Commends the public servants of the Department of Homeland Security and other federal agencies for their outstanding contributions to our Nation's homeland security. Salutes the dedication of state, local, territorial, and tribal government officials, the private sector, and citizens across the country for their efforts to enhance the Nation's ability to prevent, deter, protect against, and prepare to respond to potential acts of terrorism. Expresses the Nation's appreciation for the sacrifices and commitment of our law enforcement and emergency response personnel in preventing and preparing to respond to acts of terrorism. Supports the goals and ideals of National Preparedness Month as they relate to the threat of terrorism. Urges the federal government, states, localities, schools, nonprofit organizations, businesses, other entities, and the people of the United States to observe National Preparedness Month with appropriate events and activities that promote citizen and community preparedness to respond to terrorist attacks.

Bill· HRH.R. 3005 (109th)referred

Pulmonary Hypertension Research Act of 2005

United States · United States Congress · 21 June 2005

Pulmonary Hypertension Research Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to expand, intensify, and coordinate the activities of the Institute with respect to research on pulmonary hypertension and to coordinate the Director's activities with related activities of other national research institutes and National Institutes of Health (NIH) agencies. Requires the Director to make grants to, or enter into contracts with, public or nonprofit private entities for the development and operation of centers to conduct research and programs on pulmonary hypertension, including: (1) basic and clinical research into the cause, diagnosis, early detection, prevention, control, and treatment of the disease; (2) training programs for scientists and health professionals; (3) programs to provide information and continuing education to health professionals; and (4) programs for the dissemination of information to the public. Requires the Director to establish: (1) a data system for the collection, storage, analysis, retrieval, and dissemination of data derived from patient populations with pulmonary hypertension; and (2) an information clearinghouse to facilitate and enhance knowledge and understanding of pulmonary hypertension by health professionals, patients, industry, and the public.

Bill· HRH.R. 2804 (109th)referred

ADA Notification Act

United States · United States Congress · 8 June 2005

ADA Notification Act - Amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to deny jurisdiction to a court in a civil action for remedies for disability discrimination unless: (1) the plaintiff notified the defendant in writing of the alleged violations prior to filing the complaint; (2) the notice identified the specific facts that constitute the alleged violation; (3) 90 or more days has elapsed after the date on which the notice was provided; (4) the notice informed the defendant that the civil action could not be commenced for 90 days; and (5) the complaint states that the defendant has not corrected the alleged violation. Excludes civil actions seeking preliminary injunctive relief or temporary restraining orders from such notification requirements.

Bill· HRH.R. 2458 (109th)referred

Enumerated Powers Act

United States · United States Congress · 18 May 2005

Enumerated Powers Act - Requires each Act of Congress to contain a concise and definite statement of the constitutional authority relied upon for the enactment of each portion of that Act. Declares that failure to comply with this requirement shall give rise to a point of order in either House of Congress.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 153 (109th)referred

Welcoming His Excellency Hamid Karzai, the President of Afghanistan, on the occasion of his visit to the United States in May 2005 and expressing support for a strong and enduring strategic partnership between the United States and Afghanistan.

United States · United States Congress · 16 May 2005

Welcomes the first democratically-elected President of Afghanistan, His Excellency Hamid Karzai, as an honored guest and friend upon his May 2005 visit to the United States. Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) a democratic and prosperous Afghanistan is a vital U.S. security interest; and (2) a strategic partnership between the United States and Afghanistan should continue to be a primary objective of both countries.

Bill· HRH.R. 2355 (109th)open

Health Care Choice Act of 2005

United States · United States Congress · 12 May 2005

Health Care Choice Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide that the laws of the primary state (as designated by the health insurance issuer) apply to individual health insurance coverage offered by that issuer both in the primary state and in any secondary state if the coverage and issuer comply with this Act. Exempts health insurance issuers from any laws of the secondary state that would: (1) regulate the operation of the health insurance issuer in the secondary state, except for certain activities, including paying taxes and registering with the state insurance commissioner; (2) require any individual health insurance coverage issued by the issuer to be countersigned by an agent or broker residing in the secondary state; or (3) discriminate against the issuer issuing insurance in both the primary state and any secondary state. Prohibits a health insurance issuer that provides individual health insurance coverage in a primary or secondary state from: (1) upon renewal, taking certain actions based on health-status related factors, including increasing premiums assessed; and (2) offering coverage in a secondary state that is not currently offered for sale in the primary state. Allows states to require brokers to obtain a license from that state, but not to impose any requirements that discriminate against nonresident brokers. Requires health insurance issuers offering coverage in both primary and secondary States state to submit to the insurance commissioner of each state: (1) a copy of a plan of operation, a feasibility study, or similar statement; (2) written notice of any change in designation of its primary state; and (3) quarterly financial statements. Sets forth requirements (regarding determination of capital and an independent review process) that must be met by primary states in order for an issuer to provde insurance in a secondary state. Gives sole jurisdiction to primary states to enforce the covered laws in primary and secondary states.

