text stringlengths 5k 20k | summary stringlengths 52 5k | title stringlengths 4 962 |
|---|---|---|
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Kennedy-King Establishment Act of
2018''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) on April 4, 1968, Robert F. Kennedy was scheduled to
give a speech in Indianapolis, Indiana, during the campaign of
Mr. Kennedy for the P... | Kennedy-King Establishment Act of 2018 This bill establishes the Kennedy-King National Historic Site in Indiana as a unit of the National Park System for the preservation, protection, and interpretation of the site of the speech given by Senator Robert F. Kennedy on April 4, 1968, that is associated with the Kennedy-Ki... | Kennedy–King Establishment Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Guam and the Northern Marianas
Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
(a) Issuance.--The Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in this Act
referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall issue not more than 1,500,000
one dollar coins which shal... | Guam and the Northern Marianas Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue one-dollar coins emblematic of the American forces that liberated Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands in World War II.
Requires payment of surcharges received from the coin sales to the Secretary of the Interior to... | Guam and the Northern Marianas Commemorative Coin Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Employee Participation Incentive Act
of 2005''.
SEC. 2. MAXIMUM RATE OF INCOME TAX FOR C CORPORATIONS WITH SUBSTANTIAL
EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP.
(a) In General.--Section 11 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to tax on corporations)... | Employee Participation Incentive Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) cap at 30 percent the maximum income tax rate for corporations that have a 20 percent or greater employee ownership rate; (2) exclude from employee gross income up to 20 percent of wages paid in stock; and (3) allow such corporation... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax to C corporations which have substantial employee ownership and to encourage stock ownership by employees by excluding from gross income stock paid as compensation for services, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Environmental Crimes and Enforcement
Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) Federal investigation and prosecution of environmental
crimes play a critical role in the protection of human health,
publi... | Environmental Crimes and Enforcement Act of 1996 - Provides that, upon motion of the United States, any person found guilty of a criminal violation of specified Federal environmental laws, or conspiracy to violate such laws, may be ordered to pay the costs incurred by a State, local, or tribal government or an agency t... | Environmental Crimes and Enforcement Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bridges of Hope for Transitional
Health Insurance Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The national policy of advancing global free trade
through treaties such as NAFTA, CAFTA... | Bridges of Hope for Transitional Health Insurance Act of 2006 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program to provide funds to eligible public health authorities for the provision of temporary assistance to individual workers who have suffered from ... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for Federal funding of a Bridges of Hope for Transitional Health Insurance Program to provide, through State inter-governmental public health authorities, displaced employees with assistance for health insurance premiums for themselves and their families. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Anti-Spamming Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. PROTECTION FROM FRAUDULENT UNSOLICITED
E-MAIL.
Section 1030 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(5)--
(A) by striking ``or'' at the end of s... | Anti-Spamming Act of 2001 - Amends the Federal criminal code to make it unlawful for anyone to intentionally: (1) and without authorization initiate the transmission of a bulk unsolicited electronic mail (e-mail) message to a protected computer with knowledge that such message falsifies an Internet domain or other iden... | To prohibit the unsolicited e-mail known as "spam". |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pedestrian and Cyclist Equity Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION AND ACTIVE LIVING PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 1 of title 23, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 165. Transportation and act... | Pedestrian and Cyclist Equity Act of 2003 - Requires the Secretary of Transportation to establish and carry out a transportation and active living program to create, enhance, and promote, through changes in transportation, community design, and architectural policies and programs, community environments that improve op... | To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a transportation and active living program, a safe routes to school program, and a nonmotorized transportation pilot program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``San Juan County Settlement
Implementation Act''.
SEC. 2. EXCHANGE OF COAL PREFERENCE RIGHT LEASE APPLICATIONS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Bidding right.--The term ``bidding right'' means an
appropriate legal instrument o... | San Juan County Settlement Implementation Act This bill provides that if the Department of the Interior retires a coal preference right lease application under the Mineral Leasing Act by issuing a bidding right in exchange for the relinquishment of such application, such bidding right may subsequently be used in lieu o... | San Juan County Settlement Implementation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``401(Kids) Education Savings Account
Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF INCOME-BASED REDUCTION IN PERMITTED
CONTRIBUTIONS TO COVERDELL EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.
Paragraph (1) of section 530(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is ... | 401(Kids) Education Savings Account Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) eliminate after 2014 the income-based reduction of contributions to Coverdell education savings accounts, (2) increase the annual contribution limit for such accounts, (3) allow the use of such an account to pay home school expen... | 401(Kids) Education Savings Account Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' Whistleblower and Patient
Protection Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF WHISTLEBLOWER AND PATIENT
PROTECTION.
(a) In General.--Chapter 3 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 319 ... | Veterans' Whistleblower and Patient Protection Act of 2014 - Establishes within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) an Office of Whistleblower and Patient Protection. Requires the Director of such Office to establish a dedicated Internet website and toll-free telephone number for any individual to file a complaint ... | Veterans' Whistleblower and Patient Protection Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Passenger Vehicle Loss Disclosure
Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF TOTAL LOSS DATA.
(a) In General.--Section 32303 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(d) Disclosure of Loss Data for Passenger Motor... | Passenger Vehicle Loss Disclosure Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to require all insurers and self-insurers of passenger motor vehicles to disclose to the public, in a commercially reasonable, electronically accessible manner, for each passenger motor vehicle declared or determined to be a total l... | A bill to improve consumer access to passenger vehicle loss data held by insurers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Relief to Victims of Hurricane
Katrina and Other Natural Disasters Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS; WHO MAY BE A DEBTOR.
(a) Current Monthly Income.--Section 101(10A)(B) of title 11,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``and payment... | Relief to Victims of Hurricane Katrina and Other Natural Disasters Act - Amends federal bankruptcy law governing cases commenced as of October 17, 2005 (the effective date of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005).
Excludes from the accounting of current monthly income those payments made... | A bill to provide bankruptcy relief for victims of natural disasters, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Human Cloning Ban and Stem Cell
Research Protection Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
It is the purpose of this Act to prohibit human cloning and to
protect important areas of medical research, including stem cell
research.
