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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Church Plan Clarification Act of
2012''.
SEC. 2. CHURCH PLAN CLARIFICATION.
(a) Application of Controlled Group Rules to Church Plans.--
(1) In general.--Section 414(c) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended--
... | Church Plan Clarification Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to declare that an organization otherwise eligible to participate in a church plan shall not be aggregated with another such organization and treated as a single employer with it unless: (1) one organization provides directly or indirectly at leas... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the treatment of church pension plans, and for other purposes. |
SECTION. 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Crop Insurance Improvement Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. COST OF PRODUCTION INSURANCE COVERAGE.
Section 508 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (5) and
inserting the... | Crop Insurance Improvement Act of 1999 - Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to authorize, and set forth criteria for, cost of production insurance coverage.
Establishes specified yield determination criteria for certain producers who have adopted rotation practices, including a three-year actual production history ... | Crop Insurance Improvement Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Lands Against Narcotics
Trafficking Act of 2013'' or the ``PLANT Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) In 2012, well over 900,000 marijuana plants were
eradicated from 471 sites on National Forest lan... | Protecting Lands Against Narcotics Trafficking Act of 2013 or the PLANT Act - Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and amend the federal sentencing guidelines to ensure that they provide for additional penalties applicable to persons convicted of Controlled Substances Act offenses of manufacturing, distribu... | PLANT Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as ``Anton's Law''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) It is the policy of the Department of Transportation that
all child occupants of motor vehicles, regardless of seating
position, be appropriately restrained in order to redu... | Anton's Law - (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a rulemaking proceeding to establish performance requirements for child restraints, including booster seats, for children weighing more than 50 pounds. Requires the Secretary to: (1) consider whether to include injury performance criteria for chi... | To provide for the improvement of the safety of child restraints in passenger motor vehicles, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Cookstoves and Fuels Support
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Nearly one-half of the world's population cooks their
food over open fires or inefficient, polluting, and unsafe
cooksto... | Clean Cookstoves and Fuels Support Act This bill directs the Department of State to work to advance the goals of the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves. For working with the Alliance appropriations are authorized for the State Department, the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Department of Energy, the ... | Clean Cookstoves and Fuels Support Act |
That the following sums
are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, for fiscal year 2015, and for other purposes, namely:
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs
state and local law enforcement assistance
... | Rebuilding Urban Inner Cities Is Long Overdue Act of 2015 or the REBUILD Act Provides FY2015 supplemental appropriations for the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Small Business Administration (SBA), the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Department of Housing and Urban Deve... | REBUILD Act |
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) District.--The term ``District'' means the Fallbrook
Public Utility District, San Diego County, California.
(2) Project.--The term ``Project'' means the impoundment,
recharge, treatment, and other facilities the construction,
... | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary) to construct, operate, and maintain the Santa Margarita River Project in accordance with the final feasibility report and this Act.
Authorizes Project construction only after the Secretary determines that: (1) the Fallbrook Public Utility District, San Diego Cou... | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct facilities to provide water for irrigation, municipal, domestic, military, and other uses from the Santa Margarita River, California, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Trauma Care Systems Planning and
Development Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Federal Government and State governments have
established a history of cooperation in the development,
... | Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act of 2002 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to collect, compile, and disseminate information regarding trauma care and emergency medical services, and, in so doing, to give special consideration to the needs of rura... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to add requirements regarding trauma care, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence
Registry Act of 2010'' or the ``SAFER Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. DEBBIE SMITH GRANTS FOR AUDITING SEXUAL ASSAULT EVIDENCE
BACKLOGS.
Section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 (42
U.S.C. 141... | Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry Act of 2010 or the SAFER Act of 2010 - Amends the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to: (1) allow states or local governments to use grant funds under such Act to conduct audits of samples of sexual assault evidence that are awaiting testing; and (2) provide funding ... | To amend the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to provide for Debbie Smith grants for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and to establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mandates Information Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) before acting on proposed private sector mandates,
Congress should carefully consider their effects on consumers,
workers, and small businesses;... | Revises provisions concerning legislation subject to a point of order to: (1) define the point of order for a determination by the Director that it is not feasible to determine the economic impact of a Federal mandate; and (2) replace certain references to Federal intergovernmental mandates with references to Federal m... | Mandates Information Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Campaign Finance Improvement Act of
2000''.
SEC. 2. EXPANDING REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN CONTRIBUTIONS.
(a) Requiring Reporting of All Contributions of $200 or More Within
10 Days of Receipt.--Section 304 of the Federal Election Campaign Act
o... | Amends FECA to make it unlawful, except with the separate, prior, written, voluntary authorization of each individual, for: (1) national banks or corporations to collect from or assess its stockholders or employees any dues, initiation fee, or other payment as a condition of employment if any part of such dues, fee, or... | Campaign Finance Improvement Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Youth Violence Prevention Act of
1999''.
TITLE I--EXPANSION OF INSTANT GUN CHECK CAPABILITIES
SEC. 101. EXPANSION OF BYRNE PURPOSES.
Section 501(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of
1968 (42 U.S.C. 3751(b)) is amended--
... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Expansion of Instant Gun Check Capabilities
Title II: Nonrefundable Credit for Purchase of Safe Storage
Devices for Firearms
Title III: Handgun Child Safety Locks
Title IV: Child Firearm Access Prevention
Youth Violence Prevention Act of 1999 -
Title I: E... | Youth Violence Prevention Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Library of Congress Financial
Management Act of 2000''.
TITLE I--LIBRARY OF CONGRESS REVOLVING FUND
SEC. 101. AVAILABILITY OF FUND FOR ACTIVITIES.
The Librarian of Congress (hereafter in this Act referred to as the
``Librarian'') is auth... | (Sec. 102) Specifies the Fund service activities that may be conducted by Fund Service units.
