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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Chronic Kidney Disease
Management Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Clinical research indicates that in 2003, more than
300,000 Americans suffer from end-stage renal disease.
... | Medicare Chronic Kidney Disease Management Act of 2003 - Entitles qualified chronic kidney disease patients to benefits under part A (Hospital Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act. Prohibits enrollment of chronic kidney disease patients in part C (Medicare+Choice) of the Social Security Act.
... | To amend the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare Program of chronic kidney disease patients who are not end-stage renal disease patients. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Government Shutdown Prevention
Act''.
SEC. 2. CONTINUING FUNDING.
(a) If any regular appropriation bill for fiscal year 1998 does not
become law prior to the beginning of fiscal year 1998 or a joint
resolution making continuing appropriations is not i... | Government Shutdown Prevention Act - Provides for continuing appropriations (at 100 percent of the rate of operations provided for in FY 1997) in the absence of regular appropriations for FY 1998. | Government Shutdown Prevention Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Orphan Products Extension Now
Accelerating Cures and Treatments Act of 2017'' or the ``OPEN Act''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF EXCLUSIVITY PERIODS FOR A DRUG APPROVED FOR A NEW
INDICATION FOR A RARE DISEASE OR CONDITION.
(a) In General.--The Fed... | Orphan Products Extension Now Accelerating Cures and Treatments Act of 2017 or the OPEN Act This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to extend by six months the exclusivity period for a drug or biological product approved by the Food and Drug... | Orphan Products Extension Now Accelerating Cures and Treatments Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safety, Accountability, and Funding
Efficiency for Transportation Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) to ensure that taxpayers receive safe, high quality
transportation services at the best possible price, a
... | Safety, Accountability, and Funding Efficiency for Transportation Act of 2007 - Requires government agencies to prepare cost benefit analyses before entering any private contract of $100,000 or more to procure private sector architectural, engineering, and related services for a surface transportation project.
Provide... | To require government agencies carrying out surface transportation projects to conduct a cost-benefit analysis before procuring architectural, engineering, and related services from a private contractor, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Express Appeals Act''.
SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM ON FULLY DEVELOPED APPEALS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry out
a pilot program to provide the option of an alternative appeals process
that shall more quickly determine such a... | Express Appeals Act Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) carry out a five-year pilot program to provide the option of an alternative appeals process to determine appeals of claims for disability compensation more quickly, and (2) inform claimants about such program. Describes appeals filed under the pilot ... | Express Appeals Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Payday Loan Consumer
Protection Amendments of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Payday lending is a rapidly expanding form of high-
cost, short-term credit tha... | Federal Payday Loan Consumer Protection Amendments of 2001 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to any transaction (payday loan) in which a short-term cash advance is made to a consumer in exchange for: (1) the consumer's personal check or share draft, in the amount of the advance plus a fee, where p... | To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit federally insured institutions from engaging in high-cost payday loans, to expand protections for consumers in connection with the making of such loans by uninsured entities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Overdraft Protection Fair
Practices Act''.
SEC. 2. RESTRICTIONS ON OVERDRAFT PROTECTION PROGRAMS OR SERVICES.
(a) Truth in Lending Act Amendments.--
(1) Definition.--Section 103 of the Truth in Lending Act
(15 U.S.C. 1602) ... | Consumer Overdraft Protection Fair Practices Act - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to set forth restrictions upon overdraft protection fees or services placed upon a consumer account in order to cover any debit due to insufficient funds in such account.
Prohibits certain misrepresentations made by an institution that ... | To extend the protections of the Truth in Lending Act to overdraft protection programs and services provided by depository institutions, to require customer consent before a depository institution may initiate overdraft protection services and fees, to enhance the information made available to consumers relating to ove... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commercial Mortgage Capital
Availability Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. INSURED DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS FOR
TRANSFERS OF MORTGAGE LOANS.
(a) Accounting Principles.--The accounting principles applicable to
the transfer of a mo... | Commercial Mortgage Capital Availability Act of 1993 - Sets forth a regulatory scheme under which qualified insured depository institutions meeting prescribed reserve and capital requirements may execute mortgage loan transfers with a recourse arrangement.
Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to modify the defin... | Commercial Mortgage Capital Availability Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clatsop-Nehalem Restoration Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Interim council.--The term ``Interim Council'' means
the council which is established under, and the members elected
pursuant to, section 5.
... | Clatsop-Nehalem Restoration Act - Extends federal recognition to the Clatsop-Nehalem Confederated Tribes of Oregon. Restores all rights and privileges of the Tribe and the members of the Tribe under any federal treaty, Executive order, agreement, statute, or other federal authority that may have been diminished or lost... | Clatsop-Nehalem Restoration Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Affairs Inclusion Reporting
Act'' or the ``FAIR Act''.
SEC. 2. REPORT ON DIVERSITY RECRUITMENT, EMPLOYMENT, RETENTION, AND
PROMOTION AT THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enact... | Foreign Affairs Inclusion Reporting Act or the FAIR Act This bill directs the Department of State to report to Congress within 180 days and quadrennially thereafter on State Department efforts to promote equal opportunity for all American employees in direct hire and personal service contractors status, particularly Fo... | FAIR Act |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Hours after the attacks on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii,
Imperial Japanese forces launched an attack on the Philippines,
cutting off vital lines of communication to members of the
Armed Forces of the United States (referred to in... | This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the collective award of a single Congressional Gold Medal to American military personnel who fought in defense of Bataan, Corregidor, Guam, Wake Island, and the Philippine Archipelago between Decembe... | To award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to American military personnel who fought in defense of Bataan, Corregidor, Guam, Wake Island, and the Philippine Archipelago between December 7, 1941, and May 10, 1942, and who died or were imprisoned by the Japanese military in the Philippines, Japan, Korea, Manchuri... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Backcountry Landing Strip Access
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of
Agriculture should adopt a nationwide policy for governing
backcountry aviation... | Directs the Secretaries to: (1) adopt a nationwide policy in accordance with this Act for governing backcountry aviation issues related to the management of Federal land under their jurisdiction; and (2) require regional managers to adhere to it. Declares that a policy affecting air access to an aircraft landing strip ... | Backcountry Landing Strip Access Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Family Enterprise
Preservation Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN UNIFIED ESTATE AND GIFT TAX CREDITS FOR FAMILY
ENTERPRISES.
