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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``No Taxation Without Representation
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The phrase ``no taxation without representation'' was a
rallying cry of many American colonists during the period of
British ... | No Taxation Without Representation Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow bona fide residents of the District of Columbia an exclusion from gross income for income derived from sources within the District of Columbia and for income effectively connected with a trade or business within the District of Columbia. | No Taxation Without Representation Act |
SECTION 1. HANDGUNS IN SCHOOLS LIMITATIONS.
(a) Establishment.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 161. Handguns in Schools Limitations
``(a) Withholding of Funds for Noncompliance.--
``(1) General rule.--Beginning with fisc... | Provides for the withholding of Federal highway funds for States that do not require the immediate revocation of the driver's license of an individual who is found in possession of a handgun on the premises of an elementary or secondary school.
Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) apportionment of withheld funds; and... | A bill to require the withholding of Federal highway funds for States that do not require the immediate revocation of the drivers license of an individual who is found in possession of a handgun on the premises of an elementary or secondary school located in the State, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mountaintown National Scenic Area
Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. MOUNTAINTOWN NATIONAL SCENIC AREA, CHATTAHOOCHEE NATIONAL
FOREST, GEORGIA.
(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established in the
Chattahoochee National Forest in the State of Geor... | Mountaintown National Scenic Area Act of 2007 - Establishes the Mountaintown National Scenic Area in the Chattahoochee National Forest in Georgia. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a management plan for the Scenic Area as an amendment to the land and resource management plan for the Forest. | To establish the Mountaintown National Scenic Area in the Chattahoochee National Forest, Georgia. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Commission Procedures Act
of 2002''.
SEC. 2. DECLARATION OF LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY.
The requirements, conditions, and restrictions provided in this Act
are imposed in the exercise of the authority of Congress under clauses
1, 10, 11, 12, 13, 1... | Military Commission Procedures Act of 2002 - Authorizes each military commission established by the President to try an individual who is not a U.S. citizen if the President determines that there is reason to believe that the individual: (1) is or was a member of the al Qaeda organization; (2) has engaged in, aided or ... | A bill to set forth certain requirements for trials and sentencing by military commissions, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States-Poland Parliamentary
Youth Exchange Program Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The United States established diplomatic relations with
the newly-formed Polish Republic in April ... | United States-Poland Parliamentary Youth Exchange Program Act of 2006 - Authorizes the President, through the Secretary of State and in cooperation with the government of Poland, to establish a United States-Poland Parliamentary Youth Exchange Program. | To establish a United States-Poland parliamentary youth exchange program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Children and Firefighters Protection
Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON SALE OF CERTAIN PRODUCTS CONTAINING SPECIFIED
FLAME RETARDANTS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``children's
product'', ``consumer product'', ``distr... | Children and Firefighters Protection Act of 2014 - Prohibits manufacturers, distributors, or retailers from selling, manufacturing for sale, distributing in commerce, or importing into the United States any children's product or upholstered furniture that contains a flame retardant exceeding a specified amount of the t... | Children and Firefighters Protection Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Homebuyer Tax Credit Oversight and
Accountability Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. PROVISIONS TO ENHANCE THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE FIRST-TIME
HOMEBUYER TAX CREDIT.
(a) Age Limitation.--
(1) In general.--Subsection (b) of section 36 of t... | Homebuyer Tax Credit Oversight and Accountability Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the first-time homebuyer tax credit, to: (1) deny such credit to taxpayers under the age of 18; (2) require taxpayers claiming such credit to attach to their returns a properly executed copy of the settleme... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance the administration of, and reduce fraud related to, the first-time homebuyer tax credit, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Deficit Reduction Act of 2003''.
TITLE I--REFORMED BUREAU OF RECLAMATION WATER PRICING
SECTION 101. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Irrigation Subsidy Reduction Act of
2001''.
SEC. 102. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
... | Deficit Reduction Act of 2003 - Irrigation Subsidy Reduction Act of 2001 (sic) - Amends the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 to direct the Secretary of the Interior, for each parcel of land to which irrigation water is delivered or proposed to be delivered, to identify a single individual or legal entity as the owner, le... | A bill to reduce the deficit of the United States. |
SECTION 1. REDEPLOYMENT OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES FROM IRAQ.
(a) Plan.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the President, in consultation with the Secretary of
Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall transmit to Congress a
plan, containing dates certain, except as provi... | Directs the President to transmit to Congress a plan for the commencement and completion by the Secretary of Defense of a phased redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces from Iraq, as well as an outline of how the redeployment process will take place, in accordance with specified factors.
Encourages the government of Iraq to... | To require the President to develop a plan containing dates certain for the commencement and completion of a phased redeployment of United States Armed Forces from Iraq, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Homeowners' Assistance Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. TAX-FAVORED WITHDRAWALS FROM RETIREMENT PLANS FOR MORTGAGE
RELIEF.
(a) In General.--Section 72(t) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
shall not apply to any qualified mortgage relief distrib... | Homeowners' Assistance Act of 2007 - Exempts any qualified mortgage relief distribution from the 10% additional tax imposed by the Internal Revenue Code on early distributions from qualified retirement plans.
Provides that the aggregate amount of distributions received by an individual which may be treated as qualifie... | To provide for the penalty-free use of retirement funds for mortgage relief. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Open and
Accountable Campaign Financing Act of 2001''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--DISCLOSURE
S... | Open and Accountable Campaign Financing Act of 2001 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to revise reporting requirements, including: (1) changing from quarterly to monthly the additional reports required to be filed with regard to the principal campaign committee of a candidate for the House of Re... | A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide meaningful campaign finance reform through requiring better reporting, decreasing the role of soft money, and increasing individual contribution limits, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FEES FOR CUSTOMS INSPECTIONS AT EXPRESS COURIER FACILITIES.
