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SECTION 1. TAX REPORTING FOR LIFE SETTLEMENT TRANSACTIONS.
(a) In General.--Subpart B of part III of subchapter A of chapter
61 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:
``SEC. 6050X. RETURNS RELATING TO CERTAIN LIFE INSURANCE CONTRACT
TRANSAC... | This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the tax treatment of certain life insurance contract transactions. The bill establishes reporting requirements for acquisitions of life insurance contracts in a reportable policy sale. Specified details must be reported regarding: the payments, contracts, and peop... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the tax treatment of certain life insurance contract transactions, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Police Accountability Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. PATTERN OR PRACTICE CASES.
(a) Cause of Action.--
(1) Unlawful conduct.--It shall be unlawful for any
governmental authority, or any agent thereof, or any person
acting on behalf ... | Police Accountability Act of 1993 - Makes it unlawful for any governmental authority to engage in a pattern or practice of conduct by law enforcement officers that deprives persons of their constitutional or statutory rights, privileges, or immunities.
Authorizes: (1) civil actions by the Attorney General and by any ... | Police Accountability Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Identity Management Security Act of
2004''.
TITLE I--IMPROVED SECURITY FOR DRIVER LICENSES AND STATE IDENTITY
DOCUMENTS
SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS.
In this title, the following definitions apply:
(1) Driver's l... | Identity Management Security Act of 2004 - Prohibits a Federal agency from accepting a State issued driver's license or identification card unless it includes certain data, including a photograph, a common machine-readable technology, and certain anti-fraud physical security features. Prescribes minimum license or iden... | To provide improved security for driver licenses and State identity documents. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Voter Opportunity To Inform
Congress Effectively on a Flat Tax and a Cap on Tax Increases Act of
1997 (National VOICE on a Flat Tax and Cap on Tax Increases Act of
1997)''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that... | National Voter Opportunity To Inform Congress Effectively on a Flat Tax and a Cap on Tax Increases Act of 1997 (National VOICE on a Flat Tax and Cap on Tax Increases Act of 1997) - Places on the 1998 general election ballot in each congressional district the advisory questions of whether the Congress should: (1) adopt... | National Voter Opportunity To Inform Congress Effectively on a Flat Tax and a Cap on Tax Increases Act of 1997 (National VOICE on a Flat Tax and Cap on Tax Increases Act of 1997) |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) John Birks ``Dizzy'' Gillespie was one of the most
recognized and beloved artists in the world, admired not only
for his unique musicianship, but for his ability to reach
people on a distinctly personal level;
(2)... | Authorizes the President, on behalf of the Congress, to present a gold medal to Mrs. Lorraine Gillespie, in memory of her late husband John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie in recognition of his accomplishments as a musician. Authorizes appropriations.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to provide for the sale of bronze... | A bill to award a congressional gold medal in honor of the late John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Skills Gap Strategy Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. STRATEGY REPORT.
(a) Strategy Report Required.--The Secretary shall develop and
submit to Congress a strategy report to address the skills gap by
providing analysis and recommendations to increase on-the-job t... | Skills Gap Strategy Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to develop a strategy report to address the skills gap by providing analysis and recommendations to increase on-the-job training and apprenticeship opportunities, identify industry-recognized postsecondary credentials that are nationally portable and alig... | Skills Gap Strategy Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. CREDIT FOR EXPENDITURES TO PROVIDE LANGUAGE TRAINING TO
EMPLOYEES.
(a) General Rule.--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 adding at the end thereof the following new
section:
``SEC.... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employer
s a 50
percent tax credit for expenses incurred by or on behalf of their employees for training and remedial training in English language and literacy. Makes such credit applicable to employees working in the United States or its possessions.
Makes such credit part ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit to employers for the cost of providing English language training to their employees. |
SECTION 1. REQUIREMENT TO OFFER FARMERS SUPPLEMENTAL CROP INSURANCE
BASED ON AN AREA YIELD AND LOSS PLAN OF INSURANCE.
(a) In General.--Section 508(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act
(7 U.S.C. 1508(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(11) Supplemental a... | Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to require offering farmers supplemental crop insurance based on an area yield and loss plan of insurance. | To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to require the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation to offer farmers supplemental crop insurance based on an area yield and loss plan of insurance, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Financial Fraud Detection and
Disclosure Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
(a) Amendments to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.--The
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is amended by inserting after section
10 (15 U.S.C. 78j) ... | Financial Fraud Detection and Disclosure Act - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to include within statutorily mandated audit requirements specified fraud detection and disclosure procedures to be followed by an independent public accountant.
Authorizes the Securities and Exchange Commission to impose civil p... | Financial Fraud Detection and Disclosure Act |
SECTION 1. DEPENDENT CARE TAX CREDIT.
(a) Dependent Care Services.--Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A
of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to
refundable credits) is amended by redesignating section 35 as section
36 and by inserting after section 34 the following new section:
``SEC. 35... | Repeals the Internal Revenue Code's nonrefundable income tax credit for employment-related dependent care expenses, replacing it with a corresponding refundable 50 percent credit, reduced (but not below 20 percent) as the taxpayer's adjusted gross income exceeds $15,000 (adjusted for inflation). Includes within the sc... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the dependent care credit refundable, and for other purposes. |
SECTION. 1. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS TO INCREASE QUALITY OF INFORMATION
PROVIDED TO MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES WITH RESPECT TO
TREATMENT OPTIONS.
