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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protection of Children Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. REPATRIATION OF UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILDREN.
(a) In General.--Section 235 of the William Wilberforce Trafficking
Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1232) is
amended--
(1)... | Protection of Children Act of 2014 - Amends the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to eliminate the special repatriation requirements for unaccompanied alien children (UAC) who are nationals or residents of a country contiguous to the United States. (Applies the same removal ... | Protection of Children Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commercial Fishing, Farm, and Ranch
Risk Management Act''.
SEC. 2. COMMERCIAL FISHING, FARM, AND RANCH RISK MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTS.
(a) In General.--Subpart C of part II of subchapter E of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to taxabl... | Commercial Fishing, Farm, and Ranch Risk Management Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a Commercial Fishing, Farm, and Ranch Risk Management Account (CFFR Account) to provide farmers and commercial fisherman with additional capital for investment and to protect against operating losses. Allows a tax de... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for Commercial Fishing, Farm, and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The 50-mile Hanford Reach--
(A) is the last free-flowing nontidal segment of
the Columbia River in the United States; and
(B) has been preserved in a relatively natural
condi... | Establishes a 15-member management commission to develop a management plan for the Hanford Reach recreational river.
Excludes privately owned land from the river, including only adjacent public land.
Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers of the Army Corps of Engineers, to develop a co... | A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a portion of the Columbia River as a recreational river, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Housing Assistance for Veterans Act
of 2013'' or the ``HAVEN Act''.
SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM TO REHABILITATE AND MODIFY HOMES OF DISABLED AND
LOW-INCOME VETERANS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Disabled.--The term ``disab... | Housing Assistance for Veterans Act of 2013 or HAVEN Act - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit organizations that primarily serve veterans or low-income individuals. Requires such grants to be used to rehabilitate and modify the primary ... | HAVEN Act |
SECTION 1. EXPANSION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR REISSUANCE OF VETERANS
BENEFITS IN CASES OF MISUSE OF BENEFITS BY CERTAIN
FIDUCIARIES TO INCLUDE MISUSE BY ALL FIDUCIARIES.
Section 6107 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inser... | This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to reissue veterans benefits to a beneficiary in all cases of fiduciary misuse. The VA shall pay the beneficiary or the successor fiduciary an amount equal to the misused benefits. VA access to fiduciary-held financial accounts shall be increased by requir... | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the requirements for reissuance of veterans benefits in cases of misuse of benefits by certain fiduciaries to include misuse by all fiduciaries, and to improve oversight of fiduciaries, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Care Public-Private
Partnership Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF BUSINESS INCENTIVE GRANT PROGRAM.
The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall establish a
program to make grants to--
(1) States, on a competitive basis, to ... | Child Care Public-Private Partnership Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a business-incentive grant program to provide child care through public-private partnerships.
Requires the Secretary to make such grants to: (1) states, on a competitive basis, to enable businesse... | A bill to establish a program to provide child care through public-private partnerships. |
SECTION 1. LEASES, EASEMENTS, AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY ON THE OUTER
CONTINENTAL SHELF.
Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(q) Royalty Suspension Provisions.--
``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) thro... | Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to instruct the Secretary of the Interior to agree to any lessee request to amend any lease issued as a result of a Central or Western Gulf of Mexico lease sale held between January 1, 1998, and December 31, 1999, to incorporate price thresholds applicable to certain royalty... | To promote the fair production of oil and gas on the Outer Continental Shelf. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Protection Improvements and
Electronic Life and Safety Security Systems Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification
System of the Federal Bureau of Inv... | Child Protection Improvements and Electronic Life and Safety Security Systems Act of 2013 - Amends the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to direct the Attorney General to: (1) establish policies and procedures to streamline the process of obtaining state and national criminal history background checks on covered in... | Child Protection Improvements and Electronic Life and Safety Security Systems Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Saving Humanities, Arts, and
Resources for Education Networking Act of 2000'' (SHARE Net Act).
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Morrill Acts enacted in 1862 and 1890 brought about
... | Authorizes the Secretary of Education to carry out a SHARE Net Grant program to develop a comprehensive, accessible, high-tech infrastructure of educational and cultural resources for nonprofit institutions, individuals, and others for educational purposes through a systematic effort to coordinate, link, and enhance ex... | Saving Humanities, Arts, and Resources for Education Networking Act of 2000 (SHARE Net Act) |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Supercomputer Post-shipment
Verification Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Section 1213 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1934)... | Supercomputer Post-shipment Verification Act of 1999 - Prohibits the export or reexport of digital computers with a composite theoretical performance of more than 2,000 MTOPS to a country that has been a recipient of such exports for which post-shipment verifications have not been made during the period beginning on No... | Supercomputer Post-shipment Verification Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Save Lives First Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) According to the United Nations, there were--
(A) 33,200,000 people living with HIV/AIDS
worldwide in 2007, incl... | Save Lives First Act of 2008 - Amends the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 to allocate FY2009-FY2013 HIV/AIDS assistance as follows: (1) at least 55% for therapeutic medical care of individuals infected with HIV; and (2) at least 5% percent to expand the use of rapid HIV/... | A bill to ensure that the highest priority for HIV/AIDS-related funding is saving lives most immediately and urgently threatened by HIV-AIDS, including babies at risk of being infected at birth. |
SECTION 1. LOSS OF PENSIONS ACCRUED DURING SERVICE AS A MEMBER OF
CONGRESS FOR ABUSING THE PUBLIC TRUST.
(a) Civil Service Retirement System.--Section 8332 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(o)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchap... | Amends federal civil service law regarding the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) to exclude from retirement accounting any service as a Member of Congress of an individual finally convicted of a felony involving: (1) bribery of public officials and witnesses; (2)... | To amend title 5, United States Code, to make noncreditable for Federal retirement purposes any Member service performed by an individual who is convicted of any of certain offenses committed by that individual while serving as a Member of Congress, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF JOINT COMMITTEE.
