text stringlengths 5k 20k | summary stringlengths 52 5k | title stringlengths 4 962 |
|---|---|---|
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Underage Drinking Prevention Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The consumption of beverage alcohol by underage youth
is an ongoing national concern. About 10.8 million Americans
between the... | Underage Drinking Prevention Act of 2006 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to evaluate federal programs intended to prevent and reduce the consumption of beverage alcohol by minors. Directs that a program not receiving a score that demonstrates effectiveness must be modified to be eligible for futur... | To establish a Federal incentive grant program for States that implement effective measures to prevent and reduce underage consumption of beverage alcohol, to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of anti-underage drinking programs funded with Federal dollars, and to provide appropriate reporting of Federal underag... |
SECTION 1. TEACHERS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTES.
Title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1021 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``PART C--TEACHERS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTES
``SEC. 241. SHORT TITLE.
``This part may be cited as the `Teachers Pr... | Teachers Professional Development Institutes Act - Amends the the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to: (1) award grants to Teachers Professional Development Institutes (TPDIs) to encourage the establishment and operation of TPDIs; and (2) provide technical assistance, either directly... | To provide a grant program to support the establishment and operation of Teachers Professional Development Institutes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Housing Voucher Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC HOUSING.
(a) Loan Authority.--After the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may not enter into any
new commitment ... | Housing Voucher Act of 1993 - Terminates Department of Housing and Urban Development assistance programs for public housing (other than Indian public housing) and supportive housing for the elderly and for persons with disabilities. Increases public housing voucher authority and housing set-asides for the elderly and ... | Housing Voucher Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Campus-Based Underage Alcohol Use
Reduction Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Drinking alcohol under the age of 21 is illegal in each
of the 50 States and the District of Columbia. Enforcement of
... | Campus-Based Underage Alcohol Use Reduction Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award grants to reduce the rate of underage alcohol use and binge drinking among students at institutions of higher education (IHEs).
Makes states, IHEs, or nonprofit entities eligible for such grants. Requires grantees to: (1) enh... | A bill to award grants to eligible entities to enable the entities to reduce the rate of underage alcohol use and binge drinking among students at institutions of higher education. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Environmental Equalization and
Energy Security Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. EXCISE TAX ON IMPORTED CRUDE OIL AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS.
(a) In General.--Subtitle E of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to alcohol, tobacco, and certain other excise taxe... | Environmental Equalization and Energy Security Act of 1999 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an excise tax on imported crude oil and petroleum products (except those imported from Canada) equal to the applicable environmental equalization fee per barrel of crude oil, as determined by the Secretary of Energy.... | Environmental Equalization and Energy Security Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Opportunities for Service-
Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. SMALL BUSINESS DEFINTION OF SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN
CONSOLIDATED.
Section 3(q) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(q)) is
amended--
... | Improving Opportunities for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Small Business Act to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) that transfers from the Secreta... | Improving Opportunities for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commissions on Regulatory Reform Act
of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDING AND PURPOSE.
(a) Finding.--The Congress finds that Federal regulations have
placed an unprecedented burden on all private citizens of the United
States, to the extent that economic growth... | Commissions on Regulatory Reform Act of 1993 - Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to establish five commissions to review the regulations issued by the: (1) Environmental Protection Agency; (2) the Occupational Health and Safety Administration; (3) the Health Care Financing Administration; an... | Commissions on Regulatory Reform Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) being lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or gender
nonconforming is not a disorder, disease, illness, deficiency,
or shortcoming;
... | Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2016 This bill prohibits sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy from being provided in exchange for monetary compensation. It bars advertisements for such therapy that claim to: (1) change an individual's sexual orientation or gender identity, (2) eliminate or reduc... | Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Invest USA Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Administration.--The term ``Administration'' means the
United States Direct Investment Administration established
under section 4.
(2) Appropriate c... | Invest USA Act of 2007 - Establishes in the Department of Commerce a United States Direct Investment Administration, headed by an Under Secretary of Commerce for United States Direct Investment.
Requires the Under Secretary to collect, analyze, and report annually to the President and the appropriate congressional com... | A bill to establish in the Department of Commerce an Under Secretary for United States Direct Investment, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mentoring America's Children Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO MENTORING PROGRAMS.
(a) Purpose; Definitions.--Section 4130(a) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7140(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
... | Mentoring America's Children Act of 2007 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to make miscellaneous changes to the Mentoring grant program under title IV that include: (1) improvement of school connectedness and character education among mentoring's purposes; (2) corporations, universities... | To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to strengthen mentoring programs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prostate Research, Imaging, and
Men's Education Act of 2007'' or the ``PRIME Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Prostate cancer has reached epidemic proportions,
particularly among African-Am... | Prostate Research, Imaging, and Men's Education Act of 2007 or the PRIME Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to: (1) carry out a program to expand and intensify research to develop advanced imaging technologies for pr... | To provide for prostate cancer imaging research and education. |
SECTION 1. REDUCTION IN LOAN RATES FOR PEANUTS.
Section 155(a) of the Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C.
7271(a)(2)) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
following new paragraph:
``(2) Loan rate.--The national average quota loan rate for
quota peanuts shall be as ... | Amends the Agricultural Market Transition Act to: (1) reduce the loan rate for quota peanuts by specified amounts through crop year 2001; and (2) eliminate peanut price supports as of crop year 2002. Amends: (1) the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 to eliminate peanut marketing quota provisions as of crop year 200... | To provide for a gradual reduction in the loan rate for peanuts, to repeal peanut quotas for the 2002 and subsequent crops, and to make nonrecourse loans available for peanut producers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable
Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF LOTTERY WINNINGS AND OTHER LUMP-SUM INCOME FOR
PURPOSES OF INCOME ELIGIBILITY UNDER MEDICAID.
(a) In General.--Section 1902 of the Social Security A... | Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017 This bill specifies how a state must treat qualified lottery winnings and lump sum income for purposes of determining an individual's income-based eligibility for a state Medicaid program. Specifically, a state shall include such winnings or income ... | Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Russian Fissile Materials
Disposition Loan Guarantee Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The proliferation of nuclear weapons represents a risk
to the national security of the United States.
