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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Willamette River
United Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Purposes.
Sec. 4. Definitions.
Sec. 5. Grant ... | Willamette River United Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) and the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board to administer grants for recreation, historic, archeological, and cultural preservation or conservation projects. Spe... | To continue the work to enhance access to the Willamette River that has been initiated by the Willamette River Basin communities, State, regional, local, and Indian tribal governments and non-government partnerships, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Disaster Tax Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. LOSSES ATTRIBUTABLE TO FEDERALLY DECLARED DISASTERS.
(a) Waiver of Adjusted Gross Income Limitation; Increase in
Standard Deduction by Disaster Casualty Loss.--
(1) In general.--Subclause (I) of section 16... | Disaster Tax Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to disaster tax relief provisions, to: (1) provide for an increase in the tax deduction for losses attributable to a federally declared disaster, (2) make permanent expensing provisions for qualified disaster expenses and qualified disaster assis... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and expand tax relief for national disasters. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Improved Military Medical Plan
Act''.
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN COVERED BENEFICIARIES IN FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM.
(a) FEHBP Option.--(1) Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code,
is amended by inserting after secti... | Improved Military Medical Plan Act - Amends the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) to allow certain eligible beneficiaries to enroll in any health benefits plan under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) that offers medical care comparable to that offered under CHAM... | Improved Military Medical Plan Act |
SECTION 1. INCENTIVES FOR BIODIESEL.
(a) Credit for Biodiesel Used as a Fuel.--Subpart D of part IV of
subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to business related credits) is amended by inserting after
section 40 the following new section:
``SEC. 40A. BIODIESEL USED AS FUEL.
... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business tax credit for the production and use of biodiesel fuel. Specifies the required mixture rate for biodiesel fuel eligible for the credit. Requires, for purposes of the credit: (1) certification from the producer identifying the product; (2) sale of the fuel for use in... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives to encourage the use of biodiesel as fuel. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Mitigation Investment
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) mitigation planning is the foundation for saving lives,
protecting residential and commercial properties, and
developing disaster resistant c... | National Mitigation Investment Act This bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to increase the maximum total of contributions for a major disaster by an amount equal to 4% of the estimated aggregate amount of grants to be made under such Act if, at the... | National Mitigation Investment Act |
SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIVE AMERICAN GRAVES PROTECTION AND
REPATRIATION ACT.
(a) Written Consent Required if Native American Remains Are
Excavated or Removed for Purposes of Study.--Section 3(c) of the Native
American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3002(c)) is
amended--... | Amends the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act to allow the intentional removal or excavation of Native American human remains from Federal or tribal lands for purpose of study if consent is obtained from lineal descendants or each appropriate Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization.
Requires a... | A bill to amend the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act to provide for improved notification and consent, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Commission to Prevent
Infant Mortality Reauthorization Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
A reference in this Act to ``the Act'' shall be a reference to the
National Commission to Prevent Infant Mortality Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C.
285g note; Pub... | National Commission to Prevent Infant Mortality Reauthorization Act of 1993 - Amends the National Commission to Prevent Infant Mortality Act of 1986 to: (1) reauthorize and extend the National Commission to Prevent Infant Mortality (Commission); and (2) make changes regarding Commission duties, powers, and staff. | National Commission to Prevent Infant Mortality Reauthorization Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Authorization for Implementation of
the Agreed Framework Between the United States and North Korea Act''.
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE; STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.
(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to set forth requirements,
consistent with the Agre... | Authorization for Implementation of the Agreed Framework Between the United States and North Korea Act - Sets forth requirements for U.S. implementation of the Agreed Framework Between the United States and North Korea.
(Sec. 3) Prohibits the United States from exercising any action under the Agreed Framework that wou... | Authorization for Implementation of the Agreed Framework Between the United States and North Korea Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Antifreeze Bittering Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. ADDITION OF BITTERING AGENT IN ANTIFREEZE REQUIRED.
The Federal Hazardous Substances Act (15 U.S.C. 1261 et seq.) is
amended by adding after section 24 (15 U.S.C. 1278) the following new
section:
``SEC. 25. ... | Antifreeze Bittering Act of 2006 - Amends the Federal Hazardous Substances Act to require the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to: (1) commence, in cooperation with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and state officials, an evaluation to determine whether there is evidence that the use of the bittering ... | To amend the Federal Hazardous Substances Act to require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act
of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death for
both men and women, accounting for 28 percent of all cancer
de... | Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to implement a comprehensive program to achieve a 50% reduction in the mortality rate of lung cancer by 2015. Includes within such program: (1) a strategic review and ... | A bill to establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gateway Communities Cooperation Act
of 2000''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVED RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FEDERAL LAND MANAGERS AND GATEWAY
COMMUNITIES TO SUPPORT COMPATIBLE LAND MANAGEMENT OF BOTH
FEDERAL AND ADJACENT LANDS.
(a) Findings.--The... | Requires such a manager undertaking land management planning to: (1) seek the participation of elected officials, businesses, and other interested persons in neighboring gateway communities; and (2) provide such persons with an opportunity to participate in the development and implementation of the resulting land manag... | Gateway Communities Cooperation Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``No Social Security for Nazis Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Congress enacted social security legislation to provide
earned benefits for workers and their families, should they
retire, become disab... | No Social Security for Nazis Act - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to consider the following individuals to be removed under the Immigration and Nationality Act and so to have their OASDI benefits terminated: an individual with respect to whom an o... | No Social Security for Nazis Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Preservation Act of
1997''.
SEC. 2. INVESTMENT OF THE FEDERAL OLD-AGE AND SURVIVORS INSURANCE TRUST
FUND AND THE FEDERAL DISABILITY INSURANCE TRUST FUND.
