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CLEAR Act

Bill: 109-hr-5338
Sponsor: Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
Introduced: 2006-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Agricultural wastes
Agriculture and Food
Alcohol as fuel
Alternative energy sources
Biomass energy
Coal
Congressional allowances
Electric vehicles
Energy
Energy crops
Environmental Protection
Gasoline
Government vehicles
House of Representatives
Hydrogen
Leases
Liquefied natural gas
Liquefied petroleum gas
Members of Congress
Methanol
Natural gas vehicles
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Refuse as fuel
Synthetic fuel
Transportation and Public Works
Wood

Summary:
action_date: 2006-05-10
text: 
Congress Leads by Example through Alt-fuel Resources Act or the CLEAR Act - Prohibits the use of a Members' Representational Allowance to provide individuals with any vehicle (including under a long-term lease) which is not an alternative fuel vehicle.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2006-05-10
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E791)
action_date: 2006-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-05-10
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit certain agency actions regarding the use of certain electronic devices onboard air born commercial airlines.

Bill: 109-hr-5342
Sponsor: Rep. Fossella, Vito [R-NY-13]
Introduced: 2006-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Airlines
Aviation safety
Department of Transportation
Electronics
Federal Communications Commission
Government Operations and Politics
Independent regulatory commissions
Law
Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2006-05-10
text: 
Prohibits certain agency action authorizing the use of certain electronic devices banned for use onboard air born commercial airlines by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on December 15, 2004, until June 1, 2007.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-05-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2006-05-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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
To protect State and Federal judges by clarifying that Federal judicial immunity covers all acts undertaken by judges pursuant to legal authority.

Bill: 109-hr-5343
Sponsor: Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1]
Introduced: 2006-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Government liability
Judges
Judicial opinions
Privileges and immunities

Summary:
action_date: 2006-05-10
text: 
Amends the federal judicial code to grant immunity to each justice or judge of the United States and each justice or judge of a state against any federal civil cause of action arising from or as a result of the discharge of any legislatively or constitutionally authorized duty, unless the justice or judge, in the course of discharging such duty, was committing a crime. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2006-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-05-10
text: Introduced in House
Summer Food Service Program Improvement Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-5344
Sponsor: Rep. Hooley, Darlene [D-OR-5]
Introduced: 2006-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Child nutrition
Depressed areas
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Families
Food service
Governmental investigations
Grants-in-aid
Planning
Poor children
School lunch program
Social Welfare
Youth services

Summary:
action_date: 2006-05-10
text: 
Summer Food Service Program Improvement Act of 2006 - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to revise requirements for the summer food service program for children.
 
Provides for a redefinition of rural areas in which poor economic conditions exist.
 
Revises requirements relating to payments to service institutions for operating expenses and administrative costs.
 
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to make competitive startup grants to ten States to assist eligible service institutions in initiating summer food service program sites.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
action_date: 2006-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2006-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-05-10
text: Introduced in House
Video Games Ratings Enforcement Act

Bill: 109-hr-5345
Sponsor: Rep. Matheson, Jim [D-UT-2]
Introduced: 2006-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Child welfare
Computer software
Consumer protection
Families
Federal Trade Commission
Fines (Penalties)
Government Operations and Politics
Independent regulatory commissions
Labeling
Law
Lease and rental services
Packaging
Pornography
Retail trade
Science, Technology, Communications
Signs and signboards
Video games
Violence

Summary:
action_date: 2006-05-10
text: 
Video Games Ratings Enforcement Act - Prohibits shipping or distributing in interstate commerce, selling, or renting a video game the outside packaging of which does not display a label containing an age-based content rating determined by the Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB).
 
Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to require all retail establishments that sell video games to display information about the ESRB content rating system.
 
Prohibits any person from selling or renting video games containing the ESRB content rating of : (1) &quot;adults only&quot; to any person under the age of 18; or (2) &quot;mature&quot; to any person under the age of 17.
 