(a) Customs User Fees.--Section 13031 of the Consolidated Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c) is amended as
follows:
(1) Subsection (a) is amended--
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (7) thr... | Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to provide a customs user fee of $5.50 for the processing of merchandise that is informally entered or released at a centralized hub facility or an express consignment carrier facility (other than shipments valued at $200 or less, which shall not be subj... | To amend section 13031 of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to provide for a user fee to cover the cost of customs inspections at express courier facilities. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Home School Opportunities Make
Education Sound Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. ITEMIZER DEDUCTION FOR HOME SCHOOL EDUCATION EXPENSES.
(a) In General.--Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to additional itemized
d... | Home School Opportunities Make Education Sound Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow all taxpayers, including taxpayers who do not itemize their deductions, a tax deduction for expenses relating to the home schooling of their children at the elementary or secondary school level. | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax deduction for itemizers and nonitemizers for expenses relating to home schooling. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Durable Medical Equipment
Patient Protection Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. RESTRICTIONS ON CARRIERS.
(a) Limit on Number of Regional Carriers; Prohibition Against
Carrier Forum Shopping.--Section 1834(a)(12) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 139... | Medicare Durable Medical Equipment Patient Protection Act of 1993 - (Sec. 2) Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to designate no more than five regional carriers nationwide to process all claims for durable medical equipment (DME).
Prohibits a s... | Medicare Durable Medical Equipment Patient Protection Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Organic Standards Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. RECORDKEEPING, INVESTIGATIONS, AND ENFORCEMENT.
The Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 is amended by inserting
after section 2120 (7 U.S.C. 6519) the following:
``SEC. 2120A. RECORDKEEPING, INVESTIGATIONS, ... | Amends the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 to require all persons, including producers, handlers, and certifying agents, required to report information to the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) under such Act to maintain all contracts, agreements, receipts, and other records associated with the organic certification ... | To amend the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 to require recordkeeping and authorize investigations and enforcement actions for violations of such Act, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. MEDICARE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM ON THE USE OF THIRD-PARTY
INTEREST-FREE PAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS TO REDUCE MEDICARE
HOSPITAL PART A BAD DEBT CLAIMS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in
this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall establish a ... | This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish a three-year demonstration program to determine the impact of third-party, interest-free payment arrangements on: (1) health outcomes, (2) patient engagement and satisfaction, and (3) claims for bad debt that are attributab... | To establish a Medicare demonstration program on the use of third-party interest-free payment arrangements to reduce Medicare hospital part A bad debt claims. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Asthma Awareness, Education and
Treatment Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Asthma is a chronic lung condition that affects an
estimated 14,600,000 Americans, including 4,800,000 children.
... | Asthma Awareness, Education and Treatment Act of 1999 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to public and nonprofit private entities for carrying out projects to provide for individuals in low-income communities: (1) screenings and referrals regarding asthma, allergies, and related resp... | Asthma Awareness, Education and Treatment Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Enterprise Capital Formation Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress hereby finds that--
(1) investments in small business venture capital stock
should be encouraged because of both the special risks and the
social an... | Enterprise Capital Formation Act of 1995 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an exclusion of 75 percent (currently, 50 percent) of the gain from the sale or exchange of qualified small business stock held more than five years. Removes provisions restricting that exclusion to noncorporate taxpayers. Prohibits ... | Enterprise Capital Formation Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Pipeline Safety
and Community Empowerment Act of 2010''.
(b) Table of Contents.--
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. References to title 49, United States Code.
Sec. 3. Notice to property owners and resid... | Pipeline Safety and Community Empowerment Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to prescribe minimum standards to require: (1) a pipeline facility owner or operator to notify all property owners and residents located within 2,000 feet of a pipeline transmission line of the property's proximity to ... | To amend title 49, United States Code, to enhance pipeline safety, to provide communities with access to improved information concerning the equipment and operations of pipeline facilities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Center for Research on
Domestic Health Disparities Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The United States ranks below most industrialized
nations in health status measured by longevity, si... | National Center for Research on Domestic Health Disparities Act - Amends title IV (National Research Institutes) of the Public Health Service Act (PHSA), as amended by the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, to establish, as another agency of th... | National Center for Research on Domestic Health Disparities Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms
Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. ANTI-STRAW PURCHASING AND FIREARMS TRAFFICKING AMENDMENTS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 932. Straw purchas... | Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2016 This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit and punish the straw purchasing of firearms. A straw purchase occurs when: (1) a person buys a firearm from an unlicensed seller on behalf of a person prohibited by law from possessing one, or (2) a person buys a fir... | Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``District of
Columbia Convention Center and Sports Arena Authorization Act of
1995''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Convention Center
Title II: Sports Arena
Title III: Waiver of Congressional Review
District of Columbia Convention Center and Sports Arena Authorization Act of 1995 -
Title I: Convention Center
- Allows revenues of the District of Columbia to be obligated or expended... | District of Columbia Convention Center and Sports Arena Authorization Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clear Creek County, Colorado, Public
Lands Transfer Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF PUBLIC LANDS.
The Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter in this Act referred to
as the ``Secretary'') shall transfer in accordance with this Act the
approximately ... | Clear Creek County, Colorado, Public Lands Transfer Act of 1993 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to transfer certain public lands in Clear Creek County, Colorado, to the Secretary of Agriculture, the State of Colorado, and certain local governments (Clear Creek County and the towns of Silver Plume and Georgetown... | Clear Creek County, Colorado, Public Lands Transfer Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lower Eastern Shore American
Heritage Area Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Coordinating entity.--The term ``coordinating entity''
means the Lower Eastern Shore Heritage Committee, Inc., a
nonprofit corp... | Lower Eastern Shore American Heritage Area Act of 1996 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a Lower Eastern Shore American Heritage Area in the Maryland counties of Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester.
Requires the Secretary to enter into a compact (which shall include information relating to the objecti... | Lower Eastern Shore American Heritage Area Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Iran Export Embargo Act''.
SEC. 2. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAN.
The Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C.
