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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Census of Americans Abroad Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) an estimated 3,000,000 to 6,000,000 Americans live and
work overseas while continuing to vote and pay taxes in the
... | Census of Americans Abroad Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce: (1) by September 30, 2004, to take a test census of Americans residing abroad; (2) within nine months after such date, to submit to the President and Congress the final tabulations of such census broken down by Americans residing abroad that are and th... | A bill to provide for a test census of Americans residing abroad, and to require that such individuals be included in the 2010 decennial census. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fern Lake Conservation and
Recreation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Fern Lake and its surrounding watershed in Bell County,
Kentucky, and Claiborne County, Tennessee, is w... | Fern Lake Conservation and Recreation Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to acquire for addition to the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park specified lands which contain Fern Lake and its surrounding watershed located in Bell County, Kentucky, a... | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire Fern Lake and the surrounding watershed in the States of Kentucky and Tennessee for addition to Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prescription Drug Affordability Act
of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) although prescription drugs represent one of the most
frequently used medical care interventions in treating ... | Prescription Drug Affordability Act of 1993 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce the amount by which the possession tax credit exceeds the manufacturer's wage base in the case of manufacturers of single source or innovator multiple source drugs.
Allocates additional revenues received in the Treasury as a resul... | Prescription Drug Affordability Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Senior Professional Performance Act
of 2008''.
SEC. 2. PAY PROVISIONS RELATING TO CERTAIN SENIOR-LEVEL POSITIONS.
(a) Locality Pay.--Section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subsection (g), by amending paragraph (2) to read... | Senior Professional Performance Act of 2008 - Amends provisions relating to locality-based comparability payments for federal employees to exempt senior-level (SL) and scientific and professional personnel (ST) employees from limitations on total basic and comparability pay established at level III of the Executive Sch... | A bill to modify pay provisions relating to certain senior-level positions in the Federal Government, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. CREDIT FOR QUALIFIED EQUITY INVESTMENTS IN COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business-related
credits) is amended by adding at the end the following new secti... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a (temporary) business-related credit for qualified equity investments in community development financial institutions. Sets forth credit limitation, recapture, deduction for unused credit, and carryback provisions. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for equity investments in community development financial institutions. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bottled Water Quality Information
Act''.
SEC. 2. BOTTLED WATER QUALITY REPORTS AND LABELING.
(a) In General.--Section 410 of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 349) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(c) Bottled Wate... | Bottled Water Quality Information Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to issue regulations requiring each bottled water manufacturer or distributor to annually prepare a report that includes the following: the manufacturer’s or distribu... | Bottled Water Quality Information Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Labor, Human, and Civil Rights Trade
Policy Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States has played a leading role in
developing global human rights standards since the inception of
the count... | Labor, Human, and Civil Rights Trade Policy Act This bill amends the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 to require trade agreement implementing bills to: (1) achieve the negotiating objectives of adherence by parties to internationally recognized core labor standards; and (2) ensur... | Labor, Human, and Civil Rights Trade Policy Act |
SECTION 1. MINING CLAIMS ON STOCK RAISING HOMESTEAD ACT LANDS.
(a) Mineral Entry Under the Stock Raising Homestead Act.--Section 9
of the Act of December 29, 1916, entitled ``An Act to provide for
stock-raising homesteads, and for other purposes'' (43 U.S.C. 299), is
amended by adding the following at the end t... | Amends Federal law regarding stock-raising homesteads to require a written notice to the surface owner and the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary) before a person may enter lands for exploration purposes or to locate a mining claim. Provides for an authorized exploration period during which exploring and locating... | A bill to amend the Stock Raising Homestead Act to resolve certain problems regarding subsurface estates, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Liability Reform Act
of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the defects in the United States civil justice system
have a direct and undesirable effect on interstate commerce by
decreasing the ... | Small Business Liability Reform Act of 2007 - Allows punitive damages against a small business only if the claimant establishes by clear and convincing evidence that conduct carried out by the defendant with a conscious, flagrant indifference to the rights or safety of others was the proximate cause of the harm that is... | To provide small businesses certain protections from litigation excesses. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Minority Small Business Enhancement
Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. ENHANCEMENT OF SERVICES TO SMALL BUSINESSES THAT ARE
DISADVANTAGED.
(a) Net Worth.--Section 8(a)(6)(A) of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 637(a)(6)(A)) is amended by inserting ... | Minority Small Business Enhancement Act of 2009 - Amends the Small Business Act to consider an individual with a net worth of less than $1.5 million as eligible for participation in a Small Business Administration (SBA) program providing grants to small businesses owned and controlled by economically disadvantaged indi... | To amend the Small Business Act to enhance services to small business concerns that are disadvantaged, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Protection and Tax
Relief Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Working people are subject to social security taxes as
well as income taxes, and for over 90 percent of the population
... | Social Security Protection and Tax Relief Act of 1999 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a 12 percent tax on an individual's "social security taxable income." Defines such income. Decreases the old age, survivors, and disability income (social security taxes) tax rates. | Social Security Protection and Tax Relief Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Enhancing America's Security through
Redeployment from Iraq Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The men and women of the United States Armed Forces
have performed brilliantly in Iraq and served the Nation
... | Enhancing America's Security Through Redeployment from Iraq Act - Requires that, no later than December 31, 2007, all U.S. Armed Forces serving in Iraq be redeployed outside of Iraq, either to locations within the Middle East or Southwest Asia regions or other regions or nations, or to the United States. Provides redep... | To enhance the national security interests of the United States both at home and abroad by setting a deliberate timetable for the redeployment of United States Armed Forces from Iraq by December 31, 2007, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Limpopo River Debt Relief and
Reconstruction Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Beginning on February 9, 2000, the southern African
countries of Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mozambique, South
... | (Sec. 101) Provides that cancellation of debt shall not be considered to be assistance for purposes of any law limiting assistance to a country.
Authorizes appropriations.
