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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bob Dole Congressional Gold Medal
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Bob Dole was born on July 22, 1923, in Russell, Kansas.
(2) Growing up during the Great Depression, Bob Dole
learned the values... | Bob Dole Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to Bob Dole in recognition for his service to the nation as a soldier, legislator, and statesman. | Bob Dole Congressional Gold Medal Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Master Limited Partnerships Parity
Act''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF PUBLICLY TRADED PARTNERSHIP OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE TO
ENERGY POWER GENERATION PROJECTS, TRANSPORTATION FUELS,
AND RELATED ENERGY ACTIVITIES.
(a) In General.--Subpa... | Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax treatment of publicly traded partnerships as corporations, to expand the definition of "qualifying income" for such partnerships (known as master limited partnerships) to include income and gains from r... | Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Support Enforcement Act of
1994''.
TITLE I--CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT
SEC. 101. HOLD ON OCCUPATIONAL, PROFESSIONAL, AND BUSINESS LICENSES.
(a) State Hold Based on Warrant or Support Delinquency.--Section
466(a) of the Social S... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Child Support Enforcement
Title II: Interstate Child Support Enforcement
Title III: Hiding Assets
Child Support Enforcement Act of 1994 -
Title I: Child Support Enforcement
- Amends the Social Security Act to require States to have in effect statutorily prescribed pr... | Child Support Enforcement Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Give Fans a Chance Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO ANTITRUST EXEMPTION.
The Act of September 30, 1961 (Public Law 87-331; 15 U.S.C. 1291 et
seq.), is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 7. CONDITIONAL APPLICATION OF ACT.
``(a) I... | Give Fans a Chance Act of 2011 - Provides that the existing antitrust exemption for agreements covering the telecasting of sports contests and the combining of professional football leagues shall not apply to a professional sport league for any period during which any member club is: (1) subject to a league requirement... | To amend the Act of September 30, 1961, to limit the antitrust exemption applicable to broadcasting agreements made by leagues of professional sports, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Long Island Sound Restoration and
Stewardship Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.
(a) Long Island Sound Restoration Program.--Section 119 of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1269) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b), by striking the... | Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act This bill reauthorizes the Management Conference of the Long Island Sound Study, the Long Island Sound Stewardship Act of 2006, the Long Island Sound Grants, and Long Island Sound Stewardship Grants through FY2020. The bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act... | Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Law Enforcement Officers Equity
Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.
(a) Federal Employees Retirement System.--
(1) In general.--Paragraph (17) of section 8401 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by striking ``and'' at the end
... | Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act - Amends the definition of the term "law enforcement officer" under provisions of the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) and the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) to include: (1) federal employees not otherwise covered by such term whose duties include the investigation ... | Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may cited as the ``Protecting and
Preserving Social Security Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
TITLE I--COST-OF-LIVING INCREASE... | Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act This bill revises the methodology for calculating Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits and phases out the cap on compensation subject to Social Security taxation. The bill directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics to prepare and publish a Consumer Pri... | Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``13th Regional Corporation Land
Entitlement Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that authorizing a land entitlement
for the 13th Regional Corporation would provide an equitable land
entitlement for that Corporation.
(... | 13th Regional Corporation Land Entitlement Act - Amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide land selection rights to the 13th Regional Corporation.
Revises requirements for timber and subsurface estate revenue sharing among the Regional Corporations of Alaska. | To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide an equitable distribution of land to the 13th Alaska Native Regional Corporation. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Nevada Native
Nations Land Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definition of Secretary.
TITLE I--ELKO MOTOC... | Nevada Native Nations Land Act - Title I: Elko Motocross Land Conveyance - (Sec. 102) Directs the Department of the Interior to convey to Elko County, Nevada, without consideration, approximately 275 acres of land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Elko District, Nevada, for use as a motocross, bicycle, of... | Nevada Native Nations Land Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Durable Medical Equipment
Access Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. BENEFICIARY PROTECTIONS.
(a) Application of Quality Standards.--Section 1847(b)(2)(B) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-3(b)(2)(B)) is amended to read as
follows:
... | Medicare Durable Medical Equipment Access Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from awarding any contracts under the competitive durable medical equipment items and services acquisition program unless: (1) the quality standards hav... | To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to assure access to durable medical equipment under the Medicare Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Connect America Now Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The deployment and adoption of broadband services and
information technology has resulted in enhanced economic
development and public safety for ... | Connect America Now Act - Provides for grants to develop, implement, and support statewide initiatives to identify and track the availability and adoption of broadband services within each state. | To promote the deployment and adoption of telecommunications services and information technologies, 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 Reauthorization Act''
or the ``PREEMIE Reauthorization Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
It is the purpose of this Act to--
(1) help reduce preterm birth, associated ... | Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Reauthorization Act or the PREEMIE Reauthorization Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to expand,... | 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 ``Homeowners' Emergency Mortgage
Assistance Act''.
SEC. 2. MORTGAGE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish a program to make
payments on a mortgage insured under the National Housing Act for a 1-
to 4-family residen... | Homeowners' Emergency Mortgage Assistance Act - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a mortgage emergency assistance program for qualifying homeowners with National Housing Act-insured mortgages who are temporarily unable to meet their obligations due to financial hardship beyond their co... | To establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing unavoidable, temporary difficulty making payments on mortgages insured under the National Housing Act. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Debit Card Protection
Act''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) There has been a recent trend toward issuing debit
cards which can be used like credit cards, largely as
replacemen... | Consumer Debit Card Protection Act - Amends the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to mandate that any check card issued by a financial institution to a consumer shall bear the legend "Check Card" in prominent typeface and in a conspicuous place on the face of such card.
