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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Jena Band of Choctaw Indians of
Louisiana Confirmation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) In 1903 and 1904, after presenting testimony before the
Dawes Commission, ancestors of the Jena Band of C... | Jena Band of Choctaw Indians of Louisiana Confirmation Act - Confirms and extends Federal recognition and associated services and benefits to the Jena Band of Choctaw of Louisiana.
Directs that the Tribe be governed by an Interim Council until the Secretary of the Interior, upon the written request of the Council, con... | Jena Band of Choctaw Indians of Louisiana Confirmation Act |
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT BASE CLOSURE ROUNDS IN 2003 AND 2005.
(a) Commission Matters.--
(1) Appointment.--Subsection (c)(1) of section 2902 of the
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of
title XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) is
a... | Amends the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 to: (1) provide for continued appointments to the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission, authorize the Secretary of Defense to transfer funds for future Commission expenses, and extend Commission authority through December 31, 2005; (2) require the S... | A bill to amend the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 to authorize additional rounds of base closures and realignments under the Act in 2003 and 2005, to modify certain authorities relating to closures and realignments under that Act. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Restoring the Patient's Voice Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. REQUIRED EXCEPTIONS PROCESS FOR MEDICATION STEP THERAPY
PROTOCOLS.
(a) In General.--The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974 is amended by inserting after section 715 of suc... | Restoring the Patient's Voice Act of 2017 This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require a group health plan to establish an exception to medication step-therapy protocol in specified cases. A medication step-therapy protocol establishes a specific sequence in which prescription... | Restoring the Patient’s Voice Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. NATIONAL PARK RANGER SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.
(a) Program Established.--
(1) In general.--Part D of title V of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``Subpart 22--National Park Ranger School Partnershi... | Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to establish the National Park Ranger School Partnerships program authorizing the Secretary of Education to award competitive, three-year grants to schools and local educational agencies (LEAs) to enter into partnerships with the National Park Service (NP... | To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a partnership between the Department of Education and the National Park Service to provide educational opportunities for students and teachers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Holocaust Victims' Assets,
Restitution Policy, and Remembrance Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The United States should continue to lead the
international effort to identify, protect, and return l... | Holocaust Victims' Assets, Restitution Policy, and Remembrance Act - Establishes the National Foundation for the Study of Holocaust Assets to: (1) serve as a centralized repository for research and information about Holocaust-era assets; (2) create tools to assist individuals and institutions to determine the ownership... | A bill to establish a National Foundation for the Study of Holocaust Assets. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bone Marrow Donor Program
Reauthorization Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION.
(a) Establishment of Registry.--Section 379(a) of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 274k(a)) is amended by adding at the end thereof
the following: ``With respect... | Bone Marrow Donor Program Reauthorization Act of 1993 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide for the terms of office for members of the board of the National Bone Marrow Donor Registry. Modifies Registry functions.
Authorizes grants and contracts to increase bone marrow donation, including through public ed... | Bone Marrow Donor Program Reauthorization Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Katie Sepich Enhanced DNA Collection
Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act:
(1) DNA arrestee collection process.--The term ``DNA arrestee
collection process'' means, with respect to a State, a process
under which th... | Katie Sepich Enhanced DNA Collection Act of 2012 - Directs the Attorney General to make grants to assist states with the costs associated with the implementation of DNA arrestee collection processes.
Defines "DNA arrestee collection process" to mean a process under which a state provides for the collection, for inclus... | To authorize the Attorney General to award grants for States to implement DNA arrestee collection processes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``527 Fairness Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF AGGREGATE LIMIT ON CONTRIBUTIONS BY INDIVIDUALS.
(a) Repeal of Limit.--Section 315(a) of the Federal Election
Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)) is amended by striking
paragraph (3).
(b) Conforming... | 527 Fairness Act of 2005 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to repeal the aggregate limit on contributions by individuals.
Revises the rules for increased contributions limits regarding House and Senate candidates facing wealthy opponents, to apply to such contributions certain additional limi... | To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to repeal the limit on the aggregate amount of campaign contributions that may be made by individuals during an election cycle, to repeal the limit on the amount of expenditures political parties may make on behalf of their candidates in general elections for Federal o... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``New Mexico Forest
Health and Fire Prevention Act of 1998''.
(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. Definitions.
Sec. ... | New Mexico Forest Health and Fire Prevention of 1998 - Directs the District 3 Regional Forester of the State of New Mexico to commence a statewide program to restore and protect forest resources located on Federal forest lands within New Mexico through the performance of recovery projects in identified recovery areas. ... | New Mexico Forest Health and Fire Prevention Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Energy and Water Research
Integration Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. INTEGRATING ENERGY AND WATER RESEARCH.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall integrate water
considerations into energy research, development, and demonstration
programs and project... | Energy and Water Research Integration Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to integrate water considerations into energy research, development, and demonstration programs and projects of the Department of Energy (DOE), to: (1) advance energy and energy efficiency technologies and practices that meet the object... | To ensure consideration of water intensity in the Department of Energy's energy research, development, and demonstration programs to help guarantee efficient, reliable, and sustainable delivery of energy and clean water resources. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This subtitle may be cited as the ``Small Business Development
Centers Improvement Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. USE OF AUTHORIZED ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.
The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating section 47 as section 48; and... | Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Small Business Act with respect to the authority of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to use certain SBA programs, including the small business development center (SBDC) program, to provide grants, financial assistance, loans, export... | Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Safety Assurance
For Every Consumer Product Act'' or the ``SAFE Consumer Product Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Referen... | Safety Assurance For Every Consumer Product Act or the SAFE Consumer Product Act - Amends the Consumer Product Safety Act to require (in current law, authorize) the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to prescribe consumer product testing programs. Requires nongovernmental, independent third party testing of chil... | To reauthorize and improve the Consumer Product Safety Act. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Mine Safety and Health Act
of 2006''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that the Mine Safety and Health
Administration should strictly enforce mine health and safety standards
as required under the Federal Mine Safety and ... | Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to revise regulations prescribed pursuant to the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to require coal mine operators to expeditiously provide notification of any accident where rescue and recovery work is necessary.
