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109-hr-6420 109 hr 6420 Tax Exempt Hospitals Responsibility Act of 2006 Taxation 2006-12-08 2006-12-08 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Thomas, William M. [R-CA-22] CA R T000188 0 Tax Exempt Hospitals Responsibility Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) deny a tax exemption to medical care providers (i.e., tax-exempt charitable or teaching hospitals) that fail to adopt and carry out policies for providing medically necessary care to low-income individuals without health insurance; (2) deny a tax deduction for contributions to such providers; and (3) impose excise tax penalties on such medical care providers for failing to provide medically necessary care to low-income uninsured individuals, for overcharging for such care, and for failing to make certain disclosures to patients and the public relating to medical care and pricing. 2022-02-03T05:31:12Z  
109-hr-6421 109 hr 6421 Stockholm and Rotterdam Toxics Treaty Act of 2006 Environmental Protection 2006-12-08 2006-12-08 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Rep. Gillmor, Paul E. [R-OH-5] OH R G000210 2 Stockholm and Rotterdam Toxics Treaty Act of 2006 - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to provide for the implementation of three international environmental agreements: (1) the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs Convention); (2) the Protocol on Persistent Organic Pollutants to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP POPs Protocol); and (3) the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade (PIC Convention). Prohibits the manufacture, process, distribution for export, use, or disposal of specified Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue or amend rules related to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in order to comply with the provisions of the POPs Convention or the LRTAP POPs Protocol. Requires a notice and comment procedure regarding the addition of a new chemical to the POPs Convention or the LRTAP POPs Protocol. Allows the Administrator to issue regulations concerning such chemicals, including prohibiting their use to protect human health and the environment in a manner that achieves a reasonable balance of social, environmental, and economic costs and benefits. Requires the Administrator to publish: (1) a decision regarding the treatment of any new source categories that are not already listed under the Clean Air Act as major source categories; (2) notice of the development of action plans under the POPs Convention; and (3) a decision on whether to promulgate regulations for newly listed POPs or the status of a rulemaking if the Administrator has not made a decision about such POPs. Requires the President to consult with and report to Congress before consenting to bind the United States to an amendment of the POPs Convention. Requires the Administrator, in cooperation with the Secretary of State and the heads other federal agencies, to participate in international efforts concerning PO… 2019-11-15T21:17:38Z  
109-hr-6422 109 hr 6422 To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C> 206(a)(1) to reflect the actual costs of living in various regions of the country and to bring the minimum to a fair wage that can support federal workers and contractors and their families. Labor and Employment 2006-12-08 2006-12-08 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. House Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. [D-GA-4] GA D M000523 0 Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to revise minimum wage provisions to require: (1) payment of an hourly wage (or salary equivalent) sufficient to enable a full-time worker to cover housing, food, childcare, transportation, and healthcare expenses for a family of four based on regional or municipal cost-of-living standards; (2) an additional amount to enable such worker to obtain any fringe benefits not provided by the worker's employer; (3) annual cost-of-living adjustments to such wage levels; and (4) wage increases for federal and contract workers proportionately equal to congressional pay raises. Makes these requirements applicable to wages paid in the Northern Mariana Islands. 2020-02-10T16:51:21Z  
109-hr-6423 109 hr 6423 To reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 and to offset the cost of payments to States and counties under such Act, and for other purposes. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2006-12-08 2006-12-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health. House Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2] OR R W000791 6 Amends the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-determination Act of 2000 to extend the Act through FY2007. Amends the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 to temporarily accelerate the effective date (makes withholding effective for 2007) for the imposition of certain withholding on payments made by federal, state, and local governments for property or services. Excludes during such period payments to: (1) businesses that employed fewer than 50 employees during the preceding taxable year; and (2) state and local governments. 2022-02-03T05:30:52Z  
109-hr-6424 109 hr 6424 Save Affordable Housing and Health Care Facilities Act of 2006 Finance and Financial Sector 2006-12-08 2006-12-08 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. House Rep. Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-42] CA R M001139 1 Save Affordable Housing and Health Care Facilities Act of 2006 - Declares that the maximum dollar amount limitation on commitments to guarantee loans for special risk insurance fund and general insurance fund purposes under the National Housing Act shall be continued for FY2007 at a rate for operations not exceeding $45 billion. Amends the National Housing Act to increase from 275,000 to 300,000 the aggregate number of insured home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners authorized under the Act. 2019-11-15T20:53:54Z  
109-hr-6425 109 hr 6425 Safe Babies Act of 2006 Families 2006-12-08 2006-12-08 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. House Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18] FL R R000435 4 Safe Babies Act of 2006 - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to require the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to award a grant to a national early childhood development organization to establish a National Court Teams Resource Center to: (1) promote the well-being of maltreated infants and toddlers and their families; (2) help prevent the recurrence of abuse and neglect of children; (3) promote timely reunification of families or other successful permanency outcomes for maltreated infants and toddlers in foster care; and (4) select, and provide assistance to, local Court Teams created to achieve those goals. Sets forth organization selection criteria and application requirements, including assurance that at least one qualified judge will serve as Judicial Leader of each Court Team receiving assistance. Requires the Center to: (1) develop materials to guide judges in the decision-making process regarding, and to train Court Teams in the appropriate care for, maltreated infants and toddlers; (2) develop a database to track the progress of and to evaluate such Teams; and (3) provide information to communities and courts seeking to adopt the Court Teams approach. Requires Center assistance to each Team to include: (1) direction, coordination, oversight, training, and technical assistance; and (2) providing a Local Community Coordinator to serve as a resource of child development expertise. 2021-04-20T20:38:01Z  
109-hr-6426 109 hr 6426 To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to provide for a sequestration on December 31, 2009, to eliminate the actual budget deficit for fiscal year 2009, and for other purposes. Economics and Public Finance 2006-12-08 2006-12-08 Referred to the House Committee on the Budget. House Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] TX R B000213 1 Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to require a sequestration on December 31, 2009, of an amount equivalent to the actual amount of the deficit (if any) for FY2009, as determined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Prescribes a general formula for mandatory permanent reduction of each account of the United States, with specified exceptions, under such a sequestration. Exempts from such a sequestration specified accounts, including: (1) Social Security benefits under title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA); (2) tier I railroad retirement benefits; (3) Medicare benefits under SSA title XVIII; (4) certain federal retirement and disability benefits; (5) certain federal administrative expenses; (6) certain veterans' life and disability insurance programs and the Post-Vietnam Era Veterans Education Account; and (7) certain automatic spending increases under the National Wool Act and the special milk program. Prescribes formulae for partial reductions for: (1) foster care and adoption assistance programs under part E of SSA title IV; (2) veterans' medical care; (3) specified federal retirement programs; (4) specified veterans' programs, including pension and education benefits; (5) military health and retirement funds; (6) federal civilian and military pay; and (7) certain Commodity Credit Corporation cash payments. Requires reductions under any sequestration order in the federal matching rate for state administrative costs under the child support enforcement program of SSA title Authorizes a state, when a sequestration is in effect, to reduce each weekly benefit payment made under the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970. 2018-02-03T17:38:27Z  
109-hr-6427 109 hr 6427 To increase the amount in certain funding agreements relating to patents and nonprofit organizations to be used for scientific research, development, and education, and for other purposes. Commerce 2006-12-08 2006-12-09 Received in the Senate. House Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-4] IA R L000111 0 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Increases to 15% (currently 5%) of a government-owned contractor-operated facility's annual budget, for facilities with annual budgets of less than $40 million, the amount of money from royalties or income earned during any fiscal year from a patent for a subject invention under a funding agreement that a nonprofit organization can keep for scientific research, development, and education consistent with the research and development mission and objectives of the facility. 2022-02-03T05:28:41Z  
109-hr-6428 109 hr 6428 To authorize the Secretary of the Army to carry out certain elements of the project for hurricane and storm damage reduction, Morganza to the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana. Water Resources Development 2006-12-08 2006-12-09 Received in the Senate. House Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6] LA R B000072 1 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to carry out the following elements of the hurricane and storm damage reduction project, Morganza to the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, in accordance with the Chief of Engineers' reports of August 23, 2002, and July 22, 2003: (1) the Houma Lock; and (2) the Reach H-3, Reach J-2, Bush Canal floodgate, Point aux Chene floodgate, Reach H-2, Reach J-3, Reach J-1, and Placid Canal. Directs the Secretary to credit the cost of design and construction work carried out by the non-federal interest before the date of the partnership agreement toward the non-federal share of the cost of such elements upon determining that the work is integral to those elements. Makes the operation, maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of the Houma Navigation Canal lock complex and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway floodgate features that provide for inland waterway transportation a federal responsibility. Requires: (1) the Secretary to maintain the Houma Navigation Canal at dimensions at least equal to those of the lock; and (2) the lock feature to be implemented under an exclusive partnership agreement. 2022-02-03T05:30:30Z  
109-hr-6429 109 hr 6429 Fallen Firefighters Assistance Tax Clarification Act of 2006 Taxation 2006-12-08 2006-12-21 Became Public Law No: 109-445. House Rep. Bono, Mary [R-CA-45] CA R B001228 2 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Fallen Firefighters Assistance Tax Clarification Act of 2006 - Treats payments made to a family member before June 1, 2007, by a charitable foundation on behalf of any firefighter who died in the October 2006 Esperanza Incident in southern California as related to such foundation’s exempt function (and thus tax-exempt) if such payments are made in good faith using a reasonable and objective formula which is consistently applied. 2023-01-31T21:12:50Z  
109-hr-6430 109 hr 6430 Northern Border Travel Facilitation Act Immigration 2006-12-08 2006-12-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity. House Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16] IL R M001138 1 Northern Border Travel Facilitation Act - Amends the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to direct the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security to establish a State Driver's License and Identification Card Enrollment Program to permit a U.S. or Canadian citizen who produces a U.S. or Canadian driver's license or identification card meeting requirements of this Act to enter the United States from Canada without providing any other documentation or evidence of citizenship. Requires Program implementation by December 31, 2009. Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, prior to such implementation, to permit a U.S. or Canadian citizen to enter the United States from Canada if the individual can demonstrate U.S. or Canadian citizenship. 2020-02-10T16:49:07Z  
109-hr-6431 109 hr 6431 To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to approve the Change In Scope Request submitted by Family HealthCare Network to the Bureau of Primary Health Care on December 8, 2005. Health 2006-12-08 2006-12-08 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-21] CA R N000181 0 Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to approve the Change in Scope Request submitted to the Bureau of Primary Health Care on December 8, 2005, by Family HealthCare Network (requesting a change in the scope of a specific grant by adding surgical services for the Counties of Tulare and Kings, California). 2019-11-15T21:17:39Z  