Prescribes guidelines governing consumer liability fo... | Consumer Debit Card Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``English Language Unity Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds and declares the following:
(1) The United States is comprised of individuals from
diverse ethnic, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds, and
continu... | English Language Unity Act of 2005 - Declares English to be the official language of the United States. Establishes the affirmative obligation of the representatives of the Federal Government to preserve and enhance the role of the English language as the Government's official language. Requires the official functions ... | To declare English as the official language of the United States, to establish a uniform English language rule for naturalization, and to avoid misconstructions of the English language texts of the laws of the United States, pursuant to Congress' powers to provide for the general welfare of the United States and to est... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Victims of Child Abuse Act
Reauthorization Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVING INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF CHILD ABUSE CASES.
(a) Reauthorization.--Section 214B of the Victims of Child Abuse
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13004) is amended--
(1) in subs... | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on June 26, 2014. Victims of Child Abuse Act Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Amends the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 to authorize appropriations for FY2014-FY2018 for: (1) the children's advocacy program; (2) grants from the Administrator of the ... | Victims of Child Abuse Act Reauthorization Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Allocation for Music Producers Act''
or the ``AMP Act''.
SEC. 2. PAYMENT OF STATUTORY PERFORMANCE ROYALTIES.
(a) Letter of Direction.--Section 114(g) of title 17, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
... | Allocation for Music Producers Act or the AMP Act This bill amends federal copyright law to require a collective designated by the Copyright Royalty Judges to implement a policy providing for the acceptance of instructions (referred to as a "letter of direction") from a person who owns the exclusive right to publicly p... | Allocation for Music Producers Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pine River Project Conveyance Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act:
(1) The term ``Jurisdictional Map'' means the map entitled
``Transfer of Jurisdiction--Vallecito Reservoir, United States
Department of Agri... | Pine River Project Conveyance Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Pine River Irrigation District, Colorado, a specified interest of the Pine River Project (a water facilities project which includes the Vallecito Dam and Reservoir in Colorado, along with related easements and appurtenances). ... | Pine River Project Conveyance Act |
SECTION. 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Computer Equipment and Technology
Export Control Reform Act''.
SEC. 2. ANNUAL REVIEW OF CONTROLS ON COMPUTERS.
Section 4 of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App.
2403) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
`... | Computer Equipment and Technology Export Control Reform Act - Amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 to direct the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) conduct annual reviews of export controls on computer equipment and technology; (2) increase certain export control thresholds if warranted by the review; and (3) repor... | Computer Equipment and Technology Export Control Reform Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Urban and Rural Disease Prevention
and Health Promotion Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) in 1999, 61 percent of adults in the United States were
overweight or obese;
(2) all ... | Urban and Rural Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Act of 2003 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants and loans for the development of indoor centers for disease prevention and health promotion, specifically, indoor recreational facilities.Makes State and local government agenci... | To provide assistance for the development of indoor disease prevention and health promotion centers in urban and rural areas throughout the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ghost Army Congressional Gold Medal
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the 23d Headquarters, Special Troops (comprised of the
23d Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Special Troops, the
603d Engineer Camo... | Ghost Army Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 23rd Headquarters, Special Troops and the 3133d Signal Services Company in recognition of their service during World War II. The b... | Ghost Army Congressional Gold Medal Act |
SECTION 1. LIABILITY OF BUSINESS ENTITIES PROVIDING USE OF A MOTOR
VEHICLE OR AIRCRAFT.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Aircraft.--The term ``aircraft'' has the meaning
provided that term in section 40102(6) of title 49, United
States Code.
(2) Busine... | Exempts a business entity from civil liability for any injury or death occurring as a result of the operation of an entity's aircraft or motor vehicle loaned to a nonprofit organization for use outside the scope of business of such entity if: (1) the injury or death occurs while the aircraft or vehicle is used by the ... | A bill to limit the civil liability of business entities that make available to a nonprofit organization the use of a motor vehicle or aircraft. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL APPELLATE AND DISTRICT COURTS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Presiding judge.--The term ``presiding judge'' means
the judge presiding over the court proceeding concer... | Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2011 - Authorizes the presiding judge of a U.S. appellate court or U.S. district court to permit the photographing, electronic recording, broadcasting, or televising to the public of court proceedings over which that judge presides, except when such action would constitute a violation o... | A bill to provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Promoting Health Care Purchasing
Cooperatives Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Health care spending in the United States has reached
13 percent of the Gross Domestic Prod... | Promoting Health Care Purchasing Cooperatives Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, to award grants for the development of health care purchasing cooperatives by two or more employers. Includes employers who self-insur... | A bill to promote the development of health care cooperatives that will help businesses to pool the health care purchasing power of employers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. NONRECOGNITION OF GAIN WHERE ROLLOVER TO SMALL BUSINESS
INVESTMENTS.
(a) In General.--Part III of subchapter O of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to common nontaxable exchanges)
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 1045. ROLLOVER OF... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to recognize gain on the sale of any capital asset, if the taxpayer so elects, only to the extent that the amount realized exceeds the cost of any eligible small business investment purchased by the taxpayer during the 12 months before the sale, reduced by any portion of the cost previo... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code to provide that capital gains not be recognized if invested in certain small businesses. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tuberculosis Prevention and Control
Amendments of 1993''.