(a) Establishment and Membership.--There is established a permanent
Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules (hereinafter
referred to as the ``Joint Committee'') to be composed of--
(1) 10 members of the Senate to be appointed by the
maj... | Amends Federal law with respect to congressional review of agency rulemaking to conform with this Act. | To establish the permanent Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules to review rules of Federal agencies and to amend chapter 8 of title 5 of the United States Code. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Full Patent Term Preservation Act of
1996''.
SEC. 2. PATENT TERM DETERMINATION AUTHORITY.
(a) In General.--Section 154(b) of title 35, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
``(b) Determination of Patent Term.--
``(1) Basis ... | Full Patent Term Preservation Act of 1996 - Revises patent law to direct that the term of a patent be adjusted to include the period of time for which the issue of the original patent was delayed due to: (1) a proceeding designed to determine the priority of invention ("interference"); (2) the imposition of an order pe... | Full Patent Term Preservation Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Teach Safe Relationships Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. FUND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATION.
Part D of title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7241 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``Subpart 22--Pr... | Teach Safe Relationships Act of 2015 This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to authorize the Department of Education (ED) to award competitive four-year grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to provide: (1) professional development to school administrators, teachers, and staff ... | Teach Safe Relationships Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Electronic Communications Privacy
Act Amendments Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. CONFIDENTIALITY OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS.
Section 2702(a)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to
read as follows:
``(3) a provider of remote computing se... | Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015 Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit a provider of remote computing service or electronic communication service to the public from knowingly divulging to a governmental entity the contents of any communication that is in electronic storage or otherwi... | Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as ``Erin's Law''.
SEC. 2. ERIN MAXWELL MEMORIAL GRANTS.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) With the enactment of the Adoption and Safe Families
Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-89), Congress asserted the pre-
eminen... | Erin's Law - Amends part B (Child and Family Services) of title IV (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award Erin Maxwell memorial grants to eligible Indian tribes or tribal organizations for hiring child protective... | A bill to amend part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to local and tribal governments for hiring child protective services workers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Defense Energy Savings Act
of 2004''.
SEC. 2. ENERGY SAVINGS PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS.
(a) Contracts Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense may enter into
an energy savings performance contract under this section for the sole
purpose of achieving... | National Defense Energy Savings Act of 2004 - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to: (1) enter into an energy savings performance contract in order to achieve energy savings and ancillary benefits; (2) incur obligations under the contract to finance energy conservation measures so long as guaranteed savings exceed the... | A bill to expand upon the Department of Defense Energy Efficiency Program required by section 317 of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2002 by authorizing the Secretary of Defense to enter into energy savings performance contracts, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stored Value Device Registration and
Reporting Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
(a) Definition of Financial Institution.--Paragraph (2) of section
5312(a) of title 31, United States Code is amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (Y... | Stored Value Device Registration and Reporting Act of 2010 - Treats as a financial institution subject to federal regulation any person engaged in the business of issuing stored value devices or processing transactions related to such devices, including accessing information pertaining to the funds stored on a device, ... | To amend section 5316 of title 31, United States Code, to establish a reporting requirement for any stored value device carried out of, into, or through the United States, to establish registration requirements for stored value device businesses, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND REFERENCE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Lobbying
Disclosure Technical Amendments Act of 1996''.
(b) 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... | Lobbying Disclosure Technical Amendments Act of 1996 - Makes technical amendments to the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995. Amends the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 to exempt from its requirements a foreign agent if the agent has engaged in lobbying activities and has registered under the Lobbying Disclosure A... | Lobbying Disclosure Technical Amendments Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Kenai Natives Association Equity Act
of 1994''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and Kenai
Natives Association, Inc. (KNA), have agreed to an exchange... | Kenai Natives Association Equity Act of 1994 - Provides for the exchange and acquisition of specified lands in Alaska between the United States and the Kenai Natives Association, Inc.
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to nominate the Stephanka Tract to the National Register of Historic Places upon completion of su... | Kenai Natives Association Equity Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``World Trade
Organization Dispute Settlement Review Commission Act''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States joined the World Trade Organization
(in this Act referred to ... | World Trade Organization Dispute Settlement Review Commission Act - Establishes the World Trade Organization Dispute Settlement Review Commission to review: (1) all reports of dispute settlement panels or the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in proceedings initiated by other parties to the WTO that ... | A bill to establish a WTO Dispute Settlement Review Commission, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rebuilding American Homeownership
Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) Current borrower.--The term ``current borrower'' means
a mortgagor that--
(A) has made... | Rebuilding American Homeownership Act of 2013 - Requires the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (Government sponsored enterprises or GSEs) to establish a program to provide for the refinancing of eligible mortgages. Authorizes a GSE to purchas... | Rebuilding American Homeownership Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``The No Pay Raise for Congress Until
the Budget is Balanced Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Article I, section 9, of the United States Constitution
makes Congress responsible for all money drawn fr... | No Pay Raise for Congress Until the Budget is Balanced Act - Eliminates automatic cost of living adjustments (COLAs) for Members of Congress during FY2011 or any succeeding fiscal year, until the fiscal year following the first fiscal year that the annual federal budget deficit is $0.
Requires the Secretary of the Tr... | A bill to provide that Members of Congress shall not receive a pay increase until the annual Federal budget deficit is eliminated. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Improving SCRA and USERRA
Protections Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. EQUITY POWERS.
Section 4323(e) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``may use'' and inserting ``shall use, in any case in which
the court determines it is appropriate,''.
