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Credit CARD Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-499
Sponsor: Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT]
Introduced: 2005-03-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bankruptcy
Commerce
Consumer credit
Consumer education
Counseling
Credit cards
Education
Families
Fees
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Higher education
Interest rates
Law
Liability (Law)
Nonprofit organizations
Parent and child
Personal budgets
Social Welfare
Students
Youth

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-02
text: 
Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2005, or the Credit Card Act of 2005 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) to require advance notice of any increase in interest rate regarding a credit card account under an open end consumer credit plan. Grants the credit card holder the right to cancel the account before the effective date of the increase.
 
 Prohibits penalties, finance charges, interest charges, or cancellations from being imposed for: (1) on-time payments; (2) payments in full; or (3) over-the-limit fees for creditor-approved transactions.
 
Requires specified disclosures for annual percentage rates of interest that only exist for a limited time (introductory or &quot;teaser&quot; rates).
 
Requires certain disclosures regarding: (1) pay-off timing in connection with repayment of the outstanding balance; and (2) late payment deadlines and relevant postmark dates.
 
Amends Federal bankruptcy law to provide that debts under an open end credit plan incurred on or within 60 days before the order for relief are not subject to statutory exceptions to a discharge in bankruptcy if the annual rate of interest charged on the account was more than 20 percentage points above the Federal prime lending rate on the last day of month during which the interest was charged (thus providing the debtor with a legal means of avoiding an abusive rate of interest).
 
Amends TILA to set forth specified requirements governing credit card applications from underage consumers.
 
Subjects creditor violations relating to an open end credit plan that is not secured by real property or a dwelling to twice the amount of any finance charge in connection with the transaction, or to such amount as may be appropriate in the case of an established pattern or practice of such violations. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1950-1952)
action_date: 2005-03-02
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1950)
action_date: 2005-03-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Information Protection and Security Act

Bill: 109-s-500
Sponsor: Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL]
Introduced: 2005-03-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Business records
Civil actions and liability
Computer security measures
Confidential communications
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Consumer credit
Consumer education
Consumer protection
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crime prevention
Damages
Data banks
Federal Trade Commission
Federal preemption
Federal-state relations
Finance and Financial Sector
Fines (Penalties)
Fraud
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Grievance procedures
Identification devices
Identity theft
Independent regulatory commissions
Information services
Injunctions
Law
Limitation of actions
Parties to actions
Restrictive trade practices
Right of privacy
Science, Technology, Communications
State laws

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-03
text: 
Information Protection and Security Act - Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to promulgate regulations governing the conduct of information brokers and the protection of personally identifiable information held by such brokers. States that such regulations shall include rules: (1) requiring procedures for maximum data accuracy, confidentiality, user authentication and tracking, the prevention and detection of illegal or unauthorized activity, and mitigation of potential harm to individuals; (2) allowing individuals to obtain disclosure of such information pertaining to them held by an information broker, to be informed of each entity that procured such information, and to request and receive prompt correction of errors; and (3) prohibiting brokers from engaging in activity that fails to comply with FTC regulations.
 
Requires violations of such regulations to be treated as unfair or deceptive acts or practices under the Federal Trade Commission Act.
 
Authorizes States, after providing notice to the FTC and the Attorney General, to bring civil actions on behalf of State residents in Federal district court or any other court of competent jurisdiction to: (1) enjoin such acts or practices; (2) enforce compliance with FTC regulations; or (3) obtain damages, restitution, compensation, or other appropriate relief. Prohibits State actions during the pendency of criminal proceedings brought by the Attorney General or civil actions instituted by the FTC against the same defendant for violations of this Act.
 
Establishes a private right of action for individuals injured by violations of regulations promulgated under this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2005-03-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Rural Renaissance Act

Bill: 109-s-502
Sponsor: Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN]
Introduced: 2005-03-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Affordable housing
Agricultural conservation
Agricultural industries
Agriculture and Food
Air pollution control
Alcohol as fuel
Alternative energy sources
Animals
Biomass energy
Bonds
Broadband
Commerce
Corporations
Crime and Law Enforcement
Distance education
Economics and Public Finance
Energy
Energy crops
Environmental Protection
Farm manure
Farmers
Fire departments
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Habitat conservation
Health
Hospitals
Income tax
Infrastructure
Law
Long-term care
Nonprofit organizations
Nursing homes
Police
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Refuse as fuel
Rural economic development
Rural housing
Science, Technology, Communications
Sewage disposal
Social Welfare
Soil conservation
Tax credits
Tax-exempt securities
Taxation
Telemedicine
Trusts and trustees
Venture capital
Water Resources Development
Water pollution control
Water quality
Water treatment plants
Wind power

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-03
text: 
Rural Renaissance Act - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to establish the Rural Renaissance Corporation to issue rural renaissance bonds to finance qualified projects for rebuilding rural areas.
 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for investment in rural renaissance bonds. 
 
