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SECTION. 1. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to make improvements in the codification
of title 46, United States Code, as enacted by H.R. 1442 (109th
Congress), based on--
(1) public comments submitted too late to be incorporated in
the codification; and
(2) amendments to laws, made... | Makes revisions to the codification of title 46 ("Shipping") of the United States Code, as proposed by H.R. 1442. | To make improvements in the codification of title 46, United States Code. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) March 7, 2015, will mark 50 years since the brave Foot
Soldiers of the Voting Rights Movement first attempted to march
from Selma to Montgomery on ``Bloody Sunday'' in protest
against the denial of their right to vote... | . The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.) (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Speaker of the House and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal to the Foot Soldiers who participated in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or ... | A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Foot Soldiers who participated in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or in the final Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March in March of 1965, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act of 1965. |
SECTION 1. EXPANSION OF TRANSIT OPERATING ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM.
Section 5307(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``of less than
200,000'' and inserting ``of--
``... | Expands the urbanized area formula grants program to include public transit projects in urbanized areas with specified population ranges if the state or regional authority that provides public transportation for the area operates less than 100 buses in fixed-route service in the area during peak service hours. Separate... | A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to allow for additional transportation assistance grants. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Space Leadership Preservation Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. ADMINISTRATOR AND DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR.
Section 20111 of title 51, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``Administrator.--There is
... | Space Leadership Preservation Act of 2015 Establishes a 10-year term of office for the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Establishes a NASA Board of Directors together with appointment criteria. Requires the President to appoint the Administrator from among a list of nominees ... | Space Leadership Preservation Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Savings Through Energy Productivity
Act'' or the ``STEP Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Eligible utility.--The term ``eligible utility'' means
an electric utility that, during any 12-month period beginning
on o... | Savings Through Energy Productivity Act, or the STEP Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish the STEP Emergency Rebate Program (STEP), under which the Secretary makes grants to eligible utilities to pay the costs of providing rebates or credits against the amounts of electric bills of customers that reduce t... | A bill to authorize a short-term program of grants to certain electric utilities to be passed through, in the form of credits toward electric bills, to consumers that reduce electric energy consumption and to establish an Electric Energy Conservation Fund to provide loans to utilities and nonprofit organizations to fun... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Opioid Overdose Reduction Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Overdoses from opioids have increased dramatically in
the United States.
(2) Deaths from drug overdo... | Opioid Overdose Reduction Act of 2015 This bill exempts individuals from liability for harm caused by the emergency administration of an opioid overdose drug under certain circumstances. (An opioid is a drug with effects similar to opium, such as heroin.) The individuals exempted from liability are: a health care prof... | Opioid Overdose Reduction Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Water Heater Rating Improvement Act
of 2009''.
SEC. 2. UNIFORM EFFICIENCY DESCRIPTOR FOR COVERED WATER HEATERS.
Section 325(e) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C.
6295(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(5... | Water Heater Rating Improvement Act of 2009 - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require the Secretary of Energy to publish a rule that establishes a uniform efficiency descriptor and accompanying test methods for water heaters, storage water heaters, instantaneous water heaters, and unfired water storage... | A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require the Secretary of Energy to publish a final rule that establishes a uniform efficiency descriptor and accompanying test methods for covered water heaters, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Lessening
Regulatory Costs and Establishing a Federal Regulatory Budget Act of
2017''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Sense ... | Lessening Regulatory Costs and Establishing a Federal Regulatory Budget Act of 2017 This bill requires federal agencies to: (1) designate regulatory reform officers to oversee reduction, cost control, planning, review, and termination of regulatory programs; and (2) establish task forces to recommend, within a five-yea... | Lessening Regulatory Costs and Establishing a Federal Regulatory Budget Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Teacher Victims' Family Assistance
Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. TEACHER VICTIM FAMILY ASSISTANCE.
The Secretary of Education shall provide to each applicable
recipient the following amounts and forms of assistance:
(1) Funeral assistance.--A paym... | Teacher Victims' Family Assistance Act of 2002 - Directs the Secretary of Education to provide assistance to the immediate families of teachers or other school employees who are killed by an another person's violent act during their performance of duties for a public or private elementary or secondary school (teacher-v... | To require the Secretary of Education to provide assistance to the immediate family of a teacher or other school employee killed in an act of violence while performing school duties. |
SECTION 1. DELAY IN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR CHANGE IN POINT OF IMPOSITION OF
TAX ON DIESEL FUEL.
(a) In General.--Subsection (e) of section 13242 of the Revenue
Reconciliation Act of 1993 is amended to read as follows:
``(e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
take effect on ... | Amends the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1993 to delay the effective date of the change in the point of imposition of the tax on diesel fuel from January 1, 1994, to: (1) July 1, 1994; or (2) the 60th day after final regulations are prescribed.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow vendors of diesel fuel sold for... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to delay the effective date for the change in the point of imposition of the tax on diesel fuel, to provide that vendors of diesel fuel used for any nontaxable use may claim refunds on behalf of the ultimate users, and to provide a similar rule for vendors of gasoline u... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Armed Forces Behavioral Health
Awareness Act''.
SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO SERVE IN
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM OR OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM FOR
READJUSTMENT COUNSELING AND SERVICES THROUGH VET CENTERS.
