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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rim of the Valley Corridor
Preservation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area was
authorized as a unit of the National Park System on November
10, 1978;
... | Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act This bill adjusts the boundary of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in California as depicted on a specified map to include the area known as the Rim of the Valley Unit. The unit, and any lands or interests acquired by the United States and located within i... | Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Responsible Consumer Financial
Protection Regulations Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COMMISSION.
Section 1011 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 is
amended--
(1) by striking subsections (b), (c), and (d);
... | Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2013 - Amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010, title X of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to replace the position of Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) with a five-member Commission compose... | Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Kisatchie National Forest Land
Conveyance Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDING.
Congress finds that it is in the public interest to authorize the
conveyance of certain Federal land in the Kisatchie National Forest in
the State of Louisiana for market value consider... | . Kisatchie National Forest Land Conveyance Act (Sec. 4) The bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to sell specified federal land in the Kisatchie National Forest in Winn Parish, Louisiana, for fair market value. USDA shall convey a portion of that land to Collins Camp Properties, Inc. USDA may config... | Kisatchie National Forest Land Conveyance Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Eastern Band Cherokee Historic Lands
Reacquisition Act''.
SEC. 2. LAND TAKEN INTO TRUST FOR THE EASTERN BAND OF CHEROKEE INDIANS.
(a) Lands Into Trust.--Subject to such rights of record as may be
vested in third parties to rights-of-way or other easeme... | Eastern Band Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act This bill takes specified lands and easements in Monroe County, Tennessee, into trust for the benefit of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. These lands include the Sequoyah Museum, the Chota Memorial, the Tanasi Memorial, and land to provide support for these pr... | Eastern Band Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``21st Century Science for Nuclear
Waste Disposal Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, the storage
of high-level radioactive waste, transuranic was... | 21st Century Science for Nuclear Waste Disposal Act of 2001 - Amends the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to: (1) repeal the authority of the Secretary of Energy to enter into contracts for the acceptance of title, subsequent transportation, and disposal of high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel; (2) mandat... | To redirect the Nuclear Waste Fund established under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 into research, development, and utilization of risk-decreasing technologies for the onsite storage and eventual reduction of radiation levels of nuclear waste, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND REPEAL.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Expedited
Rescissions Act of 1997''.
(b) Repeal.--The Line Item Veto Act of 1996 (2 U.S.C. 691 et seq.)
is repealed.
SEC. 2. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN PROPOSED RESCISSIONS.
(a) In General.--Part B of title X of... | Expedited Rescissions Act of 1997 - Repeals the Line Item Veto Act of 1996.
Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for the expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority. | Expedited Rescissions Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Patient Navigator Outreach and
Chronic Disease Prevention Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. PATIENT NAVIGATOR GRANTS.
Subpart V of part D of title III of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 256) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 340A. PA... | Patient Navigator Outreach and Chronic Disease Prevention Act of 2005 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to make grants to eligible entities for the developm... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a demonstration grant program to provide patient navigator services to reduce barriers and improve health care outcomes, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``H-Prize Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Administering entity.--The term ``administering
entity'' means the entity with which the Secretary enters into
an agreement under section 3(c).
(2) Dep... | H-Prize Act of 2007 - (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) award competitive cash prizes biennially to advance the research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of hydrogen energy technologies; and (2) enter into an agreement with a private, nonprofit entity to administer the prize compet... | To authorize the Secretary of Energy to establish monetary prizes for achievements in overcoming scientific and technical barriers associated with hydrogen energy. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Estate Tax Reduction Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. 20 PERCENT REDUCTION IN ESTATE TAX RATES.
(a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 2001 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
``(c) Rate Schedule.--
``If the amount with re... | Estate Tax Reduction Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce estate tax rates and increase the unified estate tax credit to $3 million, with an inflation adjustment to such credit amount beginning in 2006. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce estate tax rates by 20 percent, to increase the unified credit against estate and gift taxes to the equivalent of a $3,000,000 exclusion and to provide an inflation adjustment of such amount, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Native American Tourism and
Improving Visitor Experience Act'' or the ``NATIVE Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to enhance and integrate Native American tourism--
(A) to empower Native American ... | Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act or the NATIVE Act This bill requires the Department of Commerce, the Department of the Interior, and federal agencies with recreational travel or tourism functions to update their management plans and tourism initiatives to include Indian tribes and tribal or... | NATIVE Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Forty Percent Funding of IDEA in
Four Years Act'' or the ``Forty-in-Four Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Federal Government appropriately requires States
that accept funds under... | Forty Percent Funding of IDEA in Four Years Act - Forty-in-Four Act - Amends the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to require specified minimum levels of Federal grant payments to States for assistance for education of all children with disabilities in order to increase funding under the Act, by five p... | To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide full funding for assistance for education of all children with disabilities. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Great Lakes Nutrient Removal
Assistance Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) ineffective wastewater treatment is one of the most
common sources of water pollution;
(2) nutrient pollution, particularly phosp... | Great Lakes Nutrient Removal Assistance Act This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a program to provide grants to states in the Great Lakes System (i.e., Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, N... | Great Lakes Nutrient Removal Assistance Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Support Our Military Caregivers
Act''.
SEC. 2. EXTERNAL CLINICAL REVIEW OF DENIED APPLICATIONS BY CAREGIVERS
OF VETERANS.