TITLE I--P... | Human Cloning Ban and Stem Cell Research Protection Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit: (1) conducting or attempting to conduct human cloning; (2) shipping the product of nuclear transplantation in interstate or foreign commerce for the purpose of human cloning in the United State... | To prohibit human cloning and protect stem cell research. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Our Infants Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. EVIDENCE-INFORMED RECOMMENDATIONS WITH RESPECT TO MATERNAL
ADDICTION AND NEONATAL ABSTINENCE SYNDROME.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services
(referred to in this section... | Protecting Our Infants Act of 2014 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to study maternal opiate abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome, identify gaps in evidence-informed recommendations for health care professionals and facilities regarding neonatal abstinence syndrome, and identify priority ar... | Protecting Our Infants Act of 2014 |
-T-h-a-t -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -2-8-0-5 -o-f -t-h-e -R-e-c-r-e-a-t-i-o-n
-M-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-9-2 -(-1-6 -U-.-S-.-C-.
-4-6-0-l---3-1-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -a-d-d-i-n-g -a-t -t-h-e
-e-n-d -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g-:
-`-`-(-e-) -P-e-n-a-l-t-y-.----A-n-y -p-e-r-s-o-n -w-h-o
-v-i-o-l-a-t-e-s -a-n-y -... | Amends the Recreation Management Act of 1992 to impose a fine or up to six months' imprisonment or both on persons who violate regulations issued by the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, regarding the management of reclamation lands. (Allows such persons to be adj... | A bill to amend the Recreation Management Act of 1992, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Employees and Retirees in
Municipal Bankruptcies Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. DETERMINATION OF MUNICIPALITY ELIGIBILITY TO BE A DEBTOR UNDER
CHAPTER 9 OF TITLE 11 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE.
(a) Requirements.--Section 109(c) of title ... | Protecting Employees and Retirees in Municipal Bankruptcies Act of 2017 This bill amends federal bankruptcy law to: (1) heighten criteria with respect to a municipality's eligibility for municipal bankruptcy, and (2) revise provisions related to judicial procedure and review in municipality bankruptcy cases. ... | Protecting Employees and Retirees in Municipal Bankruptcies Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Canceling Loans to Allow School
Systems to Attract Classroom Teachers Act''.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL QUALIFIED LOAN AMOUNTS FOR STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS
AND LOAN CANCELLATION.
(a) FFEL Loans.--Section 428J of the Higher Education Act of 1965
... | Canceling Loans to Allow School Systems to Attract Classroom Teachers Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for additional amounts of student loan forgiveness and cancellation for certain elementary and secondary school teachers. Directs the Secretary of Education, in making such additional repayment... | To increase the amount of student loan forgiveness and loan cancellation available to qualified teachers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Time for Schools Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR LEAVE.
(a) Entitlement to Leave.--Section 102(a) of the Family and Medical
Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2612(a)) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``(3) Entitleme... | Time for Schools Act of 1997 - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to allow employees covered by such Act to take up to 24 hours, during any 12-month period, of school involvement leave to participate in: (1) an activity of their child's school; or (2) literacy training under a family literacy program.
Am... | Time for Schools Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; ETC.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Tax Technical
Corrections Act of 2002''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other p... | Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2002 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make technical corrections to the Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act of 2002 concerning: (1) the special depreciation allowance for certain property acquired after September 10, 2001 and before September 11, 2004; (2) the application of the... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make technical corrections, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sustaining Access to Vital Emergency
Medical Services Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. RURAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE TRAINING AND EQUIPMENT
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
Part E of title XII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
300d-51 et seq.), as ... | Sustaining Access to Vital Emergency Medical Services Act of 2001 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, as amended by the Children's Health Act of 2000, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to eligible entities to enable such entities to provide for improved emergency medical services ... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and title XVIII of the Social Security Act to sustain access to vital emergency medical services in rural areas. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES IN ACT.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Pipeline Safety
Act of 2000''.
(b) References in Act.--Except as specifically provided in this
Act, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed as an
amendment or repeal of a provision, the reference sha... | (Sec. 3) Provides that State pipeline safety agreements may permit the State authority to: (1) require inspections and tests of pipeline facilities in addition to Federal pipeline safety requirements; (2) enforce those Federal requirements; (3) require, by regulation, the owner or operator of a pipeline facility to cer... | Pipeline Safety Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Reprocessed Medical Devices Act
of 2002''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to--
(1) increase the safety and medical devices labeled as
single-use devices that are reprocessed for additional use;
(2) prov... | Safe Reprocessed Medical Devices Act of 2002 - Classifies as misbranded a device that is reprocessed and intended for use on a single patient, unless such product meets certain requirements, including that it: (1) is labeled with the number of times it has been reprocessed; and (2) prominently and conspicuously bears a... | A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to add requirements regarding device reprocessing and reuse. |
SECTION 1. GRANT OF FEDERAL CHARTER TO KOREAN WAR VETERANS ASSOCIATION,
INCORPORATED.
(a) Grant of Charter.--Part B of subtitle II of title 36, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking the following:
``CHAPTER 1201--[RESERVED]'';
and
(... | Grants a Federal charter to the Korean War Veterans Association, Incorporated (a nonprofit corporation incorporated under the laws of New York). | To grant a Federal charter to Korean War Veterans Association, Incorporated. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Mississippi River
Protection and Restoration Act of 2004''.
(b) Table of Contents.--
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings and purposes.
Sec. 3. Secretary defined definition.
Sec. 4. Environmental m... | Mississippi River Protection and Restoration Act of 2004 - Amends the Upper Mississippi River Management Act of 1986 to: (1) allow interagency agreements under such Act between the Secretary of the Army (the Secretary) and the Secretary of the Interior to provide for maintenance of completed projects on Federal lands; ... | To revitalize the Mississippi River. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Free Market Drug Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Prescription drugs are increasingly expensive and
unaffordable for the patients that need them. The Congressional
Budget Office estimates that drug... | Free Market Drug Act - Establishes the National Institute for Biomedical Research and Development to provide for the development of drugs, biological products, and devices to: (1) increase the number and medical efficacy of drugs, biological products, and devices on the market; and (2) make the drugs, biological produc... | To establish the National Institute for Biomedical Research and Development. |
SECTION 1. TAX ON CERTAIN COMPENSATION RECEIVED FROM CERTAIN COMPANIES
RECEIVING BAILOUT FUNDS.
