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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``New Economy Tax Simplification Act
(NETSA)''.
SEC. 2. JURISDICTIONAL STANDARDS FOR THE IMPOSITION OF STATE AND LOCAL
BUSINESS ACTIVITY, SALES, AND USE TAX OBLIGATIONS ON
INTERSTATE COMMERCE.
Title I of the Act entitled ``An... | Prohibits a State from assessing any business activity tax which was imposed prior to this Act, if the imposition of such tax is prohibited, above.
Terminates a person's obligation to pay State-imposed business activity, sales, or use tax if such person no longer has a substantial physical presence in that State. | New Economy Tax Simplification Act (NETSA) |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Pay Comparability Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) One of the underlying principles of the all-volunteer
Armed Forces is the principle that military pay increases must
remain compa... | Military Pay Comparability Act of 2003 - Requires the monthly rates of basic military pay to be adjusted effective January 1 of each year. (Currently, such rates are adjusted whenever the General Schedule (GS) of Compensation for Federal employees is adjusted.)Requires equal annual pay percentage increases for all mili... | To amend title 37, United States Code, to ensure that military pay increases are comparable to private sector pay growth, as measured by the Employment Cost Index. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Newborn and Infant Hearing Screening
and Intervention Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. EARLY DETECTION, DIAGNOSIS, AND INTERVENTIONS FOR NEWBORNS AND
INFANTS WITH HEARING LOSS.
(a) Definitions.--For the purposes of this Act only, the following
ter... | Newborn and Infant Hearing Screening and Intervention Act of 1999 - Mandates grants or cooperative agreements to: (1) develop statewide newborn and infant hearing screening, evaluation and intervention programs and systems; and (2) provide technical assistance to State agencies to complement an intramural program and t... | Newborn and Infant Hearing Screening and Intervention Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commercial Fishermen Safety and Tax
Fairness Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. INCOME AVERAGING FOR FISHERMEN.
(a) Allowing Income Averaging for Fishermen.--Subsection (a) of
section 1301 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to
averaging of farm income... | Allows commercial fishermen a fishing safety equipment credit. | Commercial Fishermen Safety and Tax Fairness Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Health Care Cost
Integrity and Fairness Act of 2004''.
(b) Constitutional Authority to Enact This Legislation.--The
constitutional authority upon which this Act rests is the power of
Congress to regulate comme... | Health Care Cost Integrity and Fairness Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a limited (up to $3,000 annually) advanceable tax credit for amounts paid for qualified health insurance for coverage of the taxpayer, his spouse, and dependents. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a refundable and advancable credit against income tax for health insurance costs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Disaster Recovery Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. STATE INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.
Title III of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5141 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``SEC. 327. ... | Rural Disaster Recovery Act of 2016 This bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President, if a state has in effect an individual assistance program that meets specified criteria, to increase to 100%, with respect to a major disaster, the federal share of financ... | Rural Disaster Recovery Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. COWLITZ INDIAN TRIBE DISTRIBUTION OF JUDGMENT FUNDS ACT.
This Act shall be known as the ``Cowlitz Indian Tribe Distribution
of Judgment Funds Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For the purpose of this Act--
(1) The term ``current judgment fund'' means the funds awarded
by the Indian Claims ... | Cowlitz Indian Tribe Distribution of Judgment Funds Act - Creates a plan under which the Secretary of the Interior shall distribute the judgment funds and certain accrued interest awarded to the Cowlitz Indian Tribe of Washington by the Indian Claims Commission Docket No. 218 (ICCD).
Prohibits the distribution of pri... | To provide for the distribution of judgment funds to the Cowlitz Indian Tribe. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Diabetes Clinical Care
Commission Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report
that nearly 26,000,000 Americans have diabetes in addition to
an es... | National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act - Establishes within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission to evaluate and make recommendations regarding better coordination and leveraging of federal programs that relate in any way to supporting appropriate clin... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Patient and Physician Safety and
Protection Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Federal government, through its Medicare program,
pays approximately $8 billion per year solely to train
res... | Patient and Physician Safety and Protection Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require a participating hospital that uses the services of physician residents or postgraduate trainees to limit their working hours to specified schedules. | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the work hours and increase the supervision of resident-physicians to ensure the safety of patients and resident-physicians themselves. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Yellowstone Protection Act of
1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the superlative natural and scenic resources of the
Yellowstone area led Congress in 1872 to establish Yellowstone
National Park as the w... | Yellowstone Protection Act of 1996 - Provides that specified lands located upstream of Yellowstone National Park, Absaroka-Beartooth National Wilderness Area, and the Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone National Wild and Scenic River within the Gallatin and Custer National Forests in Montana (the Area) that are segregated f... | Yellowstone Protection Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Biomass Thermal Utilization Act of
2017'' or the ``BTU Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. RESIDENTIAL ENERGY-EFFICIENT PROPERTY CREDIT FOR BIOMASS FUEL
PROPERTY EXPENDITURES.
(a) Allowance of Credit.--Subsection (a) of section 25D of the
Internal Re... | Biomass Thermal Utilization Act of 2017 or the BTU Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to include 30% of qualified biomass fuel property expenditures for property placed in service before 2022 in the residential energy efficient property tax credit. A "qualified biomass fuel property expenditure... | Biomass Thermal Utilization Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Women's Choice and Reproductive
Health Protection Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) reproductive rights are central to the ability of women
to exercise full enjoyment of rights secured to women by
Fe... | Women's Choice and Reproductive Health Protection Act of 1995 - Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) current provisions of law requiring funding for abortion services in cases of life endangerment, and for victims of rape or incest, to women eligible for medical assistance through the Medicaid program are ess... | Women's Choice and Reproductive Health Protection Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLES.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sustaining our Most Advanced
Researchers and Technology Jobs Act of 2012'' or the ``SMART Jobs
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF STEM FIELD.
