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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Reservists Small Business
Relief Act''.
SEC. 2. REPAYMENT DEFERRAL FOR ACTIVE DUTY RESERVISTS.
Section 7 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636) is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(n) Repayment Deferred for A... | Military Reservists Small Business Relief Act - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), upon request, to defer repayment of a direct loan made to: (1) an individual who is a reservist who received such loan before being called or ordered to, or retained on,... | Military Reservists Small Business Relief Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Robocall Enforcement Improvements
Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY RELATING TO NON-LICENSEE ROBOCALLERS.
(a) Authority To Impose Forfeitures Without First Issuing
Citations.--Section 503(b)(5) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47
U.S.C. 5... | Robocall Enforcement Improvements Act of 2014 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to impose forfeiture penalties without first sending a citation regarding the charged violation against persons not licensed by the FCC who violate prohibitions on the use of au... | Robocall Enforcement Improvements Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Service for Healthier Kids Act''.
SEC. 2. INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT TO PROMOTE NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.
(a) Interagency Agreement.--
(1) Secretary of agriculture.--
(A) In general.--From the amounts appropriated
... | Service for Healthier Kids Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into an interagency agreement with the Corporation for National and Community Service that provides the Corporation with funding for a Nutrition Corps to carry out national service programs that: (1) increase access to, participation in, ... | To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into an interagency agreement with the Corporation for National and Community Service to support a Nutrition Corps. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Learning Opportunities Created At
Local Level Act'' or the ``LOCAL Level Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Section 9527 of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1... | Learning Opportunities Created At Local Level Act or the LOCAL Level Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that state and local prerogatives over elementary and secondary education need to be preserved. Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to prohibit any federal officer or employee from dir... | LOCAL Level Act |
SECTION 1. MORTGAGE PAYMENT ASSISTANCE TO AVOID FORECLOSURE OF HOME
LOANS GUARANTEED UNDER TITLE 38.
(a) In General.--(1) Chapter 37 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 3714 the following new section:
``Sec. 3715. Loans to refinance delinquent indebtedness
``(... | Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide assistance to a veteran to avoid foreclosure of a housing loan made and guaranteed by the Secretary through the Department of Veterans Affairs. Requires such assistance to be in the form of a loan. Outlines loan conditions, including that: (1) the dwelling that... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide mortgage payment assistance to avoid foreclosure of home loans guaranteed under title 38, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. CONSENT OF CONGRESS TO THE HISTORIC CHATTAHOOCHEE COMPACT
BETWEEN THE STATES OF ALABAMA AND GEORGIA.
The consent of Congress is given to the amendment of articles I,
II, and III of the Historic Chattahoochee Compact between the States of
Alabama and Georgia, which articles, as amended, ... | Grants the consent of the Congress to the amendment to articles I, II, and III of the Historic Chattahoochee Compact between Alabama and Georgia which: (1) provide that the purpose of the Compact is to promote the cooperative development of the Chattahoochee valley's full potential for historic preservation and touris... | To grant the consent of Congress to an amendment of the Historic Chattahoochee Compact between the States of Alabama and Georgia. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Care Facilities Financing
Act''.
SEC. 2. TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Child care facility.--The term ``child care facility''
means a center-based or home-based child care fa... | Child Care Facilities Financing Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award competitive grants to eligible intermediaries to deposit into child care revolving funds for technical and financial assistance to eligible recipients to pay the Federal matching share of costs of acquisition, construct... | A bill to provide for the acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities or equipment, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``George C. Marshall Commemorative
Coin Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. GEORGE C. MARSHALL COMMEMORATIVE COINS.
(a) One-Dollar Silver Coins.--
(1) Issuance.--The Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in
this Act referred to as the ``Secretary''... | George C. Marshall Commemorative Coin Act of 1993 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) mint and issue one-dollar silver coins in commemoration of the end of World War II and General George C. Marshall's participation in service during such War; and (2) pay surcharges received from coin sales to the Friends ... | George C. Marshall Commemorative Coin Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Communities Building Access Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Two models of community programs for the uninsured have
emerged as effective in generating community support and
funding in urban and ru... | Communities Building Access Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants to public or nonprofit private entities to carry out demonstration projects for the purpose of making health care coverage available, on a cost-sharing basis, to: (1) employe... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for community projects that will reduce the number of individuals who are uninsured with respect to health care, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Boost Saving for College Act''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO 529 PLANS.
(a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 25B of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to elective deferrals and IRA
contributions by certain individuals) is amended ... | Boost Saving for College Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the tax treatment of qualified tuition programs (known as 529 plans). The bill allows: (1) a nonrefundable tax credit for contributions of an individual to a 529 plan, and (2) an exclusion from the gross income of an employee of up to $... | Boost Saving for College Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer
Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) it is estimated that--
(A) approximately 2 percent of adults and about 5
percent of infants and young chil... | Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require food that is not a raw agricultural commodity, and that is, or intentionally bears or contains, a major food allergen, to state that information on its label by January 1, 2006.Directs the Secretary of Health... | A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish labeling requirements regarding allergenic substances in food, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Women's Health Protection Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Access to safe, legal abortion services is essential to
women's health and central to women's ability to partici... | Women's Health Protection Act of 2013 - Makes the following limitations and requirements concerning abortion services unlawful and prohibits their imposition or application by any government: a requirement that a medical professional perform specific tests or follow specific medical procedures, unless generally requir... | Women's Health Protection Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nursing and Allied Health Education
Preservation Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. PRESERVATION OF PROVIDER OPERATED NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH
EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--Section 1861(v) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395x(v)) is a... | Nursing and Allied Health Education Preservation Act of 2008 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from denying provider-operated status for a nursing and allied education program that substantially meets certain requirements pertaining to the ... | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to continue the ability of hospitals to supply a needed workforce of nurses and allied health professionals by preserving funding for hospital operated nursing and allied health education programs. |
SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS TO FUNDING AVAILABLE TO THE SMALL BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION TO MAKE SECTION 7(A) LOANS.