SEC. 2. PROGRAMS OF CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL.
(a) Provision of Services for Prevention, Control, and
Elimination.--
(1) In general.--Section 317(j)(2) of the Public Health
... | Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Amendments of 1993 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations for grants for the prevention, control, and elimination of tuberculosis.
Requires the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to conduct or support research and resear... | Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Amendments of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Free Flow of Information Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. CONDITIONS FOR COMPELLED DISCLOSURE.
(a) Conditions for Compelled Disclosure.--No Federal entity may
compel a covered person to testify or produce any document in any
proceeding or in connection with any... | Free Flow of Information Act of 2005 - Prohibits Federal entities from compelling covered persons (specified media outlets or their employees) to testify or produce any document unless a court determines by clear and convincing evidence that: (1) the entity has unsuccessfully attempted to obtain such testimony or docum... | To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``New Options Petroleum Energy
Conservation Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR ELECTRICITY PRODUCED FROM CLIMATE NEUTRAL COMBUSTION
PROCESSES.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 45(c) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended b... | New Options Petroleum Energy Conservation Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to include any climate neutral combustion resource as a qualified energy resource for purposes of the tax credit for producing electricity from renewable sources. Defines "climate neutral combustion resource" as any facility which:... | To provide incentives to reduce dependence on foreign oil. |
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 ... | Girls Count Act of 2015 Authorizes the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development to: (1) support programs that will contribute to improved civil registration and vital statistics systems with a focus on birth registration; and (2) support programs that build the capacity ... | Girls Count Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Border Infrastructure and Technology
Modernization Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Commissioner.--The term ``Commissioner'' means the
Commissioner responsible for United States Customs and Border
Protec... | Border Infrastructure and Technology Modernization Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) increase, during FY2008-FY2012, the number of agents in the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the DHS and the number of officers and agricultural specialists in the U.S. ... | To authorize appropriations for border and transportation security personnel and technology, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Breastfeeding
Promotion Act of 2009''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--AMENDMENTS TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964
... | Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2009 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include lactation (i.e., breastfeeding or the expressing of milk from the breast) as protected conduct under such Act.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers a business-related tax credit for 50% of their qualified breastfeeding ... | To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to protect breastfeeding by new mothers; to provide for a performance standard for breast pumps; and to provide tax incentives to encourage breastfeeding. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preventing Teen Pregnancy Act''.
SEC. 2. TEENAGE PREGNANCY PREVENTION.
The Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``TITLE XXVIII--TEENAGE PREGNANCY PREVENTION
``SEC. 2801. TEENAGE... | Preventing Teen Pregnancy Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award, on a competitive basis, grants to public and private entities to establish or expand teenage pregnancy prevention programs. | To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award on a competitive basis grants to public and private entities to establish or expand teenage pregnancy prevention programs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Volunteer Protection Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
The Congress finds and declares that--
(1) the willingness of volunteers to offer their services
is deterred by the potential for liability actions against them
... | Volunteer Protection Act of 1997 - States that this Act preempts inconsistent State law except when such law provides additional protection from liability relating to volunteers, nonprofit organizations, or governmental entities.
Exempts a volunteer of a nonprofit organization or governmental entity from liability for... | Volunteer Protection Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Supporting Grandparents Raising
Grandchildren Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) More than 80 percent of Americans over the age of 65
are grandparents and more than 2,500,000 grandparents in the
Unit... | Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Act This bill establishes a Federal Task Force to Support Grandparents Raising Grandchildren. The task force shall identify, promote, coordinate, and publicly disseminate information and resources to help grandparents or other relatives meet the needs of the chil... | Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Discretionary Spending Reduction
and Control Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.
(a) Limits.--Section 601(a)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974 is amended by striking subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), (D), and (F),
by redesignat... | Discretionary Spending Reduction and Control Act of 1995 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to establish discretionary spending limits for FY 1996 through 2002.
Extends congressional committee allocation and enforcement provisions and the applicability of certain points of order through FY 2002.
Amends the... | Discretionary Spending Reduction and Control Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Osteoporosis Early
Detection and Prevention Act of 2004''.
(b) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Nature of osteoporosis.--
(A) Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by low
... | Osteoporosis Early Detection and Prevention Act of 2004 - Amends the Public Health Service Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a group health plan, and an insurer offering group coverage, to include coverage for bone mass measurement for individuals who: (1) are at a clinical risk for... | To amend the Public Health Service Act and Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage for qualified individuals for bone mass measurement (bone density testing) to prevent fractures associated with osteoporosis. |
SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS.
The Energy Policy and Conservation Act is amended--
(1) in section 2 (42 U.S.C. 6201)--
(A) by inserting ``and'' at the end of paragraph
(6);
(B) by striking ``; and'' at the end of paragraph
(7) and insert... | Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to repeal authority to regulate certain plumbing products and appliances, including showerheads, faucets, water closets, and urinals. | To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to eliminate certain regulation of plumbing supplies. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Creating Options for Veterans
Expedited Recovery Act'' or the ``COVER Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT AND DUTIES.
(a) Establishment.--There is established the Veterans Expedited
Recovery Commission (in this Act referred to as the ``Commission'').
