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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hurricane Katrina Financial Services
Relief Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina, a category 4
storm with an impact area of 90,000 square miles, reached
l... | Hurricane Katrina Financial Services Relief Act of 2005 - (Sec. 4) Expresses the sense of Congress that it is vital that insured depository institutions and insured credit unions continue to provide financial services to consumers displaced or otherwise affected by Hurricane Katrina, which includes the cashing of feder... | Agreed to amend the title so as to read: "A Bill to facilitate recovery from the effects of Hurricane Katrina by providing greater flexibility for, and temporary waivers of certain requirements and fees imposed on, depository institutions, credit unions, and Federal regulatory agencies, and for other purposes". |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Peer Support Communities of Recovery
Act''.
SEC. 2. BUILDING COMMUNITIES OF RECOVERY.
Section 547 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290ee-2) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in the heading, by striking ... | Peer Support Communities of Recovery Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to award grants to nonprofits that focus on substance use disorder to establish regional technical assistance centers to provide assistance regarding implementat... | Peer Support Communities of Recovery Act |
SECTION 1. IMPOSITION OF CARBON TAX ON PRIMARY FOSSIL FUELS.
(a) General Rule.--Chapter 38 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to environmental taxes) is amended by adding at the end
thereof the following new subchapter:
``Subchapter E--Carbon Tax on Primary Fossil Fuels
``Sec. 4691. Tax ... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a tax on the sale or importation of the following fuels based on their carbon content: coal, petroleum, and natural gas. Provides an inflation adjustment for such tax rates after calendar year 1994. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide by imposing a tax on certain fuels based on their carbon content. |
SECTION 1. REAUTHORIZATION OF UNITED STATES GRAIN STANDARDS ACT.
(a) Inspection and Supervisory Fees.--Section 7(j)(4) of the United
States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 79(j)(4)) is amended by striking
``September 30, 2005'' and inserting ``September 30, 2010''.
(b) Weighing and Supervisory Fees.--Section 7... | Amends the United States Grain Standards Act to extend: (1) authority for inspection, weighing, and supervisory fees, supervisory and administrative cost limitations, and the advisory committee; and (2) authorization of appropriations.
Authorizes with respect to export port locations of grain: (1) private entity perfo... | To reauthorize the United States Grain Standards Act, to facilitate the official inspection at export port locations of grain required or authorized to be inspected under such Act, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Combat Human Trafficking Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. REDUCING DEMAND FOR SEX TRAFFICKING; LOWER MENS REA FOR SEX
TRAFFICKING OF UNDERAGE VICTIMS.
(a) Clarification of Range of Conduct Punished as Sex
Trafficking.--Section 1591 of title 18, Un... | Combat Human Trafficking Act of 2015 Amends the federal criminal code, with respect to sex trafficking of children, to: (1) subject to criminal prosecution buyers, as well as sellers, of commercial sex involving sex trafficking victims; (2) provide that in prosecutions of sex trafficking crimes, the government is not ... | Combat Human Trafficking Act of 2015 |
TITLE I--MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 30104 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read
as follows:
``Sec. 30104. Authorization of Appropriations
``There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of
Transportation $125,221,000 for the National Highw... | Amends Federal transportation law to authorize appropriations for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to participate and cooperate through various means in international activities to enhance motor vehicle and traffic safety.
Prohibits a person from a... | To authorize appropriations for the motor vehicle safety and information and cost savings programs of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for fiscal years 2005 through 2007, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Care Criminal Background Check
Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to assist States in improving the
overall quality of child care services in the State by requiring
national criminal background checks of child care provid... | Child Care Criminal Background Check Act of 2009 - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to require child care providers that are licensed by a state or receive funds under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program to: (1) obtain a comprehensive criminal background check of each employe... | To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to require criminal background checks of child care providers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Architect of the Capitol Human
Resources Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDING AND PURPOSE.
(a) Finding.--The Congress finds that the Office of the Architect
of the Capitol has not kept pace with human resource management
practices common among other Federal and pri... | Architect of the Capitol Human Resources Act - Directs the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) to establish, implement, maintain, evaluate, and report to the Congress annually on a personnel management system that: (1) ensures that applicants for employment and employees of the AOC are appointed, promoted, and assigned on ... | Architect of the Capitol Human Resources Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair, Accurate, Secure, and Timely
Voting Act of 2012'' or the ``FAST Voting Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. INCENTIVES FOR STATES TO INVEST IN PRACTICES AND TECHNOLOGY
THAT ARE DESIGNED TO EXPEDITE VOTING AT THE POLLS AND
SIMPLIFY VOTER... | Fair, Accurate, Secure, and Timely Voting Act of 2012 or FAST Voting Act of 2012 - Directs the Attorney General to award grants, on a competitive basis, to enable states to: (1) invest in practices and technology designed to expedite voting at the polls, and (2) simplify voter registration.
