Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-5]

An amendment to authorize an additional $160 million per year from FY 1996 through FY 2000 for child care block grants. The bill provides for $1,943,000,000 and the proposed addition would provide for $2,093,000,000.

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Amendment no. 18 printed in the Congressional Record to establish a graduate medical education grant program for children's hospitals.

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An amendment to delete the funds appropriated in the bill to conduct an internal audit of the Internal Revenue Service.

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An amendment to deny the extension of emergency unemployment benefits to those states in which the unemployment rate is below 5 percent.

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An amendment to increase funds (by offset) for the FBI's Innocent Images Program by $3,300,000.

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An amendment no. 1 and printed in H. Rept. 106-199 to clarify that eligible children are those who left foster care because they reached age 18; eliminate the Secretary's authority to redistribute funds that are not used by States and allow States to spend each year's appropriation over a 2 year period; authorize adoption incentive payments; ensure that SSI recipients who lose benefits will not automatically lose Medicaid benefits; and allow certain World War II veterans to receive SSI benefits if they move outside of the United States.

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An amendment permitting certain agreements to limit settling parties' future liability to the percentage of liability agreed to by the parties.

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An amendment to eliminate the $29.3 million in funds appropriated in the bill to conduct an internal audit of the Internal Revenue Service and to increase funding for IRS processing assistance and management by $61.6 million.

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Amt. no. 2 printed in H.Rept. 106-409 to enhance professional education in palliative care and reduce excessive regulatory scrutiny to mitigate the suffering, pain, and desperation that sick and dying people face at the end of their lives and to carry out the Congressional opposition to physican-assisted suicide.

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An amendment to reduce the salaries and expenses appropriation for the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe by $9,000.

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An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 109-49 to require that the EPA's fuel economy test procedures reflect current driving patterns and conditions and provide consumers with more accurate information about fuel economy.

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An amendment to bar federal employees from seeking state or federal office, except for nonpartisan statewide offices. Under the amendment, federal employees could run for any local office, partisan or nonpartisan.

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An amendment to improve health care quality by increasing funding to advance health information technology by $25,000,000 and reduce funds by the same amount for Occupational Safety and Health Administration salaries and expenses.

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An amendment to increase funds for Health Resources and Services by $11,200,000.

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An amendment to reduce the appropriations in the bill by an across-the-board 2 percent.

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Amendment sought permit the transfer of up to .5 percent of the funds made available to the Public Health Service to the Healthy Start Program.

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An amendment to restore $98 million funding to the National Endowment of the Arts.

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National Heritage Areas Partnership Act

United States · United States Congress · 29 September 2006

National Heritage Areas Partnership Act - Establishes a National Heritage Areas System through which the Secretary of the Interior shall provide technical and financial assistance to local coordinating entities to support the establishment, development, and continuity of National Heritage Areas. Directs the Secretary to assess and report on the feasibility of designating proposed Areas and on the future of Areas already designated. Specifies feasibility criteria, including that an Area has an assemblage of natural, historic, or cultural resources that tell a nationally important story. States that designation of an Area shall be: (1) by Act of Congress; and (2) contingent on the prior completion of a feasibility study and an affirmative determination by the Secretary that the area meets such criteria. Sets forth requirements for Area management plans. Instructs local coordinating entities to submit plans to the Secretary for approval. Specifies approval criteria, including that resource protection and interpretation strategies would adequately protect, enhance, and interpret the natural, historic, scenic, and cultural resources of the Area. Requires local coordinating entities to submit annual reports on performance goals, accomplishments, finances, and expenditures. Sets forth such entities' authority for using federal funds. Authorizes appropriations for such Areas. Terminates the Secretary's authority to provide financial assistance (to be matched by such entities) 15 years after enactment of the law designating an Area.

EAT Healthy America Act

United States · United States Congress · 26 September 2006

Equitable Agriculture Today for a Healthy America Act or the EAT Healthy America Act - Amends provisions with respect to: (1) specialty crops; (2) the tree assistance program; (3) the conservation reserve program; (4) the wetlands reserve program; (5) the farmland protection program; (6) the grassland reserve program; (7) the wildlife habitat incentive program; (8) the environmental qualities incentives program; (9) air quality improvement; (10) integrated pest management initiative; (11) native plant habitat restoration; (12) agricultural trade; (13) invasive pests and diseases; (14) nutrition; (15) agricultural research; and (16) renewable energy, including crop biomass waste.

Margaret Thatcher Congressional Gold Medal Act

United States · United States Congress · 21 September 2006

Margaret Thatcher Congressional Gold Medal Act - Provides for the presentation of a congressional gold medal to Margaret Thatcher in recognition of her dedication to the values of free markets and free minds.

Income-Dependent Education Assistance Act of 2006

United States · United States Congress · 14 September 2006

Income-Dependent Education Assistance Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Education to conduct a direct income-dependent education assistance (IDEA) loan program, from July 1, 2007, through July 1, 2013, under which student borrowers of Federal Family Education Loans (FFEL) or Direct Loans (DL), under parts B and D of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, may elect to convert or consolidate such loans to direct IDEA loans. Provides that when a student defaults on a loan under the FFEL or DL programs and it is repaid or canceled by the Secretary, it is thereby converted to a direct IDEA loan. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to collect IDEA loan repayments through the income tax withholding system.

Supporting the goals and ideals of Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month.

United States · United States Congress · 14 September 2006

Expresses support for the goals and ideals of Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month.

Healthy Farms, Foods, and Fuels Act of 2006

United States · United States Congress · 13 September 2006

Healthy Farms, Foods, and Fuels Act of 2006 - Extends: (1) the conservation reserve program; (2) the wetlands reserve program; (3) the conservation security program; (4) the grassland reserve program; (5) the environmental quality incentives program; (6) the wildlife habitat incentive program; (7) the agricultural management assistance program; and (8) the organic agriculture research and extension initiative. Establishes: (1) the cooperative conservation partnership initiative; (2) the suburban and community forestry and open space program; (3) an integrated pest management initiative; and (4) a conservation initiative for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers. Revises: (1) the farmland protection program; (2) funding for the healthy forests reserve program; and (3) the national organic certification and transition cost share program. Makes permanent funding available for: (1) the education grant program for Hispanic-serving institutions; and (2) the fresh fruit and vegetable program. Revises and extends the biorefinery development program. Extends: (1) the energy audit and renewable energy development program; (2) the renewable energy systems and energy efficiency improvements program; (3) the Department of Agriculture bioenergy program; (4) biomass research and development; and (5) carbon cycle research. Extends: (1) the community food project grant program; (2) the farm-to-cafeteria program; (3) WIC farmers' market nutrition program; (4) the senior farmers' market nutrition program; and (5) farmers' market promotion program.

HIT for Small Business Health Care Providers Act of 2006

United States · United States Congress · 28 July 2006

HIT for Small Business Health Care Providers Act of 2006 - Instructs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to ensure that a portion of certain loan amounts secured by the SBA under the Microloan program and under the 504 loan program (which finances small business concerns through loan guarantees under the Small Business Investment Act of 1958), respectively, are secured by certain guarantees. Includes among the guarantee requirements that: (1) the purpose of the guarantee is to help a small business acquire capital for the purchase of materials relating to health information technology; and (2) purchase of materials is made pursuant to a plan certified by the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology. Requires the SBA Inspector General to review periodically a representative sample of such guaranteed loans in order to mitigate fraud and to ensure the safety and soundness of the program.