(b) ... | Creating Options for Veterans Expedited Recovery Act or the COVER Act Establishes the Veterans Expedited Recovery Commission to examine the evidence-based therapy treatment model used by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for treating mental health conditions of veterans and the potential benefits of incorporating... | COVER Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Save Our Climate Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
has concluded that human emissions of greenhouse gases,
particularly carbon dioxide ar... | Save Our Climate Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an excise tax on the carbon content of any taxable fuel sold by a manufacturer, producer, or importer. Sets the amount of such tax at $10 per ton of the carbon content in such fuel, with annual increases in the amount of such tax until the second... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide by imposing a tax on primary fossil fuels based on their carbon content. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Discovery Trails Act of
1996''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM ACT AMENDMENTS.
(a) National Discovery Trails Established.--Section 3(a) of the
National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1242(a)) is amended by inserting
after paragraph (4) the foll... | National Discovery Trails Act of 1996 - Amends the National Trails System Act (the Act) to provide that national discovery trails established under the Act shall be components of the National Trails System. Provides that such trails shall be extended, continuous interstate trails located so as to provide for outdoor r... | National Discovery Trails Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Guadalupe-Hidalgo
Treaty Land Claims Act of 2001''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions and findings.
Sec. 3. Establish... | Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty Land Claims Act of 2001 - Establishes the Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty Land Claims Commission to determine the validity of land claims arising out of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo of 1848. Authorizes three or more eligible descendants of the same community land grant to petition the Commission fo... | To establish a Presidential commission to determine and evaluate the validity of certain land claims arising out of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo of 1848 involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican citizens at the time of the Treaty. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reducing Environmental Barriers to
Unified Infrastructure and Land Development Act of 2015 Act'' or the
``REBUILD Act''.
SEC. 2. ASSIGNMENT TO STATES OF FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
RESPONSIBILITIES.
Title I of the National Environmental... | Reducing Environmental Barriers to Unified Infrastructure and Land Development Act of 2015 Act or the REBUILD Act This bill amends the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) to authorize: (1) the assignment to states of federal environmental review responsibilities under NEPA and other relevant federal envi... | REBUILD Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Vietnam remains a one-party state, ruled and controlled
by the Communist Party of Vietnam, which continues to deny the
right of citiz... | Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions Act - Directs the President to: (1) impose financial and immigration/entry sanctions on listed nationals of Vietnam who are complicit in human rights abuses committed against nationals of Vietnam or their family members, regardless of whether such abuses occurred in Vietnam; and (2) submi... | Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preventive Medicine for a Healthier
America Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Improving the health of the population and reducing
medical costs requires implementation of preventive methods.
... | Preventive Medicine for a Healthier America Act of 2006 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to pay up to $20,000 of the medical education loans incurred by any physician who receives board certification in preventive medicine from FY2007-FY2011.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for a wel... | To promote preventive health care for Americans. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Traumatic Brain Injury
Reauthorization Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. CDC PROGRAMS FOR PREVENTION AND SURVEILLANCE OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN
INJURY.
(a) Prevention.--Section 393B(b)(3) of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 280b-1c(b)(3)) is amend... | Traumatic Brain Injury Reauthorization Act of 2014 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to report to Congress on recommendations (made pursuant to an earlier report) concerning improvements in the collection and dissemination of compatible epidemiological st... | Traumatic Brain Injury Reauthorization Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Justice Against Sponsors of
Terrorism Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) International terrorism is a serious and deadly problem
that threatens the vital interests of the United States.
... | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on May 17, 2016. Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (Sec. 3) This bill amends the federal judicial code to narrow the scope of foreign sovereign immunity (i.e., a foreign state's immunity from the jurisdiction of U.S. courts). Specifically, it... | Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act |
SECTION 1. PREMIUMS FOR MORTGAGE INSURANCE.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (3) of section 163(h) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to qualified residence interest) is
amended by adding after subparagraph (D) the following new
subparagraph:
``(E) Mortgage insurance premiums treated a... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the deduction of premiums for mortgage insurance. Provides for the phaseout of such deduction based on income. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Keep Our Promise to America's
Military Retirees Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) No statutory health care program existed for members of
the uniformed services who entered service prior to December 7,
... | Keep Our Promise to America's Military Retirees Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to enter into an agreement with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to provide Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) coverage to the following eligible beneficiaries: (1) a member or former member of the Armed Forces entitled... | To restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Volcano Early Warning and
Monitoring System Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United
States Geol... | National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System Act (Sec. 3) This bill directs the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to establish the National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System to monitor, issue warnings of, and protect U.S. citizens from undue and avoidable harm from, volcanic activity. The purpos... | National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Children of Fallen Heroes
Scholarship Act''.
SEC. 2. CALCULATION OF ELIGIBILITY.
Section 473(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1087mm(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)--
(A) in the matter preceding su... | Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to eliminate the expected family contribution (EFC) used to determine financial need in the case of a Pell Grant-eligible student whose parent or guardian died in the line of duty as a police off... | Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``School Bus Safety Act''.
TITLE I--KADYN'S ACT
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as ``Kadyn's Act''.
SEC. 102. WITHHOLDING APPORTIONMENTS FOR NONCOMPLIANCE WITH SCHOOL BUS
PASSINGS.
