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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Military Reservist
Tax Credit Act''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR INCOME DIFFERENTIAL FOR EMPLOYMENT OF ACTIVATED
MILITARY RESERVIST AND REPLACEMENT PERSONNEL.
(a) In General.--Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of th... | Small Business Military Reservist Tax Credit Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) certain small business employers (50 or fewer employees) and small manufacturers (100 or fewer employees) a tax credit for a percentage of the differential between the average daily civilian compensation and average daily ... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow small business employers a credit against income tax with respect to employees who participate in the military reserve components and are called to active duty and with respect to replacement employees and to allow a comparable credit for activated military res... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security KidSave Accounts
Act''.
SEC. 2. SOCIAL SECURITY KIDSAVE ACCOUNTS.
Title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) is
amended--
(1) by inserting before section 201 the following:
``Part A--Ins... | Social Security KidSave Accounts Act - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to create a new part B (KidSave Accounts). Directs the Commissioner of Social Security to establish in the name of each individual born on or after January 1, 2006, an individual retir... | To amend the Social Security Act to provide each American child with a KidSave Account, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Expand Access to Job Training for
English Language Learners Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Approximately 17.8 million adults in the United States
have limited proficiency in English.
(2) Appro... | Expand Access to Job Training for English Language Learners Act - Amends the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA), which is tile II of the Workforce Investment Partnership Act of 1998 (WIPA), and provisions for Workforce Investment Systems (WIS), which are title I of WIPA, to revise and increase access and s... | To amend and improve the workforce investment and adult education systems of the Nation. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``South Dakota Tribal Nursing
Facilities Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The highest rate of poverty in South Dakota occurs on
Indian reservations.
(2... | South Dakota Tribal Nursing Facilities Act of 2002 - Makes a nursing facility in South Dakota that is owned or operated by an Indian tribe or tribal organization, and is unable to obtain a State license only because of a State-imposed moratorium on the issuance of such licenses, eligible for reimbursement for medical a... | A bill to provide for the reimbursement under the medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act of nursing facilities that are located on an Indian reservation in the State of South Dakota and owned or operated by an Indian tribe or tribal organization, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State Witness Protection Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF STATE AND LOCAL WITNESSES.
(a) In General.--Chapter 73 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1522. State and local witness tampering and reta... | State Witness Protection Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose criminal penalties on any person who kills, or attempts to kill, a witness in a state or local judicial proceeding, who uses physical force or the threat of force against such a witness, or who offers such witness anything of value with t... | State Witness Protection Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Return to Prudent Banking Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. GLASS-STEAGALL REVIVED.
(a) Wall Between Commercial Banks and Securities Activities
Reestablished.--Section 18 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12
U.S.C. 1828) is amended by adding at the end the f... | Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2017 This bill prohibits an insured depository institution from affiliating with any person or firm engaged principally in, among other things, issuing or selling stocks, bonds, notes, or other securities. Officers, directors and employees of securities firms are prohibited from simulta... | Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Biometric Identification
Transnational Migration Alert Program Authorization Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION TRANSNATIONAL MIGRATION ALERT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Subtitle D of title IV of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 2... | Biometric Identification Transnational Migration Alert Program Authorization Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide statutory authority for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Biometric Identification Transnational Migration Alert Program (BITMAP). That program was esta... | Biometric Identification Transnational Migration Alert Program Authorization Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. YUMA CROSSING NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.
Section 3(b) of the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Act of
2000 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 106-319) is amended to read as
follows:
``(b) Boundaries.--The Heritage Area shall be comprised generally
of the riverfront and downtown a... | Adjusts the boundaries of the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area to comprise generally the riverfront and downtown areas and specifies the exact boundaries of the Heritage Area. | To adjust the boundary of the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness to Local Contractors Act''.
SEC. 2. ENHANCEMENT OF STATE ENFORCEMENT OF STATE TAX, EMPLOYMENT, AND
LICENSING LAWS AGAINST CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS.
(a) Requirement for State Tax Clearance From Potential Construction
Contractors.-... | Fairness to Local Contractors Act - Amends the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 and defense contract law to require a bidder or offeror, to be considered a responsible bidder or offeror for the construction of a public building, facility, or work, to submit a tax clearance (a document stating th... | To provide authorities to, and impose requirements on, the heads of executive agencies in order to facilitate State enforcement of State tax, employment, and licensing laws against Federal construction contractors. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie
Expansion Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION AND LAND CONVEYANCES
INVOLVING JOLIET TRAINING AREA, ILLINOIS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Mi... | Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie Expansion Act of 2008 - Transfers administrative jurisdiction over the Joliet Training Area (JTA) from the Secretary of the Army to the Secretary of Agriculture.
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey a specified parcel of land to Will County, Illinois. Requires the deed for ... | To transfer administrative jurisdiction over the Joliet Training Area in Will County, Illinois, to the Secretary of Agriculture for inclusion in the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, to provide for the conveyance of several parcels of the Joliet Training Area, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mobilized Reserve Savings Account
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEDUCTION FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO SAVINGS ACCOUNTS OF ARMED FORCES
RESERVES.
(a) In General.--Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to additiona... | Mobilized Reserve Savings Account Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a qualified armed forces reservist to deduct annual contributions to an Armed Forces reserve savings account (as defined by this Act). Limits annual contributions to the lesser of $5,000, or $25,000 reduced by previous contributions to su... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction to members of the Armed Forces reserves for contributions to savings accounts which may be used when the members are called to active duty. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) Oliver L. Brown is the namesake of the landmark United
States Supreme Court decision of 1954, Brown v. Board of
Education (347 U.S. 483, 1954);
(2) Oliver L. Brown is honored as the lead plaintiff in the
Topeka, Kansa... | Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the posthumous presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal in commemoration of the Reverend Oliver L. Brown (the lead plaintiff in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Educati... | A bill to posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Reverend Oliver L. Brown. |
SECTION 1. ROLLOVER CONTRIBUTIONS FROM DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS OF
STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.