(a) In General.--Section 201(d) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.... | Social Security Preservation Act of 1997 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to require the Managing Trustee of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund to ensure that th... | Social Security Preservation Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Early Support for Families Act''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS TO STATES FOR QUALITY HOME VISITATION PROGRAMS FOR
FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN AND FAMILIES EXPECTING
CHILDREN.
Part B of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 621-6... | Early Support for Families Act - Amends part B (Child and Family Services) of title IV of the Social Security Act to authorize grants to states for quality home visitation programs for families with young children and families expecting children.
Specifies the use of grants for high quality programs with well-trained ... | To amend part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide grants to States to establish or expand quality programs providing home visitation for families with young children and families expecting children. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pine Springs Land Exchange Act''.
SEC. 2. LAND EXCHANGE, LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST, NEW MEXICO.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means the
three parcels of land, and any improvements there... | Pine Springs Land Exchange Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to Lubbock Christian University by quitclaim deed all right of the United States to specified Federal lands in the Lincoln National Forest, New Mexico, in exchange for the conveyance of certain non-Federal land owned by the University.
Req... | To provide for a land exchange involving Federal lands in the Lincoln National Forest in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. NET METERING.
(a) Adoption of Standard.--Section 111(d) of the Public Utility
Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2621(d)) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(11) Net metering.--
``(A) In general.--On the request of any electric
con... | Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to require each electric utility to make net metering service available upon consumer request.
Permits a State regulatory authority, one year after enactment of this Act, to determine whether it is in the public interest to decline to implement such requirement... | A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to require electric utilities to provide net metering service. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Employee Verification Amendment Act
of 2008''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF PROGRAMS.
Section 401(b) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant
Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note) is amended by striking
``11-year period'' and inserting ``16-... | Employee Verification Amendment Act of 2008 - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to extend the employment eligibility confirmation pilot programs (which includes the E-Verify basic pilot program).
Directs the Commissioner of Social Security and the Secretary of Homeland Secu... | To evaluate and extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation and to ensure the protection of Social Security beneficiaries. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Gas Price
Reduction Act of 2006''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--TEMPORARY REDUCTION IN HIGHWAY FUEL TAX RATE
Sec.... | Gas Price Reduction Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to suspend the excise tax on gasoline, diesel fuel, and kerosene from enactment of this Act until October 1, 2006 (suspension period). Requires reimbursement to the Highway Trust Funds for revenues lost during the suspension period.
Expresses the sense... | A bill to temporarily reduce the Federal fuel tax through the suspension of royalty relief for oil production and certain energy production tax incentives. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation
Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO ACPERA.
The Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act of 2004
(Public Law 108-237; 15 U.S.C. 1 note) is amended by inserting after
section 215 the following:
``SEC. 2... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on July 16, 2015. Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act of 2004 to prohibit an employer from discharging, demoting, suspending, harassing, or in any other... | Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Second National Blue Ribbon
Commission to Eliminate Waste in Government Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established a commission known as the Second National Blue
Ribbon Commission to Eliminate Waste in Government (in this Act
referred to as th... | Second National Blue Ribbon Commission to Eliminate Waste in Government Act - Establishes the Second National Blue Ribbon Commission to Eliminate Waste in Government to: (1) conduct a private sector survey on management and cost control in the Federal Government; (2) review executive agency operations and existing Gen... | Second National Blue Ribbon Commission to Eliminate Waste in Government Act |
SECTION 1. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to assist municipalities and local
communities to explore and determine options for the alternative
provision of electricity and, at their discretion, to create or expand
public power systems.
SEC. 2. COMMUNITY POWER INVESTMENT REVOLVING LOAN FUND.
(a) Revolv... | Establishes the Community Power Investment Revolving Loan Fund. Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to make loans from such Fund to a State, local, or municipal government in sound financial standing for the development of alternative energy and energy delivery systems. Prescribes loan repayment guidelines.Amends the Fe... | Assist municipalities and local communities to explore and determine options for the alternative provision of electricity and to create new public power systems, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Palestinian Compliance Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Harakatu I-Mujawamati I-Islamiya, which translated in
English means the ``Islamic Resistance Movement'', was founded
in Gaza... | Palestinian Compliance Act of 2006 - Amends the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2006 to withhold financial assistance to the Palestinian Authority (PA) until presidential certification that the PA has: (1) denounced terrorism and expressed a commitment to combating terrori... | A bill to withhold United States assistance from the Palestinian Authority until certain conditions have been satisfied. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Freedom to Improve Educational
Achievement Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the ability of the United States to declare more
effective educational services to its citizens, especially
disadvantaged cit... | Freedom to Improve Educational Achievement Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to waive certain Federal statutory and regulatory requirements, with specified exceptions, for States, local educational agencies, and schools as part of systemic educational reform and efforts to meet the national education goals fo... | Freedom to Improve Educational Achievement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Watershed Rehabilitation Act
of 2000''.
SEC. 2. REHABILITATION OF WATER RESOURCE STRUCTURAL MEASURES
CONSTRUCTED UNDER CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
PROGRAMS.
The Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 ... | Authorizes the Secretary, acting through the Natural Resources Conservation Service, to provide technical assistance to planning, designing, and implementing rehabilitation projects should such an organization request such assistance.
Prohibits any assistance authorized from being used to perform operation and maintena... | Small Watershed Rehabilitation Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. CARRYING OF FIREARMS BY LICENSEE EMPLOYEES.
(a) In General.--Chapter 14 of title I of the Atomic Energy Act of
1954 (42 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 161, by striking subsection k. and inserting
the following:
``k. authorize to carry a firearm in the performa... | Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to permit the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to authorize employees of its contractors, licensees, or certificate holders to: (1) carry firearms during the course of official duties and while engaged in the protection of relevant facilities; and (2) arrest without warrant for a... | A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to authorize the carrying of firearms by employees of licensees, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preventing Maternal Deaths Act of
2018''.
SEC. 2. SAFE MOTHERHOOD.
