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| 108-hr-5424 | 108 | hr | 5424 | To repeal a provision relating to privacy officers in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005. | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-12-06 | 2004-12-06 | Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform. | House | Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11] | VA | R | D000136 | 0 | Amends the Transportation, Treasury, Independent Agencies, and General Government Appropriations Act, 2005 (division H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005) to repeal provisions requiring each Federal agency to have a Chief Privacy Officer to assume primary responsibility for privacy and data protection policy. | 2023-01-14T22:48:29Z | |
| 108-hr-5425 | 108 | hr | 5425 | To amend a provision relating to privacy officers in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005. | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-12-06 | 2004-12-06 | Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform. | House | Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11] | VA | R | D000136 | 0 | Amends the Transportation, Treasury, Independent Agencies, and General Government Appropriations Act, 2005 (division H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005) to revise provisions establishing a Chief Privacy Officer in each Federal agency with primary responsibility for privacy and data protection policy. Requires the Chief Privacy Officer to assist the agency Chief Information Officer in matters relating to the use, collection, and disclosure of personally identifiable information. Repeals the mandate that each Federal agency establish privacy and data protection policy procedures. | 2023-01-14T22:48:29Z | |
| 108-hr-5427 | 108 | hr | 5427 | Jobs Investment Act of 2004 | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-12-06 | 2004-12-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman. | House | Rep. Chandler, Ben [D-KY-6] | KY | D | C001058 | 0 | Jobs Investment Act of 2004 - Authorizes a State to provide to any entity a tax or fee credit or other tax incentive for investment in the acquisition, construction, installation, and rehabilitation of improvements, real estate, fixtures, equipment, and facilities located in the State. Provides that any such action taken by a State shall be considered to be a reasonable regulation of commerce and shall not be considered to impose an undue burden on interstate commerce or to otherwise impair, restrain, or discriminate against interstate commerce. | 2023-01-14T22:48:28Z | |
| 108-hr-5422 | 108 | hr | 5422 | To support the Boy Scouts of America and the Girl Scouts of the United States of America. | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-11-24 | 2004-11-24 | Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform. | House | Rep. Davis, Jo Ann [R-VA-1] | VA | R | D000597 | 0 | Prohibits any Federal law, rule, or regulation from being construed to limit any Federal agency from providing any form of support to the Boy Scouts of America or the Girl Scouts of the United States of America, including: (1) holding meetings, jamborees, camporees, or other scouting activities on Federal property if such organization has received permission from the appropriate Federal official responsible for such property; or (2) hosting or sponsoring any official event of such organization. | 2023-01-14T22:48:31Z | |
| 108-s-3026 | 108 | s | 3026 | A bill to support the Boy Scouts of America and the Girl Scouts of the United States of America. | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-11-20 | 2004-11-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11801-11802) | Senate | Sen. Frist, William H. [R-TN] | TN | R | F000439 | 3 | Prohibits any Federal law, rule, or regulation from being construed to limit any Federal agency from providing any form of support to the Boy Scouts of America or the Girl Scouts of the United States of America, including: (1) holding meetings, jamborees, camporees, or other scouting activities on Federal property if such organization has received permission from the appropriate Federal official responsible for such property; or (2) hosting or sponsoring any official event of such organization. | 2023-01-14T22:48:29Z | |
| 108-hres-865 | 108 | hres | 865 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be equal pay for substantially equal work performed by public sector and private sector employees within each State and locality in which such employees work. | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-11-19 | 2004-11-19 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Quinn, Jack [R-NY-27] | NY | R | Q000016 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be equal pay for substantially equal work performed by public sector and private sector employees within each State and locality in which such employees work. | 2023-01-14T22:48:31Z | |
| 108-hjres-112 | 108 | hjres | 112 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the Electoral College and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States. | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-11-18 | 2004-11-18 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] | CA | D | L000397 | 0 | Constitutional Amendment - Provides for the popular election of the President and Vice President under a new electoral system. (Abolishes the electoral college.) | 2023-01-14T22:48:33Z | |
| 108-hjres-113 | 108 | hjres | 113 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the process by which the House of Representatives chooses the President of the United States in the event no candidate receives a majority of the electoral votes. | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-11-18 | 2004-11-18 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-27] | CA | D | S000344 | 0 | Constitutional Amendment - Provides that whenever the right to choose the President devolves upon the House of Representatives, the Members of the House shall cast votes on an individual basis, and the candidate receiving the greatest number of votes cast by the Members shall be the President so long as such number is a majority of the votes cast. | 2023-01-14T22:48:33Z | |
| 108-hr-5390 | 108 | hr | 5390 | Presidential Succession Act of 2004 | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-11-18 | 2004-11-18 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-27] | CA | D | S000344 | 0 | Presidential Succession Act of 2004 - Rewrites provisions concerning presidential succession. Modifies the presidential succession list to include: (1) following the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Homeland Security on the list; and (2) specified U.S. Ambassadors at the end of such list. Requires the President-elect, prior to taking office, to file with the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate a notice designating whether the Speaker or the minority leader of the House of Representatives, and whether the majority leader or minority leader of the Senate, should act as President. | 2023-01-14T22:48:32Z | |
| 108-sres-464 | 108 | sres | 464 | A resolution relating to refundable tax credits for municipalities. | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-10-11 | 2004-10-11 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11222-11223; text as passed Senate: CR S11222-11223; text of measure as introduced: CR S11310) | Senate | Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] | CA | D | B000711 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Calls for: (1) the Senate to reiterate its support for reimbursing State and local governments for closing the pay gap for first responders who are called to active duty in the National Guard and Reserves by considering expanding employer tax relief provisions to cover State and local governments; and (2) the President to consider including such a proposal in his FY 2006 Budget. | 2021-09-29T22:08:29Z | |
| 108-hjres-109 | 108 | hjres | 109 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President by the popular vote of all citizens of the United States regardless of place of residence. | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-10-08 | 2004-11-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. | House | Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2] | IL | D | J000283 | 6 | Constitutional Amendment - Provides for the direct popular election of the President and the Vice President. | 2023-01-14T22:48:43Z | |
| 108-hr-5293 | 108 | hr | 5293 | Majority Vote Act of 2004 | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-10-08 | 2004-10-08 | Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. | House | Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2] | IL | D | J000283 | 0 | Majority Vote Act of 2004 - Requires each State to conduct general elections for Federal office held in the State during 2008 and each succeeding year using an instant runoff voting system, and ensure that the voting equipment and technology used to conduct the elections is compatible with such a system. Establishes a program under which the Election Assistance Commission shall make grants to eligible States to defray the costs of administering an instant runoff voting system. | 2023-01-14T22:48:40Z | |
| 108-hr-5295 | 108 | hr | 5295 | Federal Employees Dental and Vision Benefits Enhancement Act of 2004 | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-10-08 | 2004-10-09 | Received in the Senate. | House | Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18] | PA | R | M001151 | 6 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Federal Employees Dental and Vision Benefits Enhancement Act of 2004 - Directs the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to establish and administer programs through which current and retired Federal employees and their family members and dependents may obtain enhanced dental and vision benefits to supplement those available under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHB). Authorizes OPM to prescribe reasonable minimum standards for enhanced dental and vision benefits. Allows a full range of dental benefits, including diagnostic, preventive, emergency care, restorative, oral and maxillofacial surgery, endodontics, periodontics, prosthodontics, and orthodontics. Allows for diagnostic and preventive vision benefits, including eyewear. Requires Federal employees to be responsible for 100 percent of the premiums for dental and vision coverage offered under this Act. Imposes requirements for studies, reports, and audits relating to the dental and vision benefit programs established under this Act. Extends the enhanced dental and vision benefits provided by this Act to employees of the U.S. Postal Service. Expresses the sense of Congress that Federal employee health insurance benefits should be sufficient to promote the health and productivity of such employees and to support the recruitment and retention of a highly qualified workforce. Urges Congress to evaluate such supplemental dental and vision plans to determine the options for, and feasibility of, providing an employer contribution. Directs the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to report to Congress on options: (1) for extending health insurance coverage under FEHB to unmarried dependent college students under age 25; and (2) for extending hearing benefits to Federal employees and annuitants, their relatives, and other appropriate classes of individuals. | 2023-01-14T22:48:40Z | |
| 108-hr-5298 | 108 | hr | 5298 | To amend title 4, United States Code, to clarify the treatment of self-employment for purposes of the limitation on State taxation of retirement income. | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-10-08 | 2004-11-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law. | House | Rep. Cannon, Chris [R-UT-3] | UT | R | C000116 | 0 | Amends certain Federal law, which prohibits States from taxing the retirement income of nonresidents, to specifically include retirement plans, programs, or arrangements for self-employed individuals among those which may be so exempt from a State's taxation if the individuals are nonresidents of that State. | 2023-01-14T22:48:40Z | |
| 108-hr-5318 | 108 | hr | 5318 | To grant a Federal charter to the National American Indian Veterans, Incorporated. | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-10-08 | 2004-11-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims. | House | Rep. Herseth, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large] | SD | D | H001037 | 1 | Grants a Federal charter to the National American Indian Veterans, Incorporated (a nonprofit corporation organized in the United States). | 2023-01-14T22:48:40Z | |
| 108-hr-5276 | 108 | hr | 5276 | Disabled Federal Employees Protection Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-10-07 | 2004-10-11 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1867-1868) | House | Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] | MD | D | V000128 | 47 | Disabled Federal Employees Protection Act - Prohibits the termination of employment of a disabled Federal employee due to a conversion to contractor performance of any activity or function of an executive agency under Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 or any other Federal policy, directive, or regulation. Exempts certain nonprofit agencies for the blind or severely handicapped from this prohibition if the terminated Federal employee is offered an equivalent position in the Federal Government or with the nonprofit agency. | 2023-01-14T22:48:41Z | |
| 108-s-2938 | 108 | s | 2938 | A bill to grant a Federal charter to the National American Indian Veterans, Incorporated. | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-10-07 | 2004-11-16 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] | SD | D | D000064 | 5 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Grants a Federal charter to the National American Indian Veterans, Incorporated (a nonprofit corporation organized in the United States). | 2023-01-14T22:48:35Z | |