(Sec. 102) Urges the President to use U.S. influence within the Paris Club of Official Creditors to urge each nation that is a member to the Club to... | Limpopo River Debt Relief and Reconstruction Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Health Insurance for
Long-Term Development Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this act is to provide health insurance coverage for
children during the Infant Neurological Risk Exposure Period (INREP).
The INREP extends through a... | Children's Health Insurance for Long-Term Development Act of 1996 - Requires health plans and employee health benefit plans to ensure coverage of all medically necessary health care and related services for children during the Infant Neurological Risk Exposure Period (INREP), which extends through age three and encom... | Children's Health Insurance for Long-Term Development Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Savings,
Accountability, Value, and Efficiency II Act'' or ``SAVE II Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Department of Defen... | Savings, Accountability, Value, and Efficiency II Act or SAVE II Act - Requires the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Task Force to conduct an examination of the entire UAS portfolio of the Department of Defense (DOD), including UAS requirements, platforms, payloads, and ground control stations, to develop strategies for... | SAVE II Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Partnership for Productive Ports
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) A network of ports and harbors is essential to the
United States economy, competitiveness in world trade, and
... | Partnership for Productive Ports Act - Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to: (1) require the Federal share of the cost of creation of confined dredged material disposal facilities to be determined in the same manner as such costs are determined for a harbor navigation project under such Act; (2) defin... | Partnership for Productive Ports Act |
SECTION. 1. SHORT TITLE; PURPOSE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Temporary Medicaid
Disaster Relief Act of 2005''.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to ensure all those
affected by Hurricane Katrina have access to health coverage and
medical care through the medicaid program and to ... | Temporary Medicaid Disaster Relief Act of 2005 - States that the purpose of this Act is to: (1) ensure all those affected by Hurricane Katrina have access to health coverage and medical care through the Medicaid program; and (2) authorize temporary changes in such program to guarantee and expedite that coverage and acc... | To provide temporary Medicaid disaster relief in response to Hurricane Katrina, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hawaii Agriculture/Livestock
Shipping Open Market Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION OF CERTAIN MERCHANDISE.
(a) In General.--Section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1929 (46
App. U.S.C. 883) is amended by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before
the ... | Hawaii Agriculture/Livestock Shipping Open Market Act of 2003 - Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1920, to make the requirement that all cargo shipping between U.S. ports occur exclusively on U.S. flagged vessels inapplicable with respect to transportation in Hawaii noncontiguous trade of merchandise that is a forest pro... | To amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1920, to allow transportation of certain agricultural goods and livestock in Hawaiian noncontiguous trade on foreign-flag vessels, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``One Global Internet Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) A single, open, global Internet is a vital tool for
facilitating the free and secure flow of information and
products without regard to d... | One Global Internet Act of 2010 - Establishes a Task Force on the Global Internet.
Requires the Task Force to implement strategies in response to foreign government policies that unjustifiably or unreasonably burden or restrict international trade in Internet-related goods, services, and content, mandate or otherwise ... | To combat trade barriers that threaten the maintenance of a single, open, global Internet, that mandate unique technology standards as a condition of market access and related measures, and to promote the free flow of information. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Program for Arts and
Technology Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. FINDING AND PURPOSES.
(a) Finding.--Congress finds that the national program for arts and
technology established under this Act will be one of the first national
replication programs in t... | National Program for Arts and Technology Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Education to establish and implement a national program for arts and technology that addresses the complex needs of the poor and undereducated by awarding competitive grants to qualified centers (private, nonprofit educational entities) and... | A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to establish the National Program for Arts and Technology Act as a Federal program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gasoline Price Stabilization Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR PRICE STABILIZATION.
(a) Presidential Authority.--The President is authorized to issue
such orders and regulations as he may deem appropriate, including price
caps, to stabilize pri... | Gasoline Price Stabilization Act of 2003 - Authorizes the President to issue orders and regulations, including price caps, to stabilize prices for wholesale and retail gasoline to levels at or below levels prevailing on March 1, 2002.Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to cite additional criteria under which ... | To provide for the stabilization of prices for gasoline, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Professional Sports Responsibility
Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Congress has created some important legal benefits for
professional sports leagues, some of which have been
instrumental ... | Professional Sports Responsibility Act of 2005 - Requires the Attorney General to issue rules requiring major professional leagues (i.e., Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association, the National Football League, and the National Hockey League) to test athletes for the illegal use of steroids and other p... | To establish a Federal Office of Steroids Testing Enforcement and Prevention to establish and enforce standards for the testing for the illegal use in professional sports of performance enhancing substances and other controlled substances. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Taxpayer Transparency Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR PRINTED MATERIALS AND ADVERTISEMENTS BY
FEDERAL AGENCIES.
(a) Requirement To Identify Funding Source for Communication Funded
by Federal Agency.--Each communication funded by a... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on February 25, 2014. Taxpayer Transparency Act of 2014 - Requires each communication funded by a federal agency that is an advertisement, or that provides information about any federal program, benefit, or service to clearly state: (1) in the case ... | Taxpayer Transparency Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Superior National
Forest Land Exchange Act of 2017''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Purpose and need for NorthMet Land Excha... | Superior National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2017 (Sec. 4) This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to convey specified National Forest System land within the Superior National Forest in St. Louis County, Minnesota, to Poly Met Mining Corporation, Inc., in exchange for specified nonfederal lands within t... | Superior National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Today's Entrepreneurs are America's
Mentors Act'' or the ``TEAM Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
(1) the terms ``Administration'' and ``Administrator'' mean
the Small Business Administration and the Administrator
t... | Today's Entrepreneurs are America's Mentors Act or TEAM Act - Amends the Small Business Act to establish in the Small Business Administration (SBA) an Office of Entrepreneurial Education, headed by a Director, to develop and provide innovative entrepreneurial information, education, and resources to promote prospective... | A bill to strengthen entrepreneurial education, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Eliminate
Colorectal Cancer Act of 1999''.
(b) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer
deaths in the United States for men and women combined... | Directs the Secretaries of Labor and of Health and Human Services (HHS) to ensure coordination in the implementation and enforcement of this Act.
