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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Track It to
Prevent It 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.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Sec. 4. Improved climate assessme... | Track It to Prevent It Act - Directs: (1) the Secretary of Defense to ensure that the results of command climate assessments are provided to the relevant individual commander and to the next higher level of command, (2) the Secretary of each military department to include in performance evaluations and assessments used... | Track It to Prevent It Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Firearm-Free Airport Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Commercial airports are critical to the economy and
economic competitiveness of the United States.
(2) Commercial airports and comme... | Firearm-Free Airport Act - Makes it unlawful for all but specified authorized individuals to possess a firearm at a commercial airport in any area in a terminal building, in any area adjacent to the sterile area, in an airfield, or in any building that opens on to an airfield.
Prescribes criminal penalties for nonauth... | A bill to prohibit individuals from carrying firearms in certain airports buildings and airfields, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Helping Expedite and Advance
Responsible Tribal Homeownership Act of 2011'' or the ``HEARTH Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. APPROVAL OF, AND PROVISIONS RELATING TO, TRIBAL LEASES.
(a) Definitions.--Subsection (d) of the first section of the Act of
August 9, 19... | Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Homeownership Act of 2011 or HEARTH Act of 2011 - Extends to any Indian tribe the discretion granted under current law only to the Navajo Nation to lease restricted lands for business, agricultural, public, religious, educational, recreational, or residential purposes wit... | A bill to amend the Long-Term Leasing Act, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commonsense Consumption Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the food and beverage industries are a significant part
of our national economy;
(2) the activities of manufactur... | Commonsense Consumption Act of 2007 - Prohibits new, and requires dismissal of pending, civil actions by any person against a manufacturer, marketer, distributor, advertiser, or seller of food, or a trade association, for any injury related to a person's accumulated acts of consumption of food and weight gain, obesity,... | A bill to prevent legislative and regulatory functions from being usurped by civil liability actions brought or continued against food manufacturers, marketers, distributors, advertisers, sellers, and trade associations for claims of injury relating to a person's weight gain, obesity, or any health condition associated... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDING OF CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Redistricting
Transparency Act of 2010''.
(b) Finding.--Congress finds that it has the authority to require
States to follow certain procedures in carrying out Congressional
redistricting after an a... | Redistricting Transparency Act of 2010 - Requires states to carry out congressional redistricting in accordance with a process under which members of the public are informed of redistricting proposals via the Internet and have the opportunity to participate in the development of such proposals prior to their adoption.
... | To require States to carry out Congressional redistricting in accordance with a process under which members of the public are informed of redistricting proposals and have the opportunity to participate in the development of such proposals prior to their adoption, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Marriage Broker
Regulation Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. LIMIT ON CONCURRENT PETITIONS FOR FIANCE(E) VISAS.
Section 214(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1184(d)) is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``A vis... | International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2003 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents (LPRs) from filing more than one application for a K fiance(e) visa in any one-year period.
Amends the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997 to prohibit inte... | To regulate international marriage broker activity in the United States, to provide for certain protections for individuals who utilize the services of international marriage brokers, and for other purposes. |
OF INVESTIGATIONS INTO
RETALIATION.
(a) Report Required.--
(1) In general.--Under regulations prescribed by the
Secretary of Defense, the results of an investigation by an
office, element, or personnel of the Department of Defense or
the Armed Forces of a compl... | Military Retaliation Prevention Act This bill amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice to subject to punishment by a court-martial any person who, with the intent to retaliate against any individual for reporting a criminal offense or making a protected communication, or with the intent to discourage any individual ... | Military Retaliation Prevention Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Paperwork Elimination Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purpose of this Act is to--
(1) minimize the burden of Federal paperwork demands upon
small businesses, educational and nonprofit institutions,
Federal contractors, ... | Paperwork Elimination Act of 1996 - Amends the Paperwork Reduction Act to require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to: (1) provide direction and oversee the use of information technology, including alternative information technologies to substitute for paper; (2) specifically promote the optional us... | Paperwork Elimination Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Lake Berryessa
Recreation Enhancement Act of 2014''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings; purposes.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
... | Lake Berryessa Recreation Enhancement Act of 2014 - (Sec. 4) Transfers the administrative jurisdiction over specified land underlying or adjacent to Lake Berryessa in California from the Bureau of Reclamation to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for administration as the Lake Berryessa Recreation Area. Prohibits the... | Lake Berryessa Recreation Enhancement Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF ESTATE AND GENERATION-SKIPPING TRANSFER TAXES.
(a) Estate Tax Repeal.--Subchapter C of chapter 11 of subtitle B of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the
follo... | Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) make permanent the maximum 35% gift tax rate and a $5 million lifetime gift tax exemption. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Saudi Arabia Accountability Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) United Nations Security Council Resolution 1373 (2001)
mandates that all states ``refrain from providing any form of
su... | Saudi Arabia Accountability Act of 2007 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the government of Saudi Arabia must: (1) close permanently all organizations in Saudi Arabia that fund, train, encourage, or aid terrorism anywhere in the world; (2) end funding for terror organizations outside Saudi Arabia; (3) block fundin... | A bill to strongly encourage the Government of Saudi Arabia to end its support for institutions that fund, train, incite, encourage, or in any other way aid and abet terrorism, to secure full Saudi cooperation in the investigation of terrorist incidents, to denounce Saudi sponsorship of extremist Wahhabi ideology, and ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. REQUIRING DRUG MANUFACTURERS TO PROVIDE DRUG REBATES FOR DRUGS
DISPENSED TO LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS.
(a) In General.--Section 1860D-2 of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395w-102) is amended-... | Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2011 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require drug manufacturers to pay the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) drug rebates for rebate eligible (low-income) individuals. Excludes from Medica... | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require drug manufacturers to provide drug rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the Medicare prescription drug benefit program. |
SECTION 1. GAO REPORT ON UNIVERSAL SERVICE REFORMS.
