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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This act may be cited as the ``National Park Service Winter Access
Act''.
SEC. 2. SNOWMOBILES.
(a) Findings.--(1) Recreational snowmobile use within units of the
National Park System is an established, traditional, and legitimate
means of visitor use and enjoyment of these public l... | National Park Service Winter Access Act - Continues the use of snowmobiles in specified National Park System (NPS) units where such activity occurred or was authorized as of January 1, 2000. Restricts the use to levels of no less than the average wintertime use and activity over the last three winters.Authorizes the Se... | A bill to provide recreational snowmobile access to certain units of the National Park System, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Peopling of America Museum Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The history of the United States is in large measure
the history of how the United States was populated.
(2) The evolution of the Ameri... | Peopling of America Museum Act - Establishes the National Museum for the Peopling of America within the Smithsonian Institution, to be located in new or existing Smithsonian Institution facilities on or near the National Mall in the District of Columbia.
Establishes an Advisory Committee on American Cultural Heritage ... | Peopling of America Museum Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Mickey Leland
Childhood Hunger Relief Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. References to Act.
TITLE I--ENSURING ADEQU... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Ensuring Adequate Food Assistance
Title II: Promoting Self-Sufficiency
Title III: Simplifying the Provision of Food Assistance
Title IV: Commodity Distribution to Needy Families
Title V: Implementation and Effective Dates
Mickey Leland Childhood Hunger Relief A... | Mickey Leland Childhood Hunger Relief Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Support Assault Firearms Elimination
and Reduction for our Streets Act''.
SEC. 2. ASSAULT WEAPON TURN-IN CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting before
sec... | Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Reduction for our Streets Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual taxpayer to elect a tax credit of $2,000 for surrendering a specified assault weapon, as defined by this Act, as part of a public safety program to reduce the number of privately owned weapon... | Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Reduction for our Streets Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wealth Through the Workplace Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. STOCK PURCHASE ARRANGEMENTS.
(a) In General.--Section 3 of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1002) is amended by adding at the end
the following new paragraph:
``(42)... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for special treatment of stock options meeting such ERISA requirements. Permits employees to defer payment of taxes at a special rate on the stock obtained through the options until they sell the stock. Allows employers a limited tax deduction for such stock transfers to empl... | Wealth Through the Workplace Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Care Veterans Deserve Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF VETERANS CHOICE PROGRAM.
(a) Elimination of Sunset.--
(1) In general.--Section 101 of the Veterans Access,
Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-146; 38
... | Care Veterans Deserve Act of 2016 This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to make the Veterans Choice Program permanent. Program eligibility is expanded to include all veterans who are enrolled in the annual patient enrollment system under the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hos... | Care Veterans Deserve Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Embassy Design and Security Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Embassies--
(A) are an important reflection of American values,
openness, ingenuity, and innovation;... | Embassy Design and Security Act of 2010 - States that it is U.S. policy to adopt design excellence as a mandate for a new generation of secure, high-performance diplomatic and consular facilities.
Urges the Secretary of State to establish: (1) a design excellence program modeled after the General Services Administrati... | A bill to establish a Design Excellence Program at the Department of State, to reestablish the Architectural Advisory Board, to assess the Standard Embassy Design Program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Early Plant Pest Detection and
Surveillance Improvement Act''.
SEC. 2. SUPPORT FOR COMMODITY INSPECTION EFFORTS TO PREVENT
INTRODUCTION OR SPREAD OF PLANT PESTS.
Subtitle B of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7731 et seq.) is
amended b... | Early Plant Pest Detection and Surveillance Improvement Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into a cooperative agreement with any state department of agriculture that agrees to conduct early plant pest detection surveillance activities, including inspection and surveillance of domestic plant shipments b... | A bill to amend the Plant Protection Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into cooperative agreements with States to augment the efforts of the States to conduct early detection and surveillance to prevent the establishment or spread of plant pests that endanger agriculture, the environment, and the e... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rabbi Arthur Schneier Congressional
Gold Medal Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Rabbi Arthur Schneier, Spiritual Leader of Park East
Synagogue and Founder and President, Appeal of Conscience
Found... | Rabbi Arthur Schneier Congressional Gold Medal Act - Awards the Congressional Gold Medal to Rabbi Arthur Schneier in recognition of his pioneering role in promoting religious freedom and human rights throughout the world for close to half a century. | To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Rabbi Arthur Schneier in recognition of his pioneering role in promoting religious freedom and human rights throughout the world, for close to half a century. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rent-To-Own Reform Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. RENT-TO-OWN PROTECTION ACT.
The Consumer Credit Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following new title:
``TITLE X--RENT-TO-OWN TRANSACTIONS
``Sec
``10... | Rent-To-Own Reform Act of 2006 - Amends the Consumer Credit Protection Act to prohibit a seller in a rent-to-own transaction from receiving or assessing any interest, finance charge, or other fee for the transaction that exceeds the interest, fees, or finance charges permissible under the laws of the state in which the... | A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act to protect consumers from inadequate disclosures and certain abusive practices in rent-to-own transactions, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Consumers from
Unreasonable Rates Act''.
SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF CONSUMERS FROM EXCESSIVE, UNJUSTIFIED, OR
UNFAIRLY DISCRIMINATORY RATES.
(a) Protection From Excessive, Unjustified, or Unfairly
Discriminatory Rates.--The first s... | Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Rates Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to declare that the review by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) of unreasonable increases in health care coverage premiums does not prohibit a state from imposing on health insurers additional rate requiremen... | Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Rates Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Advisory Committee Act
Amendments of 1997''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.
(a) Exclusions From Definition.--Section 3(2) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended in the matter
following subpa... | Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 1997 - Amends the Federal Advisory Committee Act to redefine the term "advisory committee" to exclude any committee that is created by the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Public Administration. Makes such amendment retroactive to October 6, 1972.
P... | Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Save Social Security Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. DETERMINATION OF WAGES AND SELF-EMPLOYMENT INCOME ABOVE
CONTRIBUTION AND BENEFIT BASE AFTER 2017.