(a) Estate Tax.--Section 2010 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to unified credit against... | National Family Enterprise Preservation Act of 1995 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the unified estate and gift tax credit by creating: (1) an additional estate tax credit measured by the value of inherited family enterprise property (up to $121,800); (2) an additional gift tax credit equal to the value... | National Family Enterprise Preservation Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Disbursement of Offshore Oil
Revenue Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the demand for energy in the United States is
increasing and will continue to increase for the foreseeable
future;
... | Fair Disbursement of Offshore Oil Revenue Act of 2001 - Establishes in the Treasury the Coastal Communities Outer Continental Shelf Receipt Fund.Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) pay into the Fund certain revenues attributable to an Outer Continental Shelf lease, any part of which is within 200 geographic... | To provide for the distribution to coastal States and counties of revenues collected under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Innovation for Tomorrow's Workforce
Act''.
SEC. 2. INNOVATION FUND.
Section 114 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education
Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2324) is amended--
(1) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following:
... | Innovation for Tomorrow's Workforce Act This bill amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to authorize the Department of Education (ED) to award early-phase, mid-phase, or expansion grants to eligible entities, including local educational agencies and area career and technical education (C... | Innovation for Tomorrow's Workforce Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Mergers,
Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. REGISTRATION EXEMPTION FOR MERGER AND ACQUISITION BROKERS.
Section 15(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C.
78o(b)) is amended by adding at ... | Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2015 Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to exempt from its registration requirements certain merger and acquisition brokers and associated persons. Denies such registration exemption, however, to brokers who: (1) receive, hold, tr... | Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``MTBE Elimination Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) a single cup of MTBE, equal to the quantity found in 1
gallon of gasoline oxygenated with MTBE, renders all of the
water i... | Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to prohibit, three years after the enactment of the MTBE Elimination Act, the use of MTBE as a fuel additive.
Requires persons selling oxygenated gasoline containing MTBE at retail to be required under regulations promulgated by the Administrator to label the fuel dispensing syst... | MTBE Elimination Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Home Health Access Preservation Act
of 1998''.
SEC. 2. REVISION OF INTERIM PAYMENT SYSTEM FOR HOME HEALTH SERVICES.
(a) Revision of Per Beneficiary Limit.--Section 1861(v)(1)(L) of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(v)(1)(L)) is amended--
... | Home Health Access Preservation Act of 1998 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA), as amended by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, with respect to the computation formula of the interim system of limited payments for services provided by home health agencies. Revises such formula for cost rep... | Home Health Access Preservation Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Residential Carbon Monoxide
Poisoning Prevention Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas produced
by burning fuel. Exposure to unhealthy levels of carbon
monox... | Residential Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act - Amends the Consumer Product Safety Act to require the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to publish the American National Standard for Single and Multiple Station Carbon Monoxide Alarms (American National Standard ANSI/UL 2034-2005) as a mandatory consumer p... | A bill to amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet the applicable ANSI/UL standard by treating that standard as a consumer product safety rule, to encourage States to require the installation of such detectors in homes, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``21st Century Community Learning
Centers Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) a local public school often serves as a center for the
delivery of education and human resources for all members of a
community;... | 21st Century Community Learning Centers Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to make grants to rural and inner city schools or consortia for projects that benefit the educational, health, social security, cultural, and recreational needs of rural or inner city communities.
Authorizes appropriations. | 21st Century Community Learning Centers Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``High Plains Groundwater Resource
Conservation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) a reliable source of groundwater is an essential
element of the economy of the communities on the High Plai... | High Plains Groundwater Resource Conservation Act - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture, for each of FY2011-FY2020, to enter into contracts with producers in the High Plains Aquifer states (Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming) throug... | A bill to further continued economic viability in the communities on the High Plains by promoting sustainable groundwater management of the Ogallala Aquifer. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``OPIC Termination Act''.
SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION.
(a) Termination of Authority To Make New Obligations.--(1)
Effective 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Overseas Private Investment Corporatio... | OPIC Termination Act - Abolishes the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. | OPIC Termination Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Tax Incentives
Improvement Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS TO ENTERPRISE ZONE BENEFITS AVAILABLE WITH
RESPECT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
(a) Entire District of Columbia Treated as Empowerment Zone.--
... | District of Columbia Tax Incentives Improvement Act of 2002 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to designate the entire District of Columbia as an enterprise zone which shall be treated as an empowerment zone.Excludes from gross income capital gains on sale or exchange of District assets held for more than two years (pr... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to promote the economic recovery of the District of Columbia. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Innovation $1 Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. AMERICAN INNOVATION $1 COIN PROGRAM.
