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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Methamphetamine Prevention Campaign
Grant Program Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) methamphetamine is a leading drug threat to the United
States;
(2) crime related to ... | Methamphetamine Prevention Campaign Grant Program Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Attorney General to make one-year matching grants to states, local governments, or private nonprofit organizations (eligible entities) to establish a methamphetamine prevention campaign which shall be aimed at teenagers. Authorizes the use o... | To establish a methamphetamine prevention campaign grant program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security and SSI AIDS
Disability Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. SPECIFIC ITEMS REQUIRED IN LISTING OF IMPAIRMENTS FOR
EVALUATION OF HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV)
INFECTION.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and H... | Social Security and SSI AIDS Disability Act of 1993 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to include specific items in any listing of impairments for the evaluation of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection used in making determinations of disability under titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disabil... | Social Security and SSI AIDS Disability Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Care Infant Mortality
Prevention Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) For millions of today's working families, child care is
an essential ingredient of their success. ... | Child Care Infant Mortality Prevention Act of 2013 - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to revise the requirements for a state plan to administer a child care development block grant. Requires the minimum health and safety training appropriate to a child care provider mandatory under state or... | Child Care Infant Mortality Prevention Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Cabin Fee Act of
2010''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Cabin user fees.
Sec. 4. Cabin transfer fees.
Se... | Cabin Fee Act of 2010 - Defines: (1) "cabin user fee" as the annual fee paid to the United States by a cabin owner pursuant to an authorization for the use and occupancy of a cabin on National Forest System land derived from the public domain; (2) "cabin owner" as a person authorized to use and occupy a cabin on Nation... | A bill to revise the Forest Service Recreation Residence Program as it applies to units of the National Forest System derived from the public domain by implementing a simple, equitable, and predictable procedure for determining cabin user fees, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hanford Land Management Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act:
(1) The term ``affected communities and Indian tribes''
means--
(A) the counties of Benton, Franklin, and Grant,
Washi... | Hanford Land Management Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) manage Federal lands, hazardous substances and radioactive materials at the Hanford Reservation (Reservation) in accordance with this Act and the environmental management plan prepared pursuant to it; (2) submit an environmental management plan for t... | Hanford Land Management Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Relief for Older Workers Act of
1991''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO DEDUCTIONS ON ACCOUNT OF WORK.
(a) In General.--Subsections (b), (c)(1), (d), (f), (h), (j), and
(k) of section 203 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 403) are
repeale... | Relief for Older Workers Act of 1991 (sic) - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to remove the limitation on the amount of outside income which a beneficiary may earn without incurring a reduction in benefits. | Relief for Older Workers Act of 1991 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States-Cuba Normalization Act
of 2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) with the end of the cold war and the collapse of the
Soviet Union, Cuba is no longer a threat to the United States
or the Western H... | United States-Cuba Normalization Act of 2013 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to repeal the embargo on trade with Cuba. Prohibits the exercise by the President with respect to Cuba of certain authorities conferred by the Trading With the Enemy Act and exercised on July 1, 1977, as a result of a specified nat... | United States-Cuba Normalization Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Secret Service
Retirement Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. RETIREMENT TREATMENT OF CERTAIN SECRET SERVICE EMPLOYEES.
(a) Definition.--In this Act, the term ``covered employee'' means
an individual who--
(1) was hired as a member of the ... | United States Secret Service Retirement Act of 2009 - Authorizes an individual who was hired as a member of the United States Secret Service Division or the United States Secret Service Uniformed Division from January 1, 1984, through December 31, 1986, who has actively performed duties other than clerical for 10 or mo... | A bill to provide that certain Secret Service employees may elect to transition to coverage under the District of Columbia Police and Fire Fighter Retirement and Disability System. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States-Israel Missile Defense
Cooperation Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The State of Israel remains under grave threat and
frequent attack from missiles, rockets, and mortar shells fired
... | United States-Israel Missile Defense Cooperation Act of 2013 - Authorizes the President, acting through the Secretary of Defense (DOD) and the Secretary of State, to provide assistance, upon request of the Israeli government, for the procurement of the Iron Dome anti-rocket defense system, as well as authorization for ... | United States-Israel Missile Defense Cooperation Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Career Transition Assistance Act of
1997''.
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FROM INCOME OF SEVERANCE PAYMENT AMOUNTS.
(a) In General.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to items specifically excluded
from gross inc... | Career Transition Assistance Act of 1997 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exclude from gross income a limited amount of qualified severance pay; and (2) permit a limited credit for qualified job training expenses for certain individuals over the age of 50 who have been laid off. | Career Transition Assistance Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Making Adoption Affordable Act of
2012''.
SEC. 2. EXPANDED TAX BENEFITS FOR ADOPTION MADE PERMANENT.
(a) Expansions Enacted in 2001 Made Permanent.--Section 901 of the
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 shall not
apply to the am... | Making Adoption Affordable Act of 2012 - Makes permanent provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 allowing an increased tax credit for adoption expenses and an increased exclusion from gross income for amounts paid by an employer for adoption expenses.
Amends the Internal Revenue Cod... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the expansion of tax benefits for adoption enacted in 2001 and to permanently reinstate the expansion of tax benefits for adoption enacted in 2010. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Debt Transparency and Accountability
Act''.
SEC. 2. SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY REPORT TO CONGRESS BEFORE REACHING
DEBT LIMIT.
(a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 31 of title 31, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end th... | Debt Transparency and Accountability Act This bill requires the Secretary of the Treasury to provide a report to Congress prior to any date on which Treasury anticipates the public debt will reach the statutory limit. The Secretary must appear before the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committe... | Debt Transparency and Accountability Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``SSI Savers Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN RESOURCE LIMITS; INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.
