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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Opioid Management and
Bundled Addiction Treatment Act of 2018'' or the ``COMBAT Act of
2018''.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF CERTAIN SERVICES FURNISHED BY OPIOID
TREATMENT PROGRAMS.
(a) Coverage.--Section 1861(s)(2) of the S... | Comprehensive Opioid Management and Bundled Addiction Treatment Act of 2018 or the COMBAT Act of 2018 This bill provides for coverage and payment of specified opioid-treatment program services under the Medicare program. | Comprehensive Opioid Management and Bundled Addiction Treatment Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Retired Pay Restoration Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY FOR PAYMENT OF BOTH RETIRED PAY AND VETERANS'
DISABILITY COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN MILITARY RETIREES
WITH COMPENSABLE SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES.
(a) Extension o... | Retired Pay Restoration Act of 2005 - Allows the receipt of both military retired pay and veterans' disability compensation with respect to any service-connected disability (currently, only a disability rated at 50 percent or more).
Makes the 2004 through 2013 phase-in limitations for the concurrent receipt of such pa... | To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit certain retired members of the uniformed services who have a service-connected disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of military service or Combat-Re... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Coal-to-Liquid Fuel Energy Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Coal-to-liquid.--The term ``coal-to-liquid'' means--
(A) with respect to a process or technology, the
use of a feedstock, th... | Coal-to-Liquid Fuel Energy Act of 2007 - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to include among the projects eligible for Department of Energy (DOE) loan guarantees large-scale coal-to-liquid facilities that use a feedstock, the majority of which is domestic coal resources, to produce at least 10,000 barrels a day of li... | A bill to promote coal-to-liquid fuel activities. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bailout Prevention Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. DISCOUNTS FOR INDIVIDUALS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND CORPORATIONS.
Section 13(3)(B) of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 343(3)(B))
is amended by striking clauses (ii) and (iii) and inserting the
following:
... | Bailout Prevention Act of 2015 This bill amends the Federal Reserve Act, with respect to the discounting of obligations arising out of actual commercial transactions, to declare a borrower ineligible to borrow from any emergency lending program or facility unless the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and... | Bailout Prevention Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``No Exemption for Washington from
Obamacare Act''.
SEC. 2. HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND
MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH.
Section 1312(d)(3)(D) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act (42 U.S.C. 1... | No Exemption for Washington from Obamacare Act Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to extend the requirement for participation in the American Health Benefit Exchange (a state health insurance exchange created by PPACA) to the President, Vice President, executive branch political appointees, a... | No Exemption for Washington from Obamacare Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Act for
Responsible Employment of 2007'' or the ``CARE Act of 2007''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short Title; Table of Contents.
Sec. 2. Revised Age R... | Children's Act for Responsible Employment of 2007 or the CARE Act of 2007 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to repeal certain exemptions from child labor prohibitions for agricultural employment.
Allows an exemption only if: (1) the agricultural employment of an individual under 16 occurs outside o... | To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase penalties for violations of child labor laws, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Seasonal Influenza and Pandemic
Preparation Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FREE INFLUENZA VACCINE PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a national
voluntary influenza vaccination program for adults and children under
which any individual ... | Seasonal Influenza and Pandemic Preparation Act of 2005 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a national voluntary influenza vaccination program to provide free influenza vaccines. Requires the Secretary to reimburse participating entities for the cost of administering such vaccines.
Requi... | A bill to provide for the establishment of programs and activities to increase influenza vaccination rates through the provision of free vaccines. |
SECTION 1. ROLLOVER OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED IN AIRLINE CARRIER BANKRUPTCY.
(a) General Rules.--
(1) Rollover of airline payment amount.--If a qualified
airline employee receives any airline payment amount and
transfers any portion of such amount to a traditional IRA
within 180 da... | Allows commercial airline employees who were participants in a tax-exempt defined benefit pension plan of a commercial airline that was terminated or otherwise restricted to transfer to a traditional individual retirement account (IRA) any amount received from the airline resulting from a bankruptcy proceeding filed af... | To provide for rollover treatment to traditional IRAs of amounts received in airline carrier bankruptcy. |
SECTION 1. INTERNATIONAL CLEAN TECHNOLOGY FUND.
(a) In General.--The Bretton Woods Agreements Act (22 U.S.C. 286-
286oo) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 64. CLEAN TECHNOLOGY FUND.
``(a) Contribution Authority.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury may
c... | Amends the Bretton Woods Agreements Act to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to contribute to a Clean Technology Fund to promote accelerated deployment in developing countries of technologies designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Requires that such Fund be established and administered by the International... | To authorize United States participation in, and appropriations for the United States contribution to, an international clean technology fund, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Northern Cheyenne Lands Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Northern Cheyenne Tribe has depended on its lands
and land-based resources to support its way of life since time
immemorial.
... | Northern Cheyenne Lands Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to take approximately 1,568 acres of land in Montana into trust for the Northern Cheyenne Tribe. Requires Great Northern Properties to convey to the Tribe its coal and iron ore mineral interests underlying the land on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation... | Northern Cheyenne Lands Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``COPS Improvements Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. COPS GRANT IMPROVEMENTS.
(a) In General.--Section 1701 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd) is amended--
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
... | COPS Improvements Act of 2007 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to expand the authority of the Attorney General to make grants for public safety and community policing programs (COPS ON THE BEAT or COPS program). Revises grant purposes to provide for: (1) the hiring or training of... | To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Jackie Robinson Commemorative Coin
Act''.
