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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Family Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF FULLY REFUNDABLE CHILD TAX CREDIT.
(a) Elimination of Existing Child Tax Credit.--Subpart A of part IV
of subchapter A of chapter 1 of subtitle A of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 is amended by... | American Family Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the child tax credit, to: (1) make the credit fully refundable, (2) increase the amount of the credit and allow an additional credit for children who are under six years of age, (3) require the amount of the credit to be adjusted a... | American Family Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. PRESUMPTIONS OF SERVICE CONNECTION FOR PURPOSES OF BENEFITS
UNDER LAWS ADMINISTERED BY SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
FOR DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH SERVICE IN THE ARMED FORCES
AND EXPOSURE TO BIOLOGICAL, CHEMICAL, OR OTHER TOXIC
AGENTS AS PART OF PROJ... | Creates, for veterans who were subjected to certain chemical or biological warfare testing involving Project 112 conducted through Deseret Test Center (including the Shipboard Hazard and Defense Project, also known as Project SHAD), a presumption that a disease was incurred in or aggravated by service, notwithstanding ... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide veterans for presumptions of service connection for purposes of benefits under laws administered by Secretary of Veterans Affairs for diseases associated with service in the Armed Forces and exposure to biological, chemical, or other toxic agents as part of Project 112,... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Disaster Assistance Transparency and
Accountability Act of 2013'' or the ``DATA Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. DISASTER ASSISTANCE REPORTS.
(a) Disaster Assistance Spending Report.--
(1) Initial report.--Not later than 180 days after the date
... | Disaster Assistance Transparency and Accountability Act of 2013 or the DATA Act of 2013 - Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to submit to Congress a report that specifies: (1) the amount obligated by the federal government for disaster assistance, by each agency and program thereof, for ... | DATA Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Homestead Steel Works National
Historic Site Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS, PURPOSES, AND DEFINITIONS.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Certain sites and structures in the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania symbolize in phys... | Homestead Steel Works National Historic Site Act - Establishes in Pennsylvania the Homestead Steel Works National Historic Site (the Site) for inclusion within the National Park System. Specifies the historic properties to be included within the Site.Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire by donation speci... | To establish the Steel Industry National Historic Park in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Campus Care and Counseling Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) In a recent report, a startling 85 percent of college
counseling centers revealed an increase in the number of
students they see with psyc... | Campus Care and Counseling Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to make competitive grants to institutions of higher education for providing and expanding campus mental and behavioral health services for students. | A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide funds for campus mental and behavioral health service centers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protect Children From E-Mail Smut
Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND POLICY.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Congress recognized that the Nation had a compelling
interest in preventing minors from... | Protect Children From E-Mail Smut Act of 2001 - Requires the National Institute of Standards and Technology to prescribe marks or notices to be included or affixed to any e-mail forwarded to children that contains a sexually oriented advertisement. Provides fines and penalties for forwarding such e-mail without such ma... | To protect children from unsolicited e-mail smut containing sexually oriented advertisements offensive to minors. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veteran Housing Stability Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF DEFINITION OF HOMELESS VETERAN FOR PURPOSES OF
BENEFITS UNDER THE LAWS ADMINISTERED BY THE SECRETARY OF
VETERANS AFFAIRS.
Section 2002(1) of title 38, United Sta... | Veteran Housing Stability Act of 2015 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide: intensive case management interventions for veterans enrolled in the VA's homeless registry and the annual patient enrollment system, and case management services to improve housing retention by veterans who ... | Veteran Housing Stability Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Schools Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. GRANT AUTHORIZATION.
(a) In General.--The Attorney General may make grants to States,
units of local government, Indian tribal governments and other public
and private entities and multijurisdiction or regional conso... | Safe Schools Act of 1998 - Authorizes the Attorney General to: (1) make grants to States, local governments, Indian tribal governments, and other public and private entities and multijurisdictional or regional consortia thereof, to increase police presence, and expand and improve cooperative efforts between law enforc... | Safe Schools Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Environmental Equal Rights Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) A 1987 study by the United Church of Christ found that
the proportion of minorities in communities with large
commercial land... | Environmental Equal Rights Act of 1993 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize citizens in a State in which a new solid or hazardous waste management facility is proposed to be constructed in an environmentally disadvantaged community to petition the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency or th... | Environmental Equal Rights Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS TO THE MICROENTERPRISE FOR SELF-RELIANCE ACT OF
2000.
(a) Purposes.--Section 103 of the Microenterprise for Self-Reliance
Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-309) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``microentrepreneurs''
and inserting ``microenterprise... | Amends the Microenterprise for Self-Reliance Act of 2000 to make as one of its purposes that in implementation of this Act at least 50 percent of all microenterprise assistance be targeted to the very poor, that is, those persons living either in the bottom 50 percent below the poverty line or on less than the equivale... | A bill to amend the Microenterprise for Self-Reliance Act of 2000 and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to increase assistance for the poorest people in developing countries under microenterprise assistance programs under those Acts, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State Insurance Regulation
Preservation Act''.
SEC. 2. SUPERVISION OF INSURANCE SAVINGS AND LOAN HOLDING COMPANIES.
(a) Definitions.--Section 10(a)(1) of the Home Owners' Loan Act (12
U.S.C. 1467a(a)(1)) is amended by inserting at the end the following... | State Insurance Regulation Preservation Act This bill amends the Home Owners' Loan Act to limit the applicability of reporting and filing requirements for insurance savings and loan holding companies (ISLHCs). Such holding companies shall also be exempt from requirements relating to examination and supervisi... | State Insurance Regulation Preservation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Green Technology Promotion Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The national policy of the United States declares that
pollution should be prevented or reduced at the sour... | Green Technology Promotion Act of 1993 - Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to require Regional Centers for the Transfer of Manufacturing Technology to conduct energy efficiency and source reduction assessments for client companies.
Authorizes eligible government and private sector organizat... | Green Technology Promotion Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Dream Downpayment Act''.
SEC. 2. DOWNPAYMENT ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE UNDER HOME PROGRAM.