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) all Americans should be educated about the risks, prevention, screening, and treatment of colorectal cancer; and (2) the Centers for... | Eliminate Colorectal Cancer Act of 1999 |
113 of the One Hundred Second Congress to commemorate the 25th
anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem, and reaffirming
congressional sentiment that Jerusalem must remain an undivided
city.
(11) The September 13, 1993, Declaration of Principles on
Interim Self-Government Arrangements l... | Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 - Declares it to be U.S. policy that: (1) Jerusalem remain an undivided city in which the rights of every ethnic religious group are protected; (2) Jerusalem be recognized as the capital of the State of Israel; and (3) the U.S. Embassy in Israel be established in Jerusalem no later than Ma... | Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Environmental Professionals Training
and Certification Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds:
(1) Concern about the environment is growing and
environmental issues now affect all aspects of American
business a... | Environmental Professionals Training and Certification Act of 1993 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) establish an Environmental Certification Board; and (2) issue regulations, based on the Board's recommendations, that establish minimum standards regulating environmental trainin... | Environmental Professionals Training and Certification Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Regulatory Fair Warning Act''.
SEC. 2. AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE AGAINST IMPOSITION OF FINES OR OTHER
PENALTIES BY AGENCIES.
Section 558 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:
``(d)(1) ... | Regulatory Fair Warning Act - Amends Federal government operations law and the Federal judicial code to prohibit agencies and courts from imposing civil or criminal fines or other penalties for rule violations: (1) if the agency rule and policy statements published in the Federal Register, or as to which a person had ... | Regulatory Fair Warning Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Overdose Prevention and Patient
Safety Act''.
SEC. 2. CONFIDENTIALITY AND DISCLOSURE OF RECORDS RELATING TO SUBSTANCE
USE DISORDER.
(a) Conforming Changes Relating to Substance Use Disorder.--
Subsections (a) and (h) of section 543 of the... | Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Specifically, the bill authorizes the disclosur... | Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hurricane Katrina Bankruptcy Relief
and Community Protection Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS; WHO MAY BE A DEBTOR.
(a) Current Monthly Income.--Section 101(10A)(B) is amended--
(1) by striking ``and payments'' and inserting
``pay... | Hurricane Katrina Bankruptcy Relief and Community Protection Act of 2005 - Amends federal bankruptcy law governing cases commenced as of October 17, 2005 (the effective date of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005).
Excludes from the accounting of current monthly incomepayments to victim... | To amend title 11 of the United States Code to provide relief with respect to disaster-related debts incurred by victims of Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters. |
SECTION 1. REFERENCE.
Whenever in this Act a section or other provision is amended or
repealed, such amendment or repeal shall be considered to be made to
that section or other provision of title 5, United States Code.
SEC. 2. EQUAL TREATMENT OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS WITH FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
GENERALL... | Amends Federal civil service retirement provisions to remove specified provisions regarding creditable service for Members of Congress.
Provides for the deduction and withholding of seven (currently, eight) percent of the basic pay of a Member of Congress, thus making such deduction and withholding equivalent to that ... | To amend title 5, United States Code, to conform the retirement coverage of Members and congressional employees to that of employees of the executive branch. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mark O. Hatfield Scholarship and
Excellence in Tribal Governance Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) Senator Mark O. Hatfield served the United States with
distinction and honor;
(2) Senator Hatfie... | Mark O. Hatfield Scholarship and Excellence in Tribal Governance Act of 2008 - Establishes as an independent executive branch entity the Mark O. Hatfield Scholarship and Excellence in Tribal Governance Foundation, to be located in Portland, Oregon. Requires the Foundation to: (1) develop resources to train Native Ameri... | A bill to establish the Mark O. Hatfield Scholarship and Excellence in Tribal Governance Foundation and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fiscal Accountability and
Transparency in Infrastructure Spending Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given the
term ``Executive agency'' in section 105 of title 5, Unite... | Fiscal Accountability and Transparency in Infrastructure Spending Act of 2011 - Requires each executive agency to obtain a life-cycle cost analysis for each major infrastructure project prior to obligating funds. Defines "life-cycle cost analysis" as a process for evaluating the total economic worth of an infrastructur... | A bill to improve the accountability and transparency in infrastructure spending by requiring a life-cycle cost analysis of major infrastructure projects, providing the flexibility to use alternate infrastructure type bidding procedures to reduce project costs, and requiring the use of design standards to improve effic... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Americans Helping Americans Tax
Credit Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. KATRINA INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
(relating to business related credits) is amended by adding at the end
the following new se... | Americans Helping Americans Tax Credit Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow until 2008 a tax credit for investment in businesses located in the Hurricane Katrina disaster area. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against tax for qualified equity investments in companies affected by Hurricane Katrina. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Agricultural Disaster
Assistance Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. CROP DISASTER ASSISTANCE.
(a) Assistance Available.--Notwithstanding section 508(b)(7) of the
Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(b)(7)), the Secretary of
Agriculture shall use s... | Emergency Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to provide: (1) emergency financial assistance to agricultural producers who have incurred qualifying 2002 crop losses due to weather or related conditions; and (2) payments to livestock producers who have incurred 2001 and 20... | To provide emergency disaster assistance to agricultural producers that incurred 2002 crop losses due to damaging weather or related condition and to provide emergency disaster assistance to livestock producers in counties that received a primary disaster designation by the Secretary of Agriculture in calendar year 200... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Captive Wildlife Safety Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF PROHIBITED WILDLIFE SPECIES.
Section 2 of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3371) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (g) through (j) as
subsections (h) throug... | Captive Wildlife Safety Act - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to define "prohibited wildlife species" as any live species of lion, tiger, leopard, cheetah, jaguar, or cougar and any live hybrid of any such species.
Declares it a prohibited act for any person to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire... | A bill to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to further the conservation of certain wildlife species. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
That this Act may be cited as the ``Assets for Independence Act
Amendments of 2000''.