(Sec. 103) Establishes the Library of Congress Revolving Fund, to be made available to the Librarian without fiscal year limitation, to carry out Fund service activities. Limits the obligations for such activities for any fisc... | Library of Congress Financial Management Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protection of Children From Computer
Pornography Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. TRANSMISSION BY COMPUTER OF INDECENT MATERIAL TO MINORS.
(a) Offenses.--Section 1464 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in the heading by striking ``Broa... | Protection of Children from Computer Pornography Act of 1995 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit a remote computer facility operator, electronic communications service provider, or electronic bulletin board service provider from knowingly transmitting, or willfully permitting use of his or her service or fac... | Protection of Children From Computer Pornography Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Election
Assistance Commission Termination Act''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) authorized
annual appropriations of not more than $10,000,000 for ... | . Election Assistance Commission Termination Act - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to terminate the Election Assistance Commission (EAC), the EAC Standards Board, and the EAC Board of Advisors. Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to perform EAC functions with respect to certain ... | Election Assistance Commission Termination Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Full Funding for IDEA Now Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to attain the Federal Government's goal
under part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20
U.S.C. 1411 et seq.) of providing 40 percent of the nation... | Full Funding for IDEA Now Act of 2001 - Amends the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to require specified minimum levels of Federal grant payments to States for assistance for education of all children with disabilities. | To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide full funding for assistance for education of all children with disabilities. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Great Lakes Ecology Protection Act
of 2001''.
SEC. 2. BALLAST WATER TREATMENT REGULATIONS REQUIRED.
(a) In General.--Section 1101(b) of the Nonindigenous Aquatic
Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4711(b)) is
amended by striking pa... | Great Lakes Ecology Protection Act of 2001 - Amends the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to prevent the introduction and spread of aquatic nuisance species within the Great Lakes. Calls upon such regulations to require, amon... | To require the issuance of regulations pursuant to the National Invasive Species Act of 1996 to assure, to the maximum extent practicable, that vessels entering the Great Lakes do not discharge ballast water that introduces or spreads nonindigenous aquatic species and treat such ballast water and its sediments through ... |
SECTION 1. DECLARATION OF POLICY.
It is the policy of the United States to end the needless maiming
and suffering inflicted upon animals through the use of steel jaw
leghold traps by prohibiting the shipment in interstate or foreign
commerce of such traps and of articles of fur from animals that were
trapped i... | Prohibits the shipment in interstate or foreign commerce of steel jaw leghold traps and of articles of fur derived from animals trapped in such traps.
Prescribes criminal penalties for violations of this Act.
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to reward nongovernment informers for information leading to a convicti... | To end the use of steel jaw leghold traps on animals in the United States. |
SECTION 1. EXTENDED BENEFITS TRIGGER.
(a) In General.--Section 203(d) of the Federal-State Extended
Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is
amended--
(1) in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1), by striking ``5
per centum'' and inserting ``4 per centum'', and
... | Amends the Social Security Act (SSA) to require increases and decreases in the earnings allocated to State accounts when States meet or fail to meet funding goals.
Amends SSA to restrict interest-free advances to State accounts in the Unemployment Trust Fund to States which meet funding goals.
Amends the Internal Reven... | To reform the Federal unemployment benefits system. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Neuromyelitis Optica Consortium
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is a devastating neurologic
disease leading to blindness and paralysis.
(2) There are an estimated 11,... | Neuromyelitis Optica Consortium Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish, administer, and coordinate a National Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) Consortium to: (1) award grants of not fewer than five years duration to conduct research with resp... | Neuromyelitis Optica Consortium Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis
Act''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
TITLE I--PARALYSIS RESEARCH
Sec. 101. Activities of the National Institutes of Health with respect
... | Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Act Title I: Paralysis Research - (Sec. 101) Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop mechanisms to coordinate NIH paralysis research and rehabilitation activities in order to further advance and avoid duplication of such activities.
Authorizes ... | To enhance and further research into paralysis and to improve rehabilitation and the quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Targeting Child Predators Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. NONDISCLOSURE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SUBPOENAS.
Section 3486(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``the Secretary of the Treasury'' each
place it appears and in... | . Targeting Child Predators Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the federal criminal code to modify the process for issuing a nondisclosure requirement in connection with administrative subpoenas in four categories of investigations: health care offenses, child sexual exploitation or abuse, unregistered sex offender... | Targeting Child Predators Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. REMOVAL OF PROVISIONS RESTRICTING TRADE AND OTHER RELATIONS
WITH CUBA.
(a) Authority for Embargo and Sugar Quota.--Section 620(a) of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2370(a)) is repealed.
(b) Trading With the Enemy Act.--The authorities conferred upon the
President by s... | Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to repeal the embargo on trade with Cuba.
Prohibits the exercise by the President with respect to Cuba of certain authorities conferred by the Trading With the Enemy Act and exercised on July 1, 1977, as a result of a specified national emergency. Declares that any prohibitio... | To lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Flexibility to Innovate for College
Affordability Act''.
SEC. 2. HIGHER EDUCATION REGULATORY REFORM TASK FORCE.
(a) Task Force Established.--Not later than 2 months after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall establish
th... | Flexibility to Innovate for College Affordability Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to establish the Higher Education Regulatory Reform Task Force to prepare a report, that is to be submitted to Congress and made available on a publicly accessible website, on federal regulatory requirements for institutions of h... | Flexibility to Innovate for College Affordability Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENTS TO SOCIAL SECURITY ACT; TABLE OF
CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Rural
Health Care Preservation Act of 2003''.
