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Stand By Your Internet Ad Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-1580
Sponsor: Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]
Introduced: 2005-04-12 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Campaign funds
Congress
Congressional elections
Election candidates
Government paperwork
Internet
Political advertising
Presidential elections
Radio
Science, Technology, Communications
Telephone
Television advertising

Summary:
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: 
Stand By Your Internet Ad Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to: (1) apply to campaign communications transmitted through the Internet the same presentation requirements currently applicable to their counterpart authorized printed campaign communications, including communications expressly advocating the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate; (2) require communications paid for and authorized by a candidate, and communications paid for by other persons but authorized by a candidate, to include a clearly readable statement identifying the candidate and stating that he or she has approved the communication; (3) require such communications transmitted through the Internet to meet applicable requirements with respect to any audio and video portions; (4) subject to disclosure requirements campaign communications made through prerecorded telephone calls; and (5) provide for the treatment of prerecorded telephone calls as audio communications, thereby subjecting them to applicable requirements pertaining to communications transmitted through radio.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: Introduced in House
Simplify Tax Filing for Seniors Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-1581
Sponsor: Rep. Simmons, Rob [R-CT-2]
Introduced: 2005-04-12 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Annuities
Capital gains tax
Dividends
Finance and Financial Sector
Income
Income tax
Interest
Labor and Employment
Losses
Old age, survivors and disability insurance
Pension funds
Social Welfare
Tax returns
Tax-deferred compensation plans
Taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: 
 Simplify Tax Filing for Seniors Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to make available a new Federal income tax Form 1040S (similar to Form 1040EZ) to individuals who have turned 65 as of the close of the taxable year. Allows the form to be used even if income includes: (1) social security benefits; (2) distributions from qualified retirement plans, annuities, or other such deferred payment arrangements; (3) interest and dividends; or (4) capital gains and losses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: Introduced in House
Medicare Medical Nutrition Therapy Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-1582
Sponsor: Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6]
Introduced: 2005-04-12 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Diet
Medicare
Nutrition
Physicians
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: 
Medicare Medical Nutrition Therapy Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to authorize expansion of Medicare coverage of medical nutrition therapy services to diseases, conditions, or disorders other than diabetes or a renal disease.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2005-04-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2005-04-12
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: 2005-04-12
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: 2005-04-12
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: 2005-04-12
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E626)
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: Introduced in House
Taxpayer Abuse Prevention Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-1583
Sponsor: Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8]
Introduced: 2005-04-12 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Collection of accounts
Economics and Public Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Government procurement
Government service contracts
Tax returns

Summary:
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: 
Taxpayer Abuse Prevention Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal provisions enacted by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into contracts with private collection agencies for the collection of taxes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E627)
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Prescription Access Improvement Act

Bill: 109-hr-1585
Sponsor: Rep. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS-1]
Introduced: 2005-04-12 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Drugs
Health
Physicians
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: Veterans Prescription Access Improvement Act - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish to a veteran such drugs and medicines as may be ordered on prescription of a duly licensed physician in the treatment of any illness or injury of such veteran. (Currently, other requirements must be met before such veterans will be furnished drugs and medicines on private practitioner prescriptions.)

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: Introduced in House
District of Columbia Fair Federal Compensation Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-1586
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2005-04-12 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Building construction
Capital budgets
Capital investments
Charter schools
District of Columbia
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Federal-city relations
Government trust funds
Higher education
Indexing (Economic policy)
Information technology
Infrastructure
Infrastructure (Economics)
Interest
Intergovernmental fiscal relations
Local budgets
Local finance
Maintenance and repair
Payments in lieu of taxes
Public debt
Public schools
Road construction
School buildings
Science, Technology, Communications
Taxation
Transportation and Public Works
Transportation engineering

Summary:
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: 
District of Columbia Fair Federal Compensation Act of 2005 - Provides for an annual Federal infrastructure support contribution to the District of Columbia.
 
Establishes the Dedicated Infrastructure Account in the general fund of the District.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E626)
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: Introduced in House
To match willing United States workers with employers, to increase and fairly apportion H-2B visas, and to ensure that H-2B visas serve their intended purpose.

