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To provide an exclusion from gross income for income earned in 2005 from sources within the Hurricanes Katrina and Rita core disaster area.

Bill: 109-hr-4445
Sponsor: Rep. Jindal, Bobby [R-LA-1]
Introduced: 2005-12-06 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alabama
Earnings
Emergency Management
Floods
Hurricane aftermath legislation
Hurricanes
Income tax
Louisiana
Mississippi
Residence requirements
Tax exclusion
Texas

Summary:
action_date: 2005-12-06
text: 
Allows individual taxpayers residing in the Hurricanes Katrina and Rita core disaster areas an exclusion from gross income, for federal income tax purposes, for a certain amount of their income earned in 2005 within such disaster areas.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-12-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-12-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-12-06
text: Introduced in House
Legislative Branch Officer Appointment Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-4446
Sponsor: Rep. LaHood, Ray [R-IL-18]
Introduced: 2005-12-06 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Annuities
Architect of the Capitol
Civil service retirement
Congressional agencies
Congressional officers
Congressional pensions
Congressional salaries
Federal officials
General Accounting Office
Government Operations and Politics
Labor and Employment
Library of Congress
Salaries

Summary:
action_date: 2005-12-06
text: 
Legislative Branch Officer Appointment Act of 2005 - Establishes a uniform appointment process and term of service for the Architect of the Capitol (AOC), the Comptroller General, and the Librarian of Congress. Prohibits the annual compensation paid to such officers from exceeding the annual salary of a Member of Congress.
 
Reduces the term of service of the Comptroller General from 15 to 10 years.
 
Repeals federal law regarding the Comptroller General's retirement annuity.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-12-06
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: 2005-12-06
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: 2005-12-06
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: 2005-12-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-12-06
text: Introduced in House
Medicaid Indian Health Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-4447
Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]
Introduced: 2005-12-06 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Coinsurance
Collection of accounts
Economics and Public Finance
Estates (Law)
Federal-Indian relations
Federal-state relations
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Health maintenance organizations
Indian medical care
Insurance premiums
Intergovernmental fiscal relations
Managed care
Medicaid
Medical economics
Medical fees
Minorities
Native Americans
Social Welfare
State government-Indian relations
Welfare eligibility
Welfare waivers

Summary:
action_date: 2005-12-06
text: 
Medicaid Indian Health Act of 2005 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to: (1) apply 100% of the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) to services furnished to an Indian by an urban Indian health program; (2) prohibit the imposition of premiums, deductibles, copayments, and other cost-sharing on Indians; (3) prohibit recovery against estates of Indians; (4) require consultation with Indian tribes prior to approval of &quot;Section 115&quot; waivers; (5) provide for the treatment of medical expenses paid by or on behalf of an Indian by an Indian health program as medical care costs for purposes of determining medically needy eligibility; and (6) give states the option to exempt Indians from reductions in eligibility or benefits.
 
Requires a Medicaid managed care organization contracting with an Indian Health Service (IHS) facility or program that is not a federally-qualified health center or a rural health clinic to provide payment at the highest level and amount that it would make for the services if they were furnished by a provider that is not an IHS facility or program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-12-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2005-12-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2005-12-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-12-06
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit the admission to the United States of nonimmigrant students and visitors who are the spouses and children of United States permanent resident aliens, and for other purposes.

Bill: 109-hr-4448
Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]
Introduced: 2005-12-06 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Admission of nonimmigrants
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Families
Foreign students
Higher education
Married people
Visas

Summary:
action_date: 2005-12-06
text: Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the nonimmigrant U.S. entry of an alien on a tourist or business visa (B-visa) or student visa (F-visa) who: (1) is the spouse or child of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States; and (2) seeks admission for purposes of visiting the permanent resident spouse or parent or for studying in the United States. 
States that the fact that a petition has been filed on such nonimmigrant alien's behalf for classification as an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence shall not constitute evidence of intention to abandon a foreign residence.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-02-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
action_date: 2005-12-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-12-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-12-06
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make residents of Puerto Rico eligible for the refundable portion of the child tax credit.

Bill: 109-hr-4451
Sponsor: Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10]
Introduced: 2005-12-06 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Families
Income tax
Puerto Ricans
Puerto Rico
Tax credits
Tax refunds

Summary:
action_date: 2005-12-06
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make residents of Puerto Rico eligible for the refundable portion of the child tax credit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-07-27
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1551-1552)
action_date: 2005-12-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-12-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-12-06
text: Introduced in House
Leave All Blades Behind Act