SEC. 2. MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS UNAVAILABLE FOR EMERGENCY WITHDRAWALS.
Section 404(5)(A)(v) of the Assets for Independence Act (42 U.S.C.
604 note) is amended by striking ``, or enabling the eligib... | Excludes funds attributable to matching contributions by qualified entities from IDA emergency withdrawals.
Includes among eligible grantees low-income credit unions and community development financial institutions.
Revises requirements for withdrawals from IDA accounts for the purchase of a home.
Increases the amount ... | Assets for Independence Act Amendments of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Solar and Water-Efficient Homes Act
of 2015''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION TO PREMIUM CHARGES ON FINANCING CERTAIN
ALTERATIONS, REPAIRS, AND IMPROVEMENTS TO, OR CONVERSIONS
OF, EXISTING STRUCTURES.
Subsection (f) of section 2 of t... | Solar and Water-Efficient Homes Act of 2015 This bill amends the National Housing Act, with respect to Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) insurance of financial institutions which finance housing alterations, repairs, improvements, or conversions, to increase the premium charge from 1% per annum of the ... | Solar and Water-Efficient Homes Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. FLEXIBILITY IN ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTICIPATION IN WELFARE-TO-
WORK PROGRAM.
(a) Hard-To-Employ Long-Term Recipients.--Section 403(a)(5)(C)(ii)
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(5)(C)(ii)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``Required beneficiaries.--'' and inserting
... | Prescribes criteria for the provision of project funds to assist certain noncustodial parents to participate in employment or related activities that will enable them to make regular child support payments. Prescribes requirements for such recipients, including an oral or written personal responsibility contract contai... | Welfare-to-Work Amendments of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nevada Mining Townsite Conveyance
Act''.
SEC. 2. DISPOSAL OF PUBLIC LANDS IN MINING TOWNSITES, ESMERALDA AND NYE
COUNTIES, NEVADA.
(a) Findings.-- Congress finds the following:
(1) The Federal Government owns real property in... | Nevada Mining Townsite Conveyance Act - Sets forth procedures for the conveyance of certain mining townsites. Defines a mining townsite as real property in the counties of Esmeralda and Nye, Nevada, that is owned by the Federal Government but upon which improvements have been constructed because of a mining operation o... | To provide for the conveyance of certain public lands in and around historic mining townsites in Nevada, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wasteful EPA Programs Elimination
Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF EPA GRANT PROGRAMS.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law--
(1) all grant programs of the Environmental Protection
Agency that are in effect as of the date... | Wasteful EPA Programs Elimination Act of 2015 This bill terminates all existing grant programs of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), its National Clean Diesel Campaign, and its environmental justice programs. The EPA may not establish new grant programs. Federal funds may not be used by the EPA: to implement ... | Wasteful EPA Programs Elimination Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Helping Overcome Trauma for Children
Alone in Rear Seats Act of 2017'' or the ``HOT CARS Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. CHILD SAFETY.
(a) Amendment.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 323 of title 49, United States
Code, is amended by adding after ... | Helping Overcome Trauma for Children Alone in Rear Seats Act of 2017 or the HOT CARS Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue a final rule requiring all new passenger motor vehicles weighing less than 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight to be equipped with a system to alert the opera... | Helping Overcome Trauma for Children Alone in Rear Seats Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public Housing Development Reform
Amendments''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE BY CONTRACT FOR ELIMINATION OF REVIEW
PROCESS.
Section 6 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
1437d) is amended by inserting after subsection (e)... | Public Housing Development Reform Amendments - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to enter into contracts with high-performing public housing agencies to eliminate certain housing development interim review procedures. | Public Housing Development Reform Amendments |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Emergency
Consumer Protection Act of 2005''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Unfair or deceptive acts or practices in c... | Energy Emergency Consumer Protection Act of 2005 - States that during any presidentially-declared energy emergency it is unlawful to sell crude oil, gasoline, or petroleum distillates in, or for use in, the area involved at a price that: (1) is unconscionably excessive; or (2) indicates the seller is taking unfair adva... | A bill to improve the Federal Trade Commission's ability to protect consumers from price-gouging during energy emergencies, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Coastal State Climate Change
Planning Act''.
SEC. 2. PLANNING FOR CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE COASTAL ZONE.
(a) In General.--The Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C.
1451 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``... | Coastal State Climate Change Planning Act This bill amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to direct the Department of Commerce to establish a coastal climate change adaptation planning and response program which shall assist coastal states with the voluntary development of coastal climate change adaptation pl... | Coastal State Climate Change Planning Act |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) On January 19, 1984, the Secretary of State determined
that the Islamic Republic of Iran is a state sponsor of
terrorism.
(2) The Qods Force is the elite external operations branch
of the Iran's Islamic Revolu... | Directs the Secretary of State to: (1) designate Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a foreign terrorist organization, and (2) report to Congress on IRGC terrorist activities. | To direct the Secretary of State to designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Qods Force as a foreign terrorist organization, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Burma Human Rights and Democracy Act
of 2013''.
SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF BURMA.
(a) Limitation.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), no
funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made availab... | Burma Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2013 - Prohibits FY2014 Department of Defense (DOD) funds from being made available to the government of Burma unless the Secretary of State certifies to Congress that: (1) Burma has taken steps toward establishing civilian oversight of the armed forces, addressing human rights a... | Burma Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Reporting Employment
Clarification Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. USE OF CONSUMER REPORTS FOR EMPLOYMENT PURPOSES.
(a) Disclosure to Consumer.--Section 604(b)(2) of the Fair Credit
Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681b(b)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
... | Consumer Reporting Employment Clarification Act of 1998 - Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to allow notice and consent requirements (regarding procurement of a consumer report for employment purposes) to be handled by oral, written, or electronic means when: (1) the consumer involved applies for certan motor carri... | Consumer Reporting Employment Clarification Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fuel Cell Industrial Vehicle Jobs
Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS OF CREDIT FOR QUALIFIED FUEL CELL MOTOR VEHICLES.