(b) Amendments to Social Security Act.--Except as otherwise
specifically provided, whenever in this Act an amend... | Medicare Rural Health Care Preservation Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for: (1) a five-year continuation of Medicare managed care cost contracts; (2) temporary payment increases for sole community hospitals under the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient d... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect and preserve access of Medicare beneficiaries to health care in rural areas. |
SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL LAND FOR GRAND RONDE RESERVATION.
Section 1 of Public Law 100-425 (commonly known as the ``Grand
Ronde Reservation Act'') (25 U.S.C. 713f note; 102 Stat. 1594; 104
Stat. 207; 108 Stat. 708; 108 Stat. 4566; 112 Stat. 1896), is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
... | This bill amends the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to permit the Department of the Interior to accept real property located within the boundaries of the original 1857 reservation of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon (comprising land within Polk and Yamhill Counties) that is transferred to the... | To amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to make technical corrections, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Agency Protection of Privacy
Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT THAT AGENCY RULEMAKING TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION
IMPACTS ON INDIVIDUAL PRIVACY.
(a) In General.--Title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding
after section 553 th... | Federal Agency Protection of Privacy Act of 2004 - Requires Federal agencies: (1) when publishing a general notice of proposed rulemaking for any proposed rule or a notice of proposed rulemaking for an interpretative rule involving the internal revenue laws, and such rulemaking pertains to the collection, maintenance, ... | To amend title 5, United States Code, to require that agencies, in promulgating rules, take into consideration the impact of such rules on the privacy of individuals, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Financial Institutions Examination
Fairness and Reform Act''.
SEC. 2. TIMELINESS OF EXAMINATION REPORTS.
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978
(12 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. ... | . Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978 to require a federal financial institutions regulatory agency to make a final examination report to a financial institution within 60 days after the later of: (1) t... | Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Crime Victim Restitution and Court
Fee Intercept Act''.
SEC. 2. OFFSET OF STATE JUDICIAL DEBTS AGAINST INCOME TAX REFUND.
(a) In General.--Section 6402 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to authority to make credits or refunds) is amended b... | Crime Victim Restitution and Court Fee Intercept Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to direct the Secretary of the Treasury, upon receiving notice from a state judicial agency that a named person owes a past-due, legally enforceable state judicial debt, to pay such debt from any tax refund due to such person. Defin... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for State judicial debts that are past-due. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tax Relief Certainty Act''.
TITLE I--PERMANENT TAX RELIEF
SEC. 101. REPEAL OF EGTRRA SUNSET.
(a) In General.--Section 901 of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief
Reconciliation Act of 2001 is repealed.
(b) Sunset Maintained for E... | Tax Relief Certainty Act - Eliminates the terminating date of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, thus making the provisions of such Act permanent. Terminates after December 31, 2011, provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act increasing tax benefits for adoption.
Eliminate... | To permanently extend the 2001 and 2003 tax relief provisions, and to permanently repeal the estate tax, and to provide permanent AMT relief, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Smoke-Free Environment Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. SMOKE-FREE ENVIRONMENT POLICY.
The Public Health Service Act is amended by adding the following
new title at the end thereof:
``TITLE XXVII--SMOKE-FREE ENVIRONMENTS
``SEC. 2701. SMOKE-FRE... | Smoke-Free Environment Act of 1993 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to add a new title on smoke free environments. Requires the responsible entity for each public facility to adopt, implement, and post a policy prohibiting smoking in the facility and on facility property in the immediate vicinity of the facility... | Smoke-Free Environment Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pentagon 9/11 Memorial Commemorative
Coin Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Construction of the Pentagon was completed in the midst
of World War II on January 15, 1943.
(2) September 11,... | Pentagon 9/11 Memorial Commemorative Coin Act of 2005 - Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue the following coins emblematic of the spirit and bravery of the civilians, servicemen, and women that work at the Pentagon and were aboard Flight 77 on September 11, 2001: (1) $50 gold coins; 2) $1 silver c... | To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the tragic loss of lives at the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, and to support construction of the Pentagon 9/11 Memorial in Arlington, Virginia. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Berry Amendment Extension Act''.
SEC. 2. BUY-AMERICAN REQUIREMENT IMPOSED ON DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY; EXCEPTIONS.
(a) Requirement.--Except as provided in subsections (c) through
(e), funds appropriated or otherwise available to th... | Berry Amendment Extension Act - Prohibits the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from procuring specified covered items directly related to national security interests (including clothing, tents, or natural fiber products, specialty metals, or hand or measuring tools) that are not grown, reprocessed, reused, or prod... | To prohibit the Department of Homeland Security from procuring certain items directly related to the national security unless the items are grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preparing More Welfare Recipients
for Work Act''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVING COUNTING OF REQUIRED HOURS OF PARTICIPATION IN WORK
ACTIVITIES.
(a) Elimination of Distinction Between Core and Non-Core Work
Activities.--Section 407(c)(1)(A) of the So... | Preparing More Welfare Recipients for Work Act This bill revises mandatory work requirements under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. Specifically, for purposes of counting work activities toward the satisfaction of such requirements, the bill: eliminates the distinction between... | Preparing More Welfare Recipients for Work Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prematurity Research Expansion and
Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act'' or the ``PREEMIE
Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
It is the purpose of this Act to--
(1) reduce rates of preterm labor and delivery;
(2) work toward an evid... | Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act or the PREEMIE Act - (Sec. 3) 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), to: (1) expand and coordin... | A bill to reduce preterm labor and delivery and the risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and to reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Employee Tax Accountability
Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. INELIGIBILITY OF INDIVIDUALS HAVING SERIOUSLY DELINQUENT TAX
DEBTS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT.
(a) In General.--Chapter 45 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the... | Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2015 Makes any individual who has a seriously delinquent tax debt ineligible to receive a bonus from a federal agency (i.e., an executive agency, the U.S. Postal Service, the Postal Regulatory Commission, or an employing agency in the legislative branch). Defines "seriou... | Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``First Responder Anthrax Preparedness
Act''.