... | Armed Forces Behavioral Health Awareness Act - Makes any member of the Armed Forces who is deployed in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom or Enduring Freedom eligible for readjustment counseling and related mental health services through Vet Centers (centers for such counseling and services for veterans), regardless o... | To improve the mental health care benefits available to members of the Armed Forces, to enhance counseling available to family members of members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Border Security and Responsibility
Act 2009''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purposes of this Act are to provide a means whereby Federal
lands and resources along the United States-Mexico border are provided
the highest protection possible from the effects of ... | Border Security and Responsibility Act 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary), the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with tribal, state, and local officials, to submit to Congress a border protection s... | To provide for the establishment of a border protection strategy for the international land borders of the United States, to address the ecological and environmental impacts of border security infrastructure, measures, and activities along the international land borders of the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stopping Taxpayer Outlays for
Propaganda Act'' or the ``STOP Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) According to a study from Education Week and the
Journal of the American Medical Association fewer than 4 in 10 ... | Stopping Taxpayer Outlays for Propaganda Act or STOP Act - Prohibits the use of any part of any appropriation contained in any Act for print, radio, television or any other media advertisement, campaign, or form of publicity against the use of a food or non-alcoholic beverage that is lawfully marketed under the Federal... | STOP Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Marine and Hydrokinetic Renewable
Energy Promotion Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
(a) In General.--For the purposes of this Act--
(1) the term ``marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy''
has the meaning given that term in sect... | Marine and Hydrokinetic Renewable Energy Promotion Act of 2010 - Amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to revise the program of marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technology research, development, demonstration, and commercial application, including by requiring the program to include specified ... | To promote the research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies, to identify the potential environmental impacts of these technologies and ways to address these impacts, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``End Operation Choke Point Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. BUSINESS ACCESS TO INSURED DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS.
(a) In General.--The Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1811
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 51. BUSI... | End Operation Choke Point Act of 2014 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Federal Credit Union Act to prohibit the federal banking agencies from prohibiting, restricting, or discouraging an insured depository institution or insured credit union from providing any product or service to an entity that demo... | End Operation Choke Point Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Kendell Frederick Citizenship
Assistance Act''.
SEC. 2. FINGERPRINTS FOR MEMBERS OF ARMED FORCES.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
including section 552a of title 5, United States Code (commonly
referred to as the ``Privacy... | Kendell Frederick Citizenship Assistance Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) to use the fingerprints provided by an individual at the time of military enlistment to satisfy any naturalization fingerprint requirements if: (1) the individual may be naturalized under the Immigration and Nationalit... | To assist members of the Armed Forces in obtaining United States citizenship, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. LIQUIDATION OR RELIQUIDATION OF CERTAIN ENTRIES OF TRUCK
TIRES ENTERED ON OR AFTER NOVEMBER 3, 2004, AND ON OR
BEFORE SEPTEMBER 14, 2005.
(a) Liquidation or Reliquidation Required.--Notwithstanding
sections 514 and 520 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514 and
1520), ... | Provides for the liquidation or reliquidation of, and refund of any duties and interest paid on, certain entries of truck tires. | A bill to provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries of truck tires entered on or after November 3, 2004, and on or before September 14, 2005. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Point Reyes National Seashore
Farmland Protection Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are to--
(1) protect the pastoral nature of the land adjacent to the
Point Reyes National Seashore from development that wou... | Point Reyes National Seashore Farmland Protection Act of 1997 - Amends Federal law to include the Farmland Protection Area in the Point Reyes National Seashore, California, with the primary objective being to protect private agricultural land from nonagricultural development by conservation easements.
Authorizes the S... | Point Reyes National Seashore Farmland Protection Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Promoting Cross-Border Energy
Infrastructure Act''.
SEC. 2. APPROVAL FOR BORDER-CROSSING FACILITIES.
(a) Authorization of Certain Energy Infrastructure Projects at an
International Boundary of the United States.--
(1) Authorization.--Except... | Promoting Cross-Border Energy Infrastructure Act (Sec.2)This bill prohibits any person from constructing, connecting, operating, or maintaining a border-crossing facility for the import or export of oil, natural gas, or electricity across an international border of the United States without obtaining a certificate of c... | Promoting Cross-Border Energy Infrastructure Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Family-Owned Business Multiemployer
Pension Correction Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. WITHDRAWAL BY CERTAIN SMALL EMPLOYERS FROM MULTIEMPLOYER PLANS
IN CONNECTION WITH ESTABLISHMENT OF A COLLECTIVELY
BARGAINED PLAN.
(a) Determinati... | Family-Owned Business Multiemployer Pension Correction Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to establish a program to limit the liability of retail employers who do not employ more than 100 employees who are multiemployer pension plan participants (covered small employer) for withdrawing from a ... | Family-Owned Business Multiemployer Pension Correction Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Deficit Reduction Lock-box Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. DEFICIT REDUCTION LOCK-BOX LEDGER.
(a) Establishment of Ledger.--Title III of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``deficit... | Deficit Reduction Lock-box Act of 1995 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require the Director of the Congressional Budget Office to maintain a Deficit Reduction Lock-box Ledger which shall be divided into entries corresponding to the subcommittees of the Committees on Appropriations. Requires each entry... | Deficit Reduction Lock-box Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Promoting Healthy Eating Behaviors
in Youth Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Anorexia Nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by
self-starvation and excessive weight loss.
(2) Anorexia Nervo... | Promoting Healthy Eating Behaviors in Youth Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to award research grants or make cooperative agreements for up to four years for the promotion of h... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a grant program regarding eating disorders, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Shareholder Bill of Rights Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) among the central causes of the financial and economic
crises that the United States faces today has been a widespread
failure of corpora... | Shareholder Bill of Rights Act of 2009 - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require any proxy or consent or authorization for an annual or other meeting for which the proxy solicitation rules of the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) require shareholder compensation disclosure to include a separate resolut... | A bill to provide shareholders with enhanced authority over the nomination, election, and compensation of public company executives. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Excess Uranium Transparency and
Accountability Act''.
SEC. 2. URANIUM TRANSFERS AND SALES.
Section 3112 of the USEC Privatization Act (42 U.S.C. 2297h-10) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (b) through (f) as
subsections... | Excess Uranium Transparency and Accountability Act This bill amends the USEC Privatization Act governing uranium transfers and sales to require the Department of Energy (DOE) to issue, beginning January 1, 2017, and at least once every 10 years afterwards, a long-term excess uranium inventory management plan that deta... | Excess Uranium Transparency and Accountability Act |
SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF CASH ACCOUNTING RULES FOR SMALL BUSINESS.