Requires the Secretar... | A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to prescribe additional coal mine safety standards, to require additional penalties for habitual violators, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Veterans Disabled for Life
Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The Armed Forces of the United States have answered the
call and served with distinction around the world--from hitting the
... | American Veterans Disabled for Life Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $1 silver coins emblematic of the service of our disabled veterans who, having survived the ordeal of war, made enormous personal sacrifices defending the principles of our democracy.
Expresses the sens... | To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sportsmen's Bill of Rights Act of
1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS POLICY.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) fishing is an important and traditional recreational
activity in which 36,000,000 Americans 16-years-old and older
... | Sportsmen's Bill of Rights Act of 1996 - Requires Federal land to be open to access and for use for fishing and hunting if: (1) the responsible State agency in which Federal land is located limits access to and use of the land as part of wildlife management by the State; or (2) the Federal agency responsible for Feder... | Sportsmen's Bill of Rights Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Territories Medicare Prescription
Drug Assistance Equity Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. EQUITABLE TREATMENT OF RESIDENTS OF TERRITORIES IN PREMIUM AND
COST-SHARING SUBSIDIES UNDER MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG
PROGRAM.
(a) Medicare As... | Territories Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance Equity Act of 2015 This bill amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to make certain income-based subsidies available to Medicare prescription drug program beneficiaries who reside in Puerto Rico or another U.S. territory and ar... | Territories Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance Equity Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Home Building Lending Improvement
Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
It is the purpose of this Act to--
(1) immediately provide authority and guidance that Federal
and State bank regulators can use to ensure that Federal and
S... | Home Building Lending Improvement Act of 2012 - Directs each of the appropriate federal banking agencies to initiate guidance or rulemaking with respect to financial institutions under their respective jurisdictions that make real estate loans to home builders.
Requires such rulemaking to provide for: (1) adjustment f... | A bill to enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to meet the credit needs of the Nation's home builders, and to provide liquidity and ensure stable credit for meeting the Nation's need for new homes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Reorganization Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Former ninth circuit.--The term ``former ninth
circuit'' means the ninth judicial circuit of the United States
as in existen... | Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 2003 - Divides the current U.S. Court of Appeals for the ninth circuit into: (1) the ninth circuit, composed of California and Nevada, consisting of 25 judges, and holding regular sessions in San Francisco and Los Angeles; and (2) the twelfth circuit, composed of Ala... | A bill to amend chapter 3 of title 28, United States Code, to divide the Ninth Judicial Circuit of the United States into 2 circuits, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``COLA Fairness Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. REGIONAL CONSUMER PRICE INDEX.
(a) Recognition of Regions.--The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the
Department of Labor shall establish and publish a mapping of the United
States under which 14 regions are recognized ... | COLA Fairness Act of 1999 - Requires the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor to establish monthly regional consumer price indices for computation of cost-of-living increases for social security and Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act) benefits. Authorizes appropriations. | COLA Fairness Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Lending and Small Business
Jobs Act of 2013''.
TITLE I--SMALL BUSINESS LEG-UP ACT OF 2013
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Small Business Lending to
Entrepreneurs for Growth in Underserved Populations Ac... | Community Lending and Small Business Jobs Act of 2013 - Small Business Lending to Entrepreneurs for Growth in Underserved Populations Act of 2013 or the Small Business Leg-Up Act of 2013 - Requires, upon the expiration of investment authority for the Small Business Lending Fund Program provided in the Small Business Jo... | Community Lending and Small Business Jobs Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Early Warning And Rapid
Notification Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Over 160,000 people were killed in the Indian Ocean
region as a result of the tsunamis that occurred on December
26, 2... | Early Warning And Rapid Notification Act of 2005 - Defines "all-hazard event" as an emergency or disaster resulting from: (1) a natural disaster; or (2) an accident or intentional or negligent act that causes widespread damage or harm.
Directs the Secretary of State, through the Assistant Secretary for Oceans, Environ... | To provide assistance for early warning systems in foreign countries. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Since 1988, three cost-sharing payment programs that
provide certain low-income elderly and disabled individuals
with financial assistance in covering Medicare beneficiary
costs have been established by law.
... | Directs the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration to establish a demonstration project to conduct outreach efforts to increase awareness of the availability of assistance under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to eligible low-income Medicare beneficiaries for Medicare cost-sharing.
Authoriz... | A bill to direct the Commissioner of Social Security to establish a demonstration project to conduct outreach efforts to increase awareness of the availability of medicare costsharing assistance to eligible low-income medicare beneficiaries. |
SECTION 1. QUADRENNIAL QUALITY OF LIFE REVIEW.
(a) Requirement for Review.--Chapter 23 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 888. Quadrennial quality of life review
``(a) Review Required.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall every
four years, two ye... | Directs the Secretary of Defense, every four years, to conduct a comprehensive examination of the quality of life of members of the armed forces, including morale, welfare, and recreation activities and other programs and projects of the Department of Defense. | A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Defense to carry out a quadrennial review of the quality of life in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Enlistment Opportunity Act
of 2015''.