Bill· HRH.R. 2290 (109th)referred

Family Budget Protection Act of 2005

United States · United States Congress · 11 May 2005

Family Budget Protection Act of 2005 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to eliminate the May 15 deadline for consideration of annual appropriations measures. Requires annual joint (currently, concurrent) budget resolutions signed by the President. Provides for an amendment to change the statutory limit on the public debt. Requires consideration of budget-related legislation before the budget resolution becomes law. Provides expedited procedures for presidential vetoes of joint budget resolutions. Provides for establishment of a reserve fund for emergencies. Requires: (1) biennial (currently, annual) budget resolutions; (2) biennial appropriations Acts; and (3) biennial government strategic and performance plans. Provides spending caps on the growth of entitlements and mandatory budget outlays. Excludes from such limitation until FY2008 direct spending programs and direct spending under part D (relating to the Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Health Insurance for the Aged and Disabled) under the Social Security Act (SSA) or spending under part C of such title (relating to the Medicare+Choice Program) that is attributable to such part D. Exempts benefits payable under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of SSA, Tier 1 railroad retirement benefits, and benefits payable under part A of title XVIII (relating to Hospital Insurance Benefits for the Aged and Disabled) of SSA and part C of such title (relating to the Medicare+Choice program) from required reductions under the Balanced Budget and Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act), along with specified government accounts and activities. Provides other exceptions, limitations, and special rules with respect to sequestration exemptions. Directs the Chairman of the House and Senate Committees on the Budget each to maintain a Budget Protection Mandatory Account and a Budget Protection Discretionary Account. Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require: (1) an analysis of long-term unfunded obligations in the President's budget submission; and (2) long-term unfunded obligation analyses by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). Makes it out of order to consider legislation, if upon enactment, it would increase the long-term unfunded obligation of the Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance (OASDI) as defined in the CBA. Freezes at current levels spending authority for each unearned entitlement and high-cost discretionary spending program unless such spending authority is reauthorized after the enactment of this Act. Establishes the Commission to Eliminate Waste, Fraud, and Abuse. Provides for accrual funding of the: (1) Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund; (2) Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System; and (3) Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System. Establishes in the Treasury: (1) the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Retirement Fund; (2) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Retirement Fund; and (3) the Coast Guard Military Retirement Fund. Changes the name of the Department of Defense Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund to Uniformed Services Health Care Fund (thus, providing health care programs for all uniformed service retirees, under certain conditions). (Currently, such programs are for Department of Defense Medicare-eligible beneficiaries.) Decreases the limit on the public debt from $6.4 trillion to $4.393 trillion. Repeals rule XXVII of the House of Representatives (the Gephardt Rule, relating to mandatory adjustment of the statutory limit on the public debt to conform to a budget resolution). Prohibits consideration of extraneous appropriations in omnibus appropriations measures.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 273 (109th)passed

Urging the withdrawal of all Syrian forces from Lebanon, support for free and fair democratic elections in Lebanon, and the development of democratic institutions and safeguards to foster sovereign democratic rule in Lebanon.

United States · United States Congress · 11 May 2005

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) Syria should complete its withdrawal of all remaining intelligence and security forces from Lebanon in accordance with United Nations (UN) Security Council Resolution 1559; (2) Lebanon should hold free elections in May 2005; and (3) the United States should aid the Lebanese people to restore the rule of law. States that it should be U.S. policy to: (1) support free elections in Lebanon by encouraging international election assistance; (2) urge the development of democratic institutions to foster sovereign democratic rule in Lebanon; and (3) call for the immediate release of all political prisoners and detainees held in Lebanese and Syrian prisons.

Bill· HRH.R. 2216 (109th)referred

Global Internet Freedom Act

United States · United States Congress · 10 May 2005

Global Internet Freedom Act - Establishes in the International Broadcasting Bureau the Office of Global Internet Freedom to develop and implement a comprehensive global strategy to combat state-sponsored and state-directed Internet jamming by repressive foreign governments, and the intimidation and persecution by such governments of their citizens who use the Internet. Requires an annual report from the Office to Congress on the status of state-sponsored and state-directed Internet jamming by repressive foreign governments and a description of U.S. efforts to counter such jamming. Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should: (1) denounce repressive foreign governments that engage in Internet jamming; (2) direct the U.S. Representative to the United Nations (UN) to submit a resolution condemning repressive foreign governments that engage in Internet jamming and deny their citizens the freedom to access and share information on the Internet; and (3) deploy technologies aimed at defeating state-sponsored and state-directed Internet jamming by repressive foreign governments, and the intimidation and persecution by such governments of their citizens who use the Internet.

