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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Activities Inventory Reform
Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. ANNUAL LISTS OF GOVERNMENT ACTIVITIES NOT INHERENTLY
GOVERNMENTAL IN NATURE.
(a) Lists Required.--Not later than the end of the third quarter of
each fiscal year, the head of each executive agen... | Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 - Directs the head of each executive agency to submit to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, not later than the end of the third quarter of each fiscal year, a list of activities performed by Federal Government sources for the agency that, in the judgment... | Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Maximizing America's Prosperity
Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. TOTAL SPENDING LIMITS.
(a) Total Spending Limits.--Section 251 of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901) is amended to read
as follows:
``SEC. 251. TOTAL S... | Maximizing America's Prosperity Act of 2015 This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to limit total noninterest federal spending to a specified percentage of potential gross domestic product (GDP). The cap begins at... | Maximizing America's Prosperity Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``FCC Reorganization Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Communications Act of 1934 grants the Federal
Communications Commission permission to organize ``integrated
bureaus'' and ``other division... | FCC Reorganization Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to organize its staff into integrated bureaus based on the purposes of the regulations to be administered by such bureau.
Requires the following bureaus within the FCC: (1) spectrum management; (2) gove... | To require the Federal Communications Commission to reorganize the bureaus of the Commission in order to better carry out their regulatory functions. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Recognizing the National Benefits of
Flood Protection Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. CALCULATION OF BENEFITS AND COSTS FOR FLOOD DAMAGE REDUCTION
AND HURRICANE AND STORM DAMAGE REDUCTION PROJECTS.
(a) Calculation of Benefits and Costs for Flood D... | Recognizing the National Benefits of Flood Protection Act of 2013 - Requires a feasibility study for a flood, hurricane, or storm damage reduction project to include calculations of the anticipated: (1) reduction in damage to public and private property and infrastructure; (2) direct and indirect economic benefits, inc... | Recognizing the National Benefits of Flood Protection Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Real Cost of Handgun Ammunition
Act''.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN TAX ON HANDGUN AMMUNITION.
(a) Increase in Manufacturers Tax.--
(1) In general.--Section 4181 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 (relating to imposition of tax on firearms... | Real Cost of Handgun Ammunition Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the excise tax on certain ammunition.
Imposes a special (occupational) tax on importers and manufacturers of certain handgun ammunition for each place of business. | Real Cost of Handgun Ammunition Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Election Reform Commission Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
There is hereby established a commission to be known as the
Bipartisan Commission on Election Reform (hereafter in this Act
referred to as the ``Commission'').
SEC. 3. MEM... | Election Reform Commission Act of 2001 - Establishes the Bipartisan Commission on Election Reform to examine specified kinds of issues affecting the conduct and administration of elections for Federal, State, and local offices in the United States, and to make recommendations on its findings. | To establish the Bipartisan Commission on Election Reform to study and make recommendations on issues affecting the conduct and administration of elections in the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Health Care Relief
Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. REFUNDABLE CREDIT FOR SMALL BUSINESSES WHICH PROVIDE HEALTH
CARE COVERAGE FOR EMPLOYEES.
(a) In General.--Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue ... | Small Business Health Care Relief Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow certain small business owners with 50 or fewer employees a refundable tax credit for the payment of a portion of the health care expenses of their employees. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow small businesses a refundable income tax credit to offset the cost of providing health care coverage for employees. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commission for American Mathematics
Leadership Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Students in the United States should be the world
leaders in mathematics achievement within the next decade.
(... | Commission for American Mathematics Leadership Act - Establishes the Commission for American Mathematics Leadership, which shall in coordination with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS): (1) review existing research on mathematics education leadership, including U.S. mathematics education status relative to interna... | Commission for American Mathematics Leadership Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medical Device Competition Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Given the increasing costs of health care in the United
States, there is a compelling public interest in ensuring that
there is f... | Medical Device Competition Act of 2004 - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act with respect to competition in the medical device and hospital supply industries.
Adds a new requirement to the criteria for exemption from criminal penalties for illegal remunerations accorded to any amount paid by a vendor of goods o... | A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to ensure full and free competition in the medical device and hospital supply industries. |
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF AUTHORITY FOR ADJUSTMENTS TO PER DIEM PAYMENTS TO
HOMELESS VETERANS SERVICE CENTERS FOR RECEIPT OF OTHER
SOURCES OF INCOME.
Section 2012(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D); and
... | Repeals the requirement that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs adjust the per diem payments made to veterans under the homeless veterans' comprehensive services program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to exclude sources of income from other federal, state, or local governments, departments, agencies, or enti... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal authority for adjustments to per diem payments to homeless veterans service centers for receipt of other sources of income, to extend authorities for certain programs to benefit homeless veterans, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Disaster Savings and Resilient
Construction Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. DISASTER RESILIENT PROPERTY TAX CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after
section 30... | Disaster Savings and Resilient Construction Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business-related tax credit for a specified portion of the cost of commercial and residential buildings that comply with resilient construction requirements in a federally-declared major disaster area. Defines "re... | Disaster Savings and Resilient Construction Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Character Education Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to explore, assess, and stimulate a variety of
approaches to character education;
(2) to lend Federal support to local and State chara... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Character Education Demonstration Program
Title II: National Conference on Character Education
Character Education Act of 1993 -
Title I: Character Education Demonstration Program
- Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to provide for an ethics and values demonstr... | Character Education Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Regulatory Transition Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. FINDING.
The Congress finds that effective steps for improving the
efficiency and proper management of Government operations, including
enactment of a new law or laws to require (1) that the Federal
rulemak... | Regulatory Transition Act of 1995 - Establishes a moratorium on Federal regulatory rulemaking actions, with certain emergency exceptions for designated imminent threats to health or safety, actions necessary for enforcement of criminal laws, and actions to establish or enforce specified civil rights. (Sec. 3) Extends s... | Regulatory Transition Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. CREDIT FOR PRODUCING INDIAN OIL OR GAS.