(a) Rollovers From Section 457 Plans.--
(1) In general.--Section 457(e) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to other definitions and special rules)
is amended b... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) a rollover contribution to an individual retirement account from a State or local government deferred compensation plan (section 457 plan); and (2) such an entity to maintain a 401k plan. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow roll-over contributions to individual retirement plans from deferred compensation plans maintained by States and local governments and to allow State and local governments to maintain 401(k) plans. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Opioid Overdose Reduction Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Overdoses from opioids have increased dramatically in
the United States.
(2) Deaths from drug overdo... | Opioid Overdose Reduction Act of 2014 - Exempts from liability for harm caused by the emergency administration of an opioid overdose drug: a health care professional who prescribes or provides such a drug to an individual at risk of experiencing an opioid overdose, or to another person in a position to assist such in... | Opioid Overdose Reduction Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Expand School Meals Act of 2009''.
TITLE I--TRANSITION PERIOD
SEC. 101. PHASED-IN INCREASE IN INCOME ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES FOR FREE
SCHOOL LUNCHES AND BREAKFASTS.
Section 9(b) of the Richard B. Russell National Sch... | Expand School Meals Act of 2009 - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to expand eligibility for free meals under the school lunch and breakfast programs to children whose family income falls at or below 185% of the federal poverty guidelines.
Phases-in this eligi... | A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to increase the number of children eligible for free school meals, with a phased-in transition period. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Child Summer Hunger Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. SUMMER ELECTRONIC BENEFITS TRANSFER FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM.
Section 13(a) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act
(42 U.S.C. 1761(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
`... | Stop Child Summer Hunger Act of 2015 This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require the Department of Agriculture to establish a program providing eligible households with summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards in order to give children access to food during the summer months to: ... | Stop Child Summer Hunger Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Saudi Arabia Accountability Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) United Nations Security Council Resolution 1373 (2001)
mandates that all states ``refrain from providing any form of
su... | Saudi Arabia Accountability Act of 2009 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the government of Saudi Arabia: (1) cooperate fully with the United States in the investigation of terror groups and individuals; (2) close permanently all organizations in Saudi Arabia that fund, train, encourage, or in any way aid terroris... | To halt Saudi support for institutions that fund, train, incite, encourage, or in any other way aid and abet terrorism, to secure full Saudi cooperation in the investigation of terrorist incidents, to halt the issuance of visas to citizens of Saudi Arabia until the President certifies that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia d... |
.--For purposes of this section, the
term ``qualified joint resolution'' means only a joint resolution
described in section 3(2)(B) of this Act.
(b) Introduction.--A proposed qualified joint resolution
transmitted by the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency under section 3(a) shall be introd... | Flood Insurance Fairness Act of 2013 - Prohibits the taking effect of specified flood insurance premium changes under the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 and the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (which prohibit the estimating of flood insurance premium rates for severe repetitive loss and other sp... | Flood Insurance Fairness Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. TAX CREDIT FOR CERTAIN POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS.
(a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to nonrefundable
personal credits) is amended by inserting after section 22 the
following new section:
``SEC. 23. CREDIT FOR POLITICAL CON... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual a tax credit equal to one-half of all political contributions and all newsletter fund contributions paid during the taxable year. Limits such credit to $100 ($200 for a joint return). Eliminates the Presidential Election Campaign Fund. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for certain political contributions and to eliminate the Presidential Campaign Fund. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Specialty Crop and Value-Added
Agriculture Promotion Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF SPECIALTY CROP.
Section 3(1) of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004
(Public 108-465; 7 U.S.C. 1621 note) is amended--
(1) by inserting ``fish and ... | Specialty Crop and Value-Added Agriculture Promotion Act - Amends the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 to include within the definition of specialty crop: (1) farm-raised or wild-harvested fish and shellfish; and (2) organically produced specialty crops.
Makes the authorization of appropriations for state s... | To amend the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 to increase the authorization of appropriations for grants to support the competitiveness of specialty crops, to amend the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 to improve the program of value-added agricultural product market development grants by routing fun... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Delaware River Basin Conservation
Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Delaware River Basin is a national treasure of
great cultural, environmental, and ecological importance.
(2) The De... | Delaware River Basin Conservation Act of 2010 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior, through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to establish a Delaware River Basin Restoration Program, under which the Director shall: (1) work in consultation with existing management structures to identify, ... | To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program to build upon and help coordinate funding for restoration and protection efforts at the Federal, regional, State, and local level for the four-State Delaware Basin, including all of Delaware Bay and portions of Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvan... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mining Jobs Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. PERMITS FOR DREDGED OR FILL MATERIAL.
Section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1344) is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the
following:
``(c) Authority of Administrator ... | Mining Jobs Protection Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to repeal provisions that require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to consult with the Secretary of the Army before denying or restricting the use of specified areas as dispo... | A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify the authority of the Administrator to disapprove specifications of disposal sites for the discharge of, dredged or fill material, and to clarify the procedure under which a higher review of specifications may be requested. |
SECTION 1. INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL PORTION OF THE LITTLE SANDY RIVER
WATERSHED IN THE BULL RUN WATERSHED MANAGEMENT UNIT,
OREGON.
(a) In General.--Public Law 95-200 (16 U.S.C. 482b note) is amended
by striking section 1 and inserting the following:
``SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF SPEC... | Requires the cutting of trees to be prohibited on Federal land in the entire unit.
Repeals a provision of the Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 1996 which requires certain Unit lands that are not contained in the Bull Run River Drainage to be managed in accordance with the law establishing the Unit.
Requires the Secr... | A bill to provide further protections for the watershed of the Little Sandy River as part of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit, Oregon, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Fairness in
Representation Act'' .
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) Over half a million people living in the District of
Columbia, the capital of our democratic Nation, lack direct
votin... | District of Columbia Fairness in Representation Act - Considers the District of Columbia as a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives.
Provides, until the taking effect of the first reapportionment occurring after the regular decennial census conducted for 2010, that: (1... | To establish the District of Columbia as a Congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lowey-DeLauro Emergency
Infrastructure Jobs Act''.
SEC. 2. STATE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL REVOLVING FUNDS.
Title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1381-1387) is amended by inserting at the end the following new
section:
``SEC. 6... | Lowey-DeLauro Emergency Infrastructure Jobs Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make capitalization grants to each State during FY 1993 for an economic stimulus program administered through such State's water pollution control revolv... | Lowey-DeLauro Emergency Infrastructure Jobs Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Classroom Safety Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT.
