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Bill· SS. 1688 (108th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 September 2003
Securing American Factory Employment (SAFE) Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the exclusion of extraterritorial income from gross income; (2) allow a nine percent deduction for qualified production activities attributable to domestic production; and (3) allow, through 2003, a tax credit for 75 percent of employer provided retired employee health insurance expenses. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to revise various factors that the International Trade Commission must consider in making material injury determinations in countervailing duty and antidumping duty proceedings.
Bill· SS. 1679 (108th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 September 2003
Realistic Roofing Tax Treatment Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to classify any roof system as 20-year property for depreciation purposes.
Bill· SS. 1681 (108th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 September 2003
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from determination of the production period for distilled spirits any period allocated to the natural aging process for purposes of determining whether a taxpayer can expense, rather than capitalize, interest costs paid or incurred during the production period.
Bill· HRH.R. 3211 (108th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 September 2003
Passenger Rail Investment Reform Act - Amends Federal transportation law to require the restructuring of Amtrak into successor corporations named the Passenger Rail Service Provider (Provider) and the Passenger Rail Infrastructure Manager (Manager). Reorganizes the Board of Directors into a transition board, which shall prepare the restructuring plan. Grants the Provider the exclusive right for three years to continue to provide intercity passenger rail service currently provided by Amtrak; but after three years only under a contract. Grants the Manager the exclusive right for six years to continue to provide the dispatching, maintenance, and infrastructure services currently provided by Amtrak; but after six years only under a contract. Authorizes the States and the District of Columbia that constitute the Northeast Corridor (NEC) to enter into a multistate Northeast Corridor Compact, subject to congressional approval, to provide passenger rail service and conduct related activities in the NEC. Establishes a Northeast Corridor Compact Commission to prepare such compact, which shall provide for full authority for 99 years to succeed to the responsibilities of Amtrak as NEC operator, subject to a 99-year lease from the Department of Transportation. Prescribes general requirements of the compact to protect employee interests. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to develop a program for employee transition assistance. Authorizes the Secretary, after the first fiscal year following enactment of this Act, to make grants for operating assistance, according to a specified formula, to reimburse operators of long-distance routes and corridor feeder routes for their intercity passenger rail operating expenses. Specifies conditions and limitations on the availability of grants to Amtrak, including preparation of a capital spending plan, before its successor corporations are established and commence operations. Prescribes procedures for redemption and disposition of Amtrak stock and the transfer of assets to the successor corporations and/or the Compact, as well as real estate, facilities, and secured debt. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to an applicant State, interstate compact, or public agency to assist in financing the capital costs of facilities and equipment necessary to provide intercity passenger rail transportation. Authorizes interested States to enter into interstate compacts for corridor development.
Bill· SS. 1658 (108th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 September 2003
Puerto Rico Economic Stimulus Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) make residents of Puerto Rico eligible for the earned income credit; and (2) allow the refundable portion of the child tax credit to residents of Puerto Rico with less than three children. Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled) of the Social Security Act to make the provisions of such title applicable to residents of Puerto Rico.
Bill· SS. 1662 (108th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 September 2003
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the work opportunity tax credit to include trade adjustment assistance recipients as a targeted group.
Bill· HRH.R. 3184 (108th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 September 2003
Streamlined Sales and Use Tax - Grants the consent of Congress to the November 12, 2002, Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement. Expresses the sense of Congress that such Agreement provides sufficient simplification and uniformity to warrant Federal authorization to States that are parties to the Agreement to require remote sellers to collect and remit the sales and use taxes of such States and of local taxing jurisdictions of such States. States that the purpose of this Act is to effectuate that limited authority, and not to grant additional authority unrelated to the accomplishment of that purpose. States that once 10 States comprising at least 20 percent of the total population of all States imposing a sales tax have petitioned for membership under the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement, have been found to be in compliance with the Agreement pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, have become Member States under the Agreement, and the necessary operational aspects of the Agreement have been implemented, any Member State under the Agreement is authorized, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to require all sellers not qualifying for the small business exception provided by this Act to collect and remit sales and use taxes with respect to remote sales to purchasers located in such State. Establishes minimum simplification requirements.
