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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Life Insurance Fairness for
Travelers Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO TRIA.
The Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-297; 116
Stat. 2322) is amended by adding at the end the following new title:
``TITLE IV--FAIRNESS F... | Life Insurance Fairness for Travelers Act of 2005 - Amends the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 to make it unlawful for any insurer to: (1) deny any person life insurance, or to otherwise discriminate in the issuance, cancellation, amount of coverage, or conditions of life insurance, based upon the person's intent ... | To establish minimum standards relating to a factor for life insurance eligibility and rates, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Literacy Involves Families Together
Act''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 1002(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6302(b)) is amended by striking ``$118,000,000 for
fiscal year 1995'' and inserting ``... | (Sec. 2) Extends through FY 2004 the authorization of appropriations for such Even Start programs, and increases the amounts authorized.
(Sec. 3) Requires State plans to assure that State educational agencies (SEAs) will encourage local educational agencies (LEAs) and individual schools participating in a program assis... | Literacy Involves Families Together Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``True Cost of War Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. REPORT ON LONG-TERM COSTS OF OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM AND
OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The United States has been engaged in milita... | True Cost of War Act of 2013 - Directs the President, with contributions from the Secretary of Defense (DOD), the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), to provide Congress with an estimate of the long-term costs of Operation New Dawn (the successor contingency operation to Operation Iraqi Free... | True Cost of War Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Adoption Equality Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. PROMOTION OF ADOPTION OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.
(a) In General.--Section 473(a) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 673(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
following:
``(2)(A) ... | Adoption Equality Act of 1999 - Amends title IV part E (Federal Payments for Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to revise adoption assistance eligibility guidelines for children with special needs.
Makes eligible for such assistance only children with special needs who before termina... | Adoption Equality Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Transitional Housing
Opportunities Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. LOAN GUARANTEE FOR MULTIFAMILY TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR
HOMELESS VETERANS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 37 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end th... | Veterans Transitional Housing Opportunities Act of 1998 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to guarantee the full or partial repayment of loans for the provision of multifamily transitional housing (MTH) for homeless veterans. Sets a maximum aggregate amount of $100 million and a maximum number of 15 such l... | Veterans Transitional Housing Opportunities Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cultural Conservation of the
Crossroads of Civilization Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Afghanistan enjoys a geographical position that made it
a crossroads of civilizations. Its tumultuous history can be... | Cultural Conservation of the Crossroads of Civilization Act - Authorizes the President to exercise authority under the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act to implement specified emergency restrictions on imports in order to protect certain archaeological or ethnological materials of Afghanistan which are... | To authorize the President to take certain actions to protect archaeological or ethnological materials of Afghanistan. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fuel Cell Tax Extenders Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF FUEL CELL CREDITS.
(a) Extension of Residential Energy Efficient Property Credit for
Qualified Fuel Cell Property.--
(1) In general.--Section 25D(g) of the Interna... | Fuel Cell Tax Extenders Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2021: the residential energy efficient property tax credit for qualified fuel cell property, the energy tax credit for qualified fuel cell property, the alternative motor vehicle tax credit for qualified fuel cell motor ... | Fuel Cell Tax Extenders Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Aviation Revitalization Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. DECLARATION OF POLICY.
Congress finds and declares the following:
(1) The United States commercial airline industry is
currently suffering severe financial distress.
(2) Sus... | Aviation Revitalization Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to authorize the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) to guarantee loans to eligible air carriers to finance the acquisition of new aircraft and encourage the retirement of older or Stage two aircraft. | Aviation Revitalization Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are chronic and
painful inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal tract
which are difficult to diagnose due their invisible symptoms
and similarity to other intestinal disorders;
... | Directs the Postmaster General to issue a commemorative, first-class postage stamp on Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, two chronic digestive diseases collectively known as inflammatory bowel disease. | To provide for the issuance of a commemorative postage stamp on the subject of inflammatory bowel disease. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting America's Families from
Toxic Chemicals Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to ensure that the uses of chemical
substances, for which there is evidence of persistence,
bioaccumulation, toxicity, and exposure to humans... | Protecting America's Families from Toxic Chemicals Act of 2014 - Requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish criteria to identify chemical substances: (1) that are persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic, or are transformed through metabolism or environmental degradation into chemical substances that... | Protecting America's Families from Toxic Chemicals Act of 2014 |
57 as a rare
and valuable national treasure of international importance.
(2) The city of New Orleans is widely recognized as the
birthplace of jazz. In and around this city, cultural and
musical elements blended to form the unique American music that
is known as New Orlea... | New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park Act of 1994 - Establishes the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park, Louisiana, to be administered in conjunction with the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve.
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to complete a national historic landmark evaluation of sites... | New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Aviation Administration
Extension Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TAXES FUNDING AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND.
(a) Fuel Taxes.--Subparagraph (B) of section 4081(d)(2) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``March 31, 2... | Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through April 30, 2010: (1) excise taxes on aviation fuels and air transportation of persons and property; and (2) the expenditure authority for the Airport and Airway Trust Fund.
Authorizes appropriations for the seven-... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport improvement program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Latin America Military Training
Review Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. SUSPENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE INSTITUTE FOR
SECURITY COOPERATION.
(a) Suspension of Institute.--The Secretary of the Army shall
suspend the operation of the W... | Latin America Military Training Review Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of the Army to suspend operation of the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (Institute). Suspends the authority of the Secretary of Defense to operate such an education and training facility until submission of a report contain... | To suspend the authority for the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (the successor institution to the United States Army School of the Americas) in the Department of Defense, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Coal Healthcare and Pensions
Protection Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN RETIREES IN THE MULTIEMPLOYER HEALTH
BENEFIT PLAN.