(a) Section 7(a) Loan Funding Levels.--The third proviso under the
heading ``Small Business Administration--Business Loans Program
Account'' in title V of division E of the Consolidated and ... | This bill amends the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 to increase from $18.75 billion to $23.5 billion the FY2015 funding available to the Small Business Administration (SBA) for general business loans authorized under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act. The bill prohibits the SBA from... | To amend the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 with respect to funding available for fiscal year 2015 for certain general business loans authorized under the Small Business Act, to amend the Small Business Act to modify loan limitations, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Immigration Protection Act of
2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) There is an epidemic of fraud directed against aliens
engaged in dealings with the Immigration and Naturalization
Service.
... | Directs the Attorney General to establish specified district task forces to enforce such provisions. Authorizes appropriations.
Directs the Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service to establish related outreach programs, including a toll-free hotline. Authorizes appropriations.
Provides for confidenti... | Immigration Protection Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Voluntary Support for Reservists and
National Guard Members Act''.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF OVERPAYMENTS TO SUPPORT RESERVISTS.
(a) Designation.--
(1) In general.--Subchapter A of chapter 61 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is ame... | Voluntary Support for Reservists and National Guard Members Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit a taxpayer to designate a specified portion of any tax overpayment to the Reservist Income Differential Trust Fund (the Fund). Establishes such Fund.
Directs the Secretary of a military department, to the exten... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow tax-payers to designate part or all of any income tax refund to support reservists and National Guard members. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Physician Availability Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR PHYSICIAN AVAILABILITY IN ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS.
(a) In General.--Each covered hospital shall have a qualified
physician available in the hospital 24 hours a day, seven days a week
to attend... | Physician Availability Act of 2008 - Requires each covered hospital to have a qualified physician available in the hospital 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to attend to the needs of the hospital's inpatients.
Defines a "covered hospital" to: (1) include hospitals participating in Medicare or Medicaid or receiving f... | To assure that the services of a nonemergency department physician are available to hospital patients 24-hours-a-day, seven days a week in all non-Federal hospitals with at least 100 licensed beds. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Opportunity Tax Credit
Permanence and Consolidation Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AMERICAN OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Section 25A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. ... | American Opportunity Tax Credit Permanence and Consolidation Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to replace the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning tax credits with a new American Opportunity Tax Credit that: (1) allows an income tax credit of up to $3,000 of the qualified tuition and related expenses of ... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Supplemental Security Income
Restoration Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. UPDATE IN ELIGIBILITY FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME
PROGRAM.
(a) Update in General Income Exclusion.--Section 1612(b)(2)(A) of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382... | Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2013 - Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to increase from $240 to $1,320 (increased for inflation each calendar year after 2015) the first amount of general income per year excluded in determining SSI program eligibilit... | Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Oxon Run Parkway Land Transfer and
Restoration Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this Act:
(1) The term ``ancillary facilities'' means structures that
enhance and contribute to the pleasure and enjoyment of
... | Oxon Run Parkway Land Transfer and Restoration Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the District of Columbia specified District land formerly known as United States Reservation 501 in Oxon Run Park, subject to the condition that it be developed into a community of single-family homes with ancillary ... | Oxon Run Parkway Land Transfer and Restoration Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prompt Decision for Qualification of
Short Sale Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. PROMPT DECISION REGARDING SHORT SALE.
(a) In General.--Chapter 2 of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C.
1631 et seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating the second sectio... | Prompt Decision for Qualification of Short Sale Act of 2010 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to consider approved a mortgagor's written request to a mortgage loan servicer for a short sale of a dwelling or residential real property if the mortgagor has not received, within 45 days after the servicer's receipt of the r... | To require the lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt decision whether to allow the sale. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Expanding the Availability of
Medicare Data Act''.
SEC. 2. EXPANDING AVAILABILITY OF MEDICARE DATA.
(a) Expanding Uses of Medicare Data by Qualified Entities.--
(1) Additional analyses.--
(A) In general.--Subject to subpa... | Expanding the Availability of Medicare Data Act Expands the kinds of uses of Medicare data available to qualified entities for quality and patient care improvement activities. (A "qualified entity" is a public or private entity that: [1] is qualified to use claims data to evaluate the performance of service providers ... | Expanding the Availability of Medicare Data Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Egg Research and Consumer Information
Act Amendments of 1993''.
SEC. 2. ASSESSMENT RATE.
(a) In General.--Section 8(e) of the Egg Research and Consumer
Information Act (7 U.S.C. 2707(e)) is amended--
(1) by designating the first and second sent... | Egg Research and Consumer Information Act Amendments of 1993 - Amends the Egg Research and Consumer Information Act to: (1) increase the maximum assessment rate from ten cents per case of commercial eggs to 20 cents per case; (2) authorize the Egg Board to increase assessments subject to producer referendum; (3) incre... | Egg Research and Consumer Information Act Amendments of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Individual Investment Account Act of
1998''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF INDIVIDUAL INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS.
(a) In General.--Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to additional itemized
deductions for individua... | Individual Investment Account Act of 1998 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a deduction for amounts contributed to individual investment accounts. Allows tax-free distributions, limited to $20,000 for all taxable years, from such accounts for use in the purchase of a principal residence by a first-time homeb... | Individual Investment Account Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Lending Market
Stabilization Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. SMALL BUSINESS LENDING MARKET STABILIZATION.