(a) Downpayment Assistance Initiative.--Subtitle E of title II of
the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12821)
is amended to read... | American Dream Downpayment Act - Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to: (1) authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to participating jurisdictions for downpayment assistance to low-income, first-time home buyers; and (2) make the Uniform Relocation Assistance an... | To support certain housing proposals in the fiscal year 2003 budget for the Federal Government, including the downpayment assistance initiative under the HOME Investment Partnerships Act, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Bank Sensible Regulation
Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. EXEMPTIVE AUTHORITY FOR THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
CORPORATION.
Section 10 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1820) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
... | Community Bank Sensible Regulation Act of 2017 This bill amends federal finance laws to allow federal financial regulatory agencies to exempt from their regulatory purview, based on consideration of specified factors, certain depository institutions with less than $10 billion in assets. | Community Bank Sensible Regulation Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Columbia-Pacific National Heritage
Area Study Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the Chinookan people have--
(A) lived in the Columbia-Pacific region for over
6,000 years;
... | Columbia-Pacific National Heritage Area Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of designating the study area of the coastal areas of Clatsop County, Oregon, and Pacific County, Washington (known as the North Beach Peninsula) and areas relating to Native America... | A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of establishing the Columbia-Pacific National Heritage Area in the States of Washington and Oregon, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Independent Telecommunications
Consumer Enhancement Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Telecommunications Act of 1996 was enacted to
foster the rapid deployment of advan... | Independent Telecommunications Consumer Enhancement Act of 2001 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to define a "two percent carrier" as an incumbent local telecommunications exchange carrier whose access lines are fewer than two percent of the Nation's subscriber lines installed in the aggregate nationwide.Directs... | To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to promote deployment of advanced services and foster the development of competition for the benefit of consumers in all regions of the Nation by relieving unnecessary burdens on the Nation's two percent local exchange telecommunications carriers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATION REGARDING DRUG-PRODUCING AND DRUG-
TRANSIT COUNTRIES.
(a) Additional Certification.--
(1) In general.--Subsection (b)(1) of section 490 of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291j) is amended--
(A) by striking ``o... | Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to revise certification standards for waiver of the requirements that: (1) bilateral assistance be withheld from a major illicit drug producing country or major drug-transit country; and (2) the Secretary of the Treasury instruct the U.S. Executive Director of each multilatera... | A bill to amend section 490 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to establish an additional certification with respect to major drug-producing and drug-transit countries, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Environmental Research Enhancement
Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.
(a) In General.--Section 6 of the Environmental Research,
Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1979 (42 U.S.C.
4361c) is amen... | Environmental Research Enhancement Act of 2001 - Establishes in the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the position of Deputy Administrator for Science and Technology, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Gives such Deputy Administrator responsibility for: (1) ov... | A bill to strengthen research conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Advanced Fuels Infrastructure
Research and Development Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) in order to lessen United States dependence on foreign
sources of petroleum, and decrease demand for petroleum in the
... | Advanced Fuels Infrastructure Research and Development Act - Instructs the Assistant Administrator of the Office of Research and Development of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to implement a program of research and development of materials to be added to biofuels to make them more compatible with existing inf... | To facilitate the development of markets for biofuels and Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel fuel through research and development and data collection. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nicaraguan Investment Conditionality
Act (NICA) of 2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) In 2006, Nicaragua, under President Enrique Bolanos,
entered into a $175,000,000, 5-year compact with the Millen... | Nicaraguan Investment Conditionality Act (NICA) of 2016 (Sec. 3) This bill states that is U.S. policy to support: (1) the rule of law and an independent judiciary and electoral council in Nicaragua; (2) independent pro-democracy organizations in Nicaragua; and (3) free, fair, and transparent elections under internation... | Nicaraguan Investment Conditionality Act (NICA) of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Voter Integrity Protection Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR CASTING BALLOT.
(a) In General.--Section 303 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002
(42 U.S.C. 15483) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d... | Voter Integrity Protection Act of 2006 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require an individual to present proof of U.S. citizenship and a government-issued photo identification as a condition of casting a ballot in a federal election.
Requires states also to require voters to present photo identification i... | To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require an individual to provide proof that the individual is a citizen of the United States and to present a government-issued photo identification as a condition of casting a ballot in an election for Federal office, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Opportunity Tax Credit Act
of 2009''.
SEC. 2. REFUNDABLE CREDIT FOR HIGHER EDUCATION EXPENSES.
(a) In General.--Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to refundable credits)
is amended... | American Opportunity Tax Credit Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a refundable tax credit for higher education expenses up to $4,000. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a refundable credit for higher education expenses. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``James Peak Wilderness Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF JAMES PEAK WILDERNESS, COLORADO.
(a) Inclusion With Other Colorado Wilderness Areas.--Section 2(a)
of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-77; 107 Stat.
756) is amended by addin... | James Peak Wilderness Act of 1999 - Amends the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 to designate specified lands in the Arapaho National Forest as the James Peak Wilderness.
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture: (1) if the Colorado State Land Board informs the Secretary that it is willing to transfer to the United States s... | James Peak Wilderness Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The United States has invested $6,500,000,000 in
military infrastructure in North Atlantic Treaty Organization
(NATO) countries.
(2) As part of an overall plan to reduce United States
troop streng... | Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should intensify his efforts to recover from governments of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries the value of improvements (buildings, roads, etc.) made to U.S. military installations in such countries which are closed and turned over to such countri... | A bill to ensure effective Congressional oversight of overseas military base support carried out by NATO host countries for the United Sates as payments-in-kind for release of United States overseas military facilities to such countries and to reduce the deficit. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medical Imaging Modernization Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE PAYMENT INCENTIVE FOR THE TRANSITION FROM TRADITIONAL
X-RAY IMAGING TO DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY AND OTHER MEDICARE
IMAGING PAYMENT PROVISION.