(a) Purpose.--The purpose of the report required under subsection
(b) is to aid Congress in monitoring and measuring the effects of a
series of reforms by the Federal Communications Commission (in this Act
referred to as the ``FCC'') intended to promote the av... | Directs the Comptroller General (GAO), beginning on or before December 31, 2013, and annually thereafter for the following five years, to prepare a report to aid Congress in monitoring and measuring the effects of a series of reforms by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) intended to promote the availability an... | A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to Congress on the effectiveness of the Federal Communications Commission's universal service reforms. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lupus Research, Education,
Awareness, Communication, and Healthcare Amendments of 2005''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Findings.
TITLE I-... | Lupus Research, Education, Awareness, Communication, and Healthcare Amendments of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases to expand research on lupus to include: (1) basic research to discover the pathogenesis and p... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance public and health professional awareness and understanding of lupus and to strengthen the Nation's research efforts to identify the causes and cure of lupus. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Disability Waiting
Period Repeal Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF 5-MONTH WAITING PERIOD FOR BENEFITS BASED ON
DISABILITY.
(a) Disability Insurance Benefits.--
(1) In general.--The first sentence of sectio... | Social Security Disability Waiting Period Repeal Act of 2001 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to eliminate the five-month waiting period for an individual (including a disabled widow or widower) to be eligible for benefits based on disability. | To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 5-month waiting period which is presently required in order for an individual to be eligible for benefits based on disability or for the disability freeze. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Turning Around Low-Performing Public
High Schools Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Only 70 percent of United States students graduate on
time with a regular diploma and about 1,200,000 students... | Turning Around Low-Performing Public High Schools Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award five-year contracts to nonprofit school district partnership organizations that: (1) have a record of success in improving the secondary school graduation and postsecondary attendance and completion rates of disadvant... | To authorize the Secretary of Education to award contracts to nonprofit organizations with national experience that enter into partnerships with local educational agencies to turn around low-performing public high schools. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tobacco Consumption Reduction and
Health Improvement Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN TAXES ON TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
(a) In General.--
(1) Cigars.--Subsection (a) of section 5701 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to rate ... | Tobacco Consumption Reduction and Health Improvement Act of 1995 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the excise tax on: (1) cigars; (2) cigarettes; (3) cigarette papers and tubes; (4) snuff; and (5) chewing and pipe tobacco. Imposes a tax on the floor stocks of such tobacco products which are removed bef... | Tobacco Consumption Reduction and Health Improvement Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Interstate Teaching Mobility Act''.
SEC. 2. PROGRAM FOR INTERSTATE TEACHING APPLICATIONS.
Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``PART D--IN... | Interstate Teaching Mobility Act This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a voluntary interstate teaching application program for participating states. To participate in the program, a state must require sufficiently rigorous assessments in awarding a tea... | Interstate Teaching Mobility Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Employment Access for Recidivism
Reduction Nationwide'' or the ``EARN Act''.
SEC. 2. ENHANCING INCENTIVES UNDER THE WORK OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDIT.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Labor shall carry out activities
to--
(1) reduce and eliminat... | Employment Access for Recidivism Reduction Nationwide or the EARN Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to: (1) promote the work opportunity tax credit program by reducing backlogs of employer applications for certifications under such program and by increasing awareness of the availability of such credit; and (2) incre... | A bill to increase the incentives for employers to hire qualified ex-felons by enhancing the effectiveness of the work opportunity tax credit, to reduce the backlog of applications pending certification under the work opportunity tax credit program, to enhance the effectiveness of the Federal bonding program, to enhanc... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care
Demonstration Project Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. DEMONSTRATION PROJECT REGARDING MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENTS FOR
STABILIZATION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL CONDITIONS BY NON-
PUBLICLY OWNED OR OPERATED INSTITU... | Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Demonstration Project Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a demonstration project under which a state shall reimburse, under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act, a privately owned and operated institution for mental diseases for m... | A bill to provide for a demonstration project regarding Medicaid reimbursements for stabilization of emergency medical conditions by non-publicly owned or operated institutions for mental diseases. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commission on Americans Living
Abroad Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established a commission to be known as the ``Commission
on Americans Living Abroad'' (in this Act referred to as the
``Commission'').
SEC. 3. MEMBERSHIP.
(a) Number an... | Commission on Americans Living Abroad Act - Establishes the Commission on Americans Living Abroad which shall conduct a study of how federal laws and policies affect U.S. citizens living abroad, including civilians and members of the Armed Forces.
Terminates the Commission upon submission of a final report to Congress... | To establish a commission to study how Federal laws and policies affect United States citizens living in foreign countries. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Down Payment to Protect National
Security Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.
(a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``agency'' means an
executive agency as defined under section 105 of title 5, United States
Code.... | Down Payment to Protect National Security Act of 2011 - Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to determine the number of full-time employees employed in each federal agency. Prohibits a federal agency head from hiring more than 1 employee for every 3 full-time employees who leave employment... | To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to modify the discretionary spending limits to take into account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal employees. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Neighborhood Children's Internet
Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. NO UNIVERSAL SERVICE FOR SCHOOLS OR LIBRARIES THAT FAIL TO
IMPLEMENT A FILTERING OR BLOCKING SYSTEM FOR COMPUTERS
WITH INTERNET ACCESS OR ADOPT INTERNET USE POLICIES.
... | Neighborhood Children's Internet Protection Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require libraries and elementary and secondary schools receiving universal service assistance to certify that they have installed systems or implemented policies for blocking or filtering Internet access to matter inappropriate f... | Neighborhood Children's Internet Protection Act |
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION OF RETALIATORY ACTIONS AGAINST MEMBERS OF THE
ARMED FORCES MAKING ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT OR
UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATION.
