jiayi-li23/proxann_data huggingface dataset:
Topic: Energy — Natural Gas & Oil
Date: 2008-09-29 00:00:00

American Energy, American Innovation Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to publish a plan for the sale and replacement of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to extend the jurisdiction of the Commodity Future Trading Commission (CFTC) to energy commodities. Establishes the National Commission on Energy Independence in the legislative branch. Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a national renewable electricity standard. Declares the sense of the Senate that by calendar 2030 the United States should be energy independent. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a tax credit for qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles and fuel-efficient motor vehicles placed in service by a taxpayer. Directs the Secretary of Energy to conduct a program of alternative fuel transportation technology research, development, demonstration, and commercial application. Increases and revises the formula for corporate fuel economy standards. Prescribes tax credits and exclusions for: (1) enhancing the efficiency of specified conventional vehicles; (2) advanced coal and coal gasification (carbon mitigation) project investments; and (3) qualified energy conservation bonds. Extends tax credits for specified alternative fuels and biofuels and qualified green buildings and sustainable design projects. Prescribes renewable energy and geothermal tax incentives. Prohibits oil or natural gas leasing in any except specified areas of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), and only according to certain requirements. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish Federal OCS Joint Regional Permitting Offices. Amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out a coal innovation direct loan program. Authorizes appropriations to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to establish an additional 60 full-time equivalent positions to expedite and streamline the processing of applications for new nuclear plants. Establishes an interagency working group to make recommendations to coordinate federal government actions and programs to promote increasing domestic manufacturing capacity and export of domestic nuclear energy products and services. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for carbon dioxide sequestration. Offsets expenditures under this Act by terminating specified tax deductions and credits. Includes in gross income any compensation deferred under a nonqualified deferred compensation plan of a nonqualified entity when there is no substantial risk of forfeiture of the rights to such compensation.
Topic: Energy — Natural Gas & Oil
Subject: Commerce
Date: 2007-01-04 00:00:00

Gasoline Consumer Anti-price-gouging Protection Act - Makes it unlawful for any supplier to increase the price for gasoline or petroleum distillates in an area covered by: (1) an emergency proclamation issued by the President that an abnormal market has or is expected to occur; or (2) a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) emergency order that an abnormal market disruption affecting more than one state has or is expected to occur. Makes such prohibition inapplicable to justifiable increases. Authorizes the President or FTC to issue such proclamations or orders. Provides: (1) prohibition enforcement through the FTC; and (2) civil and criminal penalties for violations.
Topic: Energy — Natural Gas & Oil
Subject: Taxation
Date: 2007-01-04 00:00:00

Restore a Rational Tax Rate on Petroleum Production Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny a tax deduction in the case of any major integrated oil company for income attributable to the domestic production, refining, processing, transportation, or distribution of oil, natural gas, or any primary product thereof.
Topic: Energy — Natural Gas & Oil
Subject: Energy
Date: 2007-01-04 00:00:00

Oil Subsidy Elimination for New Strategies on Energy Act or the Oil SENSE Act - Repeals provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 relating to: (1) incentives for production from marginal oil wells; (2) incentives for natural gas production in the Gulf of Mexico; (3) royalty relief for deep water production; (4) Alaska offshore royalty suspension; (5) the inventory of Outer Continental Shelf oil and natural gas resources; (6) management of federal oil and gas leasing programs; and (7) ultra-deepwater and unconventional natural gas and other petroleum resources. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) suspend royalty relief for producers of oil or natural gas on federal lands during periods in which oil and natural gas production is at certain levels; and (2) renegotiate certain existing leases for oil and natural gas production on federal land. Repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code relating to: (1) the election to expense certain costs associated with liquid fuel refineries; (2) accelerated depreciation of natural gas distribution lines and natural gas gathering lines; and (3) accelerated amortization of geological and geophysical expenditures. Reduces the daily barrel production requirement (from 75,000 to 50,000) applicable to small refiners eligible for the exemption from limitations on the oil and gas depletion allowance.
Topic: Energy — Natural Gas & Oil
Subject: Energy
Date: 2007-01-04 00:00:00

California Ocean and Coastal Protection Act - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in areas of the Outer Continental Shelf located off the coast of California. Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to exclude such areas from the waters of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf whose oil and natural gas resources the Secretary of Energy is required to inventory and analyze.
Topic: Energy — Natural Gas & Oil
Subject: International affairs
Date: 2007-01-04 00:00:00