Section 402 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of
1977 (30 U.S.C. 1232) is amended--
... | Coal Healthcare and Pensions Protection Act of 2013 - Amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to address potential shortages in the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan for payment of health care benefits to retired coal miners by expanding the eligible uses of interest transferable to the plan from ... | Coal Healthcare and Pensions Protection Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Brittany Wilkinson Mitochondrial
Disease Research and Treatment Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Mitochondrial disease results when there is a defect
that reduces the ... | Brittany Wilkinson Mitochondrial Disease Research and Treatment Enhancement Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the Office of Mitochondrial Disease within the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Requires the Director of the Office to develop, make publicly available, and implement a written plan to... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish an Office of Mitochondrial Disease at the National Institutes of Health, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Verify Eligibility Coverage Act''.
SEC. 2. PROMOTING PROGRAM INTEGRITY IN ENROLLING CERTAIN IMMIGRANTS
UNDER MEDICAID.
(a) In General.--Section 1137(f) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1320b-7(f)) is amended--
(1) by stri... | Verify Eligibility Coverage Act The bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to allow a state to delay or deny an individual's initial eligibility for Medicaid benefits without providing a reasonable opportunity to submit evidence of a satisfactory immigration status or pending official verification... | Verify Eligibility Coverage Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Patient Safety and Health Care
Whistleblower Protection Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST DISCRIMINATION OR RETALIATION.
(a) In General.--No person shall retaliate or discriminate in any
manner against any health care worker because the worker... | Patient Safety and Health Care Whistleblower Protection Act of 1998 - Prohibits retaliation or discrimination against a health care worker because the worker disclosed information, advocated for patients, or initiated, cooperated with, or participated in any governmental investigation or proceeding regarding the care, ... | Patient Safety and Health Care Whistleblower Protection Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Stimulus Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. ECONOMIC STIMULUS FOR SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS.
(a) In General.--For fiscal year 2008, and to the extent the cost
of such reduction in fees are offset by appropriations--
(1) the Administrator s... | Small Business Stimulus Act of 2008 - Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to reduce in 2008 the rate of certain loan fees imposed under the Small Business Act.
Appropriates, as an emergency requirement, additional funds in FY2008 for: (1) loan subsidies under the SBA Business Loans Pro... | A bill to modify certain fees applicable under the Small Business Act for 2008, to make an emergency appropriation for certain small business programs, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide increased expensing for 2008, to provide a 5-year carryback for certain net operating losses, and for other pu... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Recognize, Assist, Include, Support,
and Engage Family Caregivers Act of 2017'' 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 2017 or the RAISE Family Caregivers Act (Sec. 3) This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop and make publicly available a National Family Caregiving Strategy that identifies recommended actions for recogniz... | Recognize, Assist, Include, Support, and Engage Family Caregivers Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring Access to Emergency Rooms
Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY.
The constitutional authority upon which this Act rests is the power
of the Congress to provide for the general welfare, to regulate
commerce, and to make all laws whic... | Ensuring Access to Emergency Rooms Act of 2004 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to deem hospitals, emergency rooms, physicians, and physicians groups that provide emergency care to uninsured individuals employees of the Public Health Service for purposes of any civil action that may arise due to items and service... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to protect certain health care providers against legal liability for providing emergency and related care to uninsured individuals. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Security and Job Protection
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Current law requires that there be across-the-board
cuts, known as a ``sequester'', imposed on January 2, 2013. The
sequester w... | National Security and Job Protection Act - Makes the effective date of this Act contingent upon enactment of: (1) the reconciliation Act with certain spending reductions for a specified deficit reduction contemplated by H.Con.Res. 112, as passed by the House of Representatives on March 16, 2012; or (2) similar legislat... | To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to replace the sequester established by the Budget Control Act of 2011. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Taxpayer Protection from Genetic
Discrimination Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. NO DISCRIMINATION BY GROUP HEALTH PLANS BASED ON GENETIC
INFORMATION.
(a) No Discrimination in Group Premiums.--A group health plan
sponsored by a covered entity, or ... | Taxpayer Protection from Genetic Discrimination Act of 2006 - Prohibits a group health plan sponsored by a covered entity or a health insurance issuer offering group health insurance coverage in connection with such a plan from: (1) adjusting premiums or contribution amounts for a group on the basis of genetic informat... | To prohibit discrimination by group health plans and employers based on genetic information. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Acquisition Institute Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. ACQUISITION WORKFORCE IMPROVEMENTS.
(a) Workforce Improvements.--
(1) In general.--Section 855 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (41 U.S.C. 433a) is
... | Federal Acquisition Institute Act of 2010 - Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 to provide that the Associate Administrator for Acquisition Workforce Programs shall: (1) be chosen on the basis of demonstrated knowledge and expertise in acquisition, human capital, and management; (2) be lo... | A bill to improve the Federal Acquisition Institute. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Retirement
Protection Improvement Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FEDERAL PENSION FUND FOR
PAYMENT OF FEDERAL BENEFIT PAYMENTS TO DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA TEACHERS, POLICE OFFICERS, ... | District of Columbia Retirement Protection Improvement Act of 2004 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to establish in the Treasury the District of Columbia Teachers, Police Officers, and Firefighters Federal Pension Fund (D.C. Federal Pension Fund) consisting of transfers of all: (1) District of Columbia... | To amend the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to improve the administration of Federal pension benefit payments for District of Columbia teachers, police officers, and fire fighters, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Disaster Assistance Voting Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY OF PROTECTIONS FOR ABSENT MILITARY AND OVERSEAS
VOTERS TO INDIVIDUALS EVACUATED AS A RESULT OF MAJOR
DISASTER.
(a) Right of Evacuees To Use Absentee Balloting ... | Disaster Assistance Voting Act of 2009 - Applies certain protections for absent military and overseas voters to individuals evacuated (eligible evacuees) as a result of a major disaster.