(a) Fees.--To the extent the cost of such reduction in fees is
offset by appropriations--
(1) with respect to each loan guarante... | Small Business Lending Market Stabilization Act of 2008 - Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), to the extent that the cost is offset by appropriations, to collect no fees currently charged by: (1) the SBA to borrowers and lenders under the SBA's 7(a) loan program (SBA-guaranteed general... | A bill to stabilize the small business lending market, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Justice for United States Prisoners
of War Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) During World War II, members of the United States Armed
Forces held as prisoners of war by Japan were forced to provid... | Justice for United States Prisoners of War Act of 2001 - Requires any Federal court in which an action is brought against a Japanese defendant by a member of the U.S. armed forces seeking compensation for mistreatment or failure to pay wages in connection with labor performed in Japan for such national as a prisoner of... | A bill to preserve certain actions brought in Federal court against Japanese defendants by members of the United states Armed Forces held by Japan as prisoners of war during World War II. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Land Freedom Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) as of the date of enactment of this Act--
(A) 113,000,000 acres of onshore Federal land are
open and accessible for oil and n... | Federal Land Freedom Act of 2017 This bill authorizes a state with an established oil and gas leasing program to take responsibility from the federal government for leasing and regulating the exploration and development of oil, gas, and other forms of energy on federal land in the state. Any state actions to lease, per... | Federal Land Freedom Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, ETC.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Tax Revision Act
of 2005''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision,
th... | Tax Revision Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2006: (1) the taxpayer election to include combat zone compensation as earned income for purposes of computing the earned income tax credit; (2) the increased cover over (payment) to the Treasuries of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands of dis... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Investment Security Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORITY UNDER DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT.
Section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App.
2170) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by... | Foreign Investment Security Act of 2005 - Amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 relating to authorized investigations of the effects on national security of a proposed acquisition, merger, or takeover (transaction) by or with foreign persons which could result in foreign control of persons engaged in U.S. commerce ... | A bill to provide for Congressional authority with respect to certain acquisitions, mergers, and takeovers under the Defense Production Act of 1950. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare IVIG Access Enhancement
Act''.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE PATIENT IVIG ACCESS DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in
this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall establish and
implement a demon... | Medicare IVIG Access Enhancement Act This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to establish a three-year demonstration project to evaluate the benefits of providing Medicare coverage and payment for items and services needed for the in-home administration of intravenous immune globulin to trea... | Medicare IVIG Access Enhancement Act |
SECTION 1. RURAL EDUCATION.
Part J of title X of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 8271 et seq.) is amended to read as follows:
``PART J--RURAL EDUCATION INITIATIVE
``SEC. 10951. SHORT TITLE.
``This part may be cited as the `Rural Education Initiative Act of
2... | Rural Education Initiative Act of 2001 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a Rural Education Initiative, including various grants by the Secretary of Education to State and local educational agencies under: (1) a Small and Rural School Program; and (2) a Low-Income and Rural School ... | A bill to provide for rural education assistance, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``White House Commission on National
Military Appreciation Month Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The vigilance of the United States Armed Forces, past
and present, has been instrumental to the pres... | White House Commission on National Military Appreciation Month Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the President should establish the White House Commission on National Military Appreciation Month to make recommendations to the President on the proclamation of National Military Appreciation Month to be cele... | A bill to urge the President to establish the White House Commission on National Military Appreciation Month, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fallen Timbers Battlefield and Fort
Miamis National Historic Site Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act:
(1) The term ``historic site'' means the Fallen Timbers
Battlefield and Monument and Fort Miamis National Historic Si... | Fallen Timbers Battlefield and Fort Miamis National Historic Site Act of 1999 - Establishes as an affiliated National Park System (NPS) area, the Fallen Timbers Battlefield and Fort Miamis National Historic Site in the State of Ohio.
Requires the Site to be administered in a manner consistent with this Act and all law... | Fallen Timbers Battlefield and Fort Miamis National Historic Site Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Iraq Security Agreement Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) On November 26, 2007, President George W. Bush and
Prime Minister of Iraq Nouri al-Maliki signed the Declaration
of Princip... | Iraq Security Agreement Act of 2008 - Directs the President to report annually to the appropriate congressional committees respecting U.S. security commitments to, and arrangements with, other countries.
Directs the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense to consult with the appropriate congressional committee... | A bill to ensure that any agreement with Iraq containing a security commitment or arrangement is concluded as a treaty or is approved by Congress. |
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION ACREAGE RESERVE
PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The following provisions of the Food Security Act
of 1985 are each amended by striking ``1995'' and inserting ``2005'':
(1) Section 1230(a) (16 U.S.C. 3830(a)).
(2) Section 1231(a) (... | Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to extend: (1) the Environmental Conservation Acreage Reserve Program; and (2) the wetlands reserve prgram.
Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to extend or modify conservation reserve contracts under specified circumstances.
Authorizes a demonstration grant program to permit... | To extend the conservation reserve program for 10 years and the wetlands reserve program for 5 years; to protect vulnerable soil and water resources by facilitating the transition of our Nation's most environmentally sensitive land to conservation uses by enabling farmers to meet conservation compliance requirements th... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Unlocking Lifesaving Treatments for
Rare-Diseases Act'' or ``ULTRA''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVING THE ACCELERATED APPROVAL PATHWAY FOR FAST TRACK
PRODUCTS TO SERVE THE UNMET NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH
ULTRA RARE DISEASES.
Section 506 ... | Unlocking Lifesaving Treatments for Rare-Diseases Act or ULTRA - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to approve an application for a drug as a fast track product using a surrogate endpoint, based on the existence of reasonable scientific data tha... | To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to fast track approval of certain orphan drugs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Respect for Rights of Conscience Act
of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) As Thomas Jefferson declared to New London Methodists
in 1809, ``[n]o provision in our Constitution ough... | Respect for Rights of Conscience Act of 2010 - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to permit a health plan to decline coverage of specific items and services that are contrary to the religious beliefs of the sponsor, issuer, or other entity offering the plan or the purchaser or beneficiary (in... | To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to protect rights of conscience with regard to requirements for coverage of specific items and services. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Regulation of Mortgage Servicing Act
of 2011''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) Alternative to foreclosure.--The term ``alternative to
foreclosure''--
(A) means a cour... | Regulation of Mortgage Servicing Act of 2011 - Requires a mortgage servicer to assign one case manager to each borrower that seeks a mortgage loan modification or an alternative to foreclosure.
