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A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to reform funding for the Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, and for other purposes.

Bill: 109-s-1555
Sponsor: Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]
Introduced: 2005-07-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural subsidies
Economics and Public Finance
Farm produce
Food relief
Marketing of farm produce
Nutrition
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: 
Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 with respect to the senior farmers' market nutrition program to: (1) increase program funding; (2) expand the program to include locally produced farm products as deemed appropriate by the Secretary of Agriculture; and (3) permit up to ten percent of program funds to be used for administrative costs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9473)
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9472-9473)
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Respect for Life Pluripotent Stem Cell Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-1557
Sponsor: Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK]
Introduced: 2005-07-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Animals
Cloning
Cytology
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to research
Genetic research
Human embryology
Laboratory animals
Medical ethics
Medical research
Research grants
Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: 
Respect for Life Pluripotent Stem Cell Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to provide for the conduct and support of basic and applied research in isolating, deriving, and using pluripotent stems cells without creating or harming human embryos. Provides that such research may include: (1) research in animals to develop and test techniques for deriving cells from embryos without doing harm to embryos; (2) research to develop and test techniques for producing human pluripotent stems cells without creating or making use of embryos; and (3) research to isolate, develop, and test pluripotent stem cells from postnatal tissues, umbilical cord blood, and placenta.
 
Prohibits research under this Act that: (1) involves the use of human embryos; (2) involves the use of stem cells not otherwise eligible for NIH funds; (3) involves the use of any stem cell to create or to attempt to create a human embryo; or (4) poses a significant risk of creating a human embryo by any means.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-07-12
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7366)
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: Introduced in Senate
An act to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to protect family members of filers from disclosing sensitive information in a public filing and to extend for 4 years the authority to redact financial disclosure statements of judicial employees and judicial officers.

Bill: 109-s-1558
Sponsor: Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2005-07-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Families
Federal officials
Finance and Financial Sector
Financial disclosure
Government ethics
Judges
Judicial officers
Law
Protection of officials
Right of privacy

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: 
Amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to: (1) exempt family members of judicial officers and employees (currently, only officers and employees are exempt) from publicly filing reports disclosing certain personal and sensitive information upon a finding that publication of such information could endanger such officers, employees, or their families; (2) allow a report to be redacted to the extent necessary to protect such individuals; and (3) extend the authority to redact until December 31, 2010.

action_date: 2005-11-10
text: 
Amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to: (1) exempt family members of judicial officers and employees (currently, only officers and employees are exempt) from publicly filing reports disclosing certain personal and sensitive information upon a finding that publication of such information could endanger such officers, employees, or their families; (2) allow a report to be redacted to the extent necessary to protect such individuals; and (3) extend the authority to redact until December 31, 2009. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-02-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
action_date: 2005-11-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-11-14
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2005-11-14
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2005-11-10
text: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S12712)
action_date: 2005-11-10
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S12712)
action_date: 2005-11-10
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S12711-12712)
action_date: 2005-11-10
text: Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2005-11-10
text: Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9475-9476)
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Emergency Relief Tax Check-Off for Our Armed Forces Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-1559
Sponsor: Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA]
Introduced: 2005-07-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Charitable contributions
Checkoff
Families
Income tax
Law
Military dependents
Military personnel
Tax deductions
Tax returns
Trusts and trustees

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: 
Emergency Relief Tax Check-Off for Our Armed Forces Act of 2005 - Provides for a tax check-off on individual income tax returns to designate a contribution to the Armed Forces Relief Trust. 
 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax deduction from gross income (available for taxpayers who do not itemize deductions) for charitable contributions of up to $1,000 to the Trust. 
 
Establishes an advisory board of directors to advise the Trust on the distribution of contributed funds and the management of the Trust.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Congressional Commission on Expanding Social Service Delivery Options Act

Bill: 109-s-1560
Sponsor: Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA]
Introduced: 2005-07-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Church and social problems
Congress
Congressional investigations
Congressional reporting requirements
Constitutional law
Education
Government Operations and Politics
Higher education
Law
Legislation
National service
Religion
Scholarships

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: 
Congressional Commission on Expanding Social Service Delivery Options Act - Establishes a Congressional Commission on Expanding Social Service Delivery Options.
 
Directs the Commission to: (1) study all matters relating to increasing beneficiary-selected or beneficiary-directed options for social service delivery (delivery options) in federal social service programs, including certificate, scholarship, voucher, or other forms of indirect delivery; (2) review all relevant existing programs, including initiatives of the Corporation for National and Community Service; and (3) determine and recommend program areas for which it is appropriate and feasible to implement such delivery options fully or partially. Requires the Commission to promote goals of: (1) expanding consumer and beneficiary choice in such programs; (2) maximizing use of governmental resources in them; and (3) minimizing concerns relating to any precedent under the Constitution regarding participation in them of faith-based providers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9476)
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to grant a Federal charter to the Irish American Cultural Institute.

