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Bill· HRH.R. 1126 (108th)referred

Small Business Tax Fairness Act of 2003

United States · United States Congress · 6 March 2003

Small Business Tax Fairness Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the amount of section 179 property which may be expensed and permit the expensing of computer software; and (2) classify restaurants and franchise operations as 15-year property.

Bill· HRH.R. 1155 (108th)referred

Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2003

United States · United States Congress · 6 March 2003

Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income amounts received by a claimant on account of claims based on unlawful discrimination (as defined). Permits income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards received on account of such claims.

Bill· HRH.R. 1145 (108th)referred

Peace Corps HIV/AIDS Training Enhancement Appropriations Act of Fiscal Year 2003

United States · United States Congress · 6 March 2003

Peace Corps HIV/AIDS Training Enhancement Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2003 - Authorizes additional appropriations for FY 2003 for the Peace Corps for additional health volunteers working with HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention methodologies, particularly the training of local HIV/AIDS trainers.

Bill· HRH.R. 1135 (108th)referred

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide increased incentives for business investments in low-income communities and small businesses.

United States · United States Congress · 6 March 2003

Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the new markets tax credit, to: (1) increase the national limit on the credit for FY 2003 and FY 2004; (2) require regulations under which one or more targeted populations may be treated as low-income communities, without regard to stated targeted area guidelines; and (3) include as a qualified community development entity any conditionally approved New Markets Venture Capital Company.

Bill· SS. 528 (108th)referred

Indian School Bus Route Safety Reauthorization Act of 2003

United States · United States Congress · 5 March 2003

Indian School Bus Route Safety Reauthorization Act of 2003 - Makes funds appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) available for each fiscal year to States that have within their boundaries all or a part of an Indian reservation having a land area of ten million acres or more. Makes counties eligible to apply to a State for all or a portion of such funds for maintenance of public roads that are within the county that: (1) provide access to the Indian reservation; (2) are used by a school bus to transport children to or from a school or Head Start program; and (3) are maintained by the county in which the public road is located. Provides that such funding shall supplement, and not supplant, any obligation of funds by the Bureau of Indian Affairs for road maintenance programs on Indian reservations, and any funding provided by a State to a county for road maintenance programs in the county.

Bill· SS. 514 (108th)referred

Social Security Benefits Tax Relief Act of 2003

United States · United States Congress · 5 March 2003

Social Security Benefits Tax Relief Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the 85 percent (second tier) taxation of Social Security and Railroad Retirement benefits. Appropriates, from the general fund, to the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund amounts equal to the reduction in revenue lost because of the repeal.

Bill· SS. 529 (108th)referred

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income loan payments received under the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program established in the Public Health Service Act .

United States · United States Congress · 5 March 2003

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income amounts received as loan repayments under the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program established under the Public Health Service Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 1087 (108th)referred

Veterans Medical Research Assistance Voluntary Option Act

United States · United States Congress · 5 March 2003

Veterans Medical Research Assistance Voluntary Option Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit a taxpayer to designate that all or part of an income tax overpayment shall be used for Department of Veterans Affairs medical research. States that any such amount shall be treated as: (1) a refund to the taxpayer; and (2) a contribution to the United States. Amends Federal law to establish in the Treasury the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical and Prosthetic Research Gift Fund.

Bill· HRH.R. 1107 (108th)referred

Indian School Bus Route Safety Reauthorization Act of 2003

United States · United States Congress · 5 March 2003

Indian School Bus Route Safety Reauthorization Act of 2003 - Makes funds appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) available for each fiscal year to States that have within their boundaries all or a part of an Indian reservation having a land area of ten million acres or more. Makes counties eligible to apply to a State for all or a portion of such funds for maintenance of public roads that are within the county that: (1) provide access to the Indian reservation; (2) are used by a school bus to transport children to or from a school or Head start program; and (3) are maintained by the county in which the public road is located. Provides that such funding shall supplement, and not supplant, any obligation of funds by the Bureau of Indian Affairs for road maintenance programs on Indian reservations, and any funding provided by a State to a county for road maintenance programs in the county.

Bill· HRH.R. 1099 (108th)referred

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the $25,000 offset for individuals under the passive loss rules to apply to investments in wind energy facilities.

