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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``21st Century Science for Nuclear
Waste Disposal Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, the storage
of high-level radioactive waste, transuranic was... | 21st Century Science for Nuclear Waste Disposal Act of 2004 - Amends the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to repeal the authority of the Secretary of Energy (Secretary) to enter into contracts for the acceptance of title, transportation, and disposal of spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste.
Declares that... | To redirect the Nuclear Waste Fund established under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 into research, development, and utilization of risk-decreasing technologies for the onsite storage and eventual reduction of radiation levels of nuclear waste, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Education and Workforce Innovation
Act''.
SEC. 2. COMMUNITY WORKFORCE TRAINING GRANTS.
(a) Program Authorized.--From the amounts appropriated to carry out
this section, the Secretary of Education, in consultation with the
Secretary of Labor and the ad... | Education and Workforce Innovation Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to carry out a five-year pilot program to award grants to eligible entities to carry out programs that provide direct skills and job training for individuals to enter and advance in high-growth, emerging, and in-demand industries, such as skill... | Education and Workforce Innovation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Local Government Internet Tobacco
Sales Enforcement Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. REVISION OF ACT OF OCTOBER 19, 1949.
The Act of October 19, 1949, entitled ``An Act to assist States in
collecting sales and use taxes on cigarettes'' (15 U.S.C. 375 et seq.)
i... | Local Government Internet Tobacco Sales Enforcement Act of 2004 - Amends the Jenkins Act to require each person who engages in an interstate sale of cigarettes or smokeless tobacco or in an interstate distribution of cigarettes or smokeless tobacco to comply with all applicable excise, sales, and use tax laws in the St... | To revise and reform the Act commonly called the Jenkins Act, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bonneville Power Administration
Appropriations Refinancing Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this Act--
(1) ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of the
Bonneville Power Administration;
(2) ``capital in... | Bonneville Power Administration Appropriations Refinancing Act - Prescribes guidelines under which the Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration is directed to refinance a certain appropriated debt by establishing: (1) a new principal amount for such debt; (2) new interest rates for such debt based on long-... | Bonneville Power Administration Appropriations Refinancing Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Haitian-American Enterprise Fund
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The 7.3-magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti on
January 12, 2010--
(A) was Haiti's worst natural catastrophe ... | Haitian-American Enterprise Fund Act - Authorizes the President, after congressional consultation, to designate one private, nonprofit organization as the Haitian-American Enterprise Fund to receive funds and support under this Act to promote the Haitian private and agricultural sectors and joint U.S.-Haitian ventures ... | A bill to promote the strengthening of the Haitian private sector. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Women and HIV Outreach and
Prevention Act''.
SEC. 2. PREVENTIVE HEALTH PROGRAMS REGARDING WOMEN AND HUMAN
IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS.
Title XXV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300ee et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fo... | Women and HIV Outreach and Prevention Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants, with regard to women (and their partners) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), for preventive health services, referrals, follow-ups, outreach, and training on the effective provision of such services. Auth... | Women and HIV Outreach and Prevention Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Diamond Trade Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Funds derived from the sale of rough diamonds are being
used by rebels and state actors to finance military activities,
overthrow legitimate gove... | Clean Diamond Trade Act - Authorizes the President to prohibit imports of rough diamonds (with specified exceptions) into the United States from any country that does not take certain measures to stop trade in conflict diamonds as long as such prohibition is necessary to protect the essential security interests of the ... | To implement effective measures to stop trade in conflict diamonds, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The placement of commercial telecommunications, radio,
or television towers near homes can greatly reduce the value of
such homes, destroy the views from such homes, and reduce
substan... | Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to: (1) repeal a provision which prohibits a State or local government from regulating the placement, construction, or modification of personal wireless service facilities (communications towers) on the basis of the environmental effects of frequency emissions from such facilities... | A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify State and local authority to regulate the placement, construction, and modification of broadcast transmission and telecommunications facilities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Unborn Victims of Violence Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF UNBORN CHILDREN.
(a) In General.--Title 18, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after chapter 90 the following:
``CHAPTER 90A--PROTECTION OF UNBORN CHILDREN
``Sec.
... | Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2001 - Provides that: (1) whoever engages in conduct that violates specified provisions of the Federal criminal code, the Controlled Substances Act of 1970, or the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, or specified articles the Uniform Code of Military Justice (conduct constituting certain Federa... | To amend title 18, United States Code, and the Uniform Code of Military Justice to protect unborn children from assault and murder, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bonneville Power Administration
Appropriations Refinancing Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this Act--
(1) The term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of
the Bonneville Power Administration.
(2) The... | Bonneville Power Administration Appropriations Refinancing Act - Prescribes guidelines under which the Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) shall refinance a certain appropriated debt by determining with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury: (1) a new principal amount for such debt; (2) ... | Bonneville Power Administration Appropriations Refinancing Act |
SECTION 1. RESTORATION OF DEDUCTION FOR INTEREST ON EDUCATIONAL LOANS.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 163(h) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (defining personal interest) is amended by
striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (D), by redesignating
subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F), and by i... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a limited income tax deduction for interest on a qualified educational loan. Defines such a loan. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the deduction for interest on certain educational loans. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Voluntary Environmental Self-
Evaluation Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act:
(1) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' means any
agency (as defined in section 551 of title 5, United States
Code) and any a... | Voluntary Environmental Self-Evaluation Act - Provides that information contained in, and testimony relating to, voluntary environmental self-evaluations shall not be admissible evidence or subject to discovery in Federal or State administrative or judicial proceedings under Federal environmental laws. Authorizes waiv... | Voluntary Environmental Self-Evaluation Act |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Lyme disease is a common but frequently misunderstood
illness that, if not caught early and treated properly, can
cause serious health problems.