Section 317K of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b-12)
is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``purpose ... | Preventing Maternal Deaths Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a program under which HHS may make grants to states for the purpose of: (1) reviewing pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths (maternal deaths); (2) establishing and sustaining a maternal mo... | Preventing Maternal Deaths Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Broadband Initiative Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Rural Electrification Act of 1936 helped bring
electricity and telephone service to rural America, thus
removing major barriers to... | Rural Broadband Initiative Act This bill amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to establish an Office of Rural Broadband Initiatives at the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and an Under Secretary for Rural Broadband Initiatives appointed by the President to head the Office. The Under Secretary is responsible f... | Rural Broadband Initiative Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Women's Hospitals Education Equity
Act''.
SEC. 2. SUPPORT OF GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN WOMEN'S
HOSPITALS.
Subpart IX of part D of title III of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 256e et seq.) is amended--
(... | Women's Hospitals Education Equity Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make two payments to each eligible women's hospital for each of FY2010-FY2014: (1) one payment for direct expenses associated with operating approved graduate medical residency tra... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide assistance for graduate medical education funding for women's hospitals. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Afghan Women Empowerment Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Under the oppressive rule of the Taliban, the women of
Afghanistan were denied the most basic human rights, including
the ... | Afghan Women Empowerment Act of 2006 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the protection of the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan and their full participation in the reestablishment of democracy are essential to Afghanistan's reconstruction, and to achieve such reconstruction the U.S. government must commit re... | A bill to promote the empowerment of women in Afghanistan. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Insurance Tax Fairness Act of
1994''.
SEC. 2. REVISION OF LIMITATION ON DEDUCTION OF POLICYHOLDER DIVIDENDS
BY MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 808(c) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relati... | Insurance Tax Fairness Act of 1994 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise the method for determining the limitation on the deduction of policyholder dividends by mutual life insurance companies.
Exempts small life insurance companies from the required capitalization of certain policy acquisition expenses.
Expre... | Insurance Tax Fairness Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Table of contents.
TITLE I--BENEFIT MATTERS
Sec. 101. Repeal of sunset on 2-year extension of Servicemembers' Group
Life Insurance coverage for members of
... | Title I: Benefit Matters - (Sec. 101) Extends, for those separated or released on or after June 15, 2005, the termination of Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (SGLI) coverage for totally disabled veterans to two years after their separation or release from active duty or active duty for training of at least 30 days.... | An original bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance and Veterans' Group Life Insurance and to modify the provision of compensation and pension to surviving spouses of veterans in months of the deaths of the veterans, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Equity and Access Act''.
SEC. 2. 2-YEAR INCREASE IN MINIMUM PERCENTAGE INCREASE.
Section 1853(c)(1)(C) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-
23(c)(1)(C)) is amended--
(1) in clause (iv), by striking ``and each succeeding
... | Medicare Equity and Access Act - Amends part C (Medicare+Choice) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for: (1) a two-year increase in the minimum percentage increase used in the calculation of annual Medicare+Choice capitation rates; (2) inclusion in the calculation of Medicare+Choice payment... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase the minimum percentage increase under the Medicare+Choice program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cerros del Norte Conservation Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``Rio
Grande del Norte National Monument Proposed Wilderness Areas''
and dated July 28, 2015.
... | . The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.) Cerros del Norte Conservation Act (Sec. 3) This bill designates the Cerro del Yuta Wilderness (comprising approximately 13,420 acres) and Rio San Antonio Wilderness (comprising approximately 8,120 acres) within the Rio Grande del Norte National ... | Cerros del Norte Conservation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``9/11 Immigrant Worker Freedom Act''.
SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN WORKERS AFTER TERRORIST
ATTACKS.
(a) Adjustment of Status.--The status of any alien described in
subsection (b) may be adjusted by the Secretary of Homeland Sec... | 9/11 Immigrant Worker Freedom Act This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to adjust to permanent resident the status a qualifying alien who applies for adjustment not later than one year after enactment of this bill and who, after the September 11, 2011, terrorist attacks: worked or volunteered... | 9/11 Immigrant Worker Freedom Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Government Customer Service
Improvement Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Agency.--The term ``agency''--
(A) has the meaning given the term ``Executive
agency'' under section 105 of tit... | Government Customer Service Improvement Act of 2012 - Directs the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to: (1) develop performance measures to determine whether federal agencies are providing high-quality, timely, customer service and improving delivery service, (2) develop customer service and service... | A bill to require the establishment of customer service standards for Federal agencies. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Affordable Health Insurance Act of
1998''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT.
(a) Premium Limitations With Respect to Individual Coverage.--
Section 2741 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-41) is
amended--
(... | Affordable Health Insurance Act of 1998 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to limit the premiums an insurer may charge for new or renewal individual enrollment for an individual who is eligible because of prior group coverage. Adds the same limit to provisions relating to State flexibility in individual market ref... | Affordable Health Insurance Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Apprenticeships can help veterans bridge the gap
between service in the Armed Forces and civilian employment
by--
(A) receiving on-the-job training under the direct
supervision of a professiona... | This bill provides educational assistance to veterans who pursue certain apprenticeship programs registered with the Employment and Training Administration of the Department of Labor. It is the sense of Congress that apprenticeship programs that are not sponsored by program participants' employers should provide the pa... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand educational assistance to veterans who pursue certain apprenticeship programs, to establish a pilot program for veterans to pursue certification programs in computer numerically controlled machining, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Craig Municipal Equity Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds and declares the following:
(1) Section 6(a) of the Alaska Statehood Act (48 U.S.C.,
note preceding section 21) granted 400,000 acres of national
forest... | Requires that all amounts received by the United States after enactment of this Act as proceeds of contracts, leases, permits, rights-of-way, or easements be deposited into a separate Treasury account and invested. Requires such amounts in such account to be paid by the Secretary to the city at the time of conveyance o... | Craig Municipal Equity Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Philanthropic
Facilitation Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; Table of Contents.
