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Walnut Canyon Study Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-1199
Sponsor: Rep. Renzi, Rick [R-AZ-1]
Introduced: 2005-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Arizona
Boundaries
Commemorations
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Consultants
Federal-local relations
Government Operations and Politics
Governmental investigations
Land transfers
Land use
Local laws
National forests
National monuments
National parks
Natural areas

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: 
Walnut Canyon Study Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study of specified Federal land in Coconino National Forest, State and private lands, and Walnut Canyon National Monument in Arizona (the study area) to evaluate: (1) the significance of the public values and the resources of the study area as they pertain to the management objectives of the Forest Service and the National Park Service (NPS); (2) the opportunities for maintaining existing public uses; and (3) a range of options for managing and conserving resources by the NPS or the Forest Service, or by both agencies, including the feasibility of a boundary adjustment to the Monument, designation of the study area as a national park or preserve, maintaining the study area as managed by the Forest Service, and any other designation or management option that will accomplish the protection of resources and the maintenance public use and access for such area.
 
Requires the Secretaries to: (1) contract with a third-party consultant with experience in park and land use planning to prepare a draft study; and (2) collaborate with the Forest Supervisor of the Coconino National Forest, the Superintendent of the Flagstaff Area National Monuments, the Flagstaff City Council, and Coconino County Board of Supervisors in developing a scope of work for the draft study under the guidance of the third-party consultant.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.
action_date: 2005-03-21
text: Executive Comment Requested from Interior, USDA.
action_date: 2005-03-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E392; E401)
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Digital Media Consumers' Rights Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-1201
Sponsor: Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9]
Introduced: 2005-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Arts, Culture, Religion
Computer software
Computers
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Consumer complaints
Consumer protection
Copyright
Deceptive advertising
Encryption
Federal Trade Commission
Government Operations and Politics
Independent regulatory commissions
Intellectual property
Law
Research
Restrictive trade practices
Science, Technology, Communications
Sound recording and reproducing

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Digital Media Consumers' Rights Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to prohibit: (1) introduction into commerce of prerecorded digital music disc products that are mislabeled, or falsely, or deceptively advertised or invoiced; and (2) removal or mutilation of any label required by either this Act or any rules or regulations prescribed by the Federal Trade Commission before the time a prerecorded digital music disc product is sold and delivered to the ultimate consumer. 
States that such transactions constitute either an unfair method of competition, or an unfair and deceptive act or practice in commerce.
Authorizes the Commission to develop rules and regulations governing such transactions. 
Amends Federal copyright law to exempt from its prohibitions against circumvention of copyright protection systems any persons acting solely in furtherance of scientific research into technological measures. 
Declares it is not a violation of copyright law, but fair use, to: (1) circumvent a technological measure in order to obtain access to a work for purposes of making noninfringing use of the work; or (2) manufacture or distribute a hardware or software product capable of substantial noninfringing uses except in instances of direct infringement.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2005-03-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2005-03-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2005-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on unidirectional (cardioid) electret condenser microphone modules for use in motor vehicles.

Bill: 109-hr-1202
Sponsor: Rep. Ryan, Paul [R-WI-1]
Introduced: 2005-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Automobile parts
Commerce
Electronics
Science, Technology, Communications
Sound recording and reproducing
Tariff
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2007, the duty on unidirectional (cardioid) electret condenser microphone modules for use in motor vehicles.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E395)
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Military Stalking Prevention Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-1203
Sponsor: Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-47]
Introduced: 2005-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Crime and Law Enforcement
Military and naval offenses
Stalking

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: 
Military Stalking Prevention Act of 2005 - Amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice to define as the offense of stalking any person who knowingly engages in a course of conduct that would cause emotional distress to a reasonable person or would place a reasonable person in fear of injury to the person, property, or reputation of that person or any other person.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2005-04-06
text: Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 to extend the authorization for that corridor, and for other purposes.

