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Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-3376
Sponsor: Rep. Thomas, William M. [R-CA-22]
Introduced: 2005-07-21 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Accounting
Administrative procedure
Adoption
Agricultural cooperatives
Agriculture and Food
Alaska
Alternative energy sources
Aviation fuels
Bank holding companies
Boats and boating
Capital gains tax
Charitable contributions
Child support
Citizenship
Commerce
Corporation taxes
Department of the Treasury
Depreciation and amortization
Dividends
Energy
Engines
Estates (Law)
Excise tax
Families
Finance and Financial Sector
Financial statements
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Foreign corporations
Foreign tax credit
Gas pipelines
Government Operations and Politics
Government contractors
Immigration
Income tax
Labor and Employment
Law
Local taxation
Losses
Lumber trade
Minimum tax
Natural gas
Partnerships
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Railroads
Reforestation
Sales tax
Science, Technology, Communications
Small business
Sports and Recreation
State taxation
Stockholders
Tax credits
Tax deductions
Tax penalties
Tax rates
Tax returns
Tax-deferred compensation plans
Taxation of foreign income
Television programs
Transportation and Public Works
Trusts and trustees
Unrelated business income tax
Valuation
Wages

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: 
Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2005 - Makes technical and clerical corrections to the Internal Revenue Code, including corrections to provisions enacted by: (1) the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004; (2) the Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2004; (3) the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003; (4) the Victims of Terrorism Tax Relief Act of 2001; (5) the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century; and (6) the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Introduced in House
Stronger Families Act

Bill: 109-hr-3379
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
Introduced: 2005-07-21 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Adoption
Child health
Child welfare
Disabled
Economics and Public Finance
Families
Family services
Finance and Financial Sector
Foster home care
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government statistics
Grants-in-aid
Guardian and ward
Health
Health insurance
Mentally disabled
Minorities
Minority children
Problem children

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: 
Stronger Families Act - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to replace general requirements for interstate adoption compact assistance with a program of permanency incentive payments to states with increased rates of foster child and older child adoptions, as well as guardianship, especially older child guardianship, placement.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-08-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Introduced in House
Sexual Predator Effective Monitoring Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-3382
Sponsor: Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23]
Introduced: 2005-07-21 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Criminal investigation
Economics and Public Finance
Ex-offenders
Federal aid to law enforcement
Identification of criminals
Law enforcement officers
Navigation satellites
Probation
Sex offenders

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: 
Sexual Predator Effective Monitoring Act of 2005 - Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants and contracts to assist state and local governments in: (1) carrying out programs to outfit sexual offenders with electronic monitoring units; and (2) employing law enforcement officials necessary to carry out such programs. Defines a &quot;sexual offender&quot; as an offender 18 years of age or older who commits a sexual offense against a minor. 
 
Directs the Attorney General to ensure that each state with eligible programs receives a proportional share of funding based on the total number of eligible states and the population of sex offenders to be monitored with global positioning systems in those states.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-08-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1569)
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Introduced in House
What's Love Got to Do With It Act

Bill: 109-hr-3383
Sponsor: Rep. Hensarling, Jeb [R-TX-5]
Introduced: 2005-07-21 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Airline passenger traffic
Airports
Aviation safety
Department of Transportation
Government Operations and Politics
Infrastructure
Iowa
Law
Licenses
Oklahoma
Texas

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: 
What's Love Got to Do With It Act - Provides that if law takes effect that makes Love Field in Dallas, Texas ineligible to hold an airport operating certificate, the Des Moines International Airport in Des Moines, Iowa, and the Tulsa International Airport in Tulsa,Oklahoma, shall be ineligible to hold such certificates.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Introduced in House
Permanent Marriage Equity Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-3384
Sponsor: Rep. Jindal, Bobby [R-LA-1]
Introduced: 2005-07-21 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Congress
Earned income tax credit
Families
Income tax
Married people
Social Welfare
Sunset legislation
Tax deductions
Tax exemption
Tax rates

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: 
Permanent Marriage Equity Act of 2005 - Makes provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 that eliminate the marriage penalty in the standard deduction, the 15-percent tax bracket, and the earned income tax credit, permanent.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Introduced in House
AMT Credit Fairness Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-3385
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3]
Introduced: 2005-07-21 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee stock options
Finance and Financial Sector
Income tax
Labor and Employment
Minimum tax
Tax credits
Tax refunds
Tax returns

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: 
AMT Credit Fairness Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) make unused alternative minimum tax credits more than four years old refundable at the greater of 20 percent annually or $5,000 per year; and (2) require corporations to provide stock option recipients with certain tax disclosures.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain footwear with open toes or heels.

Bill: 109-hr-3386
Sponsor: Rep. Ryun, Jim [R-KS-2]
Introduced: 2005-07-21 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Commerce
Shoe industry
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2009, the duty on certain footwear with open toes or heels.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain work footwear.

Bill: 109-hr-3387
Sponsor: Rep. Ryun, Jim [R-KS-2]
Introduced: 2005-07-21 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Commerce
Shoe industry
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2009, the duty on certain work footwear. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain women's footwear.

Bill: 109-hr-3388
Sponsor: Rep. Ryun, Jim [R-KS-2]
Introduced: 2005-07-21 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Commerce
Shoe industry
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2009, the duty on certain women's footwear. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain footwear for girls.

Bill: 109-hr-3389
Sponsor: Rep. Ryun, Jim [R-KS-2]
Introduced: 2005-07-21 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Commerce
Shoe industry
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2009, the duty on certain footwear for girls. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain protective footwear.

Bill: 109-hr-3390
Sponsor: Rep. Ryun, Jim [R-KS-2]
Introduced: 2005-07-21 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Commerce
Shoe industry
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2009, the duty on certain protective footwear.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain athletic footwear.