Sec. 2. Facilitation of program-related investments.
Sec. 3. Declara... | Philanthropic Facilitation Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) expand the definition of, and requirements relating to, "program-related investments" made by private foundations to for-profit entities to further certain charitable purposes; (2) allow a judicial determination (i.e., declaratory judgment) as to... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to facilitate program-related investments by private foundations. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Bone Marrow Registry
Reauthorization Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION.
(a) Establishment of Registry.--Section 379(a) of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 274k(a)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``(referred to in this part a... | National Bone Marrow Registry Reauthorization Act of 1998 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to set forth the purpose of the National Bone Marrow Donor Registry and impose requirements regarding its board of directors.
Sets forth program functions, including regarding collection, analysis, and publication of data ... | National Bone Marrow Registry Reauthorization Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Concussion Treatment and Care Tools
Act of 2008'' or the ``ConTACT Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Concussions are mild traumatic brain injuries, the
long-term effects of which are not well underst... | Concussion Treatment and Care Tools Act of 2008 or the ConTACT Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to make grants to states for: (1) establishing, disseminating, a... | To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment and implementation of concussion management guidelines with respect to student athletes, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Micro Drone Safety and Innovation
Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. OPERATION OF MICRO UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS.
(a) In General.--Subtitle B of title III of the FAA Modernization
and Reform Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-95; 49 U.S.C. 40101 note) is
amended by add... | Micro Drone Safety and Innovation Act of 2016 This bill amends the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 to make a special rule for any micro unmanned aircraft system whose aircraft component, including payload, weighs at most 4.4 pounds (micro drone). A micro drone and its operator shall qualify for exemptions from... | Micro Drone Safety and Innovation Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Storage Promotion and
Deployment Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. ENERGY STORAGE PORTFOLIO STANDARD.
(a) In General.--Title VI of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies
Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
... | Energy Storage Promotion and Deployment Act of 2015 This bill amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish national energy storage standards for certain electric power suppliers (utilities) that sell at least 500,000 megawatt hours of electric energy annually. Each supplier must have energy st... | Energy Storage Promotion and Deployment Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Plastic Bag Reduction Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. IMPOSITION OF TAX ON SINGLE-USE CARRYOUT BAGS.
(a) General Rule.--Chapter 31 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to environmental taxes) is amended by inserting after
subchapter C the following ne... | Plastic Bag Reduction Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require retailers to pay an excise tax on single-use carryout bags. Allows refunds of such tax for retailers who have a program for recycling such bags.
Establishes in the Treasury the Single-Use Carryout Bag Trust Fund to hold tax revenues genera... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a retail tax on single-use carryout bags, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Defense Cyber
Scholarship Program Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. REINVIGORATING AND MODIFYING THE INFORMATION ASSURANCE
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.
(a) Findings and Sense of Congress.--
(1) Findings.--Congress makes the followi... | Department of Defense Cyber Scholarship Program Act of 2017 This bill designates the existing Department of Defense (DOD) information assurance scholarship and grant program as the Department of Defense Cyber Scholarship Program to provide financial assistance (with consideration given to whether the recipient is, or t... | Department of Defense Cyber Scholarship Program Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ethanol Education and Expansion Act
of 2007''.
SEC. 2. E-85 FUEL EXPANSION PROGRAM.
Section 231 of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (7
U.S.C. 1621 note; Public Law 106-224) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (... | Ethanol Education and Expansion Act of 2007 - Amends the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 to direct the Secretary to make grants to majority-controlled producer-based business ventures to install E-85 fuel infrastructure, including infrastructure necessary: (1) for the direct retail sale of E-85 fuel, including... | A bill to amend the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to provide grants for the installation of E-85 fuel infrastructure, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Table of contents.
TITLE I--NATIONAL AVIATION HERITAGE AREA
Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Definitions.
Sec. 103. National Aviation Heritage Area.
Sec. 104. Management plan.
Sec. 105. Administration.
Sec. 106... | Title I: National Aviation Heritage Area - National Aviation Heritage Area Act - (Sec. 103) Establishes within the States of Ohio and Indiana the National Aviation Heritage Area (the Area).
(Sec. 104) Directs the Area's management entity, the Aviation Heritage Foundation, Incorporated (the AHFI, an Ohio nonprofit) to ... | A bill to establish the National Aviation Heritage Area, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Law Enforcement Protection Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.
(a) Assaults.--
(1) Federal law enforcement officers.--Section 111 of title
18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
... | Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2005 - Amends the federal criminal code to provide additional penalties for assaulting or killing (or attempting or conspiring to kill) a federal law enforcement officer or a federally funded state or local law enforcement officer. Modifies provisions regarding influencing, impeding, o... | To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide additional protections for law enforcement officers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Make it in America: Create Clean
Energy Manufacturing Jobs in America Act''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR PURCHASE OF GREEN TECHNOLOGIES WITH 85 PERCENT
DOMESTIC CONTENT FOR USE BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND
STATES.
(a) Requirement... | Make it in America: Create Clean Energy Manufacturing Jobs in America Act - Authorizes federal acquisition of, or the provision of federal funds to states for purchase of, only green technologies that are 85% manufactured in the United States from articles, materials, or supplies that are 85% grown, produced, or manufa... | To require 85 percent domestic content in green technologies purchased by Federal agencies or by States with Federal funds and in property eligible for the renewable energy production or investment tax credits. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Independent Counsel Accountability
and Reform Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION.
Section 599 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking
``Reauthorization Act of 1994'' and inserting ``Accountability and
Reform Act of 1995''.
SEC. 3. BASIS... | Independent Counsel Accountability and Reform Act of 1995 - Amends the Federal judicial code to reauthorize the independent counsel statute (the Act).