8801 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 1245 the following:
``SEC. 1245A. I... | Iran Export Embargo Act - Amends the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 to direct the President to prohibit all transactions in property and property interests of a person (as defined in this Act) if such property and property interests are in the United States or within the possession or control of a U... | Iran Export Embargo Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Indonesia Human Rights Before
Military Assistance Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF POLICY.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The political and economic crisis in Indonesia has
deteriorated to a crisis of... | Indonesia Human Rights Before Military Assistance Act - Prohibits U.S. military assistance to the Government of Indonesia unless the President certifies that it: (1) has been elected in free and fair elections; (2) does not repress civilian political expression; and (3) has made substantial improvement in human rights... | Indonesia Human Rights Before Military Assistance Act |
SECTION 1. JUVENILE DRUG TRAFFICKING AND GANG PREVENTION GRANTS.
(a) The Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, is
amended--
(1) by redesignating part Q as part R;
(2) by redesignating section 1701 as section 1801; and
(3) by inserting after part P the following ne... | Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make grants to assist States and local governments in planning, operating, coordinating, and evaluating projects for the development of more effective programs, including education, prevention,... | To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to allow grants to develop more effective programs to reduce juvenile gang participation and juvenile drug trafficking. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Servicemembers and Veterans
Prescription Drug Safety Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. PRESCRIPTION DRUG TAKE-BACK PROGRAM FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED
FORCES AND THEIR DEPENDENTS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Covered beneficiary.-... | Servicemembers and Veterans Prescription Drug Safety Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Defense (Secretary) and the Attorney General (AG) to jointly carry out a program under which a member of the Armed Forces (member), an individual receiving or entitled to military retired or retainer pay, a dependent-beneficiary... | Servicemembers and Veterans Prescription Drug Safety Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Professional Sports Integrity Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to protect the integrity of professional
sports and strengthen the health and safety standards for Major League
Baseball, the National Basketball Association, the... | Professional Sports Integrity Act of 2005 - Prohibits Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association, the National Football League, or the National Hockey League from organizing or producing, or any person from competing in, a professional baseball, basketball, football, or hockey game without meeting the t... | To establish standards for the testing of prohibited substances and methods for certain professional baseball, basketball, football, and hockey players. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Development and Debt
Relief Act of 1993''.
TITLE I--INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION
SEC. 101. TENTH REPLENISHMENT.
The International Development Association Act (22 U.S.C. 284-284s)
is amended by adding at the end the ... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: International Development Association
Title II: Asian Development Fund
Title III: Global Environment Facility
Title IV: Regional Multilateral Development Banks
Title V: Special Debt Relief
Title VI: Measures of Military Spending
International Develo... | International Development and Debt Relief Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security for the 21st Century
Act''.
SEC. 2. RETIREMENT SECURITY ACCOUNTS.
(a) Establishment and Maintenance of Retirement Security
Accounts.--Title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.)
is amended--
(1) by inserting... | Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust fund for crediting by the Commissioner to an elector's RSA of a retirement security account contribution based on an applicable percentage of the elector's FICA (Federal Insurance Contributions Act) or self-employme... | Social Security for the 21st Century Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Integration of Baseball
Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) On April 15, 1947, future Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson
changed the landscape of the National Pastime and the Nation
... | Integration of Baseball Commemorative Coin Act This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins, and half-dollar clad coins in recognition and celebration of the 75th anniversary of the integration of the game of baseball. All sales of such coins shall include specified... | Integration of Baseball Commemorative Coin Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pharmaceutical Freedom Act of
2000''.
TITLE I--AMENDMENTS TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986
SEC. 101. INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS PURCHASED BY
INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE ATTAINED RETIREMENT AGE.
(a) In General.--Subpart A... | Title II: Amendments to Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
- Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) to replace drug reimportation provisions with provisions which permit a person who meets applicable legal requirements to be an importer of drugs to import certain drugs (without regard to whether the ... | Pharmaceutical Freedom Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Forests Rehabilitation and
Recovery Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) In enacting the Healthy Forest Restoration Act of 2003
(Public Law 108-148; 16 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.), Congress clearly
... | National Forests Rehabilitation and Recovery Act of 2005 - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to each, from applications submitted by federal land forest communities (communities), establish up to five post-disturbance pilot projects involving federal land near such communities. R... | To authorize the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management to carry out a series of pilot projects to encourage collaborative approaches to, and to provide research on, the rehabilitation of forest ecosystem health following uncharacteristic disturbances of forested Federal lands, to be conducted in a manner tha... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Equal Protection School Finance
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) There are systems of public school finance within
States which subject American children to educations of
radically varying and ... | Equal Protection School Finance Act - Provides for a system to help equalize funding for education within States.Makes a State ineligible for Federal funds administered by the Department of Education to support elementary and secondary education unless the coefficient of variation of per pupil expenditures in local edu... | To require States to equalize funding for education throughout the State. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Making Access Records Available to
Lead American Government Openness Act'' or the ``MAR-A-LAGO Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Beginning in 2009, the Obama administration instituted
a policy to release the... | Making Access Records Available to Lead American Government Openness Act or the MAR-A-LAGO Act This bill directs the President to establish and update, every 90 days, a publicly available database that contains records of: the name of each visitor at the White House, residence of the Vice-President, or any other locat... | Making Access Records Available to Lead American Government Openness Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Anti-Border Corruption
Reauthorization Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. HIRING FLEXIBILITY.
Section 3 of the Anti-Border Corruption Act of 2010 (Public Law
111-376; 6 U.S.C. 221) is amended by striking subsection (b) and
inserting the following new subsections:... | Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Anti-Border Corruption Act of 2010 to expand the authority of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to waive the administration of polygraph examinations to civilian and military applicants for law enforcement positions in the CBP. ... | Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Freedom Through
Energy Export Act''.
(b) References.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, wherever
in this Act an amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment to a
section or other provision, the reference shall be c... | Freedom Through Energy Export Act - Amends the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act of 2004 to redefine the Alaska natural gas transportation project to include any liquified natural gas terminal and facilities necessary or required for the export of Alaska natural gas (including related facilities subject to the jurisdicti... | Freedom Through Energy Export Act |
SECTION 1. PERMANENT INCREASE IN DEPOSIT INSURANCE.