Requires the grant applicat... | To provide incentives for States to invest in practices and technology that are designed to expedite voting at the polls and to simplify voter registration. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Global Climate Change Security
Oversight Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, in 2007 the average annual temperature in the
Un... | Global Climate Change Security Oversight Act - Requires the Director of National Intelligence to submit to Congress a National Intelligence Estimate on the anticipated geopolitical effects of global climate change and the implications of such effects on U.S. national security.
Requires the Director to prepare the esti... | To address security risks posed by global climate change, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Debt Relief Reconciliation Act for
Fiscal Year 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) fiscal discipline, resulting from the Balanced Budget
Act of 1997, and strong economic growth have end... | Appropriates funds for the Account. Prohibits such appropriation from being considered as direct spending for purposes of pay-as-you-go provisions of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act).Reduces the public debt limit by the amount appropriated into the Account.Bars A... | Debt Relief Reconciliation Act for Fiscal Year 2001 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Volunteer Emergency Services
Recruitment and Retention Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. ELECTIVE TREATMENT OF LENGTH OF SERVICE AWARD PROGRAMS AS
ELIGIBLE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS.
(a) In General.--Section 457(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of ... | Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow sponsors of certain deferred compensation plans to elect to include length of service award plans for bona fide volunteers providing fire fighting and prevention services, emergency medical services, and emerg... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer emergency service workers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicaid Reform and Personal
Responsibility Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. REQUIRING STATES TO APPLY A WORK REQUIREMENT FOR ABLE-BODIED
ADULTS WITHOUT DEPENDENTS UNDER MEDICAID.
Section 1902 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a) is
amende... | Medicaid Reform and Personal Responsibility Act of 2017 This bill requires state Medicaid programs to impose a work requirement upon enrollees who are able-bodied adults without dependents. Specifically, such enrollees must spend at least 20 hours per week working in a job, receiving on-the-job trai... | Medicaid Reform and Personal Responsibility Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Our Nation's Trade, Infrastructure,
Mobility, and Efficiency Act of 2007'' or the ``ON TIME Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The growth in international trade, particularly
... | Our Nation's Trade, Infrastructure, Mobility, and Efficiency Act of 2007 or the ON TIME Act of 2007 - Declares that it is the purpose of this Act to: (1) address major transportation investment needs in national trade gateway corridors; (2) reduce freight congestion along current and future trade corridors along surfac... | To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish and collect a fee based on the fair market value of articles imported into the United States and articles exported from the United States in commerce and to use amounts collected from the fee to make grants to carry out certain transportation projects in the transp... |
SECTION 1. WATER DIVERSION PROTECTION AND FISHERIES ENHANCEMENT
PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--In cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior
and the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary shall develop and
implement a comprehensive program for fish screens, fish passage
devices, and other measures a... | Directs the Secretary of the Army, in order to decrease the incidence of fish entering water supply systems and decrease fish mortality associated with withdrawal of water for irrigation and other purposes, to develop and implement a comprehensive program for fish screens, fish passage devices, and other measures agree... | A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to develop and implement a comprehensive program for fish screens and passage devices. |
SECTION 1. SIGNING AND MASTERY BONUSES FOR TEACHERS IN MATH AND
SCIENCE.
Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating part E as part G;
(2) by redesignating sections 2401 and 2402 as sections
... | Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish grant programs to provide: (1) signing bonuses for middle or secondary school mathematics or science teachers who agree to teach in public schools in high-need areas for four years; and (2) mentor teachers to train, support, and mentor novice teache... | A bill to provide signing and mastery bonuses and mentoring programs for math and science teachers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis
Management Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) Food allergy is an increasing food safety and public
health concern in the United States, especially among students.
... | Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Management Act of 2008 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and make available to local educational agencies a policy to manage the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools to be implemented on a voluntary basis only. Directs that such policy address: (1) ... | To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, to develop a voluntary policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community College Teacher
Preparation Enhancement Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Well qualified teachers and paraprofessionals are
critical to the success of the Nation's students.