Section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (... | Sustaining our Most Advanced Researchers and Technology Jobs Act of 2012 or the SMART Jobs Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish an F-4 nonimmigrant visa for an alien who has been accepted and plans to attend an accredited graduate program for a degree in a STEM field (science, technology, engin... | A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act by establishing an F-4 nonimmigrant visa for aliens pursuing an advanced degree in mathematics, engineering, technology, or the physical sciences in the United States, to authorize such aliens to become permanent residents if they obtain employment in the United State... |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress, through section 126 of the General Provisions for the
U.S. Department of the Interior within appendix C of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2000, Public Law 106-113, directed
the Secretary of the Interior to designate Midway Atoll as a National
Memorial to the ... | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) review and report to the appropriate congressional committees on the administration of Midway Atoll and the designation of the Atoll as a National Memorial; and (2) designate another agency to replace the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as administrator of Midway Atoll and d... | A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to replace the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as the Federal agency responsible for the administration, protection and preservation of the Midway Atoll within 90 days after the enactment of this Act, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Americans with Disabilities Act
Restoration Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) in enacting the Americans with Disabilities Act of
1990, Congress intended that the Act ``establish a... | Americans with Disabilities Act Restoration Act of 2007 - Amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to remove from the definition of "disability" a reference to substantially limiting one or more major life activities.
Prohibits, in determining whether an individual has an impairment, considering whether the ... | A bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to restore the intent and protections of that Act, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public Health Emergency Response and
Accountability Act''.
SEC. 2. PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES.
(a) In General.--Section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 247d) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``after consultatio... | Public Health Emergency Response and Accountability Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services, upon determination of a public health emergency, to provide for the convening of a group of federal officials to prepare monthly reports concerning such matters as funding, collaboration, and best pra... | Public Health Emergency Response and Accountability Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Infrastructure Improvement Act of
1997''.
SEC. 2. SPECTRUM AUCTIONS.
(a) Required Auctions.--To the extent that portions of the public
electromagnetic spectrum allocated for commercial use become available
for licenses and construction during the peri... | Infrastructure Improvement Act of 1997 - Directs the Federal Communications Commission to conduct competitive bidding for licenses and permits for portions of the public electromagnetic spectrum allocated for commercial use that become available for licenses and construction during FY 1998 through 2002 and that result ... | Infrastructure Improvement Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Alcohol Ingredient Labeling Act of
1996''.
SEC. 2. LABELING.
Section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.
343) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(t)(1) If it is a malt beverage (including malt liquor or malt
co... | Alcohol Ingredient Labeling Act of 1996 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem a malt beverage, wine, or distilled spirit mislabeled unless it bears a label disclosing: (1) the alcoholic content; (2) the number of drinks (defining "drink" as .6 ounces of alcohol); (3) its ingredients and calories; (... | Alcohol Ingredient Labeling Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Credit Card Reform Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON UNIVERSAL DEFAULT AND UNILATERAL CHANGES TO
CARDHOLDER AGREEMENTS.
Chapter 4 of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1666 et seq.) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating secti... | Credit Card Reform Act of 2006 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit a credit card issuer from using any adverse information concerning any consumer (including information contained in any consumer report, or any change in the consumer's credit score) as the basis for increasing any annual percentage rate of in... | A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act, to prohibit universal default practices by credit card issuers, to limit fees that may be imposed on credit card accounts, and to require credit card issuers to verify a prospective consumer's ability to pay before extending credit to the consumer, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Presidential Allowance Modernization
Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.
(a) Relating to a Former President.--The first section of the Act
entitled ``An Act to provide retirement, clerical assistants, and free
mailing privileges to former Presidents of the Uni... | Presidential Allowance Modernization Act - Revises provisions relating to presidential pensions to allow former Presidents an annuity of $200,000 and an additional monetary allowance of $200,000 per year. Reduces such pension by the amount that a President's adjusted gross income in a... | Presidential Allowance Modernization Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Recovery Enhancement for Addiction
Treatment Act'' or the ``TREAT Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Overdoses from opioids have increased dramatically in
the United States.
(2) Deaths from drug o... | Recovery Enhancement for Addiction Treatment Act or the TREAT Act - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to increase the number of patients that a qualifying practitioner dispensing narcotic drugs for maintenance or detoxification treatment is initially allowed to treat from 30 to 100 patients per year. Allows a qual... | TREAT Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Choice in Real Estate
Act''.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION THAT REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE AND MANAGEMENT
ACTIVITIES ARE NOT BANKING OR FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES.
(a) Bank Holding Company Act of 1956.--Section 4(k) of the Bank
Holding Company Ac... | Community Choice in Real Estate Act - Amends the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 and the Revised Statutes of the United States to prohibit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Secretary of the Treasury, respectively, from making a determination that real estate brokerage activity or real estate... | A bill to amend the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, and the Revised Statutes of the United States to prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Genetic Information Health Insurance
Nondiscrimination Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF HEALTH INSURANCE DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF
GENETIC INFORMATION.
(a) In General.--
(1) Application to insurers.--An insurer may n... | Genetic Information Health Insurance Nondiscrimination Act of 1996 - Prohibits health insurance and group health plan discrimination on the basis of genetic information or on the basis of a request for, or receipt of, genetic information or a genetic test. Regulates the collection and disclosure of genetic information... | Genetic Information Health Insurance Nondiscrimination Act of 1996 |
[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 235 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 235
To provide personal jurisdiction in causes of action against
contractors of the United States performing contracts abroad w... | Lieutenant Colonel Dominic "Rocky" Baragona Justice for American Heroes Harmed by Contractors Act - Directs the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to: (1) permit the debarment or suspension of U.S. government contractors for evading service of process in civil or cr... | A bill to provide personal jurisdiction in causes of action against contractors of the United States performing contracts abroad with respect to members of the Armed Forces, civilian employees of the United States, and United States citizen employees of companies performing work for the United States in connection with... |
SECTION 1. PART-TIME REEMPLOYMENT.