(a) Determination of Wages Above Contribution and Benefit Base
After 2017.--
(1) Ame... | Save Social Security Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code and title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to: (1) apply Social Security payroll taxes to annual income above $300,000; (2) include earnings above $300,000 in the benefit formula; and (3) increase to ... | Save Social Security Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Common Sense Spending Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.
(a) Adjustments to Discretionary Spending Limits.--In the matter
that precedes subparagraph (A) of section 251(b)(2) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit C... | Common Sense Spending Act of 2004 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to extend the discretionary spending limits through FY 2009, with adjustments for inflation each year starting FY 2006.
Provides that if a bill or joint resolution is enacted that charge... | To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to extend the discretionary spending limits through fiscal year 2009, to extend paygo for direct spending, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Detainee Interrogation Recording Act
of 2007''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR VIDEOTAPING RECORDINGS OF STRATEGIC
INTERROGATIONS AND OTHER PERTINENT INTERACTIONS AMONG
DETAINEES OR PRISONERS IN THE CUSTODY OF OR UNDER THE
... | Detainee Interrogation Recording Act of 2007 - Requires the President to take such actions as are necessary, in accordance with specified laws and treaties, to ensure the videotaping of each strategic interrogation and other pertinent interaction between detainees or prisoners under the effective control of the U.S. an... | To require the videotaping of strategic interrogations and certain other interactions between detainees and members of the Armed Forces, intelligence operatives, and contractors, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Zero Tolerance for Terror Act''.
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY AND SENSE OF CONGRESS WITH RESPECT TO
IRANIAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED IN BALLISTIC
MISSILE PROLIFERATION OR TERRORISM.
(a) Statement of Policy.--It shall ... | Zero Tolerance for Terror Act This bill expresses the sense of Congress that: the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control should be fully funded to ensure strict sanctions enforcement against Iran in the areas of ballistic missile proliferation and terrorism, and to ensure effective re-impositio... | Zero Tolerance for Terror Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act
(PRENDA) of 2017''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY.
(a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Women are a vital part of American society and culture
and possess the s... | Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2017 This bill imposes criminal penalties on anyone who knowingly or knowingly attempts to: (1) perform an abortion knowing that the abortion is sought based on the sex or gender of the child, (2) use force or the threat of force to coerce a sex-selection abortion, (3) solicit... | Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Arabia Mountain National Heritage
Area Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Arabia Mountain area contains a variety of natural,
cultural, historical, scenic, and recreational re... | Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area Act - (Sec. 4) Establishes the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area in Georgia. Designates the Arabia Mountain Heritage Area Alliance as the Area's management entity.
(Sec. 5) Provides for the Alliance to: (1) make grants to and enter into cooperative agreements with the State ... | To establish the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Atchafalaya National Heritage Area
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Heritage area.--The term ``Heritage Area'' means the
Atchafalaya National Heritage Area established by section 3(a).
(2) Local coordinating ... | Atchafalaya National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area in Louisiana.
Designates the Atchafalaya Trace Commission as the local coordinating entity of such Area which shall develop and implement an Area management plan for the protection, interpretation, and enjoyment of such Area, s... | A bill to establish the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area, Louisiana. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Restoring Access to Medication and
Improving Health Savings Act of 2016''.
TITLE I--RESTORING ACCESS TO MEDICATION ACT OF 2016
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Restoring Access to Medication Act
of 2016''.
SEC. 102. R... | Restoring Access to Medication and Improving Health Savings Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the rules that apply to health savings accounts (HSAs) and overpayments of subsidies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2016 The bill r... | Restoring Access to Medication and Improving Health Savings Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Improved Medical Care for Troops and
Retirees Act''.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE SUBVENTION PROJECT FOR MILITARY RETIREES AND
DEPENDENTS.
(a) Future Repeal of Limitation on Number of Sites.--Effective
January 1, 2001, paragraph (2) of section 1896(... | Authorizes appropriations for the redesigned pharmacy system under the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999. | Improved Medical Care for Troops and Retirees Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Investment Adviser Oversight Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the activities of investment advisers are of continuing
national concern;
(2) increased supervision of investment advisers by th... | Investment Advisers Amendments of 1994 - Amends the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to authorize the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to collect fees to cover specified costs of regulating investment advisers and their activities. Sets forth a sliding scale fee schedule. Authorizes the SEC to suspend the regi... | Investment Advisers Amendments of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Care Relief Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FIRST $2,000 OF HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS FULLY DEDUCTIBLE.
(a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 213 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to medical, dental, etc., expenses) is
amended to read a... | Health Care Relief Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) taxpayers, including non-itemizing taxpayers, a tax deduction from gross income for the first $2,000 of their out-of-pocket medical expenses; (2) certain small business employers a business tax credit for amounts paid for employee health in... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives to encourage small business health plans. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Border Security Enhancement Act of
2006''.
TITLE I--ALIEN SMUGGLER PROSECUTION ACT
SEC. 101. EFFECTIVE PROSECUTION OF ALIEN SMUGGLERS.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Recent experience shows that alien smug... | Border Security Enhancement Act of 2006 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the Attorney General should adopt uniform guidelines for the prosecution of smuggling offenses.
Directs the Attorney General, subject to the availability of appropriations, to increase the number of U.S. attorneys employed to prosecute alie... | To secure the borders of the United States, and to ensure the removal of deportable criminal aliens. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Forensic Sciences
Improvement Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVING THE QUALITY, TIMELINESS, AND CREDIBILITY OF FORENSIC
SCIENCE SERVICES FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE PURPOSES.
(a) Description of Drug Control and System Improvement Grant
Pro... | National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act of 1999 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (the Act) to: (1) include among permissible uses of drug control and system improvement (Byrne) grants improving the quality, timeliness, and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice p... | National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; PURPOSE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``College Debt Swap
Act of 2010''.
(b) Purpose.--The purposes of this Act are to provide additional
funds for Pell Grants, and to establish a temporary private education
loan debt consolidation program to assist eligible borrowe... | College Debt Swap Act of 2010 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow certain borrowers to consolidate their private education loans as Direct Consolidation Loans.
