Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-5]

An amendment numbered 15 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds in the bill by the Commissioner of Social Security or the Social Security Administration to pay the compensation of employees of the SSA to administer Social Security benefit payments under a totalization agreement with Mexico which are inconsistent with federal law.

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An amendment numbered 4 printed in the Congresional Record to clarify that nothing in the Act shall be construed to limit the preservation or use of Native American languages.

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An amendment to block payments of benefits under the proposed Social Security totalization agreement that was signed with Mexico.

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An amendment numbered 9 as printed in the Congressional Record to add a new title to the bill, consisting of the text of H.R. 3219, the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act. The amendment establishes a block grant to be administered by Indian tribes to provide housing assistance on Indian reservations.

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An amendment to prohibit the use of funds for any activity in support of any World Heritage Site in the United States on the list of World Heritage in Danger.

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An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 109-350 to increase the number of employment-based visas available through a reduction in other non-employment-based immigration categories.

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An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to enforce a National Labor Relations Board decision dealing with jurisdiction over Indian tribes.

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An amendment numbered 11 printed in the Congressional Record to strike section 141 of the bill. Section 141 provides for the establishment of a Commission on Native American Policy.

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An amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill by the NLRB to exert jurisdiction over any organization or enterprise pursuant to the standard adopted by the NLRB in San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino and Hotel Employees & Restaurant Employees International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC and Communication Workers of America, AFL-CIO, CLC, Party in Interest, and State of Connecticut, Intervenor, 341 NLRB No. 138 (May 28, 2004).

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An amendment numbered 33 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce the United States contribution to the United Nations by 50% or $218 million.

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Part B amendment numbered 14 printed in House Report 107-178 to amend existing law to give the Secretary of the Interior the discretion to purchase energy products and energy by-products of Indian industry in the open market.

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An amendment, printed as amendment No. 40 in the Congressional Record of September 4, 1997, to increase funds appropriated in the bill for Impact Aid for school construction by $18 million and reducing funds for salaries and expenses within the National Labor Relations Board commensurately.

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Medigap Access Improvement Act of 2006

United States · United States Congress · 26 September 2006

Medigap Access Improvement Act of 2006 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for guaranteed issue of replacement Medicare supplemental (Medigap) policies for beneficiaries under age 65 upon first enrolling under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of Medicare.

America's Partnership for Nursing Education Act of 2006

United States · United States Congress · 26 September 2006

America's Partnership for Nursing Education Act of 2006 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to qualifying states to increase the number of faculty at collegiate schools of nursing to alleviate the shortage of nurses. Sets forth conditions to be a qualifying state, including that the state: (1) has a population increase of more than 50% between 1995 and 2005; (2) is projected to have fewer than 555 nurses per 100,000 residents by 2020; and (3) has a program in place, as of January 1, 2006, to assist in increasing the number of faculty at such schools of nursing. Allows such a grant to be used for collegiate school of nursing salaries, benefits, training, and related expenses. Prohibits such a grant from being expended for any capital expenses.

Congressional Pension Forfeiture Act of 2006

United States · United States Congress · 25 September 2006

Congressional Pension Forfeiture Act of 2006 - Requires the Office of Personnel and Management (OPM) to prescribe regulations that prohibit eligibility in the governmental retirement system for a Member convicted of certain felony offenses in which: (1) every act or omission of such individual that is needed to satisfy the elements of the offense occurs while the individual is a Member; (2) such act or omission relates to the performance of the individual's official duties as a Member; and (3) the offense is committed after the enactment of this Act. Requires refund of annuity contributions and deposits, excluding interest earned, to a convicted individual. Defines Member as the Vice President, a member of the Senate or the House of Representatives, a Delegate to the House of Representatives, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico.

Securing Effective and Necessary Individual Outpatient Rehabilitation Services (SENIORS) Act of 2006

United States · United States Congress · 21 September 2006

Securing Effective and Necessary Individual Outpatient Rehabilitation Services (SENIORS) Act of 2006 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to the temporary process for obtaining an exception from the uniform dollar limitation on Medicare payment for medically necessary physical therapy services (Medicare therapy cap exceptions process). Extends the exceptions process period from the beginning of calendar 2006 through calendar 2007.