(a) Civil Service Retirement System.--Section 8344 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (l) as subsection (m);
(2) by inserting after subsection (k) the following:
``(l)(1)(A) For purposes of this subsection--
... | Allows a federal agency head to waive the application of civil service retirement system and federal employee retirement system provisions restricting annuities and pay upon reemployment with respect to an annuitant employed as a limited time appointee, but prohibits waiving such provisions with respect to an annuitant... | A bill to facilitate the part-time reemployment of annuitants, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Teacher Housing Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) housing for teachers, administrators, other school
staff, and the households of such staff in remote and rural
areas... | Rural Teacher Housing Act of 2005 - Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide funds to the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation to make grants or loans to a school district located within a qualified community for: (1) construction of new housing units within the community, and the purchase... | A bill to provide habitable living quarters for teachers, administrators, and other school staff, and their households, in rural areas of Alaska located in or near Alaska Native villages. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Fund for Ireland
Enhancement Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States has been effectively engaged in the
Northern Ireland peace process by participating in negotiations
... | International Fund for Ireland Enhancement Act of 2005 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) U.S. assistance for the International Fund for Ireland has contributed greatly to the economic development of Northern Ireland and that both objectives of the Anglo-Irish Agreement Support Act of 1986, economic developmen... | A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2006 and 2007 for United States contributions to the International Fund for Ireland, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``21st Century Job Opportunities
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Since the beginning of 2001, the private sector has
lost more than 3 million jobs.
(2) The number o... | 21st Century Job Opportunities Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a Job Opportunity Grants program of temporary emergency postsecondary education assistance for dislocated workers who have been laid off and who require additional education and training to successfully reenter the workforce.
Mak... | To establish an emergency program to provide immediate education assistance for unemployed workers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Entities Reform Act of
2018''.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO CONTENT FROM REGISTERED
FOREIGN AGENTS.
(a) In General.--Title VII of the Communications Act of 1934 (47
U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended by adding at t... | Foreign Entities Reform Act of 2018 This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require broadcast, cable, and satellite providers to record and submit to federal authorities specified information about requests by an entity registered as a foreign agent to broadcast content that is intended for Am... | Foreign Entities Reform Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Beneficiary Respiratory Equipment
Access and Transparency to Home Ventilator Care Act of 2017'' or the
``BREATH Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. PROMOTING EVIDENCE-BASED CARE FOR CERTAIN VENTILATORS AND OTHER
ITEMS OF DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT.
Se... | Beneficiary Respiratory Equipment Access and Transparency to Home Ventilator Care Act of 2017 or the BREATH Act of 2017 This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish by January 1, 2018, policies and standards for determining the appropriate use of certain ventilators u... | Beneficiary Respiratory Equipment Access and Transparency to Home Ventilator Care Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``DebtPatriots.Gov Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) the total public debt as of November 17, 2011, is over
$15 trillion and that every American's share is $47,080;
(2... | DebtPatriots.Gov Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to create a new website, www.DebtPatriots.gov, specifically for receiving gifts to reduce the public debt. Requires the Secretary and the President to provide a link to such website on the main page of their websites.
Sets forth the required features... | To provide for a website to receive gifts to reduce the public debt. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Protection for On-Line
Games Act''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION RULES REQUIRED.
(a) In General.--The Commission shall prescribe rules in accordance
with this section to prohibit unfair and deceptive acts and practices
in the labeling and... | Consumer Protection for On-Line Games Act - Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to prescribe rules to prohibit unfair and deceptive acts and practices in the labeling and advertising of games of chance and games of skill offered by means of the communications networks by network game operators. Requires that suc... | To prevent fraud and deception in network recreational games. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Families United Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The rights and interests of U.S. citizens should be
protected by our Nation's immigration laws.
(2) It is the intent of Congress to provi... | American Families United Act - States that nothing in this Act shall be construed to enable the Attorney General (DOJ) or the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to expand his or her discretionary authority beyond a case-by-case basis, or to provide legalization or nationalization of persons covered under this Act. A... | American Families United Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Employees Leave Transfer Act
of 2011''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER SICK LEAVE.
(a) Direct Transfers of Leave.--
(1) In general.--Subchapter III of chapter 63 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after s... | Federal Employees Leave Transfer Act of 2011 - Directs the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to modify by regulation the program for voluntary transfer of unused leave to allow federal employees to transfer unused sick leave and contribute such leave to agency leave banks for the use of other employees, on the same ... | To amend title 5, United States Code, to permit the transfer of sick leave in leave-transfer programs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medical Evaluation Parity for
Servicemembers Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. PRELIMINARY MENTAL HEALTH SCREENINGS FOR INDIVIDUALS BECOMING
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) In General.--Chapter 31 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by add... | Medical Evaluation Parity for Servicemembers Act of 2015 Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned to: (1) provide an individual with a mental health screening before such individual enlists or is commissioned as an officer in the Armed Forces, and (2) use such results as a baseline for any subsequent ... | Medical Evaluation Parity for Servicemembers Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``No Taxpayer
Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of
2015''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TIT... | . No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2015 TITLE I--PROHIBITING FEDERALLY FUNDED ABORTIONS (Sec. 101) This bill prohibits federal funds, including funds in the budget of the District of Columbia, from being expended for abortion or health coverage that includes coverage of ab... | No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Elections Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) for Congress to address the existing problems in the
Federal election laws, Congress must act in a nonpartisan
manner and engage in a debate based on acad... | Fair Elections Act - Establishes the Fair Elections Commission to study and recommend reforms in the laws relating to elections for Congress.
Sets forth as the primary objectives of the Commission: (1) encouraging fair and open congressional elections that provide voters with meaningful information about candidates a... | Fair Elections Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Campaign Integrity
Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF LABOR ORGANIZATION DUES AND FEES FOR
POLITICAL ACTIVITIES.
Section 316 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
441b) is amended by adding at the end the... | Congressional Campaign Integrity Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit the use of labor organization dues and fees for contributions or expenditures in any Federal election or to promote any political activity or organization.
