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No Net Loss of Private Land Act

Bill: 109-hr-1235
Sponsor: Rep. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ-6]
Introduced: 2005-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Congress
Congressional oversight
Congressional reporting requirements
Federal-state relations
Government Operations and Politics
Land transfers

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: 
No Net Loss of Private Land Act - Allows the the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior, in the case of a State in which 25 percent or more of all land in the State is owned by the United States, to acquire an interest in a parcel of land consisting of 100 or more acres in the State on behalf of the United States only if all right, title, and interest of the United States in the surface estate of another parcel of land in that State is conveyed, the value of which is approximately equal in value to the land being acquired. Prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary concerned) from dividing a parcel of land consisting of 100 or more acres into smaller parcels to avoid such requirements. 
 
Specifies exceptions. Allows the Secretary concerned to waive such requirements with respect to the acquisition of a particular parcel of land in a time of war or a national emergency when such acquisition is necessary as part of the U.S. response to the war or national emergency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans.
action_date: 2005-03-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.
action_date: 2005-03-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
Medical Bills Interest Rate Relief Act

Bill: 109-hr-1238
Sponsor: Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23]
Introduced: 2005-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Commerce
Consumer credit
Consumer protection
Credit cards
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Health
Hospital rates
Hospitals
Interest rates
Medical economics
Medical fees

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: 
Medical Bills Interest Rate Relief Act - Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) no American family or individual should be forced to choose between the health and life of a loved one and the financial constraints of medical care; (2) financial institutions, including credit card issuers, should not take financial advantage of unforeseen, nonpreventive, or catastrophic medical situations; and (3) individuals or families saddled with large medical bills should receive a fair and equitable credit rating that disregards off-schedule medical bill payments.
 
Amends the Truth in Lending Act to prescribe guidelines governing the obligations of credit card issuers for credit extended to pay medical expenses.
 
Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit a hospital or other medical treatment facility from submitting to a consumer reporting agency during a five-year period any negative information regarding the failure of a consumer to maintain full payments for medical expenses if the consumer continues in good faith to make partial payments on the outstanding balance on prescribed payment schedule due dates.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E418)
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
Berry Amendment Notification Act

Bill: 109-hr-1239
Sponsor: Rep. Hayes, Robin [R-NC-8]
Introduced: 2005-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Buy American
Chemical warfare
Clothing
Defense contracts
Defense procurement
Electronic government information
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
International Affairs
Internet
Metals
Military and naval supplies
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Science, Technology, Communications
Trade agreements
Web sites

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: 
Berry Amendment Notification Act - Provides that if the Secretary of Defense makes an exception to the requirement that certain items procured by the Department of Defense must be grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the United States, then the Secretary must post a notification of such exception on the Internet site maintained by the General Services Administration known as FedBizOps.gov (or any successor site).
 
Adds clothing materials and components to the items for which such Buy American requirement will apply.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
Emergency Medical Services Support Act

Bill: 109-hr-1240
Sponsor: Rep. Hefley, Joel [R-CO-5]
Introduced: 2005-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Communication in medicine
Community health services
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Economics and Public Finance
Emergency communication systems
Emergency medicine
Executive reorganization
Federal advisory bodies
Federal aid to health facilities
Federal-Indian relations
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Government Operations and Politics
Health
Health information systems
Health planning
Indian medical care
Minorities
Native Americans
Science, Technology, Communications
Standards
Wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: 
Emergency Medical Services Support Act - Requires the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Under Secretary for Emergency Preparedness and Response, to establish a Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services to improve coordination and enhance support of emergency medical services (EMS).
 
Establishes a Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council to make recommendations on EMS topics to the Committee.
 
Requires the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to provide administrative support to both the Committee and the Council.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
Cool and Efficient Buildings Act

Bill: 109-hr-1241
Sponsor: Rep. Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2]
Introduced: 2005-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Accounting
Air conditioning
Commerce
Depreciation and amortization
Electric appliances
Energy
Finance and Financial Sector
Heating
Income tax
Industrial buildings
Office buildings
Refrigeration
Tax deductions

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: 
Cool and Efficient Buildings Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a 20-year depreciation recovery period, calculated on a straight line basis, for heating, ventilation, air conditioning, or commercial refrigeration systems installed in nonresidential buildings.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
To establish the American Veterans Congressional Internship Program.