SEC. 2. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
(a) $1 Silver Coins.--In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of
the breaking of the color barrier in major league baseball by Jackie
Robinson and the legacy that Jackie Robinson ... | Jackie Robinson Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) mint and issue one-dollar silver coins emblematic of Jackie Robinson in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the breaking of the color barrier in major league baseball; and (2) distribute surcharge proceeds to the Jackie Robinso... | Jackie Robinson Commemorative Coin Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public Safety Employer-Employee
Cooperation Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. DECLARATION OF PURPOSE AND POLICY.
The Congress declares that the following is the policy of the
United States:
(1) Labor-management relationships and partnerships are
... | Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2003 - Provides collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments.
(Sec. 2) Sets forth a declaration of U.S. policy regarding the need for: (1) labor-management cooperation in public safety agencies; (2) encouraging concil... | A bill to provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Price Gouging Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. PRICE GOUGING PROHIBITION FOLLOWING MAJOR DISASTERS.
The Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating sections 25 and 26 (15 U.S.C. 57c, 58)
as sections 2... | Price Gouging Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to direct the Federal Trade Commission to: (1) consult with certain senior law enforcement officials following the declaration of a major disaster by the President in order to determine whether any supplier is charging unconscionably excessive prices f... | A bill to prohibit price gouging relating to gasoline and diesel fuels in areas affected by major disasters. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State Partnership Program
Enhancement Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF NATIONAL GUARD STATE PARTNERSHIP
PROGRAM.
(a) Authority.--Subsection (a)(1) of section 1205 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Y... | State Partnership Program Enhancement Act of 2015 Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 to revise and extend indefinitely the authority of the Department of Defense (DOD) to establish exchange programs for members of the National Guard under the National Guard State Partnership Program (SPP... | State Partnership Program Enhancement Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Home Energy Affordability Tax Relief
Act of 2008'' or the ``HEATR Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. REFUNDABLE CREDIT FOR RESIDENTIAL ENERGY COSTS.
(a) In General.--Subchapter B of chapter 65 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to rules of special appl... | Home Energy Affordability Tax Relief Act of 2008 or the HEATR Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers an income-based refundable tax credit for residential energy costs. Limits such credit to the lesser of 33% of such costs or $500. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a refundable credit against income tax to assist individuals with high residential energy costs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency
Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Extension of the Temporary Extended Unemploy... | Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 - Amends the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (TEUCA, which is title II of the Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act of 2002, PL107-147) to extend the TEUCA program through weeks of unemployment ending before July 1, 2003 (currently January 1, 200... | A bill to provide economic security for America's workers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Great Ape Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Advances in scientific knowledge reveal that our
nearest living relatives, great apes (including chimpanzees,
bonobos... | Great Ape Protection Act - Prohibits: (1) persons from conducting invasive research on great apes; (2) federal funds from being used to conduct such research; (3) persons from knowingly importing, exporting, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, renting, loaning, purchasing, or selling great apes for... | To prohibit the conducting of invasive research on great apes, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Earmark Elimination Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITING CONSIDERATION OF LEGISLATION CONTAINING EARMARKS.
(a) Prohibition.--
(1) In general.--It shall not be in order in the House of
Representatives to consider any bill, joint resolut... | Earmark Elimination Act of 2018 This bill establishes a point of order in the House of Representatives against considering legislation that contains a congressional earmark, limited tax benefit, or limited tariff benefit, as defined by the bill. If the point of order is successfully raised and sustained, the congressi... | Earmark Elimination Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. TIPS RECEIVED FOR CERTAIN SERVICES NOT SUBJECT TO INCOME OR
EMPLOYMENT TAXES.
(a) In General.--Section 102 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to gifts and inheritances) is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
``(d) Tips Received for Certain Services... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat the first $10,000 of tips received for cosmetology, hospitality (including lodging and food and beverage services), recreation, taxi, newspaper delivery, and shoe shine services as property transferred by gift, thus exempting such tips from income, employment, and unemployment ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that tips received for certain services shall not be subject to income or employment taxes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State Criminal Alien Assistance
Program II and Local Medical Emergency Reimbursement Act''.
TITLE I--STATE CRIMINAL ALIEN ASSISTANCE PROGRAM II
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State Criminal Alien Assistance
Program II ... | Defines such costs as: (1) court costs, county attorney costs, and non-trial criminal proceedings; (2) indigent defense; and (3) unsupervised probation costs. Authorizes appropriations.
Provides for the reimbursement of States for costs of incarcerating juvenile aliens.
Provides that reimbursement of States for incarce... | State Criminal Alien Assistance Program II and Local Medical Emergency Reimbursement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``MRSA Infection Prevention and
Patient Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Acute care hospital.--The term ``acute care hospital''
means a hospital that maintains and operates an emergency room
(including ... | MRSA Infection Prevention and Patient Protection Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate regulations that: (1) define "MRSA" (methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus); (2) provide a list of best practices for antibiotic resistant staphylococcus; (3) define "high risk hospital departme... | A bill to prevent health care facility-acquired infections. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Openness in Political Expenditures
Now Act'' or the ``OPEN Act''.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE BY CORPORATIONS AND LABOR ORGANIZATIONS TO
SHAREHOLDERS AND MEMBERS OF DISBURSEMENTS FOR POLITICAL
ACTIVITY.