(a) Amendments to Federal Deposit Insurance Act.--Section 11(a)(1)
of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1821(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)(E), by striking ``$100,000'' and
inserting ``$250,000'';
(2) in paragra... | Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) to make permanent the increase in the standard maximum deposit insurance amount from $100,000 to $250,000.
Extends from five years to eight years after implementation of a Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) restoration plan ... | To promote bank liquidity and lending through deposit insurance, the HOPE for Homeowners Program, and other enhancements. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Republic of Georgia Democracy Act of
2012''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) A democratic and stable Republic of Georgia is in the
political, security, and economic interests of the United
State... | Republic of Georgia Democracy Act of 2012 - Prohibits FY2013 funds for any U.S. department or agency from being used to provide assistance to the Republic of Georgia until the Secretary of State reports to Congress that the parliamentary elections (held in October 2012 or such other date if rescheduled) were carried ou... | To ensure free, fair, and competitive elections in the Republic of Georgia. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``College Student Success Act''.
SEC. 2. STUDENT SUCCESS GRANTS.
Part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1057 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Subpart 9--Student Success Grants
``SEC. ... | College Student Success Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to establish a pilot program awarding competitive, matching, Student Success grants to institutions of higher education in which, during the preceding three-year period, an average of at least 50% of entering f... | To provide grants to universities and colleges for the development of student success services that will improve college persistence and prepare students for the workplace. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Accounting for Methane in Production
through Loophole Elimination with Oil and Gas Royalties'' or the
``AMPLE Oil and Gas Royalties Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Some of the mineral resources owned by the Fe... | Accounting for Methane in Production through Loophole Elimination with Oil and Gas Royalties or the AMPLE Oil and Gas Royalties Act This bill amends the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 to require, with respect to federal oil and gas leases, a lessee or its designee of a lease in a unit or communitiza... | AMPLE Oil and Gas Royalties Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. DIESEL EMISSIONS REDUCTION PROGRAM.
(a) Definitions.--Section 791 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42
U.S.C. 16131) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3)--
(A) in subparagra... | Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2010 - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize and extend funding for FY2012-FY2016 a grant program for reducing diesel emissions. Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) provide contracts and rebates to eligible entities to achieve... | A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize and modify provisions relating to the diesel emissions reduction program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Green-Collar Youth Jobs, Education,
and Training Stimulus Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDING.
Congress finds that there is a serious and growing need for
employment opportunities for economically disadvantaged youth
(including young adults), as demonstrated by st... | Green-Collar Youth Jobs, Education, and Training Stimulus Act - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Labor to expand the Job Corps program to: (1) establish a Green Job Corps program that provides for the development of academic skills and paid jobs in green-collar industries to create a corps of energy- and e... | A bill to provide funding for a Green Job Corps program, YouthBuild Build Green Grants, and Green-Collar Youth Opportunity Grants, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Travel Tax Credit Holiday
Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Consumer confidence and spending is critical to a
healthy United States economy.
(2) In order to prevent a further dec... | Consumer Travel Tax Credit Holiday Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual a credit for qualified travel expenses incurred from December 7, 2001 through December 16, 2001. Restricts such expenses to travel and lodging costs in connection with trips to Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshi... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against income tax for costs of travel for purposes of making retail purchases in States that do not impose sales tax. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicaid Institutes for Mental
Disease Are Decisive in Delivering Inpatient Treatment for Individuals
but Opportunities for Needed Access are Limited without Information
Needed about Facility Obligations Act'' or the ``Medicaid IMD
ADDITIONAL INFO Act''.
... | Medicaid Institutes for Mental Disease Are Decisive in Delivering Inpatient Treatment for Individuals but Opportunities for Needed Access are Limited without Information Needed about Facility Obligations Act or the Medicaid IMD ADDITIONAL INFO Act (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance... | Medicaid Institutes for Mental Disease Are Decisive in Delivering Inpatient Treatment for Individuals but Opportunities for Needed Access are Limited without Information Needed about Facility Obligations Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Black Canyon Conservation Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
The Congress finds and declares that:
(1) The resources within the Black Canyon of the Gunnison
National Monument and on the adjacent Federal lands are
... | Black Canyon Conservation Act of 1993 - Redesignates the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument in Colorado as the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park.
Establishes the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area (conservation area).
Designates the Gunnison Gorge Wilderness (located within the conservatio... | Black Canyon Conservation Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``September 11 Family Humanitarian
Relief and Patriotism Act''.
SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN NONIMMIGRANT VICTIMS OF
TERRORISM.
(a) Adjustment of Status.--
(1) In general.--The status of any alien described in
... | September 11 Family Humanitarian Relief and Patriotism Act - Provides permanent resident status adjustment for a requesting alien who was on September 10, 2001, the wife, child, or dependent son or daughter of a lawful nonimmigrant alien who died as a result of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against the Unit... | A bill to provide the nonimmigrant spouses and children of nonimmigrant aliens who perished in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks an opportunity to adjust their status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Family Reconciliation Act''.
SEC. 2. SET-ASIDE FOR STATES WITH APPROVED FAMILY RECONCILIATION PLANS.
(a) In General.--
(1) Set-aside.--Section 430(d) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 629(d)) is amended by adding at the end the
... | Family Reconciliation Act - Amends part B (Child-Welfare Services) of title IV of the Social Security Act with regard to family preservation and support services to create certain set-asides for States with approved family reconciliation plans which require a minimum 60-day waiting period and participation in counselin... | Family Reconciliation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Performance
Accountability Act''.
SEC. 2. PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN.
(a) Submission of Report.--Not later than March 1, 1995, and not
later than March 1 of each year thereafter, the District of Columbia
shall develop and sub... | District of Columbia Performance Accountability Act - Requires the District of Columbia to develop and submit to specified congressional committees and subcommittees a Performance Accountability Plan and a Performance Accountability Report covering all departments, agencies, and programs of the District government.