(a) Cash Accounting Permitted.--
(1) In general.--Section 446 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 (relating to general rule for methods of accounting) is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt certain small business taxpayers from the requirements of using the accrual method of accounting and of using inventories. Allows such taxpayers to use a cash method of accounting if they meet the gross receipts test and are not engaged in farming as a corporation. Increases t... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the availability of the cash method of accounting for small businesses, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Marine Mineral Resources Research
Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. RESEARCH PROGRAM.
The Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 21a) is
amended--
(1) by inserting after the first section the following:
``TITLE I--MINING ... | Marine Mineral Resources Research Act of 1996 - Amends the Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) establish and implement a marine mineral resources research program; (2) award grants and contracts and enter into cooperative agreements for the attendant research and deve... | Marine Mineral Resources Research Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Affordable Housing Improvements
Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to ensure that amounts provided under the section 8
rental assistance program for low-income families for use in
communities having... | Affordable Housing Improvements Act - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to transfer unused section 8 rental assistance amounts for use under the HOME investment partnerships and public housing Capital Fund programs. Limits such funds' availability t... | To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to permit public housing agencies to transfer unused low-income rental assistance amounts for use under the HOME investment partnerships program or for activities eligible for assistance from the public housing Capital Fund. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Including Families in Mental Health
Recovery Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH DISCLOSURE OF
PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION OF MENTAL ILLNESS PATIENTS
IS PERMITTED.
The HITECH Act (title XIII o... | Including Families in Mental Health Recovery Act of 2015 Amends the HITECH Act to direct the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to promulgate regulations clarifying the circumstances under which, consistent with the standards governing the privacy and security of individually identifiable health information ... | Including Families in Mental Health Recovery Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preserving Rehabilitation Innovation
Centers Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) In the United States, there are an estimated 1,181
inpatient rehabilitation facilities. Among these facilities ... | Preserving Rehabilitation Innovation Centers Act of 2016 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Department of Health and Human Services to conduct a study to assess the costs incurred by rehabilitation innovation centers that are beyond the prospective rates for each of the fol... | Preserving Rehabilitation Innovation Centers Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preserving America's Battlefields
Act''.
SEC. 2. CIVIL WAR BATTLEFIELD PRESERVATION ACT OF 2002.
Section 2 of the Civil War Battlefield Preservation Act of 2002
(Public Law 107-359) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
... | Preserving America's Battlefields Act This bill reauthorizes though FY2028 the Battlefield Acquisition Grant Program and expands the purposes of the Civil War Battlefield Preservation Act of 2002. Specifically, the Act's purposes shall include: the preservation and protection of nationally significant battlefields of... | Preserving America’s Battlefields Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Lands
Transfer Act''.
SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF LANDS TO CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding the land use planning requirements
contained in sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and
Management Ac... | Requires the Secretary to deposit payments received from the County as consideration for the conveyance of each parcel into the special account established under the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act. Allows such funds to be expended only for the acquisition of private inholdings in the Mojave National Preserv... | Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Lands Transfer Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clone Pager Authorization Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. CLONE PAGERS.
(a) In General.--Section 2511(2)(h) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by striking clause (i) and inserting the following:
``(i) to use a pen register, ... | Clone Pager Authorization Act of 1999 - Amends the Federal criminal code to authorize the use of a clone pager (a numeric display device that receives communications intended for another numeric display paging device) in appropriate Federal investigative or law enforcement circumstances.
Directs a provider of clone pa... | Clone Pager Authorization Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Senior Citizen's Improved Quality of
Life Act''.
SEC. 2. PRESERVATION OF SOCIAL SECURITY.
(a) Investment of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust
Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund.--
(1) In general.--Section 2... | Senior Citizen's Improved Quality of Life Act - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require the Managing Trustee of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund (Socia... | To improve the quality of life for senior citizens. |
SECTION 1. ENCOURAGING THE PREPARATION OF TANF RECIPIENTS FOR HIGH-
SKILL, HIGH-DEMAND JOBS.
(a) In General.--Section 407(c)(2)(D) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 607(c)(2)(D)) is amended to read as follows:
``(D) Limitation on number of persons who may be
... | Revises the mandatory work requirements of part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act with respect to the limitation on the number of persons in a state who may be treated as engaged in work by reason of participation in educational activities. Removes two-parent fami... | A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to exempt preparation for high-skill, high-demand jobs from participation and time limits under the temporary assistance for needy families program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Value-Based Insurance Design Seniors
Copayment Reduction Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) A growing body of evidence demonstrates that increases
in patient-level financial barriers (includi... | Value Based Insurance Design Seniors Copayment Reduction Act of 2015 Directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a demonstration program to test Value-Based Insurance Design methodologies in Medicare Advantage plans under part C (Medicare+Choice) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Securi... | Value-Based Insurance Design Seniors Copayment Reduction Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Women in Military Service for
America Memorial Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
(a) Five Dollar Gold Coins.--
(1) Issuance.--The Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in
this Act referred to as the ``Secretary''... | Women in Military Service for America Memorial Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue five-dollar gold coins and one-dollar silver coins symbolic of women's service in the armed forces. | Women in Military Service for America Memorial Commemorative Coin Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Maritime Revitalization Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS IN EXCISE TAX ON TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS BY
WATER.
(a) In General.--Section 4471 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by adding at the end thereof the following... | Maritime Revitalization Act of 1993 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the tax on transportation of passengers by water on vessels having a capacity of at least 150 passengers to five percent of the amount paid by each passenger. (Currently, such tax is three dollars per passenger.) Requires such covered v... | Maritime Revitalization Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Patients and Hospitals
From Price Gouging Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) many pharmaceutical drugs are necessary to maintain the
health and welfare of the American people;
... | Protecting Patients and Hospitals From Price Gouging Act - Authorizes the President to issue an executive order declaring a market shortage for six months with regard to one or more vital drugs if the total supply of all clinically interchangeable versions of a drug regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) i... | A bill to prohibit prescription drug price-gouging during states of market shortage. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Drug Use Prevention Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF ``RECOMMEND''.
