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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Depository Institution-GSE
Affiliation Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. CERTAIN AFFILIATION PERMITTED.
Section 18(s) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C.
1828(s)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
... | Depository Institution-GSE Affiliation Act of 1998 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to specify circumstances under which the Secretary of the Treasury may: (1) approve an affiliation between a depository institution and the Student Loan Marketing Association (SALLIE MAE) solely in its reorganized, privatized... | Depository Institution-GSE Affiliation Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. DEPOSITS IN CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION FUND ACCOUNT EXCLUDED FROM
NET EARNINGS FROM SELF-EMPLOYMENT.
(a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 607(d)(1) of the
Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. 1177(d)(1)) is amended by striking
``taxable income (determined without regard to this sectio... | Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 and the Internal Revenue Code to permit participants in a capital construction fund to reduce their self-employment income by the amount of contributions to such fund. Makes nonqualified withdrawals subject to the self-employment tax. | A bill to exclude deposits into a capital construction fund account under section 607(d) of the Merchant Marine Act from net earnings from self-employment. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Food Deserts Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM TO ESTABLISH GROCERY STORES IN UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITIES.
(a) Establishment of Grant Program.--The Secretary shall establish
a program to provide capitalization grants to States for the purp... | Food Deserts Act of 2016 This bill establishes a Department of Agriculture program to provide grants to states for revolving funds to support the establishment and operation of grocery stores in underserved communities. An underserved community is a community that has: (1) limited access to affordable, healthy foods,... | Food Deserts Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``CRA Restoration Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT AMENDMENTS.
(a) Financial Holding Companies.--
(1) In general.--Section 4(l)(1) of the Bank Holding
Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1843(l)(1)), as added by the
Gr... | Permits the exclusion from community needs requirements for 12 months of certain newly acquired depository institutions, if the bank holding company submits to the appropriate Federal banking agency, and the agency has approved, an affirmative plan for achieving a satisfactory record of meeting community credit needs, ... | CRA Restoration Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Pyramid Lake
Paiute Tribe - Fish Springs Ranch Settlement Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Ratifica... | . Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe - Fish Springs Ranch Settlement Act - (Sec. 3) Authorizes and ratifies the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe-Fish Springs Ranch 2013 Supplement to the 2007 Settlement Agreement, dated November 20, 2013, and entered into by the Tribe and the Fish Springs Ranch (Agreement). (Sec. 4) Authorizes the Tr... | Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe - Fish Springs Ranch Settlement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Custody Reform Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) parents who do not find a child custody ruling to their
liking in one State will often start a custody proceeding in
another State in the ho... | Child Custody Reform Act of 1995 - Revises provisions of the Federal judicial code (regarding full faith and credit given to child custody determinations) to provide that the jurisdiction of a court of a State that has made a child custody determination continues as long as such State remains the residence of the child... | Child Custody Reform Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Patient Advocate Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. PATIENT ASSISTANCE GRANTS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
establish a demonstration program under which the Secretary may make
grants to State, local and t... | Patient Advocate Act of 2008 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a demonstration program under which the Secretary may make grants for the development and operation of programs to provide services for patients to resolve health insurance, job retention, and debt crisis matters related to ... | To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a demonstration grants program to provide for certain patient coordination, outreach, and assistance services to reduce barriers to receiving health care and improve health care outcomes. |
SECTION 1. DEMONSTRATION PROJECT ON PRIORITIES IN SCHEDULING OF
APPOINTMENTS OF VETERANS FOR HEALTH CARE THROUGH THE
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a) Project Required.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
carry out a demonstration project to assess the feasibility and
advisab... | Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) carry out a demonstration project to assess the feasibility and advisability of providing for priorities in scheduling appointments for health care through the Department of Veterans Affairs in accordance with the Department's Waiting Time for Appointments goals (30-30... | A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a demonstration project on priorities in the scheduling of appointments of veterans for health care through the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Botnet Prevention Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. SHUTTING DOWN BOTNETS.
(a) Amendment.--Section 1345 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in the heading, by inserting ``and abuse'' after
``fraud'';
(2) in subsection... | Botnet Prevention Act of 2016 This bill amends the federal criminal code to expand prohibited conduct and increase criminal penalties with respect to cybercrime involving damage to computer networks. | Botnet Prevention Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lifetime Income Disclosure Act''.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE REGARDING LIFETIME INCOME.
(a) In General.--Subparagraph (B) of section 105(a)(2) of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1025(a)(2))
is amended--
(1) in clause ... | Lifetime Income Disclosure Act Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require the quarterly pension benefit statement furnished to a participant or beneficiary with the right to direct the investment of assets in his or her account under an individual account plan to include a lifetime ... | Lifetime Income Disclosure Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Helping Our States Through Tourism
Act of 2007'' or the ``HOST Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) in the 12-month period ending on June 30, 2005--
(A) tourism was the second largest industry in
... | Helping Our States Through Tourism Act of 2007 or HOST Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish a grant program to assist relevant tourism entities (conventions, visitors bureaus, and other tourism organizations) to promote travel and tourism in Louisiana and Mississippi to negate the effects of Hur... | A bill to address ongoing economic injury in Gulf Coast States impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita by reviving tourist travel to the region. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Smithsonian Institution Personnel
Flexibility Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Employee.--
(A) In general.--The term ``employee'' means an
employee of the Smithsonian Institution in th... | Smithsonian Institution Personnel Flexibility Act of 2002 - (Sec. 3) Authorizes the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution (SI) to make voluntary separation incentives to certain SI employees.(Sec. 4) Requires such payments to be in accordance with a plan developed by SI in consultation with the Office of Management ... | A bill to provide authority for the Smithsonian Institution to use voluntary separation incentives for personnel flexibility, and for other purposes. |
TITLE I--FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE REFORM ACT
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Federal Protective Service Reform
Act''.
SEC. 102. DESIGNATION OF POLICE OFFICERS.