(a) Establishment of Project.--
(1) In general.--Not later than January 1, 2001, the
Secretary of Health and Human Services ... | Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish specified demonstration projects designed to furnish a Medicare beneficiary diagnosed with a particular disease or injury informational videotapes before he or she elects a course of treatment for that disease or injury. Mandates that one project provide ... | To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a demonstration project to provide Medicare beneficiaries greater information with respect to various courses of treatment for certain diseases or injuries to enable the beneficiaries to make more informed decisions when selecting a course of treatment ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Withholding Tax Repeal Act
of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) At the onset of the Civil War, Congress passed the
Revenue Act of 1861, which imposed a tax on personal incomes
and to assure... | Federal Withholding Tax Repeal Act of 2009 - Repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code requiring withholding of income, social security, and railroad retirement taxes from wages. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the withholding of income and social security taxes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mitigation Facilitation Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. MITIGATION LOAN AND LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Eligible public entity.--The term ``eligible public
entity'' means a political subdivision of a State,... | Mitigation Facilitation Act of 2015 This bill requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to establish a mitigation loan and loan guarantee program to enable political subdivisions of states to: (1) purchase credits from mitigation banks or in-lieu fee programs, or (2) acquire interests in property that are acquired purs... | Mitigation Facilitation Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Travel and Tourism Relief Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. CERTAIN TRAVEL AGENTS NOT TREATED AS EMPLOYEES.
(a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 3508 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to treatment of real estate agents and
direct sellers) is a... | Travel and Tourism Relief Act of 1995 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that qualified travel agents shall not be treated as employees for purposes of employment taxes.
Increases the deduction for business meals and entertainment from 50 percent to 80 percent of allowable expenses.
Repeals the scheduled i... | Travel and Tourism Relief Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas produced
by burning any fuel. Exposure to unhealthy levels of carbon
monoxide can ... | Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act - Amends the Consumer Product Safety Act (the Act) to require the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to publish the American National Standard for Single and Multiple Station Carbon Monoxide Alarms (American National Standard ANSI/UL 2034) and the American National Standa... | To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet the applicable ANSI/UL standard by treating that standard as a consumer product safety rule, to encourage States to require the installation of such detectors in homes, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Youth Handgun Control Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST THE POSSESSION OF A HANDGUN BY, AND THE
TRANSFER OF A HANDGUN TO, A MINOR, WITH CERTAIN
EXCEPTIONS.
(a) Prohibitions.--Section 922 of title 18, United States C... | Youth Handgun Control Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit a handgun from being possessed by or transferred or made available to an individual who has not attained 18 years of age: (1) if the person making the gun available knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the individual has not atta... | Youth Handgun Control Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Military Reservist
Tax Credit Act''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR INCOME DIFFERENTIAL FOR EMPLOYMENT OF ACTIVATED
MILITARY RESERVIST AND REPLACEMENT PERSONNEL.
(a) In General.--Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of th... | Small Business Military Reservist Tax Credit Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish, with respect to individuals participating in qualified military reserve component duty, a tax credit equal to the sum of: (1) in the case of a small business employer, the employment credit with respect to all qualified em... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow small business employers a credit against income tax with respect to employees who participate in the military reserve components and are called to active duty and with respect to replacement employees and to allow a comparable credit for activated military res... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Freedom From Nicotine Addiction Act
of 1995''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Tobacco use remains the largest preventable cause of
illness and premature death in the United States, responsible
for t... | Freedom From Nicotine Addiction Act of 1995 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) to make it unlawful to deliver into interstate commerce a tobacco product with a nicotine content over specified limits. Reduces those limits each year for six years. Provides for enforcement under existing FDCA enforc... | Freedom From Nicotine Addiction Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ovarian Cancer Biomarker Research
Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF RESEARCH CENTERS FOR
THE STUDY OF OVARIAN CANCER BIOMARKERS.
Subpart 1 of part C of the Public Health Service Act is amended by
adding at ... | Ovarian Cancer Biomarker Research Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Cancer Institute to enter into cooperative agreements with, or make grants to, public or nonprofit entities to establish and operate centers to conduct research on biomarkers for use in risk stra... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National Cancer Institute to make grants for the discovery and validation of biomarkers for use in risk stratification for, and the early detection and screening of, ovarian cancer. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ticket Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Sponsors and promoters of major music, sporting, and
theatrical events are increasingly seeking to control the
resale of tickets to such events in the seconda... | Ticket Act - Makes it unlawful for any: (1) ticket issuer to prohibit or restrict the resale or offering for resale of an event ticket by a lawful possessor; and (2) person to engage in the primary or resale market for event ticket sales without complying with the consumer protection minimum standards specified in this... | To prohibit restrictions on the resale of event tickets sold in interstate commerce as an unfair or deceptive act or practice. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF COLORECTAL SCREENING SERVICES.
(a) In General.--Section 1834 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395m) is amended by inserting after subsection (d) the following new
subsection... | Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 1995 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prescribe frequency and payment limits under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) for screening fecal-occult blood tests, flexible sigmoidoscopies, barium enemas, and other appropriate screening procedures... | Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. FEDERAL REAL PROPERTY DISPOSAL PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Chapter 5 of subtitle I of title 40, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SUBCHAPTER VII--EXPEDITED DISPOSAL OF REAL PROPERTY
``Sec. 621. Pilot program
``(a) The Director of the Office of Manag... | Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to: (1) conduct a Federal Real Property Disposal Pilot Program for the expedited disposal of real property that is not meeting federal government needs; and (2) identify criteria for identifying such property.
Requires the Director, for FY2010-FY2019, ... | To establish a pilot program for the expedited disposal of Federal real property. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Historic Lighthouse
Preservation Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC LIGHT STATIONS.
Title III of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C.