(Sec. 3) Prohibits candidates for Federal office from making an... | Congressional Campaign Integrity Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Fueling America
Act of 2009''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--INCREASED PRODUCTION OF NATURAL GAS AND LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM
... | Fueling America Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to: (1) conduct a natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas vehicle research, development, and demonstration program; and (2) address the streamlining of manufacturer certifi... | A bill to encourage increased production of natural gas and liquified petroleum gas vehicles and to provide tax incentives for natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas vehicle infrastructure, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. APPLICABILITY OF PUBLIC DEBT LIMIT TO FEDERAL TRUST FUNDS
AND OTHER FEDERAL ACCOUNTS.
(a) Protection of Federal Funds.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law--
(1) no officer or employee of the United States may--
(A) delay the deposit of any amount i... | Prohibits a U.S. officer or employee from: (1) delaying the deposit or credit of any amount into any Federal fund, otherwise varying from normal procedures for making deposits or credits, or refraining from investments in public debt obligations of amounts in such fund if the purpose of such action or inaction is to n... | To enforce the public debt limit and to protect the social security trust funds and other federal trust funds and accounts invested in public debt obligations. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pathways to Independence Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. STATE OPTION TO RECEIVE CREDIT FOR RECIPIENTS WHO ARE
DETERMINED BY APPROPRIATE AGENCIES WORKING IN
COORDINATION TO HAVE A DISABILITY AND TO BE IN NEED OF
SPECIALIZE... | Pathways to Independence Act of 2005 - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to give States the option to receive credit for recipients who are determined by appropriate agencies to have a disability and to be in need of specialized activities. | A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to permit a State to receive credit towards the work requirements under the temporary assistance for needy families program for recipients who are determined by appropriate agencies working in coordination to have a disability and to be in need of specialize... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Wheat Gluten Act of
1996''.
SEC. 2. TEMPORARY IMPOSITION OF DUTIES PENDING FINAL DETERMINATION.
(a) In General.--In addition to any other duty that may apply,
there is imposed a duty of 25 percent ad valorem on wheat gluten
described in subs... | Emergency Wheat Gluten Act of 1996 - Impose
s a 25
percent ad valorem duty on wheat gluten imported from European Union countries.
Directs the administering authority to initiate a countervailing duty investigation with respect to such wheat. | Emergency Wheat Gluten Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Courts of Appeals
Modernization Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established a Commission on Structural Alternatives for
the Federal Courts of Appeals (in this Act referred to as the
``Commission'').
SEC. 3. MEMBERSHIP.
(a) Composi... | Federal Courts of Appeals Modernization Act This bill establishes a Commission on Structural Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals to: (1) study the present division of the U.S. courts of appeals, with particular references to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; and (2) submit to the President and... | Federal Courts of Appeals Modernization Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small, Safe Schools Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Research related to school size indicates that
elementary and middle schools with 300-400 students, and
secondary schools with 400-800 s... | Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award to local educational agencies, elementary or secondary schools, and schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs: (1) grants for certain activities relating to smaller learning communities; (2) technical assistance in creating smaller learning communities in schools; and... | Small, Safe Schools Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Remedies for Refusal of Repatriation
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term
``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relation... | Remedies for Refusal of Repatriation Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish procedures for determining whether a foreign government systematically and unreasonably refuses or delays the repatriation of its nationals who: (1) have been ordered removed from the United States; and (2... | Remedies for Refusal of Repatriation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Raising Employment in Affordable
Communities and Homes Act of 2013'' or the ``REACH Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. SECTION 3 ACTION PLANS.
Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12
U.S.C. 1701u) is amended--
(1) by redesignatin... | Raising Employment in Affordable Communities and Homes Act of 2013 or REACH Act of 2013 - Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 with respect to providing economic opportunities for low- and very low-income persons, particularly recipients of federal assistance for housing. Prohibits any assistance to a p... | REACH Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Northwest Atlantic Fisheries
Convention Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. REPRESENTATION OF UNITED STATES UNDER CONVENTION.
(a) Commissioners.--
(1) Appointments, generally.--The Secretary shall appoint
not more than three individuals to serve... | Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 1993 - Provides for the implementation of the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries, including regarding: (1) appointment of U.S. representatives and alternate representatives as Commissioners and on the Scientific Council; (2) ... | Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Health Care in Rural
America Act''.
SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAMS.
Section 330A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c) is
amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 330A. RURAL HEALTH SERVICES OUTREACH, RURAL HEALTH NETWORK
DEVELO... | Improving Health Care in Rural America Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to replace the current program of grants for integrated health care delivery systems or networks in rural areas and regions. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish, and the Director of the Rural Health Policy of t... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for rural health services outreach, rural health network planning and implementation, and small health care provider quality improvement grant programs, and telehomecare demonstration projects. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prehistoric Trackways National
Monument Establishment Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Monument.--The term ``Monument'' means the Prehistoric
Trackways National Monument established by section 4(a).
(2) Publi... | Prehistoric Trackways National Monument Establishment Act - Establishes the Prehistoric Trackways National Monument in New Mexico in order to conserve, protect, and enhance the unique and nationally important paleontological, scientific, educational, scenic, and recreational resources and values of specified public lan... | A bill to establish the Prehistoric Trackways National Monument in the State of New Mexico. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding
Natural Area Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Commandant.--The term ``Commandant'' means the
Commandant of the Coast Guard.
(2) Lighthouse.--The term ``Lighthouse'... | Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area Act of 2008 - Establishes the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area in Palm Beach County, Florida.