(2)... | Community College Teacher Preparation Enhancement Act of 2004 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a teacher training enhancement program. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award matching grants to eligible entities for teacher training or preparation.
Includes among eligible entities: (1) sta... | A bill to amend title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to enhance teacher training programs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa
Indians and the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians and the
Little River Band of Ottawa Ind... | Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians and the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians Act - Reaffirms and extends Federal recognition and associated benefits to the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians and the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians (Tribes) of Michigan.
Provides for the Tribes to be governed by cu... | Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians and the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Housing Affordability for Teachers
and Public Safety Officers Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM FOR REDUCED FHA DOWNPAYMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR
LOANS FOR TEACHERS AND PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS.
(a) In General.--Section 203(b) of the National... | Housing Affordability for Teachers and Public Safety Officers Act of 2005 - Amends the National Housing Act to provide for one percent downpayments (and deferral and reduction of up-front payments) for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage loans for qualified elementary and secondary school teachers, teacher as... | To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to carry out pilot programs to insure low-downpayment mortgages to enable teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes in the jurisdictions they serve and to assist Federal, State, and local public safety officers purchasing homes in locally-designate... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Debbie Blanchard Access to Health
Care for Individuals With Disabilities Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
(1) According to the Bureau of the Census, approximately 1
in 5 people in the United States lives with some sort of
physi... | Debbie Blanchard Access to Health Care for Individuals With Disabilities Act of 2010 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to states to develop, maintain, and improve Internet directories of health care providers that are known to have entranc... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to increase access to health care for individuals with disabilities and increase awareness of the need for health care facilities and examination rooms to be accessible for individuals with disabilities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. PURPOSE; APPROPRIATIONS AUTHORIZED.
(a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act--
(1) to establish a National Science Scholars Program to
recognize student excellence and achievement in the physical,
life, and computer sciences, mathematics, and engineering;
(2)... | Authorizes appropriations for FY 1997 and for each of the four succeeding fiscal years for awards to National Science Scholars.
Authorizes the Secretary of Education to carry out a program of awarding scholarships to students for the study of the physical, life, or computer sciences, mathematics, or engineering. Deem... | To reestablish the National Science Scholars Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Caregiver Corps Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) As of 2013, more than 43,000,000 Americans are age 65
or older. More than 75 percent of such individuals live with... | Caregiver Corps Act of 2014 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to contract with a nonprofit to develop an online toolkit and guidance providing for the establishment and implementation of Caregiver Corps volunteer programs in which volunteers provide assis... | Caregiver Corps Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Randy Barrett Act''.
SEC. 2. WAIVER OF 5-MONTH WAITING PERIOD FOR BENEFITS BASED ON
DISABILITY IN CASES OF TERMINALLY ILL BENEFICIARIES.
(a) Disability Insurance Benefits.--Section 223(a) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 423(a)) is a... | Randy Barrett Act - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to require the Commissioner of Social Security to waive the five-month waiting period for entitlement to benefits based on disability in the case of any individual who is terminally ill and is not entitl... | To amend title II of the Social Security Act to require waiver of the 5-month waiting period for entitlement to benefits based on disability in the case of a terminally ill beneficiary. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Update, Promote, and Develop
America's Transportation Essentials Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Since the passage of SAFETEA-LU, Congress has
transferred over... | Update, Promote, and Develop America's Transportation Essentials Act of 2013 - Expresses the sense of Congress that by 2024, the gas tax should be repealed and replaced with a more sustainable, stable funding source. Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the excise tax on motor fuels, to increase the ... | Update, Promote, and Develop America's Transportation Essentials Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``DMZ War Veterans Recognition Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the Korean War, which began in 1950 and ended when the
Korean War Armistice was signed in 1953, is commonly known as
the ``Forgotten Wa... | DMZ War Veterans Recognition Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to place on or near the grounds of the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., a plaque to commemorate the sacrifices of those who served, were wounded, or were killed fr... | A bill to recognize and honor the soldiers of the United States and Republic of Korea who served, were wounded, or were killed from 1953 until the present in the defense of the Republic of Korea, to require the placement of a commemorative plaque at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., and for other pu... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cigarette Fire Safety Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Cigarette ignited fires are the leading cause of fire
deaths in the United States.
