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To limit liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 for service station dealers with respect to the release or threatened release of recycled oil.

Bill: 109-hr-2211
Sponsor: Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8]
Introduced: 2005-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Automobile repair
Energy
Law
Liability for environmental damages
Oil pollution
Petroleum recycling
Petroleum storage
Service stations
Transportation and Public Works
Transportation of hazardous substances
Underground storage

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, with respect to abatement actions because of the release of recycled oil and liability for costs or damages resulting from such oil's release in the course of disposal or transport, to limit liability of a service station dealer with respect to any period between November 8, 1986, and the effective date of certain corrective action regulations or standards promulgated under the Solid Waste Disposal Act if the dealer complied with all applicable laws and regulations relating to disposal.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2005-05-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2005-05-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2005-05-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2005-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Introduced in House
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Trinexapac-Ethyl.

Bill: 109-hr-2212
Sponsor: Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6]
Introduced: 2005-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Chemicals
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the suspension, through December 31, 2008, of the duty on Trinexapac-Ethyl.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on formulations of Prosulfuron.

Bill: 109-hr-2213
Sponsor: Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6]
Introduced: 2005-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Environmental Protection
Herbicides
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on preparations containing Prosulfuron Technical (1-(4-methoxy-6-methyltriazin-2-yl)-3-(2-(3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)-phenyls ulfonyl) urea.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on formulations of triasulfuron and dicamba.

Bill: 109-hr-2214
Sponsor: Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6]
Introduced: 2005-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Environmental Protection
Herbicides
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on formulations of triasulfuron and dicamba.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on formulations of triasulfuron.

Bill: 109-hr-2215
Sponsor: Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6]
Introduced: 2005-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Environmental Protection
Herbicides
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on formulations of triasulfuron.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Introduced in House
Global Internet Freedom Act

Bill: 109-hr-2216
Sponsor: Rep. Cox, Christopher [R-CA-48]
Introduced: 2005-05-10 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Censorship
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Computer security measures
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Department of State
Executive reorganization
Freedom of association
Freedom of speech
Freedom of the press
Government Operations and Politics
Human rights
Information technology
Internet
Political persecution
Science, Technology, Communications
Technological innovations
United Nations

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Global Internet Freedom Act - Establishes in the International Broadcasting Bureau the Office of Global Internet Freedom to develop and implement a comprehensive global strategy to combat state-sponsored and state-directed Internet jamming by repressive foreign governments, and the intimidation and persecution by such governments of their citizens who use the Internet. Requires an annual report from the Office to Congress on the status of state-sponsored and state-directed Internet jamming by repressive foreign governments and a description of U.S. efforts to counter such jamming. 
Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should: (1) denounce repressive foreign governments that engage in Internet jamming; (2) direct the U.S. Representative to the United Nations (UN) to submit a resolution condemning repressive foreign governments that engage in Internet jamming and deny their citizens the freedom to access and share information on the Internet; and (3) deploy technologies aimed at defeating state-sponsored and state-directed Internet jamming by repressive foreign governments, and the intimidation and persecution by such governments of their citizens who use the Internet.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to confirm the Consumer Product Safety Commission's jurisdiction over child safety devices for handguns, and for other purposes.

Bill: 109-hr-2217
Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17]
Introduced: 2005-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Child safety
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Crime and Law Enforcement
Families
Firearms
Firearms injuries
Government Operations and Politics
Health
Independent regulatory commissions
Law
Product safety
Safety measures
Standards

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Amends the Consumer Product Safety Act to require the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to initiate a rulemaking establishing a consumer product (child) safety standard for handgun locks.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Introduced in House
Medicare Laboratory Services Access Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-2218
Sponsor: Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3]
Introduced: 2005-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Economics and Public Finance
Indexing (Economic policy)
Medical fees
Medical laboratories
Medical tests
Medicare
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: 
Medical Laboratory Services Access Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to fee schedules for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests and the Medicare laboratory specimen collection fee. Sets such fee at $5.78 for 2006, and the same adjusted for inflation in subsequent years, to cover the appropriate cost of collecting the sample on which a clinical diagnostic laboratory test was performed and for which payment is made.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2005-05-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Introduced in House
Fair Treatment of Americans by Americans Act

Bill: 109-hr-2219
Sponsor: Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6]
Introduced: 2005-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Americans in foreign countries
Armed Forces and National Security
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal justice information
Detention of persons
Due process of law
Families
Family services
Fines (Penalties)
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
International Affairs
Right to counsel
War

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: 
Fair Treatment of Americans by Americans Act - Prohibits U.S. agents, during times of war and in another country with respect to which no protective treaty or international agreement is in effect, from detaining, or causing to be detained, a U.S. citizen unless the citizen receives: (1) reasonably adequate information concerning the reasons for detention; (2) reasonable access to counsel; and (3) reasonable opportunity and assistance to regularly communicate with family members.
 
Establishes criminal penalties for violations of this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-06-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on Pontamine Green 2B.