Withdraws the federal lands and interests in such land included within the Outstanding Natural Area from: (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal u... | To designate the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and the surrounding Federal land in the State of Florida as an Outstanding Natural Area and as a unit of the National Landscape Conservation System, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Student Breakfast and Education
Improvement Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) approximately 60 percent of students in the United
States are eligible to receive free or reduced-pric... | Student Breakfast and Education Improvement Act of 2009 - Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to award competitive grants to state or local educational agencies (LEAs) for the establishment or enhancement of school breakfast programs at, and through the provision of subgrants ... | A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to establish a program to improve the health and education of children through grants to expand school breakfast programs, and for other purposes. |
That this Act may be
cited as the ``Unfunded Federal Mandates Relief Act of 1993''.
findings and purpose
Sec. 2. (a) The Congress finds and declares that--
(1) Federal regulation of State and local governments has
become increasingly extensive and intrusive in recen... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Review of Intergovernmental Regulations
Title II: Compensation of State and Local Governments for
Additional Direct Costs
Unfunded Federal Mandates Relief Act of 1993 -
Title I: Review of Intergovernmental Regulations
- Requires the President, after submitting th... | Unfunded Federal Mandates Relief Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Native American Economic Development
and Infrastructure for Housing Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM FOR GUARANTEED LOANS TO FINANCE TRIBAL
COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.
(a) Authority.--To the extent or in suc... | Native American Economic Development and Infrastructure for Housing Act of 2007 - (Sec. 2) Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to guarantee notes and obligations issued by Indian tribes or tribally designated housing entities, with tribal approval, to finance community and economic development act... | To establish a demonstration program to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to guarantee obligations issued by Indian tribes to finance community and economic development activities. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Foreclosure Accountability and
Transparency Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Alternative to foreclosure.--The term ``alternative to
foreclosure''--
(A) means a course of action with respect to a
... | Foreclosure Accountability and Transparency Act - Prohibits commencement of a foreclosure action with respect to a federally related residential mortgage loan secured by a first or subordinate lien unless the person commencing the foreclosure complies with specified requirements pertaining to borrower: (1) notification... | To provide homeowners with additional protections and safeguards against foreclosure, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Sea Grant College Program
Act Amendments of 2002''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO FINDINGS.
Section 202(a)(6) of the National Sea Grant College Program Act (33
U.S.C. 1121(a)(6)) is amended by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``, includin... | National Sea Grant College Program Act Amendments of 2002 - Amends the National Sea Grant College Program Act to require the Secretary of Commerce to develop a strategic plan for the national sea grant college program at least quadrennially. Requires that such plan integrate with the strategic plans of the Department o... | To reauthorize the National Sea Grant College Program Act, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Secure Port Workforce Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF ISSUANCE OF TRANSPORTATION SECURITY CARDS TO
CONVICTED FELONS.
Section 70105 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``decides that... | Secure Port Workforce Act - Amends the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 to enumerate those felony offenses which would permanently disqualify or disqualify for a specified period an individual convicted of any such offenses (or found not guilty by reason of insanity) from being issued a transportation secur... | A bill to prohibit the issuance of transportation security cards to individuals who have been convicted of certain crimes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Routes to School Program
Reauthorization Act''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 1101(a) of the SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 1155) is amended by
striking paragraph (17) and inserting the following:
``(17) Safe routes to school... | Safe Routes to School Program Reauthorization Act - Amends the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) to reauthorize appropriations for FY2010-FY2014 for the safe routes to school program.
Revises program requirements to specify children kindergarten through 1... | A bill to amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to reauthorize and improve the safe routes to school program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Remove Explicit Material Offensive
to Victims Expeditiously Act of 2018'' or the ``REMOVE Act''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Internet and other communications technologies have
generated tre... | Remove Explicit Material Offensive to Victims Expeditiously Act of 2018 or the REMOVE Act This bill requires the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe rules for the creation of a public website where an individual may: (1) obtain information regarding the existence of sexually-intimate imagery depicting such individual... | Remove Explicit Material Offensive to Victims Expeditiously Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. FRAUD AND RELATED ACTIVITY IN CONNECTION WITH COMPUTERS.
(a) Increase in Criminal Penalties for Computer Crimes.--Section
1030 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(4), by striking all beginning with
``, unless'' through the semicolon and inserting ``o... | Redefines "damage" for purposes of the Act to include causing loss or interruption of service to the general public.
Establishes the National Commission on Cybersecurity. Directs the Commission to study the incidents of computer crimes and the need for enhanced methods of combating computer crimes. Sets forth reporti... | A bill to increase criminal penalties for computer crimes, establish a National Commission on Cybersecurity, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Methamphetamine Abuse Prevention Act
of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) methamphetamine is a dangerous drug distributed
throughout the United States;
(2) the manufacture, distribution, and use of
... | Methamphetamine Abuse Prevention Act of 2004 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to: (1) reduce the retail sales threshold for the sale of products containing pseudoephedrine or phenylpropanolamine products from nine grams to six grams; and (2) eliminate the "regulated transaction" exemption for any over-the-counter... | To eliminate the safe-harbor exception for certain packaged pseudoephedrine products used in the manufacture of methamphetamine, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Colonel Charles Young Congressional
Gold Medal Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Colonel Charles Young was--
(A) a distinguished African-American officer in the
United States Army... | Colonel Charles Young Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal to Colonel Charles Young in recognition of his pioneering U.S. Army c... | Colonel Charles Young Congressional Gold Medal Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Methamphetamine
Response Act''.
SEC. 2. HIGH INTENSITY METHAMPHETAMINE ABUSE AND TRAFFICKING AREAS.
(a) HIMATAs.--The Director may designate a State or any portion of
a State as a high intensity methamphetamine abuse and trafficking area ... | Comprehensive Methamphetamine Response Act - Authorizes the Director of National Drug Control Policy to designate a State, or any portion of a State, as a high intensity methamphetamine abuse and trafficking area (HIMATA) and provide funding for such areas after: (1) receiving a Governor's petition for such designation... | To provide for the designation and funding of high intensity methamphetamine abuse and trafficking areas. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Parents' Rights Empowerment and
Protection Act'' (PREP Act).
