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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Energizing America through
Employment Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) On April 30, 2004, President George W. Bush issued
Executive Order 13337 (3 U.S.C. 301 note), delegating to the
Department of ... | Energizing America through Employment Act - Authorizes TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P. to construct, connect, operate, and maintain pipeline facilities for the import of crude oil and other hydrocarbons at the United States-Canada Border at Phillips County, Montana, in accordance with a certain application filed wi... | To approve the Keystone XL pipeline project, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Civil War Sesquicentennial
Commission Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The American Civil War was a defining experience in the
development of the United States.
... | Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission Act of 2002 - Establishes a Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission to plan, develop, and carry out programs and activities appropriate to commemorate the sesquicentennial of the Civil War.Requires the Commission to award a grant in each of FY 2003 through 2015 to: (1) the U.S. Civil... | A bill to establish a commission to commemorate the sesquicentennial of the American Civil War, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Palestinian and United Nations Anti-
Terrorism Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) On April 23, 2014, representatives of the Palestinian
Liberation Organization and Hamas, a designated terroris... | Palestinian and United Nations Anti-Terrorism Act of 2014 - States that it shall be U.S. policy to: (1) deny U.S. assistance to any entity or international organization that collaborates with Hamas until Hamas agrees to recognize Israel, renounces violence, disarms, and accepts prior Israeli-Palestinian agreements; (2)... | Palestinian and United Nations Anti-Terrorism Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Dream Downpayment Act''.
SEC. 2. DOWNPAYMENT ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE UNDER HOME PROGRAM.
(a) Downpayment Assistance Initiative.--Subtitle E of title II of
the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12821)
is amended to read... | American Dream Downpayment Act - Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to participating jurisdictions for single family residential downpayment assistance to: (1) low-income or first-time home buyers; or (2) income-qualify... | To provide downpayment assistance under the HOME Investment Partnerships Act, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicaid Program Integrity
Enhancement Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. REVISION OF REGULATIONS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this section, the Secretary shall revise part 455 of title
42, Code of Federal Regulations, ... | Medicaid Program Integrity Enhancement Act of 2016 This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require a state Medicaid agency to establish a process by which a provider may appeal a decision by the agency to suspend payment to the provider on the basis of credible fraud allegations. T... | Medicaid Program Integrity Enhancement Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) The term ``Advisory Committee'' means the Hydrogen
Technical and Fuel Cell Advisory Committee established under
section 5 of this Act.
(2) The term ``Department'' means the Department of Energy.
(3) The term ``fuel cell'... | Instructs the Secretary of Energy to transmit to Congress a coordinated plan for a program conducted in partnership with the private sector that addresses: (1) hydrogen production from diverse energy sources, including fossil fuels; (2) safe delivery and storage of hydrogen or hydrogen-carrier fuels (including ethanol ... | To provide for the establishment at the Department of Energy of a program for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and infrastructure, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Women's Business Centers Act of
1997''.
SEC. 2. WOMEN'S BUSINESS TRAINING CENTERS.
(a) In General.--Section 29 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
656) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 29. WOMEN'S BUSINESS TRAINING CENTERS.
``(a) Financial ... | Women's Business Centers Act of 1997- Amends the Small Business Act to: (1) authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide financial assistance to private organizations to conduct five-year (currently, three-year) demonstration projects to benefit small businesses owned and controlle... | Women's Business Centers Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Practices in Automotive
Products Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to encourage the production in the
United States by American workers of automotive products which are sold
or distributed in interstate commerce.
SEC. 3. DEFINIT... | Fair Practices in Automotive Products Act - Sets forth automotive minimum domestic content ratios for model years beginning with 1993.
Directs the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) to set rules for allocating automotive products among manufacturers.
Requires specified manufacturers beginning with the 1994 model... | Fair Practices in Automotive Products Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Retirement Restoration
Act''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF REDUCTIONS MADE BY BIPARTISAN BUDGET ACT OF 2013.
Section 403 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 is repealed as of
the date of the enactment of such Act.
SEC. 3. TREATMENT OF FOREIGN CORPORATI... | Military Retirement Restoration Act - Repeals the provision of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 that reduces the cost-of-living adjustment to the retirement pay of members of the Armed Forces under age 62. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat a foreign corporation managed and controlled, directly or ind... | Military Retirement Restoration Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
The Act may be cited as the ``Protect Our Troops and Our
Constitution Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) On November 26, 2007, by signing the Declaration of
Principles for a Long-Term Relationship of Cooperation and
Friend... | Protect Our Troops and Our Constitution Act of 2008 - Prohibits funds from being used to: (1) establish or maintain any permanent or long-term U.S. military base or facility in Iraq; or (2) implement any agreement that is consistent with U.S. security commitments to Iraq under the Declaration of Principles or any agree... | To reassert the constitutional role of Congress in making long-term security commitments, to defer significant long-term security commitments to Iraq to the next Administration and Congress, and to maintain international legal authority and immunity for United States Armed Forces in Iraq by promoting the extension of t... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Motherhood Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF PREGNANT WOMEN.
(a) In General.--Title 18, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after chapter 90 the following:
``CHAPTER 90A--PROTECTION OF PREGNANT WOMEN
``CHAPTER... | Motherhood Protection Act - Amends the Federal criminal code and the Uniform Code of Military Justice UCMJ to provide that anyone who engages in conduct that violates any of specified prohibitions under the Federal criminal code, the Controlled Substances Act of 1970, the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, or the UCMJ and ther... | A bill entitled "Motherhood Protection Act". |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Dependents Education Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. FUNDING RESPONSIBILITY FOR MILITARY CONNECTED CHILDREN.
