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401Kids Family Savings Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-5314
Sponsor: Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-22]
Introduced: 2006-05-09 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Bank accounts
Congress
Education
Education savings accounts
Finance and Financial Sector
Higher education
Home ownership
Housing and Community Development
Housing finance
Income tax
Individual retirement accounts
Labor and Employment
Law
Names
Sunset legislation
Tax exclusion
Trusts and trustees

Summary:
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: 
401Kids Family Savings Act of 2006 - Amends the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 to extend through 2015 provisions allowing increased annual contributions to Coverdell education savings accounts. 

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow tax-free distributions from a Coverdell education savings account for first-time homebuyer expenses; (2) permit rollovers from Coverdell education savings accounts to Roth individual retirement accounts (Roth IRAs); and (3) rename Coverdell education savings accounts as 401Kids Savings Accounts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: Introduced in House
Accountability in Government Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-5315
Sponsor: Rep. Cardoza, Dennis A. [D-CA-18]
Introduced: 2006-05-09 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Accounting
Advice and consent of the Senate
Congress
Economics and Public Finance
Federal officials
Finance and Financial Sector
Planning-programming-budgeting
Presidential appointments

Summary:
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: 
Accountability in Government Act of 2006 - Prohibits a federal agency head from continuing in office without reappointment by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, in any case in which the Comptroller General's annual report under the Federal Financial Management Improvement Act of 1996 states that the agency is not in substantial compliance with federal financial management systems requirements, applicable accounting standards, and the U.S. Government Standard Ledger at the transaction level.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: Introduced in House
E-85 Investment Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-5317
Sponsor: Rep. Hayes, Robin [R-NC-8]
Introduced: 2006-05-09 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alcohol as fuel
Alternative energy sources
Energy
Income tax
Service stations
Tax credits
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: 
E-85 Investment Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the tax credit for alternative fuel vehicle refueling property by: (1) increasing to 75% the rate of such credit for property using 85% ethanol fuel; (2) reducing the maximum dollar amount of such credit in 2013 and 2014 for ethanol-related refueling property; and (3) extending such credit through 2016 for ethanol-related refueling property.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-07-25
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1512)
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: Introduced in House
Fairness for State and Local Workers Act

Bill: 109-hr-5320
Sponsor: Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1]
Introduced: 2006-05-09 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Government Operations and Politics
Health
Local employees
Occupational health and safety
State employees

Summary:
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: 
Fairness for State and Local Workers Act - Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to provide for coverage under that Act of state and local government workers. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: Introduced in House
Access to Better Choice in Dialysis Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-5321
Sponsor: Rep. Bass, Charles F. [R-NH-2]
Introduced: 2006-05-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional reporting requirements
Drug utilization
Drugs
Economics and Public Finance
Employee health benefits
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government trust funds
Governmental investigations
Home care services
Hospital care
Hospital rates
Kidney diseases
Labor and Employment
Law
Local taxation
Medical fees
Medical records
Medical research
Medicare
Old age, survivors and disability insurance
Science, Technology, Communications
Social Welfare
Social security taxes
State taxation
Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: 
Access to Better Choice in Dialysis Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to implement a five-year pilot project to measure the impact of increasing the payment amount otherwise provided under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, based upon the provision of hemodialysis treatment more frequently than three times per week. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-05-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2006-05-09
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: 2006-05-09
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: 2006-05-09
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: 2006-05-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: Introduced in House
Retirement Enhancement Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-5322
Sponsor: Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5]
Introduced: 2006-05-09 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Civil service retirement
Cost of living adjustments
Defined contribution plans
Economics and Public Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Income tax
Indexing (Economic policy)
Individual retirement accounts
Labor and Employment
Local employees
State employees
Tax credits
Tax deductions
Tax-deferred compensation plans
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: 
Retirement Enhancement Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase limits on contributions to certain tax-exempt retirement plans, including: (1) individual retirement accounts; (2) deferred compensation plans, including plans of state and local governments and tax-exempt organizations; and (3) defined contribution plans.
 
 Allows a one-time taxpayer election to double adjusted gross income levels used to determine the allowable amount of the tax credit for retirement savings contributions. Makes such tax credit permanent.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: Introduced in House
Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-5324
Sponsor: Rep. Cubin, Barbara [R-WY-At Large]
Introduced: 2006-05-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Ambulatory care
Clinics
Counseling
Families
Family services
Housing and Community Development
Marriage counseling
Medicare
Mental health services
Nursing homes
Psychotherapy
Rural health
Social Welfare
Terminal care

Summary:
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: 
Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2006 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, to provide for coverage under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services generally, and particularly such services provided in rural health clinics and in hospice programs. 

Amends Medicare part C (Miscellaneous) to exclude such services from the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system. 
 
Authorizes marriage and family therapists to develop discharge plans for post-hospital services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-05-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2006-05-10
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E764)
action_date: 2006-05-09
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: 2006-05-09
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: 2006-05-09
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: 2006-05-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the do-not-call telemarketing rules to permit individuals to opt out of receiving telephone calls from certain political organizations.

Bill: 109-hr-5325
Sponsor: Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4]
Introduced: 2006-05-09 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Campaign funds
Consumer protection
Directories
Federal Trade Commission
Fund raising
Government Operations and Politics
Independent regulatory commissions
Law
Political advertising
Science, Technology, Communications
Telemarketing

Summary:
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: 
Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to issue regulations to revise the Telemarketing Sales (do-not-call) Rule to prohibit, as an abusive telemarketing act or practice, any politically-oriented telephone calls to persons who, after such regulations are issued, register with the FTC to include their telephone numbers on a &quot;do-not-call&quot; registry established to prohibit such calls.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-05-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the amount of educational assistance available to members of the reserve components called or ordered to active service for more than nine consecutive months or more than 18 total months during any 24-month period.