| 108-s-2898 | 108 | s | 2898 | Program Assessment and Results Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-10-05 | 2004-10-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1044-10445) | Senate | Sen. Fitzgerald, Peter [R-IL] | IL | R | F000442 | 0 | Program Assessment and Results Act - Amends the Federal law provisions concerning the budget and fiscal, budget, and program information to require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to assess, jointly with Federal agencies, each program of such agencies at least once every five fiscal years. Instructs the Director to develop criteria for identifying programs to be assessed each fiscal year. Requires the results of such assessments to be submitted in a report to Congress at the same time the President submits the next Federal budget. Sunsets the above provisions after September 30, 2013. Requires the head of each agency to submit to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and to the Congress a strategic plan for program activities not later than September 30 of each year following a year in which an election for President occurs, beginning September 30, 2005. | 2023-01-14T22:48:36Z | |
| 108-hr-5191 | 108 | hr | 5191 | Count Every Vote Act of 2004 | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-09-30 | 2004-09-30 | Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. | House | Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] | NC | D | P000523 | 4 | Count Every Vote Act of 2004 - Amends Federal law to extend the date provided for the meeting of electors of the President and Vice President in the States, and the date provided for the joint session of Congress held for the counting of electoral votes, in the event of an unresolved controversy or contest relating to the counting of votes in any State. Changes the date for the meeting of electors, in such an event, from the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December following their appointment to the first day after January 1 following their appointment. Changes the date for the counting of electoral votes in a joint session of Congress from the sixth day of January succeeding the meeting of the electors in the States to the second day following the extended deadline for the receipt of certificates and votes by the President of the Senate or the Archivist of the United States. Reduces from six to three days the "safe harbor" period for resolution of any controversy or contest regarding appointment of State electors. | 2023-01-13T22:01:44Z | |
| 108-hr-5171 | 108 | hr | 5171 | To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to ensure the same requirements that apply to voters who register by mail also apply to voters who do not register in person with an officer or employee of a State or local government entity, and to provide for increased penalties for fraudulent registration in cases involving 10 or more violations. | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-09-29 | 2004-09-29 | Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] | NM | R | P000588 | 0 | Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require a State to apply the same self-identification requirements currently applicable to voters who register by mail to those voters who do not register in person with an officer or employee of a State or local government entity. Amends the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the National Voter Registration Act to provide for increased penalties relating to fraudulent voter registration in cases involving ten or more violations. | 2023-01-13T22:01:44Z | |
| 108-hr-5174 | 108 | hr | 5174 | To amend title 5 of the United States Code to increase the amount of additional compensation payable to an employee who is disabled and requires the services of an attendant, and for other purposes. | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-09-29 | 2004-09-29 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8] | MA | D | C001037 | 10 | Increases the amount of additional compensation payable to certain disabled Federal employees and provides for a biennial inflation adjustment to such amount beginning in FY 2007. | 2023-01-13T22:01:44Z | |
| 108-hr-5182 | 108 | hr | 5182 | Homeland Security Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2004 | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-09-29 | 2004-11-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. | House | Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] | MS | D | T000193 | 10 | Homeland Security Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2004 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to include within the primary mission of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to ensure that civil rights are not diminished by efforts aimed at securing the homeland. Requires DHS's Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties to report directly to the Secretary of DHS. Includes among the Officer's responsibilities to: (1) assist the Secretary, directorates, and offices of DHS to develop, implement, and periodically review DHS policies and procedures to ensure that the protection of civil rights is appropriately incorporated into DHS programs and activities; (2) oversee compliance with requirements relating to civil rights; (3) coordinate with the DHS Privacy Officer; and (4) investigate complaints and information indicating possible abuses of civil rights unless the DHS Inspector General (IG) determines that such complaints or information should be investigated by the IG. Directs the IG to designate a senior official within the IG's Office to perform specified functions, including initiating investigations of alleged abuses by DHS employees, officials, contractors, or grantees. Requires the Privacy Officer to report directly to the Secretary. Makes the Privacy Officer responsible for coordinating with the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties to ensure that programs, policies, and procedures involving civil rights and privacy are addressed in a comprehensive manner and that Congress receives appropriate reports. | 2023-01-13T22:01:44Z | |
| 108-hr-5135 | 108 | hr | 5135 | Northern Mariana Islands Delegate Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-09-23 | 2004-10-07 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 473. | House | Rep. Pombo, Richard W. [R-CA-11] | CA | R | P000419 | 17 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Northern Mariana Islands Delegate Act - (Sec. 2) Declares that the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands shall be represented in Congress by the Resident Representative to the United States (a nonvoting Delegate to the House of Representatives) authorized under the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America. (Sec. 3) Requires the Delegate to be elected: (1) by the people qualified to vote for the popularly elected officials of the Commonwealth; (2) at the Federal general election of 2006 and at such election every second year thereafter; and (3) at large and by a plurality of the votes cast for the office. States that, if the Government of the Commonwealth provides for primary elections, the Delegate shall be elected by a majority of the votes cast in any general election for the office for which such primary elections were held. Provides that, in the case of a permanent vacancy in the office, it shall remain vacant until a successor is elected and qualified. Declares that the term of the Delegate shall commence on the third day of January following the date of the election. (Sec. 4) Specifies the qualifications of the office. (Sec. 5) Authorizes the Government to determine: (1) the order of names on the ballot; (2) the method of conducting a special election to fill a permanent vacancy in the office; (3) the method for resolving ties between candidates; and (4) all other matters of local application pertaining to the election and the office not otherwise expressly provided for in this Act. (Sec. 6) Provides that, until the Rules of the House are amended to provide otherwise, the Delegate shall: (1) receive the same compensation, allowances, and benefits as a Member of the House; and (2) be entitled to whatever privileges and immunities are, or hereinafter may be, granted to any other nonvoting Dele… | 2023-01-14T22:48:43Z | |
| 108-hres-796 | 108 | hres | 796 | Recognizing and supporting all efforts to promote greater civic awareness among the people of the United States. | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-09-23 | 2004-10-07 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4] | TX | R | H000067 | 7 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Recognizes and supports all efforts to promote greater civic awareness among the people of the United States, including civic awareness programs such as candidate forums and voter registration drives. Encourages local communities and elected officials at all levels of government to promote greater awareness among the electorate of civic responsibility and the importance of participating in these elections. | 2023-01-14T22:48:38Z | |
| 108-hres-797 | 108 | hres | 797 | Recognizing the importance of implementing any and all measures necessary to ensure a democratic, transparent, and fair election process for the 2004 Presidential election. | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-09-23 | 2004-09-23 | Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. | House | Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] | TX | D | J000126 | 8 | Recognizes the importance of implementing any and all measures necessary to ensure that eligible citizens can vote and be assured of having their votes counted, including measures to ensure: (1) full transparency of election procedures before, during, and after the 2004 Presidential election; (2) free access for national and international election observers; (3) a transparent process for complaint and appeals; and (4) the vigorous prosecution of any individual or organization responsible for violations of election laws or regulations. | 2023-01-13T22:01:42Z | |
| 108-sres-434 | 108 | sres | 434 | A resolution recognizing and supporting all efforts to promote greater civic awareness among the people of the United States. | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-09-23 | 2004-09-23 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 9/24/2004 S9652; text as passed Senate: CR 9/24/2004 S9652; text of measure as introduced: CR 9/24/2004 S9644) | Senate | Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] | MI | D | L000261 | 17 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Recognizes and supports all efforts to promote greater civic awareness among the people of the United States, including civic awareness programs such as candidate forums and voter registration drives. Encourages local communities and elected officials at all levels of government to promote greater awareness among the electorate of civic responsibility and the importance of participating in these elections. | 2021-09-29T22:08:19Z | |
| 108-hr-5123 | 108 | hr | 5123 | Major Regulation Cost Review Act of 2004 | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-09-22 | 2004-10-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census. | House | Rep. Barrett, J. Gresham [R-SC-3] | SC | R | B001239 | 2 | Major Regulation Cost Review Act of 2004 - Amends Federal civil service law to require each Federal agency to publish in the Federal Register a plan, which may be amended at any time by publishing a revision, for the periodic review of all the major rules issued by the agency. Requires that the plan provide for review within five years after publication as a final rule, with a five year extension permitted. Directs the agency, in reviewing major rules, to consider: (1) the continued need for the rule; (2) the nature of complaints or comments received from the public concerning the rule; (3) the complexity of the rule; (4) the extent to which the rule overlaps, duplicates, or conflicts with other Federal rules, and with State and local governmental rules; and (5) the length of time since the rule has been evaluated or the degree to which technology, economic conditions, or other factors have changed in the area affected by the rule. Requires that: (1) the review include a cost-benefit analysis of the rule, including an identification and consideration of a range of less costly regulatory alternatives; and (2) each year each agency publish a list of the major rules which are to be reviewed and which are to be included in the accounting statement and associated report submitted to Congress by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. Makes conforming changes to the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2001. | 2023-01-13T22:01:46Z | |
| 108-hr-5127 | 108 | hr | 5127 | 527 Reform Act of 2004 | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-09-22 | 2004-09-22 | Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. | House | Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] | CT | R | S001144 | 1 | 527 Reform Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to revise the definition of political committee to include any committee, club, association, or other group of persons that has as its major purpose the nomination or election of one or more candidates ("Section 527 Organizations" or major purpose organizations). Treats certain expenses by major purpose organizations as expenditures subject to the limitations and reporting requirements of such Act. Provides that any disbursement by separate segregated fund or nonconnected committee shall be allocated between Federal and non-Federal accounts in accordance with this Act and regulations prescribed by the Federal Election Commission. States that disbursements allocated to non-Federal accounts may be paid only from a qualified non-Federal account. Prohibits a separate segregated fund or nonconnected committee from accepting more than $25,000 in funds for its qualified non-Federal account from any one individual in any calendar year. | 2023-01-13T22:01:46Z | |
| 108-hres-793 | 108 | hres | 793 | Condemning all efforts to suppress and intimidate voters in the United States and reaffirming that the right to vote is a fundamental right of all eligible United States citizens. | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-09-22 | 2004-11-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. | House | Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33] | CA | D | W000794 | 51 | States that the House of Representatives: (1) condemns in the strongest terms all efforts to suppress and intimidate voters in the United States; (2) reaffirms that voting is a fundamental right of all eligible U.S. citizens; (3) urges States to replace decades-old election machinery with less error-prone equipment before the November 2004 national elections; (4) calls upon all States to institute a moratorium on the erection of roadblocks or identity checkpoints designed to racially profile or intimidate voters on Election Day; and (5) calls upon the Attorney General to monitor vigorously and investigate all credible allegations of voter intimidation and suppression, and to prosecute expeditiously all offenders to the full extent of the law. | 2023-01-13T22:01:42Z | |
