kinds; and (3) ways in which such information may be available on a timely basis and in easy-to-understand form to individuals facing such decisions. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-09-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2006-09-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2006-09-12
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6398, CR E1698)
action_date: 2006-09-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-09-12
text: Introduced in House
To designate the United States courthouse located at 555 Independence Street, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as the "Rush H. Limbaugh, Sr., United States Courthouse".

Bill: 109-hr-6055
Sponsor: Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8]
Introduced: 2006-09-12 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Courthouses
Diplomats
International Affairs
Law
Lawyers
Missouri
Names

Summary:
action_date: 2006-09-12
text: 
Designates the United States courthouse located at 555 Independence Street, Cape Girardeau. Missouri, as the Rush H. Limbaugh, Sr. United States Courthouse.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-09-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation.
action_date: 2006-09-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-09-12
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the indexing of certain assets for purposes of determining gain or loss.

Bill: 109-hr-6057
Sponsor: Rep. Pence, Mike [R-IN-6]
Introduced: 2006-09-12 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Capital gains tax
Commerce
Economics and Public Finance
Finance and Financial Sector
Income tax
Indexing (Economic policy)
Inflation
Losses
Mutual funds
Partnerships
Real estate investment
Small business
Stocks
Valuation

Summary:
action_date: 2006-09-12
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an inflation adjustment based upon the gross domestic product deflator to the adjusted basis of certain assets (including C corporation common stock and tangible property used in a trade or business) held by a taxpayer for more than three years for purposes of determining gain or loss on the sale or other disposition of such assets.

Sets forth rules for applying such inflation adjustment to short sales, regulated investment companies and real estate investment trusts, partnerships and other pass-thru entities, and dispositions of assets between related persons. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-09-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2006-09-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-09-12
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to prohibit the operation of the aircraft known as the Mitsubishi MU-2 in the airspace of the United States until the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration certifies that the aircraft is safe and the certification is approved by law.

Bill: 109-hr-6058
Sponsor: Rep. Tancredo, Thomas G. [R-CO-6]
Introduced: 2006-09-12 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aircraft
Aviation safety
Congress
Congressional oversight
Congressional reporting requirements
Legislation

Summary:
action_date: 2006-09-12
text: 
Prohibits the operation of Mitsubishi MU-2 aircraft in U.S. airspace until the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration transmits to Congress a certification that the aircraft is safe and a law is enacted approving the certification. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-09-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2006-09-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation.
action_date: 2006-09-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-09-12
text: Introduced in House
Santa Rosa Urban Water Reuse Plan Act

Bill: 109-hr-6059
Sponsor: Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6]
Introduced: 2006-09-12 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: California
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to water resources development
Urban affairs
Urban areas
Water conservation

Summary:
action_date: 2006-09-12
text: 
Santa Rosa Urban Water Reuse Plan Act - Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with the city of Santa Rosa, California, to participate in design, planning, and construction of projects to implement the Santa Rosa Urban Water Reuse Plan. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
action_date: 2006-09-19
text: Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
action_date: 2006-09-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2006-09-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-09-12
text: Introduced in House
Remote Monitoring Access Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-6063
Sponsor: Rep. Pickering, Charles W. "Chip" [R-MS-3]
Introduced: 2006-09-13 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Case management
Chronically ill
Health information systems
Medical fees
Medical technology
Medicare
Science, Technology, Communications
Social Welfare
Telemedicine

Summary:
action_date: 2006-09-13
text: 
Remote Monitoring Access Act of 2006 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of remote patient management services for chronic health care conditions. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-09-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2006-09-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2006-09-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2006-09-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2006-09-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1708)
action_date: 2006-09-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-09-13
text: Introduced in House
Tax Free Health Savings Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-6065
Sponsor: Rep. Cantor, Eric [R-VA-7]
Introduced: 2006-09-13 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Coinsurance
Commerce
Cost of living adjustments
Economics and Public Finance
Employee health benefits
Excise tax
Families
Finance and Financial Sector
Flexible benefit plans
Health
Health insurance
Income tax
Indexing (Economic policy)
Insurance premiums
Labor and Employment
Married people
Medical economics
Medical savings accounts
Right of privacy
Social Welfare
Social security taxes
Tax credits
Tax deductions
Tax exclusion
Tax penalties
Tax rates
Tax refunds
Tax returns

