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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bronzeville-Black Metropolis
National Heritage Area Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Heritage area.--The term ``Heritage Area'' means the
Bronzeville-Black Metropolis National Heritage Area established
by sectio... | Bronzeville-Black Metropolis National Heritage Area Act This bill establishes the Bronzeville-Black Metropolis National Heritage Area in Chicago, Illinois. The Black Metropolis National Heritage Area Commission shall be the local coordinating entity for the heritage area and shall submit a management plan for the herit... | Bronzeville-Black Metropolis National Heritage Area Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights
Crime Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that all authorities with jurisdiction,
including the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other entities within
the Department of Justice, sh... | Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2008 - Directs the Attorney General to designate a Deputy Chief in the Criminal Section of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ). Makes the Deputy Chief responsible for investigating and prosecuting violations of criminal civil rights statutes in whi... | A bill to provide for the investigation of certain unsolved civil rights crimes, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wartime Parity and Justice Act of
2000''.
SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS UNDER CIVIL LIBERTIES ACT OF
1988.
(a) Eligibility.--For purposes of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988
(50 U.S.C. App. 1989 and following), the following ... | (Sec. 3) Declares that the United States apologizes to such individuals for the fundamental violations of their basic civil liberties and constitutional rights. Urges the President to transmit to each such individual a personal letter of apology on behalf of the United States.
(Sec. 4) Places upon the Attorney General ... | Wartime Parity and Justice Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Middle East Peace Facilitation Act
of 1995''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the Palestine Liberation Organization (hereafter the
``PLO'') has recognized the State of Israel's right to exist in
peace and se... | Middle East Peace Facilitation Act of 1995 - Declares the sense of the Congress specifying steps the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) must take to demonstrate an irrevocable denunciation of terrorism and ensure a peaceful settlement of the Middle East dispute.
Authorizes the President to suspend for up to six m... | Middle East Peace Facilitation Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tobacco to 21 Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Tobacco use caused 20,800,000 premature deaths in the
United States in the 50 years since the Surgeon General's first
report on smoking in 1964.
... | Tobacco to 21 Act This bill prohibits the sale or distribution of tobacco products to individuals under the age of 21. The Department of Health and Human Services must enforce this prohibition by taking necessary actions including, as appropriate, conducting undercover compliance checks, performing retailer inspections... | Tobacco to 21 Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pipeline Integrity, Safety, and
Reliability Research and Development Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines are a
critical element of our nation's energy infrastructure;... | Requires the Secretary to: (1) arrange with the National Academy of Sciences for the establishment of a Pipeline Integrity Technical Advisory Committee; and (2) prepare, along with the Committee, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, and submit to Congress a five-year research and development program plan.
Auth... | Pipeline Integrity, Safety, and Reliability Research and Development Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Career Ready Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. CAREER READINESS INDICATORS.
(a) Adequate Yearly Progress.--Section 1111(b)(2)(C)(vii) of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
6311(b)(2)(C)(vii)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``i... | Career Ready Act of 2015 Amends the school improvement program under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow states to include certain career readiness indicators in their determination as to whether students are making adequate yearly progress toward state academic performance ... | Career Ready Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Firearms Information Use Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
(1) the term ``covered firearms information'' means any
information--
(A) contained in the Firearms Trace System database
... | Firearms Information Use Act of 2008 - Amends the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 to repeal restrictions on the disclosure of the content of the Firearms Trace System database.
Requires the Attorney General to provide firearms information relating to law enforcement, national security, or intelligence purposes t... | A bill to authorize appropriate use of information in the Firearms Trace Database, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Correcting Unfair Benefits for
Aliens Act of 2016'' or as the ``CUBA Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) On July 1, 2015, President Obama announced that Cuba
and the U... | Correcting Unfair Benefits for Aliens Act of 2016 or the CUBA Act of 2016 This bill expresses the sense of Congress that Cuban nationals should be treated under the same immigration rules as nationals of other countries with which the United States has diplomatic relations and should not receive preferential treatment.... | CUBA Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gateway to Democracy Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The right of citizens of the United States to vote is a
fundamental right.
(2) It is the responsibility of th... | Gateway to Democracy Act of 2004 - Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to allow individuals under the minimum legal voting age, but who will reach such age before voting, to fill out the voter registration application forms when they get their driver's license.
Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 t... | To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to permit certain individuals who are under the minimum legal voting age to complete voter registration application forms, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``75th Anniversary of the End of World
War II Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the United States entered World War II as a result of
the surprise Japanese attack against our fleet at Pearl Harbor, ... | 75th Anniversary of the End of World War II Commemorative Coin Act This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 50,000 $5 coins, 500,000 $1 coins, and 750,000 half-dollar coins in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II. The coins shall be emblematic of the sacrific... | 75th Anniversary of the End of World War II Commemorative Coin Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Prisons Communications Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. INTERFERENCE PERMITTED WITHIN PRISONS.
Section 333 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 333) is
amended--
(1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``No
person''; and
... | Safe Prisons Communications Act of 2009 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize the director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons or the chief executive officer of a state to petition the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to permit the installation of devices to prevent, jam, or interfere with wireless c... | To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to permit targeted interference with mobile radio services within prison facilities. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Independent Living Centers Technical
Adjustment Act''.
SEC. 2. INDEPENDENT LIVING CENTERS TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENT.