| 108-s-2828 | 108 | s | 2828 | 527 Reform Act of 2004 | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-09-22 | 2004-09-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9527-9529) | Senate | Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] | AZ | R | M000303 | 5 | 527 Reform Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to revise the definition of political committee to include any committee, club, association, or other group of persons that has as its major purpose the nomination or election of one or more candidates ("Section 527 Organizations" or major purpose organizations). Treats certain expenses by major purpose organizations as expenditures subject to the limitations and reporting requirements of such Act. Provides that any disbursement by separate segregated fund or nonconnected committee shall be allocated between Federal and non-Federal accounts in accordance with this Act and regulations prescribed by the Federal Election Commission. States that disbursements allocated to non-Federal accounts may be paid only from a qualified non-Federal account. Prohibits a separate segregated fund or nonconnected committee from accepting more than $25,000 in funds for its qualified non-Federal account from any one individual in any calendar year. | 2023-01-14T22:48:46Z | |
| 108-s-2818 | 108 | s | 2818 | A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to ensure the same requirements that apply to voters who register by mail also apply to voters who do not register in person with an officer or employee of a State or local government entity, and to provide for increased penalties for fraudulent registration in cases involving 10 or more violations. | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-09-21 | 2004-09-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9444) | Senate | Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] | NM | R | D000407 | 0 | Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require a State to apply the same self-identification requirements currently applicable to voters who register by mail also to those voters who do not register in person with an officer or employee of a State or local government entity. Amends the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the National Voter Registration Act to provide for increased penalties relating to fraudulent voter registration in cases involving ten or more violations. | 2023-01-14T22:48:46Z | |
| 108-hjres-104 | 108 | hjres | 104 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to make eligible for the Office of President a person who is not a natural born citizen of the United States but has been a United States citizen for at least 20 years. | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-09-15 | 2004-11-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. | House | Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-46] | CA | R | R000409 | 0 | Constitutional Amendment - Makes eligible for the Office of the President non-native born persons who have held U.S. citizenship for at least 20 years and who are otherwise eligible to hold such Office. | 2023-01-13T21:46:44Z | |
| 108-hjres-103 | 108 | hjres | 103 | Every Vote Counts Amendment | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-09-14 | 2004-11-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. | House | Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] | TX | D | G000410 | 9 | Every Vote Counts Amendment - Constitutional Amendment - Provides for the popular election of the President and Vice President under a new electoral system. (Abolishes the electoral college.) | 2023-01-13T21:46:44Z | |
| 108-hr-5073 | 108 | hr | 5073 | Restore Open Government Act of 2004 | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-09-14 | 2004-10-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census. | House | Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-30] | CA | D | W000215 | 21 | Restore Open Government Act of 2004 - Revokes: (1) the " Memorandum for Heads of all Federal Departments and Agencies" on "The Freedom of Information Act" issued by Attorney General John Ashcroft on October 12, 2001; and (2) the "Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Department and Agencies" on "Action to Safeguard Information Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction and Other Sensitive Documents Related to Homeland Security" issued by Andrew H. Card, Jr., Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff on March 19, 2002. Declares that the policy of the Federal Government is to release information to the public in response to a request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) if such release is: (1) required by law; or (2) allowed by law and the agency concerned does not reasonably foresee that disclosure would be harmful to an interest protected by an applicable exemption. Instructs that all guidance provided to Federal agencies shall be consistent with such policy. Prohibits a record pertaining to the vulnerability of and threats to critical infrastructure that is furnished voluntarily to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from being made available under the FOIA if: (1) the provider would not customarily make the record available to the public; and (2) the record is designated and certified by the provider as confidential and not customarily made available to the public. (Allows the provider of such a record at any time to to withdraw the confidential designation.) Requires a Federal agency in receipt of a record that was furnished voluntarily to DHS and subsequently shared with that agency, upon receipt of a FOIA request, to: (1) not make the record available; and (2) refer the request to DHS for processing and response in accordance with this Act. Revokes Executive Order 13233 (relating to further implementation of the Presidential Records Act), dated November 1, 2001 and makes effective Executive Order 12667 (relating to Presidential records), dated January 18,… | 2023-01-13T22:01:47Z | |
| 108-hres-775 | 108 | hres | 775 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the continuity of Government and the smooth transition of executive power. | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-09-14 | 2004-11-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. | House | Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-27] | CA | D | S000344 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that during the period preceding the end of a term of office in which a President will not be serving a succeeding term: (1) the President should consider submitting the nominations of individuals to the Senate who are selected by the President-elect for offices that fall within the line of succession; (2) the Senate should consider conducting confirmation proceedings and votes on such nominations between January 3 and January 20 before the Inauguration; and (3) the President should consider agreeing to sign and deliver commissions for all approved nominations on January 20 before the Inauguration to ensure continuity of Government. | 2023-01-13T22:01:43Z | |
| 108-s-2800 | 108 | s | 2800 | A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to grant a Federal charter to the Pulaski Cadets, Ltd. | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-09-14 | 2004-09-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9223-9224) | Senate | Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | L000123 | 1 | Grants a Federal charter to the Pulaski Cadets, Ltd. (a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of the State of New York). | 2023-01-14T22:48:46Z | |
| 108-hr-5063 | 108 | hr | 5063 | Recognition of Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners in the Federal Workers' Compensation Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-09-13 | 2004-09-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. | House | Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-9] | GA | R | N000159 | 7 | Recognition of Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners in the Federal Workers' Compensation Act - Amends the Federal Employees' Compensation Act to include within the definition of "physician" physician assistants and nurse practitioners. | 2023-01-13T22:01:48Z | |
| 108-hr-5065 | 108 | hr | 5065 | To repeal certain sections of the Act of May 26, 1936, pertaining to the Virgin Islands. | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-09-13 | 2004-09-13 | Referred to the House Committee on Resources. | House | Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] | VI | D | C000380 | 0 | Amends Federal law to repeal specified provisions pertaining to real property taxation in the Virgin Islands. | 2023-01-13T22:01:48Z | |
| 108-hr-5042 | 108 | hr | 5042 | To amend the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 to ensure that the dependents of employees of the Forest Service stationed in Puerto Rico receive a high-quality elementary and secondary education. | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-09-09 | 2004-10-06 | Received in the Senate. | House | Resident Commissioner Acevedo-Vila, Anibal [D-PR-At Large] | PR | D | A000359 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Amends the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 to make Forest Service appropriations available to cover the cost of primary and secondary schooling (which may include transportation costs) of dependents of Forest Service personnel who are stationed in Puerto Rico and are subject to transfer to other U.S. locations if the Secretary of Agriculture determines that the area schools are unable to provide adequately for such dependents' education. States that such coverage shall not exceed costs authorized by the Department of Defense for the same area for armed forces' dependents. | 2023-01-14T22:48:43Z | |
| 108-hr-5045 | 108 | hr | 5045 | Restoration of State Sovereignty Act of 2004 | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-09-09 | 2004-09-09 | Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform. | House | Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7] | TX | R | C001048 | 3 | Restoration of State Sovereignty Act of 2004 - Provides that no officer, employee, or other authority of the Federal Government shall enforce against an authority of a State, nor shall any authority of a State have any obligation to obey, any requirement imposed as a condition of receiving Federal financial assistance under a grant program established under Federal law, nor shall such program operate within a State, unless the legislature of that State shall have by law expressly approved that program and, in doing so, have waived the State's rights and authorities to act inconsistently with any requirement that might be imposed by the Federal Government as a condition of receiving that assistance. | 2023-01-13T22:01:48Z | |
| 108-hr-5013 | 108 | hr | 5013 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the frequency of disclosure of information by political organizations and to improve the linkage between databases for public disclosure of election-related information maintained by the Department of the Treasury and the Federal Election Commission. | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-09-07 | 2004-09-07 | Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] | CT | D | L000557 | 0 | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise disclosure requirements for tax-exempt political organizations. Requires such an organization to make monthly reports in any election year in which it accepts contributions or makes expenditures of $25,000 or more. Requires quarterly reports for organizations with less than $25,000 in contributions or expenditures, but requires a change to monthly reporting upon receipt of contributions in excess of $25,000 or the making of expenditures greater than $25,000. Requires: (1) pre-election and post-election reports; and (2) semiannual reports in years in which a regularly scheduled election is not held. Requires: (1) the Secretary of the Treasury to take actions to increase disclosure to the public of tax-exempt political organization reporting; and (2) the Secretary and the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to take actions to improve the linkage between the databases for public disclosure of election related information maintained by the Department of the Treasury and the FEC. | 2023-01-13T21:46:42Z | |
| 108-hjres-101 | 108 | hjres | 101 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding presidential election voting rights for residents of all United States territories and commonwealths. | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-07-22 | 2004-08-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. | House | Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] | VI | D | C000380 | 2 | Constitutional Amendment - States that the right of a citizen to vote in a presidential election shall not be denied or abridged on account of residency in a territory or commonwealth of the United States. | 2023-01-15T04:49:24Z | |
| 108-hr-4930 | 108 | hr | 4930 | Homeland Security Information Sharing and Analysis Enhancement Act of 2004 | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-07-22 | 2004-08-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Infrastructure and Border Security. | House | Rep. Cox, Christopher [R-CA-48] | CA | R | C000830 | 1 | Homeland Security Information Sharing and Analysis Enhancement Act of 2004 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for the establishment of an interagency Homeland Security Information Requirements Board to oversee the process for establishing homeland security requirements and collection management for all terrorism-related and other homeland security information collected within the United States. Includes among the responsibilities of the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Under Secretary for Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection to: (1) ensure the simultaneous dissemination of data and information regarding communications and information technology infrastructure to appropriate personnel with maximum flexibility and speed; (2) coordinate the issuance of homeland security advisories and advice from other Federal agencies to State and local government, the private sector, other entities, and the public; and (3) administer a homeland security information network. Authorizes the Secretary to provide DHS personnel access to threat and vulnerability information required to discharge their duties. Directs the Secretary, where credible information indicates a potential terrorist threat that cannot be limited to one or more States, regions, critical infrastructure sectors, activities, or events, to use the Homeland Security Advisory System to inform the public of the threat, convey risk information, and provide specific unclassified warning information and advice about protective measures. Limits the dissemination of threat information without the Secretary's prior approval. Authorizes assignment of DHS personnel to the Terrorist Threat Integration Center. | 2023-01-14T22:48:19Z | |