(a) In General.--Subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new part:
``PART VIII--CERTAIN COMPENSATION RECEIVED FROM CERTAIN COMPANI... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a 70% tax on compensation in excess of $1 million received by an employee from an employer who has received, in the aggregate, economic assistance of more than $500 million under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 or th... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a 70 percent tax on certain compensation received from certain companies receiving Federal bailout funds. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``SSI Reform Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN INCOME AND RESOURCE ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS AND
BENEFITS; ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN RESOURCE EXCLUSIONS.
(a) Increase in Income and Resource Eligibility Standards.--
(1) In general.--Sec... | SSI Reform Act of 1993 - Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to: (1) increase the limit on the amount of income and resources needed to qualify for SSI; (2) increase the amount of SSI benefits payable; (3) eliminate certain resource exclusions and increase certain earned in... | SSI Reform Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. ATTORNEY GENERAL'S STANDING COMMISSION ON SEMIAUTOMATIC
ASSAULT WEAPONS.
(a) Establishment.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall establish a Standing
Commission on Semiautomatic Assault Weapons.
(b) Membership.--
(1)... | Directs the Attorney General to establish a Standing Commission on Semiautomatic Assault Weapons.
Requires the Commission to: (1) make recommendations to the Attorney General for restricting the manufacture, sale, distribution, and possession of domestic-made semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity ammunitio... | A bill to provide a fair process, with maximum opportunity for public comment, that will help eradicate from this Nation those weapons for which no legitimate purpose exists and which are so lethal that they constitute an unreasonable risk to law enforcement and the public at large, while at the same time ensuring that... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Diabetes Self Management Training
Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Diabetes is widely recognized as one of the top public
health threats facing our Nation today. More than 18,000,000
... | Diabetes Self Management Training Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for the recognition of certified diabetes educators as Medicare providers for purposes of diabetes outpatient self-management training services.
Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to Con... | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to diabetes self management training by designating certified diabetes educators who are recognized by a nationally recognized certifying body and who meet the same quality standards set forth for other providers of diabetes self management traini... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Private Property Rights Act of
1994''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the protection of private property from a taking by the
Government without just compensation is an integral protection
for private citiz... | Private Property Rights Act of 1994 - States that the Congress declares that it is the policy of the Federal Government to use all practicable means and measures to minimize Federal takings of private property. Directs Federal agencies to certify to the Attorney General that a private property taking impact analysis h... | Private Property Rights Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lawful Interrogation and Detention
Act''.
SEC. 2. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY DEFINED.
In this Act, the term ``intelligence community'' has the meaning
given that term in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947
(50 U.S.C. 401a(4)).
SEC. 3. CLOSU... | Lawful Interrogation and Detention Act - Directs the President, within one year after the enactment of this Act, to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and remove all detainees held there.
Requires each such detainee to be either: (1) charged with a violation of U.S. or international law and transfer... | A bill to require the closure of the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to limit the use of certain interrogation techniques, to prohibit interrogation by contractors, to require notification of the International Committee of the Red Cross of detainees, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Gun Rights and Due
Process Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.
(a) Title 18 Definitions.--Chapter 44 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in section 921(a), by adding at the end the following:
... | Protecting Gun Rights and Due Process Act This bill amends the federal criminal code and other laws to raise the threshold that must be met with respect to disqualifying an individual, for reasons relating to mental health, from possessing or receiving a firearm. Specifically, such an indi... | Protecting Gun Rights and Due Process Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Mandate Reduction, Reform,
and Budget Act of 1993''.
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 by inserting befor... | Federal Mandate Reduction, Reform, and Budget Act of 1993 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to set forth reporting requirements for the Office of Management and Budget and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) with respect to reducing the direct costs to States and local governments of complying with Federa... | Federal Mandate Reduction, Reform, and Budget Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Battlefield Excellence through
Superior Training Practices Act'' or the ``BEST Practices Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Department of Defense has made impressive strides
in the development an... | Battlefield Excellence through Superior Training Practices Act or the BEST Practices Act This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD), no later than: (1) October 1, 2020, to develop, test, and validate human-based training methods for training members of the Armed Forces in the treatment of combat trauma injuries... | Battlefield Excellence through Superior Training Practices Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Travel America Now Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Prior to September 11, 2001, more than 19,000,000
Americans were employed in travel and travel-related jobs, with
an estimated annual payr... | Travel America Now Act of 2001-Amends the Internal Revenue Code to temporarily: (1) allow a credit for qualified personal travel expenses; (2) restore full deductibility for business entertainment expenses; and (3) extend the carry-back period for travel or tourism industry losses. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax and other incentives to maintain a vibrant travel and tourism industry, to keep working people working, and to stimulate economic growth, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. UNIFORM STANDARDS FOR AWARD OF PUNITIVE DAMAGES.
(a) General Rule.--Punitive damages may, to the extent permitted by
applicable State law, be awarded against a defendant if the claimant
establishes by clear and convincing evidence that conduct carried out
by the defendant with a conscious, flagrant i... | Authorizes punitive damages to be awarded against a defendant, to the extent permitted by applicable State law, if the claimant establishes by clear and convincing evidence that conduct carried out by the defendant with a conscious, flagrant indifference to the rights or safety of others was the proximate cause of the ... | A bill to provide uniform standards for the award of punitive damages for volunteer services. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ocean and Coastal Management
Improvement Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF OFFICES OF NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC
ADMINISTRATION TO DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
(a) Transfer of Offices.--There are transferred to the Department
of th... | Ocean and Coastal Management Improvement Act of 1993 - Transfers to the Department of the Interior the following offices and assets of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: (1) the National Ocean Service; (2) the National Marine Fisheries Service; (3) the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research; (4) ... | Ocean and Coastal Management Improvement Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Servicemembers' Rights Protection
Act''.
SEC. 2. ENFORCEMENT OF SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF ACT BY THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL AND BY PRIVATE CAUSE OF ACTION.