(a) Increase in Resource Limits.--Section 1611(a)(3) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382(a)(3)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A)--
... | SSI Savers Act of 2010 - Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to: (1) increase resource limits for aged, blind, or disabled individuals who do not have an eligible spouse; (2) require an inflation adjustment for such individuals, regardless of whether a spouse is eligible; (3... | To modify certain requirements for countable resources and income under the Supplemental Security Income program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Specialty Crop and Value-Added
Agriculture Promotion Act''.
SEC. 2. ANNUAL GRANTS TO STATES TO SUPPORT SPECIALTY CROP PRODUCERS.
(a) Availability and Purpose of Grants.--Subject to the
appropriation of funds to carry out this section, the Secretary of ... | Specialty Crop and Value-Added Agriculture Promotion Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to make annual State grants (based upon value of production) to enhance specialty crop competitiveness. Stipulates that such grants shall supplement and not replace State funds.
Defines "specialty crop" as any crop other th... | To support specialty crop producers and production in the United States, to improve the program of value-added agricultural product market development grants by routing the grant funds through State departments of agriculture, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Unemployment Compensation
Extension Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF CERTAIN UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.
(a) Emergency Unemployment Compensation.--Section 4007 of the
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-252; 26 U.S.C... | Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2009 - Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 with respect to the state-established individual emergency unemployment compensation account (EUCA). Extends the Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) program through December 31, 2010.
Amends the Assistanc... | To amend the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act and the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for the temporary extension of certain unemployment benefits and the temporary availability of further additional emergency unemployment compensation, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ACT OF 1958.
(a) Review Process.--Title IV of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958
(49 U.S.C. App. 1371-1389) is amended by adding at the end thereof the
following new section:
``SEC. 420. REVIEW OF CERTAIN ACQUISITIONS OF VOTING SECURITIES OF AIR
CARRIER... | Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit any person from acquiring 15 percent or more of the voting securities of a major air carrier or person who controls a major air carrier, unless such person complies with specified notification and waiting period requirements under the Act and the Secretary of Transpor... | To amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to provide for review of certain acquisitions of voting securities of air carriers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Firearms Dealer Penalty Flexibility
Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. SUSPENSION OF FIREARMS DEALER'S LICENSE AND CIVIL PENALTIES.
Section 923 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking
subsections (e) and (f) and inserting the following:
``(e) R... | Requires the Secretary, upon denying a license application, revoking or suspending a license, or assessing such a civil penalty, to provide written notice of such action to the affected party, which notice shall: (1) state specifically the grounds upon which such action was taken; and (2) with respect to a notice of l... | Firearms Dealer Penalty Flexibility Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hospital Stay Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. STANDARD RELATING TO HOSPITAL LENGTHS OF STAY.
(a) Group Health Plans.--
(1) Public health service act amendments.--
(A) In general.--Subpart 2 of part A of title XXVII
... | Hospital Stay Protection Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require group health plans and individual health insurance coverage to establish hospital lengths of stay based on a determination by an appropriate physician in consultation wit... | Hospital Stay Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Landowners Equal Treatment Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds and declares the following:
(1) The Secretary of the Interior, through the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service, recently d... | Landowners Equal Treatment Act of 1999 - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the head of an agency to make every possible effort to avoid, minimize, or mitigate impacts on non-Federal property that result from Federal use of the property (including constructive use) as a direct result of an agency acti... | Landowners Equal Treatment Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Project Ready STEM Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Minorities are seriously underrepresented in the
science and engineering workforce in the United States, with
only 4 pe... | Project Ready STEM Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to national intermediaries and, through them, subgrants to their community-based affiliates to operate after school, summer, and weekend programs that focus on science, technology, ... | To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award grants for science, technology, engineering, and math education programs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Capital Gains Sunset Act''.
SEC. 2. 100 PERCENT CAPITAL GAINS DEDUCTION.
(a) General Rule.--Section 1201 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 1201. CAPITAL GAINS DEDUCTION.
``(a) General Rule.--If for any taxa... | Capital Gains Sunset Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate taxes on capital gains after December 31, 2001. | Capital Gains Sunset Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Violent Crime Reduction Act of
2007''.
TITLE I--VIOLENT CRIME AND ANTI-GANG VIOLENCE REFORMS
SEC. 101. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR VIOLENT CRIMES IN AID OF RACKETEERING
ACTIVITY.
(a) Offense.--Section 1959(a) of title 18, United Sta... | Violent Crime Reduction Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) impose mandatory minimum prison terms for violent crimes committed to further racketeering activities; (2) increase penalties for using or carrying a firearm while committing a crime of violence or a drug trafficking crime; and (3) grant to ... | To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent gang crime, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Women and AIDS Research Initiative
Amendments of 1993''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF GENERAL PROGRAM OF RESEARCH REGARDING WOMEN
AND ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME.
Part B of title XXII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
800cc... | Women and AIDS Research Initiative Amendments of 1993 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish a program to conduct or support biomedical and behavioral research on cases of infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in women. Regulates clinical trials with women subjects. Mandates the conduct o... | Women and AIDS Research Initiative Amendments of 1993 |
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION.
Subject to section 2 and in accordance with the provisions of this
Act, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to
execute and implement the ``Contract Among the United States Bureau of
Reclamation, the California Department of Water Resources, and the
South Delta Wat... | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to implement a contract for the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of facilities in the South Delta, California. Provides implementation conditions, including requirements regarding: (1) environmental studies; (2) a Delta barrier facilities testing and monitoring pr... | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to cooperate and assist in environmental and other studies and to execute and implement a contract for the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of facilities in the South Delta, California, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prenatally Diagnosed Condition
Awareness Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Pregnant women who choose to undergo prenatal genetic
testing should have access to tim... | Prenatally Diagnosed Condition Awareness Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through either the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), or the Administrator of ... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the provision of scientifically sound information and support services to patients receiving a positive test diagnosis for Down syndrome or other prenatally diagnosed conditions. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Drain the Swamp Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. 5-YEAR POST-EMPLOYMENT BAN ON LOBBYING OF EXECUTIVE AND
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH BY ALL FORMER GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.