| 108-hr-4937 | 108 | hr | 4937 | Stealth Lobbyist Disclosure Act of 2004 | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-07-22 | 2004-08-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. | House | Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-10] | TX | D | D000399 | 57 | Stealth Lobbyist Disclosure Act of 2004 - Amends the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to redefine the term "client" with respect to coalitions and associations on whose behalf a lobbyist must file a registration. Provides that, in the case of a coalition or association that employs or retains other persons to conduct lobbying activities, each of the individual members of the coalition or association, and not the coalition or association itself as under current law, is the client for whom a registration must be filed. Makes an exception for certain tax-exempt associations and for certain members of a coalition or association if the amount reasonably expected to be contributed by such member toward specific legislation-influencing activities of the coalition or association is less than $1,000 per any semiannual period. | 2023-01-14T22:48:19Z | |
| 108-hr-4938 | 108 | hr | 4938 | Stealth Lobbyist Disclosure Act of 2004 | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-07-22 | 2004-07-22 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-10] | TX | D | D000399 | 57 | Stealth Lobbyist Disclosure Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat as a tax-exempt political organization for purposes of the disclosure and other requirements applicable to such organizations (with certain modifications) any coalition or association that is identified as a client on any registration filed under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 and that is not a political organization. Requires any such coalition or association to notify the Secretary of the Treasury of: (1) its existence within 72 hours after one of its lobbyists makes an initial contact; and (2) any change in membership within 72 hours. Requires such notice to include a general description of the business or activities of each member of the coalition or association and the amount reasonably expected to be contributed by each member toward coalition or association activities of influencing legislation. Imposes a penalty tax for failure to give required notices. Exempts from the disclosure requirements imposed by this Act: (1) public charities and other tax-exempt organizations which have substantial exempt activities other than lobbying; and (2) members of a coalition or association who contribute less than $2,000 per year for lobbying activities. | 2023-01-14T22:48:19Z | |
| 108-hr-4963 | 108 | hr | 4963 | To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow Federal employees to take time off from work, without loss of time or pay, for the purpose of donating blood. | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-07-22 | 2004-08-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization. | House | Rep. Lampson, Nick [D-TX-9] | TX | D | L000043 | 3 | Provides that a Federal employee is entitled to leave without loss of, or reduction in, pay, leave to which otherwise entitled, credit for time or service, or performance or efficiency rating for the time necessary to permit such employee to serve as a blood donor. Prohibits such leave from being granted on more than four occasions in a calendar year, or in an amount greater than one day for each donation. | 2023-01-14T22:48:21Z | |
| 108-hr-4966 | 108 | hr | 4966 | Improving Electronic Voting Standards and Disclosure Act of 2004 | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-07-22 | 2004-07-22 | Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. | House | Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] | CT | D | L000557 | 0 | Improving Electronic Voting Standards and Disclosure Act of 2004 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to: (1) establish specific requirements for software used in electronic voting machines in Federal elections; (2) prohibit Election Assistance Commission accreditation of a laboratory unless it meets standards the Commission may establish to prevent the existence or appearance of any conflict of interest in the testing of voting system hardware and software; and (3) require the posting of notice of the availability of administrative complaint procedures for individuals who believe that a voting machine or other equipment used in the election is not working properly, or who otherwise believe that a State or jurisdiction is not in compliance with the requirements of this Act. | 2023-01-14T22:48:21Z | |
| 108-hr-4969 | 108 | hr | 4969 | To require the annual poverty estimate and the National Assessment of Educational Progress to be subject to certain guidance on the release of information to the public. | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-07-22 | 2004-09-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. | House | Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] | NY | D | M000087 | 1 | Requires the annual poverty estimate and the National Assessment of Educational Progress to be treated as if they were principal economic indicators and subject to the Statistical Policy Directive on Compilation, Release, and Evaluation of Principal Federal Economic Indicators of the Office of Management and Budget (including its guidance on the release of information to the public). | 2023-01-14T22:48:21Z | |
| 108-hr-4972 | 108 | hr | 4972 | Gateway to Democracy Act of 2004 | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-07-22 | 2004-07-22 | Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. | House | Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] | MA | D | M000133 | 9 | Gateway to Democracy Act of 2004 - Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to allow individuals under the minimum legal voting age, but who will reach such age before voting, to fill out the voter registration application forms when they get their driver's license. Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to maintain information on such individuals and make it available to election officials. | 2023-01-14T22:48:21Z | |
| 108-hr-4985 | 108 | hr | 4985 | Stand By Your Internet Ad Act of 2004 | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-07-22 | 2004-07-22 | Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. | House | Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] | NC | D | P000523 | 5 | Stand By Your Internet Ad Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to: (1) apply to campaign communications transmitted through the Internet the same presentation requirements currently applicable to their counterpart authorized printed campaign communications, including communications expressly advocating the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate; (2) require communications paid for and authorized by a candidate, and communications paid for by other persons but authorized by a candidate, to include a clearly readable statement identifying the candidate and stating that he or she has approved the communication; (3) require such communications transmitted through the Internet to meet applicable requirements with respect to any audio and video portions; (4) subject to disclosure requirements campaign communications made through prerecorded telephone calls; and (5) provide for the treatment as audio communications of prerecorded telephone calls, thereby subjecting them to applicable requirements pertaining to communications transmitted through radio. | 2023-01-14T22:48:20Z | |
| 108-hr-4999 | 108 | hr | 4999 | To repeal the provisions of law making reemployed annuitants ineligible for physicians comparability allowances under title 5, United States Code, and special pay for physicians and dentists under title 38, United States Code. | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-07-22 | 2004-10-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] | MD | D | V000128 | 0 | Amends Federal employment and veterans' benefits law to repeal provisions which make reemployed annuitants ineligible for physicians comparability allowances and special pay for physicians and dentists. | 2023-01-14T22:48:20Z | |
| 108-s-2702 | 108 | s | 2702 | First Amendment Restoration Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-07-21 | 2004-07-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | Senate | Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] | GA | R | C000286 | 4 | First Amendment Restoration Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to repeal: (1) a requirement that persons making disbursements for electioneering communications file reports on such disbursements with the Federal Election Commission; (2) a prohibition against the making of disbursements for electioneering communications by corporations and labor organizations; and (3) a provision treating coordinated communications as contributions. | 2023-01-14T22:48:27Z | |
| 108-hr-4867 | 108 | hr | 4867 | To amend title 3, United States Code, to permit an objection to the certificate of the electoral votes of a State to be received by the Senate and the House of Representatives if the objection is signed by either a Senator or a Member of the House of Representatives. | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-07-20 | 2004-07-20 | Referred to the Committee on House Administration, 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. Deutsch, Peter [D-FL-20] | FL | D | D000275 | 2 | Amends Federal law to permit the Senate and the House of Representatives, in the counting of electoral votes for election of the President and Vice President, to receive an objection to the certificate of the electoral votes of a State if the objection is signed by either a Senator or a Member of the House. | 2023-01-14T22:48:17Z | |
| 108-hres-728 | 108 | hres | 728 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the actions of terrorists will never cause the date of any Presidential election to be postponed and that no single individual or agency should be given the authority to postpone the date of a Presidential election. | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-07-20 | 2004-07-22 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Ney, Robert W. [R-OH-18] | OH | R | N000081 | 81 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the actions of terrorists will never cause the date of any Presidential election to be postponed; and (2) no single individual or agency should be given the authority to postpone the date of such an election. | 2023-01-14T22:48:22Z | |
| 108-hr-4855 | 108 | hr | 4855 | Independent National Security Classification Board Act of 2004 | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-07-19 | 2004-07-20 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1431) | House | Rep. Cramer, Robert E. (Bud), Jr. [D-AL-5] | AL | D | C000868 | 1 | Independent National Security Classification Board Act of 2004 - Establishes the Independent National Security Classification Board as an independent agency within the executive branch. Directs the Board, with respect to national security information, to: (1) review the classification system for such information and recommend reforms to ensure the protection of national security, information sharing among Government agencies, and an open and informed public discussion; (2) prescribe the classification system for such information applicable to all departments and agencies of the United States; and (3) upon its own initiative or by request of the Inspector General of an executive agency or the chairman or ranking member of specified congressional committees, review any classification decision made by an executive agency with respect to such information. Authorizes the Board to: (1) conduct hearings; (2) secure information from any Federal agency; (3) obtain administrative support services; (4) use the U.S. Postal Service in the same manner as other Federal agencies; and (5) accept, use, and dispose of gifts or donations of services or property. | 2023-01-14T22:48:17Z | |
| 108-s-2688 | 108 | s | 2688 | Executive Branch Financial Accountability Reporting Act of 2004 | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-07-19 | 2004-11-16 | Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform. | Senate | Sen. Fitzgerald, Peter [R-IL] | IL | R | F000442 | 1 | Executive Branch Financial Accountability Reporting Act of 2004 - Instructs the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to list for certain congressional committees: (1) each Federal entity that receives an exemption or waiver from the statutory requirement for an annually audited financial statement; and (2) other Federal entities, including special purpose entities, that do not prepare independently audited annual financial statements. Requires the OMB report to include assessments of: (1) the capability of the listed entities to prepare annual financial statements and have them independently audited; (2) how to reduce the costs of preparing the financial statements and performing independent audits; and (3) the benefits of improved financial oversight encompassing the executive branch, including the feasibility of preparing annual financial statements and independently audited statements for certain executive branch entities. Authorizes appropriations. | 2023-01-14T22:48:27Z | |
| 108-s-2680 | 108 | s | 2680 | Financial Accountability Expansion Act of 2004 | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-07-16 | 2004-07-22 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8747) | Senate | Sen. Fitzgerald, Peter [R-IL] | IL | R | F000442 | 1 | Financial Accountability Expansion Act of 2004 - Amends Federal law governing financial statements of Federal agencies to: (1) repeal the authority of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to exempt certain executive small-sized executive agencies from submitting annual financial statements; and (2) instruct OMB to notify the Secretary of the Treasury (Secretary) which executive agencies have size or budgetary limitations that do not support the internal preparation of a mandated financial statement. Directs the Secretary to: (1) prepare such financial statements or contract for their preparation; and (2) contract with independent auditors to audit them. Amends the Accountability of Tax Dollars Act of 2002 to make technical and conforming amendments to reflect this Act. Directs OMB to require each Federal entity that is not currently required to prepare an independently audited annual financial statement to submit one prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing principles. | 2023-01-14T22:48:27Z | |