... | Improving SCRA and USERRA Protections Act of 2008 - (Sec. 2) Requires (current law authorizes) the appropriate U.S. district court to use its equity powers in any case in which the court determines it is appropriate, including injunctive relief, to fully vindicate a veteran's employment or reemployment rights under the... | To amend title 38, United States Code, relating to equitable relief with respect to a State or private employer, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Digital Tech Corps
Act of 2001''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) unless action is taken soon, there will be a crisis in
government's ability to deliver essential services to the
American ... | Digital Tech Corps Act of 2001 - Establishes an information technology exchange program between the Government and the private sector. Provides for one-year assignments of executive agency information technology management employees to private sector organizations, and of private sector information technology managemen... | To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish an exchange program between the Federal Government and the private sector to develop expertise in information technology management, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans'
Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2015''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--COMPENSATION COST... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 16, 2015. Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2015 TITLE I--COMPENSATION COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT (Sec. 101) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to increase, as of November 30, 2015, the rates of: ... | Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Industrial Cogeneration Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. ENERGY CREDIT FOR COMBINED HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM PROPERTY.
(a) In General.--Section 48(a)(3)(A) (defining energy property) is
by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (iii), by inserting ``or'' at
the end ... | Industrial Cogeneration Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an energy tax credit for investment in combined heat and power system property placed in service before January 1, 2011. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply the energy credit to combined heat and power system property. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Quality Teachers for All Act''.
TITLE I--PARENTAL RIGHTS
SEC. 101. PARENTAL RIGHT TO KNOW.
Part E of title XIV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8891 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
f... | Quality Teachers for All Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to require any public elementary or secondary school that receives funds under ESEA to provide to the parents of each student information on: (1) professional qualifications of the student's teachers; and (2) minimum profess... | A bill to improve teacher quality, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Adoption Awareness Program Act''.
SEC. 2. ADOPTION AWARENESS PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services
(referred to in this Act as the ``Secretary'') shall establish an
adoption awareness program. The Secretary shall make gra... | Adoption Awareness Program Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) establish an adoption awareness program; and (2) make grants through the program to eligible private entities to pay for the Federal share of the cost of developing and distributing materials promoting adoption.
Establishes th... | Adoption Awareness Program Act |
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
There is established the National Independent Inquiry Commission on
Disaster Preparedness and Response (in this Act referred to as the
``Commission'').
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of the Commission are to--
(1) examine, evaluate, and report on--
... | Establishes the bipartisan National Independent Inquiry Commission on Disaster Preparedness and Response to examine and report on the readiness of federal, state, and local governments and agencies to respond to the dramatic effects of Hurricane Katrina, meet power and utility infrastructure and telecommunications need... | To establish a National Independent Inquiry Commission on Disaster Preparedness and Response. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Credit Score Competition Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT SCORE VALIDATION; VALIDATION PROCESS.
(a) Use of Credit Scores by Fannie Mae in Purchasing Residential
Mortgages.--Section 302(b) of the Federal National Mortgage Association
Charter Act (12 U.S.C... | Credit Score Competition Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act to allow the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), when determinin... | Credit Score Competition Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Labor Deterrence Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS, PURPOSE, AND POLICY.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Principle 9 of the Declaration of the Rights of the
Child proclaimed by the General Assembly of the Un... | Child Labor Deterrence Act of 1993 - Urges the President to seek an agreement with governments that trade with the United States to secure an international ban on trade in products of child labor.
Requires the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) to identify foreign countries that: (1) utilize child labor in the export of ... | Child Labor Deterrence Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Worker Protection Against
Combustible Dust Explosions and Fires Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) An emergency exists concerning worker exposure to
combustible dust explosions and fires.
... | Worker Protection Against Combustible Dust Explosions and Fires Act of 2008 - (Sec. 3) Requires the Secretary of Labor, within 90 days, to promulgate an interim final standard regulating combustible dusts, which shall apply to manufacturing, processing, blending, conveying, repackaging, and handling of combustible part... | To require the Secretary of Labor to issue interim and final occupational safety and health standards regarding worker exposure to combustible dust, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair and Competitive Election Act''.
SEC. 2. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION LIMITATION ON CONTRIBUTIONS
FROM PERSONS OTHER THAN LOCAL INDIVIDUAL RESIDENTS.
(a) In General.--Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.... | Fair and Competitive Election Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to limit: (1) House of Representatives election contributions from persons other than local individual residents; (2) nonparty multicandidate political committee (PAC) candidate contributions; and (3) soft money contributions.
Sets f... | Fair and Competitive Election Act |
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF TOLL FREE NUMBER PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--If the Secretary of Commerce determines, on the
basis of comments submitted in rulemaking under section 2, that--
(1) interest among manufacturers is sufficient to warrant
the establishment of a 3-year toll free n... | Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish a three-year toll free number pilot program to inform consumers about whether a product is "made in America" if the Secretary determines, based upon comments submitted in a certain rulemaking, that interest among manufacturers is sufficient to warrant such a program.
Pres... | A bill to establish a toll free number in the Department of Commerce to assist consumers in determining if products are American-made. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reclaiming Individual Liberty Act''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE MANDATE.
(a) In General.--Chapter 48 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
hereby repealed.
(b) Conforming Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.--
... | Reclaiming Individual Liberty Act This bill repeals the provision in the Internal Revenue Code, as added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, that requires individual taxpayers to purchase and maintain minimum essential health care coverage. | Reclaiming Individual Liberty Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans One Source Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. ONE-STOP INTERNET WEBSITE FOR INFORMATION ON BENEFITS,
RESOURCES, SERVICES, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR VETERANS AND
THEIR FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the follo... | Veterans One Source Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish and maintain an Internet website that provides information on the benefits, resources, services, and opportunities available for veterans and their families and caregivers, including veterans' benefits provided through the VA ... | A bill to provide for an Internet website for information on benefits, resource, services, and opportunities for veterans and their families and caregivers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. CONSUMER RENEWABLE CREDIT.