(a) General Civil Liability and Enforcement.--The Servicemembers
Civil Relief Act (50... | Servicemembers' Rights Protection Act - Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to add a new title authorizing the Attorney General to bring a civil action in U.S. district court to enforce provisions of the Act. Includes under such civil relief restraining orders and injunctions, damages, and penalties.
Authorizes... | To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for the enforcement of rights afforded under that Act. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Road Usage Charge Pilot Program Act
of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The 2009 report of the National Surface Transportation
Infrastructure Financing Commission recommends a transition
away from... | Road Usage Charge Pilot Program Act of 2015 Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish the Road Usage Charge Pilot Program to make competitive grants to state or local governments, or metropolitan planning, regional transportation planning, or tribal organizations to conduct pilot studies on implementing milea... | Road Usage Charge Pilot Program Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Model Alternative Publicly
Accountable Schools Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Because of its extensive use of public charter schools
and transformation schools, the District of Columbia has becom... | Model Alternative Publicly Accountable Schools Act of 2003 - Authorizes appropriations for: (1) public transformation schools in the District of Columbia to expand opportunities for low-income District parents to enroll their children in higher-performing schools, and to fund the additional services necessary to achiev... | To provide a model for school districts in the United States using and building on the experience of the District of Columbia in establishing fully accountable public alternatives to traditional public schools. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public Safety and Protection Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. SYSTEM FOR REGULATION OF HANDGUNS AND HANDGUN AMMUNITION.
(a) Definitions.--Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(29) The term `handgun'... | Public Safety and Protection Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit the possession or transfer of a handgun or handgun ammunition, with exceptions, including: (1) transfers among members of a licensed handgun club, an authorized security guard service, and specified others licensed under the code; ... | Public Safety and Protection Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES OPERATING IN URBAN
EMPOWERMENT ZONES AND ENTERPRISE COMMUNITIES.
Section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(23)(A) Out of the amounts appropriated to carry out this
... | Amends the Small Business Act to earmark specified funds to be expended after FY 1994 for small businesses operating in urban empowerment zones or enterprise communities (urban tax enterprise zones).
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income qualified capital gain recognized on the sale or exchange... | To amend the Small Business Act to provide financial assistance to small businesses operating in urban empowerment zones and enterprise communities and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals an exclusion for capital gain from new investments in those small businesses. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Highway Trust Fund Commission Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL COMMISSION ON FUTURE REVENUE SOURCES TO SUPPORT THE
HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Transportation shall establish
a National Commission on Future Rev... | Highway Trust Fund Commission Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a National Commission on Future Revenue Sources to Support the Highway Trust Fund to investigate and recommend alternatives to replace the fuel tax as the principal revenue source to support the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) ove... | To establish a National Commission to study the Highway Trust Fund. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Armed Forces Reserve and National
Guard Dual-Status Review and Modernization Act''.
SEC. 2. POSTPONEMENT OF DEADLINE FOR COMPLETION OF CONVERSION OF
CERTAIN MILITARY TECHNICIAN (DUAL STATUS) POSITIONS TO
POSITIONS OF CIVILIAN EM... | Armed Forces Reserve and National Guard Dual-Status Review and Modernization Act This bill postpones the deadline for conversion of at least 20% of all military technician (dual status) positions to positions of civilian employment in the federal government until 180 days after the Department of Defense transmits to Co... | Armed Forces Reserve and National Guard Dual-Status Review and Modernization Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Vegetable Oil Use Promotion Act''.
SEC. 2. PROMOTION OF INCREASED DEMAND FOR AND USE OF VEGETABLE OILS
DERIVED FROM CERTAIN OILSEEDS.
(a) Vegetable Oil Industrial Products Fund.--
(1) Establishment.--There is established within... | Vegetable Oil Use Promotion Act - Establishes in the Commodity Credit Corporation the Vegetable Oil Industrial Products Fund to promote industrial products containing vegetable oils from specified oilseeds.
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) make annual estimates of vegetable oil stocks; and (2) engage in a... | Vegetable Oil Use Promotion Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Opportunity Patient
Empowerment Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FSA AND HRA TERMINATIONS TO FUND HSAS.
(a) In General.--Section 106 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to contributions by employer to accident and health plans) is
amended by a... | Health Opportunity Patient Empowerment Act of 2006 - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to high deductible health plans and health savings accounts (HSAs).
(Sec. 2) Allows a one-time distribution of amounts in a health flexible spending arrangement or a health reimbursement arrangement to an HSA if such ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand health coverage through the use of high deductible health plans and to encourage the use of health savings accounts. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Guarding American Trade Enterprises
Act'' or the ``GATE Act''.
SEC. 2. ENSURING THAT THE FLOW OF CARGO THROUGH UNITED STATES PORTS IS
REESTABLISHED AFTER A TRANSPORTATION SECURITY INCIDENT.
Section 70103(a)(2)(J) of title 46, United State... | Guarding American Trade Enterprises Act or GATE Act - Amends Federal maritime law to direct the Secretary of Transportation to include within the National Maritime Transportation Security Plan a plan for ensuring that the flow of cargo through U.S. ports is reestablished as efficiently and quickly as possible after a t... | To amend title 46, United States Code, to modify requirements applicable to the National Maritime Transportation Security Plan with respect to ensuring that the flow of cargo through United States ports is reestablished after a transportation security incident, to require the Secretary of the department in which the Co... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Historic Homeownership
Revitalization Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. HISTORIC HOME OWNERSHIP REHABILITATION CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to nonrefundable
personal cre... | Historic Homeownership Revitalization Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a new tax credit for 20% of rehabilitation expenditures for a historic home used as a principal residence, up to $60,000; and (2) increase the rehabilitation tax credit for residential rental property located in economica... | Historic Homeownership Revitalization Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Food Protection Training Institute
Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) There is no mandatory Federal training requirement for
State, local, tribal, and territorial food protection
officials, a... | Food Protection Training Institute Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) create a list of uniform food protection training standards for federal, state, and local food regulatory officials and food protection officials as part o... | To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish a Food Protection Training Institute, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gabrieleno/Tongva Nation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States Government has had continuous
dealings with the Gabrieleno/Tongva Nation from 1771 until at
least 1961. The Gabrieleno/Ton... | Gabrieleno/Tongva Nation Act - Reaffirms Federal recognition of the Gabrieleno/Tongva Nation. Entitles such Nation to the Federal services and benefits provided to recognized Indians and restores all member rights and privileges which may have been abrogated or diminished before this Act's enactment. Provides for lands... | To reaffirm and clarify the Federal relationship of the Gabrieleno/Tongva Nation as a distinct federally recognized Indian tribe and to restore aboriginal rights, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Disaster Assistance Equity Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
(a) Definition of Private Nonprofit Facility.--Section 102(11)(B)
of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
(42 U.S.C. 5122(11)(B)) is amended by adding at the... | Disaster Assistance Equity Act of 2015 This bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to modify the definition of "private nonprofit facility" to include any facilities (including roads, bridges, sewer systems, and other critical community infrastructure) owned or operate... | Disaster Assistance Equity Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring Patient Access to
Healthcare Records Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. PROMOTION OF ACCESS TO DATA, VIA RESEARCH AND USER FRIENDLY
PRESENTATIONS AND APPLICATIONS.