(a) In General.--(1) Chapter 49 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 983... | Prohibits any person from taking (or threatening to take) an unfavorable personnel action or withholding (or threatening to withhold) a favorable personnel action as a reprisal against a member of the armed forces for making or preparing a communication alleging sexual harassment or unlawful discrimination against such... | To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide certain procedural and administrative safeguards for members of the Armed Forces making allegations of sexual harassment or unlawful discrimination. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Terrorist Refugee Infiltration
Prevention Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Country containing terrorist-controlled territory.--The
phrase ``country containing terrorist-controlled territory''
means--
... | Terrorist Refugee Infiltration Prevention Act of 2015 This bill prohibits the U.S. refugee admission of an alien who is a national of, has habitually resided in, or is claiming refugee status due to events in any country containing terrorist-controlled territory (Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Syria, Yemen, and any other Depart... | Terrorist Refugee Infiltration Prevention Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Free Market
Healthcare Restoration and Coverage Act of 2015''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Repealing the individual mandate... | Free Market Healthcare Restoration and Coverage Act of 2015 This bill repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective May 31, 2017. Provisions amended by the repealed provisions are restored. PPACA and t... | Free Market Healthcare Restoration and Coverage Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Private Land Conservation Tax Act''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR CERTAIN CHARITABLE CONSERVATION CONTRIBUTIONS OF
LAND BY SMALL FARMERS AND RANCHERS.
(a) In General.--Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code o... | Private Land Conservation Tax Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a limited credit to an eligible farmer or rancher for a qualified conservation contribution; (2) treat such a farmer or rancher as an individual with respect to any such contribution with respect to the charitable contribution limit; and... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against income tax for certain charitable conservation contributions of land by small farmers and ranchers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Privatization of Art Act of 1991''.
SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS.
Sections 5 and 6 of the National Foundation on the Arts and the
Humanities Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 954, 955) are repealed.
SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
... | Privatization of Art Act of 1991 (sic) - Amends the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 to abolish the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the National Council on the Arts (NCA).
Provides for transfer of all NEA property to the National Endowment for the Humanities. Requires the Direc... | Privatization of Art Act of 1991 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Employee Misclassification
Prevention Act''.
SEC. 2. CLASSIFICATION OF EMPLOYEES AND NON-EMPLOYEES.
(a) Recordkeeping and Notice Requirements.--Section 11(c) of the
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 211(c)) is amended--
(1) by str... | Employee Misclassification Prevention Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to require every employer to: (1) keep records of non-employees (contractors) who perform labor or services (except substitute work) for remuneration; and (2) provide certain notice to each employee and non-employee, including their... | A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to require employers to keep records of non-employees who perform labor or services for remuneration and to provide a special penalty for employers who misclassify employees as non-employees, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fuel Efficiency Fairness Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF PHASEOUT OF CREDIT FOR QUALIFIED ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
(a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 30 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking paragraph (2) and by
redesignating ... | Fuel Efficiency Fairness Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the phaseout of the tax credit for qualified electric vehicles; (2) repeal the phaseout of the tax deduction for qualified clean-fuel vehicle property; and (3) exempt new qualified hybrid motor vehicles from the limitations on the de... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the phaseout of the credit for qualified electric vehicles, to repeal the phaseout of the deduction for clean-fuel vehicle property, and to exempt certain hybrid vehicles from the limitation on the depreciation of certain luxury automobiles. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``9/11 Memorial Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Covered memorial.--The term ``covered memorial'' means
a memorial located in the United States established to
commemorate the events of, and honor the victims of, th... | 9/11 Memorial Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to award competitive grants for the continued operation, security, and maintenance of the on-site memorials to the events and victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and United Airline... | 9/11 Memorial Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, ETC.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Health Savings
Account Expansion Act of 2009''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title, etc.
TITLE I--EXPANSION OF HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
Sec. 101. Repeal of hi... | Health Savings Account Expansion Act of 2009 - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to health savings accounts (HSAs) to: (1) eliminate the high deductible health plan coverage requirement for HSA participants; (2) eliminate the prohibition against purchasing health insurance from an HSA; and (3) increase t... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the permissible use of health savings accounts to include health insurance payments and to increase the dollar limitation for contributions to health savings accounts, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Birth Defects
Prevention Act of 1998''.
(b) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Birth defects are the leading cause of infant mortality,
directly responsible for one out of every five infant death... | Birth Defects Prevention Act of 1997 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to carry out programs to: (1) collect and analyze, and make available data on birth defects in a manner ... | Birth Defects Prevention Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF SPECIAL ALLOWANCE FOR CERTAIN
PROPERTY ACQUIRED DURING 2009.
(a) Extension.--
(1) In general.--Paragraph (2) of section 168(k) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
(A) by striking ``January 1, 2010'' and i... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend for one year the additional 50% depreciation allowance (bonus depreciation) for business property placed in service in 2009; (2) qualify motion picture film or video tape for bonus depreciation; and (3) extend through 2009 the increased ($250,000) expensing allowance for ... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the special allowance for property acquired during 2009 and to temporarily increase the limitation for expensing certain business assets. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Longline Catcher Processor Subsector
Single Fishery Cooperative Act''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO APPROVE AND IMPLEMENT A SINGLE FISHERY COOPERATIVE
FOR THE LONGLINE CATCHER PROCESSOR SUBSECTOR IN THE BSAI.
(a) In General.--Upon the request of ... | Longline Catcher Processor Subsector Single Fishery Cooperative Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce, upon the request of eligible members of the longline catcher processor subsector holding at least 80 percent of the licenses issued for that subsector, to approve a single fishery cooperative for the longline cat... | To authorize a single fisheries cooperative for the Bering Sea Aleutian Islands longline catcher processor subsector, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. TEACHER RECRUITMENT.
Subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965
is amended--
(1) in chapter 3, by redesignating section 407E (20 U.S.C.
1070a-35) as section 406E; and
(2) by inserting after such chapter 3 the following new
chapter:
... | Recruit and Reward Future Math and Science Teachers of America Act of 2001 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish the National Math and Science Teacher Scholarships pilot program to recruit and train future secondary school mathematics and science teachers.Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award ... | To ensure excellent recruitment and training of math and science teachers at institutions of higher education. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Investigative Commission Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) The term ``Commission'' means the Fannie Mae and
Freddie Mac Investigative Commission established under section
3.
... | Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Investigative Commission Act - Establishes the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Investigative Commission to investigate and make recommendations to Congress regarding certain decisions of the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie ... | To establish the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Investigative Commission to investigate the policies and practices engaged in by officers and directors at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac responsible for making the decisions that led to the enterprises' financial instability and the subsequent Federal conservatorship of such ent... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Benefits in Federal
Contracting Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. HEALTH BENEFITS STANDARDS.
(a) Requirement.--
(1) General rule.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), any
employer under a Federal contract for an amount exceeding
... | Health Benefits in Federal Contracting Act of 1998 - Requires any employer under a Federal contract or subcontract for an amount exceeding $10,000, to provide to each of his or her employees under such contract or subcontract health benefits similar (as specified) to those provided to Federal employees. Provides exemp... | Health Benefits in Federal Contracting Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Preserve America
and Save America's Treasures Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--PRESERVE AMERICA PROGR... | Preserve America and Save America's Treasures Act - Title I: Preserve America's Program - (Sec. 103) Establishes the Preserve America Program, under which the Secretary of the Interior, in partnership with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, may provide competitive grants to specified entities to support pre... | To authorize the Preserve America Program and Save America's Treasures Program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. IMPROVED DISTRIBUTION OF CONSTRUCTION PAYMENTS.
Section 8007(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7707(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``40 percent'' and
inserting ``80 percent'';
(2) in subparagraph... | Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to revise Impact Aid program requirements for distribution of school construction payments, and of school facility emergency and modernization grants, to local educational agencies (LEAs) impacted by military dependent children or by children residing on Indian ... | To amend the Impact Aid program under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve the distribution of school construction payments to better meet the needs of military and Indian land school districts. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Schools of the Future Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Digital learning technology holds the promise of
transforming rural education by removing barriers of distance
and increasing school capacity.
... | Schools of the Future Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive three- to five-year grants to eligible partnerships to implement and evaluate the results of technology-based learning practices, strategies, tools, or courses at rural schools.
Defines "eligible partnerships" as those composed of a... | To authorize a competitive grant program to implement and evaluate digital learning in rural locales. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Opportunity Communities Act of
1998''.
SEC. 2. FUNDING ENTITLEMENT FOR RURAL OPPORTUNITY COMMUNITIES AND
ADDITIONAL ENTERPRISE ZONES.
(a) Entitlement.--Paragraph (1) of section 2007(a) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397f(a)... | Rural Opportunity Communities Act of 1998 - Amends title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to entitle each State to Federal grants for: (1) each rural opportunity community in the State designated pursuant to this Act; and (2) each additional qualified empowerment zone in... | Rural Opportunity Communities Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Security Through Transparency
Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) It is in the interest of the United States to promote
good governance in the extractive industries sector because
g... | Energy Security Through Transparency Act of 2009 - Expresses the sense of Congress with respect to: (1) the establishment by foreign governments of requirements that companies under their jurisdiction publicly disclose any payments made to a government relating to the commercial development of oil, natural gas, and min... | A bill to require certain issuers to disclose payments to foreign governments for the commercial development of oil, natural gas, and minerals, to express the sense of Congress that the President should disclose any payment relating to the commercial development of oil, natural gas, and minerals on Federal land, and fo... |
SECTION 1. CLEANUP OF BROWNFIELDS.
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act of 1980 is amended by adding the following new title at
the end thereof:
``TITLE VI--CLEANUP OF BROWNFIELDS
``SEC. 601. DEFINITION OF BROWNFIELD SITE.
``As used in this title, the term `brownfie... | Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a program to provide loans for the environmental assessment and remediation of brownfield sites, with specified exceptions. Defines a "... | To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to establish a brownfield cleanup loan program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Technology Talent Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; DEFINITIONS.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings with respect
to the value of the technically trained workforce to the United States:
(1) Studies show that about half of all... | Technology Talent Act of 2001 - Authorizes the Director of the National Science Foundation to award competitive grants to institutions of higher education to increase the number of students studying and receiving associate's or bachelor's degrees in established or emerging fields within science, mathematics, engineerin... | A bill to provide for increasing the technically trained workforce in the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Vacancies Clarification Act of
1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) Congress enacted the Act entitled ``An Act to authorize
the temporary supplying of vacancies in the executive
departments'', approved July 2... | Vacancies Clarification Act of 1998 - Revises provisions regarding the filling of Federal vacancies to authorize the President, if an appointed officer of an executive agency (other than the General Accounting Office (GAO)) dies, resigns, or is otherwise unable to perform office functions, to direct a person described ... | Vacancies Clarification Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Homeowner Disaster Relief Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. WAIVER OF 10-PERCENT PENALTY ON QUALIFIED NATURAL DISASTER
DISTRIBUTIONS FROM QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLANS.
(a) In General.--Section 72(t)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended ... | Homeowner Disaster Relief Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt any qualified natural disaster distribution from the 10% penalty on premature distributions from tax-exempt retirement plans. Defines "qualified natural diasaster distribution" as a distribution from a retirement plan to an individual if... | Homeowner Disaster Relief Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Microloan Modernization Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
(1) the term ``intermediary'' has the meaning given that
term in section 7(m)(11) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
636(m)(11)); and
(... | . Microloan Modernization Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Small Business Act with respect to the rule under the Small Business Administration (SBA) Microloan Program (assisting low-income individuals to start and operate a small business) that permits SBA-designated microloan intermediary lenders to expend u... | Microloan Modernization Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nurse Education, Expansion, and
Development Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) While the Nurse Reinvestment Act (Public Law 107-205)
helped to increase applications to schools of nursing by 60
... | Nurse Education, Expansion, and Development Act of 2004 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Health Resources and Services Administration, to award a grant to each eligible school of nursing to increase the number of nursing faculty and student... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize capitation grants to increase the number of nursing faculty and students, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Women's Business Council
Reauthorization Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. DUTIES OF THE COUNCIL.