SEC. 2. VOLUNTARY PRE-EVENT ANTHRAX VACCINATION PILOT PROGRAM FOR
EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROVIDERS.
(a) Pilot Program.--
(1) Establishment.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, in
coordination with the ... | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on November 16, 2016. First Responder Anthrax Preparedness Act (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in coordination with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), to carry out a pilot program to provide elig... | First Responder Anthrax Preparedness Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Faster Care for Veterans Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) In June 2014, an internal audit conducted by the
Department of Veterans Affairs found more than 120,000 veterans
waited at least 90... | Faster Care for Veterans Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to begin an 18-month pilot program in at least three Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISNs) under which veterans use an Internet website to schedule and confirm appointments at VA medical facilities. The pilot program's... | Faster Care for Veterans Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``High Plains Groundwater Resource
Conservation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) a reliable source of groundwater is an essential
element of the economy of the communities on the High Plai... | High Plains Groundwater Resource Conservation Act - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture in FY 2002 through 2011 to provide cost-share payments, incentive payments, and technical assistance to eligible producers (persons who are engaged in livestock or agricultural production) who... | A bill to further continued economic viability in the communities on the High Plains by promoting sustainable groundwater management of the Ogallala Aquifer. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Rare Earths and
Critical Materials Revitalization Act of 2011''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
... | Rare Earths and Critical Materials Revitalization Act of 2011 - Establishes in the Department of Energy (DOE) a research, development, and commercial application program to assure the long-term, secure, and sustainable supply of rare earth materials to satisfy the national security, economic well-being, and industrial ... | To develop a rare earth materials program, to amend the National Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Church Plan Clarification Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF CONTROLLED GROUP RULES TO CHURCH PLANS.
(a) In General.--Section 414(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (relating to employees of partnerships, proprietorships, etc.,
which are under... | Church Plan Clarification Act of 2008 - Amends Internal Revenue Code pension plan provisions to: (1) apply a special rule for determining the status of an employer participating in a church plan as a member of a controlled group of entities; and (2) allow certain tax-free transfers to and mergers of church plans that a... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the treatment of church pension plans, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bleeding Disorder Screening,
Awareness, and Further Education (SAFE) Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Millions of men and women in the United States may have
an inherited bleeding disorder and not ... | Bleeding Disorder Screening, Awareness, and Further Education (SAFE) Act of 2010 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to carry out the following activities: (1) development of a new, or identification of an existing, screening questionnaire that is evidence-based and in accordance with clinical g... | To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct programs to screen adolescents, and educate health professionals, with respect to bleeding disorders. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Death in Custody Reporting Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. STATE INFORMATION REGARDING INDIVIDUALS WHO DIE IN THE CUSTODY
OF LAW ENFORCEMENT.
(a) In General.--For each fiscal year after the expiration of the
period specified in subsection (c)(1) ... | Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2008 - Requires states that receive certain criminal justice assistance grants to report to the Attorney General on a quarterly basis certain information regarding the death of any person who is detained, under arrest, en route to incarceration, or incarcerated in state or local facili... | To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Student Adjustment Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. RESTORATION OF STATE OPTION TO DETERMINE RESIDENCY FOR PURPOSES
OF HIGHER EDUCATION BENEFITS.
(a) In General.--Section 505 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 199... | Student Adjustment Act of 2001 - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to repeal the provision prohibiting an unlawful alien's eligibility for higher education benefits based on State residence unless a U.S. national is similarly eligible without regard to such State residence. ... | To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to permit States to determine state residency for higher education purposes and to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to cancel the removal and adjust the status of certain alien college-bound students who are long-term U.S. residen... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Labor Statistics Improvement Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
There is established an independent commission to be known as the
``Commission to Improve Labor Statistics''.
SEC. 3. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.
The Commission shall--
... | Labor Statistics Improvement Act Establishes an independent Commission to Improve Labor Statistics. Directs the Commission to: examine and assess the process by which the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor collects, processes, analyzes, and disseminates statistical data relating to unemployment ra... | Labor Statistics Improvement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Acadia National Park Boundary
Clarification Act''.
SEC. 2. ACADIA NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY CLARIFICATION.
Section 101 of Public Law 99-420 (16 U.S.C. 341 note) is amended--
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ``In order to'' and
in... | Acadia National Park Boundary Clarification Act This bill confirms that the boundary of Acadia National Park in Maine includes approximately 1,441 acres of land and interests in the Schoodic Peninsula. The bill ratifies and approves: the acquisition by the United States of such land and interests, effective as of Se... | Acadia National Park Boundary Clarification Act |
SECTION 1. FLEXIBILITY INCENTIVE GRANT PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 5339. Flexibility Incentive Grant Pilot Program
``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to provide
incentives to encourage States to ... | Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a flexibility incentive grant pilot program to encourage States to establish new sources of revenue for transit projects and services. Directs the Secretary to make grants to States that: (1) increase their expenditures for transit projects and other services; or (2)... | To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for the establishment of a flexibility incentive grant program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Indian and Alaska Native Foster Care
and Adoption Services Amendments of 2001''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF INDIAN TRIBES TO RECEIVE FEDERAL FUNDS FOR FOSTER
CARE AND ADOPTION ASSISTANCE.
(a) Children Placed in Tribal Custody Eligible for Foste... | Indian and Alaska Native Foster Care and Adoption Services Amendments of 2001 - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide for Federal foster care maintenance payments to qualifying Indian tribal plans designed for foster and adoptive care of an Indian child.Se... | A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide equitable access for foster care and adoption services for Indian children in tribal areas. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers
Act''.