(a) In General.--Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after
section 29 the following new section:
``SEC. 29A. CREDIT FOR PRODUCING INDIAN OIL OR GAS.
``(a) Allowance of Credit.--Ther... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for the production of oil or gas from deposits held in trust for, or held with restrictions against alienation by, Indian tribes and Indian individuals pursuant to a lease or other agreement issued or approved by the United States. | A bill to provide a tax credit for the production of oil or gas from deposits held in trust for, or held with restrictions against alienation by, Indian tribes and Indian individuals. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Information Technology
Workforce and Acquisition Improvement Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF PROGRAM APPLYING SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURES TO CERTAIN
COMMERCIAL ITEMS.
Section 4202 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (divisions D and E ... | Federal Information Technology Workforce and Acquisition Improvement Act of 2002 - Amends the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 to extend until January 1, 2008, the authority to issue solicitations for purchases of commercial items in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold pursuant to the special simplified procedures.... | To amend the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 to extend until January 1, 2008, a program applying simplified procedures to the acquisition of certain commercial items; to establish an exchange program between the Federal Government and the private sector in order to promote the development of expertise in information technolo... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wire Transfer Fairness and
Disclosure Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF EXCHANGE RATES IN CONNECTION WITH INTERNATIONAL
MONEY TRANSFERS.
(a) In General.--The Electronic Fund Transfer Act (15 U.S.C. 1693
et seq.) is amended--
... | Wire Transfer Fairness and Disclosure Act of 2002 - Amends the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to require that the following disclosures be prominently displayed on the premises of a money transmitting business which initiates an international money transfer for a consumer: (1) the exchange rate used in connection with su... | A bill to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to require additional disclosures relating to exchange rates in transfers involving international transactions. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Manufacturers Legal
Accountability Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Each year, many people in the United States are injured
by defective products manufactured or produced by foreign... | Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2009 - Expresses the sense of Congress with respect to jurisdiction of courts in the United States over foreign manufacturers that import products into the United States.
Directs the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (with respect to drugs, devices, cosmetics, and bio... | A bill to require foreign manufacturers of products imported into the United States to establish registered agents in the United States who are authorized to accept service of process against such manufacturers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Credit Availability
Act''.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF SWAP DEALER DEFINITION.
Section 1a(49) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1a(49)) is
amended by striking all that follows subparagraph (A)(iv) through
subparagraph (C) and inserti... | Small Business Credit Availability Act - (Sec. 2) Amends the Commodity Exchange Act (as amended by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act [Dodd-Frank]) to exclude from regulation as a swap dealer an insured depository institution, or a U.S. uninsured branch or agency of a foreign bank that has a ... | To ensure the exclusion of small lenders from certain regulations of the Dodd-Frank Act. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Readiness and Southern Sea
Otter Conservation Act''.
SEC. 2. SOUTHERN SEA OTTER MILITARY READINESS AND CONSERVATION ACT.
(a) Findings and Purpose.--The Congress finds and declares the
following:
(1) The United States Fish and Wildl... | Military Readiness and Southern Sea Otter Conservation Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to establish Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas for national defense purposes (thereby conserving the southern sea otter [otter] in such Areas while allowing reasonable military readiness activities). Allows cer... | To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Defense to establish Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas for national defense purposes, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be referred to as the ``Campaign Spending Limitation
Reform Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. NEW TITLE OF FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN ACT OF 1971.
The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following new title:
``TITLE ... | Campaign Spending Limitation Reform Act of 1996 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to set forth limitations on campaign spending for elections to the Senate and House of Representatives.
Prohibits a national or State political party committee from making expenditures with respect to an election for eit... | Campaign Spending Limitation Reform Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Housing Choice Voucher Mobility
Demonstration Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER MOBILITY DEMONSTRATION.
(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (in
this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') may carry out a mobili... | Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to implement a mobility demonstration program to enable public housing agencies (PHAs) to administer housing-choice rental-assistance vouchers in a manner designed to: (1) e... | Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Greenhouse Gas Observation and
Analysis System Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to establish a comprehensive national greenhouse gas
observation and analysis system to support verification of
gree... | Greenhouse Gas Observation and Analysis System Act - Directs the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish a greenhouse gas observation and analysis system that will offer the resolution and widespread coverage required to verify reduction and mitigation of greenhouse gase... | A bill to authorize the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish a comprehensive greenhouse gas observation and analysis system, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mandatory IDEA Full Funding
Compromise Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO IDEA.
(a) Funding.--Section 611(j) of the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1411(j)) is amended to read as follows:
``(j) Funding.--
``(1) In gener... | Mandatory IDEA Full-Funding Act - Amends the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to revise and reauthorize part B programs of education of all children with disabilities. Authorizes appropriations in specified amounts for part B for FY 2005 through 2011 and thereafter. (Provides phased-in increases of fu... | To amend part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide full Federal funding of such part, to provide an exception to the local maintenance of effort requirements, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The right to vote is a fundamental and incontrovertible
right under the Constitution.
(2) There is a need for Congress to encourage and enable
every eligible American to vote by reaffirming that the right
... | Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require a State to apply the same self-identification requirements currently applicable to voters who register by mail also to those voters who do not register in person with an officer or employee of a State or local government entity.
Amends the Voting Rights Act of 1965 a... | A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to ensure the same requirements that apply to voters who register by mail also apply to voters who do not register in person with an officer or employee of a State or local government entity, and to provide for increased penalties for fraudulent registration in cases in... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Royalty In-Kind for Energy
Assistance Improvement Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) As energy costs continue to rise, it is increasingly
difficult for our most vulnerab... | Royalty In-Kind for Energy Assistance Improvement Act of 2006 - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005, with respect to federal low-income energy assistance programs, to authorize the Secretary of Energy to sell at a discounted price any royalty oil or gas taken in-kind.