Section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(47) A practitioner will be deemed to have `recommended'
... | Drug Use Prevention Act of 1997 - Amends: (1) the Social Security Act to exclude individuals and entities from participation in Medicare and State health care programs (participation) for administering, dispensing, or recommending the use of marihuana to an individual in violation of Federal or State law; and (2) the ... | Drug Use Prevention Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Persian Gulf War Veterans Health and
Services Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. TOLL-FREE HOTLINE FOR PERSIAN GULF WAR VETERAN HEALTH
INFORMATION.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall maintain
an information system involving... | Persian Gulf War Veterans Health and Services Enhancement Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to maintain an information system involving the use of a toll-free telephone number to provide Persian Gulf War veterans and their families (and members of the public at the Secretary's discretion) with information... | Persian Gulf War Veterans Health and Services Enhancement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Menopausal Hormone
Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act of
2011''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2... | Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) tocover hormone replacement therapy for menopausal symptoms and alternative treatments for such therapy. Amends SSA title XIX (Medicaid) to cover alternative trea... | To provide for coverage of hormone replacement therapy for treatment of menopausal symptoms, and for coverage of an alternative therapy for hormone replacement therapy for such symptoms, under the Medicare and Medicaid Programs, group health plans and individual health insurance coverage, and other Federal health insur... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Children From Identity
Theft Act''.
SEC. 2. REDUCING IDENTITY FRAUD.
(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to reduce the
prevalence of synthetic identity fraud, which disproportionally affects
vulnerable populations, such as minors a... | Protecting Children From Identity Theft Act This bill requires the Social Security Administration to develop a database to facilitate the verification of consumer information upon request by a certified financial institution. Such verification shall be provided only with the consumer's consent and in connecti... | Protecting Children From Identity Theft Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Patient Safety Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) There has been increased and growing public concern
expressed regarding the quality and safety of services provided
by health care facilities and... | Patient Safety Act of 1996 - Requires providers under the Medicare program, as a condition for continued participation in the program, to make publicly available certain minimum information, in addition to information specified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, regarding nurse staffing and patient outcomes... | Patient Safety Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. LAW ENFORCEMENT POWERS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL AGENTS.
(a) In General.--Section 6 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5
U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(e)(1) In addition to the authority otherwise provided by this
Act, each Inspector General appointed under section 3,... | Amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 to permit each Inspector General, any Assistant Inspector General for Investigations, and any special agent supervised by such an Assistant Inspector General to be authorized by the Attorney General to: (1) carry a firearm while engaged in official duties or as expressly authori... | A bill to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) to establish police powers for certain Inspector General agents engaged in official duties and provide an oversight mechanism for the exercise of those powers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Regulatory Fair Warning Act of
1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Federal regulations advance many important goals,
including protecting the environment and the health and safety
of all American... | Regulatory Fair Warning Act of 1998 - Prohibits a Federal agency or court from imposing a sanction for a violation of a rule if the agency or court finds that: (1) the rule was not printed in the Code of Federal Regulations or in the Federal Register, was not known to the person, or was not knowable to a person who ha... | Regulatory Fair Warning Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Revitalize Rural America Act of
2018''.
SEC. 2. REVITALIZE RURAL AMERICA GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall
... | Revitalize Rural America Act of 2018 This bill requires the Department of Transportation to establish a Revitalize Rural America Grant Program to facilitate infrastructure projects in rural areas. Priority must be given to projects for which nonfederal contributions exceed 25% of the costs of the project and projects i... | Revitalize Rural America Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``ANCSA Cook Inlet Region Land
Conveyance Finalization Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. CIRI LAND ENTITLEMENT.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Alaska native corporation; anc.--The terms ``Alaska
Native Corporation'' and ``ANC'' have the ... | ANCSA Cook Inlet Region Land Conveyance Finalization Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of the Interior to convey to Cook Inlet Region, Inc. (CIRI), an Alaska Native regional corporation, land CIRI selects from specified areas to satisfy its claim to an additional 43,000 acres under the Alaska Native Claims ... | ANCSA Cook Inlet Region Land Conveyance Finalization Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Anti-Redlining and Anti-Mortgage
Fraud Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE APPLICATION RECORDATION REQUIREMENT.
(a) Recordation Requirement.--It shall be unlawful for any person
or entity to extend credit (including in connection with a lease-
... | Anti-Redlining and Anti-Mortgage Fraud Act of 2010 - Makes it unlawful for any person or entity to extend credit, provide funds, or collect any payments in connection with an extension of credit secured by a single-family residence unless the originator has recorded the credit application with the clearinghouse establi... | To reduce fraud and abusive practices in the origination of residential mortgages by establishing a clearinghouse of mortgage application information. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Relief and Investment for Student
Entrepreneurs Act'' or the ``RISE Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFERMENT OF FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN PAYMENTS FOR QUALIFIED
ENTREPRENEURS.
Section 455(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1087e(f)) is amended... | Relief and Investment for Student Entrepreneurs Act or the RISE Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 by allowing a qualified entrepreneur with a loan under the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan program to defer loan payments for up to 3 years. A "qualified entrepreneur" is a borrower who: (... | RISE Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Scleroderma and Fibrosis Research
Enhancement Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) Scleroderma, or systemic sclerosis, is a chronic and
potentially fatal rheumatic autoimmune disease of the
connec... | Scleroderma and Fibrosis Research Enhancement Act of 2015 This bill requires the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) to establish the National Commission on Scleroderma and Fibrosis Research. (Scleroderma and fibrosis are connective tissue conditions that cause hardening or sca... | Scleroderma and Fibrosis Research Enhancement Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prompt Notification of Short Sales
Act''.