Limits such borrowers to those who: (1) are not in default on a loan made, insured, or guaranteed under title I... | To provide funds for Pell Grants by amending title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Electronic and Information
Technology Accessibility Compliance Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) There are approximately 145,000 Federal employees with
disabilitie... | Federal Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Compliance Act of 1997 - Amends the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to require Federal agencies to provide certification of compliance with electronic and information technology accessibility guidelines for individuals with disabilities. Requires the Director of t... | Federal Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Compliance Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. ELIGIBLE ROLLOVER DISTRIBUTIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 8432 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(j)(1) For the purpose of this subsection--
``(A) the term `eligible rollover distribution' has the meaning
given such term by section 402(c)(... | Requires the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to prescribe regulations under which a lump-sum credit for an employee's or Member's retirement contributions shall not be paid without the consent of the employee's or Member's spouse and former spouse where OPM has received information or documentation that a court or... | To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow for the contribution of certain rollover distributions to accounts in the Thrift Savings Plan, to eliminate certain waiting-period requirements for participating in the Thrift Savings Plan, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Saving Fishing Jobs Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. APPROVAL OF CERTAIN LIMITED ACCESS PRIVILEGE PROGRAMS.
(a) Eligibility To Sign Petition.--Section 303A(c)(6)(B) of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C.
1853a(c)(6)(B)) is ame... | Saving Fishing Jobs Act of 2011 - Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, with respect to multispecies fishing permits in the Gulf of Mexico, to remove a provision limiting the eligible signers (fishermen constituting more than 50% of the permit holders, or holding more than 50% of the allo... | A bill to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to permit eligible fishermen to approve certain limited access privilege programs, and for other purposes. |
Section 1. This Act may be cited as the ``Immigration Reform
Transition Act of 1997''.
Sec. 2. (a) Section 240A, subsection (e), of the Immigration and
Nationality Act is amended--
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ``this section'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``section 240A(b)(1)'';
... | Immigration Reform Transition Act of 1997 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (and the Illegal Immigration and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996) to authorize the Attorney General to cancel the removal and adjust the status of certain Central American aliens. | Immigration Reform Transition Act of 1997 |
.
(a) Findings.--The Congress hereby makes the following findings:
(1) Congress has authorized 18 commemorative coin programs in
the 9 years since 1984.
(2) There are more meritorious causes, events, and people worthy
of commemoration than can be honored with commemorative coinage.
... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Thomas Jefferson Commemorative Coin
Title II: U.S. Veterans Commemorative Coins
Title III: Reform of Commemorative Coin Programs
Title IV: Bicentennial of the United States Capitol
Commemorative Coin Act
Title I: Thomas Jefferson Commemorative Coin
-... | To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the birth of Thomas Jefferson, Americans who have been prisoners of war, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Memorial, and the Women in Military Service for America Memorial, and ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Economic Conversion and
Environmental Restoration Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Labor shall, from amounts
appropriated pursuant to section 9(a), provide demonstration grants to
institutions of higher ... | National Economic Conversion and Environmental Restoration Act of 1993 - Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to make demonstration grants to institutions of higher education to provide education and training in environmental restoration to dislocated defense workers and young adults.
Sets forth consortium, application, ... | National Economic Conversion and Environmental Restoration Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Transparent Recognition of
Unjustified Tax Hoarding in Government Act of 2016'' or as the ``TRUTH
in Government Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) At the onset of the Civil War, Congress passed the
R... | Transparent Recognition of Unjustified Tax Hoarding in Government Act of 2016 or the TRUTH in Government Act of 2016 This bill repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code requiring the withholding of income, Social Security, and railroad retirement taxes from wages. | TRUTH in Government Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Program Assessment and Results
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) inefficiency and ineffectiveness in Federal programs
undermines the confidence of the American people in the
Government and reduces the Feder... | Program Assessment and Results Act - Amends the Federal law provisions concerning the budget and fiscal, budget, and program information to require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to assess, jointly with Federal agencies, each program of such agencies at least once every five fiscal years. Instructs... | A bill to require the review of Government programs at least once every 5 years for purposes of evaluating their performance. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Torture Victims Protection Act of
1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The American people abhor torture by any government or
person. The existence of torture creates a climate of fear and
in... | Torture Victims Protection Act of 1998 - Prohibits U.S. expulsion or extradition of an individual to a country if there is substantial evidence that such individual would be subject to torture in that country.
Establishes special procedural considerations and priorities under the Immigration and Nationality Act for al... | Torture Victims Protection Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dairy Producer Income Protection Act
of 2011''.
SEC. 2. MILK INCOME LOSS CONTRACT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 1506 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8773) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)(3)--
... | Dairy Producer Income Protection Act of 2011 - Amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to extend the milk income loss contract program.
Revises payment, feed cost adjustment, and payment quantity (pound) calculations.
Eliminates: (1) milk price supports, (2) dairy product price supports, and (3) the da... | A bill to extend the milk income loss contract program, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct hearings to assess the implications of transitioning Federal milk marketing orders from end-product pricing to a competitive pay pricing system, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Equal Access to Justice for Victims
of Gun Violence Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (in this
subsection referred to as the ``PLCAA... | Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act - Prohibits a court from dismissing an action against a manufacturer, seller, or trade association for damages or relief resulting from an alleged defect or negligence with respect to a product, or conduct that would be actionable under state common or statutory l... | Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State Trade Coordination Act''.
SEC. 2. MEMBERSHIP OF REPRESENTATIVES OF STATE TRADE PROMOTION AGENCIES
ON TRADE PROMOTION COORDINATING COMMITTEE.
Section 2312(d) of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C.
4727(d)) is amended--
... | State Trade Coordination Act Amends the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 to revise membership of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC) to include one or more presidential appointees representing state trade promotion agencies. Directs the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the TPCC and in coordination wit... | State Trade Coordination Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gulf Coast Restoration Act''.