Section 406 of the Women's Business Ownership Act of 1988 (15
U.S.C. 631 note) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 406. DUTIES OF THE COUNCIL.
``(a)... | Repeals deadline dates for the appointment of a Council chairperson, executive director, and members.
Repeals a required Council study on the award of Federal prime contracts and subcontracts to women-owned businesses. Directs the Council to work with State and local officials and business leaders to develop the infras... | National Women's Business Council Reauthorization Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Renewable Energy Loan Guarantee Act
of 2001''.
SEC. 2. RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE LOAN GUARANTEES.
(a) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
(1) Board.--The term ``Board'' means the Loan Guarantee
Board established by subsection ... | Renewable Energy Loan Guarantee Act of 2001 - Establishes the: (1) Renewable Energy Source Facility Guaranteed Loan Program to guarantee loans provided by private banking and investment institutions for qualified renewable energy source facilities; and (2) a Loan Guarantee Board to administer the Program. Sets forth lo... | To establish a loan guarantee program for renewable energy source facilities. |
SECTION 1. CREDIT FOR INTEREST ON EDUCATION LOANS.
(a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to nonrefundable
personal credits) is amended by inserting after section 22 the
following new section:
``SEC. 23. INTEREST ON EDUCATION LOANS.
... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for interest paid or incurred on any qualified education loan during the first 48 months (whether or not consecutive) for which interest payments are required to be made. Limits such credit to $300.
Allows such tax credit to parents only if the dependent is a stu... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit for interest paid on education loans. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Incentives to Educate American
Children Act of 2011'' or the ``I Teach Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) As a result of retirements and decreasing retention of
be... | Incentives to Educate American Children Act of 2011 or the I Teach Act of 2011- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit a refundable tax credit of $1,000 for: (1) teachers in public elementary or secondary schools or public kindergartens in rural areas or areas with high poverty; and (2) teachers certified by the Na... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax incentive to individuals teaching in elementary and secondary schools located in rural or high unemployment areas and to individuals who achieve certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching standards. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Indian Country Educational
Empowerment Zone Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) A unique legal and political relationship exists
between the United States and Indian tribes that is reflected
... | Indian Country Educational Empowerment Zone Act -Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a program of repaying the student loans for any borrower who obtains employment in Indian country. | To facilitate economic growth and development and to promote Tribal sovereignty, by encouraging a dramatic increase in the number of individuals with higher education degrees working within and for Indian Country. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Infrastructure Development and
Partnerships Act''.
SEC. 2. RURAL PARTNERSHIPS OFFICE.
(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Department of
Agriculture a Rural Partnerships Office (in this section referred to as
the ``Office'').
(b) ... | Rural Infrastructure Development and Partnerships Act This bill establishes within the Department of Agriculture a Rural Partnerships Office to be headed by a director appointed by the President. The duties of the office include: establishing and running a program to provide technical assistance to improve delivery... | Rural Infrastructure Development and Partnerships Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reclassification to Ensure Smarter
and Equal Treatment Act of 2015'' or the ``RESET Act''.
SEC. 2. RECLASSIFICATION OF LOW-LEVEL FELONIES.
(a) In General.--Part D of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C.
841 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in ... | Reclassification to Ensure Smarter and Equal Treatment Act of 2015 or the RESET Act Amends the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) to reduce penalties (to not greater than a one-year term of imprisonment and/or a $1,000 fine) for simple possession of a controlled substance by a person who has one or more prior convictions... | RESET Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE: FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Drug Court
Reauthorization Act''.
(b) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Studies have concluded that drug courts significantly
reduce crime by as much as 35 percent more than other
se... | Drug Court Reauthorization Act - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize appropriations for the drug courts program for FY2011-FY2017 and to modify certain program requirements relating to grant authority, grant applications, and the distribution and allocation of grants to states and... | To reauthorize and amend part EE of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 relating to drug courts. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``USDA Accountability and Equity Act
of 1997''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act:
(1) The term ``Department'' means the Department of
Agriculture.
(2) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of
Agricult... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Program Accountability
Title II: Program Equity
Title III: Funding of Farm Ownership and Operating Loans
USDA Accountability and Equity Act of 1997 -
Title I: Program Accountability
- Amends the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act to increase the size of the... | USDA Accountability and Equity Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. CODIFICATION OF EFFECTIVE DATES FOR CLAIMS UNDER THE LAWS
ADMINISTERED BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a) Definitions.--
(1) In general.--Section 5100 of title 38, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 5100. Definitions
``In this chapter... | Describes an "informal claim" for a veterans' benefit as a communication in writing requesting a determination of entitlement or evidencing a belief in entitlement to such benefit that is submitted by a claimant, or an authorized party on the claimant's behalf, in a format other than on an application form su... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to codify certain existing provisions of law relating to effective dates for claims under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commission on Terrorism Risk
Insurance Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION ON TERRORISM RISK INSURANCE.
Title I of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 6701
note) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
... | Commission on Terrorism Risk Insurance Act - Amends the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 to establish the Commission on Terrorism Risk Insurance.
Directs the Commission to identify and make recommendations regarding actions to: (1) encourage, facilitate, and sustain provision by the private domestic insurance indu... | To amend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 to establish a Commission on Terrorism Risk Insurance, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Human Trafficking and Smuggling
Penalty Enhancement Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR SLAVERY AND ALIEN SMUGGLING.
(a) Death Resulting From Slavery.--Chapter 77 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in section 1581(a... | Human Trafficking and Smuggling Penalty Enhancement Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal criminal code to provide for enhanced penalties, including the death penalty, for slavery.