Requires the discounted price to be at least 50% ... | To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to authorize discounted sales of royalty oil and gas taken in-kind from a Federal oil or gas lease to provide additional resources to Federal low-income energy assistance programs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery
and Economic Stability Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. PILOT PROJECT FOR PLUMAS, LASSEN, AND TAHOE NATIONAL FORESTS TO
IMPLEMENT QUINCY LIBRARY GROUP PROPOSAL.
(a) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the... | Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery and Economic Stability Act of 1997 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a pilot project within the Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe National Forests, California, to demonstrate the effectiveness of specified fire resiliency resource management activities recommended by the Qui... | Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery and Economic Stability Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Genomic Science and Technology
Innovation Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Genomic science promises a revolution in the
development of new and effective genomic technologies and other
i... | Genomic Science and Technology Innovation Act of 2002 - Requires the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to conduct, or contract with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct, a study that assesses the impact of Federal policies, including intellectual property policies, on the innovation process... | To direct the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to conduct a study of the impact of Federal policies on the innovation process for genomic technologies, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness for Permanent Residents Act
of 1999''.
SEC. 2. LIMITING THE DISQUALIFICATION, BASED ON COMMISSION OF CERTAIN
AGGRAVATED FELONIES, FROM CANCELLATION OF REMOVAL FOR
PERMANENT RESIDENTS.
(a) In General.--Section 240A(... | Directs the Attorney General to establish a process for discretionary waiver of inadmissibility or deportation of specified aliens under similar circumstances as above.
Authorizes the supervised release of certain aliens from detention pending removal decisions. Subjects such decision (by the Attorney General) to admin... | Fairness for Permanent Residents Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SMALL BUSINESS INFORMATION SECURITY TASK FORCE.
(a) Definitions.--In this section--
(1) the terms ``Administration'' and ``Administrator'' mean
the Small Business Administration and the Administrator
thereof, respectively;
(2) the term ``small business concern''... | Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish the Small Business Information Security Task Force to address the information technology security needs of small businesses and to help small businesses prevent the loss of credit card data. Requires the Task Force, among other duties, to... | A bill to establish the Small Business Information Security Task Force to address information security concerns relating to credit card data and other proprietary information. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Defending American Taxpayers From
Abusive Government Takings Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION RELATING TO USE OF POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
(a) Fannie Mae.--Subsection (b) of section 302 of the Federal
National Mortgage Association Charter Act (12 U.S.... | Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2012 - Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to prohibit the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) from purchasing any mortgage secured by a structure or dwelling unit located within a county that contains any struct... | To prohibit Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from purchasing, the FHA from insuring, and the Department of Veterans Affairs from guaranteeing, making, or insuring, a mortgage that is secured by a residence or residential structure located in a county in which the State has used the power of eminent domain to take a residenti... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Religious Freedom Restoration Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The freedom to practice religion and to express
religious thought is acknowledged to be one of the fundamental
and unalienable rights b... | Religious Freedom Restoration Act - Amends the Federal judicial code to deny the district courts of the United States, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands and the United States Court of Federal Claims jurisdiction to hear or determine any case in which any requirement, prohibition, or other provi... | To restore first amendment protections of religion and religious speech. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sound Science in Risk Assessment
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) as of the date of enactment of this Act, approximately
$140,000,000,000 per year, over 2 percent of the annual gross
national product of th... | Sound Science in Risk Assessment Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop rules and review procedures that provide that: (1) risk assessments are consistent, of high technical quality, scientifically objective, and unbiased; and (2) significant uncertainties regarding fac... | Sound Science in Risk Assessment Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hawaii Invasive Species Prevention
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The uniqueness of the Hawaiian islands lies in part due
to their isolation from continental landmasses, their great
topographic a... | Hawaii Invasive Species Prevention Act - States that it is U.S. policy to fund and support coordinated programs and activities to prevent the introduction or spread of invasive species and diseases in Hawaii.
Prohibits a federal agency from carrying out any action that would likely cause or promote the introduction or... | To recognize the unique ecosystems of the Hawaiian islands and the threat to these ecosystems posed by non-native plants, animals, and plant and animal diseases, to require the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to expand Federal efforts to prevent the introduction in Hawaii of non-native plants... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Commission to Support Law
Enforcement Act''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) law enforcement officers risk their lives daily to
protect citizens, for modest rewards and too little
reco... | National Commission to Support Law Enforcement Act - Reestablishes the National Commission to Support Law Enforcement to study and recommend changes regarding law enforcement agencies and law enforcement issues on the Federal, State, and local levels. (Repeals provisions of the Crime Control Act of 1990 and the Depart... | National Commission to Support Law Enforcement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Childrens' Media Protection Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) On average, a child in the United States is exposed to
27 hours of television each week, and some children are exposed
... | Childrens' Media Protection Act of 1995 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to: (1) prescribe rules for the rating of violence levels in television programming, including rules for the transmission of signals containing specifications for blocking violent progr... | Childrens' Media Protection Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Youth Sports Concussion Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Scientific advancements and a greater understanding of
the issues that affect the health and safety of y... | . Youth Sports Concussion Act (Sec. 2) This bill expresses the sense of Congress that the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) should review the National Academies' report on sports-related concussions and future research in such area for any matter that may impact products... | Youth Sports Concussion Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``General Accounting Office Reform and
Reorganization Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to ensure that in conducting evaluations
and preparing reports pursuant to an order or request of the Congress,
the General Accounting Offic... | General Accounting Office Reform and Reorganization Act of 1993 - Amends Federal law to provide for the establishment of the General Accounting Office Oversight Board (Board) to review any congressional request for a General Accounting Office (GAO) report and approve a methodology for preparing it.