SEC. 2. QUALIFICATIONS FOR ENLISTMENT IN THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) Additional Qualified Persons.--Paragraph (1) of subsection (b)
of section 504 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by... | Military Enlistment Opportunity Act of 2015 Amends citizenship and residency qualifications for enlistment in the U.S. Armed Forces to permit enlistment of additional persons who: (1) have resided continuously in a lawful status in the United States for at least two years, or (2) possess an employment authorization doc... | Military Enlistment Opportunity Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring Diverse Leadership Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) while significant progress has occurred due to the
antidiscrimination amendments to the Federal Reserve Act,
barriers ... | Ensuring Diverse Leadership Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Reserve Act to require that in making the appointment of a president, a Federal Reserve Bank must interview at least one individual reflective of gender diversity and one reflective of racial or ethnic diversity. The bill amends numerous banking-, fin... | Ensuring Diverse Leadership Act of 2017 |
SECTION. 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``White Sands Fair Compensation Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, is an
installation that is vital to the national security interests
of th... | White Sands Fair Compensation Act of 1995 - Establishes in the Department of Defense (DOD) the White Sands Fair Compensation Commission. Provides for claims to the Commission for full compensation for the taking by DOD for use as the White Sands Missile Range of property of individuals who were engaged in ranching act... | White Sands Fair Compensation Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Empowering Parents to Fight Drugs
Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. GRANT AUTHORIZATION.
(a) State Grants.--The Secretary is authorized to provide grants to
State educational agencies to enable each local educational agency in
the State to develop and implement ... | Empowering Parents to Fight Drugs Act of 1998 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to State educational agencies (SEAs) to enable each local educational agency (LEA) to develop and implement a random drug testing program for students in grades seven through 12.
Sets forth requirements for State and l... | Empowering Parents to Fight Drugs Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Let Seniors Work Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF PAYROLL TAX FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE ATTAINED
RETIREMENT AGE.
(a) In General.--Section 230 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
430) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), b... | Let Seniors Work Act of 2017 This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to: (1) eliminate the federal payroll tax with respect to the earnings of an individual who has attained retirement age, and (2) remove limitations on the amount of outside inco... | Let Seniors Work Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. APPLICATION OF INFORMATION DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS TO
CONGRESS.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and
subject to the amendments made by this Act, the provisions of section
552 of title 5, United States Code (popularly known as the ``Freedom of
Information Act... | Applies the Freedom of Information Act to the legislative branch.
Establishes the Disclosure Review Board in the legislative branch to decide complaints relating to disclosure of information withheld by a legislative agency. Requires Board members to be appointed by the Speaker and minority leader of the House of Rep... | To amend title 5, United States Code, to require disclosure of information by the Congress. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Business Supply Chain Transparency
on Trafficking and Slavery Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) In 2014, the Department of Labor identified 136 goods
from 74 coun... | Business Supply Chain Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act of 2015 This bill expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) legislation is necessary to provide consumers information on products that are free of child labor, forced labor, slavery, and human trafficking; and (2) businesses and consumers, by means of pu... | Business Supply Chain Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Indian Tribal Government Lease
Agreement Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act:
(1) The term ``Indian tribal government'' means the
governing body of any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other
organized group or com... | Indian Tribal Government Lease Agreement Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into facility lease agreements with Indian tribal governments for use in carrying out essential governmental functions.
Establishes in the Treasury the Tribal Government Lease Fund. | Indian Tribal Government Lease Agreement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Family Income to Respond to
Significant Transitions Insurance Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Nearly every industrialized nation other than the
United States, and most developing nations, provide paren... | Family Income to Respond to Significant Transitions Insurance Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to make grants to a State or local government to pay for the Federal share of the cost of carrying out projects that assist families by providing wage replacement for eligible individuals who are responding to caregiving ... | To establish demonstration projects to provide family income to respond to significant transitions, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. RELIQUIDATION OF CERTAIN ENTRIES OF INDUSTRIAL
NITROCELLULOSE FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM.
(a) Liquidation or Reliquidation of Entries.--Notwithstanding
sections 514 and 520 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514 and
1520), or any other provision of law, U.S. Customs and Border
Protecti... | Provides for the reliquidation of, and refund of collected excess antidumping duties (including interest) to the importer of record on, certain entries of industrial nitrocellulose. | To provide for the reliquidation of certain entries of industrial nitrocellulose. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Local Enforcement for Local Lands
Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Covered law enforcement agency.--The term ``covered law
enforcement agency'' means--
(A) the Forest Service Law Enforcement a... | Local Enforcement for Local Lands Act of 2016 This bill declares that, by September 30, 2017, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall terminate the Forest Service Law Enforcement and Investigations unit and cease using Forest Service employees to perform law enforcement functions on federal lands. Also by such date... | Local Enforcement for Local Lands Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``E-bonding for
Immigration Integrity Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT OF BOND.
(a) Bond Required.--Prior to arriving at a port of entry of the
United States, an alien seeking admission to the United States shall
post a bond, in acco... | E-bonding for Immigration Integrity Act of 2018 This bill requires an alien who is in one of the following nonimmigrant categories to post a bond prior to being issued a U.S. entry visa: (1) an alien who is from a country with a visa overstay rate greater than 1.5%; or (2) a B-visa tourist or business entrant, an F-vis... | E-bonding for Immigration Integrity Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Energy Nuclear
Employees Exposure Compensation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Federal nuclear activities have long been explicitly
recognized by the Government as an ultra-hazardous acti... | Sets forth procedural guidelines for claim determination and payment. Restricts claimant's attorney's fees to ten percent of a payment made for a claim. | Department of Energy Nuclear Employees Exposure Compensation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Water Affordability Act''.
SEC. 2. SEWER OVERFLOW CONTROL GRANTS.