Energy Diplomacy and Security Act of 2007 - Defines "major energy producer" and "major energy consumer." Expresses the sense of Congress respecting energy diplomacy and security. States that the Secretary of State should seek immediately to establish: (1) strategic energy partnerships with the governments of major energy producers and major energy consumers, and with governments of other countries; (2) petroleum crisis response mechanisms with the governments of China and India; (3) a Western Hemisphere energy crisis response mechanism; and (4) a regional-based ministerial Hemisphere Energy Cooperation Forum. States that the President should place on the agenda for discussion at the Governing Board of the International Energy Agency the merits of establishing an international energy program application procedure. Urges the Hemisphere Energy Cooperation Forum (established in response to this Act) to implement: (1) an Energy Crisis Initiative; (2) an Energy Sustainability Initiative; and (3) an Energy for Development Initiative. Directs the Secretary to approach other governments in the Western Hemisphere to seek cooperation in establishing a Hemisphere Energy Industry Group of industry and government representatives, coordinated by the U.S. Government. Sets forth specified reporting requirements.
Topic: Energy — Natural Gas & Oil
Subject: Taxation
Date: 2007-01-17 00:00:00

Reducing the Incentives to Guzzle Gas Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) include certain heavy vehicles (with a gross vehicle weight of between 6,000 and 14,000 pounds) as passenger vehicles to which the limitations on the depreciation allowed for luxury automobiles apply; (2) exempt vehicles used in a farming business from such depreciation limitations; (3) revise the limitation amounts for the depreciation of luxury automobiles; and (4) allow the expensing of up to $30,000 of the cost of vehicles used in a farming business.
Topic: Energy — Natural Gas & Oil
Subject: Native Americans
Date: 2007-01-30 00:00:00

Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Reauthorizes for for FY2007-FY2012 and revises the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act. Requires any Department of Health and Human Services grant to or contract with Papa Ola Lokahi (an organization of public agencies and private organizations focused on improving the health status of Native Hawaiians) to support community-based initiatives that reflect holistic approaches to health. Requires Papa Ola Lokahi to report to Congress on the impact of federal and state health care financing mechanisms and policies on the health and well-being of Native Hawaiians. Makes Papa Ola Lokahi eligible to receive research endowments under the Public Health Service Act. Adds to authorized services the support of culturally appropriate activities enhancing health and wellness, including land-, water-, ocean-, and spiritually-based projects and programs. Allows a priority for Native Hawaiian health scholarships to be provided to employees of the Native Hawaiian Health Care Systems and the Native Hawaiian Health Centers. Allows the provision of financial assistance to a scholarship recipient during the period of obligated service in any of such health care systems or health centers. Authorizes Papa Ola Lokahi to provide fellowships to Native Hawaiian health professionals. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to allocate funds to carry out Native Hawaiian demonstration projects of national significance, including the establishment of specified Native Hawaiian Centers of Excellence. Deems the Papa Ola Lokahi as a qualified Center of Excellence.
Topic: Energy — Natural Gas & Oil
Subject: Government operations and politics
Date: 2007-01-31 00:00:00

National Foreign Language Coordination Act of 2007 - Establishes, in the Executive Office of the President, a National Foreign Language Coordination Council to: (1) oversee and implement the National Security Language Initiative (NSLI); and (2) develop and implement a national foreign language strategy. Includes heads of certain federal agencies as members of the Council. Establishes a National Language Director, to be appointed by the President, to: (1) chair the Council; (2) develop and monitor implementation of the strategy, built upon the efforts of the NSLI; (3) establish formal relationships among major stakeholders, including federal, state, and local government agencies, academia, industry, labor, and heritage communities; and (4) coordinate and lead a public information campaign. Requires the Council to consult with states to provide for designation of state contact persons. Encourages formation of state interagency councils, or designation of state lead agencies, to coordinate with the Council and state and local agencies.
Topic: Energy — Natural Gas & Oil
Subject: Crime and law enforcement
Date: 2007-02-08 00:00:00

Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act - Directs the Attorney General to designate a Deputy Chief in the Criminal Section of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice. Makes the Deputy Chief responsible for investigating and prosecuting violations of criminal civil rights statutes in which the alleged violation occurred before January 1, 1970 and resulted in death. (Sec. 4) Directs the Attorney General to designate a Supervisory Special Agent in the Civil Rights Unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the Department of Justice to investigate violations of criminal civil rights statutes that occurred before January 1, 1970 and resulted in a death. (Sec. 5) Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to state or local law enforcement agencies for the investigation and prosecution of violations of state or local laws that are similar to the federal criminal civil rights statutes. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 6) Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 8) Terminates the effectiveness of the above provisions at the end of FY2017. (Sec. 9) Amends the Crime Control Act of 1990 to authorize staff of an Inspector General to assist the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children by conducting reviews of inactive case files to develop recommendations for further investigations and engaging in similar activities.
Topic: Energy — Natural Gas & Oil
Subject: Energy
Date: 2007-02-13 00:00:00