SEC. 2. AVAILABILITY OF CONTACT LENS PRESCRIPTIONS TO PATIENTS.
(a) In General.--Upon completion of a contact lens fitting, a
prescriber--
(1) whether or not requested by the patient, shall provide ... | Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act - Requires a "prescriber" (a person permitted under State law to issue prescriptions for contact lenses) to provide to the patient a copy of the patient's contact lens prescription free of charge.Declares that a contact lens prescription shall expire one year after the date of com... | To provide for availability of contact lens prescriptions to patients, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF 2 DISTRICTS IN NEW JERSEY.
(a) Establishment.--
(1) Creation.--Section 110 of title 28, United States Code,
is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 110. New Jersey
``New Jersey is divided into 2 judicial districts to be known as
the Northern and Southern District... | Amends the federal judicial code to establish two judicial districts in New Jersey (currently, one), the Northern and Southern Districts of New Jersey. Sets forth provisions regarding the allocation of judgeships, including bankruptcy judgeships, among those districts. Provides for the transfer of district judges, bank... | To amend title 28, United States Code, to divide New Jersey in 2 judicial districts. |
TITLE I--SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS
SEC. 1000. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Retirement Savings
and Security Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--
TITLE I--SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS
Sec. 1000. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE II--A... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Short Title; Table of Contents
Title II: Additional Retirement Participation and Payment
Options for Federal Employees
Retirement Savings and Security Act -
Title I: Short Title; Table of Contents
- Sets forth, for this Act: (1) the short title; and (2) the tabl... | Retirement Savings and Security Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Access to Medical Treatment Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Advertising claim.--The term ``advertising claim''
means any representation made or suggested by statement, word,
design, device, sound, or any combina... | Access to Medical Treatment Act - Permits any individual to be treated by a health care practitioner with any medical treatment that the individual desires (including a treatment that is not approved, certified, or licensed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services) if: (1) the practitioner agrees to treat the indi... | A bill to permit an individual to be treated by a health care practitioner with any method of medical treatment such individual requests, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Roadless Area Conservation Act of
2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) In General.--Congress finds that--
(1) there is a compelling need to establish national
protection for inventoried roadless areas of the National
F... | Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2002 - Prohibits road construction and road reconstruction in inventoried roadless areas of the National Forest System. Specifies exceptions, including because: (1) there is threat of a catastrophic event; (2) a natural resource restoration action is necessary; or (3) a Federal-aid hig... | A bill to provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Independent Ethics Commission Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF INDEPENDENT ETHICS COMMISSION.
(a) Establishment.--There is established an independent ethics
commission within the House of Representatives to be known as the
Independent Ethics Co... | Independent Ethics Commission Act of 2007 - Establishes within the House of Representatives an Independent Ethics Commission composed only of former federal judges.
Prescribes procedures for: (1) initiation of investigations, upon the filing of a complaint or upon the Commission's own initiative; and (2) for consequen... | To establish an Independent Ethics Commission within the House of Representatives composed of former Federal judges. |
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Historically black college or university.--The term
``historically black college or university'' means a part B
institution (as defined in section 322 of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061)).
(2) Historic buil... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Historic Building Restoration and Preservation
Title II: Cooper Hall and Science Hall Preservation and
Restoration
Title I: Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Building Restoration and Preser... | Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Building Restoration and Preservation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Breastfeeding Promotion Act of
2007''.
TITLE I--AMENDMENTS TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964
SEC. 101. FINDINGS; PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Women with infants and toddlers are a rapidly growing
... | Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2007 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include lactation (breastfeeding, including expression of milk) as protected conduct under such Act. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers a business tax credit for breast pumps and other equipment to assist employed mothers to b... | To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to protect breastfeeding by new mothers; to provide for a performance standard for breast pumps; and to provide tax incentives to encourage breastfeeding. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Precision Agriculture Connectivity
Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Precision agriculture technologies and practices allow
farmers to significantly increase crop yields, eliminate
overlap i... | Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018 (Sec. 3) This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish the Task Force for Reviewing the Connectivity and Technology Needs of Precision Agriculture in the United States. The task force's duties include: identifying and measuring current gaps... | Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Free Trade With Cuba Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) with the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the
Soviet Union, Cuba is no longer a threat to the United States
or the Western Hemisphere;
... | Free Trade With Cuba Act - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (including other specified laws) to repeal the embargo placed upon all trade with Cuba.Amends the Internal Revenue Code to declare the denial of foreign tax credit inapplicable to Cuba.Permits: (1) installation and maintenance of telecommunications eq... | A bill to lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Private Property Rights Protection
and Government Accountability Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) Congress has the power to regulate commerce among the
several States and Indian tribes;
(2) property rig... | Private Property Rights Protection and Government Accountability Act - Makes any state or political subdivision thereof that carries out a public taking for any private purpose in or affecting interstate commerce ineligible for any federal economic development funds for ten fiscal years.
Entitles any owner of private ... | To authorize appropriations for the Department of Commerce and to prohibit Federal economic development funds to States that carry out public takings for private purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Long-Term Care Hospital
Improvement Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Long-term care hospitals (in this section referred to
as ``LTCHs'') serve a valuable role in the post-acute care
... | Medicare Long-Term Care Hospital Improvement Act of 2006 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prescribe requirements for a long-term care hospital (LTCH) and patient criteria for prospective payment to an LTCH.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) determine the LTCH diagn... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure and foster continued patient quality of care by establishing facility and patient criteria for long-term care hospitals and related improvements under the Medicare Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public Transportation Systems
Vulnerability Assessment and Reduction Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act, the following definitions apply:
(1) Frontline transit employee.--The term ``frontline
transit employee'' means an... | Public Transportation Systems Vulnerability Assessment and Reduction Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) to: (1) review all government assessments conducted after September 11, 2001, of terrorist-related threats to all forms of public transportation, including related public gathering a... | To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to carry out activities to assess and reduce the vulnerabilities of public transportation systems. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sexual Offender Tracking and
Identification Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. OFFENDER REGISTRATION.