470w, 470w-6) is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:
``SEC. 3... | Directs the Secretary and the Administrator of General Services (Administrator) to establish a process and policy for identifying and selecting an eligible entity for: (1) conveyance of historic light stations for preservation purposes; and (2) monitoring the use of such stations. Prescribes application review and conv... | National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Identification Friend or Foe equipment and accessories
are used by the Armed Forces to maintain the superior ability
of members of the Armed Forces to operate under the cover of
darkness and in inclement conditio... | Prohibits the sale or donation of Department of Defense designated as Identification Friend or Foe equipment or accessories, with specified exceptions. Subjects to civil or criminal penalties, or both, persons who manufacture, sell, or possess such items without authorization. | To amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit the disposal by the Department of Defense of surplus military items designated as Identification Friend or Foe items, to amend title 18, United States Code, to make it a misdemeanor to possess or traffic in Identification Friend or Foe items, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ocean and Coastal Observation
Systems Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The 95,000-mile coastline of the United States is vital
to the Nation's homeland security, transpor... | Ocean and Coastal Observation Systems Act of 2004 - Directs the President, acting through the National Ocean Research Leadership Council (NORLC), to carry out a pilot program to establish an integrated ocean and coastal observing system (IOOS) of monitoring, data communication and management, analysis, modeling, and re... | To establish a pilot program to develop a comprehensive system of ocean and coastal observations for the Nation's oceans, coasts, and Great Lakes, including enhanced security at United States ports, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Access to Independent Health
Insurance Advisors Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Licensed independent insurance producers (agents and
brokers) provide a wide range of services for both individual
... | Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2012 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to exclude remuneration paid for licensed independent insurance producers from administrative cost calculations for purposes of calculating the medical-loss ratio of a health insurance plan.
Defines "independent insuranc... | A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Civil War Sesquicentennial
Commission Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to establish a Civil War
Sesquicentennial Commemoration Commission to--
(1) ensure a suitable national observance of the
sesquicentennial of t... | Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a Civil War Sesquicentennial Commemoration Commission to plan, develop, and carry out programs and activities appropriate to commemorate the sesquicentennial of the Civil War, and to carry out other specified duties.
Direct... | A bill to establish a commission to commemorate the sesquicentennial of the American Civil War. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Go Pack Go Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. CARRIAGE OF NETWORK STATION SIGNALS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.
(a) In General.--Part I of title III of the Communications Act of
1934 (47 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``SEC. 344. CARRIA... | Go Pack Go Act of 2018 This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require a cable operator or satellite carrier to provide certain subscribers in specified Wisconsin counties who elect to receive a television network: (1) retransmission of the signal of any local network station that the operator or carrier is ... | Go Pack Go Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. DESIGN-BUILD CONSTRUCTION PROCESS IMPROVEMENT.
(a) Civilian Contracts.--Section 3309 of title 41, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (d), by striking ``The maximum number
specified in the solicitation shall not exceed 5 unless the
agency determines with res... | Modifies design-build selection procedures for civilian and defense contracts for the design and construction of a public building, facility, or work to require the contracting officer to provide written documentation of how more than five finalists in a solicitation for a contract is consistent with the purposes and o... | A bill to improve the design-build process in Federal contracting. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Mathematics and Science
Consistency Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States has fallen behind other
industrialized countries in terms of competing in a global
economy. This dete... | National Mathematics and Science Consistency Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to convene a panel to produce, for kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12), voluntary national expectations for science and mathematics education, sample assessment questions based on them, and a model mathematics and science curriculum.... | A bill to create a set of effective voluntary national expectations, and a voluntary national curriculum, for mathematics and science education in kindergarten through grade 12, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. QUALIFIED ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROPERTY ELIGIBLE FOR ENERGY
CREDIT AND GRANTS.
(a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 48(a)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``or'' at the end
of clause (vi), by adding ``or'' at the end of clause (vii), and by
inserting ... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a 30% energy tax credit for qualified energy efficiency property. Defines "qualified energy efficiency property" as property which: (1) is residential rental property, nonresidential real property, or mixed use real property; (2) is a qualified building as defined by this Act; ... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and section 1603 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 to provide that qualified energy efficiency property is eligible for the energy credit and the Department of Treasury grant. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Camp Safety Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR ORGANIZED CAMPS TO CONTINUE MINIMUM-WAGE-EXEMPT
STATUS.
Section 13(a) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C.
213(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3), by insert... | Camp Safety Act of 2005 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to require organized camps to comply with specified health and safety standards as a condition for their exemption from minimum wage requirements.
Directs the Secretary of Labor to monitor and enforce such compliance. Preempts State laws only to the... | To condition the minimum-wage-exempt status of organized camps under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 on compliance with certain safety standards, and for other purposes. |
FROM INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE FOR IDENTITY
THEFT VICTIMS.
Not later than 90 days after an individual notifies the Secretary
of the Treasury that such individual's identity has been misused by
another person in connection with the internal revenue laws, the
Secretary shall, to the extent practicab... | Tax Crimes and Identity Theft Prevention Act - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to take necessary action to correct a tax return or tax information affected by the misuse of a taxpayer's identity within 90 days after receiving notice of such misuse from the taxpayer.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) auth... | To prevent identity theft and tax crimes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State Regulation and Management of
Solid Waste Act of 1995''.
TITLE I--GENERAL AMENDMENTS
SEC. 101. FINDINGS.
(a) Solid Waste.--Section 1002(a)(4) of the Solid Waste Disposal
Act (42 U.S.C. 6901(a)) is amended to read as follows:... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: General Amendments
Title II: State Solid Waste Management Plans
Title III: Interstate Transport of Waste
Title IV: Financial Assistance
State Regulation and Management of Solid Waste Act of 1995 -
Title I: General Amendments
- Amends the Solid Waste Disposal A... | State Regulation and Management of Solid Waste Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Internet is a powerful engine for economic growth
that has remained open, free, and accessible without government
regulation since its entrance into the public sphere.
(2) Title II of the Communications Act of 1934... | Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to exclude from the definition of "common carrier" (regulated by the Federal Communications Commission [FCC] under the common carrier regulatory authority provided under title II of such Act) a provider of an information service or of advanced telecommunications capabilit... | To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to limit the authority of the Federal Communications Commission over providers of broadband Internet access service. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Border Tunnel Prevention Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) As the international border between the United States
and Mexico becomes more secure, trafficking and smuggling
organizations inten... | Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) subject anyone who attempts or conspires to construct or finance construction of an unauthorized tunnel or subterranean passage that crosses the international border between the United States and another country, to use such a tunnel for sm... | A bill to reduce the trafficking of drugs and to prevent human smuggling across the Southwest Border by deterring the construction and use of border tunnels. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Prostate Cancer Council
Act''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL PROSTATE CANCER COUNCIL.