Modifies alien smuggling prohibitions under the Immigration and Nationality Act to cover engaging in specified actions with knowledge that the ... | A bill to provide for enhanced criminal penalties for crimes related to slavery and alien smuggling. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Creating Advanced Streamlined
Electronic Services for Constituents Act of 2018'' or the ``CASES
Act''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) congressional offices provide crucial services to
constituents... | Creating Advanced Streamlined Electronic Services (CASES) for Constituents Act of 2017 This bill amends the Privacy Act of 1974 to require each executive agency to establish a system that allows an individual, or an entity authorized to act on such individual's behalf, to electronically submit a release form that grant... | Creating Advanced Streamlined Electronic Services (CASES) for Constituents Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Internship Improvement
Act''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS.
(a) Internship Coordinator.--The head of each Federal agency
operating an internship program shall appoint an individual within such
agency to serve as an internship coordinato... | Federal Internship Improvement Act - Directs the head of each federal agency operating an internship program to: (1) appoint an internship coordinator within the agency; and (2) make publicly available on the Internet such coordinator's name and contact information and information regarding application procedures and d... | To improve Federal internship programs to facilitate hiring of full-time Federal employees, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Liberian Refugee Immigration
Fairness Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS OF CERTAIN LIBERIAN NATIONALS.
(a) Adjustment of Status.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 245(c) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act, the... | Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998 - Provides for the permanent resident status adjustment of certain Liberian nationals who were granted, or are eligible to apply for, temporary protected status as of a specified date. | Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hallways to Health Act''.
SEC. 2. SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS.
Title XXI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 2114. GRANTS AND PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO, AND THE DEL... | Hallways to Health Act This bill amends titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (Children's Health Insurance Program [CHIP]) of the Social Security Act to: establish a grant program for school-based health centers to, with respect to children who are eligible for Medicaid and CHIP, facilitate access to services a... | Hallways to Health Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sickle Cell Treatment Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Sickle Cell Disease (in this section referred to as
``SCD'') is an inherited disease of red blood cells that is a
major health... | Sickle Cell Treatment Act of 2003 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to include primary and secondary preventative medical strategies, treatment, and services, including genetic counseling and testing, for individuals who have Sickle Cell Disease as medical assistance under the Medicaid prog... | To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to include primary and secondary preventative medical strategies for children and adults with Sickle Cell Disease as medical assistance under the Medicaid Program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sound Science for the Environment
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States lacks an effective mechanism for
providing and communicating a comprehensive, objective, and
credible scient... | Sound Science for the Environment Act - Establishes as an independent agency the National Institute for the Environment to: (1) initiate, facilitate, and perform comprehensive assessments of the current state of knowledge of environmental issues and their implications; (2) establish a Center for Environmental Assessme... | Sound Science for the Environment Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Appalachia Opportunity Grants Act of
2018''.
SEC. 2. APPALACHIA INNOVATION GRANTS.
Subtitle D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7
U.S.C. 1981 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 379I. APPALACHIA INNOVATION ... | Appalachia Opportunity Grants Act of 2018 This bill amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to authorize the Department of Agriculture to award grants for units of local government in the Appalachian region of the eastern United States to convene groups of public and private entities to collaborate in c... | Appalachia Opportunity Grants Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Health Museum Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to provide for a site to be used for
the construction and operation of a national health museum.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act, the following definitions apply... | National Health Museum Act of 2004 - Directs the Administrator of General Services to convey specified property in the District of Columbia as a site for a national health museum, under an agreement with the National Health Museum, Inc., including certain terms and conditions.
Provides for the Administrator's leasing ... | To provide a site for construction of a national health museum, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gulf of Maine Conservation and
Cooperation Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings regarding the Gulf of
Maine:
(1) The Gulf of Maine is a critically important
environmental and economic resource ... | Gulf of Maine Conservation and Cooperation Act of 1994 - Requires the President to establish a Gulf of Maine Inter-Agency Task Force to provide for improved interagency cooperation, efficiency, and effectiveness with respect to Federal activities concerning the conservation and sustainable development of the natural re... | Gulf of Maine Conservation and Cooperation Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Construction Quality Assurance Act
of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) In the construction industry, specialty subcontractors
now perform the majority of construction work, in certain cases
100 pe... | Requires each solicitation by an executive agency for the procurement of construction in excess of $1 million to require each bidder to submit as part of such bid the name, business location, and nature of work of each subcontractor with whom such bidder, if awarded the contract, will subcontract for work in excess of ... | Construction Quality Assurance Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Decrease Unsafe Toxins Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008
establishes safety requirements for children's products. The
Act identifies lead and phtha... | Decrease Unsafe Toxins Act - Amends the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 to ban as a hazardous substance under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act any children's cushioned product manufactured on or after the date that is one year after enactment of this Act that contains more than 1,000 parts per milli... | Decrease Unsafe Toxins Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Save America's Future Economy Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON THE GROWTH OF FEDERAL SPENDING.
(a) In General.--Part C of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by adding after section 253 the
following new sectio... | Save America's Future Economy Act of 2010 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to require the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to calculate the uniform percentage by which nonexempt spending accounts are to be sequestered such that total government spen... | To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to limit the year-to-year increase in total Federal spending to increases in the Consumer Price Index and population. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fitness for Life Act''.
SEC. 2. TECHNOLOGY IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Education is authorized to
make grants on a competitive basis to 10 institutions of higher
education for the expansion of master's degr... | Fitness for Life Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make competitive, renewable four-year grants to ten institutions of higher education (IHEs) for the expansion of their master's degree in physical education programs.
Requires IHEs to use the grant funds to: (1) teach students to incorporate technology an... | To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to 10 institutions of higher education for the expansion of master's degree in physical education programs that emphasize technology and innovative teaching practices. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Native Hawaiian Housing Assistance
Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Federal Government has a responsibility to promote
the general welfare of the Nation by e... | Native Hawaiian Housing Assistance Act of 1997 - Amends the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 to establish a Native Hawaiian affordable housing block grant program. Authorizes appropriations.
Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to authorize Native Hawaiian housi... | Native Hawaiian Housing Assistance Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Enhanced Rescissions Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN PROPOSED RESCISSIONS.