| 108-hconres-474 | 108 | hconres | 474 | Expressing the sense of Congress that the Federal Government should not give any Federal agency the power to postpone the date of Federal elections. | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-07-15 | 2004-07-15 | Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. | House | Rep. Smith, Nick [R-MI-7] | MI | R | S000597 | 0 | Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Federal Government should not give any Federal agency the power to postpone the date of Federal elections; and (2) the Secretary of Homeland Security should not act on the proposal submitted by Election Assistance Commission Chairman DeForest Soaries. | 2023-01-15T04:49:24Z | |
| 108-hr-4844 | 108 | hr | 4844 | Federal Employee Dental and Vision Benefits Enhancement Act of 2004 | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-07-15 | 2004-07-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization. | House | Rep. Davis, Jo Ann [R-VA-1] | VA | R | D000597 | 1 | Federal Employee Dental and Vision Benefits Enhancement Act of 2004 - Sets forth provisions for the establishment of programs through which current and retired Federal employees and their family members and dependents may obtain enhanced dental and vision benefits to supplement those available under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHB). Urges Congress to evaluate such supplemental plans to determine the options for, and feasibility of, providing an employer contribution. Directs the Office of Personnel Management to submit a report to Congress describing and evaluating options whereby health insurance coverage under FEHB could be made available to unmarried dependent children under twenty five years of age who are enrolled as full-time students at institutions of higher education. | 2023-01-14T22:48:17Z | |
| 108-hr-4846 | 108 | hr | 4846 | Social Security Number Privacy and Protection Act of 2004 | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-07-15 | 2004-10-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12] | TX | R | G000377 | 5 | Social Security Number Privacy and Protection Act of 2004 - Directs the Director of Selective Service to alter the form of the Selective Service reminder mailback card, or the method by which the card is submitted to the Selective Service System, to reduce the risk of theft of Social Security account numbers included as part of the identifying information required from persons presenting themselves for registration under the Military Selective Service Act. Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to eliminate the Social Security account number from Medicare, Medicaid (SSA title XIX), and SCHIP (SSA title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) identification cards. Amends Federal veterans' benefits law to eliminate the Social Security account number from veterans health care identification cards issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Expresses the sense of Congress that health insurers should not use Social Security account numbers on insurance identification or claims cards issued to beneficiaries, but should substitute another identification code or number instead. | 2023-01-14T22:48:17Z | |
| 108-s-2672 | 108 | s | 2672 | Independent National Security Classification Board Act of 2004 | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-07-15 | 2004-07-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Intelligence. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8236-8237) | Senate | Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] | OR | D | W000779 | 5 | Independent National Security Classification Board Act of 2004 - Establishes the Independent National Security Classification Board as an independent agency within the executive branch. Directs the Board, with respect to national security information, to: (1) review the classification system for such information and recommend reforms to ensure the protection of national security, information sharing among Government agencies, and an open and informed public discussion; (2) prescribe the classification system for such information applicable to all departments and agencies of the United States; and (3) upon its own initiative or by request of the Inspector General of an executive agency or the chairman or ranking member of specified congressional committees, review any classification decision made by an executive agency with respect to such information. Authorizes the Board to: (1) conduct hearings; (2) secure information from any Federal agency; (3) obtain administrative support services; (4) use the U.S. Postal Service in the same manner as other Federal agencies; and (5) accept, use, and dispose of gifts or donations of services or property. | 2023-01-14T22:48:27Z | |
| 108-s-2676 | 108 | s | 2676 | A bill to amend chapter 4 of title 39, United States Code, to provide for the issuance of a semipostal stamp in order to provide funding for childhood drinking prevention and education, and for other purposes. | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-07-15 | 2004-07-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8239-8240) | Senate | Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] | TX | R | H001016 | 2 | Amends Federal law to require the Postal Service to establish a special rate of postage (a special postage stamp) for first class mail that is up to 25 percent higher than the regular rate as a voluntary alternative that the public may use to contribute to funding for childhood drinking prevention and education. Requires collected amounts to be paid to the Department of Health and Human Services. Expresses the sense of Congress that nothing in this Act should: (1) cause a net decrease in total Federal funding for childhood drinking prevention and education below the level that would otherwise have been received but for this Act's enactment; or (2) affect first class or other regular postage rates. Requires the special postage stamps to be made available to the public. | 2023-01-14T22:48:27Z | |
| 108-s-2657 | 108 | s | 2657 | Federal Employee Dental and Vision Benefits Enhancement Act of 2004 | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-07-14 | 2004-12-23 | Became Public Law No: 108-496. | Senate | Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] | ME | R | C001035 | 5 | Federal Employee Dental and Vision Benefits Enhancement Act of 2004 - Sets forth provisions for the establishment of programs through which current and retired Federal employees and their family members and dependents may obtain enhanced dental and vision benefits to supplement those available under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHB). Directs the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to submit a report to Congress describing and evaluating options whereby health insurance coverage under FEHB could be made available to unmarried dependent children under 25 years of age who are enrolled as full-time students at institutions of higher education. | 2023-01-14T22:48:23Z | |
| 108-hr-4797 | 108 | hr | 4797 | Continuity of Operations Demonstration Project Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-07-09 | 2004-07-14 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1370-1371) | House | Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] | IL | D | D000096 | 10 | Continuity of Operations Demonstration Project Act - Directs the Chief Human Capital Officers Council, in order to test the preparedness of the Government to continue to operate in the event of an extended emergency situation, to establish a demonstration project under which, through agreements with two or more agencies, a representative range of Government services and operations (both essential and nonessential) shall be performed under circumstances simulating a situation in which Federal employees are, as a result of a sudden and unexpected contingency, required to work: (1) from home or other sites apart from their usual and customary duty station; and (2) for a continuous period of not less than 30 days. Directs the Council, in carrying out the demonstration project, to ensure that specified requirements are met with respect to: (1) communications; (2) access to technologies, information, or other resources; (3) participation (limited to those employees who would otherwise have been eligible to telework); and (4) coordination with otherwise existing Federal telework policies, requirements, and funding. | 2023-01-14T22:48:15Z | |
| 108-s-2628 | 108 | s | 2628 | Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-07-08 | 2004-10-08 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 782. | Senate | Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | A000069 | 14 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures Act - Revises the definition of protected employee disclosures (whistleblowing) to include: (1) any lawful disclosure without restriction to time, place, form, motive, context, or prior disclosure; and (2) formal or informal communications or transmissions. Excludes from such definition disclosures pertaining to policy decisions that lawfully exercise discretionary authority unless the disclosing employee reasonably believes that there is evidence of a violation of law or government waste, fraud, or abuse. Protects certain disclosures involving classified information to Members of Congress and congressional employees who are authorized to receive classified information. Provides for employee discipline for disclosures to congressional employees who are not authorized to receive such information. Codifies the legal standard for determining whether a whistleblower has a reasonable belief that a disclosure evidences governmental waste, fraud, or abuse, or a violation of law. Provides that the following actions may not be taken against whistleblowers for protected disclosures: (1) the implementation or enforcement of any nondisclosure policy, form, or agreement; (2) a security clearance suspension or revocation; and (3) an investigation (other than routine nondiscretionary agency investigations) of an employee or applicant for employment. Authorizes the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) to conduct an expedited review of cases charging retaliation for whistleblowing when the whistleblower's security clearance or access determination is suspended, revoked, or otherwise adversely affected. Requires an agency that improperly revokes a whistleblower's security clearance to report to Congress explaining its actions. Exempts an agency from this requirement if the agency can show by a preponderance of the evidence (currently, clear and convincing ev… | 2023-01-14T22:48:24Z | |
| 108-hr-4773 | 108 | hr | 4773 | To define marriage for all legal purposes in the District of Columbia to consist of the union of one man and one woman. | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-07-07 | 2004-07-07 | Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform. | House | Rep. Davis, Jo Ann [R-VA-1] | VA | R | D000597 | 19 | Defines "marriage" for all legal purposes in the District of Columbia to mean the union of one man and one woman. | 2023-01-14T22:48:15Z | |
| 108-s-2612 | 108 | s | 2612 | Federal Law Enforcement Pension Adjustment Equity Act of 2004 | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-07-07 | 2004-07-14 | Committee on Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Financial Management, the Budget, and International Security. | Senate | Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] | MD | D | M000702 | 1 | Federal Law Enforcement Pension Adjustment Equity Act of 2004 - Amends the Law Enforcement Pay Equity Act of 2000 to repeal a prohibition against treatment as an increase in salary, for purposes of increased annuitant pension benefits, of the conversion of positions and members of the U.S. Park Police and the Secret Service Uniformed Division to a new salary schedule, and the associated initial adjustments in basic pay rates. (Thus permits cost-of-living adjustments in pension benefits for annuitants of the U.S. Park Police and the U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division.) | 2023-01-14T22:48:22Z | |
| 108-hr-4758 | 108 | hr | 4758 | Fair and Open Voting Standards Act of 2004 | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-07-06 | 2004-07-06 | Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. | House | Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] | FL | D | W000314 | 6 | Fair and Open Voting Standards Act of 2004 - Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to prohibit a State from removing a registrant from the official list of eligible voters for an election for Federal office by reason of criminal conviction unless the State certifies to the Election Assistance Commission that the State has in effect procedures for such removal which meet the applicable requirements of this Act including those concerning notice prior to removal and availability of appeal. | 2023-01-14T22:48:14Z | |
| 108-hr-4749 | 108 | hr | 4749 | Transparency and Accountability in Security Contracting Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-06-25 | 2004-06-25 | Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, 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. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] | NC | D | P000523 | 4 | Transparency and Accountability in Security Contracting Act - Directs that each "covered contract" (i.e., a contract entered into by the Government with a private security contractor, or a task order issued under the contract) require contractors to provide the appropriate Government contracting officer with information at the time the contract is awarded and to update the information during contract performance regarding: (1) the number of persons being used by the contractor and subcontractors; (2) how such persons are trained; (3) their salaries and benefits; and (4) a description of each category of activity required by the covered contract. Directs that the contractor provide, before: (1) award of the contract, cost estimates of salary, insurance, materials, logistics, travel, administrative costs, and other costs of carrying out the contract; and (2) closeout of the contract, a report on the actual costs. Sets forth provisions regarding casualty reporting, oversight, waiver authority (in an emergency or exceptional situation), and revision of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. Directs the Secretary of Defense to: (1) prescribe minimum standards for the persons that private security contractors may hire for the performance of any covered contract; (2) perform a cost and effectiveness analysis, before a Federal agency enters into such a contract, for every category of potential activity that may be carried out by the private security contractor under the contract; and (3) ensure that the overall military mission would not be significantly affected if the contractor personnel refused to perform work as required under the contract. | 2023-01-15T04:49:18Z | |