(a) Grants to Centers for Independent Living in States in Which
Federal Funding Exceeds State Funding.--
(1) In general.--If the condit... | Independent Living Centers Technical Adjustment Act - Directs the Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration of the Department of Education, in awarding funds in a state during FY2010 to existing centers for independent living for people with disabilities under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, if certain... | To provide a technical adjustment with respect to funding for independent living centers under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 in order to ensure stability for such centers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Motor Carrier Safety Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Federal motor carrier safety regulations need to be
strengthened to improve information provided to moto... | Motor Carrier Safety Act of 1993 - Amends Federal transportation law to set forth minimum and increase maximum civil penalty amounts for: (1) violations of certain motor carrier safety recordkeeping requirements; and (2) substantial health and motor carrier safety violations which could lead to, or have resulted in, s... | Motor Carrier Safety Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Steel Industry National Historic
Site Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) certain sites and structures in the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania symbolize in physical form the heritage of the
... | Steel Industry National Historic Site Act - Establishes the Steel Industry National Historic Site in Pennsylvania as a unit of the National Park System.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire by donation specified property for inclusion within such Site.
Requires the Secretary to prepare and submit to sp... | A bill to establish the Steel Industry National Historic Site in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tennessee Valley Authority Power
Privatization Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the power generation and transmission facilities of the
Tennessee Valley Authority should be privatized;... | Tennessee Valley Authority Power Privatization Act of 1993 - Directs the President to develop and transmit to the Congress a plan for transferring, by sale or otherwise, all real property, facilities, and equipment of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to appropriate public and private entities. Requires such plan t... | Tennessee Valley Authority Power Privatization Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Professionals Substance Abuse
Education Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Illegal drugs and alcohol are responsible for thousands
of deaths each year, and they fuel... | Health Professionals Substance Abuse Education Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide support and continue grants to specified organizations to train health professionals to: (1) recognize substance abuse in their patients or patients' family members;... | To educate health professionals concerning substance use disorders and addiction. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Territorial TANF Equity Act of
2012''.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF CAP ON CERTAIN PAYMENTS TO PUERTO RICO, THE
VIRGIN ISLANDS, GUAM, AND AMERICAN SAMOA.
(a) In General.--Section 1108 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1308) is amended by s... | Territorial TANF Equity Act of 2012 - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act (SSA) to remove the limitation on payments by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa under grants for assistance to the aged, the blind, and the permanently and totally... | To amend the Social Security Act to eliminate the cap on certain payments under the TANF program to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair and Open Competition Act'' or
``FOCA Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
It is the purpose of this Act to--
(1) promote and ensure open competition on Federal and
federally funded or assisted construction projects;
(2) maintai... | Fair and Open Competition Act or FOCA Act This bill prohibits a federal executive agency that awards any construction contract after the enactment of this bill from requiring or prohibiting a contract bidder from entering into agreements with labor organizations (i.e., Project Labor Agreements [PLAs]) or otherwise dis... | Fair and Open Competition Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Biological and Chemical Attack
Preparedness Act''.
SEC. 2. STATE PUBLIC HEALTH DISASTER PLANS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the publication of
the standards developed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services
(in this Act referre... | Biological and Chemical Attack Preparedness Act - Requires States, in consultation with local governments, to develop public health disaster plans for responding to biological or chemical attacks. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish standards, approve, and oversee implementation of the plans... | A bill to increase the preparedness of the United States to respond to a biological or chemical weapons attack. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Biodiesel Promotion Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. INCENTIVES FOR BIODIESEL.
(a) Credit for Biodiesel Used as a Fuel.--
(1) In general.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of
chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to
... | Biodiesel Promotion Act of 2002 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish, until December 31, 2012, a credit to promote the production and usage of biodiesel fuel. Imposes a tax for biodiesel not used as fuel, but for which a credit was granted. Reduces motor fuel excise taxes on biodiesel mixtures.Provides for t... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit to promote the production of biodiesel, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act
of 2011''.
SEC. 2. TEMPORARY PROHIBITION AGAINST REVISING ANY NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR
QUALITY STANDARD APPLICABLE TO COARSE PARTICULATE MATTER.
Before the date that is one year after the date of the enactm... | Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011 - Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from proposing, finalizing, implementing, or enforcing any regulation revising the national primary ambient air quality standard or the national secondary ambient air quality standard applicable to pa... | To establish a temporary prohibition against revising any national ambient air quality standard applicable to coarse particulate matter, to limit Federal regulation of nuisance dust in areas in which such dust is regulated under State, tribal, or local law, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``David Ray Hate Crimes Prevention Act
of 2017'' or ``David's Law''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the incidence of violence motivated by the actual or
perceived race, color, national origin, religion, sexual
or... | David Ray Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2017 or David's Law This bill makes it unlawful to willfully cause bodily injury to any person or, through the use of fire, a firearm, or an explosive device, attempting to cause such injury, whether or not acting under color of law, because of: (1) the actual or perceived race,... | David Ray Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Help Small
Businesses Start and Grow Act of 2010''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--TAX RELIEF
Sec... | Help Small Businesses Start and Grow Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow an increased tax deduction for business start-up expenditures in 2009, 2010, or 2011; (2) allow a standard tax deduction for the business use of a home; (3) increase the rate of the tax deduction for business meals and ent... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount allowed as a deduction for start-up expenditures, to provide a standard home office deduction, to increase the amount allowed as a deduction for meals and entertainment expenses of small businesses, and to extend bonus depreciation, and for other purpose... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Unilateral Palestinian Statehood
Disapproval Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) As part of the 1993 Oslo Accords, Palestinian Chairman
Arafat committed to resolving all outstanding issues wit... | Urges the President to expedite and upgrade his ongoing review of strategic relations between the United States and Israel. Authorizes the President to waive the requirements of this Act if it is in the national security interest of the United States or advances the peace process. | Unilateral Palestinian Statehood Disapproval Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS, MITIGATION,
TREATMENT, AND REHABILITATION OF MILITARY EYE INJURIES.