The Act of June 1, 1948 (40 U.S.C. 318-318d), is amended--
(1) in section 1 by striking the section heading a... | Federal Protective Service Reform Act - Amends Federal law to redesignate special policemen of the General Services Administration (GSA) as police officers, and empower them to: (1) carry firearms; (2) petition Federal courts for and execute arrest and search warrants; (3) make arrests without a warrant; and (4) conduc... | To amend the Act of June 1, 1948 to provide for reform of the Federal Protective Service, to enhance the safety and security of federal employees, members of the public and for children enrolled in childcare facilities located in public buildings under the control of the General Services Administration, and for other p... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Regulatory Cost Assessment Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT OF 1974.
(a) Federal Regulatory Budget Cost Control System.--Title III of
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended--
(1) by inserting before... | Regulatory Cost Assessment Act of 2014 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to establish and enforce a federal regulatory budget. Requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to submit jointly to the President and Congress an analysis of the cost and economic ef... | Regulatory Cost Assessment Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public Buildings Renewal Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. TAX-EXEMPT FINANCING OF QUALIFIED GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS.
(a) In General.--Section 142(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (14), by
striking the pe... | Public Buildings Renewal Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit the tax-exempt financing of certain government-owned buildings by expanding the definition of "exempt facility bond" to include bonds used for qualified government buildings. A qualified government building is a governm... | Public Buildings Renewal Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Deport Convicted Foreign Criminals
Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. DISCONTINUING GRANTING CERTAIN VISAS TO NATIONALS OF COUNTRY
DENYING OR DELAYING ACCEPTING ALIENS.
(a) Discontinuing Granting Certain Visas to Nationals of Country
Denying or Dela... | Deport Convicted Foreign Criminals Act of 2011 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to report quarterly to Congress regarding each country that has refused or unreasonably delayed repatriation of an alien who is a citizen, subject, national, or resident of such... | To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify the law prohibiting the Secretary of State from issuing certain visas to nationals of countries that refuse or unreasonably delay repatriation, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. RELIEF OF RICHARD M. BARLOW OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Richard Barlow was a counter-proliferation intelligence
officer with expertise in Pakistan nuclear issues.
(2) From 1980-82, Mr. Barlow served as the action officer... | Provides for the relief of Richard M. Barlow of Bozeman, Montana. | For the relief of Richard M. Barlow of Bozeman, Montana. |
SECTION 1. CREDIT FOR INTELLIGENT VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS.
(a) In General.--Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to refundable credits)
is amended by redesignating section 36 as section 37 and by inserting
after section 35 the following new section:... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for the cost of installing a qualified intelligent vehicle system in a motor vehicle. Defines "qualified intelligent vehicle system" to include devices designed to avoid collisions, ensure vehicle stability, provide automatic back-up warnings, or any other devices ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit to facilitate the accelerated development and deployment of crash avoidance and crash protection systems. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sanctioning the Use of Civilians as
Defenseless Shields Act''.
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY.
It shall be the policy of the United States to officially and
publicly condemn the use of innocent civilians as human shields.
SEC. 3. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH... | Sanctioning the Use of Civilians as Defenseless Shields Act (Sec. 2) This bill states that it shall be U.S. policy to condemn the use of innocent civilians as human shields. (Sec. 3) The President shall submit to Congress within one year, and annually thereafter, a list of: each foreign person that is a member of Hiz... | Sanctioning Hizballah’s Illicit Use of Civilians as Defenseless Shields Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Commission on the
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is hereby established a commission to be known as the United
States Commission on the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countrie... | United States Commission on the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries Act of 2016 This bill establishes the United States Commission on the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to investigate and address any practices on the part of OPEC that prevent or reduce competition in the global oil marke... | United States Commission on the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Anti-Terrorism Explosives Control
Act of 2001''.
TITLE IV--ADDITIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY
SEC. 402. PERMITS FOR PURCHASERS OF EXPLOSIVES.
(a) Definitions.--Section 841(j) of title 18, United States Code,
is amended to read as follow... | Anti-Terrorism Explosives Control Act of 2001 - Rewrites Federal criminal code provisions regarding the purchase of explosives to create a new "limited permit" category. Prohibits a holder of a limited permit from: (1) transporting, shipping, causing to be transported, or receiving in interstate or foreign commerce any... | To combat terrorism and defend the Nation against terrorist acts involving the illegal acquisition of explosives by dangerous criminals, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Disability Fairness
Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. PHASED-IN PAYMENT OF SSDI BENEFITS DURING THE WAITING PERIOD
FOR THE TERMINALLY ILL.
(a) In General.--Section 223 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
423) is amended--
... | Social Security Disability Fairness Act of 2016 This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to prescribe formulae for payment of Social Security Disability Insurance benefits over a period of 24 consecutive calendar months for individuals determined to be under a... | Social Security Disability Fairness Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. FEDERAL RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARD.
Title VI of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 606. FEDERAL RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARD.
``(a) Minimum Renewable Generation Requirement.--For each calendar
year beginning in calendar year... | Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to prescribe guidelines for a Federal Renewable Portfolio Standard under which retail electric suppliers submit renewable energy credits to the Secretary. | To amend title VI of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Homebuyer Accessibility Act
of 2012''.
SEC. 2. VETERAN FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER TAX CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 36 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
``(a) Allowance of Credit.--In the ca... | Veterans Homebuyer Accessibility Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for first-time homebuyers, to allow veterans of the Armed Forces a tax credit for 10% of the purchase price of a principal residence purchased prior to January 1, 2017. Allows an additional credit for the cos... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit for veteran first-time homebuyers and for adaptive housing and mobility improvements for disabled veterans, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Accountability Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. APPLICATION.