Title I of the Act of September 30, 1950 (Public Law 874, Eighty-
first Congress) is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:
... | Military Dependents Education Act of 1993 - Amends Federal law for impact aid to local educational agencies to shift funding responsibility for militarily connected children (including those with disabilities) from the Department of Education to the Department of Defense. | Military Dependents Education Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Historic Barn Preservation
Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) historic barns are--
(A) viable elements of food production in the
United States; and
(B)... | National Historic Barn Preservation Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a historic barn preservation program. | A bill to establish a national historic barn preservation program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps
Designation Implementation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is a
political and ideological military organization of Iran's
g... | Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps Designation Implementation Act - Directs the President to identify in the Federal Register and apply specified sanctions against: (1) a foreign person or foreign entity that is a representative or affiliate of the Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC); or (2) such a person or entity that ... | To require the application of sanctions against affiliates of the Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Procedures for Sanctions Against
Charities Act''.
SEC. 2. PROCEDURES REGARDING BLOCKING PROPERTY OF CHARITIES.
(a) In General.--The International Emergency Economic Powers Act
(50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating secti... | Procedures for Sanctions Against Charities Act - Amends the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to allow a sanction to be imposed that blocks the property of a charity only pursuant to a warrant obtained in the same manner as provided for a search warrant under the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. Permits a... | To amend the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to establish certain procedures with respect to blocking property of charities. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dot Kids Implementation and
Efficiency Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) the World Wide Web presents a stimulating and entertaining
opportunity for children to learn, grow, and develo... | Dot Kids Implementation and Efficiency Act of 2002 - Amends the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to direct the Secretary of Commerce to assign to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) responsibility for providing for the establishment, and overs... | To facilitate the creation of a new, second-level Internet domain within the United States country code domain that will be a haven for material that promotes positive experiences for children and families using the Internet, provides a safe online environment for children, and helps to prevent children from being expo... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Procurement
Improvement Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. INCREASING SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION IN MULTIPLE AWARD
CONTRACTS.
(a) In General.--Section 15(r) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
644(r)) is amended--
(1) b... | Small Business Procurement Improvement Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act to require (under current law, permit) federal agencies involved in procurement, to the maximum extent practicable, to include small businesses in multiple award contracts. Requires such agencies to make full use of the contract set-asid... | To amend the Small Business Act to provide for increased small business participation in multiple award contracts, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Restore Scientific
Integrity to Federal Research and Policymaking Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings and purpose.... | Restore Scientific Integrity to Federal Research and Policymaking Act - Prohibits a federal employee from engaging in: (1) tampering with the conduct of federally funded scientific research or analysis; (2) censorship of findings of such research or analysis; or (3) directing the dissemination of scientific information... | A bill to protect scientific integrity in Federal research and policymaking. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Atlantic Tunas Convention
Authorization Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 10 of the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 (16 U.S.C.
971h) is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 10. There are authorized to be appropriat... | Atlantic Tunas Convention Authorization Act of 1993 - Amends the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 to authorize appropriations to carry out the Act.
Regulates operational matters for the advisory committee established by the Act, including regarding quorums, a chairman, meetings, and administrative and technical s... | Atlantic Tunas Convention Authorization Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Unlawful Internet Gambling Funding
Prohibition Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Internet gambling is primarily funded through personal
use of bank instruments, including credit cards and wire
tran... | Unlawful Internet Gambling Funding Prohibition Act - Directs Federal functional regulators, within six months of this Act's enactment, to prescribe regulations requiring any designated payment system to establish policies and procedures reasonably designed to: (1) identify restricted transactions by means of code in au... | To prevent the use of certain bank instruments for unlawful Internet gambling, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Air Piracy Reprisal and Capture Act
of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) That the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 were
acts of air piracy contrary to the law of nations.
(2) That the... | Air Piracy Reprisal and Capture Act of 2001 - Amends the Federal criminal code to expand provisions regarding: (1) piracy on the high seas to cover piracy in the skies and on land and, if death results, to authorize imposition of the death sentence; (2) arming or serving on privateers to increase penalties; (3) assault... | To amend title 18, United States Code, and the Revised Statutes of the United States to provide punishment for, and to authorize the issuance of letters of marque and reprisal against acts of air piracy. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Morris K. Udall Scholarship and
Excellence in National Environmental Policy Amendments Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. SHORT TITLE.
Section 1 of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in
National Environmental and Native American Public Policy Act of 19... | Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Amendments Act of 2009 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992 to rename the Act as the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act.
(Sec.... | To amend the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992 to honor the legacy of Stewart L. Udall, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Patients' Right to Know Act''.
SEC. 2. HEALTH BENEFITS PLAN INFORMATION TRANSPARENCY.
(a) Ensuring Consumer and Provider Access to Health Benefits Plan
Information.--
(1) In general.--Each entity offering a health benefits
plan (as ... | Patients' Right to Know Act - Requires each entity offering a health benefits plan to make available to enrollees and potential enrollees specified information, including covered items and services, a list of limitations and restrictions, the claims appeal process, out-of-pocket cost-sharing, among other things.
Amend... | To ensure health care consumer and provider access to certain health benefits plan information and to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide transparency in hospital price and quality information. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Coal Energy Research, Development,
and Demonstration Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act:
(1) Cost and performance goals.--The term ``cost and
performance goals'' means the cost and performance goals
... | Coal Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 2003 - Instructs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) perform an assessment that identifies cost and performance goals of technologies permitting continued cost-competitive use of coal for electricity generation, as chemical feedstocks, and as transportation fuel i... | To provide for research, development, and demonstration on coal and related technologies, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Conrad State 30 and Physician Access
Act''.
SEC. 2. CONRAD STATE 30 PROGRAM.
