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To amend title 49, United States Code, to require the installation of counter-MANPADS systems on certain passenger aircraft.

Bill: 109-hr-2905
Sponsor: Rep. Mica, John L. [R-FL-7]
Introduced: 2005-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Airline passenger traffic
Antimissile missiles
Armed Forces and National Security
Aviation safety
Commercial aircraft
Crime and Law Enforcement
Department of Transportation
Government Operations and Politics
Governmental investigations
Law
Security measures
Surface-to-air missiles
Terrorism
Transport aircraft

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: 
Amends federal transportation law to direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to require by regulation the installation of a counter-MANPADS system on certain new passenger aircraft by a specified date. Requires the Administrator to study the feasibility of installing and operating counter-MANPADS systems on similar aircraft that provide all-cargo air transportation. Defines MANPADS as a surface-to-air missile system designed to be man-portable and carried and fired by a single individual, or any other surface-to-air missile system designed to be carried, operated, and fired by more than one individual acting as a crew.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-06-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on linuron.

Bill: 109-hr-2906
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]
Introduced: 2005-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Environmental Protection
Pesticides
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2009, the duty on 3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1-methoxy-1-methylurea (linuron).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-06-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on N,N-dimethylpiperidinium chloride.

Bill: 109-hr-2907
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]
Introduced: 2005-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Environmental Protection
Herbicides
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on N,N-dimethylpiperidinium chloride.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-06-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on diuron.

Bill: 109-hr-2908
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]
Introduced: 2005-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Environmental Protection
Herbicides
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on formulated product(s) containing mixtures of the active ingredient [3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea] and application adjuvants (diuron).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-06-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Introduced in House
To reduce temporarily the duty on formulated product KROVAR IDF.

Bill: 109-hr-2909
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]
Introduced: 2005-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Environmental Protection
Herbicides
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to reduce, through December 31, 2008, the duty on formulated product KROVAR I DF containing active ingredients: [5-bromo-3- sec-butyl-6- methyluracil] (a.k.a. bromacil) and [3-(3,4- dichlorophenyl) 1,1-dimethylurea] (a.k.a. diuron) and application adjuvants.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-06-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to include the Territory of Guam in the list of affected areas with respect to which claims relating to atmospheric nuclear testing shall be allowed, and for other purposes.

Bill: 109-hr-2910
Sponsor: Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large]
Introduced: 2005-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Claims
Compensation (Law)
Government liability
Guam
Health
Leukemia
Nuclear weapons
Residence requirements

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: 
Amends the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to include the Territory of Guam among the affected areas for which health claims relating to atmospheric nuclear testing are allowed.
 
Sets forth periods of required presence during testing periods for persons in Guam filing leukemia or specified disease claims.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the active business definition under section 355.

Bill: 109-hr-2911
Sponsor: Rep. Cantor, Eric [R-VA-7]
Introduced: 2005-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Affiliated corporations
Commerce
Corporate reorganizations
Corporation taxes
Finance and Financial Sector
Income tax
Securities
Stocks
Tax exemption

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat all members of a corporation's separate affiliated group as one corporation for purposes of determining whether such corporation and its subsidiaries meet the active business test required for corporations seeking nonrecognition of gain from the distribution of property in a reorganization.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Introduced in House
To reauthorize provisions in the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 relating to Native Hawaiian low-income housing and Federal loan guarantees for Native Hawaiian housing.

Bill: 109-hr-2912
Sponsor: Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-2]
Introduced: 2005-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Affordable housing
Authorization
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to Indians
Federal aid to housing
Federally-guaranteed loans
Finance and Financial Sector
Hawaiians
Indian housing
Low-income housing
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: 
Amends the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 to authorize appropriations to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for FY2006-2009 for grants for housing assistance to Native Hawaiian families eligible to reside on the Hawaiian Home Lands, including rental assistance for low-income housing.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1248)
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on Thiamethoxam Technical.