(a) In General.--Subtitle D of the Health Information Technology
for Economi... | Ensuring Patient Access to Healthcare Records Act of 2017 This bill amends the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services to develop and update policies that enable certain health-care clearinghouses, plans, and providers to: (1) provid... | Ensuring Patient Access to Healthcare Records Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pipeline Safety Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF TITLE 49, UNITED STATES CODE.
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or a
repeal of, a section or other provision... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Pipeline Safety Amendments
Title II: Aviation Tariff Amendment
Title III: Hazardous Materials Amendments
Pipeline Safety Act of 1995 -
Title I: Pipeline Safety Amendments
- Amends Federal natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety transportation law to require ... | Pipeline Safety Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Great Lakes Legacy Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. REPORT ON REMEDIAL ACTION PLANS.
Section 118(c)(3) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33
U.S.C. 1268(c)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(E) Report.--Not later th... | Great Lakes Legacy Act of 2002 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to report to Congress regarding oversight of Remedial Action Plans for the Great Lakes.Authorizes the Administrator, acting through the Great Lakes National Program Office,... | A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make grants for remediation of sediment contamination in areas of concern, to authorize assistance for research and development of innovative technologies for such remediation, and for other ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Rx Drug Discount Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG DISCOUNT CARD ENDORSEMENT PROGRAM.
Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) is
amended by inserting after section 1806 the following new sections:
... | Medicare Rx Drug Discount Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) endorse any Medicare prescription drug discount card program that meets specified criteria; and (2) inform Medicare beneficiaries about such programs. | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to endorse prescription drug discount cards for use by Medicare beneficiaries. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Megan's Law of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Megan Nicole Kanka, who was 7 years old, was abducted,
sexually assaulted, and murdered in 1994, in t... | International Megan's Law of 2008 - Requires registered sex offenders to report their departure to or arrival from a foreign place not later than 21 days before such departure or arrival. Imposes a fine and/or prison term of up to 10 years for failure to report such travel.
Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security ... | To mandate reporting requirements for convicted sex traffickers and other sex offenders intending to engage in international travel, to provide advance notice of convicted sex offenders who intend to travel outside the United States to the government of the country of destination, to prevent entry into the United State... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Establishing a nationally uniform baseline of
protection from civil liability for persons who use automated
external defibrillators ... | Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to expand immunity from civil liability related to automated external defibrillator devices (AEDs), including by giving immunity to: (1) a person who owns, occupies, or manages the premises from which an AED is taken or at which an AED is used o... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to clarify liability protections regarding emergency use of automated external defibrillators. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Unemployment-Based Immigration
Adjustment Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT OF WORLDWIDE LEVEL OF IMMIGRATION.
(a) Family-Sponsored Immigrants.--Section 201(c) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(c)) is amended--
(1) in pa... | Unemployment-Based Immigration Adjustment Act of 1993 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to adjust annual immigration levels in inverse relation to U.S. unemployment levels. | Unemployment-Based Immigration Adjustment Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. CERTAIN IMAGING COLORANTS.
(a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting in
numerical sequence the following new headings:
`` 9902.01.00 Aryl substituted Free No change No change On or b... | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain imaging colorants. | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain imaging colorants. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Environmental Justice Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. CODIFICATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 12898.
(a) In General.--The President of the United States is authorized
and directed to execute, administer and enforce as a matter of Federal
law the provisions of Executive... | Environmental Justice Act of 2007 - Authorizes and directs the President to execute, administer, and enforce as a matter of federal law the provisions of Executive Order 12898, dated February 11, 1994, (Federal Actions To Address Environmental Justice In Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations) with modificatio... | To codify Executive Order 12898, relating to environmental justice, to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to fully implement the recommendations of the Inspector General of the Agency and the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as ``Tim Fagan's Law'' or the ``Counterfeit
Drug Enforcement Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. SALE OR TRADE OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS KNOWINGLY CAUSED TO BE
ADULTERATED OR MISBRANDED; MISREPRESENTATION AS APPROVED
DRUGS.
(a) Criminal Penalty.--Se... | Tim Fagan's Law or Counterfeit Drug Enforcement Act of 2014 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to establish a criminal fine and/or imprisonment for a person who: (1) knowingly causes a prescription drug to be adulterated, misbranded, or misrepresented as an approved prescription drug and sells or... | Counterfeit Drug Enforcement Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; PURPOSE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Private Student
Loan Debt Swap Act of 2009''.
(b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act to establish a
temporary private student loan debt swap program to assist eligible
borrowers in refinancing all or a portion of their pr... | Private Student Loan Debt Swap Act of 2009 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to implement a Private Education Loan Debt Swap program.
Requires the Secretary, under such program, to refinance the private education loans of certain borrowers w... | A bill to amend title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize private education loan refinancing under the Federal student loan program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Mental Health Treatment
First Act''.
SEC. 2. MENTAL HEATH CARE AND REHABILITATION FOR VETERANS FOR SERVICE-
RELATED POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, DEPRESSION,
ANXIETY DISORDER, OR RELATED SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER.