(a) Establishment of FBI Database.--Subtitle A of title XVII of the
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14071)
is amended by adding ... | Pam Lychner Sexual Offender Tracking and Identification Act of 1996 - Amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to direct the Attorney General to establish a national database at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to track the whereabouts and movement of each person who: (1) has been conv... | Pam Lychner Sexual Offender Tracking and Identification Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Marriage Violates the Human
Rights of Girls Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Child marriage, also known as ``forced marriage'' or
``early marriage'', is a harmful traditional practice that
... | Child Marriage Violates the Human Rights of Girls Act of 2011 - Defines "child marriage" as the marriage of a girl or boy not yet the minimum age for marriage stipulated in law in the country in which the girl or boy is a resident, or where there is no such law, under the age of 18.
Expresses the sense of Congress tha... | To protect girls in developing countries through the prevention of child marriage, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Congenital Heart Futures
Reauthorization Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE COHORT STUDY, SURVEILLANCE,
AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGN.
Section 399V-2 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280g-13)
is amended--
... | Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to replace the authorization for a National Congenital Heart Disease Surveillance System with a requirement for the Department of Health and Human Services, regarding congenital heart disease, to enhance and expand resea... | Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``SOAR to Health and Wellness Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Human trafficking.--The term ``human trafficking'' has
the meaning given the term ``severe forms of trafficking in
persons'' as defined in sec... | SOAR to Health and Wellness Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to replace the existing Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Training (or SOAR to Health and Wellness Training) program with a pilot program that includes the same functions and additional initi... | SOAR to Health and Wellness Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Discovery Trails Act of
1996''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
Section 2(b) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1241(b))
is amended by striking ``recreation, scenic and historic'' and
inserting ``recreation, scenic, historic, and discovery''.
SEC... | National Discovery Trails Act of 1996 - Amends the National Trails System Act to provide that national discovery trails established under the Act shall be components of the National Trails System. Provides that such trails shall be extended, continuous interstate trails located so as to provide for outdoor recreation ... | National Discovery Trails Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Millennium Digital Commerce Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The growth of electronic commerce and electronic
government transactions represent a powerful force for economic
growth, con... | Millennium Digital Commerce Act - Directs the Federal Government, to the extent practicable, to observe certain principles governing the use of electronic signatures in international commercial transactions, including to: (1) remove paper-based obstacles to electronic transactions by adopting relevant principles from t... | Millennium Digital Commerce Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Endangered Salmon and Fisheries
Predation Prevention Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) There are 13 groups of salmon and steelhead that are
listed as threatened species or endangered species under the
... | Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act This bill amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to authorize the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to issue one-year permits allowing Washington, Oregon, Idaho, the Nez Perce Tribe, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Re... | Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``First Amendment Defense Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Leading legal scholars concur that conflicts between
same-sex marriage and religious liberty are real and should be
addressed through legisla... | First Amendment Defense Act This bill prohibits the federal government from taking discriminatory action against a person on the basis that such person speaks or acts in accordance with a religious belief or moral conviction that: (1) marriage is or should be recognized as the union of one man and one woman or two indi... | First Amendment Defense Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``WISEWOMAN Expansion Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular
diseases remain the leading cause of death among females in the
United States, killing a... | WISEWOMAN Expansion Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to: (1) remove the limit on the number of states that may receive preventive heath services grants; (2) require a competitive review process; and (3) include among the uses for such grants health education, counseling, and interventions for behavior... | To reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for additional preventive health services for women. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gift of Life Congressional Medal Act
of 2006''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL.
The Secretary of the Treasury shall design and strike a bronze
medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be
determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, to c... | Gift of Life Congressional Medal Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to design and strike a bronze medal to commemorate organ donors and their families.
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to direct the entity holding the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network to contract to esta... | To establish a congressional commemorative medal for organ donors and their families. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Recognizing Achievement in
Classified School Employees Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Classified school employees provide valuable service to
public schools in the United States.
(2) Classifie... | Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to grant "Recognizing Inspiring School Employees" awards to classified public school employees, within certain occupational specialties, who provide exemplary service to students in prekindergarten through high... | Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Park Service 100th
Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) in 1916, Congress established the National Park Service
as a bureau within the Department of the Interior to administer
... | National Park Service 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue gold, silver, and half-dollar clad coins in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the National Park Service (NPS). Authorizes the issuance of coins under this Act only for a... | National Park Service 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Recognition of Jerusalem as the
Capital of the State of Israel Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Jerusalem has been the eternal and undivided capital of
the state of Israel for the past 3,000 years.
... | Recognition of Jerusalem as the Capital of the State of Israel Act- Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the United States should recognize the sovereign status of an undivided Jerusalem as Israel's capital; (2) recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital and transferring the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv ... | Recognition of Jerusalem as the Capital of the State of Israel Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Right to Rent Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. RIGHT TO RENT HOME SUBJECT TO FORECLOSURE.
(a) Exercise of Right.--If, at any time after notice under
subsection (b) for an eligible mortgage is provided to the eligible
mortgagor and before the commencement of the ... | Right to Rent Act of 2010 - Grants eligible mortgagors subject to foreclosure proceedings the right to continue to occupy foreclosed properties subject to the payment of fair market rent for a period of five years that begins upon the commencement of occupancy of such property.
Instructs the Secretary of Housing and U... | To allow homeowners of moderate-value homes who are subject to mortgage foreclosure proceedings to remain in their homes as renters. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Seniors Financial Security Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF INCLUSION IN GROSS INCOME OF SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS
AND TIER 1 RAILROAD RETIREMENT BENEFITS.