Se... | District of Columbia Performance Accountability Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Providing Resources to Improve Dual
Language Education Act of 2007'' or the ``PRIDE Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Dual language programs have been found to provide the
greatest academic gains for limited... | Providing Resources to Improve Dual Language Education Act of 2007 or the PRIDE Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award up to five grants to partnerships of local educational agencies (LEAs), early childhood education programs, and technical assistance providers for the implementation of dual language demo... | To establish dual-language education programs in low-income communities. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Employees' Pension Security Act of
2008''.
TITLE I--TRUSTEESHIP OF SINGLE-EMPLOYER PLANS
SEC. 101. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO TRUSTEESHIP OF SINGLE-EMPLOYER
PLANS.
(a) In General.--Section 403(a) of the Employee Retirement Inc... | Employees Pension Security Act of 2008 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require assets of single-employer pension plans to be held in trust by joint boards of trustees.
Requires plan sponsors and administrators to provide all material investment information in an accurate form t... | To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and title 11, United State Code, to provide necessary reforms for employee pension benefit plans. |
SECTION 1. PERMANENT EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF LOW-INCOME HOUSING
TAX CREDIT.
(a) Permanent Extension.--
(1) In general.--Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (relating to low-income housing credit) is amended by
striking subsection (o).
(2) E... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make the low-income housing credit permanent.
Modifies provisions concerning unused housing credit carryovers by States to allow States to carry over more unused credits from year to year.
Provides that a unit shall not fail to be treated as low-income because it is occupied by stu... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend and modify the low-income housing tax credit. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Drinking Water Right-to-Know Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. RADIUM 224 IN DRINKING WATER.
Section 1412(b)(13) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g-
1(b)(13)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(H) Radium 224 in drinki... | Drinking Water Right-to-Know Act of 1999 - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require a national primary drinking water regulation for radionuclides to require the testing of drinking water for the presence of radium 224 no later than 48 hours after taking a sample.
Requires annual consumer confidence reports by co... | Drinking Water Right-to-Know Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Labor Amendments of 1993''.
TITLE I--CHILD LABOR PROVISIONS
SEC. 101. NO PRIOR OFFENSE PREREQUISITE FOR CHILD LABOR VIOLATION.
The second sentence of section 16(a) of the Fair Labor Standards
Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 216(a)) is ... | TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title I: Child Labor Provisions
Title II: Miscellaneous
Child Labor Amendments of 1993 -
Title I: Child Labor Provisions
- Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide that a prior offense is not a prerequisite for imprisonment for willful violations of child labor provisions... | Child Labor Amendments of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Academic Emergency Act''.
SEC. 2. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.
(a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to provide funds to
States that have 1 or more schools designated under section 3 as
academic emergency schools to provide parents whose children attend ... | (Sec. 3) Authorizes State Governors to designate as academic emergency schools one or more public elementary schools in their States: (1) with a consistent record of poor performance by failing to meet minimum academic standards as determined by the State; and (2) in which more than 50 percent of the children attending... | Academic Emergency Act |
SECTION 1. WINDFALL PROFITS TAX.
(a) In General.--Subtitle E of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to alcohol, tobacco, and certain other excise taxes) is
amended by adding at the end thereof the following new chapter:
``CHAPTER 56--WINDFALL PROFITS ON CRUDE OIL
``Sec. 5896. Imposition o... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose upon integrated oil companies an excise tax of 50 percent of their net windfall profit from the production of taxable crude oil in a taxable year. Defines "windfall profit" as the excess of the removal price (sales price) of a barrel of taxable crude oil over the adjusted base... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a temporary windfall profit tax on crude oil and to use the proceeds to carry out the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Puppy Protection Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) puppies in the United States are mass-produced at
breeding facilities known as ``puppy mills'';
(2) those puppies are typically sold at 8 weeks o... | Puppy Protection Act of 2001 - Amends the Animal Welfare Act to: (1) include among humane standards for animal treatment provisions respecting socialization of dogs to facilitate contact with other dogs and people, and breeding initiation and frequency of female dogs; (2) revise temporary license suspension provisions;... | A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to improve the treatment of certain animals, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Promotion Funding Integrated
Research, Synthesis, and Training Act'' or the ``Health Promotion FIRST
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Lifestyle factors are responsible for almost half of
th... | Health Promotion Funding Integrated Research, Synthesis, and Training Act or the Health Promotion FIRST Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop a plan for health promotion that includes coordinating the health promotion activities of HHS and addr... | To provide for increased research, coordination, and expansion of health promotion programs through the Department of Health and Human Services. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Congress 2000 Commission Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established a commission to be known as the ``Congress
2000 Commission'' (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the
``Commission'').
SEC. 3. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.
The Commission sha... | Congress 2000 Commission Act - Establishes the Congress 2000 Commission: (1) to analyze the current size of the membership of the House of Representatives; (2) to determine whether alternatives to the current method by which Representatives are elected would make the House a more representative body; (3) to consider t... | Congress 2000 Commission Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Remote Monitoring Services
Coverage Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF REMOTE MONITORING SERVICES.
(a) In General.--Section 1861(s)(2) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the e... | Medicare Remote Monitoring Services Coverage Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide for coverage of remote monitoring services under Medicare. | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of remote monitoring services under the Medicare Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mortgage Foreclosure Rescue and Loan
Modification Services Fraud Prevention Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FTC RULEMAKING AUTHORITY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE RESCUE AND LOAN
MODIFICATION SERVICES.
(a) Rulemaking.--
(1) In general.--The Fed... | Mortgage Foreclosure Rescue and Loan Modification Services Fraud Prevention Act of 2009 - Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to conduct a rulemaking proceeding with respect to mortgage foreclosure rescue and loan modification services.