SEC. 2. GULF COAST RESTORATION FUND.
(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury of the
United States a fund to be known as the Gulf Coast Restoration Fund.
(b) Transfers to Fund.--Notwithstanding any other... | Gulf Coast Restoration Act - Establishes in the Treasury the Gulf Coast Restoration Fund. Requires transfer into such Fund of not less than 80% of all amounts collected as federal penalties, settlements, or fines in relation to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill caused by the Deepwater Horizon drilling unit that began on Apr... | To establish a Gulf Coast Restoration Fund, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Multichannel Video Competition Act
of 1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) In the Cable Television Consumer Protection and
Competition Act of 1992, Congress stated its policy of
promoting... | Multichannel Video Competition Act of 1998 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to state that the mandatory local television signal carriage provisions of such Act shall apply no later than January 1, 2002, to satellite carriers retransmitting television (TV) broadcast signals. Directs the Federal Communications Co... | Multichannel Video Competition Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Water Supply Security Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF RESEARCH AND STUDIES.
Section 4 of the Water Desalination Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 10301
note; Public Law 104-298) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(c) Tularosa Basin Desal... | Water Supply Security Act of 2001 - Amends the Water Desalination Act of 1996 to direct Sandia National Laboratories to develop a desalination technology progress plan that includes recommendations for the location, siting, and configuration of a desalination test and evaluation facility at the Tularosa Basin located i... | A bill to amend the Water Desalination Act of 1996 to reauthorize that Act and to authorize the construction of a desalination research and development facility at the Tularosa Basin, New Mexico, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Corporate Executive Accountability
Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. SHAREHOLDER VOTES ON EXECUTIVE PAY.
(a) Shareholder Votes on Executive Pay.--Section 14 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78n) is amended by adding at
the end the following new ... | Corporate Executive Accountability Act of 2010 - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require that any proxy or consent or authorization for an annual shareholders meeting provide for a separate non-binding shareholder vote to approve executive compensation for named executive officers.
Requires solicitatio... | A bill to give shareholders a vote on executive pay, to hold executives accountable for failure or fraud, to structure executive pay to encourage the long-term viability of companies, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Leadership in Energy
Efficient Transportation Act of 2015'' or the ``FLEET Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are to provide for the upgrade of the
vehicle fleet of the United States Postal Service, to improve mail
deliv... | Federal Leadership in Energy Efficient Transportation Act of 2015 or the FLEET Act of 2015 Amends the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to expand the definition of "energy or water conservation measure" under such Act to include, in the case of a contract in which the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is a party: ... | FLEET Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Development Block Grant
Renewal Act''.
SEC. 2. LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME TARGETING REQUIREMENT.
(a) Targeting Assistance to Low-Income Families.--
(1) In general.--Section 101(c) of the Housing and
Community Development Act... | Community Development Block Grant Renewal Act - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1972 to increase the amount of community development assistance targeted to low- and moderate-income families, including job creation and area and economic development activities. | To amend title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to ensure that communities receiving community development block grants use such funds to benefit low- and moderate-income families. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Holocaust
Accountability in Insurance Measure''.
TITLE I--PROVISIONS APPLICABLE WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN FOREIGN
INSURANCE COMPANIES
SEC. 101. PROHIBITION.
(a) In General.--Any foreign insurance company liste... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Provisions Applicable with Respect to Certain
Foreign Insurance Companies
Title II: Provisions Applicable to United States Banking
Institutions
Comprehensive Holocaust Accountability in Insurance Measure -
Title I: Provisions Applicable with Respect To ... | Comprehensive Holocaust Accountability in Insurance Measure |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clean, Renewable Jet Fuel Act''.
SEC. 2. LOANS FOR QUALIFYING JET FUEL PRODUCTION PROJECTS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Direct loan.--The term ``direct loan'' has the meaning
given the term in section 502(1) of the Federal... | Clean, Renewable Jet Fuel Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to enter into a standby loan agreement with the owners or operators of not more than 10 qualifying jet fuel projects.
Defines "qualifying jet fuel project" as a project located in the United States that produces at least 25 million gallons per... | To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make loans to qualified projects for the production of renewable source jet fuel. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Worker Savings Account Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. WORKER SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.
(a) In General.--Subpart A of part I of subchapter D of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to pension, profit-
sharing, stock bonus plans, etc.) is amended by ... | Worker Savings Account Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish worker savings accounts to make payments to workers during periods of unemployment; (2) treat such accounts in the same manner as individual retirement accounts (IRAs) for tax purposes; (3) allow employer matching contributions to s... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for tax-favored unemployment savings accounts, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Senior Elder Care Relief and
Empowerment (SECURE) Act''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR ELDER CARE.
(a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after
section 25B the following new... | Senior Elder Care Relief and Empowerment (SECURE) Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a nonrefundable income tax credit for 50 percent of expenses exceeding $1,000 that are incurred for the care of chronically ill individuals who have attained normal retirement age (as determined under the Social Security A... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a nonrefundable tax credit for elder care expenses. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Silent Skies Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) aircraft and airport noise is one of the most common
``quality of life'' nuisance issues in neighborhoods throughout
the United States; and
... | Silent Skies Act of 2015 This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration to enter into a competitive cooperative agreement with an institution, entity, or consortium to carry out a program for the development of aircraft technology that will assist in-service and in-production civil turbojets not meeting stage 4... | Silent Skies Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Diploma and Accreditation Integrity
Protection Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE; DEFINITIONS.
(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to protect institutions of
higher education, businesses and other employers, professional
licensing boards, patients a... | Diploma and Accreditation Integrity Protection Act of 2009 - Prohibits any accreditor from being considered a reliable authority as to the quality of education or training offered by degree-granting institutions for any purpose related to immigration, federal employment, or any other federal activity, unless the accred... | To reduce and prevent the sale and use of fraudulent degrees in order to protect the integrity of valid higher education degrees that are used for Federal employment purposes. |
SECTION 1. INTERNET OPENNESS.
Title I of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 13. INTERNET OPENNESS.