Section 220(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Technical
Corrections Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-416; 8 U.S.C. 1182 note) is
amended by striking ``and before September 30,... | Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 to make the J-1 visa waiver (Conrad state 30/medical services in underserved areas) program permanent. Excludes from numerical immigration limitations alien physicians who have completed national i... | Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Diagnostic Innovations Act
of 2012''.
SEC. 2. CREATING INCENTIVES FOR INNOVATIVE DIAGNOSTICS.
(a) Improvements to Process for Determining Fee Schedule Amounts
for New Tests.--
(1) Clarifying factors for rate-setting.--
... | Improving Diagnostic Innovations Act of 2012 - Sets forth additional factors for the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to consider in determining the payment amount for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests under gap filling procedures which are used when no comparable existing test is available.
Directs... | To create incentive for innovative diagnostics by improving the process for determining Medicare payment rates for new tests. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Adoption Incentives Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF ADOPTION ASSISTANCE.
(a) In General.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating section 137
as section 138 and by inserting after secti... | Adoption Incentives Act of 1995 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income: (1) employee and military adoption assistance benefits; and (2) a withdrawal from an individual retirement account for qualified adoption expenses to the extent that such amount exceeds the sum of such benefits plus any cr... | Adoption Incentives Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Accelerating Carbon Capture and
Sequestration Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. TAX CREDIT FOR CARBON DIOXIDE SEQUESTRATION.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business credits) is ... | Accelerating Carbon Capture and Sequestration Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business-related tax credit for the capture and sequestration of carbon dioxide which would otherwise be released into the atmosphere as a greenhouse gas emission. | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit for the capture and sequestration of carbon dioxide from an industrial source. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Restore the Partnership Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established a permanent bipartisan commission to be known
as the ``National Commission on Intergovernmental Relations'' (in this
Act referred to as the ``Commission'').
SEC. 3. DECLARATION... | Restore the Partnership Act - Establishes a permanent, bipartisan National Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. Requires the Commission to: (1) engage in activities and studies necessary to give continuing attention to intergovernmental issues in order to facilitate cooperation and coordination among all levels... | Restore the Partnership Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Sexual Abuse by School
Personnel Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR SCHOOL EMPLOYEES.
(a) In General.--Subpart 2 of part E of title IX of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.) is amended
by... | Stop Sexual Abuse by School Personnel Act of 2015 Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to require each state and local educational agency (LEA) that receives funds under the ESEA to have policies and procedures in effect that require a criminal background check for each school employee in th... | Stop Sexual Abuse by School Personnel Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This act may be cited as the ``National Coal Heritage Area Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that:
(1) Certain events that led to the development of southern
West Virginia's coalfields during the latter part of the 19th
C... | National Coal Heritage Area Act of 1995 - Establishes the National Coal Heritage Area. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to contract with the Governor of West Virginia to provide assistance in preserving, restoring, maintaining, operating, and promoting the coal-related facilities of the Area for cultural and h... | National Coal Heritage Area Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stability and Democracy for Georgia
Act of 2008'' or the ``STAND for Georgia Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. DECLARATIONS OF POLICY.
Congress makes the following declarations:
(1) The United States condemns the attack on the sovereign
territ... | Stability and Democracy for Georgia Act of 2008 or the STAND for Georgia Act of 2008 - Authorizes the President, in the wake of Georgia's August 2008 conflict with the Russian Federation, to provide assistance to Georgia for: (1) humanitarian needs; (2) infrastructure reconstruction; (3) economic development; and (4) g... | To authorize assistance to meet the urgent humanitarian needs of the people of Georgia, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. TAX EXEMPT TREATMENT OF CERTAIN BONDS ISSUED IN CONNECTION
WITH DELINQUENT REAL PROPERTY TAXES.
(a) In General.--Section 148 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (j) and by
inserting after subsection (h) the following new subsecti... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that certain bonds issued by local governments in connection with delinquent real property taxes (delinquent tax bonds) may be treated as tax exempt.Requires: (1) such a bond to be issued (with a three-month maturity date) primarily to facilitate the collection or receipt of ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that certain bonds issued by local governments in connection with delinquent real property taxes may be treated as tax exempt. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``End Drunk Driving Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Alcohol-impaired driving fatalities represent
approximately one-third of all highway fatalities in the United
States in a given year.
... | End Drunk Driving Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of Transportation to issue a final rule prescribing or amending a federal motor vehicle safety standard that would prevent operation of a motor vehicle when the operator is under the influence of alcohol. Such standard shall: prevent the operation of the ... | End Drunk Driving Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Individual Training Account Act of
1994''.
SEC. 2. INDIVIDUAL TRAINING ACCOUNTS.
(a) In General.--Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to additional itemized
deductions for individuals) is amended by red... | Individual Training Account Act of 1994 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual a deduction for amounts paid yearly into an individual training account for the benefit of such individual. Describes such account as one to pay the expenses of job training and job-related relocation. | Individual Training Account Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Military
Environmental Responsibility Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Purposes.
Sec. 3. Compliance of Federal defense a... | Military Environmental Responsibility Act - Requires the Department of Defense (DOD) and defense-related agencies (the Department of Energy, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Office of Naval Nuclear Reactors, and any others as designated by the President) to fully comply with designated Federal and State environme... | To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Department of Defense and all other defense-related agencies of the United States to fully comply with Federal and State environmental laws, including certain laws relating to public health and worker safety, that are designed to protect the environment and the heal... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Executive Amnesty Prevention Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.
(a) In General.--No funds, resources, or fees made available to the
Secretary of Homeland Security, or to any other official of a Federal
agency, by any Act for any fiscal year, i... | Executive Amnesty Prevention Act This bill prohibits the use of funds to implement specified memoranda from the President, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), or other related memoranda. No deposit in the Immigration Examinations Fee Account may be used t... | Executive Amnesty Prevention Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Steel and Metal Consumers
Radioactivity Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The metals industry in the United States is a
$100,000,000,000 plus industry and employs millions of
Americans.