SEC. 2. PROMPT DECISION REGARDING SHORT SALE.
(a) Requirement for Prompt Decision.--
(1) In general.--
(A) Written response to mortgagor requests
required.--
... | Prompt Notification of Short Sales Act - Requires each servicer of a home mortgage to respond in writing within 75 days to a mortgagor of a residential mortgage loan who has requested in writing a short sale of the dwelling or residential real property that is subject to the mortgage, deed of trust, or other security i... | A bill to require the lender or servicer of a home mortgage upon a request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt decision whether to allow the sale. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Legislative Branch Financial
Accountability Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESS.
(a) In General.--The Senate and the House of Representatives each
shall annually have a financial statement prepared in accordance with
United States generally accepted accou... | Legislative Branch Financial Accountability Act of 2004 - Requires the Senate, House of Representatives, Library of Congress, Congressional Budget Office, Government Accountability Office, Government Printing Office, U.S. Botanic Garden, Architect of the Capitol, U.S. Capitol Police, and any congressional legislative b... | A bill to provide for certain financial reporting requirements to apply to the legislative branch of the Federal Government, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Air Force Science and Technology for
the 21st Century Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The development of science and technology has been a
core mission of the Air Force since its inception as an
... | Air Force Science and Technology for the 21st Century Act of 2001 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Air Force should: (1) continue and improve efforts to ensure the advocacy of science and technology within the Air Force budgetary decisionmaking process; (2) complete and adopt policy directive... | To amend title 10, United States Code, to enhance science and technology planning and budgeting by the Air Force, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Homeland Security Strategy Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States needs to enhance activities to
improve homeland security for its citizens and territory in
providing protection... | Homeland Security Strategy Act of 2001 - Directs the President to: (1) develop a comprehensive strategy for homeland security (protection from terrorist or strategic attacks) under which Federal, State, and local government organizations coordinate and cooperate to meet security objectives; (2) conduct a comprehensive ... | To require the President to develop and implement a strategy for homeland security. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medical Research Investment Act of
2000''.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN LIMITATION ON CHARITABLE DEDUCTION FOR
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 170(b) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to ... | Provides for the special treatment of medical research incentive stock options. | Medical Research Investment Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. ENTRIES OF CERTAIN HIGH-DENSITY LAMINATE PANELS ENTERED FROM
1998 THROUGH 2000.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff Act of
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514) or any other provision of law, the Bureau of
Customs and Border Protection shall, not later than 90 days after the
rec... | Directs the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection to provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries relating to high-density laminate panels entered from 1998 through 2000. | A bill to provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries relating to high-density laminate panels entered from 1998 through 2000. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Counseling for Career Choice Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT.
Title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 7201 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Part E--Counseling for Career Choice
``SEC.... | Counseling for Career Choice Act Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award competitive establishment grants to states to develop and implement comprehensive school career counseling programs that provide students with effective postsecondary education planni... | Counseling for Career Choice Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Temporary Investment Tax Credit
Restoration Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. INVESTMENT CREDIT FOR MANUFACTURING AND OTHER PRODUCTIVE
EQUIPMENT.
(a) Allowance of Credit.--Section 46 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 (relating to amount of inves... | Temporary Investment Tax Credit Restoration Act of 1993 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an investment tax credit for manufacturing and other productive equipment for the period after December 31, 1987, and before January 1, 1993. Provides for determining such credit. | Temporary Investment Tax Credit Restoration Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. FINDING.
Congress finds that it is in the public interest to eliminate
expensive and contentious disputes between the Secretary and permittees
by conveying, for fair market value, certain federally owned land in
the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area, Washington.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpo... | This bill requires the Department of the Interior to give permittees of specified federal land (including improvements) located along Sherman Creek and Rickey Point in Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area in the state of Washington the first option to purchase such property for fair market value. Interior shall off... | To establish terms and conditions under which the Secretary of the Interior shall convey, for fair market value, certain properties in the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area in the State of Washington to the permittees of those properties, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Indian Housing Development and
Reform Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) Indian tribes face an unprecedented crisis due to the
lack of shelter for a growing number of individuals and
families, in... | Indian Housing Development and Reform Act of 1994 - Transfers the Housing Improvement Program from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Authorizes appropriations.
Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to: (1) obligate assistance fo... | Indian Housing Development and Reform Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Service Members Mental Health
Screening Act''.
SEC. 2. MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES
DEPLOYED IN SUPPORT OF A CONTINGENCY OPERATION.
(a) Mental Health Examinations During a Deployment.--
(1) In gene... | Service Members Mental Health Screening Act - Requires the Secretary of Defense (Secretary) to provide a person-to-person mental health assessment for each member deployed in support of a contingency operation: (1) once during the period beginning 60 days before the deployment, (2) once during each 180-day period in wh... | To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the mental health assessments provided to members of the Armed Forces deployed in support of a contingency operation. |
SECTION 1. STATEMENT OF POLICY.
It is the policy of the United States Government that historically
Black colleges and universities and nonprofit organizations owned and
controlled by Black Americans share equitably in the benefits to be
derived from being and becoming full participants in federally funded
rese... | Amends the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act to require the Federal Acquisition Regulation to include regulations to ensure the participation (except in specified circumstances) of at least five historically Black colleges and universities and nonprofit organizations owned and controlled by Black Americans in re... | A bill to amend the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act to provide for expanded participation of historically Black colleges and universities and nonprofit organizations owned and controlled by Black Americans in federally funded research and development activities. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Workforce Democracy and Fairness
Act''.
SEC. 2. TIMING OF ELECTIONS.
Section 9 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 159) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ``The Board shall
decide'' and all that follows thro... | Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act - Amends the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) to revise requirements for determination by the National Labor Relation Board (NLRB) of an appropriate bargaining unit before an election of collective bargaining representation. (In effect reverses the NLRB's August 26, 2011, decisio... | To amend the National Labor Relations Act with respect to representation hearings and the timing of elections of labor organizations under that Act. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Audit U.S. Departments to Insulate
Taxpayers Act of 2015'' or the ``AUDIT Act''.