Prohibits outside c... | General Accounting Office Reform and Reorganization Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Significant Regulation Oversight Act
of 1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDING AND PURPOSE.
(a) Finding.--The Congress finds that oversight of significant
rules will be enhanced if they are subject to congressional review and
approval after being proposed by an agen... | Significant Regulation Oversight Act of 1998 - Prohibits a significant rule from taking effect before the enactment of a joint resolution described in section four of this Act comprised solely of the text of the rule.
Requires, before a proposed significant rule takes effect as a final rule, the agency proposing the r... | Significant Regulation Oversight Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Northern Nevada Rural Economic
Development and Land Consolidation Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds as follows:
(1) The economy of Nevada is dependent upon mining as a
major source of high-p... | Northern Nevada Rural Economic Development and Land Consolidation Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, upon the submission of the relevant application or applications by the Placer Dome U.S. Inc., Denver, Co., and Graymont Western U.S. Inc., Murray, Utah (together the Claimant), to sell the Claimant wha... | To direct the Secretary of the Interior to sell certain public lands subject to mining operations in Eureka, Lander, White Pine, Elko, and Humboldt Counties, Nevada, for the reclamation of abandoned mines in Nevada, to promote and enhance economic development, education, and local government revenues, and for other pur... |
TITLE I--POTASH ROYALTY REDUCTION
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Potash Royalty Reduction Act of
2005''.
SEC. 102. POTASSIUM AND POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS FROM SYLVITE.
(a) Royalty Rate.--Notwithstanding section 102(a)(9) of the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. ... | Title I: Potash Royalty Reduction - Potash Royalty Reduction Act of 2005 - (Sec. 102) Sets at 1.0 percent the royalty rate on the quantity or gross value of the output from Federal lands of potassium and potassium compounds from the mineral sylvite at the point of shipment to market in the five-year period beginning on... | To provide that the royalty rate on the output from Federal lands of potassium and potassium compounds from the mineral sylvite in the 5-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act shall be reduced to 1.0 percent, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prescription Drug Price Comparison
for Savings Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Access to prescription drugs is important to all
Americans.
(2) Many individuals cannot afford to... | Prescription Drug Price Comparison for Savings Act of 2004 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish and maintain an Internet website using the information supplied by participating pharmacies to allow an individual to compare for each zip code the usual and customary prices for a range of stre... | A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish and maintain an Internet website that is designed to allow consumers to compare the usual and customary prices for covered outpatient drugs sold by retail pharmacies that participate in the medicaid program for each postal Zip Code, and for other... |
entitled
``A Joint Resolution to approve the Covenant To Establish a
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with
the United States of America, and for other purposes'', approved March
24, 1976 (48 U.S.C. 1806), is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in para... | This bill amends the "Joint Resolution to approve the Covenant To Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America" to extend until December 31, 2029, the transition period during which the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall regulate immigr... | To amend section 6 of the Joint Resolution entitled "A Joint Resolution to approve the Covenant To Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America, and for other purposes". |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``No Tolerance Act''.
SEC. 2. ENHANCED PROTECTIONS FOR PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS AND NEW MEMBERS OF
THE ARMED FORCES DURING ENTRY-LEVEL PROCESSING AND
TRAINING.
(a) Defining Inappropriate and Prohibited Relationships,
Communication... | No Tolerance Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) and the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to establish and maintain a policy to uniformly define and prescribe what constitutes an inappropriate and prohibited relationship, communication, conduct, or contact, including when such ... | No Tolerance Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dual Degree Achievement Act''.
SEC. 2. DUAL DEGREE ACHIEVEMENT.
Title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1000 et
seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating part F as part G;
(2) by inserting immediately after part E ... | Directs the Secretary of Education to make five-year grants to eligible partnerships to carry out the program activities. Requires such partnerships to include one or more MSIs that award baccalaureate degrees and one or more partner IHEs that offer baccalaureate or post-baccalaureate degrees not awarded by the MSIs wi... | Dual Degree Achievement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Parental Bereavement Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FAMILY LEAVE BECAUSE OF THE DEATH OF A SON OR DAUGHTER.
(a) Family Leave.--
(1) Entitlement to leave.--Section 102(a)(1) of the Family
and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2612(a)(1)) i... | Parental Bereavement Act of 2011 - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to entitle an eligible employee to up to 12 workweeks of leave during any 12-month period because of the death of a son or daughter.
Allows such an employee to substitute any available paid leave for any leave without pay.
Applies the ... | A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to provide leave because of the death of a son or daughter. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Capital Gains and Estate Tax Relief
Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX RATES FOR CAPITAL GAINS MADE PERMANENT.
Section 303 of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of
2003 is amended by striking ``this title'' and inserting ``sect... | Capital Gains and Estate Tax Relief Act of 2007 - Makes permanent the reduction in capital gains tax rates (from 20 to 15%) enacted by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief and Reconciliation Act of 2003.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) restore the unified credit against gift tax liability; (2) provide for annual in... | To make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. TEMPORARY EXCLUSION FOR RESERVISTS CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY AND
FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES SERVING IN A
COMBAT ZONE.
