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To modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names.

Bill: 110-hr-1306
Sponsor: Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19]
Introduced: 2007-03-01 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Caribbean area
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil actions and liability
Cuba
Evidence (Law)
Expropriation
Intellectual property
International Affairs
Jurisdiction
Latin America
Right of property
Trademark agreements
Trademarks

Summary:
action_date: 2007-03-01
text: 
Amends the Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 to prohibit U.S. courts from recognizing, enforcing, or otherwise validating any assertion of rights by an individual (currently, by a designated Cuban national) of a mark, trade name, or commercial name that was used in connection with a business or assets that were confiscated by the Cuban government unless the original owner of such mark or name, or such owner's bona fide successor, has expressly consented. Applies such prohibition only if the individual asserting the rights knew or had reason to know at the time of acquiring the rights asserted that the mark or name was the same or substantially similar to the mark or name used in connection with the business or assets that were confiscated. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-03-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-03-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-03-01
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Identity Protection Act

Bill: 110-hr-1307
Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Heather [R-NM-1]
Introduced: 2007-03-01 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Alternative dispute resolution
Auditing
Civil actions and liability
Claims
Compensation (Law)
Congressional reporting requirements
Crime and Law Enforcement
Damages
Data banks
Executive reorganization
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Governmental investigations
Identity theft
Judicial review
Law
Legal fees
Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2007-03-01
text: 
Veterans Identity Protection Act or VIP Act - Establishes as an independent office in the executive branch the Office of Veterans Identity Protection Claims, headed by a Director, to receive, process, and pay claims for injuries suffered as a result of the unauthorized use, disclosure, or dissemination of identifying information stolen from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) or otherwise compromised as a result of a security breach. Authorizes judicial review of claim determinations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-03-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-03-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-03-01
text: Introduced in House
Legal Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-1308
Sponsor: Rep. Diaz-Balart, Lincoln [R-FL-21]
Introduced: 2007-03-05 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Aliens
Child health
Economics and Public Finance
Families
Federal aid to child health services
Health insurance
Immigrant health
Immigration
Maternal health services
Medicaid
Medically uninsured
Poor children
Pregnant women
Social Welfare
Welfare eligibility
Women

Summary:
action_date: 2007-03-05
text: 
Legal Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act to grant states the option of covering certain categories of eligible pregnant women and child resident aliens, including targeted low-income children, under the Medicaid and SCHIP programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-03-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-03-05
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: 2007-03-05
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: 2007-03-05
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: 2007-03-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-03-05
text: Introduced in House
Relief and Elimination of the Medicare Enrollment Deadline Penalty (REMEDY) Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-1310
Sponsor: Rep. Altmire, Jason [D-PA-4]
Introduced: 2007-03-05 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drugs
Finance and Financial Sector
Health insurance
Health maintenance organizations
Insurance premiums
Managed care
Medical economics
Medicare
Prescription pricing
Rebates
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2007-03-05
text: 
Relief and Elimination of the Medicare Enrollment Deadline Penalty (REMEDY) Act of 2007 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) postpone the Medicare part D late enrollment penalty until after 2007; and (2) eliminate such penalties for low-income subsidy-eligible individuals for periods after 2007.
 
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a method for providing rebates of late enrollment penalties paid for months before the enactment of this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-03-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-03-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-03-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2007-03-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2007-03-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2007-03-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-03-05
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Constantino Brumidi for display in the Capitol Visitor Center.

Bill: 110-hr-1313
Sponsor: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-9]
Introduced: 2007-03-05 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Artists
Arts, Culture, Religion
Capitol (Washington, D.C.)
Congress
Congressional tributes
Foundations
Painting
Sculpture
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2007-03-05
text: 
Requires the Joint Committee on the Library to enter into an agreement with the Foundation of Hellenes under which the Foundation shall provide a statue of Constantino Brumidi to be displayed in the Capitol Visitor Center.
 
Authorizes the Committee to delegate such requirement to the Architect of the Capitol (AOC).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-03-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2007-03-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-03-05
text: Introduced in House
Photo Identification Security Act

Bill: 110-hr-1314
Sponsor: Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7]
Introduced: 2007-03-05 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Bank accounts
Driver licenses
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid programs
Finance and Financial Sector
Financial institutions
Identification devices
Immigration
Income tax
Passports
Photography
Public assistance programs
Social Welfare
Social security numbers
Tax administration
Taxation
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2007-03-05
text: 
Photo Identification Security Act - Restricts the forms of individual identification that may be accepted by the federal government or by financial institutions to the following: (1) a Social Security card accompanied by a photo identification card issued by the federal or a state government; (2) a driver's license or identification card issued by a state that is in compliance with the REAL ID Act of 2005; (3) a passport issued by the United States or a foreign government; and (4) a photo identification card issued by the Secretary of Homeland Security (acting through the Director of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-03-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.
action_date: 2007-03-26
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3020)
action_date: 2007-03-14
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2565-2567)
action_date: 2007-03-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2007-03-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2007-03-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2007-03-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-03-05
text: Introduced in House
Protection of University Governance Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-1316
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Timothy V. [R-IL-15]
Introduced: 2007-03-05 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic freedom
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil actions and liability
College administration
College sports
Colleges
Commemorations
Damages
Educational associations
Emblems
Government Operations and Politics
Higher education
Injunctions
Law
Legal fees
Liability (Law)
Names
Signs and symbols
Sports and Recreation