(a) Sewer Overflow Control Grants.--Section 221 of the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1301) is amended by striking
subsections (a) through (g) and inserting the fol... | Clean Water Affordability Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make grants to states for the purpose of providing grants to municipalities for use in planning, designing, and constructi... | A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to update a program to provide assistance for the planning, design, and construction of treatment works to intercept, transport, control, or treat municipal combined sewer overflows and sanitary sewer overflows, and to require the Administrator of the Environmenta... |
SECTION 1. EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN STATE AND LOCAL POLITICAL COMMITTEES
FROM NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Exemption From Notification Requirements.--Paragraph (5) of
section 527(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to
organizations must notify Secretary that they are section 527
orga... | (Sec. 1) Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to exempt State and local committees of candidates and of political parties from specified notification requirements.(Sec. 2) Exempts a "qualified State or local political organization" from specified reporting requirements. Defines "qualified State or local political org... | To amend section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate notification and return requirements for State and local party committees and candidate committees and avoid duplicate reporting by certain State and local political committees of information required to be reported and made publicly available under... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Affordable Reliable Electricity Now
Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
(2) Demonstration projec... | . Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 (Sec. 3) This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to meet certain conditions prior to issuing, implementing, or enforcing a rule under the Clean Air Act that: (1) establishes a performance standard for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, or... | Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY.
The President is authorized to carry out the United States Man and
the Biosphere Program, and to designate a lead agency for the Program.
In collaboration with the lead agency, other Federal agencies may
participate in the United States Man and the Biosphere Program.
SEC. 2. ACTIVITIES.
... | Authorizes the President to carry out the United States Man and the Biosphere Program (Program) and to designate a lead agency for the Program.
(Sec. 2) Requires the activities of the United States Man and the Biosphere Program to include: (1) promotion of interagency cooperation to develop scientific information per... | To authorize the United States Man and the Biosphere Program, and for other purposes. |
That (a) subtitle B of
title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1673 et seq.) is amended
by inserting after section 739 the following new section:
``SEC. 740A. PRIVATE REMEDY FOR INJURY RESULTING FROM DUMPING.
``(a) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
``(1) The term `court' means any ... | Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to create a private cause of action for economic loss to an eligible party by reason of the importation and sale of dumped merchandise (i.e., goods sold at less than foreign market value) against any manufacturer, exporter, or, if the importer is an affiliate or subsidiary of such manufact... | To provide a private cause of action for the recovery of damages for economic loss caused by the dumping of foreign merchandise into United States markets, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tribal Self-Governance Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the tribal right of self-governance flows from the
inherent sovereignty of Indian tribes and nations;
(2) the United States recognizes a s... | Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1993 - Amends the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to establish within the Department of the Interior a program of Tribal Self-Governance. Authorizes up to 20 additional tribal participants each year.
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to enter into annual funding... | Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``DTV Border Fix Act''.
SEC. 2. CONTINUATION OF ANALOG BROADCASTING ALONG COMMON BORDER WITH
MEXICO.
Section 309(j)(14) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C.
309(j)(14)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
... | DTV Border Fix Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to allow the renewal of a full-power analog television broadcasting license through February 17, 2014, for stations located within 50 miles of the U.S. border with Mexico, provided certain requirements are met, including that the renewal does not prevent the au... | To address the digital television transition in border states. |
SECTION 1. DEDUCTION FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE ATTAINED AGE 55 FOR REAL
PROPERTY TAX INSURANCE WITH RESPECT TO PRINCIPAL
RESIDENCE.
(a) In General.--Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to additional itemized
deductions for individuals)... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow, for taxpayers at least 55 years old, a deduction for the premiums for principal residence real property tax insurance. Allows the deduction whether or not the taxpayer itemizes other deductions. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an individual who has attained age 55 a deduction for amounts paid for insurance to be used to pay real property taxes on the principal residence of the individual after the individual has attained age 65. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Meat and Poultry Inspection
Panel Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF SAFE MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION PANEL.
The Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended
by adding at the end thereof the following new section:
``Sec. . Sa... | Safe Meat and Poultry Inspection Panel Act - Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act to establish in the Department of Agriculture the Safe Meat and Poultry Inspection Panel which shall evaluate Federal meat and poultry inspection procedures and related matters.
Amends the Poultry Products Inspection Act to require the... | Safe Meat and Poultry Inspection Panel Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Quality Teacher Recruitment and
Retention Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Over the next 10 years, a large percentage of teachers
will retire, leaving American classrooms... | Quality Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to carry out a program of student loan forgiveness in exchange for the borrower's commitment to three consecutive years of full-time teaching in low-income schools or special education teaching. | To expand loan forgiveness for teachers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
(a) In General.--Subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 8335 the following:
``Sec. 8335a. Termination of further retirement coverage of Members of
Congress
``(a) In... | Amends the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) to exclude Members of Congress from further CSRS and FERS retirement coverage. Prohibits further government contributions or deductions from such Member's basic pay for deposit in the Treasury to the credit of the Civi... | To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the termination of further retirement coverage of Members of Congress, except for the right to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Generic Prescription Drug Fairness
Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVED REGULATION OF AUTHORIZED GENERIC DRUGS AND OTHER DRUGS
SOLD UNDER A NEW DRUG APPLICATION APPROVED UNDER SECTION
505(C) OF THE FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC AC... | Generic Prescription Drug Fairness Act of 2005 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to revise requirements for drug manufacturer reports to the Secretary of Health and Human Services on the average manufacturer price for each covered outpatient drug and the manufacturer's best price for single sourc... | A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require drug manufacturers to report the average manufacturer price and the best price of authorized generic drugs and any other drugs sold under a new drug application approved under section 505(c) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to the Secretary of H... |
SECTION 1. PERCENTAGE LIMITATION ON NONPARTY MULTICANDIDATE POLITICAL
COMMITTEE CONTRIBUTIONS ACCEPTED BY HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES CANDIDATES.
Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
441a) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``... | Amends the Federal Election Compaign Act of 1971 to: (1) limit nonparty multicandidate political committee (PAC) and out-of-State contributions to House of Representatives candidates; and (2) reduce the reporting threshold for certain contributions and expenditures.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide an inco... | To limit contributions by nonparty multicandidate political committees in House of Representatives elections, to provide an income tax credit for contributions to nonincumbent candidates in such elections, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pharmaceutical Advertising and
Prudent Purchasing Act''.