(a) 5-Year Post-Employment Ban on Lobbying of Executive and
Legislative Branch.--
... | Drain the Swamp Act of 2017 This bill increases the ban on certain former executive branch officials, Members of Congress, and legislative staff within five years of termination of employment to knowingly make, with the intent to influence, any communication or appearance before an officer or employee of the executive... | Drain the Swamp Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Expedited Consideration of Proposed
Revenue Amendments Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN PROPOSED RESCISSIONS.
(a) In General.--Part B of title X of the Congressional Budget and
Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 681 et s... | Expedited Consideration of Proposed Revenue Amendments Act of 1993 - Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to allow the President, not later than three days after the enactment of a law amending the Internal Revenue Code, to propose the repeal of any provision contained in that law by spec... | Expedited Consideration of Proposed Revenue Amendments Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Endangered Salmon and Fisheries
Predation Prevention Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) There are 13 groups of salmon and steelhead that are
listed as threatened species or endangered species under the
... | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act - Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to authorize the Secretary of the department in which the National Oceanic and At... | To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to reduce predation on endangered Columbia River salmon and other nonlisted species, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Computer Security Enhancement and
Research Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The National Institute of Standards and Technology has
responsibility for developing stand... | Computer Security Enhancement and Research Act of 2001 - Amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to: (1) establish a program to support research at institutions of higher education, for-profit research institution... | To amend the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to establish research programs to improve the security of networked information systems, to enhance the ability of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to improve computer security, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Low-Income Housing Revitalization
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) the United States faces an unprecedented crisis arising
from the rapid decline of affordable housing,
(2... | Low-Income Housing Revitalization Act - Amends Internal Revenue Code (IRC) provisions relating to the low-income housing credit to increase the credit from four percent to nine percent with respect to new buildings that are federally subsidized.
Extends the low-income housing credit permanently.
Amends IRC accounting... | Low-Income Housing Revitalization Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``John H. Chafee Blackstone River
Valley National Historical Park Establishment Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to establish the John H. Chafee
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park--
(1) to help preserve, protec... | John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park Establishment Act - Establishes the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park in the states of Massachusetts and Rhode Island as a unit of the National Park System.
Requires the Secretary of the Interior, through the National Park S... | To establish the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as ``Clarifying Commercial Real Estate
Loans''.
SEC. 2. CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN ACQUISITION, DEVELOPMENT, OR
CONSTRUCTION LOANS.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Act is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:
``SEC. 51. CAP... | Clarifying Commercial Real Estate Loans This bill amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to specify that a federal banking agency may not subject a depository institution to higher capital standards with respect to a high-volatility commercial real-estate (HVCRE) exposure unless the exposure is an HVCRE acquisition, ... | Clarifying Commercial Real Estate Loans |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Troops to Nurse Teachers Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. PROGRAMS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF NURSES WITHIN THE ARMED
FORCES.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may provide for the
carrying out of each of the programs described in subsection... | Troops to Nurse Teachers Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to carry out programs under which commissioned officers of the nurse corps: (1) serve as full-time faculty of accredited schools of nursing in exchange for additional service or in exchange for scholarships provided by the school to those accept... | To authorize programs to increase the number of nurses within the Armed Forces through assistance for service as nurse faculty or education as nurses, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Telehealth Validation Act
of 2002''.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION AND IMPROVEMENT OF TELEHEALTH SERVICES.
(a) Expanding Access to Telehealth Services Through The Use of
Store and Forward Technology.--The second sentence of section
1834(m)(1) of the Soci... | Medicare Telehealth Validation Act of 2002 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services (professional services furnished via a telecommunications system, including the asynchronous transmission of health care information in single or multimedia formats) under the Medic... | A bill to improve the provision of telehealth services under the medicare program, to provide grants for the development of telehealth networks, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sarah Weber Home Infusion Consumer
Protection Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. LICENSING OF PROVIDERS OF HOME INFUSION THERAPY SERVICES.
(a) Requirement.--No person shall provide (or arrange for the
provision of) home infusion therapy services in a State unless ... | Sarah Weber Home Infusion Consumer Protection Act of 1994 - Prohibits any: (1) person from providing home infusion therapy services in a State unless the person is licensed by the State to provide such services; and (2) State from licensing such a person unless the person meets licensing standards to be established by... | Sarah Weber Home Infusion Consumer Protection Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Second Chance for Ex-Offenders Act
of 2000''.
SEC. 2. EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS FOR CERTAIN NONVIOLENT
OFFENDERS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 229 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after subchapter C the followin... | Authorizes the Department of Justice to release an expunged record to Federal or State law enforcement agencies and U.S. attorneys and district attorneys for limited purposes.
Requires the restoration of expunged records of individuals subsequently convicted of any misdemeanor or felony in any U.S. court. | Second Chance for Ex-Offenders Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Distorting Subsidies Limitation Act
of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Competition among State and local governments for new
and existing businesses has become the rule rather than the
exception.... | Distorting Subsidies Limitation Act of 1997 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an excise tax on any person engaged in a trade or business who derives any benefit from any targeted subsidy provided by a State or local government. Defines such a subsidy as one which is designed to encourage a business to locat... | Distorting Subsidies Limitation Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Day Off Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(a) Eligible Employee.--
(1) In general.--The term ``eligible employee'' means an
employee who--
(A) is a veteran, as that term is defined in
... | Veterans Day Off Act - Entitles veterans who have been employed by an employer for at least 12 months, except those employed by a public agency, to leave from such employer on Veterans Day upon request if such veteran would otherwise be required to work on Veterans Day. Authorizes employers who employ 50 or more employ... | To require employers to provide veterans with time off on Veterans Day. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Partial Hospitalization
Stabilization and Integrity Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE PAYMENT FOR PARTIAL HOSPITALIZATION SERVICES.