Bill: 109-hr-2913
Sponsor: Rep. Castle, Michael N. [R-DE-At Large]
Introduced: 2005-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Chemicals
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide duty-free treatment, through December 31, 2008, on Thiamethoxam Technical.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-06-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on Triasulfuron Technical.

Bill: 109-hr-2914
Sponsor: Rep. Castle, Michael N. [R-DE-At Large]
Introduced: 2005-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Chemicals
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on Triasulfuron Technical 3-(6-methoxy-4-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-1-[2-(2-chloroethoxy)phenylsulfonyl]-urea (Triasulfuron Technical).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-06-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on Brodifacoum Technical.

Bill: 109-hr-2915
Sponsor: Rep. Castle, Michael N. [R-DE-At Large]
Introduced: 2005-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Environmental Protection
Pesticides
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on Brodifacoum Technical 3-[3-(4-bromo[1,1-biphenyl]-4-yl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-naphthalenyl]-4-hydroxy-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one (Brodifacoum Technical).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-06-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on Pymetrozine Technical.

Bill: 109-hr-2916
Sponsor: Rep. Castle, Michael N. [R-DE-At Large]
Introduced: 2005-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Chemicals
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on Pymetrozine Technical 1,2,4-Triazin-3(2H)-one, 4,5-dihydro-6-methyl-4-[(3-pyridinylmethylene)amino]- (Pymetrozine Technical).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-06-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on formulations of Thiamethoxam, Difenoconazole, Fludioxinil, and Mefenoxam.

Bill: 109-hr-2917
Sponsor: Rep. Castle, Michael N. [R-DE-At Large]
Introduced: 2005-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Environmental Protection
Fungicides
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on formulations of Thiamethoxam, Difenoconazole, Fludioxinil and Mefenoxam which contain: Thiamethoxam Technical 3-[(2-chloro-5-thiazolyl)methyl]tetrahydro-5-methyl-N-nitro- 1,3,5-oxadiazin-4-imine), Difenoconazole Technical 1H-1,2,4-triazole, 1-[[2-[2-chloro-4-(4-chlorophenoxy)phenyl]-4-methyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl]methyl]- Fludioxinil Technical 1H-Pyrrole-3-carbonitrile, 4-(2,2-difluoro-1,3-benzodioxol-4-yl)- Mefenoxam Technical (R,S)-2-[(2,6-dimethylphenyl]-methoxyacetylamino]-propionic acid methyl ester.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-06-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on Trifloxysulfuron-Sodium Technical.

Bill: 109-hr-2918
Sponsor: Rep. Castle, Michael N. [R-DE-At Large]
Introduced: 2005-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Chemicals
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on Trifloxysulfuron-Sodium Technical 2-pyridinesulfonamide, N-[[(4,6-dimethoxy-2-pyrimidinyl)amino]carbonyl]-3-(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)-monosodium salt (Trifloxysulfuron-Sodium Technical).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-06-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on diisopropyl succinate.

Bill: 109-hr-2919
Sponsor: Rep. Castle, Michael N. [R-DE-At Large]
Introduced: 2005-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Chemicals
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on diisopropyl succinate.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-06-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on 2,4-di-tert-butyl-6-(5-chlorobenzotriazol-2-yl)phenol.

Bill: 109-hr-2920
Sponsor: Rep. Castle, Michael N. [R-DE-At Large]
Introduced: 2005-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Chemicals
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on 2,4-di-tert-butyl-6-(5-chlorobenzotriazol-2-yl)phenol.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-06-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on a mixture of Butanedioic acid, dimethylester, polymer with 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidine ethanol and 1,3,5-Triazine-2,4,6-triamine,N,N"'-[1,2-ethane-diyl-bis [ [ [4,6-bis-[butyl (1,2,2,6,6-pentamethyl-4-piperidinyl)amino]-1,3,5-triazine-2 yl] imino]-3,1-propanediyl] ] bis[N',N"- dibutyl-N',N"-bis(1,2,2,6,6-pentamethyl-4-piperidinyl)-.