109-hr-6432 109 hr 6432 To provide a clarification with respect to the Mississippi River and Tributaries project. Water Resources Development 2006-12-08 2006-12-08 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. House Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8] MO R E000172 3 Declares that: (1) the 2.5% interest rate used in the 2006 Revised Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement 2 recommending construction of the closure of the gap in the mainline levee system for the Mississippi River and Tributaries project located at the south end of the New Madrid floodway and considered in the authorization for the closure is the appropriate interest rate; and (2) construction of the closure is a non-separable and integral element of the project. 2020-02-14T19:14:24Z  
109-hr-6433 109 hr 6433 Lebanon Reconstruction and Stabilization Act of 2006 International Affairs 2006-12-08 2006-12-08 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. House Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-17] CA D F000030 0 Lebanon Reconstruction and Stabilization Act of 2006 - Authorizes the President to provide assistance for Lebanon's reconstruction and stabilization. States that such assistance shall be implemented through the Department of State's Office of Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization and in strict compliance with all provisions of law that prevent U.S. assistance from being provided to foreign terrorist organizations. Expresses the sense of Congress that at least $15 million for each of FY2007-FY2011 should be made available to encourage civic engagement, democratization, rule of law, and political party strengthening activities. 2019-11-15T21:08:08Z  
109-hr-6434 109 hr 6434 To amend the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004 to authorize the establishment of Integrated Border Inspection Areas at the Blue Water Bridge connecting Port Huron, Michigan, and Point Edward, Ontario, Canada. Foreign Trade and International Finance 2006-12-08 2006-12-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity. House Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10] MI R M001150 0 Amends the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004 to authorize the Commissioner of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, in consultation with the Canadian Customs and Revenue Agency, to establish Integrated Border Inspection Areas on each side of the Blue Water Bridge connecting Port Huron, Michigan, and Point Edward, Ontario, Canada. 2020-02-10T16:49:07Z  
109-hr-6435 109 hr 6435 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources. Taxation 2006-12-08 2006-12-08 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Udall, Mark [D-CO-2] CO D U000038 3 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2012 the tax credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources. 2019-11-15T21:49:35Z  
109-hr-6436 109 hr 6436 Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act Water Resources Development 2006-12-08 2006-12-08 Referred to the House Committee on Resources. House Rep. Udall, Tom [D-NM-3] NM D U000039 0 Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act - Amends the Colorado River Storage Project Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Supply Project. Establishes in the Treasury a Reclamation Water Settlements Fund. Authorizes the Secretary to request a transfer from the Fund to implement a congressionally approved settlement agreement that requires the Bureau of Reclamation to plan, design, and construct: (1) water supply infrastructure; or (2) a project to rehabilitate a water delivery system to conserve water or a project to improve environmental conditions associated with or affected by an existing reclamation project. Authorizes the Secretary to design, construct, operate, and maintain the Project in substantial accordance with the draft environmental impact statement prepared by the Bureau for the Project. Authorizes the Secretary to construct, operate, and maintain specified Project facilities to provide for the delivery of San Juan River water to the city of Gallup, New Mexico, the Navajo Nation, and the Jicarilla Apache Nation. Approves the agreement among New Mexico, the Navajo Nation, and the United States setting forth a stipulated and binding agreement signed on April 19, 2005. Directs the Secretary to: (1) enter into that agreement to the extent that it does not conflict with this Act; and (2) prepare a hydrographic survey to identify and quantify any historic or existing diversion or use of water by the Navajo Nation from the San Juan River Basin. Establishes in the Treasury the Navajo Nation Water Resources Development Trust Fund. 2019-11-15T21:25:42Z  
109-hr-6406 109 hr 6406 To modify temporarily certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws, to extend certain trade preference programs, and for other purposes. Foreign Trade and International Finance 2006-12-07 2006-12-08 Pursuant to section 2 of House Resolution 1100, the text of H.R. 6406 as passed by the House, will be appended to the engrossment of the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 6111. House Rep. Thomas, William M. [R-CA-22] CA R T000188 0 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Title I: Tariff Provisions - (Sec. 1001) Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to repeal certain expired provisions reducing temporarily the rate of duty on specified chemicals. Subtitle A: New Duty Suspensions and Reductions - (Sec. 1111) Sets forth new duty suspensions through December 31, 2009, for certain: (1) chemicals; (2) rubber or plastic footwear; (3) dyes; (4) aerosol valves; (5) reception apparatus not containing a clock or clock timer (incorporating only am radio); (6) leather footwear and other footwear; (7) 16-inch variable speed scroll saw machines; (8) kashmir (cashmere); (9) articles of platinum; (10) nickel alloy wire; (11) high accuracy, metal, marine sextants, used for navigating by celestial bodies; (12) electrically operated pencil sharpeners; (13) valve assemblies (vacuum relief); (14) seals of polyester fabric bonded over a silicone core; (15) wing illumination lights; (16) exterior emergency lights for airplanes; (17) grass shears with rotating blade; (18) four-piece or five-piece fireplace tools of iron or steel; (19) oysters (other than smoked) in a can; (20) boots; (21) golf bag bodies; (22) filament tow of rayon; (23) parts for use in the manufacture of high-performance loudspeakers; (24) lamp-holder housings containing sockets; (25) staple fibers of viscose rayon; (26) mini DVD camcorders; (27) metal halide lamp; (28) handheld electronic can openers; (29) electric knives; (30) toaster ovens; (31) ice shavers; (32) dual-press sandwich makers; (33) electric juice extractors; (34) open-top electric indoor grills; (35) automatic drip coffeemakers; (36) electric under-the-cabinet mounting can openers; (37) digital camera lenses; (38) color and black and white monitors; (39) 6 V lead-acid storage batteries; (40) footwear with coated or laminated textile fabrics; (41) felt-bottom and lug bottom boots for use in fishing waders; (42) parts and… 2022-02-03T05:31:38Z  
109-hr-6407 109 hr 6407 Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act Government Operations and Politics 2006-12-07 2006-12-20 Became Public Law No: 109-435. House Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11] VA R D000136 3 Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act - Title I: Definitions; Postal Services - (Sec. 101) Amends federal law provisions concerning the Postal Service to add definitions, including the terms postal service, competitive product, market-dominant product, and rates. (Sec. 102) Removes provisions empowering the Postal Service to provide nonpostal services, except that the Postal Service may provide nonpostal services which were offered as of January 1, 2006, subject to a specified review by the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) (formerly the Postal Rate Commission, see section 601). Requires the PRC to review each nonpostal service offered by the Postal Service and determine whether that service shall continue and, if so, to designate whether the service shall be regulated as a market-dominant, competitive, or experimental product. Title II: Modern Rate Regulation - (Sec. 201) Directs the PRC to establish a modern system for regulating rates and classes for market-dominant products (all first-class mail, parcels, and cards, periodicals, standard mail, single-piece parcel post, media mail, bound printed matter, library mail, special services, and single-piece international mail). Requires the system to, among other things: (1) include an annual limitation on the percentage changes in rates; and (2) require the Postal Service to provide public notice, and the PRC to provide an opportunity for review of, rate adjustments at least 45 days before implementation. Requires the PRC, as part of the regulations, to establish rules for workshare discounts (discounts provided to mailers for presorting, barcoding, etc.) to ensure that such discounts do not exceed the cost that the Postal Service avoids as a result of workshare activity (with exceptions). Requires the Postal Service to report to the PRC whenever it establishes a workshare discount rate. (Sec. 202) Directs the Postal Service Board of Governors to establish rates and classes for products in the competitive category of mail (priority and expedited mail, bulk par… 2023-03-24T16:27:28Z  
109-hr-6408 109 hr 6408 Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 Taxation 2006-12-07 2006-12-07 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Resources, Education and the Workforce, and Government Reform, 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. House Rep. Thomas, William M. [R-CA-22] CA R T000188 0 Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend and modify certain expiring tax provisions relating to education, business investment and economic development, research, health care, environmental remediation, and energy conservation. Health Opportunity Patient Empowerment Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide tax and other incentives for funding health savings accounts. Medicare Improvements and Extension Act of 2006 - Amends the Social Security Act to extend and modify various Medicare and Medicaid provisions, including provisions relating to physician fee schedules, health care reporting requirements, hospital and medical provider reimbursements for certain medical procedures, Medicare fraud and abuse prevention, and the transitional medical assistance and abstinence education program. Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 - Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to offer certain areas in the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas leasing. Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2006 - Amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to reauthorize the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund and reduce rate of reclamation fees payable by mine operators to the Fund. Allows certain mine operators to prepay health care premium liabilities to the Combined Benefits Fund. Modifies rules relating to the reimportation of exported tobacco products for personal use. Extends through 2008 tariff duties on ethyl alcohol (ethanol). Allows a tax exclusion of gain from the sale of certain mineral or geothermal interests. Extends the school choice scholarship program for low-income children in the District of Columbia. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study on establishing a uniform national database on elder abuse. 2022-02-03T05:31:39Z  
109-hr-6409 109 hr 6409 Central Idaho Economic Development and Recreation Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2006-12-07 2006-12-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health. House Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] ID R S001148 0 Central Idaho Economic Development and Recreation Act - Requires the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, and the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), to convey specified parcels of federal land to certain counties and cities in central Idaho. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to convey, to the state of Idaho a specified parcel or parcels of BLM land, including roads thereon, for a motorized recreation park. Designates specified parcels of federal land in central Idaho as wilderness areas to be managed as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (NWPS). Repeals existing law requiring review of portions of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area (SNRA) for possible inclusion in the NWPS. Establishes the Boulder-White Cloud Management Area on federal lands in the Challis National Forest, the Sawtooth National Forest, SNRA, and Challis District of the BLM that are not designated as wilderness areas under this Act. 2022-02-03T05:28:27Z  
109-hr-6410 109 hr 6410 Profit Honesty in Offering Number Emancipation Act of 2006 Science, Technology, Communications 2006-12-07 2006-12-07 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5] NY D A000022 0 Profit Honesty in Offering Number Emancipation Act of 2006 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit a provider of telephone exchange service, exchange access, or commercial mobile service from imposing a customer charge for providing for number portability. Authorizes a provider to impose a one-time separate charge in connection with porting a number to or from another provider. Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to set the maximum amount of such charge. 2019-11-15T21:17:38Z  