Bill· HRH.R. 3180 (108th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 September 2003
College Opportunity for All Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to revise and reauthorize requirements relating to: (1) Pell Grants and other student aid amounts and access to higher education for all students; (2) support and educational opportunities for students at minority-serving institutions, including centers for teacher education; (3) postbaccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions; (4) TRIO and other outreach programs to disadvantaged students pursuing a postsecondary education; (5) support for working students through revision of student aid need analysis; (6) student loan forgiveness for certain public service employment; (7) relief to borrowers through elimination of origination fees and allowance of refinancing of consolidation loans; (8) simplification of the student aid process; (9) voluntary flexible agreements with guaranty agencies; and (10) allowance for State and other taxes.
Bill· HRH.R. 3177 (108th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 September 2003
Social Security Savings Act of 2003 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to establish in the executive branch a Personal Savings Board, headed by an Executive Director, to administer the individual social security account program created by this Act. Establishes in the Treasury a Social Security Personal Savings Fund. Directs the Executive Director to establish in the Savings Fund an individual social security account for each eligible individual who elects to participate. Prescribes social security deposits for investments in common stock and government obligations. Provides for distribution of Savings Fund amounts in monthly annuity payments, with optional cash distribution, along with cost-of-living adjustments. Ensures maintenance of adequate balances in the social security trust funds. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exempt the Savings Fund, and each individual social security account, from income taxation; and (2) tax distributions as social security benefits. Directs the Social Security Advisory Board to study the manner and extent to which, upon attainment of balances in individual social security accounts sufficient to minimize the administrative costs involved, investment of amounts held in such accounts may be managed in the private sector by approved account managers.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 289 (108th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 September 2003
States that Congress: (1) commends the Department of Homeland Security for its efforts to reduce the number of migrant deaths in the deserts of Arizona; (2) urges the Secretary of Homeland Security to use the interior repatriation program to repatriate Mexican nationals who have repeatedly entered the United States illegally; (3) calls on the President to request more FY 2005 program funds; and (4) calls on the Government of Mexico to work with the United States in implementing such program.
Bill· HRH.R. 3172 (108th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 September 2003
Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to outline a public funding program for congressional candidates, which includes requirements for eligibility of certified public subsidy candidates and for spending limits and fundraising restrictions for certified candidates. Establishes penalties for spending in excess of limits, among other enforcement measures. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish in the Treasury the Certified Public Subsidy Candidate Fund to hold amounts designated by individuals as $1 check-offs on an income tax return. Makes Fund amounts available, as provided in appropriation Acts, for payments to certified public subsidy candidates. Allows a refundable tax credit for up to an aggregate of $100 per year in individual contributions to certified public subsidy candidates.
Law· HJRESH.J.Res. 69 (108th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 24 September 2003
Makes continuing appropriations for FY 2004. Appropriates amounts for continuing, at the current rate of operations, projects or activities which were conducted in FY 2003 and for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were made available in the: (1) Agricultural, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003; (2) Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003; (3) District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2003; (4) Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2003; (5) Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2003; (6) Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003; (7) Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003; (8) Military Construction Appropriations Act, 2003; (9) Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003; (10) Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2003; and (11) Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003. Provides funding under this resolution until the earliest of: (1) enactment of an appropriation for any project or activity provided for in this joint resolution; (2) enactment of the applicable appropriations Act without any provision for such project or activity; or (3) October 31, 2003. Authorizes continuation of other specified activities (including activities for entitlements and other mandatory payments) through such date.
Bill· SS. 1646 (108th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 September 2003
Transportation Safety Program Extension Act of 2003 - Makes specified Highway Trust Fund amounts available for the period of October 1, 2003, until February 29, 2004, for the Secretary of Transportation for administration of motor carrier safety programs, motor carrier safety research, and border enforcement activities. Provides funding for such period for: (1) the motor carrier safety assistance program (including for information systems); and (2) highway safety programs (including for highway safety research and development, occupant protection incentive grants, incentive grants for alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures, and the National Driver Register). Conditions the making of commercial motor vehicle and motor carrer safety grants to States from such amounts on a State's agreement that total State and local expenditures, exclusive of U.S. Government amounts, will be maintained at a level at least equal to the average level of those expenditures for the last two fiscal years before October 1, 2003. Makes specified funds available for Coast Guard expenses for personnel and activities directly related to coordinating and carrying out the national recreational boating safety program. Prohibits the use of such funds available to the Secretary of Homeland Security for unauthorized purposes or to replace funding traditionally provided through general appropriations. Requires the Secretary to publish annually in the Federal Register a detailed accounting of the projects, programs, and activities funded.