(a) Business Credit.--
(1) 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 the end the following new section:
``SEC. 45S. CONSUMER RENEWABLE CREDIT.
``(a) General Ru... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a new business-related tax credit for sales by an electric utility, prior to January 1, 2020, of renewable electricity generated by a facility using wind or solar energy to a retail customer; and (2) allow payments to such utilities, in lieu of such tax credit, for sales o... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a consumer renewable credit for utilities that sell intermittent renewable power. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Insurance Protection Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. PROTECTION FROM INTERFERENCE WITH RIGHTS.
Section 510 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
(29 U.S.C. 1140) is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' after ``Sec... | Health Insurance Protection Act of 1993 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to provide that certain retroactive cancellations or reductions of benefits under group health plans constitute discrimination which interferes with rights protected under ERISA.
Prohibits any group health plan... | Health Insurance Protection Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. PORTABILITY OF ADVANCE DIRECTIVES.
(a) In General.--An advance directive validly executed outside the
State in which such directive is presented must be given effect to the
same extent as an advance directive validly executed under the law of
the State in which presented.
(b) No Inference.--Nothi... | Provides for the portability among States of validly executed advance directives under Medicare and Medicaid provisions of the Social Security Act.
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) and title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require written policies and procedures of service providers to provide for effective ... | A bill to provide for the portability of validly executed advance directives, to provide patients with a better understanding of their health care choices, and to promote study of the quality of care for the gravely or terminally ill or injured, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wartime Parity and Justice Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS UNDER CIVIL LIBERTIES ACT OF
1988.
(a) Eligibility.--For purposes of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988
(50 U.S.C. App. 1989 et seq.), the following indiv... | Wartime Parity and Justice Act of 2003 - Allows certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the United States from countries in Latin America and interned in the United States during World War II to be provided restitution under the Civil Liberties Act of 1988.Urges the President to transmit a... | To allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the United States from countries in Latin America during World War II and were interned in the United States to be provided restitution under the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Park Scenic Overflight
Concessions Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE AND FINDINGS.
(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to require all commercial
air tour operators to hold a concessions permit with the Park Unit, and
to provide Park Service... | National Park Scenic Overflight Concessions Act of 1994 - Amends the National Park Service Concessions Policy Act to prohibit a person from flying an individual for compensation over a National Park System (NPS) unit to view any portion of the unit unless the person has in effect a valid commercial air tour permit issu... | National Park Scenic Overflight Concessions Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Education Loan Forgiveness
Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. ENERGY EDUCATION LOAN FORGIVENESS.
Part B of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1070 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 428L the following
new section:
``SEC. 4... | Energy Education Loan Forgiveness Act of 2010 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to provide student loan forgiveness under the Federal Family Education Loan, Direct Loan, and Perkins Loans programs to individuals who have been employed for at least one year after this Act'... | To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize student loan forgiveness for certain individuals employed in advanced energy professions. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Efficient Marine Mammal Protection
Act''.
SEC. 2. ABOLISHMENT OF MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION; TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.
(a) Abolishment of Department.--The Marine Mammal Commission is
abolished.
(b) Transfer of Functions.--All functions that immediately ... | Efficient Marine Mammal Protection Act This bill abolishes the Marine Mammal Commission and transfers to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service its functions, including its duties, obligations, powers, authorities, responsibilities, rights, privileges, activities, or programs. | Efficient Marine Mammal Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Law Enforcement and Correctional
Officers Employment Registration Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) law enforcement officials, including members of the
International Association of Chiefs of Police, reco... | Law Enforcement and Correctional Officers Employment Registration Act of 1993 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to require the Governor of each State (and the chief executive officer of each U.S. territory) that receives drug control and system improvement formula grants to: (1) submit to... | Law Enforcement and Correctional Officers Employment Registration Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``401Kids Family Savings Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. CONVERSION OF COVERDELL EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNTS TO 401KIDS
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.
(a) In General.--Section 530 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by striking ``Coverdell education ... | 401Kids Family Savings Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) rename Coverdell education savings accounts as 401Kids savings accounts, (2) allow the use of such accounts to pay the acquisition costs of a first-time homebuyer, and (3) allow tax-free rollovers of amounts in a 401Kids savings account to a ... | 401Kids Family Savings Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Indian Trust Fund
Management Reform Act Amendments of 1995''.
SEC. 2. ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITIES OF THE OFFICE OF SPECIAL TRUSTEE.
(a) In General.--Section 303(b)(2) of the American Indian Trust
Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 40... | American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act Amendments of 1995 - Amends the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 to grant the Office of Special Trustee for American Indians (of the Department of the Interior) direct administrative authority over the human and financial resources supporting the ... | American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act Amendments of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Family and Medical Leave
Clarification Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (hereinafter
referred to as the ``Act'') is not working as the Congress
intend... | Family and Medical Leave Clarification Act - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) to revise the definition of serious health condition to: (1) exclude from FMLA coverage a short-term illness, injury, impairment, or condition for which treatment and recovery are very brief; and (2) include a list of ex... | To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to clarify the Act, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) As the telecommunications industry has moved toward
competition in the provision of long distance telephone
services, consumers have increasingly elected to change the
carriers that provid... | Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require a telecommunications carrier to verify a subscriber's selection of a telephone exchange or toll (long distance) service in written or oral form (including a voice recording), and to retain such verification in a manner and form considered appropriate by the Federal Commu... | A bill to amend section 258 of the Communications Act of 1934 to enhance the protections against unauthorized changes in subscriber selections of telephones service providers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Unfair Practices in Credit
Cards Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. STOP UNFAIR INTEREST RATES AND FEES.