(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Office of the
Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as
the ``Secretary'') the National Pros... | National Prostate Cancer Council Act - Establishes in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the National Prostate Cancer Council on Screening, Early Detection, Assessment, and Monitoring of Prostate Cancer to: (1) develop and implement a strategic plan for the accelerated development of diagnostic tools for... | National Prostate Cancer Council Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Heartbeat Informed Consent Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The presence of a heartbeat in a woman's unborn child
will be a material consideration to many women contemplating
abortion.
... | Heartbeat Informed Consent Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require abortion providers to perform an obstetric ultrasound on the pregnant woman, display the ultrasound images so that the she may view them, and provide a medical description of the ultrasound images of the unborn child's cardiac activity, if... | To ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and an opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Postal Facilities Preservation and
Sales Reform Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 39, UNITED STATES CODE, WITH RESPECT TO THE
CLOSURE AND CONSOLIDATION OF POSTAL FACILITIES.
(a) In General.--Section 404(d) of title 39, United States Code... | Postal Facilities Preservation and Sales Reform Act - Revises requirements for making a determination as to the necessity for closing or consolidating any postal facility to require that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS): (1) hold at least three public meetings, located in the area affected by the closing or consolid... | Postal Facilities Preservation and Sales Reform Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Incentivize Growth Now In Tomorrow's
Entrepreneurs Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. SMALL BUSINESS START-UP SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.
(a) In General.--Subchapter F of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new part:
... | Incentivize Growth Now In Tomorrow's Entrepreneurs Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to create tax-exempt small business start-up savings accounts to pay for the start-up expenses of a business that does not employ more than 50 full-time employees during a taxable year. Cash contributions to such a... | Incentivize Growth Now In Tomorrow’s Entrepreneurs Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``FERS Buyback Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. CREDITABILITY OF SERVICE.
(a) In General.--Section 8411(b) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (3);
(2) by striking the period at the en... | Sets forth provisions relating to persons who have separated from Government service. | FERS Buyback Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Surface
Transportation Extension Act of 2012''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
TITLE I--FEDE... | Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 - Title I: Federal-Aid Highways - (Sec. 101) Continues through January 31, 2012 (Part-Year Funding Date), and authorizes appropriations through that date for, specified federal-aid highway programs under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A... | An original bill to extend the authority of Federal-aid highway programs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Huntington's Disease Parity Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Huntington's Disease is a progressive degenerative
neurological disease that causes total physical and mental
deteriora... | Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2011 - Directs the Commissioner of Social Security, for purposes of determining cognitive, behavioral, and physical disability under titles II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act (SSA), to amend... | To require the Commissioner of Social Security to revise the medical and evaluation criteria for determining disability in a person diagnosed with Huntington's Disease and to waive the 24-month waiting period for Medicare eligibility for individuals disabled by Huntington's Disease. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Runaway, Homeless, and Missing
Children Protection Act''.
TITLE I--AMENDMENTS TO RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH ACT
SEC. 101. AMENDMENT TO FINDINGS.
Section 302 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701)
is amended to read as follows:... | Runaway, Homeless, and Missing Children Protection Act - Amends the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHYA) and the Missing Children's Assistance Act (MCAA) to reauthorize and revise programs under such Acts.
Title I: Amendments to Runaway and Homeless Youth Act - (Sec. 102) Renames RHYA part A as the Basic Center Grant... | A bill to reauthorize programs under the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act and the Missing Children's Assistance Act, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protect Women's Health From
Corporate Interference Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to ensure that employers that provide
health benefits to their employees cannot deny any specific health
benefits, including contraception co... | Protect Women's Health From Corporate Interference Act of 2014 - Affirms requirements, notwithstanding the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993, that: (1) an employer that establishes or maintains a group health plan for its employees must provide coverage of a specific item or service for the employees or their d... | Protect Women's Health From Corporate Interference Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Defense Women's Health Improvement
Act of 1993''.
TITLE I--WOMEN'S HEALTH CARE
SEC. 101. PRIMARY AND PREVENTIVE HEALTH-CARE SERVICES FOR WOMEN.
(a) Female Members and Retirees of the Uniformed Services.--(1)
Chapter 55 of title 1... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Women's Health Care
Title II: Women's Health Research
Title III: Women's Health Education
Defense Women's Health Improvement Act of 1993 -
Title I: Women's Health Care
- Requires female members and former members of the armed forces who are entitled to medical care unde... | Defense Women's Health Improvement Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Iraq Claims Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. ADJUDICATION OF CLAIMS.
(a) Certain Claims Within the Jurisdiction of UN Commission.--The
United States Commission is authorized to receive and determine the
validity and amounts of any claims referred to it by the Se... | Iraq Claims Act of 1994 - Authorizes the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission to receive and determine the validity and amounts of any claims: (1) with respect to which the United States has received lump-sum payments from the United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC); and (2) of U.S. nationals against Iraq that ... | Iraq Claims Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY SELF-
DETERMINATION ACT OF 2000.
(a) Secure Payments for States and Counties Containing Federal
Land.--
(1) Secure payments.--
(A) In general.--Section 101 of the Secure Rural
Schools and Comm... | This bill extends the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 through FY2017, including provisions concerning secure payments to eligible states, territories, and counties containing federal land. The bill: (1) sets forth special rules for state and county payments for FY2016, and (2) require... | To extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Vermont Wilderness Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service.
(2) State.--The term ``State''... | Vermont Wilderness Act of 2006 - Designates as wilderness areas and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System certain lands in Vermont to be known as the Glastenbury Wilderness, Joseph Battell Wilderness, Breadloaf Wilderness, Lye Brook Wilderness, Peru Peak Wilderness, and Big Branch Wilderness.
Desig... | A bill to designate certain National Forest System land in the State of Vermont for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation system and designate a National Recreation Area. |
SECTION 1. RELEASE OF PRODUCTS FROM NORTHEAST HOME HEATING OIL RESERVE
ACCOUNT.
Section 183 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C.
6250b) is amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting the
following:
``(a) Findings.--
``(1) Optional releases.--
... | Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to revise requirements for the sale by the Secretary of Energy of products from the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve.