Bill: 109-hr-1587
Sponsor: Rep. Tancredo, Thomas G. [R-CO-6]
Introduced: 2005-04-13 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Admission of nonimmigrants
Advertising
Alien labor
Aliens
Data banks
Electronic data interchange
Electronic government information
Employee selection
Families
Fraud
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Identification devices
Immigrants
Internet
Labor and Employment
Law
Married people
Recruiting of employees
Science, Technology, Communications
Siblings
Temporary employment
Visas

Summary:
action_date: 2005-04-13
text: 
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit the admission of aliens as H-2B (temporary nonagricultural worker) nonimmigrants unless the employer has filed with the Secretaries of Homeland Security and Labor: (1) an attestation stating that the employer advertised each such position on America's Job Bank for at least 14 consecutive days; and (2) documentation showing the number of jobs posted by the employer and the number of resumes received in response. Makes employers who submit false or inaccurate documentation ineligible to petition for H-2B nonimmigrants for specified periods.
 
Increases to 131,000 the number of aliens who may be granted H-2B status in any fiscal year (currently, 66,000). Requires not more than half of such number to be granted in the first six months of the fiscal year.
 
Precludes derivative status for the spouses and minor children of aliens granted H-3 (trainee) nonimmigrant status who themselves hold H-2B status. Requires aliens seeking H-2B nonimmigrant status to execute a contract: (1) stating that they understand the terms of such status; (2) agreeing to depart in full compliance with the entry-exit system (when implemented) and to appear before an immigration inspector; and (3) affirming their understanding that failing to so depart will result in permanent ineligibility for an immigrant or nonimmigrant visa.
 
Requires all employers of H-2B nonimmigrants to participate in the basic pilot (employment eligibility verification) program. 
 
Eliminates the diversity immigrant program. Reduces the worldwide level of employment-based immigrants. Eliminates the category of &quot;other workers&quot; from the preference allocation for employment-based immigrants.
 
Amends the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act to reflect elimination of the above-referenced programs. Inserts a provision temporarily reducing visas for the adult brothers and sisters of U.S. citizens.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
action_date: 2005-04-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-04-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-04-13
text: Introduced in House
Rural America Preservation Act

Bill: 109-hr-1590
Sponsor: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
Introduced: 2005-04-13 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Agricultural credit
Agricultural subsidies
Barley
Corn
Cotton
Crime and Law Enforcement
Department of Agriculture
Families
Family farms
Feed grains
Finance and Financial Sector
Fraud
Government Operations and Politics
Law
Marketing of farm produce
Married people
Oilseeds
Rice
Sorghum
Soybeans
Wheat

Summary:
action_date: 2005-04-13
text: 
Rural America Preservation Act - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to reduce maximum annual direct and counter-cyclical commodity payments to $20,000 and $30,000, respectively. Revises limitation provisions for marketing loan gains, loan deficiency payments, and commodity certificate transactions, and establishes an annual combined limitation of $75,000 for such payments. Doubles payment limitations for single farming operations. Limits an individual to a combined annual payment of $250,000. 
Makes a person who commits fraud in connection with a scheme or device to evade certain program limitations (multiple entities, citizenship) ineligible for farm benefits for six years.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2005-04-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-04-13
text: Introduced in House
National Invasive Species Council Act

Bill: 109-hr-1593
Sponsor: Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J. [R-MI-3]
Introduced: 2005-04-13 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Animals
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Cost effectiveness
Ecological research
Economic impact statements
Economics and Public Finance
Ecosystem management
Electronic government information
Environmental Protection
Environmental assessment
Environmental education
Environmental health
Environmental monitoring
Environmental research
Environmental technology
Executive orders
Executive reorganization
Exotic animals
Exotic plants
Export controls
Federal-Indian relations
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Habitat conservation
Health
Import restrictions
International Affairs
International cooperation
International environmental cooperation
Internet
Minorities
Non-native species
Pest control
Planning
Regional planning
Restoration ecology
Science, Technology, Communications
Technological innovations

Summary:
action_date: 2005-04-13
text: 
National Invasive Species Council Act - Declares that no Federal agency may authorize, fund, or carry out any action that would likely cause or promote the introduction or spread of an invasive species in the United States or any other location, unless the agency head determines that: (1) the benefits outweigh the potential harm to the environment, economy, or human health; and (2) all feasible and prudent measures to minimize the risk or harm will be taken. Requires the Council for Environmental Quality, in conjunction with the National Invasive Species Council, to develop guidelines for such measures.
 