Bill· HRH.R. 3155 (108th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 September 2003
Fair Balance Prescription Drug Advertisement Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) to prohibit a deduction for any expense of an advertisement for a prescription drug if, with respect to such advertisement, the Secretary of Health and Human Services has submitted to the Secretary of the Treasury a report with respect to direct-to-consumer advertising that certain FDCA misbranding violations have occurred.
Law· HRH.R. 3146 (108th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 23 September 2003
Extends the TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) program under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA), and related provisions, including those providing for abstinence education and for extending eligibility for medical assistance under Medicaid (SSA title XIX) for six months for former TANF recipients. Provides for: (1) a similar extension with respect to the national random sample study of child welfare under SSA title IV part B (Child and Family Services); and (2) treatment of such provisions as direct spending for purposes of the Scorekeeping Guidelines. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for the extension of the authority for: (1) disclosure to Department of Education officers and staff of tax return information to carry out the program for income contingent repayment of student loans; and (2) Internal Revenue Service user fees. Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to provide for an extension of the authority for fees for certain customs services. Amends SSA title XIX to provide for the extension of Medicare cost-sharing for certain low-income individuals.
Bill· HRH.R. 3150 (108th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 September 2003
Iraq Security and Stabilization Fund Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide, in the case of any taxable year beginning in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, or 2010, for the adjustment of the highest income tax rate to result in an increase in revenues into the Treasury for all taxable years beginning in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 equal to $87 billion.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 374 (108th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 23 September 2003
Waives points of order against the consideration of the conference report on H.R. 2555 (FY 2004 Department of Homeland Security appropriations).
Bill· SS. 1637 (108th)open
United States · United States Congress · 18 September 2003
Jumpstart Our Business Strength (JOBS) Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal section 114 (Extraterritorial Income) which excludes from gross income extraterritorial income. Permits a corporation a limited deduction for qualified production activities (expenses attributable to domestic production activities). Allows a 20 year foreign tax credit carryforward. Revises provisions concerning the application of look-thru rules to dividends from noncontrolled section 902 corporations. Adds provisions providing for the recharacterization of overall domestic loss. Permits a worldwide affiliated group to have the taxable income of each domestic corporation which is a member of such group to be determined by allocating and apportioning interest expense of each member as if all members of such group were a single corporation. Revises provisions concerning foreign personal holding income with respect to commodity transactions. Repeals provisions relating to: (1) foreign personal holding companies; (2) gain on foreign investment company stock; (3) the election by foreign investment companies to distribute income currently; (4) the withholding tax on dividends from certain foreign corporations; and (5) the capital gains tax on aliens present in the United States for 183 days or more. Exempts a foreign corporation from the definition of a personal holding company.
Bill· HRH.R. 3138 (108th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 September 2003
Renewable Energy Act for Credit on Taxes - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a refundable limited credit through 2007 for expenditures for qualifying renewable energy property (solar water heating, photovoltaic, wind energy, or fuel cell properties) installed on or in connection with a U.S.-sited residential or nonresidential structure.
Bill· SS. 1634 (108th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 September 2003
Iraq Security and Stabilization Fund Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide, in the case of any taxable year beginning in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010, for the adjustment of the highest income tax rate to result in an increase in revenues into the Treasury for all taxable years beginning in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 equal to $87 billion.
Bill· SS. 1631 (108th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 September 2003
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to classify certain electric transmission property as 15-year property for depreciation purposes.
Bill· SS. 1625 (108th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 September 2003
Apprenticeship, Training, and Employment Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide small employers with a highly skilled trades training credit.
Bill· HRH.R. 3113 (108th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 September 2003
Transportation Empowerment Act - Authorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) for the interstate maintenance program, the interstate and Indian reservation bridge program, the Federal lands highways program, highway safety programs, and transportation research programs. Authorizes a State, upon determining that excess funds have been made available, to transfer the excess funds to, and use such funds for, any surface transportation purpose (including mass transit and rail) in the State. Revises provisions regarding State apportionments under the interstate maintenance component for resurfacing, restoring, rehabilitating, and reconstructing the Interstate System. Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to: (1) extend the availability of HTF funds for authorized expenditures; (2) set a essential programs financing rate for gasoline, special motor fuels, kerosene, and diesel fuel; (3) establish in the HTF an Infrastructure Special Assistance Fund; and (4) provide for the return of excess tax receipts to States for transportation purposes. Directs the head of each executive agency to: (1) assist State and local governments in efforts to privatize their transportation infrastructure assets; and (2) approve requests from such governments to privatize such assets and waive or modify conditions relating to the original Federal program that funded the asset under specified circumstances. Amends the IRC to reduce taxes on gasoline, diesel fuel, kerosene, and special fuels funding the HTF.