Bill: 109-hr-1242
Sponsor: Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12]
Introduced: 2005-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Congressional employees
Education
Government Operations and Politics
Government internships
Higher education
House of Representatives
Labor and Employment
Salaries
Veterans' employment

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: 
Establishes the American Veterans Congressional Internship Program, under which each Member of the House of Representatives may hire for a maximum 12-month period, one additional employee who meets specified eligibility criteria to serve as the American Veteran Congressional Intern.
 
Provides that such employment by a Member and the payment of the Intern's salary shall be in addition to all personnel and allowances otherwise made available to Members under other provisions of law, rule, or other authority.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
Secure Access to Firearms Enhancement (SAFE) Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-1243
Sponsor: Rep. Hostettler, John N. [R-IN-8]
Introduced: 2005-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Firearms
Firearms control
Government Operations and Politics
Interstate relations
Law
Licenses
State laws

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: 
Secure Access to Firearms Enhancement (SAFE) Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal criminal code to provide for reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms in different States by persons who are not prohibited by Federal law from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm and who are: (1) carrying a valid State license or permit for carrying a concealed firearm; or (2) otherwise entitled to carry a concealed firearm in their State of residence. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide health care coverage for spouses and children of members of the uniformed services on active duty through the Federal Employees Health Benefits program.

Bill: 109-hr-1244
Sponsor: Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-2]
Introduced: 2005-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Families
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Government employees' health insurance
Health
Insurance premiums
Medical economics
Military dependents
Military medicine
Military personnel

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: 
Directs the Secretary of Defense to enter into an agreement with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) under which eligible beneficiaries may enroll in health benefits plans offered through the Federal Employees Health Benefits program (FEHBP). Defines as eligible beneficiaries members of the uniformed services on active duty for more than 30 days with either a wife or a dependent child or children. Allows FEHBP enrollment under either self or self and family coverage.
 
Prohibits dependents covered under such enrollment from receiving care at a military medical treatment facility or enrolling in a health care plan under the TRICARE program (a Department of Defense managed health care program).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2005-04-06
text: Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, 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: 2005-03-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, 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: 2005-03-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, 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: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
Children's Hospitals Education Equity and Research (CHEER) Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-1246
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-5]
Introduced: 2005-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Authorization
Child health
Department of Health and Human Services
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Families
Federal aid to education
Federal aid to health facilities
Government Operations and Politics
Graduate education
Higher education
Hospitals
Law
Medical education
Medical residents

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: 
Children's Hospitals Education Equity and Research (CHEER) Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make payments through FY 2010 (currently, through FY 2005) to children's hospitals for expenses associated with operating approved graduate medical residency training programs.
 
Excludes reductions for unused resident positions when calculating the number of full-time residents in a children's hospital's approved training program for purposes of reimbursing direct expenses.
 
Requires the Secretary to adjust the proportion of such a hospital's costs attributable to wages for differences in hospital wage levels by geographic area.
 
Authorizes appropriations through FY 2010 for direct and indirect expenses associated with operating such programs.
 
Requires that funds appropriated for such programs for a fiscal year remain available for obligation through the end of the succeeding fiscal year.
 
Limits the ability to recoup funds unless a demand for recoupment is made by the end of the fiscal year.
 
Sets forth an appeals procedure and limitations on retroactivity for decisions affecting the amount of payments to a hospital for such programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
Working Families Access to Justice Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-1247
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3]
Introduced: 2005-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Civil actions and liability
Commerce
Government Operations and Politics
Industrial relations
Judicial review
Labor unions
Law
Legal fees
National Labor Relations Board
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: 
Working Families Access to Justice Act of 2005 - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to require attorneys' fees to be awarded to the prevailing party in an administrative or court proceeding involving the National Labor Relations Board if such party is an employer or labor organization that, at the time of such adversary adjudication or civil action, had not more than 100 employees and not more than $7 million of net worth. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
Government Labor Neutrality Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-1248
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3]
Introduced: 2005-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Collective bargaining
Commerce
Construction industries
Construction workers
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid programs
Government Operations and Politics
Government contractors
Industrial relations
Labor contracts
Labor unions

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: 
Government Labor Neutrality Act of 2005 - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to prohibit Federal, State, and local governments from either requiring or prohibiting an agreement with a labor organization by an employer in the construction industry in connection with any construction, alteration, painting, or repair work.
 