(a) In General.--Section 1720G of title 38, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by redesignating subse... | Support Our Military Caregivers Act This bill permits an individual to elect to have an independent contractor perform an external clinical review of any of the following: a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) denial of an individual's application to be a caregiver or family caregiver eligible for the VA program of c... | Support Our Military Caregivers Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Deceptive Practices and Voter
Intimidation Prevention Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. DECEPTIVE PRACTICES IN ELECTIONS.
(a) Civil Action.--
(1) In general.--Subsection (b) of section 2004 of the
Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1971(b)) is amende... | Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2006 - Amends the Revised Statutes and federal criminal law to prohibit any person, whether acting under color of law or otherwise, from knowingly deceiving any other person regarding: (1) the time, place, or manner of conducting any federal election; (2) the... | A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Arlington National Cemetery Burial
Eligibility Act''.
SEC. 2. PERSONS ELIGIBLE FOR BURIAL IN ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY.
(a) In General.--Chapter 24 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 241... | Arlington National Cemetery Burial Eligibility Act - Allows the remains of the following persons to be interred at Arlington National Cemetery: (1) any member of the armed forces who dies while on active duty; (2) any retired member and any person who served on active duty and at the time of death was entitled to reti... | Arlington National Cemetery Burial Eligibility Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Joshua Omvig Veterans Suicide
Prevention Act''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) suicide among veterans suffering from post-traumatic
stress disorder (PTSD) is a serious problem; and
(2) ... | Joshua Omvig Veterans Suicide Prevention Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) suicide among veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a serious problem; and (2) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs should take into consideration the special needs of veterans suffering from PTSD in develop... | A bill to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Middle Class Tax
Relief Act of 1998''.I20 (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... | Middle Class Tax Relief Act of 1998 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise the tax imposed and increase the 15 percent tax bracket for joint returns and surviving spouses, heads of households, other unmarried individuals, married individuals filing separately, and estates and trusts. | Middle Class Tax Relief Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Vaccine Injury Compensation
Program Improvement Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. BASIS FOR CALCULATING PROJECTED LOST EARNINGS.
Section 2115(a)(3)(B) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
300aa-15(a)(3)(B)) is amended by striking all that follows ... | National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Improvement Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise provisions of the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.
Specifies how loss of earning is to be calculated for vaccine-related injuries to individuals under the age of 18.
Increases the award f... | To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Critical Habitat Reform Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL HABITAT; STANDARD.
(a) In General.--Section 4(a) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973
(16 U.S.C. 1533(a)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (B) of paragrap... | Critical Habitat Reform Act of 2004 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) to require the relevant Secretary (the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Commerce), to the maximum extent practicable, prudent, and determinable, to issue a final regulation designating critical habitat of endange... | To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to reform the process for designating critical habitat under that Act. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Best Buddies Empowerment for People
with Intellectual Disabilities Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Best Buddies operates the first national social and
recreational progra... | Best Buddies Empowerment for People with Intellectual Disabilities Act of 2009 - (Sec. 3) Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to, or enter into agreements with, Best Buddies (a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people with intellectual disabilities mesh with mainstream society) to promote th... | To provide assistance to Best Buddies to support the expansion and development of mentoring programs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``NATO Enlargement Facilitation Act of
1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Since 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
(NATO) has played an essential role in guaranteeing the
securi... | NATO Enlargement Facilitation Act of 1996 - Declares that it should be the policy of the United States to: (1) assist the transition to full membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) of emerging democracies in Central and Eastern Europe; (2) ensure that such countries are aware of the costs and respo... | NATO Enlargement Facilitation Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Cookstoves and Fuels Support
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Nearly half the world's population cooks their food
over open fires or inefficient, polluting, and unsafe
cookstoves usi... | Clean Cookstoves and Fuels Support Act - Directs the Secretary of State to work to advance the goals of the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves. Authorizes appropriations for the Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Department of Energy (DOE), the National Institutes of Healt... | Clean Cookstoves and Fuels Support Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEARS 1994 AND 1995.
(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, in ... | Nuclear Regulatory Commission Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1994 and 1995 to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and to its Office of Inspector General. Prescribes allocation guidelines. | Nuclear Regulatory Commission Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Brownfields Redevelopment
Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) returning the Nation's brownfield sites to productive
economic use could generate more than 550,000 additional... | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced in the House on January 8, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.)Brownfields Redevelopment Enhancement Act - (Sec. 3) Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make gran... | To facilitate the provision of assistance by the Department of Housing and Urban Development for the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Financial Institutions Examination
Fairness and Reform Act''.
SEC. 2. TIMELINESS OF EXAMINATION REPORTS.
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978
(12 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. ... | Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act This bill amends the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978 to: set deadlines for final examination reports and exit interviews of a financial institution by a federal financial regulatory agency, and establish the Office of Ind... | Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Brownfield Cleanup and Redevelopment
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds:
(1) Nationwide, older abandoned or under-used commercial
and industrial sites known as brownfields are often overlooked
... | Brownfield Cleanup and Redevelopment Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) establish certification criteria for State programs for voluntary cleanup of eligible facilities; and (2) certify qualified States to carry out cleanup programs at eligible facilities in lieu of any Fede... | Brownfield Cleanup and Redevelopment Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Trade Adjustment Assistance
Extension Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
TITLE I--TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE AND HEALTH COVERAGE IMPROVEMENT
... | Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2010 - Amends the Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act of 2009 to extend trade adjustment assistance (TAA) programs through June 30, 2012. Extends TAA for firms and farmers through June 30, 2013.