(a) General Rule.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
laws specified in subsection (b) shall, to the extent that they relate
to the terms and conditions of employment (inclu... | Congressional Accountability Act of 1993 - Makes applicable to the Congress the following Federal laws, to the extent that they relate to the terms and conditions of employment, the health and safety of employees, and the rights and responsibilities of employers and employees: (1) Social Security Act; (2) National L... | Congressional Accountability Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Jobs in Your State Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF CERTAIN STIMULUS AND DISASTER RELIEF
FUNDS FOR BUSINESS RELOCATION INCENTIVES.
(a) In General.--A State or a political subdivision of a State may
not use any fund... | Protecting Jobs in Your State Act of 2010 - Prohibits a state or a political subdivision from using funds made available under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, Public Law 111-226 (relating to education jobs and Medicaid payments to states), the ... | To prohibit the use of certain stimulus and disaster relief funds for business relocation incentives. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business
Export Growth Act of 2012''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--IMPROVED COORDINATION OF EXPORT PROMOTION P... | Small Business Export Growth Act of 2012 - Amends the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 to revise the duties of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC).
Requires the TPCC to: (1) identify opportunities to consolidate or co-locate offices of federal agencies involved in export promotion and export financing acti... | A bill to improve the coordination of export promotion programs and to facilitate export opportunities for small businesses, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Private Fund Transparency Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ADVISERS.
Section 202(a) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C.
80b-2(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(29) The term `foreign priv... | Private Fund Transparency Act of 2009 - Amends the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to: (1) repeal the exemption from its registration requirements for private investment advisers; and (2) continue to exempt from such requirements only foreign private advisers.
Authorizes the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to... | A bill to require investment advisers to private funds, including hedge funds, private equity funds, venture capital funds, and others to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Colonias Gateway Initiative Act''.
SEC. 2. COLONIAS GATEWAY INITIATIVE.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Colonia.--The term ``colonia'' means any identifiable
community that--
(A) is located in the State of ... | Colonias Gateway Initiative Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants through September 30, 2009, to regional organizations to enhance the availability of affordable housing, economic opportunity, and infrastructure in the colonias.Defines colonia as a recognized community: (1) alon... | A bill to enhance the capacity of organizations working in the United States-Mexico border region to develop affordable housing and infrastructure and to foster economic opportunity in the colonias. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Student Loan Repayment Assistance
Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FROM GROSS INCOME OF BENEFITS UNDER CERTAIN STUDENT
LOAN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code ... | Student Loan Repayment Assistance Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross income of an employee amounts paid by an employer under a student loan payment assistance program. Requires participating employees to pay at least $50 per month on their student loans (in addition to the amount exc... | Student Loan Repayment Assistance Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Greenhouse Gas Emission Atmospheric
Removal Act'' or the ``GEAR Act''.
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY.
It is the policy of the United States to provide incentives to
encourage the development and implementation of technology to
permanently remove greenho... | Greenhouse Gas Emission Atmospheric Removal Act or the GEAR Act - Declares that it is the policy of the United States to provide incentives to encourage the development and implementation of technology to permanently remove greenhouse gases (GHGs) from the atmosphere on a significant scale.
Establishes within the Depa... | A bill to facilitate the development, demonstration, and implementation of technology for the use in removing carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Counterfeiting and Money Laundering
Deterrence Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) advances in technology have made United States currency
particularly susceptible to counterfei... | Counterfeiting and Money Laundering Deterrence Act of 1994 - Amends Federal monetary law to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to design and designate a counterfeit-resistant domestic use $100 denomination bill which shall be exchanged for existing currency according to prescribed guidelines. | Counterfeiting and Money Laundering Deterrence Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Employee Disability
Insurance Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. NON-WORK RELATED DISABILITY INSURANCE.
(a) Title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding after chapter
87 the following:
``CHAPTER 88--NON-WORK RELATED DISABILITY INSURANCE
``... | Federal Employee Disability Insurance Act of 2010 - Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to establish and administer a program to make available insurance coverage for an injury occurring outside the workplace or for other disability otherwise not covered under federal employee worker's com... | To provide for a voluntary, non-work related disability insurance program for Federal employees. |
SECTION 1. ENERGY AND MANUFACTURING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy (in this Act referred to
as the ``Secretary'') shall prioritize education and training for
energy and manufacturing-related jobs in order to increase the number
of skilled workers trained to work in energy and ma... | (Sec. 1) This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE), in awarding grants, to prioritize education and training for energy and manufacturing jobs, including by encouraging state and local education agencies to equip students for those jobs and strengthening DOE programs and labs carrying out workforce development i... | To promote a 21st century energy and manufacturing workforce. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nazi War Crimes and Japanese
Imperial Government Disclosure Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) In 1998, Congress adopted the Nazi War Crimes
Disclosure Act (Public Law 105-246) requiring the executiv... | Amends the Nazi War Crimes and Japanese Imperial Government Disclosure Act to rename the Nazi War Criminal Records Interagency Working Group the Nazi War Crimes and Japanese Imperial Government Records Interagency Working Group, and to extend its authority for an additional two years. Requires the Interagency Group to ... | Nazi War Crimes and Japanese Imperial Government Disclosure Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, ETC.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Tax
Fairness and Simplification Act of 2007''.
(b) References to Internal Revenue Code.--Except as otherwise
expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is
expressed in terms of an amendment to, ... | Small Business Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow self-employed individuals to participate in cafeteria pension plans; (2) allow long-term care insurance under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements; (3) allow accelerated amortization of certain inta... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for small businesses, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Native American Voting Rights Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Indian reservation.--The term ``Indian reservation''
shall have the meaning given the term in section 203 of the
Voting Rights Act of 1965 (... | Native American Voting Rights Act of 2015 This bill prohibits states and local governments from: eliminating the only polling place or voter registration site on an Indian reservation; moving or consolidating a polling place or voter registration site located on an Indian reservation to a location one mile or further ... | Native American Voting Rights Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Conrad State 30 Improvement Act''.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF SUNSET PROVISION OF CONRAD STATE 30 PROGRAM.