SEC. 2. INCREASED REBATES UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM FOR PRESCRIPTION
DRUGS DIRECTLY ADVERTISED TO CONSUMERS.
(a) In General.--Section 1927(b) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C.... | Pharmaceutical Advertising and Prudent Purchasing Act - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide for increased rebates under the Medicaid program for prescription drugs directly advertised to consumers.
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) and the Secretary of Vetera... | A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for increased rebates under the medicaid program for prescription drugs that are directly advertised to consumers, to require other Federal programs purchasing or reimbursing for such drugs to establish payment and reimbursement mechanisms that reduce the ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Broadband Deployment Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Internet has been the single greatest contributor
to the unprecedented economic expansion experienced by the
... | Broadband Deployment Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish the broadband credit which shall be equal to ten percent of the qualified expenditures incurred with respect to qualified equipment offering broadband services to underserved subscribers. | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an incentive to ensure that all Americans gain timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bolstering Our Nation's Deficient
Structures Act of 2014'' or the ``BONDS Act''.
SEC. 2. BUILD AMERICA BONDS MADE PERMANENT.
(a) In General.--Subparagraph (B) of section 54AA(d)(1) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting ``or durin... | Bolstering Our Nation's Deficient Structures Act of 2014 or the BONDS Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to build America bonds, to: (1) make permanent the issuance authority for such bonds and the authority for payments to bond issuers, (2) make phased reductions in the credit percentage to... | BONDS Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Co-Teaching Educator Professional
Development Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. CO-TEACHING EDUCATOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
Section 2151 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 6651 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the followin... | Co-Teaching Educator Professional Development Act of 2007 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to local educational agencies (LEAs), or LEAs in collaboration with an institution of higher education, a teacher organization, or a stat... | A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to award grants to implement a co-teaching model for educating students with disabilities. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Support Enforcement
Improvements Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. NONLIABILITY FOR DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS PROVIDING FINANCIAL
RECORDS TO STATE CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN
CHILD SUPPORT CASES.
(a) In General.--Notwith... | Child Support Enforcement Improvements Act of 1996 - Prescribes guidelines under which depository institutions shall not be liable to any person for disclosing a financial record to a State child support enforcement agency attempting to establish, modify, or enforce an individual's child support obligation.
Authorizes... | Child Support Enforcement Improvements Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Commission on
Financial Accountability and Preparedness Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL COMMISSION ON FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND
PREPAREDNESS.
(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established the Congressional
Commiss... | Congressional Commission on Financial Accountability and Preparedness Act of 2009 - Establishes the Congressional Commission on Financial Accountability and Preparedness to review and report to Congress on the actions leading up to the 2008 breakdown in the financial markets and failures in the regulatory system.
Requ... | To establish the Congressional Commission on Financial Accountability and Preparedness to examine and report upon the facts and causes relating to the breakdown in the financial and credit markets in 2008, and investigate and report to the Congress on its findings, conclusions, and recommendations for prosecution of cr... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Recycling Research and Development
Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. COOPERATIVE RECYCLING PROGRAMS.
(a) Plastics, Automobile, and Appliance Recycling.--Subtitle D of
the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6941 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the follo... | Recycling Research and Development Act of 1993 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to direct the Secretary of Energy, acting through the Office of Conservation and Renewable Energy, to transmit comprehensive plastics, automobile, and appliance recycling plans to the Congress.
Directs the Secretary to establish coope... | Recycling Research and Development Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Resource Efficient Building
Materials Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act:
(1) The term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of
General Services.
(2) The term ``agency'' means an Exe... | Federal Resource Efficient Building Materials Act of 1993 - Requires the Administrator of General Services to establish a three-year pilot program to demonstrate the acquisition and use of resource efficient building materials in Federal facilities and buildings.
Directs the Administrator, in the selection of such mat... | Federal Resource Efficient Building Materials Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans'
Compensation Rate Amendments of 1997''.
(b) References.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever
in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an
amendment to... | Veterans' Compensation Rate Amendments of 1997 - Increases, as of December 1, 1997, the rates of veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans, and dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) for surviving spouses and children (including ... | Veterans' Compensation Rate Amendments of 1997 |
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF RETROACTIVE APPLICATION OF INCOME, ESTATE, AND
GIFT TAX RATE INCREASES.
(a) Income Tax Rates.--
(1) In general.--Section 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (relating to tax imposed) is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the retroactive application of income, estate, and gift tax rate increases.
Requires a reduction in administrative expenses of Federal departments and agencies for FY 1994 through 1996. | A bill to repeal the retroactive application of the income, estate, and gift tax rates made by the Budget Reconciliation Act and reduce administrative expenses for agencies by $3,000,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1994, 1995, and 1996. |
SECTION 1. ACCOUNTABILITY FOR BROADBAND STIMULUS FUNDS.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service or the Assistant Secretary
of Commerce for Communications and Information shall take prompt and
appropriate action to terminate for cause any awar... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 29, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
(Sec. 1) Requires the Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service or the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to terminate for cause any award (incl... | To return unused or reclaimed funds made available for broadband awards in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to the Treasury of the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hurricane Katrina Recovery
Homesteading Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to allow low-income families who were displaced from
their residences in a designated disaster area as a result of
... | Hurricane Katrina Recovery Homesteading Act of 2005 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to transfer, without payment, federally owned (including property transferred to the Secretary from other agencies) or otherwise donated suitable residential property to state or local governments for u... | A bill to assist low-income families, displaced from their residences in the States of Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi as a result of Hurricane Katrina, by establishing within the Department of Housing and Urban Development a homesteading initiative that offers displaced low-income families the opportunity to purch... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Biogas Production Incentive Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR PRODUCTION OF BIOGAS FROM CERTAIN RENEWABLE
FEEDSTOCKS.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by i... | Biogas Production Incentive Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business tax credit for the production, sale, or use of biogas. Defines "biogas" as a gas that is derived by processing qualified energy feedstock (i.e., manure of agricultural livestock and other organic agricultural or food industry... | A bill to promote biogas production, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Cruise Ship Tourism
Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Coastwise trade.--The term ``coastwise trade'' means
transportation of a passenger between points in the United
States, either directly ... | United States Cruise Ship Tourism Act of 1998 - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to issue to an owner or operator a certificate of documentation with coastwise endorsement for up to three cruise ships of specified tonnage and passenger capacity which were not built or rebuilt in the United States.