(a) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 55 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after section 1105 the following
new s... | Directs the Secretary of Defense (Secretary) to establish within the Department of Defense (DOD) the Center of Excellence in Prevention, Diagnosis, Mitigation, Treatment, and Rehabilitation of Military Eye Injuries to: (1) develop, implement, and oversee a registry for tracking the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up f... | A bill to provide for the establishment of a Center of Excellence in Prevention, Diagnosis, Mitigation, Treatment, and Rehabilitation of Military Eye Injuries, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Prizes Rewarding Innovation,
Savings, and Effectiveness Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. PRIZE COMPETITIONS.
(a) In General.--Part B of title IV of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 284 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``SE... | Health Prizes Rewarding Innovation, Savings, and Effectiveness Act of 2014 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to design prize competitions open to competitors worldwide to realize innovations that improve health outcomes thereby reducing federal exp... | Health Prizes Rewarding Innovation, Savings, and Effectiveness Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science
Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the authority granted to Federal agencies under the
America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-
... | Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science Act of 2016 This bill authorizes executive agencies to: (1) use crowdsourcing and citizen science approaches to conduct activities designed to advance their missions, (2) accept volunteer services performed as part of a crowdsourcing or citizen science project, and (3) enter into an ag... | Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Chesapeake Bay Watershed Nutrient
Removal Assistance Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) nutrient pollution from point sources and nonpoint
sources continues to be the most significant wate... | Chesapeake Bay Watershed Nutrient Removal Assistance Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to provide grants to states and municipalities to upgrade municipal wastewater treatment plants of a specified capacity and located within the Ches... | A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide assistance for nutrient removal technologies to States in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. |
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This subtitle may be cited as the ``Panama Canal Commission
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF EXPENDITURES.
(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the Panama Canal
Commission is authorized to use amou... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations
Subtitle B: Amendments to Panama Canal Act of 1979
Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations
- Panama Canal Commission Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 - Authorizes the Panama Canal Commission to make expenditures as necessary for t... | Panama Canal Commission Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Syrian War Crimes Accountability Act
of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) March 2015 marks the fourth year of the ongoing
conflict in Syria.
(2) On December 17, 2014, the United Nations... | . The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.) Syrian War Crimes Accountability Act of 2015 (Sec. 3) Declares that Congress: condemns the ongoing violence, use of chemical weapons, targeting of civilian populations, and systematic gross human rights violations carried out by government of Sy... | Syrian War Crimes Accountability Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Environmental Streamlining of Energy
Facilities Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF ENERGY FACILITIES.
Title I of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
4331 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 1... | Environmental Streamlining of Energy Facilities Act of 2001 - Amends the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to establish an integrated review process for the environmental review required for construction, operation, and maintenance of energy facilities for which an authorization (license, permit, or other form ... | A bill to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to improve the environmental review process that is associated with authorizations required under Federal law for construction, operation, or maintenance of energy facilities. |
SECTION. 1. MEDICAL INCENTIVES ACCOUNTS.
(a) In General.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating section 137
as section 138 and by inserting after section 136 the following new
section:
``SEC. 137. MEDICAL INCENTIVES ACCOUNTS.
``(a) Exclusion... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross income of an employee amounts contributed by an employer to a medical incentives account. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion from gross income for amounts contributed by an employer to medical incentives accounts of employees. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Efficient Use of Government Spectrum
Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. REALLOCATION AND AUCTION OF 1755-1780 MHZ BAND.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding paragraph (15)(A) of section
309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)), not later
than 3 yea... | Efficient Use of Government Spectrum Act of 2013 - Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), within three years after enactment of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, to: (1) reallocate electromagnetic spectrum between the frequencies from 1755 to 1780 megahertz (currently, such frequen... | Efficient Use of Government Spectrum Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nevada Mining Townsite Conveyance
Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. DISPOSAL OF PUBLIC LANDS IN MINING TOWNSITES, ESMERALDA AND NYE
COUNTIES, NEVADA.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Federal Government owns real prope... | Nevada Mining Townsite Conveyance Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), to convey, to the counties in which they are situated, all interest of the United States in certain mining townsites in Esmeralda and Nye Counties, Nevada.
Requires a county recei... | To provide for the conveyance of certain public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management in and around historic mining townsites in Nevada, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Governors Island National Monument
Ratification Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) In August 1776, the fortifications at Governors Island,
New York, provided cover allowing George ... | Governors Island National Monument Ratification Act - Ratifies the establishment of the Governors Island National Monument. Declares that the Monument shall not be subject to sale. Directs the Administrator of General Services to transfer to the Secretary of the Interior administrative jurisdiction over and management ... | To ratify the Governors Island National Monument and the boundaries thereof, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medgar Wiley Evers Congressional
Gold Medal Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) An integral part of the fight for racial equality,
Medgar Wiley Evers, was born July 2, 1925, in Decatur,
Mississipp... | Medgar Wiley Evers Congressional Gold Medal Act Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the posthumous presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal in commemoration of Medgar Wiley Evers, in recognition of his contributions and sacrifice in the fight... | Medgar Wiley Evers Congressional Gold Medal Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Verifying Agency Conduct and Needs
Through (VACANT) Inspectors General Act''.
SEC. 2. APPOINTMENT OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.
(a) Establishments.--Section 3(a) of the Inspector General Act of
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended to read as follows:
``(a)(1) T... | Verifying Agency Conduct and Needs Through (VACANT) Inspectors General Act - Amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 to: (1) require the President to fill a vacancy at the head of an Office of Inspector General at any agency or department defined as an establishment by such Act within 210 days after the declaration of... | Verifying Agency Conduct and Needs Through (VACANT) Inspectors General Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Amtrak Investment Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) intercity rail passenger service is an essential
component of the integrated national transportation system;
however, to achieve its full poten... | Amtrak Investment Act of 1994 - Amends Federal transportation law to make it a goal of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK) to manage its capital investment in such a way as to provide its customers with world class service.
(Sec. 4) Requires AMTRAK to include in its annual report on its operations to ... | Amtrak Investment Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Unsafe Meat and Poultry Recall
Act''.