Bill: 109-s-1561
Sponsor: Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2005-07-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Arts, Culture, Religion
Commemorations
Commerce
Education
Ethnic studies
Europe
European American ethnic groups
Federal incorporation
Foreign students
Higher education
Immigrants
Immigration
Ireland
Minorities
Monuments and memorials
Museums

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: 
Grants a Federal charter to the Irish American Cultural Institute, Incorporated (a nonprofit corporation incorporated under the laws of New Jersey). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9476-9477)
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9476)
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Safe and Fair Deposit Insurance Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-1562
Sponsor: Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY]
Introduced: 2005-07-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Bank capital
Bank deposits
Commerce
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Credit unions
Deposit insurance
Economics and Public Finance
Employee benefit plans
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Government Operations and Politics
Government corporations
Government publicity
Government trust funds
Governmental investigations
Indexing (Economic policy)
Individual retirement accounts
Insurance premiums
Labor and Employment
Law
Legislation
National Credit Union Administration
Pension funds
Savings and loan associations

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: Safe and Fair Deposit Insurance Act of 2005 - Insurance Funds Merger Act of 2005 - Requires the Bank Insurance Fund and the Savings Association Insurance Fund to be merged into the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) established by this Act. 
Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA) to establish the DIF. Requires deposit into the DIF of all assessments made by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) against insured depository institutions. 
Authorizes the FDIC to borrow from the federal home loan banks the funds necessary for DIF use. 
Deposit Insurance Reform Act of 2005 - Amends the FDIA to: (1) prohibit an undercapitalized insured depository institution from accepting employee benefit plan deposits; (2) increase federal insurance coverage (including an inflation adjustment); and (3) include retirement accounts and municipal deposits within such coverage. 
Requires the FDIC Board of Directors to designate the reserve ratio applicable to the DIF.
Prohibits the Board from modifying its information collection requirements if such modification is done solely to change assessment risk classifications and results in placing greater regulatory or reporting burdens upon an insured depository institution.
Allows credits based upon past contributions to the DIF.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-10-18
text: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9477)
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to provide for the disposition of the Federal property located in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, a portion of which is currently used by the District of Columbia as the Oak Hill juvenile detention facility.

Bill: 109-s-1564
Sponsor: Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2005-07-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Building construction
Construction costs
Correctional institutions
Crime and Law Enforcement
District of Columbia
Economics and Public Finance
Families
Federal-city relations
Intergovernmental fiscal relations
Juvenile delinquency
Land transfers
Leases
Maryland
National parks
Parks
Recreation areas
Sports and Recreation

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: 
Provides for the disposition of the federal property located in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, a portion of which is currently used by the District of Columbia as the Oak Hill juvenile detention facility.
 
Requires the transfer of specified portions of the property to: (1) the National Park Service; (2) the Secretary of the Army (acting through the Chief of Engineers) for use by the Director of the National Security Agency (NSA); and (3) the Administrator of General Services, who shall in turn convey that portion to Anne Arundel County, Maryland, for parkland and recreational use.
 
Requires the NSA Director, as a condition of the transfer, to enter into an agreement with the Mayor of the District of Columbia under which: (1) Oak Hill juvenile detention facility shall be closed; and (2) NSA shall pay (with reimbursement by Anne Arundel County) for the construction of a replacement facility at a site to be determined, with priority given to a location within the District of Columbia.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9481)
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9481)
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Tax Shelter and Tax Haven Reform Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-1565
Sponsor: Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI]
Introduced: 2005-07-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Accounting
Administrative procedure
Administrative remedies
Auditing
Bank examination
Brokers
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Corporation taxes
Department of the Treasury
Executive reorganization
Finance and Financial Sector
Financial statements
Fines (Penalties)
Foreign tax credit
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Governmental investigations
Income tax
Interest
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Internal revenue law
International Affairs
International cooperation
Investment advisers
Law
Lawyers
Legal ethics
Legal fees
Securities regulation
Standards
Tax administration
Tax deductions
Tax evasion
Tax havens
Tax penalties
Tax preparers
Tax returns
Tax shelters
Tax-exempt organizations
Taxation of foreign income
Whistle blowing

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: 
Tax Shelter and Tax Haven Reform Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase penalties for: (1) promoting abusive tax shelters; and (2) aiding and abetting the understatement of tax liability. Imposes a penalty for making fee arrangements for tax services based upon projected or actual tax savings. 
 
Requires federal banking agencies and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to develop examination techniques to detect abusive tax shelter activities by certain financial institutions.
 
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to disclose tax return information requested by the SEC, federal banking agencies, or the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board to aid in the investigation of tax shelter activity.
 