(a) Credit Amounts.--
(1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 30B(b) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is ... | Fuel Cell Industrial Vehicle Jobs Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a $4,000 new qualified fuel cell motor vehicle tax credit for motor vehicles weighing not more than 8,500 pounds that are manufactured primarily for use in carrying or towing loads or materials for commercial or industrial pu... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the credit for qualified fuel cell motor vehicles and to allow the credit for certain off-highway vehicles, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Steel Industry Preservation Act''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF CREDIT FOR STEEL INDUSTRY FUEL.
(a) Credit Period.--
(1) In general.--Subclause (II) of section 45(e)(8)(D)(ii)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended ... | Steel Industry Preservation Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend and modify the production tax credit for steel industry fuel. (Under current law, steel industry fuel is a fuel which is: (1) produced through a process of liquefying coal waste sludge and distributing it on coal, and (2) used as a f... | Steel Industry Preservation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Holocaust Insurance Accountability
Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Holocaust, an event in which millions of people
endured enormous suffering through torture and other violence,
includ... | Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2011 - Authorizes any person who purchased a covered policy, or a beneficiary or heir of such person, to bring a civil action in federal district court against the insurer, or a related company of the insurer, to recover proceeds due or enforce any rights under the policy. (Def... | To allow for the enforcement of State disclosure laws and access to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Brady Handgun Violence Prevention
Act''.
SEC. 2. WAITING PERIOD REQUIRED BEFORE PURCHASE OF HANDGUN.
(a) In General.--Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(s)(1) It shall be unlawful for any ... | Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act - Makes it unlawful for any licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer to sell, deliver, or transfer a handgun to an unlicensed individual unless: (1) the transferor has received a statement of eligibility from the individual, has notified the chief law enforcement officer for suc... | Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Weather Safety Act''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITY AND RESILIENCE PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Commerce shall establish a
National Climate Change Vulnerability and Resilience Program (in this
section referred to as the... | Weather Safety Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) establish a National Climate Change Vulnerability and Resilience Program for evaluating and making recommendations with respect to local, regional, and national vulnerability and resilience to impacts related to short- and long-term climatic changes and var... | To establish a National Climate Change Vulnerability and Resilience Program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ratepayer Fairness Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. CROSS-SUBSIDIZATION OF CUSTOMER-SIDE TECHNOLOGY.
(a) Consideration of Impact From Cross-Subsidization of Customer-
Side Technology.--Section 111(d) of the Public Utility Regulatory
Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C... | Ratepayer Fairness Act of 2015 This bill amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) to require a state regulatory authority and a nonregulated electric utility (entities), to the extent that they allow electric utility rates to include charges that subsidize customer-side technology, to consider... | Ratepayer Fairness Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Postal Service Electric Motor
Vehicle Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) Postal Service delivery vehicles which operate using
gasoline have an average fuel economy of 8 to 12 miles per
gallon;
(2... | Postal Service Electric Motor Vehicle Act - Directs the Postmaster General to: (1) replace at least 10% of the gasoline-powered motor vehicles in the Postal fleet with electric motor vehicles manufactured in the United States during each year in the five-year period beginning on the enactment of this Act; (2) ensure th... | To provide that the delivery vehicle fleet of the United States Postal Service be replaced by electric motor vehicles. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Personal Responsibility in Health
Care Insurance Act''.
SEC. 2. OPT OUT OF REQUIREMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS TO MAINTAIN HEALTH
INSURANCE MINIMUM ESSENTIAL COVERAGE AND CERTAIN HEALTH
INSURANCE PROTECTIONS.
(a) Ability To Opt Out... | Personal Responsibility in Health Care Insurance Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit an individual to avoid the requirements to maintain minimum essential coverage by signing an affidavit of personal responsibility with respect to the individual or any dependents. Requires such an affidavit to include an a... | To permit individuals to choose to opt out of the requirement to maintain health insurance minimum essential coverage if such individuals also opt out of specified insurance reform protections. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Neuromyelitis Optica Consortium
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is a devastating neurologic
disease leading to blindness and paralysis.
(2) There are an estimated 11,... | Neuromyelitis Optica Consortium Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that there is a need to: (1) establish and coordinate a multicenter research effort to comprehensively study the causes of neuromyelitis optica (NMO) and identify potential biomarkers; and (2) encourage a collaborative effort among academic medical c... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to create a National Neuromyelitis Optica Consortium to provide grants and coordinate research with respect to the causes of, and risk factors associated with, neuromyelitis optica, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Refueling Assistance Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. STUDY ON MOTOR VEHICLE REFUELING ASSISTANCE FOR QUALIFIED
INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.
(a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Tr... | Refueling Assistance Act of 2015 Directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to study motor vehicle refueling assistance to qualified individuals with disabilities. Requires the DOT to report to Congress the study results and any recommendations for imposing feasible and cost-effective requirements on gas stations ... | Refueling Assistance Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Citizen Participation Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds and declares that--
(1) the framers of our Constitution, recognizing
participation in government and freedom of speech as
inalienable rights essential... | Citizen Participation Act of 2009 - Declares that Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs), filed against thousands of individuals, organizations, and businesses based upon their valid exercise of the rights to petition or free speech, are an abuse of the judicial process that waste judicial resources a... | To protect first amendment rights of petition and free speech by preventing States and the United States from allowing meritless lawsuits arising from acts in furtherance of those rights, commonly called "SLAPPs", and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reducing Obesity in Youth Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Research has shown that early childhood is an important
time for developing dietary and physical activ... | Reducing Obesity in Youth Act of 2016 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in coordination with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Administration for Children and Families, to award grants to promote healthy eating and physical ... | Reducing Obesity in Youth Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional, Presidential, and
Judicial Pension Forfeiture Act''.
SEC. 2. CONVICTION OF CERTAIN OFFENSES.