(a) Physician Fee Schedu... | Medical Imaging Modernization Act of 2015 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to make a special rule reducing by 20% the payment under the physician fee schedule and the hospital outpatient prospective payment system for the technical component of imaging services that are x-rays taken us... | Medical Imaging Modernization Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be referred to as the ``Chimney Rock
National Monument Act of 2010''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Sec. 4. Esta... | Chimney Rock National Monument Act of 2010 - Designates the Chimney Rock National Monument in Colorado to preserve, protect, and restore the archeological, anthropological, geological, hydrologic, biological, visual, and scenic resources of Chimney Rock.
Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to make minor adj... | To establish the Chimney Rock National Monument in the State of Colorado. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Air Traffic Control Service
Improvement Act of 1994''.
TITLE I--UNITED STATES AIR TRAFFIC SERVICE CORPORATION
SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF CORPORATION.
(a) In General.--There is established a wholly owned Government
corporation, to be known as ... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: United States Air Traffic Service Corporation
Title II: Miscellaneous
Air Traffic Control Service Improvement Act of 1994 -
Title I: United States Air Traffic Service Corporation
- Establishes, as a Government corporation, the United States Air Traffic Service Corporation to... | Air Traffic Control Service Improvement Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT OF CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY ACT.
(a) In General.--The Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2051 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following:
``SEC. 38. CHILD HANDGUN SAFETY DEVICES.
``(a) Establishment of Standard.--
``(1) In general.--
... | Amends the Consumer Product Safety Act to require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to initiate a rulemaking establishing a consumer product safety standard for handgun locks. | To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to confirm the Consumer Product Safety Commission's jurisdiction over child safety devices for handguns, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Haiti Economic Recovery Opportunity
Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. TRADE BENEFITS TO HAITI.
(a) In General.--The Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (19
U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 213 the
following new section:
``SEC. 213A. ... | Haiti Economic Recovery Opportunity Act of 2004 - Amends the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to provide, beginning on October 1, 2003, and for each of the seven succeeding one-year periods, duty-free treatment for apparel items wholly assembled or knit-to-shape in Haiti (without regard to the country of origin of... | A bill to expand certain preferential trade treatment for Haiti. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Maximizing Opportunities for
Research and the Enhancement of Automated Vehicles Act'' or the ``MORE
Act''.
SEC. 2. MOTOR VEHICLE TESTING OR EVALUATION.
(a) In General.--Section 30112(b)(10) of title 49, United States
Code, is amended--
(1)... | Maximizing Opportunities for Research and the Enhancement of Automated Vehicles Act or the MORE Act This bill exempts manufacturers of highly automated vehicles, automated driving systems or components thereof from prohibitions on manufacturing, selling, and importing noncomplying (from safety standards) motor vehicles... | Maximizing Opportunities for Research and the Enhancement of Automated Vehicles Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Video Programming Consumer Privacy
Protection Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The personal privacy of Americans in the digital age is
of increasing concern to consumers and public policy must
... | Video Programming Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2003 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require a multichannel service vendor (a multichannel video programming distributor or person that has access to video programming viewing information) (vendor), at the time of entering into a service agreement with a s... | To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require vendors of multichannel services to protect the privacy of their customers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tribal Nutrition Improvement Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. UNIVERSAL MEAL SERVICE IN NATIVE AMERICAN AREAS.
Section 11 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42
U.S.C. 1759a) is amended by inserting after subsection (e) the
following:
``(f)... | Tribal Nutrition Improvement Act of 2015 This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Act to allow an Indian tribe to assume, from a nearby local educational agency (LEA) and in lieu of a state, responsibility for administration of the school breakfast program, the school lunch program, the child and ad... | Tribal Nutrition Improvement Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reforestation Tax Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. PARTIAL INFLATION ADJUSTMENT FOR TIMBER.
(a) In General.--Part I of subchapter P of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to treatment of capital gains)
is amended by adding at the end the fol... | Reforestation Tax Act of 1998 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a deduction to a taxpayer who has a qualified timber gain in an amount equal to the qualified percentage of such gain. Decreases the amortization period for reforestation expenditures. | Reforestation Tax Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tanning Accountability and
Notification Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The Food and Drug Administration (``FDA'') and numerous
leading United States health care organizations estimate that
... | Tanning Accountability and Notification Act of 2006 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to determine whether: (1) the labeling requirements for indoor tanning devices provide sufficient information to consumers regarding the risks that the use of suc... | To require the Food and Drug Administration to conduct consumer testing to determine the appropriateness of the current labeling requirements for indoor tanning devices and determine whether such requirements provide sufficient information to consumers regarding the risks that the use of such devices pose for the devel... |
SECTION 1. CLEAN RENEWABLE WATER SUPPLY BONDS.
(a) In General.--Part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to credits against tax) is
amended by inserting after section 54 the following new section:
``SEC. 54A. CREDIT TO HOLDERS OF CLEAN RENEWABLE WATER SUPPLY BONDS.
... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow holders of clean renewable water supply bonds a tax credit of 25% of the annual credit amount as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury. Defines "clean renewable water supply bond" as any bond issued by a governmental body or an entity qualified to issue tax-exempt bonds t... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit with respect to clean renewable water supply bonds. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fulfilling Our Responsibility for
Efficient and Sustainable Timber Supply Act of 2013'' or the ``FORESTS
Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. STEWARDSHIP END RESULT CONTRACTING AUTHORITY.
(a) Extension of Authority.--Subsection (a) of section 347 of the
Department ... | Fulfilling Our Responsibility for Efficient and Sustainable Timber Supply Act of 2013 or the FORESTS Act of 2013 - Extends through FY2023 the authority for the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to enter into stewardship end result contracting projects with private persons or other public or privat... | FORESTS Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Export Promotion Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVED COORDINATION OF EXPORT PROMOTION ACTIVITIES OF FEDERAL
AGENCIES BY THE TRADE PROMOTION COORDINATING COMMITTEE.
(a) Duties of TPCC.--Section 2312(b) of the Export Enhancement Act
of 1988 (15... | Export Promotion Act of 2012 - Amends the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 to revise the duties of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC).