(a... | Veterans Mental Health Treatment First Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a program of mental health care and rehabilitation for veterans who: (1) are diagnosed by a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) physician with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or depression, anxiety, or substance ab... | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require a program of mental health care and rehabilitation for veterans for service-related post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety disorder, or a related substance use disorder, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``D'Oench Duhme Reform Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) in D'Oench Duhme & Co. v. Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation, 315 U.S. 447 (1942), the Supreme Court determined
that ... | D'Oench Duhme Reform Act - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Act to revise its D'Oench Duhme provisions which render unenforceable against the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in its capacity as receiver of an insured depository institution any secret side agreements not recorded in the insti... | D'Oench Duhme Reform Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hood Bay Land Exchange Act of
1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act
established the Admiralty Island National Monument which is managed
by the Secre... | Hood Bay Land Exchange Act of 1997 - Provides for: (1) the relinquishment, by quitclaim deed, of the reversionary interest of the United States in specified Federal land in Sitka, Alaska, to the Alaska Pulp Corporation in exchange, by general warranty deed, for specified Corporation property located within the Admiral... | Hood Bay Land Exchange Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Scott Campbell, Stephanie Roper,
Wendy Preston, Louarna Gillis, and Nila Lynn Crime Victims' Rights
Act''.
SEC. 2. CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS.
(a) Amendment to Title 18.--Part II of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the followin... | Scott Campbell, Stephanie Roper, Wendy Preston, Louarna Gillis, and Nila Lynn Crime Victims' Rights Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to provide that a crime victim has the following rights: (1) to be reasonably protected from the accused; (2) to reasonable, accurate, and timely notice of any public proceeding inv... | To protect crime victims' rights. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Campaign Finance Improvement Act of
1998''.
SEC. 2. MANDATORY ELECTRONIC PRESERVATION AND FILING OF FEDERAL
ELECTION COMMISSION REPORTS; ACCESS THROUGH INTERNET
SITE.
(a) Electronic Filing Through the Internet.--Section 304... | Campaign Finance Improvement Act of 1998 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to require the Federal Election Commission to: (1) establish a specified public Internet site by January 1, 1999; (2) permit persons required to file reports under FECA to file such reports by directly posting them on th... | Campaign Finance Improvement Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Highway Construction Private
Investment Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF INTERSTATE SYSTEM IN TOLL ROAD PROGRAM.
Section 129(a)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``(other than a
... | Highway Construction Private Investment Act of 1993 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to permit Federal participation in initial construction of any toll highway, bridge, or tunnel on the Interstate System and in the reconstruction of a toll-free Federal-aid highway on the Interstate System and its conversion t... | Highway Construction Private Investment Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Native American Contracting and
Federal Lands Management Demonstration Project Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions shall
apply:
(1) Federal lands.--The term ``Federal lands'' means any
... | Native American Contracting and Federal Lands Management Demonstration Project Act - Amends the Indian Self Determination and Education Assistance Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Native American Federal Lands Management Demonstration Project.Requires the project to contract with at least 12... | A bill to encourage Native contracting over the management of Federal lands, and for other purposes. |
-S-E-C-T-I-O-N -1-. -S-H-O-R-T -T-I-T-L-E-.
-T-h-i-s -A-c-t -m-a-y -b-e -c-i-t-e-d -a-s -t-h-e -`-`-E-a-s-t
-S-a-i-n-t -L-o-u-i-s -J-e-f-f-e-r-s-o-n -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l
-E-x-p-a-n-s-i-o-n -M-e-m-o-r-i-a-l -A-r-c-h-i-t-e-c-t-u-r-a-l
-D-e-s-i-g-n -C-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-o-n -A-c-t-'-'-.
-S-E-C-. -2-. -A-R-C-H-I-T-E-C-T-... | East Saint Louis Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Architectural Design Competition Act of 1994 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to enter into a cooperative agreement with the National Endowment for the Arts to conduct an architectural competition... | East Saint Louis Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Architectural Design Competition Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fight Illicit Networks and Detect
Trafficking Act'' or the ``FIND Trafficking Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) According to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
2017 National Drug Threat Assessment... | Fight Illicit Networks and Detect Trafficking Act or the FIND Trafficking Act This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report on the use of virtual currencies and online marketplaces in sex and drug trafficking. The GAO must study topics including: how illicit proceeds are transferred into the... | Fight Illicit Networks and Detect Trafficking Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Grant's Tomb National Monument Act
of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) Ulysses S. Grant has been heralded as a national hero
by his contemporaries and by generations thereafter;
... | Grant's Tomb National Monument Act of 1997 - Redesignates General Grant National Memorial located at Riverside Drive and West 122d Street, New York, New York, as Grant's Tomb National Monument. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) maintain and promote the Monument in accordance with provisions applicable to N... | Grant's Tomb National Monument Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) John Walsh, host of Fox Television's ``America's Most
Wanted'' television program, has dedicated his life to the
pursuit and apprehension of felons and fugitives who have
committed murder, rape, robbery, kidnapping, pedophili... | Authorizes the President, on behalf of Congress, to present a congressional gold medal to John Walsh in recognition of his outstanding and enduring contributions to American society in the fields of law enforcement and victims' rights. Authorizes appropriations.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and ... | To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to John Walsh in recognition of his outstanding and enduring contributions to American society in the fields of law enforcement and victims' rights. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Investor in Iran Accountability Act
of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Department of State's Patterns of Global Terrorism
report for 2003 stated that ``Iran remained the most active
... | Investor in Iran Accountability Act of 2005 - States that it is U.S. policy to: (1) enforce existing U.S. economic sanctions against Iran, including sanctions imposed under the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 on persons who make certain investments that contribute to Iran's ability to develop its petroleum and nat... | A bill to make information regarding certain investments in the energy sector in Iran available to the public, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Patient Right to Emergency Medical
Care Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. PATIENT ACCESS TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE.