... | Prohibits the NRC and agreement States from taking any action to facilitate, implement, promulgate, or issue any administrative guidance that would allow the free release into commerce of radioactively contaminated scrap metal until such standard has been established.
Mandates that: (1) radioactively contaminated equip... | Steel and Metal Consumers Radioactivity Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Denali Commission Act Amendments Act
of 2007''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES OF THE DENALI COMMISSION.
(a) Establishment of Commission.--Section 303(b) of the Denali
Commission Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 3121 note; Public Law 105-277) is
amended by addi... | Denali Commission Act Amendments Act of 2007 - Amends the Denali Commission Act of 1998 to provide that no member of the Commission, other than the Federal Co-chairperson, shall be considered to be a federal employee.
Authorizes the Commission to accept, use, and dispose of matching funds provided by public and privat... | A bill to amend the Denali Commission Act of 1998 to modify the authority of the Commission. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Commission on Civic
Service Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The social fabric of the United States is stronger if
individuals in the United States are committed to protecting
and ser... | Congressional Commission on Civic Service Act - Establishes the Congressional Commission on Civic Service to make recommendations to Congress for: (1) improving the ability of individuals to serve others; (2) training leaders in public service organizations to better utilize individuals committed to national service an... | To establish the Congressional Commission on Civic Service to study methods of improving and promoting volunteerism and national service, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Linking Educators
and Developing Entrepreneurs for Reaching Success (LEADERS) Act of
2002''.
(b) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Business incubators housed in academic settings provide
... | Linking Educators and Developing Entrepreneurs for Reaching Success (LEADERS) Act of 2002 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to support business incubation at institutions of higher education that award associate or baccalaureate degrees.Directs the Secretary to make competitive, matching awards to: (1) a non-prof... | To support business incubation in academic settings, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Integrated Public Alert and Warning
System Modernization Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) numerous proven and tested technologies exist to enable
the Federal Government to enhance its dissemination of publi... | Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2012 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (HSA) to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to modernize and implement the national integrated public alert and warning system, including by: (1) establishing or adapting common alerting and warning pr... | To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to modernize and implement the national integrated public alert and warning system to disseminate homeland security information and other information, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are:
(1) To offer physicians who document adherence to certain
evidence-based clinical-practice guidelines, and, when
applicable, appropriate use c... | Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act - Establishes a framework for health care liability lawsuits to undergo review by independent medical review panels if health care professionals (practicing physicians or their agents or employees) allege adherence to applicable clinical practice guidelines in the provision of health care... | Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Campaign Advertising and Disclosure
Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) in the thirty days preceding a primary, and in the
forty-five days preceding a general election, candidates for
political of... | Campaign Advertising and Disclosure Act of 1993 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to: (1) reduce the period during which broadcast media rates for candidates may not exceed the lowest unit charge for the same time class and amount of time; (2) limit the cost to qualified candidates of broadcasting time for pre-el... | Campaign Advertising and Disclosure Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe and Effective Drug Development
Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to provide for one or more Critical Path
Public-Private Partnerships to accelerate the translation of new
scientific discoveries into new medical products t... | Safe and Effective Drug Development Act of 2007 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to enter into Critical Path Public-Private Partnerships with eligible entities to implement the Critical Path Initia... | To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for one or more Critical Path Public-Private Partnerships to implement the Critical Path Initiative of the Food and Drug Administration, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Second Amendment Preservation Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) a number of State and local governments have commenced
civil actions, or are considering commencing civil actions,
against manufacture... | Second Amendment Preservation Act of 1999 - Amends the Federal criminal code to limit amounts paid in plaintiff's attorney's fees for settlement or adjudication of a civil action brought to curtail the sale or availability of firearms for legal purposes to the lesser of: (1) $150 per hour for each hour spent productive... | Second Amendment Preservation Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND PURPOSE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Rocky Mountain
National Park Wilderness Act of 1999''.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to include in the National
Wilderness Preservation System certain lands within the Rocky Mountain
National Park, Colorado, in o... | Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness Act of 1999 - Designates certain lands in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, which shall be known as the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness.
Allows the continuation of: (1) activities on, under, or affecting... | Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the town of Nicodemus, in Kansas, has national
significance as the only remaining western town established by
African-Americans during the Reconstruction period following
the Civil War;
(2)... | Establishes the Nicodemus National Historic Site in Nicodemus, Kansas.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) provide technical assistance for the preservation of historic structures, the maintenance of the cultural landscape, and local preservation planning; and (2) acquire certain real property in connect... | A bill to establish the Nicodemus National Historic Site in Kansas, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Commission on an Open
Society with Security Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) an open society which affords free access to public
facilities and spaces and which protects the right to engage in... | United States Commission on an Open Society with Security Act of 2014 - Establishes the United States Commission on an Open Society with Security to study how the government may provide for both security in, and public access to, federal buildings and other federal property and sites. Directs the Commission to examine... | United States Commission on an Open Society with Security Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Certify It Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. STUDY ON IMPACT ON SMALL BUSINESS JOBS.
(a) Study and Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, and December 1 for each of the 4
consecutive y... | Certify It Act of 2014 - Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to study the impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) on small businesses and the Office of the Actuary, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, to study the Act's impact on small group health insurance costs. Declares that, if... | Certify It Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Alternative Fuels Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the United States needs short- and long-term policies
designed--
(A) to eliminate the reliance of the United States
... | American Alternative Fuels Act of 2011 - Amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to repeal the requirement that any federal agency procurement contract for an alternative or synthetic fuel, including those from nonconventional petroleum sources, for any mobility-related use (except research or testing) ... | To repeal certain barriers to domestic fuel production, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Servicemembers and Veterans
Empowerment and Support Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF COVERAGE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS OF
COUNSELING AND TREATMENT FOR SEXUAL TRAUMA.