109-hr-6411 109 hr 6411 Jeremy Bell Act of 2006 Crime and Law Enforcement 2006-12-07 2006-12-07 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. House Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8] PA R F000451 0 Jeremy Bell Act of 2006 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit an employer from transferring an employee to another state if the employer knows that such employee engaged in sexual conduct with a minor. Imposes a fine and/or prison term of up to five years for violations. Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require private or public schools and educational agencies to adopt policies to ensure that all school or agency employees undergo a fingerprint-based check of the national crime information databases and, where possible, a fingerprint-based check of state criminal history databases. 2020-02-10T16:51:21Z  
109-hr-6412 109 hr 6412 Suzanne Gonzales Suicide Promotion Punishment and Prevention Act of 2006 Crime and Law Enforcement 2006-12-07 2006-12-08 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2161) House Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] CA R H000528 0 Suzanne Gonzales Suicide Promotion Punishment and Prevention Act of 2006 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit the use of any facility of interstate or foreign commerce to teach a person how to commit suicide, or to provide such person with material support or resources in committing suicide, knowing such person is likely to use such assistance to commit suicide. Imposes a fine and/or prison term of not more than five years for violations. Increases the prison term to any number of years or life if a violation results in a death. 2019-11-15T21:34:13Z  
109-hr-6413 109 hr 6413 Sacramento River National Recreation Area Establishment Act of 2006 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2006-12-07 2006-12-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health. House Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] CA R H000528 0 Sacramento River National Recreation Area Act of 2006 - Establishes the Sacramento River National Recreation Area in California, consisting of specified public land in Tehama and Shasta Counties. Requires the development of a a management plan for such Area to: (1) enhance managed recreational opportunities, including hiking, camping, mountain biking, picnicking, wildlife viewing hunting, fishing, swimming, and boating; and (2) promote local economic development through recreation. 2019-11-15T21:25:41Z  
109-hr-6414 109 hr 6414 Vote Tabulation Audit Act of 2006 Government Operations and Politics 2006-12-07 2006-12-07 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. House Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] NJ D H001032 0 Vote Tabulation Audit Act of 2006 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to establish requirements for state tabulation of votes and aggregation of vote counts in any election for federal office, including requirements for: (1) the treatment of ballots cast at early voting sites as well as absentee and provisional ballots; (2) the sealing and securing of ballots in the event of system failure during tabulation; and (3) mandatory hand recount in case of unresolved discrepancy. Provides for: (1) payments to states to cover costs of tabulations of votes cast on optical scan voting systems; and (2) adoption of a model format by the Election Assistance Commission for posting the tabulation of votes and aggregate vote counts. 2022-02-03T05:28:09Z  
109-hr-6415 109 hr 6415 Polonium Act of 2006 International Affairs 2006-12-07 2006-12-07 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. House Rep. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL-10] IL R K000360 1 Polonium Act of 2006 - States that accreditation of a representative of a foreign government to the United States under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and accreditation of a representative of a foreign government to the United Nations under the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations shall be deemed to be an express waiver of immunity from criminal jurisdiction (for the representative) with respect to an act of disbursing radioactive or other substances posing a lasting, clear and present danger to public health. Authorizes the President to waive such provision if in the U.S. national interest. Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should propose amendments to such Conventions to ensure that persons who enjoy immunity from criminal jurisdiction (under such Conventions) do not receive such immunity with respect to acts of disbursing radioactive or other substances posing a lasting, clear and present danger to public health. 2019-11-15T21:08:07Z  
109-hr-6416 109 hr 6416 Financial Institutions Compliance Simplification Act Finance and Financial Sector 2006-12-07 2006-12-07 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. House Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10] NC R M001156 0 Financial Institutions Compliance Simplification Act - Amends the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to exempt certain insured depository institutions from its requirement that the annual management report contain an assessment of internal controls. 2019-11-15T20:53:54Z  
109-hr-6417 109 hr 6417 Climate Change Investment Act of 2006 Taxation 2006-12-07 2006-12-07 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Meehan, Martin T. [D-MA-5] MA D M000627 0 Climate Change Investment Act of 2006 - Repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code allowing: (1) an election to expense the cost of certain liquid fuel processing refineries; (2) accelerated amortization of geological and geophysical expenditures; (3) a tax credit for enhanced oil recovery costs; (4) a tax credit for the production of low sulfur diesel fuel; (5) a tax credit for producing fuel from a nonconventional source; (6) a tax deduction for capital costs incurred in complying with certain sulfur regulations; (7) a tax deduction for intangible drilling and development costs for oil and gas wells and geothermal wells; and (8) tax deductions for certain oil and gas well expenditures.Allows a business-related tax credit for investment in a greenhouse gas intensity reduction project approved by the Secretary of Energy. 2019-11-15T21:49:34Z  
109-hr-6418 109 hr 6418 Nursing Relief Act of 2006 Immigration 2006-12-07 2006-12-07 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-3] AZ R S000275 3 Nursing Relief Act of 2006 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a nonimmigrant visa category (W-visa) for an alien coming to the United States to work as a professional nurse. Sets forth employer petition provisions. 2019-11-15T21:34:13Z  
109-hr-6419 109 hr 6419 Nuclear Terrorism Prevention Act of 2006 Armed Forces and National Security 2006-12-07 2006-12-07 Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and Armed 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. House Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10] CA D T000057 4 Nuclear Terrorism Prevention Act of 2006 - Expresses the sense of Congress with respect to recognition of the threat to the United States of nuclear terrorism, as well as appropriate steps to be taken to prevent such terrorism. Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to establish a Senior Advisor to the President for the Prevention of Nuclear Terrorism. Requires an annual report from the President to Congress on the security of formula quantities of strategic special nuclear material. States as the policy of the United States that all possible steps be taken as rapidly as possible to ensure that all nuclear weapons and formula quantities of strategic special nuclear materials are secure and accounted for. Directs the President to seek an international agreement on a global standard that implements such policy. 2019-11-15T21:08:07Z  
109-hr-6377 109 hr 6377 San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act Water Resources Development 2006-12-06 2006-12-08 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2136) House Rep. Radanovich, George [R-CA-19] CA R R000004 5 San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to implement the terms and conditions of the Stipulation of Settlement dated September 13, 2006, in Natural Resources Defense Council, et al. v. Kirk Rodgers, et al., in cooperation with the state of California, including measures to: (1) design and construct channel and structural improvements; (2) modify Friant Dam operations to provide Restoration Flows and Interim Flows; (3) acquire water, water rights, or options to acquire water from willing sellers; (4) implement terms and conditions related to recirculation, recapture, reuse, exchange, or transfer of water released for such flows; and (5) develop and implement the Recovered Water Account. Directs the Secretary to: (1) enter into agreements with California to facilitate or expedite Settlement implementation; and (2) identify impacts associated with such actions and measures to mitigate impacts on adjacent and downstream water users and landowners. Provides that Settlement implementation and the reintroduction of Chinook salmon shall not result in the involuntary reduction in contract water allocations to Central Valley Project long-term contractors apart from Friant Division contractors. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) acquire through purchase from willing sellers property needed to implement the Settlement; and (2) dispose of such property. Requires proceeds from the disposal of such property to be deposited into the San Joaquin River Restoration Fund (established by this Act). Declares that the Settlement satisfies and discharges the Secretary's obligations under the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992. Provides for the reintroduction of Chinook salmon into the San Joaquin River. 2019-11-15T21:25:40Z  
109-hr-6378 109 hr 6378 September 11th Lessons Learned in Preventing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Implementation Act of 2006 Emergency Management 2006-12-06 2006-12-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Management, Integration, and Oversight. House Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] AL R R000575 10 September 11th Lessons Learned in Preventing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Implementation Act of 2006 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure that: (1) all Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agencies that administer federal emergency assistance maintain internal management controls to detect, prevent, and deter waste, fraud, and abuse; and (2) databases used by DHS to collect information on eligible recipients are integrated with disbursement and payment records to identify ineligible applications. Requires: (1) the DHS Inspector General to review relevant databases to assess the implementation of internal controls; (2) the Secretary to biennially certify that such controls are in place; (3) entities receiving assistance to periodically report to the disbursing federal agency; (4) the Secretary to implement a waste, fraud, and abuse detection and prevention training program; (5) agencies disbursing assistance to attempt to confirm the applicant's identity and eligibility; and (6) the Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator to collect, verify, and maintain information regarding applicant eligibility for loans to recover from an emergency. Directs the Secretary to: (1) require contractors to submit information on performance before awarding, renewing, or extending a contract; and (2) maintain a database of small business entities for federal emergency-related contracting. Establishes within the Office of Inspector General the position of Deputy Inspector General for Response and Recovery to conduct audits and investigations and to establish a Fraud Task Force. Requires departmental entity heads to maintain budgetary procedures to distinguish funds related to response and relief efforts from other agency funds. 2022-02-03T05:30:12Z  
109-hr-6379 109 hr 6379 Spinach Research and Recovery Act of 2006 Agriculture and Food 2006-12-06 2006-12-06 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. House Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-17] CA D F000030 11 Spinach Research and Recovery Act of 2006 - Authorizes additional appropriations, for the purpose of conducting and supporting applied research to enhance the safety of perishable agricultural commodities for consumers, for: (1) the Agricultural Research Service: (2) the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service; and (3) the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to make payments (not to exceed 75% of the value of the unmarketed spinach crop) to growers and first handlers of fresh spinach that were unable to market spinach crops as a result of the Food and Drug Administration Public Health Advisory issued on September 14, 2006. 2019-11-15T20:44:59Z  
109-hr-6380 109 hr 6380 Medication Safety Act of 2006 Health 2006-12-06 2006-12-06 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7] IN D C000191 1 Medication Safety Act of 2006 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare), as amended by the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, with respect to requirements for payments to hospitals for inpatient hospital services.Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to adopt certain consensus-based measures, approved by national organizations with health care quality expertise, which are designed to reduce the likelihood of hospital medication errors. 2019-11-15T21:49:33Z  
109-hr-6381 109 hr 6381 To repeal Public Law No: 109-366, the Military Commissions Act of 2006, signed into law October 17, 2006. Armed Forces and National Security 2006-12-06 2006-12-06 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and International Relations, 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. House Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. [D-GA-4] GA D M000523 0 Repeals the Military Commissions Act of 2006. 2019-11-15T21:34:12Z  
109-hr-6382 109 hr 6382 Law Enforcement Abuse Transparency and Accountability Act of 2006 Crime and Law Enforcement 2006-12-06 2006-12-06 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. [D-GA-4] GA D M000523 0 Law Enforcement Abuse Transparency and Accountability Act of 2006 - Expresses the sense of Congress that incidences of law enforcement abuse of citizens should be independently investigated, recorded, and condemned. Renders state or local law enforcement agencies receiving assistance from the federal government ineligible for further assistance, licenses, or federally-owned equipment until such agencies establish procedures for independent oversight and review and hold police officers accountable for excessive use of force, torture, or manslaughter. 2019-11-15T21:34:12Z  