... | Russian Fissile Materials Disposition Loan Guarantee Act of 2001 - Authorizes the Secretary of Energy, with the President's approval, to guarantee loans (principal and up to three percent per year on interest) made to the Government of the Russian Federation for: (1) retirement of the sovereign debt of the Russian Fede... | To authorize the Secretary of Energy to guarantee loans to facilitate nuclear nonproliferation programs and activities of the Government of the Russian Federation, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ecstasy Anti-Proliferation Act of
2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The illegal importation of 3,4-methylenedioxy
methamphetamine, commonly referred to as ``MDMA'' or
``Ecstasy'', has incr... | Directs the Commission: (1) with respect to each such offense, to review and amend the Federal sentencing guidelines to provide for increased penalties comparable to the base offense levels for offenses involving any methamphetamine mixture; and (2) to ensure that the Federal sentencing guidelines for offenders convict... | Ecstasy Anti-Proliferation Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Terror Intelligence Improvement Act
of 2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) On June 12, 2016, the deadliest terrorist attack on our
homeland since September 11, 2001, occurred at the Pulse Bar
and Clu... | Terror Intelligence Improvement Act of 2016 This bill requires each federal department or agency to provide to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) information about a person who is or has been under a federal terrorism investigation. The FBI and its Joint Terrorism Task Forces must immediately be notified of a re... | Terror Intelligence Improvement Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF OVERPAYMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE
BENEFIT OF UNITS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM.
(a) In General.--Subchapter A of chapter 61 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new part:
``PART IX--DESIGNATION OF OVERPAYMENTS AND CONT... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual to designate a specified portion (but not less than $1) of any income tax overpayment and any cash contributions to be used for the benefit of units of the National Park System. Establishes a National Parks Trust Fund into which appropriated or credited amounts a... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals to designate any portion of their income tax overpayments, and to make other contributions, for the benefit of units of the National Park System. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bank Efficiency Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to facilitate the efficient operation of banks that are
subsidiaries of multistate bank holding companies;
(2) to enhance the interstate delivery... | Bank Efficiency Act - Amends the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to permit a bank holding company having subsidiary banks located in more than one State to combine its banks into a single bank by means of merger, consolidation, or other transaction. Prescribes operating guidelines for such bank combinations.
Amends ... | Bank Efficiency Act |
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Youth Substance Abuse Prevention and
Treatment Act''.
SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAMS.
Title V of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290aa et seq.)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``PART G--COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH SUBSTANCE A... | Youth Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants on a competitive basis to eligible consortia to enable such consortia to establish school-based substance abuse prevention and student assistance programs for yo... | Youth Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Coordinated Environmental Public
Health Network Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT.
The Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``TITLE XXXI--COORDINATED ENVI... | Coordinated Environmental Public Health Network Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to: (1) establish and operate a Coordinated Environmental Public Health Net... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a Coordinated Environmental Public Health Network. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Welcome Home G.I.
Bill Act of 2005''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
TITLE I--IMPROVEMENTS IN EDUCATION AND HOUSING BENEFITS
Sec. 101. Montgomery G.I. Bill improv... | Welcome Home G.I. Bill Act of 2005 - Increases and extends the duration of basic educational assistance for individuals who serve at least six consecutive months (with exceptions from the six consecutive months requirement due to medical, hardship, or involuntary separation ) on active duty outside the United States as... | A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to increase benefits for members of the Armed Forces who, after September 11, 2001, serve on active duty outside the United States or its territories or possessions as part of a contingency operation (including a humanitarian operation, peacekeeping operation, or si... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF ESTATE AND GENERATION-SKIPPING TRANSFER TAXES.
(a) Estate Tax Repeal.--Subchapter C of chapter 11 of subtitle B of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the
following new sec... | Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) make permanent the maximum 35% gift tax rate and a $5 million lifetime gift tax exemption. Provides for an inflation adjustment to such exemption amount. | Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Transitional Federal Medical
Assistance Percentage Act''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF ARRA INCREASE IN FMAP.
Section 5001 of ARRA is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ``first calendar
quarter'' and inserting ``first 3 calenda... | Transitional Federal Medical Assistance Percentage Act - Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to extend the increase in the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act. Extends the entire recession adjustment period from December 31, 2010, thro... | To provide adjusted Federal medical assistance percentage rates during a transitional assistance period. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, FINDINGS, AND PURPOSE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``More Water, More
Energy, and Less Waste Act of 2007''.
(b) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) development of energy resources, including oil, natural
gas, coalbed methane, and geothermal ... | More Water, More Energy, and Less Waste Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, the Director of the U.S. Geological Survey, and the Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), to conduct a study to identify: (1) the obstacles to reducing the quantity of ... | A bill to facilitate the use for irrigation and other purposes of water produced in connection with development of energy resources. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' Choice of Representation
Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. ATTORNEY REPRESENTATION IN VETERANS BENEFITS CLAIMS CASES
BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a) Qualifications and Standards of Conduct for Individuals
Recognized as Agen... | Veterans' Choice of Representation Act of 2006 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prescribe: (1) qualifications and standards of conduct for agents and attorneys acting on behalf of veterans in claim proceedings before the Department of Veterans Affairs; and (2) restrictions on fees collected for such se... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to remove certain limitations on attorney representation of claimants for veterans benefits in administrative proceedings before the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Immigration Security and Efficiency
Enhancement Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
It is the purpose of this Act to enhance the security procedures
and efficiency of the immigration, refugee and asylum, and
naturalization services of the United States Go... | Immigration Security and Efficiency Enhancement Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) implement specified immigration security and efficiency enhancements, including computer and other electronic application and form measures; and (2) establish within the immigration, refugee and asylum, and ... | To enhance the security and efficiency of the immigration, refugee and asylum, and naturalization functions of the United States Government. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tax Credit for Early Educators Act
of 2012''.
SEC. 2. TAX CREDIT FOR PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL PERSONNEL IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
EDUCATION.
(a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (rel... | Tax Credit for Early Educators Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow an individual taxpayer who is employed in a position involving regular contact with students in an early childhood school or education program and whose position involves the formulation or implementation of educational programs... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for professional school personnel in early childhood education, to expand the deduction for certain expenses of teachers to teachers in early childhood education, and to modify the credit for dependent care services. |
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act:
(1) The term ``electric vehicle and infrastructure
demonstration'' and ``demonstration'' mean a demonstration
project established pursuant to section 3.
