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Ferry County Hospital Accessibility Act

Bill: 109-hr-1138
Sponsor: Rep. McMorris, Cathy [R-WA-5]
Introduced: 2005-03-07 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Boundaries
Health
Hospitals
Land transfers
National forests
Washington State

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-07
text: 
 Ferry County Hospital Accessibility Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to Ferry County Public Hospital District No. 1. specified land in Colville National Forest, Washington.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
action_date: 2005-03-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2005-03-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-07
text: Introduced in House
Wireless 411 Privacy Act

Bill: 109-hr-1139
Sponsor: Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16]
Introduced: 2005-03-07 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Affiliated corporations
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Commerce
Consumer education
Consumer protection
Contracts
Data banks
Directories
Fees
Identification devices
Right of privacy
Telecommunication industry
Wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-07
text: 
Wireless 411 Privacy Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit a provider of commercial mobile services, or any affiliate or agent of such provider (provider), from including the wireless telephone number of any current subscriber in any wireless directory assistance service (WDAS) database unless the provider: (1) provides a conspicuous, separate notice to the subscriber of the right not be listed in any WDAS; and (2) obtains express prior listing authorization from such subscriber, and that authorization has not been withdrawn.
 
Allows a provider to include the wireless telephone information of any new subscriber in a WDAS only if the provider provides: (1) a conspicuous, separate notice to the subscriber, at the time of entering into a service agreement and at least once a year thereafter, of the right not to be listed in any WDAS; and (2) the subscriber with convenient mechanisms to decline or refuse to participate in any WDAS.
 
Allows a provider to connect a calling party from a WDAS to a commercial mobile service subscriber only if: (1) the subscriber is provided prior notice of the calling party's identity and is permitted to accept or reject each call; (2) the subscriber's wireless telephone number information is not disclosed to the calling party; and (3) the subscriber is not an unlisted commercial mobile service subscriber.
 
Prohibits a provider from charging a subscriber for the exercise of any rights under this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H794-795)
action_date: 2005-03-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2005-03-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-07
text: Introduced in House
Health and Higher Education Facilities Improvement Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-1140
Sponsor: Rep. Nussle, Jim [R-IA-1]
Introduced: 2005-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Charities
Commerce
Education
Finance and Financial Sector
Health
Health facilities
Higher education
Income tax
Interest
Social Welfare
Tax deductions
Tax-exempt securities

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Health and Higher Education Facilities Improvement Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a small tax-exempt bond issuer, the proceeds of the obligations of which are to be used to make or finance eligible loans for health care or educational purposes, to elect to apply specified current limitations on the amount of obligations by treating each borrower as the issuer of a separate issue.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Introduced in House
Child Modeling Exploitation Prevention Act

Bill: 109-hr-1142
Sponsor: Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16]
Introduced: 2005-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Child abuse
Child labor
Child pornography
Child sexual abuse
Families
Fines (Penalties)
Government Operations and Politics
Internet
Labor and Employment
Photography
Science, Technology, Communications
Video tape recording
Web sites

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: 
Child Modeling Exploitation Prevention Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit an employer from employing a child model in exploitive child modeling. Defines "exploitive child modeling" as modeling involving the use of a child under 17 years old for financial gain without the purpose of marketing a product or service other than the child's image, regardless of whether the employment relationship of the child is direct or indirect, contractual or non-contractual, or is termed that of an independent contractor. Provides that such term does not apply to an image which, taken as a whole, has serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value.
 
Sets penalties for violations. Includes employment of a minor in violation of such provision within the definition of "oppressive child labor."
Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit displaying or offering to provide the image of an individual engaged in exploitive child modeling, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, with the intent to make a financial gain, except with respect to an image which has serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
action_date: 2005-04-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2005-03-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2005-03-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2005-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit United States assistance for the Palestinian Authority and for programs, projects, and activities in the West Bank and Gaza, unless certain conditions are met.

Bill: 109-hr-1143
Sponsor: Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9]
Introduced: 2005-03-08 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arab-Israeli conflict
Armed Forces and National Security
Congress
Congress and foreign policy
Congressional oversight
Congressional reporting requirements
Crime and Law Enforcement
Economic assistance
Foreign leaders
Gaza Strip
Government Operations and Politics
Israel
Middle East and North Africa
Palestinians
Peace
Political violence
President and foreign policy
Sanctions (International law)
Terrorism
West Bank

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: 
Prohibits U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority (PA) unless the President certifies to the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate that: (1) the PA leadership is not tainted by violence, has publicly rebuked Palestinian violence, has ended incitement, and has taken all actions within its capacity to dismantle the terrorist infrastructure; and (2) the violence in the West Bank and Gaza has subsided. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and Central Asia.
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Introduced in House
SAFE Rating Act