Makes a cr... | United States Cruise Ship Tourism Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Environmental Technology
Demonstration Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The development and deployment of environmental
technologies can enhance the economic competitiveness and the
env... | Environmental Technology Demonstration Act of 1993 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to demonstrate the performance of environmental technologies at Federal laboratories and other Federal facilities.
Makes U.S. companies and small businesses, nonprofit organizati... | Environmental Technology Demonstration Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Promoting Closed-Loop Pumped Storage
Hydropower Act''.
SEC. 2. CLOSED-LOOP PUMPED STORAGE PROJECTS.
Part I of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 792 et seq.) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 34. CLOSED-LOOP PUMPED STORAGE PROJECTS.
... | Promoting Closed-Loop Pumped Storage Hydropower Act (Sec.2)This bill amends the Federal Power Act to authorize the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to establish an expedited licensing process for issuing and amending licenses and preliminary permits for closed-loop pumped storage projects (in which the upper... | Promoting Closed-Loop Pumped Storage Hydropower Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Alien Child Protection and Deferred
Enforced Departure Family Unity Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR ANY ALIEN ORPHAN WHO IS
PHYSICALLY PRESENT IN THE UNITED STATES AND IS LESS THAN
12 YEARS OF AGE.
(a) ... | Provides for deferred enforced departure (and stay of removal if applicable) of an alien who is the natural and legal parent of a U.S.-born child under 18 years old. | Alien Child Protection and Deferred Enforced Departure Family Unity Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Enterprise Rancheria Land
Restoration Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the Enterprise Rancheria is 1 of several Federally
recognized tribes of Maidu Indians in the State of Calif... | Enterprise Rancheria Land Restoration Act of 2004 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to place into trust status not to exceed 41 acres of land of the Enterprise Rancheria (one of several Federally recognized tribes of Maidu Indians in California), if the land is approved for trust status.
Provides that, to res... | A bill to restore land to the Enterprise Rancheria to rectify an inequitable taking of the land. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act
of 2015''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to ensure the safety and effectiveness
of medically important antimicrobials approved for use in the
prevention and control of animal diseases, in order to min... | Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act of 2015 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to refuse a new animal drug application if the drug is a medically important antimicrobial (used to treat humans) and the applicant fails to demonstrate that the drug ... | Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Forward Looking
Investment in General Aviation, Hangars, and Tarmacs Act of 2017'' or
the ``FLIGHT Act of 2017''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table ... | Forward Looking Investment in General Aviation, Hangars, and Tarmacs Act of 2017 or the FLIGHT Act of 2017 This bill revises general aviation apportionments by: (1) providing at least 4% of entitlement funding to airports designated as disaster relief airports, (2) increasing the period of availability of apportioned f... | Forward Looking Investment in General Aviation, Hangars, and Tarmacs Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Contracting Clarity
Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Native Hawaiians make up an economically disadvantaged
group.
(2) According to st... | Small Business Contracting Clarity Act of 2015 This bill expresses the sense of Congress that it is in the best interests of the United States to consistently promote and assist Native Hawaiian Organizations, which are deemed to be economically disadvantaged for purposes of Small Business Administration (SBA) procureme... | Small Business Contracting Clarity Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rogue River National Forest
Interchange Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. LAND TRANSFERS INVOLVING PUBLIC DOMAIN LANDS AND NATIONAL
FOREST SYSTEM LANDS IN THE STATE OF OREGON.
(a) Transfer From Public Domain to National Forest.--
(1) Lan... | Rogue River National Forest Interchange Act of 1998 - Provides for the transfer of specified lands in the Rogue River National Forest System, Oregon, from public domain status to the National Forest and others from the National Forest to public domain status.
Restores the status of certain revested Oregon and Californ... | Rogue River National Forest Interchange Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. EQUAL USE OF INCOME WITHHOLDING FOR UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
BENEFITS.
(a) Disclosure of Wage Information to Persons Other Than the Title
IV-D Agency.--Section 303(e)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
503(e)(1)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, or ... | Amends title III (Unemployment Insurance) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to set as a prerequisite to certification for Federal payments that the State agency charged with administration of State law: (1) disclose the wage information contained in its records upon the request of any child support enforcement entity; ... | A bill to expand child support enforcement through means other than programs financed at Federal expense. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Truthfulness,
Responsibility, and Accountability in Contracting Act of 2000''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec... | (Sec. 3) Prohibits agency heads from entering any service contracts until the OMB Director: (1) determines that the agency is making substantial progress toward meeting the requirements in the certification; or (2) waives suspension of contracting authority in the interest of national security, extraordinary economic h... | Truthfulness, Responsibility, and Accountability in Contracting Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Great Lakes Legacy Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. REMEDIATION OF SEDIMENT CONTAMINATION IN AREAS OF CONCERN.