(a) Withhold... | School Bus Safety Act - Kadyn's Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to withhold 10% of a state's apportionment of certain federal-aid highway funds if the state has not enacted and is not enforcing a law that imposes specified first offense and second offense civil and criminal penalties for motorists f... | School Bus Safety 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
... | This bill requires the Office of Research and Development at the Environmental Protection Agency to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to provide a comprehensive assessment of research on the implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends, which compares mid-level ethanol blends to gasol... | 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. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nurse Loan Forgiveness Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) According to 2005 statistics from the American Hospital
Association, 118,000 nurses are needed to fill vacancies at our
nation's ... | Nurse Loan Forgiveness Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to include, under HEA student loan forgiveness and cancellation programs, nurses who: (1) serve at least one calendar year in an approved health care facility or setting; or (2) have a Masters of Science in Nursing and are nursing instru... | To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a student loan forgiveness program for nurses. |
SECTION 1. SAFE AND DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES.
Part A of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7111 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 4004--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
... | Amends the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1994 (which is part A of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965) to establish provisions for Effective Prevention Program Implementation through a program of technical assistance grants for comprehensive prevention of violence, crimina... | To amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1994 to provide comprehensive technical assistance and implement prevention programs that meet a high scientific standard of program effectiveness. |
SECTION 1. CANEEL BAY LEASE AUTHORIZATION.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Park.--The term ``Park'' means the Virgin Islands National
Park.
(2) Resort.--The term ``resort'' means the Caneel Bay resort on
the island of St. John in the Park.
(3) Retained use estate.--The term ... | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, if the long-term benefit to the Virgin Islands National Park would be greater by entering into a lease than by authorizing a concession contract, to enter into a lease with the owner of the retained use estate for the operation and management of the Caneel Bay resort on the isl... | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease certain lands in Virgin Islands National Park, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security and Medicare Lock-
Box Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 and strong economic
growth have ended decades of deficit spending;
... | Social Security and Medicare Lock-Box Act of 2001 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide a point of order against consideration of any: (1) budget resolution that sets forth a surplus for any fiscal year that is less than the surplus of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund for such year; or (2) l... | To establish a procedure to safeguard the surpluses of the Social Security and Medicare hospital insurance trust funds. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Jesse Gray Housing Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) the number of rental dwelling units available for lower
income families is insufficient, and the physical condition of
a s... | Jesse Gray Housing Act - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to carry out a program to construct new public housing units. Authorizes appropriations.
Requires the Secretary to make financial assistance available for public housing projects, especially ... | Jesse Gray Housing Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``No Frills Prison Act''.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF LUXURIOUS PRISON CONDITIONS.
(a) States.--Section 20102(a) of the Violent Crime Control and Law
Enforcement Act of 1994 is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(1)'';
(2) by re... | No Frills Prison Act - Amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to require a State, to be eligible for truth in sentencing incentive grants, to demonstrate that it: (1) provides living conditions and opportunities within its prisons that are not more luxurious than those that the average prison... | No Frills Prison Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Early Pell Promise Act''.
SEC. 2. EARLY FEDERAL PELL GRANT COMMITMENT PROGRAM.
Subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 1070a et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``SEC. 401B. EARLY FEDERAL PELL... | Early Pell Promise Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Department of Education to carry out a program of grants to state educational agencies under which a student who is in eighth grade and is eligible for a free or reduced price lunch under the Richard B. Russell National School Lun... | Early Pell Promise Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Citizen Legislature and Political
Freedom Act''.
SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF LIMITATIONS ON FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN
CONTRIBUTIONS.
Section 315(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2
U.S.C. 441a(a)) is amended by adding at the end th... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to terminate after December 31, 1999, the designation of income tax payments to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund. Terminates the Fund itself and the Presidential Primary Matching Payment Account after December 31, 2000, and transfers any amounts remaining in the Fund to the gener... | Citizen Legislature and Political Freedom Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Crisis Line Study Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. STUDY ON EFFICACY OF VETERANS CRISIS LINE.
(a) Study.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct a study
on the outcomes and the efficacy of the Veterans Crisis Line during the
five-year period b... | Veterans Crisis Line Study Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct a study on the outcomes and the efficacy of the Veterans Crisis Line during the five-year period beginning January 1, 2014, based on an analysis of national suicide data and data collected from the line. Such st... | Veterans Crisis Line Study Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cardiac Arrest Survival Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Each year more than 350,000 adults suffer cardiac
arrest, usually away from a hospital. More than 95 percent of
them will die, in ma... | Cardiac Arrest Survival Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act with respect to emergency medical services (EMS). Requires programs for emergency medical services and preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic, and rehabilitative approaches to include: (1) development and dissemination of a core content for a model State... | Cardiac Arrest Survival Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bringing Urgent Investment to Local
Development Act'' or the ``BUILD Act''.
SEC. 2. BUILD AMERICA BONDS MADE PERMANENT; RECOVERY ZONE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT BONDS FOR CERTAIN CITIES.
(a) In General.--Subparagraph (B) of section 54AA(d)(1) o... | Bringing Urgent Investment to Local Development Act or the BUILD Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for investment in Build America bonds, to: (1) make permanent the authority for issuance of such bonds, (2) phase in an annual reduction in the credit rate for bondholders and iss... | BUILD Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Family and Medical
Leave Clarification Act''.
(b) References.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, wherever
in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an
amendment to, or repeal of, a... | Family and Medical Leave Clarification Act - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) to revise the definition of serious health condition to: (1) exclude from FMLA coverage a short-term illness, injury, impairment, or condition for which treatment and recovery are very brief; and (2) include a list of ex... | Family and Medical Leave Clarification Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Girl Scouts USA Centennial
Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress find as follows:
(1) The Girl Scouts of the United States of America is the
world's preeminent organization dedicated solely to girls where
... | Girl Scouts USA Centennial Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 350,000 $1 coins in commemoration of the centennial of the founding of the Girl Scouts of the USA.