United States · United States Congress · 5 March 2003

Amend s the Internal Revenue Code to allow the $25,000 passive loss offset for individuals without any income-based phaseout for investments in wind energy facilities. Exempts such wind energy facility offset from the active participation requirement.

Bill· HRH.R. 1079 (108th)referred

Neutral Cost Recovery Act for Small Business

United States · United States Congress · 5 March 2003

Neutral Cost Recovery Act for Small Business - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) provide for increased expensing for small businesses; and (2) require that the depreciation deduction for certain property placed in service after 2003 be computed using neutral cost recovery ratios.

Bill· HRH.R. 1090 (108th)referred

To require that ten percent of the motor vehicles purchased by Executive agencies be hybrid electric vehicles or high-efficiency vehicles.

United States · United States Congress · 5 March 2003

Requires at least ten percent of the motor vehicles purchased by an Executive agency in any fiscal year to be high-efficiency vehicles (that use fuel other than gasoline or diesel fuel) or hybrid electric vehicles (that have a fuel-efficient gasoline engine assisted by an electric motor).

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 126 (108th)open

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 878) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a special rule for members of the uniformed services and Foreign Service in determining the exclusion of gain from the sale of a principal residence and to restore the tax exempt status of death gratuity payments to members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 5 March 2003

Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 878 (the Armed Forces Tax Fairness Act of 2003).

Bill· SS. 511 (108th)open

PILT and Refuge Revenue Sharing Permanent Funding Act

United States · United States Congress · 4 March 2003

PILT and Refuge Revenue Sharing Permanent Funding Act - Provides permanent funding for the Bureau of Land Management's payment in lieu of taxes program (PILT) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's refuge revenue sharing program.

Bill· SS. 507 (108th)open

Efficient Energy through Certified Technologies (EFFECT) Act of 2003

United States · United States Congress · 4 March 2003

Efficient Energy through Certified Technologies (EFFECT) Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to energy use in buildings, to establish: (1) a deduction for certain energy efficient property used in business; (2) a credit for the construction of a new energy efficient home; and (3) a credit for certain nonbusiness energy property.

Bill· SS. 512 (108th)referred

Generating Opportunity by Forgiving Educational Debt for Service Act of 2003

United States · United States Congress · 4 March 2003

Generating Opportunity by Forgiving Educational Debt for Service Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Social Security Act to exclude: (1) from the gross income of a Federal employee amounts the Federal Government repays on the employee's student loans; and (2) such payments from counting as wages for the calculation of Social Security taxes.

Bill· SS. 513 (108th)referred

Corporate Tax Fairness and Shareholder Rights Act of 2003

United States · United States Congress · 4 March 2003

Corporate Tax Fairness and Shareholder Rights Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) by determining that acquiring corporations in"corporate expatriation transactions" shall be considered domestic corporations. Defines a "corporate expatriation transaction" as, with certain exceptions, one in which a "nominally foreign corporation" acquires substantially all of the properties held by a domestic corporation and in which, immediately after the transaction, more than 80 percent of the stock of the acquiring corporation is held by former shareholders of the domestic corporation. Lowers the 80 percent threshold to 50 percent when the acquiring "nominally foreign corporation" lacks substantial business activities in the foreign country in which it was created and organized compared to the total activities of the "expanded affiliated group" and the stock is publicly traded, with the principal market of trading being the United States. Defines the terms "nominally foreign corporation" and "expanded affiliated group." Applies similar rules to partnership transactions. Establishes that a series of related transactions relevant to the Act shall be handled as a single transaction. Amends the Securities Act of 1934 to require: (1) disclosure to shareholders, and effects of, corporate expatriation transaction; and (2) disclosure to the SEC of the approval of any corporate expatriate transaction. Amends the IRC to temporarily (through 2007) increase the expensing limit and phaseout threshold.