Section 220(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Technical
Corrections Act of 1994 (8 U.S.C. 1182 note) is amended by striking
``and before Septembe... | Conrad State 30 Improvement Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 to make the J-1 visa waiver (Conrad state 30/medical services in underserved areas) program permanent.
Includes in the priority worker preference allocation for employment-based immigrants alien physicians who ha... | A bill to provide incentives to physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Taxpayer Responsibility,
Accountability, and Consistency Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF INFORMATION REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) In General.--Section 6041 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsec... | Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) require reporting to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of payments (including payments of amounts in consideration for property or of gross proceeds) of $600 or more made by or to corporations (other than tax... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the rules relating to the treatment of individuals as independent contractors or employees, and for other purposes. |
.--If, before the end of the 20-day
period beginning on the date on which Congress receives the final
report required under section 5(b), Congress adopts a joint resolution
expressing disapproval of the recommendations made by the Commission in
the report, the President shall not suspend any regulation under
secti... | Gulf Deregulation Act - Establishes the Gulf Deregulation Commission to: (1) identify federal, state, and local regulations that have the effect of impeding recovery and relief efforts in Hurrican Katrina or Hurricane Rita disaster areas; and (2) recommend the temporary suspension of a federal regulation, or part of on... | To establish the Gulf Deregulation Commission. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Defending Against Imitations and
Replacements of Yogurt, Milk, and Cheese To Promote Regular Intake of
Dairy Everyday Act'' or the ``DAIRY PRIDE Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) Dairy products are an important part of... | Defending Against Imitations and Replacements of Yogurt, Milk, and Cheese To Promote Regular Intake of Dairy Everyday Act or the DAIRY PRIDE Act This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the sale of any food that uses the market name of a dairy product, is not the milk of a hooved animal, is... | Defending Against Imitations and Replacements of Yogurt, Milk, and Cheese To Promote Regular Intake of Dairy Everyday Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Helping Ensure Long-Term Protection
for Coal Miners Health Care Act of 2017'' or the ``HELP for Coal Miners
Health Care Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Over the 8 years preceding the date of the introducti... | Helping Ensure Long-Term Protection for Coal Miners Health Care Act of 2017 or the HELP for Coal Miners Health Care Act of 2017 This bill amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA) to transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan to provide health benefits to retired coal mi... | Helping Ensure Long-Term Protection for Coal Miners Health Care Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safer Oil and Gas Production
Research and Development Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. PROGRAM AUTHORITY.
Section 999A of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16371) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``ultra... | Safer Oil and Gas Production Research and Development Act of 2010 - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to: (1) direct the Secretary of Energy to implement a deepwater (in lieu of ultra-deepwater) technologies research and development program, which includes addressing technology challenges for well control and accide... | A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to promote the research and development of technologies and best practices for the safe development and extraction of natural gas and other petroleum resources, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Central American
Amnesty Termination Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) On December 1, 2014, in the face of serious national
security threats, and despite vigorous opposition fro... | Central American Amnesty Termination Act of 2016 This bill prohibits any funds, resources, or fees available to the Department of Homeland Security or any other federal agency, including Immigration Examinations Fee Account deposits, from being used for the Central American Minors Refugee/Parole Program or any successo... | Central American Amnesty Termination Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business
Credit Card Act of 2018''.
(b) Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Economic growth has frequently been led by the creation
of millions of new, small businesses.
(2) Toda... | Small Business Credit Card Act of 2018 This bill amends the Truth in Lending Act to extend to qualified small businesses credit card protections currently provided to consumers, including limitations and disclosures regarding fees and interest rates. The bill defines "qualified small business" as any busin... | Small Business Credit Card Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Disease Research Revitalization Act
of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Past investments in cancer and Alzheimer's disease
research have resulted in better health, an improved quality of
life for... | Disease Research Revitalization Act of 2001 - Authorizes appropriations of $2 billion for FY2002, in addition to other authorizations of appropriations that are available for FY 2002 for the purpose of conducting and supporting research on cancer, Alzheimer's disease, and asthma through the National Institutes of Healt... | To provide for an increase in the Federal investment in research on cancer, Alzheimer's disease, and asthma by $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and to express the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal investment in such research should further be increased for each of the fiscal years 2003 through ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe and Efficient Transportation
Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. INCREASING WEIGHT LIMITATIONS FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES.
Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``(i) Exception to Weight Requirements.--
... | Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2009 - Allows a state to authorize the operation of a vehicle with a maximum gross weight (including enforcement tolerances) in excess of certain federal weight limitations on Interstate Highway System (IHS) routes in the state if: (1) the vehicle is equipped with at least six a... | To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the Interstate System, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Citizens and Legal Immigration
Act''.
SEC. 2. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ORDERS OF REMOVAL.
(a) In General.--Section 242 of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 U.S.C. 1252) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragrap... | Citizens and Legal Immigration Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to bar inadmissible arriving aliens from seeking judicial review of removal orders through habeas corpus, mandamus, or other extraordinary petitions.
Imposes a similar bar on denials of discretionary relief and orders against crimina... | To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify provisions relating to judicial review of orders of removal. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``High-Tech Port Security Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Captain-of-the-port.--The term ``Captain-of-the-Port'',
with respect to a port, means the individual designated by the
Commandant of the Coast Gua... | High-Tech Port Security Act of 2003 - Instructs the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to prescribe regulations: (1) establishing certification standards and procedures for blast-resistant containers; and (2) prohibiting entry into the United States of any vessel carrying regulated containers after such r... | A bill to protect United States ports, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``EPA Science Advisory Board Reform
Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD.
(a) Independent Advice.--Section 8(a) of the Environmental
Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 (42
U.S.C. 4365(a)) is amended by inserting ... | EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 to revise requirements for the Science Advisory Board, which gives scientific advice to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and address public disclosure of scienti... | EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural America Energy Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE BIOENERGY PROGRAM.