Revises the Act to require specific information from a credible source sufficient to constitute grounds to investigate whether a person covered by the Act has violated ... | Independent Counsel Accountability and Reform Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Elementary and Secondary School
Library Media Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) in order to prepare our Nation's children for the
challenges of the future, as well as keeping our Natio... | Elementary and Secondary School Library Media Act - Amends the Department of Education Organization Act to establish a Division of Elementary and Secondary School Library Media Services within the Office of Educational Research and Improvement.
Requires the Director of the Division to award grants to States for acquis... | Elementary and Secondary School Library Media Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable
Compensation Amendments Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin program, authorized
by section 9 of the Act of December 22, 1... | Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Amendments Act of 2006 - Amends the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act to make member landowners eligible for the additional financial compensation provided to the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe for the acquisition by the federal government of 104,492 acr... | A bill to amend the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act to provide compensation to members of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe for damage resulting from the Oahe Dam and Reservoir Project, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Teen Substance Abuse Treatment Act
of 1999''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS TO PRIVATE ENTITIES.
Part F of title V of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290gg
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 572. GRANTS TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATME... | Teen Substance Abuse Treatment Act of 1999 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants, contacts, or cooperative agreements to nonprofit entities to provide substance abuse treatment services for youth. Authorizes appropriations. | Teen Substance Abuse Treatment Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States-Canada Fair Grain
Trade Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) as a result of unfair and incomplete provisions in the
United States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement--
(A) Canadian... | United States-Canada Fair Grain Trade Act of 1993 -
Title I: Grain Trade Negotiations
- Directs the President to negotiate with Canada to: (1) establish a method to determine the price at which the Canadian Wheat Board sells agricultural goods to the United States (as well as the Board's acquisition price) as requir... | United States-Canada Fair Grain Trade Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery
and Economic Stability Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. PILOT PROJECT FOR PLUMAS, LASSEN, AND TAHOE NATIONAL FORESTS TO
IMPLEMENT QUINCY LIBRARY GROUP PROPOSAL.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
... | Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery and Economic Stability Act of 1996 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a pilot project within the Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe National Forests, California, to demonstrate the effectiveness of specified resource management activities recommended by the Quincy Library Grou... | Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery and Economic Stability Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fixing America's Inconsistent
Redistricting (FAIR) Act''.
SEC. 2. REQUIRING REDISTRICTING TO BE CONDUCTED THROUGH PLAN OF
NONPARTISAN SERVICE AGENCIES OF STATE LEGISLATURES.
(a) Use of Nonpartisan Plan.--Notwithstanding any other provisio... | Fixing America's Inconsistent Redistricting (FAIR) Act - Requires any congressional redistricting conducted by a state to be conducted in accordance with a redistricting plan developed by a nonpartisan agency of the legislative branch of the state government and enacted into law by the state. Requires each state, by De... | Fixing America's Inconsistent Redistricting (FAIR) Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``African Elephant Conservation and
Legal Ivory Possession Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. LIMITED EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN AFRICAN ELEPHANT IVORY.
Section 2203 of the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C.
4223) is amended--
(1) in the section hea... | African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act of 2015 This bill revises and reauthorizes the African Elephant Conservation Act through FY2020. Raw or worked ivory may be imported or exported under that Act and the Endangered Species Act of 1973 if: (1) the ivory is for a museum; (2) the ivory was lawful... | African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE REFORM.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Equal Access to
Justice Reform Amendments of 1995''.
(b) Award of Costs and Fees.--
(1) Administrative proceedings.--Section 504(a)(2) of title
5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after ... | Equal Access to Justice Reform Amendments of 1995 - Authorizes the adjudicative officer (in administrative proceedings) and the court (in judicial proceedings) to ask a party to declare whether such party intends to seek an award of fees and expenses against a Federal agency should it prevail.
Increases the amount of ... | Equal Access to Justice Reform Amendments of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Effective Interrogation of
Unprivileged Enemy Belligerents Act''.
SEC. 2. PROCEDURES FOR INTERROGATION OF CERTAIN TERRORIST DETAINEES.
The Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 (title X of Public Law 109-148;
119 Stat. 2739) is amended by inserting after sect... | Effective Interrogation of Unprivileged Enemy Belligerents Act - Amends the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Defense (DOD), the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), and the Attorney General to jointly submit to Congress procedures for the interrogation of unprivileged enemy belligerents wh... | A bill to provide for the effective interrogation of unprivileged enemy belligerents and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Restoring Accountability in Veterans
Access to Health Care Act''.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF STAFFING SHORTAGE AND REPORT ON STAFFING OF
MEDICAL FACILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a) Staffing Shortage.--
(1) In gener... | Restoring Accountability in Veterans Access to Health Care Act - Directs the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to annually determine, and publish in the Federal Register, the five occupations of health care providers for which there is the largest staffing shortage throughout the VA. Authoriz... | Restoring Accountability in Veterans Access to Health Care Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Mandates Relief Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this Act--
(1) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' has the
meaning given the term ``executive agency'' in section 6501(3)
of title 5, ... | Federal Mandates Relief Act of 1993 - Prohibits State and local governments from being obligated to take any action required by any new Federal law, unless: (1) all expenses associated with such obligation are fully funded by the Federal Government; and (2) each Federal agency that has authority to administer a Federa... | Federal Mandates Relief Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Victim Rights and
Domestic Violence Prevention Act of 1995''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--EQUAL PROTECTI... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Equal Protection for Victims
Title II: Domestic Violence
Victim Rights and Domestic Violence Prevention Act of 1995 -
Title I: Equal Protection for Victims
- Amends: (1) rule 24 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to entitle each side to six peremptory challenges if... | Victim Rights and Domestic Violence Prevention Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Career and Technical Education for
Adult Learners Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
Section 2 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act
of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, adult educati... | Career and Technical Education for Adult Learners Act of 2016 This bill amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to modify the requirements for career and technical education programs to align the programs with adult education programs. The bill revises the purposes of the Act to include ... | Career and Technical Education for Adult Learners Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Promoting Reliable Subcontractors
Act of 2016'' or as the ``PROS Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. PROVIDING SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTORS RATINGS FOR PAST
PERFORMANCE ON A CONTRACT.