(2) In 1999 there were 807 deaths fr... | Cigarette Fire Safety Act of 2004 - Requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission to prescribe fire safety standards for cigarettes that, except as provided in this Act, are substantively the same as specified standards promulgated by the State of New York.
Directs sponsors of testing methodologies employed under th... | A bill to provide for fire safety standards for cigarettes, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may cited as the ``District of Columbia Full Self-
Government Act''.
TITLE I--STATUS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
SEC. 101. STATUS OF THE DISTRICT.
(a) In General.--All of the territory constituting the permanent
seat of the Government of the United States shal... | District of Columbia Full Self-Government Act - Declares that: (1) this Act shall have no effect on existing law or regulation unless otherwise repealed or amended by this Act or an Act of Congress; and (2) the legislative power of the District shall extend to all rightful subjects of legislation within the District co... | To establish the charter for the government of the District of Columbia. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hydrographic Services Improvement
Act Amendments of 2008''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 302 of the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998
(33 U.S.C. 892) is amended--
(1) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
``(... | Hydrographic Services Improvement Act Amendments of 2008 - Amends the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 to revise the definition of "hydrographic data" to include information acquired through lidar, radar, remote sensing, shoreline and other ocean- and coastal-related surveying, and water level observations... | To reauthorize and amend the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act, and for other purposes. |
TITLE I--EXCLUSION OF NONNATIVE SPECIES FROM MIGRATORY BIRD TREATY ACT
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act
of 2004''.
SEC. 102. EXCLUSION OF NON-NATIVE SPECIES FROM APPLICATION OF CERTAIN
PROHIBITIONS UNDER MIGRATORY BIRD TREATY ACT.
Secti... | Title I: Exclusion of Nonnative Species from Migratory Bird Treaty Act - Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act of 2004 - (Sec. 102) Amends the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) to clarify that the MBTA's prohibition on taking, killing, or possessing migratory birds applies only to native migratory bird species whose occurren... | To amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to exclude non-native migratory bird species from the application of that Act, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Civil Rights Commission Amendments
Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF 1983 ACT.
That the portion of the United States Commission on Civil Rights
Act of 1983 which follows the enacting clause is amended to read as
follows:
``SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
... | Civil Rights Commission Amendments Act of 1994 - Amends the United States Commission on Civil Rights Act of 1983 to reauthorize the Commission. Renames such Act as the Civil Rights Commission Act of 1983.
Provides that: (1) the initial membership of the Commission shall be the members of the Commission on September ... | Civil Rights Commission Amendments Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``English Language Unity Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds and declares the following:
(1) The United States is comprised of individuals from
diverse ethnic, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds, and
continues t... | English Language Unity Act of 2015 Establishes English as the official language of the United States. Requires naturalization ceremonies and official functions of the U.S. government, subject to exceptions, to be conducted in English. Declares that all citizens should be able to read and understand generall... | English Language Unity Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Gardening and Nutrition
Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) A community garden improves the quality of life,
encourages self-reliance, produces highly nutritious food,
reduces family... | Community Gardening and Nutrition Act of 2014 - Amends the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 to require the Director of the Corporation for National and Community Service to establish a Community Garden Pilot Program under the Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) program. Requires the Program to address the he... | Community Gardening and Nutrition Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Internship Improvement
Act''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 31 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 3111 the following:
``Sec. 3111a. Federal internship programs
... | Federal Internship Improvement Act - Directs the head of each federal agency operating an internship program to appoint an internship coordinator within the agency.
Directs the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to make publicly available on the Internet: (1) the coordinator's name and contact information and inform... | To improve Federal internships by expanding the conversion rate of Federal interns to full-time employees, establish consistent tracking mechanisms among Executive agencies for internship programs, and accelerate adoption of internship best management practices by Executive agencies. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Concussion Treatment and Care Tools
Act of 2010'' or the ``ConTACT Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. CONCUSSION MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES WITH RESPECT TO SCHOOL-AGED
CHILDREN.
Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 243
et seq.)... | Concussion Treatment and Care Tools Act of 2010 or the ConTACT Act of 2010 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish and publish concussion management guidelines that address the prevention, identification, treatment, and management of concussions in... | To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment and implementation of concussion management guidelines with respect to school-aged children, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hunter and Farmer Protection Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. BAITING OF MIGRATORY GAME BIRDS.