Section 163 of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1666b) is
amended--
(1) by striking the section title and all that follows
through... | Stop Unfair Practices in Credit Cards Act of 2007 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act regarding open-end consumer credit plans.
Prohibits imposition of an interest charge upon debt paid on time and in full. Sets restrictions upon interest rate increases.
Limits penalty rate increases to: (1) seven percentage points abo... | To prevent unfair practices in credit card accounts, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Independent Agency Regulatory
Analysis Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
(1) the term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs;
(2) the term ``agency''... | Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2012 - Authorizes the President to require an independent regulatory agency to: (1) comply, to the extent permitted by law, with regulatory analysis requirements applicable to other federal agencies; (2) provide the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory ... | A bill to affirm the authority of the President to require independent regulatory agencies to comply with regulatory analysis requirements applicable to executive agencies, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Low-Dose Radiation Research Act of
2018''.
SEC. 2. LOW-DOSE RADIATION RESEARCH PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Subtitle G of title IX of the Energy Policy Act of
2005 (42 U.S.C. 16311 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section
977 the following new sect... | Low-Dose Radiation Research Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Energy to carry out a research program on low-dose radiation to enhance the scientific understanding of the effects of exposure and to improve risk-assessment and risk-management methods. "Low-dose radiation" is defined as a dos... | Low-Dose Radiation Research Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Shark Conservation Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The life history characteristics of most sharks,
including slow growth, late sexual maturity, and the production
of few young... | Sets forth provisions concerning; (1) the promulgation of regulations; (2) international negotiations; (3) reporting requirements; (4) import certification procedures; (5) research; (6) a cooperative research program with the commercial longline industry; and (7) international cooperation and assistance.
Authorizes app... | Shark Conservation Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. GREATER ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN BUILDING CODES.
(a) In General.--Section 304 of the Energy Conservation and
Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6833) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 304. UPDATING STATE BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY CODES.
``(a) Updating National Model Building Energy Codes.--(1) The
Secre... | Amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act to revise provisions that require states to update their building energy efficient codes. Modifies the duties of the Secretary of Energy under such Act relating to: (1) updating the national model building energy codes and standards for residential and commercial buildi... | To encourage greater energy efficiency in building codes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Care for Working Families Act
of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) every industrialized country in the world except the
United States guarantees the fundamental right to health care
to all its citiz... | Health Care for Working Families Act of 2005 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to require each large employer to: (1) offer to each of its employees the opportunity to enroll in a qualifying health benefit plan that provides coverage for the employee and the employee's family; (2) contribute to the c... | To provide health benefits for workers and their families. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Accelerating the
End of Breast Cancer Act of 2012''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Establishment.
Sec. 4. M... | Accelerating the End of Breast Cancer Act of 2012 - Establishes the Commission to Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer to help end breast cancer by January 1, 2020.
Directs the Commission to: (1) identify opportunities and ideas within the public and private sectors, basic and applied sciences, and epidemiology that ca... | A bill to provide for the establishment of a Commission to Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer. |
SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF CASH ACCOUNTING RULES FOR SMALL BUSINESS.
(a) Cash Accounting Permitted.--
(1) In general.--Section 446 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 (relating to general rule for methods of accounting) is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt certain small business taxpayers from the requirements of using the accrual method of accounting and of using inventories. Allows such taxpayers to use a cash method of accounting if they meet the gross receipts test and are not engaged in farming as a corporation. Increases t... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the availability of the cash method of accounting for small business, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Insurance Tax Fairness and Small
Insurance Company Economic Growth Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. REVISION OF LIMITATION ON DEDUCTION OF POLICYHOLDER DIVIDENDS
BY MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 808(c) o... | Insurance Tax Fairness and Small Insurance Company Economic Growth Act of 1995 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise the method for determining the limitation on the deduction of policyholder dividends by mutual life insurance companies.
Exempts small life insurance companies from the required capitalization of... | Insurance Tax Fairness and Small Insurance Company Economic Growth Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States-Israel Trade and
Commercial Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Israel is America's dependable, democratic ally in the
Middle East--an area of paramount strategic importance to the
... | United States-Israel Trade and Commercial Enhancement Act This bill states that among the principal U.S. trade negotiating objectives for trade agreements with foreign countries regarding commercial partnerships are to: discourage actions by potential trading partners that discourage commercial activity solely betwee... | United States-Israel Trade and Commercial Enhancement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Agricultural Producers Value-Added
Investment Tax Credit Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR FARMER INVESTMENT IN VALUE-ADDED AGRICULTURAL
PROPERTY.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue... | Agricultural Producers Value-Added Investment Tax Credit Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that for purposes of the general business credit, for either an eligible farmer or a farmer-owned entity, the value-added agricultural property investment credit for any taxable year is 50 percent of the b... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for farmers' investments in value-added agriculture. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Employees of America Streamlining
for Your Savings Act of 2013'' or the ``EASY Savings Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. ENHANCEMENT OF AUTHORITY TO MAKE CASH AWARDS TO EMPLOYEES FOR
COST SAVING DISCLOSURES.