Section 8(d) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)) is
amen... | Promoting Reliable Subcontractors Act of 2016 or the PROS Act of 2016 This bill amends the Small Business Act with respect to small businesses performing as first tier subcontractors under federal contracts whose prime contractor must develop a subcontracting plan. The Small Business Administration shall establish a p... | PROS Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Apprenticeship and Jobs Training Act
of 2015''.
SEC. 2. TAX CREDIT FOR APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS.
(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 s... | Apprenticeship and Jobs Training Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers a business-related tax credit for up to $5,000 for the training of a qualified individual in a qualified apprenticeship program or a qualified multi-employer apprenticeship program. The bill defines a "qualified ... | Apprenticeship and Jobs Training Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Downed Animal and Food Safety
Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDING AND DECLARATION OF POLICY.
(a) Finding.--Congress finds that the humane euthanization of
nonambulatory livestock in interstate and foreign commerce--
(1) prevents needless suff... | Downed Animal and Food Safety Protection Act - States that it is U.S. policy that all nonambulatory livestock in interstate and foreign commerce be immediately and humanely euthanized when such livestock become nonambulatory.
Amends the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act of 1958 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (US... | To amend the Humane Methods of Livestock Slaughter Act of 1958 to ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Payday Lending Limitation Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. REGULATION OF COVERED LOANS.
Section 128 of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1638) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
``(e) Terms and Conditions for Covered Loans.--
``(1) ... | Payday Lending Limitation Act of 2010 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit extending consumer credit of $3,000 or less, with an annual percentage rate (APR) exceeding 36% (or, in specified circumstances, 25%) and a term or amortization period of 91 days or less (covered loan), to an individual who has had in t... | A bill to establish rules for small denomination, short-term, unsecured cash advances, such as "payday loans". |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure
Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. AMENDING CERTAIN DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR RESTAURANTS AND
SIMILAR RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS.
(a) In General.--Section 403(q)(5)(H) of the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act (... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on January 8, 2018. Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise the nutritional information that restaurants and retail food establishments must disclose. The nutrient co... | Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Spoofing Prevention Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal
Communications Commission.
(2) Voice service.--The term ``voice service'' means any
... | Spoofing Prevention Act of 2016 This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to expand the prohibition against knowingly transmitting misleading or inaccurate caller identification information to apply to: (1) persons outside the United States if the recipient of the call is within the United States, and (2) text me... | Spoofing Prevention Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Trial Lawyer Pork Act''.
TITLE I--ELIMINATION OF BENEFITS FOR TRIAL LAWYERS
SEC. 101. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) In the spring of 2008, former powerhouse trial lawyer
William Lerach was sentenced... | Stop Trial Lawyer Pork Act - Declares that certain federal laws that benefit trial lawyers to the detriment of consumers shall have no force or effect, whether enacted before, on, or after the enactment of this Act. Includes among such laws: (1) the Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2008; (2) the Medical Device Safety Act ... | To eliminate certain provisions of law providing benefits to trial lawyers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Action for Dental Health Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) More than 181 million Americans will not visit a
dentist even though nearly half of people over 30 suffer from
some form of gum dis... | Action for Dental Health Act 2015 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize oral health promotion and disease prevention programs through FY2020. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) may award grants or enter into contracts to obtain portable or mobile dental equipment and pay opera... | Action for Dental Health Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tax Filing Simplification Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON AGREEMENTS RESTRICTING GOVERNMENT TAX
PREPARATION AND FILING SERVICES.
The Secretary of the Treasury, or the Secretary's delegate, may not
enter into any agreement after the... | Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to establish and operate the following programs free of charge: online tax preparation and filing software, a program for taxpayers to download third-party provided return information rela... | Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. IMMIGRANTS WITH ADVANCED DEGREES.
(a) Worldwide Level.--Section 201 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting striking ``diversity
immigrants'' and inserting ``immigrants with advanced
degrees''; and
... | Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to replace the diversity visa lottery program with a program that issues immigrant visas to aliens with advanced degrees in the life sciences, the physical sciences, mathematics, technology, or engineering.
States that such visas shall be issued or adjusted in a random order ... | A bill to amend title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act to replace the diversity visa lottery program with a program that issues visas to aliens with an advanced degree. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that:
(1) A confluence of technologies has made or soon will make
possible the delivery of or access to a wide range of
information and informational services, including educational
and research data, to our homes, schools and communiti... | Authorizes the National Science Foundation to make grants to States to develop electronic libraries. | A bill to establish a system of State-based electronic libraries, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nurse-Managed Health Clinic
Investment Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Nurse-managed health clinics (referred to in this
section as ``NMHCs'') offer their patien... | Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Investment Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants for operating nurse-managed health clinics. Defines "nurse-managed health clinic" as a nurse-practice arrangement that provides primary care or wellness se... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish the Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Investment program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Pay and Retirement Reform
Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FISCAL YEAR 2000 INCREASE IN MILITARY BASIC PAY AND REFORM OF
BASIC PAY RATES.
(a) Waiver of Section 1009 Adjustment.--The adjustment to become
effective during fiscal year 2000 r... | Military Pay and Retirement Reform Act of 1999 - Waives during FY 2000 any required adjustment in the rates of monthly military basic pay in conformance with the General Schedule of the Federal Government. Increases such pay by 4.4 percent, effective on January 1, 2000. Provides an increase in such pay as of July 1, ... | Military Pay and Retirement Reform Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Food Stamp Flexibility Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. FOOD STAMP BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.
The Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) is amended to
read as follows:
``definition
``Section 1. This Act may be cited as the `... | Food Stamp Flexibility Act of 1995 - Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to restructure the existing food stamp program as a block grant program with a State mandate for work by beneficiaries. | Food Stamp Flexibility Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Social Investment
and Economic Development for the Americas 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... | Social Investment and Economic Development for the Americas Act of 2010 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to direct the President, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and working with governments and civil society in the Americas (the countries of North America, Central Amer... | To authorize the establishment of a Social Investment and Economic Development for the Americas Fund to reduce poverty, expand the middle class, and foster increased economic opportunity in that region, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Act for Lyme Education and Research
and Tick-Borne Diseases'' or the ``ALERT Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The United States alone has 82 species of ticks causing
at least 10 major diseases, which are L... | Act for Lyme Education and Research and Tick-Borne Diseases or the ALERT Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a five-year plan that provides for activities to be carried out to meet goals related to Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases, including to: (1) develop a sensitive and d... | To provide for the expansion and intensification of efforts for prevention, education, and research activities with respect to Lyme and other tick-borne diseases, including the establishment of a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``California Desert and Mountain
Heritage Act''.
TITLE I--DESIGNATION AND EXPANSION OF WILDERNESS AREAS
SEC. 101. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY.
In this title, the term ``Secretary'' means--
(1) with respect to land under the jurisdiction ... | California Desert and Mountain Heritage Act - Designates as wilderness: (1) certain Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands in the Cleveland National Forest, to be part of the Agua Tibia Wilderness; (2) specified lands in the San Bernardino National Forest to be known as the Cahuilla Mountain Wilderness and the South For... | To designate certain Federal lands in Riverside County, California, as wilderness, to designate certain river segments in Riverside County as a wild, scenic, or recreational river, to adjust the boundary of the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Advancing Hope Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF PROGRAM FOR PRIORITY REVIEW TO ENCOURAGE
TREATMENTS FOR RARE PEDIATRIC DISEASES.
(a) In General.--Section 529 of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360ff) is amended--
(1) i... | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on September 22, 2016. Advancing Hope Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise the priority review voucher program for rare pediatric disease medications. (A priority review voucher is a transferable vo... | Advancing Hope Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Vehicle Damage Disclosure and
Consumer Protection Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
Section 401 of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act
(15 U.S.C. 1981) is amended by inserting after the second sentence the
following new sentences: ``It is... | Vehicle Damage Disclosure and Consumer Protection Act of 1993 - Amends the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act to prohibit a State from licensing a motor vehicle upon the transfer of its ownership unless the title discloses: (1) whether the vehicle was previously issued a title indicating the car had been "... | Vehicle Damage Disclosure and Consumer Protection Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Unemployment Compensation Amendments
of 1993''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION PROGRAM.
(a) General Rule.--Sections 102(f)(1) and 106(a)(2) of the Emergency
Unemployment Compensation Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-164, as amended) ... | Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 1993 - Amends the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1991 to extend to February 5, 1994, the authorization for new claims for benefits under the emergency unemployment compensation (EUC) program. Reduces the number of benefit weeks available during such extended period a... | Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Better Nutrition for School Children
Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FOODS OF MINIMAL NUTRITIONAL VALUE.
(a) In General.--Section 10 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42
U.S.C. 1779) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (... | Better Nutrition for School Children Act of 2001 - Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (CNA) to prohibit the sale, donation, or service without charge of foods of minimal nutritional value on school grounds during the time of service under the school breakfast program under CNA or the school lunch program the Richar... | A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to promote better nutrition among school children participating in the school breakfast and lunch programs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hazardous Waste Facilities Public
Accountability Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. FACILITY SITING STANDARDS.
Section 3004(o)(7) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C.
6924(o)(7)) is amended to read as follows:
``(7)(A) The Administrator shall not authori... | Hazardous Waste Facilities Public Accountability Act of 1996 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to: (1) prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from authorizing a State hazardous waste program unless the State promulgates standards for the acceptable location of new (or expansion of existi... | Hazardous Waste Facilities Public Accountability Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public Transit Authority Pilot
Procurement Authorization Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
(a) Heavy-Duty Transit Bus.--The term ``heavy-duty transit bus''
has the same meaning given that term in the American Public
Transportation Association Standa... | Public Transit Authority Pilot Procurement Authorization Act of 2001 - Directs the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) of the Department of Transportation to carry out a pilot program to facilitate and accelerate procurement of certain buses by State, local, and regional authorities in cases where Federal funds form t... | A bill to authorize a pilot program for purchasing buses by public transit authorities that are recipients of assistance or grants from the Federal Transit Administration. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) On November 4, 1979, the Iranian militants seized the
United States Embassy in Tehran, Iran, and held 52 Americans
hostage for 444 days until their negotiated release on January
20, 1981.
(2) On January 19, 19... | States that: (1) it is U.S. policy to seek justice for American victims of terrorism and to hold terrorists and their state-sponsors accountable for their actions; and (2) any provision of the Algiers Accords, entered into with Iran on January 19, 1981, that purports to bar a U.S. citizen from prosecuting any claim in ... | To provide for payment of certain claims against the Government of Iran. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Patient Empowerment Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. GUARANTEEING FREEDOM OF CHOICE AND CONTRACTING FOR PATIENTS.
(a) In General.--Section 1802 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395a) is amended to read as follows:
``freedom of choice and c... | Medicare Patient Empowerment Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow any Medicare beneficiary to enter into a contract with an eligible professional for any item or service covered by Medicare. Allows such beneficiaries to submit a claim for Medicare payment in the amount that wo... | Medicare Patient Empowerment Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Communications Facilities Deployment
on Federal Property Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES DEPLOYMENT ON FEDERAL PROPERTY.