Requires the case manager to: (1) manage the communication between the servicer and the borrower, and (2) make decisions abou... | A bill to establish clear regulatory standards for mortgage servicers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Keeping the Internet Devoid of
Sexual Predators Act of 2007'' or the ``KIDS Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR SUPERVISION OF
INTERNET ACCESS BY SEX OFFENDERS CONVICTED UNDER FEDERAL
LAW.
... | Keeping the Internet Devoid of Sexual Predators Act of 2007 or the KIDS Act of 2007 - Authorizes additional appropriations for FY2008-FY2013 to: (1) evaluate and purchase Internet filtering and monitoring programs and devices; (2) train probation officers in the use of such programs and devices and in the supervision o... | A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``City of North Las Vegas Public Land
Acquisition Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Bureau of Land Management has extensive land
ownership in a large parcel adjacent ... | City of North Las Vegas Public Land Acquisition Act of 1998 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to dispose of specified lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management in Clark County, Nevada.
Permits Nevada or the unit of local government in whose jurisdiction the lands are located, to elect to o... | City of North Las Vegas Public Land Acquisition Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. EXPANSION OF TAX REFUND REDUCTION PROVISION TO INCLUDE
CERTAIN STATE AND LOCAL TAX DEBT.
(a) Section 3720A of title 31, United States Code (relating to
reduction of tax refund by amount of debt) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``(j) Collection of Past-Due Legally Enfo... | Amends Federal law to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to reduce a Federal tax refund by the amount necessary to satisfy a past-due, legally enforceable tax obligation owed to either a State or local governmental entity which has given notice to the Secretary of such debt.
Requires such governmental entities to no... | To amend title 31, United States Code, to allow certain State and local tax debt to be collected through the reduction of Federal tax refunds. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Treatment of Indian Tribal Natural
Resource Income Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL TAX TREATMENT OF INCOME DERIVED BY INDIANS FROM NATURAL
RESOURCES ACTIVITIES.
(a) In General.--Subchapter C of chapter 80 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1... | Treatment of Indian Tribal Natural Resource Income Act of 1995 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from Federal income tax income derived from a natural resources-related activity by Indians or a qualified Indian entity. Prohibits a tax on remuneration paid for services performed in a natural resources-relate... | Treatment of Indian Tribal Natural Resource Income Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Independent Commission on Campaign
Finance Reform Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE OF COMMISSION.
There is established a commission to be known as the ``Independent
Commission on Campaign Finance Reform'' (referred to in this Act as the... | Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform Act of 1997 - Establishes the Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform to study the laws relating to the financing of political activity and to report and recommend legislation to reform those laws.
(Sec. 6) Requires the Commission, not later than July 1998 or... | Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Early Attention To Nutrition (EATN)
Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) heart disease, cancer, stroke, and diabetes are
responsible for \2/3\ of deaths in the United States;
(2) the major risk fact... | Early Attention to Nutrition (EATN) Act of 2004 - Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to establish multidisciplinary team nutrition networks, through grants to State education agencies and national activities, to promote the nutritional health of school children. | A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to create team nutrition networks to promote the nutritional health of school children. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mercury Reduction Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) mercury is a persistent and toxic pollutant that
bioaccumulates in the environment;
(2) according to recent studies, mercury deposition is a
... | Mercury Reduction Act of 2002 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to: (1) prohibit the sale or supply of mercury fever thermometers to consumers, except by prescription; and (2) require manufacturers to provide clear instructions on handling of thermometers to avoid breakage and on proper cleanup in the event of brea... | A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to reduce the quantity of mercury in the environment by limiting the use of mercury fever thermometers and improving the collection and proper management of mercury, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Freedom of Healthcare
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) All veterans who have signed up to put their life on
the line for the lives and liberty of the people of the United
States deserve th... | Veterans Freedom of Healthcare Act This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to make the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Choice Program permanent. (The program allows the furnishing of hospital care and medical services to eligible veterans through agreements with non-VA entities.... | Veterans Freedom of Healthcare Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting the Right to Independent
and Democratic Elections Act'' or the ``PRIDE Voting Act''.
SEC. 2. ELECTION SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--There is hereby established an Election
Security grant pr... | Protecting the Right to Independent and Democratic Elections Act or the PRIDE Voting Act This bill establishes an election security grant program under which the Department of Homeland Security awards grants to states to carry out one or more of the following activities: (1) implementing or improving the use of audita... | Protecting the Right to Independent and Democratic Elections Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bond Price Competition Improvement
Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TRANSACTION REPORTING TO DEBT SECURITIES.
(a) Amendment.--Subsection (d) of section 11A of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78k-1(d)) is amended to read as
follows:
... | Bond Price Competition Improvement Act of 1999 - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Act) to replace requirements regarding the National Market Advisory Board with the requirement that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopt rules and take actions to assure prompt, comprehensive public disseminat... | Bond Price Competition Improvement Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Mortgage Loan Modification
Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. SAFE HARBOR FOR HOLDERS ENGAGED IN TROUBLED DEBT RESTRUCTURING
WITH REGARD TO RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LOANS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 2 of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C.
1631 ... | Emergency Mortgage Loan Modification Act of 2007- Amends the Truth in Lending Act to shield holders of residential mortgage loans from liability for entering into a qualified loan modification or workout plan on any residential mortgage loan consummated on or after January 1, 2004.
Applies such shield from liability o... | To amend the Truth in Lending Act to remove an impediment to troubled debt restructuring on the part of holders of residential mortgage loans, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Asthmatic Schoolchildren's Treatment
and Health Management Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Asthma is a chronic condition requiring lifetime,
ongoing medical intervention.