Requires the coin design to be emblematic of the 100 years of the organization.
Restricts issuance of suc... | To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the establishment of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America. |
148, the
United States deployed on an emergency basis two aircraft
carrier battle groups to the Taiwan Strait, after which the
People's Republic of China ceased further planned military
exercises.
(17) An earlier consequence of such ambiguity and lack of
clarity ... | Directs the Secretary of State, when considering foreign military sales to Taiwan, to take into account Taiwan's special status (including its defense needs in response to the military modernization and weapons procurement efforts by China) and make every effort to ensure it has full and timely access to price and avai... | Taiwan Security Enhancement Act |
SECTION 1. CHESAPEAKE BAY ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND PROTECTION
PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Army (referred to in
this section as the ``Secretary'') shall establish a pilot
program to provide environmental assistance to non-Fede... | Directs the Secretary of the Army to establish a pilot program to provide environmental assistance to non-Federal interests in the Chesapeake Bay watershed for water-related environmental infrastructure and resource protection and development projects. Requires any project receiving such assistance to be publicly owned... | To authorize the establishment of a pilot program to provide environmental assistance to non-Federal interests in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Trafficking Victims Protection
Act''.
SEC. 2. PROTECTING CHILD TRAFFICKING VICTIMS.
(a) Defined Term.--In this section, the term ``unaccompanied alien
children'' has the meaning given such term in section 462 of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002... | Child Trafficking Victims Protection Act Directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) require the appropriate training of all personnel who come into contact with unaccompanied alien children, and (2) hire child welfare professionals. Sets forth related protections for such children regarding: (1) prompt p... | Child Trafficking Victims Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Higher Education Science and
Technology Competitiveness Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States is losing its dominance in the
sciences and technology, and faces serious challenges from
... | Higher Education Science and Technology Competitiveness Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award grants for articulation agreements between institutions of higher education that specifies the acceptability of courses in transfer toward meeting specific degree requireme... | To strengthen and expand scientific and technological education capabilities of associate-degree-granting colleges through the establishment of partnership arrangements with bachelor-degree-granting institutions. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Promoting New Manufacturing Act''.
SEC. 2. BUILDING AND MANUFACTURING PROJECTS DASHBOARD.
(a) In General.--The Administrator shall, with respect to fiscal
year 2008 and each subsequent fiscal year, publish in a readily
accessible location on the Envir... | Promoting New Manufacturing Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to publish on its website, with respect to FY2008 and each fiscal year thereafter, estimates of: the total number of preconstruction permits issued annually under the Clean Air Act's New Source Review Program for the constru... | Promoting New Manufacturing Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``New Workers for Economic Growth
Act''.
TITLE I--H-1B NONIMMIGRANT WORKERS
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZED ADMISSIONS OF H-1B WORKERS.
(a) Annual Limitations.--Section 214(g)(1)(A) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(1)(A))... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: H-1B Nonimmigrant Workers
Title II: Elimination of Earnings Penalty on Senior Citizens
New Workers for Economic Growth Act -
Title I: H-1B Nonimmigrant Workers
- Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase the permitted number of H-1B temporary worker and trainee vi... | New Workers for Economic Growth Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Senior Executive Service
Accountability Act''.
SEC. 2. BIENNIAL JUSTIFICATION OF SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE POSITIONS.
Section 3133(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after ``positions'' the following: ``, with a justification ... | . Senior Executive Service Accountability Act (Sec. 2) This bill revises personnel requirements for employees in the Senior Executive Service (SES) to: require each federal agency to include in its biennial report to the Office of Personnel Management a justification for certain SES positions and the specific resul... | Senior Executive Service Accountability Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prohibiting Detention of Youth
Status Offenders Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION OF STATUS OFFENDERS.
Section 223 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5633) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a... | Prohibiting Detention of Youth Status Offenders Act of 2014 - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, with respect to the detention of a juvenile status offender (a juvenile arrested for an offense that would not be a crime if committed by an adult) who violates a valid court order, to requi... | Prohibiting Detention of Youth Status Offenders Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Flood Insurance Market Parity and
Modernization Act''.
SEC. 2. PRIVATE FLOOD INSURANCE.
(a) Mandatory Purchase Requirement.--
(1) In general.--Section 102 of the Flood Disaster
Protection Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4012a) is amended by ... | Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act This bill amends the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 to make technical amendments to requirements for flood insurance under either the federal program or private flood insurance. "Private flood insurance" shall include any policy issued by an insurance company e... | Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Amateur Radio Emergency
Communications Enhancement Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Nearly 700,000 amateur radio operators in the United
States are licensed by the Federal Communications Commission ... | Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Enhancement Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS): (1) to study and report to Congress on the uses and capabilities of Amateur Radio Service communications in emergencies and disaster relief; and (2) in conducting the study, to utilize the expertise of sta... | A bill to direct the Department of Homeland Security to undertake a study on emergency communications. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lumbee Recognition Act''.
SEC. 2. PREAMBLE.
The preamble to the Act of June 7, 1956 (70 Stat. 254), is
amended--
(1) by striking out ``and'' at the end of each of the first
three clauses;
(2) by striking out ``: Now ther... | Lumbee Recognition Act - Extends Federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of Cheraw Indians of North Carolina. | Lumbee Recognition Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Skills and Training Promotion Act''.