(a) Establishment of New Payment Methodology.--Section 1833 of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l) is amended--
... | Partial Hospitalization Stabilization and Intregity Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish: (1) a payment system for partial hospitalization services, and (2) quality service criteria to measure the performance of pr... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to payment for partial hospitalization services under the Medicare program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Kids and Terrorism Preparedness
Act''.
SEC. 2. EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND RESCUE SERVICES FOR CHILDREN.
(a) In General.--Section 1910(a) of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 300w-9(a)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``may make grants to Sta... | Kids and Terrorism Preparedness Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to expand the emergency medical services for children grant program by including: (1) local government entities, Indian tribes, and nonprofit children's hospitals; (2) injury prevention activities and data collection; and (3) a longer time frame... | A bill to meet the needs of children when preparing for and responding to acts of terrorism. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Airport Improvement Program
Temporary Extension Act of 1994''.
TITLE I_AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
SEC. 101. AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION.
(a) Authorization._The second sentence of section 505(a) of the
Airport and Airwa... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Airport Improvement Program
Title II: Airport-Air Carrier Disputes Regarding Airport Fees
Title III: Reform of Air Traffic Control System
Title IV: Miscellaneous Provisions
Airport Improvement Program Temporary Extension Act of 1994 -
Title I: Airport Improveme... | Airport Improvement Program Temporary Extension Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the 3 elementary schools available for the children of
employees of Yosemite National Park are administered by the
Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary School District and the
Mariposa Unified School Distri... | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to provide funds to the Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary School District and the Mariposa Unified School District in California for educational services for students who: (1) are dependents of persons engaged in the administration, operation, and maintenance of Yosemite National... | A bill to provide for adequate school facilities in Yosemite National Park, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Family and Medical Leave
Act''.
SEC. 2. MILITARY FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE.
(a) Definitions.--Section 101 of the Family and Medical Leave Act
of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(14) Active duty... | Military Family and Medical Leave Act - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to entitle an eligible employee to up to 26 workweeks of leave during a 12-month period to care for a covered service member who is the employee's spouse, son, daughter, or parent.
Defines covered service member as a member of the ... | To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to expand family and medical leave for spouses, sons, daughters, and parents of servicemembers with combat-related injuries. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Veterans Affairs
Management Accountability Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS BONUS REVIEW BOARD.
(a) Establishment.--Chapter 7 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:... | Department of Veterans Affairs Management Accountability Act of 2007 - Establishes in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) a Bonus Review Board which shall review proposed ratings, bonuses, and pay adjustments for covered VA employees and make recommendations with respect to the award of such ratings, bonuses, and p... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a Bonus Review Board. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Senior Executive
Service Reform Act of 2003''.
(b) References.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever
in this title an amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment to a
section or other prov... | Senior Executive Service Reform Act of 2003 - Prohibits pay rates for members of the Senior Executive Service (SES) from being: (1) greater than that for level III of the Executive Schedule (ES); or (2) less the minimum rate of basic pay for senior level positions classified above GS-15. Requires each appointing author... | To provide for reform of the Senior Executive Service, adjustment in the rates of pay of certain positions, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Angler Preservation Act''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVING SCIENTIFIC REVIEW.
Section 302 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1852) is amended--
(1) in subsection (g)(1)(B)--
(A) by inser... | American Angler Preservation Act - Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to require each scientific and statistical committee of the eight Regional Fishery Management Councils to provide its respective Council with ongoing risk neutral scientific advice (current law does not specify that s... | To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to preserve jobs and coastal communities through transparency and accountability in fishery management, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Riverside School for the Arts Act of
2000''.
SEC. 2. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE RIVERSIDE SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The United States is home to the world's largest
entertain... | Requires the Partnership to: (1) consist of the Riverside Community College, the University of California at Riverside, and the Riverside County Office of Education; and (2) execute a memorandum of understanding concerning construction timelines and program development phases.
Authorizes appropriations. | Riverside School for the Arts Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mens Rea Reform Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. STATE OF MIND ELEMENT FOR CRIMINAL OFFENSES.
(a) Chapter 1 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``Sec. 28. State of mind when not otherwise specifically provided
``(a)... | Mens Rea Reform Act of 2015 This bill amends the federal criminal code to establish a default intent (state of mind)standardfor a federal criminal offense, unless the provision of law that defines such offense specifically provides otherwise. A federal criminal offense conviction under the default standard requires pro... | Mens Rea Reform Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Higher Education Preparation Program
Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Education.
(2) Secondary school.--The term ``secondary school'' has
... | Higher Education Preparation Program Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of Education to award: (1) a competitive grant to a nonprofit organization to develop a curriculum-based higher education preparation program curriculum for students in grades eight, nine, and ten; and (2) competitive grants to up to five State ed... | A bill to provide education to students in grades 8, 9, and 10 about the importance of higher education. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Club Drug Abuse
Reduction Act''.
TITLE I--INTERAGENCY CLUB DRUG TASK FORCE
SEC. 101. INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE.
(a) Establishment.--There is established a ``Club Drug Task Force''
(referred to in this title as the ``interagen... | Comprehensive Club Drug Abuse Reduction Act - Establishes the Club Drug Task Force, an interagency task force which shall have responsibility for designing, implementing, and evaluating the education and prevention and treatment practices and strategies of the Federal Government in conjunction with State, local, and co... | To establish a club drug taskforce, and to authorize grants to expand prevention efforts regarding the abuse of club drugs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Economic Stimulus Through Bonus
Depreciation Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. BONUS DEPRECIATION ALLOWANCE FOR CERTAIN BUSINESS ASSETS.