(a) In General.--Section 8312(a) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (1);
... | Congressional, Presidential, and Judicial Pension Forfeiture Act - Prohibits an individual or his or her survivor or beneficiary from being paid annuity or retired pay on the basis of the individual's creditable service if the individual is convicted of committing, while a Member of Congress (including the Vice-Preside... | Congressional, Presidential, and Judicial Pension Forfeiture Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Instructional Leadership Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) A school principal is expected to be an instructional
leader, meaning the principal must posses the knowledge and
instructional... | Instructional Leadership Act of 2009 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to states, local educational agencies (LEAs), nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, or partnerships or consortia which include at least o... | To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) to authorize competitive grants to train school principals in instructional leadership skills and to promote the incorporation of standards of instructional leadership into State-level principal certification or licensure. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Veterans Affairs
Mammography Quality Standards Act''.
SEC. 2. MAMMOGRAPHY QUALITY STANDARDS.
(a) In General.--(1) Subchapter II of chapter 73 is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 7319. Mammography quality stan... | Department of Veterans Affairs Mammography Quality Standards Act - Prohibits a mammogram from being performed at a Department of Veterans Affairs facility unless the facility is accredited for such purpose by a private nonprofit organization designated by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Requires any such organizati... | Department of Veterans Affairs Mammography Quality Standards Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Securing the Protection of our
Enduring and Established Constitutional Heritage Act'' or the ``SPEECH
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The freedom of speech and the press is enshrined in the
first amendmen... | Securing the Protection of our Enduring and Established Constitutional Heritage Act or SPEECH Act - Prohibits a domestic court from recognizing or enforcing a foreign judgment for defamation unless the domestic court determines that: (1) the defamation law applied in the foreign court's adjudication provided at least a... | A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments in United States Courts where those judgments undermine the first amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and to provide a cause of action for declaratory judgment relief against a party who... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm
National Heritage Area Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm transportation
corridor is a major gateway to Alaska and i... | Authorizes appropriations. Provide
s a 25
percent matching funds requirement. Prohibits the Secretary from making any grant or providing any assistance under this Act beyond 15 years after the Secretary and the management entity complete the cooperative agreement. | Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The People's Liberation Army is the principal
instrument of repression within the People's Republic of China,
responsible for occupying Tibet since 1950, massacring hundreds
of students and demo... | Directs the Secretary of Defense to list, and publish in the Federal Register, persons who are Communist Chinese military companies operating directly or indirectly in the United States or any of its territories and possessions. Authorizes the President to exercise authorities under the International Emergency Economi... | To ensure that commercial activities of the People's Liberation Army of China or any Communist Chinese military company in the United States are monitored and are subject to the authorities under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Law Enforcement Officers Death
Penalty Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING FEDERAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.
Section 1114 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting after ``exc... | Law Enforcement Officers Death Penalty Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal criminal code to subject any person who is found guilty of the first degree murder of a Federal law enforcement officer, or certain other Federal officials or employees, to the penalty of death. Subjects anyone who kills a State or local law enforc... | Law Enforcement Officers Death Penalty Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Regulatory Assistance
Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to establish a system of confidential
voluntary compliance with Federal regulations that will--
(1) provide a low-cost process to significantly ... | Small Business Regulatory Assistance Act of 1998 - Amends the Small Business Act to require each participating Federal agency (the Internal Revenue Service, Environmental Protection Agency, and Department of Labor), the Assistant Administrator for Small Business Development Centers of the Small Business Administration,... | Small Business Regulatory Assistance Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sons and Daughters of Pearl Harbor
Survivors Charter Act''.
SEC. 2. CHARTER FOR SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF PEARL HARBOR SURVIVORS.
(a) In General.--Part B of subtitle II of title 36, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 1703 the followi... | Sons and Daughters of Pearl Harbor Survivors Charter Act - Grants a Federal charter to the Sons and Daughters of Pearl Harbor Survivors (a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of Florida). | To amend title 36, United States Code, to grant a Federal charter to the Sons and Daughters of Pearl Harbor Survivors, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research
Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are serious
inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.
(2) Croh... | Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research Enhancement Act - Requires the Director of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases to expand, intensify, and coordinate the Institute's research activities on inflammatory bowel disease, with an emphasis on: (1) genetic research on susceptibility for infl... | To expand the research, prevention, and awareness activities of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to inflammatory bowel disease, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Women's Violence-Related Injury
Reduction Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Domestic violence and sexual assault represent serious
threats to the health and well-being of millions of women in
th... | Women's Violence-Related Injury Reduction Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants for demonstration projects to identify victims of domestic violence or sexual assault and refer them to entities providing related services. Allows use of the grants to train health care providers to engage in such... | Women's Violence-Related Injury Reduction Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Air Ambulance Patient Safety,
Protection, and Coordination Act''.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF STATE AUTHORITY OVER THE MEDICAL ASPECTS OF
AIR AMBULANCE SERVICES.
(a) In General.--Chapter 401 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by ad... | Air Ambulance Patient Safety, Protection, and Coordination Act - Authorizes states to regulate medical aspects of intrastate air ambulance services with respect to: (1) the quality of emergency medical care provided to patients by air ambulances; (2) the availability of air ambulance services provided to patients with ... | To recognize and clarify the authority of the States to regulate the medical aspects of intrastate air ambulance services pursuant to their authority over health care services, patient safety and protection, emergency medical care, the quality and coordination of medical care, and the practice of medicine within their ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Democracy Restoration Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The right to vote is the most basic constitutive act of
citizenship. Regaining the right to vote reintegrates offenders
in... | Democracy Restoration Act of 2008 - Declares that the right of a U.S. citizen to vote in any election for federal office shall not be denied or abridged because that individual has been convicted of a criminal offense unless, at the time of the election, such individual is serving a felony sentence in a correctional in... | To secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration. |
sense of the congress
Section 1. It is the sense of the Congress that--
(1) while there have been massive governmental efforts and
expenditure of funds to complete the resolution of the thrift
crisis and despite improvement in the condition of most
segments of the thrift indu... | Expresses the sense of the Congress with respect to the continued availability of housing credit and the avoidance of a thrift industry crisis caused by specified structural impediments involving a separate fund concept mandated by the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989.