SEC. 2. GAO REPORT REQUIRED.
(a) GAO Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Comptroller General
shall s... | Audit U.S. Departments to Insulate Taxpayers Act of 2015 or the AUDIT Act This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to submit to Congress within 90 days the required annual report identifying programs, agencies, offices, and initiatives with duplicative goals and activities. The report includes the ... | AUDIT Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States-Japan Export
Development and Technological Competitiveness Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the United States trade deficit with Japan of more than
$59,000,000,000 in 1993 and the worldwid... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Market Development Cooperator Program
Title II: United States Export Development and Technology
Center in Japan
United States-Japan Export Development and Technological Competitiveness Act of 1994 -
Title I: Market Development Coooperator Program
- Authorizes app... | United States-Japan Export Development and Technological Competitiveness Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT TO 1986 CODE; COORDINATION WITH
TAXPAYER RELIEF ACT OF 1997.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Affordable
Education Act''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expres... | Affordable Education Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code (as revised by the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997) to exclude from income distributions from qualified tuition programs used for qualifying higher education expenses. Includes within the definition of "qualified State tuition program" programs maintained by elig... | Affordable Education Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Deficit Reduction Implementation
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION.
In this Act, the term ``qualified bill'' means a bill in the House
of Representatives or Senate that--
(1)(A) has not fewer than 6 sponsors who caucus with
Democrats and 6... | Deficit Reduction Implementation Act - Authorizes a Senator or Member of the House of Representatives, by February 29, 2012, to introduce a bipartisan deficit reduction bill that: (1) has a specified minimum number of sponsors in the Senate and in the House who caucus with Democrats and who caucus with Republicans; (2)... | A bill to allow a bipartisan group of Members of Congress to propose and have an up or down vote on a balanced deficit reduction bill pursuant to this Act, such as proposed by the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform report, reducing the deficit by a goal of $4,000,000,000,000 over 10 years. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State and Local Access to Fair
Prescription Drug Prices Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--
(1) The majority of States are facing their worst fiscal
crisis since World War II. Soaring healthcare costs are
d... | State and Local Access to Fair Prescription Drug Prices Act - Requires a participating manufacturer of a covered outpatient drug to make available for purchase by each State for the benefit of its residents whose cost of covered outpatient drugs is paid for by the State through a group health program, a retiree health ... | To provide for substantial reductions in the price of prescription drugs purchased by States for its employees, retirees, and pharmaceutical assistance beneficiaries. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be referred to as the ``Plain Regulations Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to improve the effectiveness and
accountability of Federal agencies to the public by promoting clear
regulations that are easier for the Government to implement and for... | Plain Regulations Act of 2013 - Requires the head of each executive agency to: (1) implement a program for using plain language in writing new and revised regulations, and (2) certify to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that each proposed or final rule is in plain language. Requires the Direct... | Plain Regulations Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Restoring Safety to Indian Women
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) national studies indicate that Indian women experience
domestic and sexual assaults at a far greater rate than other
groups of women in the... | Restoring Safety to Indian Women Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to cover domestic assault by a habitual offender in Indian country.
Amends the Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act to cover a misdemeanor offense of domestic violence involving Indians, including domestic assault against unmarried intimate partners.... | A bill to restore safety to Indian women. |
SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO STATUTORY LICENSE FOR SATELLITE
CARRIERS.
Section 119 of title 17, United States Code, is amended as follows:
(1) Subsection (a)(2)(C) is amended--
(A) in clause (i)--
(i) in the heading, by inserting
... | Makes technical corrections to satellite distant signal compulsory copyright license provisions (copyright law regarding secondary transmissions of superstations and network stations for private home viewing). | To make technical corrections to title 17, United States Code. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Animal Identification
Plan Implementation Act''.
SEC. 2. ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION PLAN.
Section 10411 of the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8310)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(f) Animal Identification Plan.--
... | United States Animal Identification Plan Implementation Act - Amends the Animal Health Protection Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to implement the animal identification plan (developed by the National Animal Identification Development Team) for: (1) beef and dairy cattle that are at least 30 months old on th... | To amend the Animal Health Protection Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to implement the United States Animal Identification Plan developed by the National Animal Identification Development Team, and for other purposes. |
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Space Resource Exploration and
Utilization Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. TITLE 51 AMENDMENT.
(a) In General.--Subtitle V of title 51, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new chapter:
``CHAPTER 513--SPACE RESOURCE EXPLORATION... | Space Resource Exploration and Utilization Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Directs the President, acting through appropriate federal agencies, to: facilitate the commercial exploration and utilization of space resources to meet national needs; discourage government barriers to the development of economically viable, safe, and... | Space Resource Exploration and Utilization Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Life Insurance Improvement
Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. PAYMENT OF INSURANCE PROCEEDS TO AN ALTERNATE BENEFICIARY WHEN
FIRST BENEFICIARY CANNOT BE IDENTIFIED.
(a) NSLI.--Section 1917 of title 38, United States Code, is amended
by add... | Veterans Life Insurance Improvement Act of 2003 - Amends Federal provisions concerning the National Service Life Insurance and United States Government Life Insurance programs to allow payment of their insurance proceeds to: (1) another beneficiary if the first designated beneficiary has not made a claim to such paymen... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to the National Service Life Insurance and United States Government Life Insurance programs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hormone Disruption Research Act of
2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Many compounds found or introduced into the environment
by human activity are capable of disrupting the hormone system
... | Hormone Disruption Research Act of 2002 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to establish a comprehensive research program on the impact and occurrence of hormone disrupting chemicals as they affect human, ecological, and wildlife heal... | To amend the Public Health Services Act to authorize the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wright Amendment Reform Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF PROVISIONS REGARDING FLIGHTS TO AND FROM LOVE
FIELD, TEXAS.