109-hr-6383 109 hr 6383 Nevada Cancer Institute Expansion Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2006-12-06 2006-12-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health. House Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] NV D B001231 1 Nevada Cancer Institute Expansion Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), to convey to the City of Las Vegas, Nevada, all interest of the United States in and to the Alta-Hualapai Site for use by the City for the development of: (1) a nonprofit cancer treatment facility; (2) ancillary commercial projects; (3) an adjacent park; (4) a flood control project; and (5) a water pumping facility. 2019-11-15T21:25:40Z  
109-hr-6384 109 hr 6384 To amend title 17, United States Code, with respect to settlement agreements reached with respect to litigation involving certain secondary transmissions of superstations and network stations. Science, Technology, Communications 2006-12-06 2006-12-07 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2117) House Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9] VA D B000657 18 Allows the court to: (1) approve a settlement agreement executed after December 1, 2006, by plaintiffs or defendants in connection with litigation that resulted in the entry of an injunction against a satellite carrier for a willful or repeated pattern or practice of delivering a primary transmission made by a network station and embodying a performance or display of a work to subscribers who are not eligible to receive the transmission; and (2) modify the injunction accordingly. 2019-11-15T21:34:12Z  
109-hr-6385 109 hr 6385 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the rate of the excise tax on certain wooden arrows. Taxation 2006-12-06 2006-12-06 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] OR D D000191 0 Amends the Internal Revenue to impose a separate excise tax on wooden shafts used in the manufacture of arrows of specified dimensions. 2019-11-15T21:49:33Z  
109-hr-6386 109 hr 6386 To establish the Congressional-Executive Commission on the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. International Affairs 2006-12-06 2006-12-06 Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. House Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] NE R F000449 0 Establishes a Congressional-Executive Commission on the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, which shall: (1) monitor the acts of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, with particular emphasis on the Montagnard peoples and the Central and Northwest Highlands, which reflect compliance with or violation of human rights; (2) maintain lists of persons believed to be imprisoned, detained, tortured, or otherwise persecuted by the government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam due to their pursuit of the rights described in this Act; (3) monitor the development of the rule of law in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, with particular emphasis on the Montagnard peoples and the Central and Northwest Highlands; and (4) monitor and encourage the development of programs and activities of the U.S. government and private organizations with a view toward increasing the U.S.-Vietnam interchange. 2022-02-03T05:29:51Z  
109-hr-6387 109 hr 6387 To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for support of funeral ceremonies for veterans provided by details that consist solely of members of veterans organizations and other organizations, and for other purposes. Armed Forces and National Security 2006-12-06 2006-12-06 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. House Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] TX R G000552 7 Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned, in the case of funeral honors for a veteran that are provided by a detail consisting solely of members of veterans organizations or other related organizations, to support the provision of such funeral honors through a daily stipend to each detail participant. 2021-04-20T20:37:59Z  
109-hr-6388 109 hr 6388 To direct the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study on the feasibility of using military identification numbers instead of social security numbers to identify members of the Armed Forces. Armed Forces and National Security 2006-12-06 2006-12-06 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. House Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] TX R G000552 1 Directs the Secretary of Defense to study and report to Congress on the feasibility of using a distinct military identification number, instead of a Social Security number, to identify each member of the armed forces. 2018-11-21T20:20:02Z  
109-hr-6389 109 hr 6389 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow taxpayers to designate income tax overpayments as contributions to the Federal Government on their income tax returns. Taxation 2006-12-06 2006-12-06 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] TX R G000552 0 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers to designate on their income tax returns a specified portion (not less than $1) of any income tax overpayment as a contribution to the general fund of the Treasury. 2019-11-15T21:49:33Z  
109-hr-6390 109 hr 6390 Parents' Empowerment Act Law 2006-12-06 2006-12-06 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-52] CA R H000981 0 Parents' Empowerment Act - Authorizes a minor, through a person acting on his or her behalf under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, to bring a civil action in U.S. district court for compensatory and punitive damages for the knowing sale or distribution in interstate or foreign commerce of an entertainment product containing material harmful to minors, if: (1) a reasonable person would expect a substantial number of minors to be exposed to the material; and (2) the minor as a result of such exposure is likely to suffer personal or emotional injury or injury to mental or moral welfare.Makes it an affirmative defense to such an action that: (1) a parent or guardian of the minor owned or possessed the entertainment product containing the material to which the minor was exposed; and (2) an act of that parent or guardian was the proximate cause of the minor’s exposure. 2019-11-15T21:34:12Z  
109-hr-6391 109 hr 6391 Emergency Child Care for the Gulf Coast Region Act of 2006 Families 2006-12-06 2006-12-06 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. House Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2] LA D J000070 0 Emergency Child Care for the Gulf Coast Region Act of 2006 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish grant programs for: (1) businesses and consortia in the Gulf Coast Region to pay start-up costs and to provide additional child care services for employees; (2) nonprofit business organizations in the Region to provide technical assistance to such businesses for child care services; (3) entities to develop distance learning child care training technology infrastructures and model technology-based training courses for child care providers and workers in the Region; and (4) child care providers in the Region to improve the qualifications and promote the retention of such providers. Defines "Gulf Coast Region" to mean the area declared by the President to be a major disaster as a consequence of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make scholarship grants to child care providers to improve their educational qualifications to provide services. 2020-02-10T16:51:21Z  
109-hr-6392 109 hr 6392 Emergency Gulf Coast Child Care Construction and Rebuilding Act Finance and Financial Sector 2006-12-06 2006-12-06 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. House Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2] LA D J000070 0 Emergency Gulf Coast Child Care Construction and Rebuilding Act - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize the use of community development block grants to construct and renovate child care facilities located in any major disaster area resulting from Hurricane Katrina or Rita of 2005. Amends the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to insure: (1) mortgages for new or substantially rehabilitated child care and development facilities; (2) loans to such facilities for fire safety equipment; and (2) mortgages executed in connection with the purchase or refinancing of existing child care facilities. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to study and report to Congress on the availability of secondary markets for such mortgages. Authorizes HUD grants to eligible nonprofit organizations for technical and financial assistance to assist eligible child care providers in acquiring or improving facilities or equipment. 2019-11-15T20:53:54Z  
109-hr-6393 109 hr 6393 Emergency Child Care Lending for the Gulf Coast Act of 2006 Commerce 2006-12-06 2006-12-06 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. House Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2] LA D J000070 0 Emergency Child Care Lending for the Gulf Coast Act of 2006 - Authorizes the proceeds of a loan for plant acquisition, construction, conversion, or expansion under the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to be used by the certified development company to provide loans to small, nonprofit child care businesses that have a track record of providing such services in the presidentially declared disaster areas in the Gulf Coast region. Limits to 3% the amount of the total number of such loans guaranteed in FY2007-FY2008 that may be awarded for the program under this Act. Terminates such program after December 30, 2007. 2019-04-11T15:39:53Z  
109-hr-6394 109 hr 6394 Telehealth and Medically Underserved and Advancement Act of 2006 Health 2006-12-06 2006-12-06 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. House Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2] LA D J000070 0 Telehealth and Medically Underserved and Advancement Act of 2006 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) increase the type of originating sites allowed to offer telehealth services, including skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, and county or community health clinics; and (2) remove the requirement that such originating sites must be in rural areas. Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to convene a conference of state licensing boards, local telehealth projects, health care practitioners, and patient advocates to promote interstate licensure for telehealth projects. Authorizes the Director of the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth to award grants to: (1) demonstrate how telehealth technologies can be used to expand access to, coordinate, and improve the quality of health care services, and to improve and expand the training of health care providers, the quality of health information available, and efforts to eliminate health care disparities; and (2) provide oral health services to patients who reside in rural areas. Directs the Secretary to establish a Joint Working Group on Telehealth to: (1) identify, monitor, and coordinate federal telehealth projects, data sets, and programs in rural and urban areas; (2) analyze how telehealth systems are expanding access to health care services, education, and information; (3) analyze the clinical, educational, or administrative efficacy and cost-effectiveness of telehealth applications; (4) analyze the quality of the telehealth services delivered; (5) analyze how telehealth systems can advance the improve of health care quality and the elimination of health care disparities; (6) analyze the federal resources needed to accomplish the stated objectives of telehealth programs; and (7) make recommendations for coordinating federal and state efforts to increase access to health services, education, and information in rural and urban medically underserved areas. 2019-11-15T21:49:33Z  
109-hr-6395 109 hr 6395 Expanding, Rebuilding, and Improving Access to Qualified Health Care Professionals in Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Affected Areas Act Health 2006-12-06 2006-12-06 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. House Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2] LA D J000070 0 Expanding, Rebuilding, and Improving Access to Qualified Health Care Professionals in Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Affected Areas Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish: (1) the Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Public Health Workforce Scholarship Program to ensure an adequate supply of public health professionals in state and local public health agencies in areas directly affected by Hurricane Katrina or Rita; and (2) the Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Program for individuals agreeing to work at a public health agency. Provides for an additional loan repayment incentive amount for working in a Hurricane Katrina or Rita priority service area. Provides for grants to test, implement, and evaluate models of cultural competence training. Reauthorizes appropriations for: (1) assistance to individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds to undertake education to enter a health profession; (2) assistance to schools for programs of excellence in health professions education for underrepresented minorities; and (3) a loan repayment program for qualified health professionals that agree to conduct certain prevention activities. Allows the Secretary to make grants for scholarships to individuals changing careers to a health profession. Gives priority to individuals who are from disadvantaged backgrounds and who seek to work in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina or Rita. Requires the Secretary to make additional payments under title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services) of the Social Security Act to states directly affected by Hurricane Katrina or Rita for: (1) health services; (2) health professional recruitment, training, and retention programs; and (3) repair, renovation, and construction of health facilities. 2019-11-15T21:49:33Z  