Bill· HRH.R. 2177 (109th)referred

HELPS Retirees Act of 2005

United States · United States Congress · 5 May 2005

Healthcare Enhancement for Local Public Safety Retirees Act of 2005 or the HELPS Retirees Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow retired public safety officers to elect an annual exclusion from gross income up to $5,000 for distributions from governmental retirement plans for the payment of accident or health insurance or long-term care insurance.

Bill· HRH.R. 2176 (109th)referred

Health Insurance Affordability Act of 2005

United States · United States Congress · 5 May 2005

Health Insurance Affordability Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax deduction from gross income for the health insurance costs of an individual taxpayer, the taxpayer's spouse, and dependents (available whether or not a taxpayer itemizes deductions).

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 146 (109th)referred

Honoring the victims of the Cambodian genocide that took place from April 1975 to January 1979.

United States · United States Congress · 5 May 2005

Honors the victims of the 1975 through 1979 genocide in Cambodia. Welcomes the establishment of an international criminal tribunal to bring to justice the perpetrators of the Cambodian genocide.

Bill· HRH.R. 2043 (109th)referred

District of Columbia Fairness in Representation Act

United States · United States Congress · 3 May 2005

District of Columbia Fairness in Representation Act - Considers the District of Columbia as a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives. Provides, until the taking effect of the first reapportionment occurring after the regular decennial census conducted for 2010, that: (1) the membership of the House shall be increased by two Members; and (2) each such Representative shall be in addition to such current membership; and (3) the State identified by the Clerk of the House in a specified report by the President to Congress shall be entitled to one additional Representative. Prohibits the temporary increase from: (1) increasing or decreasing the permanent membership of the House; (2) affecting the basis of reappointment established by Federal law; or (3) being taken into account in determining the number of electors with respect to the 2008 Presidential election. Amends the District of Columbia Delegate Act to eliminate the office of District of Columbia Delegate. Amends the District of Columbia Statehood Constitutional Convention Initiative of 1979 to eliminate the office of Statehood Representative.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 143 (109th)referred

Expressing the sense of Congress that the continued participation of the Russian Federation in the Group of 8 nations should be conditioned on the Russian Government voluntarily accepting and adhering to the norms and standards of democracy.

United States · United States Congress · 3 May 2005

Expresses the sense of Congress with respect to: (1) the Russian Federation's compliance with the minimum standards of democratic governance and rule of law characteristic of Group of 8 (G8) member countries; (2) conditioning participation by the Russian Federation in the G8 on acceptance of, and adherence to, the democratic standards and principles adhered to by the other G8 nations; and (3) steps to suspend Russian Federation participation until the President determines and reports to Congress that the Russian Government is committed to respecting and upholding these democratic principles.

Law· HRH.R. 1953 (109th)enacted

San Francisco Old Mint Commemorative Coin Act

United States · United States Congress · 28 April 2005

San Francisco Old Mint Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 100,000 $5 gold coins and 500,000 $1 silver coins emblematic of the San Francisco Old Mint Building, its importance to California and U.S. history, and its role in rebuilding San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake and fire. Requires that all surcharges received by the Secretary from such coin sales be promptly paid to the San Francisco Museum and Historical Society for purposes of rehabilitating the Historic Old Mint in San Francisco as a city museum and an American Coin and Gold Rush Museum.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 141 (109th)referred

Calling on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to change the venue of the 2008 Olympic Games unless the People's Republic of China makes significant progress in ending human rights abuses.

United States · United States Congress · 28 April 2005

Recognizes the ongoing abuse by the People's Republic of China of the most basic of human rights. Urges the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to change the venue of the 2008 Olympic Games unless China makes significant progress to end human rights abuses, including by: (1) ending its one-child policy; (2) halting its persecution of North Korean refugees and releasing humanitarian workers that it has jailed; (3) discontinuing its intimidation of Taiwan's citizens; (4) making public the number of execution that are carried out each year; (5) halting the practice of parading prisoners through the streets prior to executing them; and (6) no longer holding public executions in stadiums filled with spectators.

Bill· HRH.R. 1871 (109th)referred

Volunteer Pilot Organization Protection Act of 2006

United States · United States Congress · 27 April 2005

Volunteer Pilot Organization Protection Act of 2005 - Amends the Volunteer Protection Act of 1997 to exempt from liability a nonprofit volunteer pilot organization that flies for public benefit, its staff members, and its volunteers for harm caused by a volunteer while flying, in furtherance of the purpose of the organization, an aircraft for which the volunteer was properly licensed and insured. Directs the Attorney General to study and report to Congress on the availability of insurance to nonprofit volunteer pilot organizations that fly for public benefit.