Directs the FTC to include in the rule, among other things, requirements th... | To require the Federal Trade Commission to conduct a rulemaking proceeding with respect to mortgage foreclosure rescue and loan modification services, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Freedom of Choice Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States was founded on core principles, such
as liberty, personal privacy, and equality, which ensure that
individuals are free to make t... | Freedom of Choice Act - Declares that it is the policy of the United States that every woman has the fundamental right to choose to: (1) bear a child; (2) terminate a pregnancy prior to fetal viability; or (3) terminate a pregnancy after fetal viability when necessary to protect her life or her health.
Prohibits a fed... | To protect, consistent with Roe v. Wade, a woman's freedom to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Hate Crimes Hotline Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) On December 7, 2008, Jose Sucuzhanay, an Ecuadorian-
born real estate agent and father of two, was beaten to death
in B... | National Hate Crimes Hotline Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to: (1) private, nonprofit entities to establish and operate a national, toll-free telephone hotline and an Internet website to assist victims of hate crimes; and (2) state and local law enforcement entities for educational and t... | To establish grant programs to provide for the establishment of a national hate crime hotline and a hate crime information and assistance website, to provide training and education to local law enforcement to prevent hate crimes, and to provide assistance to victims of hate crimes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``John H. Chafee Blackstone River
Valley National Heritage Corridor Reauthorization Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. JOHN H. CHAFEE BLACKSTONE RIVER VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE
CORRIDOR.
(a) Commission Membership.--Section 3(b) of Public Law 99-646 (16... | John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Reauthorization Act of 2005 - Requires the John. H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission to update the Cultural Heritage and Land Management Plan for the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor.
... | To provide for the update of the Cultural Heritage and Land Management Plan for the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, to extend the authority of the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission, to authorize a special resources study to evaluate the suita... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Anabolic Steroid Control Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR ANABOLIC STEROID OFFENSES NEAR SPORTS
FACILITIES.
(a) In General.--Part D of the Controlled Substances Act is amended
by adding at the end the following:
... | Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2004 - Amends: (1) the Controlled Substances Act to subject an offense of manufacturing, distributing, or possessing with intent to distribute an anabolic steroid within 1,000 feet of a sports facility to twice the maximum penalty otherwise imposed for a controlled substance violation; a... | To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide increased penalties for anabolic steroid offenses near sports facilities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Local Education Freedom Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. EDUCATION VOUCHER PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, as a
condition of receiving Federal funds for elementary and secondary
education, each State shall carry out the pro... | Local Education Freedom Act of 2016 This bill requires a state to carry out an education voucher program as a condition of receiving federal funds for elementary and secondary education. Through the program, a parent of an eligible child may enter into an agreement with a state educational agency (SEA) if the chi... | Local Education Freedom Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Direct Supplemental
Insurance Option Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE DIRECT SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE OPTION.
(a) In General.--Title XVIII of the Social Security Act is amended
by inserting after section 1882 the following new section:
... | Medicare Direct Supplemental Insurance Option Act of 2002 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide procedures for enrollment of beneficiaries in a voluntary program to supplement Medicare benefits under parts A (Hospital Insurance) ... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a direct Medicare supplemental insurance option. |
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZING STATES TO DENY PUBLIC EDUCATION BENEFITS TO
CERTAIN ALIENS NOT LAWFULLY PRESENT IN THE UNITED STATES.
(a) In General.--The Immigration and Nationality Act is amended by
adding after title V the following new title:
``TITLE VI--AUTHORIZING STATES TO DISQUALIFY CERTAIN ALI... | Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize States to deny, or require specified fees for, public education benefits to aliens not lawfully present in the United States who are not enrolled in the public schools during the period beginning September 1, 1996, through July 1, 1997. | To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize States to deny public education benefits to aliens not lawfully present in the United States who are not enrolled in public schools during the period beginning September 1, 1996, and ending July 1, 1997. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Camera Authorization and Maintenance
Act of 2014'' or as the ``CAM Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO USE BODY-WORN CAMERA SYSTEMS.
(a) In General.--Beginning on the date that is 180 days after the
date of enactment, if, in a fiscal year, a State or... | Camera Authorization and Maintenance Act of 2014 or the CAM Act of 2014 - Prohibits a state or local government that does not require its law enforcement officers to use body-worn cameras from receiving any grant from the Attorney General in the following fiscal year, subject to a financial hardship waiver. Amends the ... | CAM Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Guaranteed 3 Percent COLA for
Seniors Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR ELDERLY CONSUMERS.
(a) In General.--The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department
of Labor shall prepare and publish an index for each calendar month to
be known ... | Guaranteed 3 Percent COLA for Seniors Act of 2015 Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor to prepare and publish a monthly Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers that indicates changes over time in expenditures for consumption which are typical for individuals in the United States age 62... | Guaranteed 3 Percent COLA for Seniors Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Waste Export and Import Prohibition
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Proposals to export solid waste from the United States
to foreign countries are increasing. In n... | Waste Export and Import Prohibition Act - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act (SWDA) to prohibit: (1) effective July 1, 1994, the export of solid waste from the United States to any non-Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) country; and (2) effective July 1, 1999, the export of solid waste from ... | Waste Export and Import Prohibition Act |
SECTION 1. TEMPORARY REINSTATEMENT OF THE EMERGENCY CONTINGENCY FUND
FOR STATE TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES
PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--Section 403 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
603) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Emergency Fund.--
... | Amends title IV (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of the Social Security Act to reestablish for FY2011-FY2018 the Emergency Contingency Fund for State Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Programs for the purpose of grants to states by the Secretary of the Treasury related to: (1) increases in TANF ca... | To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to temporarily reinstate, with certain adjustments, the Emergency Contingency Fund for State Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Programs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Information Reporting Simplification
Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. SAFE HARBOR FOR DE MINIMIS ERRORS ON INFORMATION RETURNS AND
PAYEE STATEMENTS.