Bill· SS. 505 (108th)referred

CLEAR Act

United States · United States Congress · 4 March 2003

Clean Efficient Automobiles Resulting From Advanced Car Technologies (CLEAR ACT) Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an annual alternative motor vehicle credit equal to the sum of: (1) the new qualified fuel cell motor vehicle credit; (2) the new qualified hybrid motor vehicle credit; and (3) the new qualified alternative fuel motor vehicle credit. Sets forth credit termination dates. Extends and revises the credit for qualified electric vehicles. Makes leased vehicles eligible for the credit. Allows a limited credit for installation of alternative fueling stations. Allows a limited credit for the retail sale of alternative fuels as motor fuel. Mandates studies.

Bill· HRH.R. 1057 (108th)open

Adoption Tax Relief Guarantee Act

United States · United States Congress · 4 March 2003

The Adoption Tax Relief Guarantee Act - Amends the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 to make the sunset provisions inapplicable to provisions that expanded and increased the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs under the Internal Revenue Code.

Bill· HRH.R. 1054 (108th)referred

Clean Efficient Automobiles Resulting From Advanced Car Technologies (CLEAR ACT) Act of 2003

United States · United States Congress · 4 March 2003

Clean Efficient Automobiles Resulting From Advanced Car Technologies (CLEAR ACT) Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an annual alternative motor vehicle credit equal to the sum of: (1) the new qualified fuel cell motor vehicle credit; (2) the new qualified hybrid motor vehicle credit; and (3) the new qualified alternative fuel motor vehicle credit. Sets forth credit termination dates. Extends and revises the credit for qualified electric vehicles. Makes leased vehicles eligible for the credit. Allows a limited credit for installation of alternative fueling stations. Allows a limited credit for the retail sale of alternative fuels as motor fuel. Mandates studies.

Bill· HRH.R. 1053 (108th)referred

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 7-year recovery period for depreciation of potato storage facilities.

United States · United States Congress · 4 March 2003

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide a seven-year recovery period for depreciation of potato storage facilities. Establishes that the amendments in this Act will apply to potato storage facilities placed in service by a taxpayer before, on, or, after January 1, 2003, but with respect to those facilities placed in service before January 1, 2003, only if the taxpayer owned the facility on such date.

Bill· HRH.R. 1076 (108th)referred

Municipal Debt Refinancing Act

United States · United States Congress · 4 March 2003

Municipal Debt Refinancing Act- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit a second or third advance refunding of bonds if the original bond was issued to finance governmental facilities used for essential government functions.

Bill· HRH.R. 1056 (108th)referred

Generating Opportunity by Forgiving Educational Debt for Service Act of 2003

United States · United States Congress · 4 March 2003

Generating Opportunity by Forgiving Educational Debt for Service Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Social Security Act to exclude: (1) from the gross income of a Federal employee amounts the Federal Government repays on the employee's student loans; and (2) such payments from counting as wages for the calculation of Social Security taxes.

Bill· SS. 494 (108th)referred

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include agricultural and animal waste sources as a renewable energy resource.

United States · United States Congress · 27 February 2003

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to include within the scope of the credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources: (1) electricity produced from agricultural and animal waste; and (2) certain agricultural and animal waste facilities and combined production facilities (production of electricity from agricultural and animal waste and other biobased products).

Bill· SS. 464 (108th)referred

Renewable Energy Incentives Act

United States · United States Congress · 27 February 2003

Renewable Energy Incentives Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code respecting the renewable resource credit to: (1) increase the credit rate; (2) include alternative resources (solar, open loop biomass, incremental hydropower, incremental geothermal, geothermal, and landfill gas); (3) provide an increased credit for certain co-production facilities, and for qualified facilities on Indian and Alaskan Native Indian lands; (4) allow a credit (and its subsequent transferability) for a qualified facility of a tax-exempt organization or governmental unit; (5) provide for credit transferability; (6) require facility compliance with pollution laws; and (7) eliminate the January 1, 2004, placed-in-service date for purposes of qualified facility eligibility (makes the credit permanent).

Bill· SS. 487 (108th)referred

Commercial Fishermen Safety Act of 2003

United States · United States Congress · 27 February 2003

Commercial Fishermen Safety Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a limited fishing safety equipment credit to commercial fisherman for the purchase of qualified fishing safety equipment.