Requires the TPCC to: (1) make a recommendation for the annual unified federal trade promotion budget to the President; and (2) review the proposed fiscal year budget of e... | A bill to enhance the promotion of exports of United States goods and services, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. EDUCATION AND OUTREACH.
(a) State Program.--
(1) In general.--The Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency (referred to in this Act as the
``Administrator'') shall provide funds to each State for the
purpose of enabling such States to conduct education ... | Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to provide funds to States for purposes of conducting education and outreach activities relating to the health effects on children of exposure to environmental tobacco smoke.
Directs the Administrator to use certain funds made available under this Act t... | A bill to reduce exposure to environmental tobacco smoke. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sugar Reform Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. SUGAR PROGRAM.
(a) Sugarcane.--Section 156(a) of the Federal Agriculture
Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' after the
semi... | Sugar Reform Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to make loans available to processors of domestically grown sugarcane (18 cents per pound) and sugar beet processors through FY2017. Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) t... | Sugar Reform Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Online Voter Registration Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Americans have become increasingly comfortable with
using the Internet for a wide range of purposes, including
gathering ... | Online Voter Registration Act of 2010 - Directs the Election Assistance Commission to establish a program of Online Voter Registration grants to states to implement online voter registration systems. | A bill to establish an Online Voter Registration grant program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gasoline Regulations Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION FUELS REGULATORY COMMITTEE.
(a) Establishment.--The President shall establish a committee to be
known as the Transportation Fuels Regulatory Committee (in this Act
referred to as the ``Committe... | Gasoline Regulations Act of 2012 - Requires the President to establish the Transportation Fuels Regulatory Committee to analyze and report, for each of 2016 and 2020, on the cumulative impacts of certain covered rules and actions under the Clean Air Act, including the impacts on gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas p... | To require analyses of the cumulative impacts of certain rules and actions of the Environmental Protection Agency that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas prices, jobs, and the economy, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Parents and Teachers Know Best Act
of 1997''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to repeal the Goals 2000: Educate
America Act and the National Skill Standards Act of 1994 to allow local
educational areas to use funds to continue or establish... | Parents and Teachers Know Best Act of 1997 - Repeals the Goals 2000: Educate America Act and the National Skill Standards Act of 1994.
Directs the Secretary of Education to make grants to requesting State educational agencies, which shall distribute grant funds to local educational agencies according to a specified f... | Parents and Teachers Know Best Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. MEDICARE SUBVENTION FOR MILITARY RETIREES AND DEPENDENTS.
(a) Expansion of Sites.--
(1) Expansion to 16 sites.--Effective January 1, 2000,
subsection (b)(2) of section 1896 of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395ggg) is amended by striking ``6'' and inserting
``... | Increases the number of authorized sites for the Medicare subvention demonstration project for certain Medicare-eligible military retirees and their dependents (a project established by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act). Provides for the future repeal of the limit... | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand and make permanent the medicare subvention demonstration project for military retirees and dependents |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ending VA Claims Disability Backlog
and Accountability Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs is statutorily
obligated to provide to individuals who served in the Armed
... | Ending VA Claims Disability Backlog and Accountability Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement the Strategic Plan to Eliminate the Compensation Claims Backlog (Plan) to ensure that, by Memorial Day (May 25) 2015, each VA disability claim is approved or denied within 125 days after its submissi... | Ending VA Claims Disability Backlog and Accountability Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Open Wireless Internet Act''.
SEC. 2. OPEN ACCESS SPECTRUM AUCTION.
Section 309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j))
is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(17) Open access spectrum auction.--
... | Open Wireless Internet Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to promote nationwide broadband competition through the use of wireless services by issuing nationwide licenses, for a term of at least 15 years, for two bands of frequencies, each composed of 20 me... | A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to auction spectrum for a free and open access wireless service. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Families Credit Reporting
Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. NOTICE OF STATUS AS AN ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY CONSUMER.
The Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 605 (15 U.S.C. 1681c), by adding at the end
... | Military Families Credit Reporting Act of 2017 This bill amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to: (1) allow a consumer to provide proof to a consumer reporting agency that an adverse credit report item occurred while on active duty, and (2) require a consumer reporting agency to provide an active duty military consumer... | Military Families Credit Reporting Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Great Black Americans
Commemoration Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Black Americans have served honorably in the Congress,
in senior executive branch positions, in the law, the judiciary... | National Great Black Americans Commemoration Act of 2003 - Directs the Attorney General, acting through the Office of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice, to make a grant to the Great Blacks in Wax Museum, Inc., to pay up to 25 percent of the costs of expanding its existing facilities to create the National G... | To authorize assistance for the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum and Justice Learning Center. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Design Piracy Prohibition Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 17, UNITED STATES CODE.
(a) Designs Protected.--Section 1301 of title 17, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:
``... | Design Piracy Prohibition Act - Extends copyright protection to fashion designs. Includes as protected items clothing, handbags, duffel bags, tote bags, and eyeglass frames. Excludes from such protection designs embodied in a useful article made public by the designer more than six months before the registration of cop... | To amend title 17, United States Code, to extend protection to fashion design, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Quiet Communities Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that:
(1) Approximately 28,000,000 Americans are afflicted with
some hearing loss and it has been estimated that 10,000,000 of
these impairments are at least ... | Quiet Communities Act of 2015 This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reestablish an Office of Noise Abatement and Control and reauthorizes the Office's activities through FY2020. The responsibilities of the Office must include: (1) promoting the development of effective state and local noise c... | Quiet Communities Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Teacher Retention Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) More than 8,000,000 children, representing 21 percent
of all public school children in the United States, attend
public sch... | Rural Teacher Retention Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Education to carry out a five-year pilot program of making allotments to applicant rural local educational agencies for: (1) one-time signing bonuses of up to $2,000 for teachers who begin employment with them on or after enactment of this Act; and (2) bonu... | A bill to provide assistance for rural school districts, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Landsat Amendments Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF ACT.