(a) In General.--Section 6721(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by adding at the ... | Information Reporting Simplification Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to penalties for filing erroneous tax returns, to set forth a safe harbor rule for errors on tax information returns and payee statements. If any such return or statement has one or more incorrect dollar amounts, ... | Information Reporting Simplification Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hydrogen Future Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) fossil fuels, the main energy source of the present,
have provided this country with tremendous supply but are
limited;
(2) additional re... | Hydrogen Future Act of 1995 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to provide for a hydrogen energy research, development and demonstration program relating to production, storage, transportation, and use of hydrogen, with the goal of enabling the private sector to demonstrate the feasibility of using hydrogen for industria... | Hydrogen Future Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Code Adam Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) ``Code Adam'' is a protocol used as a preventive tool
against child abductions and lost children in certain public
buildings and commercial establishments ... | Code Adam Act - Requires each Federal building that is open to the public to have in place procedures for locating a child who is missing in that building.Requires the head of each executive agency, the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, the House Office Building Commission, and the Comm... | A bill to require that certain procedures are followed in Federal buildings when a child is reported missing. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Health Care Reform Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. HEALTH CARE REFORM PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 1704 the following new section:
``Sec. 1705. Delivery of health care throu... | Veterans Health Care Reform Act of 1995 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct within the Department of Veterans Affairs a program of reformed health care to: (1) expand the Department's capacity to provide outpatient care to eligible veterans; and (2) allocate resources to enable Department facilities... | Veterans Health Care Reform Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. BROADCAST OWNERSHIP.
(a) Amendment.--Title III of the Communications Act of 1934 is
amended by inserting after section 335 (47 U.S.C. 335) the following
new section:
``SEC. 336. BROADCAST OWNERSHIP.
``(a) Limitations on Commission Rulemaking Authority.--Except as
expressly permitted in this sec... | Amends the Communications Act of 1934 (the Act) to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from prescribing or enforcing any regulation: (1) prohibiting or limiting, either nationally or within any particular area, a person or entity from holding any form of ownership or other interest in two or more broa... | To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to reduce the restrictions on ownership of broadcasting stations and other media of mass communications. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Demand Letter Transparency Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. DEMAND LETTER DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT.
(a) Amendment.--Chapter 26 of title 35, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 263. Disclosure of Information Related... | Demand Letter Transparency Act of 2013 - Requires any entity that sends a specified number of demand letters during any 365-day period to submit to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), with respect to each patent that was the subject in each letter, a disclosure identifying: the patent, including a confirmati... | Demand Letter Transparency Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships
Extension Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY OFFICE OF BANKRUPTCY JUDGES IN CERTAIN
JUDICIAL DISTRICTS.
(a) Temporary Office of Bankruptcy Judges Authorized by Public Law
109-8.--
(1... | Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act of 2011 - (Sec. 2) Extends the temporary office of 30 bankruptcy judgeships authorized or extended under the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 1992 and Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2005 until applicable vacancies identified in this Act occur in the office of a bankruptcy judge for... | To prevent the termination of the temporary office of bankruptcy judges in certain judicial districts. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Frank Adelmann Manufactured Housing
Community Sustainability Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) more than 17 million people live in manufactured homes,
benefitting from high-quality affordable homes that can prov... | Frank Adelmann Manufactured Housing Community Sustainability Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business-related tax credit equal to 75% of the gain from the sale or exchange of real property to a qualified manufactured home community cooperative or corporation if: (1) the property is acquired f... | Frank Adelmann Manufactured Housing Community Sustainability Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Assured Compensation for First
Responders Act''.
SEC. 2. ASSURED COMPENSATION FOR FIRST RESPONDERS INJURED BY
EXPERIMENTAL VACCINES AND DRUGS.
(a) Repeal.--The Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act
(division C of the Department... | Assured Compensation for First Responders Act - Repeals the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (Division C of the Department of Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006).
Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish t... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide assured compensation for first responders injured by experimental vaccines and drugs. |
SECTION 1. CREDIT TO HOLDERS OF INDIAN TRIBAL PRISON FACILITY BONDS.
(a) In General.--Part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to credits against tax) is
amended by adding at the end the following new subpart:
``Subpart H--Nonrefundable Credit for Holders of Indian Tr... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a nonrefundable tax credit for investment in Indian tribal prison facility bonds. Requires that 95 percent of the proceeds of such bonds be used for the construction, acquisition, rehabilitation, expansion, or operating expenses of Indian tribal prison facilities and that the t... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide funding for Indian tribal prison facilities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``California Forest
Ecosystems Health Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Sec. 4. Ecosys... | California Forest Ecosystems Health Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to develop and implement ecosystem management plans for National Forest System lands in California. | California Forest Ecosystems Health Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Teach to Lead Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) Teachers, because of their position in the classroom,
often see important opportunities to improve student learning
most directly and thus have a ... | Teach to Lead Act of 2016 This bill authorizes the Department of Education to award competitive grants to nonprofit organizations for the development and implementation of teacher-led projects to improve outcomes in elementary and secondary schools. Grantee organizations shall use grant funds to make competitive subgra... | Teach to Lead Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Baseline Reform Act of 2014''.
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 2014 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to revise the formula for establishing the budget baseline. Revises the annual baseline, for any fiscal year, to mean a projection of current-year levels of new budget authority (as under curre... | Baseline Reform Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Imported Ethanol Parity Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) On May 6, 2006, the Chairman of the Finance Committee
of the Senate stated on the Senate floor that, ``the United
States tariff on ethanol op... | Imported Ethanol Parity Act - Requires the President to: (1) reduce semiannually the temporary duty imposed on ethanol by an amount equal to the reduction in any federal income or excise tax credit for alcohol and ethanol blends used as fuel; and (2) take other necessary actions to ensure that the temporary duty impose... | A bill to ensure parity between the temporary duty imposed on ethanol and tax credits provided on ethanol. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Travel Transparency Act''.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION REGARDING TRAVEL BY CERTAIN SENIOR
OFFICIALS.
(a) In General.--Section 5707 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(d) Addi... | Federal Travel Transparency Act This bill requires a federal executive agency to report additional information to the General Services Administration (GSA) regarding travel by the agency head or certain high-level officials compensated on the Executive Schedule. The GSA must make the information publicly available on a... | Federal Travel Transparency Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``The Incentives for Nuclear
Nonproliferation in India and China Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. CONDITIONS FOR SUSPENSION OF SANCTIONS.