(2) Lyme disease is a bacterial infection that is
trans... | Establishes the Tick-Borne Disorders Advisory Committee in the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). Directs the Committee to advise the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary of HHS regarding how to: (1) assure interagency coordination and communication in efforts to address tick-borne disorders; ... | A bill to establish a Tick-Borne Disorders Advisory Committee, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Three Kids Mine Remediation and
Reclamation Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means the
approximately 948 acres of Bureau of Reclamation and Bureau of Land
Management land within the Thr... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 8, 2013. Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act - (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Henderson Redevelopment Agency of the city of Henderson, Nevada, all right, title, and interest of the United States o... | Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act |
SECTION 1. EXPENSES FOR HOUSEHOLD AND ELDER CARE SERVICES NECESSARY FOR
GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT.
(a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:
``SEC. 25E. EXPENSES FOR HOUSEHOLD AND ELD... | This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a new tax credit for a taxpayer's employment-related expenses necessary to care for a dependent who has attained age 50. Employment-related expenses include: (1) expenses for household services; and (2) expenses for the care of the dependent, including respite care a... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for expenses for household and elder care services necessary for gainful employment. |
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT AND FUNCTIONS OF COMMISSION.
(a) Establishment.--There is established a Commission on Structural
Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals (hereinafter referred to
as the ``Commission'').
(b) Functions.--The functions of the Commission shall be to--
(1) study the pre... | Establishes a Commission on Structural Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals to: (1) study the present division of the United States into the several judicial circuits and the structure and alignment of the Federal Court of Appeals system, with particular reference to the Ninth Circuit; and (2) report its rec... | A bill to establish a Commission on Structural Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Broadcasters Protection
Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that:
(1) Since the creation of low-power television licenses by
the Federal Communications Commission, a number of license
holders have ... | Community Broadcasters Protection Act of 1999 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to prescribe regulations to establish a class A license for qualifying low-power television (LPT) stations. Requires notification of LPT licensees of the requirements for class A ... | Community Broadcasters Protection Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Expanding Research for Women in
Trauma Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Most studies of violence against women currently focus
on physical abuse or rape, primarily because they are easier to
... | Expanding Research for Women in Trauma Act of 2002 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) increase and expand specified violence prevention research initiatives that focus upon violence against women and special populations including adolescents and ethnic mi... | A bill to expand research for women in trauma. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Expedited Consideration of Proposed
Rescissions Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN PROPOSED RESCISSIONS.
(a) In General.--Part B of title X of the Congressional Budget and
Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 681 et seq.) is... | Expedited Consideration of Proposed Recissions Act of 1993 - Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to grant the President an additional method of rescinding budget authority.
Allows the President to transmit to both Houses of the Congress, for expedited consideration, one or more special ... | Expedited Consideration of Proposed Rescissions Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Ambulance Payment Reform
Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. AMBULANCE PAYMENT RATES.
(a) Payment Rates.--
(1) In general.--Section 1834(l)(3) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(l)(3)) is amended to read as follows:
... | Medicare Ambulance Payment Reform Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to revise requirements for payment for ambulance services concerning: (1) the establishment of a fee schedule; and (2) the coding system specifying the medical condition of the individual transported by an amb... | A bill to amend the title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide payment to medicare ambulance suppliers of the full costs of providing such services, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Reserve Audit and
Accountability Act''.
SEC. 2. APPOINTMENT OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANK PRESIDENTS BY THE PRESIDENT
BY AND WITH THE CONSENT OF THE SENATE.
(a) In General.--Section 4 of the Federal Reserve Act is amended by
inserting ... | Federal Reserve Audit and Accountability Act - Amends the Federal Reserve Act to declare that the president and first vice-president of each Federal reserve bank shall be appointed by the President, with the consent of the Senate. (Currently such appointment authority is exercised by each Federal reserve bank's board ... | Federal Reserve Audit and Accountability Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Revolutionary War and War of 1812
Battlefield Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. BATTLEFIELD ACQUISITION GRANT PROGRAM FOR BATTLEFIELDS OF THE
REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND WAR OF 1812.
(a) Grant Program.--The American Battlefield Protection Act of 1996
... | Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Battlefield Protection Act - Amends the American Battlefield Protection Act of 1996 to direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the American Battlefield Protection Program, to establish an acquisition grant program for battlefields and associated sites identified in the Rep... | To amend the American Battlefield Protection Act of 1996 to establish a battlefield acquisition grant program for the acquisition and protection of nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Agricultural Disaster
Assistance Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. CROP DISASTER ASSISTANCE.
(a) In General.--Subject to subsections (b) and (c) and section 4,
the Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this title as the
``Secretary'') shall use such... | Emergency Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to provide: (1) emergency financial assistance to agricultural producers who have incurred qualifying 2001 or 2002 crop losses due to weather or related conditions; and (2) payments to livestock producers who have incurred 200... | A bill to provide emergency disaster assistance to agricultural producers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Savings Enhancement for Education in
College Act''.
SEC. 2. COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT ALLOWED AS A QUALIFIED HIGHER
EDUCATION EXPENSE FOR SECTION 529 ACCOUNTS.
(a) In General.--Section 529(e)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code
of... | Savings Enhancement for Education in College Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) make permanent the allowance for payment of expenses for computer technology and equipment from qualified tuition programs; (2) allow a tax credit for contributions to such programs; and (3) allow limited direction of investment... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat computer technology and equipment as eligible higher education expenses for 529 plans, to allow certain individuals a credit against income tax for contributions to 529 plans, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Worker Amnesty and Opportunity Act
of 2003''.
SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS OF CERTAIN UNDOCUMENTED AND NONIMMIGRANT
ALIENS.