The Land Remote Sensing Policy Act of 1992 (15 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.)
is amended--
(1) by amending section 2(9) to read as follows:
``(9) Because Landsat data are particul... | Landsat Amendments Act of 1995 - Amends the Land Remote Sensing Policy Act of 1992 with respect to management and licensing of commercial remote sensing satellites. | Landsat Amendments Act of 1995 |
TITLE I--REPEAL OF TAX INCREASE ON SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS
SEC. 101. REPEAL OF TAX INCREASE ON SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS.
Section 13215 of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1993 is hereby
repealed, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be applied and
administered as if such section (and the amendments mad... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Repeal of Tax Increase on Social Security Benefits
Title II: Reductions in Spending
Title I: Repeal of Tax Increase on Social Security Benefits
- Repeals the tax increase on social security benefits made under the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1993.
Title II: Reductions in... | To repeal the tax increase on social security benefits and to reduce Federal spending as necessary to offset such repeal. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Presidential Sites Improvement
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) there are many sites honoring Presidents located
throughout the United States, including Presidential
birthplaces, homes, museums, burial sit... | Presidential Sites Improvement Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to award grants to owners or operators of Presidential sites for major maintenance and improvement projects. Defines "Presidential site" as a site related to a President of the United States that has national significance, is open to the public,... | A bill to establish a program to award grants to improve and maintain sites honoring Presidents of the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Biliteracy Education Seal and
Teaching Act'' or the ``BEST Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The people of the United States celebrate cultural and
linguistic diversity and seek to prepare students with skil... | Biliteracy Education Seal and Teaching Act or the BEST Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award renewable two-year grants to states to establish or improve a Seal of Biliteracy program to recognize student proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in both English and a second language. Requires students wh... | BEST Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``D.C. Courts and Public Defender
Service Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITIES OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS.
(a) Permitting Judicial Conference on Biennial Basis; Attendance of
Magistrate Judges.--Section 11-744, District of Columbia Official Code,
is a... | D.C. Courts and Public Defender Service Act of 2010 - Amends the District of Columbia Official Code to require the chief judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals to: (1) call biennial or, as under current law, annual judicial conferences; and (2) summon active magistrate judges to such conferences.
Authorize... | To amend title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, to revise certain administrative authorities of the District of Columbia courts, to authorize the District of Columbia Public Defender Service to provide professional liability insurance for officers and employees of the Service for claims relating to services furn... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nursing Home Staffing Accountability
Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVING THE AVAILABILITY OF ACCURATE DATA ON NURSING FACILITY
STAFFING.
(a) Medicare.--Section 1819(b)(8) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395i-3(b)) is amended--
... | Nursing Home Staffing Accountability Act of 2002 - Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require the information posted daily by skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities for each nursing shift to include information regarding nurse staffing with respect to beds made av... | A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIV of the Social Security Act to improve the availability of accurate nursing facility staffing information, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Peace Corps Charter for the 21st
Century Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Peace Corps was established in 1961 to promote
world peace and friendship through the service of American
volu... | Peace Corps Charter for the 21st Century Act - Amends the Peace Corps Act to require all recruiting of volunteers to be undertaken solely by the Peace Corps. Conditions the President's authority to detail or assign Peace Corps volunteers to certain Federal and State agencies and other entities upon a determination that... | To amend the Peace Corps Act to promote global acceptance of the principles of international peace and nonviolent coexistence among peoples of diverse cultures and systems of government, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lyme and Infectious Disease
Information and Fairness in Treatment (LIIFT) Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Lyme disease is a common but frequently misunderstood
illness that, if not caught early an... | Lyme and Infectious Disease Information and Fairness in Treatment (LIFT) Act - Establishes the Tick-Borne Disorders Advisory Committee in the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). Directs the Committee to advise the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary of HHS and the Social Security Administratio... | To establish a Tick-Borne Disorders Advisory Committee, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Travelers Bill of
Rights Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal
Trade Commission.
(2) Covered website operator.--The term ``covered websi... | International Travelers Bill of Rights Act of 2011 - Requires an individual or entity that operates a website that provides access to international travel services to provide to consumers information regarding the health and safety risks associated with overseas vacation destinations marketed on such website, including... | To require operators of Internet websites that provide access to international travel services and market overseas vacation destinations to provide on such websites information to consumers regarding the potential health and safety risks associated with traveling to such vacation destinations, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Investing in America's Small
Manufacturers Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) In 2015, manufacturers contributed over
$2,000,000,000,000 to the United States economy and accounted
for over 12 percent... | Investing in America's Small Manufacturers Act This bill amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Small Business Administration (SBA) to guarantee 90% of a loan to a small business manufacturing concern. The SBA may not collect a guarantee fee on these loans of more than $350,000. For loans exceeding this amount... | Investing in America's Small Manufacturers Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Post 9/11 Health Protection Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) On September 11, 2001, in New York City, firefighters,
paramedics, emergency medical technicians, police officers,
laborers, su... | Post 9/11 Health Protection Act of 2004 - Establishes in the Treasury the September 11 Emergency Personnel Trust Fund. Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase by one percent the tax imposed on adjusted gross income that exceeds $1,000,000 for married individuals filing jointly or that exceeds $500,000 in a... | To provide health services for individuals assisting with the response to the terrorist attacks in New York City on September 11, 2001, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. GREENHOUSE GAS REGULATION UNDER CLEAN AIR ACT.
Section 302(g) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7602(g)) is amended
by adding the following at the end thereof: ``The term `air pollutant'
shall not include any of the following solely on the basis of its
effect on global climate change:
``(1)... | Amends the Clean Air Act to exclude from the definition of "air pollutant" any of the following solely on the basis of its effect on global climate change: carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride.
Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection ... | To amend the Clean Air Act relating to greenhouse gases, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Accountability and Transparency in
Medicare Marketing Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. STANDARDIZED MARKETING REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE MEDICARE
ADVANTAGE AND MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG PROGRAMS.