(a) Coverage of Cyber Harassment of a Sexual Nature.--Pa... | Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2017 This bill expands Department of Defense (DOD) sexual trauma counseling and treatment to include: (1) cyber harassment of a sexual nature, and (2) members of the Armed Forces on active duty for training or inactive duty training. The bill sets forth the sta... | Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. WAIVER OF OXYGEN CONTENT REQUIREMENT FOR REFORMULATED
GASOLINE.
Section 211(k)(1) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(k)(1)) is
amended--
(1) by striking ``Within 1 year after the enactment of the
Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990,'' and inserting the
follow... | Requires the Administrator to promulgate regulations to ensure that the benefits of toxic air pollutant reductions under the reformulated gasoline program are maintained in States for which the oxygenate requirement is waived. Directs the Administrator, in promulgating such regulations, to: (1) develop designations for... | A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to permit the Governor of a State to waive oxygen content requirement for reformulated gasoline, to encourage development of voluntary standards to prevent and control releases of methyl tertiary butyl ether from underground storage tanks, to establish a program to phase out the use of... |
SECTION 1. LAND EXCHANGE.
(a) Exchange.--Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary of
Agriculture (referred to in this section as the ``Secretary'') shall
convey all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to
the National Forest System lands described in subsection (b)(1) to
Public Utility Distri... | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to exchange certain National Forest lands (including a wastewater treatment facility) in Chelan County, Washington, for certain lands owned by Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County, Washington. | To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to exchange certain lands in the Wenatachee National Forest, Washington, for certain lands owned by Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County, Washington, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Farmer Owned
Reserve Restoration Act of 1999''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--FARMER OWNER RESERVE PROGRAM
... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Farmer Owner Reserve Program
Title II: Other Provisions
Farmer Owned Reserve Restoration Act of 1999 -
Title I: Farmer Owner Reserve
Program
- Amends the Agricultural Market Transition Act to restore the wheat and feed grain (and oilseeds) farmer owned reserve program. (Eli... | Farmer Owned Reserve Restoration Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Main Street Employee Ownership Act
of 2018''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
(1) the terms ``Administration'' and ``Administrator''
means the Small Business Administration and the Administrator
thereof, respectively;
... | Main Street Employee Ownership Act of 2018 This bill amends the Small Business Act to expand the authority of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to guarantee loans for qualified employee trusts of a small business to purchase the stock of that business. Specifically, the bill allows the guaranteed loan to also cov... | Main Street Employee Ownership Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Affairs Medical Scribe
Pilot Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL SCRIBE PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry out
a 2-year pilot program under which the Secretary shall increase... | Veterans Affairs Medical Scribe Pilot Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a two-year pilot program under which it shall increase the use of medical scribes at VA medical centers. The bill defines "medical scribe" as an unlicensed individual hired to ent... | Veterans Affairs Medical Scribe Pilot Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Metropolitan Washington Airports
Amendments Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS ACT OF 1986.
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, ... | Metropolitan Washington Airports Amendments Act of 1995 - Amends the Metropolitan Washington Airports Act of 1986 to revise the term "airport purposes" with respect to real property of the Metropolitan Washington Airports to limit the inclusion of nonprofit, public use facilities to those which are not inconsistent wit... | Metropolitan Washington Airports Amendments Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE;
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' Benefits
Act of 2001''.
(b) References.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever
in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms o... | Veterans' Benefits Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase, as of December 1, 2001, the rates of veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled adult children, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spou... | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize a cost-of-living adjustment in the rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, to make modifications in the veterans home loan guaran... |
SECTION 1. STABILIZATION FUND.
(a) Additional Advances.--Section 217(c)(3) of the Federal Credit
Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1790e(c)(3)) is amended by inserting before the
period at the end the following: ``and any additional advances''.
(b) Assessments.--Section 217 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12
U.S.C. 1790... | Amends the Federal Credit Union Act regarding repayment to the Treasury of advances to the Temporary Corporate Credit Union Stabilization Fund (Stabilization Fund) for payments connected to the conservatorship, liquidation, or threatened conservatorship or liquidation, of a corporate credit union.
Revises requirements... | A bill to clarify the National Credit Union Administration authority to make stabilization fund expenditures without borrowing from the Treasury. |
SECTION 1. REQUIREMENTS OF PROMOTERS OF SKILL CONTESTS OR SWEEPSTAKES
MAILINGS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 30 of title 39, United States Code, is
amended by adding after section 3015 the following:
``Sec. 3016. Nonmailable skill contests or sweepstakes matter;
notification to prohibit ... | Requires any promoter who mails a skill contest or sweepstakes to: (1) provide with each mailing a clear and conspicuous statement that includes the address or toll- free telephone number of such notification system and states that it can be used to prohibit the mailing of any skill contest or sweepstakes to such indi... | To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide for the establishment of a notification system under which individuals may elect not to receive mailings related to skill contests or sweepstakes, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Penalty Fairness Act
of 2009''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO DISCLOSE REPORTABLE
TRANSACTIONS BASED ON RESULTING TAX BENEFITS.
(a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 6707A of the Internal
Revenue Code o... | Small Business Penalty Fairness Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to limit the penalty for failure to disclose a reportable transaction (a transaction determined by the Internal Revenue Service [IRS] as having a potential for tax avoidance or evasion) to 75% of the decrease in tax shown on the return as a ... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the penalty for failure to disclose certain reportable transactions and the penalty for submitting a bad check to the Internal Revenue Service, to modify certain rules relating to Federal vendors, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Higher Education
Savings Credit Act of 1997''.
