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Suburban and Community Forestry and Open Space Program Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-941
Sponsor: Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2005-04-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Conservation easements
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Environmental Protection
Environmental education
Environmental protection groups
Federal-state relations
Forest conservation
Forest products
Government Operations and Politics
Grants-in-aid
Land banking
Land transfers
Land use
Nonprofit organizations
Open space lands
Private forests
Social Welfare
Suburbs
Sustainable forestry
Urban affairs
Urban growth

Summary:
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: Suburban and Community Forestry and Open Space Program Act of 2005 - Amends the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 to establish in the Forest Service the Suburban and Community Forestry and Open Space Program, which shall provide cost-share grants to preserve private forest land, contain suburban sprawl, and support value-added forest product industries in States in which less than 25 percent of the land is owned by the United States. 
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to authorize a requesting State to permit a qualifying organization to acquire one or more conservation easements to carry out the Forest Legacy Program in such State.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4558)
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Virginia Ridge and Valley Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-942
Sponsor: Sen. Warner, John [R-VA]
Introduced: 2005-04-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Animals
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Environmental Protection
Fishes
Government Operations and Politics
Habitat conservation
Maps
National forests
National scenic areas
Nature conservation
Old growth forests
Outdoor recreation
Planning
Sports and Recreation
Trails
Virginia
Water Resources Development
Water pollution control
Water quality
West Virginia
Wilderness areas
Wildlife conservation

Summary:
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: 
Virginia Ridge and Valley Act of 2005 - Designates certain lands in the Jefferson National Forest, Virginia (Brush Mountain and Brush Mountain East, Seng Mountain and Raccoon Branch, Stone Mountain, Hunting Camp Creek and Garden Mountain, Lynn Camp Creek, Mountain Lake Additions, Lewis Fork Addition and Little Wilson Creek Additions, Shawvers Run Additions, Peters Mountain Addition, and Kimberling Creek Additions) as wilderness.
 
 Designates Seng Mountain and Raccoon Branch, and Bear Creek, as National Scenic Areas (Areas). Establishes such Areas for purposes of: (1) ensuring the protection and preservation of scenic quality, water quality, natural characteristics, and water resources; (2) protecting wildlife and fish habitat; (3) protecting areas that may develop characteristics of old-growth forests; and (4) providing a variety of recreation opportunities.
 
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) administer such Areas in accordance with this Act and the laws and regulations generally applicable to the National Forest System (NFS); (2) develop a management plan for such Areas; and (3) establish a trail for NFS lands to develop hiking and equestrian trails within the wilderness areas and non-motorized recreation trails within the Areas. Sets forth provisions regarding roads, vegetation management, motorized travel, fire, insects and disease, water, and mining and geothermal leasing.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4558-4559)
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Crane Conservation Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-943
Sponsor: Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI]
Introduced: 2005-04-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Citizen participation
Cranes (Birds)
Crime and Law Enforcement
Ecological research
Economic assistance
Economics and Public Finance
Employee training
Endangered species
Environmental Protection
Environmental education
Environmental law enforcement
Environmental monitoring
Environmental protection groups
Federal advisory bodies
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Gifts
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government trust funds
Grants-in-aid
Habitat conservation
Human-animal relationships
Hunting
International Affairs
International environmental cooperation
Labor and Employment
Land use
Migratory bird conservation
Nongovernmental organizations
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public meetings
Research
Restoration ecology
Science, Technology, Communications
Social Welfare
Treaties
Water Resources Development
Wetlands
Wild animal trade
Wildlife conservation
Wildlife management
Wildlife reintroduction

Summary:
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: Crane Conservation Act of 2005 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial assistance for approved projects relating to the conservation of cranes, using amounts in the Crane Conservation Fund established by this Act. 
Allows a project proposal to be submitted by: (1) any wildlife management authority of a country located in the African, Asian, European, or North American range of a species of crane that carries out at least one activity that affects crane populations; (2) the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora; and (3) any person or organization with demonstrated expertise in the conservation of cranes. 
Establishes the Crane Conservation Fund in the Multinational Species Conservation Fund.
Authorizes the Secretary to convene an advisory group representing public and private organizations actively involved in the conservation of cranes to assist in carrying out this Act.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4560-4562)
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4559-4560)
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting America's Workers Act

Bill: 109-s-944
Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2005-04-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Administrative remedies
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil actions and liability
Crime and Law Enforcement
Damages
Death
Department of Labor
Disciplining of employees
Discrimination in employment
Dismissal of employees
Economics and Public Finance
Employee rights
Employers' liability
Equipment and supplies
Federal employees
Fines (Penalties)
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Governmental investigations
Grievance procedures
Health
Indexing (Economic policy)
Injunctions
Judicial review
Labor unions
Law
Legal fees
Local employees
Local laws
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
Occupational health and safety
Prosecution
State employees
State laws
Victims
Wage restitution
Whistle blowing
Witnesses

Summary:
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: 
Protecting America's Workers Act - Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA) to expand its coverage to federal, state, and local government employees. 
 