Bill· HRH.R. 3119 (108th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 September 2003
Renewable Fuels and Transportation Infrastructure Enhancement Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish, for a limited period of time: (1) as a credit against the gasoline and diesel fuel excise tax, a credit equal to the sum of the alcohol fuel mixture credit plus the biodiesel mixture credit; and (2) a biodiesel fuels credit business credit.
Bill· HRH.R. 3107 (108th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 September 2003
Home Lead Safety Tax Credit Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide owners of residential properties built in the United States before 1978 with a tax credit for lead-based paint abatement costs performed by a certified lead abatement contractor (50 percent of the cost of the abatement, not to exceed $1,500 per dwelling unit).
Bill· HRH.R. 3121 (108th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 September 2003
Applies the Internal Revenue Code without regard to the Convention between the United States of America and Barbados for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income signed on December 31, 1984.
Bill· HRH.R. 3125 (108th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 September 2003
Right to Keep and Bear Arms Act of 2003 - Prohibits appropriated funds from being used by any U.S. official to promote any action by the United Nations which advocates the taxation of firearms or any other abrogation of rights under the Second Amendment to the Constitution (the right to keep and bear arms). Condemms all proposals to tax or otherwise limit rights under the Second Amendment.
Bill· SS. 1618 (108th)open
United States · United States Congress · 16 September 2003
Temporary Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2003 - Amends Federal transportation law to authorize appropriations for October 1, 2003, through March 31, 2004, for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), including: (1) air navigation facilities and equipment; (2) airport and noise compatibility planning and development; (3) aviation programs; and (4) aviation research. Extends authority for the apportionment of funds for the same period for: (1) the Contract Air Traffic Control Tower Program; and (2) airport improvement projects (AIP) at primary airports. Increases to 95 percent the Federal share of allowable AIP costs for a grant made during such period. Authorizes the Secretary to decide that the costs of revenue producing aeronautical support facilities, including fuel farms and hangars, are allowable for an AIP at a nonprimary airport if: (1) the Federal share of such costs is paid only with funds apportioned to the airport sponsor; and (2) the sponsor has made adequate provision for financing airside needs of the airport. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into a reimbursable agreement with the Secretary of the Interior to fund airport development at Midway Island Airport between for October 1, 2003, and March 31, 2004. Makes the sponsors of airports in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, and Republic of Palau eligible for grants during the same period. Authorizes during the same period essential air service and small community air service. Prohibits the Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security of the Department of Homeland Security from implementing, except on a test basis, the proposed computer assisted passenger prescreening system (CAPPS2) before providing to Congress a specified certification. Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to report to specified congressional committees on the potential impact of CAPPS2 on the privacy and civil liberties of U.S. citizens. Revises requirements for flight training operators with respect to aliens or others specified by the Secretary of Homeland Security (currently, the Under Secretary of Transportation for Security), including mandatory training applicant information (including fingerprints), notifications, expedited processing of information and background checks, assessment of investigation fees, and exemption from all such procedures and processes of certain foreign military pilots. Prohibits the Secretary of Transportation from authorizing the privatization of the air traffic separation and control functions or any functions related to certification of national airspace systems and services (except certain contract traffic control towers) currently operated by the FAA. Requires the Secretary to report to specified congressional committees on the FAA plan to revamp the flight service station program. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend Airport and Airway Trust Fund expenditure authority until October 1, 2004. Prescribes a special rule for air transportation tax paid for domestic segments beginning after 2002. Declares that, if an amount is paid during a calendar year for a domestic segment beginning in a later calendar year, then the rate of tax shall be the rate in effect for the calendar year in which such amount is paid.