(a) Disclosure Required.--Tit... | Openness in Political Expenditures Now Act or OPEN Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require a corporation which submits regular, periodic reports to its shareholders and a labor organization which submits similar reports to its members to include in each such report specified information on dis... | OPEN Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Under section 2576a of title 10, United States Code,
the Department of Defense is authorized to provide excess
property t... | Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act This bill revises the authority of the Department of Defense (DOD) to transfer excess personal property to federal and state law enforcement agencies. DOD's authority to transfer property for counter-drug activities is eliminated. DOD property recipients must: (1) provide DOD wit... | Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Securities Litigation Attorney
Accountability and Transparency Act''.
SEC. 2. LOSING PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY PAYS.
(a) Securities Exchange Act of 1934.--Section 21D(c) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78u-4(c)) is amended by
adding at th... | Securities Litigation Attorney Accountability and Transparency Act - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Securities Act of 1933 to state that, in any private action in which the court enters a final judgment against plaintiff on the basis of a motion to dismiss, motion for summary judgment, or a trial on... | To protect investors by fostering transparency and accountability of attorneys in private securities litigation. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Eightmile Wild and Scenic River
Act''.
SEC. 2. WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATION, EIGHTMILE RIVER,
CONNECTICUT.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the Eightmile River Wild and Scenic River Study Act of
2001 (Pub... | Eightmile Wild and Scenic River Act - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (the Act) to designate specified segments in the Eightmile River in Connecticut as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
Requires the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) manage Eightmile River in accordance with the Eightmile... | A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of the Eightmile River in the State of Connecticut as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Assistant United States Attorneys
Retirement Benefit Equity Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS.
(a) Civil Service Retirement System.--
(1) Inclusion in definition of a law enforcement officer.--
Par... | Assistant United States Attorneys Retirement Benefit Equity Act of 1998 - Makes applicable to Assistant United States Attorneys the provisions of the Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees Retirement System that apply to law enforcement officers.
Directs the Department of Justice to provide notice t... | Assistant United States Attorneys Retirement Benefit Equity Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND REFERENCE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Pay Act of
1995''.
(b) Reference.--Except as provided in section 8, whenever in this
Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or
repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shal... | Fair Pay Act of 1995 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages on account of sex, race, or national origin. (Allows payment of different wages under seniority systems, merit systems, or systems that measure earnings by quantity or quality of production.)
Directs ... | Fair Pay Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Telephone Records
Protection Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) customer telephone records may be accessed without
authorization of the customer by--
(A) an employee of the teleph... | Consumer Telephone Records Protection Act of 2007 - Makes it unlawful for any person in interstate commerce to knowingly and intentionally: (1) obtain confidential phone records information under false pretenses; (2) sell or transfer confidential phone records information without prior authorization from the customer; ... | To prohibit the obtaining of customer information from telecommunications carriers by false pretenses, and the sale or disclosure of such records obtained by false pretenses. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Modernizing the Interstate Placement
of Children in Foster Care Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) when a child in foster care cannot return safely home,
the child deserves to be placed in a setting that is best ... | Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster Care Act This bill amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require the procedures a state must have in effect for the orderly and timely interstate placement of children to include an electronic interstate c... | Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster Care Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Export Promotion Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Exporting goods and services is a critical part of the
United States economy. A recent study by the International
Trade Administration recently foun... | Export Promotion Act This bill establishes the Export Promotion Agency in the Department of Commerce. The bill designates the functions, responsibilities, organizational structure, and reporting requirements of the agency. The bill terminates the following entities and programs and transfers their functions to the agen... | Export Promotion Act |
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF THE MILITARY SELECTIVE SERVICE ACT.
(a) Repeal.--The Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. App. 451
et seq.) is repealed.
(b) Transfers in Connection With Repeal.--Notwithstanding the
proviso in section 10(a)(4) of the Military Selective Service Act (50
U.S.C. App. 460(a)(4)), the O... | Repeals the Military Selective Service Act.
Bars the reestablishment of the Office of Selective Service Records.
Requires: (1) the transfer to the Administrator of General Services of the assets, property, and records held by, and the unexpended balances of any appropriations available to, the Selective Service Syst... | To repeal the Military Selective Service Act. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Prevention Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is the leading known cause of
mental retardation, and it is 100 percent preventable;
(2) each year... | Comprehensive Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Prevention Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish: (1) a comprehensive program to prevent Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effects and coordinate related Federal efforts; and (2) an Inter-Agency Task Force on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effects... | Comprehensive Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Prevention Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Recognition of Jerusalem as the
Capital of the State of Israel Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) For more than 3,000 years, the Jewish people have
maintained a continuous connection and presence in the land ... | Recognition of Jerusalem as the Capital of the State of Israel Act This bill states that it is U.S. policy to recognize Jerusalem as the undivided capital of Israel. The bill expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the United States should recognize the sovereign status of an undivided Jerusalem as Israel's capital,... | Recognition of Jerusalem as the Capital of the State of Israel Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ex-Offenders Voting Rights Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The right to vote is the most basic constitutive act of
citizenship and regaining the right to vote re... | Ex-Offenders Voting Rights Act of 2008 - Declares that the right of a U.S. citizen to vote in any election for federal office shall not be denied or abridged because that individual has been convicted of a criminal offense unless, at the time of the election, such individual is serving a felony sentence in a correction... | To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Care Tax Deduction Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. DEDUCTION FOR HEALTH INSURANCE AND PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS OF
INDIVIDUALS.
(a) In General.--Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesig... | Health Care Tax Deduction Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow all individuals a deduction (not subject to the 7.5 percent medical deduction limitation) for amounts paid for qualifying health insurance and unreimbursed prescription drugs on behalf of the taxpayer, spouse, and dependents.Provides self... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for amounts paid for health insurance and prescription drug costs of individuals. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Students from Sexual and
Violent Predators Act''.