``(a) Obligations of Broadband Internet Access Service Providers.--
A person engaged in the provision of broadband Internet access serv... | This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require a person engaged in the provision of broadband Internet access service to publicly disclose accurate and relevant information about network management practices, performance, and commercial terms of its broadband Internet access services, and to restrict such a... | A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure Internet openness, to prohibit blocking lawful content and non-harmful devices, to prohibit throttling data, to prohibit paid prioritization, to require transparency of network management practices, to provide that broadband shall be considered to be an informati... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cultural Bridges Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Educating international students is an important way to
impart cross-cultural understanding and create goodwill for the
United Stat... | Cultural Bridges Act of 2002 - Authorizes the President to establish an international exchange visitor program under which eligible students from the Islamic world would: (1) attend public secondary school in the United States; (2) live with an American host family; and (3) participate in activities designed to promote... | A bill to promote the national security of the United States through international educational and cultural exchange programs between the United States and the Islamic world, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Terror-Free Skies Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Iran is designated as the world's foremost state
sponsor of terrorism and a direct threat to the national
security of the United States and Uni... | Terror-Free Skies Act This bill requires the President to report to specified congressional committees every 180 days on the Iranian government's use of commercial aircraft and related services for illicit military or other activities during the past five years. Such report shall describe the extent to which: Iran's g... | Terror-Free Skies Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Increased Authorizations for the
Denver VA Medical Center Construction Project Act''.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN AUTHORIZATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECT PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED.
Section 2(a) of the Construction Au... | Increased Authorizations for the Denver VA Medical Center Construction Project Act This bill amends the Construction Authorization and Choice Improvement Act to increase the amount authorized for the replacement of the existing Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center in Denver, Colorado. In the case of any ... | Increased Authorizations for the Denver VA Medical Center Construction Project Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Terrorism Art and Antiquity Revenue
Prevention Act of 2016'' or the ``TAAR Act''.
SEC. 2. STOLEN CULTURAL PROPERTY.
Chapter 113 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in section 2314--
(A) in the first undesign... | Terrorism Art and Antiquity Revenue Prevention Act of 2016 or the TAAR Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit the transportation, sale, or receipt of certain cultural property that has been removed or excavated in violation of local law. Department of Homeland Security must establish an i... | TAAR Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Homeland Security Relief Corps Act
of 2008''.
SEC. 2. RESPONSE AND RECOVERY CORPS.
(a) In General.--Title V of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
U.S.C. 311 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 525. RESPONSE AND RECOVERY CO... | Homeland Security Relief Corps Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to maintain within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) a Response and Recovery Corps to perform functions related to the collective response to acts of terrorism, natural disasters, and other emergencies.
Requires the Corps ... | To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to maintain a Response and Recovery Corps to perform functions related to the collective response to acts of terrorism, natural disasters, and other emergencies, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Adoption Does Offer Potential
Treasures Act of 2000''.
TITLE I--ADOPTION PROMOTION
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Adoption Promotion Act''.
SEC. 102. ADOPTION AWARENESS PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The ... | Establishes the Adoption Awareness Commission to review and make recommendations to the Secretary regarding grant applicants. Authorize appropriations.
Title II: Adoption Credit, and Exclusion for Adoption Assistance Programs, Expanded and Made Permanent
- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the tax cred... | Adoption Does Offer Potential Treasures Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Milk Marketing Improvement
Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. PRICES RECEIVED FOR MILK UNDER MILK MARKETING ORDERS.
Section 8c(5)(B) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C.
608c(5)(B)), reenacted with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing
Agreemen... | Federal Milk Marketing Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act, reenacted with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to base the minimum Class II milk price on the average production cost of producing all milk in the 48 contiguous... | A bill to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture to determine the price of all milk used for manufactured purposes, which shall be classified as Class II milk, by using the national average cost of production, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Airline Competition Preservation Act
of 2001''.
SEC. 2. OVERSIGHT OF AIR CARRIER PRICING.
(a) In General.--Chapter 415 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 41512. Oversight of air carrier pricing
``... | Airline Competition Preservation Act of 2001 - Amends Federal transportation law to authorize the Secretary of Transportation, on his own initiative or on a complaint, to: (1) investigate whether an air carrier is charging an unreasonably high fare or an average fare for interstate air transportation on a route; and (2... | To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to oversee the competitive activities of air carriers following a concentration in the airline industry, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. COLLECTION OF PAST-DUE LEGALLY ENFORCEABLE LOCAL GOVERNMENT
TAX OBLIGATIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 6402 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to authority to make credits or refunds) is amended by
redesignating subsections (g) through (l) as subsections (h) through
(m), res... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to direct the Secretary of the Treasury, upon receiving notice from a state or local government that a named individual owes a past-due legally enforceable tax obligation to a local goverment, to pay such tax debt from any federal tax refund due to such individual, after notifying such ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain local tax debts to be collected through the reduction of Federal tax refunds. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Benefit Rating Acceleration for
Veteran Entitlements Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY RATED AND CERTIFIED
AS TOTAL BY REASON OF UNEMPLOYABILITY BY THE SECRETARY OF
VETERANS AFFAIRS AS DISABILITY F... | Benefit Rating Acceleration for Veteran Entitlements Act of 2008 - Amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to treat as a disability for OASDI and SSI disability payment purposes any service-connected disability rated ... | A bill to amend titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act to provide for treatment of disability rates and certified as total by reason of unemployability by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs as disability for purposes of such titles, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN PENALTIES FOR OBSCENE, INDECENT, AND PROFANE
BROADCASTS.
Section 503(b)(2) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C.