(a) In General.--The Immigration and Nationality Act is amended by
inserting after section 210 the following new ... | Worker Amnesty and Opportunity Act of 2003 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for legal permanent resident status for certain undocumented or nonimmigrant aliens who are: (1) alien workers in an employee-shortage occupation and sponsored by a labor organization; (2) eligible for admission at a U.S.... | To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for legal permanent resident status for certain undocumented or nonimmigrant aliens. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Workforce Advisory Commission
Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. HEALTH WORKFORCE ADVISORY COMMISSION.
(a) Establishment.--The Comptroller General shall establish a
commission to be known as the Health Workforce Advisory Commission
(referred to in this Act... | Health Workforce Advisory Commission Act of 2005 - Directs the Comptroller General to establish the Health Workforce Advisory Commission to analyze health workforce policy issues, including by: (1) reviewing Federal health workforce policies; (2) analyzing and making recommendations to improve the methods used to measu... | A bill to provide for the establishment of a Health Workforce Advisory Commission to review Federal health workforce policies and make recommendations on improving those policies. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Artists' Contribution to American
Heritage Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF CERTAIN ITEMS CREATED BY THE
TAXPAYER.
(a) In General.--Subsection (e) of section 170 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to certain... | Artists' Contribution to American Heritage Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide a fair market value (determined at time of contribution) deduction for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, scholarly compositions, or the copyright created by a qualifying donor. Exempts certain non... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that a deduction equal to fair market value shall be allowed for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural and Urban Health Care Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION OF H-1C NONIMMIGRANT NURSES.
(a) In General.--Section 212(m) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(m)) is amended to read as follows:
``(m)(1) The qualifi... | Rural and Urban Health Care Act of 2001 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) revise admission requirements for nonimmigrant alien nurses, including increasing the type of qualifying employer-facilities; and (2) increase the number of annual two-year foreign residency requirement waivers for aliens recei... | To modify the requirements applicable to the admission into the United States of H-1C nonimmigrant registered nurses, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ratepayer Recovery Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
FACILITIES.
(a) Definitions.--Section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122) is ame... | Ratepayer Recovery Act of 2008 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to cite conditions under which the President is authorized to make disaster assistance contributions for the repair, restoration, reconstruction, or replacement of private or investor-owned power transmission and... | A bill to provide for disaster assistance for power transmission and distribution facilities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. CHANGES IN THRESHOLD AND OTHER TESTS FOR DETERMINING AMOUNT
OF WAGES PAID TO AGRICULTURAL WORKERS THAT ARE SUBJECT TO
SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE TAXES.
(a) Increase in $150 Remuneration Threshold to $1,000 and Increase
in Total Farm Payroll Test.--
(1) Intern... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Social Security Act to increase the cash remuneration or employer expenditure thresholds for agricultural labor wage purposes.Exempts from the definition of "employment" for employer tax purposes agricultural labor performed by a full-time student under 18 years old.Amends the C... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to change certain threshold and other tests in order to decrease the amount of farm labor wages that are subject to Social Security and Medicare taxes, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Global Magnitsky Human Rights
Accountability Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Arme... | Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act Directs the President to impose U.S. entry and property sanctions against any foreign person (or entity) who: is responsible for extrajudicial killings, torture, or other gross violations of internationally recognized human rights committed against individuals in any... | Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State Secret Protection Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. STATE SECRET PRIVILEGE.
In any civil action brought in Federal or State court, the
Government has a privilege to refuse to give information and to prevent
any person from giving information only if the Go... | State Secret Protection Act of 2009 - Declares that in any civil action brought in federal or state court the government has a privilege to refuse to give information and to prevent any person from giving information only if the government shows that public disclosure of the information that the government seeks to pro... | To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Make College Affordable Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. DEDUCTION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION EXPENSES.
(a) Deduction Allowed.--Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to additional itemized
deductions for individuals) is ... | Make College Affordable Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an annual income-adjusted deduction for qualified higher education expenses (tuition and academic fees) paid on behalf of a taxpayer, spouse, dependent, or grandchild. (Prohibits the use in the same year of such deduction and the Hope and L... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make higher education more affordable, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tools for Community Initiatives
Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established in the Executive Office of the President the
Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (hereafter referred to
as ``the Office'').
SEC. 3. DIRECTOR.
(a) Dire... | Tools for Community Initiatives Act - Establishes the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (the Office) in the Executive Office of the President. Requires the Director of the Office to encourage faith-based and community initiatives and work to eliminate improper Federal barriers so as to allow faith-based a... | To establish the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Identity Theft Prevention
Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF INCLUSION OF SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT NUMBERS ON
MEDICARE CARDS.
(a) In General.--Section 205(c)(2)(C) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 405(c)(2)(C)) is amended... | Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish cost-effective procedures to ensure that: (1) a Social Security account number (or any derivative) is not displayed, coded, or embedded on the Medicare card issued to an individual entitled to benefits... | To amend title II of the Social Security Act to prohibit the inclusion of Social Security account numbers on Medicare cards. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Resource Efficient Appliance
Incentives Act of 2005.''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR ENERGY EFFICIENT APPLIANCES.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business-related
credits) is a... | Resource Efficient Appliance Incentives Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business tax credit for the production of certain household appliances (clothes washers, dishwashers, and refrigerators) with a specified energy efficiency rating. Imposes an aggregate limitation of $75 million on such cre... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for an energy efficient appliance credit. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Integrity of the United States
Courts Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF BINATIONAL PANEL DECISIONS.
(a) In General.--Subtitle A of title IV of the North American Free
Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3431 et seq.) is amended
by in... | Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to grant the U.S. Court of International Trade jurisdiction over the review of a final determination of such a binational panel. | Integrity of the United States Courts Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Citizen Congress Act''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON RETIREMENT COVERAGE FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
effective at the beginning of the Congress next beginning after the
date of the enactment of this Ac... | Citizen Congress Act - Makes Members of Congress (Members) ineligible to participate in the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) or the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) except as otherwise provided under this Act.
Allows Members to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan during the 12-year period beginning... | Citizen Congress Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cathedral Rock and Horse Heaven
Wilderness Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Land exchange map.--The term ``land exchange map''
means the map entitled ``Antone Ranch Exchanges'' and dated
July 26, 2010.
... | Cathedral Rock and Horse Heaven Wilderness Act of 2011 - Designates specified Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land in Oregon as potential wilderness areas.
Provides for the designation of such areas, to be known as the Cathedral Rock Wilderness and the Horse Heaven Wilderness, as wilderness and as components of the Na... | A bill to designate certain land in the State of Oregon as wilderness, to provide for the exchange of certain Federal land and non-Federal land, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mortgage Insurance Fairness Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. PREMIUMS FOR MORTGAGE INSURANCE.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (3) of section 163(h) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to qualified residence interest) is
amended by adding after subparagrap... | Mortgage Insurance Fairness Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax deduction for mortgage insurance premiums. Reduces the amount of such deduction for taxpayers with adjusted gross incomes exeeding $100,000.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to require informational returns from any indiv... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Oglala Sioux Tribe Angostura
Irrigation Project Modernization and Development Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) Congress approved the Pick-Sloan Missouri River basin
program by passing the Act of December 22, 1944 (... | Oglala Sioux Tribe Angostura Irrigation Project Modernization and Development Act - Title I: Modernization - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) carry out the modernization and improvement of irrigation facilities at the Angostura Unit as described in a specified report; and (2) provide for the delivery of w... | A bill to enhance and provide to the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Angostura Irrigation Project certain benefits of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River basin program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Early Pell Promise Act''.
SEC. 2. EARLY FEDERAL PELL GRANT COMMITMENT PROGRAM.
Subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 1070a et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``SEC. 401B. EARLY FEDERAL PELL... | Early Pell Promise Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Department of Education to carry out a program of grants to state educational agencies (SEAs) under which a student who is in eighth grade and is eligible for a free or reduced price lunch under the Richard B. Russell National Sch... | Early Pell Promise Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Capitol Visitor Center Authorization
Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER.
(a) In General.--The Architect of the Capitol, under the direction
of the United States Capitol Preservation Commission, is authorized--
(1... | Capitol Visitor Center Authorization Act of 1997 - Authorizes the Architect of the Capitol (AOC), under the direction of the U.S. Capitol Preservation Commission (Commission), to: (1) plan, construct, furnish and equip the Capitol Visitor Center (Center) under the East Plaza of the Capitol; and (2) reconstruct the Eas... | Capitol Visitor Center Authorization Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Keep America Healthy Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. OPTIONAL MEDICAID COVERAGE OF UNINSURED, POOR ADULTS.
(a) Availability of Medicaid Coverage for Uninsured, Poor Adults.--
(1) Addition of optional coverage group.--Section
1902(a)(10)(A)(ii... | Keep America Healthy Act of 2005 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to make a new optional Medicaid eligibility group for individuals between ages 21 and 65 whose family income does not exceed a State-specified percentage up to 200 percent of the applicable poverty line. Authorizes the State... | To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit States to expand Medicaid eligibility to uninsured, poor adults. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of
2015'' or the ``PAST Act''.
SEC. 2. INCREASED ENFORCEMENT UNDER HORSE PROTECTION ACT.
(a) Definitions.--Section 2 of the Horse Protection Act (15 U.S.C.
1821) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1... | Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2015 or the PAST Act This bill amends the Horse Protection Act to establish a new system for inspecting horses for soring, revise penalties for violations of the Act, and modify enforcement procedures. The soring of horses is any of various actions taken on a horse's limb to produce ... | PAST Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Baseline Reform Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. THE BASELINE.
(a) Except for purposes of adjusting the discretionary spending
limits set forth in section 601(a)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974, section 257(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Defi... | Baseline Reform Act of 1994 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to declare that the estimated budget outlays submitted to the Congress by the President each year shall not include an inflation adjustment for programs and activities subject to discretionary ... | Baseline Reform Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Tax Credit Improvement Act''.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF THE CHILD TAX CREDIT.
(a) Increase in Amount of Credit for Young Children.--Subsection
(a) of section 24 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to
read as follows:
``(a) Allowance of... | Child Tax Credit Improvement Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the child tax credit, to: (1) increase the amount of such credit for children who have not attained age 6 by the close of the taxable year, (2) modify the limitation on such credit based upon taxpayer adjusted gross income and... | Child Tax Credit Improvement Act |
SECTION 1. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN PROPOSED RESCISSIONS AND
TARGETED TAX BENEFITS.
(a) In General.--Section 1012 of the Congressional Budget and
Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 683) is amended to read as
follows:
``expedited consideration of certain proposed rescission... | Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to replace provisions regarding the rescission of budget authority with those authorizing the President to propose the rescission of any budget authority provided in an appropriation Act or repeal of any targeted tax benefit provided in any revenue Act... | To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for the expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Campaign Finance Improvement Act of
2000''.
SEC. 2. EXPANDING REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN CONTRIBUTIONS.
(a) Requiring Reporting of All Contributions of $200 or More Within
10 Days of Receipt.--Section 304 of the Federal Election Campaign Act
o... | Amends FECA to make it unlawful, except with the separate, prior, written, voluntary authorization of each individual, for: (1) national banks or corporations to collect from or assess its stockholders or employees any dues, initiation fee, or other payment as a condition of employment if any part of such dues, fee, or... | Campaign Finance Improvement Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Domestic Violence Community Response
Team Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purposes of this Act are to--
(1) establish and strengthen the partnership between law
enforcement and community groups in order to assist victims of
... | Domestic Violence Community Response Team Act of 1995 - Prescribes guidelines under which the Secretary of Health and Human Services is authorized to award: (1) grants of up to $500,000 each for community response teams to help prevent domestic violence; and (2) award a contract to an eligible entity to serve as a tec... | Domestic Violence Community Response Team Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) In 1978, the Judicial Conference of the United States
established a procedure for creating new Federal judicial
districts, which is still in force. According to the
``Proceedings of the Judicial Conference, September ... | Amends the Federal judicial code to establish two judicial districts in New Jersey (currently, one), the Northern and Southern Districts of New Jersey. Sets forth provisions regarding the allocation of judgeships, including bankruptcy judgeships, among those districts.Provides for the transfer of district judges, bankr... | To amend title 28, United States Code, to divide New Jersey in 2 judicial districts. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dam Rehabilitation and Repair Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. REHABILITATION AND REPAIR OF DEFICIENT DAMS.
(a) Definitions.--Section 2 of the National Dam Safety Program Act
(33 U.S.C. 467) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), (5),... | Dam Rehabilitation and Repair Act of 2007 - Amends the National Dam Safety Program Act to require the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a program to provide grant assistance to states for use in rehabilitating publicly-owned dams that fail to meet minimum safety standards and pose an unacceptable ... | To amend the National Dam Safety Program Act to establish a program to provide grant assistance to States for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Skilled Workforce Enhancement Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR EXPENSES FOR LONG-TERM TRAINING OF EMPLOYEES IN
HIGHLY SKILLED SMALL BUSINESS TRADES.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Reve... | Skilled Workforce Enhancement Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide small employers with a highly skilled trades training credit. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow small business employers a credit against income tax for certain expenses for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small business trades. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) On January 19, 1942, 6 weeks after the December 7,
1941, attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese Navy, the United
States Army discharged all Japanese-Americans in the Reserve
Officers Training Corps and changed th... | Requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make arrangements for the award of a congressional gold medal to the Army's 100th Infantry Battalion and 442nd Regimental Combat Team, collectively, in recognition of their dedicated service during World War II.
Require... | To grant the congressional gold medal, collectively, to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, United States Army, in recognition of their dedicated service during World War II. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Madera Water Supply Enhancement
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
(a) The term ``District'' means the Madera Irrigation District,
Madera, California.
(b) The term ``Project'' means the ``Madera Water Supply and
Enhancement Project''.
(c) The term ``... | Madera Water Supply Enhancement Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, to study and report to Congress on the feasibility of constructing the Madera Water Supply and Enhancement Project. Limits the federal share of the cost of the study to 50%.
Req... | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Madera Irrigation District for purposes of supporting the Madera Water Supply Enhancement Project. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Historic Tax Credit Improvement Act
of 2015''.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN THE REHABILITATION CREDIT FOR CERTAIN SMALL
PROJECTS.
(a) In General.--Section 47 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by adding at the end the following new s... | Historic Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for the rehabilitation of buildings and historic structures, to: (1) allow an increased 30% credit, up to $750,000, for projects with rehabilitation expenditures not exceeding $3.75 million, for which... | Historic Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment
Implementation Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds and declares the following:
(1) The Arctic Ocean and adjacent seas are becoming
increasingly accessible to shipping, due to thinnin... | Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment Implementation Act of 2010 - Encourages the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to enter into negotiations through the International Maritime Organization to execute agreements to promote coordinated action among the United States, Russia, Canada, Iceland,... | To ensure safe, secure, and reliable marine shipping in the Arctic including the availability of aids to navigation, vessel escorts, spill response capability, and maritime search and rescue in the Arctic, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Teen Pregnancy Prevention,
Responsibility, and Opportunity Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) The United States has the highest teen-pregnancy rate
and teen birth rate in the western industrialized world... | Teen Pregnancy Prevention, Responsibility, and Opportunity Act of 2006 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to local educational agencies, state and local public health agencies, and nonprofit private entities for projects to provide education on preventing teen pregnancies. Gives prio... | To authorize grants to carry out projects to provide education on preventing teen pregnancies, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Southwest Bridge Research Center
Establishment Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. BRIDGE RESEARCH CENTER.
Section 5505 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``(k) Southwest Bridge Research Center.--
``(1) I... | Southwest Bridge Research Center Establishment Act of 2003 - Amends Federal transportation law to direct the Secretary of Transportation, in addition to grants that university transportation centers receive under the Act, to provide grants to New Mexico State University, in collaboration with the Oklahoma Transportatio... | A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to establish a university transportation center to be known as the "Southwest Bridge Research Center". |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Family and Medical
Leave Clarification Act''.
(b) References.--Whenever in this Act an amendment is expressed in
terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision,
the reference shall b... | Allows employers to require that intermittent leave be taken in increments of up to half a work day.
Requires employees to: (1) request leave be designated as FMLA leave; (2) provide written application within five working days of providing notice to the employer for foreseeable leave; and (3) with respect to unforesee... | Family and Medical Leave Clarification Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
Permanence Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. RETURN PREPARATION PROGRAMS FOR LOW-INCOME TAXPAYERS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 77 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by inserting after section 7526 the following new sectio... | Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Permanence Act of 2017 This bill directs the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to establish a Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Matching Grant Program to provide matching funds for the development, expansion, or continuation of tax preparation programs to assist low-income taxpayers... | Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Permanence Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``COPS Improvements Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. COPS GRANT IMPROVEMENTS.
(a) In General.--Section 1701 of title I of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (c);
... | COPS Improvements Act of 2011 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to modify the public safety and community policing grant program (COPS ON THE BEAT grant program) to: (1) establish within the Department of Justice (DOJ), under the general authority of the Attorney General, the Office of Com... | A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. REPORTS ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF NAFTA ON JOBS AND THE
ENVIRONMENT.
(a) Report on Domestic Manufacturing and Jobs.--The Secretary of
Commerce, after consultation with the appropriate government agencies,
shall determine the levels of exports of United States manufactured
goods to NAFTA ... | Directs the Secretary of Commerce to determine the levels of exports of U.S. goods to North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) parties and imports into the United States of goods from NAFTA parties, and the number of jobs that have resulted from increased exports of goods to NAFTA parties, and the loss of jobs that ... | To assess the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement on domestic job loss and the environment, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Routine HIV
Screening Coverage Act of 2012''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) HIV/AIDS continues to infect and kill thousands of
Americans, more than 30 years after the first cases were
... | Routine HIV Screening Coverage Act of 2012 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for routine HIV scre... | To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and title 5, United States Code, to require individual and group health insurance coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Detectives Nemorin and Andrews Anti-
Gun Trafficking Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Illegal gun traffickers are a principal source of
firearms for criminals.
(2) Illegal gun traffic... | Detectives Nemorin and Andrews Anti-Gun Trafficking Act of 2003 - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit the sale, transfer, or barter of two or more firearms, at least two of which are handguns, semiautomatic assault weapons, short-barreled shotguns, short-barreled rifles, or machine-guns, where ... | To combat illegal gun trafficking, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Great Lakes Nutrient Removal
Assistance Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) ineffective wastewater treatment is one of the most
common sources of water pollution;
(2) nutrient p... | Great Lakes Nutrient Removal Assistance Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a program to provide grants to Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania,... | Great Lakes Nutrient Removal Assistance Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Access to Medical Treatment Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act:
(1) Advertising claims.--The term ``advertising claims''
means any representations made or suggested by statement, word,
design, device, sound, or ... | Access to Medical Treatment Act - Permits any individual to be treated by a health care practitioner with any medical treatment that the individual desires (including a treatment that is not approved, certified, or licensed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services) if: (1) the practitioner agrees to treat the ind... | Access to Medical Treatment Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Recognize, Assist, Include, Support,
and Engage Family Caregivers Act of 2015'' or the ``RAISE Family
Caregivers Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Advisory council.--The term ``Advisory Council'' means
the Family Caregiv... | Recognize, Assist, Include, Support, and Engage Family Caregivers Act of 2015 or the RAISE Family Caregivers Act (Sec. 3) This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop, maintain, and periodically update a National Family Caregiving Strategy. (Sec. 4) HHS shall convene a Family Caregivin... | RAISE Family Caregivers Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Keeping America's Food Safe Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. CERTIFICATION OF PRIVATE LABORATORIES AND SAMPLING SERVICES.
(a) Amendment.--Chapter IV of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (21 U.S.C. 341 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
followin... | Keeping America's Food Safe Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require: (1) certification of any food safety laboratory or a sampling service that is analyzing, testing, or collecting samples of imported food; and (2) such laboratories or services to submit to the Secretary of Health and H... | To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve food safety. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of
2012''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL APPELLATE AND DISTRICT COURTS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Presiding judge.--The term ``presiding judge'' means
the judge presiding over the court proceeding concer... | Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2012 - Authorizes the presiding judge of a U.S. appellate court (including the Supreme Court) or U.S. district court to permit the photographing, electronic recording, broadcasting, or televising to the public of court proceedings over which that judge presides, except when such action ... | To provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Southern Utah Open OHV Areas Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) County.--The term ``County'' means Washington County,
Utah.
(2) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means land
owned and managed by t... | Southern Utah Open OHV Areas Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to convey specified land owned and managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Washington County, Utah, to the state of Utah in exchange for specified state lands. Upon the conveyance of the nonfederal land to Interior, such land ... | Southern Utah Open OHV Areas Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Labor Recruiter Accountability Act
of 2003''.
SEC. 2. PROTECTIONS FOR WORKERS RECRUITED ABROAD.
(a) Basic Requirements.--(1) Each employer and foreign labor
contractor who engages in foreign labor contracting activity shall
ascertain and disclose to e... | Labor Recruiter Accountability Act of 2003 - Requires foreign labor contractors (recruiters) and employers to accurately inform foreign workers of specified terms and conditions of their employment at the time they are recruited. Requires such information to be provided in written form in English or, as necessary and r... | To provide for labor recruiter accountability, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Competitive Service Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL APPOINTING AUTHORITIES FOR COMPETITIVE SERVICE.
(a) In General.--Section 3318 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections
... | Competitive Service Act of 2015 Authorizes an appointing authority (i.e., a federal agency appointing an individual to a position in the competitive service), other than the appointing authority that requested the certificate of eligibles for filling a position in the competitive service, to select an individual from ... | Competitive Service Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fifth Amendment Integrity
Restoration Act of 2015'' or the ``FAIR Act''.
SEC. 2. CIVIL FORFEITURE PROCEEDINGS.
Section 983 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(2)(A)--
(A) by striking ``, an... | Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act of 2015 or the FAIR Act This bill modifies general rules governing civil forfeiture proceedings to: (1) ensure that a person contesting a civil forfeiture has legal representation without regard to whether the property subject to forfeiture is being used by such person as a pr... | FAIR Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Brownfield Cleanup and Redevelopment
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Hundreds of thousands of obsolete industrial sites
nationwide are polluted with medium to low amounts of ... | Brownfield Cleanup and Redevelopment Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) establish certification criteria for State voluntary cleanup programs at eligible facilities; and (2) certify qualified States to carry out cleanup programs at eligible facilities in lieu of any Federal ... | Brownfield Cleanup and Redevelopment Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``America Rx Act of
2005''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Affordability is critical in providing access to
prescription drugs for residents of the United States.
(2) It... | America Rx Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish the America Rx program to provide U.S. residents who are not covered under any public or private program that provides substantial benefits towards the purchase of outpatient prescription drugs with access to discounted prices for ... | To establish an America Rx program to establish fairer pricing for prescription drugs for individuals without access to prescription drugs at discounted prices. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Speak Up to Protect Every Abused Kid
Act''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) children are dependent on the adults in their lives,
including parents, extended family, teachers, health care
pr... | Speak Up to Protect Every Abused Kid Act This bill amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to direct the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants to eligible entities to carry out educational campaigns and provide evidence-based or evidence-informed training regarding state laws for ma... | Speak Up to Protect Every Abused Kid Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Debt Buy-Down Act''.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF AMOUNTS FOR REDUCTION OF PUBLIC DEBT.
(a) In General.--Subchapter A of chapter 61 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to returns and records) is amended by adding at
the end the following new part:... | Establishes a Public Debt Reduction Trust Fund for the deposit of designated amounts. Makes amounts in such Trust Fund available only to pay at maturity, or to redeem or buy before maturity, any obligation of the Federal Government included in the public debt (other than an obligation of the Federal Old-Age and Survivo... | Debt Buy-Down Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Corporate Accountability Tax Gap Act
of 2005''.
SEC. 2. AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN TAX INFORMATION OF PUBLICLY TRADED
CORPORATIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by redesignating subsection (q... | Corporate Accountability Tax Gap Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for public disclosure of certain information of publicly traded corporations, including: (1) net corporate income tax and taxable income as shown on the corporation's current year tax return; (2) adjusted book income; and (3) dif... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require greater transparency of corporate tax accounting measures, to facilitate analysis of financial statements, to permit inspection of true corporate tax liability and understand the tax strategies undertaken by corporations, to discourage abusive tax sheltering activit... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,
Commemorative Coin Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. dedicated his life to
securing the Nation's fundamental principles of liberty and
justic... | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Commemorative Coin Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue one-dollar silver coins emblematic of the human rights legacy and leadership of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. | A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., to the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be referred to as the ``Liberian Refugee Immigration
Fairness Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.
(a) Adjustment of Status.--
(1) In general.--
(A) Eligibility.--The Attorney General shall adjust
the status of an ... | Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 2001 - Provides for the permanent resident status adjustment of certain Liberian nationals. | A bill to provide for the adjustment of status of certain nationals of Liberia to that of lawful permanent residence. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Roadless Area Conservation Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) In General.--Congress finds that--
(1) there is a compelling need to establish national
protection for inventoried roadless areas of the National
F... | Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2007 - Prohibits road construction and road reconstruction in inventoried roadless areas of the National Forest System. Specifies exceptions, including because: (1) there is threat of a catastrophic event; (2) a natural resource restoration action is necessary; or (3) a federal-aid hig... | A bill to provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bonneville Power Administration
Appropriations Refinancing Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this Act--
(1) ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of the
Bonneville Power Administration;
(2) ``capital in... | Bonneville Power Administration Appropriations Refinancing Act - Amends the Federal Columbia River Transmission System Act to prescribe guidelines under which the Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) is directed to refinance a certain appropriated debt by determining with the approval of the Secre... | Bonneville Power Administration Appropriations Refinancing Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Strategy for Combating
Terrorist, Underground, and Other Illicit Financing Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The financing of terrorism and related forms of illicit
finance present a direct thre... | . National Strategy for Combating Terrorist, Underground, and Other Illicit Financing Act (Sec. 3) This bill directs the President, acting through the Department of the Treasury, to develop a national strategy for combating the financing of terrorism and related forms of illicit finance. (Sec. 4) The national strate... | National Strategy for Combating Terrorist, Underground, and Other Illicit Financing Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Family Life Education Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The American Medical Association (``AMA''), the
American Nurses Association (``ANA''), the American Academy of
Pediatrics (``AAP''), the Ameri... | Family Life Education Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to States for family life education, including abstinence and contraception.Expresses the sense of Congress that States should, but need not, provide matching funds.Requires the Secretary to provide for national evaluation of... | To provide for the reduction of adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preserving Patient Access to
Physicians Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. REFORM OF THE MEDICARE PHYSICIAN PAYMENT UPDATE SYSTEM THROUGH
ELIMINATION OF THE SUSTAINABLE GROWTH RATE (SGR) PAYMENT
UPDATE SYSTEM.
(a) In General.--Section ... | Preserving Patient Access to Physicians Act of 2002 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, with respect to the Medicare physician payment update system, to: (1) specify the update to the single conversion factor for 2003; (2) prescribe an update for years beginning with 2004; (3) direct the Secreta... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform the Medicare physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate (SGR) payment update system. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``No Health Care Subsidies for Illegal
Aliens Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. PROCEDURES FOR ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATIONS UNDER TITLE I OF THE
PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT.
(a) Requirements for In-Person Attestation of Citizenship Status... | No Health Care Subsidies for Illegal Aliens Act of 2011 - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to revise the procedures for determining eligibility for participation in a state health care insurance exchange (Exchange), with respect to citizenship or immigration status, to: (1) require an appli... | To amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for appropriate procedures under such title for verification of citizenship status. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Trails System Willing
Seller Act''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE LAND FROM WILLING SELLERS FOR CERTAIN
TRAILS.
(a) Oregon National Historic Trail.--Section 5(a)(3) of the
National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)(3)) is amen... | National Trails System Willing Seller Act - Amends the National Trails System Act to: (1) prohibit the federal acquisition of land and interest in land outside the exterior boundaries of any federally administered area, except with the owner's consent, for the Oregon, Mormon Pioneer, Lewis and Clark, and Nez Perce Nati... | To amend the National Trails System Act to clarify Federal authority relating to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of the trails in the System, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Education Enhancement
Opportunities Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. OPPORTUNITY FOR CERTAIN ACTIVE-DUTY PERSONNEL TO ENROLL UNDER
THE MONTGOMERY GI BILL.
(a) In General.--Chapter 30 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by insertin... | Military Education Enhancement Opportunities Act of 2006 - Allows certain active duty members of the Armed Forces to elect to receive basic educational assistance benefits. | To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for certain servicemembers to become eligible for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Receiving Electronic Statements To
Improve Retiree Earnings Act''.
SEC. 2. ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION OF PENSION PLAN INFORMATION.
(a) Amendments to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974.--
(1) In general.--Part 1 of subtitle B of t... | Receiving Electronic Statements To Improve Retiree Earnings Act This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code to authorize a document of any type that is required or permitted to be furnished to a retirement plan participant, beneficiary, or other i... | Receiving Electronic Statements To Improve Retiree Earnings Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This act may be referred to as the ``Tenth Amendment Enforcement
Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(a) in most areas of governmental concern, State governments
possess both the Constitutional authority and the competence to discern
the needs and the des... | Tenth Amendment Enforcement Act of 1996 - Requires that, on or after January 1, 1997, any statute enacted by the Congress must include specified findings and declarations about the Constitutional authority of the Congress in enacting such statute to preempt State and local laws. Makes it out of order for the Senate or... | Tenth Amendment Enforcement Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Improved Medical Malpractice
Information Reporting and Competition Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF HEALTH CARE COMPETITION WITHIN THE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.
(a) In General.--There is established within ... | Improved Medical Malpractice Information Reporting and Competition Act of 2005 - Establishes the Office of Health Care Competition Policy within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) with responsibility for the National Practitioner Data Bank.
Amends the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 to requi... | To establish an Office of Health Care Competition within the Department of Health and Human Services to administer the National Practitioner Data Base and to collect and make available to the public more information on medical malpractice insurance under that Data Base. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Services for Children of Substance
Abusers Reauthorization Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT.
(a) Administration and Activities.--
(1) Administration.--Section 399D(a) of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C.... | Modifies reporting and evaluation requirements.
Authorizes appropriations.
Removes provisions mandating: (1) coordination with the State lead agency and the State Interagency Coordinating Council under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; and (2) peer review as part of the grant awarding process.
Authorizes... | Services for Children of Substance Abusers Reauthorization Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Transparency and Honesty in Energy
Regulations Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) as a tool to justify Federal actions by the Secretary
of Energy and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
... | Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2016 This bill prohibits the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from considering the social cost of carbon, methane, nitrous oxide, or greenhouse gas as part of any cost benefit analysis, unless a federal law is enacted authorizing su... | Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Solid Waste
Importation and Management Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL OF MUNICIPAL SOLID
WASTE.
(a) In General.--Subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42
U.S.C. 6941 et seq.) is amend... | International Solid Waste Importation and Management Act of 2006 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize states to enact laws or issue regulations or orders restricting the receipt and disposal of foreign municipal solid waste, as defined by this Act, within their borders until the Administrator of the Envir... | To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize States to restrict receipt of foreign municipal solid waste and implement the Agreement Concerning the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste between the United States and Canada, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Great Lakes Federal Effectiveness
Act''.
SEC. 2. GREAT LAKES RESEARCH COUNCIL.
Subsection (d) of section 118 of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1268) is amended to read as follows:
``(d) Great Lakes Research Council.--
... | Great Lakes Federal Effectiveness Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish a Great Lakes Research Council to: (1) prepare and provide to the Congress a report that promotes coordination of Federal research activities with respect to achieving protection of the Great Lakes and assesses and makes... | Great Lakes Federal Effectiveness Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Justice for Former American Hostages
in Iran Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. AMERICAN HOSTAGES IN IRAN COMPENSATION FUND.
(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury a fund, to
be known as the ``American Hostages in Iran Compensation Fund'' (in
th... | Justice for Former American Hostages in Iran Act of 2015 Establishes in the Treasury the American Hostages in Iran Compensation Fund to: (1) make payments to the Americans held hostage in Iran, and to their families, who are identified as members of the proposed class in case number 1:00-CV-03110 (ESG) of the U.S. Dist... | Justice for Former American Hostages in Iran Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Approximately 60 percent of Indian tribe members and
Alaska Natives live on or adjacent to Indian lands, which
suffer from an average unemployment rate of 45 percent.
(2) Indian tribe member... | Amends the Small Business Act to authorize a Small Business Development Center in an eligible state to apply for an additional Small Business Administration grant to be used solely to provide services to assist with outreach, development, and enhancement on Indian lands of small business startups and expansions owned b... | To amend the Small Business Act to expand and improve the assistance provided by Small Business Development Centers to Indian tribe members, Native Alaskans, and Native Hawaiians. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Comparative Study of
Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Populations Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Securing the health of the Nation's children is our
most important concern as parents and... | Comprehensive Comparative Study of Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Populations Act of 2006 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health, to conduct or support a comprehensive study to: (1) compare total health outcomes, including risk of autism, in ... | To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct or support a comprehensive study comparing total health outcomes, including risk of autism, in vaccinated populations in the United States with such outcomes in unvaccinated populations in the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Training for Realtime Writers Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) As directed by Congress in section 713 of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 613), as added by section
305 of ... | Training for Realtime Writers Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to make competitive grants to eligible entities to promote training and placement of individuals, including individuals who have completed a court reporting training program, as realtime writers providing closed captioning in video programmin... | A bill to provide competitive grants for training court reporters and closed captioners to meet requirements for realtime writers under the Telecommunications Act of 1996, and for other purposes. |
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