(a) Suspension of Sanctions With Respect to China.--
(1) Authority to suspend sanctions.--Subject to section 3
... | The Incentives for Nuclear Nonproliferation in India and China Act of 1999 - Authorizes the President to suspend, for a specified period, certain sanctions imposed on the People's Republic of China and India if such countries meet certain requirements and goals, including: (1) becoming a member of the Missile Technolog... | The Incentives for Nuclear Nonproliferation in India and China Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. BOUNDARIES OF FORT NECESSITY NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD.
(a) Jumonville Glen Unit.--
(1) Modification of battlefield boundaries.--The boundaries
of the Fort Necessity National Battlefield, Pennsylvania
(referred to in this Act as the ``Battlefield''), are modified
to inc... | Expands the boundaries of Fort Necessity National Battlefield, Pennsylvania, to include the Boundary Expansion, Jumonville Glen Unit, Fort Necessity National Battlefield.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to modify the boundaries of the Jumonville Glen Unit (the Unit) to exclude lands (not to exceed two acres) ... | To expand the Fort Necessity National Battlefield, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Code of Conduct on Arms Transfers
Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to provide clear policy guidelines and
congressional responsibility for determining the eligibility of foreign
governments to be considered for United States ... | Code of Conduct on Arms Transfers Act of 1997 - Prohibits U.S. military assistance and arms transfers to a foreign government unless the President certifies to the Congress that the government: (1) meets specified conditions regarding democracy, including that it was chosen by free and fair elections and promotes civi... | Code of Conduct on Arms Transfers Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Elizabeth Cady Stanton Pregnant and
Parenting Student Services Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Eligible institution of higher education.--The term
``eligible institution of higher education'' means an
i... | Elizabeth Cady Stanton Pregnant and Parenting Student Services Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Education to establish a pilot program to provide grants to encourage eligible institutions of higher education to establish and operate pregnant and parenting student services offices for pregnant students, parenting ... | A bill to establish a pilot program to provide grants to encourage eligible institutions of higher education to establish and operate pregnant and parenting student services offices for pregnant students, parenting students, prospective parenting students who are anticipating a birth or adoption, and students who are p... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Uniform Hazardous
Waste Treatment Act of 1994''.
(b) References to the Solid Waste Disposal Act.--Whenever in this
Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or
repeal of, a section or other provis... | Uniform Hazardous Waste Treatment Act of 1994 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit facilities that burn fuel for energy recovery from burning fuel containing any quantity of hazardous waste identified or listed pursuant to such Act unless such fuel is conforming hazardous waste fuel.
Directs the Administr... | Uniform Hazardous Waste Treatment Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. PROMOTING YOUTH FINANCIAL LITERACY.
Title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``PART D--PROMOTING YOUTH FINANCIAL LITERACY
``SEC. 4401. SHORT TITLE AND FINDINGS.
``(a) Short Title.--This pa... | Youth Financial Education Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to allot grants to State educational agencies to provide funds to local educational agencies and public schools for personal financial literacy education programs for students in kindergarte... | A bill to promote youth financial education. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Access to Workers'
Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Medical services and supplies provided by physician
assistants (PAs), nurse practitioners (NPs), clinic... | Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act - Amends the Federal Employees' Compensation Act to include physician assistants, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, certified nurse midwives, and certified registered nurse anesthetists as eligible providers of medical, surgical, a... | To amend the Federal Employees' Compensation Act to cover services provided to injured Federal workers by physician assistants and nurse practitioners, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Library of Congress Financial
Management Act of 1999''.
TITLE I--LIBRARY OF CONGRESS REVOLVING FUND
SEC. 101. AVAILABILITY OF FUND FOR SERVICE ACTIVITIES.
The Librarian of Congress is authorized--
(1) to establish Fund service... | (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, for the conduct of Fund service activities. Limits the obligations for such activities for an... | Library of Congress Financial Management Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The Supplemental Security Income program provides
essential income security to more than 4,000,000 working-age
adult Americans, most of whom are disabled.
(2) Eligibility for th... | Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) of the Social Security Act to exclude the first $75,000 of the value of retirement plans (adjusted annually for cost of living) in determining eligibility for, and the amount of benefits under, the SSI program. | To exclude the first $75,000 of the value of retirement plans (adjusted annually for cost of living) in determining eligibility for, and the amount of benefits under, the supplemental security income program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Energy Security Corridors
Act''.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL ENERGY SECURITY CORRIDORS ON FEDERAL
LANDS.
(a) In General.--Section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C.
185) is amended as follows:
(1) In subsec... | National Energy Security Corridors Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Mineral Leasing Act to allow natural gas pipeline rights-of-way through all federally owned lands, including lands in the National Park System, except lands held in trust for an Indian or Indian tribe and lands on the outer Continental Shelf. The Dep... | National Energy Security Corridors Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. CONVERSION OF THE TEMPORARY OFFICE OF BANKRUPTCY JUDGE TO THE
PERMANENT OFFICE OF BANKRUPTCY JUDGE IN CERTAIN JUDICIAL
DISTRICTS.
(a) District of Delaware.--
(1) The te... | Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2015 This bill amends the federal judicial code to: convert certain temporary bankruptcy judges to permanent bankruptcy judges and authorize the appointment of additional bankruptcy judges in Delaware and Michigan; convert temporary bankruptcy judges to permanent bankruptcy judges in speci... | Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Tax Return Due
Date Simplification and Modernization Act of 2011''.
(b) Reference.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in
this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment
to, or repeal of, ... | Tax Return Due Date Simplification and Modernization Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to change tax return due dates for partnerships (from April 15 to March 15, with extensions until September 15), S corporations (from March 15 to March 31, with extensions until September 30), and C corporations (from Ma... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the logical flow of return information between partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals to better enable each party to submit timely, accurate returns and reduce the need for extended and amended returns, to provide for modified due da... |
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