Requires any eligible evacuee to be treated in the same manner as an absentee uniformed services voter and overseas voter for purpos... | To extend to individuals evacuated from their residences as a result of a major disaster the right to use the absentee balloting and registration procedures available to military and overseas voters under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, to direct the Election Assistance Commission to make grant... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``FHA-Insured Hospital Conversion and
Reinvestment Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR FHA-INSURED HOSPITALS.
Section 242 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-7) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(i) Grants for FHA-Insured Hospit... | FHA-Insured Hospital Conversion and Reinvestment Act of 2001 - Amends the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to eligible FHA-insured hospitals for use only for purposes that the Secretary determines will reduce the risk of default and loss on mortgages for th... | A bill to provide grants for FHA-insured hospitals. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Katrina Economic Opportunity Act''.
SEC. 2. TAX BENEFITS FOR GULF OPPORTUNITY ZONE.
(a) In General.--Subchapter Y of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 1400M. TAX BENEFITS FO... | Katrina Economic Opportunity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exclude from gross income gain from the sale or exchange of a Gulf Opportunity Zone asset (business stock, partnership interest, or property in a Hurricane Katrina disaster area) held for more than five years; (2) waive small business asset exp... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for Hurricane Katrina recovery in the Gulf Opportunity Zone. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Counterterrorism Border Security
Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. BORDER SECURITY ASSESSMENT.
(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in
consultation with the Secretary of Stat... | Counterterrorism Border Security Enhancement Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to conduct an assessment (which shall consider the visa waiver program requirements for travelers and program countries) and report to Congress regarding: (1) needed border security and entry procedures improvements in r... | Counterterrorism Border Security Enhancement Act |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) In September 2000, the United States and the Russian
Federation signed a Plutonium Management and Disposition
Agreement by which each agreed to dispose of 34 metric tons of
weapons-grade plutonium.
(2... | Directs the Secretary of Energy to submit to Congress a plan for the construction and operation at the Savannah River Site, South Carolina, of a mixed-oxide fuel facility for converting weapons-grade plutonium to a mixed-oxide fuel for use in commercial nuclear power reactors. Provides a construction schedule and produ... | A bill to provide for the disposition of weapons-usable plutonium at the Savannah River Site, South Carolina. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Encourage Initiative and Promote
Self-Esteem Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE II OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.
(a) In General.--Section 222 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
422) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:... | Encourage Initiative and Promote Self-Esteem Act of 2005 - Amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) of the Social Security Act to establish special rules for disability benefits based on waxing and waning medical condition. | To amend titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act to provide for equitable treatment of disability beneficiaries with waxing and waning medical conditions. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Drug-Free Families Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The National Institute on Drug Abuse estimates that in
1962, less than 1 percent of the nation's adolescents had ever
tried an il... | Authorizes appropriations. Limits administrative costs to five percent. | Drug-Free Families Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Savings and Investment Act
of 1998''.
SEC. 2. INCOME TAX ON QUALIFIED COMMUNITY LENDERS.
(a) In General.--Section 11 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to tax imposed on corporations) is amended by redesignating
subsection (d) as... | Community Savings and Investment Act of 1998 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish a separate tax rate for a qualified community lender; and (2) permit the exclusion from gross income of distressed community banking income. Defines terms. | Community Savings and Investment Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Stop
Counterfeiting in Manufactured Goods Act''.
(b) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) the United States economy is losing millions of dollars
in tax revenue and tens of thousands of jobs because of ... | Stop Counterfeiting in Manufactured Goods Act - (Sec. 2) Amends federal criminal code provisions regarding trafficking in counterfeit goods or services to prohibit trafficking in counterfeit marks. Subjects to forfeiture any article that bears or consists of a counterfeit mark and any property derived from proceeds of,... | A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide criminal penalties for trafficking in counterfeit marks. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Community Hospital
Demonstration Extension Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF RURAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.
(a) 5-year Extension.--Section 410A of the Medicare Prescription
Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (Publ... | Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2009 - Amends the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to extend for an additional five years the rural community hospital demonstration program. | To amend the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to extend the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Eliminating Disparities in Diabetes
Prevention Access and Care Act of 2009''.
TITLE I--NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
SEC. 101. RESEARCH, TREATMENT, AND EDUCATION.
(a) In General.--Subpart 3 of part C of title IV of the Public
Health S... | Eliminating Disparities in Diabetes Prevention Access and Care Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to provide for: (1) ongoing research and other activities with respect to pre-diabetes and diabetes in minority populations; and (2) progra... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to prevent and treat diabetes, to promote and improve the care of individuals with diabetes, and to reduce health disparities relating to diabetes within racial and ethnic minority groups, including African-American, Hispanic American, Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Ot... |
That this Act may be
cited as the ``Small Business Meat Producer and Marketer Protection Act
of 1993''.
Section 1. The Small Business Act is hereby amended as follows:
(a) by inserting in section 3 before the word ``credit''
the word ``sufficient'', and by inserting after the word
``... | Small Business Meat Producer and Marketer Protection Act of 1993 - Amends the Small Business Act to change the loan eligibility requirements for certain small businesses.
Defines "meatpacker or meat marketer engaged in commerce." Imposes limits on the slaughter, sale, purchase, and forward delivery of certain livesto... | Small Business Meat Producer and Marketer Protection Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Tax Relief and
Retirement Restoration Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Small businesses are critical to the economic recovery
of the United States.
(2) As a consequence of... | Small Business Tax Relief and Retirement Restoration Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit until December 31, 2010, penalty-free distributions from an individual retirement account (IRA) or a qualified employer plan for the purpose of making loans to a small business to purchase depreciable property ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow loans from certain retirement plans for the payment of certain small business expenses. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency
Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2014''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Extension of emergency unemploymen... | Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2014 - Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008, (SSA, 2008) to extend emergency unemployment compensation (EUC) payments for eligible individuals to weeks of employment ending on or before July 1, 2014. Amends the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Strug... | Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``EPS Service Parts Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. EXEMPT SUPPLIES.