(a) In General.--Section 4512 of title 5,... | Employees of America Streamlining for Your Savings Act of 2013 or the EASY Savings Act of 2013 - Expands the awards program for disclosures by federal employees of fraud, waste, or mismanagement that result in cost savings to the employee's agency to include identification of surplus funds or unnecessary budget authori... | EASY Savings Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Fuels and Vehicle Choice
Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. ENSURING THE AVAILABILITY OF DUAL FUELED AUTOMOBILES AND LIGHT
DUTY TRUCKS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 329 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 3290... | Consumer Fuels and Vehicle Choice Act of 2009 - Requires each manufacturer to ensure that at least 50% of 2011 and 2012 model year automobiles and light duty trucks manufactured for sale in the United States are dual fueled. Increases the minimum to 90% for later model years. (Excludes automobiles and light duty trucks... | A bill to improve choices for consumers for vehicles and fuel, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Daniel Webster Congressional
Clerkship Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Each year, many of the most talented law school
graduates in the United States begin their legal careers as
judicial ... | Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Act of 2016 This bill establishes the Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Program for the appointment of individuals who are graduates of accredited law schools to serve as congressional clerks in the Senate or House of Representatives. The Senate Committee on Rules and Adminis... | Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Consumers from
Unreasonable Credit Rates Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) attempts have been made to prohibit usurious interest
rates in America since colonial times;
(2) at the Feder... | Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act of 2017 This bill amends the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit a creditor from extending credit to a consumer under an open end consumer credit plan (credit card) for which the fee and interest rate exceeds 36%. The bill also sets forth criminal penalties for vio... | Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Invest in Innovative Small
Businesses Act''.
SEC. 2. ANGEL INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:
``SEC... | Invest in Innovative Small Businesses Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a new business-related tax credit equal to 25% of the equity investments made by a qualified investor in a domestic corporation or partnership that: is a small business, has its headquarters in the United States, i... | Invest in Innovative Small Businesses Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Pediatric Research Network
Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL PEDIATRIC RESEARCH NETWORK.
Section 409D of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 284h;
relating to the Pediatric Research Initiative) is amended--
(1) by redesignating ... | National Pediatric Research Network Act of 2012 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), in carrying out the Pediatric Research Initiative, to act through the Director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Developme... | A bill to amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act to provide for a National Pediatric Research Network, including with respect to pediatric rare diseases or conditions. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preventing Radicalism by Exploring
and Vetting its Emergence as a National Threat (PREVENT) Act''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE PREVENTION OF RADICALIZATION.
(a) Establishment.--There is established in the legislative branch
the National Commissi... | Preventing Radicalism by Exploring and Vetting its Emergence as a National Threat (PREVENT) Act - Establishes in the legislative branch the National Commission on Radicalization and Terrorism to: (1) examine and report upon facts and causes relating to radicalization in the United States; (2) build upon the work of and... | To establish a National Commission on the Prevention of Radicalization, to enhance information sharing, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Geriatric Care Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. DISREGARD OF CERTAIN GERIATRIC RESIDENTS AGAINST GRADUATE
MEDICAL EDUCATION LIMITATIONS.
(a) Direct GME.--Section 1886(h)(4)(F) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395ww(h)(4)(F)) is amended by add... | Geriatric Care Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to payments to hospitals for direct graduate medical education costs and the limitation on the number of full-time-equivalent residents in allopathic and osteopathic medicine. Provides for the disregard of up to thr... | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit expansion of medical residency training programs in geriatric medicine and to provide for reimbursement of care coordination and assessment services provided under the medicare program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Matthew Shepard Local Law
Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The incidence of violence motivated by the actual or
perceived race, color, religion, national ... | Matthew Shepard Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Attorney General to provide technical, forensic, prosecutorial, or other assistance in the criminal investigation or prosecution of any crime that: (1) constitutes a crime of violence under federal law or a felony under state, loc... | A bill to provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Helping Ensure Life- and Limb-Saving
Access to Podiatric Physicians Act'' or the ``HELLPP Act''.
SEC. 2. INCLUDING PODIATRISTS AS PHYSICIANS UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 1905(a)(5)(A) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1396d(... | Helping Ensure Life- and Limb-Saving Access to Podiatric Physicians Act or HELLPP Act - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to include podiatrists as physicians in order to cover their services under the Medicaid program. Amends SSA title XVIII (Medicare) to revise requirements for coverage of... | HELLPP Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This act may be cited as the Cooperative Units of
Research in Infectious Disease (CURID) of 1994.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) despite the development of modern technology for water
purification, food preparation, sterilizati... | Cooperative Units of Research in Infectious Disease (CURID) Act of 1994 - Requires Infectious Disease Research and Clinical Units of Excellence to be established jointly by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health and the National Center for Infectious Disea... | Cooperative Units of Research in Infectious Disease (CURID) of 1994 |
SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN AMOUNTS RECEIVED BY A COOPERATIVE
TELEPHONE COMPANY.
(a) Nonmember Income.--
(1) In general.--Paragraph (12) of section 501(c) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to list of exempt
organizations) is amended by adding at the end... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code with respect to the tax-exempt status of a mutual or cooperative telephone company to provide that 50 percent of the income received from a nonmember telephone company for services by the cooperative shall be treated as collected from members of the cooperative for the sole purpose of m... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the treatment of certain amounts received by a cooperative telephone company. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Zimbabwe Democracy Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND POLICY.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds as follows:
(1) Deliberate and systematic violence, intimidation, and
killings have been orchestrated and supported by the Government
... | (Sec. 3) Prohibits: (1) U.S. assistance for the Government of Zimbabwe; and (2) cancellation or reduction of any indebtedness owed by the Government of Zimbabwe to the U.S. Government.
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. Executive Director of each international financial institution to oppose and... | Zimbabwe Democracy Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pine Forest Range Recreation
Enhancement Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) County.--The term ``County'' means Humboldt County,
Nevada.