Bill· HRH.R. 1898 (109th)referred

Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2005

United States · United States Congress · 27 April 2005

Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the excise tax on communication services (i.e., local telephone service, toll telephone service, and teletypewriter exchange service).

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 247 (109th)referred

Commending the Southern California Association of Governments for Forty Years of Planning and Advocacy in Transportation, Air Quality, and Growth Management.

United States · United States Congress · 27 April 2005

Commends the Southern California Association of Governments' 40 years of service to Southern California.

Bill· HRH.R. 1817 (109th)referred

Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006

United States · United States Congress · 26 April 2005

Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 - Authorizes appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for FY 2006. Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) to submit: (1) a DHS Terrorism Prevention Plan to specified congressional committees; and (2) a detailed analysis of the proposed DHS budget to Congress. Directs the Secretary to establish a consolidated process for conducting security screening and background checks. Homeland Security Information Sharing and Analysis Enhancement Act of 2005 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to expand the responsibilities of the Under Secretary for Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection (Under Secretary), including with regard to dissemination of information involving the use of nuclear or biological terrorism to inflict mass casualties or other catastrophic consequences. Requires alternative analysis of such information. States that the Secretary shall be the executive branch official responsible for disseminating homeland security related information. Establishes the Tom Ridge Homeland Security Fellows Program. Requires the Under Secretary to: (1) implement a Homeland Security Advisory System; and (2) ensure the full and efficient use of open-source information by specified officials. Directs the Secretary: (1) through the Office for Domestic Preparedness, to establish a National Terrorism Exercise program; (2) to complete establishment of the Technology Clearinghouse; (3) to establish a homeland security technology transfer program; and (4) to conduct a risk assessment of each foreign seaport being considered for designation under the Container Security Initiative (CSI). Authorizes designation of a port under the CSI only if a significant level of risk exists. Addresses the deployment of inspection equipment and personnel to CSI ports and cargo container screening at U.S. ports of entry. Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2005 - Establishes in the DHS Directorate for Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection a National Cybersecurity Office. Requires the Secretary to evaluate the organizational structure of the DHS and to submit a report to specified congressional committees addressing the current division of immigration functions. Requires the Comptroller General to submit a report to Congress on the effectiveness of the DHS's structure in meeting counter-terrorism missions.

Bill· HRH.R. 1776 (109th)referred

Social Security Personal Savings Guarantee and Prosperity Act of 2005

United States · United States Congress · 21 April 2005

Social Security Personal Savings Guarantee and Prosperity Act of 2005 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to establish: (1) a new part B (Personal Social Security Savings Program); and (2) the Social Security Personal Savings Fund in the Treasury, consisting of a separate Tier I Investment Fund and Tier II Investment Fund. Restricts participation in the program to certain individuals born on or after January 1, 1950. Allows a participating individual to elect to direct transfers from the Savings Fund, credited to his or her personal Social Security savings account, into one or more specified Tier III Investment Options. Prescribes requirements for personal Social Security savings annuity and other distributions. Establishes a Personal Social Security Savings Board to administer the program and set policies for the investment and management of the Savings Fund. Provides for recapture of corporate tax on yields attributable to personal Social Security savings account investments. Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to exempt the Social Security Personal Savings Fund and each Tier III Investment Option from income taxation. Excludes from gross income any qualified distribution from amounts credited to a personal Social Security savings account. Amends SSA title II part B to create in the Treasury the Self-Liquidating Social Security Transition Fund. Amends SSA title VII (Administration) to prohibit receipts and disbursements of the Social Security and related trust funds from being counted as new budget authority, outlays, receipts, or deficit or surplus. Amends SSA title II to dedicate budget surpluses to saving Social Security. Amends IRC to provide for a reduction of FICA rates resulting from the program. Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to provide for spending safeguards on the growth of entitlements and mandatories.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 227 (109th)passed

Recognizing and honoring the contributions of Indian Americans to economic innovation and society generally.

United States · United States Congress · 21 April 2005

Recognizes the valuable and significant contributions of Indian Americans to American society. Honors the economic innovation attributable to graduates of the Indian Institutes of Technology. Urges all Americans to recognize the contributions of Indian Americans and have a greater appreciation of the role they have played in helping to advance and enrich American society.

Bill· HRH.R. 1684 (109th)referred

Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act of 2005

United States · United States Congress · 19 April 2005

Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act of 2005 - Amends the Internet Tax Freedom Act to make permanent the ban on State taxation of Internet access and on multiple or discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce.

Bill· HRH.R. 1685 (109th)referred

Internet Consumer Protection Act of 2005

United States · United States Congress · 19 April 2005

Internet Consumer Protection Act of 2005 - Amends the Internet Tax Freedom Act to make permanent the ban on State taxation of Internet access and on multiple or discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce. Repeals provisions permitting States with Internet tax laws enacted prior to the ban on Internet taxes to continue enforcing such laws.