Section 325(u) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C.
6295(u)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(5) Exempt supplies.--
``(A) February... | EPS Service Parts Act of 2014 - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to exempt external power supplies (EPS) for four years from energy conservation standards established by the Department of Energy in 2014. (EPS convert household electric current into direct current or lower-voltage alternating current to ope... | EPS Service Parts Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nurturing Special Kids Act of
2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) In 2000, there were 70,400,000 children under age 18 in
the United States, and children made up 26 percent of the
United States popul... | Nurturing Special Kids Act of 2002 - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (CCDBGA) to require States to reserve certain funds for activities to improve the quality of child care for children with disabilities or other special needs (special children).Requires States that receive CCDBGA allotmen... | A bill to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to provide for child care quality improvements for children with disabilities or other special needs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Industrial Bank Holding Company Act
of 2006''.
SEC. 2. INDUSTRIAL BANK HOLDING COMPANY REGULATION.
(a) Definitions.--
(1) Industrial bank.--Section 3(a) of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813(a)) is amended by adding a... | Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2006 - Requires an industrial bank holding company to register and file certain reports with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) within ninety days after becoming an industrial bank holding company
Prohibits such holding company from being controlled by a commercial ... | To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to establish industrial bank holding company regulation, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Alien Child Protection and Deferred
Enforced Departure Family Unity Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR ANY ALIEN ORPHAN WHO IS
PHYSICALLY PRESENT IN THE UNITED STATES AND IS LESS THAN
12 YEARS OF AGE.
(a) ... | Alien Child Protection and Deferred Enforced Departure Family Unity Act of 2001 - Provides for the permanent resident status adjustment (and stay of removal if applicable) of an alien orphan who is physically present in the United States and under 12 years old.Provides for deferred enforced departure (and stay of remov... | To provide for permanent resident status for any alien orphan physically present in the United States who is less than 12 years of age and to provide for deferred enforced departure status for any alien physically present in the United States who is the natural and legal parent of a child born in the United States who ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``TBI Treatment Act''.
SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM FOR INVESTIGATIONAL TREATMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE
ARMED FORCES FOR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND POST-
TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER.
(a) Process.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a ... | TBI Treatment Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to carry out a five-year pilot program to establish a process for providing payments to health care facilities for investigational treatments of traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder received by members of the Armed Forces in facilities other... | TBI Treatment Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tank
Consolidation and Regulatory Improvement Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) improvement of Federal regulation of aboveground
storage tanks will lead to greater prevention and contai... | Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tank Consolidation and Regulatory Improvement Act - Redesignates the Office of Underground Storage Tanks of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and establishes it as the Office of Storage Tanks (OST), to be headed by a Director. Transfers to OST authorities of other EPA officers und... | Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tank Consolidation and Regulatory Improvement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Communications Commission
Consolidated Reporting Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. COMMUNICATIONS MARKETPLACE REPORT.
Title I of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 13. COMMUNICATIO... | . Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to replace various reporting requirements with a communications marketplace report that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is required to publish on its website and submit to Congress every tw... | Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Access to Capital Act of
2012''.
SEC. 2. LOAN PROGRAM FOR VETERANS FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS.
Section 502 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C.
696) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking ``... | Veterans Access to Capital Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), using up to 20% of annual amounts available for SBA loans to state and local development companies, to make loans directly to small businesses owned and co... | To amend the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to provide for additional loan programs for veteran-owned small businesses, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Vehicle Event History Information
Capturing Leads to Engineering Safety Improvements Act of 2010'' or the
``VEHICLE Safety Improvements Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) In August 2001, the National... | Vehicle Event History Information Capturing Leads to Engineering Safety Improvements Act of 2010 or VEHICLE Safety Improvements Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to promulgate regulations to require: (1) each new light-, medium-, and heavy-duty motor vehicle manufactured for sale or lease in t... | A bill to amend section 30166 of title 49, United States Code, to require the installation of event data recorders in all motor vehicles manufactured for sale in the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Antiterrorism Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. GENERAL POLICY STATEMENT.
The Congress finds and declares the following:
(1) The continued use of terrorism is to be deplored.
(2) With the dramatic changes that have occurred in the
w... | Antiterrorism Act of 1993 - Prohibits the importation into the United States of goods or services from, and the exportation of goods or services from the United States to, any country that has repeatedly provided support for international terrorism.
Prohibits the rescission of such a determination unless the President... | Antiterrorism Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cost-of-Living Board Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS.
Title XI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
Part D--Cost-of-Living Adjustments
`... | Cost-of-Living Board Act of 1997 - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act (SSA) to establish the Cost-of-Living Board, composed of the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisers, and three other members appointed by the President, t... | Cost-of-Living Board Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. IMMUNITY FOR REPORTS OF SUSPECTED TERRORIST ACTIVITY OR
SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIOR AND RESPONSE.
(a) Immunity for Reports of Suspected Terrorist Activity or
Suspicious Behavior.--
(1) In general.--Any person, who, in good faith and based
on objectively reasonable suspicion,... | Grants immunity from civil liability to: (1) persons who, in good faith and based on an objectively reasonable suspicion, report suspicious activity involving or directed against a passenger transportation system, a threat to such system or to passenger safety or security, or an act of terrorism; and (2) passenger tran... | A bill to provide limited immunity for reports of suspected terrorist activity or suspicious behavior and response. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cody Miller Initiative for Safer
Prescriptions Act''.
SEC. 2. PATIENT MEDICATION INFORMATION FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
Chapter V of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.
351 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 505D the following:... | Cody Miller Initiative for Safer Prescriptions Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to promulgate regulations regarding the authorship, content, format, and dissemination requirements for patient medication information (PMI) for prescri... | To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate regulations regarding the authorship, content, format, and dissemination of Patient Medication Information to ensure patients receive consistent and high-quality information about their prescription medications and are aware of the potential risks and ... |
SECTION 1. CONTINUITY OF MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG COVERAGE FOR FULL-
BENEFIT DUAL ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.