Bill: 109-hr-2921
Sponsor: Rep. Castle, Michael N. [R-DE-At Large]
Introduced: 2005-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Chemicals
Commerce
Polymers
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on a mixture of Butanedioic acid, dimethylester, polymer with 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidine ethanol and 1,3,5-Triazine-2,4,6-triamine,N,N"'-[1,2-ethane-diyl-bis [ [ [4,6-bis-[butyl (1,2,2,6,6-pentamethyl-4-piperidinyl)amino]-1,3,5-triazine-2 yl] imino]-3,1-propanediyl] ] bis[N',N"- dibutyl-N',N"-bis(1,2,2,6,6-pentamethyl-4-piperidinyl)-.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on 4-chloro-benzonitrile.

Bill: 109-hr-2922
Sponsor: Rep. Castle, Michael N. [R-DE-At Large]
Introduced: 2005-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Chemicals
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on 4-chloro-benzonitrile.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-06-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Introduced in House
Families Learning and Understanding English Together Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-2923
Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]
Introduced: 2005-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Adult education
Economics and Public Finance
Education of the disadvantaged
Educational accountability
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
English language
Families
Family services
Federal aid to education
Government Operations and Politics
Labor and Employment
Literacy programs
Parent and child
Parent-school relationships
Parents
Reading
Secondary education
Social Welfare
Workplace literacy

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: 
Families Learning and Understanding English Together Act of 2005 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to providers of family literacy services to improve the literacy and English skills of limited English proficient individuals who are parents or children in families where each parent is at least 16 years old and where at least one child is under age eight. 

Directs the Secretary to reserve certain funds to: (1) provide technical assistance and training to such grantees through an experienced entity; and (2) evaluate and improve such grant program. 

Requires grantees to meet specified types of outcome measures. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Introduced in House
Gas Price Spike Relief Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-2924
Sponsor: Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23]
Introduced: 2005-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alcohol as fuel
Aviation fuels
Commerce
Compressed natural gas
Diesel motor
Economics and Public Finance
Energy
Energy prices
Excise tax
Gasoline
Government trust funds
Indexing (Economic policy)
Methanol
Tax credits
Tax exemption
Tax rates
Tax refunds
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: 
Gas Price Spike Relief Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a 4.3 cents per gallon reduction in the rate of excise tax for gasoline, diesel fuel, special fuels, and certain methanol or ethanol fuels during any period of months in which the motor fuel price index is 10 percent greater than such index for the immediately preceding month (temporary rate reduction period). Allows dealers in such fuels to apply for tax refunds during a temporary rate reduction period.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1240)
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 to extend the authority for drought assistance.

Bill: 109-hr-2925
Sponsor: Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15]
Introduced: 2005-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Disaster relief
Droughts
Economics and Public Finance
Emergency Management
Environmental Protection
Federal aid to water resources development
Government lending
Infrastructure
Water conservation
Water supply

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: 
Amends the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 to extend the authority for drought assistance through September 30, 2010.

action_date: 2006-07-17
text: 
Amends the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 to: (1) extend the authority for the drought relief program under such Act through September 30, 2010; and (2) authorize appropriations for such Act for FY 2006-FY2010. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-07-17
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 324.
action_date: 2006-07-17
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 109-568.
action_date: 2006-07-17
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 109-568.
action_date: 2006-06-21
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2006-06-21
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2006-06-21
text: Subcommittee on Water and Power Discharged.
action_date: 2005-09-27
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Introduced in House
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Pilots Equitable Treatment Act

Bill: 109-hr-2926
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7]
Introduced: 2005-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Aircraft pilots
Annuities
Finance and Financial Sector
Retirement age
Transportation and Public Works
Valuation

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: 
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Pilots Equitable Treatment Act - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), with regard to both single-employer and multiemployer plan guaranteed benefits, to require the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, in the case of commercial airline pilots required by Federal Aviation Administration regulation to retire before age 65, to compute the actuarial value of monthly benefits in the form of a life annuity commencing at the required retirement age.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-15
text: Introduced in House