SEC. 2. BACKGROUND CHECKS.
(a) Background Checks.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, each State educational agency, or local
educational agency in the case of a... | Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act This bill requires a state or local educational agency (LEA) that receives funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to: require, for each school employee, a criminal background check that includes a search of specified registries and... | Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Overdraft Protection Fair
Practices Act''.
SEC. 2. RESTRICTIONS ON OVERDRAFT PROTECTION PROGRAMS OR SERVICES.
(a) Truth in Lending Act Amendments.--
(1) Definition.--Section 103 of the Truth in Lending Act
(15 U.S.C. 1602) ... | Consumer Overdraft Protection Fair Practices Act - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to set forth restrictions on: (1) overdraft protection programs or services for consumers; and (2) representations or statements with respect to such a program or service in any advertisement or promotion.
Amends the Electronic Fund Tra... | To extend the protections of the Truth in Lending Act to overdraft protection programs and services provided by depository institutions, to require customer consent before a depository institution may initiate overdraft protection services and fees, to enhance the information made available to consumers relating to ove... |
SECTION 1. CONSOLIDATION OF LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES WITH OTHER
COMPANIES PERMITTED.
(a) In General.--Section 1504(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (defining includible corporation) is amended by striking paragraph
(2) and by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (8) as paragraphs (2)
throu... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to include life insurance companies as an "includible corporation" for purposes of filing consolidated tax returns.Permits an affiliated group which includes at least one domestic insurance company that elects to file a consolidated return rather than pay tax under certain life insuranc... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Financial Institutions Examination
Fairness and Reform Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO DEFINITION OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.
Section 1003(3) of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination
Council Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 3302(3)) is amended to read as foll... | Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978 to apply specified procedures related to reporting and review, as established by the bill, to a nondepository covered person that is subject to Cons... | Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Government Credit Card Abuse
Prevention Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. MANAGEMENT OF PURCHASE CARDS.
(a) Required Safeguards and Internal Controls.--The head of each
executive agency that issues and uses purchase cards and convenience
checks shall establish a... | Government Credit Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2006 - Directs each executive agency (with separate Department of Defense (DOD) requirements) and amends the Travel and Transportation Reform Act of 1998 to require specified credit card and convenience card controls and safeguards, including risk assessment analyses, audi... | To prevent abuse of Government credit cards. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Outsourcing Security Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States is increasingly relying on private
security contractors to perform mission critical and emergency
essential functions tha... | Stop Outsourcing Security Act - Directs the Secretary of State to ensure that only government personnel provide security services at U.S. diplomatic or consular missions in Iraq.
Requires the President to report to Congress on the status of planning for the use of Government and military personnel instead of private c... | To phase out the use of private military contractors. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Local Community Radio Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The passage of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 led
to increased ownership consolidation in the radio industry.
(2) At a ... | Local Community Radio Act of 2005 - Repeals provisions in the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001, that required the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to: (1) modify rules authorizing the operation of low-power FM radio stations to prescribe mi... | A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Uniformed Services Medicare
Subvention Demonstration Project Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act:
(1) Medicare-eligible covered military beneficiary.--The
term ``medicare-eligible covered military beneficiary'' mean... | Uniformed Services Medicare Subvention Demonstration Project Act - Directs the Secretaries of Defense and Health and Human Services (HHS) to jointly establish a demonstration project (project) to provide the Department of Defense (DOD) with reimbursement, under provisions of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Securit... | Uniformed Services Medicare Subvention Demonstration Project Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Access to Medical Treatment Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Advertising claim.--The term ``advertising claim''
means any representation made or suggested by statement, word,
design, device, sound, or any combina... | Access to Medical Treatment Act - Gives an individual the right to be treated by a health care practitioner with any medical treatment that the individual desires, including a treatment that is not approved, certified, or licensed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, if: (1) the practitioner has personally ex... | A bill to permit an individual to be treated by a health care practitioner with any method of medical treatment such individual requests, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Oil Displacement Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the strategic interests of the United States would be
served by a reduction in the Nation's dependence upon imported
oil to produce transportation f... | Foreign Oil Displacement Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an investment credit for carbonaceous fuels conversion facilities, defined as facilities for producing: (1) oil from shale and tar sands; (2) gas from geopressured brine, Devonian shale, coal seams, or a tight formation, or from biomass; and (3) l... | Foreign Oil Displacement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Guadalupe-Hidalgo
Treaty Land Claims Act of 2009''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions and findings.
Sec. 3. Est... | Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty Land Claims Act of 2009 - Establishes the Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty Land Claims Commission to determine the validity of land claims arising out of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo of 1848.
Authorizes three or more eligible descendants of the same community land grant to petition the Commission o... | To establish a Presidential commission to determine and evaluate the validity of certain land claims arising out of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo of 1848 involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican citizens at the time of the Treaty. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States-Mexico Transboundary
Aquifer Assessment Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to direct the Secretary of the Interior
to establish a United States-Mexico transboundary aquifer assessment
program to systematically assess prio... | United States-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Act - (Sec. 3) Defines specified terms. (Sec. 4) Establishes a United States-Mexico transboundary aquifer assessment program to characterize, map, and model groundwater resources along the border. Describes as the program's objectives to: (1) develop an integrated a... | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to cooperate with the States on the border with Mexico and other appropriate entities in conducting a hydrogeologic characterization, mapping, and modeling program for priority transboundary aquifers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Families Learning and Understanding
English Together Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Census Bureau reports that 17.9 percent of United
States households speak a language other than English ... | Families Learning and Understanding English Together Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to providers of family literacy services to improve the literacy and English skills of limited English proficient individuals who are parents or children in families where each parent is at least 16 y... | To improve the literacy and English skills of limited English proficient individuals, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Advance Directives Improvement and
Education Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. ADVANCE DIRECTIVES.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Every year 2,500,000 people die in the United States.