SEC. 2. RECALL AUTHORITY OVER MEAT AND MEAT FOOD PRODUCTS.
(a) Mandatory Recalls Authorized.--The Federal Meat Inspection Act
(21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating section 411 (21 U.... | Unsafe Meat and Poultry Recall Act - Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to: (1) require a person (other than a household consumer or other exempted person) who believes a meat or poultry product he or she transports, stores, or distributes is adulterated or misbranded to noti... | To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to order the recall of meat and poultry that is adulterated, misbranded, or otherwise unsafe. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Renewable Energy for Public
Power Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS RELATING TO CLEAN RENEWABLE ENERGY BONDS.
(a) Clean Renewable Energy Bond.--Paragraph (1) of section 54(d) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining clean renewable energ... | Clean Renewable Energy for Public Power Act of 2007 - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions allowing a tax credit for holders of clean renewable energy bonds (CREBs) to: (1) eliminate allocation limitations on such bonds; (2) reduce from 95 to 90% the amount of CREB proceeds required for capital expenditures; (3) red... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the rules relating to clean energy renewable bonds. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preventing Abandoned Foreclosures
and Preserving Communities Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR SERVICERS THAT INITIATE
FORECLOSURE PROCEEDINGS.
The Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 (12 U.S.C. 2601
et seq.)... | Preventing Abandoned Foreclosures and Preserving Communities Act of 2016 This bill amends the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to require a servicer of a federally related or federally backed mortgage loan to provide, with respect to foreclosure proceedings, specified notice to the borrower and a... | Preventing Abandoned Foreclosures and Preserving Communities Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Teaching Geography Is Fundamental
Act''.
SEC. 2. GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION.
Title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1021 et
seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating part C (20 U.S.C. 1041) as part D;
(2) by redesignatin... | Teaching Geography is Fundamental Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a geography education grant program under title II (Teacher Quality Enhancement). Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award a grant to a national nonprofit education organization or consortium, with 75% to be used for matc... | Teaching Geography Is Fundamental Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Multiparty, Multiforum Jurisdiction
Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. JURISDICTION OF DISTRICT COURTS.
(a) Basis of Jurisdiction.--Chapter 85 of title 28, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 1368. Multiparty, mult... | Multiparty, Multiforum Jurisdiction Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal judicial code to grant Federal district courts original jurisdiction over civil actions arising out of a single accident that results in the death or injury of 25 or more natural persons, provided the amount in controversy exceeds $50,000 per person a... | Multiparty, Multiforum Jurisdiction Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Investment Savings Access After
Catastrophes Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. HURRICANE ISAAC DISASTER AREA.
For purposes of this Act, the term ``Hurricane Isaac disaster
area'' means any parish or county of Louisiana or Mississippi which is
(in whole or in par... | Investment Savings Access After Catastrophes Act of 2012 - Defines "Hurricane Isaac disaster area" for purposes of this Act as any parish or county of Louisiana or Mississippi in an area in which a major disaster has been declared before September 10, 2012, under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Ass... | To provide tax relief with respect to the Hurricane Isaac disaster area. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness in Securities Transactions
Act''.
SEC. 2. IMMEDIATE FEE REDUCTION.
Section 31 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78ee)
is amended by striking ``1/300 of one percent'' each place it appears
and inserting ``1/500 of one percent''... | Fairness in Securities Transactions Act- Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to reduce (from one three-hundredth of one percent to one five-hundredth of one percent) the transaction fees designed to recover the costs to the Government of securities markets oversight and enforcement.Replaces the fee structure for... | To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to reduce fees on securities transactions. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Family Literacy Improvement Act of
1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Family literacy programs provide important literacy
assistance to families.
(2) Family literacy programs assist parents in i... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Amendments to Even Start Family Literacy Programs
Title II: Amendments to the Head Start Act
Family Literacy Improvement Act of 1998 -
Title I: Amendments to Even Start Family Literacy Programs
- Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to revise req... | Family Literacy Improvement Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gifted and Talented Students
Education Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Gifted and talented students give evidence of high
performance capability in specific academic ... | Gifted and Talented Students Education Act of 2001 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to State educational agencies to assist local educational agencies to develop or expand gifted and talented education programs through one or more of the following activities: (1) professional development programs;... | To give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities. |
SECTION 1. GO GIRL GRANTS.
Part A of title III of the Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965 is
amended by adding at the end the following new subpart:
``Subpart 5--Grants to Schools
``SEC. 3161. SHORT TITLE.
``This subpart may be cited as the `Getting Our Girls Ready for the
21st Centu... | Getting Our Girls Ready for the 21st Century Act (Go Girl Act) - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to, and contracts and cooperative agreements with, local educational agencies to provide subgrants to elementary and secondary schools ... | Getting Our Girls Ready for the 21st Century Act (Go Girl Act) |
SECTION 1. CASA GRANDE RUINS BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Casa Grande
Ruins National Monument Boundary Modification Act of 2004''.
(b) Findings and Purpose.--
(1) Findings.--Congress finds as follows:
(A) Casa Grande Ruin Reservation... | Casa Grande Ruins National Monument Boundary Modification Act of 2004 - Modifies the boundary of the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument (Monument).
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain lands from the State of Arizona for the expansion of the boundaries of the Monument.
Transfers jurisdiction o... | To modify the boundary of the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Care Claims Guidance Act''.