Section 5112 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after subsection (v) the following new subsection:
``(w) Redesign and Issuance of $1 Coins Honoring... | American Innovation $1 Coin Act This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue American Innovation $1 coins commemorating an innovation, an individual innovator, or a group of innovators from each state, each U.S. territory, and the District of Columbia. Treasury shall issue four coins per year, in... | American Innovation $1 Coin Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Economic and Employment Impact
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) Federal regulation is projected to cost
$542,000,000,000 by the year 2000;
(2) the 1990 United States merc... | Economic and Employment Impact Act - Directs the Comptroller General to prepare an economic and employment impact statement to accompany each bill, resolution, or conference report before it may be reported or otherwise considered on the floor of either House of Congress. Requires such statement to: (1) state the ext... | Economic and Employment Impact Act |
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
(2) Mid-level ethanol blend.--The term ``mid-level ethanol
blend'' means an ethanol-gasoline blend containing greater than
... | (Sec. 2) Requires the Assistant Administrator of the Office of Research and Development at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to make a comprehensive assessment of research on the implications of using mid-level ethanol blends, comparing mid-leve... | To provide for a comprehensive assessment of the scientific and technical research on the implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends, and for other purposes. |
67, and approved by
Congress, allow for such further authorizations.
TITLE II--GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 201. ANNUAL REPORT.
Section 3(f) of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42
U.S.C. 1862(f)) is amended to read as follows:
``(f) The Foundation shall provide an annual report... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: National Science Foundation Authorization
Title II: General Provisions
National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1995 -
Title I: National Science Foundation Authorization
- Authorizes appropriations to the National Science Foundation (NSF) for FY 1996 and 1997.
(Sec.... | National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Litigation Relief for Forest
Management Projects Act''.
SEC. 2. FOREST AND RANGELAND RENEWABLE RESOURCES PLANNING ACT OF 1974.
(a) Consultation Regarding Land Management Plans.--Section 6(d) of
the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act ... | Litigation Relief for Forest Management Projects Act This bill amends the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to prohibit the Department of Agriculture (USDA) or the Department of the Interior from being required to engage in any additiona... | Litigation Relief for Forest Management Projects Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Paleontological Resources
Preservation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Paleontological resources are nonrenewable. Such
resources on Federal lands are an accessible and irreplaceable
part of t... | Paleontological Resources Preservation Act - Directs the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture (the Secretaries) to: (1) manage and protect paleontological resources on Federal land using scientific principles and expertise; and (2) develop plans for inventorying, monitoring, and deriving the scientific and educa... | To provide for the protection of paleontological resources on Federal lands, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Act for
Responsible Employment'' or the ``CARE Act''.
(b) Reference.--Whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is
expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other
provision, the reference... | Children's Act for Responsible Employment - CARE Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLRA) to revise child labor prohibitions.
(Sec. 2) Repeals certain exemptions from child labor prohibitions for agricultural employment. Applies the same age restrictions to agricultural employment as to other forms of... | CARE Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Counterfeit Drug Enforcement Act''.
SEC. 2. RECALL AUTHORITY REGARDING DRUGS.
Subchapter A of chapter V of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (21 U.S.C. 351 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 506C
the following section:
``SEC. 506D. ... | Counterfeit Drug Enforcement Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, upon a finding of reasonable probability that a drug intended for human use would cause serious health consequences or death, to issue an order requiring the appropriate person (inclu... | To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish recall authority regarding drugs, to increase criminal penalties for the sale or trade of prescription drugs knowingly caused to be adulterated or misbranded, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``New Millennium Classrooms Act''.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF DEDUCTION FOR COMPUTER DONATIONS TO SCHOOLS.
(a) Extension of Age of Eligible Computers.--Section
170(e)(6)(B)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining
qualified elementary or secondary ed... | New Millennium Classrooms Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase from two to three years the age of computer equipment that corporations may donate to tax-exempt schools and for which they may receive a tax deduction; and (2) allow a business tax credit of 30 percent of the value of computer equipment ... | New Millennium Classrooms Act |
SECTION. 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mount St. Helens National Volcanic
Monument Completion Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Act entitled ``An Act to designate the Mount St. Helens
National Volcanic Monument in the Stat... | Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument Completion Act - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to acquire, by exchange, the mineral and geothermal interests of each company (Burlington Northern, Incorporated or the Weyerhaeuser Company) in the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument in the State of Washingto... | Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument Completion Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Next Generation Homes Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF NEW ENERGY EFFICIENT HOME CREDIT.
(a) In General.--
(1) Modification of credit amount.--Paragraph (2) of
section 45L(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating
... | Next Generation Homes Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the dollar limits on the new energy efficient home tax credit and revise the energy savings requirements for such credit; and (2) allow a new tax deduction for the purchase of an energy efficient principal residence. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the new energy efficient home credit and to provide a credit against tax for the purchase of certain energy efficient homes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Standard Merger and Acquisition
Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE CLAYTON ACT.
The Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 12 et seq.) is amended--
(1) by striking section 4F and inserting the following--
``SEC. 4F. ACTION... | Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2015 This bill amends the Clayton Act with respect to actions brought by the Attorney General for violations of antitrust laws. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is required, but only under the Clayton Act, to exercise the same authority and procedures... | Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``The Legislative Line Item Veto Act
of 1993''.
SEC. 2. LEGISLATIVE LINE ITEM VETO RESCISSION AUTHORITY.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding the provisions of part B of title
X of The Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, and
subject to... | Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 1993 - Authorizes the President to rescind all or part of any discretionary budget authority if the President: (1) determines that such rescission would help reduce the Federal budget deficit, will not impair any essential Government functions, and will not harm the national interest;... | Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Teen and Novice Driver Uniform
Protection Act of 2005'' or the ``STANDUP Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The National Transportation Safety Board has reported
that--
(A) in 2002, t... | Safe Teen and Novice Driver Uniform Protection Act of 2005 (STANDUP Act) - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to award incentive grants to States with graduated driver licensing laws that include for novice drivers under age 21: (1) a three-stage licensing process (including a learner's permit stage and an inte... | A bill to provide driver safety grants to States with graduated driver licensing laws that meet certain minimum requirements. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``End Banking for Human Traffickers
Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. INCREASING THE ROLE OF THE FINANCIAL INDUSTRY IN COMBATING
HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
(a) Treasury as a Member of the President's Interagency Task Force
to Monitor and Combat Trafficking.-... | End Banking for Human Traffickers Act of 2017 This bill amends the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 to add the Secretary of the Treasury as a member of the President's Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking. The task force must submit to Congress recommendations for the... | End Banking for Human Traffickers Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Access to Congressionally Mandated
Reports Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Congressionally mandated report.--The term
``congressionally mandated report''--
(A) means a report that is required to be s... | Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act This bill requires the Government Publishing Office (GPO) to establish and maintain a publicly available website containing copies of all congressionally mandated reports. The website must feature, in addition to certain descriptive information related to such reports: (1)... | Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State High Risk Pool Funding
Extension Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF FUNDING FOR ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF STATE
HIGH RISK HEALTH INSURANCE POOLS.