Extends the single transition deadline for implementing certain m... | A bill to extend trade adjustment assistance, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Airport and Airway Extension Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TAXES FUNDING AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND.
(a) Fuel Taxes.--Subparagraph (B) of section 4081(d)(2) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``April 30, 2010''
and inser... | Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through July 3, 2010: (1) increased excise taxes on aviation fuels and the excise tax on air transportation of persons and property; and (2) the expenditure authority for the Airport and Airway Trust Fund.
Increases the authorization... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport improvement program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prematurity Research Expansion and
Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act'' or the ``PREEMIE
Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
It is the purpose of this Act to--
(1) reduce preterm birth, its associated disabilities, and
deaths... | Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act or the PREEMIE Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to: (1) require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to expand, intensify, and coordinate ... | A bill to reduce preterm labor and delivery and the risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and to reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Eastern New Mexico Rural Water
System Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the Entrada Aquifer and the Southern High Plains
(Ogallala) Aquifer--
(A) provide 100 p... | Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System Act of 2004 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial assistance to the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority to assist in planning, designing, conducting pre-construction activities for, and constructing, the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System (a water ... | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial assistance to the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority for the planning, design, and construction of the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Shelter, Land, and Urban Management
(SLUM) Assistance Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Approximately 51 percent of the world's population
currently lives in cities of all sizes and produces... | Shelter, Land, and Urban Management (SLUM) Assistance Act of 2011 - Authorizes the President to furnish technical assistance and financial support to developing countries for affordable housing and urban development.
Directs the President, through the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agenc... | To authorize assistance for affordable housing and sustainable urban development in developing countries, and for other purposes. |
of Disapproval.--
``(1) In general.--Except as provided in subsection (b)(2),
the debt limit shall not be increased under this section if,
within 15 calendar days after Congress receives the
certification described in subsection (a)(1) (regardless of
whether Congress is i... | Pay Our Bills Act - Authorizes an extension of the presidential authority to modify the public debt ceiling (subject to enactment of a congressional joint resolution of disapproval). Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to borrow an additional amount required to meet existing commitments if the President certifies ... | Pay Our Bills Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Joint Administrative Procedures
Committee Act of 2005'' or the ``JACP Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF A JOINT ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES COMMITTEE.
Section 802 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (i) ... | Joint Administrative Procedures Committee Act of 2005 or JACP Act - Establishes a Joint Administrative Procedures Committee in the Congress to: (1) selectively review existing major rules of any federal agency; and (2) recommend to the congressional committees of jurisdiction that they take appropriate legislative acti... | To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to establish the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Since 1975, title XX of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1397 et seq.), commonly referred to as the Social
Services Block Grant (in this section referred to as ``SSBG''),
has authorized funding for social servi... | Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to restore the authority of States to transfer up to ten percent of TANF funds to carry out State programs pursuant to SSA title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services) for FY 2002.Amends SSA title XX to:... | To amend titles IV and XX of the Social Security Act to restore funding for the Social Services Block Grant, and restore for fiscal year 2002 the ability of States to transfer up to 10 percent of funds from the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families to carry out activities under t... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Tax Flexibility Act
of 2005''.
SEC. 2. QUALIFIED SMALL BUSINESSES ELECTION OF TAXABLE YEAR ENDING IN A
MONTH FROM APRIL TO NOVEMBER.
(a) In General.--Part I of subchapter E of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986... | Small Business Tax Flexibility Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit certain small start-up businesses to elect a taxable year, other than the required taxable year, which ends on the last day of any of the months of April through November (or at the end of an equivalent annual period). | To permit startup partnerships and S corporations to elect taxable years other than required years. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Passenger Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Annually the losses in the United States from motor
vehicle collisions is estimated to be over 800 deaths and over
80,000 injuries to ... | Child Passenger Protection Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to enter into contracts with, and make grants to, State highway offices and other experienced child passenger safety organizations to distribute national, State, and local motor vehicle child restraint education programs and supporting educatio... | Child Passenger Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Keeping Families
Together Act of 2005''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Restoration of definition of aggravated felony (repeal... | Keeping Families Together Act of 2005 - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (Act) to repeal the provision amending the definition of "aggravated felony," and restore provisions of law amended by such provision as if it had not been enacted, including residency-or status-relate... | To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to restore certain provisions relating to the definition of aggravated felony and other provisions as they were before the enactment of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Great Bend of the
Gila National Monument Establishment Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Establishment of Great Bend of t... | Great Bend of the Gila National Monument Establishment Act - Establishes the Great Bend of the Gila National Monument in Arizona. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to manage the Monument as part of the National Landscape Conservation System by allowing only such uses of the Monument that further the purposes for ... | Great Bend of the Gila National Monument Establishment Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Storage Technology for Renewable and
Green Energy Act of 2010'' or the ``STORAGE 2010 Act''.
SEC. 2. ENERGY INVESTMENT CREDIT FOR ENERGY STORAGE PROPERTY CONNECTED
TO THE GRID.