Section 9010 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
(7 U.S.C. 8108) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1... | Rural America Energy Act of 2007 - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to redefine "bioenergy" to include: (1) cellulosic cogeneration; (2) biomass gasification; and (3) hydrogen made from cellulosic commodities for fuel cells.
Instructs the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) to make available ... | To increase the diversity and independence of the United States energy supply by providing encouragement of energy sources from rural America, including biofuels and wind energy, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Burley Buy-out Act
of 2001''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--ELIMINATION OF PRICE SUPPORT AND MARKET QUOTAS FOR BURLEY
... | Burley Buy-out Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to Burley tobacco, to: (1) eliminate price supports and market quotas beginning with the 2002 crop; (2) provide eligible quota holders with FY 2002 compensation for loss of tobacco quota asset value, and eligible producers with transition a... | To eliminate the Federal quota and price support programs for Burley tobacco, to compensate quota holders for the lost quota value, to provide transition payments to producers of Burley tobacco, and to provide assistance to communities adversely affected by the elimination of the quota and price support programs. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Giuseppe Garibaldi was born on July 4, 1807 in Nice.
(2) Garibaldi's family's involvement in coastal trade drew
him to a life at sea. He was certified in 1832 as a merchant
marine captain.
(3) As a youn... | Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal in recognition of the contributions of Giuseppe Garibaldi to the nation. | To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Giuseppe Garibaldi and to Recognize the Republic of Italy on the 150th Anniversary of its Unification. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Meth Project Prevention Campaign
Grant Program Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) methamphetamine is a leading drug threat to the United
States;
(2) crime related to met... | Meth Project Prevention Campaign Grant Program Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, to make matching grants to states, units of local government, or private nonprofit organizations to establish the Meth Project Prevention Campa... | A bill to establish the Meth Project Prevention Campaign Grant Program. |
SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
(a) In General.--Subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 8335 the following:
``Sec. 8335a. Termination of further retirement coverage of Members of
Congress
``(a) In... | Amends the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) to exclude Members of Congress, except the Vice President, from further CSRS and FERS retirement coverage. Prohibits further government contributions or deductions from such Member's basic pay for deposit in the Treasu... | To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the termination of further retirement benefits for Members of Congress, except the right to continue participating in the Thrift Savings Plan, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Possessions Wage Credit Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. REPLACEMENT OF POSSESSION TAX CREDIT WITH WAGE-BASED EMPLOYMENT
CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to b... | Possessions Wage Credit Act of 1993 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a possessions employment credit for wages paid or incurred by an employer for services performed by an employee within a possession of the United States, if such employee is a bona fide resident of such possession and is subject to its tax ... | Possessions Wage Credit Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Military
Retirement Equity Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. PERMITTING INCLUSION OF PREVIOUS MILITARY SERVICE AS CREDITABLE
SERVICE FOR CERTAIN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RETIREES.
Subsection (c)(8) of the Policemen and Firemen's Ret... | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on October 8, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
District of Columbia Military Retirement Equity Act of 2003 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Policemen and Firemen's Retirement and Disability Act to permit a member or former member of the Distr... | To amend the Policemen and Firemen's Retirement and Disability Act to permit military service previously performed by members and former members of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, the Fire Department of the District of Columbia, the United States Park Police, and the United States Secret... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Newborn Screening
Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2013''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Improved newborn and child screeni... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on December 19, 2013. Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2013 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Public Health Service Act to extend through FY2018 a grant program for newborn and child screening programs for heritable disorders. Includes the ... | Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Support for Vulnerable and Displaced
Iraqis Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Since the beginning of the 2003 war in Iraq, according
to countries hosting Iraqi refugees, up to 2,000,000 Iraq... | Support for Vulnerable and Displaced Iraqis Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of State to develop a comprehensive regional strategy to address the mass displacement of Iraqis inside Iraq and as refugees into neighboring countries.
Requires that such strategy: (1) address the challenges facing Iraqi refugees; (2) add... | A bill to address the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Iraq and potential security breakdown resulting from the mass displacement of Iraqis inside Iraq and as refugees into neighboring countries. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Advisory Commission on
Alternative Routes to Teacher Certification Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to establish a commission to study, and
report to the Congress recommendations on, how the States might improve
and ... | National Advisory Commission on Alternative Routes to Teacher Certification Act of 2001 - Establishes within the executive branch a National Advisory Commission on Alternative Routes to Teacher Certification to study and report to Congress on how the States might improve and expand their systems for alternative certifi... | To provide for the establishment of a commission to review and make recommendations to the Congress and the States on alternative and nontraditional routes to teacher certification. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Academic Facilities and
Environments for Tribal Youth Act'' or the ``SAFETY Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the
Department of the Interior.
(2) Indian.--The te... | Safe Academic Facilities and Environments for Tribal Youth Act or the SAFETY Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to carry out a Tribal School Construction Demonstration Program to award grants to Indian tribes for the construction of replacement tribal schools. The program provides additional funding a... | SAFETY Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Family Services Improvement Act of
1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) historically, Federal programs have addressed the
Nation's problems by providing categorical financial assistance
with detailed requ... | Family Services Improvement Act of 1996 - Directs the President to designate a Federal Coordination Council composed of various specified cabinet secretaries and other Federal agency heads to perform a variety of specified functions for the stated purposes of: (1) removing Federal impediments to coordination of servic... | Family Services Improvement Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gulf Coast Recovery Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. PUBLIC ASSISTANCE ALLOWABLE COSTS.