(a) Placement in Alternative Educational Setting.--Section 615(k)
of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1415(k))
is amended--... | Classroom Safety Act of 2001 - Amends the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to authorize school personnel to discipline (including expel or suspend), in the same manner in which such personnel may discipline a child without a disability, any child with a disability who commits specified school-related ... | To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide increased authority for school personnel to discipline children with disabilities who engage in certain dangerous behavior. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Commission on School
Finance To Meet the National Education Goals Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds--
(1) State governments have for a long time played the
principal role in financing America's education system an... | National Commission on School Finance to Meet the National Education Goals Act - Establishes the National Commission on School Finance to Meet the National Education Goals (the Commission), as an independent agency in the executive branch.
Directs the Commission to: (1) study and report to the Congress on the researc... | National Commission on School Finance to Meet the National Education Goals Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Railroad Grade Crossing Safety Act
of 1994''.
SEC. 2. GRADE CROSSING SIGNAL DEVICES.
Section 202 of the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 (45 U.S.C.
431) is amended--
(1) by redesignating the subsections after the first
subsectio... | Railroad Grade Crossing Safety Act of 1994 - Amends the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 to direct the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) to establish uniform standards regarding the allocation of responsibility for selection and installation of signal devices at public railroad-highway grade crossings.
(Sec. ... | Railroad Grade Crossing Safety Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Freedom to Serve Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) According to article I, section 8 of the United States
Constitution, Congress has the power to raise and support
armies and to prov... | Freedom to Serve Act of 2008 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose criminal penalties for: (1) using force or the threat of force or physical obstruction to injure, intimidate or interfere with anyone providing federal or state military recruiting services or anyone seeking to inquire about or volunteer for mili... | To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Save Our Small and Seasonal
Businesses Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS ON H-2B WORKERS.
(a) In General.--Section 214(g) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(9) An a... | Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2005 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit an alien counted toward the numerical limitation applicable to H-2B nonimmigrants (temporary nonagricultural workers) during any of the three fiscal years prior to submission of an H-2B petition from being counte... | A bill to revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information regarding H-2B non-immigrants, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY INTEGRATION CREDIT.
(a) Business Credit.--
(1) In general.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of
chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 45S. RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY INTEGRATION... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an electric utility: (1) a renewable electricity integration tax credit for the purchase or production of renewable power, or (2) a payment in lieu of such credit for sales of renewable electricity to retail customers. | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a renewable electricity integration credit for a utility that purchases or produces renewable power. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Radio Free Asia (in this Act referred to as ``RFA'')--
(A) was authorized under section 309 of the United
States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22
U.S.C. 6208);
(B) ... | Amends the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 to make permanent the authority of the Broadcasting Board of Governors to make grants to operate Radio Free Asia. | To permanently authorize Radio Free Asia, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) John Walsh, host of the television program ``America's
Most Wanted'', has dedicated his life to the pursuit and
apprehension of felons and fugitives who have committed murder,
rape, robbery, kidnaping, pedophilia, and oth... | Authorizes the President to present, on behalf of the Congress, a congressional gold medal to John Walsh in recognition of his outstanding and enduring contributions to the Nation through his work in the fields of law enforcement and victims' rights. | To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to John Walsh in recognition of his outstanding and enduring contributions to the Nation through his work in the fields of law enforcement and victims' rights. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Pension Accessibility
Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. REDUCED PBGC PREMIUM FOR NEW PLANS OF SMALL EMPLOYERS.
(a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 4006(a)(3) of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C.
1306(a)(3)(A))... | Provides for reductions of additional PBGC premiums for new and small defined benefit plans. | Small Business Pension Accessibility Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Transform America Transaction Fee of
2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) An effective stimulus plan meets the criteria of job
creation, fiscal responsibility, fairness, targeting of unmet
needs, ... | Transform America Transaction Fee of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to conduct an in-depth study on the implementation of a transaction tax in the United States, including a detailed feasibility and impact analysis of, and an implementation/action plan for, a proposal to replace all existing Federal taxes... | To require a study on transforming America by reforming the Federal tax code through elimination of all Federal taxes on individuals and corporations and replacing the Federal tax code with a transaction fee-based system. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Waco Mammoth National Monument
Establishment Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the Waco Mammoth Site area is located near the
confluence of the Brazos River and the Bosque River in Central
Texas, ne... | Waco Mammoth National Monument Establishment Act of 2009 - Establishes in Texas, as a unit of the National Park System, the Waco Mammoth National Monument.
Authorizes the construction of essential administrative or visitor use facilities on non-federal land within the boundary of the Monument.
Requires the Secretary ... | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Waco Mammoth National Monument in the State of Texas. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Care for Life
Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Purpose; findings.
TITLE I--PREGNANCY AND PARENTING SUPPORT SE... | Care for Life Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop and maintain the Pregnant and Parenting Women's Care Information Service database. This database must provide pregnant women and new parents with information on public and private se... | Care for Life Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``More Books for Africa Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The World Bank and other donor organizations have
determined that next to a good teacher, a good school book is
the best and most cost-... | More Books for Africa Act of 2009 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the availability of textbooks and library books is a critical component of the U.S. investment in primary, secondary, higher, and adult community education; and (2) the donation of textbooks and library books is a powerful diplomatic tool.
D... | To establish the More Books for Africa Program to facilitate the donation, processing, shipping, and distribution of text and library books to African schools, libraries, community centers, and other centers of learning in partnership with United States-based entities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Commission To Ensure Small
Aircraft Safety Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds and declares the following:
(1) Small aircraft safety is a serious national concern.
(2) The Federal Government's resources must ... | National Commission To Ensure Small Aircraft Safety Act of 1993 - Establishes the National Commission To Ensure Small Aircraft Safety. Requires the Commission to study and report to the President and the Congress on: (1) the current investigatory practices of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Fed... | National Commission To Ensure Small Aircraft Safety Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Domestic Violence Screening and
Services Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Nearly \1/3\ of American women (31 percent) report
being physically or sexually abused by a husband or boyfriend
at... | Domestic Violence Screening and Services Act of 2002 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to Federally-qualified health centers to improve the treatment of and screening for domestic violence. Earmarks funds for grants to Indian tribes and tribal... | A bill to amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to provide coverage for domestic violence screening and treatment, to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to improve the response of health care systems to domestic violence, and train health care providers and federally qualifie... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Effective Immigration Enforcement
Partnerships Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. STATE DEFINED.