(a) Up to 20 Percent Credit Allowed.--Subparagraph (A) of sec... | Storage Technology for Renewable and Green Energy Act of 2010 or the STORAGE 2010 Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow, through 2019, a 20% energy tax credit for investment in energy storage property that is directly connected to the electrical grid (i.e., a system of generators, transmission lines, and... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an energy investment credit for energy storage property connected to the grid, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Triad Program Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) senior citizens are among the most rapidly growing
segments of our society;
(2) currently, senior citizens comprise 15 percent of our
... | National Triad Program Act - Requires the Director of the National Institute of Justice to conduct a qualitative and quantitative national assessment of: (1) the nature and extent of crimes committed against senior citizens and the effect of such crimes on the victims; (2) the numbers, extent, and impact of violent an... | National Triad Program Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dam Rehabilitation and Repair Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. REHABILITATION AND REPAIR OF DEFICIENT DAMS.
(a) Definitions.--Section 2 of the National Dam Safety Program Act
(33 U.S.C. 467) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), (5),... | Dam Rehabilitation and Repair Act of 2007 - Amends the National Dam Safety Program Act to require the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a program to provide grant assistance to states for use in rehabilitating publicly-owned dams that fail to meet minimum safety standards and pose an unacceptable ... | A bill to amend the National Dam Safety Program Act to establish a program to provide grant assistance to States for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Capitol Police Retention,
Recruitment, and Authorization Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN ANNUAL RATE OF BASIC COMPENSATION.
For fiscal year 2003, the Capitol Police Board shall increase the
annual rate of basic compensation applicable for officers a... | Capitol Police Retention, Recruitment, and Authorization Act of 2002 - (Sec. 2) Requires the Capitol Police Board to increase by five percent the annual rate of basic compensation for officers and members of the Capitol Police, except that for officers above the rank of captain the increase shall be made at a rate dete... | To direct the Capitol Police Board to take steps to promote the retention of current officers and members of the Capitol Police and the recruitment of new officers and members of the Capitol Police, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. ANNUAL REPORT BY SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.
(a) In General.--Not later than March 1 of each year, the Secretary
of the Treasury shall submit to the Congress a report that identifies
each country that is a country of concern because the government of
that country is not complying with the requirements... | Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to identify and report annually on each country that is a country of concern because its government is not complying with the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism, regardless of whether the country is a party to the Convention.
Requires with r... | To require that certain measures be taken with respect to countries of concern regarding terrorist financing. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Marriage and Religious Freedom
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Leading legal scholars concur that conflicts between
same-sex marriage and religious liberty are real and should be
legislatively add... | Marriage and Religious Freedom Act - Prohibits the federal government from taking an adverse action against a person on the basis that such person acts in accordance with a religious belief that: (1) marriage is or should be recognized as the union of one man and one woman, or (2) sexual relations are properly reserved... | Marriage and Religious Freedom Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Arthritis Prevention, Control, and
Cure Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. ENHANCING PUBLIC HEALTH ACTIVITIES RELATED TO ARTHRITIS THROUGH
THE NATIONAL ARTHRITIS ACTION PLAN.
Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 243
et seq... | Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure Act of 2010 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and implement a National Arthritis Action Plan.
Authorizes the Secretary, directly or through competitive grants, to conduct, support, and promote the c... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for arthritis research and public health, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Independence Hall Commemorative Coin
Act''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) for 150 years, the historic buildings in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, known as Congress Hall, the Old City Hall, and
I... | Independence Hall Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue one-dollar coins emblematic of the shrines of liberty, showing the Liberty Bell on one side and the Independence Hall on the other.
Mandates that surcharges from the sale of coins be distributed equally between the Treasury and t... | Independence Hall Commemorative Coin Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Our Infants Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) Opioid prescription rates have risen dramatically over
the past several years. According to the Centers for Disease
Control and Preventi... | . Protecting Our Infants Act of 2015 (Sec. 3) This bill requires the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to report on prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (symptoms of withdrawal in a newborn). (An opioid is a drug with effects similar to opium, such as heroin or certain pain medications.) The... | Protecting Our Infants Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Johnson-O'Malley Supplemental Indian
Education Program Modernization Act''.
SEC. 2. JOHNSON-O'MALLEY SUPPLEMENTAL INDIAN EDUCATION PROGRAM
MODERNIZATION ACT.
The Act of April 16, 1934 (commonly known as the ``Johnson-O'Malley
Act''; 25 U... | Johnson-O'Malley Supplemental Indian Education Program Modernization Act - Amends the Johnson-O'Malley Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into contracts with tribal organizations, Indian corporations, public school districts, or states to provide educational benefits to Indian students who attend publ... | Johnson-O'Malley Supplemental Indian Education Program Modernization Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``North Bay Water Reuse Program Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. PROJECT AUTHORIZATION.
(a) In General.--The Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study
and Facilities Act (Public Law 102-575, title XVI; 43 U.S.C. 390h et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end th... | North Bay Water Reuse Program Act of 2007 - Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, contingent upon a finding of feasibility and acting through a cooperative agreement with the state of California or a subdivision thereof, to enter into coop... | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to create a Bureau of Reclamation partnership with the North Bay Water Reuse Authority and other regional partners to achieve objectives relating to water supply, water quality, and environmental restoration. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring Military Readiness Through
Stability and Predictability Deployment Policy Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. MINIMUM PERIODS OF REST AND RECUPERATION FOR UNITS OF THE ARMED
FORCES BETWEEN DEPLOYMENTS.