Authorizes the Secretary of Labor, under specified conditions, to cede OSHA jurisdiction to another federal agency with respect to certain occupational standards or regulations for such agency's employees. Declares OSHA inapplicable to working conditions covered by the Federal Mine Safety and Heath Act of 1977.
 
Sets forth increased protections for whistleblowers under OSHA. 
 
Increases civil and criminal penalties for certain OSHA violators. Sets forth provisions relating to: (1) victims' rights; (2) posting of employee rights; (3) investigations of fatalities and serious injuries; (4) prohibition of unclassified citations; (5) right to contest citations and penalties; and (6) objections to modifications of citations. 
 
Directs the Secretary to revise regulations and promulgate OSHA standards to require employers to provide personal protective equipment for employees at no cost to employees.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Kid Friendly TV Programming Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-946
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2005-04-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Cable television
Commerce
Families
Fines (Penalties)
Law
Pornography
Public service advertising
Television advertising
Television and children
Television programs
Violence in mass media

Summary:
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: 
Kid Friendly TV Programming Act of 2005 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require multi-channel video programming distributors to provide: (1) a child-friendly programming tier of at least 15 channels; and (2) channel blocking instructions as part of the monthly bill.
 
 Imposes civil monetary penalties for violations of this Act.
 
Defines &quot;child-friendly tier.&quot;


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4565-4566)
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4565)
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Workplace Wrongful Death Accountability Act

Bill: 109-s-947
Sponsor: Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2005-04-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Business records
Commerce
Crime and Law Enforcement
Employers' liability
Fines (Penalties)
Fraud
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Governmental investigations
Health
Industrial accidents
Law
Occupational health and safety
Recidivists
Sentences (Criminal procedure)
Signs and signboards
Wrongful death

Summary:
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: 
Workplace Wrongful Death Accountability Act - Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to revise requirements for citations and penalties.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4566-4567)
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4566)
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Safe Health Care Reporting Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-948
Sponsor: Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2005-04-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Communication in medicine
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal justice information
Data banks
Disciplining of employees
Discrimination in employment
Dismissal of employees
Fines (Penalties)
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Health facilities
Health information systems
Hospital personnel
Hospitals
Identification of criminals
Informers
Labor and Employment
Law
Liability (Law)
Licenses
Medical malpractice
Medical personnel
Nursing homes
Physicians
Privileges and immunities
Professional associations
Resignation of employees
Science, Technology, Communications
Whistle blowing

Summary:
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: 
Safe Health Care Reporting Act of 2005 - Amends the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 to require State licensing boards (currently, boards of medical examiners) to report to the National Practitioner Data Bank regarding: (1) any sanctions taken against a physician or health care practitioner (currently, against a physician); and (2) known instances of health care entities failing to report required information.
 
Requires (current law authorizes) health care entities to report specified information to State licensing boards and the Data Bank regarding any action that adversely affects the clinical privileges of a health care practitioner who is not a physician if the entity would be required to report such information if the practitioner were a physician.
 
Allows the Secretary to impose fines for violations of reporting requirements by health care entities.
 
Requires health care entities and other agencies that employ physicians or other licensed health care providers (currently, requires hospitals) to request from the Data Bank and the State licensing board reported information on licensed health care practitioners who apply to be on the medical staff or who apply for clinical privileges or employment.
 
Provides immunity from civil liability for health care entities that disclose information about employees pursuant to mandatory reporting requirements unless the employer knowingly disclosed false information or violated any legal right of the employee. Prohibits health care entities from retaliating against any employee who, in good faith, reports conduct that may be construed to violate a Federal or State law to a State authority, licensing authority, peer review organization, or employer. 
 
Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require States to implement a system to report criminal background information to the Data Bank.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4567-4568)
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4567)
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to require the payment of interest on amounts owed by the United states pursuant to the reliquidation of certain entries under the Tariff Suspension and Trade Act of 2000 and the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004.

Bill: 109-s-949
Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2005-04-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Bearings
Commerce
Compensation (Law)
Finance and Financial Sector
Interest
Law
Tariff
Tomatoes

Summary:
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: 
Amends the Tariff Suspension and Trade Act of 2000 and the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004 to require interest to be paid on the amounts owed by the United States pursuant to the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries of antifriction bearings and tomato sauce preparation.
 