109-hr-6396 109 hr 6396 Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Environmental Justice Act Environmental Protection 2006-12-06 2006-12-06 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, 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. House Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2] LA D J000070 0 Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Environmental Justice Act - Defines "environmental justice" to mean the fair treatment of people of all races, cultures, and socioeconomic groups with respect to the development and implementation of laws affecting the environment. Requires the heads of federal agencies to make achieving environmental justice part of their missions by identifying and addressing disproportionately high and adverse effects of its programs on minority, low-income populations in the area affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Requires agencies to conduct programs in a manner to prevent discrimination. Establishes the Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice. Includes among the functions of the working group providing guidance to federal and state agencies on criteria for identifying effects on such populations. Requires federal agencies to develop agency-wide environmental justice strategies that address disproportionately high and adverse effects or disproportionately low benefits of their programs with respect to minority, low-income populations. Requires such strategies to identify programs that should be revised to: (1) promote enforcement of all health and environmental statutes in areas with such populations; (2) ensure greater public participation; (3) improve research and data collection; and (4) identify differential patterns of use of natural resources among such populations. Establishes the Federal Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Environmental Justice Advisory Committee to provide independent advice and recommendations to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Working Group on areas relating to environmental justice. 2019-11-15T21:25:40Z  
109-hr-6397 109 hr 6397 Ensuring Mental Health Service Access Act of 2006 Health 2006-12-06 2006-12-06 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Ways and Means, and 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. House Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2] LA D J000070 0 Ensuring Mental Health Services Access Act of 2006 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to support programs to promote mental health among all children and their families and to provide early intervention services to ameliorate identified mental health problems in children and adolescents. Allows the Secretary, acting through the Director, to make grants to provide mental health services in response to public health emergencies. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director, to: (1) establish the National Mental Health Crisis Response Technical Assistance Center; and (2) award grants to provide for the training of mental health professionals with respect to the treatment of individuals who are victims of disasters. Allows the Secretary to award grants to increase the coordination and development of disaster preparedness efforts relating to the needs of children. Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for marriage and family therapist services. Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to provide for the training of officers and employees of the state juvenile justice system on access to mental health and substance abuse treatment programs and services in the state for juveniles who come into contact with the state juvenile justice system. Requires the Attorney General to make grants for the establishment and implementation of a program for juveniles who are confined to juvenile correctional facilities and who have mental health or substance abuse problems. Establishes the Federal Coordinating Council on Criminalization of Juveniles to study the criminal and juvenile justice and mental health and substance abuse activities of the federal government and report on legislation to improve the treatment of mentally ill juveniles confined in a juvenile correctional facility. 2020-02-10T16:51:21Z  
109-hr-6398 109 hr 6398 Emergency Coverage During an Incident of National Significance Act of 2006 Health 2006-12-06 2006-12-06 Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, 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. House Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2] LA D J000070 0 Emergency Coverage During an Incident of National Significance Act of 2006 - Directs the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to administer a health insurance program for certain individuals affected by an incident of national significance. Requires OPM to contract with three or more carriers to make available five or more federal health benefits plans (subject to the provisions of this Act) to eligible individuals. Allows an income-related tax credit for amounts paid by eligible individuals for coverage under the health insurance plan established by this Act. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a program for making payments on behalf of certain individuals to such plan. Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security, other federal officers, and the Director of OPM to submit a plan that: (1) provides for the orderly implementation of the amendments made by this Act; and (2) includes a schedule of actions to be taken to provide for that implementation. 2019-11-15T21:49:33Z  
109-hr-6399 109 hr 6399 Strengthening Public Health Protections in Major Disasters and Emergencies Act Health 2006-12-06 2006-12-06 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. House Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2] LA D J000070 0 Strengthening Public Health Protections in Major Disasters and Emergencies Act - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President, if one or more chemicals or substances associated with potential acute or chronic human health effects are being or have been released in a major disaster area, to carry out a program for the protection, assessment, monitoring, and study of the health and safety of workers or volunteers who responded to Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita or who respond to a major disaster or emergency, residents in a disaster area, or persons who are employed in, or who attend school, child care, or adult day care in, a disaster area. Authorizes the President to carry out such a program through a cooperative agreement with a medical institution or consortium of medical institutions, especially those located near the disaster area and any other area in which there reside groups of individuals that worked or volunteered in response to the disaster. Requires such institution to have appropriate experience in the areas of environmental or occupational health, toxicology, and safety. Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to enter jointly into a contract with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to study and report on disaster area health and environmental protection and monitoring. Amends: (1) the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to extend to September 30, 2010, the authority for the predisaster hazard mitigation program; and (2) the Public Health Service Act to authorize the use of preventive health services block grants for community outreach and education programs and other activities designed to address and prevent health and health care disparities. 2020-02-14T19:14:24Z  
109-hr-6400 109 hr 6400 Extended Access to Medicare Benefits Act of 2006 Health 2006-12-06 2006-12-06 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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. House Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2] LA D J000070 0 Extended Access to Medicare Benefits Act of 2006 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to add a new part E providing certain individuals between ages 21 and 65 with access to Medicare benefits, with the addition of prenatal care and family planning services. Creates in the Treasury the Medicare for the Uninsured Trust Fund. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a tax credit equal to 85% of part E premiums paid for the taxpayer and the taxpayer's spouse and dependents; and (2) direct the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a program to make premium payments on behalf of individuals enrolled under part E to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 2020-02-10T16:51:21Z  
109-hr-6401 109 hr 6401 To promote the fair production of oil and gas on the Outer Continental Shelf. Energy 2006-12-06 2006-12-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. House Rep. Melancon, Charlie [D-LA-3] LA D M001161 1 Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to instruct the Secretary of the Interior to agree to any lessee request to amend any lease issued as a result of a Central or Western Gulf of Mexico lease sale held between January 1, 1998, and December 31, 1999, to incorporate price thresholds applicable to certain royalty suspension provisions in the amount of $34.73 per barrel (2005 dollars) for oil and of $4.34 per million Btu (2005 dollars) for natural gas, adjusted for changes in the implicit price deflator. Directs the Secretary to establish a conservation of resources fee for producing leases at $9 per barrel for oil and $1.25 per million Btu for gas (2006 dollars). Applies such fee only to leases issued with deep water royalty relief for which royalties are not being paid when prices exceed specified amounts per barrel. Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to deposit the royalty revenues in the Treasury, to be available to the Secretary of the Interior, without further appropriation, for FY2007-FY2016, for disbursement to Gulf producing states and coastal political subdivisions. Expresses the intent of Congress: (1) that this Act result in a healthy and growing American industrial, manufacturing, transportation, and service sector employing America's workforce in the development of affordable energy from the OCS; and (2) to OCS monitor deployment of personnel and material to encourage development of American technology and manufacturing, as well as the establishment of important industrial facilities to support expanded access to American resources. 2019-11-15T21:29:00Z  
109-hr-6402 109 hr 6402 Satellite Consumer Protection Act of 2006 Science, Technology, Communications 2006-12-06 2006-12-06 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Mollohan, Alan B. [D-WV-1] WV D M000844 1 Satellite Consumer Protection Act of 2006 - Grants a satellite carrier under an injunction for certain secondary transmission violations a statutory license to provide distant network stations in specified local markets under prescribed conditions. Requires a satellite carrier as a condition of license use to deposit escrow funds with the Copyright Office. Imposes monetary penalties for license violations. Terminates such license authority after February 17, 2009. 2019-11-15T21:34:12Z  
109-hr-6403 109 hr 6403 Bridges of Hope for Transitional Health Insurance Act of 2006 Health 2006-12-06 2006-12-06 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Rep. Schwarz, John J.H. "Joe" [R-MI-7] MI R S001161 0 Bridges of Hope for Transitional Health Insurance Act of 2006 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program to provide funds to eligible public health authorities for the provision of temporary assistance to individual workers who have suffered from permanent changes in a major segment of industrial production employment in a sector of the economy in an area through irreversible structural changes. Sets forth funding eligibility requirements, including that there is an economic dislocation in the area that results in the creation of an employment shortage for individuals in a particular segment of the industrial economy that is attributable to national treaties, statutes, policies, and objectives. Requires a program to: (1) provide assistance in paying for health care premiums for employees and former employees (and their family members) in the area served by the authority; and (2) provide such assistance on a sliding scale that does not take into account the value of an individual's homestead or other non-liquid assets. Allows an eligible public health authority to aggregate and assign individuals to various insurers and to negotiate on behalf of the authority and the federal government for health insurance opportunities that improve the range of coverage and plans or that result in a more reasonable premium or a greater mix of coverage and covered services. 2019-11-15T21:17:37Z  
109-hr-6404 109 hr 6404 House Staff Privacy Act Congress 2006-12-06 2006-12-06 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. House Rep. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS-1] MS R W000437 4 House Staff Privacy Act - Amends the House of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act to: (1) exclude from the public reports on disbursements of the House of Representatives any information on salaries paid to individual employees of the House or on payments for services rendered by any individual who received a salary for rendering them; but (2) include in such reports the aggregate amount of payments made for salaries of individuals employed by each office of a Member of the House. 2022-02-03T05:28:12Z  