Summary:
action_date: 2007-03-05
text: 
Protection of University Governance Act of 2007 - Prohibits a nongovernmental entity that regulates intercollegiate sports from penalizing, or denying any benefit to, an institution of higher education by reason of the name, symbol, emblem, or mascot of the school's intercollegiate sports team. Makes an entity which violates such prohibition subject to injunction and liable to an aggrieved school for damages and legal fees.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-06-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
action_date: 2007-03-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2007-03-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-03-05
text: Introduced in House
Community-Based Health Care Retraining Act

Bill: 110-hr-1317
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]
Introduced: 2007-03-05 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Access to health care
Commerce
Community health services
Dislocated workers
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Employee training
Federal aid to education
Federal aid to health facilities
Health
Higher education
Homeless
Housing and Community Development
Indian education
Indian medical care
Layoffs
Manufacturing industries
Medical education
Medical personnel
Minorities
Occupational retraining
Paramedical personnel
Plant shutdowns
Social Welfare
Unemployment
Unemployment insurance

Summary:
action_date: 2007-03-05
text: 
Community-Based Health Care Retraining Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to require the Secretary of Labor to establish and carry out a health professions training demonstration project that awards grants to eligible entities to train certain unemployed workers from the manufacturing or service sector for employment as health care professionals in communities with manufacturing and service sector job loss and health care professional shortages.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-06-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
action_date: 2007-03-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-03-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2007-03-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2007-03-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2007-03-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-03-05
text: Introduced in House
Veterans' Benefits Protection Act

Bill: 110-hr-1318
Sponsor: Rep. Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2]
Introduced: 2007-03-05 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Claims
Crime and Law Enforcement
Department of Veterans Affairs
Fines (Penalties)
Government Operations and Politics
Law
Lawyers
Legal ethics
Legal fees
Veterans' benefits

Summary:
action_date: 2007-03-05
text: 
Veterans' Benefits Protection Act - Repeals the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prescribe qualifications and standards of, and to set fees charged by, agents or attorneys representing veterans in claims before the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Authorizes the Secretary to require that such individuals show that they are of good moral character, and qualified and competent to assist claimants. Removes some instances under which the Secretary may suspend or exclude an agent or attorney from such representation.

Repeals the Secretary's authority to review and order a reduction in the fee charged to a claimant by an agent or attorney.

Imposes fines and criminal penalties for soliciting, contracting for, charging, or receiving any part of a benefit or claim allowed to a claimant (or attempting such acts).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-03-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2007-03-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2007-03-05
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E465)
action_date: 2007-03-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-03-05
text: Introduced in House
To authorize an additional use of the property containing the Mount Olivet Cemetery in Salt Lake City, Utah, that was conveyed by the United States to the Mount Olivet Cemetery Association in 1909, to authorize the reconveyance of the property subject to certain use restrictions, and for other purposes.

Bill: 110-hr-1319
Sponsor: Rep. Matheson, Jim [D-UT-2]
Introduced: 2007-03-05 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Building construction
Cemeteries and funerals
Education
Educational facilities
Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
Land transfers
Land use
School buildings
Utah

Summary:
action_date: 2007-03-05
text: 
Allows the Mount Olivet Cemetery Association in Salt Lake City, Utah, to use all or part of the property conveyed by the Act of January 23, 1909 (the Act), which is still owned by the Association and which is not used by the Association for cemetery purposes, for the construction of a school and related educational and recreational purposes in addition to the purpose specified in the Act. Permits such property to be conveyed as authorized under state law subject to such modified use restrictions. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-03-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2007-03-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2007-03-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-03-05
text: Introduced in House
Interference Protection for Existing Television Band Devices Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-1320
Sponsor: Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
Introduced: 2007-03-05 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Federal Communications Commission
Government Operations and Politics
Housing and Community Development
Independent regulatory commissions
Law
Radio broadcasting
Television broadcasting
Television frequency allocation
Wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2007-03-05
text: 
Interference Protection for Existing Television Band Devices Act of 2007 - Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to: (1) permit fixed location, certified unlicensed devices to use, on non-exclusive terms, unassigned, non-licensed television broadcast channels between 54 megahertz and 698 megahertz in rural areas no sooner than February 17, 2009; and (2) protect from harmful interference incumbent certified low-power auxiliary devices providing real-time, high-quality audio transmissions over distances of approximately 100 meters.
 
 Allows the FCC to consider permitting the operation of non-fixed (personal/portable) location, certified unlicensed devices to use the non-licensed television broadcast channels between 54 megahertz and 698 megahertz in certain circumstances.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-03-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
action_date: 2007-03-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2007-03-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-03-05
text: Introduced in House
Medicare Advanced Laboratory Diagnostics Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-1321
Sponsor: Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
Introduced: 2007-03-05 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Access to health care
Administrative procedure
Administrative remedies
Congressional reporting requirements
DNA
Department of Health and Human Services
Federal advisory bodies
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Medical fees
Medical laboratories
Medical tests
Medicare
Molecular biology
Proteins
Science, Technology, Communications
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2007-03-05
text: 
Medicare Advanced Laboratory Diagnostics Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to: (1) correction of erroneous determinations and other changes in fee schedule and national limitation amounts for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests; (2) issuance of regulations on gap-filling methodology in determining the Medicare fee schedule for such tests; (3) increased transparency of the process for determining fee schedule amounts for new tests; and (4) mandatory advance notice of clinical diagnostic laboratory test amounts being considered for adjustment under inherent reasonableness authority.
 
Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish a demonstration project to evaluate new approaches to coding and payment under the Medicare program for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests; and (2) appoint a standing panel to determine tests to be included in the project and make recommendations derived from project results to the Secretary of Health and Human Services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-03-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-03-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-03-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2007-03-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2007-03-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2007-03-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-03-05
text: Introduced in House