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Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-2456
Sponsor: Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15]
Introduced: 2005-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Crack (Drug)
Drug abuse
Drug traffic
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Import restrictions
Law
Mandatory sentences
Sentences (Criminal procedure)
Sentencing guidelines
Smuggling
U.S. Sentencing Commission

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: 
Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act of 2005 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate specified mandatory minimum penalties relating to the trafficking in, and possession, importation, or distribution of, crack cocaine. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2005-06-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2005-05-18
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2005-05-18
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2005-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Introduced in House
Employee Ownership Opportunity Act

Bill: 109-hr-2457
Sponsor: Rep. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT-At Large]
Introduced: 2005-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bank capital
Bank examination
Bank loans
Capital investments
Commerce
Community development banking
Cooperative societies
Employee ownership
Employment of the disadvantaged
Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: 
Employee Ownership Opportunity Act - Amends the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 regarding the requirement that, in connection with its examination of a financial institution, the appropriate federal financial supervisory agency assess the institution's record of meeting the credit needs of its entire community.
 
Requires the agency, in making such assessment, to consider as a factor capital investments, loans, loan participation, technical assistance, and grants by the institution to support or enable employees to establish employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) or eligible worker owned cooperatives (EWOCs) that are at least 51 percent employee-owned plans or cooperatives and employ low- to moderate-income workers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-06-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Introduced in House
Enumerated Powers Act

Bill: 109-hr-2458
Sponsor: Rep. Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-3]
Introduced: 2005-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional powers
Constitutional law
House rules and procedure
Law
Legislation
Senate rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Enumerated Powers Act - Requires each Act of Congress to contain a concise and definite statement of the constitutional authority relied upon for the enactment of each portion of that Act. Declares that failure to comply with this requirement shall give rise to a point of order in either House of Congress.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Introduced in House
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on yarn of combed Kashmir (cashmere) and yarn of camel hair.

Bill: 109-hr-2459
Sponsor: Rep. Simmons, Rob [R-CT-2]
Introduced: 2005-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Agriculture in foreign trade
Animals
Goats
Tariff
Wool

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the suspension, through December 31, 2008, of the duty on yarn of combed Kashmir (cashmere) and yarn of camel hair.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Introduced in House
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on certain yarn of carded Kashmir (cashmere).

Bill: 109-hr-2460
Sponsor: Rep. Simmons, Rob [R-CT-2]
Introduced: 2005-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Agriculture in foreign trade
Animals
Goats
Tariff
Wool

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the suspension, through December 31, 2008, of the duty on certain yarn of carded Kashmir (cashmere).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Introduced in House
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on certain Kashmir (cashmere) hair.

Bill: 109-hr-2461
Sponsor: Rep. Simmons, Rob [R-CT-2]
Introduced: 2005-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Agriculture in foreign trade
Animals
Goats
Tariff
Wool

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the suspension, through December 31, 2008, of the duty on certain fine animal hair of Kashmir (cashmere) goats.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain camel hair.

Bill: 109-hr-2462
Sponsor: Rep. Simmons, Rob [R-CT-2]
Introduced: 2005-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Agriculture in foreign trade
Tariff
Wool

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on certain camel hair.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on waste of camel hair.

Bill: 109-hr-2463
Sponsor: Rep. Simmons, Rob [R-CT-2]
Introduced: 2005-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Agriculture in foreign trade
Tariff
Wool

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on waste of camel hair.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain camel hair.

Bill: 109-hr-2464
Sponsor: Rep. Simmons, Rob [R-CT-2]
Introduced: 2005-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Agriculture in foreign trade
Tariff
Wool

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on certain camel hair.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on woven fabric containing vicuna hair.

Bill: 109-hr-2465
Sponsor: Rep. Simmons, Rob [R-CT-2]
Introduced: 2005-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Agriculture in foreign trade
Tariff
Textile fabrics
Wool

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on woven fabric containing vicuna hair.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain camel hair.

Bill: 109-hr-2466
Sponsor: Rep. Simmons, Rob [R-CT-2]
Introduced: 2005-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Agriculture in foreign trade
Tariff
Wool

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on certain camel hair.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Introduced in House
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on fine animal hair of Kashmir (cashmere) goats.

Bill: 109-hr-2467
Sponsor: Rep. Simmons, Rob [R-CT-2]
Introduced: 2005-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Agriculture in foreign trade
Animals
Goats
Tariff
Wool

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the suspension, through December 31, 2008, of the duty on fine animal hair of Kashmir (cashmere) goats.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on noils of camel hair.

Bill: 109-hr-2468
Sponsor: Rep. Simmons, Rob [R-CT-2]
Introduced: 2005-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Agriculture in foreign trade
Tariff
Wool

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on noils of camel hair.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Introduced in House
To extend temporarily the duty suspension on certain semi-manufactured forms of gold.