Bill: 109-hr-1145
Sponsor: Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43]
Introduced: 2005-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Computer software
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Consumer protection
Deceptive advertising
Federal Trade Commission
Government Operations and Politics
Governmental investigations
Independent regulatory commissions
Labeling
Law
Legislation
Restrictive trade practices
Science, Technology, Communications
Video games

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: 
Software Accuracy and Fraud Evaluation Rating Act or the SAFE Rating Act - Requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to study the video and computer game rating system of the Entertainment Software Rating Board that was adopted by the video game industry to determine if that system: (1) accurately characterizes video game content; or (2) constitutes an unfair or deceptive act or practice affecting parents and other consumers in making purchasing decisions.
 
Requires the FTC, if such rating system is determined to constitute an unfair or deceptive act or practice, to conduct a hearing and issue and serve a complaint against any persons, partnerships, or corporations that have used or are using such system.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-25
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6403-6404)
action_date: 2005-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Introduced in House
American Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-1146
Sponsor: Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]
Introduced: 2005-03-08 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Armed forces abroad
Arts, Culture, Religion
Authorization
Conferences
Cultural relations
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Educational exchanges
Elementary and secondary education
Embassies
Environmental Protection
Government Operations and Politics
Government property
Government spending reductions
Health
Higher education
International agencies
International cooperation
International cooperation in science
International environmental cooperation
International military forces
Military command and control
New York City
Peacekeeping forces
Privileges and immunities
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Science, Technology, Communications
Treaties
United Nations
United Nations delegations
United Nations finances
United Nations headquarters
United Nations membership
United Nations officials
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: American Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2005 - Repeals the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 and other specified related laws. Directs the President to terminate U.S. participation in the United Nations (UN), including any organ, specialized agency, commission, or other affiliated body. Requires closure of the U.S. Mission to the UN. 
Prohibits: (1) the authorization of funds for the U.S. assessed or voluntary contribution to the UN; (2) the authorization of funds for any U.S. contribution to any UN military operation; and (3) the expenditure of funds to support the participation of U.S. Armed Forces as part of any UN military or peacekeeping operation. Bars U.S. Armed Forces from serving under UN command.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E381-383)
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Introduced in House
Public Safety Officer Protection Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-1147
Sponsor: Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43]
Introduced: 2005-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Cancer
Crime and Law Enforcement
Disability retirement
Emergency Management
Emergency medicine
Families
Fire fighters
Health
Law enforcement officers
Medical personnel
Paramedical personnel
Police
Survivors' benefits
Workers' compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: 
Public Safety Officer Protection Act of 2005 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act to provide that: (1) if a public safety officer develops cancer and either dies or becomes permanently and totally disabled as a result of the cancer, such officer's death or disability shall be presumed to be the direct and proximate result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty; and (2) such an officer or such officer's family shall be eligible for disability or death benefits. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Introduced in House
Insular Areas Small Business Development Act

Bill: 109-hr-1148
Sponsor: Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large]
Introduced: 2005-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: American Samoa
Depressed areas
Economics and Public Finance
Federal-territorial relations
Government Operations and Politics
Government contractors
Government procurement
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
Small business
Virgin Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: 
Insular Areas Small Business Development Act - Amends the Small Business Act to designate Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands as historically underutilized business zones (HUBZones) (thereby making small businesses within such areas eligible for small business assistance under such Act).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E380)
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study of the accuracy of expiration dates on certain prescription drugs maintained by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Bill: 109-hr-1149
Sponsor: Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5]
Introduced: 2005-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Drugs
Governmental investigations
Health
Medical economics
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: 
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to study and report to Congress on the accuracy and possible extension of expiration dates on certain prescription drugs maintained by the Department of Veterans Affairs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit to individuals for certain long-term care expenses.

Bill: 109-hr-1150
Sponsor: Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5]
Introduced: 2005-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Coinsurance
Finance and Financial Sector
Health
Income tax
Insurance premiums
Long-term care
Long-term care insurance
Medical economics
Tax credits

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers a tax credit for certain long-term health care insurance premiums and expenses paid for the taxpayer, the taxpayer's spouse or dependents. Limits the amount of such credit to $1,000 per year ($2,000 for joint returns).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Introduced in House
Incapacitated Persons Legal Protection Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-1151
Sponsor: Rep. Weldon, Dave [R-FL-15]
Introduced: 2005-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Due process of law
Equality before the law
Government Operations and Politics
Habeas corpus
Health
Living wills
Right to die
State courts

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: 
Incapacitated Persons Legal Protection Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal judicial code to extend habeas corpus protections to persons who are subject to a court order authorizing or directing the withholding or withdrawal of food, fluids, or medical treatment necessary to sustain the person's life.
 