(2) In 1980, 6... | Asthmatic Schoolchildren's Treatment and Health Management Act of 2004 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in making certain PHSA grants or any other asthma-related grant to a State, to give preference to States that require public elementary and ... | A bill to give a preference regarding States that require schools to allow students to self-administer medication to treat that student's asthma or anaphylaxis, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. DIABETES PREVENTION UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.
(a) Coverage of Diabetes Prevention Program Services.--
(1) Coverage of services.--
(A) In general.--Section 1861(s)(2) o... | Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide coverage of diabetes prevention program services to an eligible diabetes prevention program individual. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish the criteria for a diabetes prevent... | Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act of 2013 |
That the following sums
are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, to provide emergency supplemental appropriations for
disaster assistance because of the Los Angeles Earthquake for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 1994, and for other purposes, namely:
... | Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Assistance Because of the Los Angeles Earthquake Act of 1994 - Makes emergency supplemental appropriations for FY 1994 for disaster assistance activities resulting from the January 1994 earthquake in Southern California and other disasters.
Makes additional funds avai... | Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Assistance Because of the Los Angeles Earthquake Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Transit Benefits
Modernization Act''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
(``WMATA'') provides approximately 2.3 million Metrorail and
... | Transit Benefits Modernization Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat the use of a transportation network company by federal employees during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this bill and ending on December 31, 2018, as a qualified transportation fringe benefit that is excluded from a... | Transit Benefits Modernization Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Widows and Orphans Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. NEW SPECIAL IMMIGRANT CATEGORY.
(a) Certain Children and Women at Risk of Harm.--Section 101(a)(27)
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)) is
amended--
(1) in subparagraph (L)... | Widows and Orphans Act of 2003 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a special immigrant category (N Visa) for certain orphans and women at risk of harm. | A bill to establish new special immigrant categories. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Disability Review
Standards Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT OF FACE-TO-FACE MEETING IN DISABILITY
DETERMINATIONS.
Section 221(h) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 421(h)) is
amended--
(1) by redesignati... | Social Security Disability Review Standards Act of 1993 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) require that applicants for disability benefits meet face-to-face with a disability examiner early in the process before being denied disability benefits; (2)... | Social Security Disability Review Standards Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mother's Day Centennial
Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress hereby finds as follows:
(1) Anna Jarvis, who is considered to be the founder of the
modern Mother's Day, was born in Webster, West Virginia on May
... | Mother's Day Centennial Commemorative Coin Act - Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 400,000 $1 coins emblematic of the 100th anniversary of President Wilson's proclamation designating the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day.
Authorizes the Secretary to issue such coins beginning J... | A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the establishment of Mother's Day. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Advanced Energy
Manufacturing Jobs Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF THE QUALIFYING ADVANCED ENERGY
PROJECT CREDIT.
(a) Certain Projects Eligible for Credit Without Limitation.--
(1) In general.--Subse... | American Advanced Energy Manufacturing Jobs Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for the qualifying advanced energy project program, to: (1) allow, through December 31, 2016, an additional credit amount for the cost of manufacturing equipment that uses solar energy to generate ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and expand the credit for qualifying advanced energy projects, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Urban Regulatory Relief Zone Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the likelihood that a proposed business site will
comply with many government regulations is inversely related to
the length of tim... | Urban Regulatory Relief Zone Act of 1995 - Authorizes the mayor or chief executive officer of a city with a population greater than 200,000 to establish an economic development commission to: (1) designate urban regulatory relief zones in the city composed of one or more distressed areas; and (2) apply through the Off... | Urban Regulatory Relief Zone Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Thomas Jefferson Researcher's
Privilege Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUESTS.
Section 552(b)(4) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(4)''; and
(2) by adding at the end t... | Thomas Jefferson Researcher's Privilege Act of 1999 - Amends the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to make FOIA inapplicable to matters that are data, records, or information, including actual research documents, collected or produced in the conduct of or as a result of study or research on academic, commercial, scient... | Thomas Jefferson Researcher's Privilege Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Working Families Flexibility Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. COMPENSATORY TIME.
Section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 207)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(s) Compensatory Time Off for Private Employees.--
... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 2, 2017. Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to authorize employers to provide compensatory time off to private employees at a rate of not less than 1 1/2 hours for each hour... | Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Outer Continental Shelf Natural Gas
Relief Act''.
SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF PROHIBITIONS ON EXPENDITURES FOR, AND
WITHDRAWALS FROM, OFFSHORE GAS LEASING.
(a) Prohibitions on Expenditures.--All provisions of Federal law
that prohibit the ex... | Outer Continental Shelf Natural Gas Relief Act - States that all provisions of federal law that prohibit the expenditure of appropriated funds to conduct natural gas leasing and preleasing activities for any area of the Outer Continental Shelf are without any force or effect.
Revokes all withdrawals from leasing of fe... | To terminate the effect of all provisions of Federal law that prohibit the expenditure of appropriated funds to conduct natural gas leasing and preleasing activities for any area of the Outer Continental Shelf, to terminate all withdrawals of Federal submerged lands of the Outer Continental Shelf from leasing for explo... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE
This Act may be referred to as the ``Small Business Development
Fund Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. TAX ON CAPITAL GAINS REDUCTION STRATEGY AMOUNT OR ALTERNATIVE
DENIAL OF INTEREST DEDUCTION ON CERTAIN DEBT INSTRUMENTS,
AND ESTABLISHMENT OF TRUST FUND TO RECEIVE TAX A... | Small Business Development Fund Act of 1997 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose upon each individual who ha
s a 50
percent strategy-based capital gains tax reduction (as defined in this Act) for the taxable year a tax equal to one percent of the strategy amount for that taxable year. Requires the Secretary of... | Small Business Development Fund Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Amnesty Prevention Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDING; PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and
Readiness signed a memorandum entitled ``Military Accessions
... | Military Amnesty Prevention Act This bill permits the enlistment into the Armed Forces of aliens other than U.S. nationals and permanent resident aliens when such enlistment is vital to the U.S. national interest only if such individuals are in lawful immigration status. | Military Amnesty Prevention Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Space Exploration Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) It is in the national interest of the United States to
have a vigorous, outward-looking program of space exploration,
encompassing both... | Space Exploration Act of 2002 - Requires the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to set forth as goals for the future activities of NASA's human space flight program, the development and flight demonstration, within 8, 10, 15, and 20 years, respectively, of a reusable space vehicle... | To restore a vision for the United States human space flight program by instituting a series of incremental goals that will facilitate the scientific exploration of the solar system and aid in the search for life elsewhere in the universe, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Welfare Benefits
Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF EXCEPTION FOR 10-OR-MORE EMPLOYER PLANS FROM
TREATMENT OF WELFARE BENEFIT FUNDS.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (6) of section 419A(f) of the Internal
Revenue Code of ... | Small Business Welfare Benefits Protection Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise the exception from the treatment of welfare benefit funds for "ten or more employer plans." | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the exception from the treatment of welfare benefit funds for 10-or-more employer plans. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commission on the Airplane Crash at
Gander, Newfoundland, Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established in the legislative branch of the Federal
Government a commission to be known as the Commission on the Airplane
Crash at Gander, Newfoundland.