Bill: 109-hr-1205
Sponsor: Rep. Simmons, Rob [R-CT-2]
Introduced: 2005-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Authorization
Commemorations
Commerce
Connecticut
Department of the Interior
Economics and Public Finance
Environmental Protection
Government Operations and Politics
Grants-in-aid
Historic sites
History
Land use
Landscape protection
Nature conservation
Public-private partnerships
Tourism
Water Resources Development
Watersheds

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: 
Amends the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 to: (1) extend the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to make grants or provide any assistance under the Act for the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor to September 30, 2027; and (2) double the total amount that may be appropriated for the Corridor.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Education Affordability Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-1206
Sponsor: Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2]
Introduced: 2005-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to education
Higher education
Scholarships
Student aid
Student loan funds
Veterans' benefits
Veterans' education

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: 
Veterans Education Affordability Act of 2005 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to exclude veterans education benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill in determining need analysis for student assistance under HEA.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Department of Veterans Affairs Work-Study Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-1207
Sponsor: Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2]
Introduced: 2005-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Armed forces reserves
College administration
College teachers
Education
Educational counseling
Families
Higher education
Job hunting
Labor and Employment
Military dependents
Military personnel
Officer personnel
School personnel
Student employment
Veterans' benefits
Veterans' education
Veterans' employment
Vocational guidance

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: 
Department of Veterans Affairs Work-Study Act of 2005 - Includes as a &quot;work-study activity&quot; for qualifying veterans: (1) the provision of placement services at an educational institution; (2) the provision of counseling and assistance in identifying employment and training opportunities and related information and services to members of the Armed Forces being separated from active duty (and their spouses); and (3) any approved activity in support of a Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program at an educational institution or military installation.
 
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a five-year pilot project to test the feasibility and advisability of expanding the scope of qualifying work-study activities to include work-study positions available on site at educational institutions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-25
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2005-04-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Introduced in House
College Student Credit Card Protection Act

Bill: 109-hr-1208
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-28]
Introduced: 2005-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Advertising
Commerce
Consumer credit
Consumer education
Consumer protection
Credit cards
Debt
Education
Families
Government Operations and Politics
Higher education
Income
Law
Liability (Law)
Marketing
Parents
Students

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: 
College Student Credit Card Protection Act - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to limit by a specified formula the total credit extended under a credit card account to a full time, traditional-aged college student (unless the student's parent or guardian assumes joint liability).
 
 Prohibits increasing the credit limit on an account for which a parent or guardian has assumed joint liability without the parent's or guardian's approval.
 
Prohibits a creditor from opening a credit card account for any such college student who: (1) has no annual gross income; and (2) already has a credit card account under an open end consumer credit plan.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E397-398)
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Introduced in House
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1915 Fulton Street in Brooklyn, New York, as the "Congresswoman Shirley A. Chisholm Post Office Building".

Bill: 109-hr-1209
Sponsor: Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10]
Introduced: 2005-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Congress
Congressional tributes
Ex-Members of Congress
Government Operations and Politics
House of Representatives
Names
New York City
Postal facilities

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1915 Fulton Street in Brooklyn, New York, as the "Congresswoman Shirley A. Chisholm Post Office Building."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Home Energy Assistance Targeted for Seniors Act

Bill: 109-hr-1210
Sponsor: Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9]
Introduced: 2005-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Energy assistance for the aged
Energy assistance for the poor
Families
Households
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: 
Home Energy Assistance Targeted for Seniors Act - Amends the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to rename it the Low-Income and Senior Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981. 
 
Redefines low-income households as households with incomes which do not exceed that of State median income, with at least 50 percent of the household income attributable to persons who are at least 65 years old.
 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
action_date: 2005-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2005-03-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2005-03-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2005-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Introduced in House
For the relief of Ana Maria Moncayo-Gigax.

Bill: 109-hr-1211
Sponsor: Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25]
Introduced: 2005-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Private Legislation
Subjects: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: 
Makes Ana Maria Moncayo-Gigax eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of a lawful permanent resident of the United States under the Immigration and Nationality Act, upon payment of the required visa fees..