Bill: 109-hr-3391
Sponsor: Rep. Ryun, Jim [R-KS-2]
Introduced: 2005-07-21 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Commerce
Shoe industry
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2009, the duty on certain athletic footwear.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain footwear with open toes or heels.

Bill: 109-hr-3392
Sponsor: Rep. Ryun, Jim [R-KS-2]
Introduced: 2005-07-21 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Commerce
Shoe industry
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2009, the duty on certain footwear with open toes or heels.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain work footwear.

Bill: 109-hr-3393
Sponsor: Rep. Ryun, Jim [R-KS-2]
Introduced: 2005-07-21 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Commerce
Shoe industry
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2009, the duty on certain work footwear with outer soles of leather and uppers of leather, covering the ankle, other than for women.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain work footwear.

Bill: 109-hr-3394
Sponsor: Rep. Ryun, Jim [R-KS-2]
Introduced: 2005-07-21 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Commerce
Shoe industry
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2009, the duty on certain turn or turned work footwear with outer soles of leather and uppers of leather, other than for men or women.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain work footwear.

Bill: 109-hr-3395
Sponsor: Rep. Ryun, Jim [R-KS-2]
Introduced: 2005-07-21 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Commerce
Shoe industry
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2009, the duty on certain work footwear (house slippers with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather and uppers of leather, valued not over $2.50/pair).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Introduced in House
General Aviation Security Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-3397
Sponsor: Rep. Sweeney, John E. [R-NY-20]
Introduced: 2005-07-21 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative fees
Aircraft
Aircraft pilots
Airports
Aviation safety
Business records
Commerce
Confidential communications
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal justice information
Economics and Public Finance
Emergency Management
Fire departments
Flight training
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Health
Identification devices
Infrastructure
Law
Lease and rental services
Licenses
Maps
Paramedical personnel
Planning
Police
Private aviation
Security measures
Signs and signboards
Students

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: 
General Aviation Security Act of 2005 - Amends federal transportation law to require a person who desires to operate a private-use or public-use airport to register and submit a written security plan with the Secretary of Homeland Security so as to enhance the security at U.S. general aviation airports. Requires an airport in developing the security plan to consider applicable security enhancement recommendations contained in the most recent security guidelines for general aviation airports published by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Requires private-use and public-use airports to meet certain security requirements. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-08-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity.
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction for corporate donations of scientific property and computer technology.

Bill: 109-hr-3398
Sponsor: Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2]
Introduced: 2005-07-21 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Arts, Culture, Religion
Charitable contributions
Commerce
Computers
Corporate philanthropy
Corporation taxes
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
Income tax
Libraries
Science, Technology, Communications
Scientific instruments and apparatus
Tax deductions
Tax-exempt organizations
Teaching materials

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the tax deduction for charitable contributions of computer technology and equipment by corporations to schools and other educational organizations. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the welfare-to-work credit.

Bill: 109-hr-3399
Sponsor: Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2]
Introduced: 2005-07-21 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Commerce
Income tax
Labor and Employment
Social Welfare
Tax credits
Wages
Welfare recipients

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the tax credit for employing long-term family assistance recipients (welfare to work credit). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the option of including combat pay when computing earned income.

Bill: 109-hr-3400
Sponsor: Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2]
Introduced: 2005-07-21 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Earned income tax credit
Income tax
Iraq compilation
Military pay
Social Welfare
Tax exclusion
Welfare eligibility

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the taxpayer election to treat combat zone compensation (otherwise excludable from gross income) as earned income for purposes of computing the allowable earned income tax credit. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Introduced in House
State Defense Force Improvement Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-3401
Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]
Introduced: 2005-07-21 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Crime and Law Enforcement
Federal-state relations
Government Operations and Politics
Labor and Employment
Military and naval supplies
Military readiness
Military training
Surplus government property
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: 
State Defense Force Improvement Act of 2005 - Recognizes state defense forces as integral military components of the Nation's homeland security effort, while reaffirming that such forces remain entirely state regulated, organized, and equipped, and recognizing that they will be used for homeland security purposes exclusively at the local level under state law.

Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to coordinate homeland security efforts with, and provide assistance (including the use of Department of Defense (DOD) property, arms, equipment, and facilities) to, a state defense force, upon request. Leaves participation by a state defense force in a DOD or Department of Homeland Security training program to state discretion. Requires a state to reimburse DOD for training assistance costs. Provides that funds available to DOD may not be made available to a state defense force. Makes the state liable for any injuries or damages incurred by a defense force member while engaged in training activities or state active duty.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-08-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Introduced in House
To amend the National Labor Relations Act to provide for inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction thresholds of the National Labor Relations Board.

Bill: 109-hr-3403
Sponsor: Rep. Istook, Ernest J., Jr. [R-OK-5]
Introduced: 2005-07-22 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Economics and Public Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Indexing (Economic policy)
Industrial relations
Jurisdiction
Labor disputes
Law
National Labor Relations Board

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-22
text: 
Amends the National Labor Relations Act to provide for inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction thresholds of the National Labor Relations Board. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-08-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
action_date: 2005-07-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2005-07-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-07-22
text: Introduced in House
DNA Database Completion Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-3404
Sponsor: Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1]
Introduced: 2005-07-22 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal justice information
DNA
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to law enforcement
Health
Identification of criminals
Law
Medical laboratories
Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-22
text: 
DNA Database Completion Act of 2005 - Amends the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to authorize appropriations for each of FY2005-FY2009 for grants to eligible states for DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) analysis.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-08-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2005-07-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-07-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-07-22
text: Introduced in House