In this Act, the term ``State'' has the meaning given the term in
section 101(a)(36) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(36)).
SEC. 3. FEDERAL A... | Effective Immigration Enforcement Partnerships Act of 2008 - States that state and local law enforcement personnel are fully authorized in the normal course of their duties to investigate, apprehend, or transfer to federal custody aliens in the United States (including interstate transportation of such aliens to detent... | A bill to provide for enhanced Federal enforcement of, and State and local assistance in the enforcement of, the immigration laws of the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as ``Student Financial Aid Simplification
Act''.
SEC. 2. FAFSA SIMPLIFICATION.
Section 483 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1090) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``The Secretar... | Student Financial Aid Simplification Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to determine students' need and eligibility for title IV assistance, unless they qualify for the simplified needs test or expect no family contribution, by using tax return information regarding tho... | To simplify the process for determining the need and eligibility of students for financial assistance under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Armed Forces in Bosnia
Protection Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND DECLARATIONS OF POLICY.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1)(A) On November 27, 1995, the President affirmed that
United States part... | United States Armed Forces in Bosnia Protection Act of 1997 - Prohibits any funds appropriated or otherwise available to the Department of Defense (DOD) or any other Federal department or agency from being obligated or expended for the deployment on the ground of U.S. armed forces in the territory of the Republic of Bo... | United States Armed Forces in Bosnia Protection Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Establishing The House Independent
Commission on Standards Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF HOUSE ETHICS COMMISSION.
(a) Establishment.--There is established an independent ethics
commission within the legislative branch of the Government to be known
a... | Establishing The House Independent Commission on Standards Act - Establishes within the legislative branch The House Independent Commission on Standards.
Amends Rule XI (Procedures of Committees and Unfinished Business) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to transfer to the Commission certain recommendations ... | To establish a House ethics commission, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Personal Health Investment Today Act
of 2015'' or the ``PHIT Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to promote health and prevent disease,
particularly diseases related to being overweight and obese, by--
(1) encouraging... | Personal Health Investment Today Act of 2015 or the PHIT Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a medical care tax deduction for up to $1,000 ($2,000 for a joint return or a head of household) of qualified sports and fitness expenses. The bill defines "qualified sports and fitness expenses" as ... | PHIT Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Access to Congressionally Mandated
Reports Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF WEBSITE FOR CONGRESSIONALLY MANDATED REPORTS.
(a) Requirement To Establish Website.--Not later than one year
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Public Printer shal... | Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act - (Sec. 2) Requires the Public Printer (GPO) to establish and maintain a website accessible by the public for obtaining electronic copies of all congressionally mandated reports in one place. Prohibits GPO from charging a fee, requiring registration, or imposing any other ... | To require the Public Printer to establish and maintain a website accessible to the public that allows the public to obtain electronic copies of all congressionally mandated reports in one place, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF POLICY.
(a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
(1)(A) With increasing regional integration, the value of
Caribbean trade for the United States is well established.
(B) Collectively, it is estimated that the 24 countries of
... | Directs the President to withhold foreign assistance funds (other than humanitarian assistance) to any Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI) country that uses its voice or vote in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) or the Central American Common Market (CACM) to support provisional or permanent membership for Cuba in CARICOM... | To withhold foreign assistance to Caribbean Basin Initiative countries that support membership for the Government of Cuba into the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) or the Central American Common Market (CACM), and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Deposit Insurance Reduction Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN DEPOSIT INSURANCE FROM $100,000 TO $25,000.
(a) FDIC Insured Depository Institutions.--
(1) In general.--Section 11(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Act (12 U.... | Deposit Insurance Reduction Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Federal Credit Union Act to reduce the amount of insured deposits from $100,000 to $25,000. | Deposit Insurance Reduction Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``School Meal Enhancement Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Eligible school.--The term ``eligible school'' means
any school that is--
(A) eligible to participate in the National School
... | School Meal Enhancement Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to implement a school-wide paperless free school meal program which allows local educational agencies (LEAs) to select certain schools to provide free meals to all their students without the use of paper applications to determine their eligibili... | To create a universal, paperless school meal program that is nationally available. |
PANEL--
ESTABLISHMENT.
(a) In General.--If negotiations conducted under section 103 do not
result in a settlement, the Secretary may refer the State and Indian
tribe involved to the Panel established under subsection (b).
(b) Authority of Panel.--To the extent allowable by law, the Panel
may c... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Intergovernmental Agreements
Title II: Tort Liability Insurance
Indian Tribal Conflict Resolution and Tort Claims and Risk Management Act of 1998 -
Title I: Intergovernmental Agreements
- Grants U.S. consent for States, Indian tribes, and tribal organizations to enter into ... | Indian Tribal Conflict Resolution and Tort Claims and Risk Management Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Green Workforce Development Through
Community Colleges Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to direct the Secretary of Labor, the
Secretary of Energy, and the Secretary of Education (in this Act
referred to as the ``Secretaries'') to, jo... | Green Workforce Development Through Community Colleges Act - Directs the Secretaries of Labor, Energy, and Education to establish and convene an advisory commission to: (1) review and analyze the skill needs of the alternative energy and energy efficiency fields; (2) identify and define career pathways, including cours... | To direct the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Energy, and the Secretary of Education to, jointly, develop a workforce training and education program to prepare workers for careers in the alternative energy and energy efficiency industries. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as ``Presidential Tax Disclosure Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF FEDERAL INCOME TAX RETURNS OF THE PRESIDENT.
(a) In General.--Any individual holding the office of President
shall submit to the Director of the Office of Government Ethics a copy
of each Fe... | Presidential Tax Disclosure Act of 2017 This bill requires any individual holding the office of President to submit federal tax returns to the Office of Government Ethics (OGE). The individual must submit: (1) each return filed with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for any year ending while the individual is Presiden... | Presidential Tax Disclosure Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. REVIEW AND POLICY REGARDING DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
INVESTIGATIVE PRACTICES IN RESPONSE TO ALLEGATIONS OF
SEX-RELATED OFFENSES.