Establishes within the executive branch the National Invasive Species Council to ensure that Federal agency efforts concerning invasive species are coordinated, effective, complementary, and cost-efficient.
Requires the Council to develop a National Invasive Species Management Plan that details and recommends performance-oriented goals.
Requires the Council to create the Invasive Species Advisory Committee to provide information and advice for consideration by the Council.
Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to prepare and submit to Congress and the Council a yearly budget analysis and summary of all Federal programs relating to invasive species.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
action_date: 2005-04-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2005-04-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E633-634)
action_date: 2005-04-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-04-13
text: Introduced in House
Chiropractic Health Parity for Military Retirees and Dependents Act

Bill: 109-hr-1594
Sponsor: Rep. Bradley, Jeb [R-NH-1]
Introduced: 2005-04-13 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Chiropractic and chiropractors
Defense contracts
Families
Government contractors
Health
Health insurance
Health planning
Managed care
Military dependents
Military medicine
Retired military personnel
Retiree health benefits

Summary:
action_date: 2005-04-13
text: 
Chiropractic Health Parity for Military Retirees and Dependents Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense, no later than July 31, 2005, to complete development of a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits, as a permanent part of the TRICARE program (a Department of Defense managed health care program), for covered beneficiaries. Requires plan implementation by December 31, 2005. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2005-04-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-04-13
text: Introduced in House
Alternative Energy Enhancement Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-1596
Sponsor: Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5]
Introduced: 2005-04-13 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Business records
Commerce
Conservation of natural resources
Continental shelf
Easements
Energy storage
Energy transportation
Environmental Protection
Gas in submerged lands
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Law
Licenses
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Mining leases
Mining royalties
Natural gas
Ocean mining
Oil and gas leases
Oil and gas royalties
Petroleum in submerged lands
Petroleum storage
Prospecting
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Right-of-way
Submarine oil well drilling
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2005-04-13
text: 
Alternative Energy Enhancement Act of 2005 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to grant a lease, easement, right-of-way, license, or permit on the outer Continental Shelf for activities not otherwise authorized under specified statutes if those activities support or promote: (1) exploration, development, production, transportation, or storage of oil, natural gas, or other minerals; (2) production, transportation, or transmission of energy from sources other than oil and gas; or (3) use, for energy-related or marine-related purposes, of facilities in use on or before enactment this Act.
 
Prescribes implementation and payment procedures.
 
Declares this Act inapplicable to any area on the outer Continental Shelf designated as a National Marine Sanctuary.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2005-04-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2005-04-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-04-13
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the age limit for the child tax credit.

Bill: 109-hr-1597
Sponsor: Rep. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI-2]
Introduced: 2005-04-13 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Families
Income tax
Law
Tax credits

Summary:
action_date: 2005-04-13
text: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the age limit for a qualifying child under the child tax credit from 17 to 19 years.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-04-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-04-13
text: Introduced in House
Prisoner of War Benefits Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-1598
Sponsor: Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9]
Introduced: 2005-04-13 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Cardiovascular diseases
Department of Veterans Affairs
Diabetes
Disabled
Evidence (Law)
Ex-prisoners of war
Families
Government Operations and Politics
Health
Labor and Employment
Law
Medical research
Osteoporosis
Science, Technology, Communications
Stroke
Survivors' benefits
Veterans' disability compensation
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2005-04-13
text: Prisoner of War Benefits Act of 2005 - Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions with respect to former prisoners of war (POW) to repeal the currently required 30-day minimum period of internment prior to the presumption of service connection for certain listed diseases, for purposes of the payment of veterans' disability compensation. Adds the following diseases to the above listed diseases heart disease, stroke, diabetes (type 2), and osteoporosis. Requires: (1) such presumption also with respect to any disease that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines warrants such presumption by reason of having a positive association with the experience of being a prisoner of war; and (2) the Secretary to make such a determination within 60 days after a recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Former Prisoners of War that such presumption be established for a non-listed disease.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2005-04-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2005-04-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-04-13
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for two years the higher exemption amounts under the alternative minimum tax for individuals and to adjust the exemption amounts and phaseout thresholds in the alternative minimum tax for inflation.

Bill: 109-hr-1599
Sponsor: Rep. Bradley, Jeb [R-NH-1]
Introduced: 2005-04-13 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Cost of living adjustments
Economics and Public Finance
Income tax
Indexing (Economic policy)
Minimum tax
Tax exemption

Summary:
action_date: 2005-04-13
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend the increased exemption from the alternative minimum tax for individual taxpayers for two additional years; and (2) adjust for inflation such increased exemption amounts, the exemption amount for corporations, and the phaseout thresholds applicable to individual taxpayers with certain levels of alternative minimum taxable income.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-04-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-04-13
text: Introduced in House