(a) In General.--Section 168 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to accelerated cost recovery system) is amended by... | Economic Stimulus Through Bonus Depreciation Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide a 50 percent bonus (first-year) deduction for qualified business property (including computer software) acquired or contracted for between September 11, 2001 and July 1, 2002, and placed in service before January 1, 2... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a bonus deduction for depreciable business assets. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Claims Act''.
SEC. 2. CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
Section 14010 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7
U.S.C. 2279-2) is amended--
(1) by striking the section enumerator and heading and a... | Fair Claims Act - Amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to require the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to: (1) accept or deny a formal civil rights complaint against USDA sent by registered mail or delivered in person within 45 days of receipt; and (2) resolve such claim within 270 days of receipt, with... | A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to acknowledge that the Department is considering or rejecting a civil rights claim not later than 45 days after receipt of the claim and, once considering a claim, to process all civil rights complaints within 270 da... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Art and Collectibles Capital Gains
Tax Treatment Parity Act''.
SEC. 2. CAPITAL GAINS TREATMENT FOR ART AND COLLECTIBLES.
(a) In General.--Section 1(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to maximum capital gains rate) is amended by striking ... | Art and Collectibles Capital Gains Tax Treatment Parity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) eliminate the 28% capital gains tax rate for collectibles, thus allowing gain from the sale of collectibles (including art works) to be taxed at the 15% tax rate applicable to other investment property; and (2) allow ... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide the same capital gains treatment for art and collectibles as for other investment property and to provide that a deduction equal to fair market value shall be allowed for charitable contributions of literacy, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions creat... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Government Employee Accountability
Act''.
SEC. 2. SUSPENSION FOR 14 DAYS OR LESS FOR SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE
EMPLOYEES.
Paragraph (1) of section 7501 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
``(1) `empl... | Government Employee Accountability Act - Sets forth investigative leave requirements for federal employees in the competitive service and Senior Executive Service (SES) career employees. Defines "investigative leave" as a temporary absence without duty for disciplinary reasons, for up to 90 days.
Authorizes a federal ... | To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for investigative leave requirements with respect to Senior Executive Service employees, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community and Rural Medical
Residency Preservation Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Medicare program has a long history of supporting
residency training in ambulatory sites. These sites include ... | Community and Rural Medical Residency Preservation Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to the counting of time spent in outpatient settings by full-time-equivalent residents in approved medical residency training programs, for purposes of direct graduate medical education... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify Congressional intent regarding the counting of residents in a nonhospital setting under the Medicare Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veteran Small Business Tax Credit
Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. VETERAN SMALL BUSINESS START-UP CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
the following new ... | Veteran Small Business Tax Credit Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a new business-related tax credit for the start-up expenses of a veteran-owned small business. The allowable amount of such credit is 15% of start-up expenditures that do not exceed $80,000. The credit is allowed to any i... | Veteran Small Business Tax Credit Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. REQUIRED NOTIFICATION OF SECTION 527 STATUS.
(a) In General.--Section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to political organizations) is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
``(i) Organizations Must Notify Secretary That They Are Section 527
Organizations.--
... | Makes information on organizations that file such notices, and such notices, publicly available. Prescribes monetary penalties for failures to meet certain public availability requirements.Grants existing organizations to whom this Act applies 30 days after this Act's enactment date to file a notice.Prescribes tax pena... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require 527 organizations to disclose their political activities. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Highlands Conservation Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to recognize the importance of the water, forest,
agricultural, wildlife, recreational, and cultural resources of the
Highlands region, and the national ... | Highlands Conservation Act - (Sec. 2) Sets forth the purposes of this Act, including authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial assistance to the States of Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania (Highland States) to preserve and protect high priority conservation land in the Highlands r... | To assist the States of Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania in conserving priority lands and natural resources in the Highlands region, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Great Ape Conservation Act of
2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) great ape populations have declined to the point that the
long-term survival of the species in the wild is in serious
jeopard... | Allows a project proposal to be submitted by: (1) any wildlife management authority of a country that has within its boundaries any part of the range of a great ape if such authority's activities affect a great ape population; (2) the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora Secre... | Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ruth Moore Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. REPORTS ON CLAIMS FOR DISABILITIES INCURRED OR AGGRAVATED BY
MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA.
(a) Annual Reports.--
(1) In general.--Subchapter VI of chapter 11 of title 38,
United States Code,... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 16, 2015. Ruth Moore Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to report to Congress, by December 1, 2015 and each year thereafter through 2019, on claims submitted during the previous fiscal year for dis... | Ruth Moore Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Eastern New Mexico Rural Water
System Authorization Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Authority.--The term ``Authority'' means the Eastern
New Mexico Rural Water Authority, an entity formed under State
law for th... | Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System Authorization Act - (Sec. 3) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial and technical assistance to the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority to assist in planning, designing, conducting preconstruction activities for, and constructing the Eastern New Mexico R... | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial assistance to the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority for the planning, design, and construction of the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Digital Divide Elimination Act of
2000''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR PURCHASE OF COMPUTERS BY LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS.
(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 a... | Extends and expands the deduction for charitable computer contributions to elementary and secondary schools. | Digital Divide Elimination Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Biological Agents Enhanced Penalties
and Control Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) certain biological agents have the potential to pose a
severe threat to public health and safety;
(2) such biologica... | Biological Agents Enhanced Penalties and Control Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to expand prohibitions with respect to biological weapons to include attempts, threats, and conspiracy to engage in the proscribed conduct. Authorizes the United States to obtain in a civil action an injunction against threats to e... | Biological Agents Enhanced Penalties and Control Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Environmental Technology Research
Integration and Coordination Act''.
SEC. 2. COORDINATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT.