(2) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map entitled
``Propo... | Pine Forest Range Recreation Enhancement Act of 2013 - Designates specified federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Humboldt County, Nevada, and to be known as the Pine Forest Range Wilderness, as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Authorizes the Secret... | Pine Forest Range Recreation Enhancement Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) In General.--This Act may be cited as the ``Access to Emergency
Medical Services Act of 2007''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--BIPARTISAN COMMISSION ON ACCESS TO EMERGEN... | Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2007 - Establishes the United States Bipartisan Commission on Access to Emergency Medical Services to: (1) identify and examine factors in the health care delivery, financing, and legal systems that affect the effective delivery of screening and stabilization services furnish... | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to emergency medical services and the quality and efficiency of care furnished in emergency departments of hospitals and critical access hospitals by establishing a bipartisan commission to examine factors that affect the effective delivery of suc... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sonny Bono Memorial Salton Sea
Restoration Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the Salton Sea, located in Imperial County and
Riverside County, California, is an economic and environmental
resource of nationa... | Sonny Bono Memorial Salton Sea Restoration Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to prepare an action plan to restore the Salton Sea, located in Imperial and Riverside Counties, California. Outlines plan requirements, including reducing and stabilizing salinity, s... | Sonny Bono Memorial Salton Sea Restoration Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening Our Economy Through
Small Business Innovation Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF THE SENATE.
It is the sense of the Senate that--
(1) this Nation's small businesses are the source of nearly
50 percent of our country's emp... | Strengthening Our Economy Through Small Business Innovation Act of 2008 - Amends the Small Business Act to extend: (1) the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program through FY2022; and (2) the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program through FY2023.
Increases, for FY2009 and thereafter, the percentage... | A bill to amend the Small Business Act to extend the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs, to increase the allocation of Federal agency grants for those programs, to add water, energy, transportation, and domestic security related research to the list of topics deserving sp... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``HITECH Extension for Behavioral
Health Services Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE FOR
BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE.
Section 3000(3) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.... | HITECH Extension for Behavioral Health Services Act of 2010 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to expand the definition of "health care provider" for purposes of health information technology provisions to include a behavioral or mental health professional, a substance abuse professional, a psychiatric hospital, a ... | To amend the Public Health Service Act and the Social Security Act to extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. ALLOWANCE OF HOME SCHOOL EXPENSES AS QUALIFIED EDUCATION
EXPENSES FOR PURPOSES OF A COVERDELL EDUCATION SAVINGS
ACCOUNT.
(a) In General.--Section 530(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow payment of home school expenses from Coverdell education savings accounts; (2) remove the dollar limitation on contributions to Coverdell education savings accounts and require such accounts to provide adequate safeguards to prevent contributions from exceeding the amount ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage the use of 529 plans and Coverdell education savings accounts, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Collegiate and Amateur
Athletic Protection Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. TASK FORCE ON ILLEGAL WAGERING ON AMATEUR AND COLLEGIATE
SPORTING EVENTS.
(a) Establishment.--The Attorney General shall establish a
prosecutorial task force on i... | National Collegiate and Amateur Athletic Protection Act of 2001 - Directs the Attorney General to establish a prosecutorial task force on illegal wagering on amateur and collegiate sporting events. Increases penalties for illegal sports gambling.Requires: (1) the Director of the National Institute of Justice to study t... | To protect amateur athletics and combat illegal sports gambling. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Educating Tomorrow's Engineers
Act''.
TITLE I--AMENDMENTS TO THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF
1965
PART A--ENGINEERING STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENTS
SEC. 111. ACADEMIC STANDARDS, ACADEMIC ASSESSMENT... | Educating Tomorrow's Engineers Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require states to incorporate engineering design skills and practices into their academic content standards and academic achievement standards and assessments in science by the 2016-2017 school year. Requires states to res... | Educating Tomorrow's Engineers Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Tax Relief for
Business Growth and Sustainability Act of 2009''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--ESTATE AND... | Tax Relief for Business Growth and Sustainability Act of 2009 - Makes the general terminating date of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (i.e., December 31, 2010) inapplicable to its estate and gift tax provisions, except for the repeal of the carryover basis.
Amends the Internal Revenue Cod... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide relief with respect to estate and gift taxes, small businesses, and government contractors. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gulf Islands National Seashore Land
Exchange Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means the
parcel of approximately 1.542 acres of land that is located
within the Gulf Island... | Gulf Islands National Seashore Land Exchange Act This bill authorizes the National Park Service (NPS) to convey to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5699 approximately 1.542 acres of federal real property located within the Gulf Islands National Seashore in Jackson County, Mississippi, in exchange for a non-federal par... | Gulf Islands National Seashore Land Exchange Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Building Student Success Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the overwhelming majority of new jobs created by the
United States economy will require at least some college;
(2) the United States has... | Building Student Success Act of 2009 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to allot matching grants to states so each can fund: (1) a comprehensive effort by an experienced nonprofit or public entity to assist selected open enrollment institutions (community colleges or institut... | A bill to amend title VII of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for college retention challenge grants. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Blocking Deadly Fentanyl Imports
Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO DEFINITION OF MAJOR ILLICIT DRUG PRODUCING
COUNTRY.
Section 481(e)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2291(e)(2)) is amended--
(1) in the matter pr... | Blocking Deadly Fentanyl Imports Act This bill amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to include in the definition of "major illicit drug producing country" a country that is a significant source of illicit fentanyl, fentanyl analogues, or fentanyl precursor chemicals. (Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid analg... | Blocking Deadly Fentanyl Imports Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Freedom From Toll Fraud Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Reforms required by the Telephone Disclosure and
Dispute Resolution Act of 1992 have improved the reputation of
the pay-per-call industry... | Freedom from Toll Fraud Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to revise the requirements that must be met in order to charge the calling party for information provided during a call to a toll free (800) number.