| 108-hr-4750 | 108 | hr | 4750 | To require any uniforms purchased for the Border Patrol to be made in the United States. | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-06-25 | 2004-06-25 | Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform. | House | Rep. Renzi, Rick [R-AZ-1] | AZ | R | R000574 | 1 | Requires that all uniforms procured for the use of Border Patrol agents be manufactured in the United States substantially all from articles, materials, or supplies mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States. | 2023-01-15T04:49:18Z | |
| 108-hr-4657 | 108 | hr | 4657 | District of Columbia Retirement Protection Improvement Act of 2004 | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-06-23 | 2004-12-23 | Became Public Law No: 108-489. | House | Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11] | VA | R | D000136 | 2 | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 28, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.) District of Columbia Retirement Protection Improvement Act of 2004 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to establish in the Treasury the District of Columbia Teachers, Police Officers, and Firefighters Federal Pension Fund (D.C. Federal Pension Fund) consisting of transfers of all: (1) District of Columbia Federal Pension Liability Trust Fund obligations to make Federal benefit payments; and (2) assets of such Trust Fund and the Federal Supplemental District of Columbia Pension Fund. Specifies the use of the D.C. Federal Pension Fund, including but not limited to: (1) making Federal benefit payments; and (2) financing Federal obligations for future benefits. Transfers as of October 1, 2004: (1) all obligations to make Federal benefit payments from the Trust Fund to the D.C. Federal Pension Fund; and (2) all assets of the Trust Fund and all assets of the Federal Supplemental Fund to the D.C. Federal Pension Fund. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to make annual Federal payments into the D.C. Federal Pension Fund from the general fund of the Treasury. Provides for the administration of the D.C. Federal Pension Fund by a Pension Fund Trustee selected by the Secretary. Requires the Secretary to enter into a contract with the Pension Fund Trustree to provide for the auditing of the D.C. Federal Pension Fund's assets, the making of such Federal benefit payments, and such other matters as the Secretary deems appropriate. Authorizes the Pension Fund Trustee, with the Secretary's approval, to enter into one or more subcontracts with the District government or any person to provide services to the Pension Fund Trustee in connection with its performance of the contract. Permits the Secretary to determine, in the interest of economy and efficiency, with respect to any function otherwise to be performed by the Pension Fund Trustee, that such function shall be performed by… | 2023-01-15T04:49:15Z | |
| 108-hr-4639 | 108 | hr | 4639 | Federal Advertising Reform Act of 2004 | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-06-22 | 2004-07-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Efficiency and Financial Management. | House | Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] | CT | D | D000216 | 5 | Federal Advertising Reform Act of 2004 - Prohibits amounts appropriated to an agency in any fiscal year which exceed $10 million to prepare or produce print, radio, or television advertising campaigns, as well as video news releases, uses of outdoor media, and internet advertisements on websites not operated by the Federal Government from being expended unless: (1) any proposed advertisement is submitted to the Comptroller General of the United States for review; and (2) the Comptroller General determines that such advertisement does not contain a political message and is not false, misleading, or deceptive. | 2023-01-15T04:49:15Z | |
| 108-hjres-99 | 108 | hjres | 99 | Providing for the appointment of Eli Broad as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-06-21 | 2004-06-21 | Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. | House | Rep. Matsui, Robert T. [D-CA-5] | CA | D | M000249 | 2 | Provides for the appointment of Eli Broad as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, to fill the vacancy resulting from the death of Barber B. Conable, Jr. | 2023-01-15T04:49:10Z | |
| 108-s-2536 | 108 | s | 2536 | Homeland Security Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2004 | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-06-17 | 2004-09-20 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 704. | Senate | Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] | ME | R | C001035 | 1 | Homeland Security Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2004 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to include within the primary mission of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to ensure that civil rights are not diminished by efforts aimed at securing the homeland. (Sec. 3) Requires DHS's Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties to: (1) report directly to the Secretary of DHS; and (2) review and assess information concerning civil rights abuses and profiling on the basis of race, ethnicity, or religion by DHS employees and officials. Includes among the Officer's responsibilities to: (1) assist the Secretary, directorates, and offices of DHS to develop, implement, and periodically review DHS policies and procedures to ensure that the protection of civil rights is appropriately incorporated into DHS programs and activities; (2) oversee compliance with requirements relating to civil rights; (3) coordinate with the DHS privacy officer to ensure that programs, policies, and procedures involving civil rights and privacy considerations are addressed in an integrated and comprehensive manner and that Congress receives appropriate reports regarding such programs; and (4) investigate complaints and information indicating possible abuses not to be investigated by DHS's Inspector General (IG). (Sec. 4) Amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 to direct DHS's IG to designate a senior official within the Office of Inspector General to: (1) coordinate Office activities regarding investigations of civil rights abuses; (2) receive, review, and investigate information alleging abuses by DHS employees or by employees of independent contractors or grantees of DHS; (3) ensure that Office personnel receive sufficient training to conduct effective investigations; (4) consult with the Civil Rights Officer regarding such alleged abuses and any policy recommendations that may be founded upon an investigation by the Office; (5) provide such Officer with information regarding investigation outcomes; (6)… | 2023-01-15T04:49:22Z | |
| 108-hr-4570 | 108 | hr | 4570 | To amend provisions of law originally enacted in the Clinger-Cohen Act to enhance agency planning for information security needs. | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-06-15 | 2004-06-15 | Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform. | House | Rep. Putnam, Adam H. [R-FL-12] | FL | R | P000586 | 1 | Amends provisions of law originally enacted in the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 concerning executive agency planning for information security needs. | 2023-01-15T04:49:13Z | |
| 108-s-2518 | 108 | s | 2518 | A bill to amend the Omnibus Low-Level Radioactive Waste Interstate Compact Consent Act to make the consent of Congress to certain compacts contingent on party states sharing the long-term liability for damages caused by radioactive releases from regional facilities. | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-06-15 | 2004-06-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE] | NE | D | N000180 | 0 | Amends the Omnibus Low-Level Radioactive Waste Interstate Compact Consent Act to state that Congress grants its consent only if the Compact provides that all party States to the Compact are jointly and severally liable for the cost of long-term liability incurred in connection with the radioactive release from a regional facility in a Compact host State (in excess of funds available from the extended care and long-term liability fund of the host State and from property and third-party liability insurance), based on the proportionate share of the total volume of waste placed in the regional facilities by generators located in each party state. Declares this condition inapplicable to a party State with a total volume of waste recorded on low-level radioactive waste manifests for any year that is less than ten percent of the total volume recorded on those manifests for the region during the same year. | 2023-01-15T04:49:21Z | |
| 108-hr-4564 | 108 | hr | 4564 | To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for reform relating to employment at the Federal Bureau of Investigation. | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-06-14 | 2004-06-14 | Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform. | House | Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] | VA | R | W000672 | 1 | Amend Federal retirement provisions relating to the Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees' Retirement System to raise, from 60 to 65, the mandatory separation age for employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) who have been exempted, because it is in the public interest to do so, by the head of the agency from being retired at the earlier automatic separation age limit of 57. Sets forth provisions for payment of retention and relocation bonuses for the FBI. Authorizes the Director of the FBI to provide for the establishment and training of a Federal Bureau of Investigation Reserve Service (FBI Reserve Service) for temporary reemployment in the FBI of previously full-time employees of the FBI during emergencies. Limits the membership of the FBI Reserve Service to 500 members at any given time. Amends Federal law relating to Government organization and employees, to include, with regard to pay authority for critical positions, positions at the FBI, the primary duties and responsibilities of which relate to intelligence functions. | 2023-01-15T04:49:13Z | |
| 108-hr-4530 | 108 | hr | 4530 | Federal Election Integrity Act of 2004 | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-06-09 | 2004-06-09 | Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. | House | Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6] | IL | R | H001022 | 23 | Federal Election Integrity Act of 2004 - Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require any individual who desires to register or re-register to vote in an election for Federal office to provide the appropriate State election official with proof that the individual is a U.S. citizen. Requires proof of citizenship in States without registration requirement and States permitting same day registration. Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit the appropriate State or local election official from: (1) providing a ballot for an election for Federal office to an individual who desires to vote in person unless the individual presents to the official a current and valid photo ID; or (2) accepting any ballot of an individual voting by mail without a copy of a current photo ID. | 2023-01-15T04:49:12Z | |
| 108-sjres-38 | 108 | sjres | 38 | A joint resolution providing for the appointment of Eli Broad as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-06-03 | 2004-08-02 | Became Public Law No: 108-284. | Senate | Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] | MS | R | C000567 | 2 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Provides for the appointment of Eli Broad as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, to fill the vacancy resulting from the death of Barber B. Conable, Jr. | 2023-01-15T04:49:23Z | |
| 108-hr-4479 | 108 | hr | 4479 | To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit States from denying certain veterans who have been convicted of a felony and who have completed their sentence the opportunity to register to vote or vote. | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-06-02 | 2004-06-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. | House | Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7] | IN | D | C000191 | 10 | Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit States from denying voter registration to or voting by certain veterans convicted of felonies who have completed their sentences. | 2023-01-15T04:49:11Z | |
| 108-s-2479 | 108 | s | 2479 | Thrift Savings Plan Open Elections Act of 2004 | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-05-21 | 2004-07-19 | Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform. | Senate | Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] | ME | R | C001035 | 4 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.) Thrift Savings Plan Open Elections Act of 2004 - Allows an election by a Federal employee or member to make contributions under the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) of the Federal Employees' Retirement System to be made at any time. Provides that such an election shall take effect on the earliest date after the election that is administratively feasible and shall remain in effect until modified or terminated. Prohibits agency contributions from beginning to be made for an employee or member until the date that such contributions would have begun to be made in accordance with regulations as administered on the date preceding the enactment of this Act. Instructs the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board to: (1) periodically evaluate whether the tools available to participants provide the information needed to understand, evaluate, and compare financial products, services, and opportunities offered through the TSP; (2) use these evaluations to improve its existing program for TSP participants; and (3) annually report to the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Government Reform of the House of Representatives on its TSP education efforts on behalf of plan participants. Directs the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), as part of the retirement training offered by OPM, to: (1) develop and implement a retirement financial literacy and education strategy for Federal employees that educates Federal employees on the need for retirement savings and investment and that provides information related to how Federal employees can receive additional information on how to plan for retirement and calculate what their retirement investment should be in order to meet their retirement goals; and (2) submit a report on such strategy to such committees. | 2023-01-15T04:49:07Z | |