(a) Review.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a review
of the practices... | Directs the Secretary of Defense to: (1) review practices of the military criminal investigative organizations regarding the investigation of alleged sex-related offenses involving members of the Armed Forces (members), and (2) develop a uniform policy regarding the use of case determinations to record the results of s... | To improve the response to and prevention of sexual assaults involving members of the Armed Forces. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pregnant Mothers and Infants Health
Protection Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) According to recent figures, 14 percent of pregnant
mothers admit to smoking tobacco during pregnancy.
... | Pregnant Mothers and Infants Health Protection Act of 1997 - Establishes, within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Prenatal and Postnatal Smoking Prevention Program to include: (1) an education and public awareness program designed to support and evaluate the effectiveness of certain prevention an... | Pregnant Mothers and Infants Health Protection Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Aircraft Safety Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. PREVENTION OF FRAUDS INVOLVING AIRCRAFT OR SPACE VEHICLE PARTS
IN INTERSTATE OR FOREIGN COMMERCE.
(a) Definitions.--Section 31 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by striking all after the se... | Grants the U.S. district courts jurisdiction to prevent and restrain violations pending final determination of such a proceeding. Specifies that a final judgment rendered in favor of the United States shall stop the defendant from denying the essential allegations of the criminal offense in any subsequent civil proceed... | Aircraft Safety Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF LOAN GUARANTY FOR LOANS FOR THE
PURCHASE OR CONSTRUCTION OF HOMES.
Subparagraphs (A)(i)(IV) and (B) of section 3703(a)(1) of title 38,
United States Code, are each amended by striking out ``$46,000'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``$50,750''.
SEC. 2. MORTGAGE PAYM... | Increases from $46,000 to $50,750 the amount of the loan guaranty by the Department of Veterans Affairs for loans to qualifying veterans for the purchase or construction of homes.
Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide financial assistance to veterans for the purpose of avoiding foreclosure on a mortg... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of the loan guaranty for loans for the purchase or construction of homes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Osteoporosis Early
Detection and Prevention Act of 1997''.
(b) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Nature of osteoporosis.--
(A) Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by low
... | Osteoporosis Early Detection and Prevention Act of 1997 - Amends the Public Health Service Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a group health plan, and an insurer offering group coverage, to include coverage for bone mass measurement for individuals who: (1) are estrogen-deficient wo... | Osteoporosis Early Detection and Prevention Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Real Estate Revitalization Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF FOREIGN INVESTMENTS IN UNITED STATES REAL
PROPERTY.
(a) Interest in Domestic Corporation Not a United States Real
Property Interest.--Subsection (c) of section 897 of the Int... | Real Estate Revitalization Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to foreign investment in United States real property, to: (1) redefine "United States real property interest" to eliminate exclusions relating to interests in holding corporations; (2) treat distributions of real property interests ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the treatment of foreign investments in United States real property, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Number Online
Protection Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The inappropriate display of social security account
numbers has contributed to a growing range of illegal
... | Social Security Number Online Protection Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit a state, local government, or any officer, employee, or contractor of a state or local government, from displaying to the general public on the Internet all or any portion of any Social Security account number.
Establis... | A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to restrict the public display on the Internet of all or any portion of social security account numbers by State and local governments, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Business Checking Modernization
Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO DEMAND DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS AT DEPOSITORY
INSTITUTIONS.
(a) Interest-Bearing Transaction Accounts Authorized.--
(1) Federal reserve act.--Section 19(i) of the F... | Eliminates the minimum mandatory reserve ratios for depository institutions. | Business Checking Modernization Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hurricane Andrew Supplemental
Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1993''.
SEC. 2. EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS.
The following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to provide emergency supplemental ... | Hurricane Andrew Supplemental Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1993 - Makes emergency supplemental appropriations available to the following entities due to disasters in Florida resulting from Hurricane Andrew: (1) the Farmers Home Administration of the Department of Agriculture; (2) the Economic Development Adminis... | Hurricane Andrew Supplemental Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1993 |
.
(a) Establishment of Commission.--
(1) Establishment.--There is established a commission to be
known as the ``Pick-Sloan Tribal Commission for Comprehensive
Resolution''.
(2) Membership.--
(A) In general.--The Commission shall be composed
... | Pick-Sloan Tribal Commission Act of 2010 - Establishes the Pick-Sloan Tribal Commission for Comprehensive Resolution to consult with Indian tribes affected by the Pick-Sloan Program and to conduct a study of: (1) the impacts of the Program on the affected Indian tribes and the federal government measures attempting to ... | To establish a commission to conduct a study and provide recommendations on a comprehensive resolution of impacts caused to certain Indian tribes by the Pick-Sloan Program. |
Section 1. Opportunity To Repurchase Surplus Real Property.--
Section 203 of the Federal and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40
U.S.C. 484) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(r) Opportunity of Native Americans To Repurchase Surplus Real
Property.--
``(1) Definitions... | Amends the Federal and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize Native American Trust Organizations to repurchase surplus Federal real property that was acquired from an Organization or is located in Hawaii.
Authorizes the establishment in the Treasury of a related Shared Appreciation Trust Fund. | A bill to provide for the repurchase of land acquired by the United States from Native American organizations, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Free and Independent Cuba Assistance
Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The economy of Cuba has experienced a decline of
approximately 45 percent in the last 3 years, on account of the
... | Free and Independent Cuba Assistance Act of 1993 - Requires the President, at such time as a transition government is in power in Cuba, to develop a plan for providing economic assistance to the Cuban people while such government and a democratic government are in power. Limits such assistance to humanitarian assistan... | Free and Independent Cuba Assistance Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Youth Opioid Use Treatment Help Act
of 2016'' or the ``YOUTH Act''.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT SERVICES FOR
CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS.