503(b)(2)) is amended--
(1) by redesign... | Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2004 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that if the violator of the terms and conditions of any Federal Communications Commission (FCC) license, permit, or certificate is either a broadcast station licensee or permittee or an applicant for a broadcast licens... | To increase the penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmissions of obscene, indecent, and profane material, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Commission on Missing
Persons Assistance Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The issue of persons missing from war, violations of
human rights, natural disasters, and other involuntary re... | International Commission on Missing Persons Assistance Act of 2012 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the United States should support the work of the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) to clarify the fate of persons missing as a result of conflict and natural and man-made disasters, (2) the Un... | To authorize the Secretary of State to assist the International Commission on Missing Persons to establish a permanent and international legal status with the immunities required for operations globally, to continue the financial support of the United States of the ICMP in their work to assist governments and other aut... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Homeland Security Information
Sharing Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Federal Government is required by the Constitution
to provide for the common defense,... | Homeland Security Information Sharing Act - Directs the President to: (1) prescribe procedures for Federal agencies for sharing homeland security information with State and local personnel, for identifying and safeguarding homeland security information that is sensitive but unclassified, and for removing classified inf... | A bill to provide for the sharing of homeland security information by Federal intelligence and law enforcement agencies with State and local entities. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hope Offered through Principled and
Ethical Stem Cell Research Act'' or the ``HOPE Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
It is the purpose of this Act to--
(1) intensify research that may result in improved
understanding of or treatments for dis... | Hope Offered through Principled and Ethical Stem Cell Research Act or the HOPE Act - (Sec. 3) Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop techniques for the isolation, derivation, production, or testing of stem cells, including pluripotent stem cells that have t... | A bill to intensify research to derive human pluripotent stem cell lines. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Financial Assistance
Management Improvement Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) there are over 600 different Federal financial
assistance programs to implement domestic policy;
(2) while th... | Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 2012 - Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to direct, coordinate, and assist federal agencies in implementing: (1) a common application and reporting system and uniform administrative rules for federal financial assistance program... | To improve the effectiveness and performance of Federal financial assistance programs, simplify Federal financial assistance application and reporting requirements, and improve the delivery of services to the public. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Healthy and High Performance Schools
Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) American kindergarten through grade 12 schools spend
over $6,000,000,000 annually on energy costs... | Healthy and High Performance Schools Act of 2001 - Establishes in the Department of Education a High Performance Schools Program.Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to States to provide subgrants to local educational agencies for renovation projects to make existing elementary school and secondary sch... | A bill to establish Healthy and High Performance Schools Program in the Department of Education and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. TEACHING CHILDREN TO SAVE LIVES.
Title XII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300d et seq.)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``PART G--TEACHING CHILDREN TO SAVE LIVES
``SEC. 1271. SHORT TITLE.
``This part may be cited as the `Teaching Children To Save Lives ... | Teaching Children to Save Lives Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Health Resources and Services Administration, to make grants to State agencies to award grants to local agencies and targeted schools or school districts for cardiopulmo... | A bill to provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in public schools. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Radio Free Asia (referred to in this Act as ``RFA'')--
(A) was authorized under section 309 of the United States
International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6208);
(B) was incorporated as a private, non-profit corp... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on June 22, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) public access to accurate information is imperative for promoting government accountability and the protection of human rights; (2) Radio F... | A bill to permanently authorize Radio Free Asia, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Restore Honor to Service Members
Act''.
SEC. 2. REVIEW OF DISCHARGE CHARACTERIZATION.
(a) In General.--In accordance with this section, the appropriate
discharge boards--
(1) shall review the discharge characterization of covered
m... | Restore Honor to Service Members Act - Requires appropriate military record correction boards or discharge review boards to review the discharge characterization of any former members of the Armed Forces requesting a review who were discharged because of their sexual orientation. Permits such boards to change a charact... | Restore Honor to Service Members Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Voluntary Medicare
Prescription Drug Plan Act of 2001''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Medicare payment for outpatient prescr... | Voluntary Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to add a new part D (Voluntary Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage) under which a Medicare Prescription Drug plan eligible individual, not enrolled in a Medicare+Choice plan under Medicare part C (Medicare+C... | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a voluntary Medicare Prescription Drug Plan under which eligible medicare beneficiaries may elect to receive coverage under the Rx Option for outpatient prescription drugs and a combined deductible. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Paying a Fair Share Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. FAIR SHARE TAX ON HIGH-INCOME TAXPAYERS.
(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 VII--FAIR SHARE... | Paying a Fair Share Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require an individual taxpayer whose adjusted gross income exceeds $1 million to pay a minimum tax rate of 30% of the excess of the taxpayer's adjusted gross income over the taxpayer's modified charitable contribution deduction for the taxable year (... | To reduce the deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers. |
SECTION 1. PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEES FROM RETALIATION BY THEIR EMPLOYER
FOR COOPERATING IN INVESTIGATIONS.
(a) Oil Pollution Act of 1990.--
(1) Prohibition.--Title VI of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990
(33 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section
6002 the... | Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit any person or employer from discharging any employee or discriminating against any employee with respect to compensation, terms, conditions, or other employment privileges because the employee (or any person acting for the employ... | To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to protect employees from retaliation for notifying government officials of violations of those Acts, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Idling Reduction Tax Credit Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. IDLING REDUCTION TAX CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business-related
credits) is amended by adding at the ... | Idling Reduction Tax Credit Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business tax credit for 50 percent of the cost of a qualifying idling reduction device, up to $3,500. Defines "qualifying idling reduction device" as any device that is: (1) installed on a heavy-duty diesel-powered on-highway vehicle ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit for the purchase of idling reduction systems for diesel-powered on-highway vehicles. |
SECTION 1. ENTITLEMENT TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR FINANCIAL HARM INCURRED BY
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES, FEDERAL CONTRACTORS, AND EMPLOYEES OF
FEDERAL CONTRACTORS ARISING FROM FAILURE TO BE PAID
DURING PERIODS OF LAPSED APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) Financial Harm to Federal Employees.--Upon th... | Provides that, upon the termination of any period of lapsed appropriations with respect to any agency or instrumentality of the Federal Government or the District of Columbia, Federal employees, Federal contractors, and employees of Federal contractors shall be entitled to reimbursement for financial harm resulting fro... | To provide for relief to Federal employees, Federal contractors, and employees of Federal contractors for expenses incurred as a result of nonpayment of basic pay or impediments against contract performance arising from lapses in appropriations. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Smart Manufacturing Leadership
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the industrial sector--
(A) represents approximately 20 percent of the
economy of the United States;
(... | Smart Manufacturing Leadership Act This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to complete a national plan for smart manufacturing technology development and deployment to improve the productivity and energy efficiency of the U.S. manufacturing sector. Smart manufacturing is a set of advanced sensing, instrumenta... | Smart Manufacturing Leadership Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Employees
Occupational Illness Compensation Program Designation of
Responsibilities Act''.