(a) Interagency Coordination.--The Director of the Office of
Science and Technology Policy s... | Environmental Technology Research Integration and Coordination Act - Requires the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to take any action necessary to: (1) ensure the coordinated, interagency promotion of the research, development, and adoption of environmental technologies; and (2) develop prioriti... | Environmental Technology Research Integration and Coordination Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Working Families Tax Relief
Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. STATE AND LOCAL SALES TAX DEDUCTION MADE PERMANENT.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (5) of section 164(b) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subparagraph (I).
(b) Effec... | American Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the tax deductions for state and local sales taxes, qualified tuition and related expenses, and mortgage insurance premiums.
Modifies the first-time homebuyer tax credit by: (1) allowing all purchasers of a principal ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction for State and local sales tax, the deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses, and the deduction for mortgage interest premiums, and to modify to the homebuyer credit. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stephanie Tubbs Jones Gift of Life
Medal Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES GIFT OF LIFE
MEDAL.
(a) In General.--Subject to the provisions of this section and the
availability of funds under this Act, any organ dono... | Stephanie Tubbs Jones Gift of Life Medal Act of 2008 - Makes any organ donor, or the family of any organ donor, eligible for a Stephanie Tubbs Jones Gift of Life Medal.
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to direct the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network to establish an application procedure,... | To establish the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Gift of Life Medal for organ donors and the family of organ donors. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Land Reinvestment Act''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FROM LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION
FUND.
The Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 is amended--
(1) in section 1(b)(2) (16 U.S.C. 460l-4(b)(2)) by striking
... | Land Reinvestment Act - Amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to provide for the maintenance of certain Federal lands and waters.Eliminates instances in which certain appropriations from the Land and Water Conservation Fund can be used for: (1) acquisition; or (2) preacquisition work.Withdraws authori... | To amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund to limit the use of funds available from the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to use for maintenance. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Countering Iran in the Western
Hemisphere Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States has vital political, economic, and
security interests in the Western Hemisphere.
(2) Iran is pursuing cooper... | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 12, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere Act of 2012 - States that it is U.S. policy to use a comprehensive strategy to counter Iran's growing hostile presence in the Western Hemisp... | To provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter Iran's growing hostile presence and activity in the Western Hemisphere, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Supervisor Training Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. MANDATORY TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR SUPERVISORS.
(a) In General.--Section 4121 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by inserting before ``In consultation with'' the
followi... | Federal Supervisor Training Act of 2010 - Revises provisions relating to specific training programs for federal agency supervisors. Requires the head of each federal agency to establish: (1) a program to provide training to supervisors on developing and discussing relevant goals and objectives with the employee, commun... | To amend chapter 41 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for the establishment and authorization of funding for certain training programs for supervisors of Federal employees. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Peopling of America Theme Study
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) an important facet of the history of the United States
is the story of how the United States was populated;
(... | Peopling of America Theme Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to prepare and submit to Congress a national historic landmark theme study on the peopling of America to identify regions, areas, trails, districts, communities, sites, buildings, structures, objects, organizations, societies, and cultures that... | To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a theme study on the peopling of America, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) During the initial months after Virginia was settled,
the Rappahannocks had 3 encounters with Captain John Smith. The
first occurred when the Rappahannock weroance (headman)
traveled to Quiyocohannock (a principal tow... | Extends federal recognition to the Rappahannock Tribe, Inc., of Virginia. Makes the Tribe and its members eligible for all future services and benefits provided by the federal government to federally recognized tribes. Deems the Tribe's service area to be King and Queen, Caroline, and Essex, Spotsylvania, Stafford, and... | To extend Federal recognition to the Rappahannock Tribe, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Affordable Gas
Price Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Termination of restrictions on oil and natural gas development
on Fed... | Affordable Gas Price Act - Declares without force or effect all provisions of existing federal law that prohibit spending appropriated funds to conduct oil or natural gas leasing and preleasing activities for any area of the Outer Continental Shelf.
Revokes all existing withdrawals by the President under the authority... | To reduce the price of gasoline by allowing for offshore drilling, eliminating Federal obstacles to constructing refineries and providing incentives for investment in refineries, suspending Federal fuel taxes when gasoline prices reach a benchmark amount, and promoting free trade. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Breast Cancer Education and
Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009'' or ``EARLY Act''.
SEC. 2. YOUNG WOMEN'S BREAST CANCER AWARENESS AND SUPPORT.
Title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241 et seq.)
is amended by adding at the end ... | Breast Cancer Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009 or EARLY Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to conduct a national evidence-based education ca... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to increase awareness of the risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Make Every Vote Count Act''.
SEC. 2. VOTING MODERNIZATION PROGRAM.
(a) Grants Authorized.--The Federal Election Commission (referred
to in this Act as the ``Commission'') is authorized to award matching
grants to encourage States and local voting areas... | Make Every Vote Count Act - Authorizes the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to award matching grants to encourage States and local voting areas to modernize applicable voting systems and to enhance voter participation.Amends the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 to provide that, for purposes of voting fo... | A bill to establish a grant program administered by the Federal Election Commission for the purpose of assisting States to upgrade voting systems to use more advanced and accurate voting devices and to enhance participation by military personnel in national elections. |
short title
Section 1. This Act may be cited as the ``Mowa Band of Choctaw
Indians Recognition Act''.
federal recognition
Sec. 2. Federal recognition is hereby extended to the Mowa Band of
Choctaw Indians of Alabama. All Federal laws of general application to
Indians and Indian t... | Mowa Band of Choctaw Indians Recognition Act - Extends Federal recognition and associated services and benefits to the Mowa Band of Choctaw Indians of Alabama. Restores Federal rights and privileges abrogated by earlier statutes.
Approves and ratifies the cession to the United States of all historical tribal lands of... | Mowa Band of Choctaw Indians Recognition Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Combating Anti-Semitism Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. REPORTS.
Section 4 of the Global Anti-Semitism Review Act of 2004 (Public
Law 108-332) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 4. REPORTS AND BRIEFS.