(2) The term ``infrastructure and support systems'', has
the ... | Requires the Secretary of Defense to carry out a program to demonstrate, for military and civilian use, electric motor vehicles and support systems in one or more geographically dispersed metropolitan areas. Allows financial assistance from the Secretary under the program for up to four years. Outlines provisions conc... | To establish a program in the Department of Defense to promote and demonstrate electric vehicle and infrastructure development for military and civilian use. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``War Crimes Disclosure Act''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT OF DISCLOSURE UNDER FOIA OF INFORMATION REGARDING
INDIVIDUALS WHO COMMITTED NAZI WAR CRIMES.
(a) In General.--Section 552 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by red... | War Crimes Disclosure Act - Requires disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) of any matter in the possession or control of specified Federal agencies that relates to any individual who participated in the persecution of any person because of race, religion, national origin, or political opinion at the di... | War Crimes Disclosure Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare
Protection and Fairness Act of 2000''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--INCREASE IN PAYMENTS FOR INPATIENT HOSPIT... | Title II: Increase in Payments for Home Health Services
- Amends SSA title XVIII with regard to the prospective payment system (PPS) for home health services to eliminate the 15 percent reduction in the cost limits and per beneficiary limits under such PPS.
Makes such amendment effective as if included in the enactmen... | Medicare Protection and Fairness Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Canyon Ferry Yacht Basin Marina
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Concessionaire.--The term ``concessionaire'' means the
person or entity that, in accordance with the lease numbered 5-
LM-60-L3279, has the right t... | Canyon Ferry Yacht Basin Marina Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to: (1) provide for the continued operation of the Yacht Basin Marina located on the Canyon Ferry Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program, Montana; or (2) maintain a marina at Yacht B... | A bill to provide for the continued operation of the Yacht Basin Marina, Montana, to allocate recreation fees collected at the Canyon Ferry Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Airline Competition Preservation Act
of 2000''.
SEC. 2. OVERSIGHT OF AIR CARRIER PRICING.
(a) In General.--Chapter 415 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 41512. Oversight of air carrier pricing
``... | Provides for a situation where, with respect to an interstate route to or from a hub airport, a dominant air carrier (which accounts for more than 50 percent of total annual boardings) at the airport: (1) institutes or changes its fares in a manner that results in fares lower than or comparable to those offered by a ne... | Airline Competition Preservation Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. CONSENT OF CONGRESS.
(a) In General.--The consent and approval of Congress is given to
an interstate forest fire protection compact, as set out in subsection
(b).
(b) Compact.--The compact reads substantially as follows:
``THE NORTHWEST WILDLAND FIRE PROTECTION AGREEMENT
``THIS AG... | Interstate Compact - Grants the consent of the Congress to the Northwestern Wildland Fire Protection Agreement to promote effective prevention, presuppression, and control of forest fires in the Northwestern wildland region of the United States and adjacent areas of Canada. | A bill granting the consent and approval of Congress to an interstate forest fire protection compact. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Entrepreneurial Transition
Act of 2011'' or the ``VET Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM.
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a program under
which the Secretary shall allow eligible veterans to partic... | Veterans Entrepreneurial Transition Act of 2011 or the VET Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a veterans small business entrepreneurship program under which the Secretary may approve an eligible veteran entitled to certain VA educational assistance (under the all-volunteer force o... | To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program under which certain veterans entitled to educational assistance under the laws administered by the Secretary can use such entitlement to start or purchase a qualifying business enterprise, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fighting for American Industry's
Right to Enforcement Against Duty Evasion Act'' or the ``FAIR
Enforcement Against Duty Evasion Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF AVAILABILITY OF BONDS FOR NEW SHIPPERS.
Section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930... | Fighting for American Industry's Right to Enforcement Against Duty Evasion Act or FAIR Enforcement Against Duty Evasion Act of 2011 - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to eliminate the option of an importer to post a bond or security in lieu of a cash deposit for each entry of merchandise exported into the United States by... | A bill to improve the importer of record program and the collection of fees and duties in connection with the importation of merchandise into the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that, in carrying out title I of the
Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency (referred to in this Act as the
``Administrator'') has failed to--
(1) adequately consider alternative ... | Provides that States will not be required to implement enhanced vehicle inspection and maintenance programs under the Clean Air Act prior to March 1, 1996.
Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to immediately rescind regulations relating to the operation of such programs on a centralized bas... | A bill to delay the required implementation date for enhanced vehicle inspection and maintenance programs under the Clean Air Act and to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to reissue the regulations relating to the programs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Oil Spills Act'' or the ``SOS
Act''.
SEC. 2. OFFSHORE DRILLING SAFETY TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
(a) Subtitle J of title IX of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42
U.S.C. 16371-16378) is amended to read as follows:
``Subtitle J--Offshore Drilling ... | Stop Oil Spills Act or the SOS Act - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to revise provisions concerning ultra-deepwater and unconventional natural gas and other petroleum resources.
Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to establish: (1) a program of awards to support the development, demonstration, and commercializ... | To provide for the establishment of a program to support the development, demonstration, and commercialization of innovative technologies to prevent, stop, or capture large-scale accidental discharges of oil or other hydrocarbons from offshore oil and gas drilling operations, including deepwater and ultra-deepwater ope... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Alabama Black Belt
National Heritage Area Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Designation of Alabama B... | Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area in Alabama. Designates the Center for the Study of the Black Belt at the University of West Alabama as the local coordinating entity for the Heritage Area, requires the Center to submit a management plan for the H... | Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Andrew Carnegie Libraries for
Lifelong Learning Act''.
SEC. 2. PUBLIC LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION AND TECHNOLOGY ENHANCEMENT.
The Library Services and Technology Act (20 U.S.C. 9121 et seq.) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating chapter 3 as chapter 4... | Andrew Carnegie Libraries for Lifelong Learning Act - Amends the Library Services and Technology Act to require the Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services to carry out a program of awarding grants to States for the construction or technology enhancement of public libraries. | A bill to provide for public library construction and technology enhancement. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Children's Doctor Access
Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. STATE REQUIREMENT UNDER SCHIP TO REPORT ON HEDIS MEASURE
RELATING TO ACCESS TO PCPS.