Treats violations of such requirements and prohibitions as an unfair or deceptive act or practice subject to a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 per violation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-05-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
action_date: 2006-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2006-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-05-10
text: Introduced in House
Alternative Energy Refueling System Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-5346
Sponsor: Rep. Moran, Jerry [R-KS-1]
Introduced: 2006-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Alcohol as fuel
Alternative energy sources
Biomass energy
Compressed natural gas
Diesel motor
Economics and Public Finance
Energy
Government trust funds
Hydrogen
Liquefied natural gas
Liquefied petroleum gas
Natural gas
Service stations
Transportation and Public Works
Underground storage

Summary:
action_date: 2006-05-10
text: 
Alternative Energy Refueling System Act of 2006 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a program to provide eligible entities (refueling vendors or owners or operators of a facility where an alternative energy refueling system is located), for FY2007-FY2011, reimbursement from the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund for a portion of the costs of purchasing and installing one or more alternative energy refueling systems (systems used to refuel motor vehicles with an alternative fuel such as compressed natural gas or E-85 ethanol).
 
Prohibits an entity that receives a federal tax credit for placing in service a qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling property from receiving reimbursement under this Act if the system cost was taken into consideration in calculating the tax credit. Limits reimbursement to: (1) two systems for each facility owned by an eligible entity; and (2) the lesser of 30% of a system's cost or $30,000.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-05-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2006-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2006-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-05-10
text: Introduced in House
HOPE VI Reauthorization Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-5347
Sponsor: Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4]
Introduced: 2006-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Authorization
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to housing
Government Operations and Politics
Housing subsidies
Low-income housing
Public housing
Rental housing
Residential rehabilitation
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2006-05-10
text: 
HOPE VI Reauthorization Act of 2006 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to extend appropriations for FY2007-FY2011 for demolition, site revitalization, replacement housing, and tenant-based assistance grants for public housing projects. 
 
Extends the sunset date for such assistance to September 30, 2011.

action_date: 2006-07-27
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
HOPE VI Reauthorization Act of 2006 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to extend appropriations for FY2007-FY2011 for demolition, site revitalization, replacement housing, and tenant-based assistance grants for public housing projects. 
 
Extends the sunset date for such assistance to September 30, 2011.

action_date: 2006-09-27
text: 
HOPE VI Reauthorization Act of 2006 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to extend through FY2007 grants for demolition, site revitalization, replacement housing, and tenant-based assistance for severely distressed public housing projects.
 
Extends the sunset date for such assistance to September 30, 2007.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-11-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2006-09-27
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2006-09-27
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2006-09-27
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7588)
action_date: 2006-09-27
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7588)
action_date: 2006-09-27
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5347.
action_date: 2006-09-27
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7588-7591)
action_date: 2006-09-27
text: Mr. Oxley moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2006-07-27
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 349.
action_date: 2006-07-27
text: Reported by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 109-605.
action_date: 2006-07-27
text: Reported by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 109-605.
action_date: 2006-05-24
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2006-05-24
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2006-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2006-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-05-10
text: Introduced in House
Medicare Anesthesiology Teaching Funding Restoration Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-5348
Sponsor: Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13]
Introduced: 2006-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Anesthetics
Education
Higher education
Medical education
Medical fees
Medical residents
Medicare
Physicians
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2006-05-10
text: 
Medicare Teaching Anesthesiology Funding Restoration Act of 2006 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) to set forth a special payment rule of 100% of the fee schedule amount for teaching anesthesiologists involved in the training of physician residents, if certain presence and availability requirements are met.


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
Nurse Loan Forgiveness Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-5349
Sponsor: Rep. Tancredo, Thomas G. [R-CO-6]
Introduced: 2006-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to education
Federally-guaranteed loans
Government lending
Health
Higher education
Nurses
Nursing education
Scholarships
Student loan funds

Summary:
action_date: 2006-05-10
text: 
Nurse Loan Forgiveness Act of 2006 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to include, under HEA student loan forgiveness and cancellation programs, nurses who serve at least one calendar year in an approved health care facility or setting.
 
Limits the maximum amount of such loan repayment by the Secretary of Education to not more than $2,000 after the first year of such a nurse's employment, with incremental increases after the second through fourth years, up to $5,000 after the fifth year of such employment.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
action_date: 2006-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2006-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-05-10
text: Introduced in House
Federal Payday Loan Consumer Protection Amendments of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-5350
Sponsor: Rep. Udall, Tom [D-NM-3]
Introduced: 2006-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Advertising
Bank loans
Checks
Civil actions and liability
Commerce
Congressional reporting requirements
Consumer protection
Credit unions
Damages
Debtor and creditor
Deposit insurance
Finance charges
Government Operations and Politics
Governmental investigations
Interest rates
Law
Legal fees
Liability (Law)
Loans
Usury
Warning labels

Summary:
action_date: 2006-05-10
text: 
Federal Payday Loan Consumer Protection Amendments of 2006 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to prohibit an insured depository institution from: (1) making any payday loan, either directly or indirectly; or (2) making any loan to any other lender for purposes of financing, refinancing, or extending any payday loan.
 