Eighty percent of those people d... | Advance Directives Improvement and Education Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide for Medicare coverage of end-of-life planning and consultations as part of an initial preventive physical examination.
Requires a service provider, Medicare Advantage organization, or pr... | A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act and title III of the Public Health Service Act to improve access to information about individuals' health care options and legal rights for care near the end of life, to promote advance care planning and decisionmaking so that individuals' wishes are known... |
SECTION 1. SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH CARE SPECIALISTS FOR VET CENTERS.
(a) Program Required.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall,
acting through the Under Secretary for Health of the Department of
Veterans Affairs, carry out a program to provide schol... | Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide scholarships to individuals pursuing education or training in behavioral health care specialties that are critical to the operations of Vet Centers (centers for readjustment counseling and related mental health services for veterans) in order to recruit and retain in... | A bill to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance counseling and other benefits available to survivors of members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Four Corners Interpretive Center
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the Four Corners Monument is nationally significant as
the only geographic location in the United States where 4 State
... | Four Corners Interpretive Center Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Four Corners Interpretive Center within the boundaries of the Four Corners Monument Tribal Park using land designated and made available by the Navajo Nation or the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe.
Authorizes the Secretary, under s... | Four Corners Interpretive Center Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Lending and Credit
Availability Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. LOAN GUARANTEES IN QUALIFIED STATES.
(a) Participation Authority.--Section 7(a) of the Small Business
Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following
new paragr... | Small Business Lending and Credit Availability Act of 1993 - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Small Business Administration (SBA) to participate in loans to small businesses located in States in which one or more insured depository institutions have been closed due to inability to meet depositor demands. Di... | Small Business Lending and Credit Availability Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Family Stability Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. PERIOD FOR RELOCATION OF SPOUSES AND DEPENDENTS OF CERTAIN
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES UNDERGOING A PERMANENT CHANGE
OF STATION.
(a) Period of Relocation.--
(1) I... | Military Family Stability Act of 2015 This bill allows a member of the Armed Forces undergoing a permanent change of station and the member's spouse to jointly elect that the spouse may relocate to the new location at the time during the covered relocation period as the member and spouse jointly select. The following f... | Military Family Stability Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Violence Prevention Training for
Early Childhood Educators Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to provide grants to institutions of
higher education and qualified entities that carry out early childhood
education training programs to en... | Violence Prevention Training for Early Childhood Educators Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants for a specified period to enable selected institutions of higher education and other qualified entities to provide violence prevention training as part of the early childhood education training program... | Violence Prevention Training for Early Childhood Educators Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Building a Health Care Workforce for
the Future Act''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS TO STATES FOR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS.
Subpart III of part D of title III of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 254l et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC... | Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award matching grants to enable states to implement scholarship programs to ensure an adequate supply of health professionals. Scholarships must cover tuitio... | Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Kisatchie National Forest Land
Conveyance Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDING.
Congress finds that it is in the public interest to authorize the
conveyance of certain Federal land in the Kisatchie National Forest in
the State of Louisiana for market value consider... | Kisatchie National Forest Land Conveyance Act This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to sell specified federal land in Winn Parish, Louisiana. USDA shall convey a portion of that land to Collins Camp Properties, Inc. | Kisatchie National Forest Land Conveyance Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``21st Century Housing Act''.
SEC. 2. INVESTMENT IN FHA INFRASTRUCTURE.
(a) Human Resources and Funding.--Section 502(a) of the Housing Act
of 1948 (12 U.S.C. 1701c(a)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``The Secretary of Housing and Urban
... | 21st Century Housing Act - Amends the Housing Act of 1948 to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), in carrying out any program through the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) to: (1) appoint and fix the compensation of Administration personnel; and (2) use premium-generated income for informa... | A bill to modernize the Federal Housing Administration to meet the housing needs of the American people. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Combating Terrorism Financing Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR TERRORISM FINANCING.
Section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50
U.S.C. 1705) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by deleting ``$10,000'' an... | Combating Terrorism Financing Act of 2005 - Amends the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to increase penalties for violating a license, order, or regulation under the Act.
Amends the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) to expand its scope to include offenses relating to the financing of... | To combat terrorism financing, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Paperwork Relief Act
of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FACILITATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL PAPERWORK REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Requirements Applicable to the Director of OMB.--Section
3504(c) of title 44, United States Code (commonly referred to as the
``... | Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2001 - Amends the Paperwork Reduction Act to require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, annually, to publish in the Federal Register and make available on the Internet a list of the paperwork compliance resources available to small businesses. Requires the follow... | A bill to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, for the purpose of facilitating compliance by small business concerns with certain Federal paperwork requirements, to establish a task force to examine information collection and dissemination, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Colusa Basin Watershed Integrated
Resources Management Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) District.--The term ``District'' means the Colusa Basin
Drainage District, California.
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secret... | Directs the Secretary to require that the District and cooperating non-Federal agencies or organizations pay: (1) 25 percent of project construction costs; and (2) 100 percent of project operation, maintenance, and replacement and rehabilitation costs. Permits funds made available under this Act to: (1) be used to fund... | Colusa Basin Watershed Integrated Resources Management Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND REFERENCE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Pay Act of
1999''.