Section 3 of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 704) is
amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
``(b) Prohibition of Baiting.--
... | Hunter and Farmer Protection Act of 2015 This bill amends the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to revise standards for determining what constitutes baiting for purposes of the prohibition on taking migratory game birds. A baited area, in the case of waterfowl, cranes, and coots, includes a standing, unharvested crop that has... | Hunter and Farmer Protection Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Money Transfer
Disclosure Act''.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURES REQUIRED.
(a) Regulations.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the appropriate
Federal agencies shall jointly prescribe regulations that
require an... | International Money Transfer Disclosure Act - Directs certain Federal agencies to jointly prescribe regulations requiring a financial institution or money transmitting business which initiates an international money transfer on behalf of a consumer to make a good faith effort to disclose to the consumer before consumma... | To require certain disclosures in connection with any international money transfer, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mental Health First Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING GRANTS.
Section 520J of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb-41)
is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 520J. MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING GRANTS.
``(a) Grant... | Mental Health First Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), to award grants to initiate and sustain mental health first aid training program... | Mental Health First Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mandate Prevention Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. LEGISLATION SUBJECT TO POINT OF ORDER.
(a) In General.--Section 425(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974 is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1), by
striking the period at the end of pa... | Mandate Prevention Act of 2010 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (CBA) to make it out of order to consider in either chamber of Congress any legislation that would increase the direct costs of federal private sector mandates by an amount that causes the applicable thresholds to be exceeded, unless the legis... | To amend title IV of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and the Rules of the House of Representatives to make Federal private sector mandates subject to a point of order, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Trade
Commission Reauthorization Act of 2008''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. ... | Federal Trade Commission Reauthorization Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to authorize appropriations to carry out the powers and duties of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and to improve technology regarding the FTC's competition and consumer protection missions.
Authorizes the FTC to directly ... | A bill to reauthorize the Federal Trade Commission, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Immigration Enforcement Review
Commission Act''.
SEC. 2. CREATION OF IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT REVIEW COMMISSION.
There is established the Immigration Enforcement Review Commission
(hereinafter referred to as the ``Review Commission''). The Review
Commi... | Immigration Enforcement Review Commission Act - Establishes the Immigration Enforcement Review Commission, composed of a Board of Commissioners, an Investigations Office, and a Community Outreach Office.
States that the Commission shall: (1) investigate civil rights abuse complaints against the Immigration and Natura... | Immigration Enforcement Review Commission Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Securities Law Technical Corrections
Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
(a) Securities Act of 1933.--The Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C.
77a et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 3(a)(4) (15 U.S.C. 77c(a)(4)), by striking
... | Securities Law Technical Corrections Act of 2007 - Makes technical corrections to the following Acts: (1) the Securities Act of 1933; (2) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; (3) the Trust Indenture Act of 1939; (4) the Investment Company Act of 1940; and (5) the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
Amends the following s... | To make various technical and clerical amendments to the Federal securities laws. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Free File Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Internal Revenue Service Free File program
(hereinafter referred to as the ``IRS Free File Program'') as
established by the IRS pursuant to... | Free File Act of 2016 This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to continue to operate the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Free File Program. The program must work with state government agencies to enhance and expand the use of the program, while continuing to: provide free commercial-type online individual ... | Free File Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Patient
IVIG Access Act of 2009''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Medicare payment for intravenous ... | Medicare Patient IVIG Access Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to collect data on the differences, if any, between: (1) payments to physicians for immune globulins using average sales price payment methodology; and (2) costs... | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access of Medicare beneficiaries to intravenous immune globulins (IVIG). |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Securely Expediting Clearances
Through Reporting Transparency Act of 2018'' or the ``SECRET Act of
2018''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
(1) the term ``Bureau'' means the National Background
Investigations Bureau of the Office;
(... | Securely Expediting Clearances Through Reporting Transparency Act of 2018 or the SECRET Act of 2018 (Sec. 3) This bill requires the National Background Investigations Bureau (NBIB) within the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to report on its backlog of security clearance investigations. The report must include... | Securely Expediting Clearances Through Reporting Transparency Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Presidential Library Donation Reform
Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES.