(a) In General.--Part B of title X of the Congressional Budget and
Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 681 et seq.) is amended by
redesignating s... | Enhanced Rescissions Act of 1993 - Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to allow the President to transmit to both Houses of the Congress, for expedited consideration, one or more special messages proposing to rescind all or part of any item of budget authority provided in an appropriatio... | Enhanced Rescissions Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Charities Helping Americans
Regularly Throughout the Year Act''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF THE SENATE RELATING TO THE PROTECTION OF CHARITABLE
DEDUCTIONS.
(a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
(1) The deduction for ch... | Charities Helping Americans Regularly Throughout the Year Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify several tax provisions affecting charitable contributions and tax-exempt organizations. The bill excludes from the gross income of an individual who is at least 70-1/2 years of age up to $100,000 in dist... | Charities Helping Americans Regularly Throughout the Year Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Healthy Relationships Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. SEXUAL RISK AVOIDANCE EDUCATION.
(a) Grants.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting
through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services
Administration, may award grants on a competiti... | Healthy Relationships Act of 2015 This bill authorizes the Health Resources and Services Administration to award grants for qualified sexual risk avoidance education for youth and their parents. The unambiguous message that postponing sexual activity is the optimal sexual health behavior for youth must be the primary e... | Healthy Relationships Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Marine Debris Act Amendments of
2016''.
SEC. 2. NOAA MARINE DEBRIS PROGRAM.
Subsection (b) of section 3 of the Marine Debris Act (33 U.S.C.
1952(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in parag... | Marine Debris Act Amendments of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Marine Debris Act to revise the Marine Debris Program by requiring the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to work with: (1) other agencies to address both land- and sea-based sources of marine debris, and (2) the Department of State ... | Marine Debris Act Amendments of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gulf Opportunity Zone Public Finance
Relief Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. GULF TAX CREDIT BONDS.
(a) In General.--Subpart H of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
the following new section... | Gulf Opportunity Zone Public Finance Relief Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for investment in Gulf tax credit bonds. Defines a"Gulf tax credit bond" as any bond: (1) that is issued by Alabama, Louisiana, or Mississippi after December 31, 2005, and before January 1, 2007; (2) 95 perc... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for Gulf tax credit bonds and advance refundings of certain tax-exempt bonds, and to provide a Federal guarantee of certain State bonds. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening FHA Through Shared
Equity Homeownership Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. SHARED EQUITY PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to establish a shared
equity homeownership pilot program for FHA mortgage insurance to
complement FH... | Strengthening FHA Through Shared Equity Homeownership Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to carry out a shared equity homeownership pilot program to analyze the effectiveness of providing mortgage insurance under the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage insurance program... | To establish a shared equity homeownership pilot program for FHA mortgage insurance. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preserving Work Requirements for
Welfare Programs Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The bipartisan 1996 welfare reforms succeeded as a
result of their pro-work focus, as demonstrated by the
... | Preserving Work Requirements for Welfare Programs Act of 2012 - Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) from finalizing, implementing, enforcing, or otherwise taking any action to give effect to the Information Memorandum dated July 12, 2012 (Transmittal No. TANF-ACF-IM-2012-03), or to any administra... | To prohibit waivers relating to compliance with the work requirements for the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Combating Global Corruption Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relat... | Combating Global Corruption Act of 2017 This bill directs the the Department of State to annually publish on a publicly accessible website a three-tiered ranking based upon the extent of compliance by a foreign country's government with the minimum anti-corruption standards prescribed in this bill. The bill states that... | Combating Global Corruption Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Level Playing Field in Trade
Agreements Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. INELIGIBILITY FOR EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION BY CONGRESS OF
CERTAIN TRADE AGREEMENTS.
(a) In General.--No trade agreement with a country or implementing
bill with respect to a t... | Level Playing Field in Trade Agreements Act of 2015 No trade agreement with a country, or implementing bill for one, may receive expedited consideration by Congress under any provision of law, including any limitation on amendments or debate in either the Senate (except under rule XXII of the Standing Rules) or the H... | Level Playing Field in Trade Agreements Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' Right to Know Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established a commission to be known as the ``Veterans'
Right to Know Commission'' (in this Act referred to as the
``Commission'').
SEC. 3. DUTIES.
(a) In General.--The duties of the ... | Veterans' Right to Know Act - Establishes the Veterans' Right to Know Commission to: (1) investigate chemical or biological warfare tests or projects, especially those carried out between 1954 and 1973, placing particular emphasis on actions or conditions that could have contributed to health risks to any civilian or m... | To establish the Veterans' Right to Know Commission. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Virginia Access to Energy Act'' or
the ``VA Energy Act''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO CONDUCT PROPOSED OIL AND GAS LEASE SALE 220 ON
THE OCS OFF VIRGINIA.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior shall conduct
offshore oil and gas Lease... | Virginia Access to Energy Act or the VA Energy Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct offshore oil and gas Lease Sale 220 on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) by as soon as practicable, but not later than one year, after the date the Secretary receives a petition from the governor requesting that the le... | To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct proposed oil and gas Lease Sale 220 for areas of the outer Continental Shelf at least 50 miles beyond the coastal zone of Virginia, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Currently, it is possible to test for at least 30
disorders through newborn screening.
(2) There is a lack of uniform newbo... | Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2004 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Associate Administrator of the Maternal and Child Health Bureau of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to awards grants to eligible entities to: (1) pr... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish grant programs to provide for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``The Peter J. McGuire Labor Day
Landmark Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Peter J. McGuire joined the Cabinet Makers Union of New
York in 1872 and, recognizing the need for one international
union o... | Peter J. McGuire Labor Day Landmark Act This bill designates the Peter J. McGuire Memorial and Peter J. McGuire gravesite in Pennsauken, New Jersey, as the "Peter J. McGuire Memorial National Historic Landmark." The Department of the Interior may enter into cooperative agreements to provide to the public edu... | The Peter J. McGuire Labor Day Landmark Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mine Subsidence Right To Know Act''.
SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF HOMEBUYERS.