Bill· HRH.R. 3103 (108th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 September 2003
Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a nonrefundable income tax credit of up to $500 for the purchase of a qualified hearing aid for an individual who is either: (1) age 55 or older; or (2) is claimed as a dependent of the taxpayer.
Bill· HRH.R. 3099 (108th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 September 2003
Child Care Lending Pilot Act of 2003 - Allows proceeds of loans made through the Small Business Administration (SBA) to local certified development companies for plant acquisition, construction, or expansion to be used to provide loans to small, nonprofit child care businesses, provided that: (1) the loan will be used for a sound business purpose approved by the SBA Administrator; (2) each business receiving the assistance meets eligibility requirements applicable to for-profit businesses; (3) one or more individuals have personally guaranteed the loan; and (4) the child care business has both clear and singular title to the collateral for the loan and sufficient cash flow to meet loan obligations and reasonable operating expenses. Prohibits more than seven percent of the total number of loans guaranteed in any fiscal year for local development companies from being awarded under this program. Terminates such authority at the end of FY 2006.
Bill· SS. 1613 (108th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 September 2003
United States Independent Film and Television Production Incentive Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish an annual tax credit for 25 percent of up to the first $25,000 of qualified wages paid or incurred per qualified U.S. independent film and television production.
Bill· HRH.R. 3082 (108th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 September 2003
Corporate Welfare Reform Commission Act of 2003 - Establishes the Corporate Welfare Reform Commission to: (1) examine and identify the programs and tax laws that provide inequitable Federal payments; and (2) review such payments with the goal of ensuring fairness and equity in the operation and application of such programs and laws; and (3) report to Congress on recommendations for the termination, reduction, or retention of such payments. Authorizes the Comptroller General to provide assistance to the Commission. Sets forth procedures for congressional consideration and implementation of the Commission's recommendations.
Bill· HRH.R. 3071 (108th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 September 2003
Free Housing Market Enhancement Act - Prohibits providing Federal funds to the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), or any Federal Home Loan bank (Such entities are referred to as government sponsored enterprises, or GSEs.) Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act ( Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act (Freddie Mac) to repeal: (1) the State tax exemption; (2) the requirement that the Treasury approve debt issues; (3) Treasury authority to purchase Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac obligations; (4) depositary authority; and (5) the designation of obligations as lawful investments. Amends the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to repeal: (1) the State tax exemption; (2) Treasury authority to purchase bank obligations; (3) depositary authority; and (4) the designation of obligations as lawful investments. Amends the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit Federal Reserve purchase of GSE debt. Repeals the eligibility of GSE obligations for unlimited investment by national banks, federally chartered thrifts, and credit unions.
Bill· HRH.R. 3073 (108th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 September 2003
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that the conducting of certain qualified games of chance by tax exempt or nonprofit organizations shall not be treated as an unrelated trade or business for purposes of the tax imposed on tax-exempt organizations, if such organizations use the proceeds as specified.
Bill· HRH.R. 3060 (108th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 September 2003
Tax Simplification Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a 19 percent tax (17 percent after December 31, 2004) on the taxable income of every individual. Redefines "taxable income" to mean the amount by which wages, retirement distributions, and unemployment compensation exceed the standard deduction. Increases the basic standard deduction and includes an additional standard deduction for dependents. Includes in taxable income the taxable income of each dependent child under the age of 14. Replaces the current tax on corporations with a tax on every person engaged in a business activity equal to 19 percent (17 percent after December 31, 2004) of the business taxable income of such person. Makes the person engaged in the business activity liable for the tax. Imposes a tax of 19 percent (17 percent after December 31, 2004) on the value of excludable compensation provided during the year by an employer for the benefit of employees. Makes the employer liable for the tax. Repeals specified provisions: (1) relating to pension plans; and (2) imposing a tax on any employer reversion from a qualified plan. Revises requirements regarding transfers of excess pension assets. Repeals provisions respecting: (1) alternative minimum tax; (2) tax credits; (3) estate and gift taxes; and (4) subject to exception, normal taxes and surtaxes. Makes it not in order in the House of Representatives or the Senate, unless waived or suspended in the House or the Senate by a three-fifths vote of the Members, to consider any bill, joint resolution, amendment thereto, or conference report thereon that includes any provision that increases an income tax rate, creates an additional tax rate, reduces the standard deduction, or provides any exclusion, deduction, credit, or other benefit that results in a reduction in Federal revenues.