Section 118(c)(12) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33
U.S.C. 1268(c)(12)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (B)--
... | Great Lakes Legacy Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to include among activities that the Great Lakes National Program Office is authorized to carry out for the remediation of sediment contamination in areas of concern: (1) demonstration or pilot projec... | A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide for the remediation of sediment contamination in areas of concern. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Care Research and Development
and Consumer Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Public health needs are advanced by the development and
distribution of new drug therapies
... | Health Care Research and Development and Consumer Protection Act - Requires reporting to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and public disclosure of certain research and development (R and D) patent and funding information, including the amount of Federal funds expended, with regard to new drugs, new animal dru... | Health Care Research and Development and Consumer Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Environmental Equity
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) There is a growing recognition that urban, low-income,
and minority communities tend to be overburdened with poll... | Community Environmental Equity Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit any entity that handles, manages, treats, releases, discharges, disposes, stores, transports, removes, moves, or delivers any covered substance from disproportionately exposing any person or community to such substance on the ground o... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit discrimination regarding exposure to hazardous substances, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Quality Care for Nursing Home
Patients Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. NURSE STAFFING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) In General.--Sections 1819(b)(4) and 1919(b)(4) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i-3(b)(4); 1396r(b)(4)) are each amended by
adding at the end the ... | Quality Care for Nursing Home Patients Act of 2001 - Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) impose minimum direct care staffing requirements on nursing facilities receiving Medicare or Medicaid funding; (2) revise the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement... | To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to impose requirements with respect to staffing in nursing facilities receiving payments under the Medicare or Medicaid Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sharing Automated Vehicle Records
with Everyone for Safety Act'' or the ``SHARES Act''.
SEC. 2. HIGHLY AUTOMATED VEHICLE INFORMATION SHARING ADVISORY COUNCIL.
(a) Establishment.--Subject to the availability of appropriations,
not later than 6 months af... | Sharing Automated Vehicle Records with Everyone for Safety Act or the SHARES Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) a Highly Automated Vehicle Information Sharing Advisory Council. The council shall undertake information ga... | Sharing Automated Vehicle Records with Everyone for Safety Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``21st Century STEM for Girls and
Underrepresented Minorities Act''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS TO PREPARE GIRLS AND UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES.
Title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end ... | 21st Century STEM for Girls and Underrepresented Minorities Act This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Department of Education to provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage the ongoing development of programs and curricula for girls and underrepresented... | 21st Century STEM for Girls and Underrepresented Minorities Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicaid Indian Health Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF 100 PERCENT FMAP FOR SERVICES FURNISHED TO AN
INDIAN BY AN URBAN INDIAN HEALTH PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The third sentence of section 1905(b) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.... | Medicaid Indian Health Act of 2005 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to: (1) apply 100% of the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) to services furnished to an Indian by an urban Indian health program; (2) prohibit the imposition of premiums, deductibles, copayments, and other cost-sharin... | To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for fair treatment of services furnished to Indians under the Medicaid Program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pharmacy Competition and Consumer
Choice Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. PHARMACY BENEFITS MANAGER TRANSPARENCY AND PROPER OPERATION
REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Amendment to the Public Health Service Act Relating to the
Group Market.--
(1) In g... | Pharmacy Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirements Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Internal Revenue Code, and part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit a group or indiv... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy benefit managers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protect Our Schools from Tax
Delinquents Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. OBLIGATION FOR OWNERS OF ASSISTED UNITS TO REMAIN CURRENT ON
LOCAL PROPERTY AND SCHOOL TAXES.
(a) In General.--Subsection (o) of section 8 of the United States
Housing Act o... | Protect Our Schools from Tax Delinquents Act of 2012 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to require that each housing assistance payments contract entered into under the Section 8 rental assistance voucher program by a public housing agency (PHA) and the owner of a dwelling unit provide that such owner pay, ... | To require each owner of a dwelling unit assisted under the section 8 rental assistance voucher program to remain current with respect to local property and school taxes and to authorize a public housing agency to use such rental assistance amounts to pay such tax debt of such an owner, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Access to Investment Research
Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. SAFE HARBOR FOR INVESTMENT FUND RESEARCH.
(a) Expansion of the Safe Harbor.--Not later than the end of the
180-day period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the
Securities and Exch... | Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to establish and implement a "safe harbor" for certain investment fund research reports published by brokers and dealers. Such reports shall be deemed not to be "offers" under specified provisions of s... | Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Regulating our Small Businesses
Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. MORATORIUM ON REGULATIONS.
(a) Moratorium.--Until the end of the moratorium period, a Federal
agency may not take any regulatory rulemaking action respecting small
business, unless an excepti... | Stop Regulating our Small Businesses Act of 1995 - Prohibits any Federal agency, between February 3, 1995, and January 31, 1996, from taking any regulatory rulemaking action (RRA) respecting small business, unless an emergency exception is provided because the President finds that a waiver is necessary: (1) because of... | Stop Regulating our Small Businesses Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Transportation Safety Board
Reauthorization Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 1118(a) of title 49, United States Code,
is amended to read as follows:
``(a) In General.--There are authorized to... | National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization Act of 2010 - (Sec. 2) Reauthorizes appropriations to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) for FY2011 and FY2012.
(Sec. 3) Revises the term "accident" to expand the NTSB's authority to investigate, at its discretion, accidents not involving the destructio... | A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the National Transportation Safety Board for fiscal years 2011 and 2012, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act
of 2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) There is a unique Federal legal and political
relationship between the United States and Indian tribes.
(2) Indian t... | Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to include Indian tribal governments in an annual allocation of a national tax-exempt bond volume cap. The bill repeals provisions that limit an Indian tribal government's eligibility to issue tax-exempt bonds or to be exempt ... | Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Alien Children Protection Act of
2000''.
SEC. 2. USE OF APPROPRIATE FACILITIES FOR THE DETENTION OF ALIEN
CHILDREN.