(a) In General.--Section 1860D-2(a) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395w-102(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``subject to paragraph
(6),'' after `... | Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program ) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide for continuity of coverage of prescription drugs under Medicare prescription drug plans for full-benefit dual eligible individuals.
Provides for Medicare prescription drug coverage of benz... | To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for continuity of Medicare prescription drug coverage for full-benefit dual eligible individuals, for Medicare prescription drug coverage of benzodiazepines and off-label uses of certain prescription drugs and biological products, for optional Medicaid... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Life-Threatening Diseases Compassion
through Combination Therapy Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMBINATIONS OF INVESTIGATIONAL
NEW DRUGS FOR SERIOUS DISEASES.
(a) In General.--Subchapter A of chapter 5 of the Federal... | Life-Threatening Diseases Compassion through Combination Therapy Act of 2012 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to designate a combination of drugs as a significant drug combination if such combination: (1) includes two or more drugs or biolog... | To amend title V of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for extensions of marketing exclusivity periods for drugs in certain combinations of such drugs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Illinois and Michigan Canal National
Heritage Corridor Act Amendments of 2005''.
SEC. 2. TRANSITION AND PROVISIONS FOR NEW MANAGEMENT ENTITY.
The Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor Act of
1984 (Public Law 98-398; 16 U.S.C. 461 note)... | Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor Act Amendments of 2005 - Amends the Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor Act of 1984 to designate, upon the termination of the Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor Commission, the Canal Corridor Association to be the management e... | To amend the Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor Act of 1984 to help ensure the appropriate transition of the management entity of the heritage corridor, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Brownfields Enhancement, Economic
Redevelopment, and Reauthorization Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. REDEVELOPMENT CERTAINTY FOR GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES.
Section 101(20)(D) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U... | Brownfields Enhancement, Economic Redevelopment, and Reauthorization Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill modifies the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) to specify if a state or local government takes title to a brownfield site as a result of law enforcement activity, tha... | Brownfields Enhancement, Economic Redevelopment, and Reauthorization Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Iran Sanctions Enabling Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the
Crime of Genocide, completed at Paris, December 9, 1948
(commonly referred t... | Iran Sanctions Enabling Act of 2007 - (Sec. 3) Directs the President to ensure biannual publication in the Federal Register of a list of each person that: (1) has an investment of more than $20 million in the energy sector in Iran; (2) sells arms to the government of Iran; or (3) is a financial institution that extends... | A bill to authorize State and local governments to direct divestiture from, and prevent investment in, companies with investments of $20,000,000 or more in Iran's energy sector, companies that sell arms to the Government of Iran, and financial institutions that extend $20,000,000 or more in credit to the Government of ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Immediate Steps to Conserve Gasoline
Act''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL CONSERVATION OF GASOLINE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) each day, as Americans contend with rising gasoline
prices, personal stories reflect the ways in which Am... | Immediate Steps to Conserve Gasoline Act - Requires federal departments, agencies, and Congress, for FY2009, to develop and carry out initiatives to reduce their annual consumption of gasoline by at least 3%.
Requires the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration to study and report to Congress on the pot... | A bill to require Congress and Federal departments and agencies to reduce the annual consumption of gasoline of the Federal Government. |
Title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act is amended
by adding at the end the following:
``PART H--COMMUNITY ARTS PARTNERSHIP
``SEC. 4801. SHORT TITLE.
``This part may be cited as the `Community Arts Partnership Act of
1993'.
``SEC. 4802. FINDINGS.
``Congress finds that--
... | Community Arts Partnership Act of 1993 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a Community Arts Partnership program.
Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to eligible entities to provide comprehensive and coordinated educational and cultural services to at-risk children ... | Community Arts Partnership Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation
Reform Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO SURFACE MINING ACT.
(a) Section 401 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act
of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1231) is amended as follows:
(1) In subsection (c) strike ... | Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation Reform Act of 2001 - Amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to repeal authorization for the use of moneys in the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund ( Fund) earmarked for: (1) the Secretary of Agriculture for rural land reclamation; and (2) studies, research, and demo... | To foster the reclamation of abandoned coal mine sites in order to protect public health and safety, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTION
TAX CREDIT.
(a) Extension of Credit.--Each of the following provisions of
section 45(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to
qualified facilities) is amended by striking ``January 1, 2009'' and
inserting ``January 1... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend through 2018 the tax credit for producing electricity from certain renewable resources, including wind, biomass, geothermal energy, landfill gas, refined coal, and hydropower; (2) include marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy as a renewable resource for purposes of suc... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and extend certain energy-related tax credits. |
of Disapproval.--
(1) No referral.--A joint resolution shall not be referred
to a committee in either House of Congress and shall
immediately be placed on the calendar.
(2) Motion to proceed.--A motion to proceed to a joint
resolution is highly privileged in the House ... | Requires the President, by May 15, 2013, to submit to Congress a qualifying sequester replacement plan proposing to cancel permanently at least $85.333 billion of budgetary resources available for FY2013 from any discretionary appropriations or direct spending account. Requires further that: up to $42.666.500 billion ... | A bill to provide for a sequester replacement. |
SECTION. 1. INFORMATION OBTAINED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY
REGARDING DISABILITY DETERMINATIONS TO BE TRANSFERRED TO
SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a) Transfer of Information Relating to Eligibility for
Supplemental Security Income.--Section 1631(f) of the Social Securit... | Amends titles II ( Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income Program for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled) of the Social Security Act to require the Commissioner of Social Security , with the approval of the veteran involved, to provide the Secretary of Veterans Affairs with medica... | To amend the Social Security Act and title 38, United States Code, to provide for sharing of medical information relating to determination of disability between the Social Security Administration and Department of Veterans Affairs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Border Protection Corps Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Federal authorities do not have sufficient manpower or
resources to patrol and defend the international borders of the
United States to prev... | Border Protection Corps Act - Authorizes the governor of a state to establish and command a militia, to be known as the Border Protection Corps, for that state. Allows such a Corps to include only U.S. citizens with no criminal history and no history of mental illness. Requires such militia to be called into service to... | To authorize the Governor of a State to organize and call into service a militia of able-bodied and eligible citizens to help prevent individuals from unlawfully crossing an international border and entering the United States anywhere other than a port of entry, to appropriate funds to support this service, and for oth... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Corporate Inversions Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS TO RULES RELATING TO INVERTED CORPORATIONS.