``(a) Reports.--Not later than one year after the d... | Combating Anti-Semitism Act of 2010 - Amends the Global Anti-Semitism Review Act of 2004 to revise substantive and periodic reporting provisions.
Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to provide that the Office to Monitor and Combat anti-Semitism shall be headed by the Ambassador at Large for Monit... | To amend the Global Anti-Semitism Review Act of 2004 and the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to provide for additional reporting and briefing on anti-Semitism around the world and on Department of State actions to monitor and combat anti-Semitism, funding the Office to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, t... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Morris K. Udall Scholarship and
Excellence in National Environmental Policy Amendments Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. SHORT TITLE.
Section 1 of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in
National Environmental and Native American Public Policy Act of 19... | Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Amendments Act of 2009 - Amends the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992 to rename: (1) the Act, the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act; (2) the Morr... | A bill to amend the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992 to honor the legacy of Stewart L. Udall, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) On June 25, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued
Executive Order No. 8802 establishing the Fair Employment Practices
Commission and opening the doors for the very first African-
Americans to enlist in the United States Mar... | Authorizes the award of a single Congressional Gold Medal to collectively honor the Montford Point Marines, U.S. Marine Corps, in recognition of their dedicated service during World War II. (Camp Montford Point, North Carolina, was the site for the training of the first African-American Marines.)
Permits the Secretary... | To grant the congressional gold medal to the Montford Point Marines. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Guard and Reservists Education
Improvement Act''.
SEC. 2. CONSOLIDATION OF CERTAIN ELIGIBILITY TIERS UNDER POST-9/11
EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a) Entitlement.--Section 3311(b) of... | Guard and Reservists Education Improvement Act This bill revises eligibility for, and the amounts of, Department of Veterans Affairs post-9/11 educational assistance based on a service member's active duty service, excluding training. Full benefits are available for service members who serve 36 months on active duty, a... | Guard and Reservists Education Improvement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Royalty Relief for American
Consumers Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY FOR NEW LEASES AND THE TRANSFER OF LEASES.
(a) Issuance of New Leases.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall not issue any new
lease that authorizes the produ... | Royalty Relief for American Consumers Act of 2010 - Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from issuing a new lease that authorizes the production of oil or natural gas under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) to certain lessees or persons unless such lessee or person has renegotiated each covered lease to ... | A bill to provide royalty relief, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Savings Advancement and Enhancement
(SAVE) Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME FROM TAX.
(a) In General.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to amounts specifically ... | Savings Advancement and Enhancement (SAVE) Act of 1998 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from individual gross income up to $250 ($500 for joint filers) of the sum of dividends from domestic corporations or interest. Sets forth related provisions with respect to: (1) distributions from regulated investm... | Savings Advancement and Enhancement (SAVE) Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Family Farm Safety
Net Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Permanent availability of marketing assistance loans.
Sec. 3. Est... | Increases program loan rates for wheat, corn, upland cotton. extra long staple cotton, rice, soybeans, and other oil seeds. Establishes individual loan rates for grain sorghum, oats, and barley.
Increases loan duration to 20 months, and authorizes extensions.
Provides recourse loans to producers otherwise prevented by... | Family Farm Safety Net Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Northern Cheyenne Land Consolidation
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) in 1877, the United States forcibly relocated members
of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe from the Montana Territory to
Oklahoma;
... | Northern Cheyenne Land Consolidation Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, if Great Northern Properties conveys to the Northern Cheyenne Indian Tribe all its mineral interests underlying specified tracts of land in Montana within the Tribe's reservation (the Cheyenne tracts), to convey to Great Northern Properti... | A bill to settle claims of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe by authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to convey mineral rights in the State of Montana, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protection of United States Troops
From Foreign Prosecution Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1)(A) A treaty is a contract between sovereign nations
and, like a private contract, cannot force a nati... | Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should inform both allies and adversaries of the United States that ratification of the ICC Treaty will be considered an unfriendly act directed at the United States, and will adversely affect bilateral relations between the United States and that country.
Amends the F... | Protection of United States Troops From Foreign Prosecution Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Transparency in Regulatory Analysis
of Impacts on the Nation Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. COMMITTEE FOR THE CUMULATIVE ANALYSIS OF REGULATIONS THAT
IMPACT ENERGY AND MANUFACTURING IN THE UNITED STATES.
(a) Establishment.--The President shall es... | Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation Act of 2011 - Requires the President to establish the Committee for the Cumulative Analysis of Regulations that Impact Energy and Manufacturing in the United States to analyze and report on the cumulative and incremental impacts of covered rules and actions o... | To require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Minority Business
Enterprise Incubator Program Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES OF NATIONAL MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE INCUBATOR
PROGRAM.
The purposes of the National Minority Business Enterprise Incubator
Program are--
(1)... | National Minority Business Enterprise Incubator Program Act - Authorizes the National Director of the Department of Commerce's Minority Business Development Agency to make grants to certain organizations (e.g., public charities, business leagues, small business development centers, colleges or universities) to establis... | To establish the National Minority Business Enterprise Incubator Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Children From Internet
Pornographers Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINANCIAL FACILITATION OF ACCESS TO CHILD PORNOGRAPHY.
(a) Offense.--Chapter 95 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1960A. Financi... | Protecting Children From Internet Pornographers Act of 2011 - (Sec. 2) Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit knowingly conducting in interstate or foreign commerce a financial transaction that will facilitate access to, or the possession of, child pornography. Makes this prohibition inapplicable to a financial t... | To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to child pornography and child exploitation offenses. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Employee Accountability Act
of 2016'' or ``FEAA''.
SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN GRADE OR PAY OR REMOVAL FOR MISCONDUCT OR
PERFORMANCE OF EMPLOYEES IN THE CIVIL SERVICE.