Bill· HRH.R. 3055 (108th)open
United States · United States Congress · 10 September 2003
Social Security Solvency Act of 2003 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to create a new Individual Retirement Security Program (Program). Establishes in the Treasury an Interim Investment Fund (IIF) governed by the Board of Trustees of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund. Authorizes a participating individual and spouse, upon the attainment of a minimum deposit balance of $2,500 in the IIF, to designate one or more personal retirement savings accounts, to which the Secretary of the Treasury shall make deposits from the IIF with respect to the individual according to prescribed formulae. Mandates that the Board divide the IIF into three accounts for investment in common stock and corporate bonds. Requires the Secretary to deposit into the IIF, from amounts otherwise available in the general fund of the Treasury, a total amount equal, in the aggregate, to 100 percent of the redirected social security taxes for such calendar year of each covered individual for such calendar year. Requires a reduction in Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance appropriations, according to a certain formula. Provides for adjustments to primary OASDI insurance amounts of such covered individuals with designated accounts in the IIF. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a tax deduction in the case of an electing personal retirement savings account participant in an amount equal to 50 percent (up to $2,000) of the amount the individual contributed during the taxable year to a personal retirement savings account; (2) exclude from gross income any amount deposited in a personal retirement savings account; (3) include distributions in gross income as if they were social security benefits; and (4) establish an Individual Retirement Security Program refundable credit. Amends SSA title II to provide for: (1) transfers of budget surpluses to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund; (2) revisions in social security benefits, such as a gradual increase in retirement age and early retirement age; and (3) reimbursement of Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund for certain costs of disability insurance benefits. Directs the Commissioner of Social Security to study and report to the Congress on the most appropriate and feasible means of providing for individuals to opt out of OASDI coverage. Amends the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 to make permanent its pension and individual retirement arrangement provisions. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for accelerated phase-in of scheduled increases in individual retirement account and pension plan contribution limits, and to revise requirements for long-term care insurance contracts and dependent care and other matters affecting seniors.
Bill· SS. 1595 (108th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 September 2003
Small Business Military Reservist Tax Credit Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish, with respect to individuals participating in qualified military reserve component duty, a tax credit equal to the sum of: (1) in the case of a small business employer, the employment credit with respect to all qualified employees and qualified replacement employees of the taxpayer; and (2) the self-employment credit of a qualified self-employed taxpayer.
Bill· HRH.R. 3052 (108th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 September 2003
State Accountability and Identity Fraud Elimination Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to withhold specified Federal highway funds in increasing percentages starting in FY 2006 from any State that has enacted a law that allows the issuance of an identification card or a driver's license to an alien who is not legally authorized to be in the United States. Provides that funds withheld from apportionment to any State: (1) on or before September 30, 2005, shall remain available until the end of the third fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the funds are authorized to be appropriated; and (2) after September 30, 2007, shall not be available for apportionment to the State.
Bill· HRH.R. 3048 (108th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 September 2003
Prohibits funds from being obligated or expended for assistance for the Palestinian Authority (or any other Palestinian entity) or for the Palestinian people during a quarter of FY 2004 if the Secretary of State determines that the Palestinian Authority has provided support for acts of international terrorism during the prior 3-month period. Prohibits more than 25 percent of funds appropriated by the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2004, for such assistance from being obligated or expended during each quarter of FY 2004.
Bill· HRH.R. 3053 (108th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 September 2003
Sacrifice and Responsibility Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) raise the top two individual income tax rates back to 36 percent and 39.6 percent; and (2) repeal the amendments made by section 302 (Dividends of Individuals Taxed at Capital Gain Rates) of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. Appropriates, as emergency supplemental appropriations, for FY 2004 specified sums for: (1) military operations in Iraq and in support of the global war on terrorism; and (2) the relief and reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan.
Bill· HRH.R. 3043 (108th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 September 2003
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow as capital expenditure deductions certain replanting, removal, and preproductive costs of crops for human consumption lost to freezing temperature, disease, drought, casualty, or pests.
Bill· HRH.R. 3042 (108th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 September 2003
Clean Air and Water Investment and Infrastructure Security Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds for certain air and water pollution control facilities; and (2) provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for such air and water pollution control facilities, facilities for the furnishing of water, and sewage facilities.