Establishes t... | To authorize the President to establish an advisory commission to study the merger of the BIF and SAIF funds and the implications for the banking and thrift industries of such a merger. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``No Taxpayer
Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of
2017''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TIT... | No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2017 This bill makes permanent the prohibition on the use of federal funds, including funds in the budget of the District of Columbia, for abortion or health coverage that includes abortion. The prohibitions in this bill, and current prohibi... | No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2017 |
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 that--
(1) the cultural and natural legacies of the region
encompassing 34 communities in Massachusetts and 6 communities
... | Freedom's Way National Heritage Area Act - Establishes in Massachusetts and New Hampshire the Freedom's Way National Heritage Area. | To establish the Freedom's Way National Heritage Area in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and in the State of New Hampshire, and for other purposes. |
of December 24, 1970 (2
U.S.C. 168b) is amended by striking out ``Joint Committee on Printing''
and inserting in lieu thereof ``Committee on Rules and Administration
of the House of Representatives''.
(c) Title 4 Amendment.--Section 145 of title 4, United States Code,
is amended by striking out ``Joint Committe... | Repeals provisions regarding the Joint Committee on Printing. Transfers responsibilities of the Committee to the Public Printer.
Directs the Public Printer to: (1) remedy neglect, delay, duplication, and waste in public printing and binding and the production of Government publications; (2) prescribe quality standard... | To improve the dissemination of information and printing procedures of the Government. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Section 8 Voucher Residential
Screening Committees Act''.
SEC. 2. NEIGHBORHOOD REVIEW COMMITTEES.
(a) In General.--Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937
(42 U.S.C. 1437f) is amended by inserting after subsection (k) the
following new subs... | Section 8 Voucher Residential Screening Committees Act - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 with respect to the section 8 rental assistance voucher program to require each public housing agency to establish and maintain a neighborhood review committee which shall: (1) be made up of between three and six agenc... | To establish neighborhood review committees to advise public housing agencies regarding the enforcement of laws and regulations governing assistance provided under tenant-based rental assistance programs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Credit Card Abuse Prevention Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. MANAGEMENT OF PURCHASE CARDS.
(a) Required Safeguards and Internal Controls.--The head of each
executive agency that issues and uses purchase cards and convenience
checks shall establish and maintain... | Credit Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2003 - Directs the head of each executive agency that issues and uses purchase cards and convenience checks to establish and maintain specified safeguards and internal controls.
Requires the Inspector General of each executive agency to: (1) periodically conduct risk assessments of ... | A bill to prevent abuse of Government credit cards. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Workplace Democracy Act''.
SEC. 2. STREAMLINING CERTIFICATION FOR LABOR ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 9(c) of the National Labor Relations Act
(29 U.S.C. 159(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(6) Notwithstanding any othe... | Workplace Democracy Act This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to require the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to certify without an election an individual or labor organization as the exclusive representative of the employees in a unit appropriate for bargaining if a majority of the employees has signe... | Workplace Democracy Act |
SECTION 1. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLE
REFUELING PROPERTY CREDIT.
(a) Extension.--Subsection (g) of section 30C of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``placed in service--'' and
all that follows and inserting ``placed in service after December 31,
... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to alternative fuel vehicle refueling property, to: (1) increase and extend the tax credit for such property through 2014; (2) expand such credit to include the installation of refueling devices (e.g., chargers or compressors); (3) permit property eligible for such credit ... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the alternative fuel vehicle refueling property credit. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Joint Federal and State Navigable
Waters Commission for Alaska''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The efficient and orderly development of the State of
Alaska will be better achiev... | Joint Federal and State Navigable Waters Commission for Alaska - Establishes the Joint Federal and State Navigable Waters Commission.Requires the Commission to: (1) make recommendations to the Secretary of the Interior and the State of Alaska regarding the determination of bodies of water in the State that are navigabl... | To establish the Joint Federal and State Navigable Waters Commission for Alaska. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop White-collar Assistance to
Terrorists Act''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT CARD FRAUD.
Section 1029 (c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(3) Special rule for terrorism-related offenses.--If the
... | Stop White-collar Assistance to Terrorists Act - Amends the federal criminal code to increase the maximum prison terms for: (1) certain fraud, money laundering, and bribery offenses if committed to facilitate an act of domestic or international terrorism; and (2) providing material support or resources to terrorists.
... | To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase penalties for certain fraud offenses committed to facilitate terrorism, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Workers' Pension Protection Act of
1996''.
TITLE I--PENSION PLAN FUNDING
SEC. 101. AMENDMENTS TO PENSION PLAN FUNDING REQUIREMENTS.
Part 3 of subtitle B of title I of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 is amended-... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Pension Plan Funding
Title II: Actuarial Assumptions
Title III: Administration and Enforcement
Title IV: Miscellaneous Provisions
Workers' Pension Protection Act of 1996 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to revise protections fo... | Workers' Pension Protection Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public Transportation Preservation
Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The American Public Transportation Association
estimates that since January 1, 2009, 84 percent of transit
systems have r... | Public Transportation Preservation Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make emergency grants to states and designated recipients (urbanized areas) for the operating costs of equipment and facilities for use in public transportation projects. Prescribes a formula for the apportionment of grant fu... | A bill to provide emergency operating funds for public transportation. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Investing in American Workers Act''.
SEC. 2. EMPLOYER-PROVIDED WORKER TRAINING CREDIT.
(a) In General.--
(1) Determination of credit.--Subpart D of part IV of
subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is... | Investing in American Workers Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business-related tax credit for employers who increase worker training expenditures. The credit is equal to 20% of the excess of: (1) the qualified training expenditures for the year, over (2) the average of the qualified training ... | Investing in American Workers Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Environmental Education
Amendments Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION.
Section 4 of the National Environmental Education Act (20 U.S.C.