Describes qualified projects as: (1) a water or waste treatment project; (2) a conservation project, including any project to protect water quality or air quality (including odor abatement), any project to prevent soil erosion, and any project to protect wildlife habitat, including any project to assist agricultural producers in complying with Federal, State, or local regulations; (3) an affordable housing project; (4) a community facility project, including hospitals, fire and police stations, and nursing and assisted-living facilities; (5) a value-added agriculture or renewable energy facility project for agricultural producers or farmer-owned entities, including any project to promote the production or processing of ethanol, biodiesel, animal waste, biomass, raw commodities, or wind as a fuel; (6) a rural venture capital project for, among others, farmer-owned entities; (7) a distance learning or telemedicine project; (8) a project to expand broadband technology; and (9) a rural teleworks project.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2007-2009)
action_date: 2005-03-03
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2006-2007)
action_date: 2005-03-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Education Begins at Home Act

Bill: 109-s-503
Sponsor: Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO]
Introduced: 2005-03-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Armed Forces and National Security
Caregivers
Child development
Child health
Child welfare
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Continuing education
Day care
Department of Health and Human Services
Educational accountability
Elementary and secondary education
Employee training
English language
Evaluation research (Social action programs)
Eye diseases
Families
Family services
Federal aid to education
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Health
Hearing disorders
Labor and Employment
Law
Literacy programs
Maternal health services
Medical screening
Medical tests
Military dependents
Parent and child
Parent-school relationships
Pregnant women
Preschool education
Social Welfare
Standards
Women

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-03
text: 
Education Begins at Home Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in collaboration with the Secretary of Education, to: (1) allot grants to states for Parents as Teachers programs, or other programs of early childhood home visitation; and (2) make competitive grants to local educational agencies and other eligible applicants for early home visitation for families with English language learners. Directs the Secretary of Defense, in collaboration with the Secretary of Education, to make competitive grants to eligible applicants for early home visitation for military families.
 
Amends the Head Start Act to direct the Secretary of HHS to establish standards for home visitor staff in Early Head Start programs with respect to their training, qualifications, and conduct of home visits. Revises Early Head Start programs to provide for: (1) training in parenting skills and child development; (2) certain home-based and family support services; (3) procedures for transition into Head Start or other local early childhood education programs; (4) staff communication and program coordination; and (5) professional development and personnel enhancement. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2005-03-03
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2009-2010)
action_date: 2005-03-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Public Health Preparedness Workforce Development Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-504
Sponsor: Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE]
Introduced: 2005-03-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Access to health care
Directories
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Electronic government information
Federal aid to Indians
Federal aid to health facilities
Federal employees
Government Operations and Politics
Government publications
Government publicity
Higher education
Indian medical care
Internet
Job vacancies
Medical education
Minorities
Office of Personnel Management
Public health personnel
Recruiting of employees
Scholarships
Science, Technology, Communications
Student loan funds
Web sites

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-03
text: 
Public Health Preparedness Workforce Development Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish the Public Health Workforce Scholarship Program to assure an adequate supply of public health professionals to eliminate critical public health preparedness workforce shortages in Federal, State, local, and tribal public health agencies by offering four-year scholarships in return for employment at such agencies. 
 
Requires the Secretary to establish the Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Program to provide for the repayment of loans incurred by individuals in the pursuit of the relevant public health preparedness workforce educational degree or certificate in exchange for working at such agencies for at least three years.
 
Requires the Secretary to award grants to public health agencies that receive public health preparedness cooperative agreements from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to operate State, local, and tribal public health workforce loan repayment programs.
 
Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), in cooperation with the Secretary, to ensure that there is an online catalogue within the OPM website of public health workforce employment opportunities within the Federal Government.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2005-03-03
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Act of 2000 to adjust the boundary of the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area.

Bill: 109-s-505
Sponsor: Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2005-03-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Arizona
Boundaries
Commemorations
Historic sites
History
Water Resources Development
Waterfronts

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-03
text: 
Amends the Yuma National Heritage Area Act of 2000 to adjust the boundaries of the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area to comprise generally the riverfront and downtown areas.
 
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Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-11-15
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 109-355.
action_date: 2005-03-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2005-03-03
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2010)
action_date: 2005-03-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Public Health Preparedness Workforce Development Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-506
Sponsor: Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE]
Introduced: 2005-03-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Access to health care
Directories
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Electronic government information
Federal aid to Indians
Federal aid to health facilities
Federal employees
Government Operations and Politics
Government publications
Government publicity
Higher education
Indian medical care
Internet
Job vacancies
Medical education
Minorities
Office of Personnel Management
Public health personnel
Recruiting of employees
Scholarships
Science, Technology, Communications
Student loan funds
Web sites

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-03
text: 
Public Health Preparedness Workforce Development Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish the Public Health Workforce Scholarship Program to assure an adequate supply of public health professionals to eliminate critical public health preparedness workforce shortages in Federal, State, local, and tribal public health agencies by offering four-year scholarships in return for employment at such agencies. 
 
Requires the Secretary to establish the Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Program to provide for the repayment of loans incurred by individuals in the pursuit of the relevant public health preparedness workforce educational degree or certificate in exchange for working at such agencies for at least three years.
 
Requires the Secretary to award grants to public health agencies that receive public health preparedness cooperative agreements from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to operate State, local, and tribal public health workforce loan repayment programs.
 
Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), in cooperation with the Secretary, to ensure that there is an online catalogue within the OPM website of public health workforce employment opportunities within the Federal Government.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2005-03-03
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2010-2011)
action_date: 2005-03-03
text: Introduced in Senate
National Invasive Species Council Act

Bill: 109-s-507
Sponsor: Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH]
Introduced: 2005-03-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Animals
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Cost effectiveness
Ecological research
Economic impact statements
Economics and Public Finance
Ecosystem management
Electronic government information
Environmental Protection
Environmental assessment
Environmental education
Environmental health
Environmental monitoring
Environmental research
Environmental technology
Executive orders
Executive reorganization
Exotic animals
Exotic plants
Export controls
Federal advisory bodies
Federal-Indian relations
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Habitat conservation
Health
Import restrictions
International Affairs
International cooperation
International environmental cooperation
Internet
Minorities
Non-native species
Pest control
Planning
Regional planning
Restoration ecology
Science, Technology, Communications
Technological innovations

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-03
text: 
National Invasive Species Council Act - Declares that no Federal agency may authorize, fund, or carry out any action that would likely cause or promote the introduction or spread of an invasive species in the United States or any other location, unless the agency head determines that: (1) the benefits outweigh the potential harm to the environment, economy, or human health; and (2) all feasible and practical measures to minimize the risk or harm will be taken. Requires the Council On Environmental Quality, in conjunction with the National Invasive Species Council, to develop guidelines for such measures.
 
Establishes within the executive branch the National Invasive Species Council to ensure that Federal agency efforts concerning invasive species are coordinated, effective, complementary, and cost-efficient.
Requires the Council to develop a National Invasive Species Management Plan that details and recommends performance-oriented goals.
Requires the Council to create the Invasive Species Advisory Committee to provide information and advice for consideration by the Council.
Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to prepare and submit to Congress and the Council a yearly budget analysis and summary of all Federal programs relating to invasive species.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2005-03-03
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2011)
action_date: 2005-03-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Energy Markets Improvement Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-509
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2005-03-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Administrative remedies
Business records
Coal
Commerce
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Commodity exchanges
Consumer protection
Contracts
Crime and Law Enforcement
Department of Energy
Discovery (Law)
Electric power
Electric power transmission
Electric utility rates
Electronic government information
Energy prices
Evidence (Law)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Finance and Financial Sector
Fines (Penalties)
Fraud
Fuel
Gas companies
Gasoline
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Governmental investigations
Heating
Independent regulatory commissions
Information disclosure (Securities law)
Injunctions
Law
Natural gas
Petroleum
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public utility regulation
Rebates
Restrictive trade practices
Wholesale trade

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-03
text: 
Energy Markets Improvement Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal Power Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to promulgate regulations establishing an electronic information system to provide FERC and the public with access to information appropriate to facilitate price transparency and participation in markets subject to its jurisdiction.
 
Declares it shall be unlawful for any person or entity knowingly to: (1) enter into any contract or other arrangement to execute a round trip trade; or (2) use or employ, in connection with the purchase or sale of electric energy or transmission services subject to FERC jurisdiction, any manipulative or deceptive device or contrivance to affect the price, availability, or reliability of such electric energy or transmission services.
 
Authorizes revocation of the authority of a public utility to charge market-based rates if FERC finds that the utility has knowingly employed any manipulation, deception, or contrivance in violation of this Act.
 
Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to bring within its regulatory purview over-the-counter transactions in energy commodities, energy transactions, and electronic energy trading facilities.
 
Prohibits fraudulent transactions in connection with contracts of sale of any commodity for future delivery or certain other agreements, contracts, or transactions involving excluded or exempt commodities other than securities.
 
Subjects violations to civil and criminal penalties.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2015-2017)
action_date: 2005-03-03
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2014-2015)
action_date: 2005-03-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Electronic Waste Recycling Promotion and Consumer Protection Act

Bill: 109-s-510
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2005-03-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative fees
Administrative procedure
Commerce
Computer industry
Computers
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Cost effectiveness
Crime and Law Enforcement
Department of the Treasury
Electronics industry
Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental law enforcement
Federal preemption
Fees
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Government procurement
Governmental investigations
Incineration
Income tax
Landfills
Law
Municipal solid waste
Recycling industry
Recycling of waste products
Refuse and refuse disposal
Science, Technology, Communications
State laws
Tax credits
Taxation
Video display terminals
Wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-03
text: 
Electronic Waste Recycling Promotion and Consumer Protection Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow waste recyclers and individual consumers a tax credit for recycling qualified electronic waste. Defines &quot;qualified electronic waste&quot; as any discarded computer display screen or system unit.
 
Bans the disposal of electronic waste without recycling three years after the enactment of this Act.
 
Requires the head of each Federal executive agency to recycle electronic waste. 
 
Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to study the feasibility of establishing a nationwide recycling program for electronic waste that preempts any State recycling program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR 2018-2020)
action_date: 2005-03-03
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2017-2018)
action_date: 2005-03-03
text: Introduced in Senate