Bill· HRH.R. 3036 (108th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 September 2003
Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2004 through 2006 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 2004 through 2006 to carry out the activities of the Department of Justice. Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (Safe Streets Act) to merge the Byrne grant program and the local law enforcement block grant program into an Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program. Authorizes the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of: (1) a bronze medal to the public safety officers in New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania who lost their lives as a result of responding to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks; and (2) a plaque commemorating the service of such officers to their public agencies. Amends the USA PATRIOT Act to: (1) provide for the establishment and maintenance of a secure telecommunications system for regional information sharing between Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies; and (2) authorize grants for nonprofit neighborhood and community-based victim service organizations and coalitions to improve outreach and services to crime victims. Amends the Safe Streets Act to establish within the Office of Justice Programs: (1) an Office of Weed and Seed Strategies to implement strategies to prevent, control, and reduce violent crime, criminal drug-related activity, and gang activity in designated communities; (2) an Office of Audit, Assessment, and Management to carry out and coordinate performance audits of, ensure compliance with, and manage information with respect to, specified Department of Justice grant programs; (3) a Community Capacity Development Office to provide training to participants in such grant programs; and (4) an Office of Applied Law Enforcement Technology to provide leadership and focus to Department grants made for using or improving law enforcement computer systems. Requires the Attorney General to designate a senior Department official to assume primary responsibility for privacy policy.
Bill· SS. 1589 (108th)open
United States · United States Congress · 8 September 2003
Transportation, Treasury, and General Government Appropriations Act, 2004 - Makes appropriations for FY 2004 to the Department of Transportation for: (1) the Office of the Secretary; (2) the Federal Aviation Administration; (3) the Federal Highway Administration; (4) the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; (5) the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; (6) the Federal Railroad Administration; (7) the Federal Transit Administration; (8) the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation; (9) the Maritime Administration; (10) the Research and Special Programs Administration; (11) the Office of Inspector General; and (12) the Surface Transportation Board. Makes appropriations for FY 2004 to the Department of the Treasury for: (1) Departmental Offices; (2) the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; (3) the Financial Management Service; (4) the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau; (5) the U.S. Mint; (6) the Bureau of the Public Debt; and (7) the Internal Revenue Service. Makes appropriations for FY 2004 to the Executive Office of the President and to the President for: (1) compensation of the President and the White House Office; (2) the Executive Residence at the White House; (3) Special Assistance to the President and the Official Residence of the Vice President; (4) the Council of Economic Advisers; (5) the Office of Policy Development; (6) the National Security Council; (7) the Homeland Security Council; (8) the Office of Administration; (9) the Office of Management and Budget; (10) the Office of National Drug Control Policy; (11) Federal Drug Control Programs; and (12) unanticipated needs. Makes appropriations for FY 2004 to: (1) the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board; (2) the Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled; (3) the Election Assistance Commission; (4) the Federal Election Commission; (5) the Federal Labor Relations Authority; (6) the Federal Maritime Commission; (7) the General Services Administration; (8) the Merit Systems Protection Board; (9) the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation; (10) the National Archives and Records Administration; (11) the National Historical Publications and Records Commission; (12) the National Transportation Safety Board; (13) the Office of Government Ethics; (14) Office of Personnel Management; (15) the Office of Special Counsel; (16) the United States Postal Service; (17) the United States Tax Court; and (18) the White House Commission on the National Moment of Remembrance. Sets forth general provisions.
Bill· HRH.R. 3025 (108th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 September 2003
Teacher Tax Relief Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend, through 2008, the deduction from gross income for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers.
