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District of Columbia Court, Offender Supervision, Parole, and Public Defender Employees Equity Act of 2008

Bill: 110-hr-5600
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2008-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Annuities
Civil service retirement
Congress
Congressional pensions
Correctional personnel
Disability retirement
Disabled
District of Columbia
Early retirement
Families
Federal employees
Judicial officers
Labor and Employment
Law
Local employees
Members of Congress
Survivors' benefits

Summary:
action_date: 2008-03-12
text: 
District of Columbia Court, Offender Supervision, Parole, and Public Defender Employees Equity Act of 2008 - Entitles any individual serving as a federal or congressional employee or a Member of Congress who performed qualifying District of Columbia (D.C.) service to have such service included in calculating such individual's creditable service under the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS), but only for purposes of specified sections of FERS. 

Defines &quot;qualifying D.C. service&quot; to mean certain service performed by an individual as: (1) a D.C. court nonjudicial employee; (2) an employee of an entity of the D.C. government whose functions were transferred to the Pretrial Services, Parole, Adult Supervision, and Offender Supervision Trustee under the Balanced Budget Act of 1997; (3) an employee of the D.C. Public Defender Service; and (4) an employee of the D.C. Department of Corrections that was appointed to a position in the federal government under the priority consideration program established by the Bureau of Prisons.

Requires the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to accept the certification of the appropriate personnel official of the D.C. government concerning qualifying service.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
action_date: 2008-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2008-03-12
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E375)
action_date: 2008-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-03-12
text: Introduced in House
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7925 West Russell Road in Las Vegas, Nevada, as the "Sergeant Irving Joseph Schwartz Post Office Building".

Bill: 110-hr-5601
Sponsor: Rep. Porter, Jon C. [R-NV-3]
Introduced: 2008-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Army
Congressional tributes
Government Operations and Politics
Military personnel
Names
Nevada
Postal facilities

Summary:
action_date: 2008-03-12
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7925 West Russell Road in Las Vegas, Nevada, as the "Sergeant Irving Joseph Schwartz Post Office Building."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-04-09
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2008-04-09
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2008-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2008-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Fair Share Act of 2008

Bill: 110-hr-5602
Sponsor: Rep. Ellsworth, Brad [D-IN-8]
Introduced: 2008-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Commerce
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Foreign corporations
Government Operations and Politics
Government contractors
Income tax
Medicare
Old age, survivors and disability insurance
Social Welfare
Social security taxes
Subsidiary corporations

Summary:
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: 
Fair Share Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code and title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Benefits) of the Social Security Act to treat certain foreign subsidiaries of U.S. companies performing services under a contract with the U.S. government as U.S. employers for purposes of Social Security and Medicare employment taxes. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Introduced in House
National Guard Empowerment and State-National Defense Integration Act of 2008

Bill: 110-hr-5603
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11]
Introduced: 2008-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Air force
Army
Defense budgets
Economics and Public Finance
Emergency Management
Government Operations and Politics
Governors
Military civic action
Military command and control
Military promotions
Military training
National Guard
Officer personnel

Summary:
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: 
National Guard Empowerment and State-National Defense Integration Act of 2008 - Adds the Chief of the National Guard Bureau (Chief) to the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
 
Requires the Chief to: (1) identify gaps between federal and state military capabilities to prepare for and respond to emergencies; and (2) make recommendations to the Secretary of Defense for military assistance to civil authorities to address such gaps. Requires annual defense budget documents to specify separate amounts for training and equipment for the National Guard for military assistance to civil authorities and other domestic operations.
 
Redesignates the: (1) Director and Deputy Director of the Army National Guard as the Vice Chief and Deputy Vice Chief of the Army National Guard; and (2) Director and Deputy Director of the Air National Guard as the Vice Chief and Deputy Vice Chief of the Air National Guard. Treats Vice Chief service as an adjutant general as joint duty experience for assignment or promotion purposes.
 
States that the United States Northern Command and the United States Pacific Command shall be the combatant commands principally responsible for the military support of civil authorities in the United States. Requires the Commander of each Command and the Chief to enter into a memorandum of understanding setting forth the operational relationships, and individual roles and responsibilities, during responses to domestic emergencies among such Commands and the National Guard Bureau.
 