Amends the Telephone Disclosure and Dispute Resolution Act (TDDRA) to modify the definition of "pay-pe... | Freedom From Toll Fraud Act |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States must have adequate infrastructure and
policies in place under the Department of Homeland Security to
protect against potential terrorists attempting to enter the
United States along the Southwest Border.... | Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) ensure that Department of Homeland Security personnel along the U.S.-Mexico border have the security clearances required to access information to adequately screen entering immigrants; (2) develop the interagency agreements and information technology infrastructure ne... | To improve the security clearance process along the United States-Mexico border, to increase the number of detention beds, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Zero Tolerance of Child
Sexual Abuse Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Children are vulnerable to sexual abuse from infancy
through early adulthood. Both boys and girls are most
vul... | Federal Zero Tolerance of Child Sexual Abuse Act of 2011 - Prohibits the provision of federal funding to nonprofit organizations that deal with children and to institutions of higher education if the Attorney General determines that an officer or employee of such entity has failed to report known or suspected incidents... | To prohibit institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations that fail to report incidents of sexual abuse of a minor from receiving Federal funds, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Information Technology (IT)
Public Utility Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Board.--The term ``Board'' means the Federal
Consolidated Health Information Technology Board established
under section ... | Health Information Technology (IT) Public Utility Act of 2009 - Establishes within the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) a Federal Consolidated Health Information Technology Board to facilitate the implementation of electronic healt... | To provide for the use of improved health information technology with respect to certain safety net health care providers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``End Oil and Gas Tax Subsidies Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. AMORTIZATION OF GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL EXPENDITURES.
(a) In General.--Section 167(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended--
(1) by striking ``24-month period'' in paragraph... | End Oil and Gas Tax Subsidies Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: increase to seven years the amortization period for geological and geophysical expenditures; repeal the tax credits for producing oil and gas from marginal wells and for enhanced oil recovery; repeal the tax deduction for the in... | End Oil and Gas Tax Subsidies Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security COLA Protection Act
of 2004''.
SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF SOCIAL SECURITY COLA INCREASES AGAINST EXCESSIVE
MEDICARE PREMIUM INCREASES.
(a) Application to Part B Premiums.--Section 1839(f) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. ... | Social Security COLA Protection Act of 2004 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to limit increases in the monthly Medicare premium, including the Medicare Advantage prescription drug program premium, to 25 percent of any Social Security cost of living increase. | A bill to amend the Social Security Act to protect social security cost-of-living adjustments (COLA). |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ban it All, Ban it Now Act''.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF CURRENT BAN ON USE OF SOFT MONEY BY POLITICAL
PARTIES AND CANDIDATES.
(a) In General.--Section 323 of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441i) is amended to read as follo... | Ban it All, Ban it Now Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 with respect to the ban on the use of soft money by political parties and candidates.
Applies the ban to all activities of a national committee of a political party and its officers and agents, including the construction or purchase of an of... | To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to ban soft money, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Identity Theft Enforcement and
Restitution Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. CRIMINAL RESTITUTION.
Section 3663(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
semicolon;
... | Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) authorize criminal restitution orders in identity theft cases to compensate victims for the time spent to remediate the intended or actual harm incurred; (2) expand identity theft and aggravated identity theft crimes to in... | A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to enable increased federal prosecution of identity theft crimes and to allow for restitution to victims of identity theft. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hydrogen Tax Incentives Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. HYDROGEN INFRASTRUCTURE AND FUEL COSTS.
(a) In General.--Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to foreign tax credit,
etc.) is amended by adding ... | Hydrogen Tax Incentives Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for hydrogen infrastructure and fuel costs. Terminates such credit after three years. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish the infrastructure foundation for the hydrogen economy, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Language Education for Success Act
of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Between January 2000 and March 2005, an estimated
7,900,000 new immigrants (documented and undocumented)
relocated to the... | Language Education for Success Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide student loan forgiveness under the Federal Family Education Loan and Direct loan programs to teachers of students of limited English proficiency who have taught for five consecutive complete school years at elementary or sec... | To forgive certain loan repayments of teachers of limited English proficiency students, to direct the Commissioner of the National Center for Educational Statistics to study educational achievement performance measures of limited English proficiency children, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Homes for Heroes Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. SPECIAL ASSISTANT FOR VETERANS AFFAIRS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF
HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.
(a) Transfer of Position to Office of the Secretary.--Section 4 of
the Department of Housing and Urban Deve... | Homes for Heroes Act of 2013 - Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to establish in the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) a Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs to: (1) ensure veterans fair access to HUD housing and homeless assistance programs, (2)... | Homes for Heroes Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protect Student Borrowers Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to protect student borrowers by
requiring institutions of higher education to assume some of the risk
of default for student loans under part D of title IV of the Hig... | Protect Student Borrowers Act of 2015 This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education (IHEs) participating in the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan program to accept specified risk-sharing requirements. For any fiscal year in which at lea... | Protect Student Borrowers Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``RFS Reform Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
TITLE I--RENEWABLE FUEL STANDARD AMENDMENTS
Sec. 101. Amendments to the Clean Air Act.
S... | RFS Reform Act of 2013 - Amends the Clean Air Act to revise the renewable fuel program. Requires "renewable fuel," beginning on January 1, 2014, to be advanced biofuel. Revises the renewable fuel standards by: (1) decreasing the volume of renewable fuel that is required to be contained in gasoline sold or introduced in... | RFS Reform Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Same Number Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. VOICE SERVICE NUMBER PORTABILITY.
(a) In General.--Title VII of the Communications Act of 1934 (47
U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 714 the
following:
``SEC. 715. NUMBER PORTABILITY.
``(... | Same Number Act of 2007 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to declare that a provider of voice services (a telecommunications service or an IP-enabled voice service) has the duty to provide number portability to the extent technically feasible.
Requires that the costs of establishing numbering administration arra... | To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to facilitate number portability in order to increase consumer choice of voice service provider. |
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