Authorizes the Secretary to sell from the Reserve if the President finds that: (1) there is a severe energy supply interruption (as under existing law); ... | A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to modify the conditions for the release of products from the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve Account, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Arizona Land Preservation and
Management Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) As Arizona growth patterns have emerged and various
public uses of unique land resource valu... | Arizona Land Preservation and Management Act of 1996 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior: (1) by eminent domain, with the consent of the State of Arizona, to acquire certain State trust lands and to manage such lands in accordance with this Act; and (2) as compensation for State trust lands acquired under this Act... | Arizona Land Preservation and Management Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Defense Nuclear Workers' Health
Insurance Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN FORMER DEPARTMENT OF
ENERGY EMPLOYEES EXPOSED TO IONIZING RADIATION.
(a) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary of Energy shall
provi... | Defense Nuclear Workers' Health Insurance Act of 1993 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a health insurance program for certain former employees of Department of Energy defense nuclear facilities exposed to ionizing radiation for certain cancer health care expenses incurred above $25,000. | Defense Nuclear Workers' Health Insurance Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Keeping Communities Safe through
Treatment Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall establish
... | Keeping Communities Safe through Treatment Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of Justice to establish a pilot program to provide grants to law enforcement agencies in designated high intensity drug trafficking areas for programs to divert low-level drug offenders to drug treatment programs. | Keeping Communities Safe through Treatment Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Thermal Renewable
Energy and Efficiency Act of 2010''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Purpose.
Sec. 4. State... | Thermal Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the tax credit for the production of electricity from renewable resources to the production of thermal energy and to include a naturally occurring cold water source as a qualified energy resource and a natural air condition... | A bill to encourage the implementation of thermal energy infrastructure, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gun Crime Enforcement and Second
Amendment Restoration Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) One of the primary duties of government is to protect
its citizens from armed violent criminals. A... | Gun Crime Enforcement and Second Amendment Restoration Act of 1996 - Directs the Attorney General to: (1) establish an armed violent criminal apprehension program under which each U.S. attorney shall designate at least one assistant U.S. attorney to prosecute armed violent criminals and shall establish an armed violen... | Gun Crime Enforcement and Second Amendment Restoration Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS.
(a) Appointment of Chief Financial Officer.--
(1) In general.--The Governor of the Virgin Islands shall
appoint a Chief Financial Officer, with the advice and consent
of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands, from the names on ... | . Requires the Governor of the Virgin Islands to appoint a Chief Financial Officer, with the advice and consent of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands, from a list required by this Act. States that, if the Legislature has not confirmed a nominee within 90 days, the Governor shall appoint an Acting Chief Financial Of... | To create the Office of Chief Financial Officer of the Government of the Virgin Islands, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Telemedicine Development Act
of 1993''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
It is the purpose of this Act to support the development of
telemedicine projects that are designed to improve the delivery,
accessability and affordability of health care services to Amer... | Rural Telemedicine Development Act of 1993 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants: (1) to hospitals, hospital networks, and other health care providers to encourage the initial development of rural telemedicine networks to use telecommunications tech... | Rural Telemedicine Development Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``DHS Accountability Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations,
and Management of the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives held a series of four hearings related to the
m... | DHS Accountability Act of 2012 - Establishes in the legislative branch an independent advisory panel to: (1) comprehensively assess the management structure and capabilities related to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and (2) make recommendations to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of DHS management.
... | To create an independent advisory panel to comprehensively assess the management structure and capabilities related to the Department of Homeland Security and make recommendations to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the management of the Department. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Equitable Escheatment Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED DISTRIBUTIONS.
Title VI of the Act entitled ``An Act to increase deposit insurance
from $20,000 to $40,000, to provide full insurance for public unit
deposits of $100,000 per account... | Equitable Escheatment Act of 1993 - Amends specified Federal law to prescribe guidelines under which unclaimed distributions of security interests shall be subject to the custodial taking (escheatment) by the State which contains the principal executive offices of either the issuer or the holder of those securities. | Equitable Escheatment Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Early Childhood Education
Professional Improvement Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to provide assistance to States to
improve the knowledge, credentials, compensation, and professional
development of early childhood educator... | Early Childhood Education Professional Improvement Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to states to: provide scholarships that enable preschool teachers employed in an early childhood education program to pursue a bachelor's degree in early childhood education or a closely related fie... | Early Childhood Education Professional Improvement Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Homecoming Enhancement Research and
Oversight (HERO) Act''.
SEC. 2. STUDY ON PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH AND OTHER READJUSTMENT
NEEDS OF MEMBERS AND FORMER MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES
WHO DEPLOYED IN OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM AND O... | Homecoming Enhancement Research and Oversight (HERO) Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences for a study of the physical and mental health and other readjustment needs of members and former members of the Armed Forces who deployed in Operations Iraqi Freed... | A bill to provide for a comprehensive national research effort on the physical and mental health and other readjustment needs of the members of the Armed Forces and veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom and their families. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument
Voluntary and Equitable Grazing Conflict Resolution Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) Presidential Proclamation Number 7318, dated June 13,
2000 (65 Fed... | Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument Voluntary and Equitable Grazing Conflict Resolution Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to offer compensation, equal to $300 per authorized animal unit month, to a lessee in exchange for the lessee's waiver of a lease to use a grazing allotment to graze domestic livestock for ... | A bill to authorize the Secretary of Interior to cancel certain grazing leases on land in Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument that are voluntarily waived by the lessees, to provide for the exchange of certain Monument land in exchange for private land, to designate certain Monument land as wilderness, and for other purp... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stewart Lee Udall Congressional Gold
Medal Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Stewart Lee Udall was born on January 31, 1920, in
Saint Johns, Arizona, the son of former Arizona Supreme Court
Just... | Stewart Lee Udall Congressional Gold Medal Act - Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make appropriate arrangements for the posthumous presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design in commemoration of Stewart Lee Udall, in recogn... | To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Stewart Lee Udall, in recognition of his contributions to the nation. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
Expansion and Modernization Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDING.