(b) Findings.--
(1) Since World War II, hundreds of thousands of men and
women have served the Nation in bu... | Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Designation of Responsibilities Act - Allocates specified responsibilities with respect to the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program among the Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Energy, and the Attorney General.Establishes... | To designate the Federal agencies responsible for implementing the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Early Hearing Detection and
Intervention Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. EARLY DETECTION, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT OF HEARING LOSS.
Section 399M of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280g-1) is
amended--
(1) in the section heading, by striking... | Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2006 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to expand the newborns and infants hearing loss program to: (1) provide services for young children (currently, limited to infants and newborns); and (2) include diagnostic services among services provided.
Requires the Secreta... | To amend the Public Health Service Act regarding early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commercial Space Launch Amendments
Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the goal of opening space to the American people and
their private commercial, scientific, and cultural enterprises
should gu... | Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act of 2004 - (Sec. 2) States that Congress finds that: (1) the goal of opening space to the American people and to their private commercial enterprises should guide Federal space investments, policies, and regulations; (2) private industry has begun to develop commercial launch vehic... | To promote the development of the emerging commercial human space flight industry, to extend the liability indemnification regime for the commercial space transportation industry, to authorize appropriations for the Office of the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to augment law enforcement services and community
policing efforts by providing accessible crisis intervention
services for children who are involved in violent incidents,
and training for law enforcement officers in chi... | Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to States for use by local law enforcement agencies for the establishment of law enforcement and child and family services partnership programs to: (1) augment law enforcement services and community policing efforts by providing accessible crisis intervention services fo... | To create police partnerships for children. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Y2K Liability and Antitrust Reform
Act''.
SEC. 2. LIABILITY FOR COMPUTER DATE FAILURE.
(a) General Rule.--
(1) Designers, developers, and manufacturers.--An action
which is brought in a Federal or State court against a person
... | Y2K Liability and Antitrust Reform Act - Provides that an action resulting from a computer date failure which is brought in Federal or State court shall be deemed to be based solely in contract and shall only allow recovery for consequential business loss and costs of repair or replacement resulting from the failure if... | Y2K Liability and Antitrust Reform Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Affordable Drugs Access Act''.
SEC. 2. WAIVER REQUIREMENT FOR PERSONAL IMPORTATION OF PRESCRIPTION
DRUGS FROM CANADA.
(a) In General.--Chapter VIII of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 381 et seq.) is amended by adding a... | Affordable Drugs Access Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require a waiver of prohibitions which would then permit an individual to import a prescription drug from Canada. Stipulates that the drug be: (1) imported in final form in limited quantities for personal use from a registered Canadian pha... | To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to grant waivers permitting individuals to import prescription drugs from Canada, to amend such Act with respect to the sale of prescription drugs through the Internet, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF TITLE TO WORKS, FACILITIES, AND LANDS.
(a) Definitions.--
(1) Consolidated contract.--The term ``consolidated
contract'' means the ``Amendatory and Supplemental Consolidated
Contract with Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District
for Delivery of... | Directs the Secretary of the Interior, after payment to the United States of appropriate consideration, to transfer certain works, facilities, and titles of the Gila Project, Arizona, as well as designated lands within or adjacent to such Project, to the Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District in Arizona. Requ... | To authorize and direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain works, facilities, and titles of the Gila Project, and Designated Lands within or adjacent to the Gila Project, to the Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Graduate Medical Education Trust
Fund Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. TEACHING HOSPITAL AND GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION TRUST FUND.
(a) In General.--The Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 300 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following title:
``TITLE X... | Graduate Medical Education Trust Fund Act of 1996 - Amends the Social Security Act (SSA) to add a new title XXI (Teaching Hospital and Graduate Medical Education Trust Fund), which establishes in the Treasury the Teaching Hospital and Graduate Medical Education Trust Fund for formula payments to teaching hospitals for ... | Graduate Medical Education Trust Fund Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. EXPANSION OF TRANSIT OPERATING ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM.
Section 5307(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended as
follows:
(1) In paragraph (1)--
(A) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ``, or an
urbanized area with a population of at least 200,000 i... | Expands the urbanized area formula grants program to include public transit projects: (1) in urbanized areas with a population of at least 200,000, and urbanized areas with a population of between 200,000 and 400,000, if the state or regional authority that provides public transportation for the area operates less than... | To amend title 49, United States Code, to allow for additional transportation assistance grants. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Park Service Study Act of
2012''.
SEC. 2. SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDIES.
(a) Study.--The Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this Act
as the ``Secretary'') shall conduct special resource studies of--
(1) the Kau Coast, on the isla... | National Park Service Study Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct special resource studies of: (1) the Kau coast, on the island of Hawaii; (2) on request, the island of Rota in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; (3) sites in Alaska associated with the forced abandonment of the Al... | A bill to authorize studies of certain areas for possible inclusion in the National Park System, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Keep the Colorado River Clean Act''.
SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF OIL SHALE RESERVE.
Section 3405 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (10 U.S.C. 7420 note) is amended to read as
follows:
``SEC. 3405. TRANSFER OF OIL SH... | Provides that such lands conveyed to the Tribe shall not revert to the United States for management in trust status.
Revokes all existing withdrawals on NOSR-2.
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to administer the lands and interests in lands reserved from such conveyance and to prepare and submit to Congress a land... | Keep the Colorado River Clean Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Waste-to-Energy Technology Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT FOR WASTE TO ENERGY FACILITIES.