5503) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in par... | National Environmental Education Amendments Act of 1998 - Amends the National Environmental Education Act to require that curricula, materials, and training programs developed with support from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Environmental Education be balanced and scientifically sound.
(Sec. 2) ... | National Environmental Education Amendments Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Coastal Communities Ocean
Acidification Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. COASTAL COMMUNITY VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT.
(a) In General.--Section 12406 of the Federal Ocean Acidification
Research And Monitoring Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3705) is amended--
(... | Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009 to require the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to conduct and update at least once every seven years an ocean acidification coastal community vulnerability ass... | Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``FHA-Insured Hospital Conversion and
Re-Utilization Act''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR FHA-INSURED HOSPITALS.
Section 242 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-7) is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsections:
``(i) Grants for Hospital... | Funds such grants from general insurance fund and mutual mortgage insurance fund surpluses. | FHA-Insured Hospital Conversion and Re-Utilization Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ocean and Coastal Observation System
Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Ocean and coastal observations provide vital
information for protecting human lives and property fro... | Ocean and Coastal Observation System Act of 2005 - (Sec. 4) Directs the President, acting through the National Ocean Research Leadership Council, to establish and maintain an integrated system of ocean and coastal observations, data communication and management, analysis, modeling, research, education, and outreach des... | A bill to develop and maintain an integrated system of ocean and coastal observations for the Nation's coasts, oceans and Great Lakes, improve warning of tsunamis and other natural hazards, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Trusted, Reliable, Unquestioned
Method of Procedure for Special Counsel Appointment, Limitations, and
Powers Act of 2017'' or the ``TRUMP Special Counsel Act''.
SEC. 2. GROUNDS FOR APPOINTING A SPECIAL COUNSEL.
(a) In General.--The Attorney General sha... | Trusted, Reliable, Unquestioned Method of Procedure for Special Counsel Appointment, Limitations, and Powers Act of 2017 or the TRUMP Special Counsel Act This bill requires the Attorney General to appoint a special counsel when the Attorney General determines that the investigation or prosecution of a person or matter... | Trusted, Reliable, Unquestioned Method of Procedure for Special Counsel Appointment, Limitations, and Powers Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Worker Infection Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. PROTECTING WORKERS FROM INFECTIONS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Health
and Human Services shall jointly develop and issue workplace standards,
recommendations, and plans to pro... | Worker Infection Protection Act - Directs the Secretaries of Labor and of Health and Human Services (HHS) to jointly develop and issue workplace standards, recommendations, and plans to protect health care workers and first responders and other workers at risk of workplace exposure to infectious agents and drug resista... | A bill to protect health care workers and first responders, including police, fire-fighters, emergency medical personnel, and other workers at risk of workplace exposure to infectious agents and drug resistant infections, such as MRSA and pandemic influenza. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Rural Landscapes Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. SPLIT ESTATE.
(a) In General.--Section 17 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C.
226) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(q) Split Estates.--
``(1) Definitions.--In this su... | Protecting Rural Landscapes Act of 2010 - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act, with respect to the lease of oil and gas lands, to require a person with the legal right to conduct oil and gas operations on covered land (operator) to compensate the surface owner for damages resulting from: (1) loss of agricultural production ... | To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to require an operator to compensate a surface owner for damages resulting from the oil and gas operations of the operator on land affected by the operations. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Iran Sanctions Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
(a) Iran's Violations of Human Rights.--The Congress makes the
following findings with respect to Iran's violations of human rights:
(1) As cited by the 1991 United... | Comprehensive Iran Sanctions Act of 1993 - Imposes a trade embargo between the United States and Iran. Exempts transactions involving the furnishing, for humanitarian purposes, of food, clothing, medicine, or medical supplies. Sets forth penalties for violations of this Act.
Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to... | Comprehensive Iran Sanctions Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Food Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
It is the purpose of this Act--
(1) to establish a single agency, the Food Safety
Administration, to regulate food safety and labeling and to
conduct food safety inspections to ensu... | Safe Food Act of 1997 - Establishes in the executive branch an independent Food Safety Administration which shall administer and enforce the food safety laws.
Directs the President to terminate specified food safety-related Federal agencies to the extent their activities relate to the administration or enforcement of ... | Safe Food Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Center to Advance, Monitor, and
Preserve University Security Safety Act of 2013'' or the ``CAMPUS
Safety Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL CENTER FOR CAMPUS PUBLIC SAFETY.
Subpart 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act ... | Center to Advance, Monitor, and Preserve University Security Safety Act of 2013 or the CAMPUS Safety Act of 2013 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to establish and operate a National Center for Campus Public Safety. Tasks the Center with strengthening the ... | CAMPUS Safety Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Viral Hepatitis Testing Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Approximately 5,300,000 Americans are chronically
infected with the hepatitis B virus (referred to in this
section as ``HBV''), the ... | Viral Hepatitis Testing Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to carry out surveillance, education, and testing programs with respect to hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) virus infections.
Requires the Secretary to establish a national syst... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the program for viral hepatitis surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent deaths from liver cancer, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Legislative Line Item Veto Act''.
SEC. 2. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN PROPOSED RESCISSIONS AND
REPEALS OF TAX EXPENDITURES AND DIRECT SPENDING.
(a) In General.--Title X of the Congressional Budget and
Impoundment Control Act of 197... | Legislative Line Item Veto Act - Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to authorize the President to propose to the Congress the cancellation of any budget item provided in any Act. Authorizes the President to transmit a draft bill to the Congress with such a proposal, including the amoun... | Legislative Line Item Veto Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, ETC.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Helping Save
Americans' Health Care Choices Act of 2015''.
(b) Table of Sections.--The table of sections for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title, etc.
Sec. 2. Elimination of requirement that coverage must be under a high
... | Helping Save Americans' Health Care Choices Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to health savings accounts (HSAs), to: eliminate the requirement that a participant in an HSA be enrolled in a high deductible health care plan; increase the maximum contribution amount to an HSA; permit ... | Helping Save Americans' Health Care Choices Act of 2015 |
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