(a) In General.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after section 139
the fo... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide a temporary exclusion from gross income for members of reserve components of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense civilian employees serving in a combat zone and extends the exclusion for serving in a combat zone to Department of Defense civilian employees. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a temporary exclusion for members of reserve components of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense civilian employees serving in a combat zone and to extend the exclusion for serving in a combat zone to Department of Defense civilian employees. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Savings Accounts Offer
Parents Plenty Of Reasons To Understand aNd Invest in Tuition Yearly
Act'' or the ``CSA OPPORTUNITY Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Child's savings account.--The term ``child's savings
... | Children's Savings Accounts Offer Parents Plenty of Reasons to Understand and Invest in Tuition Yearly Act or the CSA OPPORTUNITY Act - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct a state receiving a TANF grant to disregard the value of any inter... | CSA OPPORTUNITY Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Broadband Permitting
Efficiency Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Broadband project.--The term ``broadband project''
means an installation by a broadband provider of wireless or
broadband infrastruc... | Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act of 2018 (Sec. 3) This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of the Interior to establish a program to enter into memoranda of understanding with states and Indian tribes to allow for the permitting of broadband within an operational right-of-way ... | Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``College Textbook Affordability Act
of 2007''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE AND INTENT.
The purpose of this Act is to ensure that every student in higher
education is offered better and more timely access to affordable course
materials by educating and informing fa... | College Textbook Affordability Act of 2007 - Requires publishers informing teachers at institutions of higher education about textbooks or supplements in their subject areas to include written information concerning: (1) the price the publisher would charge the bookstore associated with such institution for such items;... | A bill to ensure that college textbooks and supplemental materials are available and affordable. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Iraq Claims Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. ADJUDICATION OF CLAIMS.
(a) The Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States
(``the Commission'') is authorized to receive and determine the
validity and amounts of any claims referred to it by the Secret... | Iraq Claims Act of 1993 - Authorizes the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission to receive and determine the validity and amounts of any claims: (1) with respect to which the United States has received lump-sum payments from the United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC); and (2) of U.S. nationals against Iraq that a... | Iraq Claims Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``ICCVAM Authorization Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COMMITTEE ON THE VALIDATION OF
ALTERNATIVE METHODS.
(a) In General.--The Interagency Coordinating Committee on the
Validation of Alternative Methods (referred to in this... | ICCVAM Authorization Act of 1998 - States that the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods (ICCVAM) shall be sustained as a permanent standing committee administered by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
Sets forth ICCVAM objectives, including: (1) increasing ... | ICCVAM Authorization Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reconstructive Surgery Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY.
(a) Group Health Plans.--
(1) Public health service act amendments.--
(A) In general.--Section 2706 of the Public Health
S... | Reconstructive Surgery Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require a group health plan, and a health insurance issuer offering group health insurance coverage, that provide coverage for surgery to also cover reconstructive surgery, includ... | To require health insurance coverage for certain reconstructive surgery. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ronald Reagan Commemorative Coin Act
of 2001''.
SEC. 2. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
(a) Denominations.--The Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in
this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall mint and issue the
following coins:
(1) $5 gold c... | Ronald Reagan Commemorative Coin Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue five-dollar gold coins, one-dollar silver coins, and ten-dollar bimetallic coins emblematic of the presidency and life of former President Ronald Reagan. | A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of former President Ronald Reagan. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protection from Sexual Predators Act
of 1994''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that.--
(1) rape and sexual assaults continue to be serious threats
to the safety of communities across America;
... | Protection from Sexual Predators Act of 1994 - Expresses the sense of the Congress that States should: (1) more seriously consider the relatively high recidivism rate of sexual offenders when deciding whether to plea bargain with first-time sexual offenders and whether to grant parole to sexual offenders; and (2) revi... | Protection from Sexual Predators Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``National Capital
Transportation Amendments Act of 2007''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds as follows:
(1) Metro, the public transit system of the Washington
metropolitan area, is essential for the continued a... | National Capital Transportation Amendments Act of 2007 - Amends the National Capital Transportation Act of 1969 to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to provide additional funding through grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) to finance in part the capital and preventive maintenanc... | A bill to amend the National Capital Transportation Act of 1969 to authorize additional Federal contributions for maintaining and improving the transit system of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Disability and Victims
of Landmines, Civil Strife and Warfare Assistance Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) According to the World Health Organization (WHO),
... | International Disability and Victims of Landmines, Civil Strife and Warfare Assistance Act of 2001 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to furnish assistance to individuals with disabilities, including victims of civil strife and warfare, in foreign countries. Authorizes appropriations... | To authorize assistance for individuals with disabilities in foreign countries, including victims of landmines and other victims of civil strife and warfare, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Labeling Education
and Nutrition Act of 2008'' or the ``LEAN Act of 2008''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. D... | Labeling Education and Nutrition Act of 2008 or the LEAN Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize a food service establishment to provide nutrition information for a food item by: (1) providing calories and nutrient information required for food intended for human consumption; (2) disc... | A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to nutrition labeling of food offered for sale in food service establishments. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native
Communities Recognition and Compensation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) in 1971, Congress enacted the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act (43 U.S.C.... | Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act Amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to permit the Native residents of each of the Native Villages of Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, and Wrangell, Alaska, to organize as Urban Corporations and to receive certain settlem... | Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Integrated Public Alert and Warning
System Modernization Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. INTEGRATED PUBLIC ALERT AND WARNING SYSTEM MODERNIZATION.
(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 e... | Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2012 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to modernize and implement the integrated U.S. public alert and warning system to ensure that under all conditions the President, ... | A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to modernize the integrated public alert and warning system of the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Leave Ethanol Volumes at Existing
Levels Act'' or the ``LEVEL Act''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF EXPANSION OF RENEWABLE FUEL PROGRAM.
(a) Definitions.--Section 211(o)(1) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.
7545(o)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
``(1)... | Leave Ethanol Volumes at Existing Levels Act or the LEVEL Act - Amends the Clean Air Act to revise the renewable fuel program, including by: (1) redefining "renewable fuel"; (2) reducing the percentage of renewable fuel that is required to be in gasoline sold or introduced into commerce in the United States (from 9% to... | To repeal certain amendments to the Clean Air Act relating to the expansion of the renewable fuel program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Recycling Investment Saves Energy''
or the ``RISE Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Senate finds the following:
(1) Recycling means business in the United States, with
more than 56,000 reuse and recycling establishments that employ
... | Recycling Investment Saves Energy or the RISE Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a taxpayer election of a tax credit for 15% of the cost of qualified reuse and recycling property or a tax deduction for 50% of the adjusted basis of such property; and (2) define solid waste disposal facilities to includ... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to allow a credit against income tax, or, in the alternative, a special depreciation allowance, for reuse and recycling property, to provide for tax-exempt financing of recycling equipment, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Depressed Smaller Cities Improvement
Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE ON DEPRESSED SMALLER CITIES.