| 108-hr-4414 | 108 | hr | 4414 | SHIELD Privacy Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-05-20 | 2004-06-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census. | House | Rep. Meek, Kendrick B. [D-FL-17] | FL | D | M001148 | 33 | Strengthening Homeland Innovation to Emphasize Liberty, Democracy, and Privacy Act or SHIELD Privacy Act - Directs the President to designate a senior official within the Office of Management and Budget as the Chief Privacy Officer, who shall have primary responsibility for privacy policy throughout the Federal Government. Directs the head of each department and independent agency in the executive branch to appoint a senior official of the department or independent agency, respectively, to assure primary responsibility for privacy policy. Requires the official appointed for the department or independent agency to: (1) assess the impact on privacy of each proposed action of the Department or agency that will require collecting, using, or accessing personally identifiable information from ten or more persons; and (2) make the results of such assessments publicly available through the Department's web site. Establishes the Commission on Privacy, Freedom, and Homeland Security to conduct a legal and factual study relating to U.S. efforts to further homeland security in a manner that protects privacy, civil liberties, and individual freedoms. Requires the Commission to: (1) conduct at least two field hearings in the five geographical regions of the United States; and (2) appoint a Director. Instructs the Commission to arrange with the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences for assistance in studying specified matters respecting such study, including the impact of Federal legislation enacted since September 11, 2001, or pending before Congress, on civil liberties. Terminates the Commission 30 days after the Commission submits a report of its findings, recommendations, and conclusions. | 2023-01-15T04:49:02Z | |
| 108-hr-4429 | 108 | hr | 4429 | To amend subchapter IV of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for wage parity for prevailing rate employees in Guam. | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-05-20 | 2004-06-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization. | House | Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] | GU | D | B001245 | 0 | Directs the Office of Personnel Management to establish wage schedules and rates for prevailing rate employees who are U.S. citizens employed in Guam that are the same as the wages schedules and rates for such employees in Hawaii. | 2023-01-15T04:49:02Z | |
| 108-s-2468 | 108 | s | 2468 | Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-05-20 | 2004-08-25 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 674. | Senate | Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] | ME | R | C001035 | 22 | Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act - Title I: Definitions; Postal Services - (Sec. 101) Amends Federal postal law to add definitions. (Sec. 102) States that nothing in this Act shall be considered to permit or require the Postal Service to provide any special nonpostal or similar services. Title II: Modern Rate Regulation - (Sec. 201) Directs the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) (established by this Act) 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 PRC, as part of such 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 notify the PRC whenever it establishes or revises a workshare discount rate. Authorizes the Postal Service, under specified requirements and limitations, to enter into service agreements that provide for the provision of postal services under terms, conditions, and standards that differ from those that would apply under otherwise-applicable classification of market-dominant mail. Requires: (1) notification to PRC of any such agreement at least 30 days in advance; and (2) the Postal Service to make any such agreement available to similarly situated mailers. Authorizes the PRC to review any agreement and to suspend, cancel, or prevent agreements that do not meet requirements and limitations. (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 parcel post and international mail, and mailgrams). Directs the PRC to promulgate (and from time to time revise) regulations to: (1) prohibit the … | 2023-01-15T04:49:08Z | |
| 108-hr-4394 | 108 | hr | 4394 | Accountability and Responsibility in Contracting Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-05-19 | 2004-05-19 | Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform. | House | Rep. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH-13] | OH | D | B000944 | 10 | Accountability and Responsibility in Contracting Act - Prohibits any acquiring corporation or any subsidiary of any such a corporation that enters into a corporate expatriation transaction (as defined by this Act) from being eligible to be awarded a Federal contract for a three-year period, unless the acquiring corporation reorganizes as a domestic corporation under the applicable incorporation laws of a State. Prohibits any entity and any entity with a foreign subsidiary doing business with a state sponsor of terrorism or foreign terrorist organization from being eligible to be awarded a Federal contract for a period of: (1) three years for a first offense; (2) ten years for a second offense; and (3) 15 years for any offense after a second offense. Directs each executive agency to require certification from a current contractor that the contractor, the contractor's domestic parent company and all other domestic subsidiaries of the parent did not do business, and did not own a foreign subsidiary that did business, during the ten-year period ending on this Act's enactment with such a state sponsor or organization. Directs each executive agency to require certification from a potential contractor, that the potential contractor, the potential contractor's domestic parent company, and all other domestic subsidiaries of the parent is not doing business, and does not own a foreign subsidiary that is doing business, or has done business within the last ten years, with such a state sponsor or organization. Permits citizens to file complaints with executive agencies regarding Federal contractors and requires annual reporting on the complaints to Congress. | 2023-01-15T04:49:01Z | |
| 108-s-2438 | 108 | s | 2438 | A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide Federal Government employees with bid protest rights in actions under Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76, and for other purposes. | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-05-19 | 2004-05-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] | ME | R | C001035 | 7 | Amends Federal law relating to the procurement protest system to modify the term "interested party" to mean, with respect to a public private competition conducted under Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 regarding performance of an activity or function of a Federal agency, that such term includes: (1) any official who submitted the agency tender in such competition; and (2) any one person who, for the purpose of representing them in a protest that relates to such competition, has been designated as their agent by a majority of the employees of such agency who are engaged in the performance of such activity or function. Directs the Comptroller General, for protests in cases of public-private competitions under such Circular regarding performance of an activity or function of a Federal agency, to administer provisions relating to such system in a manner best suited for expediting final resolution of such protests and final action in such competitions. States that, if a private sector interested party commences an action objecting to a solicitation by a Federal agency for bids or proposals for a proposed contract or to a proposed award or the award of a contract or any alleged violation of statute or regulation in connection with a procurement or a proposed procurement, in a public-private competition conducted under such Circular regarding performance of an activity or function of a Federal agency, then an official or person described as an interested party under this Act shall be entitled to intervene in that action. Applies paragraphs one and three to: (1) protests and civil actions that challenge final selections of sources of performance of an activity or function of a Federal agency that are made pursuant to studies initiated under such Circular on or after January 2004; and (2) any other protests and civil actions that relate to public-private competitions initiated under such Circular on or after this Act's enactment. | 2023-01-15T04:49:07Z | |
| 108-s-2437 | 108 | s | 2437 | Voting Integrity and Verification Act of 2004 | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-05-18 | 2004-05-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | Senate | Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV] | NV | R | E000194 | 7 | Voting Integrity and Verification Act of 2004 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require the voting system to permit a voter to verify the accuracy of his or her ballot by allowing the voter to review an individual paper version of the ballot before it is cast and counted. Provides the voter with the opportunity to change the ballot or correct any error discovered on the individual paper version. Requires the voting system to preserve: (1) the individual paper version of the voter's ballot, after the voter has certified that it accurately reflects the voter's intent, as the individual permanent paper record; and (2) such permanent record at the polling place. Requires the voting system to produce an individual permanent paper record for each ballot that is cast which provides for voter verification of the record and which will serve as the official record for purposes of any recount. Provides that, in the event of any inconsistencies or irregularities between any electronic records and the individual permanent paper records, the individual permanent paper records shall be the true and correct record of the votes cast. | 2023-01-15T04:49:07Z | |
| 108-hr-4371 | 108 | hr | 4371 | State and Local Government Economic Empowerment Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-05-17 | 2004-05-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. LaHood, Ray [R-IL-18] | IL | R | L000552 | 8 | State and Local Government Economic Empowerment Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to issue an interest-free loan to any State, county, incorporated municipality, or Indian tribe upon obtaining appropriate assurances that the proceeds of the loan will be used solely for funding capital projects, including the construction of or improvements to: (1) streets, highways, bridges, and tunnels; (2) waste water and sewer systems; and (3) infrastructure and other public facilities. Sets maximum loan limitations. Entitles each such unit of government to obtain an interest-free loan unless it is delinquent in repaying a prior loan. | 2023-01-15T04:49:00Z | |
| 108-s-2416 | 108 | s | 2416 | Federal Advertising Reform Act of 2004 | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-05-13 | 2004-05-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] | FL | D | N000032 | 1 | Federal Advertising Reform Act of 2004 - Prohibits amounts appropriated to an agency in any fiscal year which exceed $10 million to prepare or produce print, radio, or television advertising campaigns, as well as video news releases, uses of outdoor media, and internet advertisements on websites not operated by the Federal Government from being expended unless: (1) any proposed advertisement is submitted to the Comptroller General of the United States for review; and (2) the Comptroller General determines that such advertisement does not contain a political message and is not false, misleading, or deceptive. | 2023-01-15T04:49:05Z | |
| 108-s-2418 | 108 | s | 2418 | A bill to amend chapter 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, to authorize payments to certain trusts under the Social Security Act, and for other purposes. | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-05-13 | 2004-07-14 | Committee on Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Financial Management, the Budget, and International Security. | Senate | Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO] | CO | R | C000077 | 0 | Amends Federal law concerning the Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees Retirement System to allow a payment due a minor or an individual mentally incompetent or under other legal disability to be made to the person who is a trustee under a trust meeting specified trust requirements of title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act that contains the assets of an individual who is disabled if: (1) in the case of a minor, the minor is a child of the person upon whom the benefit for payment due is based or a dependent (who is a child) of the person upon whom the benefit for payment due is based; or (2) in the case of an individual mentally incompetent or under legal disability, the incompetency or disability occurred during the period that the individual was a child or a dependent (who was a child) of the person upon whom the benefit for payment due is based and that incompetency or disability has been continuous since that occurrence through the date of the payment due. Provides for the assignability of payments under such Systems to a trustee under such a trust. | 2023-01-15T04:49:05Z | |