Bill: 109-hr-4452
Sponsor: Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2005-12-07 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Airline passenger traffic
Aviation safety
Crime and Law Enforcement
Department of Homeland Security
Government Operations and Politics
Law
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2005-12-07
text: 
Leave All Blades Behind Act - Prohibits the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) from modifying the list of items prohibited aboard a passenger aircraft in interstate or intrastate air transportation in order to permit any item on the list as of December 1, 2005, to be carried aboard such an aircraft. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-12-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity.
action_date: 2005-12-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2005-12-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-12-07
text: Introduced in House
Flood Insurance Needs Defined Accountability Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-4453
Sponsor: Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5]
Introduced: 2005-12-07 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Collection of accounts
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Debt
Department of Homeland Security
Department of the Treasury
Disaster insurance
Economics and Public Finance
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Finance and Financial Sector
Floods
Government Operations and Politics
Government securities

Summary:
action_date: 2005-12-07
text: 
Flood Insurance Needs Defined Accountability Act of 2005 or the FIND Accountability Act of 2005 - Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to require the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to reimburse the Secretary fully for any FEMA indebtedness under the National Flood Insurance Program the Secretary has purchased. Prohibits the Secretary from cancelling, reducing, or forgiving any such indebtedness.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-01-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
action_date: 2005-12-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2005-12-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-12-07
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the amendment of a claim for abatement, remission, or refund of tax imposed on distilled spirits returned to the bonded premises of a distilled spirits plant.

Bill: 109-hr-4454
Sponsor: Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6]
Introduced: 2005-12-07 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Alcohol tax
Claims
Law
Limitation of actions
Tax credits
Tax refunds

Summary:
action_date: 2005-12-07
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers claiming an abatement, credit, or refund for distilled spirits returned to the bonded premises of a distilled spirits plant an extended period for correcting errors in previously filed claims.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-12-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-12-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-12-07
text: Introduced in House
YWCA Retirement Plan Preservation Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-4455
Sponsor: Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1]
Introduced: 2005-12-07 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Age discrimination
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil actions and liability
Defined benefit pension plans
Law
Social Welfare
Women
Women's organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2005-12-07
text: 
YWCA Retirement Plan Preservation Act of 2005 - Sets forth special rules for treating retirement benefits provided by the Young Women's Christian Association Retirement Fund, under benefit accrual standards of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), as not violating certain age discrimination rules under ERISA and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 because of specified disparities with respect to older and younger participants.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-03-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
action_date: 2005-12-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2005-12-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-12-07
text: Introduced in House
To identify certain roads in the vicinity of Fort Belvoir, Virginia, as defense access roads for purposes of the Defense Access Road Program.

Bill: 109-hr-4457
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11]
Introduced: 2005-12-07 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Interstate highway system
Military bases
Military transportation
Roads and highways
Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2005-12-07
text: 
Certifies certain roads in the vicinity of Fort Belvoir, Virginia, as defense access roads for purposes of the Defense Access Road Program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-01-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Projection Forces.
action_date: 2005-12-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2005-12-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-12-07
text: Introduced in House
American Hybrid Tax Credit Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-4458
Sponsor: Rep. Emanuel, Rahm [D-IL-5]
Introduced: 2005-12-07 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alternative energy sources
Automobile industry
Commerce
Compressed natural gas
Diesel motor
Electric vehicles
Energy
Energy research
Environmental Protection
Fuel cells
Fuel consumption
Fuel storage
Hydrogen
Income tax
Liquefied natural gas
Liquefied petroleum gas
Methanol
Motor vehicle pollution control
Motor vehicles
Natural gas vehicles
Research and development tax credit
Science, Technology, Communications
Small business
Tax credits
Tax refunds
Technological innovations
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2005-12-07
text: 
American Hybrid Tax Credit Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase by $3,000 the allowable amount of the tax credit for alternative motor vehicles (i.e., qualified fuel cell vehicles, advanced lean burn technology motor vehicles, hybrid vehicles, and alternative fuel motor vehicles) which are assembled in the United States.
 
Allows a 20% increase in the tax credit for increasing research activities for U.S.-based research on alternative motor vehicle technology. Makes such credit refundable for certain small businesses. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-12-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-12-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-12-07
text: Introduced in House
Service for School Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-4459
Sponsor: Rep. Ford, Harold E., Jr. [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2005-12-07 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Armed forces reserves
College costs
Economics and Public Finance
Education of the disadvantaged
Elementary and secondary education
Federal aid to education
Higher education
Labor and Employment
National Guard
National service
Peace Corps
Recruiting and enlistment
Recruiting of employees
Scholarships
Social Welfare
Teacher education
Teacher supply and demand
Volunteer workers

Summary:
action_date: 2005-12-07
text: 
Service for School Act of 2005 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to provide tuition assistance to undergraduate students attending eligible institutions of higher education in exchange for a commitment to perform national service. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-03-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.
action_date: 2005-12-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2005-12-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-12-07
text: Introduced in House
College Life Safety and Fire Prevention Act

Bill: 109-hr-4460
Sponsor: Rep. Fossella, Vito [R-NY-13]
Introduced: 2005-12-07 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Black colleges
Colleges
Economics and Public Finance
Emergency Management
Equipment and supplies
Federal aid to education
Fire prevention
Fraternal organizations
Higher education
Hispanic Americans
Housing and Community Development
Indian education
Minorities
Minority education
Student housing
Students

Summary:
action_date: 2005-12-07
text: 
College Life Safety and Fire Prevention Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a demonstration program to award grants to eligible entities for the purpose of contracting with fire alarm companies to install professionally fire alarm detection systems or other fire detection and prevention technologies in student housing, dormitories, and other buildings controlled by such entities. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-03-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
action_date: 2005-12-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2005-12-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-12-07
text: Introduced in House
To make a technical correction relating to the land conveyance authorized by Public Law 108-67.