(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... | Higher Education Savings Credit Act of 1997 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a credit for contributions made by a taxpayer to a qualifying higher education investment account for a dependent not over 18 years old. Determines such credit upon a maximum annual contribution of $500 per account holder and a... | Higher Education Savings Credit Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Harassment-Free Workplace Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to provide Federal protection to small business
employees from sexual harassment in their workplaces;
(2) to extend the sexual harassme... | Harassment-Free Workplace Act - Makes it an unlawful employment practice for a respondent (employer, employment agency, labor organization, or joint labor-management committee of an apprenticeship, training, or retraining program) to engage in a practice that constitutes sexual harassment as defined under the Civil Rig... | Harassment-Free Workplace Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Olympic Sports Revitalization Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Chapter 2205 of title 36, United States Code (commonly
referred to as the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sp... | Olympic Sports Revitalization Act - Amends the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to make grants to Former Members of Congress, a recognized District of Columbia corporation, to encourage participation by individuals under 18 years of age in the following Olympic sports: (... | A bill to provide for the revitalization of Olympic sports in the United States. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) On January 22, 2009, President Obama signed Executive
Order 13492, requiring the detention facilities at the
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base (Guantanamo) to be closed ``as soon
as practicable'', but not later than one year from... | Prohibits funds from being made available to any specified U.S. agency, instrumentality, or representative for the transfer or release any individual currently detained at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base to the custody of the individual's country of origin or a third country unless the President certifies to Congress that: (... | To prohibit the use of funds to transfer or release an individual detained at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base to the custody of another country. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Checkpoint Optimization and
Efficiency Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that airport checkpoint wait times
should not take priority over the security of the Nation's aviation
system.
SEC. 3. ENHANCED STAFFING ALLO... | Checkpoint Optimization and Efficiency Act (Sec. 2) This bill expresses the sense of Congress that airport checkpoint wait times should not take priority over the security of the nation's aviation system. (Sec. 3) The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of the Department of Homeland Security shall begin and co... | Checkpoint Optimization and Efficiency Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Governments Regulatory
Improvement and Innovation Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are to--
(1) better determine the cost and other impacts of
regulation on small governments;
(2) encourage... | Small Governments Regulatory Improvement and Innovation Act of 1993 - Requires agency heads to: (1) issue guidelines to ensure agency implementation of regulatory function analysis requirements under current Federal law; and (2) develop a plan to inform, educate, and advise small entities on compliance with any rule w... | Small Governments Regulatory Improvement and Innovation Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Obstetric Fistula Prevention,
Treatment, Hope, and Dignity Restoration Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Every minute, one woman dies from pregnancy-related
complications. Of these deaths, 99 percent... | Obstetric Fistula Prevention, Treatment, Hope, and Dignity Restoration Act of 2010 - Authorizes the President to provide assistance, including through international organizations, national governments, and international and local nongovernmental organizations, to: (1) address the social and health issues that lead to o... | To authorize assistance to aid in the prevention and treatment of obstetric fistula in foreign countries, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Putting Drug Free Families First Act
of 2011''.
SEC. 2. DRUG TESTING PROGRAM FOR APPLICANTS FOR AND RECIPIENTS OF
ASSISTANCE UNDER STATE TANF PROGRAMS.
(a) Requirement That Applicants and Individuals Receiving
Assistance Be Tested for Il... | Putting Drug Free Families First Act of 2011 - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require states to test applicants for and recipients of assistance under state TANF programs for illegal drug use. Prohibits a state from providing TANF assistance to i... | To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to require States to implement a drug testing program for applicants for and recipients of assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Doctors' Bill of Rights Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Congress should focus more resources on and work with
physicians and providers to combat fraud in the medicare
program. Although the... | Prohibits HCFA from implementing any new evaluation and management (E&M) guidelines under Medicare unless it has: (1) provided for an assessment of the proposed guidelines by physicians; (2) established a plan that contains specific goals for improving participation of physicians; (3) carried out a minimum of four desc... | Doctors' Bill of Rights Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Commission on Farmworkers
and Federal Health Coverage Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established a commission to be known as the National
Commission on Farmworkers and Federal Health Coverage (in this Act
referred to as the ``... | National Commission on Farmworkers and Federal Health Coverage Act of 2001 - Establishes the National Commission on Farmworkers and Federal Health Coverage to examine the following problems experienced by farmworkers and their families under titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of t... | To establish a National Commission on Farmworkers and Federal Health Coverage to study the problems of farmworkers under the Medicaid Program and the State children's health insurance program (SCHIP). |
SECTION 1. PROGRAMS OF CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION.
Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241
et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 317F the following
section:
``prevention of traumatic brain injury
``Sec. 317G. The Secretary, acting throug... | Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out projects to reduce the incidence of traumatic brain injury through grants or contracts to public or nonprofit entities. Authorizes the following activities: (1) the conduct of research into identifying effective s... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the conduct of expanded studies and the establishment of innovative programs with respect to traumatic brain injury, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Identity Theft Protection Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF DATA THROUGH SECURITY FREEZE.
(a) In General.--The Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681 et
seq.) is amended by inserting after section 605B (relating to block
resulting from identity ... | Identity Theft Protection Act of 2006 - Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to permit a consumer to request a consumer reporting agency to place a security freeze upon his consumer report.
Prohibits a consumer reporting agency, if a security freeze is in place, from releasing a consumer report to a third party withou... | To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to provide individuals the ability to control access to their credit reports, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Higher Education Affordability
Act''.
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FROM GROSS INCOME OF EDUCATION DISTRIBUTIONS FROM
QUALIFIED TUITION PROGRAMS; COVERAGE OF PRIVATE PROGRAMS.
(a) Exclusion.--
(1) In general.--Subparagraph (B) of section ... | Higher Education Affordability Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code 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 eligible educational institutions. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for education. |
SECTION 1. TEMPORARY INCREASE OF MEDICAID FMAP.