SEC. 2. AGREEMENTS WITH STATES HAVING QUALIFIED WORKER TRAINING
PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--Any State, the State unemployment compensation law
of which is approved by the Secretary of Labor (hereinafter... | Skills and Training Promotion Act - Authorizes Federal payments to States for certain portions of a State's special unemployment assistance for individuals participating in qualified worker training programs.Provides for payment agreements between the Secretary of Labor and States that: (1) have a State unemployment co... | To provide for the payment or reimbursement by the Federal Government of special unemployment assistance paid by States to individuals participating in qualified worker training programs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Girls Count Act of 2014''.
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 ... | Girls Count Act of 2014 - Authorizes the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to: support programs that will contribute to improved civil registration and vital statistics systems with a focus on birth registration; promote programs that build the capacity... | Girls Count Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Native American Children's Safety
Act''.
SEC. 2. CRIMINAL RECORDS CHECKS.
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 Services Ag... | . The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.) Native American Children's Safety Act Amends the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act to prohibit the final approval of any foster care placement or a foster care license from being issued until the tribal social services ag... | Native American Children's Safety Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Landmine Elimination Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) On August 4, 1995, the Senate voted 67-27 to impose a
moratorium on United States use of anti-personnel landmines
beginning... | Landmine Elimination Act of 1997 - Prohibits, beginning on January 1, 2000, funds appropriated or otherwise available to any Federal department or agency from being obligated or expended for new deployments of anti-personnel landmines.
Requires the Secretary of Defense to report to the Congress on actions and proposal... | Landmine Elimination Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. ATTORNEY ACCOUNTABILITY.
Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is amended--
(1) in subdivision (c)--
(A) by amending the first sentence to read as
... | Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2004 - (Sec. 2) Amends Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to: (1) require courts to impose sanctions on attorneys, law firms, or parties who file frivolous lawsuits (currently, discretionary); (2) disallow the withdrawal or correction of pleadings to avoid Rule 11 sanctions; ... | To amend Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to improve attorney accountability, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency and Disaster Assistance
Fraud Penalty Enhancement Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FRAUD IN CONNECTION WITH MAJOR DISASTER OR EMERGENCY BENEFITS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 47 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following... | Emergency and Disaster Assistance Fraud Penalty Enhancement Act of 2005 (sic) - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) set forth criminal penalties for fraud in the provision of benefits or the procurement of property or services in connection with a major disaster or emergency declared under the Disaster Relief Act ... | A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to fraud in connection with major disaster or emergency funds. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Family Protection
Act''.
SEC. 2. COMPUTATION AND PAYMENT OF LAST MONTHLY PAYMENT.
(a) Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Benefits.--Section 202 of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
... | Social Security Family Protection Act - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to provide that a monthly OASDI benefit shall be paid for the month in which the recipient dies, subject to a reduction of 50 percent if the recipient dies during the first 15 days of... | Social Security Family Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Flexibility to Innovate for College
Affordability Act''.
SEC. 2. HIGHER EDUCATION REGULATORY REFORM TASK FORCE.
(a) Task Force Established.--Not later than 2 months after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall establish
th... | Flexibility to Innovate for College Affordability Act This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to establish the Higher Education Regulatory Reform Task Force to review, report on, and make recommendations to reduce, federal regulatory requirements for institutions of higher education (IHEs). ED must publish... | Flexibility to Innovate for College Affordability Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may cited as the ``Protecting and
Preserving Social Security Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
TITLE I--COST-OF-LIVING INCREASE... | Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor to prepare and publish for each calendar month a Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPI-EC) that indicates changes over time in consumption expenditures typical for individuals in the United States a... | Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act |
SECTION 1. CONSENT TO COMPACT.
The Congress consents to the SMART Research and Development Compact
if that compact is entered into by the State of Delaware, the State of
Maryland, the State of New Jersey, and the State of Pennsylvania. The
compact reads substantially as follows:
``SMART RESEARC... | Grants the consent of the Congress to the SMART Research and Development Compact (to promote the contribution of the Mid-Atlantic region to the Nation's research and development in science and technology and to create an organization for strengthening the Mid-Atlantic region for tomorrow) if it is entered into by the S... | To grant the consent of the Congress to the SMART Research and Development Compact. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Investment and Growth
Act''.
SEC. 2. SMALL BUSINESS TAX RATE.
(a) In General.--Section 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to tax imposed) is amended by adding at the end of the
following new subsection:
``(i) Maximum S... | Small Business Investment and Growth Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a maximum small business tax rate on taxable small business income for S corporations. Describes such income as taxable income of the taxpayer from the active conduct of an eligible trade or small business. Requires each S corpor... | Small Business Investment and Growth Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Women and Children's HIV Protection
Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Perinatal transmission is the leading cause of
pediatric HIV infections, including AIDS cases.
(2) The Centers for D... | Women and Children's HIV Protection Act of 2002 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit making a grant to a State under the care grant program unless the State demonstrates that the law or regulations of the State require specified testing and services for pregnant women and newborn infants regarding HIV dis... | To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to testing pregnant women and newborn infants for infection with the human immunodeficiency virus. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be referred to as the ``Tenth Amendment Enforcement
Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) in most areas of governmental concern, State
governments possess both the Constitutional authority and the
competence to disce... | Tenth Amendment Enforcement Act of 1996 - Requires that, on or after January 1, 1997, any statute enacted by the Congress must include specified findings and declarations about the constitutional authority of the Congress in enacting such statute to preempt State and local laws. Makes it out of order for the Senate or... | Tenth Amendment Enforcement Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Juvenile Mentoring Program
Reauthorization Act of 2012'' or the ``JUMP Reauthorization Act of
2012''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR NATIONAL, STATE, AND LOCAL PROGRAMS.