Bill: 109-hr-2220
Sponsor: Rep. Hart, Melissa A. [R-PA-4]
Introduced: 2005-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Commerce
Dyes and dyeing
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2009, the duty on Dyestuff containing as active ingredient 2,7-Naphthalenedisulfonic acid, 3,3-[carbonylbis(imino-4,1-phenyleneazo)]bis[4-amino-5-hydroxy-6-(phenylazo)-, tetrasodium salt (Pontamine Green 2B).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Introduced in House
To extend the duty suspension on Mesamoll.

Bill: 109-hr-2221
Sponsor: Rep. Hart, Melissa A. [R-PA-4]
Introduced: 2005-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Chemicals
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the suspension, through December 31, 2009, of the duty on a mixture of phenyl esters of C10-C18 alkylsulfonic acids (Mesamoll).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on Bayderm Bottom 10 UD.

Bill: 109-hr-2222
Sponsor: Rep. Hart, Melissa A. [R-PA-4]
Introduced: 2005-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Commerce
Plastics
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2009, the duty on Aqueous polyurethane dispersions containing 29% or greater content of Hexanedioic acid, polymer with N-(2-aminoethyl)-1,2-ethanediamine, 2-butene-1,4-diol, 1,6-diisocyanatohexane, 1,2-ethanediol, 1,3-isobenzofurandione, methyloxirane, oxirane and sodium hydrogen sulfite, 2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol-blocked (Bayderm Bottom 10 UD.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on Bayderm Finish DLH.

Bill: 109-hr-2223
Sponsor: Rep. Hart, Melissa A. [R-PA-4]
Introduced: 2005-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Commerce
Plastics
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2009, the duty on Hexanedioic acid, polymer with 1,4-butanediol, 1,6-diisocyanatohexane and 1,6-hexanediol, 2-((2-aminoethyl)amino)ethanesulfonic acid, of a concentration 39 % or greater in aqueous dispersion (Bayderm Finish DLH).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on Levagard DMPP.

Bill: 109-hr-2224
Sponsor: Rep. Hart, Melissa A. [R-PA-4]
Introduced: 2005-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Chemicals
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2009, the duty on Dimethyl propylphosphonaten (Levagard DMPP).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on Bayderm Bottom DLV.

Bill: 109-hr-2225
Sponsor: Rep. Hart, Melissa A. [R-PA-4]
Introduced: 2005-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Commerce
Plastics
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2009, the duty on Aqueous polyurethane dispersions containing 39% or greater content of Propanoic acid, 3-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-2-methyl-, polymer with 2-[(2-aminoethyl)amino]ethanesulfonic acid monosodium salt, 1,6-diisocyanatohexane, diphenyl carbonate, 1,2-ethanediamine, 1,6-hexanediol, hydrazine, methyloxirane, oxirane and 1,2-propanediol, 2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol-blocked (Bayderm Bottom DLV).

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers.

Bill: 109-hr-2226
Sponsor: Rep. Hart, Melissa A. [R-PA-4]
Introduced: 2005-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Commerce
Polymers
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2009, the duty on Ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers containing 50% by weight vinyl acetate monomer content.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Introduced in House
To extend the duty suspension on ortho-phenylphenol.

Bill: 109-hr-2227
Sponsor: Rep. Hart, Melissa A. [R-PA-4]
Introduced: 2005-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Chemicals
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the suspension, through December 31, 2009, of the duty on ortho-phenylphenol.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Introduced in House
To extend the duty suspension on Iminodisuccinate.

Bill: 109-hr-2228
Sponsor: Rep. Hart, Melissa A. [R-PA-4]
Introduced: 2005-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Chemicals
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the suspension, through December 31, 2009, of the duty on mixtures of sodium salts (Iminodisuccinate).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Introduced in House
War Memorial Preservation Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-2229
Sponsor: Rep. Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-52]
Introduced: 2005-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Church and state
Constitutional law
Government Operations and Politics
Jurisdiction
Law
Military personnel
Monuments and memorials
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Religion
Signs and symbols
Supreme Court

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: 
War Memorial Preservation Act of 2005 - Permits religious symbols recognizing the religious background of members of the U.S. Armed Forces to be included as part of: (1) a military memorial that is established or acquired by the U.S. Government; or (2) a military memorial that is not established by the Government, but for which the American Battle Monuments Commission cooperated in establishing.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Introduced in House
Cameron Gulbransen Kids and Cars Safety Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-2230
Sponsor: Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3]
Introduced: 2005-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Automobiles
Child health
Child safety
Commerce
Consumer education
Data banks
Department of Transportation
Disabled
Families
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Government statistics
Health
High technology
Law
Motor vehicle safety
Safety appliances
Science, Technology, Communications
Traffic accidents and safety
Transportation and the disabled

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: 
Cameron Gulbransen Kids and Cars Safety Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations for all light passenger vehicles to: (1) require that power windows and panels automatically reverse direction when they detect an obstruction to prevent children from being trapped, injured, or killed; (2) require a system of driver notification or a reminder system once the ignition switch is in the off position if passengers remain in any of the rear seating positions of the vehicle; and (3) require a rearward visibility performance standard to prevent backing incidents. 
 
Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish a database of, and collect data on, injuries and deaths in nontraffic, noncrash events involving motor vehicles; and (2) either supplement a consumer information program on child safety or create a new program with information about hazards to children in nontraffic, noncrash incident situations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Introduced in House