109-hr-6405 109 hr 6405 Long-Term Care Improvement Act of 2006 Health 2006-12-06 2006-12-06 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. House Rep. Wilson, Heather [R-NM-1] NM R W000789 0 Long-Term Care Improvement Act of 2006 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Own Your Own Future long-term care awareness campaign should be expanded and implemented in all states; and (2) the Administration on Aging should distribute the document entitled "Long-Term Care Planning Kit" published by the Department of Health and Human Services as part of such campaign. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to designate a day each year as the Day for a National Conversation on Long-Term Care. Establishes the Long-Term Care Financing Commission to conduct analyses of the financing of long-term care, including the financing of nursing facilities. Requires the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to consider the operating margins, government funding, and quality improvement efforts of skilled nursing facilities in making its payment rate recommendations for such facilities. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow individuals a tax deduction for long-term care insurance premiums; (2) allow long-term care insurance to be offered in cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements; and (3) make certain consumer protection provisions applicable to long-term care insurance contracts. Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled) of the Social Security Act to repeal limitations on the eligibility of residents of certain small publicly-operated community residences for supplemental security income benefits. 2019-11-15T21:49:32Z  
109-hr-6338 109 hr 6338 Geneva Distinctive Emblems Protection Act of 2006 Crime and Law Enforcement 2006-12-05 2007-01-12 Became Public Law No: 109-481. House Rep. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ-6] AZ R F000444 34 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.)Geneva Distinctive Emblems Protection Act of 2006 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit the wearing or displaying of the Red Crescent or the Third Protocol Emblem (the Red Crystal), or any other insignia imitating such emblems, for the fraudulent purpose of claiming membership in an authorized national society using such emblems, the International Committee of the Red Cross, or the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Imposes a fine and/or prison term of up to six month for violations. Authorizes the use of such emblems, consistent with the Geneva Conventions, by: (1) authorized national societies that are members of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies; (2) the International Committee of the Red Cross; (3) the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies; and (4) the sanitary and hospital authorities of the armed forces of State Parties to the Geneva Conventions of August 12, 1949. Authorizes the Attorney General to bring a civil suit to enjoin violations of this Act. 2023-01-31T21:13:42Z  
109-hr-6339 109 hr 6339 Homeland Security Community Mobilization Act of 2006 Emergency Management 2006-12-05 2006-12-05 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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. House Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11] NY D O000159 0 Homeland Security Community Mobilization Act of 2006 - Establishes the Homeland Security Community Mobilization Program, under which the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall make grants to local entities in 10 metropolitan areas (including New Orleans, Louisiana) to carry out pilot projects that provide: (1) emergency response training to prepare low-income adults and youth to provide emergency assistance in metropolitan areas during disasters; (2) job training and financial assistance to families with children in school, awarding priority to families with incomes under the poverty line; (3) community education and school support; (4) juvenile delinquency prevention programs and youth counseling; (5) entrepreneurial business development training for youth; and (6) family health care information and solutions. 2020-02-14T19:14:24Z  
109-hr-6340 109 hr 6340 To clarify provisions relating to statutory copyright licenses for satellite carriers. Science, Technology, Communications 2006-12-05 2006-12-05 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Bass, Charles F. [R-NH-2] NH R B000220 1 Grants a statutory license to provide a secondary transmission of a performance or display of a work embodied in a primary transmission made by a network station to a satellite carrier found to have engaged in a pattern or practice of violations of delivering such a primary transmission to subscribers who are not eligible to receive it, notwithstanding any injunction that has been issued. 2019-11-15T21:34:11Z  
109-hr-6341 109 hr 6341 Iraq Reconstruction Accountability Act of 2006 International Affairs 2006-12-05 2006-12-05 Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 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. House Rep. Skelton, Ike [D-MO-4] MO D S000465 0 Iraq Reconstruction Accountability Act of 2006 - Amends the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 to change the date for termination of the Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (Office). Provides that the Office shall terminate 10 months after 80% of the funds appropriated or made available for the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund have been expended. Requires the Special Inspector General, prior to the termination date of the Office, to prepare a final forensic audit report on all funds appropriated or made available to the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund. 2019-11-15T21:08:06Z  
109-hr-6342 109 hr 6342 Veterans Programs Extension Act of 2006 Armed Forces and National Security 2006-12-05 2006-12-21 Became Public Law No: 109-444. House Rep. Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4] IN R B001203 1 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Veterans Programs Extension Act of 2006 - (Sec. 2) Amends federal veterans' benefits provisions to extend through 2007: (1) the authority for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care for veteran participants in Department of Defense (DOD) chemical and biological warfare testing; (2) VA treatment and rehabilitation for seriously mentally ill homeless veterans; (3) additional VA services for homeless and seriously mentally ill veterans; (4) the Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans; and (5) VA authority for the purchase of grave markers to be placed at the graves of veterans in private cemeteries. Extends through: (1) FY2007 a grant and per diem assistance program for homeless veterans; and (2) June 30, 2007, an educational assistance allowance program for veterans pursuing work-study. (Sec. 3) Expands eligibility under the Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance Program to include the spouse or child of a member of the Armed Forces who: (1) is hospitalized or receiving outpatient medical care; (2) has a total permanent disability incurred in the line of duty; and (3) is likely to be discharged or released due to such disability. (Sec. 4) Provides a deadline of six months after the enactment of this Act for biennial reports by the Secretaries of Veterans Affairs and Defense on educational assistance programs provided to members and veterans. Makes such reporting requirement permanent (currently ends on January 1, 2005). (Sec. 5) Extends through 2008 (currently, 2004) required biennial reports from the Advisory Committee on Women Veterans. (Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Secretary) to designate at least six VA health-care facilities as centers of Parkinson's disease research, education, and clinical activities. Requires appropriate geographic distribution of such facilities. Requires the VA's Under Secretary for Health to establish a panel to assess… 2023-01-31T21:12:48Z  
109-hr-6343 109 hr 6343 American National Red Cross Governance Modernization Act of 2006 International Affairs 2006-12-05 2006-12-07 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2121) House Rep. Radanovich, George [R-CA-19] CA R R000004 3 The American National Red Cross Governance Modernization Act of 2006 - Amends federal law concerning the American National Red Cross to: (1) revise its governance structure; (2) authorize the Comptroller General to review its involvement in any federal program or activity; and (3) establish an Office of the Ombudsman which shall report annually to Congress. 2019-11-15T21:08:06Z  
109-hr-6344 109 hr 6344 Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 Crime and Law Enforcement 2006-12-05 2006-12-29 Became Public Law No: 109-469. House Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3] IN R S001143 1 (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on December 7, 2006. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 - Title I: Organization of Office of National Drug Control Policy and Roles and Responsibilities - (Sec. 101) Amends the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 (ONDCPRA) to include in the definition of demand reduction activities under such Act interventions for drug abuse and dependence, international drug control coordination and cooperation, and international drug abuse education, prevention, treatment, research, rehabilitation activities, and interventions for drug abuse and dependence. Includes within the National Drug Control Program activities involving supply reduction, demand reduction, or state, local, and tribal affairs. Redefines "state and local affairs" to include tribal affairs and coordination and enhancement of federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement intelligence gathering initiatives relating to drug control among domestic law enforcement agencies. Expands the definition of "supply reduction" activities to include: (1) law enforcement outside the United States; (2) source country programs; (3) activities to control international trafficking in, and availability of, illegal drugs; (4) activities to conduct and promote international law enforcement programs and policies to reduce the supply of drugs; and (5) sharing of domestic and foreign intelligence information. Identifies as "appropriate congressional committees" for purposes of this Act: (1) the Senate Judiciary and Appropriations Committees and the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control; and (2) the House Government Reform, Judiciary, and Appropriations Committees. (Sec. 102) Includes as a duty of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (Office) the development of specific goals and performance measurements for assessing the effectiveness of national drug contr… 2023-03-24T16:27:28Z  
109-hr-6345 109 hr 6345 To make a conforming amendment to the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to examinations of certain insured depository institutions, and for other purposes. Finance and Financial Sector 2006-12-05 2007-01-11 Became Public Law No: 109-473. House Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6] AL R B000013 2 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to increase from $250 million to $500 million the maximum size of a small insured depository institution which the appropriate federal banking agency may subject to a full-scope, on-site examination every 18 months (instead of every 12 months), if the greater amount would be consistent with the principles of institution safety and soundness. 2023-01-31T21:13:30Z  
109-hr-6346 109 hr 6346 To extend certain trade preference programs, to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Vietnam, to modify temporarily certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws, and for other purposes. Foreign Trade and International Finance 2006-12-05 2006-12-05 Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1092 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6346 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. House Rep. Thomas, William M. [R-CA-22] CA R T000188 0 Africa Investment Incentive Act of 2006 - Amends the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) to extend duty-free treatment to specified imported sub-Saharan African apparel articles. Extends the AGOA through 2015. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit against foreign income earned by U.S. companies doing business in sub-Saharan Africa. Amends the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to limitations on waivers of competitive need under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Program. Extends the GSP Program. Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act of 2006 - Amends the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to provide duty-free treatment for specified Haitian apparel articles. Andean Bridge to a Reciprocal Trade Partnership Act - Amends the Andean Trade Preference Act to extend duty-free treatment and other preferential treatment to articles imported from Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, and Peru. Authorizes the President to extend nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Vietnam. Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2006 - Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to repeal certain expired provisions reducing temporarily the rate of duty on specified chemicals. Provides, through December 31, 2009, for new duty suspensions and reductions and existing duty suspensions and reductions. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide for certain reliquidations. Establishes the Pima Cotton Trust Fund. . 2022-02-03T05:31:42Z  
109-hr-6347 109 hr 6347 To provide for the protection of health and safety during certain disasters. Emergency Management 2006-12-05 2006-12-05 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] TX R B000213 0 Authorizes the President (acting through the Secretary of Health and Human Substances), upon determining that a substance of concern has been released in an area declared to be a disaster area and has disrupted the transportation system of the United States, to carry out a program for the coordination, protection, assessment, monitoring and study of the health and safety of responding or affected individuals with high exposure levels. Requires that such a program: (1) apply to workers or volunteers, clean up workers, residents of the area, and persons who are employed in or who attend school in the area; (2) ensure that such individuals are informed about and protected against potential health impacts of any such substance in a timely manner, are monitored and studied for any health impacts, and receive health care referrals; and (3) ensure that information from any such monitoring and studies is used to prevent or protect against similar health impacts. Requires the President to take appropriate measures to protect the privacy of any participant in a registry or study. Gives priority in any registry or study to the protection, monitoring, and study of the heath and safety of individuals with the highest level of exposure to a substance of concern. Allows the President to carry out such a program through a cooperative agreement with a medical institution. Requires the Secretary, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to jointly enter into a contract with the National Academy of Sciences to study disaster area health and environmental protection and monitoring. 2019-11-15T21:17:36Z  