(a) In General.--Section 2108(a) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1397hh(a)) is amended--... | Improving Children's Doctor Access Act of 2008 - Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act to require annual state SCHIP reports to include information on: (1) the HEDIS (Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set) measure relating to access to primary care practitioners... | To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to require SCHIP annual reports to include information on the HEDIS measure relating to access to primary care practitioners by individuals eligible for child health assistance under such plans and on State efforts to avoid certain displacement of private health coverage, a... |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The Report and Recommendations of the Westchester
County, New York, January ``B'' 2004 Grand Jury, entitled
``Returning Abused Children to their Abusers: How Westchester
County's Child Protective System Fails the Childre... | Directs the Attorney General to create a national register of cases of child abuse or neglect (abuse), with the information in the register supplied by States or political subdivisions. Requires the register to collect information on children reported as abused in a central electronic database.
Requires: (1) informati... | To require the Attorney General to establish a Federal register of cases of child abuse or neglect. |
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Partnerships Against Crime
Act'', or ``COMPAC''.
SEC. 2. COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AGAINST CRIME.
(a) Conforming Provisions.--(1) Section 5001 of the Anti-Drug Abuse
Act of 1988 is amended--
(A) by striking
``Chapter 2--Public an... | Community Partnerships Against Crime Act, or COMPAC - Amends the Public and Assisted Housing Drug Elimination Act of 1990 to expand the use of anti-drug crime public housing grants to all types of crime.
Makes long-term (one-year initial, five-year total) grants available to public housing authorities with especially ... | COMPAC |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Miscellaneous
Tariff Act of 1993''.
(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, a chapter, subchapter, note, add... | Miscellaneous Tariff Act of 1993 - Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1995, the duty on certain organic chemicals. | Miscellaneous Tariff Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Opioid Addiction Treatment Programs
Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. T-MSIS SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER DATA BOOK.
(a) In General.--Not later than the date that is 12 months after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human
Services (in ... | Opioid Addiction Treatment Programs Enhancement Act This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to publish annually a report on the prevalence of substance use disorders and associated treatment within the Medicaid population in each state and U.S. territory. The report must include&n... | Opioid Addiction Treatment Programs Enhancement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND FINDINGS.
(a) This Act can be cited as the ``Iraq Petroleum Import
Restriction Act of 2001.''
(b) Findings.--Congress finds that:
(1) The Government of the Republic of Iraq--
(A) has failed to comply with the terms of United
Nations S... | Iraq Petroleum Import Restriction Act of 2001 - Prohibits the direct or indirect importation of Iraqi-origin petroleum and petroleum products into the United States, notwithstanding action by the Committee established by United Nations Security Council Resolution 661 authorizing the export of petroleum products from Ir... | A bill to make the United States' energy policy toward Iraq consistent with the national security policies of the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Government Litigation Savings Act''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE PROVISIONS.
(a) Agency Proceedings.--
(1) Eligibility parties; attorney fees.--Section 504 of
title 5, United States Code, is amended--
... | Government Litigation Savings Act - Revises provisions of the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) and the federal judicial code relating to the fees and other expenses of parties in agency proceedings and court cases against the federal government to: (1) restrict awards of fees and other expenses under such Act to prev... | A bill to amend title 5 and 28, United States Code, with respect to the award of fees and other expenses in cases brought against agencies of the United States, to require the Administrative Conference of the United States to compile, and make publically available, certain data relating to the Equal Access to Justice A... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``New and Emerging Technologies 911
Improvement Act of 2008'' or the ``NET 911 Improvement Act of 2008''.
TITLE I--911 SERVICES AND IP-ENABLED VOICE SERVICE PROVIDERS
SEC. 101. DUTY TO PROVIDE 911 AND ENHANCED 911 SERVICE.
The Wireless Communicatio... | New and Emerging Technologies 911 Improvement Act of 2008 or the NET 911 Improvement Act of 2008 - Title I: Services and IP-Enabled Voice Service Providers - (Sec. 101) Amends the IP-Enabled Voice Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999 to require IP-enabled voice service providers to provide 9-1-1 service, includ... | A bill to promote and enhance public safety by facilitating the rapid deployment of IP-enabled 911 and E-911 services, encourage the Nation's transition to a national IP-enabled emergency network, and improve 911 and E-911 access to those with disabilities. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Preventive Services
Coverage Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. EXTENDING THE ELIGIBILITY PERIOD FOR A ``WELCOME TO MEDICARE''
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION FROM SIX MONTHS TO ONE YEAR.
(a) In General.--Section 1862(a)(1)(K) of the Social Security Ac... | Medicare Preventive Services Coverage Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) extend from six months to one year the eligibility period for the "Welcome to Medicare" physical examination; and (2) cover and waive cost-sharing for specified additional preventive screening services. | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend for 6 months the eligibility period for the "Welcome to Medicare" physical examination and to provide for the coverage and waiver of cost-sharing for preventive services under the Medicare program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Farmers and Ranchers Minimizing
Estate Regulations Act of 2013'' or the ``FARMER Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS TO ALTERNATE VALUATION OF FARM, ETC., REAL
PROPERTY.
(a) Maximum Reduction Increased to $2,000,000.--
(1) In... | Farmers and Ranchers Minimizing Estate Regulations Act of 2013 or the FARMER Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the special use valuation of farms and other property used in a trade or business for estate tax purposes, to: (1) increase to $2 million the allowable reduction in the fair marke... | FARMER Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fund and Complete the Border Wall
Act''.
SEC. 2. BORDER WALL TRUST FUND.
(a) Establishment of Fund.--At the end of subchapter III of chapter
33 of title 31, United States Code, insert the following:
``Sec. 3344. Secure the Southern Border Fund.
``(... | Fund and Complete the Border Wall Act This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to establish the Secure the Southern Border Fund to provide funds to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) construct a barrier along the U.S.-Mexico international border, and (2) purchase U.S. Border Patrol vehicles and e... | Fund and Complete the Border Wall Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Accounting Oversight Board
Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. THE FEDERAL ACCOUNTING OVERSIGHT BOARD.
(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established the Federal
Accounting Oversight Board (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the
``FAOB'').