Summary:
action_date: 2006-09-13
text: 
Tax Free Health Savings Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow individual taxpayers a tax deduction for high deductible health plan premiums, a tax credit for employment taxes related to the payment of such premiums, and a refundable tax credit for the coverage costs under a high deductible health plan: (2) direct the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a program for advance payments of tax credit amounts to providers of high deductible health plans; (3) increase the tax deduction for contributions to health savings accounts; (4) allow health savings accounts to incorporate flexible spending arrangements or health reimbursement arrangements, or both; (5) allow payment of high deductible health plan premiums from health savings accounts; and (6) exempt employers from health savings account contribution requirements for certain employees with high levels of medical expenses. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-09-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2006-09-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-09-13
text: Introduced in House
Vision Care for Kids Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-6066
Sponsor: Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-8]
Introduced: 2006-09-13 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Economics and Public Finance
Eye care
Families
Federal aid to child health services
Health education
Medical tests
Optometry
Physical examinations

Summary:
action_date: 2006-09-13
text: 
Vision Care for Kids Act of 2006 - Allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to award grants to states to: (1) provide comprehensive eye examinations by a licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist for children identified by a licensed health care provider or vision screener, with priority to children under age nine; (2) provide treatment or services to correct vision problems of such children; and (3) develop and disseminate educational materials on recognizing signs of visual impairment in children.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-09-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2006-09-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2006-09-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-09-13
text: Introduced in House
North Bay Water Reuse Program Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-6068
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-1]
Introduced: 2006-09-13 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: California
Economics and Public Finance
Environmental Protection
Environmental assessment
Federal aid to water pollution control
Federal aid to water resources development
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Government Operations and Politics
Groundwater
Infrastructure
Intergovernmental fiscal relations
Planning
Waste water treatment
Water conservation
Water quality
Water supply
Watersheds

Summary:
action_date: 2006-09-13
text: 
North Bay Water Reuse Program Act of 2006 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to offer to enter into cooperative agreements with eligible entities in the North San Pablo Bay watershed located in Marin, Napa, Solano, and Sonoma Counties, California, for the planning, design, and construction of water reclamation and reuse projects. 
 
Directs the Secretary and such an entity to use the design work and environmental evaluations initiated by non-federal entities and the Corps of Engineers in that watershed to the maximum extent practicable.
 
Requires such an agreement to specify the responsibilities of the Secretary and the entity regarding: (1) cost-share requirements; (2) needs assessment and project planning and design; (3) environmental compliance activity; (4) facilities construction; and (5) construction contract administration.
 
Requires that any such project consist of two phases, during which the Secretary and an entity shall complete the planning, design, and construction of: (1) the main treatment and main conveyance system; and (2) the sub-regional distribution systems.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to provide financial and technical assistance to an entity in planning, designing, conducting related pre-construction activities for, and constructing a project. Makes the entity responsible for the annual operation, maintenance, and replacement costs of the project. Requires the entity to develop an operation, maintenance, and replacement plan for the project.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-09-20
text: Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
action_date: 2006-09-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
action_date: 2006-09-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2006-09-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-09-13
text: Introduced in House
Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Act

Bill: 109-hr-6070
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Sue W. [R-NY-19]
Introduced: 2006-09-14 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Caregivers
Child abuse
Child care workers
Child health
Commemorations
Crime and Law Enforcement
Families
Family services
Government Operations and Politics
Head injuries
Health education
Infants
Parent and child
Public service advertising
Special weeks

Summary:
action_date: 2006-09-14
text: 
Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and implement a public information and educational campaign to inform the public, new parents, child care providers, and other care givers of young children about: (1) brain injuries and other harmful effects that may result from shaking infants and children under five years of age; and (2) healthy strategies to cope with a crying baby and related frustrations. Directs that such campaign include dissemination of effective prevention practices and techniques to parents, care givers, maternity hospitals, child care centers, organizations providing prenatal and postnatal care, and organizations providing parenting education and support services.
 
Requires the Secretary to establish biannual meetings with Shaken Baby Syndrome advocacy groups, parenting support communities, organizations involved in child protection and child maltreatment prevention, and other federal and state agencies involved in prevention activities. Directs the Secretary and such entities to provide support for the parents of surviving children who suffer serious brain injuries as the result of shaking.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-09-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2006-09-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2006-09-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-09-14
text: Introduced in House
High Risk Terrorism Prevention Initiative of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-6071
Sponsor: Rep. Sweeney, John E. [R-NY-20]
Introduced: 2006-09-14 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Biological warfare
Chemical warfare
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal justice information
Economics and Public Finance
Equipment and supplies
Explosives
Federal aid to law enforcement
Fire fighters
Government Operations and Politics
Grants-in-aid
Health
Infrastructure
Infrastructure (Economics)
Labor and Employment
Law enforcement officers
Metropolitan areas
Nuclear terrorism
Paramedical personnel
Police
Police training
Regional planning
Risk
Terrorism
Urban affairs
Urban areas
Weapons of mass destruction

Summary:
action_date: 2006-09-14
text: 
High Risk Terrorism Prevention Initiative of 2006 - Amends the USA PATRIOT Act to revise provisions regarding domestic preparedness grants to require the Secretary of Homeland Security (currently, the Office for Domestic Preparedness) to make such a grant each fiscal year to each state for a project that was eligible for a grant under the State Homeland Security Grants program or the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) made with amounts available for FY2006.
 