Applies such prohibition to Federal agencies or departments, agents acting on the Federal Government's behalf, recipients of Federal grants or financial assistance, persons who have entered into cooperative agreements with the Federal Government, and State or local governments.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-1249
Sponsor: Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5]
Introduced: 2005-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Administrative remedies
Appellate courts
Civil actions and liability
Collective bargaining
Crime and Law Enforcement
Emergency Management
Emergency medicine
Employee rights
Employee-management relations in government
Federal Labor Relations Authority
Fire fighters
Government employee unions
Health
Industrial arbitration
Injunctions
Judicial review
Jurisdiction
Labor and Employment
Labor contracts
Law
Law enforcement officers
Local employees
Local laws
Lockouts
Mediation
Medical personnel
Paramedical personnel
Police
Public sector strikes
State courts
State employees
State laws
State-local relations
Unfair labor practices

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: 
Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2005 - Provides collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments.
 
Directs the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) to determine whether State law provides specified rights and responsibilities for public safety officers, including: (1) granting public safety employees the right to form and join a labor organization which excludes management and supervisory employees, and which is, or seeks to be, recognized as the exclusive bargaining agent for such employees; and (2) requiring public safety employers to recognize and agree to bargain with the employees' labor organization.
Requires the FLRA to issue regulations establishing collective bargaining procedures for public safety employers and employees in States that do not substantially provide for such public safety employee rights and responsibilities. Directs the FLRA, in such cases, to: (1) determine the appropriateness of units for labor organization representation; (2) supervise or conduct elections to determine whether a labor organization has been selected as an exclusive representative by a majority of the employees in an appropriate unit; (3) resolve issues relating to the duty to bargain in good faith; (4) conduct hearings and resolve complaints of unfair labor practices; and (5) resolve exceptions to arbitrator's awards. Grants a public safety employer, employee, or labor organization the right to seek enforcement of such FLRA regulations and authority through appropriate State courts.
Prohibits public safety employers, employees, and labor organizations from engaging in lockouts or strikes.
Provides that existing collective bargaining units and agreements shall not be invalidated by this Act.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
Arizona Trail Feasibility Study Act

Bill: 109-hr-1250
Sponsor: Rep. Kolbe, Jim [R-AZ-8]
Introduced: 2005-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Arizona
Commemorations
Governmental investigations
Historic sites
History
Sports and Recreation
Trails

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: 
Arizona Trail Feasibility Study Act - Amends the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a joint study of the feasibility of designating the Arizona Trail as a national scenic trail or a national historic trail. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
Teague Ryan Sudden Child Cardiac Arrhythmia Syndromes Screening and Education Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-1252
Sponsor: Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4]
Introduced: 2005-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Athletes
Cardiovascular diseases
Child health
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Families
Federal aid to child health services
Federal aid to education
Health education
Higher education
Medical education
Medical screening
Medical tests
Quality of care
Sports and Recreation

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: 
Teague Ryan Sudden Child Cardiac Arrhythmia Syndromes Screening and Education Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to award grants or contracts to carry out programs to: (1) screen children for sudden cardiac arrhythmia syndromes; (2) provide referrals for medical services regarding such syndromes; and (3) provide education on such syndromes to health professionals and the general public. Requires the Secretary to give priority to: (1) screenings and referrals for children who participate, or intend to participate, in organized sports; and (2) educational activities directed toward parents of such children and health professionals who commonly provide medical care for such children.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
To extend a certain high priority corridor in the States of Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming.

Bill: 109-hr-1253
Sponsor: Rep. Musgrave, Marilyn N. [R-CO-4]
Introduced: 2005-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to transportation
Highway finance
Infrastructure
Interstate highway system
Nebraska
Road construction
Roads and highways
South Dakota
Wyoming

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: 
Amends the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to designate Heartland Expressway from Denver, Colorado, through Wyoming and Scottsbluff, Nebraska, to Rapid City, South Dakota, as a high priority corridor on the National Highway System. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House