(a) In General.--Subject to the requirements of this section, and
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President may provide
assistance under sections 402 and 403 ... | Gulf Coast Recovery Act of 2005 - Authorizes the President to provide assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (the Stafford Act) to reimburse an eligible state or local government 75% of the eligible expenses incurred between January 1 and June 30, 2006, for base pay and ove... | To establish special rules with respect to certain disaster assistance provided for Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Entrepreneurial Incubators
Development Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) While small businesses have been an engine of economic
growth over the past decade, they often lack access to the
tec... | Entrepreneurial Incubators Development Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to provide financial assistance, through grants, for the establishment and support of entities that provide business incubator services (services necessary for the initiation and initial sustainment of operations of a newly establish... | A bill to provide for business incubator activities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Susquehanna Gateway National
Heritage Area Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Heritage area.--The term ``Heritage Area'' means the
Susquehanna Gateway National Heritage Area established by
section 3(a).
... | Susquehanna Gateway National Heritage Area Act Establishes the Susquehanna Gateway National Heritage Area in Pennsylvania. Designates the Susquehanna Heritage Corporation as the local coordinating entity for the Area. Requires the Corporation to prepare and submit a management plan for the Area. | Susquehanna Gateway National Heritage Area Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States-Israel Energy
Cooperation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) It is in the highest national security interests of the
United States to ensure secure access to reliable energy
sources.
... | United States-Israel Energy Cooperation Act - Directs the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Policy and International Affairs to establish a grant program for joint ventures: (1) composed of either Israeli and United States private business entities, or of Israeli and United States academic persons; and (2) selected by ... | To establish a grant program to fund eligible joint ventures between United States and Israeli businesses and academic persons, to establish the International Energy Advisory Board, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State Authorized Alternative Health
Arrangement Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. ALTERNATIVE HEALTH ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE PROVISION OF HEALTH
BENEFITS.
Section 1311(f) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
(42 U.S.C. 18031(f); Public La... | State Authorized Alternative Health Arrangement Act of 2011 - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to authorize a state to establish one or more alternative health arrangements that serve the beneficiaries of one or more qualified benefits programs if certain requirements are met. Defines "qual... | To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide State flexibility for the offering of health benefits through alternative health arrangements. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Qualifying Renewable Chemical
Production Tax Credit Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR THE PRODUCTION OF RENEWABLE CHEMICALS.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at... | Qualifying Renewable Chemical Production Tax Credit Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business-related tax credit for the production of renewable chemicals.
Defines "renewable chemical" as any chemical that is: (1) produced in the United States from renewable biomass; (2) sold or used by the t... | A bill to cut taxes for innovative businesses that produce renewable chemicals. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Voter Registration Modernization Act
of 2009''.
SEC. 2. REQUIRING AVAILABILITY OF INTERNET FOR VOTER REGISTRATION.
(a) Requiring Availability of Internet for Registration.--The
National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 1973gg et seq.) is
amen... | Voter Registration Modernization Act of 2009 - Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA) to direct states to ensure the availability of the Internet for online voter registration.
Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) to direct the appropriate state or local election official to ensure the av... | To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 and the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to promote the use of the Internet by State and local election officials in carrying out voter registration activities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Information Technology Partnership
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.
(a) General Authority.--
(1) In general.--
(A) Grant program.--The Director of the National
Science Foundation shall, su... | Information Technology Partnership Act - Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF), subject to appropriations, to carry out a demonstration project under which grants are awarded to five eligible local educational agencies (LEAs) for: (1) developing information technology programs that build or ex... | Information Technology Partnership Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Timber Sale Financial Accountability
Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. RELIANCE ON FOREST SERVICE TIMBER SALE RECEIPTS TO FUND TIMBER
SALES.
(a) Timber Receipts To Cover Costs.--Section 14 of the National
Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 47... | Timber Sale Financial Accountability Act of 1995 - Amends the National Forest Management Act of 1976 to establish in the Treasury the National Forest System Timber Receipts Fund which shall be the sole funding source for the Forest System timber sale program. | Timber Sale Financial Accountability Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Oil for Iraq Liberation Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Every Middle Eastern country that possesses significant
petroleum resources has long held those resources as national
assets.
... | Oil for Iraq Liberation Act of 2008 - Prohibits: (1) the entry into or the performance by a U.S. person or an entity owned or controlled by such person of a contract that includes overall management responsibility for petroleum development in Iraq, a contract for financing petroleum development in Iraq, or the guaranty... | To prohibit certain activities relating to the petroleum resources of Iraq, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Labor-Management Partnership
Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF FEDERAL LABOR-MANAGEMENT PARTNERSHIP COUNCIL.
(a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 71 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec.... | Federal Labor-Management Partnership Act of 2018 This bill establishes the Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council to: (1) advise the President on matters involving labor-management relations in the executive branch; (2) collect and disseminate information about and provide guidance on partnership efforts in the e... | Federal Labor-Management Partnership Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commonsense Ozone Regulation Act''.
SEC. 2. EXCLUSIVE APPLICATION OF 8-HOUR NAAQS TO COVERED EXTREME OZONE
NONATTAINMENT AREAS.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 172(e) of the Clean Air
Act (42 U.S.C. 7502(e)), any covered extreme ... | Commonsense [sic] Ozone Regulation Act - Prohibits a nonattainment area for ozone classified as extreme as of January 1, 2011, pursuant to the 8-hour national primary ambient air quality standard for ozone promulgated on July 18, 1997, from being subject to any control pursuant to the 1-hour national primary ambient ai... | To address the application of the national primary ambient air quality standard for ozone with respect to extreme nonattainment areas, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Worker Paycheck Fairness Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Workers who pay dues or fees to a labor organization
may not, as a matter of law, be required to pay to that
organization any d... | Worker Paycheck Fairness Act of 1999 - Requires a labor union accepting payment of any dues or fees from an employee as a condition of employment to secure from each employee a prior, voluntary, written authorization for any portion of such dues or fees which will be used for activities not necessary to performing the ... | Worker Paycheck Fairness Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Supporting Useful Career Counseling
in Elementary and Secondary Schools (SUCCESS) Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. BEST PRACTICES FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL COUNSELORS TRAINING GRANT.