(a) Regular Components.--
(1... | Ensuring Military Readiness Through Stability and Predictability Deployment Policy Act of 2007 - Prohibits any unit of the regular Armed Forces from being deployed for Operation Iraqi Freedom unless the period between the most recent previous deployment and a subsequent deployment is equal to or longer than the period ... | To mandate minimum periods of rest and recuperation for units and members of the regular and reserve components of the Armed Forces between deployments for Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Office of Strategic Services
Congressional Gold Medal Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) was America's
first effort to implement a system of strategic intelligence
... | Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal to the members of the Office of Strategic Services in recognition of their service and contr... | Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Farmers Tax Deferral Act''.
SEC. 2. NONTAXABLE EXCHANGE OF QUALIFIED AGRICULTURAL PROPERTY FOR REAL
PROPERTY.
(a) In General.--Part III of subchapter O of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to common nontaxable excha... | Farmers Tax Deferral Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow individuals age 55 or older to exclude from gross income the gain or loss from an exchange of qualified agricultural property for U.S. real property; (2) treat such an exchange as a like-kind exchange for purposes of recognizing gain or loss; and... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for the exchange or installment sale of certain agricultural property. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Land Invasive Species
Control, Prevention, and Management Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to ensure the effective management of
Federal land, including National Monuments and National Heritage Areas,
to protect from invasive... | Federal Land Invasive Species Control, Prevention, and Management Act Directs the Department of the Interior (respecting federal land administered through the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, National Park Service, or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) and the Department of Agric... | Federal Land Invasive Species Control, Prevention, and Management Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Treatment Court Improvement
Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. HIRING BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS OF ADDITIONAL VETERANS
JUSTICE OUTREACH SPECIALISTS.
(a) Hiring of Additional Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists.--
(1) In general.--Not later ... | Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to hire at least 50 Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists under the Veterans Justice Outreach Program. Each of these specialists must serve as part of a justice team in a veterans treatment court or oth... | Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Groundwork USA Trust Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) locally organized and controlled entities that are
linked together through a national program office have the
ability to lead cost-effective pro... | Groundwork USA Trust Act of 2011 - Establishes the Groundwork USA Trust Program.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Groundwork USA national office, to award grants to eligible nonprofit organizations to: (1) facilitate the inventory of brownfield sites, site assessments, remediation of ... | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Groundwork USA national office, to provide grants to certain nonprofit organizations. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant
Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) too many law enforcement officers die, while protecting
the public, as a result of gunshot wounds;
(2)... | Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 1998 - Authorizes the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to: (1) make grants to States, units of local government, and Indian tribes to purchase armor vests for use by law enforcement officers; and (2) give preferential consideration to applications from jurisdiction... | Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Let Parents Raise Their Kids Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The United States Preventive Services Task Force
(USPSTF) issued findings and recommendation against screening
for suicide tha... | Let Parents Raise Their Kids Act of 2004 - Prohibits Federal funds from being used to establish or implement any universal or mandatory mental health screening program.
Prohibits Federal education funds from being used to pay any local educational agency or other instrument of government that uses the refusal of a par... | To prohibit the use of Federal funds for any universal or mandatory mental health screening program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Drinking Water Standards
Preservation Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The safety of drinking water, and the adequacy of water
supplies, is a national concern. In the 29 years since Congress
... | Drinking Water Standards Preservation Act of 2003 - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to establish liability standards for a public water system for damages allegedly caused by delivery of contaminated water containing either regulated or unregulated contaminants.Requires for both regulated and unregulated contaminant... | To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to provide procedures for claims relating to drinking water. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community-Based Gang Intervention
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
(1) For the first time in the history of the United States,
more than one in every 100 adults is incarcerate... | Community-Based Gang Intervention Act This bill amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to authorize grants to nonprofit community-based organizations for community-based gang intervention. It adds a definition for the term "community-based gang intervention." Additionally, the bil... | Community-Based Gang Intervention Act |
SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS TO UNITED STATES INSULAR POSSESSION PROGRAM.
(a) Production Certificates.--The additional U.S. Note 5(h) to
chapter 91 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is
amended--
(1) by amending subparagraphs (i) and (ii) to read as
follows:
``(i) In the case of... | Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, at the election of the certificate holder, to pay to the holder the face value of the certificate, less the value of any duty refund claimed by the holder under the certificate, plus a discount of not more than two percent of the face value of the certificate as determined by the ... | To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States with respect to the production incentive certificate program for watch and jewelry producers in the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Access to Postal Services Act''.
SEC. 2. MODIFIED PROCEDURES.
(a) In General.--Section 404(d) of title 39, United States Code, is
amended by striking the matter before paragraph (5) and inserting the
following:
``(d)(1) Before making any determinat... | Access to Postal Services Act - Modifies the procedures the U.S. Postal Service must follow in connection with the closing or consolidation of any postal facility, including: (1) requiring an assessment of the need for the closure or consolidation; (2) eliminating a requirement to consider the resulting Postal Service ... | To amend title 39, United States Code, to modify the procedures governing the closure or consolidation of postal facilities. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Neighbors in Need
Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--TEMPORARY EXTENDED UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION
Sec. 101. Addi... | Neighbors in Need Act - Amends the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (TEUCA) to: (1) extend the TEUCA program in States with high unemployment (States that already qualify for the TEUC-X program (under which second tier benefit amounts are deposited in an individual's account) or would if the tri... | To provide for additional benefits under the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002, to extend the Federal unemployment benefits system, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Make College Affordable Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. DEDUCTION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION EXPENSES.
(a) Deduction Allowed.--Section 221 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 221. HIGHER EDUCATION EXPENSES.