(a) Notice Requirement.--In the case of any federally related
mortgage loan (made after the expiration of the period under section
4(a)) for the purchase of a dwelling located in a ... | Mine Subsidence Right To Know Act - Requires the lender of any federally related mortgage loan for the purchase of a dwelling located in a mine subsidence hazard State to provide written and oral notice to the borrower contemporaneous with the purchase agreement of: (1) the potential or actual hazards facing the prope... | Mine Subsidence Right To Know Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Equitable Treatment of Investors
Act''.
SEC. 2. SECURITIES INVESTOR PROTECTION ACT OF 1970 AMENDMENTS.
(a) Net Equity Based on Last Statement.--Section 16(11) of the
Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 (15 U.S.C. 78lll(11)) is
amended to read a... | Equitable Treatment of Investors Act - Amends the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 to revise the definition of "net equity."
Bases the determination of net equity, the positions, options, and contracts of a customer reported to the customer as held by the debtor, and any indebtedness of the customer to the d... | To amend the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 to confirm that a customer's net equity claim is based on the customer's last statement and that certain recoveries are prohibited, to change how trustees are appointed, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Endangered Species Improvement Act
of 1993''.
SEC. 2. INSERTING A PUBLIC INTEREST DETERMINATION IN LISTING DECISION.
(a) In General.--Section 4(a)(1) of the Endangered Species Act of
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(a)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
``Sec.... | Endangered Species Improvement Act of 1993 - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Secretary of the Interior (or of Commerce or Agriculture, under specified circumstances) to determine that a species is endangered or threatened if the Secretary determines that: (1) the species warrants listing as an... | Endangered Species Improvement Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Route 66 Centennial Commission
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Route 66 was the Nation's first all-paved highway under
the U.S. Highway System connecting the Midwest to California
and has... | Route 66 Centennial Commission Act (Sec. 3) This bill establishes the Route 66 Centennial Commission to honor highway Route 66 on the occasion of its centennial anniversary. (Sec. 4) The bill sets forth the duties of the commission, its membership, powers, and reporting requirements. (Sec. 9) The Department of Transpo... | Route 66 Centennial Commission Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Victims of Domestic Abuse Insurance
Protection Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act:
(1) The term ``domestic abuse'' means the occurrence of one
or more of the following acts between former or current
hou... | Victims of Domestic Abuse Insurance Protection Act of 1996 - Prohibits insurers and group health plans from engaging, directly or indirectly, in specified discriminatory acts or practices on the basis that the applicant or insured, or any person employed by the applicant or insured or with whom the applicant or insured... | Victims of Domestic Abuse Insurance Protection Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bindu Philips and Devon Davenport
International Child Abduction Return Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) In 2016, 629 American children were taken from the
United States by one parent without the con... | Bindu Philips and Devon Davenport International Child Abduction Return Act of 2017 This bill amends the Trade Act of 1974 to prohibit the President from designating a country as a beneficiary developing country if the country has a pattern of noncompliance under the Sean and David Goldman International Child Abduction ... | Bindu Philips and Devon Davenport International Child Abduction Return Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. DELAY OF SUNSET.
Section 211(a) of the Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and
Reform Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-237; 15 U.S.C. 1 note) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by inserting ``of this subtitle'' after ``214''; and
(B) by striking ``6 years'' and insert... | Amends the Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act of 2004 to: (1) extend until June 22, 2020, provisions of that Act limiting civil damages in antitrust enforcement actions involving conduct covered by antitrust leniency agreements; and (2) revise the timeliness requirements applicable to an antitrust le... | To amend the Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act of 2004 to extend the operation of such Act, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Freedom's Way National Heritage Area
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds as follows:
(1) The cultural and natural legacies of an area
encompassing 37 communities in Massachusetts and 8 communities
... | Freedom's Way National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Freedom's Way National Heritage Area encompassing 36 communities in Massachusetts and eight communities in New Hampshire that have made important and distinctive contributions to the national character of America. | To establish the Freedom's Way National Heritage Area in the States of Massachusetts and New Hampshire, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Currency Manipulation Prevention
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Products produced in a foreign country can be produced
or assembled with lower input costs through the intervention by
the governm... | Currency Manipulation Prevention Act - Amends the Trade Act of 2002 to state that the principal negotiating objective of the United States with respect to currency exchange rates is to ensure that governmental intervention in currency markets is of limited duration and is carried out in consultation with countries with... | To require certain actions to be taken against countries that manipulate their currencies, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Peer-Support Specialist Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. REPORT ON BEST PRACTICES FOR PEER-SUPPORT SPECIALIST PROGRAMS,
TRAINING, AND CERTIFICATION.
(a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of ... | Peer-Support Specialist Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to eligible entities to develop and sustain behavioral health paraprofessional training and education programs, including through tuition support. Eligible entities are community coll... | Peer-Support Specialist Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business and Farm Energy
Emergency Relief Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) a significant number of small businesses in the United
States, non-farm as well as agricultural producers, use heating
... | Small Business and Farm Energy Emergency Relief Act of 2001 - Amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Small Business Administration (SBA) to make disaster loans to assist small businesses that have suffered or are likely to suffer substantial economic injury as the result of a sharp and significant increase in t... | A bill to provide emergency relief to small businesses affected by significant increases in the prices of heating oil, natural gas, propane, and kerosene, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Prescription Drug Disposal and
Education Act''.
SEC. 2. PRESCRIPTION DRUG DISPOSAL.
(a) Delivery of Controlled Substances by Ultimate Users for
Disposal.--
(1) Regulatory authority.--Section 302 of the Controlled
Substances Ac... | Safe Prescription Drug Disposal and Education Act - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to permit, for purposes of carrying out the grant program established by this Act for drug disposal units: (1) an ultimate user (or an authorized agent of the ultimate user) who has lawfully obtained a controlled substance to deliv... | To authorize the Attorney General to make grants to States, units of local government, Indian tribes, and other entities for prescription drug disposal units and for prescription drug abuse education. |
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