(a) Extension of Availability of Seed Funding for Additional
Year.--The second ... | State High Risk Pool Funding Extension Act of 2004 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize funds for States to create and to operate existing high risk health insurance pools.
Increases the maximum allowable premium in a qualified high risk pool to 200 percent of the premium for applicable standard risk ... | To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to extend Federal funding for the establishment and operation of State high risk health insurance pools. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lawful Purpose and Self Defense
Act''.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF AUTHORITY TO RECLASSIFY POPULAR RIFLE AMMUNITION
AS ``ARMOR PIERCING AMMUNITION''.
Section 921(a)(17) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subparagr... | Lawful Purpose and Self Defense Act This bill modifies the definition of "armor piercing ammunition" for purposes of federal firearms provisions to: (1) include a projectile that is designed and intended by the manufacturer or importer for use in a handgun; (2) exclude a projectile that is primarily intended by the ma... | Lawful Purpose and Self Defense Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ozone Standards Implementation Act
of 2016''.
SEC. 2. FACILITATING STATE IMPLEMENTATION OF EXISTING OZONE STANDARDS.
(a) Designations.--
(1) Designation submission.--Not later than October 26,
2024, notwithstanding the deadline spec... | Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 This bill amends the Clean Air Act by revising the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) program. (Sec. 2) The bill delays the implementation of the ozone NAAQS that were published in 2015. The bill extends until: (1) October 26, 2024, the deadline for states to submi... | Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Angie Fatino Save Our Children from
Meth Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. SCHEDULES OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES; TRANSFER OF EPHEDRINE,
PSEUDOEPHEDRINE, AND PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE TO SCHEDULE V.
(a) In General.--The Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 8... | Angie Fatino Save Our Children from Meth Act of 2005 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to direct the Attorney General to transfer to schedule V ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine. Makes this provision inapplicable with respect to pseudoephedrine when contained in a product that is in a liquid, liq... | To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for the transfer of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine to schedule V of the schedules of controlled substances, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. COMMISSION ON FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT PROCESSING DELAYS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Faster FOIA Act of
2011''.
(b) Establishment.--There is established the Commission on Freedom
of Information Act Processing Delays (in this Act referred to as the
``Commission'' for the pu... | Faster FOIA Act of 2011 - Establishes the Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays to conduct a study to: (1) identify methods that will help reduce delays in processing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests submitted to federal agencies; (2) ensure the efficient and equitable administration of F... | A bill to establish the Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commercial Seafood Consumer
Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. SEAFOOD SAFETY.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Commerce shall, in coordination
with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and other appropriate
Federal agencies, establish a program to stre... | Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to establish a program to strengthen federal activities for ensuring that commercially distributed seafood meets federal food quality and safety requirements.
Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of Health and Human Services ... | To improve the protections afforded under Federal law to consumers from contaminated seafood by directing the Secretary of Commerce to establish a program, in coordination with other appropriate Federal agencies, to strengthen activities for ensuring that seafood sold or offered for sale to the public in or affecting i... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Get the Lead Out of Schools Act''.
SEC. 2. SCHOOL TESTING AND NOTIFICATION; GRANT PROGRAM.
Section 1464 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C.300j-24) is
amended by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
``(d) Testing and Notificati... | Get the Lead Out of Schools Act This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation that addresses lead in drinking water in schools and day care facilities. The EPA must also establish a grant program for: (1) te... | Get the Lead Out of Schools Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Identity Theft Consumer Notification
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINANCIAL INSTITUTION'S OBLIGATION TO PROMPTLY NOTIFY AND
ASSIST CUSTOMERS WHOSE PERSONAL INFORMATION IS
COMPROMISED.
(a) Prompt Notice and Assistance.--Section 503(b) of ... | Identity Theft Consumer Notification Act - Amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to require that a financial institution to disclose annually to its customers its statutory obligation to: (1) promptly notify the customer if nonpublic personal information has been compromised or misused; (2) help the customer to remedy such... | To amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to further protect customers of financial institutions whose identities are stolen from the financial institution, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clone Pager Authorization Act of
1996''.
SEC. 2. WIRE AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS.
(a) Definitions.--Section 2510(12) of title 18, United States Code,
is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``or'' at the end;
(2) in... | Clone Pager Authorization Act of 1996 (sic) - Amends the Federal criminal code to authorize the use of a clone pager (defined as a numeric display device that receives communications intended for another numeric display paging device). Directs the court to enter an ex parte order authorizing the installation and use o... | Clone Pager Authorization Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Election Integrity Act of
2012''.
SEC. 2. REQUIRING VOTERS TO PROVIDE PHOTO IDENTIFICATION.