(b) Dut... | Federal Accounting Oversight Board Act of 2009 - Establishes the Federal Accounting Oversight Board (FAOB) to approve and oversee accounting principles and standards for purposes of the federal financial regulatory agencies and the reporting requirements they require.
Directs the FAOB to report annually to Congress, t... | To establish the Federal Accounting Oversight Board to approve and oversee accounting principles and standards for the purposes of the Federal financial regulatory agencies, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Northern Ireland Peace Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Since the British Army and the Royal Ulster
Constabulary in Northern Ireland have begun to use plastic
bullets as weapons, thousands have ... | Directs the President, in order to deny the United Kingdom and the Royal Ulster Constabulary the ability to support acts of violence and destruction against Catholic enclaves in Northern Ireland, to establish diplomatic initiatives, both bilaterally with U.S. allies and multilaterally in appropriate international fora ... | Northern Ireland Peace Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Taxpayers' Defense Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. MANDATORY CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW.
Chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting
after section 808 the following:
``SUBCHAPTER II--MANDATORY REVIEW OF CERTAIN RULES
``Sec. 815. Rule... | Taxpayers' Defense Act of 1998 - Amends Federal law provisions concerning discretionary congressional review of agency rules to set forth provisions mandating that a rule that establishes or increases a tax, however denominated, shall not take effect before the enactment of a bill the text of which has been submitted t... | Taxpayers' Defense Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sewage Overflow Community Right-to-
Know Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1362) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(25) Sanitary sewer overflow.--The term `sanitary s... | Sewage Overflow Community Right-to-Know Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to require owners or operators of publicly owned treatment works to: (1) institute monitoring systems to provide timely alerts of sewer overflows; (2) notify the public, not later than 24... | To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to ensure that publicly owned treatment works monitor for and report sewer overflows, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be referred to as the ``Plain Regulations Act of
2012''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to improve the effectiveness and
accountability of Federal agencies to the public by promoting clear
regulations that are easier for the Government to implement and for... | Plain Regulations Act of 2012 - Requires the head of each executive agency to: (1) implement a program for using plain language in writing new and revised regulations, and (2) certify to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that each proposed or final rule is in plain language.
Requires the Direct... | To ensure clarity of regulations to improve the effectiveness of Federal regulatory programs while decreasing burdens on the regulated public. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Freedom
Protection Act''.
(b) References.--Each amendment to or repeal of a section or other
provision of law that is made by this Act shall be considered to be an
amendment to or repeal of, respectively, that provi... | Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, within 100 days of receiving such a claim, to promulgate regulations authorizing such claims in a form that accurately reflects the degree of scientific evidence supporting the claim, unless the Secretary determines that no scientific evidence supports such claim and... | Consumer Freedom Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Enterprise Ecosystem and
Economic Development Commission Act of 2012'' or as the ``SEEED
Commission Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. COMMISSION ON THE ADVANCEMENT OF SOCIAL ENTERPRISE.
(a) Establishment.--There is established a commission to be known
as ... | Social Enterprise Ecosystem and Economic Development Commission Act of 2012 or the SEEED Commission Act of 2012 - Establishes the Commission on the Advancement of Social Enterprise to examine and make recommendations on ways the federal government can support and utilize social enterprises. Requires the Commission to: ... | To provide for the establishment of a Commission on the Advancement of Social Enterprise. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Access to Community Health
Centers (MATCH) Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that:
(1) National importance.--Community health centers serve as
the medical home and family physician to over 16,000,000 people
... | Medicare Access to Community Health Centers (MATCH) Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the definition of "federally qualified health center services" to include ambulatory services furnished by a federally qualified health center (FQHC) for which payment may otherwise be ma... | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a prospective payment system instead of the reasonable cost-based reimbursement method for Medicare-covered services provided by Federally qualified health centers and to expand the scope of such covered services to account for expansions in the scope ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stolen Identity Refund Fraud
Prevention Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. CENTRALIZED POINT OF CONTACT FOR IDENTITY THEFT VICTIMS.
The Secretary of the Treasury, or the Secretary's delegate, shall
establish and maintain an office at the Internal Revenue Service a... | Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Prevention Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to take several actions to prevent and respond to tax-related identity theft and tax fraud. Treasury or the IRS must: establish a centralized ... | Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Prevention Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lobbying Transparency Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. QUARTERLY REPORTS BY REGISTERED LOBBYISTS ON CONTRIBUTIONS
BUNDLED FOR CERTAIN RECIPIENTS.
(a) In General.--Section 5 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995
(2 U.S.C. 1604) is amended by adding... | Lobbying Transparency Act of 2007 - Amends the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require a registered lobbyist who bundles two or more contributions made (in an aggregate amount exceeding $5,000) to a covered recipient during a quarterly period to: (1) file a quarterly report with the Secretary of the Senate and the C... | To amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require registered lobbyists to file quarterly reports on contributions bundled for certain recipients, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Donald J. Trump Wealth Tax Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) In 1999, then Presidential candidate Donald J. Trump
said the following on Good Morning America regarding his wealth
tax plan, ``... | Donald J. Trump Wealth Tax Act of 2017 This bill imposes a 14.25% tax on any U.S. citizen, resident, or applicable trust with a net worth that exceeds $10 million. The tax applies to the portion of the net worth that exceeds $10 million, excluding the value of any principal residence and its indebtedness. | Donald J. Trump Wealth Tax Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``South Texas Veterans Access to Care
Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; DEFINITION.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The current and future health care needs of veterans
residing in the Far South Texas area are not bein... | South Texas Veterans Access to Care Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to determine, and notify Congress, whether the needs of veterans for acute inpatient hospital care in 24 counties comprising Far South Texas shall be met through: (1) a public-private venture to provide such services and long-te... | To provide for the health care needs of veterans in far South Texas. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Coastal State Renewable Energy
Promotion Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. STATE OCEAN AND COASTAL RENEWABLE ENERGY PLANNING.
(a) In General.--The Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C.