... | Commission on the Airplane Crash at Gander, Newfoundland, Act - Establishes in the legislative branch of the Government the Commission on the Airplane Crash at Gander, Newfoundland. Directs the Commission to investigate, study, and report to the President and the Congress on the circumstances surrounding the crash of ... | Commission on the Airplane Crash at Gander, Newfoundland, Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Merchant Mariners of World War II
Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) 2015 marked the 70th anniversary of the Allied victory
in World War II and the restoration of peacetime ac... | Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2016 This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the U.S. merchant mariners of World War II in recognition of their dedicated and vital service during Wo... | Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. IMPOSITION OF SENTENCE.
Section 3553(a)(4) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to
read as follows:
``(4) the kinds of sentence and the sentencing range
established for--
``(A) the applicable category of offense committed
by the applicabl... | Amends the Federal criminal code to allow the court, in determining the sentence to be imposed in the case of a violation of probation or supervised release, to consider guidelines or policy statements issued by the U.S. Sentencing Commission.
Revises provisions regarding the revocation of probation to: (1) authorize... | To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to terms of imprisonment and supervised release following revocation of a term of probation or supervised release. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Currency Undervaluation
Investigation Act''.
SEC. 2. INVESTIGATION OR REVIEW OF CURRENCY UNDERVALUATION UNDER
COUNTERVAILING DUTY LAW.
Subsection (c) of section 702 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1671a(c)) is amended by adding at t... | Currency Undervaluation Investigation Act Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to require the administering authority, upon the filing of a petition by an interested party, to initiate a countervailing duty investigation or review to determine whether currency undervaluation by the government of, or any public entity within, ... | Currency Undervaluation Investigation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preserving Marginal Lands and
Protecting Farming Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. MAXIMUM ENROLLMENT.
Section 1231(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
3831(d)) is amended to read as follows:
``(d) Maximum Enrollment.--The Secretary may maintain in... | Preserving Marginal Lands and Protecting Farming Act of 2013 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to set the maximum number of acres that may be enrolled at any one time in the conservation reserve program (CRP) at: (1) 29 million acres for FY2013, (2) 26 million acres for FY2014, and (3) 26 million acres for each of... | Preserving Marginal Lands and Protecting Farming Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Securing Adolescents From
Exploitation-Online Act of 2007'' or the ``SAFE Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION SERVICE
PROVIDERS AND REMOTE COMPUTING SERVICE PROVIDERS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 110 of ... | Securing Adolescents From Exploitation-Online Act of 2007 or the SAFE Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to expand the reporting requirements of electronic communication and remote computing service providers with respect to violations of laws prohibiting sexual exploitation of children and child pornograph... | To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness in Disclosure of Evidence
Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. DUTY TO DISCLOSE FAVORABLE INFORMATION.
Chapter 201 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``Sec. 3014. Duty to disclose favorable information
``(a) ... | Fairness in Disclosure of Evidence Act of 2012 - Amends the federal criminal code to require the attorney for the government, in a criminal prosecution, to provide to the defendant any information or evidence that may reasonably appear to be favorable to the defendant regarding the determination of guilt, any prelimina... | A bill to require the attorney for the Government to disclose favorable information to the defendant in criminal prosecutions brought by the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Health Care Eligibility
Expansion and Enhancement Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. ENHANCEMENT OF NATURE OF ELIGIBILITY FOR CARE OF CERTAIN
VETERANS.
Section 1710(a)(3) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``may, to the... | Veterans Health Care Eligibility Expansion and Enhancement Act of 2013 - Modifies provisions relating to health care services for veterans to: (1) require (currently, authorize) the Secretary of the Veterans Administration (VA) to furnish health care services to veterans who do not qualify under existing VA programs fo... | Veterans Health Care Eligibility Expansion and Enhancement Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting America's Wolves Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Throughout history, wolves have been misunderstood and
feared. Wolves have been subjected to widespread persecution
and t... | Requires that such Plan include: (1) goals for biological recovery of such wolf; (2) a process and method for obtaining such wolves from Canada; (3) an outline of how releases will proceed; (4) a determination of the number of such wolves that should be released to ensure a self-sustaining population; (5) a process for... | Protecting America's Wolves Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Indian Financing Act Reform
Amendment''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Indian Financing Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-262; 88
Stat. 77 et seq.) was intended to provide Native America... | Indian Financing Act Reform Amendment - Amends the Indian Financing Act of 1974 to increase from $100,000 to $250,000 the amount of Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) insured loans a lender can offer to a borrower.Permits the transfer (currently sale or assign only) of insured or guaranteed loans made under such Act. Requi... | To amend the Indian Financing Act of 1974 to improve the effectiveness of the Indian loan guarantee and insurance program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sandpoint Land and Facilities
Conveyance Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF SANDPOINT FEDERAL BUILDING AND ADJACENT LAND,
SANDPOINT, IDAHO.