(a) Requirement To Provide Photo Identification as Condition of
Receiving Ballot.--Section 303(b) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002
(42 U.S.C. 15483... | Federal Election Integrity Act of 2012 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit the appropriate state or local election official from providing a federal election ballot to an individual who desires to vote in person unless: (1) the individual presents to the official a government-issued, current, and val... | To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require each individual who desires to vote in an election for Federal office to provide the appropriate election official with a government-issued photo identification, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act
of 2007''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER SAFETY PROVISIONS OF
TITLE 18.
(a) In General.--Section 926B of title 18, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subsection (c)--
... | Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) include Amtrak and executive branch police officers as qualified law enforcement officers eligible to carry concealed firearms; and (2) revise requirements for certifying retired law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms. | To amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the provisions relating to the carrying of concealed weapons by law enforcement officers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement
Act''.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL LIMITATIONS ON TRANSFER OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
PERSONAL PROPERTY TO FEDERAL AND STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCIES.
(a) Additional Limitations.--
(1) In ... | Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act Revises the authority of the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to transfer excess DOD property, including small arms and ammunition, to federal and state agencies for law enforcement activities to: repeal provisions authorizing the transfer of property the Secretary determines is suitab... | Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Access to Emergency
Psychiatric Care Act''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF MEDICAID EMERGENCY PSYCHIATRIC
DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.
(a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 2707 of Public Law 111-
148 (42 U.S.C. 1396a note) is amended to read... | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on November 16, 2015. Improving Access to Emergency Psychiatric Care Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to revise the length of the emergency psychiatric demonstration project under title XIX (Medicaid) of the... | Improving Access to Emergency Psychiatric Care Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Secure Travel and Counterterrorism
Partnership Act''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the United States should modernize the visa waiver
program by simultaneously--
(A) enhancing... | Secure Travel and Counterterrorism Partnership Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the United States should modernize the visa waiver program by enhancing program security requirements and extending visa-free travel privileges to nationals of foreign countries that are allies in the war on terrorism; and (2... | A bill to expand visa waiver program to countries on a probationary basis and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Andean Adjustment Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS OF CERTAIN COLOMBIAN AND PERUVIAN
NATIONALS.
(a) Adjustment of Status.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 245(c) of the
Immigration and Nationality ... | Andean Adjustment Act of 2001 - Provides for the adjustment to permanent resident status of certain U.S.-resident Colombian and Peruvian nationals (and spouses, children, and certain unmarried sons or daughters). | To adjust the immigration status of certain Colombian and Peruvian nationals who are in the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Tax
Extenders Act of 2012''.
(b) References.--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 section or other pro... | Small Business Tax Extenders Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2012: (1) the 100% exclusion from gross income of gain from the sale or exchange of certain small business stock; (2) the five-year carryback of the general business tax credits of eligible small businesses; (3) the offset aga... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain provisions of the Creating Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Independent Ethics Commission Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF INDEPENDENT ETHICS COMMISSION.
(a) Establishment.--There is established an independent ethics
commission within the House of Representatives to be known as the
Independent Ethics Co... | Independent Ethics Commission Act of 2007 - Establishes within the House of Representatives an Independent Ethics Commission composed only of former federal judges. | To establish an Independent Ethics Commission within the House of Representatives composed of former Federal judges. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Alaska Native and American Indian
Direct Reimbursement Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) In 1988, Congress enacted section 405 of the Indian
Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1645) that establis... | Alaska Native and American Indian Direct Reimbursement Act of 1998 - Amends the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to make permanent the authority (currently provided under a demonstration program) for Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Alaska Native health organizations that contract or compact for the operation... | Alaska Native and American Indian Direct Reimbursement Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Children and Media Research
Advancement Act'' or the ``CAMRA Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
It is the purpose of this Act to enable the National Institute of
Child Health and Human Development to--
(1) examine the role and impact, both positive an... | Children and Media Research Advancement Act or the CAMRA Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, to enter into a contract with the National Academy of Science or another... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize funding for the establishment of a program on children and the media within the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to study the role and impact of electronic media in the development of children. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Robin Danielson Act''.
TITLE I--RESEARCH REGARDING RISKS POSED BY DIOXIN, SYNTHETIC FIBERS,
AND OTHER ADDITIVES IN FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS
SEC. 101. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Tampons are used by approximate... | Robin Danielson Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to provide for the conduct or support of research on the extent to which additives in feminine hygiene products pose any risks to the health of women or the health of the children of women who u... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program of research regarding the risks posed by the presence of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in feminine hygiene products, and to establish a program for the collection and analysis of data on toxic shock syndrome. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Science Education Incentive
Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) As concluded in the report of the Committee on Science
of the House of Representatives, ``Unlocking Our Future Toward
... | National Science Education Incentive Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) permit an eligible science, engineering, math, or technology teacher a limited credit for undergraduate tuition; and (2) permit an elementary and secondary science, mathematics, engineering, and technology credit (SMET) credit f... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage stronger math and science programs at elementary and secondary schools. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Home Health Care Access Protection
Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. PROTECTING ACCESS TO MEDICARE HOME HEALTH SERVICES.
(a) In General.--Section 1895(b)(3) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395fff(b)(3)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (B)(iv),... | Home Health Care Access Protection Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to the prospective payment system (PPS) for home health services and adjustments to it for case mix changes.
Prohibits any adjustment in the PPS for payment in 2008. Requires the Secretary of Health a... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect Medicare beneficiaries' access to home health services under the Medicare Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Water Compliance and
Affordability Act''.
SEC. 2. INTEGRATED MUNICIPAL STORMWATER AND WASTEWATER APPROACH
FRAMEWORK.
(a) In General.--In the first 5 fiscal years beginning after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator ... | Clean Water Compliance and Affordability Act - Requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to carry out a pilot program to work with and facilitate the efforts of eligible municipalities to develop and implement integrated plans to meet wastewater and stormwater obligations under the Federal Water Pollution Cont... | Clean Water Compliance and Affordability Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Strategic Petroleum Reserve Reform
Act''.