(a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 7874 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
``(b) Inverted Corporatio... | Stop Corporate Inversions Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise rules for the taxation of inverted corporations (i.e., U.S. corporations that acquire foreign companies to reincorporate in a foreign jurisdiction with income tax rates lower than the United States) to provide that during the period begi... | Stop Corporate Inversions Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The claims of a significant number of African-American
farmers who brought discrimination cases against the Department
of Agriculture in the case Pigford v. Glickman were denied
without such farmers receiving a hearing on... | Amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to make it unlawful for a person to knowingly commit specified fraudulent acts relating to a Pigford claim (relating to racial discrimination by the Department of Agriculture). Subjects a violator to criminal fine and/or up to five years in prison.
Provides for: (1... | To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to provide funding for successful claimants following a determination on the merits of Pigford claims related to racial discrimination by the Department of Agriculture. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Equal Treatment of Public Servants
Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDFALL ELIMINATION PROVISION WITH A
FORMULA EQUALIZING BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS WITH
NON-COVERED EMPLOYMENT.
(a) In General.--Section 21... | Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2014 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to replace the current windfall elimination provision (WEP) (that reduces the Social Security benefits of workers who also have pension benefits from employment not covered b... | Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Savings in Construction Act of
1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Metric Conversion Act of 1975 was enacted in order
to set forth the policy of the United States to convert to the
metric sys... | Savings in Construction Act of 1996 - Amends the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 to define specified terms, including: (1) full and open competition; (2) total installed price; (3) hard-metric; (4) cost or pricing data or price analysis; and (5) Federal facility.
Requires the implementation of such Act in the acquisiti... | Savings in Construction Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Veterinary Medical Service
Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM FOR VETERINARY
MEDICINE.
The National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy
Act of 1977 is amended by inserting after section 1415... | National Veterinary Medical Service Act - Amends the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a veterinary school loan repayment program (including resultant tax liability payments) for persons who perform qualifying veterinary services... | A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a loan repayment program to encourage the provision of veterinary services in shortage and emergency situations. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Patent Improvement Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. OPPOSITION PROCEDURES.
(a) In General.--Title 35, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after chapter 31 the following new chapter:
``CHAPTER 32--OPPOSITION PROCEDURES
``Sec.
``321. Opp... | Patent Improvement Act of 2001 - Amends Federal law to require the Director of the Patent and Trademark Office to establish an Administrative Opposition Panel to conduct proceedings, under specified conditions, to hear opposition to patent claims and cancel, confirm, or modify them. | To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for improvements in the quality of patents on certain inventions. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Voting Protection Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) In the defense of freedom, members of the United States
Armed Forces are routinely deployed to overseas theaters of
comb... | Military Voting Protection Act of 2009 - Amends the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to direct the Secretary of Defense (the presidential designee) to establish procedures for: (1) collecting marked absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed services voters in regularly scheduled general elections... | A bill to amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to improve procedures for the collection and delivery of marked absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed service voters, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Judicial Mandate and Remedy
Clarification Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) a variety of effective and appropriate judicial
remedies are available under existing law for the full redress
of legal and co... | Judicial Mandate and Remedy Clarification Act - Amends the Federal judicial code to prohibit any district court from entering any order or approving any settlement that: (1) requires a State or political subdivision to impose, increase, levy, or assess a tax; or (2) has the effect of imposing, increasing, levying, or ... | Judicial Mandate and Remedy Clarification Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fuel Price Fairness Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act--
(1) the term ``Commission'' means the Federal Trade
Commission;
(2) the term ``integrated oil company'' has the meaning
given such term in sec... | Fuel Price Fairness Act - Authorizes the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to declare a national or regional energy price emergency if it finds that the health, safety, welfare, or economic well-being of U.S. citizens, or a region of the United States, is at risk because of a shortage or imminent shortage of adequate supp... | To ensure fairness in gasoline, diesel fuel, and home heating oil prices. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Financial Markets Commission Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
There is established in the legislative branch the Financial
Markets Commission (in this Act referred to as the ``Commission'') to
examine all causes, domestic and global... | Financial Markets Commission Act of 2009 - Establishes in the legislative branch the Financial Markets Commission to: (1) examine all causes, domestic and global, of the current financial and economic crisis in the United States, including the collapse of major financial and commercial firms and the deterioration of th... | A bill to establish a Financial Markets Commission, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Antimicrobial Pesticide Registration
Reform Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. REFERENCE.
Whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms
of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the
reference shall be considered to be mad... | Antimicrobial Pesticide Registration Reform Act of 1995 - Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to identify and evaluate changes to the process for registration of antimicrobial pesticides that will reduce current time p... | Antimicrobial Pesticide Registration Reform Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Maritime Hazardous
Cargo Security Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. International committee for the safe and secure trans... | Maritime Hazardous Cargo Security Act - Amends port security provisions to direct the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to: (1) establish an international committee for the safe and secure handling and transportation of especially hazardous cargo to the United States; (2) develop and imp... | A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to improve port safety and security for especially hazardous cargos, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public Schools Renewal and
Improvement Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Although the majority of our Nation's elementary and
secondary public schools provide high qual... | Public Schools Renewal and Improvement Act of 1997 - Establishes a procedure by which a local schools consortium shall request, through the State Governor, a declaration by the President that a public schools renewal effort is underway in its community. Requires such request to: (1) include the three-year plan for pu... | Public Schools Renewal and Improvement Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Schools Abroad Support
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) During the 2003-2004 school year, the Office of
Overseas Schools of the Department of State is financially
assisting 189 elementary ... | American Schools Abroad Support Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that additional funds should be made available to American-sponsored schools in Arab and other predominantly Muslim countries to provide full or partial merit-based scholarships to students from lower- and middle-income families of such countries to ... | To authorize the Secretary of State to make grants to American-sponsored schools in Arab and other predominantly Muslim countries to provide full or partial merit-based scholarships for children from lower- and middle-income families of such countries to attend such schools, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare+Choice Rescue Act of
2000''.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN NATIONAL PER CAPITA MEDICARE+CHOICE GROWTH
PERCENTAGE IN 2001 AND 2002.
Section 1853(c)(6)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-
23(c)(6)(B)) is amended--
(1)... | Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to correct for misestimates in the national per capita Medicare+Choice growth rate by providing for an increase by 3.6 percent in the amount of payment otherwise applicable to Medicare+Choice organizations offering Medicare+Choice plans in 2001. Limits retroactive adju... | Medicare+Choice Rescue Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fort Peck Tribes- Montana Compact
Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. RATIFICATION OF COMPACT.
The Fort Peck Indian Tribes-Montana Compact is approved, ratified
and confirmed.
SEC. 3. AGREEMENTS RELATED TO USE OF WATER RIGHTS.
(a) Tribal Authority To Enter In... | Fort Peck Tribes-Montana Compact Act of 1994 - Ratifies the Fort Peck Indian Tribes-Montana Compact.
Authorizes the Tribes (the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation) to enter into a Water Agreement.
Establishes in the Treasury the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes Economic Recovery Fund. | Fort Peck Tribes-Montana Compact Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Refugee Crisis in
Iraq Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Processing facilities.
Sec. 4. United States r... | Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act - Directs the Secretary of State (Secretary) to establish processing facilities in Iraq and in countries in the region for eligible Iraqis to apply and interview for U.S. admission as refugees or as special immigrants.
Includes among refugees of special humanitarian concern: (1) Iraqis who w... | A bill to assist certain Iraqis who have worked directly with, or are threatened by their association with, the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``MacBride Principles of Economic
Justice Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT THAT DISBURSEMENTS FROM INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR
IRELAND ARE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MACBRIDE
PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMIC JUSTICE.
(a) Purposes.--Secti... | MacBride Principles of Economic Justice Act of 1996 - Amends the Anglo-Irish Agreement Support Act of 1986 to revise its purposes to require that U.S. contributions to the International Fund for Ireland be disbursed in accordance with the MacBride principles of economic justice, as specified.
Authorizes the United Sta... | MacBride Principles of Economic Justice Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, ETC.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Middle Class Tax
Fairness Act of 2012''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title, etc.
TITLE I--PERMANENT EXTENSION OF DEDUCTION OF STATE AND LOCAL GENERAL
... | Middle Class Tax Fairness Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the taxpayer election to deduct state and local general sales taxes in lieu of state and local income taxes.
Requires an individual taxpayer whose adjusted gross income exceeds $1 million to pay a minimum tax rate of 30% of the ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Trade Adjustment Assistance
Extension Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
(a) Extension of Termination Provisions.--Section 285 of the Trade
Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271 note) is amended by striking ``2013'' each
pl... | Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2013 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to extend through December 31, 2020: (1) the trade adjustment assistance (TAA) program, and (2) the reemployment trade adjustment assistance (RTAA) program. Makes funds available through FY2020, and for the period beginning October 1-Decem... | Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Keystone Species Conservation Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Numerous species of fauna have continued to decline to
the point that the long-term survival of those sp... | Directs the Secretary of the Interior, subject to the availability of funds, to use amounts in the Keystone Species Conservation Account established by this Act to provide financial assistance for projects for the conservation of keystone species throughout the world for which project proposals are approved by the Secr... | Keystone Species Conservation Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon
Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The areas of northwestern Nevada known as the Black
Rock Desert and High Rock Canyo... | Withdraws all Federal lands within the Area and all Federal lands subsequently acquired for the Area from all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land, mining, minerals materials, and mineral and geothermal leasing laws.
States that Congress does not intend for the creation of buffer zones aroun... | Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Juvenile Criminal Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS OF ACT.
Section 101(a)(11) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601(a)(11)) is amended by inserting
the following before the semicolon: ``and on identifying hardcor... | Juvenile Criminal Act of 1994 - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to include among the Act's: (1) findings that emphasis should be placed on identifying hardcore youths who should be transferred from the juvenile justice system to the adult criminal justice system; and (2) purposes to ... | Juvenile Criminal Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. TRANSFERS OF MOTORBOAT FUEL TAXES FROM HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.
(a) Authorization of Transfers.--Section 9503(c)(4) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9503(c)(4)) is amended--
(1) by striking subparagraph (A) of section 9503(c)(4);
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) a... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the transfer of specified amounts equivalent to the motorboat fuel taxes received during a year by the Highway Trust Fund to the land and water conservation fund.
Extends the authority to make amounts in the Boat Safety Account available for State recreational boating safety... | A bill entitled the Recreational Boating Safety Program Funding Improvement Act. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Honest Services Restoration Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO TITLE 18.
(a) In General.--Chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 1346 the following:
``Sec. 1346A. Definition of `scheme or artifice to defraud'
``(a... | Honest Services Restoration Act - Amends the federal criminal code to expand the definition of "scheme or artifice to defraud," for purposes of fraud offenses, to include: (1) a scheme or artifice by a public official to engage in undisclosed self-dealing; or (2) a scheme or artifice by officers and directors to engage... | A bill to expand the definition of scheme or artifice to defraud with respect to mail and wire fraud. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tax Deduction Fairness Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. DEDUCTION OF STATE AND LOCAL GENERAL SALES TAXES IN LIEU OF
STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAXES.