(a) In General.--Section 6409 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and
Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1455) is amen... | Communications Facilities Deployment on Federal Property Act of 2018 This bill amends the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 to require the General Services Administration (GSA) to create a common form and to establish a common processing fee for applications for easements, rights-of-way, and leases r... | Communications Facilities Deployment on Federal Property Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Highway Funding Equity Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. MINIMUM GUARANTEE.
Section 105 of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (a) and subsections (c) through
(f);
(2) by redesignating subsection (... | Highway Funding Equity Act of 2005 - Amends Federal highway law to revise Federal highway minimum guarantee requirements.
Requires the Secretary of Transportation, for each of FY 2005 through 2009, to allocate among the States amounts sufficient to ensure that the percentage for each State of the total apportionments ... | A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to increase the minimum allocation provided to states for use in carrying out certain highway programs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Early STEM Achievement Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Numerous studies have highlighted the long-term
academic benefits of high-quality early childhood education and
care. The Learning Policy Inst... | Early STEM Achievement Act This bill requires the Department of Education to award competitive grants to eligible entities for the purpose of assisting early childhood education programs in carrying out science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs and activities. A grant recipient must use the gran... | Early STEM Achievement Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Broadband Internet Fairness Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Increased deployment and adoption of broadband,
including high-bandwidth uses of broadband, is key to allow
broadband stimulus funds to p... | Broadband Internet Fairness Act - Makes it unlawful for major broadband Internet service providers to offer volume usage service plans imposing rates, terms, and conditions that are unjust, unreasonable, or unreasonably discriminatory. Treats a violation as an unfair or deceptive act or practice under the Federal Trade... | To authorize the Federal Trade Commission, in consultation with the Federal Communications Commission, to review volume usage service plans of major broadband Internet service providers to ensure that such plans are fairly based on cost. |
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL COMMISSION ON FAIRNESS IN MILITARY
COMPENSATION.
(a) Establishment.--There is established a commission to be known
as the ``National Commission on Fairness in Military Compensation'' (in
this Act referred to as the ``Commission'').
(b) Membership of Commiss... | Establishes the National Commission on Fairness in Military Compensation to: (1) determine the extent to which military personnel or their dependents rely on food stamps, the special supplemental food program under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, and other Federal or local assistance programs as a necessary supplemen... | To establish a national commission to review the regular military compensation of members of the Armed Forces and develop recommendations to end the dependence of some members and their families on Federal and local assistance programs. |
SECTION 1. COVERAGE OF EMPLOYEES.
Paragraphs (2)(B)(ii) and (4)(A)(i) of section 101 of the Family
and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611 (2)(B)(ii) and (4)(A)(i))
are amended by striking ``50'' each place it appears and inserting
``25''.
SEC. 2. PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT LEAVE.
(a) Leave Requirement.--... | Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to extend coverage to employees at worksites where the employer employs at least 25 (currently 50) employees at the worksite and within 75 miles of that worksite.
Allows employees covered by such Act to take up to four hours during any 30-day period, and up to 24 hours d... | A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to apply the Act to a greater percentage of the United States workforce and to allow employees to take parental involvement leave to participate in or attend their children's educational and extracurricular activities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Financial Statement
Transparency Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ADVISORY BOARD.
There is established in the executive branch of the Government an
independent establishment to be known as the Federal Accounting
Standards Ad... | Federal Financial Statement Transparency Act of 2014 - Establishes in the executive branch an independent Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) to develop federal financial accounting concepts or standards, giving consideration to the budgetary information needs of executive agencies and the needs of user... | Federal Financial Statement Transparency Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Exchange Information Disclosure
Act''.
SEC. 2. WEEKLY REPORTS ON HEALTH BENEFIT EXCHANGES.
Section 1311(c)(5) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act (42 U.S.C. 13031(c)(5)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'... | Exchange Information Disclosure Act - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to expand reporting requirements related to health care exchanges. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to publish reports weekly through March 31, 2015, on: (1) consumer interactions with healthcare.gov or ... | Exchange Information Disclosure Act |
SECTION 1. DEFINITION OF AFFECTED AREA TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL DOWNWIND
AREA EXPOSED TO IONIZING RADIATION (NUCLEAR FALLOUT).
Section 4(b)(1) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (42
U.S.C. 2210 note) is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B); and
... | Amends the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to include the Territory of Guam among the affected areas for which health claims relating to atmospheric nuclear testing are allowed.
Sets forth periods of required presence during testing periods for persons in Guam filing leukemia or specified disease claims.
Authoriz... | To amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to include the Territory of Guam in the list of affected areas with respect to which claims relating to atmospheric nuclear testing shall be allowed, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Thermal Energy Cooling and Heating
Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR QUALIFIED DISTRIBUTED THERMAL STORAGE PROPERTY
INSTALLED IN A PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE.
(a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 25D of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 i... | Thermal Energy Cooling and Heating Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) a residential energy efficient property tax credit for 30% of expenditures for distributed thermal energy storage property installed in a principal residence; (2) a 30% energy tax credit for investment in qualified distribut... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for qualified distributed thermal energy storage property, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Colville National Forest Adaptive
Management of Timber Resources Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Forest vegetation on Federal lands in the intermountain
West, including eastern Washington and particularly ... | Colville National Forest Adaptive Management of Timber Resources Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct an adaptive forest management research program in Colville National Forest, Washington, which shall include silvicultural treatments. Distributes receipts from related forest product sales among the T... | Colville National Forest Adaptive Management of Timber Resources Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``TARP Accountability Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. ENHANCED REPORTING ON USE OF TARP FUNDS.
Section 105 of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (12
U.S.C. 5215(a)) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph... | TARP Accountability Act of 2009 - Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to require that the Secretary of the Treasury's 30-day Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) reports to Congress include information on the use of capital investments by each financial institution. | A bill to enhance disclosures regarding the use of funds under the Troubled Asset Relief Program, and for other purposes. |
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