The Congress finds that opioid use disorder has become a public
health epidemic that must be addressed by increasing awareness and
access to all treatment options for op... | Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Expansion and Modernization Act (Sec. 3) This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to revise the requirements for a practitioner to administer, dispense, or prescribe narcotic drugs for maintenance or detoxification treatment in an office-based opioid treatment program. Currently, a p... | Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Expansion and Modernization Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Chiropractic Medicare Freedom and
Benefit Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE CHIROPRACTIC SERVICES.
(a) Separate Treatment of Chiropractors.--Section 1861(r) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(r)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``, o... | Chiropractic Medicare Freedom and Benefit Protection Act - Amends part D (Miscellaneous Provisions) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) revise the definition of chiropractor, specifying the scope of chiropractic services that may be furnished under Medicare, namely, those which are clinically n... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify the scope of chiropractic services that may be furnished under the Medicare Program and that chiropractors are the only health care professionals qualified under that program to furnish those services. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``5-Star Generals Commemorative Coin
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States Army Command and General Staff
College, founded in 1881, has in its many evolutionary forms,
served this co... | 5-Star Generals Commemorative Coin Act - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins, and half-dollar clad coins in recognition of five United States Army Five-Star Generals: George Marshall, Douglas MacArthur, Dwight Eisenhower, Henry "Hap" Arnold, and Omar Bradley, alumni o... | To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition of 5 United States Army 5-Star Generals, George Marshall, Douglas MacArthur, Dwight Eisenhower, Henry "Hap" Arnold, and Omar Bradley, alumni of the United States Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to coincide with the c... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission
Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established a commission to be known as the ``Ronald
Reagan Centennial Commission'' (in this Act referred to as the
``Commission'').
SEC. 3. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.
The Commissi... | Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission Act - Establishes the Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission to: (1) plan and carry out activities to honor Ronald Reagan on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birth; (2) provide assistance to governmental agencies and civic groups to carry out such activities; and (3) develop... | To establish the Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission. |
SECTION 1. PILOT PROGRAM ON ASSISTING VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS IN
FACILITATING COMMUNITY REINTEGRATION OF VETERANS.
(a) Program Required.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
carry out a pilot program to demonstrate and assess the
feasibility and adv... | Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a three-year pilot program on the feasibility and advisability of delivering community reintegration support and services to veterans by assisting veterans organizations in developing and promoting veterans peer support. Designates the pilot program as the "Heroes ... | A bill to require a pilot program on assisting veterans service organizations and other veterans groups in developing and promoting peer support programs that facilitate community reintegration of veterans returning from active duty, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Foreign Influence Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON LOBBYING FOR COUNTRIES OF PARTICULAR CONCERN.
(a) Prohibition on Lobbying.--Section 207 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(m) Additi... | Stop Foreign Influence Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to impose a 10-year post-employment lobbying ban on a former President, Vice President, Member of Congress, or specified intelligence appointee who knowingly represents, or aids or advises, a country of particular concern. The term "country of p... | Stop Foreign Influence Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preserving Health Care in Rural
America Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE INPATIENT PAYMENT ADJUSTMENT FOR LOW-VOLUME HOSPITALS.
Section 1886(d) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)) is
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:... | Preserving Health Care in Rural America Act of 2002 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide for: (1) payment adjustment for low-volume hospitals; and (2) revision in the Medicare disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payment adjustment for rural hospitals equalizing DSH payment amoun... | A bill to improve health care in rural areas. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``10 Million Solar Roofs and 10
Million Gallons of Solar Water Heating Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1)(A) there is huge potential for increasing the quantity
of electricity produced in the United States from... | 10 Million Solar Roofs and 10 Million Gallons of Solar Water Heating Act of 2010 - Requires the Secretary of Energy to establish a program to provide rebates for the purchase and installation of solar photovoltaic systems and solar water heating systems for residential and commercial properties in order to install over... | A bill to increase the quantity of solar photovoltaic electricity by providing rebates for the purchase and installation of an additional 10,000,000 solar roofs and additional solar water heating systems with a cumulative capacity of 10,000,000 gallons by 2019. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Foreclosure Assistance Act
of 2007''.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL EMERGENCY CDBG FUNDING.
(a) Appropriation.--There are authorized to be appropriated, and
shall be appropriated, $1,000,000,000, to remain available until
expended, for assistance to St... | Community Foreclosure Assistance Act of 2007 - Makes appropriations for additional emergency Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) assistance to states, metropolitan cities, and urban counties to carry out CDBG programs under the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1974: (1) for necessary expenses related to the im... | A bill to provide $1,000,000,000 in emergency Community Development Block Grant funding for necessary expenses related to the impact of foreclosures on communities. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Indian Tribal Justice Technical and
Legal Assistance Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds and declares that--
(1) there is a government-to-government relationship
between the United States and Indian tribes;
... | Title II: Indian Tribal Courts
- Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants and provide technical assistance to Indian tribes to enable such tribes to carry out programs supporting the development, enhancement, and continuing operation of tribal justice systems and the development and implementation of: (1) triba... | Indian Tribal Justice Technical and Legal Assistance Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. CRIMINAL PENALTIES.
(a) In General.--Part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended
by inserting after chapter 101 the following:
``CHAPTER 101A--REPORTING STANDARDS
``Sec.
``2081. Definitions.
``2082. Failure to inform and warn.
``2083. Relationship to existing law.
``Sec. 2081... | Amends the federal criminal code to require a business entity and any responsible corporate officer, after acquiring actual knowledge of a serious danger associated with a product, service, or business practice of such entity: (1) within 24 hours, to verbally inform an appropriate federal agency; (2) within 15 days, to... | A bill to establish criminal penalties for failing to inform and warn of serious dangers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Contract With Investors''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF SUNSET.
Title IX of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act
of 2001 (Public Law 107-16) is repealed.
SEC. 3. ACCELERATION OF INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX RATE REDUCTIONS.