(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established an interagency task
force to be known as the Interagency Task Force on Depressed Smaller
Ci... | Depressed Smaller Cities Improvement Act of 1993 - Establishes the Interagency Task Force on Depressed Smaller Cities to study problems affecting depressed smaller cities and to determine the proper scope and extent of Federal assistance and programs to reduce the problems affecting such cities.
Authorizes appropriati... | Depressed Smaller Cities Improvement Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. POST-SHUTDOWN DECOMMISSIONING ACTIVITIES REPORTS.
Chapter 10 of title I of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C.
2131 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 113. POST-SHUT... | Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Act of 2015 Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require a Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) licensee, after consulting affected state and local governments, to submit to the NRC a post-shutdown decommissioning activities report (PSDAR) regarding the licensee's shutdown facilities fo... | Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Act of 2015 |
S.
(a) Report on Implementation of United Nations Security Council
Resolutions.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the President shall submit to Congress a report--
(1) assessing the status of the implementation of United
Nations Security Council Resolution ... | North Korea Accountability Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of State to designate North Korea, for specified purposes of the Export Administration Act of 1979, the Arms Export Control Act, and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as a country that has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism.
... | A bill require the redesignation of North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism, to impose sanctions with respect to North Korea, to require reports on the status of North Korea's nuclear weapons program and counterproliferation efforts, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Environmental Enforcement and
Security Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
(2) Criminal enforcem... | Environmental Enforcement and Security Act of 2004 - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to increase the number of special agents assigned to the EPA's criminal enforcement program, with a specified number of those agents to be assigned to homeland security and protective service dut... | A bill to improve environmental enforcement and security. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Constitution Center
Commemorative Coin Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) a Constitutional Convention was convened in the summer
of 1787 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the purposes of
rep... | National Constitution Center Commemorative Coin Act of 2002 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue one-dollar silver coins in commemoration of the opening of the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, scheduled for July 4, 2003. | A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the opening of the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, scheduled for July 4, 2003. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``James Zadroga 9/11 Health and
Compensation Reauthorization Act''.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZING THE WORLD TRADE CENTER HEALTH PROGRAM.
(a) World Trade Center Health Program Fund.--Section 3351 of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm-61) is amended--
... | James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to extend the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program Fund through FY2041 and index appropriations to the medical care component of the consumer price index for urban consumers. Makes funding available for: a quality ... | James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Heritage area.--The term ``Heritage Area'' means the
Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area, established in this Act.
(2) Management entity.... | Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area in Texas. Designates the Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area Corporation as the management entity for the Heritage Area. Requires the Corporation to submit a management plan for the Heritage Area.
Requires the federal cost... | A bill to establish the Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area in the State of Texas, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Citizenship Should
Count for Something Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Establishment of Citizens Congressional Health Be... | Citizenship Should Count for Something Act - Establishes the Citizens Congressional Health Benefits Program to provide comprehensive health insurance coverage to federal elected officials and to all other citizens who are not covered under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP). Requires such coverage to... | To establish a Citizens Congressional Health Benefits Program, based on the Federal employees health benefits program, to provide health insurance coverage for the President, Vice President, and Members of Congress, and citizens not eligible for coverage under the Federal employees health benefits program. |
SECTION 1. LAND OF PECHANGA BAND OF LUISENO MISSION INDIANS.
(a) Limitation on Conveyance.--Land described in subsection (b) (or
any interest in that land) shall not be voluntarily or involuntarily
transferred or otherwise made available for condemnation until the date
on which--
(1)(A) the Secretar... | Declares that specified lands held in fee by the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians shall not be transferred or made available for condemnation until the Secretary of the Interior renders a final decision (and all appeals are exhausted) on the pending fee to trust application, or the application is withdrawn.Dire... | To protect certain lands held in fee by the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians from condemnation until a final decision is made regarding a pending fee to trust application for that land, to provide an environmentally sound process for the expeditious consideration and approval of an electricity transmission line... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Every Child Counts Act''.
SEC. 2. ALTERNATE STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENTS FOR STUDENTS WITH THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT COGNITIVE DISABILITIES.
Section 1111 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 6311) is amended--
... | Every Child Counts Act Amends the school improvement program under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow states to establish alternate academic achievement standards and assessments for students who have the most significant cognitive disabilities. Requires the alternate stand... | Every Child Counts Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Spending Control Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established an independent commission to be known as the
``Grace Commission II''.
SEC. 3. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.
The duties of the Commission shall be--
(1) to conduct revi... | Spending Control Act of 2010 - Establishes the Grace Commission II to conduct a review of cost control in the federal government every two years with respect to improving management and reducing costs. Directs the Commission to conduct in-depth studies to evaluate potential improvements in the operations of executive a... | A bill to establish the Grace Commission II to review and make recommendations regarding cost control in the Federal Government, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bankruptcy Technical Corrections Act
of 2010''.
SEC. 2. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS RELATING TO AMENDMENTS MADE BY PUBLIC LAW
109-8.
(a) Title 11 of the United States Code.--Title 11 of the United
States Code is amended--
(1) in section 101--
... | Bankruptcy Technical Corrections Act of 2010 - Makes technical corrections to federal bankruptcy law, relating to amendments made by the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, with respect to: (1) the power of the court; (2) waiver of sovereign immunity; (3) public access to papers; (4) who ma... | To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make technical corrections; and for related purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Retirement Security Education Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Improving financial literacy is a critical and complex
task for Americans of all ages.