(a) In General.--Section 514 of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 290b... | Youth Opioid Use Treatment Help Act of 2016 or the YOUTH Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to revise and reauthorize through FY2022 grants for substance abuse treatment services for children and adolescents. The grant program is expanded to cover young adults. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Qua... | YOUTH Act |
SECTION 1. SCHEDULING COMMITTEES, DISCUSSIONS, AND AGREEMENTS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 401 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 40129. Air carrier discussions and agreements relating to flight
scheduling
``(a) Discussions To Reduce Delays.--
... | Amends Federal aviation law to authorize an air carrier to file with the Attorney General a request for: (1) authority to discuss with one or more other air carriers or foreign air carriers agreements or cooperative arrangements limiting flights at an airport during a time period when scheduled air transportation excee... | To amend title 49, United States Code, to permit air carriers to meet and discuss their schedules in order to reduce flight delays, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Workforce Development Tax Credit Act
of 2013''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR WAGES PAID TO EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATING IN QUALIFIED
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Cod... | Workforce Development Tax Credit Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business-related tax credit for: (1) 50% of wages (up to $2,000) paid to an apprenticeship employee during an apprenticeship period, and (2) 40% of wages (up to $6,000) paid to such an employee during a post-apprenticeship period... | Workforce Development Tax Credit Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Justice for Native Survivors of
Sexual Violence Act''.
SEC. 2. TRIBAL JURISDICTION OVER CRIMES OF DOMESTIC, DATING, OR SEXUAL
VIOLENCE, SEX TRAFFICKING, OR STALKING.
Section 204 of Public Law 90-284 (25 U.S.C. 1304) (commonly known
as th... | Justice for Native Survivors of Sexual Violence ActThis bill amends the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968 to revise provisions regarding tribal jurisdiction over crimes of domestic violence, including to expand tribal criminal jurisdiction to include sex trafficking, sexual violence, stalking, and related conduct. | Justice for Native Survivors of Sexual Violence Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Housing Preservation Matching Grant
Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) more than 55,300 affordable housing dwelling units in
the United States have been lost through terminati... | Housing Preservation Matching Grant Act of 2003 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make matching grants to States (including the District of Columbia and U.S. commonwealths, territories, and possessions) for low-income housing preservation.Sets forth requirements for projects: (1) with Depar... | To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to States to supplement State assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Servicemembers Insurance Relief Act
of 2014''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) When servicemembers move from one State to another they
are required to go through a burdensome proces... | Servicemembers Insurance Relief Act of 2014 - Declares that a member of a servicemember's household neither loses nor acquires a residence or domicile for purposes of insuring a motor vehicle primarily for personal, family, or household use if: (1) the servicemember has temporarily moved to comply with any temporary du... | Servicemembers Insurance Relief Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. EXCEPTION FROM PROVISIONS REQUIRING REDUCTION IN ADDITIONAL
OPTIONAL LIFE INSURANCE.
(a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 8714b of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(3)(A) The amount of additional optional insurance continued
under p... | Amends Federal civil service law to permit a retired Federal employee over age 65 to continue additional optional life insurance coverage when the beneficiary is permanently disabled. Requires such retiree to pay the entire premium for such insurance through withholdings from the retiree's annuity or compensation. | To amend chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that the reduction in additional optional life insurance for Federal retirees shall not apply if the beneficiary is permanently disabled. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mercury-Free Vaccines Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) In July 1999, the Public Health Service and the
American Academy of Pediatrics issued a joint statement, which
was later endorsed by t... | Mercury-Free Vaccines Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem a banned mercury-containing vaccine to be adulterated. Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide that a vaccine is a banned mercury-containing vaccine if one dose of the vaccine contains 1 or more micrograms of mercury in ... | A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to reduce human exposure to mercury through vaccines. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Common Sense Preble's Conservation
Act''.
SEC. 2. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS REGARDING PREBLE'S MEADOW JUMPING MOUSE.
(a) In General.--Section 13 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973
is amended to read as follows:
``special requirements regarding preb... | Common Sense Preble's Conservation Act - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that, in any case in which the Secretary of the Interior is required to use the best scientific and commercial data available with respect to determining whether the Preble's meadow jumping mouse is an endangered or threatened... | To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish special requirements for determining whether the Preble's meadow jumping mouse is an endangered species or threatened species. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This section may be cited as the ``Floodplain Maps Moratorium
Act''.
SEC. 2. 5-YEAR DELAY IN EFFECTIVE DATE OF MANDATORY PURCHASE
REQUIREMENT FOR NEW FLOOD HAZARD AREAS.
(a) In General.--Section 102 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act
of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4012a) is ame... | Floodplain Maps Moratorium Act - Amends the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 to delay for five years the requirement to purchase flood insurance for properties in a new flood hazard area if the area's state or local government has developed a flood evacuation plan and meets other specified criteria. Makes the pref... | To provide a moratorium on the issuance of flood insurance rate maps, to assist property owners in adapting to flood insurance rate map changes, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fern Lake Conservation and
Recreation Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Fern Lake and its surrounding watershed in Bell County,
Kentucky, and Claiborne County, Tenness... | Fern Lake Conservation and Recreation Act of 2001 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to acquire by donation, purchase, or exchange (but only from a willing seller), specified lands which contain Fern Lake and its surrounding watershed located in Bell Co... | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire Fern Lake and the surrounding watershed in the States of Kentucky and Tennessee for addition to Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Capital Construction Fund Penalty
Relief Act''.
SEC. 2. ELECTION TO TERMINATE CERTAIN CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION FUNDS.
(a) Amendments to Chapter 535 of Title 46, United States Code.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 535 of title 46, United States
... | Capital Construction Fund Penalty Relief Act - Permits any person who entered into a capital construction fund agreement (an agreement to provide replacement vessels, additional vessels, or reconstructed vessels) with respect to certain vessels operated in the fisheries of the United States to make an election to termi... | Capital Construction Fund Penalty Relief Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening
America's Security Act of 2005''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Border enforcement studies.
Sec. 3. Necessary ... | Strengthening America's Security Act of 2005 - Provides for: (1) increases in funding, personnel, and technology at the federal, state, and local level for immigration and border enforcement and visa security, document integrity, immigration fraud, and detention and removal of illegal aliens; and (2) specified border e... | A bill to strengthen national security and United States borders, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Making Pharmaceutical Markets More
Competitive Act''.