1451 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 306A the followin... | Coastal State Renewable Energy Promotion Act of 2008 - Amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to authorize grants to eligible coastal states to support voluntary state efforts to initiate and complete surveys of portions of coastal state waters and federal waters adjacent to a state's coastal zone to identify p... | To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to authorize grants to coastal States to support State efforts to initiate and complete surveys of coastal State waters and Federal waters adjacent to a State's coastal zone to identify potential areas suitable or unsuitable for the exploration, development, and producti... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tax Incentives for Family-Friendly
Workplaces Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. SMALL BUSINESS FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business related
... | Tax Incentives for Family-Friendly Workplaces Act of 1996 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a small business family and medical leave credit and a credit for wages paid to employees who are permitted to shift employment hours or to work at home in order to reduce child care needs. | Tax Incentives for Family-Friendly Workplaces Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Drug-Free School Zone Enforcement
Act''.
SEC. 2. RESERVATION OF FUNDS.
(a) In General.--Section 4004(1) of the Safe and Drug-Free Schools
and Communities Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 7104(1)) is amended by striking
``1;'' and inserting ``1, except that, fro... | Directs the Secretary of Education to: (1) reserve for such grants program a specified minimum amount of funds under such Act; and (2) make program allotments to States, according to a specified formula.
Requires States to use at least 95 percent of such grant allotments for subgrants to local governments for such drug... | Drug-Free School Zone Enforcement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Equal Employment Opportunity
Complaint Data Disclosure Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act--
(1) the term ``agency'' means an Executive agency, a
military department, the United States Postal Service, the
P... | Directs the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to post on its public Web site summary statistical data relating to: (1) hearings requested before an administrative judge of the Commission on such complaints; and (2) appeals filed with the Commission from final agency actions on such complaints. | Equal Employment Opportunity Complaint Data Disclosure Act |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Mohuiddin A.K.M. Ahmed is an innocent Bangladeshi
citizen living in exile in the United States. In 1996, a
Bangladeshi court erroneously convicted Mr. Ahmed of murder and
sentenced him to death in connection with... | Provides for the relief of Mohuiddin A. K. M. Ahmed. | For the relief of Mohuiddin A. K. M. Ahmed. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public Benefit Bonds Innovative
Financing Act''.
SEC. 2. TAX TREATMENT OF DISTRIBUTIONS FROM QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLANS
INVESTING IN PUBLIC BENEFIT BONDS.
(a) In General.--Section 72 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to annu... | Public Benefit Bonds Innovative Financing Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for the tax treatment of distributions from qualified retirement plans investing in public benefit bonds. | Public Benefit Bonds Innovative Financing Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation
Reform Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION FUND.
(a) In General.--Section 401(c) of the Surface Mining Control and
Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1231(c)) is amended--
(1) by striking paragr... | Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Reform Act of 2004 - Amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to repeal the authorization that certain moneys in the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund may be used: (1) by the Secretary of Agriculture for reclamation of rural lands; and (2) by the Department of the Inte... | A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to improve the reclamation of abandoned mines. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, ETC.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Marriage Penalty
and Family Tax Relief Act of 2001''.
(b) Section 15 Not To Apply.--No amendment made by this Act shall
be treated as a change in a rate of tax for purposes of section 15 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
SEC.... | Marriage Penalty and Family Tax Relief Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that the basic standard deduction on a joint return shall be equal to 200 percent of the dollar amount of an individual who is not married.(Sec. 3) Provides a six-year schedule for making, by 2009, the maximum taxable incom... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the marriage penalty by providing for adjustments to the standard deduction, the 15-percent rate bracket, and the earned income credit, to increase the child credit and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prescription Drug Consumer
Information Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS TRANSPARENCY REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Amendments to the Public Health Service Act Relating to the
Group Market.--
(1) In general.--Subpart 2 of part A of title... | Prescription Drug Consumer Information Act of 2003 - Amends the Public Health Service Act with regard to certain contracts involving pharmacy benefit managers (PBM's). Sets forth certain requirements a PBM must meet for a group health plan, and a health insurance issuer providing health insurance coverage in connection... | A bill to prohibit a health plan from contracting with a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) unless the PBM satisfies certain requirements, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nuclear Fuel Storage Improvement Act
of 2011''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission.
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secreta... | Nuclear Fuel Storage Improvement Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to offer to enter into temporary used fuel storage facility agreements in accordance with this Act.
Sets a deadline by which a local governmental unit may, with the approval of the state governor, notify the Secretary that it is willi... | A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to offer to enter into temporary used fuel storage facility agreements. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Migratory Bird Treaty Act was enacted in 1918 to
implement the 1916 Convention for the Protection of Migratory
Birds be... | Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act - Amends the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to prohibit persons from: (1) taking migratory birds by the aid of baiting, or on or over any baited area, where they know or should have known that the area is a baited area; or (2) placing or directing the placement of bait on or adjacent to an ... | Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Non-Foreign Area Retirement Equity
Assurance Act of 2008'' or the ``Non-Foreign AREA Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF LOCALITY PAY.
(a) Locality-Based Comparability Payments.--Section 5304(f)(1) of
title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking... | Non-Foreign Area Retirement Equity Assurance Act of 2008 or the Non-Foreign AREA Act of 2008 - Revises federal employee locality-based comparability payments provisions to include U.S. territories and possessions, including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, within a p... | To provide for retirement equity for Federal employees in nonforeign areas outside the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Providing Reliable Options for
Patients and Educational Resources Act of 2018'' or the ``PROPER Act of
2018''.
SEC. 2. REQUIRING MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLANS AND PART D PRESCRIPTION DRUG
PLANS TO INCLUDE INFORMATION ON RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH
... | Providing Reliable Options for Patients and Educational Resources Act of 2018 or the PROPER Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill requires Medicare and Medicare Advantage (MA) prescription drug plan (PDP) sponsors to annually disclose information to enrollees about: (1) the risks of prolonged opioid use; and (2) the plan's co... | Providing Reliable Options for Patients and Educational Resources Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``California Affordable Quantity and
Quality Water Resources Projects Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FUNDING FOR EPA CONSERVATION GRANTS.
(a) National Nonpoint Source Program Implementation.--There is
authorized to be appropriated to implement the national nonpo... | California Affordable Quantity and Quality Water Resources Projects Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the Safe Water Drinking Act to increase the authorizations of appropriations for Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) conservation grant programs, including the national nonpoint source ... | A bill to authorize appropriations for conservation grants of the Environmental Protection Agency, to direct the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Interior to conduct expedited feasibility studies of certain water projects in the State of California, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Global Trade Requires Unmitigated
Truth in Health (TRUTH) Act'' .