(a) In General.--The tab... | Contract With Investors - Amends the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 to repeal the sunset provisions of such Act.Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) accelerate individual income tax rate reductions; (2) accelerate the repeal of estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes; (3) reduce max... | A bill to repeal the sunset of the provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Reserve Fiscal
Responsibility Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. NON-MONETARY POLICY SPENDING SUBJECT TO CONGRESSIONAL
APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) Determination by Comptroller General.--
(1) In general.--The Comptroller General of the Uni... | Federal Reserve Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1996 - Instructs the Comptroller General to specifically identify, and report to the Congress on, the functions and activities of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the Board) and of each Federal reserve bank related to the establishment and conduct of Fed... | Federal Reserve Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cell Phone Consumer Protection Act
of 2000''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF STANDARDS REGARDING OF QUALITY OF COMMERCIAL
MOBILE SERVICE AND MONITORING OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING
SUCH SERVICE.
Section 332(c) of the Communications Ac... | Requires the FCC to report to Congress at least every six months regarding complaints received, and to make each report available to the public through an FCC website. | Cell Phone Consumer Protection Act of 2000 |
OF PENSION BENEFIT CLAIMS.
(a) In General.--Section 503 of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1133) is amended--
(1) by adding at the end of the heading the following:
``and arbitration of pension claims'';
(2) by inserting ``(a)'' after ``Sec. 503.''; ... | Pension Beneficiary Rights Act of 1997 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to permit alternative dispute resolution of pension benefit claims, through arbitration, upon the request of an employee pension benefit plan participant or beneficiary.
Entitles participants and beneficiaries, under sp... | Pension Beneficiary Rights Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. RESTORATION OF DEDUCTION FOR 2-EARNER MARRIED COUPLES.
(a) In General.--Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to additional itemized
deductions for indiv... | Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Act of 1999 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for a deduction for two-earner married couples to eliminate the marriage penalty. Allows such deduction, in the case of a joint return, in an amount equal to a specified applicable percentage of the qualified earned income of the spo... | Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Waterfront of Tomorrow Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. STUDIES.
(a) Measures To Improve Flood Protection and Climate Resilience for
New York City.--
(1) Study.--The Secretary of the Army shall conduct a study
of measures to improve flood pr... | Waterfront of Tomorrow Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to study measures that provide the greatest flood protection and climate resilience for New York City coastal communities from a disaster such as Hurricane Sandy. Directs the Administrator of the Environmenta... | Waterfront of Tomorrow Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Taking Care of Small Business Tax
Simplification Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. SUBCHAPTER S ELECTION PERMITTED ON RETURN FILED BEFORE DUE DATE
WITH EXTENSIONS.
(a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 1362 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986... | Taking Care of Small Business Tax Simplification Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend the deadline for filing a subchapter S election; (2) authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to abate penalties for payroll taxes timely paid but not deposited in the prescribed manner; and (3) permit married ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the subchapter S election to be made on a return filed before the due date with extensions, to reduce the payroll deposit penalties for failures to make deposits in the prescribed manner, and to allow a married couple who operates a unincorporated business as co-owner... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Advanced Technology Motor Vehicle
Fuel Economy Act of 2000''.
TITLE I--AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986
SEC. 101. CREDIT FOR CERTAIN ENERGY EFFICIENT MOTOR VEHICLES.
(a) In General.--Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapte... | Title II: Amendments to the Energy Policy Act of 1992
- Amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to provide for studies of: (1) voluntary, mandatory, and other measures used to conserve energy in the transportation of goods and people; and (2) lean burn technology.
Extends the manufacturing incentives for dual fuel vehicl... | Advanced Technology Motor Vehicle Fuel Economy Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Unlocking Technology Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. INFRINGEMENT OF A COPYRIGHT REQUIRED FOR ANTICIRCUMVENTION
PROHIBITION.
(a) Amendments.--Section 1201(a) of title 17, United States Code,
is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)(A)--
... | Unlocking Technology Act of 2013 - Amends the prohibition under federal copyright law on the circumvention of a technological measure that controls access to a copyright-protected work to require that such prohibition apply only to circumventions carried out in order to infringe or facilitate infringement of a protecte... | Unlocking Technology Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF NAZI WAR CRIMINAL RECORDS INTERAGENCY WORKING
GROUP.
(a) Definitions.--In this section the term--
(1) ``agency'' has the meaning given such term under
section ... | Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act - Establishes the Nazi War Criminal Records Interagency Working Group to locate, identify, inventory, recommend for declassification, and make available to the public at the National Archives and Records Administration, all classified Nazi war criminal records of the United States. Requi... | Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
The short title of this Act may be cited as the ``Prevention of
Prisoner Double-Dipping Act''.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF PRISONERS.
(a) Denial of Benefits to Individuals Jailed on Felony Charges.--
(1) In general.--Section 202(x)(1)(A) of the Social
Security Act (42 U... | Prevention of Prisoner Double-Dipping Act - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to revise the limitation on the payment of OASDI benefits to prisoners and certain other inmates of publicly funded institutions. Extends such limitation to any individual ... | Prevention of Prisoner Double-Dipping Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preserving Access to Medicaid for
Americans Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF MOE REQUIREMENT FOR CHIP ELIGIBILITY.
Section 2105(d)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1397ee(d)(3)) is amended by striking ``September 30, 2019'' and
inserting ... | Preserving Access to Medicaid for Americans Act of 2016 This bill amends titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (Children's Health Insurance Program) (CHIP) of the Social Security Act to eliminate: (1) certain Medicaid payment reductions with respect to states that did not implement Medicaid expansion under the Patient Protecti... | Preserving Access to Medicaid for Americans Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Remote Monitoring Access Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Remote patient monitoring can make chronic disease
management more effective and efficient for patients and the
health care system... | Remote Monitoring Access Act of 2006 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of remote patient management services for chronic health care conditions. | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of remote patient management services under part B of the Medicare Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit
Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION.
Section 9(c) of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (43 U.S.C.