(a) In General.--Chapter 75 of title 5, United States Code, is
amend... | Federal Employee Accountability Act of 2016 or FEAA This bill allows federal agencies, under Office of Personnel Management regulations, to remove certain employees from civil service or to reduce their grade or pay. An employee may appeal within 7 days to the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), which must refer the... | FEAA |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Afghan Women Security and Freedom
Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Taliban regime denied women in Afghanistan the most
basic human rights, including the rights to work, to an
e... | Afghan Women Security and Freedom Act of 2004 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the international community should commit substantial resources, including peacekeeping forces, for protecting the rights of women, reestablishing democracy, and eliminating terrorism in Afghanistan; (2) the United States should s... | A bill to provide assistance and security for women and children in Afghanistan and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Crime Victims Restitution Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. ORDER OF RESTITUTION.
Section 3663 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``may order'' and inserting ``shall
... | Crime Victims Restitution Act of 1995 - Amends the Federal criminal code to require (current law authorizes) the court to order restitution of the victim when a convicted defendant is being sentenced for specified offenses. Authorizes a court to order restitution of any person who, as shown by a preponderance of the e... | Crime Victims Restitution Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commission on International
Coordination of Financial Regulation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress hereby finds the following:
(1) Innovation in financial services and products is
outpacing the ability... | Commission on International Coordination of Financial Regulation Act - Establishes the Commission on International Coordination of Financial Regulation to: (1) identify the various regulatory bodies and mechanisms pertaining to international capital markets, including those used by governments to manage international ... | Commission on International Coordination of Financial Regulation Act |
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT.
Chapter 23 of title 36, United States Code, is amended to read as
follows:
``CHAPTER 23--UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM
``Sec.2301.Establishment of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum;
functions.
``Sec.2302.Functions of the Council; membership.
``Sec.23... | Continues the Council, but transfers some of its functions to the Museum.Directs the Chairperson of the Council to appoint a Museum Director who will be the Museum's chief executive officer and serve at the Council's pleasure. (Current law provides, instead, for appointment of an Executive Director of the Council.)Requ... | To authorize appropriations for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Bombing Prevention Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. BOMBING PREVENTION.
(a) In General.--Subtitle A of title II of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
``SEC. 210F. OFFICE ... | National Bombing Prevention Act of 2008 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish within the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Protective Security Coordination Division of the Office of Infrastructure Protection an Office for Bombing Prevention t... | To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Office for Bombing Prevention, to address terrorist explosive threats, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. CAPITAL GAINS DEDUCTION.
(a) General Rule.--Part I of subchapter P of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to treatment of capital gains)
is amended to read as follows:
``PART I--TREATMENT OF CAPITAL GAINS
``Sec. 1201. Capital gains... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a 30 percent income tax deduction for the net capital gain of both corporate and noncorporate taxpayers. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 30-percent capital gains deduction for both corporate and noncorporate taxpayers. |
SECTION 1. REDUCTION OF ENGINE IDLING OF HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
(2) Advanced truck stop electrification system.--The term
``advan... | Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) review and update mobile source air emission models to determine whether they accurately reflect the emissions resulting from long-duration idling of heavy-duty vehicles and other vehicles and engines; (2) review emission reductions achieved... | To establish a program to support deployment of idle reduction and energy conservation technologies for heavy-duty vehicles, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Systematic Application of Value
Engineering Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. VALUE ENGINEERING REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL AGENCIES.
(a) In General.--Federal agencies shall apply value engineering
consistent with subsection (b)(2) to, at a minimum, identify and
im... | Systematic Application of Value Engineering Act of 1995 - Requires Federal agencies to apply value engineering, at a minimum, to identify and implement opportunities to reduce capital and operation costs and improve and maintain optimum quality of construction, administrative, program, acquisition, and grant projects. ... | Systematic Application of Value Engineering Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Oil Company Acountability Act''.
SEC. 2. ENERGY TAX REBATE.
(a) In General.--Subchapter B of chapter 65 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to rules of special application in the case of
abatements, credits, and refunds) is amended by adding... | Oil Company Accountability Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) grant individual taxpayers with adjusted gross incomes of not more than $120,000 a $500 tax rebate in 2006; (2) require large integrated oil companies to make certain adjustments to the value of their LIFO inventories of crude oil, natural gas, o... | A bill to provide an immediate Federal income tax rebate to help taxpayers with higher fuel costs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Presidential Threat Protection Act
of 2000''.
SEC. 2. REVISION OF SECTION 879 OF TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE.
(a) In General.--Section 879 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by striking ``or'' at the end of subsection (a)(2);
... | (Sec. 3) Authorizes the Secret Service, at the direction of: (1) the President, under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, to participate in the planning, coordination, and implementation of security operations at events or gatherings of national significance; and (2) the Secretary, to establish the National... | Presidential Threat Protection Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Marine Aquaculture Enhancement Act
of 1994''.
SEC. 2. MARINE AQUACULTURE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY
TRANSFER PROGRAM.
The National Sea Grant College Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1121 et seq.)
is amended by inserting after section 20... | Marine Aquaculture Enhancement Act of 1994 - Amends the National Sea Grant College Program Act to include a marine aquaculture research, development, and technology transfer program. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to make grants, enter into contracts, and engage in specified other activities under such program to f... | Marine Aquaculture Enhancement Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This bill shall be called the ``National Petroleum Reserve Alaska
Access Act''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS AND REAFFIRMING NATIONAL POLICY FOR THE
NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE IN ALASKA.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the National Petroleum Reserve in ... | National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act - (Sec. 2) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the National Petroleum Reserve (NPR) in Alaska remains explicitly designated to provide oil and natural gas resources to the United States, and (2) it is national policy to actively advance oil and gas development within t... | To amend the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an expeditious program of competitive leasing of oil and gas in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, including at least one lease sale in the Reserve each year in the period 2011 through 2021, and for ot... |
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