(b) Reference.--Whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is
expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other
provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a s... | (Sec. 4) Prohibits the discharge of or any other discrimination against an individual for opposing any act or practice made unlawful by this Act, or for assisting in an investigation or proceeding under it.
(Sec. 5) Directs courts, in any action brought under this Act for violation of such prohibition, to allow expert ... | Fair Pay Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``H-Prize Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Administering entity.--The term ``administering
entity'' means the entity with which the Secretary enters into
an agreement under section 3(c).
(2) Dep... | H-Prize Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to award competitive cash prizes to advance the research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of hydrogen energy technologies.
Designates prize-eligible categories, including: (1) advancements in certain hydrogen components or systems; (2) protot... | A bill to authorize the Secretary of Energy to establish monetary prizes for achievements in overcoming scientific and technical barriers associated with hydrogen energy. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities
Prevention Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that the United States Government's
efforts at atrocity prevention and response through interagency
coordination, such as the Atrociti... | Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2017 This bill states that it is U.S. policy to regard the prevention of genocide and other atrocity crimes as a core national security interest and a core moral responsibility. The President shall instruct the Department of State to establish a Mass Atrocities T... | Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Vehicle Corridors Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Traditional transportation refueling networks are well-
established, but market uncertainties continue to hamper the
full use of clea... | Clean Vehicle Corridors Act - Requires the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to: (1) designate at least five Clean Vehicle Corridors along federal highways, interstates, or other contiguous highways after consulting with specified agencies; and (2) encourage the addition of cleaner alternative fuel options and other su... | Clean Vehicle Corridors Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Land Sovereignty Protection
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The power to dispose of and make all needful rules and
regulations governing lands belonging to the United St... | Requires the Secretary to object to the inclusion of any property in the United States on the list of World Heritage in Danger (established under the Convention) unless the Secretary: (1) has reported to the Congress on the necessity for such inclusion, the natural resources associated with the property, and the impact... | American Land Sovereignty Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Oglala Sioux Tribe Angostura
Irrigation Project Modernization and Development Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) Congress approved the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin
Program by passing the Act of December 22, 1944 (... | Oglala Sioux Tribe Angostura Irrigation Project Modernization and Development Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) carry out the modernization and improvement of facilities at the Angostura Irrigation Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River basin program; and (2) provide for the delivery of water saved thr... | A bill to enhance and provide to the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Angostura Irrigation Project certain benefits of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River basin program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Coltsville National Historical Park
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this Act:
(1) City.--The term ``city'' means the city of Hartford,
Connecticut.
(2) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the
... | Coltsville National Historical Park Act - (Sec. 3) Establishes the Coltsville National Historical Park as a unit of the National Park System in Connecticut.
Bars the establishment of the Park until it is determined that specified conditions have been met, including that: (1) Connecticut, the city of Hartford, or priva... | To establish Coltsville National Historical Park in the State of Connecticut, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Taxpayer
Protection Act of 2005''.
(b) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The integrity of the Federal tax system is integral to
the efficient and ongoing functioning of representative
... | Taxpayer Protection Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal provisions enacted by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into contracts with private collection agencies for the collection of taxes. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into private tax collection contracts. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Technology Retraining and Investment
Now Act for the 21st Century''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress hereby finds the following:
(1) The value added by workers in the United States and in
other countries i... | Technology Retraining and Investment Now Act for the 21st Century - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for 50 percent of the information and communications technology education and training program expenses of individuals and employees, up to $4,000 in a taxable year. Increases the allowable amount ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income for certain education and training expenses, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nevada Test Site Veterans'
Compensation Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
(a) Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Employees working on Cold War-era nuclear weapons
programs were employed in facilities owned by the Federal
... | Nevada Test Site Veterans' Compensation Act of 2006 - Amends the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to set forth criteria for the inclusion of certain nuclear weapons program workers in the special exposure cohort under the energy employees occupational illness compensation program.
... | A bill to amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to provide for certain nuclear weapons program workers to be included in the Special Exposure Cohort under the compensation program established by that Act. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Digital Goods and Services Tax
Fairness Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Consumers, businesses, and other participants engaged
in electronic commerce may be subject to multiple, confusing,
... | Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2010 - Prohibits a state or local jurisdiction from imposing multiple or discriminatory taxes on or with respect to the sale or use of digital goods or services delivered or transferred electronically to a customer.
Restricts taxation of digital goods and services to the ... | To promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and digital services. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gas Price Spike Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. WINDFALL PROFITS TAX.
(a) In General.--Subtitle E of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to alcohol, tobacco, and certain other excise taxes) is
amended by adding at the end thereof the following new chapt... | Gas Price Spike Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) impose an excise tax on the windfall profit from the sale of any crude oil, natural gas, or fuel which is the product of crude oil or natural gas; and (2) allow a tax credit for the purchase of certain fuel-efficient automobiles assembled in the Uni... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas (and products thereof) and to allow an income tax credit for purchases of fuel-efficient passenger vehicles, and to allow grants for mass transit. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Removing Excess Litigation Involving
Energy on Federal Lands Act'' or the ``RELIEF Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the United States spends over $1 billion per day to
import crude oil from foreign countries;
... | Removing Excess Litigation Involving Energy on Federal Lands Act or RELIEF Act - Requires all causes and claims that arise from a covered energy project to be filed within 60 days after a federal action or decision that constitutes the covered energy project concerned.
(Defines a covered energy project as a federal ac... | To establish judicial procedures for causes and claims relating to any action or decision by a Federal official regarding the leasing of Federal lands (including submerged lands) for the exploration, development, production, processing, or transmission of oil, natural gas, or any other source or form of energy, and for... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``School Food Modernization Act''.