Directs the Secretary to require tax practitioners to meet certain standards for the issuance of tax opinions.
 
Provides for awards to individuals (whistleblowers) who provide information about tax law violations to the Secretary. Establishes a Whistleblower Office in the Internal Revenue Service. 
 
Denies a tax deduction for fines or penalties for violations of law, except for amounts constituting restitution.
 
Expresses the sense of the Senate with respect to IRS enforcement efforts against abusive tax shelter activities.
 
Sets forth rules for the application of the economic substance doctrine. Imposes additional penalties for understatements of tax resulting from transactions lacking economic substance. 
 
Requires disclosure of payments of $10,000 or more to accounts or persons located in an uncooperative tax haven. Imposes enhanced penalties for underpayments of tax related to certain offshore financial arrangements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9486-9491)
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9481-9486)
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: Introduced in Senate
State Long-Term Care Partnership Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-1569
Sponsor: Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID]
Introduced: 2005-07-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Commerce
Consumer education
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Health insurance portability
Interstate relations
Long-term care insurance
Medicaid
Social Welfare
Welfare eligibility

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: 
State Long-Term Care Partnership Act of 2005 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide for establishment of long-term care insurance partnerships between states and insurers (Qualified State Long-Term Care Insurance Partnerships (QSLTCIPs)). Defines a QSLTCIP as a state plan amendment that provides for the disregard of any assets or resources in an amount equal to the insurance benefits payments made under a long-term care insurance policy (including a certificate issued under a group insurance contract), but only if the policy meets certain requirements, including coverage of an insured who, at the time coverage first becomes effective, is a resident of such state or of a state that maintains a QSLTCIP.

Directs the Secretary to establish procedures for educating consumers regarding QSLTCIPs and long-term care insurance policies issued in connection with them.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Employer Work Incentive Act for Individuals with Severe Disabilities

Bill: 109-s-1570
Sponsor: Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS]
Introduced: 2005-07-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Disabled
Employee health benefits
Employment of the disabled
Finance and Financial Sector
Government contractors
Government procurement
Government publicity
Health
Health insurance
Insurance premiums
Labor and Employment
Minimum wages
Nonprofit organizations
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: 
Employer Work Incentive Act for Individuals with Severe Disabilities - Amends the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act to require the head of an executive agency, in entering into a contract, to give preference in the source selection process to each offeror that submits with its offer a written pledge that the contractor is an eligible business. Defines an eligible business as a nonprofit or for-profit business entity that: (1) has established an integrated employment setting; (2) on average employs individuals with severe disabilities in not less than 25% of the full-time equivalent positions; (3) pays wages to each of the individuals with severe disabilities at not less than the applicable rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA), regardless of whether the individuals are engaged in supported employment or training under a contract with an executive agency or a program that receives federal funds, and does not employ any individual with a severe disability pursuant to a special certification issued under FLSA; and (4) makes contributions for at least 50% of the total cost of the annual premiums for health insurance coverage for its employees.
 
Requires: (1) the Federal Acquisition Regulation to set forth the pledge that is to be used in the administration of this Act; and (2) the Secretary to maintain on the Department of Labor's Internet website a list of contractors that have submitted the pledge.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9492-9493)
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Veterans Comprehensive Hepatitis C Health Care Act

Bill: 109-s-1571
Sponsor: Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2005-07-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Case management
Communication in medicine
Department of Veterans Affairs
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Federal aid to health facilities
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Health
Health counseling
Health education
Hepatitis
Higher education
Hospital personnel
Law
Medical education
Medical tests
Physicians
Psychiatrists
Psychologists
Social Welfare
Social work
Veterans' hospitals
Veterans' medical care
Vietnam veterans

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: Veterans Comprehensive Hepatitis C Health Care Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, during the first year after the enactment of this Act, to provide a blood test for the Hepatitis C virus to: (1) each veteran who served on active military duty during the Vietnam era, or who is considered to be "at risk," and who is enrolled to receive veterans' medical care and requests such test or is otherwise receiving a physical examination or any other care or treatment from the Secretary; and (2) any other veteran who requests such test. Requires the Secretary, after such period, to provide such test to any veteran who requests it. Requires the Secretary to provide followup tests and appropriate treatment for any veteran who tests positive. Prohibits a copayment from being charged for such treatment. 
Provides funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs for Hepatitis C detection and treatment programs, beginning with FY2006. 
Directs the Secretary to: (1) develop and implement a standardized Department policy with respect to such virus; and (2) annually take appropriate outreach actions to notify untested veterans. 
Directs the Secretary to establish at least one, and no more than three, additional Hepatitis C centers of excellence within the Department health care network. Provides funding.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9493-9494)
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9493)
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: Introduced in Senate