(a) Medicare Advantage Program.--
(1) In ge... | Accountability and Transparency in Medicare Marketing Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to request the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) to develop standardized marketing requirements for: (1) Medicare A... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for standardized marketing requirements under the Medicare Advantage program and the Medicare Prescription Drug program and to provide for State certification prior to waiver of licensure requirements under the Medicare Prescription Drug program, and for other ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reducing the Incentives to Guzzle
Gas Act''.
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF HEAVY VEHICLES IN LIMITATION ON DEPRECIATION OF
CERTAIN LUXURY AUTOMOBILES.
(a) In General.--Section 280F(d)(5)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 (defining passenger... | Reducing the Incentives to Guzzle Gas Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) include certain heavy vehicles (with a gross vehicle weight of between 6,000 and 14,000 pounds) as passenger vehicles to which the limitations on the depreciation allowed for luxury automobiles apply; (2) exempt vehicles used in a farm... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the incentive to purchase larger and luxury motor vehicles. |
SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY TO CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the Las Vegas Valley in the State of Nevada is the
fastest growing community in the United States;
(2) helicopter tour operations are conflicting with the
needs of long-esta... | Requires the Secretary of the Interior to convey a specified parcel of Federal land to Clark County, Nevada, for operation of a commercial heliport facility. Prohibits the disposal of such conveyed land by the County.
Establishes a conservation fee for, and restricts the flight path of, helicopter tours originating fr... | A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain public land in Clark County, Nevada, for use as a heliport. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fixing the Federal Voting Assistance
Program Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. APPOINTMENT AND QUALIFICATIONS OF PRESIDENTIAL DESIGNEE.
(a) In General.--Section 101(a) of the Uniformed and Overseas
Citizens Absentee Voting Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff(a)) is amended to ... | Fixing the Federal Voting Assistance Program Act of 2008 - Amends the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to require the presidential designee responsible for carrying out federal functions under the Act to have experience in election administration and be approved by the Senate.
Establishes the Overse... | To amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to require the Presidential designee responsible for carrying out Federal functions under the Act to have experience in election administration and be approved by the Senate, to establish the Overseas Voting Advisory Board to oversee the administration of... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTIONS.
(a) In General.--Title 18, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after chapter 73 the following:
``CHAPTER 74--PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTIONS
``... | Defines a "partial birth abortion" as an abortion in which the person performing the abortion deliberately and intentionally: (1) vaginally delivers some portion of an intact living fetus until the fetus is partially outside the body of the mother, for the purpose of performing an overt act that the person knows will k... | Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``VOW to Hire Heroes Extension Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF WORK OPPORTUNITY CREDIT FOR VETERANS.
(a) In General.--Subparagraph (B) of section 51(c)(4) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``after December
31, 2013.'' and i... | VOW to Hire Heroes Extension Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend through 2017 the work opportunity tax credit for hiring a qualified veteran (defined as an unemployed veteran who is certified as being a member of a family receiving food stamp assistance and who is entitled to compensation for ... | VOW to Hire Heroes Extension Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Armed Career Criminal Sentencing Act
of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Armed career criminals are certain individuals deemed
to be particularly culpable and dangerous because of their
prior crim... | Armed Career Criminal Sentencing Act of 2010 - Amends the federal criminal code to revise provisions relating to the sentencing of repeat offenders who commit a serious drug offense or a violent crime using a firearm that is punishable by imprisonment for a term of more than one year. Requires the United States Attorn... | A bill to amend section 924 of title 18, United States Code, to clarify and strengthen the armed career criminal provisions, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Religious Liberty Protection Act of
2000''.
SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF RELIGIOUS EXERCISE.
(a) General Rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b), a
government shall not substantially burden a person's religious
exercise--
(1) in a program or ... | Amends the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 to end its applicability to the States and to make it applicable only to the Federal Government, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and U.S. territories and possessions. Redefines (as used in such Act and defines for the purposes of this Act) exercise of religion... | Religious Liberty Protection Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Flood Insurance Choice Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. RIGHT TO OPT-OUT.
Section 102(c) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (42
U.S.C. 4012a(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Individual opt-out.--
... | Flood Insurance Choice Act of 2007 - Amends the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 to permit an individual homeowner not to purchase property flood insurance, even for property in a special flood hazard area, if he or she submits certain written certifications to the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management... | A bill to allow individuals to opt-out of the National Flood Insurance Program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Care Fraud and Abuse Act of
1994''.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL MONETARY SANCTIONS.
(a) Civil Sanctions.--Section 1128A of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1320a-7a) is amended--
(1) in subsections (a) and (b), by strik... | Health Care Fraud and Abuse Act of 1994 - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act to: (1) increase civil monetary penalties; (2) expand criminal penalties to include treble damages; (3) provide for the application of such sanctions to fraud and abuse involving any health benefit plan; and (4) include civil monetary... | Health Care Fraud and Abuse Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Cost of Higher
Education Review Act of 1997''.
(b) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) According to a report issued by the General Accounting
Office, tuition at 4-year public colleges and unive... | Cost of Higher Education Review Act of 1997 - Establishes a National Commission on the Cost of Higher Education to study and make recommendations to the President and the Congress regarding: (1) the increase in tuition compared with other commodities and services; (2) innovative methods of reducing or stabilizing tuit... | Cost of Higher Education Review Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Farm Preservation Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF GAIN FROM SALE OF CERTAIN FARMLAND.
(a) General Rule.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to items specifically excluded
from gross income) is amend... | Farm Preservation Act of 1997 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income the gain from the sale or exchange of farmland if there is a covenant prohibiting any use other than as farmland. Excludes from the gross estate the value of farmland if there is a covenant prohibiting any use other than as f... | Farm Preservation Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water
System Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) there are insufficient water supplies available to
residents of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in Monta... | Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act of 1996 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to plan, design, construct (including replacement of structures and equipment), operate, and maintain the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System. Directs the Secretary to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Fort Peck... | Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Voting Access Act''.
SEC. 2. REQUIRING STATES TO MEET STANDARDS FOR LOCATION AND OPERATION
OF POLLING PLACES USED IN ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL OFFICE.