109-hr-6348 109 hr 6348 To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide for enhanced security of chemical facilities, and for other purposes. Emergency Management 2006-12-05 2006-12-05 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] TX R B000213 0 Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue interim final regulations establishing risk-based performance standards for the security of high-risk chemical facilities and requiring vulnerability assessments and the development and implementation of site security plans for such facilities. Directs the Secretary to: (1) review and approve each vulnerability assessment and site security plan required by this Act; (2) audit and inspect chemical facilities to determine compliance with such regulations; (3) provide the owner or operator of a facility not in compliance with written notification and opportunity for consultation; and (4) issue an order to comply by an appropriate date. Authorizes the Secretary to issue an order for the facility to cease operation until the owner or operator complies. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) the protection of vulnerability or security information under this Act from public disclosure; and (2) civil penalties for violation of an order issued under this Act. 2019-11-15T21:17:36Z  
109-hr-6349 109 hr 6349 21st Century Emergency Communications Act of 2006 Emergency Management 2006-12-05 2006-12-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology. House Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] TX R B000213 0 21st Century Emergency Communications Act of 2006 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) an Office of Emergency Communications. Includes among the Office Director's responsibilities: (1) assisting in developing and implementing the program to enhance public safety interoperable communications at all levels of government; (2) administering DHS's authorities relating to the SAFECOM Program and the Integrated Wireless Network program; (3) promoting the development of standard operating procedures and best practices with respect to use of interoperable emergency communications capabilities for incident response; (4) establishing requirements for such capabilities for all public safety radio and data communications systems and equipment purchased using homeland security assistance; and (5) promoting the ability of emergency response providers and relevant government officials to continue to communicate in disasters. Requires the Secretary, through the Director, to: (1) develop and update a National Emergency Communications Plan; (2) assess the range of emergency communications capabilities needed; (3) report biennially on DHS progress in achieving stated goals; and (4) ensure that grant guidelines for the use of homeland security assistance administered by DHS relating to interoperable emergency communications are coordinated and consistent with National Emergency Communications Report recommendations. Directs the Secretary to support the development of national voluntary consensus standards for interoperable emergency communications. Establishes: (1) in each regional office a Regional Emergency Communications Coordination Working Group; and (2) the Emergency Communications Preparedness Center. Requires: (1) the Secretary to support the rapid establishment of consistent, secure, and effective interoperable emergency communications capabilities in the event of an emergency in areas at consistently high levels of risk; (2) the Director of the Office of Int… 2019-11-15T21:17:36Z  
109-hr-6350 109 hr 6350 To provide for the continuing operation of the Metropolitan Medical Response Program. Emergency Management 2006-12-05 2006-12-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology. House Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] TX R B000213 0 Provides that there is a Metropolitan Medical Response Program that shall include each purpose of the program as it existed on June 1, 2006. Authorizes appropriation of an additional $30 million for FY2008 over the amount appropriated for FY2007. 2019-11-15T21:17:36Z  
109-hr-6351 109 hr 6351 Warning, Alert, and Response Network Act Science, Technology, Communications 2006-12-05 2006-12-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology. House Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] TX R B000213 0 Warning, Alert, and Response Network Act - Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to: (1) adopt technical requirements for commercial mobile service alerts; and (2) establish a Commercial Mobile Service Alert Advisory Committee to make recommendations to the FCC for assisting commercial mobile service providers in providing emergency alerts to their subscribers.Requires the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Science and Technology to establish a research, development, testing, and evaluation program to support the development of technologies to increase the number of commercial mobile service devices that can receive emergency alerts. Requires the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to establish a grant program to provide for outdoor alerting technologies in remote communities to enable residents of such communities to receive emergency alerts. Provides for additional funding for commercial mobile service alerts from the Digital Transition and Public Safety Fund. Authorizes the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to borrow up to $106 million from the Treasury to implement mobile alert programs under this Act. 2019-11-15T21:40:52Z  
109-hr-6352 109 hr 6352 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 with respect to the position of Chief Medical Officer. Emergency Management 2006-12-05 2006-12-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology. House Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] TX R B000213 0 Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 regarding the establishment and responsibilities of the position of Chief Medical Officer in the Department of Homeland Security. 2019-11-15T21:17:36Z  
109-hr-6353 109 hr 6353 To extend the suspension of the limitation on the period for which certain borrowers are eligible for guaranteed farm operating loans. Agriculture and Food 2006-12-05 2006-12-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development, and Research. House Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-7] LA R B001255 13 Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to extend through September 30, 2007, a suspension of limitation on the period for which certain borrowers are eligible for guaranteed assistance under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act. 2019-11-15T20:44:59Z  
109-hr-6354 109 hr 6354 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the credit for biodiesel used as a fuel. Taxation 2006-12-05 2006-12-05 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] TX R B001248 0 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the amount of the income and excise tax credits for biodiesel used as fuel. 2019-11-15T21:49:32Z  
109-hr-6355 109 hr 6355 To make funds available for program integrity purposes, including the data mining project, under the Federal Crop Insurance Act. Agriculture and Food 2006-12-05 2006-12-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Farm Commodities and Risk Management. House Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] TX R C001051 0 Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to use up to a specified amount of Federal Crop Insurance Act funds in FY2007 for program integrity purposes, including the data mining project. 2019-11-15T20:44:59Z  
109-hr-6356 109 hr 6356 America's Domestic Fuels Act Energy 2006-12-05 2006-12-05 Referred to the House Committee on Science. House Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-12] IL D C000794 4 America's Domestic Fuels Act - Instructs the Secretary of Energy to provide grants to states to conduct research to expedite the use of coal gasification as an energy source in ethanol production. Requires at least one pilot project receiving such assistance to be fueled by coal gasification and to be located in an area with high sulfur bituminous coal reserves. 2019-11-15T21:40:52Z  
109-hr-6357 109 hr 6357 To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit the monthly amount of prescription drug cost-sharing for full-benefit dual eligible individuals and other lowest-income individuals under the Medicare Prescription Drug Program. Health 2006-12-05 2006-12-05 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. House Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-7] NY D C001038 0 Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to limit to $10, adjusted for inflation, the monthly amount of prescription drug cost-sharing for full-benefit dual eligible individuals (eligible for both part D and Medicaid under SSA title XIX) and other lowest-income individuals. 2019-11-15T21:49:32Z  
109-hr-6358 109 hr 6358 Summer of Service Act of 2006 Education 2006-12-05 2006-12-05 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. House Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] CT D D000216 11 Summer of Service Act of 2006 - Amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to create Summer of Service programs providing at least 100 hours of summer community service learning opportunities to youth who will subsequently enroll in grades six through nine. Requires the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service to provide competitive three-year grants to: (1) states under a State Grant program; and (2) public or private organizations under a National Direct Grant program, when a state does not apply for funding or the community service program includes multiple states. Requires states and organizations, in making project subgrants, to favor entities with established track records that: (1) have leadership positions in the communities from which participating youth will be drawn; (2) focus on youth service during the transition year before high school; (3) encourage or enable youth to continue providing community service throughout the school year; (4) involve youth in the design and operation of the community service project; and (5) include youth of diverse backgrounds, at least 50% of which are from low-income families. Permits such entities to charge the parents of participants an income-based fee to contribute to the nonfederal share of project costs. Makes each youth serving at least 100 hours in a service-learning project eligible for an educational award of up to $500. 2020-02-10T16:51:20Z  
109-hr-6359 109 hr 6359 To require the establishment of a Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic at the Olympic Medical Center, Port Angeles, Washington. Armed Forces and National Security 2006-12-05 2006-12-05 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House Rep. Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6] WA D D000327 0 Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into an agreement with Clallam County, Washington, for the establishment of a veterans' outpatient clinic at the Olympic Medical Center, Port Angeles, Washington. 2018-02-03T17:37:56Z  
109-hr-6360 109 hr 6360 To provide for the establishment of a Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Clallam County, Washington. Armed Forces and National Security 2006-12-05 2006-12-05 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House Rep. Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6] WA D D000327 0 Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish in Clallam County, Washington, a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) community-based outpatient clinic for the provision of outpatient services to veterans. 2018-02-03T17:37:56Z  
109-hr-6361 109 hr 6361 Tule Lake Segregation Center Special Resources Study Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2006-12-05 2006-12-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks. House Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4] CA R D000429 1 Tule Lake Segregation Center Special Resources Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resources study of the national significance, suitability, and feasibility of including the Tule Lake Segregation Center in Modoc County, California, in the National Park System. 2019-11-15T21:28:39Z  
109-hr-6362 109 hr 6362 To amend the Clean Air Act to exclude agricultural particulates from the national ambient air quality standards for particulate matter, and for other purposes. Environmental Protection 2006-12-05 2006-12-05 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] NE R F000449 0 Amends the Clean Air Act to prohibit any national ambient air quality standard prescribed after January 1, 2006, for particulate matter other than fine particulate matter from applying to any ambient mix of particulate matter the majority of which is rural windblown dust and soils and particulate matter generated by agricultural sources. Defines "agricultural sources" to mean crop production and animal production within the meaning of the U.S. Bureau of Census North American Industry Classification System. 2019-11-15T21:17:36Z  
109-hr-6363 109 hr 6363 To provide for an additional requirements payment under the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to ensure that Puerto Rico is treated in the same manner as other States for purposes of determining the amount of the requirements payment made under such Act, and for other purposes. Government Operations and Politics 2006-12-05 2006-12-05 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. House Resident Commissioner Fortuno, Luis G. [R-PR-At Large] PR R F000452 0 Directs the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to make an additional payment to the State Election Commission of Puerto Rico to assist it to meet federal election administration requirements under the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA). Requires the EAC to make such a requirements payment in an amount that would treat Puerto Rico in the same manner as each of the several states and the District of Columbia. Amends HAVA to revise the formula for determining the minimum amount of requirements payments to Puerto Rico. 2022-02-03T05:28:10Z  