(a) Permitting Maintenance of Fiscal Year 2007 FMAP for Last 2
Calendar Quarters of Fiscal Year 2008.--Subject to subsection (e), if
the FMAP determined without regard to this section for a State for
fiscal year 2008 is less than the FMAP as so determined for fisc... | Provides that, if the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) determined under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act without regard to this Act for a state for FY2008 is less than the FMAP as so determined for FY2007, the FY2007 FMAP shall be substituted for the FMAP for the third and fourth calendar qua... | To provide for a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage under the Medicaid Program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Compensating Losses to the
Environment from Automobiles with Noxious Undisclosed Pollution Act of
2016'' or the ``CLEANUP Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
Administrat... | Compensating Losses to the Environment from Automobiles with Noxious Undisclosed Pollution Act of 2016 or the CLEANUP Act This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to deny Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE)credits to any automobile manufacturer that circumvents emission control requirements to obtain CAFE cre... | CLEANUP Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Teacher Next Door Act''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) urban and inner city school districts have greater
difficulty attracting and retaining qualified teachers than
their suburban counterpart... | Teacher Next Door Act - Amends the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to sell Department of Housing and Urban Development-owned single family properties at a discount to eligible elementary and secondary school teachers for use as their residences. Provides for: (1) mortga... | Teacher Next Door Act |
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS.
(a) Designation.--In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness
Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain Federal lands in Box Elder
County, Utah, which comprise approximately 23,021 acres, as generally
depicted on a map entitled ``Pilot Range Wilderness'' and dated October ... | Designates specified Federal lands in Box Elder County, Utah, as wilderness (to be known as the Pilot Range Wilderness) and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.Requires any privately owned lands or interests within or abutting the Wilderness which are acquired by the United States to be added t... | To designate certain lands in the Pilot Range in the State of Utah as wilderness, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Empowering Jobs Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF RULES FOR TAX-EXEMPT ENTERPRISE ZONE FACILITY
BONDS.
(a) In General.--Clause (i) of section 1394(b)(3)(B) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
(1) by striking... | Empowering Jobs Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to tax-exempt enterprise zone facility bonds and empowerment zones, to: (1) include as employees of a qualified business entity employees who are residents of an empowerment zone, an enterprise community, or a qualified low-income comm... | Empowering Jobs Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Illegal Garnishment Prevention
Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO PROMOTE DIRECT DEPOSIT OF
VETERANS AND SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS UNTIL ASSURANCE OF
PROTECTION FROM ATTACHMENT OR GARNISHMENT.
(a) Findings.--Congr... | Illegal Garnishment Prevention Act - Prohibits funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or the Commissioner of Social Security for FY2010 or any fiscal year thereafter from being used to promote or otherwise encourage recipients of veterans bene... | To prohibit the use of funds to promote the direct deposit of Veterans and Social Security benefits until adequate safeguards are established to prevent the attachment and garnishment of such benefits. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Digital Coast Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Digital Coast is a model approach for effective
Federal partnerships with State and local government,
nongovernmental organization... | Digital Coast Act of 2016 This bill authorizes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Office for Coastal Management to establish a Digital Coast program for the sharing of digital information to help coastal communities better prepare for storms, plan for long-term coastal resilience, and manage c... | Digital Coast Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OF INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.
(a) General Congressional Oversight.--Section 501(a) of the
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 413(a)) is amended by adding
at the end the following new paragraph:
``(3) In carrying out paragraph (1), the President shall provide to
the con... | Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to direct the President to provide to the congressional intelligence committees all information necessary to assess the lawfulness, effectiveness, cost, benefit, intelligence gain, budgetary authority, and risk of an intelligence activity.
Requires information or material conce... | To amend the National Security Act of 1947 to provide additional procedures for congressional oversight. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Living Organ Donor Protections
Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF
1974.
(a) Living Organ Donation Protected by Limits on Preexisting
Condition.--Section 701(b)(1)(A) of the Employee Retirement Inc... | Living Organ Donor Protections Act - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit health insurance discrimination in group premiums with respect to individuals who are living organ donors. | A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide health insurance protections for individuals who are living organ donors. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Foreign Investment
Review Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO REVIEW TRANSACTIONS FOR ECONOMIC EFFECT ON THE
UNITED STATES.
(a) In General.--The Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2102 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the... | United States Foreign Investment Review Act of 2017 This bill amends the Trade Act of 1974 to require each party to a covered transaction to submit a written notification to the Department of Commerce of such transaction. "Covered transaction" is defined as any merger, acquisition, takeover, or investment, or... | United States Foreign Investment Review Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. EXPANSION OF WILD ROGUE WILDERNESS AREA.
(a) Expansion.--In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C.
1131 et seq.), certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land
Management, comprising approximately 58,100 acres, as generally
depicted on the map entitled ``Wild Rogue'', dated September 16, ... | Adds specified federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in the Wild Rogue Wilderness as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System (NWPS).
Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to add specified segments of creeks to the designation of the Rogue River in Oregon as a component of the n... | To expand the Wild Rogue Wilderness Area in the State of Oregon, to make additional wild and scenic river designations in the Rogue River area, and to provide additional protections for Rogue River tributaries, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preventing Investment in Terrorist
Regimes Act''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF APPLICATION OF CERTAIN RULES WITH RESPECT TO
CERTAIN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
(a) Limitation on Waiver Authority.--Section 901(j)(5)(A) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1... | Preventing Investment in Terrorist Regimes Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the rules that apply to income derived from foreign countries designated as sponsors of international terrorism or with whom the United States does not have diplomatic relations. The bill: (1) disallows a foreign tax c... | Preventing Investment in Terrorist Regimes Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Uniformed Services Divorce Equity
Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. PROPORTIONATE DIVISION OF RETIRED PAY FOR FORMER SPOUSES.