SEC. 2. RULES FOR ACTIONS UNDER FALSE CLAIMS PROVISIONS BASED ON CLAIMS
SUBMITTED UNDER CERTAIN HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--Subchapter III of chapter 37 of title 31, United
States Code, is ame... | Health Care Claims Guidance Act - Amends Federal law relating to claims against the U. S. Government to prohibit any action under such provisions based on a claim submitted: (1) under a federally funded health care program unless the amount of damages alleged is a material amount; (2) in reliance on erroneous informat... | Health Care Claims Guidance Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Energy University
Nuclear Science, Engineering, and Health Physics Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) United States university nuclear science, engineering,
and health programs are in a stat... | Department of Energy University Nuclear Science, Engineering, and Health Physics Act - Instructs the Secretary of Energy, acting through the Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology, to support a program to invest in human resources and infrastructure in the nuclear sciences, engineering, and health physics fie... | To authorize funding for University Nuclear Science, Engineering, and Health Physics Programs at the Department of Energy for fiscal years 2005 through 2008. |
SECTION 1. TAX-EXEMPT FINANCING OF ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION OF
QUALIFIED CONTAMINATED SITES.
(a) In General.--Subsection (e) of section 141 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (defining qualified bond) is amended by striking
``or'' at the end of subparagraph (F), by redesignating subparagraph
(... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit, as specified, the issuance of tax-exempt qualified contaminated site remediation bonds. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds to finance environmental remediation of contaminated sites. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State Criminal Alien Assistance
Program II''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to assist States and units of local
governments by providing financial assistance for costs incurred by
such States and local governments for processing illegal ... | State Criminal Alien Assistance Program II - Amends the Immigration and Reform and Control Act of 1986 to provide for the reimbursement of State and local costs incurred for: (1) the imprisonment of any illegal alien who is convicted of a felony by such State; and (2) indirect costs including court proceedings, attorne... | A bill to reimburse States and local governments for indirect costs relating to the incarceration of illegal criminal aliens. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Family-Friendly Employer
Award Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Employer.--The term ``employer''--
(A) means any person (as defined in section 3(a) of
the Fair Labor Standards Act of ... | Military Family-Friendly Employer Award Act - Establishes in the Department of Defense (DOD) an annual award to be known as the Military Family-Friendly Employer Award (Award) for non-federal employers who have developed and implemented workplace flexibility policies and practices: (1) to assist the working spouses and... | A bill to establish the Military Family-Friendly Employer Award for employers that have developed and implemented workplace flexibility policies to assist the working spouses and caregivers of service members, and returning service members, in addressing family and home needs during deployments. |
That (a)(1) sections
1861(e)(9) and 1861(j)(15) of the Social Security Act (relating to
qualifications of hospitals and skilled nursing facilities) are each
amended by striking out ``health and safety'' and inserting in lieu
thereof ``health, safety, and rights''.
(2) Section 1864(c) of such Act is amended by s... | Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the governing boards of hospitals and skilled nursing facilities having an average duration of patient stay of more than 30 days to establish written policies guaranteeing specified rights of patients, including: (1) information on services and charges... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the enforcement of standards relating to the rights of patients in certain medical facilities. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Alaska Power Administration Sale
Authorization Act''.
SEC. 2. SALE OF SNETTISHAM AND EKLUTNA HYDROELECTRIC PROJECTS.
(a) The Secretary of Energy may sell the Snettisham Hydroelectric
Project (referred to in this Act as ``Snettisham'') to the State of
... | Alaska Power Administration Sale Authorization Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to sell: (1) the Snettisham Hydroelectric Project to the State of Alaska Power Authority; and (2) the Eklutna Hydroelectric Project to the Municipality of Anchorage. Directs the Secretary to deposit sale proceeds into the miscellan... | Alaska Power Administration Sale Authorization Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Nonprofit Research and
Education Corporations Enhancement Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. GENERAL AUTHORITIES ON ESTABLISHMENT OF CORPORATIONS.
(a) Authorization of Multi-Medical Center Research Corporations.--
(1) In general.--Section 7361 ... | Veterans Nonprofit Research and Education Corporations Enhancement Act of 2008 - Amends federal provisions concerning the establishment at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facilities of nonprofit research and education corporations (NRECs) to allow an NREC to facilitate the conduct of research or education, ... | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify and update provisions of law relating to nonprofit research and education corporations, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``No Healthcare Subsidies for Foreign
Diplomats Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public
Law 111-148) (in this section referred to as the ``Affordabl... | No Healthcare Subsidies for Foreign Diplomats Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny a tax credit for the cost of health insurance premiums and health insurance cost-sharing reductions under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to foreign diplomats. Requires the Secretary of State to noti... | No Healthcare Subsidies for Foreign Diplomats Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Critical Infrastructure
Act''.
SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF INFORMATION.
(a) In General.--Part II of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824 et
seq.) is amended by adding after section 215 the following new section:
``SEC. 215A. PROTECTION OF INFORMA... | Protecting Critical Infrastructure Act This bill amends the Federal Power Act to: (1) exempt protected electric security information from mandatory public disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act; and (2) prohibit any state, local, or tribal authority from disclosing such information pursuant to state, local, or... | Protecting Critical Infrastructure Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Brownsville Wetlands Policy Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF WETLANDS POLICY CENTER AT THE PORT OF
BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS.
(a) Establishment of Center.--For purposes of utilizing grants made
by the United States Fish and Wildlife Serv... | Brownsville Wetlands Policy Act of 1993 - Authorizes the establishment, for using grants by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, of the Brownsville Wetlands Policy Center at the Port of Brownsville, Texas. Requires that the Center be operated and maintained by the Port of Brownsville, with programs to be administered b... | Brownsville Wetlands Policy Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Let Seniors Work Act of 2014''.