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The rise of global trade has created both new
commercial opportunities and new health risks.
(2) Gove... | Global Trade Requires Unmitigated Truth in Health (TRUTH) Act - Requires the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to: (1) propose to the World Trade Organization (WTO) that its rights and obligations should take into account whether countries are undermining the trade system by failing to abide by the rules of other intern... | To seek the inclusion of certain requirements of the International Health Regulations of the World Health Organization as obligations under the World Trade Organization. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Noncommercial Broadcasting Freedom
of Expression Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) In the additional guidance contained in the Federal
Communication Commission's memorandum opinion and order in W... | Prohibits the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from: (1) imposing or enforcing any quantitative requirement on NCE licenses based on the number of hours of programming that serve such purposes; or (2) imposing or enforcing any other programming content requirement on an NCE license that is not imposed on a licen... | Noncommercial Broadcasting Freedom of Expression Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Women's History and Nineteenth
Amendment Centennial Quarter Dollar Coin Program Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The tireless and passionate efforts of the suffragists,
their supporters, and other stakehold... | Women's History and Nineteenth Amendment Centennial Quarter Dollar Coin Program Act This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue quarter-dollar coins in commemoration of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment granting women the right to vote. The design on the reverse of each coin sha... | Women’s History and Nineteenth Amendment Centennial Quarter Dollar Coin Program Act |
SECTION 1. ANTITRUST EXEMPTIONS.
(a) Study.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a study of the
legal requirements and policies followed by the Department in deciding
whether to approve international alliances under section 41309 of title
49, United States Code, and grant exemptions from the antitrust laws
... | Directs the Comptroller General to study legal requirements and policies followed by the Department of Transportation in deciding whether to: (1) approve cooperative agreements between an air carrier and a foreign air carrier (international alliances) to provide foreign air transportation; and (2) exempt such alliances... | To direct the Comptroller General to conduct a study of the legal requirements and policies followed by the Department of Transportation in deciding whether to approve international alliances between air carriers and foreign air carriers and grant exemptions from the antitrust laws in connection with such international... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Care Expansion Act''.
TITLE I--GENERAL EXPANSION OF ACTIVITIES
SEC. 101. SMALL BUSINESS CHILD CARE GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services
(hereafter referred to in this section as the ``Secre... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: General Expansion of Activities
Title II: Tax Incentives for Dependent Care
Child Care Expansion Act -
Title I: General Expansion of Activities
- Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a small business child care grant program to assist States in pr... | Child Care Expansion Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Guard and Reserve Soft
Landing Reintegration Act''.
SEC. 2. RETENTION ON ACTIVE DUTY AFTER DEMOBILIZATION OF RESERVES
FOLLOWING EXTENDED DEPLOYMENTS IN CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS
OR HOMELAND DEFENSE MISSIONS.
(a) In Ge... | National Guard and Reserve Soft Landing Reintegration Act - Requires that a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces who was deployed for more than 179 days for a contingency operation or a homeland defense mission be: (1) retained on active duty in the Armed Forces for 90 days after the end of the member's de... | A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the retention on active duty after demobilization of members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces following extended deployments in contingency operations or homeland defense mission, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer and Small Business Energy
Commission Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) there have been several sharp increases since 1990 in
the price of electricity, gasoline, home heating oil, natural
ga... | Consumer and Small Business Energy Commission Act of 2003 - Establishes the Consumer and Small Business Energy Commission to study and report to Congress on significant price spikes in major United States consumer energy products since 1990. | A bill to establish a Consumer and Small Business Energy Commission to assess and provide recommendations regarding recent energy price spikes from the perspective of consumers and small businesses. |
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF LIQUIDATION AUTHORITY.
(a) In General.--Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and
Consumer Protection Act is hereby repealed and any Federal law amended
by such title shall, on and after the effective date of this Act, be
effective as if title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform... | . (Sec. 1) This bill amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal Title II (Orderly Liquidation Authority), concerning the bankruptcy of financial institutions, and makes conforming amendments to the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Federal Reserve Act. | To repeal title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Block Grant Performance Standards
Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. ADMINISTRATION OF BLOCK GRANTS.
Chapter 73 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end thereof the following new subchapter:
``SUBCHAPTER II--CONDITIONS APPLICABLE ... | Block Grant Performance Standards Act of 1995 - Amends Federal law to establish performance criteria to be included in a block grant strategic plan. Requires an entity applying for a block grant to establish a community advisory committee to advise the entity in the development and implementation of a plan. | Block Grant Performance Standards Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. CENTER FOR WOMEN VETERANS.
(a) In General.--(1) Chapter 3 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 318. Center for Women Veterans
``(a) There is in the Department a Center for Women Veterans. There
is at the head of the Center a Director.
... | Establishes in the Department of Veterans Affairs a Center for Women Veterans, headed by a Director. Specifies duties of the Director, including: (1) providing advice on and making recommendations with respect to the adoption and implementation of policies and programs affecting women veterans; (2) promoting the use ... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a Women's Bureau in the Department of Veterans Affairs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Enhancing the Quality of Parental
Legal Representation Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) In the Strengthening Abuse and Neglect Courts Act of
2000, the Congress found that ``under both Federal and St... | Enhancing the Quality of Parental Legal Representation Act of 2011 - Amends title IV (Temporary Aid to Needy Families) (TANF) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants to the highest state courts to enable them to provide legal representation for parents and le... | To provide funds to State courts for the provision of legal representation to parents and legal guardians with respect to child welfare cases. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Parental Choice in Television Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. PARENTAL CHOICE IN TELEVISION PROGRAMMING.
(a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Television influences children's perception of the
values and behavior that... | Parental Choice in Television Act of 1995 - Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to prescribe rules that: (1) on the basis of recommendations from an advisory committee, identify and rate video programming that contains sexual, violent, or other material about which parents should be informed; and (2) ... | Parental Choice in Television Act of 1995 |
TITLE I--OVERTIME RIGHTS PROTECTION
SEC. 101. CLARIFICATION OF REGULATIONS RELATING TO OVERTIME
COMPENSATION.