``(a) Allowance... | Make College Affordable Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the deduction of qualified higher education expenses and interest on qualified higher education loans. Sets forth a per student limitation, a per taxpayer limitation, and a limitation based on modified adjusted gross income. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make higher education more affordable by providing a full tax deduction for higher education expenses and interest on student loans. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Developing Innovation and Growing
the Internet of Things Act'' or ``DIGIT Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the Internet of Things refers to the growing number of
connected and inte... | Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act or the DIGIT Act (Sec. 2) This bill expresses the sense of Congress that policies governing the Internet of Things (IoT) should maximize the potential and development of the growing number of connected and interconnected devices to benefit businesses, governm... | Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act |
SECTION 1. 7.
This Act may be cited as the ``Indian Arts and Crafts Amendments
Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. INDIAN ARTS AND CRAFTS.
(a) Criminal Proceedings; Civil Actions; Misrepresentations.--
Section 5 of the Act entitled ``An Act to promote the development of
Indian arts and crafts and to create a board to a... | Indian Arts and Crafts Amendments Act of 2008 - Amends the Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990 to: (1) authorize any federal law enforcement officer to conduct an investigation of an offense involving the sale of any item that is misrepresented as an Indian produced good or product that occurs on land under the jurisdic... | A bill to protect Indian arts and crafts through the improvement of applicable criminal proceedings, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preserving Equal Access to Mortgage
Finance Programs Act''.
SEC. 2. PERMANENT CONFORMING LOAN LIMIT INCREASE FOR FREDDIE MAC AND
FANNIE MAE.
(a) Freddie Mac.--
(1) Increase.--Paragraph (2) of section 305(a) of the
Fed... | Preserving Equal Access to Mortgage Finance Programs Act - Amends the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act and the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to increase limitations on the maximum original principal obligation of mortgages that may purchased by the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fa... | To permanently increase the conforming loan limits for the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and the Federal National Mortgage Association and the FHA maximum mortgage amount limitations. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public School Construction
Partnership Act''.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF QUALIFIED PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL FACILITY BONDS AS
EXEMPT FACILITY BONDS.
(a) Treatment as Exempt Facility Bond.--Subsection (a) of section
142 of the Internal Revenue Code o... | Public School Construction Partnership Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize issuance of tax-exempt private activity bonds to finance construction and rehabilitation of high-growth area public elementary and secondary schools through public-private construction and ownership agreements.
Limits the annual... | Public School Construction Partnership Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Year 2000 Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Electronic data exchanges are used extensively to
transfer information between computer systems. Federal agencies
now depend on electronic dat... | Directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology, in conjunction with the Small Business Administration, to develop a Year 2000 compliance outreach program to assist the Nation's small and medium-sized businesses to ensure that such businesses are prepared to meet the Year 2000 computer problem (Y2K problem) ... | Year 2000 Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Verify First Act''.
SEC. 2. VERIFICATION OF STATUS IN UNITED STATES AS CONDITION OF
RECEIVING ADVANCE PAYMENT OF HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUM TAX
CREDIT.
(a) Application to Current Health Insurance Premium Tax Credit.--
Section ... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on June 2, 2017. Verify First Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit advance payments of the premium assistance tax credit from being made to an individual unless the Department of the Treasury has received confirmation... | Verify First Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Oil Industry Tax Break Repeal Act of
2007''.
TITLE I--REPEAL OF OIL INDUSTRY TAX BREAKS
SEC. 101. 7-YEAR AMORTIZATION OF GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL
EXPENDITURES FOR CERTAIN MAJOR INTEGRATED OIL COMPANIES.
(a) In General.--... | Oil Industry Tax Break Repeal Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the amortization period for the geological and geophysical expenditures of certain large integrated oil companies (defined as having an average daily worldwide crude oil production level of at least 500,000 barrels and more th... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate certain incentives for oil and gas. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United Nations Population Fund
(UNFPA) Funding Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Global consensus about the need to develop policies
that contribute to global population stabilization an... | United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Funding Act of 2003 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 2004 and 2005 for U.S. voluntary contributions to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Withholds from the U.S. voluntary contribution to the UNFPA amounts allocated by UNFPA for the country program in China, if the Secr... | To provide a United States voluntary contribution to the United Nations Population Fund. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Native American Children's Safety
Act''.
SEC. 2. CHARACTER INVESTIGATIONS.
Section 408 of the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence
Prevention Act (25 U.S.C. 3207) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(d) By Tribal Social Service... | Native American Children's Safety Act - Amends the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act (Act) to prohibit any foster care placement over which an Indian tribe has exclusive jurisdiction from being ordered until the tribal social services agency: (1) completes an investigation of the character of e... | Native American Children's Safety Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mandates Information Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Before acting on proposed private sector mandates, the
Congress should carefully consider the effects on consumers,
workers, and sma... | Mandates Information Act of 1999 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require the Director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) in preparing estimates of the direct costs of a Federal private sector mandate to estimate, when applicable, the impact of such mandate on consumers, workers, and small busines... | Mandates Information Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Historic Homeownership Assistance
Act''.
SEC. 2. HISTORIC HOMEOWNERSHIP REHABILITATION CREDIT.
(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 amen... | Historic Homeownership Assistance Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for 20 percent of the qualified rehabilitation expenditures made by a taxpayer with respect to a qualified historic home. Imposes dollar limitations on such credit. | Historic Homeownership Assistance Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reform Health Care Now Act''.