(a) Establishment of Standards.--
(1) In general.--Title III of the Help America... | Voting Access Act This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require each state to comply with national standards established by the Election Assistance Commission for the location and operation of polling places used in elections for federal office. The Commission shall establish such standards and study in... | Voting Access Act |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
(a) The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The free exchange of ideas and information through
modern, reliable telecommunications equipment fosters the
development of democratic institutions, the promotion of free
market economic reforms, and the ... | Directs the Secretary of Commerce to propose to the Coordinating Committee for Multilateral Export Controls (COCOM) (or to its successor export control regime), and to any other export control regime which maintains controls on telecommunications equipment and technology, that exports of telecommunications technology f... | A bill to liberalize controls on the export of telecommunications equipment and technology in order to promote democracy and free communication and enhance economic competitiveness. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Regional Comprehensive Emergency
Preparedness, Coordination, and Recovery Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Responders to the terrorist attacks at the World Trade
Center, the ... | Regional Comprehensive Emergency Preparedness, Coordination, and Recovery Act of 2002 - Directs regional councils to convene: (1) all local governments, Federal, State, and private sector interests within a region to coordinate the development of emergency preparedness, response, mitigation, and recovery plans for the ... | To enhance homeland security by encouraging the development of regional comprehensive emergency preparedness and coordination plans. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Environmental Health and
Safety Risk Reduction Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) a growing body of scientific knowledge demonstrates
that children may suffer disproportionately from environmental
... | Children's Environmental Health and Safety Risk Reduction Act - Establishes the Task Force on Environmental Health and Safety Risks to Children to: (1) recommend to the President federal strategies for children's environmental health and safety; and (2) develop a proposed plan for use in ensuring that researchers and f... | A bill to provide for the establishment of a task force to address the environmental health and safety risks posed to children, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion
Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITING TAXPAYER FUNDED ABORTIONS AND PROVIDING FOR
CONSCIENCE PROTECTIONS.
Title 1 of the United States Code is amended by adding at the end
the following new chapter:
``CHAPTER 4--P... | No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act - Prohibits: (1) the expenditure of funds authorized or appropriated by federal law or funds in any trust fund to which funds are authorized or appropriated by federal law for any abortion or for health benefits coverage that includes coverage of abortion; (2) any tax benefits for a... | To prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and to provide for conscience protections, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Broad-Based Stock Option Plan
Transparency Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) innovation and entrepreneurship, particularly in the
high technology industry, helped propel the economic growth o... | Broad-Based Stock Option Plan Transparency Act of 2003 - Directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to require that certain mandatory periodic reports include detailed information regarding stock option plans, stock purchase plans, and other arrangements involving an employee acquisition of an equity interest... | A bill to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to require enhanced disclosures of employee stock options, to require a study on the economic impact of broad-based employee stock option plans, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``CHP Support Act''.
SEC. 2. CHP TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.
Section 375 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C.
6345) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 375. CHP TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.
``(a) Renaming... | CHP Support Act This bill amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to redesignate the Department of Energy's Clean Energy Application Centers as the CHP Technical Assistance Partnership Program. The program must encourage deployment of combined heat and power technologies and provide project specific support to bu... | CHP Support Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Berryessa Snow
Mountain National Conservation Area Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Establish... | Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area Act - Establishes the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area, to comprise approximately 319,300 acres of federal land within Napa, Lake, Mendocino, and Yolo Counties in California.
States that the purpose of the Conservation Area is the conservation, prot... | To designate the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area in the State of California, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United Nations Human Rights Council
Accountability Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Since its establishment in 2006, the United Nations
Human Rights Council has failed to meaningfully promote the
... | United Nations Human Rights Council Accountability Act - Provides that until the Secretary of State makes a specified certification to Congress: (1) the Secretary shall withhold from a U.S. contribution to a regular budget of the United Nations (U.N.) an amount equal to the amount that would be allocated for the United... | United Nations Human Rights Council Accountability Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Geothermal Energy Initiative Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The last national resource assessment of geothermal
energy resource sites in the United States was completed in
1978. Ther... | Geothermal Energy Initiative Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) review and publish annually the available assessments of geothermal energy resources available within the United States; and (2) undertake new assessments as necessary, taking into account changes in market conditions, available technolo... | To encourage greater use of geothermal energy resources. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) there is great disagreement concerning the causes of
the problem of epidemic drug addiction in the United States and
about the most effective way to reduce it;
(2) one of the factors which most inhibits an effective
... | Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into arrangements with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a comprehensive investigation of the effectiveness in reducing drug addiction of the various components of the Federal anti-drug program, including: (1) crop eradication; (2) crop substitution... | A bill to mandate a study of the effectiveness of a National Drug Strategy and to provide for an accounting of funds devoted to its implementation, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. NONREDUCTION IN PAY WHILE FEDERAL EMPLOYEE IS PERFORMING
ACTIVE SERVICE IN THE UNIFORMED SERVICES OR NATIONAL
GUARD.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Reservists Pay
Security Act of 2005''.
(b) In General.--Subchapter IV of chapter 55 of title 5, United ... | Reservists Pay Security Act of 2005 - Entitles Federal employees who are absent from their positions while on active duty in the uniformed services or the National Guard to receive the amount of their basic pay which, when taken together with their military pay and allowances, is no less than the amount of pay that the... | A bill to ensure that a Federal employee who takes leave without pay in order to perform service as a member of the uniformed services or member of the National Guard shall continue to receive pay in an amount which, when taken together with the pay and allowances such individual is receiving for such service, will be ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, REFERENCE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``S Corporation
Modernization Act of 2008''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or... | S Corporation Modernization Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise the tax treatment of S corporations by: (1) reducing from 10 to seven years the period during which S corporation built-in gains are subject to tax; (2) repealing mandatory termination of S corporation elections for excessive passive i... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for S corporation reform, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. PURPOSE.