Section 114 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education
Act of 2006 (20 U.... | Supporting Useful Career Counseling in Elementary and Secondary Schools (SUCCESS) Act of 2018 This bill amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to direct the Department of Education (ED) to award competitive grants to enable institutions of higher education or other entities that provide s... | Supporting Useful Career Counseling in Elementary and Secondary Schools (SUCCESS) Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Red River Gradient Boundary Survey
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Affected area.--
(A) In general.--The term ``affected area'' means
land along the approximately 116-mile stretch of the
... | Red River Gradient Boundary Survey Act This bill directs the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to commission a survey to identify the South Bank boundary line with respect to land along a specified 116-mile stretch of the Red River in Oklahoma and Texas (the affected area). The survey shall: adhere to the gradient boun... | Red River Gradient Boundary Survey Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Promotion of Commerce On-Line in the
Digital Era (Pro-CODE) Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The ability to digitize information makes carrying out
tremendous amounts of ... | Promotion of Commerce On-Line in the Digital Era (Pro-CODE) Act of 1996 - Prohibits the Secretary of Commerce (acting through the National Institute of Standards and Technology or otherwise) from promulgating or enforcing regulations, or otherwise adopting standards or carrying out policies: (1) that result in encrypt... | Promotion of Commerce On-Line in the Digital Era (Pro-C0DE) Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Utah Schools and Lands Improvement
Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. UTAH-NAVAJO LAND EXCHANGE.
(a) Additions to Reservation.--For the purpose of securing in trust
for the Navajo Nation certain lands belonging to the State of Utah,
which comprise approximately t... | Utah Schools and Lands Improvement Act of 1993 - Declares specified lands in Utah to be part of the Navajo and Goshute Indian Reservations. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire such lands through a land exchange.
Declares specified lands in Nevada to be part of the Goshute Reservation.
Authorizes the ... | Utah Schools and Lands Improvement Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.
Section 4131 of the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act
of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 7141) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(7) Abuse.--The term `abuse', used with respect to an
inhalant, means the intentional breathing of gas or vapors from
t... | Amends the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1994 to include prevention of the abuse of inhalants under its programs. | To amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1994 to prevent the abuse of inhalants through programs under that Act, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Automatic Voter Registration Act''.
SEC. 2. AUTOMATIC VOTER REGISTRATION THROUGH STATE MOTOR VEHICLE
AUTHORITIES.
(a) Automatic Voter Registration.--Section 5 of the National Voter
Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20504) is amended to ... | Automatic Voter Registration Act This bill amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require state motor vehicle authorities (MVAs), upon receiving certain identifying information with respect to any individual requesting MVA services, to transmit it to the appropriate state election official. The appropria... | Automatic Voter Registration Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Compact-Impact Aid Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) In approving the Compact of Free Association it was not
the intent of Congress to cause adverse consequences for
... | Compact-Impact Reimbursement Act of 2013 - Amends the Compact of Free Association Act of 1985 to authorize and appropriate FY2013 funds to the Secretary of the Interior for: (1) grants to any local government of the United States that demonstrates financial strain due to demands on public services by significant immigr... | Compact-Impact Aid Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cardiomyopathy Health Education,
Awareness, Risk Assessment, and Training in the Schools (HEARTS) Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. MATERIALS AND RESOURCES TO INCREASE EDUCATION AND AWARENESS OF
CARDIOMYOPATHY AMONG SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, EDUCATORS,
... | Cardiomyopathy Health Education, Awareness, Risk Assessment, and Training in the Schools (HEARTS) Act of 2015 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to develop, publish, and dis... | Cardiomyopathy Health Education, Awareness, Risk Assessment, and Training in the Schools (HEARTS) Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Renewable Water Supply Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. CLEAN RENEWABLE WATER SUPPLY BONDS.
(a) In General.--Subpart I of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:
... | Clean Renewable Water Supply Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for the issuance, until 2019, of tax-exempt clean renewable water supply bonds to finance certain water recycling, desalination, and groundwater remediation projects that comply with requirements for minimization of environmental imp... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for clean renewable water supply bonds. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Healthy Kids Outdoors Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) Children today are spending less time outdoors than any
generation in human history, as evidenced by studies that show
children enjoy half... | Healthy Kids Outdoors Act of 2015 Authorizes the Department of the Interior to issue one cooperative agreement per state to eligible entities to implement and update a five-year Healthy Kids Outdoors State Strategy for encouraging Americans, especially children, youth, and families, to be physically active outdoors.... | Healthy Kids Outdoors Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. CONTINUED AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDING OF TRANSPORTATION
PROJECTS AFTER LAPSE IN TRANSPORTATION CONFORMITY.
Section 176(c)(2) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C 7506(c)(2)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(E) Notwithstanding subparagraphs (C) and (D), any
tr... | Amends Federal-aid highway and mass transportation provisions to authorize the amendment of long-range transportation plans or improvement programs that no longer conform to SIPs without a demonstration of conformity if the amendment is solely for the purpose of adding a transportation project: (1) for which the State ... | To amend the Clean Air Act and titles 23 and 49, United States Code, to provide for continued authorization of funding of transportation projects after a lapse in transportation conformity. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Chinese Communist Economic Espionage
Sanctions Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has made it its
policy to engage in economic warfare against the United States.
... | Chinese Communist Economic Espionage Sanctions Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that the Chinese Communist Party and the government of China should be condemned for conducting cyber and economic espionage against the United States. Directs the President to prohibit transactions in property and property interests o... | Chinese Communist Economic Espionage Sanctions Act |
That this Act may be
cited as the ``Energy Policy and Conservation Act Amendments of 1997''.
SEC. 2. ENERGY POLICY AND CONSERVATION ACT AMENDMENTS.