Bill: 109-hr-4461
Sponsor: Rep. Gibbons, Jim [R-NV-2]
Introduced: 2005-12-07 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Land transfers
National forests
Nevada

Summary:
action_date: 2005-12-07
text: 
Makes a technical correction relating to the description of the conveyance authorized by P.L. 108-67 (a law providing for the conveyance of certain land to the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-12-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2005-12-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-12-07
text: Introduced in House
Voter Verification Act

Bill: 109-hr-4462
Sponsor: Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11]
Introduced: 2005-12-07 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Absentee voting
Ballots
Citizenship
Congress
Congressional elections
Driver licenses
Election administration
Identification devices
Immigration
Photography
Presidential elections
State laws
Transportation and Public Works
Voter registration

Summary:
action_date: 2005-12-07
text: 
Voter Verification Act - Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require an individual to provide proof that he or she is a citizen of the United States as a condition of registering to vote in elections for federal office. 
 
Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require proof of citizenship at the polling place for an individual to vote in federal elections.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-12-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2005-12-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-12-07
text: Introduced in House
Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-4463
Sponsor: Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12]
Introduced: 2005-12-07 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil actions and liability
Civil rights enforcement
Congress
Congressional elections
Congressional reporting requirements
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal investigation
Department of Justice
Election administration
Election fraud
Fines (Penalties)
Government publicity
Governmental investigations
Law
Presidential elections
Prosecution
Public service advertising
Voting
Voting rights

Summary:
action_date: 2005-12-07
text: 
Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2005 - Amends the Revised Statutes and federal criminal law to prohibit any person, whether acting under color of law or otherwise, from knowingly deceiving any other person regarding: (1) the time, place, or manner of conducting any federal election; or (2) the qualifications for or restrictions on voter eligibility for any such election. Creates a private right of action for any person aggrieved by a violation of such prohibition.
 
Prescribes a criminal penalty for such deceptive acts.
 
Authorizes any person to report a deceptive act to the Assistant Attorney General (AAG) of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice (or a designee).
 
Requires the AAG to investigate such a report within 48 hours after its receipt and provide correct information to the voters if it is determined that an act of deception occurred.
 
Requires an immediate investigation if such a report is received within 72 hours before an election. Directs the AAG, in such an instance, to: (1) undertake immediately all effective measures necessary to provide correct information to voters affected by the deception; and (2) refer the matter immediately to the appropriate federal and state authorities for criminal prosecution.
 
 
Directs the Attorney General to study the feasibility of providing such corrective information through public service announcements, the emergency alert system, or other forms of public broadcast.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-02-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2005-12-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-12-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-12-07
text: Introduced in House
Home Lead Safety Tax Credit Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-4464
Sponsor: Rep. LaHood, Ray [R-IL-18]
Introduced: 2005-12-07 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Child safety
Costs
Environmental Protection
Families
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Home repair and improvement
Housing and Community Development
Income tax
Lead
Paints and varnishes
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Tax credits
Tax returns

Summary:
action_date: 2005-12-07
text: 
Home Lead Safety Tax Credit Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for 50 percent of the costs of reducing lead hazards in U.S. homes built before 1960 in which certain low-income children less than six years of age and women of child-bearing age reside. Allows a maximum credit of $3,000 for lead abatement costs and $1,000 for the cost of interim lead control measures.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-12-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-12-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-12-07
text: Introduced in House
Global Democracy Promotion Act

Bill: 109-hr-4465
Sponsor: Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18]
Introduced: 2005-12-07 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Abortion
Developing countries
Development credit institutions
Economic assistance
Family planning and birth control
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Foreign loans
Government Operations and Politics
Health
Health counseling
Lobbying
Nongovernmental organizations
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2005-12-07
text: Global Democracy Promotion Act of 2005 - Declares that foreign nongovernmental organizations: (1) shall not be ineligible for assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 solely on the basis of health or medical services (including counseling and referral services) provided by them with non-U.S. government funds if such services do not violate the laws of the country in which they are being provided, and would not violate U.S. federal law if provided in the United States; and (2) shall not be subject to requirements relating to the use of non-U.S. government funds for advocacy and lobbying activities other than those that apply to U.S. nongovernmental organizations receiving such assistance.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-12-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2005-12-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-12-07
text: Introduced in House