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-07-27
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2006-07-27
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Executive Comment Requested from Immigration and Customs Enforcement by the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Save America's Valuable Energy Resources Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-1212
Sponsor: Rep. Weller, Jerry [R-IL-11]
Introduced: 2005-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Air conditioning
Building construction
Building materials
Commerce
Computer software
Condominium (Housing)
Construction industries
Cooperative housing
Energy
Energy conservation
Energy consumption
Energy efficiency
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Heating
Home repair and improvement
Housing and Community Development
Income tax
Industrial buildings
Lighting
Prefabricated buildings
Rental housing
Residential rehabilitation
Science, Technology, Communications
Tax credits
Tax deductions

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Save America's Valuable Energy Resources Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish tax credits for: (1) qualified energy efficient improvements to existing homes; and (2) the construction of qualified new energy efficient homes. 
Allows a tax deduction for energy efficient commercial building property expenditures.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
Caribbean Basin Trade Enhancement Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-1213
Sponsor: Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6]
Introduced: 2005-03-10 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
British West Indies
Caribbean area
Congress
Congress and foreign policy
Congressional reporting requirements
Consultants
Costa Rica
Customs administration
Distance education
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Economic assistance
Economics and Public Finance
El Salvador
Exports
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Foreign trade promotion
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Imports
Infrastructure
Infrastructure (Economics)
International agencies
Internet
Jamaica
Labor and Employment
Latin America
Marine terminals
Montserrat
Netherlands Antilles
Nicaragua
Organization of American States (OAS)
Panama
Regional economic development
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Science, Technology, Communications
Security measures
Suriname
Technical assistance
Technical education
Trade agreements
Transportation and Public Works
Trinidad and Tobago
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: 
Caribbean Basin Trade Enhancement Act of 2005 - Authorizes the Secretary of State to make a voluntary contribution (on a grant basis) to the Organization of American States to establish a: (1) Center for Caribbean Basin Trade; and (2) a skills-based training program for Caribbean Basin countries.
 
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) a thorough study and analysis should be undertaken to determine a permanent location of the Center; and (2) the skills-based program should focus on mid-level technical education and training for the workforce in Caribbean Basin countries, utilizing existing educational facilities, cooperative private sector and government entities, and Internet-based training.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
Best Help for Rape Victims Act

Bill: 109-hr-1214
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14]
Introduced: 2005-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Contraceptives
Forensic medicine
Health
Health education
Law
Physical examinations
Rape
Standards
Victims of crimes
Women
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: 
Best Help for Rape Victims Act - Amends the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 to require the Attorney General to include within the national protocol on sexual assault forensic examinations a recommendation that a victim of sexual assault who is at risk of pregnancy from rape should be: (1) offered information about emergency contraception; and (2) provided with such contraception on site at the victim's request. Requires the Attorney General to revise any existing protocol in accordance with this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E406)
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
To amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide that the provisions relating to countervailing duties apply to nonmarket economy countries.

Bill: 109-hr-1216
Sponsor: Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3]
Introduced: 2005-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Commerce
Communist countries
Countervailing duties
Dumping
Economics and Public Finance
Free enterprise
Subsidies

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: 
Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to apply its countervailing duty provisions to nonmarket economy countries. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
Latin America Military Training Review Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-1217
Sponsor: Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3]
Introduced: 2005-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Army
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Congress
Congress and military policy
Congressional investigations
Congressional reporting requirements
Curricula
Democracy
Department of Defense
Due process of law
Education
Executive reorganization
Federal advisory bodies
Government Operations and Politics
Governmental investigations
Higher education
Human rights
International Affairs
International law
Latin America
Law
Military assistance
Military education
Military training
Service academies
Teaching materials

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: 
Latin America Military Training Review Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of the Army to suspend operation of the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (Institute). Suspends the authority of the Secretary of Defense to operate such an education and training facility until submission of a report containing the results of an investigation in response to violations of human rights to which training at such Institute contributed. 
 
Establishes: (1) a joint congressional task force to assess appropriate education and training for DOD to provide to military personnel of Latin American nations; and (2) a commission to investigate activities of the United States Army School of the Americas and its successor institution, the Institute.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-06
text: Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Introduced in House