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Schools and other public education facilities are
critical societal institutions for the education of children... | Parents' Rights Empowerment and Protection Act (PREP Act) - Requires each preschool and elementary and secondary school that receives federal funds to obtain the affirmative, informed, written consent of a child's parent before requesting information from, or conveying information to, such child on topics relating to s... | A bill to require educational institutions that receive Federal funds to obtain the affirmative, informed, written consent of a parent before providing a student information regarding sex, to provide parents the opportunity to review such information, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Competitive Access to Federal
Buildings Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) non-discriminatory access to, and use of, the rooftops,
risers, telephone cabinets, conduits, points of entry or
demarcation for... | Competitive Access to Federal Buildings Act - Amends the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to authorize the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to: (1) implement policies for federally-owned buildings and structures for providing non-discriminatory access... | Competitive Access to Federal Buildings Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``21st Century Skills Incentive Fund
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Students must be prepared in the core subjects of
English, reading, mathematics, science, foreign languages,
civics, gov... | 21st Century Skills Incentive Fund Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award matching grants to states to establish statewide 21st Century Skills initiatives.
Conditions grant eligibility on a state's: (1) developing a comprehensive plan for such initiative; (2) showing a commitment to advancing such skills... | A bill to create a new incentive fund that will encourage States to adopt the 21st Century Skills Framework. |
SECTION 1. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS IN
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT.
(a) In General.--Part A of title II of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``Subpart 6--Profess... | Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to partnerships to: (1) provide high quality professional development to elementary school principals in early childhood education and development; (2) gain a knowledge base and capacity to prov... | A bill to provide professional development for elementary school principals in early childhood education and development. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commission for Our Veterans' Care
Act''.
SEC. 2. COMMISSION ON ACCESS TO CARE.
(a) Establishment of Commission.--
(1) In general.--There is established the Commission on
Access to Care (in this section referred to as the
``... | Commission for Our Veterans' Care Act - Establishes the Commission on Access to Care to undertake a comprehensive evaluation and assessment of access to health care at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Includes among the matters to be evaluated and assessed by the Commission: the appropriateness of the VA's cur... | Commission for Our Veterans' Care Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fighting Medicare Fraud Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. PERMISSIVE EXCLUSION FROM FEDERAL HEALTH PROGRAMS EXPANDED TO
CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS WITH PRIOR INTEREST IN SANCTIONED
ENTITIES AND ENTITIES AFFILIATED WITH SANCTIONED
E... | Fighting Medicare Fraud Act of 2014 - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to exclude from federal health programs certain individuals, including officers or managing employees, with an ownership or control interest in entitie... | Fighting Medicare Fraud Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reporting on Influence and
Subversion by the Kremlin Act'' or ``RISK Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) In 1986, an interagency working group issued a report
assessing ``active measures'' by the former Soviet... | Reporting on Influence and Subversion by the Kremlin Act or the RISK Act This bill directs the Department of State to submit to Congress an assessment of subversive activities by the Russian Federation. The assessment shall be conducted by a federally funded research and development center or another appropriate indepe... | Reporting on Influence and Subversion by the Kremlin Act |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States has been involved militarily, and
with nation building and reconstruction, in the Islamic
Republic of Afghanistan since 2001.
(2) The United States military engagement in Afghanistan
began in... | This bill prohibits making funds available for activities in Afghanistan after one year following enactment of this bill. Such prohibition shall not apply to: (1) operations of the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan, or (2) intelligence gathering activities. Such prohibition may be waived on a case-by-case basis if: (1) the P... | To prohibit the availability of funds for activities in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening Kids' Interest in
Learning and Libraries Act'' or the ``SKILLS Act''.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Except as otherwise expressly provided, wherever in this Act an
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal
of, a secti... | Strengthening Kids' Interest in Learning and Libraries Act or SKILLS Act - Amends part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to require the inclusion of effective school library programs in school improvement programs.
Defines an "effective school library program" as one that: (1) i... | A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 regarding school libraries, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Alzheimer's disease is a disorder that destroys cells
in the brain. The disease is the leading cause of dementia, a
condit... | Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to coordinate and focus all Alzheimer's research activities of NIH, which shall include: (1) the establishment of a strategic Alzheimer's research plan to expedite therapeutic o... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease research to advance breakthrough treatments for people living with Alzheimer's disease. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Windfall Excess Oil Profits
Protection Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. WINDFALL PROFITS TAX ON CRUDE OIL, NATURAL GAS, AND PRODUCTS
THEREOF.
(a) In General.--Subtitle E of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to alcohol, tobacco, ... | Consumer Windfall Excess Oil Profits Protection Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an excise tax of 50 percent on the windfall profit from sales of any crude oil, natural gas, or related products and the net gains from transactions related to the price of crude oil, natural gas, or related product... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas (and products thereof) and to use the proceeds of the windfall profit tax collected to carry out the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act and for medical services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nanotechnology Innovation and Prize
Competition Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. NANOTECHNOLOGY AWARD PROGRAM.
(a) Program Established.--The Secretary of Commerce shall establish
a program to award prizes to eligible persons described in subsection
(b) for achi... | Nanotechnology Innovation and Prize Competition Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish a program to award prizes to eligible persons for achievement in one or more applications of nanotechnology for: (1) improvement of the environment, consistent with Twelve Principles of Green Chemistry of the En... | To require the Secretary of Commerce to establish an award program to honor achievements in nanotechnology, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Homeland Security
Support to Fusion Centers Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FUSION CENTER PERSONNEL NEEDS ASSESSMENT.
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a... | Department of Homeland Security Support to Fusion Centers Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Comptroller General to conduct an assessment of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) personnel assigned to fusion centers established under the Homeland Security Act of 2002. (A fusion center serves as a focal point wi... | Department of Homeland Security Support to Fusion Centers Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF POLICY.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Joint Federal-State Commission on Policies and
Programs Affecting Alaska Natives (hereafter in this Act
referred to as the ``Alaska Natives Commission'') was
established by ... | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to make a grant to the Alaska Federation of Natives to further investigate and report to the Congress with proposals to implement the recommendations of the Alaska Natives Commission.
