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Ensure Prescription Drug Coverage Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-3940
Sponsor: Rep. Price, Tom [R-GA-6]
Introduced: 2005-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drugs
Medicare
Medigap
Prescription pricing
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: 
Ensure Prescription Drug Coverage Act of 2005 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to lengthen through June 30, 2007, the initial enrollment period for the Medicare prescription drug program.
 
Extends through December 31, 2007, the period during which a discount card eligible individual may enroll in an endorsed discount card program.. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-10-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2005-10-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2005-09-29
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: 2005-09-29
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: 2005-09-29
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: 2005-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: Introduced in House
Finding the Ultimate Energy Lifeline Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-3941
Sponsor: Rep. Price, Tom [R-GA-6]
Introduced: 2005-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alternative energy sources
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Energy security
Federal advisory bodies
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Fuel consumption
Government Operations and Politics
Imports
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: 
Finding the Ultimate Energy Lifeline Act of 2005, or FUEL Act of 2005 - Directs the President to select individuals to serve on a working group to identify strategies and methods to reduce consumption of foreign oil to less than 25% of total United States motor vehicle fuel consumption not later than 2015. 
 
Requires such working group to: (1) identify alternative sources for motor vehicle fuels; (2) recommend appropriate federal actions for the development and use of such alternative sources; (3) assess the effectiveness of such federal actions; and (4) provide appropriate coordination of federal efforts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-10-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8516)
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: Introduced in House
To postpone the enforcement of new rules governing rest periods for truck drivers using sleeper berths until January 1, 2006.

Bill: 109-hr-3943
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2005-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Department of Transportation
Government Operations and Politics
Hours of labor
Labor and Employment
Law
Traffic accidents and safety
Truck drivers
Trucking

Summary:
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: 
Declares that new Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) hours of service regulations with respect to property-carrying commercial motor vehicles equipped with sleeper berths shall become enforceable on January 1, 2006. Continues the effectiveness and enforceability until such date of the hours of service regulations in effect as of January 4, 2004, and any compatible state law.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-09-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: Introduced in House
Small Business Fuel Cost Relief Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-3944
Sponsor: Rep. Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1]
Introduced: 2005-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Commerce
Costs
Diesel motor
Economics and Public Finance
Energy
Energy prices
Farmers
Fisheries
Gasoline
Heating
Income tax
Indexing (Economic policy)
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Natural gas
Small business
Tax credits

Summary:
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: 
Small Business Fuel Cost Relief Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow certain commercial farmers, fishermen, and small business owners a temporary two-year business tax credit for excessive fuel cost (i.e., for gasoline, diesel fuel, heating oil, and natural gas. Defines &quot;excessive fuel cost&quot; as the amount currently paid for fuel over the Labor Day 2004 price for such fuel, adjusted for inflation.
 
Allows taxpayers a standard automobile mileage allowance of 60 cents per mile in lieu of the tax credit provided by this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: Introduced in House
To provide a temporary waiver from certain transportation conformity requirements and metropolitan transportation planning requirements under the Clean Air Act and under other laws for certain areas in Louisiana affected by Hurricane Katrina, and for other purposes.

Bill: 109-hr-3946
Sponsor: Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6]
Introduced: 2005-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Carbon monoxide
Department of Transportation
Economics and Public Finance
Environmental Protection Agency
Federal aid to transportation
Government Operations and Politics
Highway finance
Hurricane aftermath legislation
Law
Louisiana
Mass rapid transit
Metropolitan areas
Motor vehicle pollution control
Ozone
Traffic congestion
Traffic engineering
Transportation and Public Works
Transportation planning
Urban affairs
Urban transportation

Summary:
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: 
Exempts transportation projects, programs, or plans for the parishes of East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, Livingston, Ascension, and Iberville, Louisiana, through FY2010, from Clean Air Act requirements prohibiting a federal agency from providing financial assistance or support for, or a metropolitan planning organization (MPO) from approving, a project or activity that does not comply with state implementation plans for national primary and secondary ambient air quality standards. Excludes from such waiver (thus keeping applicable) certain regulations relating to federal and state interagency consultation procedures.
 