(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), in the case
of any alien under 18 years of age who is awaiting fin... | Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Attorney General to adjust the status of an alien under the age of 18 with no lawful immigration status to that of a permanent resident alien if: (1) the alien or parent or guardian has so applied, and the alien has resided in the United States for five consec... | Alien Children Protection Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening the Oversight of
Nuclear Nonproliferation Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) th... | Strengthening the Oversight of Nuclear Nonproliferation Act of 2009 - Requires the President's Coordinator for the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism to report to the appropriate congressional committees: (1) annually regarding the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destr... | A bill to enhance the ability of Congress to oversee matters pertaining to nuclear nonproliferation identified in the findings and recommendations of the December 2008 Report of the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Katrina Aftermath Relief Effort Tax
Credit Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast States of
Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama on Augus... | Katrina Aftermath Relief Effort Tax Credit Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers a refundable tax credit for certain housing support expenses (e.g., food, clothing, and school supplies) paid or incurred between August 29, 2005, and December 31, 2006, to help individuals displaced by Hurri... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for Americans to open their homes to fellow Americans from the Gulf Coast who were devastated by Hurricane Katrina, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Inclusion of Veteran Service
Organizations in the National Veterans Business Development Corporation
Board Act''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENT OF NATIONAL VETERANS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION.
(a) Improvement.--Section 33(c) of the Small Bus... | Inclusion of Veteran Service Organizations in the National Veterans Business Development Corporation Board Act - Amends Small Business Act provisions establishing a National Veterans Business Development Corporation (Corporation) to: (1) increase from 9 to 11 the number of Corporation voting members; (2) require the ch... | To amend the Small Business Act to improve the National Veterans Business Development Corporation. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Latina Health Access Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) As of 2006, there are 18,000,000 Latinas residing in
the United States. The number of Latinas is expected to grow
considerably. It is estimated ... | Latina Health Access Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants for programs and activities that provide health care services to uninsured and low-income individuals in medically underserved areas. Directs that grant funds be used to care for ... | A bill to address the serious health care access barriers, and consequently higher incidences of disease, for low-income, uninsured populations. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Workforce Infrastructure for Skilled
Employees Investment Act'' or the ``WISE Investment Act''.
SEC. 2. SMALL BUSINESS LIAISON PILOT PROGRAM.
Section 171 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C.
2916) is amended by adding at the end the follo... | Workforce Infrastructure for Skilled Employees Investment Act or WISE Investment Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Labor to award competitive grants to local boards, community colleges, and postsecondary vocational institutions to promote local economic growth and eliminate... | To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to provide for the establishment of the Small Business Liaison Pilot Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Research Investment Act of
1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) for fiscal year 1965, 5.7 percent of the Federal budget
was expended for nondefense research and development
a... | National Research Investment Act of 1997 - States purposes of this Act, including to double the annual authorized amount of Federal funding for basic science and medical research over the ten-year period following enactment of this Act.
Authorizes appropriations for covered research and development for FY 1998 through... | National Research Investment Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness in Ambulance Reimbursement
Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in both
its proposed and final calendar year 2015 physician fee
schedule ru... | Fairness in Ambulance Reimbursement Act of 2015 This bill directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to suspend through December 31, 2015, implementation of the reclassification of rural to urban zip codes for payments under the fee schedule for ambulance services, as contained in the final rule published in th... | Fairness in Ambulance Reimbursement Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Combating Fraud Against Seniors
Act''.
SEC. 2. CENTRALIZED COMPLAINT AND CONSUMER EDUCATION SERVICE FOR
VICTIMS OF TELEMARKETING FRAUD.
(a) Centralized Service.--
(1) Requirement.--The Federal Trade Commission shall, after
... | Directs the Attorney General to: (1) establish and maintain a computer database of corporations and companies convicted of telemarketing fraud; and (2) make such information available to the FTC.
Amends the Federal criminal code to: (1) include all wire communications utilizing a telephone service (currently, telephone... | Combating Fraud Against Seniors Act |
SECTION 1. CONSUMER RENEWABLE CREDIT.
(a) Business Credit.--
(1) In general.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of
chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 45S. CONSUMER RENEWABLE CREDIT.
``(a) General Ru... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow, through December 31, 2018: (1) a new business-related tax credit for sales by an electric utility of renewable electricity generated by a facility using wind or solar energy to a retail customer; and (2) payments to such utilities, in lieu of such tax credit, for sales of rene... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a consumer renewable credit for a utility that sells renewable power, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Steve Grissom
Relief Fund Act of 2002''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--RELIEF FUND
Sec. 101. Stev... | Steve Grissom Relief Fund Act of 2002 - Establishes the Steve Grissom Relief Fund in the Treasury. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make single payments to individuals infected with HIV or diagnosed with AIDS as a result of HIV- contaminated blood, blood components, human tissue or organs. Includes... | A bill to provide for compassionate payments with regard to individuals who contracted the human immunodeficiency virus due to provision of a contaminated blood transfusion, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. REVISION OF CONDITIONS OF PAYMENT RELATING TO ANESTHESIA
SERVICES FURNISHED BY CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE
ANESTHETISTS.
(a) Promulgation of Revised Regulations.--The Secretary of Health
and Human Services shall revise any regulations describing the
conditions under which ... | Instructs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise Medicare regulations governing payment for anesthesia services to compensate: (1) certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) for their services; and (2) physicians for supervision of CRNAs.
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to ... | A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise existing regulations concerning the conditions of payment under part B of the Medicare Program relating to anesthesia services furnished by certified registered nurse anesthetists, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicaid Community Attendant
Services Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF COMMUNITY-BASED ATTENDANT SERVICES UNDER THE
MEDICAID PROGRAM.
(a) Requiring Coverage for Individuals Entitled to Nursing Facility
Services or Intermediate Care Fac... | Medicaid Community Attendant Services Act of 1997 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicaid coverage of qualified community-based attendant services for any individual entitled to nursing facility or intermediate care facility services. Limits such services to those furnished to ... | Medicaid Community Attendant Services Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medication Therapy Management
Empowerment Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Medications are important to the management of chronic
diseases that require long-term or lifelong therapy.
Pharma... | Medication Therapy Management Empowerment Act of 2011 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA), as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to increase the number of diseases and conditions for which beneficiaries may be t... | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to medication therapy management services under the Medicare prescription drug program. |
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