Bill: 109-hr-5326
Sponsor: Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8]
Introduced: 2006-05-09 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Armed forces reserves
Education
National Guard
Veterans' benefits
Veterans' education

Summary:
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: 
Increases the amount of educational assistance available to members of the reserves called or ordered to active-duty service for at least nine continuous months or 18 non-continuous months during any 24-month period.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: Introduced in House
Library of Congress Employee Transition Assistance Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-5328
Sponsor: Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37]
Introduced: 2006-05-09 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional agencies
Congressional employees
Dismissal of employees
Employee rights
Employee selection
Federal employees
Government Operations and Politics
Labor and Employment
Library of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: 
Library of Congress Employee Transition Assistance Act of 2006 - States that any employee of the Library of Congress who at any time before or after this Act's enactment has satisfactorily completed a probationary period with the Library under a nontemporary appointment acquires a competitive status for appointment to any position in the competitive service for which such employee possesses the required qualifications. Prohibits an employee who acquires a competitive status under this Act from being required to complete a probationary period upon appointment to a position in the competitive service. 
 
Treats a displaced Library of Congress employee as an employee of an executive department, government corporation, or independent establishment who is eligible for a special selection priority under the career transition assistance program for surplus and displaced federal employees administered by the Director of the Office Personnel Management (OPM). Defines such employees as certain employees, or former employees, of the Library of Congress who were separated from employment not more than 90 days prior to the date of the enactment of this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-05-16
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E843-844)
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2006-05-09
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2006-05-09
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2006-05-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: Introduced in House
California State Route 91 Congestion Relief Act

Bill: 109-hr-5329
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-42]
Introduced: 2006-05-09 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: California
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to transportation
Highway finance
Infrastructure
Interstate highway system
Road construction
Toll roads
Traffic congestion
Traffic engineering
Trucking
Trucks

Summary:
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: 
California State Route 91 Congestion Relief Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to carry out certain transportation projects to relieve congestion on State Route 91, California. Sets the federal share of project costs at 80%.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-05-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: Introduced in House
Express Carrier Employee Protection Act

Bill: 109-hr-5330
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7]
Introduced: 2006-05-09 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Air cargo
Airline employees
Collective bargaining
Employee rights
Express service
Industrial relations
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: 
Express Carrier Employee Protection Act - Amends the Railway Labor Act to provide coverage under such Act to express carrier employees only if they are licensed airmen, licensed aircraft maintenance technicians, or licensed aircraft dispatchers, and only if they perform duties pursuant to the privileges of an appropriate license. 
 
Declares that all other express carrier employees shall be covered by the National Labor Relations Act.
 
Defines express carriers as companies (including affiliates under common control or ownership) that have an integrated network of air and surface transportation for express shipment of packages. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-05-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads.
action_date: 2006-05-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2006-05-10
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E767)
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: Introduced in House
Teen Pregnancy Prevention, Responsibility, and Opportunity Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-5332
Sponsor: Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9]
Introduced: 2006-05-09 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Authorization
College costs
Compensatory education
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Department of Education
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Education of the disadvantaged
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Evaluation research (Social action programs)
Family planning and birth control
Federal aid to education
Government Operations and Politics
Grants-in-aid
Higher education
Parent and child
Physical education and training
Scholarships
Secondary education
Sex education
Sexual abstinence
Social Welfare
Sports and Recreation
Teenage pregnancy
Women
Youth services

Summary:
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: 
Teen Pregnancy Prevention, Responsibility, and Opportunity Act of 2006 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to local educational agencies, state and local public health agencies, and nonprofit private entities for projects to provide education on preventing teen pregnancies. Gives priority to communities with significantly above averages rates of teen pregnancy. Requires the Secretary to establish criteria to evaluate such projects.
 
Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to increase authorized appropriations for community learning centers. Authorizes appropriations for physical education programs.
 
Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reauthorize appropriations for TRIO and GEARUP programs.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to make matching grants to public or nonprofit private entities for demonstrating innovative approaches to prevent teen pregnancies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2006-06-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
action_date: 2006-06-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2006-05-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2006-05-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2006-05-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: Introduced in House
Small Scale Disaster Small Business Assistance Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-5334
Sponsor: Rep. Sweeney, John E. [R-NY-20]
Introduced: 2006-05-09 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Disaster loans
Economics and Public Finance
Emergency Management
Federally-guaranteed loans
Finance and Financial Sector
Government lending
Losses
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: 
Small Scale Disaster Small Business Assistance Act of 2006 - Amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to make disaster loans to a small business that: (1) has suffered or is likely to suffer over $50,000 in damage or lost revenue as the result of a small-scale disaster; and (2) is not otherwise receiving federal or state assistance by reason of the disaster.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: Introduced in House
For the relief of Tarveen Kaur Anand.

Bill: 109-hr-5335
Sponsor: Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-27]
Introduced: 2006-05-09 in the House
Policy area: Private Legislation
Subjects: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: 
Classifies Tarveen Kaur Anand as an immediate relative for purposes of approval of a relative visa petition filed under the Immigration and Nationality Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: Introduced in House
2006 Penalty-Free Part D Act

Bill: 109-hr-5336
Sponsor: Rep. Price, Tom [R-GA-6]
Introduced: 2006-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drugs
Finance and Financial Sector
Health insurance
Health maintenance organizations
Insurance premiums
Managed care
Medical economics
Medicare
Prescription pricing
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2006-05-10
text: 
2006 Penalty-Free Part D Act - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to suspend the Medicare prescription drug late enrollment penalty during 2006.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-05-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2006-05-10
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: 2006-05-10
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: 2006-05-10
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: 2006-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-05-10
text: Introduced in House