(a) Expanded Service.--Section 29(c) of the International Air
Transportation Competition Act of 1979 (Public Law 9... | Wright Amendment Reform Act of 2006 - Amends the International Air Transportation Competition Act of 1979, regarding air transportation to or from Love Field, Texas, (the Wright Amendment), to authorize domestic and foreign air carriers to offer for sale and to provide air transportation to or from Love Field, Texas, a... | To amend section 29 of the International Air Transportation Competition Act of 1979 relating to air transportation to and from Love Field, Texas. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Home Protection Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. MAPPING OF NON-STRUCTURAL FLOOD MITIGATION FEATURES.
Section 100216 of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of
2012 (42 U.S.C. 4101b) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(1)(A)--
... | Home Protection Act of 2013 - Amends the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 to direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to review, update, maintain, and publish National Flood Insurance Program rate maps under the National Flood Mapping Program with respect to areas pro... | Home Protection Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. RECOGNITION AS CORPORATION AND GRANT OF FEDERAL CHARTER FOR
NATIONAL AMERICAN INDIAN VETERANS, INCORPORATED.
(a) In General.--Part B of subtitle II of title 36, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 1503 the following new
chapter:
``CHAPTER 1504--NATIONAL AMERIC... | Grants a federal charter to the National American Indian Veterans, Incorporated (a nonprofit corporation organized in the United States). | A bill to grant a Federal charter to the National American Indian Veterans, Incorporated. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commonsense Reporting Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Reporting requirements under the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) should strike the
appropriate balance ... | Commonsense Reporting Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to reporting of health care coverage information, to: (1) allow identification of dependents of the primary insured by name and date of birth, instead of taxpayer identification number, if the employer or health insurance issuer doe... | Commonsense Reporting Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gulf State Community Renewal
Commission Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Whereas Hurricane Katrina's devastation is colossal in scope;
Whereas it poses a massive national redevelopment obligation; and
Whereas the expertise of America's professionals in ... | Gulf State Community Renewal Commission Act - Establishes the Gulf State Community Renewal Commission to: (1) examine, evaluate, and report on the rebuilding of both urban and rural communities in areas that were affected by Hurricane Katrina; (2) identify actions necessary for rebuilding such communities and neighborh... | To establish a national commission to address the rebirth and renewal of neighborhoods and communities affected by Hurricane Katrina. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Superfund Polluter Pays Restoration
Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF SUPERFUND EXCISE TAXES.
(a) Extension.--Subsection (e) of section 4611 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
``(e) Application of... | Superfund Polluter Pays Restoration Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) reinstate the Hazardous Substance Superfund financing rate beginning 60 days after enactment of this Act; (2) increase such rate from 9.7 cents to 15.8 cents per barrel of crude oil; (3) adjust for inflation in taxable years begi... | Superfund Polluter Pays Restoration Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Learning Differences Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Disability is a natural part of the human experience
and encompasses physical, mental, and cognitive impairments.... | Learning Differences Act of 1998 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to, and enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with, as many as five institutions of higher education, on a competitive basis, for demonstration projects to develop, test, and disseminate methods, techniques, and procedure... | Learning Differences Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Civilian Ex-Prisoner of War Health
and Disability Benefits Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. MEDICAL CARE AND DISABILITY BENEFITS.
(a) Eligibility.--A former civilian prisoner of war is entitled to
receive necessary medical care and disability benefits for any in... | Civilian Ex-Prisoner of War Health and Disability Benefits Act of 1994 - Entitles a former civilian prisoner of war (POW) to receive necessary medical care and disability benefits for any injury or disability resulting from the period of internment or hiding. Requires any presumptive medical and dental condition relat... | Civilian Ex-Prisoner of War Health and Disability Benefits Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Middle Class Tax
Relief Act of 1993''.
(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 s... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Tax Relief for Middle-Income Taxpayers
Title II: Revenue Provisions
Middle Class Tax Relief Act of 1993 -
Title I: Tax Relief for Middle-Income Taxpayers
- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide an additional exemption amount ($1,000) to the regular personal exemption ... | Middle Class Tax Relief Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Control Your Personal Credit
Information Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. PERMISSIBLE PURPOSES OF REPORTS.
(a) In General.--The Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681 et
seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 604 (15 U.S.C. 1681b)--
... | Control Your Personal Credit Information Act of 2018 This bill amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require a consumer's affirmative written consent before a consumer reporting agency may share that consumer's report with third parties for specified purposes. A consumer must provide proper identification when givin... | Control Your Personal Credit Information Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Correcting Obstructions to Mediate,
Prevent, and Limit Inaccessibility Act'' or the ``COMPLI Act''.
SEC. 2. NOTICE AND COMPLIANCE OPPORTUNITY UNDER THE AMERICANS WITH
DISABILITIES ACT.
Section 308(a)(1) of the Americans with Disabilities ... | Correcting Obstructions to Mediate, Prevent, and Limit Inaccessibility Act or the COMPLI Act This bill amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to prohibit persons aggrieved by certain public accommodation violations from commencing a civil action for discrimination unless they: (1) provide the owner or opera... | COMPLI Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; ETC.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Work, Hope, and
Opportunity for the Disaster Area Today Act''.
(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... | Work, Hope, and Opportunity for the Disaster Area Today Act - Allows small business employers (employers of not more than 100 full time employees) in specified areas of the Gulf Opportunity (GO) Zone to claim a credit against the employment tax liabilities of their GO Zone employees. Limits to $15,000 per employee the ... | A bill to reduce income tax withholding deposits to reflect a FICA payroll tax credit for certain employers located in specified portions of the GO Zone, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Angels Nurture Growing Entrepreneurs
into Long-term Successes (ANGELS) Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF ANGEL INVESTMENT PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--Title III of the Small Business Investment Act
of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 681 et seq.) is amended by adding at ... | Angels Nurture Growing Entrepreneurs into Long-Term Successes (ANGELS) Act - Amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to establish within the Investment Division of the Small Business Administration (SBA) the Office of Angel Investment, headed by a Director, to provide support for the development of angel inves... | To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to establish the Angel Investment Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; ETC.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign and Armed
Services Tax Fairness Act of 2002''.