Authorizes appropriations.
Encourages additional State funding for the completion of the study. | A bill to provide for a study of the recommendations of the Joint Federal-State Commission on Policies and Programs Affecting Alaska Natives, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commission on Closure and Relocation
of the Lorton Correctional Complex Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established a commission to be known as the Commission on
Closure and Relocation of the Lorton Correctional Complex (in this Act
referred to... | Commission on Closure and Relocation of the Lorton Correctional Complex Act - Establishes the Commission on Closure and Relocation of the Lorton Correctional Complex to: (1) develop comprehensive plans for closing the Complex by the year 2010, including options for the use of the land on which the complex is located, ... | Commission on Closure and Relocation of the Lorton Correctional Complex Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Treto Garza Far South Texas Veterans
Inpatient Care Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. INPATIENT HEALTH CARE FACILITY AT DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS MEDICAL FACILITY IN HARLINGEN, TEXAS.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
... | Treto Garza Far South Texas Veterans Inpatient Care Act of 2013 - Redesignates the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Center in Harlingen, Texas, as the "Treto Garza South Texas Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Center." Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) ensure that such Center inc... | Treto Garza Far South Texas Veterans Inpatient Care Act of 2013 |
That subsections (b),
(d), (f), (h), (j), and (k) of section 203 of the Social Security Act
are repealed.
Sec. 2. (a) Subsection (c) of section 203 of the Social Security
Act is redesignated as subsection (b); and such subsection as so
redesignated is amended--
(1) by striking out ``Noncovered Work ... | Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to remove the limitation on the amount of outside income which a beneficiary may earn without incurring a reduction in benefits. | To amend title II of the Social Security Act so as to remove the limitation upon the amount of outside income which an individual may earn while receiving benefits thereunder. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``IRA Equity Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. COMPUTATION OF LIMITS ON IRA AND ROTH IRA CONTRIBUTIONS.
(a) Certain Wage Replacement Income Treated as Compensation.--
(1) Wage replacement income.--Section 219(f) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 19... | IRA Equity Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers to: (1) include wage replacement income in computing the allowable tax deduction for contributions to retirement savings accounts; and (2) elect to include certain unused income from prior taxable years in computing such tax deduction. Defines... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue code of 1986 to modify the definition of compensation for purposes of determining the limits on contributions to individual retirement accounts and annuities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Special Inspector General for the
Troubled Asset Relief Program Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. AUDIT AND INVESTIGATION AUTHORITIES.
Section 121 of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
(division A of Public Law 110-343) is amended--
(1) ... | Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program Act of 2008 - Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to grant the Special Inspector General (SIG) authority to conduct, supervise, and coordinate an audit or investigation of any action taken with regard to the Troubled Asset Relief Progra... | A bill to amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (division A of Public Law 110-343) to provide the Special Inspector General with additional authorities and responsibilities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. COMPENSATION FOR FARMERS FOR DAMAGES FROM TRADE EMBARGOES.
(a) Compensation Required.--In connection with any trade embargo
imposed by the President after the date of the enactment of this Act,
or any retaliatory embargo imposed by a foreign country in response to
such an embargo, the Secretary of Ag... | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to compensate farmers for agricultural commodity (as defined in this Act) damages from a trade embargo, including assistance during the one year after an embargo has been lifted.
Provide for adjudication of damage claim disputes in the United States Court of Federal Claims. | To compensate agricultural producers in the United States for damages incurred as a result of trade embargoes that include agricultural commodities and products produced in the United States among the prohibited trade items. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Land Grants-Mercedes Conservation
Program Eligibility Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY FOR LAND GRANTS-MERCEDES.
(a) Definitions.--Section 1201(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985
(16 U.S.C. 3801(a)) is amended by redesignating paragraphs (17) throug... | Land Grants-Mercedes Conservation Program Eligibility Act of 2017 This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to authorize the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to enter into an alternative funding arrangement under any USDA conservation program with a land grant-merced. A land grant-merced is a community, town, co... | Land Grants-Mercedes Conservation Program Eligibility Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Agricultural Trade Reform Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF DOMESTIC INDUSTRY, ETC.
(a) Domestic Industry.--
(1) In general.--Section 202(c)(6)(A)(i) of the Trade Act
of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2252(c)(6)(A)(i) is amended to read as
... | Agricultural Trade Reform Act of 1999 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to clarify the definition of "domestic industry" to mean, for purposes of providing relief from injury caused by import competition, producers of a like or directly competitive perishable agricultural product, citrus product, or potato product in a sp... | Agricultural Trade Reform Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fostering Stable Housing
Opportunities Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF FAMILY.
Subparagraph (A) of section 3(b)(3) of the United States Housing
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(3)(A)) is amended--
(1) in the first sentence--
... | Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Act of 2016 This bill amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to include within the definition of "families" a child who is in foster care and has attained an age such that the provision of foster care for such child will end by reason of the age of the child within... | Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Financial Security Accounts for
Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINANCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNTS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.