| 108-hr-4341 | 108 | hr | 4341 | Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-05-12 | 2004-09-23 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 427. | House | Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23] | NY | R | M000472 | 76 | Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act - Title I: Definitions; Postal Services - (Sec. 101) Amends Federal postal law to add definitions. (Sec. 102) States that nothing in this Act shall be considered to: (1) permit or require the Postal Service to provide any special nonpostal or similar services; or (2) prevent the Postal Service from providing any such services provided as of May 12, 2004. (Sec. 103) Mandates that the Postal Service be subject to a high degree of transparency, including in its finances and operations. Title II: Modern Rate Regulation - (Sec. 201) Directs the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) (established by this Act) to establish a modern system for regulating rates and classes for market-dominant products (all first-class mail and special services, periodicals, non-parcel post standard mail, media mail, library mail, and bound printed matter). Prohibits the PRC, in such regulation, from allowing the average rate in any subclass of mail to increase at an annual rate greater than the comparable increase in the Consumer Price Index, unless it has determined that such increase is reasonable and necessary to enable the Postal Service to maintain and continue the development of postal services adapted to the needs of the United States. (Sec. 202) Directs the Postal Service Board of Governors to establish rates and classes for products in the competitive category of mail (priority mail, expedited mail, mailgrams, international mail, and parcel post). Directs the PRC to promulgate (and from time to time revise) regulations to: (1) prohibit the subsidization of competitive products by market-dominant products; (2) ensure that each competitive product covers its attributable costs; and (3) ensure that all competitive products collectively make a reasonable contribution to Postal Service institutional costs. (Sec. 203) Authorizes the Postal Service, under specified conditions, to conduct market tests of experimental products, requiring notification of the PRC of the nature and scope of each test. Pr… | 2023-01-15T04:49:00Z | |
| 108-hr-4324 | 108 | hr | 4324 | Thrift Savings Plan Open Elections Act of 2004 | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-05-11 | 2004-12-21 | Became Public Law No: 108-469. | House | Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11] | VA | R | D000136 | 2 | Thrift Savings Plan Open Elections Act of 2004 - Allows an election by a Federal employee or member to make contributions under the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) of the Federal Employees' Retirement System to be made at any time. Provides that such an election shall take effect on the earliest date after the election that is administratively feasible and shall remain in effect until modified or terminated. Prohibits agency contributions from beginning to be made for an employee or member until the date that such contributions would have begun to be made in accordance with regulations as administered on the date preceding the enactment of this Act. Instructs the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board to: (1) periodically evaluate whether the tools available to participants provide the information needed to understand, evaluate, and compare financial products, services, and opportunities offered through the TSP; (2) use these evaluations to improve its existing program for TSP participants; and (3) annually report to the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Government Reform of the House of Representatives on its TSP education efforts on behalf of plan participants. Directs the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), as part of the retirement training offered by OPM, to: (1) develop and implement a retirement financial literacy and education strategy for Federal employees that educates Federal employees on the need for retirement savings and investment and that provides information related to how Federal employees can receive additional information on how to plan for retirement and calculate what their retirement investment should be in order to meet their retirement goals; and (2) submit a report on such strategy to such committees. | 2023-01-15T04:48:59Z | |
| 108-s-2409 | 108 | s | 2409 | A bill to provide for continued health benefits coverage for certain Federal employees, and for other purposes. | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-05-11 | 2004-11-16 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 801. | Senate | Sen. Voinovich, George V. [R-OH] | OH | R | V000126 | 4 | Provides for continuation of health benefits coverage, effective March 1, 2003, for any Federal employee, who: (1) is enrolled in a Federal employee health benefits plan; (2) is a member of a reserve component of the armed forces; (3) is called to active duty in support of a contingency operation; (4) is placed on leave without pay or separated from service to perform active duty; and (5) serves for more than 30 consecutive days. Authorizes such coverage, and authorizes agency payment of the employee and Government contributions and any additional administrative expenses chargeable to the employee for such coverage, for up to 24 months after the employee is placed on leave without pay or separated from service to perform active duty. Extends coverage of life insurance purchased under the Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Program (FEGLI) for up to 24 months for a federal employee who: (1) is covered by FEGLI insurance policy; (2) is a member of a reserve component of the armed forces; (3) is called to active duty in support of a contingency operation; (4) is placed on leave without pay or separated from service to perform active duty; and (5) serves for more than 30 consecutive days. | 2023-01-15T04:49:06Z | |
| 108-hr-4320 | 108 | hr | 4320 | To revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws, related to public contracts, as title 41, United States Code, "Public Contracts". | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-05-10 | 2004-05-10 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] | WI | R | S000244 | 1 | Enacts title 41 of the United States Code into positive law to be entitled "Public Contracts." Makes technical and conforming changes to existing law. | 2023-01-15T04:48:59Z | |
| 108-hr-4302 | 108 | hr | 4302 | District of Columbia Mental Health Civil Commitment Modernization Act of 2004 | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-05-06 | 2004-12-10 | Became Public Law No: 108-450. | House | Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11] | VA | R | D000136 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on October 6, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.) District of Columbia Mental Health Civil Commitment Modernization Act of 2004 - (Sec. 2) Amends the District of Columbia Code to modify the composition of, appointment to, and organization of the Commission on Mental Health. (Sec. 3) Limits to Commission members who are psychiatrists or qualified psychologists (currently, the Commission or any of its members) the competency to be witnesses at any mental health proceeding. (Sec. 4) Authorizes Superior Court extension for up to 21 days, under certain conditions, of the period for which an individual may be detained for emergency observation and diagnosis in a facility, hospital, or mental health provider. (Sec. 5) Authorizes the Commission to grant a continuance of up to 14 days beyond the current allowed recess of five days for the counsel of persons alleged to be mentally ill to prepare a case. Requires extension of the emergency observation and detention period for the subject of the hearing for the duration of the continuance. (Sec. 6) Revises procedures on hearings and determination of mental illness. Limits to the least restrictive alternative the kind of facility to which a Court may order a person's commitment, consistent with the best interests of the person and the public. (Sec. 7) Authorizes a one-year renewal of commitment status by the Commission, subject to judicial review, of a person in a facility, hospital, or mental health provider. | 2023-01-15T04:48:58Z | |
| 108-hr-4310 | 108 | hr | 4310 | State and Local Government Economic Empowerment Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-05-06 | 2004-05-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census. | House | Rep. LaHood, Ray [R-IL-18] | IL | R | L000552 | 7 | State and Local Government Economic Empowerment Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to issue an interest-free loan to any State, county, incorporated municipality, or Indian tribe upon obtaining appropriate assurances that the proceeds of the loan will be used solely for funding capital projects, including the construction of or improvements to: (1) streets, highways, bridges, and tunnels; (2) water and sewer systems; (3) waste disposal systems; and (4) public buildings and other public facilities. Sets maximum loan limitations. Entitles each such unit of government to obtain an interest-free loan unless it is delinquent in repaying a prior loan. | 2023-01-15T04:48:59Z | |
| 108-s-2392 | 108 | s | 2392 | Political Candidate Personal Responsibility Act of 2004 | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-05-06 | 2004-05-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5000) | Senate | Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] | OR | D | W000779 | 1 | Political Candidate Personal Responsibility Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 with respect to the publication and distribution of statements and solicitations to: (1) subject a printed communication that is transmitted through the Internet to the same requirements applicable to newspapers, magazines, and other print material; (2) require a campaign communication that is paid for and authorized by a candidate or a candidate's authorized political committee (or its agents), or that is paid for by other persons but authorized by a candidate or the candidate's authorized committee (or its agents) and makes any direct reference to another candidate for the same office, to contain a photo of the candidate and include a printed statement that the candidate has approved the communication; and (3) subject Internet and prerecorded telephone communications to applicable requirements with respect to communications by candidates or authorized persons that pertain to radio and television. | 2023-01-15T04:49:05Z | |
| 108-hr-4290 | 108 | hr | 4290 | Data-Mining Reporting Act of 2004 | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-05-05 | 2004-05-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census. | House | Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] | WA | D | M000404 | 14 | Data-Mining Reporting Act of 2004 - Requires the head of each Federal department or agency that is engaged in any activity to use or develop data-mining technology to report annually to Congress on all such activities. Defines "data-mining" as a query, search, or other analysis of one or more electronic databases, where: (1) at least one of the databases was obtained from or remains under the control of a non-Federal entity, or the information was acquired initially by another Federal department or agency for purposes other than intelligence or law enforcement; (2) the search does not use a specific individual's personal identifiers to acquire information concerning that individual; and (3) a Federal department or agency is conducting the query, search, or other analysis to find a pattern indicating terrorist or other criminal activity. Mandates annual updates, including any new data-mining technologies. | 2023-01-15T04:48:59Z | |
| 108-hr-4259 | 108 | hr | 4259 | Department of Homeland Security Financial Accountability Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-05-04 | 2004-10-16 | Became Public Law No: 108-330. | House | Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19] | PA | R | P000585 | 6 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.) Department of Homeland Security Financial Accountability Act - (Sec. 3) Amends the Chief Financial Officer Act of 1990 and the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the President to appoint a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), who is to report directly to the Secretary of DHS and to the Under Secretary for Management. Removes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from the list of agencies required to have a CFO. (Sec. 4) Amends the Reports Consolidation Act of 2000 to instruct the Secretary of DHS to: (1) submit a specified performance and accountability report, including an audit opinion of DHS internal controls over its financial reporting; and (3) design and implement DHS-wide management controls that reflect the national homeland security strategy of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, and that permit assessment by Congress and DHS managers of DHS performance in executing such strategy. Requires performance and accountability reports for fiscal years after 2005 to include an assertion of the internal controls that apply to financial reporting by the DHS. (Sec. 5) Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Future Years Homeland Security Program to: (1) include the same type of information, organizational structure, and level of detail as a certain future years defense program; (2) set forth the homeland security strategy that was used to develop program planning guidance for the Program; and (3) include an explanation of how the resource allocations included in the Program correlate to homeland security strategy. (Sec. 6) Instructs the Secretary to establish an Office of Program Analysis and Evaluation. Creates the position of Director of Program Analysis and Evaluation. (Sec. 7) Requires the CFO of DHS to notify simultaneously specified congressional committees whenever appropriations earmarked for DHS are either tra… | 2023-01-15T04:48:58Z | |
| 108-hr-4269 | 108 | hr | 4269 | District of Columbia Fair Federal Compensation Act of 2004 | Government Operations and Politics | 2004-05-04 | 2004-05-04 | Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform. | House | Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] | DC | D | N000147 | 8 | District of Columbia Fair Federal Compensation Act of 2004 - Provides for an annual Federal infrastructure support contribution to the District of Columbia. Establishes the Dedicated Infrastructure Account in the general fund of the District. | 2023-01-15T04:48:58Z |
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