(a) Transfer of Administrative Jurisdiction.--Not later than 30
days after the date of the ena... | Sandpoint Land and Facilities Act of 2003 - Directs the Administrator of General Services to transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture jurisdiction over certain land in Sandpoint, Idaho (the property), with the Secretary assuming the obligation of the Administrator to repay to the Federal Finance Bank the debt incurred ... | To provide for the conveyance by the Secretary of Agriculture of the Sandpoint Federal Building and adjacent land in Sandpoint, Idaho, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gambling Impact Study Commission
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that:
(1) Many State and local governments and Native American
tribal governments support development of a gambling industry
as a source of jobs and a... | Gambling Impact Study Commission Act - Establishes the Gambling Impact Study Commission to study all matters relating to the impact of gambling on States, political subdivisions of States, and Native American tribes for a report to the Congress and the President. Authorizes appropriations. | Gambling Impact Study Commission Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Renewable Energy, Fuel Reduction,
and Economic Stabilization and EnHancement Act of 2007'' or the
``REFRESH Act''.
TITLE I--RENEWABLE ENERGY INCENTIVES
SEC. 101. GEOTHERMAL POWER.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy, acting thro... | Renewable Energy, Fuel Reduction, and Economic Stabilization and Enhancement Act of 2007 or REFRESH Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy to make grants to: (1) promote geothermal power development; (2) develop all forms of ocean energy; and (3) assist in the development of new technology for the production of plug-in ... | A bill to provide incentives for renewable energy production, to increase fuel economy standards for automobiles, and to provide tax incentives for renewable energy production. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Equitable Access to Disaster Relief
and Preparedness Services Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Effective communication is essential to meaningful
access to disaster relief relate... | Equitable Access to Disaster Relief and Preparedness Services Act - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to require regulations issued for the guidance of personnel providing federal assistance at major disaster sites to include provisions ensuring that relief activities be accompl... | To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to improve the provision of disaster relief and preparedness services with respect to persons with limited English proficiency, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. MODIFICATIONS TO IRA DEDUCTION.
(a) Increase in Maximum Amount of Deduction.--Subparagraph (A) of
section 219(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to
maximum amount of deduction) is amended by striking ``$2,000'' and
inserting ``$2,500''.
(b) Increase in Income Phaseout Levels.--S... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the retirement savings deduction and the maximum individual retirement account contribution from $2,000 to $2,500. Raises income phase-out limits. Allows such a deduction for nonemployed spouses. Provides an inflation adjustment for retirement savings deductions.
Exclude... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the deduction for retirement savings, to permit nonemployed spouses a full IRA deduction, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pitkin County Land Exchange Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to authorize, direct, expedite, and
facilitate the exchange of land between the United States, Pitkin
County, Colorado, and the Aspen Valley Land Trust.
SEC. 3. DE... | Pitkin County Land Exchange Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (the Secretary) and the Secretary of the Interior, upon receipt of title to certain lands located in Pitkin County, Colorado, and certain lands located on Smuggler Mountain in the County, to convey to the County or to the Aspen Valley Land T... | A bill to authorize the exchange of certain land in the State of Colorado. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as ``State Business Law Conformity Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES TO GENERAL PARTNERS.
(a) Exclusion of Certain Active Businesses From at Risk Rules.--
Subclause (I) of section 465(c)(7)(D)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 (defining qualified corpora... | State Business Law Conformity Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) revise certain partnership tax definitions and rules relating to general and limited partners; (2) exclude from net earnings from self-employment partnership income attributable to capital; and (3) repeal, after 2004, the election to a... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify the taxation of partnerships. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Quadrennial Diplomacy and
Development Review Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. QUADRENNIAL DIPLOMACY AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW.
(a) Requirement.--
(1) Quadrennial reviews required.--Under the direction of
the President, the Secretary of State sha... | Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of State to conduct a review every four years of U.S. diplomacy and development for the next four-year period (quadrennial diplomacy and development review) which shall include: (1) recommendations regarding the long-term diplomacy and dev... | A bill to require a quadrennial diplomacy and development review, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Extended
Unemployment Compensation Act of 2008''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Federal-State agreements.
Sec. 3. ... | Emergency Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2008 - (Sec. 2) Authorizes a state to enter into an agreement with the Secretary of Labor under which the state agency will make emergency unemployment compensation payments to individuals who: (1) have exhausted all rights to regular compensation under state or feder... | To provide for a program of emergency unemployment compensation. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Working Together for Rural Access to
Mental Health and Wellness for Children and Seniors Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Providing adequate mental health care in rural
c... | Working Together for Rural Access to Mental Health and Wellness for Children and Seniors Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to enable states to award grants for: (1) operating a mobile van outreach program under which a hospital and elementary or secondary schools provide mental h... | A bill to provide assistance to rural schools, hospitals, and communities for the conduct of collaborative efforts to secure a progressive and innovative system to improve access to mental health care for youth, seniors and families. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``UNRWA Anti-
Incitement and Anti-Terrorism Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. United States contributions to UNRWA.
Sec.... | UNRWA Anti-Incitement and Anti-Terrorism Act This bill amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to withhold U.S. contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) or to any successor or related entity, or to the regular budget of the United Nations (U.N.) for ... | UNRWA Anti-Incitement and Anti-Terrorism Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Collections of Information
Antipiracy Act''.
SEC. 2. MISAPPROPRIATION OF COLLECTIONS OF INFORMATION.
Title 17, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following new chapter:
``CHAPTER 12--MISAPPROPRIATION OF COLLECTIONS OF INFORM... | Collections of Information Antipiracy Act - Amends Federal copyright law to make persons who extract, or use in commerce, a substantial part of a collection of information gathered or maintained by another person through the investment of substantial resources, so as to harm the other person's (or a successor's) actual... | Collections of Information Antipiracy Act |
TITLE I--STATE AUTHORITY FOR HYDRAULIC FRACTURING REGULATION
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Protecting States' Rights to
Promote American Energy Security Act''.