Deems persons having custody in such cases to encompass parties so authorized or directed. States that there shall be no requirement to produce the body of the incapacitated person at the hearing.
 
Exempts from this Act those cases in which the incapacitated person indisputably executed a written advance directive while having capacity that clearly authorized the withholding or withdrawal of food, fluids, or necessary medical treatment.
 
Defines &quot;incapacitated person&quot; to mean an individual presently incapable of making relevant decisions concerning the provision, withholding, or withdrawal of food, fluids, or medical treatment under applicable State law.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H993-994)
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Introduced in House
To redesignate the dam located on the Santa Ana River as the "Victor V. Veysey Dam".

Bill: 109-hr-1152
Sponsor: Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-44]
Introduced: 2005-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: California
Congress
Congressional tributes
Dams
Energy
Ex-Members of Congress
House of Representatives
Names
Water Resources Development

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: 
Redesignates the Prado Dam (located on the Santa Ana River, California) as the Victor V. Veysey Dam.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Introduced in House
Terrorism Insurance Backstop Extension Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-1153
Sponsor: Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8]
Introduced: 2005-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Casualty insurance
Coinsurance
Commerce
Compensation (Law)
Congress
Congressional investigations
Congressional reporting requirements
Crime and Law Enforcement
Department of the Treasury
Government Operations and Politics
Government insurance
Governmental investigations
Insurance companies
Insurance premiums
Law
Life insurance
Losses
Property insurance
Reinsurance
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: 
 Terrorism Insurance Backstop Extension Act of 2005 - Amends the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 to define: (1) the term &quot;Program Year 4&quot; as the period from January 1, 2006, through December 31, 2006; and (2) the term &quot;Program Year 5&quot; as the period from January 1, 2007, from December 31, 2007 (thereby extending the terrorism risk insurance program from 2005 through 2007).
 
Sets a deadline for the Secretary of the Treasury to make a final determination regarding: (1) the availability of group life insurance to both insurers and consumers; and (2) whether certain provisions of the Act shall be applied to providers of group life insurance.
 
Sunsets the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program after December 31, 2007.
 
Details the treatment of insured losses and the insurer deductible for the Final Program Year (January 1, 2008, through December 31, 2008).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises.
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Introduced in House
To provide for the retention of the name of the geologic formation known as "Devils Tower" at the Devils Tower National Monument in the State of Wyoming.

Bill: 109-hr-1154
Sponsor: Rep. Cubin, Barbara [R-WY-At Large]
Introduced: 2005-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Commemorations
Mountains
Names
National monuments
Wyoming

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: 
Provides for the mountain known as &quot;Devils Tower&quot; at the Devils Tower National Monument in Wyoming to continue to be named and referred to as &quot;Devils Tower.&quot;


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Introduced in House
Alaska Rainforest Conservation Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-1155
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2005-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Alaska
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Energy
Environmental Protection
Forest clearcutting
Forest conservation
Forest ecology
Forest management
Forest roads
Geothermal resources
Lakes
Land use
Maps
Mines and mineral resources
Mining leases
National forests
Restoration ecology
Stream conservation
Transportation and Public Works
Water Resources Development
Water rights
Wild rivers
Wilderness areas

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Alaska Rainforest Conservation Act of 2005 - Designates: (1) specified public lands in the Chugach National Forest, Alaska, as National Wilderness Preservation System components; and (2) specified public lands in the Tongass National Forest, Alaska, as wilderness areas or System components. 
Provides with respect to specified public lands in the Tongass National Forest, Alaska, for: (1) a wilderness designation study; (2) designation as Land Use Designation II lands; (3) designation as restoration lands; and (4) designation as special management areas.
Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate, or study for designation, as wild, scenic, and recreational rivers specified waters in the Chugach and Tongass National Forests, Alaska.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Introduced in House
Gifted and Talented Education Enhancement Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-1156
Sponsor: Rep. Gillmor, Paul E. [R-OH-5]
Introduced: 2005-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Curricula
Economics and Public Finance
Educational accountability
Elementary and secondary education
Families
Federal aid to education
Gifted children
Higher education
Special education
Teacher education

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: 
Gifted and Talented Education Enhancement Act of 2005 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include teacher quality enhancement programs relating to the needs of gifted and talented students among authorized uses of title II grants for States and partnerships.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-08
text: Introduced in House