Directs the Secretary to assure that tactical control of the Armed Forces on duty within a state or possession is vested in the governor thereof when such forces are engaged in emergency response activities.
 
Requires the officer serving as: (1) Commander of Army North Command to be an officer in the Army National Guard; and (2) Commander of Air Force North Command to be an officer in the Air National Guard. Expresses the sense of Congress that, in assigning officers to such positions, the President should afford a preference to officers who have served as a state adjutant general.
 
Requires at least one of each of three specified commander and deputy commander joint task force positions to be an officer in the Army or Air National Guard. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-04-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities.
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Introduced in House
Medicare Part D Home and Community Services Copayment Equity Act of 2008

Bill: 110-hr-5604
Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-25]
Introduced: 2008-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Coinsurance
Community health services
Congregate housing
Disabled
Drugs
Finance and Financial Sector
Home care services
Housing and Community Development
Medicaid
Medicare
Mental care facilities
Mental health services
Mentally disabled
Prescription pricing
Social Welfare
Welfare waivers

Summary:
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: 
Medicare Part D Home and Community Services Copayment Equity Act of 2008 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to eliminate part D cost-sharing for certain non-institutionalized full-benefit dual eligible individuals with income below 135% of the poverty line who: (1) reside in an assisted living facility, a resident care program facility, a board and care facility, or any other appropriate licensed facility, including a community mental health center, a psychiatric health facility, a mental health rehabilitation center, and a mental retardation developmental disability facility; or (2) receive home and community-based services in a home setting under a home and community-based waiver.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-03-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2008-03-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
action_date: 2008-03-13
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: 2008-03-13
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: 2008-03-13
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: 2008-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Introduced in House
Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2008

Bill: 110-hr-5605
Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
Introduced: 2008-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Clinical trials
Commerce
Drug advertising
Drug industry
Drugs
Families
Federal aid to child health services
Fines (Penalties)
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Health insurance
Income tax
Law
Medicaid
Medical supplies
Medically uninsured
Medicare
Physicians
Poor children
Social Welfare
Tax deductions
Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: 
Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2008 - Amends part A of title XI of the Social Security Act to require quarterly transparency reports to the Secretary of Health and Human Services of payments to physicians or their employers, or to a covered organization in which a physician has a significant professional membership interest, by manufacturers of covered drugs, devices, or medical supplies under titles XVIII (Medicare), XIX (Medicaid), or XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)) of the Social Security Act. 
 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit tax deductions for the advertising, promotion, or marketing by manufacturers of drugs, devices, and medical supplies on whom a penalty is imposed for failing to meet the requirements of this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-03-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2008-03-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2008-03-13
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: 2008-03-13
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: 2008-03-13
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: 2008-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Introduced in House
Child Protection Improvements Act of 2008

Bill: 110-hr-5606
Sponsor: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-29]
Introduced: 2008-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Child safety
Criminal justice information
Day care
Employee selection
Families
Fingerprints
Government Operations and Politics
Identification of criminals
Labor and Employment
Personnel records
Social Welfare
Volunteer workers
Youth services

Summary:
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: 
Child Protection Improvements Act of 2008 - Amends the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to direct the Attorney General to provide for a program for national criminal history background checks for child-serving organizations.

Amends the PROTECT Act to provide for an extension of the Child Safety Pilot Program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-04-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E391)
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Introduced in House
State Secret Protection Act of 2008

Bill: 110-hr-5607
Sponsor: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8]
Introduced: 2008-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Appellate courts
Armed Forces and National Security
Civil actions and liability
Civil procedure
Classified defense information
Evidence (Law)
Government Operations and Politics
Jurisdiction
Official secrets
Parties to actions
Privileges and immunities

Summary:
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: 
State Secret Protection Act of 2008 - Declares that in any civil action brought in federal or state court the government has a privilege to refuse to give evidence and to prevent any person from giving evidence only if the government shows that public disclosure of the evidence that the government seeks to protect would be reasonably likely to cause significant harm to the national defense or the diplomatic relations of the United States. 
 
Requires the court to take steps, including in camera hearings and other proceedings, to protect sensitive information that comes before it.
 

 
Sets forth rules regarding the participation of counsel or the disclosure of information when it presents a risk of harm. Provides for court-ordered presentation of adequate or nonprivileged substitutes for privileged evidence.
 
Allows the government to: (1) assert the privilege in connection with any claim in a civil action to which it is a party; or (2) intervene in a civil action to which it is not a party in order to do so.
 
Provides that once the government has asserted the privilege, and before the court makes any determinations, the court shall: (1) undertake a preliminary review of the information in question; and (2) provide the government an opportunity to seek protective measures under this Act.
 
Establishes procedures and a standard for assessing the privilege claim.
 
Allows disclosure of an item of evidence to a nongovernmental party, or admission at trial, if the court determines that the privilege is not validly asserted. Prohibits such disclosure or admission if the privilege is determined valid.
 
Grants the courts of appeal jurisdiction of an appeal by any party from any interlocutory decision or order of a U.S. district court.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-07-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E392)
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Introduced in House
Consultation and Coordination With Indian Tribal Governments Act

Bill: 110-hr-5608
Sponsor: Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3]
Introduced: 2008-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Administrative remedies
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Federal mandates
Federal preemption
Federal-Indian relations
Gambling
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Health
Indian medical care
Law
Minorities
Regulatory impact statements
Sports and Recreation

Summary:
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: 
Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments Act - Requires the Department of the Interior, the Indian Health Service, and the National Indian Gaming Commission, when formulating, amending, implementing, or rescinding policies that have tribal implications, to adhere to certain fundamental principles and policymaking criteria, including that the United States: (1) has a unique legal and political relationship with Indian tribal governments; (2) recognizes the right of Indian tribes to self government; and (3) shall encourage Indian tribes to develop their own policies to meet program objectives. 

Prohibits such entities from formulating, amending, or implementing policies that impose substantial direct compliance costs on Indian tribal governments and are not required by federal law, unless: (1) funds necessary to pay such costs are provided by the federal government; or (2) the entities consulted with tribal officials early in the process of developing the proposed policy and provided a tribal summary impact statement to specified congressional committees and affected tribes. 

Requires such entities to have accountable consultation processes and to explore and use consensual mechanisms for developing policies on issues relating to tribal self-government, tribal trust resources, or Indian tribal treaty and other rights. Prohibits such entities from implementing policies that have tribal implications and that preempt tribal law unless the entities: (1) consulted with tribal officials in the policy's development; and (2) provided to specified congressional committees and affected Indian tribes a tribal summary impact statement.

Sets forth provisions concerning the process for Indian tribes applying for waivers from requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-04-09
text: Committee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E383-384)
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Introduced in House
To provide for transitional health care for members of the Armed Forces separated from active duty who agree to serve in the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve.

Bill: 110-hr-5609
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]
Introduced: 2008-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Armed forces reserves
Finance and Financial Sector
Health
Health insurance continuation
Military discharges
Military medicine
Military personnel

Summary:
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: 
Provides transitional health care (medical and dental care and other military-related health benefits) for 180 days following separation for members of the Armed Forces separated from active duty who agree to become a member of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-04-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E407-408)
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Introduced in House
Protecting America's Wild Places Act of 2008

Bill: 110-hr-5610
Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]
Introduced: 2008-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Arizona
Boundaries
California
Environmental Protection
Land transfers
National forests
National monuments
National parks
New Mexico
Oregon
Water Resources Development
West Virginia
Wild rivers
Wilderness areas

Summary:
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: 
Protecting America's Wild Places Act of 2008 - Designates specified National Forest System, Bureau of Land Management, and National Park Service lands in West Virginia, Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon, and California as wilderness and as a component, or as an addition to an existing component, of the National Wilderness Preservation System. 

Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate specified segments of rivers in Oregon and California as wild, scenic, or recreational rivers. 

Amends the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Act of 2000 to include additional lands within the boundaries of the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-04-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
action_date: 2008-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2008-03-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2008-03-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2008-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to waive the deadline on the construction of GO Zone property which is eligible for bonus depreciation.

Bill: 110-hr-5612
Sponsor: Rep. Taylor, Gene [D-MS-4]
Introduced: 2008-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alabama
Building construction
Commerce
Depreciation and amortization
Housing and Community Development
Income tax
Louisiana
Mississippi
Office buildings
Rental housing
Tax deductions

Summary:
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate the deadline for beginning construction projects in the Gulf Opportunity (GO) Zone for purposes of bonus depreciation eligibility.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Introduced in House