SEC. 102. STATE AUTHORITY FOR HYDRAULIC FRACTURING REGULATION.
The Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) is amended... | Title I: State Authority for Hydraulic Fracturing Regulation - Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act - (Sec. 102) Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to prohibit the Department of the Interior (Department) from enforcing any federal regulation, guidance, or permit requirement regarding hydraulic ... | Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Countering Foreign Propaganda and
Disinformation Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) foreign governments, including the Governments of the
Russian Federation and the People's Republic of ... | Countering Foreign Propaganda and Disinformation Act of 2016 This bill expresses the sense of Congress that: foreign governments, including the governments of the Russian Federation and China, use disinformation and other propaganda tools to undermine the national security objectives of the United States and key alli... | Countering Foreign Propaganda and Disinformation Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Care Fairness and Stability
Act''.
SEC. 2. SHIFT IN THE COLLECTION OF THE PAYMENT FOR THE TRANSITIONAL
REINSURANCE PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 1341(b) of the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18061(b)) is... | Health Care Fairness and Stability Act - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to provide a temporary shift in the scheduled collection of payments for the transitional reinsurance program intended to help stabilize premiums for coverage in the individual health insurance markets from 2014 throu... | Health Care Fairness and Stability Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Restoring the
Integrity of American Statistics Act of 2008''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Sec. 4. United ... | Restoring the Integrity of American Statistics Act of 2008 - Reestablishes the United States Census Bureau as an independent establishment in the executive branch, effective January 1, 2012.
Requires the Bureau Director to be appointed by the President without regard to political affiliation for a five-year term.
P... | To make the Census Bureau an independent establishment. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Portable Generator Safety Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Portable generators are frequently used to provide
electricity during temporary power outages. These generators
use fuel-burning e... | Portable Generator Safety Act of 2007 - Instructs the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to promulgate consumer product safety rules requiring that every portable generator sold to the public for purposes other than resale be equipped with an interlock safety device that detects the level of carbon monoxide in t... | A bill to require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate consumer product safety rules concerning the safety and labeling of portable generators. |
That the following sums
are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, for the Environmental Protection Agency for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes, namely:
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Science and Tech... | Appropriates specified sums for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for FY 2005 for: (1) science and technology, including research and development activities; (2) environmental programs and management; (3) the Office of the Inspector General; (4) buildings and facilities; (5) the hazardous substance superfund, i... | Making appropriations for the Environmental Protection Agency for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS REGARDING COAL OR OTHER MINE SAFETY.
(a) Reporting Mine Safety Information.--Each issuer that is
required to file reports pursuant to section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m, 78o) and that is an
operator, or that has a subsidiary that is an ... | Requires a publicly traded coal or other mine company that is required to file a periodic securities report with the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) to include in the report: (1) the total number of violations of mandatory health or safety standards that could significantly contribute to the cause and effect of a ... | A bill to require publicly traded coal companies to include certain safety records in their reports to the Commission, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pakistan Terrorism Accountability
Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Pakistan, through the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)
organization, maintains control and influence in Afghanistan
throu... | Pakistan Terrorism Accountability Act of 2012 - States that it shall be U.S. policy to limit U.S. foreign assistance to Pakistan if Pakistan's military or intelligence services continue to support or provide assistance to organizations that target U.S. citizens.
Directs the President to withhold $50 million from amoun... | To provide compensation for the deadly acts by elements of the Pakistani military and intelligence services against United States citizens. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Families Act''.
SEC. 2. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR FAMILY MEMBERS OF MEMBERS OF THE
ARMED FORCES.
(a) In General.--Section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 U.S.C. 1255) is amended by adding at the end the followin... | Military Families Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to adjust the status of an eligible alien to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence if the alien: (1) applies for adjustment (with a time limit for an alien applying as a family memb... | A bill to authorize the adjustment of status for immediate family members of individuals who served honorably in the Armed Forces of the United States during the Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Home Health Services Equity
Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that the payment system for home health services
covered under Medicare as enacted by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 is
having the following unintended consequences:... | Amends SSA title XVIII, as amended by the Tax and Trade Relief Extension Act of 1998, to: (1) deny recoupment of reasonable costs to a home health agency in excess of the applicable per beneficiary limitation; (2) eliminate the automatic 15 percent reduction in payment limits; and (3) revise per visit limits. | Medicare Home Health Services Equity Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Health Care Protection and
Improvement Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF RURAL HEALTH TRANSITION GRANT PROGRAM.
Section 4005(e) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987
(42 U.S.C. 1395ww note) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (... | Rural Health Care Protection and Improvement Act of 1997 - Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 to reauthorize and extend the Rural Health Care Transition Grant Program, as well as to authorize the Administrator of the Health Care Financing Administration to adjust program grants to hospitals, or termin... | Rural Health Care Protection and Improvement Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Promoting Care for the Frail Elderly
Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. PROMOTION OF CARE FOR THE FRAIL ELDERLY.
(a) Revisions to Risk Adjustment Methodology.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall revise the risk
adjustment methodology under s... | Promoting Care for the Frail Elderly Act of 2002 - Amends part C (Medicare+Choice) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise the risk adjustment methodology applicable to payments to Medicare+Choice organizations offering, whether directly or und... | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to assure fair and adequate payment for high-risk medicare beneficiaries and to establish payment incentives and to evaluate clinical methods for assuring quality services to people with serious and disabling chronic conditions. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hepatitis C Epidemic Control and
Prevention Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Over 3,000,000 individuals in the United States are
chronically infected with the hepatitis C virus (referred to in
... | Hepatitis C Epidemic Control and Prevention Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and implement a plan for the prevention, control, and management of hepatitis C virus (HCV), which shall include strategies for education and training, surveillance and ... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection. |
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