Bill· SS. 1583 (108th)open
United States · United States Congress · 4 September 2003
District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2004 - Makes appropriations to the District of Columbia for FY 2004, including amounts for the Federal payments: (1) for District of Columbia Resident Tuition Support; (2) for emergency planning and security costs in the District; (3) to support hospital bioterrorism preparedness in the District; (4) to District of Columbia Courts; (5) for Defender Services in District of Columbia Courts; (6) to the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia (including transfer of funds); (7) to the Chief Financial Officer of the District; (8) to the Department of Transportation in the District for a downtown circular transit system and to offset a portion of the District's allocated operating subsidy payment to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority; (9) to the DC Water and Sewer Authority; (10) to the Department of Transportation in the District for the Anacostia Waterfront Initiative; (11) for capital development in the District; (12) to Children's National Medical Center; (13) to the St. Coletta of Greater Washington Expansion Project; (14) for foster care improvements in the District; and (15) for school improvement. DC Student Opportunity Scholarship Act of 2003 - Requires the Secretary of Education to provide five-year grants on a competitive basis to District Government educational entities, nonprofit organizations, and consortia of nonprofit organizations with approved applications to carry out activities to provide expanded school choice opportunities to students who are DC residents and who come from households with incomes not exceeding 185 percent of the poverty line applicable to families of the size involved. Appropriates specified sums out of the District's general fund and/or other funds for the current fiscal year for: (1) operating expenses (with limitations); (2) governmental direction and support; (3) economic development and regulation; (4) public safety and justice; (5) the public education system (including transfer of funds); (6) human support services (including transfer of funds); (7) public works; (8) the Emergency and Contingency Reserve Fund; (9) repayment of certain loans and interest; (10) payment of interest on short-term borrowing; (11) principal and interest payments on the District's Certificates of Participation, issued to finance the ground lease underlying the building located at One Judiciary Square; (12) refunds and the payment of legal settlements or judgments that have been entered against the District government; (13) the John A. Wilson Building; (14) workforce investments; (15) certain non-departmental agency costs; (16) emergency planning and security costs (17) transportation assistance; (18) pay-as-you-go capital in lieu of capital financing; (19) a Tax Increment Financing Program; (20) the Cash Reserve; (21) refunds associated with disallowed Medicaid funding; (22) the Water and Sewer Authority; (23) the Washington Aqueduct; (24) the Stormwater Permit Compliance Enterprise Fund; (25) the Lottery and Charitable Games Enterprise Fund; (26) the Sports and Entertainment Commission; (27) the District of Columbia Retirement Board; (28) the Washington Convention Center Enterprise Fund; (29) the National Capital Revitalization Corporation; and (30) capital outlay (including rescissions).
Bill· HRH.R. 3003 (108th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 September 2003
Customs Business Fairness Act of 2003 - Amends Federal bankruptcy law governing priority among claims and expenses to place in the tenth order of priority allowed unsecured claims for duties, taxes, or other charges paid to the U.S. Customs Service by customs brokers and sureties on behalf of the debtor arising out of the importation of merchandise entered for consumption within one year before the date of the filing of the petition in bankruptcy.
Bill· HRH.R. 3010 (108th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 September 2003
Workforce Fairness and Tax Relief Act of 2003 - Authorizes Federal payments to States for certain portions of a State's special unemployment assistance for individuals participating in qualified worker training programs. Provides for payment agreements between the Secretary of Labor and States that: (1) have a State unemployment compensation law approved by the Secretary; and (2) are required by State law to pay such special assistance to such trainees. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the tax on unemployment compensation.
Bill· HRH.R. 3002 (108th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 September 2003
Terrorist Tax Exemption Suspension Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to suspends the tax-exempt status of a designated terrorist organization (as defined by this Act). Denies: (1) deductions for contributions made to such an organization; and (2) administrative or judicial challenge to such suspension or denial. Provides for refund or credit in a case of erroneous designation.
Bill· HRH.R. 3000 (108th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 September 2003
Josephine Butler United States Health Service Act - Establishes the United States Health Service (Service) as an independent executive branch entity. Provides that the authority of the Service shall be exercised by a National Health Board of the Service (Board) and by local and regional authorities affiliated with the Board. Requires the Board to establish health care delivery regions. Affords every user of the Service the right to receive high quality care and supplemental services from any facility within the Service capable of providing such services without charge and without discrimination. Sets forth a list of other basic health rights. Declares all individuals in the United States eligible to receive health care and supplemental services under this Act. Requires the Service to provide specified services. Provides for the reimbursement of emergency health services costs. Requires the establishment of health care facilities as necessary to provide services. Sets forth provisions concerning job categories, certification standards, qualifications, and the education of health workers. Requires the establishment of a health advocacy program to ensure patients rights. Imposes on individuals, estates and trusts, and on corporations additional taxes of specified percentages of the total taxes otherwise imposed, creates the Health Service Trust Fund, and appropriates to such Fund such additional taxes, the Federal Hospital Insurance employment taxes, and a Government contribution equal to 40 percent of the amount so appropriated. Transfers to the Fund all assets and liabilities of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund.