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SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF BIPARTISAN COMMISSION ON THE FUTURE OF
MEDICARE.
There is established a commission to be known as the Bipartisan
Commission on the Future of Medicare (hereinafter in this Act referred
to as the ``Commission'').
SEC. 2. DUTIES.
(a) Findings.--The Commission shall m... | Establishes the Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare to make findings and recommendations to the Congress concerning specified aspects of the Medicare program. | To establish the Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare to make findings and issue recommendations on the future of the Medicare program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Education Infrastructure Act of
1994''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) improving the quality of public elementary and
secondary school libraries, media centers, and facilities will
help our Nation meet the ... | Education Infrastructure Act of 1994 - Directs the Secretary of Education to award grants to eligible local educational agencies to meet the National Education Goals through repair, renovation, alteration, and construction of public elementary or secondary school libraries, media centers, or facilities, used for academ... | Education Infrastructure Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tobacco Free Internet for Kids
Act''.
SEC. 2. UNLAWFUL ACTS REGARDING SALE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO INDIVIDUALS
UNDER AGE OF 18.
(a) In General.--It shall be unlawful for any person who is in the
business of selling tobacco products, and w... | Tobacco Free Internet for Kids Act - Prohibits the sale of tobacco products advertized through the Internet or other means to an individual under the age of 18 when such products are shipped by carrier in or affecting interstate commerce. Requires the verification of certain submitted proofs of identity, birth date, an... | To prohibit the sale of tobacco products through the Internet or other indirect means to individuals under the age of 18, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Anna Westin Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Findings.
Sec. 4. Definition.
Sec. 5. Training and education.
Sec. 6. Education and training f... | Anna Westin Act of 2015 This bill requires the Office on Women's Health of the Department of Health and Human Services to revise, promote, and make freely available the BodyWise Handbook and BodyWorks obesity prevention program. The handbook must include information about eating disorders relating to males and females.... | Anna Westin Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``FDA Tobacco Authority Amendments
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Tobacco products are addictive.
(2) Such products cause over 400,000 deaths each year in
the United States.
(3) The... | FDA Tobacco Authority Amendments Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to, among other things: (1) include "nicotine in a tobacco product" in the definition of the term "drug" and to include "a tobacco product" in the definition of the term "device;" and (2) set forth provisions for tobacco products con... | To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to tobacco products, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Long-Term Care Trust Account Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. LONG-TERM CARE TRUST ACCOUNTS.
(a) In General.--Subchapter F of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to exempt organizations) is amended by adding at
the end the following new par... | Long-Term Care Trust Account Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish tax-exempt long-term care trust accounts; (2) allow cash contributions to such accounts up to $5,000 annually; (3) allow an exclusion from gross income for certain distributions, including for long-term care services for chron... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish long-term care trust accounts and allow a refundable tax credit for contributions to such accounts, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Institute of Standards and
Technology Authorization Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL
RESEARCH AND SERVICES.
(a) Laboratory Activities.--There are authorized to be appropriated
t... | National Institute of Standards and Technology Authorization Act of 1999 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 2000 and 2001 to the Secretary of Commerce for: (1) the Scientific and Technical Research and Services laboratory activities of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); (2) the Malcolm Baldrige ... | National Institute of Standards and Technology Authorization Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prescription Drug Benefit Equity Act
of 1996''.
SEC. 2. EQUITY IN PROVISION OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG COVERAGE.
(a) In General.--No health plan (as defined in section 5(1)) may
provide for mail-order prescription drug coverage (as defined in
section 5(2)) ... | Prescription Drug Benefit Equity Act of 1996 - Prohibits a health plan from providing mail-order prescription drug coverage without also providing non-mail-order prescription drug coverage meeting benefit and cost-sharing requirements. Provides for enforcement. | Prescription Drug Benefit Equity Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Glacier National Park Commemorative
Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) on May 11, 1910, President William Howard Taft signed a
bill establishing Glacier National Park, the Nation's 10th
national park;
... | Glacier National Park Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Glacier National Park in Montana, to mint and issue $1 coins emblematic of the Park, its natural features, and wildlife.
Prohibits the minting of any coins under this ... | A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue coins commemorating the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Glacier National Park, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Regenerative
Medicine Promotion Act of 2010''.
(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. Report on ongoing Federal prog... | Regenerative Medicine Promotion Act of 2010 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) submit to Congress a report identifying all ongoing federal programs and activities regarding regenerative medicine; and (2) establish a Regenerative Medicine Coordinating Council in the Office of the Secreta... | To provide for a Federal initiative to support regenerative medicine through increased funding for research and commercial development of regenerative medicine products and development of a regulatory environment that enables rapid approval of safe and effective products, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the Constitution requires that the number of persons in
the Nation be enumerated every 10 years in order to permit the
apportionment of Representatives in Congress among the several
States;
(2) information collected t... | Permits a member of the uniformed services to be appointed to and compensated for service in a 2000 census position without regard to the member's duty status, including status on active duty. Provides that such an appointment shall not affect the member's uniformed service status or pay and allowances.
Prohibits takin... | To make additional funds available to the Secretary of Commerce for purposes of the 2000 decennial census, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Death in Custody Reporting Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. STATE INFORMATION REGARDING INDIVIDUALS WHO DIE IN THE CUSTODY
OF LAW ENFORCEMENT.
(a) In General.--For each fiscal year after the expiration of the
period specified in subsection (c)(1) in which a State ... | . Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013 - Requires states that receive allocations under specified provisions of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, whether characterized as the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs, the Local Government Law Enforcement Block Gr... | Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Improved Patient Access to Clinical
Studies Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. COVERAGE FOR INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATING IN APPROVED CLINICAL
STUDIES.
(a) Amendments to ERISA.--Subpart B of part 7 of subtitle B of
title I of the Employee Retirement Inc... | Improved Patient Access to Clinical Studies Act of 1997 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act to prohibit a group health plan and a health insurance issuer offering coverage in connection with a group health plan from denying, limiting, or imposing additional con... | Improved Patient Access to Clinical Studies Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``EAC Improvements Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF COMMISSION.
(a) Reauthorization.--Section 210 of the Help America Vote Act of
2002 (42 U.S.C. 15330) is amended by striking ``for each of the fiscal
years 2003 through 2005'' and inserting ``fo... | EAC Improvements Act of 2011 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to: (1) reauthorize the Election Assistance Commission (EAC), and (2) require states to participate in post-general election surveys.
Requires the EAC to: (1) conduct and publish a survey of each polling place used in an election to determine the ... | To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to improve the operations of the Election Assistance Commission, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Restoration of State Sovereignty Act
of 2011''.
SEC. 2. STATES TO RETAIN RIGHTS AND AUTHORITIES THEY DO NOT EXPRESSLY
WAIVE.
(a) Retention of Rights and Authorities.--No officer, employee, or
other authority of the Federal Government sha... | Restoration of State Sovereignty Act of 2011 - Provides that no federal authority shall enforce against any state authority, nor shall any state authority have any obligation to obey, any requirement imposed as a condition of receiving federal financial assistance under a federal grant program, nor shall such program o... | To restore State sovereignty, and to dedicate excess grant funds to deficit reduction. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State and Tribal Government
Sovereignty Protection Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The people of the States created the national
government when they delegated to it those enumerated
g... | State and Tribal Government Sovereignty Protection Act of 2016 This bill establishes a moratorium period during which the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) may not issue or enforce any rule or regulation governing payday loans, vehicle title loans, or other similar loans. The Consumer Financial Protection Ac... | State and Tribal Government Sovereignty Protection Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safeguard Tribal Objects of
Patrimony Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. ENHANCED PROTECTIONS FOR NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE.
(a) Enhanced Penalties.--Section 1170 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by striking ``5 years'' each place it appears and... | Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to double the maximum prison term (from 5 years to 10 years) for persons convicted of selling, purchasing, using for profit, or transporting for sale or profit the human remains of Native Americans or cultural items obtained in... | Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commercial Fisheries Waste Reduction
Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that:
(1) Current commercial fisheries practices in the United
States and world wide contribute to a significant waste of
edible food ... | Commercial Fisheries Waste Reduction Act of 1993 - Amends the Fisheries Conservation and Management Act to require fishery management plans to contain measures which encourage the non-wasteful taking of fishery resources, including the reduction of discards of fish and fish parts. | Commercial Fisheries Waste Reduction Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Zimbabwe Sanctions Repeal Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe and leader of the
Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front, has ruled
Zimbabw... | Zimbabwe Sanctions Repeal Act of 2010 - Repeals the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act of 2001. (The Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act of 2001 prohibits U.S. support through international financial institutions for debt relief and other economic development aid to Zimbabwe until certain conditions ... | A bill to repeal the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act of 2001. |
SECTION 1. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER MEMORIAL COMMISSION.
Section 8162 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2000
(Public Law 106-79; 113 Stat. 1274) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (j) and inserting the following:
``(j) Powers of the Commission.--
``(1) In general.--
... | Amends the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2000 to revise the administrative authorities of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission.
Authorizes the Commission to: (1) enter into contracts for specialized or professional services without regard to certain civil service requirements; (2) accept gifts of r... | To provide for certain administrative and support services for the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; PURPOSE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Joint Commission
on Budget Process Reform Act of 2018''.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to establish a Joint
Commission on Budget Process Reform.
SEC. 2. THE JOINT COMMISSION ON BUDGET PROCESS REFORM.
(a) Establ... | Joint Commission on Budget Process Reform Act of 2018 This bill establishes an independent commission known as the Joint Commission on Budget Process Reform to: study procedures on the budget and federal expenditures; conduct public hearings to examine potential budget process reforms; seek recommendations on w... | Joint Commission on Budget Process Reform Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this Act, the term--
(1) ``ANCSA'' means the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43
U.S.C. 1601 et seq.);
(2) ``ANILCA'' means the Alaska National Interest Lands
Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.);
(3) ``Calista'' means the Calis... | (Sec. 2) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to accept from the Newtok Native Corporation a conveyance, by limited warranty deed, of certain Alaskan lands previously conveyed to Newtok if such Corporation expresses an intent to enter into a land exchange with the United States within 180 days of enactment of this Act... | A bill to authorize the exchange of lands between an Alaska Native Village Corporation and the Department of the Interior, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Institute on Minority
Health Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) heart disease and strokes lead to about 2\1/2\ times as
many deaths among Black Americans (between the ages of 25 and
44) as among Whi... | National Institute on Minority Health Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to declare that the National Institute on Minority Health's purpose is the conduct and support of research, training, information dissemination, and other programs regarding minority health, including the advancement of opportunities for a... | National Institute on Minority Health Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Drug Free Truck Stop Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the illegal use of controlled substances by operators
of private and commercial motor vehicles represents a threat to
the safety of all moto... | Drug Free Truck Stop Act of 1993 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to impose mandatory minimum criminal penalties for the unlawful distribution or possession of controlled substances within 1,000 feet of a truck stop or safety rest area. Prohibits the suspension of a sentence, granting of probation, or eligibilit... | Drug Free Truck Stop Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Equal Protection Act of
1994''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Complaints of assault or abuse of children raised
during custody proceedings or under other circumstances are
often not purs... | Children's Equal Protection Act of 1994 - Amends the Revised Statutes to mandate that State criminal investigation and prosecution statutes that relate to physical assault or sexual assault, abuse, or harassment be applied without regard to the victim's age.
Imposes liability upon any person who under color of law fai... | Children's Equal Protection Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. NEGOTIATIONS REGARDING CURRENCY VALUATION.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The currency of the People's Republic of China, known
as the yuan or renminbi, is artificially pegged at a level
significantly below its market value. Economists estimate th... | Imposes an additional duty of 27.5 percent on Chinese goods imported into the United States unless the President submits a certification to Congress that the People's Republic of China (PRC) is no longer manipulating the rate of exchange and is complying with accepted market-based trading policies.
Directs the Secreta... | A bill to authorize appropriate action if the negotiations with the People's Republic of China regarding China's undervalued currency are not successful. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Holocaust Victim Insurance Relief
Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) During World War II, 6,000,000 victims of the Holocaust
lost their lives and property.
(2) In addition to the ... | Holocaust Victim Insurance Relief Act of 1998 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of Commerce jointly to establish a central public registry containing records and information relating to insurance policies of living and deceased victims of the Holocaust, to be known as th... | Holocaust Victim Insurance Relief Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``College Literacy in Finance and
Economics Act of 2011'' or the ``College LIFE Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Student borrowing is widespread in higher education,
and more than $100,000,000,000 in Federal ... | College Literacy in Finance and Economics Act of 2011 or College LIFE Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education (IHEs) to provide student borrowers under the Federal Family Education Loan, Direct Loan, and Perkins Loan programs with financ... | A bill to require financial literacy and economic education counseling for student borrowers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Aeronautics and Space Prize Act''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR AERONAUTICS AND SPACE.
(a) Establishment.--There is established a National Endowment for
Aeronautics and Space (referred to in this Act as the ``Endowment'').
(b) Purposes.--The purpo... | Aeronautics and Space Prize Act - Establishes a National Endowment for Space and Aeronautics, to be headed by a Chairperson appointed by the President, to: (1) execute a program to award cash prizes for outstanding private sector achievements in basic, advanced, and applied research, technology development, and prototy... | To create a National Endowment to advance private sector development of aeronautics and space technologies by way of the National Advanced Space and Aeronautical Technologies Prize Award Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Neighborhood Preservation Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Depository institutions and affiliates of depository
institutions currently may control and lease foreclosed
property for a limit... | Neighborhood Preservation Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to authorize any depository institution (or affiliate) to lease, including lease with an option to purchase, to any individual for up to five years an interest in residential property which: (1) was or is security for an extension of credi... | To authorize depository institutions, depository institution holding companies, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac to lease foreclosed property held by such entities for up to 5 years, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Combat Stress Healthcare
Improvement Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) More than 1.6 million members of the Armed Forces have
been deployed in Afghanistan or Iraq for Operation Enduring
... | Veterans Combat Stress Healthcare Improvement Act - Revises the veterans' health professionals educational assistance program to provide a selection priority under various program components for those seeking to obtain the specialized training necessary to treat combat stress. Provides a similar priority for individual... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use the Health Professionals Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs to increase the number of licensed mental health professionals in the Department of Veterans Affairs available to assist veterans suffer... |
SECTION 1. ENHANCEMENT OF DEFENSE NANOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
(a) Program Purposes.--Subsection (b) of section 246 of the Bob
Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public
Law 107-314; 116 Stat. 2500; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) is amended--
(1) in... | Amends the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 relating to the defense nanotechnology research and development program (program) to: (1) revise program purposes; (2) replace the Director of Defense Research and Engineering with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, an... | A bill to enhance the defense nanotechnology research and development program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Intellectual Property Protection Act
of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1337)
is one of the most important laws available to... | Intellectual Property Protection Act of 1993 - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to require the International Trade Commission (ITC) to conclude at the earliest practicable time (currently, at the earliest practicable time, but not later than one year, or 18 months in more complicated cases) any investigation and make its ... | Intellectual Property Protection Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Freedom for Seniors Act''.
SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF REQUIRED MINIMUM DISTRIBUTION FROM RETIREMENT PLAN
TO HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNT.
(a) Transfer From Retirement Plan.--
(1) Individual retirement accounts.--Section 408(d) of suc... | Health Freedom for Seniors Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow tax-free transfers of required distributions after age 70 1/2 from an individual retirement account (IRA) and other tax-exempt retirement accounts to a health savings account. Exempts such transfers from the excise tax on excess contributi... | Health Freedom for Seniors Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``San Francisco Old Mint Commemorative
Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Granite Lady played an important role in the
history of the Nation.
(2) The San Francisco Mint was established purs... | San Francisco Old Mint Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 100,000 $5 gold coins and 500,000 $1 silver coins emblematic of the San Francisco Old Mint Building, its importance to California and U.S. history, and its role in rebuilding San Francisco after the 190... | A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the Old Mint at San Francisco otherwise known as the "Granite Lady", and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Unfair Giveaways and
Restrictions Act of 2011'' or ``SUGAR Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. SUGAR PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 156 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement
and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272) is amended--
(1) in subsection ... | Stop Unfair Giveaways and Restrictions Act of 2011 or SUGAR Act of 2011 - Eliminates nonrecourse support loans for sugar producers.
Lowers sugarcane and sugar beet loans rates each year from 2012-2014 until they are $0 for the 2015 crop.
Eliminates: (1) sugar price supports and sugar processor loans as of 2015, and (... | A bill to phase out the Federal sugar program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lower Rio Grande Valley Water
Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) State.--The term ``State'' means the Texas Water
Development Board and any other authorized entity of the Stat... | Requires the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner and in cooperation with the Secretary of Agriculture, the counties, and other non-Federal entities, to: (1) assess alternative water supply options for the counties of Maverick, Kinney, Edwards, Val Verde, Terrell, Brewster, Presidio, Jeff Davis, Hudspeth, and El... | Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Middle Class Jobs Protection Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN CORPORATE MARGINAL INCOME TAX RATES.
(a) General Rule.--Paragraph (1) of section 11(b) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
(1) by inserting ``and'' at the end of... | Middle Class Jobs Protection Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) reduce the maximum corporate income tax rate to 25%; (2) increase the expensing allowance for depreciable business assets to $250,000 in 2008 and 2009; (3) increase to 50% the current year bonus depreciation allowance for certain proper... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce corporate marginal income tax rates, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Nursing Home Fire
Safety Act of 2004''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) On February 26, 2003, a fire at a Hartford,
Connecticut, nursing facility without an automatic fire
sprinkle... | Nursing Home Fire Safety Act of 2004 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require automatic fire sprinkler systems in all Medicare and Medicaid funded nursing facilities and provide for reimbursement of the additional costs incurred with respect to installing such systems. | To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to require automatic fire sprinkler systems in all nursing facilities participating in the Medicare or Medicaid Programs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``End the Lame Duck Act''.
SEC. 2. MANDATORY SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT AFTER GENERAL ELECTION DATE.
(a) Mandatory Sine Die Adjournment.--Except as provided in
subsection (b), if the House of Representatives stands adjourned on the
date of the regularly schedu... | End the Lame Duck Act - Considers the House of Representatives to be adjourned sine die if it stands adjourned on the date of the regularly scheduled general election for federal office during a Congress (beginning with the 110th Congress) pursuant to a concurrent resolution providing for the adjournment of the House.
... | To deem any adjournment of the House of Representatives which is in effect on the date of the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held during a Congress to be adjournment sine die, and to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for automatic continuing appropriations if a regular appropriatio... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Domestic Violence Gun Homicide
Prevention Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM REGARDING FIREARMS.
(a) Grant Program.--
(1) Authority to make grants.--The Director of the Office
of Community Oriented Policing Services of the Departm... | Domestic Violence Gun Homicide Prevention Act of 2015 This bill authorizes the Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services to award grants to states to carry out certain policies and procedures that restrict and penalize firearm possession by or transfer to a person subject to a domestic viol... | Domestic Violence Gun Homicide Prevention Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Help Separated Families Act of
2012''.
SEC. 2. IMMIGRATION STATUS ALONE NOT A DISQUALIFICATION FROM BEING A
PLACEMENT FOR A FOSTER CHILD.
Section 471(a)(19) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
671(a)(19)) is amended--
(1) b... | Help Separated Families Act of 2012 - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to: (1) require state child protection standards to ensure that the immigration status alone of a parent, legal guardian, or relative shall not disqualify the parent, legal guardian, or relat... | To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to ensure that immigration status alone does not disqualify a parent, legal guardian, or relative from being a placement for a foster child, to prohibit a State, county, or other political subdivision of a State from filing for termination of parental rights in fos... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Children First SCHIP Improvement Act
of 2002''.
SEC. 2. PERMITTING USE OF RETAINED FISCAL YEAR 1998, 1999, AND 2000
SCHIP ALLOTMENTS THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2003.
(a) Retained and Redistributed Allotments for Fiscal Years 1998 and
1999.--Par... | Children First SCHIP Improvement Act of 2002 - Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act to provide for: (1) extending the availability through FY 2003 of SCHIP allotments for FY 1998 through 2000; and (2) SCHIP coverage of children whose family income exceeds the Medicaid ... | To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to permit the use of unexpended allotments under the State children's health care program for an additional fiscal year, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safeguarding America's Families by
Enhancing and Reorganizing New and Efficient Technologies Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. INTERNET SAFETY.
For purposes of this Act, the issue of Internet safety includes
issues regarding use of the Internet in a manner that ... | Safeguarding America's Families by Enhancing and Reorganizing New and Efficient Technologies Act of 2007 - Requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to carry out a nationwide program to increase public awareness and education regarding Internet safety, including including threats to online commercial transactions, fi... | To establish a public awareness campaign regarding Internet safety. |
SECTION 101. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Highway System Designation
Act of 1995''.
SEC. 102. NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM DESIGNATION.
Section 103 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after subsection (b) the following:
``(c) National Highway System Designation.-... | National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 - Designates the most recent National Highway System (as of the date of this Act's enactment) as submitted by the Secretary of Transportation to be the National Highway System (NHS).
Requires each State making a request for a change in the NHS to establish that each chan... | National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Midwest Clean Air Gasoline Reserve
Act''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH RESERVE.
The Secretary of Energy may establish, maintain, and operate in the
Midwest a Midwest Clean Air Gasoline Reserve. A Reserve established
under this Act is not a component... | Authorizes the Secretary to release reformulated gasoline only in the event of a presidentially determined: (1) severe energy supply disruption; (2) severe price increase; or (3) other emergency affecting the Midwest.
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish the Midwest Clean Air Gasoline Reserve Account in t... | Midwest Clean Air Gasoline Reserve Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Quiet Communities Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that:
(1) Approximately 28,000,000 Americans are afflicted with
some hearing loss and it has been estimated that 10,000,000 of
these impairments are at least ... | Requires the Administrator, using funds made available to the Office, to carry out a study of airport noise, examining the Federal Aviation Administration's selection of noise measurement methodologies, health impact thresholds, and abatement program effectiveness.
Amends the Noise Control Act of 1972 to include the es... | Quiet Communities Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Conquer Childhood Cancer Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Cancer kills more children than any other disease.
(2) Each year cancer kills more children between 1 and 20
years of a... | Conquer Childhood Cancer Act of 2006 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), acting through the National Cancer Institute, to establish special programs of research excellence in the area of pediatric cancers.
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to advance medical research and treatments into pediatric cancers, ensure patients and families have access to the current treatments and information regarding pediatric cancers, establish a population-based national childhood cancer database, and promote public awareness o... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preserving the American Historical
Record Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Much of the American historical record, such as
evidence of births, education, marriage, divorce, property
owned, obligati... | Preserving the American Historical Record Act - Authorizes the Archivist of the United States to make grants to states to: (1) protect historical records; (2) use such records in new and creative ways; (3) provide education and training to those who care for historical records; and (4) create a wide variety of access t... | To authorize the Archivist of the United States to make grants to States for the preservation and dissemination of historical records. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Enhancing Child Health with
Automatic School Meal Enrollment Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVING DIRECT CERTIFICATION.
(a) Performance Awards.--Section 9(b)(4) of the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(4)) is amended--
... | Enhancing Child Health with Automatic School Meal Enrollment Act of 2009 - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to make performance awards to states that demonstrate outstanding performance or show substantial improvement in directly certifying children whose fa... | A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve automatic enrollment procedures for the national school lunch and school breakfast programs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. PURPOSE AND FINDINGS.
(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to encourage greater
cooperation between Department of Defense research and production
facilities and United States industry in order to enhance their mutual
technological and productive achievements.
(b) Findings.--The Congress finds... | Requires the Secretary of Defense to establish the Federal Defense Laboratory Diversification Program.
Directs the Program to undertake cooperation between Defense laboratories and private industry to promote the development and application of dual-use manufacturing technologies to improve quality and efficiency in th... | A bill to provide for a program for the diversification of the activities of certain Federal laboratories. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Responsible COBRA, Unemployment, and
Poverty Extension Act''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROVISIONS.
(a) In General.--(1) Section 4007 of the Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-252; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is
amended--... | Responsible COBRA, Unemployment, and Poverty Extension Act - Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 with respect to the state-established individual emergency unemployment compensation account (EUCA). Extends the final date for entering a federal-state agreement under the Emergency Unemployment Compensation (... | To provide a temporary extension of unemployment insurance, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Volunteer Organization Protection
Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. LIABILITY PROTECTION FOR ORGANIZATION OR ENTITY.
The Volunteer Protection Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 14501 et seq.) is
amended--
(1) in section 3 (42 U.S.C. 14502)--
(... | Volunteer Organization Protection Act of 2015 Amends the Volunteer Protection Act of 1997 to expand liability protections to volunteer nonprofit organizations for harm caused by an act or omission of a volunteer on behalf of the organization. Prohibits such liability protections from applying if the organization: (1) ... | Volunteer Organization Protection Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Distracted Driving
Prevention Act of 2009''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Distracted driving incentive grants.
Sec. 3. Dist... | Distracted Driving Prevention Act of 2010 - (Sec. 2) Directs the Secretary of Transportation to make grants beginning FY2011 to states that enact laws that prohibit, with certain exceptions, and establish fines for texting and/or handheld cellphone use while driving.
Requires a state that receives a grant to allocate:... | A bill to establish a program to reduce injuries and deaths caused by cellphone use and texting while driving. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cape Fox Land Entitlement Adjustment
Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that:
(1) Cape Fox Corporation (Cape Fox) is an Alaska Native
Village Corporation organized pursuant to the Alaska Native
Claims Settlemen... | Cape Fox Land Entitlement Adjustment Act of 2003 - Provides that Cape Fox Corporation shall not be required under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) to select or receive conveyance of 160 nonproductive acres. Permits Cape Fox to select and the Secretary of the Interior to convey 99 acres of the surface est... | A bill to resolve certain conveyances and provide for alternative land selections under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act related to Cape Fox Corporation and Sealaska Corporation, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Restoring Fiscal Discipline Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. PAY-AS-YOU-GO POINT OF ORDER IN THE SENATE.
(a) Pay-as-You-Go Point of Order in the Senate.--
(1) In general.--For purposes of Senate enforcement, it
shall not be in order in the Se... | Restoring Fiscal Discipline Act of 2007 - Makes it out of order in the Senate to consider any direct spending or revenue legislation that would increase or cause an on-budget deficit during certain specified time periods.
Makes it out of order in the Senate to consider, under the expedited procedures applicable to rec... | A bill to reinstate the pay-as-you-go requirement and reduce budget deficits by strengthening budget enforcement and fiscal responsibility. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson
Fund for Tomorrow's Needs Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The first section of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act
(16 U.S.C. 669) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``One of
the purposes of thi... | Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow's Needs Act of 2016 This bill amends the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to make it one of the purposes of the Act to extend financial and technical assistance to the states for the promotion of hunting and recreational shooting. The bill also prescribes a ... | Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow's Needs Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. IMPROVING SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS FOR WIDOWS AND WIDOWERS
IN TWO-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS.
(a) In General.--
(1) Widows.--Section 202(e) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 402(e)) is amended--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in ... | This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to revise the widow's or widower's insurance benefit for any month to equal the greater of: (1) the primary insurance amount of a deceased individual (as under current law); or (2) in the case of a fully-insured widow or ... | To amend title II of the Social Security Act to improve social security benefits for widows and widowers in two-income households. |
SECTION 1. GRANTS AUTHORIZED.
Title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1021 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``PART C--EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CAREER
SYSTEM
``SEC. 231. SHORT TITLE.
``This part may be cit... | Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to states for the establishment of a task force composed of state, higher education, and early childhood education representatives and tasked with planning and reviewing the implementation of statewide early chil... | A bill to provide for a statewide early childhood education professional development and career system, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Employment Impact Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purposes of this Act are the following:
(1) To declare that the impact of Federal regulations on
jobs and job prospects in the United States is a significant
and relevant... | Employment Impact Act of 2011 - Requires federal agencies to: (1) assess the impact of federal actions on jobs and job opportunities, (2) include in every recommentation or report on legislative proposals and regulartory actions a jobs impact statement, and (3) review their statutory authority, regulations, and policie... | To require Federal agencies to assess the impact of Federal action on jobs and job opportunities, and for other purposes. |
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Program
Title II: Miscellaneous Small Business Administration
Authorities
Small Business Defense Conversion Assistance Act of 1994 -
Title I: Small Business Defense Conversion Loan Guarantee Program
- Amen... | Small Business Defense Conversion Assistance Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Transportation Megaprojects
Accountability and Oversight Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.
(a) In General.--Section 106 of title 23, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
... | Transportation Megaprojects Accountability and Oversight Act of 2015 This bill requires a recipient of federal financial assistance under National Highway System provisions for a megaproject (a project that has an estimated total cost of $2.5 billion or more and such other projects as may be identified by the Departmen... | Transportation Megaprojects Accountability and Oversight Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Passenger Van Safety Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) 15-passenger van.--The term ``15-passenger van'' means
a van designed or used to carry 9 to 15 passengers, including
the driver.
(2) Secre... | Passenger Van Safety Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) develop a dynamic test on rollovers by 15-passenger vans for the purposes of a consumer information program, and carry out a program of conducting such tests; and (2) require the testing of 15-passenger vans at various load condition lev... | To require increased safety testing of 15-passenger vans, ensure the compliance of 15-passenger vans used as schoolbuses with motor vehicle safety standards applicable to schoolbuses, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Agricultural Assistance Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) Covered commodity.--The term ``covered commodity'' has
the meaning given the term in section 1001 of the Farm Security
and Rural Investment Ac... | Agricultural Assistance Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to make payments to producers on a farm eligible for 2005 direct payments for a covered commodity if: (1) the farm is located in a disaster county; or (2) the producers on the farm have incurred qualifying 2005 crop losses due to damaging weathe... | To provide emergency assistance to agricultural producers who have suffered losses as a result of drought, Hurricane Katrina, and other natural disasters occurring during 2005, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Church Plan Parity and Entanglement
Prevention Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. COVERAGE IN CERTAIN CASES OF CERTAIN CHURCH PLANS UNDER
PROVISIONS OF ERISA SUPERSEDING CERTAIN STATE LAWS.
(a) Section 4 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act... | Church Plan Parity and Entanglement Prevention Act of 1999 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to provide for the preemption of State law in certain cases relating to specified types of church plans. | Church Plan Parity and Entanglement Prevention Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON IRAQ.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) We respect the constitutional authorities given a
President in Article II, Section 2, which states that ``The
President shall be commander in chief of the Army and Navy of
the Unit... | Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Senate disagrees with the plan to augment our forces in Iraq by 21,500 and urges the President to consider all options for achieving the strategic goals set forth below; (2) the Senate believes the United States should continue operations in Anbar province, specifically for... | A bill to express the sense of Congress on Iraq. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Education Achievement Program
Reauthorization Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. SMALL, RURAL SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM.
Sections 6211 and 6212 of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7345, 7345a) are amended to read as follows:
``... | Rural Education Achievement Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Amends part B (Rural Education Initiative) of title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to revise the Small, Rural School Achievement program, which gives rural local educational agencies (LEAs) federal formula grants and greater fle... | A bill to amend the small rural school achievement program and the rural and low-income school program under part B of title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Access to Science and
Technology Research Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the Federal Government funds basic and applied research
with the expectation that new ideas and discoveries that result
... | Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2013 - Requires each federal agency with extramural research expenditures of over $100 million to develop a federal research public access policy, following common procedures for the collection and depositing of research papers, that is consistent with, and that adv... | Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Investing in our Human Resources Act
of 2008''.
SEC. 2. BLOCK GRANTS TO STATES FOR TRANSITIONAL ASSISTANCE.
The Social Security Act is amended by adding at the end the
following new title:
``TITLE XXII--BLOCK GRANTS TO STATES FOR TRANSITIONAL ASSI... | Investing in our Human Resources Act of 2008 - Amends the Social Security Act to create a new title XXII: Block Grants to States for Transitional Assistance. Creates the Transitional Assistance Trust Fund, consisting of amounts equivalent to taxes attributable to Internet gambling.
Entitles each state to a grant each ... | To amend the Social Security Act to establish a trust fund with proceeds from the taxing of internet gambling to provide opportunities to individuals who are, or were, in foster care and individuals in declining sectors of the economy. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reverse Mortgage Elder Protection
Act''.
SEC. 2. COUNSELING AND DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR REVERSE MORTGAGES.
Section 138 of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1648) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Required Statement Regardin... | Reverse Mortgage Elder Protection Act - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit a creditor from taking an application for a reverse mortgage unless the creditor has provided the applicant with: (1) a specified written cautionary statement before the applicant receives any counseling regarding reverse mortgages; (2)... | To amend section 138 of the Truth in Lending Act to establish certain counseling and disclosure requirements with respect to reverse mortgages. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bias Crimes Compensation Act of
1997''.
SEC. 2. CIVIL RIGHTS.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) bias-motivated crimes of violence constitute crimes in
violation of the victim's right to be free from discrimination
... | Bias Crimes Compensation Act of 1997 - Declares that all individuals within the United States, and its special maritime and territorial jurisdiction, shall have the right to be free from bias-motivated crimes of violence.
Makes any person, including one who acts under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custo... | Bias Crimes Compensation Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Health Information
Infrastructure Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL HEALTH INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE.
(a) National Health Information Officer.--
(1) Appointment.--By not later than 6 months after the date
of the enactment of... | National Health Information Infrastructure Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to appoint a National Health Information Officer (the Officer) for the Department of Health and Human Services to maintain national leadership in the planning, development, and adoption of a national health infor... | To provide for a National Health Information Infrastructure and data and communication standards for health Information system interoperability. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Resolution Trust Corporation Loss
Reduction and Funding Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FUNDING.
Section 21A(i) of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C.
1441a(i)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``until April 1, 1992'';
a... | Resolution Trust Corporation Loss Reduction and Funding Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to provide additional funding to the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC).
Prohibits any court from taking into account the supervisory goodwill buy-back program (establishe... | Resolution Trust Corporation Loss Reduction and Funding Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. POST-SHUTDOWN DECOMMISSIONING ACTIVITIES REPORTS.
Chapter 10 of title I of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C.
2131 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 113. POST-SHUT... | Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Act of 2014 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require a Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) licensee, after consulting each affected state and local governments, to develop and submit to the NRC a post-shutdown decommissioning activities report (PSDAR) for any of the licensee's shu... | Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Streamlined Environmental Reporting
and Pollution Prevention Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
... | Requires the Administrator, to ensure consistency and facilitate use of the integrated reporting system to be established, to: (1) allow each person required to submit information to the Administrator to report to one point of contact using a single electronic system or paper form and, in the case of an annual reportin... | Streamlined Environmental Reporting and Pollution Prevention Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Transparency and Accountability in
Medicare Bidding Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. DELAY IN IMPLEMENTING THE MEDICARE DME COMPETITIVE BIDDING
PROGRAM AND THE NATIONAL MAIL ORDER PROGRAM FOR DIABETIC
TESTING SUPPLIES.
(a) In General... | Transparency and Accountability in Medicare Bidding Act of2013 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to delay from July 1, 2013, to a date no earlier than December 31, 2013, the implementation of: (1) round 2 of the durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) competitiv... | Transparency and Accountability in Medicare Bidding Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Developing an Innovative Strategy
for Antimicrobial Resistant Microorganisms Act of 2015'' and as the
``DISARM Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. ENCOURAGING THE DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF DISARM ANTIMICROBIAL
DRUGS.
(a) Additional Payment for DISARM An... | Developing an Innovative Strategy for Antimicrobial Resistant Microorganisms Act of 2015 or the DISARM Act of 2015 Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) recognize the costs of DISARM antimicrobial drugs under the Medicare payment system f... | DISARM Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Safeguard Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) men's and boys' wool suits (of United States category
443), sport coats (of United States category 433) and slacks
(of United States category... | Emergency Safeguard Act of 1996 - Declares that: (1) no more than 50 percent of the total square meter equivalents of wool apparel assembled in Canada and eligible for preferential duty treatment under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during any... | Emergency Safeguard Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Immunization
Improvements Act of 2012''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Demonstration project to improve vaccination rates am... | Immunization Improvements Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a demonstration project under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to evaluate the ability of state and local health departments to act as providers in the purchase and reimbursement of influ... | A bill to increase immunization rates. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Universal Economic Stimulus Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. 2008 RECOVERY REBATES FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING SOCIAL
SECURITY OR CERTAIN VETERANS BENEFITS.
(a) In General.--Subchapter B of chapter 65 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is ... | Universal Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow social security or veterans benefits recipients with earned income less than $3,000 a $300 refundable tax credit ($600 for married couples filing a joint tax return) in 2008. Reduces the amount of such credit by 5% of the amount by whic... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide recovery rebates to certain individuals receiving Social Security or certain veterans benefits. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tenant Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. TENANT BLACKLISTING.
(a) Definitions.--In this section--
(1) the terms ``consumer'', ``consumer report'', and
``nationwide specialty consumer reporting agency'' have the
meanings given those ... | Tenant Protection Act This bill amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit a consumer reporting agency from creating a report containing a landlord-tenant court or other housing court record unless: the case resulted in a judgment of possession, the decision is not being appealed, and the record is not more th... | Tenant Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``No Cash for Convicts Act''.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF PRISONERS UNDER TITLES II AND XVI OF THE SOCIAL
SECURITY ACT.
(a) Implementation of Prohibition Against Payment of Title II
Benefits to Prisoners.--
(1) In general.--Section 202... | No Cash for Convicts Act - Applies to the payment of benefits under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to prisoners the same requirements as enacted by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 with respect to payments under ... | No Cash for Convicts Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF SECTIONS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Broadband
and Digital Television Promotion Act''.
(b) Table of Sections.--The table of sections for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of sections.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Adoption of secur... | Consumer Broadband and Digital Television Promotion Act - Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to make a determination as to whether: (1) representatives of digital media device manufacturers, consumer groups, and copyright owners (representatives) have reached agreement on security system standards for... | A bill to regulate interstate commerce in certain devices by providing for private sector development of technological protection measures to be implemented and enforced by Federal regulations to protect digital content and promote broadband as well as the transition to digital television, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. PURCHASE OF SETTLEMENT COMMON STOCK OF COOK INLET REGION.
(a) In General.--Section 7(h) of the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1606(h)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(4) Cook Inlet Regional Corporation.--(A) In this paragraph:
``(i) The term `Cook Inle... | Amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to authorize the Cook Inlet Regional Corporation (Cook Inlet Region, Incorporated) to purchase its shareholder-held common stock. | A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide for the purchase of common stock of Cook Inlet Region, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Championing Apprenticeships for New
Careers and Employees in Technology Act'' or the ``CHANCE in TECH
Act''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) During any given 90-day period there can be more than
50... | CHampioning Apprenticeships for New Careers and Employees in TECHnology Act or the CHANCE in TECH Act This bill requires the Department of Labor to enter into competitive contracts with industry intermediaries to promote the development of and access to apprenticeships in the technology sector. The Department of Educat... | Championing Apprenticeships for New Careers and Employees in Technology Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medical Error Reduction Act of
2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The United States has the finest health care system in
the world. However, there is continuing concern an... | Authorizes the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Agency, to establish a program under which funding will be provided for at least 15 demonstration projects to be competitively awarded in health care facilities and organizations in geographically diverse locations to determine the causes of medical errors an... | Medical Error Reduction Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public Corruption Elimination Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. CONVICTION OF CERTAIN OFFENSES.
(a) Offenses Described.--Section 8312 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
(... | Public Corruption Elimination Act of 2010 - Denies federal retirement benefits to an individual (or his or her survivor or beneficiary) who has been convicted of a felony under federal or state law that involves bribery, graft, misappropriation of public funds or property, or conflicts of interest, that occurred in con... | To amend title 5, United States Code, to deny Federal retirement benefits to an individual convicted of a felony which occurred in connection with such individual's Government employment or service, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Today in the West Bank and Gaza, textbooks used in
Palestinian schools are teaching hatred towards Jews and the
incitement towards violence.
(2) Article XXII of the Israeli-Palestinian Interim
Agreeme... | Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should urge U.S. allies to apply equivalent restrictions on assistance to the Palestinian Authority. | A bill to prohibit assistance to the Palestinian Authority unless and until certain conditions are met. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``AmericaView Authorization Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) when Federal remote sensing data is available in a
cost-effective and timely manner, State and local governments
and educational institutions are a... | AmericaView Authorization Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Geological Survey (USGS), to: (1) establish and maintain a nationwide AmericaView Program to advance the availability, distribution, and use of remote sensing data (information acquired from above the... | A bill to authorize a comprehensive program of nationwide access to Federal remote sensing data, to promote use of the program for education, workforce training and development, and applied research, and to support Federal, State, tribal, and local government programs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business
Programs Act of 2007''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Reauthorization of small business programs.
Sec. 3. Bus... | Small Business Programs Act of 2007 - Amends the Small Business Act (the Act) to reauthorize for FY2008-FY2009 certain small business assistance programs of the Small Business Administration (SBA) authorized under the Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, including: (1) a disaster mitigation pilot program;... | To reauthorize certain programs under the Small Business Act for each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Food Research, Education, Safety,
and Health Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Committee of jurisdiction.--The term ``committee of
jurisdiction'' means--
(A) the Committee on Agriculture of the... | Food Research, Education, Safety, and Health Act of 1998 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to States for consumer education food safety programs. Authorizes appropriations.
(Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary to: (1) carry out consumer education initiatives on food irradiation, especially ground beef ... | Food Research, Education, Safety, and Health Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Brownfield Redevelopment Reserve
Act''.
SEC. 2. BROWNFIELDS IRA.
(a) In General.--Subpart C of part II of subchapter E of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after
section 468B the following new section:
``SEC. 468C... | Brownfield Redevelopment Reserve Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income tax deduction for payments made to a tax-exempt Hazardous Waste Remediation Reserve (Reserve). Limits such deduction for any taxable year to the lesser of $1,000,000 or the excess (if any) of $1,000,000 over the amount paid into ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage businesses to establish hazardous waste remediation reserves, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Teacher and Nurse Support Act of
2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) According to the National Center for Education
Statistics, over the next 10 years, the United States will need
... | Teacher and Nurse Support Act of 2002 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to increase to a maximum of $17,500 the aggregate student loan obligation eligible for forgiveness or cancellation programs for teachers who serve full-time for five consecutive complete years in certain elementary or secondary school... | A bill to amend the Higher Education act of 1965 to expand the loan forgiveness and loan cancellation programs for teachers, to provide loan forgiveness and loan cancellation programs for nurses, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Patient Empowerment Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. GUARANTEEING FREEDOM OF CHOICE AND CONTRACTING FOR PATIENTS
UNDER MEDICARE.
(a) In General.--Section 1802 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395a) is amended to read as follows:
... | Medicare Patient Empowerment Act of 2015 Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow any Medicare beneficiary to enter into a contract with an eligible professional (regardless of whether a participating or non-participating physician or practitioner) for any item or service covered by Medicare. ... | Medicare Patient Empowerment Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Smoke-Free Federal Workplace Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Secondhand smoke contains more than 4,000 chemicals,
including at least 69 carcinogens.
(2) Secondhand smoke is responsible for almos... | Smoke-Free Federal Workplace Act - Prohibits smoking in federal buildings.
Defines "federal building" to: (1) include any building, any area within 25 feet of such building, any courtyard, any areas used for children's playgrounds, or any structure owned, leased, or leased for use by a federal agency; and (2) exclude ... | To prohibit smoking in and around Federal buildings. |
SECTION 1. UNION CHAPEL FOSSIL FOOTPRINT SITE PRESERVATION ACT.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Union Chapel
Fossil Footprint Site Preservation Act''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Fossils have scientific and educational value and it is
in the natio... | Union Chapel Fossil Footprint Site Preservation Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to accept, if willingly donated by the New Acton Coal Mining Company, Inc., Cordova, Alabama, the Union Chapel Paleozoic Footprint Preserve, Union Chapel, Alabama, in order to preserve and protect certain rare paleontological re... | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire by donation certain property in Alabama to provide for the protection and preservation of certain rare paleontological resources on that property, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Earning and Living Opportunities
Act''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR EMPLOYING LOW- AND VERY LOW-INCOME PERSONS.
(a) In General.--Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act
of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701u) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subs... | Earning and Living Opportunities Act - Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 to set forth as a condition of federal housing and community development assistance that: (1) a public or Indian housing agency or contractor shall require that at least 20% of employee hours be performed by low- or very low-inc... | To amend the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 to ensure improved access to employment opportunities for low-income people. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Northern Border Travel Facilitation
Act''.
SEC. 2. STATE DRIVER'S LICENSE AND IDENTIFICATION ENROLLMENT PROGRAM.
Section 7209 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention
Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-458; 8 U.S.C. 1185 note) is amended by
adding... | Generics First Act of 2007 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to exclude from coverage under the Medicare part D prescription drug program all nongeneric (brand name) drugs unless no generic drug has been approved, and the brand name drug i... | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the use of generic drugs under the Medicare part D prescription drug program when available unless the brand name drug is determined to be medically necessary. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Higher Education and Skills
Obtainment Act''.
SEC. 2. CONSOLIDATION OF EDUCATION TAX INCENTIVES INTO HIGHER EDUCATION
AND SKILLS OBTAINMENT CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Section 25A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to Hope and L... | Higher Education and Skills Obtainment Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to replace the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning tax credits with a tax credit for full and part-time post-secondary students equal to 100% of qualified tuition and related expenses up to $2,000, plus 25% of such expenses as exceeds $2,0... | Higher Education and Skills Obtainment Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ski Area Recreational Opportunity
Enhancement Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to amend the National Forest Ski Area
Permit Act of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 497b)--
(1) to enable snow-sports (other than nordic and alpine
... | Ski Area Recreational Opportunity Enhancement Act of 2011 - Amends the National Forest Ski Area Permit Act of 1986 to require the term and acreage of permits for the operation of ski areas and associated facilities (under current law, for the operation of nordic and alpine ski areas and facilities) on National Forest S... | A bill to amend the National Forest Ski Area Permit Act of 1986 to clarify the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture regarding additional recreational uses of National Forest System land that is subject to ski area permits, and for other purposes. |
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