The Energy Policy and Conservation Act is amended--
(1) by amending section 166 (42 U.S.C. 6246) to read as
follows:
``autho... | Energy Policy and Conservation Act Amendments of 1997 - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to: (1) authorize appropriations for FY 1998 to implement the Strategic Petroleum Reserve; (2) extend all authorities governing domestic supply availability to September 30, 1998; and (3) declare that the requirements... | Energy Policy and Conservation Act Amendments of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Endangered Species Listing and
Delisting Process Reform Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. LISTING PROCESS REFORMS.
(a) Best Scientific and Commercial Data Available.--
(1) In general.--Section 3 of the Endangered Species Act of
1973 (16 U.S.C.... | Endangered Species Listing and Delisting Process Reform Act of 2001 - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to direct the Secretary of the Interior, when required under such Act to use the best scientific and commercial data available in the determination of a species for inclusion on the endangered or threatened l... | A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to improve the processes for listing, recovery planning, and delisting, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Parental Empowerment Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. REQUIRED POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.
Beginning not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of
this Act, a State may not receive any funds under any program or
activity administered by the Secretary of ... | Parental Empowerment Act of 2005 - Prohibits any state from receiving federal education funds unless the state has policies and procedures that require: (1) each local educational agency to maintain a parent review and empowerment council to provide input and recommendations regarding purchase or acquisition of library... | To prohibit a State from receiving Federal education funds unless the State has certain policies and procedures regarding the purchase or acquisition of library and classroom-based reference, instructional, and other print materials for use in elementary schools, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Mathematics and Science
Teacher Quality Act''.
SEC. 2. PARTNERSHIPS FOR MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE TEACHER QUALITY
IMPROVEMENT.
(a) Subpart Heading.--The heading for part B of title II of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act... | Improving Mathematics and Science Teacher Quality Act - Amends part B of title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to authorize the inclusion of informal science education centers and business consortia as partners in the grant program to improve the quality of elementary and secondary schoo... | To amend provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 relating to mathematics and science instruction. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fort Hood Families Benefits
Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WHO WERE KILLED OR WOUNDED
IN THE SHOOTINGS AT FORT HOOD.
(a) Treatment.--Fo... | Fort Hood Families Benefits Protection Act - Treats members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense (DOD) who were killed or wounded in the shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, as members killed or wounded in a combat zone or civilian employees killed or wounded in a terrorist attack or while ... | To ensure that the members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense who were killed or wounded in the shootings at Fort Hood are treated in the same manner as members who are killed or wounded in combat zones or civilian employees who are killed or wounded in a terrorist attack or while s... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Medication Evaluation and
Dispensing System Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF MEDICATION EVALUATION AND DISPENSING SYSTEM
UNDER MEDICARE.
(a) In General.--Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395 et seq.) is ... | Medicare Medication Evaluation and Dispensing System Act of 1995 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish and operate the Medicare Medication Evaluation and Dispensing System to provide for: (1) prospective and retrospective review of... | Medicare Medication Evaluation and Dispensing System Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Nursing Promotion Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF A NURSE DISTANCE EDUCATION PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in
conjunction with the Secretary of Education, shall establish a Nurse
Distance Education Pi... | Rural Nursing Promotion Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Nurse Distance Education Pilot Program through which grants may be awarded for activities to increase accessibility to nursing education in order to: (1) provide assistance to individuals in rural areas who want to study nu... | A bill to increase the nursing workforce. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Superfund Polluter Pays Act''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF SUPERFUND TAXES.
(a) Excise Taxes.--
(1) In general.--Section 4611(e) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
``(e) Application of Hazardous Substanc... | Superfund Polluter Pays Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reinstate and extend through December 31, 2020, the Hazardous Substance Superfund financing rate and the corporate environmental income tax. | Superfund Polluter Pays Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stabilizing Affordable Housing for
the Future Act''.
SEC. 2. INVESTMENT THROUGH UP-FRONT GRANTS FROM GENERAL INSURANCE FUND.
(a) 1997 Act.--Subsection (a) of section 204 of the Departments of
Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Inde... | Stabilizing Affordable Housing for the Future Act - Amends the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 and the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 to: (1) repeal certain conditions on the authority of the Secretary of Housing ... | To preserve affordable housing opportunities for low-income families, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``San Rafael Western Legacy District
and National Conservation Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Conservation area.--The term ``Conservation Area''
means the San Rafael National Conservation Area established by
sec... | Authorizes the Secretary to make grants (of up to 50 percent of the total cost of an SRWLD activity) and provide technical assistance to any nonprofit organization or government unit with authority in the SRWLD's boundaries. Authorizes appropriations.
Title II: San Rafael National Conservation Area
- Establishes the S... | San Rafael Western Legacy District and National Conservation Act |
OF ACTION THROUGH
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION.
(a) In General.--
(1) State cases.--A covered health care malpractice action
may not be brought in any State court during a calendar year
unless the covered health care malpractice claim that is the
subject of t... | Fair Resolution of Medical Liability Disputes Act of 2009 - Prohibits a medical malpractice action from being filed in a state court or a federal court under diversity of citizenship jurisdiction unless: (1) the claim that is the subject of the action has been initially resolved under an alternative dispute resolution ... | A bill to establish Federal standards for the resolution of health care malpractice claims, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Independent National Security
Classification Board Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to establish in the executive branch an
Independent National Security Classification Board--
(1) to review the standards and proce... | Independent National Security Classification Board Act of 2004 - Establishes the Independent National Security Classification Board as an independent agency within the executive branch.
Directs the Board, with respect to national security information, to: (1) review the classification system for such information and r... | To establish an Independent National Security Classification Board in the executive branch, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Law Enforcement Access to Data
Stored Abroad Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986
(Public Law 99-508; 100 Stat. 1848) (referred to in this
section as `... | Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act Amends the federal criminal code to authorize a governmental entity to require the disclosure by a provider of electronic communication service or remote computing service of the contents of a wire or electronic communication that is in electronic storage with or otherw... | Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act |
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