(a) In General.--Subchapter F of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to exempt orga... | Financial Security Accounts for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish tax-exempt financial security accounts for individuals with disabilities to pay certain expenses of such individuals, including expenses for education, medical care, and employment training. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the establishment of financial security accounts for the care of family members with disabilities. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Combatting Illegal College and
University Gambling Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) illegal gambling on college sports is a serious
national problem;
(2) illegal gambling by college students and other u... | (Sec. 4) Directs the Attorney General to submit to Congress a report on the study, including recommendations for: (1) Federal and State legislative actions, administrative or private sector actions, and actions by colleges, universities, and the NCAA to address the issue; and (2) intensive educational campaigns by the ... | Combatting Illegal College and University Gambling Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Homeland Emergency Responders
Organization Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the Federal Government must enhance the ability of
first responders to coordinate and respond to inci... | Homeland Emergency Responders Organization Act of 2002 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include an incident of terrorism within its definition of "major disaster" for purposes of authorized disaster relief.Establishes in the Federal Emergency Management Agency the Office o... | To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to establish a program to provide Federal grants to first responders to enhance their ability to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``End Discriminatory State Taxes for
Automobile Renters Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Congress has prohibited economic protectionism by State
and local governments that undu... | End Discriminatory State Taxes for Automobile Renters Act of 2017 This bill prohibits state or local taxes that discriminate against the rental of motor vehicles, the business of renting motor vehicles, or motor vehicle rental property, except where such tax is imposed as of the enactment date of this bill, the tax doe... | End Discriminatory State Taxes for Automobile Renters Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Shipping Income
Reform Act of 1997''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an amendment to, or a repeal of, a ... | Shipping Income Reform Act of 1997 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the definition of foreign base company income foreign base company shipping income: (1) derived from a vessel registered in the Bahamas, Honduras, Liberia, Panama, the Marshall islands, or other countries certified by the Secretary o... | Shipping Income Reform Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Green School Bus Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Energy (in this Act referred
to as the ``Secretary'') shall establish a pilot program for awarding
grants on a competitive basis to elig... | Clean Green School Bus Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish: (1) a pilot grants award program for the acquisition of alternative fuel school buses nationwide through school bus replacement and fleet expansion grants; and (2) a fuel cell bus development and demonstration program with private sector... | To establish a pilot program within the Department of Energy to facilitate the use of alternative fuel school buses through grants for energy demonstration and commercial application of energy technology, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Digital School Districts
Act''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL DIGITAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
(a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
(1) to address the important role that technology and the
Internet can play in enhancing and impro... | National Digital School Districts Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to: (1) make one-year grants to State educational agencies to make competitive subgrants to local educational agencies to create national digital school districts by acquiring technology, providing teacher mentoring, and other related efforts; (... | A bill to provide for national digital school districts. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``S.I. Hayakawa Official English
Language Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. ENGLISH AS OFFICIAL LANGUAGE.
(a) In General.--Title 4, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new chapter:
``CHAPTER 6--LANGUAGE OF THE GOVERNME... | S.I. Hayakawa Official English Language Act of 2007 - Makes English the official language of the U.S. government. Requires the government to: (1) conduct its official activities in English, including preparing publications, income tax forms, and informational materials in English; and (2) preserve and enhance the role ... | A bill to amend title 4, United States Code, to declare English as the official language of the Government of the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Act to Sustain the Protection of
Immigrant Residents Earned through TPS Act of 2017'' or the ``ASPIRE-
TPS Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. PROTECTED STATUS FOR CERTAIN ALIENS PRESENT IN THE UNITED
STATES.
The Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S... | Act to Sustain the Protection of Immigrant Residents Earned through TPS Act of 2017 or the ASPIRE-TPS Act of 2017 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide six-year, renewable protected status for an alien who: (1) as of January 1, 2017, had been granted or was eligible for deferred enforced depar... | Act to Sustain the Protection of Immigrant Residents Earned through TPS Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Job and Life Skills Improvement Act
of 1993''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF JOB AND LIFE SKILLS IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Title IV of the Job Training Partnership Act (29
U.S.C. 1671 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
p... | Job and Life Skills Improvement Act of 1993 - Amends the Job Training Partnership Act to authorize the Secretary of Labor to establish a national program of Job and Life Skills Improvement grants to eligible entities to pay the Federal share of providing comprehensive services to youth and young adults in high poverty ... | Job and Life Skills Improvement Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preservation of Federalism in
Banking Act''.
SEC. 2. STATE LAW PREEMPTION STANDARDS FOR NATIONAL BANKS CLARIFIED.
(a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title LXII of the Revised Statutes of
the United States (12 U.S.C. 21 et seq.) is amended by inserting after... | Preservation of Federalism in Banking Act - Amends the Revised Statutes of the United States to set forth State law preemption standards for national banks and their subsidiaries.
Declares that any State: (1) consumer law of general application (including any law relating to unfair or deceptive acts or practices and a... | To clarify the applicability of State law to national banks, and for other purposes. |
That this Act may be
cited as the ``Federal Employees' Overtime Pay Limitation Amendments
Act of 2000''.
Sec. 2. (a) Title 5, United States Code is amended--
(1) in section 5542(a)--
(A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
``(2) For an employee whose basic pay... | Revises provisions regarding limitations on premium pay to: (1) allow an employee to be paid premium pay under certain circumstances only to the extent that the payment does not cause the aggregate of basic pay and such premium pay to exceed the greater of the maximum rate of basic pay payable for GS-15 or the rate pay... | Federal Employees' Overtime Pay Limitation Amendments Act of 2000 |
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-(-1... | Multiethnic Placement Act of 1993 - Prohibits an agency or entity that receives Federal assistance and is involved in adoptive or foster care placements from categorically denying to any person the opportunity to become an adoptive or a foster parent, or delaying or denying the placement of a child, solely on the basis... | Multiethnic Placement Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Syria Human Rights Accountability
Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS ON CERTAIN PERSONS WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE
FOR OR COMPLICIT IN HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES COMMITTED AGAINST
CITIZENS OF SYRIA OR THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS.
(a... | Syria Human Rights Accountability Act of 2012 - Directs the President to submit, and update every 180 days and as new information becomes available, the following lists to Congress: (1) Syrian government officials or persons acting on behalf of that government who are responsible for or complicit in the commission of s... | A bill to impose sanctions with respect to human rights abuses committed against the people of Syria, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Workforce Readiness Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act:
(1) The term ``career guidance counselor'' means an
individual who is certified in career guidance and who assists
students with evaluating ca... | Workforce Readiness Act of 1993 -
Title I: National Board on Workforce Skills
- Establishes a National Board on Workforce Skills for the 21st Century.
Title II: School-to-Work Transition Programs
- Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to local educational agencies to develop, implement, or expand ... | Workforce Readiness Act of 1993 |
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