(2) Low levels of savings and high l... | Retirement Security Education Act of 2005 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to eligible entities to provide financial education programs to mid-life and older individuals who reside in local communities in order to: (1) enhance their financial and retirement knowledge; and (2) redu... | To establish a grant program to enhance the financial and retirement literacy of mid-life and older Americans and to reduce financial abuse and fraud among such Americans, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Protective Service Reform
and Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE.
(a) Authorization.--Title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002
(6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
... | Federal Protective Service Reform and Enhancement Act - Revises provisions governing the Federal Protective Service (FPS) in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) (currently, FPS is a component of of the National Protection and Programs Directorate of DHS). Declares FPS's mission to be to secure all facilities and ... | To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance the ability of the Federal Protective Service to provide adequate security for the prevention of terrorist activities and for the promotion of homeland security, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``External Regulation of the
Department of Energy Act''.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AUTHORITY.
Effective October 1, 2001, the Department of Energy shall have no
regulatory or enforcement authority with respect to nuclear safety and
occu... | (Sec. 3) Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to abolish the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.
(Sec. 4) Provides that if a hazard at a DOE facility presents a risk of occupational exposure and contains both a radiological and non-radiological component, OSHA and the NRC shall share regulatory and enforcement re... | External Regulation of the Department of Energy Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Policy Act
Amendments of 1997''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--ALTERNATIVE FUELS--GENERAL
Sec. 101... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Alternative Fuels--General
Title II: Alternatives Fuels--Non-Federal Programs
Title III: Availability and Use of Replacement Fuels,
Alternative Fuels, and Alternative Private Vehicles
Energy Policy Act Amendments of 1997 -
Title I: Alternative Fuels--Genera... | Energy Policy Act Amendments of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Broadband Investment Act of
2013'' or the ``RBI Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
(1) the term ``applicable Federal-State Joint Board''
means--
(A) the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal... | Rural Broadband Investment Act of 2013 or the RBI Act of 2013 - Suspends regulations of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that resulted in a revised method of determining levels of support for rural telephone carriers under the Universal Service Fund by allowing study area unseparated loop cost to be limited ... | RBI Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop the Sequester Job Loss Now Act
Through 2014''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
TITLE I--BUDGET PROCESS AMENDMENTS
Sec. 101. Repeal the 2013 and 2014 sequesters.
Sec. 102. Reduction of Defen... | Stop the Sequester Job Loss Now Act Through 2014 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to repeal the FY2013-FY2014 sequesters. Makes the budgetary resources for FY2013, which were sequestered by the presidential sequestration order, available for obligation f... | Stop the Sequester Job Loss Now Act Through 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Earned Income Tax Credit
Simplification Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF ABANDONED SPOUSE RULE.
(a) In General.--Section 32(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (relating to eligible individual) is amended by adding at the end
the followin... | Earned Income Tax Credit Simplification Act of 2005 - Amends provisions of the Internal Revenue Code relating to the earned income tax credit to: (1) allow certain married taxpayers filing separate returns and residing with a dependent child to claim such credit; (2) allow certain taxpayers residing in a household with... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify the earned income tax credit eligibility requirements regarding filing status, presence of children, investment income, and work and immigrant status. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Taxpayer Receipt Act''.
SEC. 2. ITEMIZED FEDERAL TAX RECEIPT.
(a) In General.--Chapter 77 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 7529. FEDERAL TAX RECEIPT.
``(a) In General.--The Secr... | Taxpayer Receipt Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Department of the Treasury to provide every taxpayer who files an individual income tax return for any taxable year an itemized tax receipt showing: (1) the proportionate allocation of the taxpayer's payment in such year among major expendi... | Taxpayer Receipt Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cell Phone Users Bill of Rights''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Consumers rely increasingly on wireless telephone
service for personal, business, and emergency communication... | Cell Phone Users Bill of Rights - Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to require each wireless telephone service provider (provider) offering service in one of the largest 100 U.S. metropolitan statistical areas to provide consumers with the option to port (retain) telephone numbers between providers by... | A bill to improve wireless telephone service, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Platte River
Recovery Implementation Program and Pathfinder Modification
Authorization Act of 2006''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
... | Platte River Recovery Implementation Program and Pathfinder Modification Authorization Act of 2006 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation and in cooperation with the Governance Committee established under the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program Cooperative Ag... | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the implementation of the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Species in the Central and Lower Platte River Basin and to modify the Pathfinder Dam and Reservoir. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pesticide Harmonization and Joint
Labeling Act ''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 2 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,
and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (jj) through (oo) as ... | Pesticide Harmonization and Joint Labeling Act - Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to establish procedures for the joint labeling of registered pesticides by the United States and any country which has a harmonized pesticide registration regulatory process (harmonized country). Requires the... | A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to permit the distribution and sale of certain pesticides that are registered in both the United States and another country. |
SECTION 1. FEDERAL RETIREMENT PROVISIONS RELATING TO MEMBERS OF
CONGRESS AND CONGRESSIONAL EMPLOYEES.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional
Annuity Reform Act of 1995''.
(b) Relating to the Maximum Annuity Allowable Pursuant to Cost-of-
Living Adjustments.--Section 8340... | Congressional Annuity Reform Act of 1995 - Amends provisions concerning the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) to: (1) limit the maximum CSRS annuity payable to Members of Congress with respect to cost of living adjustments (COLAs) to the final pay of the Member ... | Congressional Annuity Reform Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``General Agreement on Tariffs and
Trade Copyright Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. RENTAL RIGHTS IN COMPUTER PROGRAMS.