Oil and Gas Traders Oversight Act of 2007 - Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to prescribe reporting and recordkeeping requirements for positions involving energy commodities (a commodity or the derivatives of a commodity used primarily as a source of energy). Directs the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to subject to the requirements of this Act a contract, agreement, or transaction for future delivery in an energy commodity.
Topic: Energy — Natural Gas & Oil
Subject: Taxation
Date: 2007-02-16 00:00:00

Oil Industry Tax Break Repeal Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the amortization period for the geological and geophysical expenditures of certain large integrated oil companies (defined as having an average daily worldwide crude oil production level of at least 500,000 barrels and more than $1 billion in gross receipts) from five to seven years; (2) limit the oil depletion allowance; (3) terminate accelerated depreciation of natural gas distribution lines and Alaska natural gas pipelines, expensing of equipment used in refining of liquid fuels, the tax deduction for intangible drilling and development costs, and the tax credits for enhanced oil recovery and for producing oil and gas from marginal wells; (4) classify natural gas gathering lines as 15-year property for depreciation purposes; and (5) deny large integrated oil companies the tax deduction for income attributable to the domestic production of oil, natural gas, or related products.Requires large integrated oil companies to revalue their LIFO inventories of crude oil, natural gas, or other petroleum products according to a specified formula. Denies such oil companies a foreign tax credit for payments to certain foreign countries from which they receive a specified economic benefit as a dual capacity taxpayer. Establishes in the Treasury the Energy Trust Fund and directs the transfer to such Fund of revenues resulting from the repeal of oil industry tax benefits by this Act.
Topic: Energy — Natural Gas & Oil
Subject: Energy
Date: 2007-02-28 00:00:00

Strategic Energy Fund Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish in the Treasury the Strategic Energy Fund to finance the energy conservation and research initiatives set forth by this Act. Increases the tax credits for: (1) investment in alternative fuel vehicle refueling property; (2) small ethanol producers of sucrose or cellulosic ethanol; and (3) investment in advanced coal projects.Extends tax credits for: (1) alcohol used as fuel through 2012; (2) electricity produced from certain renewable resources through 2013; and (3) solar energy property through 2014. Increases the number of hybrid and advanced lean burn technology vehicles eligible for the full amount of the tax credit for alternative motor vehicles.Extends through 2015: (1) the tax credits for biodiesel used as fuel, investment in fuel cell property, new energy efficient home expenditures; and (2) the tax deduction for energy efficient commercial property expenditures.Allows new tax credits for the manufacture of advanced technology motor vehicles, including plug-in hybrid vehicles and investment in small wind energy property.Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a grant program for geological disposal deployment projects.Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish the position of Assistant Secretary for Advanced Energy Research, Technology Development, and Deployment to implement innovative programs for energy conservation.Imposes for taxable years beginning during 2007 or 2008 a 50% excise fee on the excess profit of certain integrated oil companies and producers or refiners of crude oil with gross receipts exceeding $100 million. Provides for the transfer of excise fees to the Strategic Energy Fund. Eliminates certain tax benefits for major oil companies, producers, or refiners, including: (1) the tax deductions for intangible drilling and development costs and for income attributable to domestic production of oil, natural gas, or related products; (2) accelerated amortization of geological and geophysical expenditures; and (3) the tax credit for enhanced oil recovery expenditures and certain foreign tax credits and deferrals.Grants the Secretary of the Interior authority to suspend royalty relief for lessees of federal oil-producing properties and to renegotiate leases based upon price thresholds for oil and natural gas. Places limits on depreciation of certain non-farm heavy passenger motor vehicles.
Topic: Energy — Natural Gas & Oil
Subject: International affairs
Date: 2007-03-01 00:00:00

Peace Corps Volunteer Empowerment Act - Authorizes appropriations for seed funding for Peace Corps volunteers to carry out approved demonstration projects. Authorizes charitable fundraising by Peace Corps volunteers. Requires the Director of the Peace Corps to: (1) award grants to private nonprofit corporations and returned Peace Corps volunteers to enable such volunteers to to develop programs and projects in the United States to promote Peace Corps goals; (2) increase the number of Peace Corps volunteers with at least five years of relevant work experience, and establish FY2008-FY2010 experienced volunteer demonstration programs in at least 20 countries; (3) establish a electronic system for promoting improved communication among Peace Corps volunteers and staff; (4) provide for volunteer input in senior staff and program reviews; (5) review the Peace Corps medical screening process; (6) seek to secure the right of volunteers to suspend enrollment in retiree health plans and to resume such enrollment upon service completion; and (7) provide whistleblower and administrative separation protection. Provides for a Volunteer Advisory Committee for each country in which volunteers serve. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to provide tax deduction guidance for volunteers or volunteer leaders enrolled under the Peace Corps Act. Requires the Peace Corps to publish a financial guide for applicants and volunteers.
Topic: Energy — Natural Gas & Oil
Subject: Agriculture and food
Date: 2007-03-14 00:00:00