TITLE I--REMOVING REGULATORY BARRIERS TO COMPETITION
SEC. 101. IMPROVING ACCESS TO GENERIC DRUGS.
Section 505(j) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21
U.S.C. 355(j)) is amended ... | Making Pharmaceutical Markets More Competitive Act This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to prioritize the review of generic drug applications and supplements with respect to drugs that are in a shortage or for which there are not more... | Making Pharmaceutical Markets More Competitive Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Caroline Pryce Walker Conquer
Childhood Cancer Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Cancer kills more children than any other disease.
(2) Each year cancer kills more children between 1 and 20 years
... | Caroline Pryce Walker Conquer Childhood Cancer Act of 2008 - (Sec. 4) Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to continue to enhance, expand, and intensify pediatric cancer research and other activities related to pediatric cancer, including therapeutically applicable ... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to advance medical research and treatments into pediatric cancers, ensure patients and families have access to information regarding pediatric cancers and current treatments for such cancers, establish a national childhood cancer registry, and promote public awareness of pediatric... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Environmental Justice Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. CODIFICATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 12898.
(a) In General.--The President of the United States is authorized
and directed to execute, administer and enforce as a matter of Federal
law the provisions of Executive... | Environmental Justice Act of 2008 - (Sec. 2) Directs the President to execute, administer, and enforce as a matter of federal law the provisions of Executive Order 12898, dated February 11, 1994, (Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations) with modifications: (1... | A bill to codify Executive Order 12898, relating to environmental justice, to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to fully implement the recommendations of the Inspector General of the Agency and the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' Employment and Training
Bill of Rights Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. VETERANS' EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ASSISTANCE.
(a) In General.--Chapter 42 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 4215. V... | Veterans' Employment and Training Bill of Rights Act of 1999 - Entitles the following covered persons to priority of services under any qualified employment training program if the person otherwise meets program eligibility requirements: (1) veterans who have a service-connected disability or who served on active duty ... | Veterans' Employment and Training Bill of Rights Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Shared Responsibility in Preserving
America's Future Act''.
SEC. 2. SURTAX ON MILLIONAIRES CONTINGENT ON CONGRESSIONAL PASSAGE OF A
BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT OR SPENDING LIMIT AMENDMENT.
(a) In General.--Subchapter A of chapter 1 of the I... | Shared Responsibility in Preserving America's Future Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose, in taxable years beginning after 2012 and before 2023, an additional 5% tax on individual taxpayers whose modified adjusted gross income exceeds $1 million (adjusted for inflation after 2013). Defines "modified adjust... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a 5 percent tax on so much of adjusted gross income of any individual as exceeds $1,000,000, and to provide incentive for Congress to pass a balanced budget amendment, or spending limit amendment, to the Constitution. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Procompetitiveness and Antiboycott
Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the boycott of Israel by Arab countries has distorted
international trade and investment;
(2) the secondary ... | Procompetitiveness and Antiboycott Act of 1993 - Directs the U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) to discuss with representatives from other OECD member countries and to report to the Congress on: (1) the extent to which business enterprises comply with the boycott of Isr... | Procompetitiveness and Antiboycott Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. OPPORTUNITY FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF GUAM TO ACQUIRE EXCESS
REAL PROPERTY IN GUAM.
(a) Transfer of Excess Real Property.--(1) Except as provided in
subsection (d), before screening excess real property located on Guam
for further Federal utilization under section 202 of the Federal
Proper... | Amends the Compact of Free Association Act of 1985 to revise certain reporting requirements with respect to the impact of the Compact on U.S. areas to authorize the Governor of any of the U.S. territories or commonwealths or the State of Hawaii to report annually to the Secretary of the Interior (currently, the Preside... | Guam Omnibus Opportunities Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hiring Our Veterans Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. RETURNING HEROES AND WOUNDED WARRIORS WORK OPPORTUNITY TAX
CREDITS.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (3) of section 51(b) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``($12,000 per year... | Hiring Our Veterans Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the amount of wages eligible for the work opportunity tax credit for veterans who are hired after being unemployed for six months or more during the one-year period ending on the hiring date ($14,000 of first-year wages) or disabled vet... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for employing returning heroes and wounded warriors. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Health Care Fairness Act''.
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN COVERED BENEFICIARIES IN FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM.
(a) FEHBP Option.--(1) Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code,
is amended by inserting after section... | Military Health Care Fairness Act - Amends the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) to allow certain eligible covered beneficiaries to enroll in any health benefits plan under the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program (FEHB) offering medical care comparable to that offered under CH... | Military Health Care Fairness Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicaid State Long-Term Care
Partnership Program Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF STATE LONG-TERM CARE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 1917(b) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1396p(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (... | Medicaid State Long-Term Care Partnership Program Act of 2005 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) with respect to the requirement that a state seek adjustment or recovery of any medical assistance correctly paid on behalf of an individual under the state plan in the case of an individual who has received (or is entitled to r... | To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to expand State long-term care partnership programs under the Medicaid Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Enemy Belligerent Interrogation,
Detention, and Prosecution Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. PLACEMENT OF SUSPECTED UNPRIVILEGED ENEMY BELLIGERENTS IN
MILITARY CUSTODY.
(a) Military Custody Requirement.--Whenever within the United
States, its terr... | Enemy Belligerent Interrogation, Detention, and Prosecution Act of 2010 - Requires an individual who is suspected of engaging in hostilities against the United States or its coalition partners through an act of terrorism and who may be an unprivileged enemy belligerent to be placed in military custody for purposes of i... | A bill to provide for the interrogation and detention of enemy belligerents who commit hostile acts against the United States, to establish certain limitations on the prosecution of such belligerents for such acts, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Service Members' Enhanced Transition
Services Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. TRANSMITTAL TO DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS OF MEDICAL
RECORDS OF ALL MEMBERS SEPARATING FROM ACTIVE DUTY.
Chapter 58 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
... | Service Members' Enhanced Transition Services Act of 2005 - Requires the Secretary concerned to transmit to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs the service medical records of each Armed Forces member who is entitled to preseparation counseling and other services.