Section 804(c) of Public Law 101-650, 104 Stat. 5136, is amended by
striking the first sentence.
TITLE I--FEDERAL ANTI-BOOTLEG ... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Federal Anti-Bootleg Provisions
Title II: Copyright in Restored Works
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade Copyright Act of 1994 - Amends the Computer Software Rental Amendments Act of 1990 to repeal the termination date of a prohibition on unauthorized commercial rental or ... | General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade Copyright Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive
Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. LOAN REPAYMENT FOR PROSECUTORS AND DEFENDERS.
Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
(42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``P... | Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act of 2005 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to direct the Attorney General to establish a loan repayment program for student loan borrowers who agree in writing to remain employed as state or local criminal prosecutors or federal, state, or local publi... | A bill to provide for loan repayment for prosecutors and public defenders. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medical Checklist Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. RESEARCH INTO MEDICAL CHECKLIST DEVELOPMENT AND EFFICACY.
(a) Study.--The Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality, acting through the Center for Quality Improvement and Patient
Safety, shall c... | Medical Checklist Act of 2010 - Requires the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, acting through the Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, to conduct research and a study regarding the development and efficacy of medical checklists, including regarding: (1) the testing of different m... | To encourage the use of medical checklists through research, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Training and Education for American
Workers Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. USE OF H-1B NONIMMIGRANT PETITIONER FEES.
Section 414(c) of the American Competitiveness and Workforce
Improvement Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2916 note) is amended to read as
follows:
... | Directs the Secretary of Labor to: (1) use 75 percent of such funds to award grants to provide such training for any skill shortage related to a specialty occupation, as defined under the Immigration and Nationality Act; and (2) transfer 25 percent of such funds to the Secretary of Education for a student loan forgiven... | Training and Education for American Workers Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Religious Liberty Protection Act of
2012''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Deeply embedded in the history and traditions of the
United States is the protection of religious freedom. The First
Amendment ... | Religious Liberty Protection Act of 2012 - Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) from implementing or enforcing any provision of the interim final rule published on July 19, 2010, related to the coverage of preventive health services under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) or a... | To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from implementing certain rules relating to the health insurance coverage of sterilization and contraceptives approved by the Food and Drug Administration. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Child Protection Act
of 2002''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN RESPONSE CENTER.
(a) In General.--Chapter 33 of title 28, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 540A. National Crimes Against Chi... | Comprehensive Child Protection Act of 2002 - Amends the Federal judicial code to establish within the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) a National Crimes Against Children Response Center which shall develop a national response plan model that provides a comprehensive, rapid response plan to report crimes involving ... | A bill to enhance national efforts to investigate, prosecute, and prevent crimes against children by increasing investigatory tools, criminal penalties, and resources and by extending existing laws. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lead Testing in School and Child
Care Drinking Water Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. VOLUNTARY SCHOOL AND CHILD CARE LEAD TESTING GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 1464 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42
U.S.C. 300j-24) is amended by striking subsection (... | Lead Testing in School and Child Care Drinking Water Act of 2016 This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to direct the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a voluntary school and child care lead testing program of grants to states to assist local educational agencies in voluntary testing for lead contamina... | Lead Testing in School and Child Care Drinking Water Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Preserving
Medicare for All Act of 2004''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Authority to negotiate prices.
Sec. 3. Guaranteed pr... | Preserving Medicare for All Act of 2004 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, to repeal provisions prohibiting the Secretary of Health and Human Services from interfering with the negotiations between drug ma... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, to provide additional beneficiary protections. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Physician Payment Reform
Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. MINIMUM UPDATE FOR PHYSICIANS' SERVICES FOR 2006 AND 2007.
(a) In General.--Section 1848(d) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395w-4(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
pa... | Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide that the update to the single conversion factor in the formula for payment of physicians' services for 2006 and 2007 shall not be less than 1.5%.
Directs the Medicare Payment Assessment Commission (MEDPA... | To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to assure equitable payment for physicians services under the Medicare Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Furlough Protection Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. CONTINUANCE OF CIVILIAN PAY DURING PERIODS OF LAPSED
APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) Continuance of Pay.--Subchapter III of chapter 55 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by redesignating section 5527... | Furlough Protection Act of 1995 - Amends Federal civil service and armed forces law to provide for the temporary continuance of basic civilian and military pay and associated benefits and allowances of Federal and District of Columbia personnel during any period of lapsed appropriations in which they perform service or... | Furlough Protection Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Fuel Reduction Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to expedite wildfire prevention projects to reduce the
chances of wildfire on certain high-risk Federal land adjacent
to communiti... | Emergency Fuel Reduction Act of 2014 - Amends the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to categorically exclude an authorized hazardous fuel reduction project from the environmental review requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) if the project: involves the removal of insect-infested ... | Emergency Fuel Reduction Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``DHS Social Media Improvement Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. SOCIAL MEDIA WORKING GROUP.
(a) In General.--Title III of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
U.S.C. 181 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 318. SOCIAL MEDIA WORKING GROU... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on September 21, 2015. DHS Social Media Improvement Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) a social media working grou... | DHS Social Media Improvement Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Continuing Chemical Facilities
Antiterrorism Security Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF CHEMICAL FACILITIES ANTITERRORISM SECURITY
PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 550(b) of the Department of Homeland
Security Appropriations Act, 2007... | Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act of 2010 - Amends the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 to extend until October 4, 2015, the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to issue interim final regulations establishing risk-based performance standards for security... | To extend the chemical facility security program of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Traumatic Brain Injury Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. PROGRAMS OF CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION.
(a) Prevention of Traumatic Brain Injury.--Clause (ii) of section
393A(b)(3)(A) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280b-1b) is
amended by st... | Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2006 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to conduct a study to: (1) determine the incid... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the expansion and improvement of traumatic brain injury programs, and for other purposes. |
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