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 2014 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to: (1) eliminate the payroll tax for individuals who have attained retirement age, and (2) remove the limitation on the amount of outside income which a beneficiary may earn (earnings test) w... | Let Seniors Work Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Black Carbon and Other Aerosols
Research Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to develop a monitoring and research plan--
(A) to identify natural and anthropogenic sources
o... | Black Carbon and Other Aerosols Research Act of 2009 - Directs the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to: (1) develop an observation, monitoring, modeling, and research plan for black carbon and other aerosols that contribute to climate-forcing and climate change, which shall an... | A bill to establish a black carbon and other aerosols research program in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that supports observations, monitoring, modeling, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bicycle and Pedestrian
Transportation Improvement Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States transportation system requires
greater diversification in order for t... | Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Improvement Act of 1993 - Requires each State to obligate for bicycle transportation and pedestrian walkways not less than three percent of the funds: (1) apportioned to the State under the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program and the Surface Transportation Pr... | Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Improvement Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Computers in Our Community Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) There is a growing gap, commonly referred to as the
digital divide, between individuals who have access to
computers and the Internet ... | (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of Commerce (the Secretary), acting through the Assistant Secretary, to make grants to participating SEAs for allocation among local educational agencies (LEAs). Allows such funds to be used for: (1) purchase of computers that meet a minimum standard as determined by the Secretary; (2) th... | Computers in Our Community Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Support Payment Act''.
SEC. 2. DECLARATIONS OF CONGRESS.
(a) Right To Support.--The Congress hereby declares that every
unemancipated child has a natural, moral, social, and Federal right to
be supported by such child's parent or parents and th... | Federal Support Payment Act - Amends the Federal judicial code to: (1) provide for the registration and enforcement of child support orders in States outside the State in which the order was made; (2) require notice of such registration and enforcement to be provided to the original court; and (3) grant State courts o... | Federal Support Payment Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Transportation and Regional
Infrastructure Project Bonds Act of 2013'' or ``TRIP Bonds Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Our Nation's highways, transit systems, railroads,
ports, a... | Transportation and Regional Infrastructure Project Bonds Act of 2013 or TRIP Bonds Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income tax credit for any TRIP bond issued by or for the benefit of a state infrastructure bank as part of an issue, if 100% of the available project proceeds from such issue are to be u... | TRIP Bonds Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``AI in Government Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
(1) the term ``Administration'' means the General Services
Administration;
(2) the term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of
General Serv... | AI in Government Act of 2018 This bill establishes the Emerging Technology Policy Lab within the General Services Administration (GSA) to advise and promote the efforts of the federal government in ensuring that the use of emerging technologies by the government, including artificial intelligence, is in the best inte... | AI in Government Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting American Lives Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS AND SEVERABILITY.
(a) Definitions.--In this Act:
(1) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the
Department of Homeland Security.
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretar... | Protecting American Lives Act This bill amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to declare that a person or agency shall not prohibit or restrict a federal, state, or local government entity from undertaking any of the following law enforcement activities (current law refers to in... | Protecting American Lives Act |
SECTION 1. ZERO PERCENT CAPITAL GAINS RATE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND
CORPORATIONS.
(a) Zero Percent Capital Gains Rate for Individuals.--
(1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 1(h) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking
subparagraph (C), by redesignat... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish, on a permanent basis, a zero percent tax rate for the net capital gains of individuals and corporations for purposes of the regular and alternative minimum tax. Eliminates the terminating date in the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 (i.e., December 31,... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a permanent zero percent capital gains rate for individuals and corporations. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Military Range
Legacy Act of 2006''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Department of Defense impl... | Military Range Legacy Act of 2006 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should fully implement, as soon as possible, Department of Defense (DOD) requirements regarding unexploded ordnance, discarded military munitions, and munitions constituents (substances) at defense sites.
Requires the Sec... | To improve the effectiveness of Department of Defense programs for the remediation of unexploded ordnance on former defense sites, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Technology for Excellence in
Education Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
(a) In General.--The terms used in this Act, unless otherwise
specified, shall have the same meaning given to such terms by section
1471 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act o... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: National Leadership for Educational Technology
Title II: State Planning Grants
Title III: Local Challenge Grants
Title IV: Miscellaneous Programs
Technology for Excellence in Education Act -
Title I: National Leadership for Educational Technology
- Directs the... | Technology for Excellence in Education Act |
SECTION 1. RECEIPTS OF THE 4.3-CENT FUEL TAX RATE INCREASE DEPOSITED IN
THE HIGHWAY TRUST FUND; ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERCITY
PASSENGER RAIL ACCOUNT.
(a) In General.--Section 9503(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (defining Highway Trust Fund financing rate) is amended--
... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the Highway Trust Fund financing rate for gasoline, special motor fuels, and diesel fuel.
Establishes in the Highway Trust Fund the Intercity Passenger Rail Account. Transfers to the Account certain portions of the amounts attributable to taxes imposed between specified da... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deposit in the Highway Trust Fund the receipts of the 4.3-cent increase in the fuel tax rates enacted by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Presidential Library Donation Reform
Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES.
(a) In General.--Section 2112 of title 44, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(h)(1) Any Presidential library fundr... | Presidential Library Donation Reform Act of 2009 - Amends federal law regarding presidential archival depositories to require any presidential library fundraising organization to submit quarterly reports to the National Archives and Records Administration and specified congressional committees on every contributor who ... | To amend title 44, United States Code, to require information on contributors to Presidential library fundraising organizations. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Port of Entry Personnel
and Infrastructure Funding Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Northern border.--The term ``Northern border'' means
the international border between the United States and Canada.
... | Emergency Port of Entry Personnel and Infrastructure Funding Act of 2009 - Amends the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010 to allocate certain FY2010 appropriations to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to pay the salaries and related compensation for an additional 250 CBP officers and 25 ... | A bill to provide additional resources and funding for construction and infrastructure improvements at United States land ports of entry, to open additional inspection lanes, to hire more inspectors, and to provide recruitment and retention incentives for United States Customs and Border Protection officers who serve o... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Copyright Royalty Judges Program
Technical Corrections Act''.
SEC. 2. REFERENCE.