Bill· SS. 477 (108th)referred

Preserving Prescription Drug Discounts Act

United States · United States Congress · 27 February 2003

Preserving Prescription Drug Discounts Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to disallow certain deductions and credits for companies that discriminate against Canadian pharmacies that pass along discounts to consumers living in the United States.

Bill· SS. 467 (108th)referred

State Sales and Income Tax Deduction Fairness Act of 2003

United States · United States Congress · 27 February 2003

State Sales and Income Tax Deduction Fairness Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) the State and local income tax deduction against the alternative minimum tax; and (2) the deduction of State and local general sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes.

Bill· SS. 476 (108th)open

CARE Act of 2003

United States · United States Congress · 27 February 2003

CARE Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code with respect to charitable giving, charitable organizations, and social services to, among other things: (1) allow a deduction for a portion of charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize; (2) allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes; (3) allow for the exclusion of 25 percent of gain on sales or exchanges of land or water interests to eligible entities for conservation purposes; (4) exclude mileage reimbursements to charitable volunteers from gross income; (5) increase oversight of tax-exempt organizations; (6) suspend the tax-exempt status of terrorist organizations; (7) modify the excise tax on unrelated business taxable income of charitable remainder trusts; (8) repeal the grassroots expenditure limit for charitable organizations; (9) modify the definition of convention or association of churches to state that no such grouping shall fail to qualify merely because individuals are members or because individuals have voting rights in such organization; (10) count certain payments made by charitable organizations to victims in the war against terrorism as related to the purpose or function constituting the basis for such organizations' exemptions; (11) restore funds for the Social Services Block Grant; (12) restore authority to transfer up to ten percent of Temporary Assistance to Needy Families funds to the Social Services Block Grant; (13) extend the enhanced inventory deduction to public schools; (14) suspend the tax-exempt status of terrorist organizations; and (15) provide a charitable deduction for certain expenses related to Native Alaskan subsistence whaling. Savings for Working Families Act of 2003 - States as a purpose of this Act to provide for the establishment of individual development account programs that will provide individuals and families with limited means an opportunity to accumulate assets and to enter the financial mainstream. Provides procedures for opening and maintaining such an account and qualifying for matching funds. Authorizes appropriations for the: (1) Savings for Working Families Act of 2003; and (2) administration of exempt organizations by the Internal Revenue Service. Sets forth provisions regarding tax shelters, including: (1) defining "economic substance" for purposes of the economic substance doctrine; (2) establishing penalties for failure to disclose reportable transactions, understatements with respect to such transactions, and noneconomic substance transaction understatements; (3) modifying penalties with respect to underpayments, registering tax shelters, maintenance of investor lists, failure to report interests in foreign financial accounts, frivolous tax submissions, the promotion of abusive tax shelters, and individuals practicing before the Department of the Treasury; and (4) further regulation of tax preparers and advisers. Require a corporate tax return to be signed by its chief executive officer. Exempts a regulated investment company from such requirement.

Bill· SS. 466 (108th)referred

First Responders Partnership Grant Act of 2003

United States · United States Congress · 27 February 2003

First Responders Partnership Grant Act of 2003 - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to make grants to States, local governments, and Indian tribes to support public safety officers in protecting homeland security and responding to acts of terrorism. Allows such grants to be used to fund overtime expenses, equipment, training, and facilities for such officers. Requires the Secretary to reserve one percent of grant funds for Indian tribes, and five percent for rural States. Provides for the allocation of remaining grant funds, with special consideration for proximity to: (1) areas with potential chemical security risks; (2) international borders; (3) nuclear power plants; (4) port security; and (5) disaster medical assistance teams. Provides maximum grantee amounts of: (1) five percent of total grant funds for a qualifying State, local government, or Indian tribe; and (2) 20 percent of such total for a State together with any grantees within the State. Prohibits grant funds from exceeding 90 percent of a program's cost, but authorizes the Secretary to waive the matching funds requirement in the case of grantee fiscal hardship.