Requires the Commissioner of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection of the Department of Homeland Security to: (1) reliquidate each of such entries; and (2) provide payment of interest owed by the United States pursuant to the amendments made by this Act for the period beginning on the date of deposit of estimated duties and ending on the date of reliquidation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: Introduced in Senate
END Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-950
Sponsor: Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS]
Introduced: 2005-04-28 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Aliens
Caribbean area
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Cuba
Immigration
Latin America
Right to travel
Travel

Summary:
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: 
Elimination of Neglected Diseases Act of 2005 or the END Act of 2005 - Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to establish within the Department of State: (1) a Coordinator of United States Government Activities to Combat Malaria Globally; and (2) a Coordinator of United States Government Activities to Combat Tuberculosis Globally.
 
Directs: (1) the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a comprehensive five-year strategy to set U.S. assistance priorities for programs to combat malaria in foreign countries; and (2) the Coordinator of United States Government Activities to Combat Tuberculosis Globally to set similar priorities for tuberculosis.
 
Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit the President from providing assistance to combat tuberculosis and malaria (including assistance for mosquito nets and pharmaceuticals) except as set forth under this Act. 
 
Establishes the Malaria Scientific Review Board.
 
Authorizes the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to implement infectious disease control programs in developing countries.
 
Directs the President to: (1) ensure that related clinical and epidemiological activities are carried out through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP); and (2) develop an infectious disease foreign assistance database.
 
Amends the the Public Health Service Act to establish within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the position of Assistant Secretary for Global Health, who shall: (1) direct the Office of Global Health Affairs within HHS; and (2) coordinate HHS international policies and activities, including international aspects of family and social policy. 
 
States that two years after enactment of this Act, no Federal agency or department may donate or otherwise supply medicines or medical devices, including insecticide treated nets, insecticides, and other consumables required for disease control, to a foreign country which imposes tariffs or import duties on such medicines or medical devices. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4568-4569)
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on titanium dioxide anatase hombitan LC-S.

Bill: 109-s-951
Sponsor: Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO]
Introduced: 2005-04-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Chemicals
Dyes and dyeing
Tariff
Titanium

Summary:
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: 
 Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on Titanium dioxide anatase hombitan LC-S.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on diethylsulfate.

Bill: 109-s-952
Sponsor: Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO]
Introduced: 2005-04-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Chemicals
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on Diethylsulfate.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on triethylene bis.

Bill: 109-s-953
Sponsor: Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO]
Introduced: 2005-04-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Chemicals
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on Triethylene bis (2-thylhexanonate).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Firearms Fairness and Security Act

Bill: 109-s-954
Sponsor: Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH]
Introduced: 2005-04-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Ammunition
Criminal courts
Ex-offenders
Extraterritoriality
Fines (Penalties)
Firearms control
Indictments
International Affairs
Law
Sentences (Criminal procedure)

Summary:
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: 
Firearms Fairness and Security Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit the sale or other disposition of a firearm or ammunition to, or the possession or shipment of a firearm or ammunition by, a person who has been indicted or convicted in any court outside the United States of a crime punishable by imprisonment exceeding one year (except for an antitrust law violation) if such crime would be punishable by imprisonment exceeding one year in the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Franklin National Battlefield Study Act

Bill: 109-s-955
Sponsor: Sen. Frist, William H. [R-TN]
Introduced: 2005-04-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Civil War
Commemorations
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Governmental investigations
History
Military history
Military parks
National parks
Tennessee

Summary:
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: 
Franklin National Battlefield Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of sites in the cities of Brentwood, Franklin, Triune, Thompson's Station, and Spring Hill, Tennessee (the study area), relating to the Battle of Franklin (a battle fought during the Civil War) to determine the national significance of the sites and the suitability and feasibility of including the sites in the National Park System. Requires such study to include the analysis and recommendations of the Secretary on: (1) the effect on the study area of including the sites in the National Park System; and (2) whether the sites could be included in an existing unit of the National Park System or other federally designated unit in the State of Tennessee.

action_date: 2005-10-19
text: 
Franklin National Battlefield Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of sites in the cities of Brentwood, Franklin, Triune, Thompson's Station, and Spring Hill, Tennessee (the study area), relating to the Battle of Franklin (a battle fought during the Civil War) to determine the national significance of the sites and the suitability and feasibility of including the sites in the National Park System. Requires such study to include the analysis and recommendations of the Secretary on: (1) the effect on the study area of including the sites in the National Park System; and (2) whether the sites could be included in an existing unit of the National Park System or other federally designated unit in the State of Tennessee. Requires the Secretary to submit to specified congressional committees a report describing the study's findings and any conclusions and recommendations of the Secretary.
 
Authorizes appropriations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-10-19
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 241.
action_date: 2005-10-19
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Domenici with an amendment. With written report No. 109-149.
action_date: 2005-10-19
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Domenici with an amendment. With written report No. 109-149.
action_date: 2005-09-28
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 109-101.
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4569)
action_date: 2005-04-28
text: Introduced in Senate