(a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 164 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to defi... | Tax Deduction Fairness Act of 1999 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayer to elect, when itemizing, to deduct State and local general sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes. Limits such deduction to a tax imposed at one rate in respect of the sale at retail of a broad range of classes of it... | Tax Deduction Fairness Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ashanti Alert Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF ASHANTI ALERT COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK.
Kristen's Act (Public Law 106-468; 114 Stat. 2027) is amended--
(1) by inserting before section 2 (34 U.S.C. 40504) the
following:
... | Ashanti Alert Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to establish a national communications network—the Ashanti Alert communications network—to support regional and local search efforts for missing adults. The Ashanti Alert communications network must operate in coordination with the ... | Ashanti Alert Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child's Insurance Benefits
Improvement Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT OF AGE LIMIT FOR RECEIPT OF CHILD'S BENEFIT BY A
DISABLED INDIVIDUAL.
(a) Entitlement and Re-Entitlement for Child's Benefit.--Section
202(d) of the Social Security... | Child's Insurance Benefits Improvement Act of 2014 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA), with respect to child insurance benefits based on disability, to raise from 22 to 26 the cut-off age for entitlement and re-entitlement to such benefits. Raises fr... | Child's Insurance Benefits Improvement Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Enterprise Capital
Formation Act of 1997''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an amendment to, or repeal of... | Enterprise Capital Formation Act of 1997 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase from 50 to 75 percent the exclusion from gain for a taxpayer (currently, excludes corporations) resulting from the sale or exchange of qualified small business stock held more than three (currently, five) years. Exempts such exclus... | Enterprise Capital Formation Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Citizens' Self-Defense Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Police cannot protect, and are not legally liable for
failing to protect, individual citizens, as evidenced by the
following:
... | Citizens' Self-Defense Act of 1995 - Declares that a person not prohibited by Federal law from receiving a firearm shall have the right to obtain firearms for security and to use firearms in defense of: (1) self or family against a reasonably perceived threat of imminent and unlawful infliction of serious bodily injur... | Citizens' Self-Defense Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. RISK ASSESSMENT AND COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS.
(a) Requirement.--Except as provided in subsection (b), in
promulgating any proposed or final major regulation relating to human
health or the environment, the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency shall publish in the Federal Register along w... | Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in promulgating any proposed or final major regulation relating to human health or the environment, to publish in the Federal Register, along with the regulation, a statement that: (1) describes and quantifies the risks to human health and the environme... | A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct risk assessments and cost-benefit analyses in promulgating regulations relating to human health and the environment, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Voters' Bill of Rights for the 21st
Century''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING RIGHTS OF AMERICAN VOTERS.
It is the sense of Congress that American voters in the 21st
century should be entitled to the following rights:
(1) The right to ... | Title I: 21st Century Bipartisan Electoral Commission
- Establishes the 21st Century Bipartisan Electoral Commission to: (1) develop a uniform ballot format for presidential elections that is clear, accurate, and presents candidates in a readily recognizable way and that is easy to use for all age groups and America's... | Voters' Bill of Rights for the 21st Century |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``P2P Cyber Protection and Informed
User Act''.
SEC. 2. CONDUCT PROHIBITED.
(a) Notice and Consent Required for File-Sharing Software.--
(1) Notice and consent required prior to installation.--It
is unlawful for any covered entity to ... | P2P Cyber Protection and Informed User Act - Makes it unlawful for any commercial entity that developed a file sharing program or distributed such a program (if the distributor is owned by the developing entity) to install, make available for installation, or download a file sharing program without: (1) immediately bef... | A bill to prevent the inadvertent disclosure of information on a computer through certain "peer-to-peer" file sharing programs without first providing notice and obtaining consent from an owner or authorized user of the computer. |
SECTION 1. IMPROVEMENT OF LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL
INSTITUTES OF HEALTH.
(a) In General.--Part G of title IV of the Public Health Service
(42 U.S.C. 288 et seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating the second section 487F (42 U.S.C.
288-6; pediatric research loan repay... | This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a loan repayment program for health professionals engaging in research. The maximum awards of the loan repayment programs for minority health disparities research, AIDS research, research with respec... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve loan repayment programs of the National Institutes of Health. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dungeness Crab Conservation and
Management Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the ocean Dungeness crab (Cancer magister) fishery
adjacent to the States of Washington, Oregon, and Californi... | Dungeness Crab Conservation and Management Act - Authorizes each of the States of Washington, Oregon, and California to adopt and enforce laws and regulations governing fishing and processing in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) adjacent to that State in any Dungeness crab fishery for which there is no management plan ... | Dungeness Crab Conservation and Management Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Home Buyer Tax Credit Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR CERTAIN HOME PURCHASES.
(a) Allowance of Credit.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of
chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting
after section 25D the following new... | Home Buyer Tax Credit Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to replace the current tax credit for first-time homebuyers with a one-time credit for 10% of the purchase price of a principal residence, up to $15,000. Requires repayment of credit amounts if the taxpayer sells or fails to occupy the residence withi... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a Federal income tax credit for certain home purchases. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Minimum Obstetrical Medical Security
Act of 1996'' or the ``MOMS Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) health care for mothers and newborn children, including
the length of post-delivery inpatient care, should b... | Minimum Obstetrical Medical Security Act of 1996 - MOMS Act of 1996 - Requires a health plan or an employee health benefit plan that provides maternity (including childbirth) benefits to provide coverage for a minimum period after delivery and, in certain circumstances, for post-delivery follow-up care. Prohibits a pl... | MOMS Act of 1996 |
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