Bill· SS. 2 (108th)open

Jobs and Growth Reconciliation Tax Act of 2003

United States · United States Congress · 27 February 2003

Jobs and Growth Tax Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to accelerate the following previously enacted tax reductions: (1) the 10-percent individual income tax rate bracket expansion: (2) the reduction in individual income tax rates; (3) the 15-percent individual income tax rate bracket expansion for married taxpayers filing joint returns; (4) the increase in the standard deduction for married taxpayers filing joint returns; and (5) the increase in the child tax credit. Triples the small business expensing limit. Excludes from gross income the excludable portion of dividends. Sets forth definitions and rules concerning such exclusion.

Law· HRH.R. 982 (108th)enacted

To clarify the tax treatment of bonds and other obligations issued by the Government of American Samoa.

United States · United States Congress · 27 February 2003

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that the interest on any bonds issued by or on behalf of the Government of American Samoa shall be exempt from income taxation by the Government of American Samoa and the governments of any of the several States, the District of Columbia, any territory or possession of the United States, and any subdivision thereof.

Bill· HRH.R. 1028 (108th)open

Coastal Zone Management Act Reauthorization of 2003

United States · United States Congress · 27 February 2003

Coastal Zone Management Reauthorization Act of 2003 - Amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to reauthorize administrative matching grants to coastal States for the purpose of administering, amending, or modifying States' coastal zone management programs. Requires the Secretary to allocate funds to coastal States in an equitable manner which ensures that eligible coastal States receive increased funding for each fiscal year for which total program appropriations have increased. Earmarks certain funds to implement State coastal nonpoint pollution control programs.

Bill· HRH.R. 974 (108th)referred

Timber Tax Simplification Act of 2003

United States · United States Congress · 27 February 2003

Timber Tax Simplification Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for the application of capital gain treatment to outright sales of timber whether or not the owner retains economic interest.

Bill· HRH.R. 1005 (108th)open

PILT and Refuge Revenue Sharing Permanent Funding Act

United States · United States Congress · 27 February 2003

PILT and Refuge Revenue Sharing Permanent Funding Act - Provides permanent funding for the following programs: (1) Bureau of Land Management Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT); and (2) the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's refuge revenue sharing program.

Bill· HRH.R. 975 (108th)open

Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2003

United States · United States Congress · 27 February 2003

Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2003 - Amends Federal bankruptcy law governing: (1) conversion of bankruptcy petitions; (2) abusive creditor practices; (3) domestic support obligations; (4) consumer protections, including protection of personally identifiable information; (5) measures to discourage bankruptcy abuse, including reduction of the homestead exemption for fraud; (6) guidelines for general and small business bankruptcies, including appointment of a committee of retired employees; (7) bankruptcy data dissemination and bankruptcy tax provisions; (8) ancillary and other cross-border cases to incorporate the Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency; and (9) financial contracts and transfers entered into with an insolvent insured depository institution before its conservatorship or receivership. Reenacts Chapter 12, Adjustment of Debts of a Family Farmer with Regular Annual Income. Brings family fishermen within the purview of Federal bankruptcy protection. Prescribes guidelines for insolvent health care businesses and related patients' rights. Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal Judicial Code to mandate appointments for additional temporary bankruptcy judgeships in designated States. Prescribes additional consumer credit disclosures, including open end credit plans and introductory rates.

Bill· HRH.R. 991 (108th)referred

Renewable Fuel Equity Act

United States · United States Congress · 27 February 2003

Renewable Fuel Equity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the renewable resources credit to include geothermal and solar energy, incremental hydropower and biomass (other than closed-loop biomass), and related "qualifying facilities." Sets forth qualifying dates of service for facilities using such means to produce electricity. Expands the investment tax credit to include equipment used to produce electricity from certain renewable resources. Increases, from 10 to 20 percent, the "energy percentage" used to determine the energy credit in the case of energy property having a total installed electrical generating capacity of less than one megawatt that is placed in service before January 1, 2009.

Bill· HRH.R. 971 (108th)referred

Small Savers Relief Act of 2003

United States · United States Congress · 27 February 2003

Small Savers Relief Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude up to $100 ($200 for joint filers) of interest earned by individuals from gross income. Provides special rules for: (1) distributions from trusts, regulated investment companies, and real estate investment trusts; and (2) nonresident alien eligibility for such exclusion. Increases the threshold for reporting interest paid from $10 to $100.