(a) In General.--Subpart B of part 7 of subtitle B of title I of
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 is amended by
adding at the e... | Patient Right to Emergency Medical Care Act of 1999 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require a group health plan or issuer, if it provides benefits for emergencies, to provide benefits (without preauthorization and without regard to network limitations) for emergency medical scree... | Patient Right to Emergency Medical Care Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Effective Administration of Criminal
Justice Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE.
(a) Strategic Planning.--Section 502 of title I of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3752) is
amended--
... | Effective Administration of Criminal Justice Act of 2012 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to require grant applicants under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program to include in grant applications a comprehensive statewide plan for the improvement of the administration ... | A bill to ensure the effective administration of criminal justice. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Access to a Responsible
Accounting of Trade Act of 2000''.
TITLE I--PROHIBITION ON IMPORTS
SEC. 101. PROHIBITION ON IMPORTS.
No diamonds that have been mined in or exported from the Republic
of Sierra Leone, the Republic o... | Title II: Certificates of Origin
- Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue regulations requiring diamonds (including products made in whole or in part from diamonds) which enter, or are withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, into the U.S. customs territory to be accompanied by a certificate stating the Engli... | Consumer Access to a Responsible Accounting of Trade Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``S Corporation
Investment Act of 1995''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a ... | S Corporation Investment Act of 1995 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit small business corporations to have not more than 40 (currently, not more than 35) shareholders, treating members of a family (currently, a husband and wife) as one shareholder.
Terminates a small business corporation's election to be an... | S Corporation Investment Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bus Operator and Pedestrian
Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. BUS OPERATIONS SAFETY RISK REDUCTION PROGRAM.
(a) Public Transportation Safety Program Section.--Section 5329 of
title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(... | Bus Operator and Pedestrian Protection Act This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to require public transportation safety grant recipients that operate fixed route bus service to: (1) develop a risk reduction program for bus operations to improve safety by reducing the number and rates of accidents, ... | Bus Operator and Pedestrian Protection Act |
SECTION 1. EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH
AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Since it was established by Congress in 1962 at the request
of President John F. Kennedy, the National Institute of Child
Health and Human Developm... | Amends the Public Health Service Act to rename the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development as the "Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development." | A bill to rename the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development as the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Smokeless Tobacco Warning Label
Act''.
SEC. 2. SMOKELESS TOBACCO LABELS AND ADVERTISING WARNINGS.
Section 3 of the Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco Health Education
Act of 1986 (15 U.S.C. 4402) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 3. SMOKELESS TOBACCO... | Smokeless Tobacco Warning Label Act - Amends the Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco Health Education Act of 1986 to revise smokeless tobacco product warning label requirements. Includes among alternative warning statements: (1) "Smokeless Tobacco Is Addictive"; and (2) "This Product Contains Cancer Causing Chemicals." Sta... | To strengthen warning labels on smokeless tobacco products. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``PILT Fairness Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FULL FUNDING FOR PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES.
Section 6906 of title 31, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``Necessary'' and inserting ``(a) In
General.--Necessary'';
(2) b... | Amends Federal law to fund the payment in lieu of taxes program for five years.Permits a local government to receive a one-time payment to offset revenue loss from a Federal acquisition of land within its jurisdiction. Specifies that if a local government receives a one-time payment, the acquired land shall not be cons... | To provide full funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program for the next five fiscal years, to protect local jurisdictions against the loss of property tax revenues when private lands are acquired by a Federal land management agency, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Students from Worthless
Degrees Act''.
SEC. 2. CONSUMER PROTECTIONS FOR STUDENTS.
(a) In General.--
(1) Definitions.--In this section:
(A) Federal financial assistance program.--The term
``Fede... | Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act - Makes any institution of higher education (IHE) postsecondary program designed to prepare students for a recognized occupation or profession requiring licensing or other entry pre-conditions ineligible to participate in a federal financial assistance program, unless it m... | A bill to provide consumer protection for students. |
SECTION 1. MEDICARE DSH REPORT AND PAYMENT ADJUSTMENTS IN RESPONSE TO
COVERAGE EXPANSION INSTEAD OF PPACA AND HCERA REVISIONS.
(a) DSH Report.--Not later than January 1, 2016, the Secretary of
Health and Human Services shall submit to Congress a report on Medicare
DSH taking into account the impac... | Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to report to Congress on the Medicare DSH (disproportionate share hospital) payment system, taking into account the impact of the health care reforms under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconci... | To amend titles XIX and XVIII of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, with respect to payment of disproportionate share hospitals (DSH) under the Medicare and Medicaid programs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Value and Quality
Demonstration Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Senate makes the following findings:
(1) The United States Government should reward physicians,
hospitals, and other health care providers that provide hi... | Medicare Value and Quality Demonstration Act of 2002 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish demonstration projects under which the Secretary: (1) provides bonus payments to providers of inpatient hospital services and providers of physicians' services that deliver high-quality health care at ... | A bill to establish demonstration projects under the medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reward and expand the number of health care providers delivering high-quality, cost-effective health care to medicare beneficiaries. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nuclear Terrorism Deterrence and
Detection Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Combating the threat of a terrorist detonating a
nuclear device on American soil is a critical security
challenge.
... | Nuclear Terrorism Deterrence and Detection Act - Declares that it is the sense of Congress that the Administrator for Nuclear Security should, with specified minimum levels of funding, establish a graduate fellowship program in nuclear chemistry and carry out research and development to improve the speed and accuracy o... | To improve the Nation's nuclear forensics capability to help deter and respond to nuclear terrorism. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Freight Infrastructure Reinvestment
Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL FREIGHT MOBILITY INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Transportation shall establish
a National Freight Mobility Infrastructure Improvement Program ... | Freight Infrastructure Reinvestment Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to establish a National Freight Mobility Infrastructure Improvement Program to award competitive grants to states and designated entities for eligible costs of projects to improve the efficiency and capacity of freight mobil... | Freight Infrastructure Reinvestment Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCE
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Black Lung
Benefits Restoration Act of 1994''.