Bill: 109-hr-2469
Sponsor: Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2]
Introduced: 2005-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Electronics
Gold
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Science, Technology, Communications
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the suspension, through December 31, 2010, of the duty on certain semi-manufactured forms of gold. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Introduced in House
Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies Act

Bill: 109-hr-2470
Sponsor: Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4]
Introduced: 2005-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Economics and Public Finance
Executive reorganization
Expedited congressional procedure
Federal employees
Government downsizing
Government spending reductions
House rules and procedure
Legislation
Performance measurement
Presidential appointments
Presidential commissions
Public debt
Senate rules and procedure
Transfer of employees
Waste in government spending

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies Act - Establishes the Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies to: (1) evaluate executive agencies and their programs; and (2) submit to Congress a plan recommending agencies and programs that should be realigned or eliminated and proposing implementing legislation. 
Directs the President to: (1) establish a systematic method for assessing the effectiveness and accountability of agency programs; and (2) submit to the Commission assessments of not less than half of the programs that use such method. Prohibits the implementation of such method until it has been reviewed and accepted by the Commission. Requires the Commission to consider submitted assessments in evaluating programs. 
Requires the President to identify common performance measures for programs having similar functions and provide the Commission with data on such measures.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2005-05-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2005-05-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2005-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Introduced in House
Economic Development Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-2471
Sponsor: Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12]
Introduced: 2005-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Commerce
Economic development
Economics and Public Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Income tax
Intergovernmental tax relations
Interstate commerce
Job creation
Labor and Employment
State taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: 
Economic Development Act of 2005 - Authorizes any State to provide to any person for economic development purposes tax incentives that otherwise would be the cause of discrimination against interstate commerce under the Commerce Clause of the Constitution. Makes exceptions for any incentive that: (1) is dependent upon State or country of incorporation, commercial domicile, or residence of an individual; (2) requires the recipient to acquire, lease, license, use, or provide services to property created in the State; (3) is reduced or eliminated as a result of an increase in out-of-State activity by the recipient or other person or as a result of such other person not having a taxable presence in the State; (4) results in loss of a compensating tax system, because the tax on interstate commerce exceeds the tax on intrastate commerce; (5) requires that other taxing jurisdictions offer reciprocal tax benefits; or (6) requires that a tax incentive earned with respect to one tax can only be used to reduce a tax burden for, or provide a tax benefit against any other tax that is not imposed on, apportioned interstate activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Introduced in House
Social Security Forever Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-2472
Sponsor: Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19]
Introduced: 2005-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Budget deficits
Budget surpluses
Business cycles
Cabinet officers
Congress
Deposit insurance
Economics and Public Finance
Federal budgets
Federally-guaranteed loans
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Government securities
Government spending reductions
House rules and procedure
Identification devices
Income tax
Labor and Employment
Legislation
Old age, survivors and disability insurance
Railroad retirement plans
Senate rules and procedure
Social Welfare
Social security finance
Social security taxes
Tax rates
Tax-exempt securities
Transportation and Public Works
War

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: 
Social Security Forever Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose on employers, employees, and self-employed individuals an additional employment tax for wages in excess of the social security contribution and benefit base. 
 
Declares that it is not in order in the Senate or the House of Representatives to consider any direct spending or revenue legislation that would decrease a unified-budget surplus or cause or increase a unified-budget deficit. Makes exceptions for legislation affecting full funding of deposit insurance guarantee commitments, and for periods of war or recession.
 
Requires all Treasury securities to bear a facsimile of the signatures of the President and the Secretary of the Treasury.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and the Budget, 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: 2005-05-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and the Budget, 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: 2005-05-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and the Budget, 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: 2005-05-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and the Budget, 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: 2005-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 relating to determining the all-others rate in antidumping cases.

Bill: 109-hr-2473
Sponsor: Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-22]
Introduced: 2005-05-19 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Countervailing duties
Dumping
Government Operations and Politics
Governmental investigations
Independent regulatory commissions
Law
U.S. International Trade Commission

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: 
Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to modify the method used, after making an affirmative determination in antidumping cases, by the Secretary of Commerce in estimating the all-others rate for exporters and producers not individually investigated. (Currently, the all-others rate equals the weighted average of the estimated weighted average dumping margins established for exporters and producers individually investigated, excluding any zero and de minimis margins, and any margins determined entirely under requirements for determinations based on available facts when necessary information cannot be obtained.)
 
Eliminates the qualifier &quot;entirely&quot; with respect to margins excluded from the all-others rate formula when they have been determined under the requirements for determinations based on available facts when necessary information cannot be obtained. (Thus, excludes such margins from the formula even though they have been determined only partially under such requirements.)
 
Eliminates the qualifier &quot;entirely,&quot; also, from the exception to this general rule. (Currently, the exception states that if the estimated weighted average dumping margins established for all exporters and producers individually investigated are zero or de minimis margins, or are determined entirely under requirements for determinations based on available facts when necessary information cannot be obtained, the administering authority may use any reasonable method to establish the estimated all-others rate for exporters and producers not individually investigated, including averaging the estimated weighted average dumping margins determined for the exporters and producers which are individually investigated.) Applies this exception when the estimated weighted average dumping margins are determined even partially under requirements for determinations based on available facts when necessary information cannot be obtained.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Introduced in House