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Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 6 (108th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 January 2003
Constitutional Amendment - Requires that prior to each fiscal year, the Congress and the President agree on an estimate of total receipts for that fiscal year by enactment into law of a joint resolution. Prohibits outlays for a fiscal year (except those for repayment of debt principal) from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year (except those derived from borrowing) unless Congress, by a three-fifths rollcall vote of each House, authorizes a specific excess of outlays over receipts. Requires that the Congress provide by law for the repayment in the ensuing fiscal year of outlays that exceed actual receipts for a given year. Requires a three-fifths rollcall vote of each House to increase the public debt limit. Directs the President to submit a balanced budget to Congress annually. Prohibits any bill to increase revenue from becoming law unless approved by a majority of each House by rollcall vote. Authorizes waivers of these provisions when a declaration of war is in effect.
Law· HRH.R. 16 (108th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 7 January 2003
Authorizes salary adjustments for U.S. justices and judges for FY 2003 concurrently with increases in the General Schedule of Compensation for Federal employees.
Bill· HRH.R. 66 (108th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 January 2003
Notch Baby Health Care Relief Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a credit for premiums paid by a "notch baby" under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act. Amends such part B to eliminate the part B premium penalty for a "notch baby."
Bill· HRH.R. 65 (108th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 January 2003
Military Retiree Health Care Relief Act - Amends: (1) the Internal Revenue Code to allow a refundable credit for premiums paid by military retirees for Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act) part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) coverage; and (2) part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate, as specified, the ten percent part B premium penalty.
Bill· HRH.R. 15 (108th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 January 2003
National Health Insurance Act - Makes medical services available to eligible individuals. Authorizes the National Health Insurance Board (established by this Act) to limit services when personnel, facilities, or funds are inadequate. Allows patient choice of physicians and hospitals. Allows providers to choose their practice locality and, consistent with State law and professional ethics, reject patients. Establishes: (1) in the Department of Health and Human Services the National Health Insurance Board; and (2) the National Advisory Medical Policy Council. Limits, for individuals entitled to benefits under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, benefits under this Act to services for which the individual is not eligible under Medicare. Authorizes grants to: (1) educational institutions regarding the training of personnel providing or administering benefits; and (2) individuals in courses regarding the provision or administration of benefits. Requires that funds be made available. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a tax on each taxable transaction (the sale of property, performance of services, and importing of property by a taxable person in a commercial-type transaction). Sets the tax rate at zero for specified transactions. Establishes the National Health Care Trust Fund. Appropriates to the Fund amounts received from the value added tax. Allows the Fund to be used only to carry out the program under this Act.
Law· HJRESH.J.Res. 1 (108th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 7 January 2003
Amends Public Law 107-229 to extend until January 31, 2003, specified continuing appropriations for FY 2003.
Bill· HRH.R. 20 (108th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 January 2003
Clean Water Infrastructure Financing Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to remove certain requirements for States with respect to construction of treatment works under capitalization grant agreements. Requires architectural and engineering contracts to be awarded consistent with procedures under the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 or an equivalent State qualifications-based requirement. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to assist States in establishing simplified procedures for small water systems to obtain assistance under the Act. Requires revolving funds to be used only for providing assistance for activities which have as a principal benefit the improvement or protection of water quality of navigable waters. Makes revisions concerning uses of funds for: (1) innovative technologies; (2) administrative expenses; (3) small system technical, planning, and management assistance; and (4) financially distressed communities. Revises requirements related to consistency with plans and eligibility of treatment works not considered publicly owned. Requires States to make grants to financially distressed communities in any fiscal year in which the Administrator has more than $1.4 billion available for obligation and allows a State to give priority to such communities in making loans. Directs the Administrator to provide technical and financial assistance to owners and operators of publicly-owned treatment works for: (1) inventorying critical treatment works assets; (2) evaluating the performance and condition of these assets; and (3) developing a plan for maintaining and replacing treatment works. Reauthorizes appropriations for FY 2004 through 2008 for the revolving fund program.
Bill· HRH.R. 46 (108th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 January 2003
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to conduct a study of the differences between the depreciation recovery periods used for computing taxable income or loss under the Internal Revenue Code and for computing net income or loss for financial statement purposes. Requires the study to include such recommendations as the Secretary may have for adjusting the recovery periods used for tax purposes to make them closer to the periods used for financial statement purposes.
Bill· HRH.R. 45 (108th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 January 2003
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude dividends from gross income.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 15 (108th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 7 January 2003
(This measure has not been amended since being introduced in the House of Representatives on January 7, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Sets forth rules for the consideration of H.J. Res. 1 and H.J. Res. 2 (further continuing appropriations for FY 2003).
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 5 (108th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 7 January 2003
Adopts the rules of the House of Representatives for the 107th Congress as the rules of the House for the 108th Congress, with amendments regarding: (1) Speaker succession; (2) repeal of the Speaker's term limit; (3) declaration of an emergency recess; (4) staff access to the House Floor; (5) a Rules Committee Member on the Budget Committee; (6) associate and professional staff of the Appropriations Committee; (7) postponement of votes in committee; (8) the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct; (9) joint referral; (10) dynamic scoring in Ways and Means Committee reports; (11) use of personal electronic equipment on the Floor; (12) accounting for vacancies in House membership; (13) proceedings during a call of the House; (14) five-minute voting in series; (15) prohibition on limitation amendments in a general appropriation bill for the administration of taxes and tariffs; (16) motions to instruct during conference; (17) a fiduciary relationship exemption for physicians; (18) perishable food as a gift; (19) a gift ban exemption for charity travel; and (20) automatic increases in the statutory limit on public debt. Continues from the 107th Congress: (1) certain budget enforcement mechanisms; and (2) House Concurrent Resolution 353 (budget "deeming" resolution) until a conference report establishing a budget for FY 2004 is adopted. Waives Rule X, clause 5(d) to allow extra subcommittees for the Committees on Armed Services, International Relations, and Transportation and Infrastructure. Reserves the first ten numbers for bills (H.R. 1 through H.R. 10) for assignment by the Speaker to such bills as he may designate when introduced during the first session. Makes motions to suspend the rules in order on Wednesdays through the second Wednesday in April. Establishes the Select Committee on Homeland Security.