Condemning Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez for his anti-American remarks at the September 20, 2006, United Nations General Assembly meeting.

United States · United States Congress · 21 September 2006

Condemns Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's hateful rhetoric towards the United States and President George W. Bush. Reaffirms the House of Representatives' commitment to promoting democracy and liberty in Venezuela. Calls upon the free countries of the world to denounce President Chavez and his abhorrent remarks made before the U.N. General Assembly on September 20, 2006.

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Border Patrol is performing an invaluable service to the United States, and that the House of Representatives fully supports the more than 12,000 Border Patrol agents.

United States · United States Congress · 21 September 2006

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the men and women of the U.S. Border Patrol should be supported for their dedication to the United States and to their mission to secure our borders.

National Minority Business Enterprise Incubator Program Act

United States · United States Congress · 21 September 2006

National Minority Business Enterprise Incubator Program Act - Authorizes the National Director of the Department of Commerce's Minority Business Development Agency to make grants to certain organizations (e.g., public charities, business leagues, small business development centers, colleges or universities) to establish and operate minority business enterprise incubator programs.

Medicare Physician Assistant Continuity of Care Act of 2006

United States · United States Congress · 20 September 2006

Medicare Physician Assistant Continuity of Care Act of 2006 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to permit a physician assistant, when delegated by a physician, to: (1) certify that inpatient psychiatric hospital services or post-hospital extended care services are required; (2) establish and review a plan for home health services; and (3) certify a terminal illness with respect to hospice care. Covers as hospice care any legally authorized services of a physician assistant performed under a physician's supervision.

Remote Monitoring Access Act of 2006

United States · United States Congress · 13 September 2006

Remote Monitoring Access Act of 2006 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of remote patient management services for chronic health care conditions.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the indexing of certain assets for purposes of determining gain or loss.

United States · United States Congress · 12 September 2006

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an inflation adjustment based upon the gross domestic product deflator to the adjusted basis of certain assets (including C corporation common stock and tangible property used in a trade or business) held by a taxpayer for more than three years for purposes of determining gain or loss on the sale or other disposition of such assets. Sets forth rules for applying such inflation adjustment to short sales, regulated investment companies and real estate investment trusts, partnerships and other pass-thru entities, and dispositions of assets between related persons.

Congratulating the Columbus Northern Little League Baseball Team from Columbus, Georgia, on its victory in the 2006 Little League World Series Championship games.

United States · United States Congress · 7 September 2006

Congratulates the Columbus Northern Little League Baseball Team from Columbus, Georgia, on its 2006 Little League World Series Championship.

To amend the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 to authorize improvements for the security of dams and other facilities, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 6 September 2006

Amends the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to make modifications that are reasonably required to preserve the site security of Bureau of Reclamation dams and related facilities. Provides for specified reimbursement for costs incurred for building and site security activities. Requires dam safety and site security costs allocated to irrigation, municipal, and industrial water service for the Central Valley Project, California, to be collected by the Secretary exclusively through inclusion of such costs in operation and maintenance rates, capital water rates, or both, not segregated from other project costs for separate allocation or repayment. Directs the Secretary, during site security-related construction, to consider cost containment measures. Prohibits the obligation of funds exceeding a specified amount for carrying out actual construction to modify an existing dam, the cause of which results from new hydrologic or seismic data or changes in the state-of-the-art criteria deemed necessary for site security or structural safety purposes, prior to 30 calendar days after the Secretary has transmitted a report on such existing dam to Congress. Requires the Secretary to: (1) report annually to Congress on building and site measures undertaken (including a summary of expenditures and information relating to a five-year plan for security measures detailed to show pre- and post-September 11, 2001 costs); (2) provide written notice to project beneficiaries upon identifying a Bureau facility for a site security measure; and (3) include in required reports the Secretary's response when a modification is the result of new data deemed necessary for structural safety purposes. Authorizes the Secretary to waive reporting requirements that could adversely impact site security.