Title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of
1974 (42 U.S.C. 5611 et se... | Juvenile Mentoring Program Reauthorization Act of 2012 or the JUMP Reauthorization Act of 2012 - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to direct the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to award grants to and enter into contracts with national, regional... | A bill to provide grants for juvenile mentoring. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Neuromyelitis Optica Consortium
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is a devastating neurologic
disease leading to blindness and paralysis.
(2) There are an estimated 16,... | Neuromyelitis Optica Consortium Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the National Institutes of Health to establish, administer, and coordinate a national consortium on neuromyelitis optica (NMO), which is a neurological disease that can cause blindness and paralysis. The consortium must: awa... | Neuromyelitis Optica Consortium Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ban on Smoking in Federal Buildings
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) environmental tobacco smoke is a cause of lung cancer
in healthy nonsmokers and is responsible for acute and chronic
respiratory problem... | Ban on Smoking in Federal Buildings Act - Prohibits smoking in any indoor portion of a Federal building. | Ban on Smoking in Federal Buildings Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthen the Earned Income Tax
Credit Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. STRENGTHEN THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT.
(a) Reduction in Marriage Penalty.--
(1) In general.--Subparagraph (B) of section 32(b)(2) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 ... | Strengthen the Earned Income Tax Credit Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) make permanent the reduction in the marriage penalty applicable to the earned income tax credit; (2) increase the rate of such credit for families with three or more children and for individuals without children; (3) modify e... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to strengthen the earned income tax credit. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Housing Fairness Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. TESTING FOR DISCRIMINATION.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
shall conduct a nationwide program of testing to--
(1) detect and document differences in the treatment of
... | Housing Fairness Act of 2007 - Instructs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to conduct, and report to Congress on, a nationwide testing program to: (1) detect and document differences in the treatment of persons seeking to rent or purchase housing or obtain or refinance a home mortgage loan; (2) measure pat... | To authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing, to increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fiscal Integrity Through
Transparency and Technology (FITT) Act of 2009''.
TITLE I--CONSTRAINING THE GROWTH OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
SEC. 101. CONSTRAINING GROWTH.
(a) Constraining Growth.--Title III of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974 is ... | Fiscal Integrity through Transparency and Technology (FITT) Act of 2009 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to make it out of order in the House of Representatives or in the Senate to consider any budget resolution for any fiscal year if the percentage increase for the projected total outlays compared to the ... | To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to require that concurrent resolutions on the budget limit the growth of Federal spending to the mean of annual percentage growth of wages and gross domestic product (GDP) in the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Compassionate Assistance for Rape
Emergencies Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) It is estimated that 25,000 to 32,000 women become
pregnant each year as a result of rape or incest. An estimated
22,... | Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act - Requires hospitals, as a condition of receiving Federal funds, to provide emergency contraception to a woman who is a victim of sexual assault. | To provide for the provision by hospitals of emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Family Abduction Prevention Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress findings that--
(1) each year more than 203,000 children in the United
States (approximately 78 percent of all abducted children) are
abducted by a famil... | Family Abduction Prevention Act of 2004 - Directs the Attorney General to make grants to States for projects involving: (1) the extradition of individuals suspected of committing a family abduction back to the State from which the child was taken; (2) investigation by law enforcement agencies of family abduction cases;... | A bill to authorize the Attorney General to make grants to improve the ability of State and local governments to prevent the abduction of children by family members, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Price Gouging Prevention
Act''.
SEC. 2. UNCONSCIONABLE PRICING OF GASOLINE AND OTHER PETROLEUM
DISTILLATES DURING EMERGENCIES.
(a) Unconscionable Pricing.--
(1) In general.--It shall be unlawful for any person to
... | Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act - (Sec. 2) Makes it unlawful during a period proclaimed by the President as an energy emergency to sell gasoline or any other petroleum distillate at a price that: (1) is unconscionably excessive; or (2) indicates the seller is taking unfair advantage of the circumstances of an emer... | To protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Custody Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION OF MINORS IN CIRCUMVENTION OF CERTAIN LAWS
RELATING TO ABORTION.
(a) In General.--Title 18, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after chapter 117 the following:
``CHAPTER 11... | Child Custody Protection Act - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit transporting a minor across a state line to obtain an abortion (deems such transporting to be a de facto abridgment of the right of a parent under any law in the minors state of residence that requires parental involvement in the minors abort... | A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions. |
SECTION 1. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF ESTATE TAX AS IN EFFECT IN 2009.
(a) Exclusion Equivalent of Unified Credit Equal to $3,500,000.--
Subsection (c) of section 2010 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to unified credit against estate tax) is amended to read as
follows:
``(c) Applicable Credit Amoun... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) restore the unified credit against the estate and gift tax after 2009; (2) establish the amount of such credit at $3.5 million adjusted for inflation in calendar years after 2010; and (3) reduce the maximum estate and gift tax rate to 45%.
Expresses the sense of the Senate that... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the estate tax as in effect in 2009, and for other purposes. |
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