SEC. 2. SENATE CONSIDERATION OF HEALTH CARE REFORM LEGISLATION.
(a) Introduction.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 30 calendar days after the
commencement of the session of Congress that follows the dat... | Reform Health Care Now Act - Requires the chairs of specified congressional committees, within 30 calendar days after the commencement of the session of Congress following the enactment of this Act, each to introduce a bill to provide a significant increase in access to health care coverage for the people of the United... | A bill to establish an expedited procedure for congressional consideration of health care reform legislation. |
SECTION 1. CERTAIN ENTRIES OF PASTA.
(a) In general.--Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff Act of
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514) or any other provision of law and subject to the
provisions of subsection (b), the United States Customs Service shall--
(1) not later than 90 days after the receipt of the req... | Directs the Customs Service to liquidate or reliquidate certain entries of pasta and to refund any amounts owed. | To provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries of pasta. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dam Rehabilitation and Repair Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. REHABILITATION AND REPAIR OF DEFICIENT DAMS.
(a) Definitions.--Section 2 of the National Dam Safety Program Act
(33 U.S.C. 467) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), (5),... | Dam Rehabilitation and Repair Act of 2006 - Amends the National Dam Safety Program Act to require the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a program to provide grants to states for use in rehabilitating publicly-owned dams that fail to meet minimum safety standards and pose an unaccep... | A bill to amend the National Dam Safety Program Act to establish a program to provide grant assistance to States for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pre-K for USA Act.''
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The United States ranks 25th in early learning
enrollment with fewer than 3 out of 10 four-year-olds enrolled
in high-quality prekindergarten ... | Pre-K for USA Act This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to award high-quality prekindergarten (pre-K) program development grants on a competitive basis to states, local education agencies, or other local government entities. A grant recipient may use the grant funds to award subgrants to local entities, ... | Pre-K for USA Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nicaraguan Investment Conditionality
Act (NICA) of 2017''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) In 2006, Nicaragua, under President Enrique Bolanos,
entered into a $175,000,000, 5-year compact with the Millen... | Nicaraguan Investment Conditionality Act (NICA) of 2017 This bill directs the President to instruct the U.S. Executive Director at each international financial institution to use U.S. influence to oppose any loan for the government of Nicaragua's benefit, other than for basic human needs or to promote democracy, unless... | Nicaraguan Investment Conditionality Act (NICA) of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Human Cloning Prohibition Act of
2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Human cloning is unsafe, immoral, and unacceptable.
(2) Federal legislation should be enacted to prohibit
anyone from ... | Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2002 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit: (1) conducting or attempting to conduct human cloning; or (2) shipping the product of nuclear transplantation in interstate or foreign commerce for the purpose of human cloning.Provides that nothing in this Act shall be construed to r... | A bill to prohibit human cloning while preserving important areas of medical research, including stem cell research. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Home Health Access Preservation Act
of 1998''.
SEC. 2. REVISION OF PER BENEFICIARY LIMIT.
(a) In General.--
(1) In general.--Section 1861(v)(1)(L) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(v)(1)(L)) (as amended by section
... | 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, in order to mandate a new interim ... | Home Health Access Preservation Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Buyback Our Safety Act''.
SEC. 2. GUN BUYBACK GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Attorney General, through the Assistant
Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs of the Department
of Justice, shall establish a gun buyback grant program unde... | Buyback Our Safety Act - Directs the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to establish a gun buyback program under which the Assistant Attorney General may make grants to assist in funding gun buyback programs carried out by state, local, and Indian tribal law... | Buyback Our Safety Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Anticounterfeiting Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) American innovation, and the protection of that
innovation by the government, has been a critical component of
the economic growth of this Nation ... | Anticounterfeiting Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit trafficking in an "illicit authentication feature." Defines that term to mean an authentication feature that: (1) without the authorization of the respective copyright owner, has been tampered with or altered so as to facilitate the reproduct... | A bill to prevent and punish counterfeiting and copyright piracy, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Line Item Veto Act''.
SEC. 2. LINE ITEM VETO 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 the provisions of this section, the President m... | Line Item Veto Act - Grants the President legislative line item veto rescission authority. Authorizes the President to rescind all or part of any discretionary budget authority or veto any targeted tax benefit if the President determines that such rescission: (1) would help reduce the Federal budget deficit; (2) will... | Line Item Veto Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commission on the Year 2000 Computer
Problem Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) A devastating computer problem will have extreme
negative economic and national security consequences in the
y... | Commission on the Year 2000 Computer Problem Act - Establishes the National Commission to Address the Year 2000 Computer Problem to conduct a study of the history of the year 2000 computer problem, providing for the following: (1) a brief analysis of the history and background concerning the reasons for the occurrence... | Commission on the Year 2000 Computer Problem Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Saint Francis Dam Disaster National
Memorial Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) On March 12, 1928, the Saint Francis Dam located in the
northern portion of Los Angeles County, Cali... | Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act - Establishes: (1) the Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial at the Saint Francis Dam site in Los Angeles County, California, to honor the victims of the Saint Francis Dam disaster of March 12, 1928; (2) the Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Monument; and (3) th... | Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Estate Tax Relief Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF ESTATE TAX RATES.