Any reference in this Act to a provision of title 17, United States
Code, refers to such provision as amended by the Copyright Royalty and
Distribution Reform Act of 2004... | Copyright Royalty Judges Program Technical Corrections Act - (Sec. 3) Amends provisions regarding copyright royalty judges to: (1) make technical changes; (2) provide that when the last day of a time limit for performance of an action with or by the Copyright Royalty Judges (CRJs) falls on a nonbusiness day, the action... | To amend title 17, United States Code, to make technical corrections relating to Copyright Royalty Judges, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Access for Afghan Women Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Before 1996, women in Afghanistan could exercise their
basic human rights and 70 percent of teachers, nurses, doctors,
and small bus... | Access for Afghan Women Act of 2001 - Directs the United States to undertake a variety of measures to guard and enhance the quality of life of Afghan and other Central Asian women, including the following: (1) incorporating the perspectives of women's and human rights organizations in matters related to peace and the f... | To require activities carried out by the United States in Afghanistan and other countries of Central Asia relating to peace negotiations, post-conflict reconstruction and development, refugee relief, resettlement, and repatriation, and peacekeeping operations comply with the basic human rights of women. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mental Health Access Improvement Act
of 2013''.
SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST SERVICES AND MENTAL
HEALTH COUNSELOR SERVICES UNDER PART B OF THE MEDICARE
PROGRAM.
(a) Coverage of Services.--
(... | Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance), particularly those provided in rural health clinics, federally quali... | Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Port Drivers' Bill of Rights Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The labor of drayage and intermodal truck drivers is
vital to the movement of goods and to our Nation's economic
prosperity.
... | Port Drivers' Bill of Rights Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Transportation to establish a Truck Leasing Task Force to examine lease-to-own agreements entered into by commercial truck drivers. The task force must focus on: (1) the operation of agreements that drayage drivers have entered into, and (2) ... | Port Drivers’ Bill of Rights Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Same Insurance as Congress Act of
1998''.
SEC. 2. PROVISIONS TO MAKE FEHBP COVERAGE AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS AND
SMALL EMPLOYERS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
... | Same Insurance as Congress Act of 1998 - Requires any carrier of a plan approved under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program to offer health insurance to individuals who are not eligible: (1) to be enrolled in a group health plan; or (2) for Medicare, Medicaid, or Children's Health Insurance Program benefits u... | Same Insurance as Congress Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Afterschool for America's Children
Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE; DEFINITIONS.
Section 4201 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 7171) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by amending paragraphs (1) and (2)
to r... | Afterschool for America's Children Act - Amends the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program under part B of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). (21st Century Community Learning Centers provide students with before school, after school, and summer learning programs to improve t... | Afterschool for America's Children Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Human Trafficking Fraud Enforcement
Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR TAX LAW ENFORCEMENT
RELATING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND PROMOTION OF COMMERCIAL
SEX ACTS.
(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--
... | Human Trafficking Fraud Enforcement Act of 2010 - Authorizes appropriations in FY2011 to establish an office within the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to investigate and prosecute violations of internal revenue laws by persons that appear to be engaged in sex trafficking of children, transportation and coercion of indi... | To authorize appropriations for the purpose of establishing an office within the Internal Revenue Service to focus on violations of the internal revenue laws by persons who are under investigation for conduct relating to the promotion of commercial sex acts and trafficking in persons crimes, and to increase the crimina... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``General Accounting Office Reform Act
of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) an objective General Accounting Office, primarily
limited to auditing and accounting functions that are carried
out in a profes... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Independent General Accounting Office Peer Review
Committee
Title II: General Accounting Office Reform
General Accounting Office Reform Act of 1993 -
Title I: Independent General Accounting Office Peer Review Committee
- Establishes the Independent General Accounting ... | General Accounting Office Reform Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protect America's Wildlife Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL PROHIBITIONS.
Section 13(a) of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742j-
1(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or'' after the
semicolon;
... | Protect America's Wildlife Act of 2009 - Amends the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to impose criminal penalties on anyone who knowingly violates any regulation prohibiting the shooting or harassing of birds, fish, or other animals from aircraft (airborne hunting). Increases the monetary penalty for airborne hunting from... | To amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Responsible Redeployment from Iraq
Act''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against
Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107-243), enacted into law
... | Responsible Redeployment from Iraq Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 authorized the President to use the Armed Forces as appropriate to defend U.S. national security against the continuing threat posed by the government of Iraq at... | To require the Secretary of Defense to commence the reduction of the number of United States Armed Forces in Iraq to a limited presence by April 1, 2008, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bringing Business Back Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FOR INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY.
(a) In General.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after section
139F the follow... | Bringing Business Back Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow income or gain attributable to certain real property to be excluded from gross income for a one-year period in which the income attributable to the real property exceeds the pre-depreciation expenses attributable to the property. T... | Bringing Business Back Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pre-Election Presidential Transition
Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. CERTAIN PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION SERVICES MAY BE PROVIDED TO
ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES BEFORE GENERAL ELECTION.
(a) In General.--Section 3 of the Presidential Transition Act of
1963 (3 U.S.C. 102 note)... | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on September 24, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Pre-Election Presidential Transition Act of 2010 - Amends the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 to direct the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) to provide... | A bill to amend the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 to provide that certain transition services shall be available to eligible candidates before the general election. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Haitian Refugee Fairness Act''.
SEC. 2. ADHERENCE TO INTERNATIONAL LAW REQUIREMENT OF NONREFOULEMENT.
(a) Congressional Statement.--It is the sense of the Congress that
Article 33 of the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees (done
at Geneva, Ju... | Haitian Refugee Fairness Act - Expresses the sense of the Congress with respect to U.S. obligations in support of the international law requirement of nonrefoulement.
Prohibits the U.S. Government from returning or causing to be returned to Haiti any Haitian national (with specified exceptions for certain felons and p... | Haitian Refugee Fairness Act |
SECTION 1. TAX-EXEMPT FINANCING OF ENERGY TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
NOT SUBJECT TO PRIVATE BUSINESS USE TESTS.