(a) In General.--Section 2112 of title 44, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(h) Presidential Library Fundraising ... | Presidential Library Donation Reform Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill requires each presidential library fundraising organization to submit quarterly reports to the National Archives and Records Administration (National Archives) on every contributor who gave the organization a contribution or contributions (whether mon... | Presidential Library Donation Reform Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Swan Creek Black River Confederated
Ojibwa Tribes of Michigan Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act--
(1) the term ``Tribe'' means the Swan Creek and Black River
Confederated Ojibwa Tribes of Michigan;
(2)... | Swan Creek Black River Confederated Ojibwa Tribes of Michigan Act - Reaffirms Federal recognition of the Swan Creek Black River Confederated Ojibwa Tribes of Michigan Indians as a distinct Indian tribe. Provides for the Tribe's tribal lands to be taken by the Secretary of Interior in trust for the benefit of the Tribe... | Swan Creek Black River Confederated Ojibwa Tribes of Michigan Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wastewater Treatment Operator
Training and Certification Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. OPERATOR TRAINING.
Section 109 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1259) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 109. OPERATOR TRAINING.
``(a) Nationa... | Wastewater Treatment Operator Training and Certification Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to revise provisions concerning training grants and contracts to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) implement a national program to train persons in the operation o... | Wastewater Treatment Operator Training and Certification Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Migratory Bird Hunting and
Conservation Stamp Promotion Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. PROMOTION OF STAMP SALES.
(a) In General.--Section 4 of the Act of March 16, 1934 (commonly
known as the ``Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act'') (16
U.S.C. 7... | Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Promotion Act of 1998 - Amends the Act commonly referred to as the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act to: (1) make such title the legislated short title; and (2) allow the Secretary of the Interior, subject to approval of an annual marketing plan by the Migr... | Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Promotion Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Promoting American Agricultural and
Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF PAYMENT TERMS UNDER THE TRADE SANCTIONS REFORM
AND EXPORT ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2000.
Section 908(b)(4) of the Trade Sanctions Reform and Exp... | Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2009 - Prohibits the President from restricting direct transfers from a Cuban depository institution to a U.S. depository institution in payment for a product or agricultural commodity authorized for sale under the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enha... | A bill to facilitate the export of United States agricultural commodities and products to Cuba as authorized by the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000, to establish an agricultural export promotion program with respect to Cuba, to remove impediments to the export to Cuba of medical devices and me... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; ETC.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Middle Class Tax
Relief Act of 2010''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other pro... | Middle Class Tax Relief Act of 2010 - Makes the general terminating date of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2010 (EGTRRA) (i.e., December 31, 2010) inapplicable to provisions of that Act relating to individual income tax rate reductions, tax benefits related to children and adoption, marriage p... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide middle class tax relief, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; ETC.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Renewable Energy
Investment Act of 2009''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this subtitle an amendment or repeal is expressed
in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or ... | Renewable Energy Investment Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend through 2014 the tax credit for producing electricity from renewable resources; (2) increase and extend through 2014 the authority for issuing new clean renewable energy bonds; (3) extend through 2018 the energy tax credit for inv... | To enhance the energy security of the United States by encouraging investments in renewable and alternative energy and to authorize appropriations for research in and development of fungible biofuels. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Visa Waiver Program Security
Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. VISA REQUIRED FOR ALIENS WHO RECENTLY TRAVELED TO IRAQ, SYRIA,
OR CERTAIN OTHER DESTINATIONS.
Section 217(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1187(a)) is amended by ... | Visa Waiver Program Security Enhancement Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act regarding the visa waiver program to prohibit a national of a program country who has traveled to Iraq or Syria at any time during the most recent five-year period from traveling to the United States without a visa. The ... | Visa Waiver Program Security Enhancement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Taking Our Health Privacy
(STOHP) Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) People in the United States are deeply concerned about
the confidentiality of their health information. According to a
... | Stop Taking Our Health Privacy (STOHP) Act of 2002 - Declares that modifications made by an August 14, 2002, final rule affecting medical privacy to a Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) section concerning consent for uses or disclosures to carry out treatment, payment, or health care operations shall have no force or ef... | To restore standards to protect the privacy of individually identifiable health information that were weakened by the August 2002 modifications, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Reconstruction Study Area
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Reconstruction Era, during which Congress adopted
the 13th amendment ending slavery, the 14th amendment
guaranteeing civil ... | National Reconstruction Study Area Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study and report on the suitability and feasibility of designating an area comprised of historical sites in the historic district of Beaufort, South Carolina, relating to the Reconstruction Era as a unit of the National Park System. | To direct the Secretary of the Interior to study certain sites in the historic district of Beaufort, South Carolina, relating to the Reconstruction Era to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating the study area as a unit of the National Park System. |
SECTION 1. POSTHUMOUS CITIZENSHIP FOR TERRORIST ATTACK VICTIMS.