Law· HRH.R. 2 (108th)enacted

Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003

United States · United States Congress · 27 February 2003

Jobs and Growth Tax Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to accelerate the following previously enacted tax reductions: (1) the 10-percent individual income tax rate bracket expansion: (2) the reduction in individual income tax rates; (3) the 15-percent individual income tax rate bracket expansion for married taxpayers filing joint returns; (4) the increase in the standard deduction for married taxpayers filing joint returns; and (5) the increase in the child tax credit. Triples the small business expensing limit. Excludes from gross income the excludable portion of dividends. Sets forth definitions and rules concerning such exclusion.

Bill· SS. 448 (108th)referred

Leave No Child Behind Act of 2003

United States · United States Congress · 26 February 2003

Leave No Child Behind Act of 2003 - MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2003 - Amends the Social Security Act (SSA) to establish a MediKids program to meet the health needs of eligible children. Family Opportunity Act of 2003 or the Dylan Lee James Act - Amends SSA title XIX (Medicaid) to give States the option of allowing families of disabled children to purchase Medicaid coverage for them. Establishes a Commission on Children's Access to Care. Children's Health Insurance Accountability Act of 2003 - Amends the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to provide for children's health accountability standards. Kids Deserve Freedom from Tobacco Act of 2003 or the KIDS Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for additional restrictions on the marketing, advertising, and access to tobacco products. Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act of 2003 - Amends ERISA, PHSA, and the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to outline standards relating to coverage of childhood immunization. Children's Environmental Protection Act - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to provide for environmental protection for children and other vulnerable subpopulations. School Environment Protection Act - Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to provide for integrated pest management systems for public schools. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS Secretary) to make grants to eligible States to support parenting support and education programs. Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act - Family Income to Respond to Significant Transitions Insurance Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to make grants to eligible entities to pay for the Federal share of projects to provide wage replacement for eligible individuals responding to family caregiving needs, including those resulting from the birth or adoption of a child. Family and Medical Leave Fairness Act of 2003 - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to extend its coverage to private employers with 25 or more (currently, 50 or more) employees. Amends the Federal civil service law on family and medical leave to provide for an entitlement to leave for addressing domestic violence for Federal employees. Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2003 - Amends Federal civil service law on family and medical leave to authorize the Office of Personnel Management to conduct a demonstration project that assists families by providing paid leave for eligible Federal employees who are responding to: (1) caregiving needs resulting from the birth or adoption of a son or daughter; or (2) other family caregiving needs. Time for Schools Act of 2003 - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and Federal civil service law to provide for entitlement to school involvement leave of eligible individuals, including Federal employees. Amends SSA titles XIX and XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (SCHIP) to provide for optional FamilyCare coverage of targeted low-income parents and their children. Children's Environmental Protection and Right to Know Act - Amends: (1) the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986 with respect to reporting toxic chemicals; and (2) the Federal Hazardous Substances Act to require publication of a list of substances or mixtures determined toxic to children. Amends SSA title IV part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) to provide block grants to States for media campaigns promoting responsible fatherhood. Amends the Head Start Act and the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to reserve specified funds for programs for infants and toddlers, especially programs to improve access to child care. Focus On Committed and Underpaid Staff for Children's Sake Act or the FOCUS Act - Establishes the Child Care Provider Development and Retention Grant Program and the Child Care Provider Scholarship Program. Federal Employees Child Care Act - Provides for child care centers in Federal facilities as well as for child care services for Federal employees. Amends the Early Learning Opportunities Act to extend the authorization of appropriations. Child Care Facilities Financing Act - Authorizes the Secretary to award grants for the Federal share of the cost of the acquisition, construction, or improvement of child care facilities or equipment. Book Stamp Act - Directs the Secretary to make grants to State agencies to promote child literacy and improve children's access to books at home and in early learning and other child care programs. Amends the Higher Education Act regarding student loan forgiveness for teachers. America's Better Classroom Act of 2003 - Amends the IRC to establish an income tax credit for qualified public school modernization, school construction, and zone academy bonds. Child Opportunity Zone Family Center Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to eligible partnerships to pay for the Federal share of the cost of establishing and expanding child opportunity zone family centers. Amends the IRC to increase the child tax credit and to make the credit partially refundable. Tax Relief for Working Families Act - Amends the IRC to increase the earned income tax credit for married couples and for two or more qualifying children. Extends the dependent care tax credit to respite care services. Establishes the Gateways Grant Program to improve the administration of State and county low-income families with children programs. Child Support Distribution Act - Amends SSA title IV parts A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) and B (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) to provide for increased child support payments to families and enforcement of child support obligations. Child Support Assurance Act - Directs the HHS Secretary to make grants to States for child support assurance demonstration projects. Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2003 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for a graduated increase in the minimum wage (and apply it to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands). Federal Living Wage Responsibility Act - Specifies minimum hourly wages and other employment terms for employees under Federal contracts. Amends the IRC concerning: (1) parity for part-time workers, fair counting of wages, and use of improved technology for making wage data available; (2) ensuring unemployment compensation for individuals that are separated from employment due to domestic violence; and (3) loss of child care as good cause for leaving employment. Amends the TANF program concerning: (1) disregard of months engaged in work for purposes of the five year TANF assistance limit; (2) replacement of case load reduction credit with employment credit; (3) elimination of limit on number of TANF recipients enrolled in vocational education or high school who may be counted towards the work participation requirement; (4) elimination of separate work participation rate for two parent families; and (5) strengthening of TANF individual responsibility plans. Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 concerning the treatment of aliens under the TANF program. Amends the TANF program to provide for the reauthorization and extension of TANF State family assistance grants. Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act concerning the child and adult care food program, and the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 concerning the food stamp program. Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 concerning: (1) prevention of hunger among families with children; (2) encouragement of collection of child support; and (3) periodic redetermination of eligibility. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish a rental assistance voucher program. Establishes in the Treasury the Voucher Success Fund and the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund. Housing Preservation Matching Grant Act of 2003 - Directs the HUD Secretary to make grants to States for low-income housing preservation. Amends SSA title IV part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) to direct the HHS Secretary to reimburse States for preventive, protective, crisis, permanency, independent living, and post-permanency services. Social Services Block Grant Restoration Act - Amends SSA title IV part A (TANF) and SSA title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services) to provide for restoration of funds for the social services block grant. Child Protection/Alcohol and Drug Partnership Act - Amends SSA title IV part B to provide for child protection and alcohol and drug partnerships for children. Amends SSA title IV part E to provide for a permanency grants program. Amends the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act to authorize the HHS Secretary to award grants for programs to: (1) serve children who have been exposed to domestic violence; and (2) encourage the development and use of multisystem intervention models that respond to the needs of children who have been exposed to domestic violence. Directs the Secretary to establish a program through which the Secretary may make grants to States to address the mental health and developmental needs of young children. Younger Americans Act - Establishes a national youth policy. Establishes grants for State and community programs to encourage and assist States and youth development consortia in mobilizing and supporting communities in planning, implementing, and being accountable for strategies that link community-based organizations, local government, volunteer centers, schools, community colleges, colleges, universities, faith-based organizations, businesses, parks and recreation agencies, libraries and museums, arts and cultural organizations, other youth-serving organizations, and other segments of the community to ensure that all youth have access to, and participate in, the full array of described core resources. Establishes in the Executive Office of the President a Coordinating Council for National Youth Policy. Mental Health Juvenile Justice Act - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (JJDPA) to establish grants for a State and local juvenile justice agency training program regarding access to mental health and substance abuse treatment for juveniles in contact with the State juvenile justice system. Establishes a Federal Coordinating Council on Criminalization of Juveniles With Mental Disorders. Amends the Federal criminal code to: (1) provide for the regulation of firearms transfers at gun shows; and (2) require child handgun safety locks on firearms. Amends the Consumer Product Safety Act to require child handgun safety locks. Prohibits weapons transfers to juveniles and imports of large capacity ammunition feeding devices. Amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to establish grants for: (1) State and local domestic violence offender recordkeeping improvements; and (2) local and antigun violence media campaigns. Provides for regulation of Internet firearms transfers. Prohibits multiple handgun sales or purchases. Directs the HHS Secretary to establish the Advisory Committee on Private Sector Support for Children and Families.

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