SEC. 2. USE OF UNDERUTILIZED STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FACILITIES.
Section 168 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C.
6247a) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 168. USE OF UNDERUTILIZED FACI... | Strategic Petroleum Reserve Reform Act (Sec.2)This bill amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to authorize the Department of Energy (DOE)to lease underutilized Strategic Petroleum Reserve storage facilities to private entities. Currently, DOE may only lease these storage facilities to foreign governments. (Sec... | Strategic Petroleum Reserve Reform Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Girls Count Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) According to the United States Census Bureau's 2013
international figures, 1 person in 12, or close to 900,000,000
people, is a girl or young woman age... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on May 21, 2015. Girls Count Act of 2015 (Sec. 3) This bill states that it is U.S. policy to: encourage countries to support the rule of law and ensure girls and boys of all ages are able to fully participate in society, including by providing bi... | Girls Count Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; ETC.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business
Jobs Tax Extenders Act of 2011''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or... | Small Business Jobs Tax Extenders Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend for one year certain tax expenditures for small businesses, including: (1) the 100% exclusion from gross income of gain from the sale or exchange of qualified small business stock, (2) the five-year carryback of tax credit amount... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain provisions of the Creating Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Working Families
Child Care Act of 1997''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Authorization of appropriations f... | Working Families Child Care Act of 1997 - Amends the Child Care Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to authorize appropriations for grants to States for child care for: (1) low-income working families; and (2) areas with child care shortages.
Requires States to use certain of such funds to provide child care services... | Working Families Child Care Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. CREDIT FOR BUSINESS INSTALLATION OF QUALIFIED FUEL CELLS.
(a) In General.--Section 48(a)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 (defining energy property) is amended by striking ``or'' at the
end of clause (i), by adding ``or'' at the end of clause (ii), and by
inserting after clause (ii) the fol... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for qualified fuel cell property. Limits the amount of such credit to 30 percent (10 percent for other energy property) of the basis of such fuel cell property up to a maximum of $500 for each 0.5 kilowatt of capacity of such property. Defines "qualified fuel cell ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for certain energy-efficient property. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) the University of Alaska is the successor to and the
beneficiary of all Federal grants and conveyances to or for the
Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines;
(2) under the Acts of March ... | Entitles the University of Alaska to select up to 250,000 acres of Federal lands or interests in lands in or adjacent to Alaska as a land grant and directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the University the Federal lands selected and approved in accordance with this Act. Sets forth requirements regarding per... | A bill to provide for the continuation of higher education through the conveyance of certain public lands in the State of Alaska to the University of Alaska, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Adoption Awareness Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR CERTAIN ACTIVITIES TOWARD PROMOTING ADOPTION
COUNSELING.
Subpart I of part D of title III of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 254b et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the f... | Excludes from such program eligible health centers that perform or make referrals for abortions, or provide or make referrals for counseling that presents abortion as an option.
Directs the Secretary to require programs providing voluntary family planning services with such a grant to provide nondirective counseling an... | Adoption Awareness Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lifespan Respite Care Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. LIFESPAN RESPITE CARE.
The Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``TITLE XXIX--LIFESPAN RESPITE CARE
``SEC. 2901. FINDINGS AND PU... | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced in the Senate on March 5, 2003. However, because action occurred on the measure, the summary has been expanded.)Lifespan Respite Care Act of 2003 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award gr... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``School Food Modernization Act''.
SEC. 2. LOAN GUARANTEES AND GRANTS TO FINANCE CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS TO
SCHOOL LUNCH FACILITIES.
The Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act is amended by
inserting after section 26 (42 U.S.C. 1769g) th... | School Food Modernization Act This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to direct the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to issue loan guarantees to local educational agencies (LEAs), school food authorities, tribal organizations, and other eligible entities to finance infrastructure improvements ... | School Food Modernization Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Commission on the
Abolition of Modern-Day Slavery Act''.
SEC. 2. MODERN-DAY SLAVERY.
In this Act, the term ``modern-day slavery'' means the status or
condition of a person who is under the control of another person, where
that control is... | Congressional Commission on the Abolition of Modern-Day Slavery Act - Defines "modern-day slavery."
Establishes a congressional Commission on the Abolition of Modern-day Slavery which shall: (1) study matters relating to modern-day slavery; (2) review programs of relevant governmental agencies; (3) examine efforts by ... | To establish a congressional Commission on the Abolition of Modern-Day Slavery. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Brownfields Utilization, Investment,
and Local Development Act of 2015'' or the ``BUILD Act''.
SEC. 2. EXPANDED ELIGIBILITY FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
Section 104(k)(1) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1... | . The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.) Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development Act of 2015 or the BUILD Act This bill amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to revise programs and funding regarding brownfields. (Brown... | BUILD Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gift of Life Congressional Medal Act
of 2001''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL.
The Secretary of the Treasury shall design and strike a bronze
medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be
determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, to c... | Gift of Life Congressional Medal Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to design and strike a bronze medal to commemorate organ donors and their families.Makes any organ donor, or the family of any organ donor, eligible for the medal.Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to direct the Organ ... | To establish a congressional commemorative medal for organ donors and their families. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Health Care Full Funding
Act''.
SEC. 2. ENHANCED PROCESS FOR FUNDING VETERANS HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--(1) Chapter 3 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 320. Enhance... | Veterans Health Care Full Funding Act - Requires each fiscal year budget submitted to Congress by the President to include requests for amounts for veterans health care programs. Requires amounts appropriated for such programs to be available for two consecutive fiscal years.