(a) In General.--Section 141(b)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (defining private business use) is amended by adding at the end
the following new subparagraph:
... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) modify tax-exempt bond financing rules to exclude from the private business use and private loan financing tests certain property used to transmit electricity or carbon dioxide or to transport crude oil and other petroleum products; and (2) reduce the state volume cap for tax-ex... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain tax-exempt financing of energy transportation infrastructure from the private business use tests, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Domestic Employment
Tax Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN THRESHOLD LEVEL AT WHICH CASH REMUNERATION FOR
DOMESTIC SERVICES BECOMES SUBJECT TO SOCIAL SECURITY
EMPLOYMENT TAXES.
(a) Amounts Excluded From Wage... | Social Security Domestic Employment Tax Act of 1993 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code to raise the threshold amount at which cash remuneration for domestic services becomes subject to social security employment taxes.
Provides for a... | Social Security Domestic Employment Tax Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Critical Electric Infrastructure
Protection Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the critical electric infrastructure of the United
States and Canada has more than $1,000,000,000,000 in asset
value, mo... | Critical Electric Infrastructure Protection Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, working with other national security and intelligence agencies, to conduct an investigation to determine if the security of federally owned programmable electronic devices and communication networks (including hardware... | A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to provide additional legal authorities to adequately protect the critical electric infrastructure against cyber attack, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Student Loan Fairness Consolidation
Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO REFINANCE EXISTING CONSOLIDATION LOANS.
(a) FFEL Consolidation Loans.--Section 428C(a)(3)(B) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078-3(a)(3)(B)) is amended by adding
a... | Student Loan Fairness Consolidation Act of 2003 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise student aid requirements for Federal consolidation loans under the Federal Family Education Loan program, and establish parallel requirements under a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan program, to: (1) allow borrowers to ... | To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve the opportunity for Federal student loan borrowers to consolidate their loans at reasonable interest rates. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nurse-Managed Health Clinic
Investment Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Nurse-managed health clinics (referred to in this
section as ``NMHCs'') offer their patien... | Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Investment Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants for the cost of operating nurse-managed health clinics that provide primary care for underserved or vulnerable populations and are associated with a school, coll... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish the Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Investment program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``USA Jobs Protection Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The H-1B and L-1 visa programs were established to
enable United States employers to hire workers with the
nec... | USA Jobs Protection Act of 2003 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise L-1 nonimmigrant visa provisions (intracompany transfers). Prohibits the admission of an L-1 worker unless the employer files an application with the Secretary of Labor stating that the employer will: (1) not place the worker with an... | To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the H-1B and L-1 visa programs to prevent unintended United States job losses, to increase the monitoring and enforcement authority of the Secretary of Labor over such programs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Microfinance and Microenterprise
Enhancement Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) A growing body of research shows that, where markets
are inclusive and income gaps are relatively small, growth... | Microfinance and Microenterprise Enhancement Act of 2011 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) should expand specified microfinance programming.
Directs USAID to: (1) modify the Poverty Assessment Tools so that partner organizations can use them for expan... | A bill to improve microfinance and microenterprise, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``States as Energy Leaders for the
Future Act'' or ``SELF Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means an
entity described in section 3(b).
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Se... | States as Energy Leaders for the Future Act or SELF Act - Establishes in the Department of Energy (DOE) a program to provide grants to eligible entities, on a competitive basis, to develop and carry out clean energy and carbon reduction measures, such as renewable electricity standards, regional or statewide climate ac... | A bill to establish a competitive grant program in the Department of Energy to provide grants to States and units of local government to carry out clean energy and carbon reduction measures, to close big oil company tax loopholes to pay for the competitive grant program and reduce the deficit, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preserving Patient Access to
Compounded Medications Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. OFFICE-USE COMPOUNDING WHEN AUTHORIZED BY STATE LAW.
Section 503A(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21
U.S.C. 353a(a)) is amended--
(1) in the matter p... | Preserving Patient Access to Compounded Medications Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to expand the circumstances under which a drug may be compounded (manufactured at small scale) to allow pharmacists and physicians to compound drugs for administration to patients in an office or cl... | Preserving Patient Access to Compounded Medications Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Insurance Liability Recovery
Protection Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. PATIENT PROTECTION IN CASE OF THIRD PARTY RECOVERIES.
(a) Group Health Plans.--
(1) Public health service act amendments.--Subpart 2 of
part A of title XXVII of t... | Amends the PHSA to apply the preceding prohibition to health insurance coverage offered by an issuer in the individual market in the same manner as it is applied to group health plan coverage in the group market.
Provides for coordination between the Secretaries of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services with re... | Health Insurance Liability Recovery Protection Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Women's Investment and Savings
Equity Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. INDIVIDUALS MAY MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS FOR PERIODS OF MATERNITY OR
PATERNITY LEAVE.
(a) In General.--Section 414 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to definitions and s... | Women's Investment and Savings Equity Act of 1999 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit retirement contributions to be made for periods during which individuals were on leave for maternity or paternity leave.
Permits "catchup contributions" by parents returning to work after periods of nonparticipation in a pla... | Women's Investment and Savings Equity Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Economic Relief for Gulf Coast
Families and Businesses Act''.
SEC. 2. TAX BENEFITS RELATED TO HURRICANE KATRINA DISASTER AREA.
(a) In General.--Subchapter Y of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following... | Economic Relief for Gulf Coast Families and Businesses Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exclude from gross income gain from the sale or exchange of Hurricane Katrina Zone assets held for more than five years; and (2) allow reduced estate tax rates for Hurricane Katrina victims. Includes as such assets: (1... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate capital gains taxes on investments in the Hurricane Katrina disaster area to reduce the estate tax for victims of Hurricane Katrina. |
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