(a) Permitting Granting of Posthumous Citizenship.--Notwithstanding
any provision of title III of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1401 et seq.), the Attorney General shall provide, in accordance
with this section, for the granting of ... | Directs the Attorney General to provide for the granting of posthumous citizenship, as of September 12, 2001, to certain nonculpable aliens or noncitizen nationals otherwise eligible for naturalization who died as a result of the hijackings of four airliners, the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, or a... | To provide for the granting of posthumous citizenship to certain aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence who died as a result of the hijackings of 4 commercial aircraft, the attacks on the World Trade Center, or the attack on the Pentagon, on September 11, 2001, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. DISPLAY OF WOMEN VETERANS BILL OF RIGHTS.
(a) Display.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that
the Women Veterans Bill of Rights described in subsection (b) is
printed on signs in accessible formats and displayed prominently and
conspicuously in each facility of the Department of Veteran... | Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that the Women Veterans Bill of Rights is printed on signs in accessible formats and displayed prominently in each VA facility and distributed widely to such veterans.
Enumerates health care rights to be included in the Bill of Rights, including the right to: (1... | To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to display in each facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs a Women Veterans Bill of Rights and to display in each prosthetics and orthotics clinic of the Department an Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Common Sense Prison Work and Victim
Restitution Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) work is inherently American and honorable;
(2) work is of fundamental importance to any orderly
society which rev... | Common Sense Prison Work and Victim Restitution Act of 1998 - Amends the Crime Control Act of 1990 to require convicted inmates confined in Federal prisons, jails, and other detention facilities to engage in: (1) work for not less than 50 hours weekly; and (2) job-training and educational and life skills preparation s... | Common Sense Prison Work and Victim Restitution Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening Background Checks Act
of 2013''.
SEC. 2. PENALTIES FOR STATES THAT DO NOT MAKE DATA AVAILABLE TO THE
NATIONAL INSTANT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM.
(a) Increased Mandatory Penalties.--Section 104(b) of the NICS
Improvem... | Strengthening Background Checks Act of 2013 - Amends the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 to require each state, for each fiscal year after a two-year period after this Act's enactment, to have in effect laws and policies that require it to: (1) provide to the Attorney General not less than 90% of the records re... | Strengthening Background Checks Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This bill may be cited as the ``Freedom to Fish Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Recreational fishing is traditionally one of the most
popular outdoor sports with more than 45 million participants
of all ages, in all... | Amends the National Marine Sanctuaries Act to direct the Secretary to provide such a Council with the opportunity to propose and revise all regulations applicable to fishing within designated marine sanctuaries according to the standards and procedures of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Re... | Freedom to Fish Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``All Economic Regulations are
Transparent Act of 2015'' or the ``ALERT Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. OFFICE OF INFORMATION AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS PUBLICATION OF
INFORMATION RELATING TO RULES.
(a) Amendment.--Title 5, United States Code, is amende... | . The expanded summary of the version reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is repeated here.) All Economic Regulations are Transparent Act of 2015 or the ALERT Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Requires the head of each federal agency to submit a monthly report to the Administrator of the Office of Inf... | ALERT Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State Court Interpreter Grant
Program Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the fair administration of justice depends on the
ability of all participants in a courtroom proceeding to
understand that proceeding,... | State Court Interpreter Grant Program Act - Directs the Administrator of the Office of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice to: (1) make grants to States to develop and implement programs to assist individuals with limited English proficiency to access and understand State court proceedings in which they are a... | A bill to authorize the Attorney General to award grants to States to develop and implement State court interpreter programs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and
Treatment Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF PROSTATE CANCER SCREENING AND CERTAIN DRUG
TREATMENTS.
(a) Coverage of Screening Services.--
(1) In general.--Section 1861(s)(2) of the Social... | Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Act of 1997 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of services for the early detection of prostate cancer and certain drug treatments for such cancer. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish fee schedules for s... | Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medical Device User Fee
Stabilization Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT.
(a) Device User Fees.--Section 738 of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379j) is amended--
(1) in subsection ... | Medical Device User Fee Stabilization Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to adjust medical device user fees (e.g., premarket application, premarket report, supplement, and submission fees).
Repeals the fee revenue target amounts for FY2006 and FY2007.
Eliminates the inflation, workload, com... | To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to medical device user fees. |
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