Amends the Homeland Security Act to repeal the transfer of agricultural import and entry inspection functions from the Department of Agriculture to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish within the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service the international agricultural inspection program to carry out import and entry agricultural inspections.
Topic: Energy — Natural Gas & Oil
Subject: Taxation
Date: 2007-03-15 00:00:00

Idling Reduction Tax Credit Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business tax credit for 25% of the cost of a qualifying idling reduction device, up to $1,000. Defines "qualifying idling reduction device" as any device that is: (1) installed on a heavy-duty diesel-powered on-highway vehicle to provide services that would otherwise require the operation of the main drive engine while the vehicle is temporarily parked or stationary; and (2) certified by the Secretary of Energy to reduce long-duration idling. Directs the Secretary to publish standards for certifying such devices.
Topic: Energy — Natural Gas & Oil
Subject: Energy
Date: 2007-03-29 00:00:00

Strategic Refinery Reserve Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish and operate a Strategic Refinery Reserve. Authorizes the Secretary to contract for: (1) the construction or operation of new refineries; or (2) the acquisition or reopening of closed refineries. Instructs the Secretary to operate the Reserve to provide petroleum products to: (1) the federal government (including the Department of Defense); (2) any state governments and their political subdivisions that opt to purchase refined petroleum products from the Reserve; and (3) the general public during certain emergency periods. Directs the Secretary to ensure that refineries in the Reserve are designed to provide a rapid increase in production capacity during such emergency periods. Requires a refinery owner or operator to notify the Secretary, with an explanation, not later than 180 days before permanently closing a refinery in the United States. Requires the Secretary to report the notification and explanation to Congress, together with an analysis of the effects of the proposed closing.
Topic: Energy — Natural Gas & Oil
Subject: Energy
Date: 2007-04-11 00:00:00

Amends the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to authorize the Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects to: (1) appoint and terminate personnel as determined appropriate, without regard to the requirements of federal civil service code, especially those governing appointments in the competitive service; and (2) procure temporary and intermittent services. Grants the Federal Coordinator the authority provided to the Secretary of the Interior to establish, change, and abolish reasonable filing and service fees, charges, and commissions, require deposits of payments, and provide refunds, but only with respect to the Coordinator's duties. Declares that such payment and refund authority does not affect the Secretary's authority to establish, change, and abolish reasonable filing and service fees, charges, and commissions, require deposits of payments, and provide refunds under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976. Authorizes the Federal Coordinator to use amounts collected under such authority without further appropriation. Grants the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit original and exclusive jurisdiction to determine the validity of any determination, permit, approval, authorization, review, or other related action taken under federal law relating to an Alaska natural gas transportation project.
Topic: Energy — Natural Gas & Oil
Subject: Energy
Date: 2007-04-19 00:00:00

Amends the Natural Gas Act to repeal the exclusive authority of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to approve or deny an application for the siting, construction, expansion, and operation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals.Predicates FERC approval or denial authority regarding such application upon the express concurrence of each state affected by the application.
Topic: Energy — Natural Gas & Oil
Subject: Energy
Date: 2007-04-26 00:00:00

Energy Security and Corporate Accountability Act of 2007 - Requires major integrated oil companies to revalue their LIFO inventories of crude oil, natural gas, or other petroleum products according to a specified formula. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) set forth a special rule for the application of the foreign tax credit to major integrated oil companies which are dual capacity taxpayers; (2) provide for extended amortization (seven years instead of five) of geological and geophysical expenditures for major integrated oil companies; and (3) impose a windfall profits tax on major integrated oil companies.Repeals provisions of the Energy Policy Act or 2005 suspending royalties from oil and natural gas production activities in the Gulf of Mexico. Terminates royalty suspension in the Planning Areas offshore Alaska.Establishes a National Energy Security Research and Investment Reserve to fund energy research, including research relating to ethanol and biodiesel, and to defray the cost of providing fueling pumps to deliver new fuels to consumers.Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish and carry out a Low-Income Transportation Energy Assistance Program and establish a Fund to assist low-income households in purchasing gasoline or diesel fuel or bus passes, train tickets, or other mass-transit fares for transportation purposes. Provides for the transfer of windfall profits tax receipts to the Fund.