Establishes the Veterans Health Care Fund... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide an enhanced funding process to ensure an adequate level of funding for veterans health care programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to establish standards of access to care for veterans seeking health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other p... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Humane Enforcement and Legal
Protections for Separated Children Act'' or the ``HELP Separated
Children Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Apprehension.--The term ``apprehension'' means the
detention, arrest, or custody by... | Humane Enforcement and Legal Protections for Separated Children Act or the HELP Separated Children Act - Sets forth apprehension procedures for immigration enforcement-related activities engaged in by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and cooperating entities, including: (1) providing the governor, local child ... | A bill to protect children affected by immigration enforcement actions, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Honoring Female Congressional
Pioneers Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) The 70 women currently serving in the House of
Representatives owe a debt of gratitude to all of their
foremothers who b... | Honoring Female Congressional Pioneers Act of 2006 - Directs the Postal Service to provide for the issuance and sale of a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient means to contribute towards the acquisition (for public display) of works of art honoring Jeanette Rankin, Mary Teresa Norton, Patsy Mink, Shirl... | To provide for the issuance of a semipostal in order to afford a convenient means by which members of the public may contribute towards the acquisition of works of art to honor female pioneers in Government service. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Drug Free Sports Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act--
(1) the term ``Secretary'' refers to the Secretary of
Commerce; and
(2) the term ``professional sports associations'' means
Major League Baseball... | Drug Free Sports Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to issue regulations requiring professional sports associations to adopt and enforce policies and procedures for testing athletes for the use of performance-enhancing substances, including regulations requiring: (1) random testing of each athlete annually without... | To direct the Secretary of Commerce to issue regulations requiring testing for steroids and other performance-enhancing substances for certain sports associations engaged in interstate commerce. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Overseas Human Testing Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Before a manufacturer of a new drug or device can
market its new product, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
requires that the ma... | Safe Overseas Human Testing Act - Declares it is the policy of Congress to control the export of drugs and other test articles intended for overseas clinical investigations involving human participants in order to foster public health and safety, prevent injury to U.S. foreign policy, and preserve the credibility of th... | To promote safe and ethical clinical trials of drugs and other test articles on people overseas. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Prescription Drug Savings
and Choice Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF MEDICARE OPERATED PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLAN
OPTION.
(a) In General.--Subpart 2 of part D of the Social Security Act is
amended by inserting after section ... | Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2005 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to offer one or more Medicare operated prescription drug plans nationally that provide qualifi... | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices under the medicare program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Sensitive Locations
Act''.
SEC. 2. POWERS OF IMMIGRATION OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES AT SENSITIVE
LOCATIONS.
Section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(i... | Protecting Sensitive Locations Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an immigration enforcement action by the Department of Homeland Security or an individual designated to perform immigration enforcement functions may not take place at a sensitive location, except: (1) under exigent ... | Protecting Sensitive Locations Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``World War I American Veterans
Centennial Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the year 2018 is the 100th anniversary of the signing
of the armistice with Germany ending World ... | World War I American Veterans Centennial Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) mint and issue $1 silver coins to commemorate the centennial of the involvement of the United States in World War I, and (2) hold a competition and provide compensation for its winner to design the obverse an... | World War I American Veterans Centennial Commemorative Coin Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Abuse Accountability Act''.
SEC. 2. GARNISHMENT AUTHORITY.
(a) Civil Service Retirement System.--(1) Section 8345(j)(1) of
title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``(j)(1) Payments under this subchapter which would otherwis... | Child Abuse Accountability Act - Amends Federal law regarding Federal employees' pensions to provide for the garnishment of retirement annuities of Federal employees for the enforcement of a court order for the payment of monetary damages to victims of emotional, sexual, or physical child abuse. | Child Abuse Accountability Act |
That this Act may be
referred to as the ``Outer Continental Shelf Deep Water Royalty Relief
Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LANDS ACT.
Section 8(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, (43 U.S.C.
1337 (a)(3)), is amended by striking paragraph (3) in its entirety and
inserting the... | Outer Continental Shelf Deep Water Royalty Relief Act - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to reduce or eliminate any royalty or net profit share set forth in existing leases, before commencement of production, for oil or gas resources in deep water on the Outer Cont... | Outer Continental Shelf Deep Water Royalty Relief Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Women's Business Centers
Sustainability Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. PRIVATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
Section 29 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2)... | (Sec. 3) Directs the Small Business Administration (SBA) to: (1) perform an annual examination of the programs and finances of each women's business center; and (2) determine the viability of each center after such examination. Requires a report from the SBA to the congressional small business committees on the effecti... | Women's Business Centers Sustainability Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``College Fire
Prevention Act''.
(b) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) On Wednesday, January 19, 2000, a fire occurred at a
Seton Hall University dormitory. Three male freshmen, all 18
... | College Fire Prevention Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to make competitive demonstration grants to private or public colleges or universities, fraternities, or sororities for up to half the cost of installing fire sprinkler systems, or other fire suppression or prevention technologies, in student housing and ... | To establish a demonstration incentive program within the Department of Education to promote installation of fire sprinkler systems, or other fire suppression or prevention technologies, in qualified student housing and dormitories, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Investment in America Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Research and development performed in the United States
results in quality jobs, better and safer products, increased
ownership of tech... | Investment in America Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the credit for increasing research activities. Increases the alternative incremental credit rates. Provides an alternative credit for qualified research expenses. | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the research credit, to increase the rates of the alternative incremental credit, and to provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Scientific Integrity Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF FEDERAL AGENCY.
In this Act, the term ``Federal agency'' has the meaning given the
term ``agency'' in section 551(1) of title 5, United States Code.
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY.