Exempts the Louisiana Capital Region Planning Commission, through FY2010, from certain MPO requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-10-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
action_date: 2005-09-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.
action_date: 2005-09-29
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: 2005-09-29
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: 2005-09-29
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: 2005-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: Introduced in House
Gulf Coast Recovery Bond Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-3947
Sponsor: Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7]
Introduced: 2005-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alabama
Bonds
Collection of accounts
Disaster relief
Economics and Public Finance
Emergency Management
Federally-guaranteed loans
Finance and Financial Sector
Floods
Hurricane aftermath legislation
Hurricanes
Income tax
Louisiana
Mississippi
Tax-exempt securities
Texas
Water Resources Development

Summary:
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: 
Gulf Coast Recovery Bond Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for the issuance through 2010 of qualified Gulf Coast recovery bonds as tax-exempt state and local bonds (interest on such bonds is excluded from gross income). Requires that at least 95 percent of the net proceeds of such bonds be used for Hurricane Katrina and Rita disaster relief in the Gulf Coast areas of Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Access to Health Care Act

Bill: 109-hr-3948
Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH-13]
Introduced: 2005-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Access to health care
Congress
Congressional allowances
Congressional travel
Disabled
Health
House of Representatives
Transportation and Public Works
Travel costs
Veterans' benefits
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: 
Veterans Access to Health Care Act - Eliminates a $3 per round-trip deductible charged by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in connection with the veterans beneficiary travel program (a program authorizing a travel allowance or reimbursement for beneficiaries providing transportation for veterans to obtain medical care).
 
Directs the Secretary, in determining the amount of such allowance or reimbursement, to use the House of Representatives mileage reimbursement rate. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-10-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: Introduced in House
Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Personnel Job Protection Act

Bill: 109-hr-3949
Sponsor: Rep. Castle, Michael N. [R-DE-At Large]
Introduced: 2005-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil actions and liability
Damages
Disaster relief
Disasters
Disciplining of employees
Discrimination in employment
Dismissal of employees
Emergency Management
Employee rights
Employers' liability
Fire fighters
Fringe benefits
Health
Hurricane aftermath legislation
Law
Paramedical personnel
Seniority in employment
Social Welfare
Volunteer workers
Wage restitution
Wages

Summary:
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: 
Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Personnel Job Protection Act - Prohibits any person from being terminated, demoted, or discriminated against in the terms or conditions of employment because the employee is absent or late as a result of responding as a volunteer firefighter or performing volunteer emergency medical services. Limits applicable absences to 14 days per calendar year. 
 
Allows employers to: (1) withhold the employee's regular pay for such time as the employee is absent; and (2) request the employee to provide written verification from the supervising Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), state, or local official that such employee responded in an official capacity at a specified time and date. 
 
Requires such an employee to make a reasonable effort to notify his or her employer that he or she may be absent or late. 
 
Gives such an employee a private cause of action for discrimination which violates this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-11-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: Introduced in House
Responsibility in Drug Advertising Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-3950
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2005-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Administrative remedies
Commerce
Communication in medicine
Consumer education
Department of Health and Human Services
Direct mail advertising
Drug advertising
Drug industry
Drugs
Fines (Penalties)
Government Operations and Politics
Health education
Labeling
Law
Physicians
Sales promotion

Summary:
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: 
Responsibility in Drug Advertising Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit any person from conducting direct-to-consumer advertising of a prescription drug for three years after approval of such drug.
 
Allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) waive such prohibition if such advertising will have an affirmative value to public health; or (2) extend such prohibition for subsequent years if the drug has significant adverse effects.
 
Provides for civil penalties for violations relating to prescription drug advertisement or promotion. Allows the Secretary to require distribution of corrective information to notify the public and medical community of the violation.
 
Allows the Secretary to: (1) require information to be included in the labeling of a drug if such information is necessary to ensure the safe and effective use of the drug; and (2) require the manufacturer of a drug to notify the public and the medical community of the labeling change. Deems a drug to be misbranded if such labeling or notification requirements are not met.
 
Requires the Secretary to conduct an education campaign to increase public awareness of risks that may outweigh the benefits of using a particular drug, whether such risks are known at the time of the approval of the drug or become known later.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-10-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: Introduced in House
To require compensation for jury service to be excluded in determining income for purposes of the supplemental security income program under title XVI of the Social Security Act.