SEC. 2. LOAN GUARANTEES AND GRANTS TO FINANCE CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS TO
SCHOOL LUNCH FACILITIES.
The Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act is amended by
inserting after section 26 (42 U.S.C. 1769g) th... | School Food Modernization Act - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to issue loan guarantees to local educational agencies (LEAs) or school food authorities administering or operating a school lunch program, tribal organizations, or consortia of such ent... | School Food Modernization Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lifetime Prosperity Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF SAVERS CREDIT.
(a) Credit Extended and Made Permanent.--
(1) Permanent extension of credit.--Section 25B of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to elective deferrals
... | Lifetime Prosperity Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) make permanent the tax credit for retirement savings contributions; (2) revise the applicable percentage and dollar limitations for such credit; (3) provide for an inflation adjustment to adjusted gross income limitations applicable to such cred... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand incentives for saving. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Heart Disease Education, Analysis
Research, and Treatment for Women Act'' or the ``HEART for Women Act''.
SEC. 2. REPORT BY GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE.
(a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall
conduct a study investigat... | Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment for Women Act or the HEART for Women Act - (Sec. 2) Directs to the Comptroller General to study and report to specified congressional committees on the extent to which sponsors of clinical studies of investigational drugs, biologics, and devices and sponsors of ... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Internet Stopping Adults
Facilitating the Exploitation of Today's Youth Act (SAFETY) of 2007''.
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... | Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today's Youth Act (SAFETY) of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit: (1) financial transactions in interstate or foreign commerce that facilitate access to, or the possession of, child pornography; and (2) Internet content hosting providers or emai... | To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect youth from exploitation by adults using the Internet, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Family Dairy Farmer and Rural
Community Rescue Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Board.--The term ``Board'' means a Regional Supply
Management Board.
(2) Class i, ii, iii, and iv milk.--The terms ``Cla... | Family Dairy Farmer and Rural Community Rescue Act of 2002 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out counter-cyclical income support programs for dairy producers in participating and nonparticipating States through 2011. (Each State to be a participant unless it elects otherwise.) Limits individual or entity ... | To establish a counter-cyclical income support program for dairy producers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Keep Our Promise to America's
Children and Teachers Act'' or the ``Keep Our PACT Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Children are our Nation's future and greatest treasure.
(2) A high-quality education is ... | Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers Act - Keep Our PACT Act - Makes appropriations in order to provide for the full funding of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (ESEA-NCLBA), and for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDE... | To require full funding of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Minority Serving Institution Digital
and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.
Section 5 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980
(15 U.S.C. 3704) is amended by inserting the following after s... | Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act of 2005 - Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Program to assist eligible educational institut... | To establish a digital and wireless network technology program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional
Hunger Fellows Act of 1997''.
(b) Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
(1) There is a critical need for compassionate individuals
who are committed to assisting people who suffer from hun... | Congressional Hunger Fellows Act of 1997 - Establishes as an independent entity within the executive branch the Congressional Hunger Fellows Program to establish fellowships to develop and train individuals for careers in humanitarian service. Establishes a Board of Trustees to supervise and direct the Program.
Limit... | Congressional Hunger Fellows Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Native American Tourism and
Improving Visitor Experience Act'' or the ``NATIVE Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to enhance and integrate Native American tourism--
(A) to empower Native American communities; an... | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on April 25, 2016. Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act or the NATIVE Act (Sec. 4) This bill requires the Department of Commerce, the Department of the Interior, and federal agencies with recreational travel or tourism functio... | NATIVE Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Computer Recycling Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act--
(1) The term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency.
(2) The term ``cathode ray tube'' means a v... | National Computer Recycling Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), after submitting to Congress the results of a study of waste materials in used computers that may be hazardous to human health or the environment along with related management recommendations, to require assessment... | To establish a grant and fee program through the Environmental Protection Agency to encourage and promote the recycling of used computers and to promote the development of a national infrastructure for the recycling of used computers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cheaper Car Insurance Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE FRAUD.
(a) In General.--Chapter 47 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by inserting at the end the following:
``SEC. 1038. AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE FRAUD.
``(a) Whoever knowingl... | Cheaper Car Insurance Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit automobile insurance fraud.
Directs the Department of Justice to publish best practices for the States to use in licensing: (1) auto body shops that perform work paid for by insurers; and (2) medical treatment provided to people who are i... | A bill to create a penalty for automobile insurance fraud, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Our Democracy Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established in the legislative branch the National
Commission on Foreign Interference in the 2016 Election (in this Act
referred to as the ``Commission'').
SEC. 3. PURPOSES.
(a) Acti... | Protecting Our Democracy Act This bill establishes in the legislative branch the National Commission on Foreign Interference in the 2016 Election to investigate activities of the Russian government and others to use electronic means to influence, interfere with, or sow distrust in the elections for public office held i... | Protecting Our Democracy Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Competition in Foreign Commerce
Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States makes substantial contributions and
provides significant funding f... | Prohibits the use of funds for nonhumanitarian foreign assistance programs (including Agency for International Development (AID) activities) unless each recipient country and each international financial institution has demonstrated that significant progress is being made toward institutionalizing: (1) procurement prac... | Fair Competition in Foreign Commerce Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sierra National Forest Land Exchange
Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means the
parcels of land and improvements thereon comprising
approximately 160 acres and lo... | Sierra National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey specified land in Mt. Diablo Meridian, California, in exchange for certain non-Federal land and a payment of $50,000, if the owner of such land: (1) offers to make such exchange during the year following enactment of this ... | To provide for the exchange of land within the Sierra National Forest, California, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Victims of Abuse Insurance
Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act:
(1) The term ``abuse'' means the occurrence of one or more
of the following acts between household or family (including
in-laws or exten... | Victims of Abuse Insurance Protection Act - Prohibits insurers and health carriers from engaging in specified acts (such as denying, terminating, or limiting coverage) on the basis that the applicant or insured (or any person with whom the applicant or insured is associated) is, has been, or may be the subject of abuse... | Victims of Abuse Insurance Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stroke Treatment and Ongoing
Prevention Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT REGARDING STROKE
PROGRAMS.