Permits the use of grants for UASI-eligible projects: (1) by a high threat, high density urban area to enhance state and local capabilitites to deter, prepare for, and respond to terrorist acts; (2) to purchase equipment, conduct exercises, and provide training and technical assistance to responders and to analyze intelligence information; (3) to construct, modify, or operate a facility in major metropolitan areas designated as a critical homeland security emergency operation node; and (4) for terrorist prevention and deterrence activities involving chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear weapons. Authorizes the Secretary to allocate funds for UASI grants based on: (1) a quantitative assessment of the threats addressed, the vulnerability of persons and critical infrastructure to such threats, and the economic consequences if an attack occurs; and (2) the sustainability and effectiveness of grant activities. Sets forth provisions concerning grant priorities, municipality eligibility, and minimum allocation amounts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-09-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology.
action_date: 2006-09-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2006-09-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-09-14
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes, and for other purposes.

Bill: 109-hr-6073
Sponsor: Rep. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI-2]
Introduced: 2006-09-14 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Blind
Data banks
Department of Veterans Affairs
Directories
Disabled
Eye diseases
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Health
Labor and Employment
Law
Science, Technology, Communications
Survivors' benefits
Veterans' disability compensation
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions

Summary:
action_date: 2006-09-14
text: 
Dr. James Allen Veteran Vision Equity Act - Modifies the standard for awarding disability compensation to veterans for loss of vision to require payment of compensation for impairment of vision (currently, blindness) involving both eyes due to a service-connected and non service-connected disability. Defines such impairment as a visual acuity of 20/200 or less. 

Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide the Secretary of Health and Human Services with information for comparison with the National Directory of New Hires to determine eligibility for certain veteran benefits and services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-09-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2006-09-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2006-09-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-09-14
text: Introduced in House
Wheat Counter-Cyclical Payments Enhancement Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-6074
Sponsor: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]
Introduced: 2006-09-14 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural prices
Agricultural subsidies
Wheat

Summary:
action_date: 2006-09-14
text: 
Wheat Counter-Cyclical Payments Enhancement Act of 2006 - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to consider national average market price variations for different classes of wheat (including soft white wheat) when determining wheat producer eligibility for 2005-2007 counter-cyclical payments.
 
 States that in calculating a separate effective price for a class of wheat the effective price shall equal the sum of: (1) the higher of the national average market price received by producers during the 12-month marketing year, or the national average loan rate during that period; and (2) the direct wheat payment rate.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-09-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
action_date: 2006-09-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2006-09-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-09-14
text: Introduced in House
Emergency Trade Program Extension Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-6076
Sponsor: Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15]
Introduced: 2006-09-14 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Africa (Sub-Saharan)
Bolivia
Caribbean area
Clothing
Colombia
Commerce
Congress
Congressional hearings
Developing countries
Ecuador
Free trade
Imports
International Affairs
Latin America
Mauritius
Peru
Tariff
Tariff preferences
Textile fabrics
Trade negotiations

Summary:
action_date: 2006-09-14
text: 
Emergency Trade Program Extension Act of 2006 - Extends: (1) the Generalized System of Preferences under the Trade Act of 1974; (2) the Andean Trade Preference Act; and (3) the preferential treatment of certain textiles and apparel from lesser developed beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries (including Mauritius) under the African Growth and Opportunity Act.
 
Requires congressional hearings on the future of trade preference programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-09-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2006-09-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2006-09-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2006-09-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-09-14
text: Introduced in House
To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to provide for funding of the shortfalls in State allotments for fiscal year 2007 under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).

Bill: 109-hr-6077
Sponsor: Rep. Deal, Nathan [R-GA-10]
Introduced: 2006-09-14 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Appropriations
Department of Health and Human Services
Economics and Public Finance
Families
Federal aid to child health services
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Health insurance
Medically uninsured
Poor children
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2006-09-14
text: 
Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (SCHIP) to provide for funding of the shortfalls in state allotments for FY2007 in the same manner that shortfall funding requirements apply to FY2006.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-09-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2006-09-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2006-09-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-09-14
text: Introduced in House