Amends the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit payday loans based on checks drawn on, or authorized withdrawals from, insured depository institutions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-05-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
action_date: 2006-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2006-05-10
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E788)
action_date: 2006-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-05-10
text: Introduced in House
Western Hemisphere Energy Security Act

Bill: 109-hr-5353
Sponsor: Rep. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ-6]
Introduced: 2006-05-11 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: American investments
Americans in foreign countries
Caribbean area
Cuba
Energy
Export controls
Exports
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Gas in submerged lands
Latin America
Law
Licenses
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Petroleum engineering
Petroleum in submerged lands
Prospecting
Sanctions (International law)
Submarine oil well drilling
Territorial waters
Travel

Summary:
action_date: 2006-05-11
text: 
Western Hemisphere Energy Security Act - Authorizes U.S. persons to: (1) explore and extract hydrocarbon resources from any portion of the foreign exclusive economic zone that is contiguous to the U.S. exclusive economic zone; and (2) export without license authority all equipment necessary for the exploration for or extraction of hydrocarbon resources.
 
Amends the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to allow under a general license employees of oil and gas producers, distributors, and shippers to travel to, from, or within Cuba to explore for and extract hydrocarbon resources from such zone.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-05-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2006-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-05-11
text: Introduced in House
Hurricane Relief Extension Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-5354
Sponsor: Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-7]
Introduced: 2006-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Alabama
Disaster relief
Displaced persons
Economics and Public Finance
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Emergency Management
Federal aid to education
Floods
Hurricane aftermath legislation
Hurricanes
Impact aid
Louisiana
Mississippi
Secondary education
Texas

Summary:
action_date: 2006-05-11
text: 
Hurricane Relief Extension Act of 2006 - Amends the Hurricane Education Recovery Act to allow the Secretary of Education to extend, beyond the 2006 school year, the period during which a state educational agency or local educational agency may obligate temporary emergency impact aid for elementary and secondary schools that enroll students displaced by Hurricane Katrina or Rita; though such funds may still be used only for expenses incurred during the 2005-2006 school year.
 
Urges state educational agencies to distribute expeditiously any education relief funds received under such Act to impacted schools and institutions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-05-23
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2006-05-22
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2006-05-22
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2967)
action_date: 2006-05-22
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2967)
action_date: 2006-05-22
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5354.
action_date: 2006-05-22
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2967-2969)
action_date: 2006-05-22
text: Mr. Boustany moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2006-05-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2006-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-05-11
text: Introduced in House
Volunteer Firefighter Recruitment and Retention Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-5355
Sponsor: Rep. Hart, Melissa A. [R-PA-4]
Introduced: 2006-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Emergency Management
Fire fighters
Income tax
Labor and Employment
Social Welfare
Tax credits
Volunteer workers

Summary:
action_date: 2006-05-11
text: 
Volunteer Firefighter Recruitment and Retention Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow volunteer firefighters with eight or more years of service a $1,500 tax credit ($1,000 for three or more years). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-05-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2006-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-05-11
text: Introduced in House
Research for Competitiveness Act

Bill: 109-hr-5357
Sponsor: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10]
Introduced: 2006-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Arts, Culture, Religion
College teachers
Commerce
Commercialization
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Energy
Energy research
Energy storage
Engineering
Engineers
Federal advisory bodies
Federal aid to education
Federal aid to research
Higher education
Industrial research
Industry-university relations
Infrastructure
Laboratories
Museums
Nonprofit organizations
Research and development
Research and development facilities
Research centers
Research grants
Scientific education
Scientists
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2006-05-11
text: 
Research for Competitiveness Act - Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation to carry out a program of awarding competitive grants to scientists and engineers at the early stage of their careers at institutions of higher education and research institutions to conduct, high-risk, high-return research in areas relevant to industry.
 
Directs the Under Secretary for Science of the Department of Energy to carry out a program of awarding competitive grants to scientists and engineers at the early stage of their careers at institutions of higher education and research institutions to conduct high-risk, high-return research in areas relevant to energy production, storage, and use. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-05-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science.
action_date: 2006-05-11
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E806-807)
action_date: 2006-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-05-11
text: Introduced in House