(a) 30 Percent Energy Percentage.--Clause (i) of section
48(a)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking
``and'' at the end... | Waste-to-Energy Technology Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a 30% energy tax credit for investment in qualified waste-to-energy property. Defines "qualified waste-to-energy property" as property comprising a system that uses municipal solid waste or sewage sludge as the feedstock for producing so... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an investment tax credit for waste-to-energy facilities. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Drinking Water Assistance
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) drinking water standards proposed and in effect as of
the date of enactment of this Act will place a large financial
burden on many publ... | Community Drinking Water Assistance Act - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to establish a program of grants to small public water systems located in disadvantaged communities (or those that may become disadvantaged as a result of compliance with drinking water standards) for use in carrying out projects and activitie... | To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to establish a program to provide assistance to small communities for use in carrying out projects and activities necessary to achieve or maintain compliance with drinking water standards. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Care Safety Net Enhancement
Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) As noted in the 2006 Institute of Medicine report,
``The Future of Emergency Care'', the availability of on-call
spec... | Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to deem a hospital or an emergency department and a physician or physician group of such hospital or emergency department to be an employee of the Public Health Service for purposes of any civil action that may arise due to providing ... | To improve access to emergency medical services, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gas Tax Replacement Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF EXCISE TAX ON GASOLINE AND DIESEL FUEL.
(a) Manufacturers Tax.--Section 4081(a)(2)(A) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
(1) in clause (i) by striking ``18.3 cents per gallo... | Gas Tax Replacement Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the excise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuels; (2) add a carbon dioxide equivalent rate to the tax on crude oil and petroleum products; and (3) impose an new excise tax on the carbon content of methanol, ethanol, and biodiesel produced in... | Gas Tax Replacement Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``FERS Buyback Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. CREDITABILITY OF SERVICE.
(a) In General.--Section 8411(b) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (3);
(2) by striking the period at the en... | FERS Buyback Act of 1997 - Amends Federal law concerning government organization and employees to make certain temporary Federal service creditable for retirement purposes.
Sets forth provisions relating to persons who have separated from Government service. | FERS Buyback Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. TRAUMATIC INJURY PROTECTION.
(a) In General.--Subchapter III of chapter 19 of title 38, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in section 1965, by adding at the end the following:
``(11) The term `activities of daily living' means the
inability to independently perform 2 ... | Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to require that a member insured under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (SGLI) program be automatically issued a traumatic injury protection rider that will provide a payment of up to $100,000 per event if the member, while so insured, sustains a traumatic injury tha... | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a traumatic injury protection rider to servicemembers insured under section 1967(a)(1) of such title. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Help Extract Animals from Red Tape
Act of 2016'' or the ``HEART Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. REDUCED NOTICE PERIOD.
Section 983(a)(1)(A) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new clause:
``... | Help Extract Animals from Red Tape Act of 2016 or the HEART Act of 2016 This bill amends the federal criminal code to modify the general rules that govern civil forfeiture proceedings. Specifically, it adds requirements with respect to the seizure of an animal involved in animal fighting. | HEART Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Homeowners' Relief and Neighborhood
Stabilization Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. EMERGENCY MORTGAGE RELIEF.
(a) Use of TARP Funds.--Using the authority available under
sections 101(a) and 115(a) of division A of the Emergency Economic
Stabilization Act of 200... | Homeowners' Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) $3 billion from Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) funds under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA), to be credited to the Emerge... | A bill to provide additional emergency mortgage assistance to struggling homeowners, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Coastal Zone Protection Act of
1996''.
SEC. 2. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF STATE COASTAL PROGRAMS.
(a) Reauthorization of Program.--Section 305(a) of the Coastal Zone
Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1454(a)) is amended--
(1) by st... | Coastal Zone Protection Act of 1996 - Amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to authorize annual grants to States to develop coastal zone management programs. Limits each State to four (currently, two) grants. Terminates the grant program after FY 1999. Authorizes grants to States to implement program changes... | Coastal Zone Protection Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Iran Nonproliferation Enforcement
Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. SANCTIONS APPLICABLE UNDER THE IRAN NONPROLIFERATION ACT OF
2000.
(a) Application of Certain Measures.--Section 3 of the Iran
Nonproliferation Act of 2000 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is ... | Iran Nonproliferation Enforcement Act of 2005 - Amends the Iran Nonproliferation Act of 2000 to: (1) make sanctions mandatory, and impose a minimum two-year sanction; (2) subject controlling and subsidiary companies of a foreign person to sanctions; (3) expand sanctions to include prohibitions on U.S. investment, finan... | A bill to make amendments to the Iran Nonproliferation Act of 2000. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Voter Protection Hotline Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) At the Federal, State, and local levels, government
funding supports well-intentioned voter hotlines that are not
fully utilized becau... | Voter Protection Hotline Act of 2011 - Directs the Attorney General (AG) to establish and operate a toll-free telephone service, using a telephone number accessible throughout the United States using easily identifiable numerals, through which individuals may: (1) obtain information on voting in elections for federal o... | To direct the Attorney General to establish and operate a toll-free nationwide telephone hotline through which individuals may obtain information on voting in elections for Federal office and report information on problems encountered in voting in such elections, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Corps of Engineers River Stewardship
Independent Investigation and Review Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Corps of
Engineers River Stewardship Independent Investigation and... | Corps of Engineers River Stewardship Independent Investigation and Review Act - Directs the President to establish the Corps of Engineers River Stewardship Independent Investigation and Review Commission. Directs the Commission to investigate and report to Congress on management of U.S. rivers by the Corps, with emphas... | A bill to establish a commission to assess the performance of the civil works functions of the Secretary of the Army. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Health Center and Primary
Care Workforce Expansion Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 10503(b)(1) of the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 254b-2(b)(1)) is amended--
... | Community Health Center and Primary Care Workforce Expansion Act of 2017 This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to make appropriations for and extend indefinitely: (1) enhanced funding for the community health centers program and the National Health Service Corps, and (2) grants for federally q... | Community Health Center and Primary Care Workforce Expansion Act of 2017 |
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