(b) Reference.--Whenever in this Act (other than section 9(a)(1))
an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or
repeal of, a section or other provision, the... | Black Lung Benefits Restoration Act of 1994 - Amends the Black Lung Benefits Act (the Act) to provide that, when black lung benefits are paid after an initial determination of eligibility, repayment of an overpayment will not be required even upon a final determination of ineligibility, if there was no fraud or decepti... | Black Lung Benefits Restoration Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``North Korean Enablers Accountability
Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Government of the Democratic People's Republic of
Korea has flagrantly defied the international community by
... | North Korean Enablers Accountability Act of 2017 This bill directs the President to: (1) impose property-blocking sanctions against the North Korean government, business entities that trade with North Korea, including specified Chinese entities, and affiliated persons or entities; (2) prohibit the opening, and strictly... | North Korean Enablers Accountability Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) There are unfortunately many incidents that exemplify
the abuse that children suffer across all 50 states--becoming
victims of Shak... | Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and implement a public information and educational campaign to inform the public, new parents, child care providers, and other care givers of young children about: (1) brain injuries and other harmful effects that may r... | To enhance Federal efforts focused on increasing public awareness of the risks and dangers associated with Shaken Baby Syndrome. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Oil Savings Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the United States imports more oil from the Middle East
today than before the attacks on the United States on September
11, 2001;
(2) the Uni... | Oil Savings Act of 2009 - Requires a Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), appointed by the FTC Chairperson, to establish, and serve as Director of, an interagency working group, which shall publish in the Federal Register an action plan for achieving oil savings.
Authorizes the working group to publish ... | To promote the national security and stability of the United States economy by reducing the dependence of the United States on foreign oil, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. PRICE SUPPORT AND MARKETING ORDERS FOR MILK.
(a) Reduction and Elimination of Milk Price Support.--Subsection
(b) of section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1446e) is
amended by striking ``rate not less than $10.10 per hundredweight for
milk containing 3.67 percent milkfat.'' and insert... | Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to extend (and reduce on a sliding scale) milk price supports through 1999. Terminates the milk price support program after December 31, 1999.
Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act, reenacted with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, to terminate milk ma... | To terminate marketing orders regulating the price of milk at the end of 1995 and to provide for the gradual reduction and eventual elimination of the price support program for milk. |
SECTION 1. ASSISTANCE FOR LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES IN CASES OF
CERTAIN DISASTERS.
The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
(42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``TITLE VIII--ASSISTANCE FOR LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES IN CASES OF
... | Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide assistance for emergency operating expenses incurred by a local educational agency (LEA) in educating students in elementary and secondary schools who have be... | A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide assistance to local educational agencies in cases of certain disasters, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bring Our Troops Home Responsibly
Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Prior to the initiation of the war in Iraq, the
President cited concerns about weapons of mass destruction
programs as one... | Bring Our Troops Home Responsibly Act of 2007 - Repeals the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (P.L. 107-243).
States U.S. policy with respect to Iraq, including that the United States should: (1) begin withdrawing its Armed Forces from there; (2) continue assisting the Iraqi gover... | To repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107-243) and to require the withdrawal of the United States Armed Forces in Iraq. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Saving America's Pollinators Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
(1) Pollination services are a vital part of agricultural
production, valued at over $125,000,000,000 globally and worth
$20,000,000,000 to $30,000,000,000 in agricu... | Saving America's Pollinators Act of 2013 - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to suspend the registration of imidacloprid, clothianidin, thiamethoxam, dinotafuran, and any other members of the nitro group of neonicotinoid insecticides to the extent such insecticide is registered und... | Saving America's Pollinators Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Older and Disabled Americans
Protection Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. BACKGROUND CHECKS.
(a) In General.--A shared housing referral service, as determined
for the purpose of this section by the Attorney General, may request
the Attorney General to conduct a ... | Older and Disabled Americans Protection Act of 1997 - Authorizes: (1) a shared housing (a residential arrangement involving a caretaker and at least one elderly or disabled person) referral agency to request the Attorney General to conduct and share criminal background checks respecting shared housing caretaker applica... | Older and Disabled Americans Protection Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Verifying the Outcome of Tomorrow's
Elections Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. PREVENTING VOTING BY INELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.
(a) Requiring Voters to Provide Photo Identification.--
(1) In general.--Section 303(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
15483(b... | Verifying the Outcome of Tomorrow's Elections Act of 2005 - Amends the Help Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit the appropriate state or local election official from providing a ballot for an election for federal office to an individual who desires to vote in person, unless the individual presents to the official a current, v... | To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require individuals to present a government-issued photo identification as a condition of voting in elections for Federal office, to prohibit any individual from tabulating votes in an election for Federal office unless the individual has been subject to a criminal backgrou... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Collaborative Academic Research
Efforts for Tourette Syndrome Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. PROGRAMS OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH RELATING TO
TOURETTE SYNDROME.
Part B of title IV of the Public Health Service Act is amended by
inserting... | Collaborative Academic Research Efforts for Tourette Syndrome Act of 2015 Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand, intensify, and coordinate NIH research on Tourette syndrome. Requires the NIH to develop a system to collect data on Tourette syndrome, including e... | Collaborative Academic Research Efforts for Tourette Syndrome Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Supply Our Soldiers Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. POSTAL BENEFITS PROGRAM FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the
United States Postal Service, shall provide for a program under which
postal benefit... | Supply Our Soldiers Act of 2015 Directs the Department of Defense to provide for a program under which postal benefits are provided to a member of the Armed Forces who is on active duty and who is either: (1) serving in Iraq, Afghanistan, or another hostile fire area designated as eligible for hazardous duty pay; or (2... | Supply Our Soldiers Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Pharmacy Preservation Act
of 2004''.
SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF THE ANTITRUST LAWS TO INDEPENDENT PHARMACIES
NEGOTIATING WITH HEALTH PLANS.
(a) In General.--Any independent pharmacies who are engaged in
negotiations with a health p... | Community Pharmacy Preservation Act of 2004 - Provides that antitrust laws shall apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as such laws apply to collective bargaining by labor organizations under the National Labor Relations Act.
Pr... | To ensure and foster continued patient safety and quality of care by making the antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as such laws apply to collective bargaining by labor organizations under the National Labor Relat... |
Subsets and Splits
SQL Console for FiscalNote/billsum
Counts the number of entries with a summary shorter than 447 characters, providing a basic count of short summaries.