It is the purpose of this Act to increase global stability and
security for the United States and the international community and
decrease trafficking and discrimination by reducing the number of
individuals who are de jure or de facto stateless and as a consequence
are unable to avail them... | States that: (1) it shall be U.S. policy that the President and the Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations work with the international community to increase political and financial support for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to prevent and resolve pro... | To increase global stability and security for the United States and the international community by reducing the number of individuals who are de jure or de facto stateless and at risk of being trafficked. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mike Mansfield Fellowship Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) because Senator Mike Mansfield served his country with
distinction and has had a lasting impact on America's
relationship with Japan during his... | Mike Mansfield Fellowship Act - Establishes the Mike Mansfield Fellowship Program. Requires the Director of the U.S. Information Agency (USIA) to make grants to the Mansfield Center for Pacific Affairs to award two-year fellowships to eligible Federal employees. Requires Mansfield Fellows to: (1) study the Japanese ... | Mike Mansfield Fellowship Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Environmentally Responsible
Windpower Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. LOCAL CONTROL FOR SITING OF WINDMILLS.
(a) Local Control.--Prior to the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission issuing to any onshore and above-water wind turbine project
its Exempt-Wholesale ... | Environmentally Responsible Windpower Act of 2005 - States that an onshore and above-water wind turbine project must file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) its Local Approval Authorization (a resolution of approval or denial from the local governing body and local senior executive) prior to FERC issu... | A bill to provide for local control for the siting of windmills. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Jackie Roosevelt Robinson was born on January 31, 1919,
in Cairo, Georgia, and was the youngest of 5 children.
(2) Jackie Robinson attended the University of California
Los Angeles where he starred in football... | Authorizes: (1) the President to present a gold medal, on behalf of Congress, to the family of Jackie Robinson in recognition of his contributions to the Nation; and (2) the Secretary of the Treasury to strike such medal and to strike and sell bronze duplicates.
Authorizes charging an amount to pay the cost of the gol... | A bill to award a congressional gold medal to Jackie Robinson (posthumously), in recognition of his many contributions to the Nation, and to express the sense of Congress that there should be a national day in recognition of Jackie Robinson. |
SECTION 1. BLOCK GRANT OPTIONS.
(a) State Options.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
each State shall notify the Secretary regarding the State's election to
receive the State's portion of the applicable funding described in
subsection (b) according to one of the following options:
(1) Sta... | Directs each State to notify the Secretary of Education regarding its election to receive its portion of certain education funding according to: (1) a State block grant option, through a State allotment based on State population of individuals aged five through 17; (2) a local block grant option, with the Secretary se... | To provide block grant options for certain education funding. |
SECTION 1. USE OF REPLACEMENT COST IN DETERMINING PREMIUM RATES.
(a) Study of Risk Rating Redesign Flood Insurance Premium Rating
Options.--
(1) Study.--The Administrator of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency shall conduct a study to--
(A) evaluate insurance industry ... | (Sec. 1) This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to incorporate the replacement cost value of a structure insured under the National Flood Insurance Program of 1968 in its consideration of chargeable premium rates. FEMA must conduct a study regarding risk rating redesign utilizing replacement c... | To require the use of replacement cost value in determining the premium rates for flood insurance coverage under the National Flood Insurance Act, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Private Property Rights Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the ownership of private property plays an important
role in the economic and social well-being of the Nation;
(2) the protection of priv... | Private Property Rights Act of 2001 - States that the policy of the Federal Government is to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public in a manner that, to the extent practicable, avoids takings of private property.Directs each Federal agency to: (1) complete a private property taking impact analysis before... | A bill to protect the property rights guaranteed by the fifth amendment to the Constitution by requiring Federal agencies to prepare private property taking impact analyses and by allowing expanded access to Federal courts. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Amend Misinterpreted Excessive
Regulation In Corporate America Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The stated intent of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 was
to restore confidence and integrity in our nation's fi... | Amend Misinterpreted Excessive Regulation In Corporate America Act - Amends the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to direct the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board to appoint an ombudsman to act as a liaison between the Board and any registered public accounting firm or issuer regarding: (1) issues or disputes concernin... | To reduce the unintended costs and burdens that the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 imposes on United States businesses, while maintaining that Act's goals of bolstering confidence in the integrity of publicly held companies. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Care for Working Families
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) every industrialized country in the world except the
United States guarantees the fundamental right to health care
to all its citizens;
... | Health Care for Working Families Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to establish a new title II, Health Benefits for Employees and Their Families.
Requires each large employer to: (1) offer to each of its employees the opportunity to enroll in a qualifying health benefit plan that provides cover... | Health Care for Working Families Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Personnel Financial
Services Education Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. CONSUMER EDUCATION FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND THEIR
SPOUSES ON INSURANCE AND OTHER FINANCIAL SERVICES.
(a) Education and Counseling Requirements.--
... | Military Personnel Financial Services Education Act of 2005 - Provides financial services and life insurance consumer education for members of the Armed Forces and their spouses, which shall be provided as a component of initial entry and recurring training. (Such training shall include information on financial service... | A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to enhance the protection of members of the Armed Forces and their spouses from unscrupulous financial services sales practices through increased consumer education, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Grants and Education To Tackle
Homeowner Exposure to Lead Ensuring America Drinks Only from Unpolluted
Taps Act of 2016'' or the ``GET THE LEAD OUT Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. REDUCING LEAD IN DRINKING WATER.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(... | Grants and Education To Tackle Homeowner Exposure to Lead Ensuring America Drinks Only from Unpolluted Taps Act of 2016 or the GET THE LEAD OUT Act of 2016 This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a grant program to provide assistance to eligible entities (i.e., certain water systems, n... | GET THE LEAD OUT Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Energy Jobs
Act of 2011''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
TITLE I--RENEWABLE FUELS
Sec. 101. Extension of biodiesel and renewable diesel inc... | Clean Energy Jobs Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2016: (1) the income and excise tax credits for biodiesel and renewable diesel used as fuel and for alcohol used as fuel, (2) the cellulosic biofuel producer tax credit, and (3) the reduced credit for ethanol blenders.
Amends the Harmon... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain renewable fuel tax incentives and to repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies. |
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