(a) In General.--Section 86 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to taxa... | Seniors Financial Security Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the tax on social security and tier 1 railroad retirement benefits. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the inclusion in gross income of Social Security benefits and tier 1 railroad retirement benefits. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act''.
SEC. 2. INVENTORY OF GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--Section 1122(a) of title 31, United States Code,
is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs
(2) and (3), respectiv... | Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act (Sec. 2) This bill requires that the website of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) include a program inventory that identifies each program of the federal government for which there is more than $1 million in annual budget authority. Such inventory shall include: (1) any activity that... | Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Digital Goods and Services Tax
Fairness Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDING.
The Congress finds that it is appropriate to exercise congressional
enforcement authority under section 5 of the 14th amendment to the
Constitution of the United States and Congre... | Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011 - Prohibits a state or local jurisdiction from imposing multiple or discriminatory taxes on or with respect to the sale or use of digital goods or services delivered or transferred electronically to a customer. Excludes from the definition of "digital service" telecom... | To promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and digital services. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Western Oregon
Tribal Fairness Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--COW CREEK UMPQUA LAND CONVEYANCE
Sec. 1... | . Western Oregon Tribal Fairness Act TITLE I--COW CREEK UMPQUA LAND CONVEYANCE Cow Creek Umpqua Land Conveyance Act (Sec. 103) This bill requires that 17,519 acres of land be held in trust for, and be part of the reservation of, the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians. (Sec. 105) Federal law applies to the expor... | Western Oregon Tribal Fairness Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business and Financial
Institutions Tax Relief Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. ELIGIBLE SHAREHOLDERS OF S CORPORATION BANKS TO INCLUDE IRAS.
(a) In General.--Section 1361(c)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 (relating to certain trusts permitted ... | Small Business and Financial Institutions Tax Relief Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to S corporations, to, among other things: (1) permit a trust constituting an individual retirement account as an S corporation bank shareholder; (2) exclude certain investment income from the definition of... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand S corporation eligibility for banks, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Space Access Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States has been the preeminent leader in
human spaceflight for nearly 50 years. Under NASA's leadership,
this Nation has engaged man... | American Space Access Act - Requires the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to annually fly at least two Space Shuttle missions for crew transport into space, instead of purchasing Russian crew and cargo services, for the period beginning in 2010 and ending: (1) in 2015; (2) when the Orion crew explor... | To authorize the Space Shuttle to be flown from 2010 through 2015, and to authorize appropriations for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for this purpose. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preserving Patient Access to
Physicians Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. REFORM OF THE MEDICARE PHYSICIAN PAYMENT UPDATE SYSTEM THROUGH
ELIMINATION OF THE SUSTAINABLE GROWTH RATE (SGR) PAYMENT
UPDATE SYSTEM.
(a) In General.--Section ... | Preserving Patient Access to Physicians Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to payment for physicians' services to: (1) eliminate the sustainable growth rate payment update system; and (2) establish in its place an update to the single conversion factor for 2006 of at lea... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform the Medicare physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate (SGR) payment update system. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial has proudly stood
overlooking San Diego, California, for over 52 years as a
tribute to the members of the United States Armed Forces who
sacrificed their lives in the defense of ... | Vests in the United States all right, title, and interest to, and the right to immediate possession of, the Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial in San Diego, California, to provide for its preservation as a national war memorial honoring veterans.
Requires the United States to pay just compensation to the current owner of s... | A bill to preserve the Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial in San Diego, California, by providing for the immediate acquisition of the memorial by the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Native American Small Business
Development Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Approximately 60 percent of Indian tribe members and
Alaska Natives live on or adjacent to Indian land... | Native American Small Business Development Act - Amends the Small Business Act to authorize a Small Business Development Center in an eligible State to apply for an additional Small Business Administration grant to be used solely to provide specified services to assist with outreach, development, and enhancement on Ind... | To amend the Small Business Act to expand and improve the assistance provided by Small Business Development Centers to Indian tribe members, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Baseline Reform Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. THE BASELINE.
Section 257 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985 is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 257. THE BASELINE.
``(a) In General.--(1) For any fiscal year, the baseline ref... | Baseline Reform Act of 2015 This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to change the assumptions used in calculating the baseline for discretionary spending, which is the spending that is provided and controlled by appropriations bills. The baseline is a projection of federal spend... | Baseline Reform Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Full Faith and Credit for Child
Support Orders Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) there is a large and growing number of child support
cases annually involving disputes between parents... | Full Faith and Credit for Child Support Orders Act - Amends the Federal judicial code to declare that State authorities shall enforce any child support order according to its terms and shall not modify it, except in certain circumstances, if such order is made consistent with this Act by another State court.
Confers c... | Full Faith and Credit for Child Support Orders Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Missouri River Enhancement and
Monitoring Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Center.--The term ``Center'' means the River Studies
Center of the Biological Resources Division of the United
States Geological... | Missouri River Enhancement and Monitoring Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Biological Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey, to establish a program at the River Studies Center of the Biological Resources Division to: (1) determine and monitor the biological and chemical... | To direct the Secretary of the Interior to monitor the health of the Missouri River and measure biological, chemical, and physical responses to changes in river management and other significant variables. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Building a Health Care Workforce for
the Future Act''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS TO STATES FOR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS.
Subpart III of part D of title III of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 254l et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC... | Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award matching grants to enable states to implement scholarship programs to ensure an adequate supply of health professionals. Authorizes the Secretary to award grant... | Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENTS TO 1986 CODE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Family Tax Relief
Act of 2008''.
(b) Amendments to 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a secti... | Family Tax Relief Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase and make refundable the tax credit for employment-related dependent care expenses; and (2) increase and make permanent the tax deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers.