(a) In General.--Section 2001 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to estate tax) is amended by striking subsections (b) and (c)
and by inserting after subsection (a) the... | Estate Tax Relief Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) reduce the estate and gift tax rate; (2) increase the unified credit exclusion to $10 million; and (3) repeal the estate tax benefit for family-owned business interests provisions. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce estate and gift tax rates, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Enforce Existing Gun Laws Act''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF CERTAIN APPROPRIATIONS RIDERS THAT LIMIT THE ABILITY
OF THE BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND
EXPLOSIVES TO ADMINISTER THE FEDERAL FIREARMS LAWS.
(a) Prohibition on ... | Enforce Existing Gun Laws Act - Repeals provisions of specified consolidated appropriations acts that: prohibit the use of Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) appropriations for salaries or administrative expenses in connection with consolidating or centralizing, within the Department of Justice ... | Enforce Existing Gun Laws Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State Infrastructure Banks for
Schools Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) According to a 1996 study conducted by the American
School & University, $10.42 billion was spent to address the
... | State Infrastructure Banks for Schools Act of 2001 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into cooperative agreements with States for the establishment of State infrastructure banks and multistate infrastructure banks to make loans to: (1) local educational agencies for building or repairing elementary or ... | To establish State infrastructure banks for education. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``MRSA Infection Prevention and
Patient Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Acute care hospital.--The term ``acute care hospital''
means a hospital that maintains and operates an emergency room
(including ... | MRSA Infection Prevention and Patient Protection Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to promulgate regulations relating to MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus), including regulations that provide a list of best practices for preventing MRSA infections and such other antibiotic r... | A bill to prevent health care facility-acquired infections. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Economic Growth and Development
Act''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON UNITED STATES DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) United States development assistance--
(A) is most effective in countries wi... | Economic Growth and Development Act This bill requires the President to establish a primary interagency mechanism to coordinate U.S. development assistance programs carried out by federal agencies overseas with private sector investment activities. The mechanism shall: streamline the private-sector liaison, coordina... | Economic Growth and Development Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Student Non-Discrimination Act of
2018''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Public school students who are lesbian, gay, bisexual,
or transgender (referred to in this Act as ``L... | Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2018 This bill prohibits discrimination, under a federally assisted program, against public school students on the basis of their actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity or that of their associates. The bill authorizes federal departments and agencies to termina... | Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Teri Zenner Social Worker Safety
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) According to the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, some 2 million American workers are victims of
job-related violence... | Teri Zenner Social Worker Safety Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to states to provide safety measures to social workers and other professionals working with violent, drug-using, or other at-risk populations. | To establish a grant program to assist in the provision of safety measures to protect social workers and other professionals who work with at-risk populations. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protect Our Workers from
Exploitation and Retaliation Act'' or the ``POWER Act''.
SEC. 2. VICTIMS OF SERIOUS LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT VIOLATIONS OR CRIME.
(a) Protection for Victims of Labor and Employment Violations.--
Section 101(a)(15)(U) of the Immigrat... | Protect Our Workers from Exploitation and Retaliation Act or the POWER Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exclude from the definition of "immigrant" a nonimmigrant alien who files a petition for U visa status (set aside for victims of crimes and their immediate family members) if the... | POWER Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Affordable Retirement Advice
Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to provide that advisors who--
(1) provide advice that is impermissible under the
prohibited transaction provisions under section 406 of the ... | Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to define "investment advice," as it relates to fiduciary duties under such Act, as a recommendation that relates to: (1) the advisability of acquiring, holding, disposing, or exchanging an... | Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Administration.--The term ``Administration'' means the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
(2) Function.--... | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Act of 2003 - Re-establishes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the Department of Commerce, headed by the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere who will serve as the Administrator of NOAA.Establishes within NOAA: (1) the National... | To improve the conservation and management of coastal and ocean resources by reenacting and clarifying provisions of a reorganization plan authorizing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Expanding Capacity for Health
Outcomes Act'' or the ``ECHO Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Health professional shortage area.--The term ``health
professional shortage area'' means a health professional shortage
area designate... | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on November 29, 2016. Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes Act or the ECHO Act (Sec. 3) This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to report on technology-enabled collaborative learning and capacity building models, which ... | ECHO Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Thomas Alva Edison Sesquicentennial
Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) Thomas Alva Edison, one of America's greatest
inventors, was born on February 11, 1847, in Milan, Ohio;
(2) th... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Commemorative Coins
Title II: Circulating Coins
Thomas Alva Edison Sesquicentennial Commemorative Coin Act -
Title I: Commemorative Coins
- Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint one-dollar silver coins emblematic of the inventions of Thomas Alva Edison in commemorat... | Thomas Alva Edison Sesquicentennial Commemorative Coin Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Andrea Sloan Compassionate Use
Reform and Enhancement Act'' or the ``Andrea Sloan CURE Act''.
SEC. 2. EXPANDED ACCESS POLICY AS CONDITION OF EXPEDITED APPROVAL.
Section 561 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.
360bbb) is amended--
... | Andrea Sloan Compassionate Use Reform and Enhancement Act or the Andrea Sloan CURE Act Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the sponsor of an “investigational drug” (which is a drug that is designated as a breakthrough therapy, fast track product, infectious disease product, or drug fo... | Andrea Sloan CURE Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Beaches Environmental Assessment,
Closure, and Health Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) the Nation's beaches are a valuable public resource
used for recreation by millions of ... | Beaches Environmental Assessment, Closure, and Health Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue water quality criteria for pathogens in coastal recreation waters. Requires States to adopt consistent water quality stand... | Beaches Environmental Assessment, Closure, and Health Act of 1993 |
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