Directs the Secretary concerned to: (1) require presepara... | To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve transition assistance provided to members of the Armed Forces being discharged, released from active duty, or retired, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Puerto Rico Medicare Part B Equity
Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF PART B DEEMED ENROLLMENT PROCESS TO RESIDENTS OF
PUERTO RICO; SPECIAL ENROLLMENT PERIOD AND LIMIT ON LATE
ENROLLMENT PENALTIES.
(a) Application of Par... | Puerto Rico Medicare Part B Equity Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal the exclusion of residents of Puerto Rico from deemed enrollment under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance Benefits) and thus apply it to them. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS)... | Puerto Rico Medicare Part B Equity Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Taxpayer ID Protection and Fraud
Prevention Act''.
SEC. 2. INCOME TAX REFUNDS WITH RESPECT TO ELECTRONICALLY FILED RETURNS
REQUIRED TO BE MADE BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER.
(a) In General.--Section 6402 of the Internal Revenue Code of 198... | Taxpayer ID Protection and Fraud Prevention Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish or modify various requirements related to protecting taxpayer identities and filing tax returns electronically. The bill requires: tax refunds for electronically filed returns to be made by electronic funds tran... | Taxpayer ID Protection and Fraud Prevention Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Royalty Relief for American
Consumers Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. PRICE THRESHOLDS FOR ROYALTY SUSPENSION PROVISIONS.
The Secretary of the Interior shall agree to a request by any
lessee to amend any lease issued for any Central and Western Gulf of
Mexico ... | Royalty Relief for American Consumers Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to agree to a request by a lessee to amend any lease issued for any Central and Western Gulf of Mexico tract between January 1, 1998, and January 1, 2000, to incorporate price thresholds applicable to royalty suspension provisions... | To direct the Secretary of the Interior to agree to requests by lessees to amend certain oil and gas leases issued for Central and Western Gulf of Mexico tracts, to incorporate price thresholds applicable to royalty suspension provisions, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Wi-Net Act''.
SEC. 2. INSTALLATION OF WI-FI HOTSPOTS AND WIRELESS NEUTRAL HOST
SYSTEMS IN ALL FEDERAL BUILDINGS.
(a) In General.--The Administrator of the General Services
Administration shall--
(1) install Wi-Fi hotsp... | Federal Wi-Net Act - Requires the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) to: (1) install or retrofit wireless Internet connections in federal buildings; and (2) allow eligible carriers, upon request, to install wireless neutral host systems in all publicly accessible federal buildings.
Authorizes ... | A bill to direct the Administrator of the General Services Administration to install Wi-Fi hotspots and wireless neutral host systems in all Federal buildings in order to improve in-building wireless communications coverage and commercial network capacity by offloading wireless traffic onto wireless broadband networks. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Textbook and
Technology Trust Fund Act''.
SEC. 2. UNITED STATES TEXTBOOK AND TECHNOLOGY TRUST FUND.
(a) Designation of Overpayments and Contributions for United States
Textbook and Technology Trust Fund.--Subchapter A of chapter 61 of
th... | United States Textbook and Technology Trust Fund Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit an individual to designate on a tax return that there shall be paid into the United States Textbook and Technology Fund (the Fund): (1) one dollar of a tax overpayment; and (2) any cash contribution which the individual in... | United States Textbook and Technology Trust Fund Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Video Visitation and Inmate Calling
in Prisons Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. FCC REGULATION OF VIDEO VISITATION SERVICE AND INMATE CALLING
SERVICE.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Ancillary service charge.--The term ``ancillar... | Video Visitation and Inmate Calling in Prisons Act of 2017 This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to promulgate regulations for video visitation services that allow inmates to make video calls to individuals outside a correctional facility, and amend its regulations on inmate calling services as neces... | Video Visitation and Inmate Calling in Prisons Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Right to Bear Arms Protection and
Privacy Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Citizens have a right, under the Second Amendment to
the United States Constitution, to keep a... | (Sec. 5) Amends the Federal judicial code to prohibit any officer, employee, or agent of the United States, including a State or local officer or employee acting on behalf of the United States (U.S. agent), from charging or collecting any fee in connection with a background check required in connection with the transfe... | Right to Bear Arms Protection and Privacy Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. REDUCTION IN LIMITATION AMOUNTS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO
CANDIDATES FOR FEDERAL OFFICE.
(a) Limitation Amount for Contributions by Persons Other Than
Multicandidate Political Committees.--Section 315(a)(1)(A) of the
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)(A)) is
amended ... | Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reduce from: (1) $1,000 to $500 the limitation on contributions by persons other than multicandidate political committees to any candidate for Federal office; and (2) $5,000 to $500 the limitation on contributions by such committees to any such candidate.
Amends the ... | To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reduce the limitation amounts for contributions to candidates for Federal office and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for contributions to candidates for public office. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness for Crime Victims Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST CERTAIN CHANGES IN MANDATORY PROGRAMS
AFFECTING THE CRIME VICTIMS FUND.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the Crime Victims Fund was created in 19... | Fairness for Crime Victims Act of 2017 This bill amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to establish points of order in the House of Representatives and the Senate against considering appropriations legislation that includes changes in mandatory programs (CHIMPs) that would cause the amount available for obligati... | Fairness for Crime Victims Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mentor-Mentee Teen Pregnancy
Reduction Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The U.S. has the highest teenage pregnancy rate of any
fully industrialized country.
(2) One in three girls in the... | Mentor-Mentee Teen Pregnancy Reduction Act of 2008 - Amends title V (Maternal and Child Health Services) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award competitive grants to local educational agencies or community-based organizations for the creation of school-based programs th... | To amend title V of the Social Security Act to provide grants for school-based mentoring programs for at risk teenage girls to prevent and reduce teen pregnancy, and to provide student loan forgiveness for mentors participating in such programs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Attracting the Best and Brightest
Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. IMMIGRANT VISAS FOR CERTAIN ADVANCED STEM GRADUATES.
(a) Advanced Stem Graduates.--Section 203(b) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)) is amended--
(1) by redesig... | Attracting the Best and Brightest Act of 2012 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make up to 50,000 visas available to qualified immigrants who: (1) possess a graduate degree at the level of master's or higher in a field of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM degree) from a qualifying U.S... | To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for immigrant visas for certain advanced STEM graduates, and for other purposes. |
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