Bill: 109-hr-3951
Sponsor: Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4]
Introduced: 2005-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Compensation (Law)
Income
Juries
Law
Supplemental security income program
Welfare eligibility

Summary:
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: 
Requires compensation for jury service to be excluded in determining income for purposes of the Supplemental Security Income program under title XVI of the Social Security Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: Introduced in House
To authorize 4 permanent and 1 temporary additional judgeships for the middle district of Florida, and 3 additional permanent judgeships for the southern district of Florida.

Bill: 109-hr-3953
Sponsor: Rep. Harris, Katherine [R-FL-13]
Introduced: 2005-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Advice and consent of the Senate
Congress
District courts
Florida
Government Operations and Politics
Judges
Judicial districts
Presidential appointments

Summary:
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: 
Directs the President to appoint five additional U.S. district judges for the middle district of Florida, including one temporary judge, and three additional U.S. district judges for the southern district of Florida.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-10-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: Introduced in House
Social Security COLA Protection Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-3954
Sponsor: Rep. Herseth, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large]
Introduced: 2005-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Annuities
Cost of living adjustments
Drugs
Finance and Financial Sector
Health insurance
Health maintenance organizations
Insurance premiums
Labor and Employment
Managed care
Medical economics
Medicare
Old age, survivors and disability insurance
Prescription pricing
Railroad retirement plans
Social Welfare
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: 
Social Security COLA Protection Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to limit increases in the monthly Medicare premium, including the Medicare Advantage prescription drug program premium, to 25% of any Social Security cost of living increase.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-10-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2005-10-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2005-09-29
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: 2005-09-29
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: 2005-09-29
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: 2005-09-29
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1998-1999)
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: Introduced in House
Savings for the Uninsured on Rx Expenses (SURE) Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-3956
Sponsor: Rep. Kuhl, John R. "Randy", Jr. [R-NY-29]
Introduced: 2005-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Access to health care
Commerce
Drugs
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Health insurance
Marketing
Medical fees
Medical savings accounts
Medically uninsured
Medicare
Prescription pricing
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: 
Savings for the Uninsured on Rx Expenses (SURE) Act of 2005 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a prescription drug discount card program modeled on the Medicare drug discount card program to provide access to prescription drug discounts for eligible individuals. 
 
Defines as &quot;eligible&quot; an individual who: (1) is a U.S. citizen, national, or alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence; (2) is not eligible for outpatient prescription drug coverage; and (3) is not eligible to enroll for prescription drug coverage under part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act.
 
Applies the Medicare drug discount card program requirements related to enrollment and card features, with certain exceptions.
 
Requires a prescription drug card sponsor to disseminate information concerning the use of health savings accounts to cover the costs of prescriptions drugs for which discounts are provided. Directs the Secretary to require that sponsors demonstrate that they have a marketing plan to effectively reach out to eligible individuals. 
 
Disallows judicial review of a determination not to endorse a prescription drug discount card program or not to enter into a contract with a sponsor.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-10-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2005-10-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2005-09-29
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: 2005-09-29
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: 2005-09-29
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: 2005-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: Introduced in House
New Markets Tax Credit Reauthorization Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-3957
Sponsor: Rep. Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2]
Introduced: 2005-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Commerce
Community development
Cost of living adjustments
Depressed areas
Economics and Public Finance
Finance and Financial Sector
Housing and Community Development
Income tax
Indexing (Economic policy)
Infrastructure
Investments
Tax credits
Urban affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: 
New Markets Tax Credit Reauthorization Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the new markets tax credit limitation amount of $3.5 million through calendar year 2012 and to adjust such amount for inflation for taxable years beginning after 2008. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: Introduced in House
Corporate Patriot Enforcement Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-3959
Sponsor: Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-2]
Introduced: 2005-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Affiliated corporations
Commerce
Corporate mergers
Corporation taxes
Finance and Financial Sector
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Foreign corporations
Income tax
Partnerships
Stockholders
Stocks
Tax administration
Tax evasion
Taxation of foreign income

Summary:
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: 
Corporate Patriot Enforcement Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat a foreign corporation that acquires a majority ownership interest in a U.S. corporation or partnership for tax avoidance purposes as a domestic corporation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1983)
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: Introduced in House