Makes permanent provisions of the ... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide income tax relief for families, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Family and Medical Leave Enhancement
Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE.
Section 101(2)(B)(ii) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
(29 U.S.C. 2611(2)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking ``less than 50'' each
place it appears and inserting ``f... | Family and Medical Leave Enhancement Act of 2005 - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) to cover employees at worksites that employ fewer than 50 employees, but not fewer than 25 employees. Continues to exempt from FMLA coverage employees at worksites that employ fewer than 25 employees (currently 50)... | To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to allow employees to take, as additional leave, parental involvement leave to participate in or attend their children's and grandchildren's educational and extracurricular activities and to clarify that leave may be taken for routine family medical needs and to assist ... |
SECTION 1. BULLYING AND HARASSMENT PREVENTION POLICIES, PROGRAMS, AND
STATISTICS.
(a) State Reporting Requirements.--Section 4112(c)(3)(B)(iv) of the
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act (20 U.S.C.
7112(c)(3)(B)(iv)) is amended by inserting ``, including bullying and
harassment,'' after... | Amends the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act to require: (1) states to use grants for safe and drug-free schools to collect and report information on the incidence of bullying and harassment, and (2) local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools to use subgrants to prevent and respond to incidents of bull... | To amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act to include bullying and harassment prevention programs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Domestic Violence Community Response
Team Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purposes of this Act are to--
(1) establish and strengthen the partnership between law
enforcement and community groups in order to assist victims of
... | Domestic Violence Community Response Team Act of 1995 - Prescribes guidelines under which the Secretary of Health and Human Services is authorized to: (1) award grants for community response teams to assist in domestic violence prevention; and (2) award contracts for technical assistance centers.
Authorizes appropria... | Domestic Violence Community Response Team Act of 1995 |
TITLE I--DEFENSE
SEC. 101. REDUCTION OF NUCLEAR DELIVERY SYSTEMS.
The Secretary of Defense shall reduce the strategic nuclear force
of the Department of Defense by fiscal year 2004 to include a maximum
of 300 Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles.
SEC. 102. TERMINATION OF PRODUCTION OF TRIDENT II (... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Defense
Title II: Other Discretionary Accounts
Title III: Entitlements
Title I: Defense
- Directs the Secretary of Defense to reduce: (1) by FY 2004 the Department of Defense (DOD) strategic nuclear force to include a maximum of 300 Minuteman III intercontinental ball... | To reduce Federal spending in several programs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Seasoned Customer CTR Exemption Act
of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) When it is possible to reduce the regulatory burden on
depository institutions associated with reporting requirements
unde... | Seasoned Customer CTR Exemption Act of 2008 - Amends federal money and finance law to: (1) repeal certain discretionary exemptions of depository institutions from currency transaction reporting (CTR) requirements; and (2) instruct the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe regulations that exempt any depository institu... | To amend section 5313 of title 31, United States Code, to reform certain requirements for reporting cash transactions, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Methyl bromide is a broad spectrum pesticide which
protects plants and agricultural products from a wide range of
insects, rodents, viruses, fungi, weeds, and nematodes.
(2) American farmers depend on methyl bromide to... | Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from controlling the consumption, production, importation, or export of methyl bromide for pesticide use, except: (1) as required by the Montreal Protocol of all parties; or (2) upon a Department of Agriculture certification of appropriate alternatives... | To make a regulatory correction concerning methyl bromide to meet the obligations of the Montreal Protocol without placing the farmers of the United States at a competitive disadvantage versus foreign growers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Puget Sound Recovery Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Puget Sound, as the Nation's second largest estuary, is
a cornerstone of the Pacific Northwest's regional identity and
at the heart ... | Puget Sound Recovery Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a Puget Sound Program Office, to be located in the state of Washington and headed by a Director who shall assist... | To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide assistance for programs and activities to protect the water quality of Puget Sound, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lake Traverse Reservation Heirship
Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO LAKE TRAVERSE HEIRSHIP ACT.
Public Law 98-513 is amended by striking section 5 (98 Stat. 2413)
and inserting the following:
``SEC. 5. INHERITANCE OF SMALL FRACTIONAL INTEREST.
... | Lake Traverse Reservation Heirship Act of 2007 - Amends federal Indian law to provide for the inheritance of small fractional interests within the Lake Traverse Indian Reservation. | A bill to amend Public Law 98-513 to provide for the inheritance of small fractional interests within the Lake Traverse Indian Reservation. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Quinebaug and
Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Reauthorization Act
of 1999''.
(b) Reference.--Whenever in this Act a section or other provision
is amended or repealed, such amendment or repeal shall be cons... | Names Quinebaug- Shetucket Heritage Corridor, Inc. the management entity for the Corridor, with authority to make grants, enter into cooperative agreements with, or provide technical assistance to the States, local governments, nonprofit organizations, and other persons to further the goals set forth in the management ... | Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Reauthorization Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research
Reauthorization Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE STEM CELL THERAPEUTIC AND RESEARCH ACT OF
2005.
(a) Cord Blood Inventory.--Section 2 of the Stem Cell Therapeutic
and Research Act of 2005 (42 U.... | Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2010 - Amends the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005 to revise the National Cord Blood Inventory Program, including to: (1) remove the cap of 150,000 new units of cord blood to be made available for transplantation under the Program; and (2) require ... | To amend the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia
Amendments Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. RETENTION OF TASK FORCE.
Section 603 of the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and
Control Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C. 1451 nt) is amended by striking
subsection (e).
SEC. 3. PREDICTI... | Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Amendments Act of 2003 - Amends the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998 to reauthorize and revise its provisions.
(Sec. 2) Makes permanent the Inter-Agency Task Force on Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia (Task Force) (by repealing a provision which authorizes... | A bill to reauthorize the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998, and for other purposes. |
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