... | Scientific Integrity Act This bill requires, subject to the exemptions for disclosures of information under the Freedom of Information Act, each federal agency that funds or conducts scientific research to: (1) promote and maximize the communication and open exchange of data and findings to other agencies, policymakers... | Scientific Integrity Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Improper Payments
Coordination Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. AVAILABILITY OF THE DO NOT PAY INITIATIVE TO THE JUDICIAL AND
LEGISLATIVE BRANCHES AND STATES.
Section 5 of the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery
Improvement Act of 2012 (31 U.S.C. 33... | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on July 28, 2015. Federal Improper Payments Coordination Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Amends the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012 to extend the availability of the Do Not Pay Initiative to states, any contractor, subcontract... | Federal Improper Payments Coordination Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``No Child Left Behind Reform Act''.
SEC. 2. ADEQUATE YEARLY PROGRESS.
(a) Definition of Adequate Yearly Progress.--Section 1111(b)(2) of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
6311(b)(2)) is amended--
(1) in subparagra... | No Child Left Behind Reform Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to allow states to include measures of individual or cohort growth over time in determining whether students are making adequate yearly progress (AYP) toward state academic performance standards. Eliminates the considerat... | A bill to improve the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prevention of Escapement of
Genetically Altered Salmon in the United States Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON SALE OF GENETICALLY ALTERED SALMON.
(a) Prohibition.--It shall be unlawful for a person--
(1) to ship, transport, offer for sale, sell,... | Prevention of Escapement of Genetically Altered Salmon in the United States Act - Prohibits a person from: (1) shipping, transporting, offering for sale, selling, or purchasing a covered fish, or a food product containing such fish, in interstate or foreign commerce; (2) having custody, control, or possession of, with ... | Prevention of Escapement of Genetically Altered Salmon in the United States Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consortia-Led Energy and Advanced
Manufacturing Networks Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Clean technology.--The term ``clean technology'' means
a technology, production process, or methodology that--
... | Consortia-Led Energy and Advanced Manufacturing Networks Act - Directs the Department of Commerce to carry out a program to establish clean technology consortia to enhance U.S. economic, environmental, and energy security by promoting domestic development, manufacture, and deployment of clean technologies, production p... | Consortia-Led Energy and Advanced Manufacturing Networks Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Watermelon
Research and Promotion Improvement Act of 1993''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Change to majority vote in ... | Watermelon Research and Promotion Improvement Act of 1993 - Amends the Watermelon Research and Promotion Act to extend its provisions to each of the States and the District of Columbia.
Authorizes the revocation of the watermelon assessment refund.
Revises provisions regarding: (1) handler and producer National Wate... | Watermelon Research and Promotion Improvement Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Government Shutdown Prevention
Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO TITLE 31.
(a) In General.--Chapter 13 of title 31, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 1310 the following new section:
``Sec. 1311. Continuing appropriations
``(a)(1) ... | Government Shutdown Prevention Act - Amends Federal law relating to appropriations to provide for continuing appropriations in the absence of regular appropriations. Limits such continuing appropriations to 75 percent of the current rate of operations or a lower rate determined according to specified requirements. | Government Shutdown Prevention Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hydrographic Services Improvement
Act Amendments of 2007''.
SEC. 2. REDESIGNATIONS.
The Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 is amended by
redesignating sections 302 through 306 (33 U.S.C. 892d) as sections 303
through 307, respectively.
SEC... | Hydrographic Services Improvement Act Amendments of 2007 - Amends the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 to set forth findings and purposes for the Act.
Revises the definitions of "hydrographic data" and "hydrographic services" to include shoreline surveying and water level observations.
Requires the Admin... | A bill to reauthorize and amend the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Elder Justice Reauthorization Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) According to the American Journal of Public Health, at
least 10 percent of older Americans experience elder abuse.
(2) Victims of el... | Elder Justice Reauthorization Act Reauthorizes the Elder Justice Act of 2009 and funding for its programs through FY2019. Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to reauthorize through FY2019: (1) the National Training Institute for Federal and State Surveyors, and (2) grants by the Secretary of Health ... | Elder Justice Reauthorization Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Personal Health Investment Today
Act'' or the ``PHIT Act.''
SEC. 2. CERTAIN AMOUNTS PAID FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, FITNESS, AND
EXERCISE TREATED AS AMOUNTS PAID FOR MEDICAL CARE.
(a) In General.--Section 213(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Cod... | Personal Health Investment Today Act or the PHIT Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a medical care tax deduction for qualified sports and fitness expenses. The deduction applies to amounts paid for: (1) fitness facility memberships, (2) physical exercise or activity programs, and (3) safety equipm... | Personal Health Investment Today Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Consumers Relief Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
(2) Covered energy-related rule.--Th... | Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013 - Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from promulgating a final rule that regulates any aspect of the production, supply, distribution, or use of energy (or that provides for such regulation by state or local governments) and that is estimated by ... | Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Multifamily Rental Housing
Loan Guarantee Demonstration Act''.
SEC. 2. LOAN GUARANTEES FOR MULTIFAMILY RENTAL HOUSING IN RURAL AREAS.
Title V of the Housing Act of 1949 is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:
``SEC. 543. LOAN ... | Rural Multifamily Rental Housing Loan Guarantee Demonstration Act - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to guarantee the repayment of loans made by private lenders for the development costs of multifamily rental housing for low- and moderate-income rural families.
Permits a low-inc... | Rural Multifamily Rental Housing Loan Guarantee Demonstration Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FROM GROSS INCOME FOR AMOUNTS RECEIVED ON ACCOUNT OF
CERTAIN UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATION.
(a) In General.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (r... | Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) an exclusion from gross income for amounts received (either backpay or frontpay or punitive damages) on account of an unlawful discrimination claim; (2) income averaging for backpay and frontpay amounts received from such claims, and (... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received on account of claims based on certain unlawful discrimination and to allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards received on account of such claims, and for other purposes. |
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