Section 1408(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(5)(A) In the case of... | Uniformed Services Divorce Equity Act of 2003 - Requires a court, in the case of the disposition of monthly retired pay upon a divorce, to award the former spouse 50 percent of such pay of a member of the uniformed services if the former spouse was married to the member throughout the member's creditable service. Reduc... | To amend title 10, United States Code, to revise the rules relating to the court-ordered apportionment of the retired pay of members of the uniformed services to former spouses, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT REFERENCES.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Drug Czar
Responsibility and Accountability Act of 1998''.
(b) Amendment References.--Except as otherwise expressly provided,
whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an
amendment to, o... | Drug Czar Responsibility and Accountability Act of 1998 - Amends Federal law to expand the responsibilities of the Director of National Drug Control Policy to include: (1) establishing Federal policies, objectives, goals, priorities, and performance measures for the National Drug Control Program, and for each Program ... | Drug Czar Responsibility and Accountability Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Helping Empower Low-income Parents
(HELP) Scholarships Amendments of 1998''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 6003 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
is amended--
(1) in the section heading by striking ``definition'' and
... | Helping Empower Low-Income Parents (HELP) Scholarships Amendments of 1998 - Amends title VI (Innovative Education Program Strategies) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to allow any State that has enacted or will enact a law establishing a voluntary public and private school parental choice sc... | Helping Empower Low-Income Parents (HELP) Scholarships Amendments of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Mandate Funding Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this Act--
(1)(A) The term ``Federal mandate'' means a Federal law or
regulation that requires a State or unit of general local
government to c... | Federal Mandate Funding Act of 1993 - Makes inapplicable to a State or local government for a two-year period any duty or requirement imposed by Federal statute or regulation that creates a Federal mandate which is not funded in part by the Federal Government.
Establishes in the Treasury the Federal Mandate Assistance... | Federal Mandate Funding Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Major Drug Trafficking Prosecution
Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Since the enactment of mandatory minimum sentencing for
drug users, the Federal Bureau of Prisons budget increased from
... | Major Drug Trafficking Prosecution Act of 2009- Requires the Attorney General's prior written approval for a federal prosecution of an offense under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) or the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (CSIEA), or for any conspiracy to commit such an offense, where the offense involves... | To concentrate Federal resources aimed at the prosecution of drug offenses on those offenses that are major. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Clean-Fuel Vehicle
Act of 1996''.
(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 sectio... | Clean-Fuel Vehicle Act of 1996 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise the tax treatment for electric and other clean-fuel motor vehicles. | Clean-Fuel Vehicle Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND DECLARATIONS.
(a) Congress finds and declares the following:
(1) The Russian Government has deliberately blocked the
Ukrainian people's access to uncensored sources of information and
has provided alternative news and information that is both
inaccurate and inflammator... | . The expanded summary of the Senate passed version is repeated here.) Directs Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), Incorporated, and the Voice of America (VOA) service to Ukraine and neighboring regions to: (1) provide accurate and accessible news and information; (2) emphasize investigative and analytical journa... | A bill entitled "United States International Programming to Ukraine and Neighboring Regions". |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Restore our Neighborhoods Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT TO HOLDERS OF QUALIFIED URBAN DEMOLITION BONDS.
(a) In General.--Subpart I of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
the followi... | Restore our Neighborhoods Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a new category of tax credit bonds to be known as qualified urban demolition bonds. Allows the issuance of $4 billion of such bonds for the purpose of demolishing vacant, abandoned, and tax delinquent properties in urban areas.&n... | Restore our Neighborhoods Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Corporate Injury, Illness, and
Fatality Reporting Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. REGULATIONS AND REPORTING.
(a) Regulations.--Not later than 12 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, pursuant to section 8(c) of the Occupational
Safety and Health ... | Corporate Injury, Illness, and Fatality Reporting Act of 2009 - Requires the Secretary of Labor to prescribe regulations requiring large employers, for each of their establishments, to maintain accurate records of, and make periodic and certified reports at least annually on: (1) the numbers and rates of work-related d... | To require the Secretary of Labor to prescribe regulations requiring employers with more than one establishment and not fewer than 500 employees to report work-related deaths, injuries, and illnesses. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Commission on
International Religious Freedom Reform and Reauthorization Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT AND COMPOSITION.
(a) Terms.--Section 201(c) of the International Religious Freedom
Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431(c)) is amended--
... | (This measure has not been amended since it was amended by the Senate on December 13, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2011 - (Sec. 2) Amends the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 to prohibit any... | To reauthorize the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``The HAMP Termination Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) According to the Department of the Treasury--
(A) the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP)
i... | HAMP Termination Act of 2011 - Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) to terminate the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to provide new mortgage modification assistance under the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP), except with respect to existing obligations on behalf of homeow... | To amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to terminate the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to provide new assistance under the Home Affordable Modification Program, while preserving assistance to homeowners who were already extended an offer to participate in the Program, either on a trial or... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Caregiver Tax Relief Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR TAXPAYERS WITH LONG-TERM CARE NEEDS.
(a) In General.--Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to refundable personal
credits) is amended by ... | Caregiver Tax Relief Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow caregivers of family members or dependents with long-term care needs a refundable income-based tax credit of $2,500 for each such family member or dependent. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a refundable credit for taxpayers with long-term care needs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Human Exploitation Rescue
Operations Act of 2015'' or the ``HERO Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The illegal market for the production and distribution
of child abuse imagery is a growing threat ... | Human Exploitation Rescue Operations Act of 2015 or the HERO Act of 2015 This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to operate, within U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a Cyber Crimes Center to provide investigative assistance, training, and... | HERO Act of 2015 |
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