(a) Stroke Education and Information Programs.--Title III of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241 et seq.) ... | Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a national education campaign to promote stroke prevention and increase the number of stroke patients who seek immediate treatment.
Requires the Secretary, acting through... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to strengthen education, prevention, and treatment programs relating to stroke, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Joint Declaration of the Government of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the
Government... | Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act Amends the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 to direct the Secretary of State to report to Congress on conditions in Hong Kong that are of U.S. interest by March 31, 2015, and annually thereafter for 10 years or until the Secretary certifies that Hong Kong has held free... | Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Raw Sewage Overflow Community Right-
to-Know Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Centers for Disease Control estimates that there
are 7,100,000 cases of mild to moderate, and 560,000 cases of
moder... | Raw Sewage Overflow Community Right-to-Know Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to direct owners or operators of publicly owned treatment works to: (1) institute an alert system for sanitary sewer overflows; (2) notify the public of such overflows in areas where human health is potentially affected wit... | To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for and report discharges of raw sewage, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Higher Education Affordability and
Equity Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF DEDUCTION FOR INTEREST ON EDUCATION LOANS.
(a) Repeal of Dollar Limitation; Increase in Phaseout Beginning
Point.--Subsection (b) of section 221 of the Internal Revenue Code ... | Higher Education Affordability and Equity Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the dollar limitation on the tax deduction for interest on education loans and expand eligibility for such deduction by revising the modified adjusted gross income phaseout for such deduction; (2) make the tax deduct... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand incentives for education. |
OF DISPUTES AND CLAIMS.
(a) Relinquishment, Extinguishment, and Compromise of Santo Domingo
Claims.--
(1) Extinguishment.--
(A) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), in
consideration of the benefits provided under this Act,
and in accordance with ... | Extinguishes certain Pueblo land and trespass claims. Sets forth provisions relating to the treatment of land or natural resources transferred by the Pueblo prior to this Act's enactment and ratifies such transfers. Makes this paragraph effective upon the entry of a compromise final judgment in the case of Pueblo of Sa... | Santo Domingo Pueblo Claims Settlement Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``High Productivity and Economic
Growth Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. ADOPTION OF THE HIGH PRODUCTIVITY INVESTMENT DEDUCTION.
(a) In General.--Part VI of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to itemized deductions for
indivi... | Introduced High Productivity Investment Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the expensing of the cost of high productivity property (defined as certain computer and computer related property, electronic equipment, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, optical fiber equipment, advanced environmental... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage investment in high productivity property, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. CERTAIN ENTRIES OF AQUASCAPE RELAXATION BUBBLE LIGHTS.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff Act of
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514) or any other provision of law, the Bureau of
Customs and Border Protection shall, not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act--
... | Directs the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection to: (1) reliquidate certain entries of aquascape relaxation bubble lights; (2) make such reliquidation at the rate of duty that would have been applicable to such merchandise if it had been liquidated under a specified subheading of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of t... | To provide for the reliquidation of certain entries. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be referred to as the ``Gallatin Range Consolidation
and Protection Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that:
(1) It has been the clear policy of the Federal Government
since 1925 to consolidate the checkerboard lands along the
... | Gallatin Range Consolidation and Protection Act of 1993 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to acquire, by exchange and cash equalization, specified lands and interests along the Gallatin Range north of Yellowstone National Park, including lands: (1) in and adjacent to the Hyalite-Porcupine-Buffalo Horn Wilderness ... | Gallatin Range Consolidation and Protection Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National AMBER Alert Network Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL COORDINATION OF AMBER ALERT COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK.
(a) Coordination Within Department of Justice.--The Attorney
General shall assign an officer of the Department of Justice to act as
the na... | National AMBER Alert Network Act of 2003 - (Sec. 2) Requires the Attorney General to assign an AMBER Alert Coordinator of the Department of Justice to act as the national coordinator of the AMBER Alert communications network regarding abducted children. Requires the coordinator to: (1) seek to eliminate gaps in the net... | A bill to enhance the operation of the AMBER Alert communications network in order to facilitate the recovery of abducted children, to provide for enhanced notification on highways of alerts and information on such children, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION OF CUSTOMS AND TAX EXEMPTION UNDER THE TORT CLAIMS
PROCEDURES.
Section 2680(c) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``law-enforcement officer'' and inserting ``law... | Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act - Amends the Federal judicial code to exclude from the customs and tax exemption under tort claims procedures a claim based on the negligent destruction, injury, or loss of goods or merchandise (including real property) while in the possession of a customs or other law enforcement offi... | Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Building
Heights Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS ON HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
(a) Use of Street Width to Determine Maximum Height of Building.--
Section 5(a) of the Act entitled ``An Act to regulate the height ... | District of Columbia Building Heights Act of 1994 - Amends the District of Columbia Code to revise provisions with respect to street widths controlling building heights in the District to require that if the alignment (currently, course) of streets forming an intersection is not interrupted by a public space or reserva... | District of Columbia Building Heights Act of 1994 |
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