(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 sect... | Foreign and Armed Forces Tax Fairness Act of 2002 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) restore the full exclusion from gross income of the death gratuity payment; (2) permit a suspension of residency rules governing the exclusion of gain from sale of a principal residence for members of the uniformed services or ... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve tax equity for military personnel, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Local Energy Supply and Resiliency
Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Combined heat and power system.--The term ``combined
heat and power system'' means generation of electric energy and
heat in a single, ... | Local Energy Supply and Resiliency Act of 2015 This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish certain programs to support distributed energy systems, which are energy sources and systems that: (1) produce electric or thermal energy close to the point of use using renewable energy resources or waste ther... | Local Energy Supply and Resiliency Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``No Surface Occupancy Western Arctic
Coastal Plain Domestic Energy Security Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Coastal plain.--The term ``Coastal Plain'' means the
area described in appendix I to part 37 of title 50, Code o... | No Surface Occupancy Western Arctic Coastal Plain Domestic Energy Security Act - Authorizes the exploration, leasing, development and production of oil and gas on the Western Coastal Plain of Alaska. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) establish a competitive oil and gas leasing program for oil and gas explor... | No Surface Occupancy Western Arctic Coastal Plain Domestic Energy Security Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commission to Study the Potential
Creation of the National Museum of the American Latino Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
(a) In General.--There is established the Commission to Study the
Potential Creation of a National Museum of th... | Commission to Study the Potential Creation of the National Museum of the American Latino Act of 2007 - Establishes the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of the American Latino to study and make recommendations to the President and the Congress on a plan of action for the establishment and ... | A bill to establish the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of the National Museum of the American Latino to develop a plan of action for the establishment and maintenance of a National Museum of the American Latino in Washington, DC, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United Kingdom-NAFTA Accession
Act''.
SEC 2. ACCESSION OF UNITED KINGDOM TO THE NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE
AGREEMENT.
(a) In General.--Subject to section 3, the President is authorized
to enter into an agreement described in subsection (b... | United Kingdom-NAFTA Accession Act - Authorizes the President to enter into: (1) an agreement for the accession of the United Kingdom to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); or (2) a bilateral agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom that reduces and ultimately eliminates tariffs and other... | A bill to authorize negotiation for the accession of United Kingdom to the North American Free Trade Agreement, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nurse Training and Retention Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) America's healthcare system depends on an adequate
supply of trained nurses to deliver quality patient care.
(2) Ov... | Nurse Training and Retention Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish a partnership grant program to award grants to eligible entities to carry out comprehensive programs to provide education to nurses and create a pipeline to nursing for incumbent ancillary healthcare workers who wish to advance their... | A bill to fund comprehensive programs to ensure an adequate supply of nurses. |
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF LIMIT ON COORDINATED EXPENDITURES.
(a) In General.--Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a) is amended by striking subsection (d) and
inserting the following:
``(d) Political Parties.--
``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of... | Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to repeal the limit on coordinated expenditures and replaces it with a requirement permitting national committees of political parties and State committees of political parties, including any subordinate committees of State committees, to make any amount of expend... | A bill to amend Federal election laws to repeal the public financing of national political party conventions and Presidential elections and spending limits on Presidential election campaigns, to repeal the limits on coordinated expenditures by political parties, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, ETC.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Alternative Fuel
Utilization and Infrastructure Development Incentives Act of 2005''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this division an amendment or repeal is expressed
in terms of a... | Alternative Fuel Utilization and Infrastructure Development Incentives Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow tax credits for: (1) 50 percent of the cost of any residential or commercial alternative fuel vehicle refueling property to store or dispense E-85 fuel (alternative vehicle fuel consisting of a... | To provide for Flexible Fuel Vehicle (FFV) refueling capability at new and existing refueling station facilities to promote energy security. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Workplace Violence Prevention Tax
Credit Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) there is an increasing awareness by the business
community and the country as a whole regarding the serious
... | Workplace Violence Prevention Tax Credit Act of 1996 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a workplace safety program credit to an employer for 40 percent of the safety and education costs paid or incurred by such employer to implement workplace safety programs to combat violence against women. | Workplace Violence Prevention Tax Credit Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Warning, Alert, and Response Network
Act''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION DUTIES.
(a) Commercial Mobile Service Alert Regulations.--Within 180 days
after the date on which the Commercial Mobile Service Alert Advisory
Committee, established... | Warning, Alert, and Response Network Act - Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to: (1) adopt technical requirements for commercial mobile service alerts; and (2) establish a Commercial Mobile Service Alert Advisory Committee to make recommendations to the FCC for assisting commercial mobile service pro... | To establish a voluntary framework through which commercial mobile service providers can elect to transmit emergency alerts to subscribers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Marriage Tax
Penalty Elimination Act of 1998''.
(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 repea... | Marriage Tax Penalty Elimination Act of 1998 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise standard deduction amounts and individual income tax rate bracket amounts, including providing that amounts for married filing jointly categories shall be twice that of amounts for single filers. | Marriage Tax Penalty Elimination Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Border Zone Reasonableness
Restoration Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. OVERSIGHT OF POWER TO ENTER PRIVATE LAND AND STOP VEHICLES
WITHOUT A WARRANT.
(a) In General.--Section 287(a) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(a)) is amen... | Border Zone Reasonableness Restoration Act of 2018 This bill revises the border zone area in which Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officers may take certain immigration-related actions without a warrant. The Immigration and Nationality Act is amended to permit DHS officers to take the following actions without a ... | Border Zone Reasonableness Restoration Act of 2018 |
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