109-hr-6364 109 hr 6364 Eurasia Foundation Act International Affairs 2006-12-05 2006-12-05 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. House Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24] CA R G000021 4 Eurasia Foundation Act - Directs the Secretary of State to make an annual grant to the Eurasia Foundation, a private, nonprofit corporation whose purposes are to: (1) promote civil society, private enterprise, and sound public administration and policy in the former Soviet Union; (2) strengthen indigenous institutions that foster national development, constructive social change, equitable economic growth, and cooperative international relationships that are fully consistent with U.S. interests in Eurasia; and (3) conduct programs in response to initiatives in the region that would be difficult or impossible for an official U.S. entity. 2019-11-15T21:08:06Z  
109-hr-6365 109 hr 6365 To authorize the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to make grants to distributors of electricity for the purpose of upgrading their electrical distribution systems to provide protection against hurricanes. Energy 2006-12-05 2006-12-05 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. House Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-2] NY D I000057 0 Authorizes the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to make grants to state and local governments that distribute electricity for the purpose of upgrading their electrical distribution systems to provide protection against hurricanes. Sets the maximum federal share of a grant at 75% of the cost of the upgrade. 2020-02-14T19:14:24Z  
109-hr-6366 109 hr 6366 CTR Modernization Act Finance and Financial Sector 2006-12-05 2006-12-05 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. House Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] NC R J000255 0 CTR Modernization Act - Amends federal law governing mandatory reports on currency transactions to exempt depository institutions from the requirement that all domestic financial institutions file a report on every domestic coin and currency transaction. Requires such a depository institution to file a currency transaction report, however, if the transaction involves at least $30,000. Prohibits the Secretary of the Treasury after a certain date from requiring a depository institution to file a currency transaction report regarding a transaction of less than $30,000. Directs the Secretary to: (1) review at least every five years the threshold for reporting currency transactions; and (2) adjust the threshold amount for inflation. Directs the Secretary to prescribe regulations that exempt any depository institution from reporting a currency transaction with a qualified customer. Defines qualified customer as any person that: (1) is incorporated or organized under federal or state law, or registered and eligible to do business within the United States or a state; (2) has maintained a deposit account with the depository institution for at least 12 months; and (3) has engaged, using such account, in multiple currency transactions subject to reporting requirements. Requires the Secretary to prescribe regulations that: (1) provide guidance on identifying currency transactions involving illegal or suspicious activities; and (2) create a list of information that may be disclosed to customers before the reporting of suspicious activity. 2019-11-15T20:53:53Z  
109-hr-6367 109 hr 6367 Tax Code Termination Act Taxation 2006-12-05 2006-12-05 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-5] IA R K000362 0 Tax Code Termination Act - Mandates the termination of the Internal Revenue Code after December 31, 2010, except for self-employment taxes, Federal Insurance Contributions Act taxes, and Railroad Retirement taxes. Declares that any new federal tax system should be a simple and fair system that: (1) provides tax relief for working Americans; (2) protects the rights of taxpayers and reduces tax collection abuses; (3) eliminates the bias against savings and investment; (4) promotes economic growth and job creation; and (5) does not penalize marriage or families. Requires that the new federal tax system be approved by Congress in its final form by July 4, 2010. 2019-11-15T21:49:32Z  
109-hr-6368 109 hr 6368 Study of Ways to Improve the Accuracy of the Collection of Federal Oil, Condensate, and Natural Gas Royalties Act of 2006 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2006-12-05 2006-12-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. House Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] NY D M000087 3 Study of Ways to Improve the Accuracy of the Collection of Federal Oil, Condensate, and Natural Gas Royalties Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to arrange with the National Academy of Engineering to study and report to the Secretary regarding whether the accuracy of collection of royalties on production of oil, condensate, and natural gas under leases of federal lands (including submerged, deep water, and Indian lands) would be improved by implementing certain prescribed measures. Requires the Secretary to award a contract under which the contractor shall: (1) compare royalty payments made under federal oil and gas lease provisions for covered lands against data supplied to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; (2) make such comparison retroactive to June 1, 1974; (3) determine whether the correct production standard volume and heating content analysis was used to calculate such payments; and (4) determine whether such payments were adequate under the terms of the oil and gas leases. 2021-09-29T21:25:55Z  
109-hr-6369 109 hr 6369 To suspend temporarily the duty on stick and golf umbrellas. Foreign Trade and International Finance 2006-12-05 2006-12-05 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] NY D M000087 0 Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on stick and golf umbrellas. 2019-11-15T21:49:32Z  
109-hr-6370 109 hr 6370 Building Opportunities for Our Kids Act Education 2006-12-05 2006-12-05 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. House Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8] NY D N000002 0 Building Opportunities for Our Kids Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide additional funds for the purchase of textbooks for eligible schools under the schoolwide program of part A (Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies) of title I (Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged). Directs the Secretary of Education to establish a Textbook Recycling Program to facilitate the donation of textbooks by any local educational agency (LEA) to any other LEA for use by such schools. Directs the Comptroller General to assess the condition of textbooks used in public elementary and secondary schools. 2020-02-10T16:51:21Z  
109-hr-6371 109 hr 6371 Patients' Privacy Protection Act of 2005 Law 2006-12-05 2006-12-05 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8] NY D N000002 0 Patients' Privacy Protection Act of 2005 (sic) - Amends the Federal Rules of Evidence to declare that a patient has a privilege with respect to any evidence consisting of a confidential communication or record made in the course of medical treatment by a duly licensed health care provider. Authorizes a court to order the disclosure of such a communication or record to the extent the court determines that the public interest in disclosure significantly outweighs the patient's privacy interests. Requires the court to ensure that personally identifiable information is redacted and that the patient's communications and records remain under seal. 2019-11-15T21:34:11Z  
109-hr-6372 109 hr 6372 To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse and customhouse located at 515 West First Street in Duluth, Minnesota, as the "Gerald W. Heaney Federal Building and United States Courthouse and Customhouse". Commemorations 2006-12-05 2006-12-05 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. House Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] MN D O000006 0 Designates the federal building and U.S. courthouse and customhouse located at 515 West First Street in Duluth, Minnesota, as the "Gerald W. Heaney Federal Building and United States Courthouse and Customhouse." 2020-02-14T19:14:24Z  
109-hr-6373 109 hr 6373 Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2006 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2006-12-05 2006-12-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health. House Rep. Renzi, Rick [R-AZ-1] AZ R R000574 3 Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (the Secretary) to convey to Resolution Copper Mining, LLC, all, right, title, and interest of the United States in and to specified federal land in Pinal county, Arizona, in exchange for Resolution Copper conveying to the United States title to: (1) the Secretary to specified non-federal land in Gila, Yavapai, Maricopa, Pinal, and Coconino counties, Arizona, and (2) the Secretary of the Interior to specified non-federal land in Pinal, Santa Cruz, and Gila counties, Arizona. Directs the Secretary to convey specified land in Pinal county to the town of Superior, Arizona. Instructs Resolution Copper to deliver to the Secretary an executed document reviewed by, and acceptable to, the Secretary which grants a permanent conservation easement to the easement area (the surface estate of the Apache Leap Natural and Cultural Resource Conservation Easement Area) to one or more of the following grantees: (1) a qualified unit of government or Indian tribe; or (2) a land trust or other qualified organization. Requires Resolution Copper the grantee or grantees, in consultation with the town, the Secretary, interested Apache Indian tribes, and other interested parties, to determine whether the area covered by the easement should be managed to establish additional cultural and historic resource protections or measures. Directs: (1) the Secretary, in consultation with Resolution Copper, the town, and other interested parties, to construct in the Global Ranger District of the Tonto National Forest one or more replacement campgrounds for the Oak Flat Campground; and (2) the Secretary of the Interior to immediately convey to the Arizona State Parks Board approximately 2,000 acres of land under such Secretary's jurisdiction within the exterior boundary of the proposed Tam O'Shanter Area State Park for the establishment of such Park. Requires the Secretary of the Interior, immediately upon request by the Board, to grant the Board a … 2019-11-15T21:25:40Z  
109-hr-6374 109 hr 6374 Preserving Crime Victims' Restitution Act of 2006 Crime and Law Enforcement 2006-12-05 2006-12-05 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-29] CA D S001150 2 Preserving Crime Victims' Restitution Act of 2006 - Amends the federal criminal code to establish guidelines for cases in which a defendant in a criminal prosecution dies prior to the final adjudication of guilt. Sets forth rules for restitution to victims, appeals, motions, petitions, and civil forfeiture in such cases. Provides, as a general rule, that the death of a defendant who has been convicted of a federal criminal offense shall not be the basis for abating or otherwise invalidating a plea of guilty or nolo contendere accepted, a verdict returned, a sentence announced, or a judgment entered prior to the death of such defendant, or for dismissing or otherwise invalidating the indictment, information, or complaint, except as provided by this Act. 2019-11-15T21:34:12Z  
109-hr-6375 109 hr 6375 To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress an annual report and to provide notice to the public on congressional initiatives in funds authorized or made available to the Department of Defense. Armed Forces and National Security 2006-12-05 2006-12-08 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 70 - 330 (Roll no. 535). House Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3] IN R S001143 0 Directs the Secretary of Defense to report annually to Congress on congressional initiatives applicable to funds authorized or made available for the Department of Defense (DOD) for that fiscal year. Requires each report to be posted on a public DOD Internet website. 2018-11-21T20:20:01Z  
109-hr-6376 109 hr 6376 To provide that Federal property reversions on land deeded to the Municipality of Anchorage be conveyed to the Municipality in order to unencumber the Municipality's title. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2006-12-05 2006-12-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health. House Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] AK R Y000033 0 Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska, the reversionary interest of the United States in and to parcels of real property, including improvements thereon, which are owned by the Municipality and located in Anchorage, for the purpose of unencumbering the title of the Municipality. 2019-11-15T21:25:40Z  
109-hr-6325 109 hr 6325 To provide a new effective date for the applicability of certain provisions of law to Public Law 105-331. Finance and Financial Sector 2006-11-15 2006-11-16 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. House Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] NJ D P000034 2 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Revises the nonfederal matching requirements conditioning payment to a designated recipient organization of certain proceeds from any surcharges on the sale of Thomas Alva Edison Commemorative Coins. Makes July 1, 2007, the end of the two year period after which there must be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts any amounts deriving from such surcharge proceeds which have not been paid to a designated recipient organization solely because of the organization's failure to submit an audited financial statement demonstrating that all matching requirements have been met. 2023-01-12T17:51:59Z  

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