Section 13 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 213)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(k)(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subchapter II of chapter
5... | Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to deny any force or effect to any portion of a rule promulgated on April 23, 2004, that has the effect of exempting from FLSA overtime compensation requirements (which limit maximum hours at regular compensation) any employee who would not otherwise be exempted if reg... | A bill to provide fair wages for America's workers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mni Wiconi Project Act Amendments of
2013''.
SEC. 2. OTHER AGENCY ASSISTANCE.
The Mni Wiconi Project Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-516; 102 Stat.
2566; 108 Stat. 4543) is amended by inserting after section 3B the
following:
``SEC. 3C. PLANS FOR COMPLET... | Mni Wiconi Project Act Amendments of 2013 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Mni Wiconi Project Act of 1988 to direct the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to develop plans for completing, and to enter into agreements with specified agency heads to complete, the Oglala Sioux Rural Water Supply System, the Rosebud Sioux Rural Wa... | Mni Wiconi Project Act Amendments of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Care Safety Net Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS PROGRAM OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
ACT.
(a) Additional Authorizations of Appropriations for the Health
Centers Program of Public Health Service Act.--Section 330(r)... | Health Care Safety Net Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations for FY2008-FY2012 for: (1) health centers to meet the health care needs of medically underserved populations; (2) the National Health Service Corps; and (3) rural health care programs.
Requires studies or reports on: ... | A bill to amend the Public Health Services Act to reauthorize the Community Health Centers program, the National Health Service Corps, and rural health care programs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Breast Cancer Strategy Act
of 1993''.
TITLE I--ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF BREAST CANCER AND NATIONAL BREAST
CANCER COMMISSION
SEC. 101. OFFICE OF BREAST CANCER.
Title XVII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Establishment of Office of Breast Cancer and
National Breast Cancer Commission
Title II: Duties of Director of the National Cancer
Institute Relating to Breast Cancer
National Breast Cancer Strategy Act of 1993 -
Title I: Establishment of Office of Breast Canc... | National Breast Cancer Strategy Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Technology Export Review Act''.
SEC. 2. ANNUAL REVIEW OF CONTROLLED ITEMS.
Section 4 of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App.
2403) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(h) Control List Review.--
``(1) In gene... | Technology Export Review Act - Amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 to direct the Secretary of Commerce to conduct periodic reviews of national security and foreign policy export controls on goods and technology in order to ensure that requirements for validated licenses to export are periodically removed as su... | Technology Export Review Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Commuter Relief
Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Increased uniform dollar limitation for all types of
... | Commuter Relief Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish a uniform monthly benefit amount of $200 for all types of transportation fringe benefits (commuting reimbursements, transit passes, parking, and bicycle commuting reimbursements) and allow a cost-of-living adjustment for such benefit amount beginn... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve commuting and transportation options. |
SECTION 1. RECOGNITION OF JOURNALISTS EMBEDDED WITH UNITED STATES ARMED
FORCES OR COALITION PARTNERS IN IRAQ DURING OPERATION
IRAQI FREEDOM.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The First Amendment to the Constitution of the United
States establishes t... | Directs the Secretary of Defense to award the Office of the Secretary of Defense Exceptional Public Service Award to journalists who accompanied units of the U.S. armed forces or of a coalition partner into Iraq to report on Operation Iraqi Freedom. | To provide for the issuance of the Office of the Secretary of Defense Exceptional Public Service Award to journalists who accompanied units of the United States Armed Forces or coalition partners into Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom, a process referred to as "embedding", in order to provide first-hand and timely re... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Judicial Mandate and Remedy
Clarification Act of 1996.''
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) a variety of effective and appropriate judicial
remedies are available for the full redress of legal and
constitutiona... | Judicial Mandate and Remedy Clarification Act of 1996 - Sets limits on: (1) the authority of Federal courts to fashion remedies by imposing, increasing, levying, or assessing any tax; or (2) any settlement or order which has that effect.
Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) judicial review; (2) a right of certain ag... | Judicial Mandate and Remedy Clarification Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Highway Rail Grade Crossing Safety
Formula Enhancement Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. ALLOCATIONS OF APPORTIONED FUNDS FOR RAILWAY-HIGHWAY CROSSINGS.
(a) Apportionment for Railway-Highway Crossings.--Section 104(b)(3)
of title 23, United States Code, is amende... | Highway Rail Grade Crossing Safety Formula Enhancement Act of 1995 - Amends the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to direct the Secretary of Transportation, for each of specified years, to set aside five percent of the funds authorized for the surface transportation program to be apportioned amon... | Highway Rail Grade Crossing Safety Formula Enhancement Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicaid Expansion Incentive Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. REDISTRIBUTION OF FEDERAL MEDICAID FUNDS TO STATES ELECTING TO
MEET ACA MEDICAID EXPANSION REQUIREMENTS FROM STATES NOT
SO ELECTING.
(a) In General.--Section 1903 of the S... | Medicaid Expansion Incentive Act of 2013 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to entitle to an increase (bonus) in payments under its state medical assistance plan any state electing to meet Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansion requirements under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Ac... | Medicaid Expansion Incentive Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Obstetric Fistula Prevention,
Treatment, Hope, and Dignity Restoration Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Every two minutes, one woman dies from pregnancy-
related complications. Of these deaths, 99 pe... | Obstetric Fistula Prevention, Treatment, Hope, and Dignity Restoration Act of 2015 This bill authorizes the President to provide assistance, including through international organizations, national governments, and international and local nongovernmental organizations, to: (1) address the social and health issues that ... | Obstetric Fistula Prevention, Treatment, Hope, and Dignity Restoration Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``DoD Laboratory Authorities for
Breakthrough Scientific Research Act'' or the ``DoD LABS Research
Act''.
SEC. 2. TRAVEL TO TECHNICAL SYMPOSIUM OR TECHNICAL CONFERENCE.
The Secretary of Defense may not prohibit an employee of a defense
laboratory from t... | DoD Laboratory Authorities for Breakthrough Scientific Research Act or the DoD LABS Research Act - Prohibits the Secretary of Defense (DOD) from disallowing an employee of a defense laboratory from traveling to a technical symposium or conference if the head of such laboratory determines that there is a sufficient amou... | DoD LABS Research Act |
Subsets and Splits
SQL Console for FiscalNote/billsum
Counts the number of entries with a summary shorter than 447 characters, providing a basic count of short summaries.