485h(c)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``The Secretary is authorized to enter int... | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on April 10, 2013. Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act - Amends the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior (acting through the Bureau of Reclamation) to contract for the dev... | Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act |
SECTION 1. CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT TO
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
(a) In General.--Subparagraph (B) of section 170(e)(4) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
``(B) Qualified research or education
cont... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise the rules concerning a "qualified research contribution." Redefines such term as a "qualified research or education contribution." | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow companies to donate scientific equipment to elementary and secondary schools for use in their eduational programs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Oglala Sioux Tribe Angostura
Irrigation Project Modernization and Development Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) Congress approved the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin
Program by passing the Act of December 22, 1... | Oglala Sioux Tribe Angostura Irrigation Project Modernization and Development Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) carry out the modernization and improvement of the facilities at the Angostura Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River basin program; and (2) provide for the delivery of water saved through su... | To enhance and provide to the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Angostura Irrigation Project certain benefits of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River basin program. |
SECTION 1. NATIONAL COMMISSION ON NUCLEAR SECURITY.
(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established a commission to be
known as the ``National Commission on Nuclear Security'' (in this
section referred to as the ``Commission'').
(b) Organizational Matters.--(1)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B),
the Commission... | Requires the Commission to report its findings and recommendations to Congress and the Secretaries of Energy and Defense, including any recommendations for legislation and administrative action.
Restricts the amount of certain previously authorized appropriations that shall be available for activities of the Commission... | A bill to establish a commission to examine the efficacy of the organization of the National Nuclear Security Administration and the appropriate organization to manage the nuclear weapons programs of the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Immigration Enforcement Reform Act
of 1994''.
TITLE I--LABOR EXPLOITATION TASK FORCE
SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Labor shall establish within the
Employment Standards Administration a task force to be kn... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Labor Exploitation Task Force
Title II: Citizenship Promotion
Title III: Immigration Enforcement Practices
Immigration Enforcement Reform Act of 1994 -
Title I: Labor Exploitation Task Force
- Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish within the Employment Standard... | Immigration Enforcement Reform Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Yukon River Salmon Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
It is the purpose of this Act--
(1) to implement the interim agreement for the conservation
of salmon stocks originating from the Yukon River in Canada
agreed to through an... | Yukon River Salmon Act of 1995 - Provides for the U.S. representation on the Yukon River Panel established by a specified interim agreement between the United States and Canada regarding the conservation of salmon stocks originating from the Yukon River in Canada. Authorizes the Governor of Alaska to appoint a relate... | Yukon River Salmon Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``FERS Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation Buyback Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. CREDITABILITY OF SERVICE.
(a) In General.--Section 8411(b) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (4);
... | FERS Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Buyback Act of 2001 - Includes service as a temporary or intermittent Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation employee of at least one year's duration, performed after December 31, 1988 and before January 1, 2001, whether performed over a continuous period or otherwise, as credi... | To amend chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, to make certain temporary Federal service performed for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation creditable for retirement purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stigler Act Amendments of 2018''.
SEC. 2. IN GENERAL.
The first section of the Act of August 4, 1947 (61 Stat. 731,
chapter 458), is amended--
(1) in the matter before subsection (a), by striking ``That all
restrictions'' and all that follows ... | Stigler Act Amendments of 2017 This bill amends the Act of August 4, 1947 (commonly known as the Stigler Act) to revise the qualifications that must be met by a person who inherits land originally allotted to members of the Five Civilized Tribes of Oklahoma (the Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, Cherokee, and Seminole tribes)... | Stigler Act Amendments of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Voyageurs National Park
Accessibility and Partnership Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) Voyageurs National Park serves as a unique Federal park
unit in one of the Nation's distinguished natural ecosystems;
... | Voyageurs National Park Accessibility and Partnership Act of 1996 - Amends Federal law to establish the Voyageurs National Park Intergovernmental Council, which shall develop and monitor a comprehensive management plan (plan) for the Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota.
Sets forth provisions regarding Council membershi... | Voyageurs National Park Accessibility and Partnership Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gang Elimination Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The number of documented members of gangs located in
the United States has grown to over 800,000. This number is
larger than all but six... | Gang Elimination Act of 2006 - Directs the Attorney General to report to Congress on a national strategy to eliminate the illegal operations of National Threat Drug Gangs (i.e., the top three international drug gangs that present the greatest threat to law and order in the United States). Sets forth criteria for the At... | To require the Attorney General to develop a national strategy to eliminate the illegal operations of the top three international drug gangs that present the greatest threat to law and order in the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Urban Medicare-Dependent Hospitals
Preservation Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. CRITERIA AND PAYMENT FOR CERTAIN URBAN MEDICARE-DEPENDENT
HOSPITALS.
(a) In General.--Section 1886(d)(5) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)) is amende... | Urban Medicare-Dependent Hospitals Preservation Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, with respect to cost reporting periods beginning on or after October 1, 2011, and before October 1, 2014, to revise the criteria and payment formula for "subsection (d) hospitals" which are urban Medi... | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve access to urban Medicare-dependent hospitals. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``North American Slavery Memorial
Council Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established the North American Slavery Memorial Council
(in this Act referred to as the ``Council'').
SEC. 3. DUTIES.
The duties of the Council shall be to--
... | North American Slavery Memorial Council Act - Establishes the North American Slavery Memorial Council to: (1) establish an architectural design for a national memorial and museum to slavery in North America appropriate to honor the memory of victims of slavery; (2) establish a single site within the District of Columbi... | To establish the North American Slavery Memorial Council. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``No Taxation Without Representation
Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) The residents of the District of Columbia are the only
Americans who pay Federal income taxes but are denied voting
represen... | No Taxation Without Representation Act of 2001 - States that notwithstanding any other provision of law, the community of American citizens who are residents of the District constituting the seat of government of the United States shall have full voting representation in the Congress.Amends the Internal Revenue Code to... | A bill to provide for full voting representation in the Congress for the citizens of the District of Columbia to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that individuals who are residents of the District of Columbia shall be exempt from Federal income taxation until such full voting representation takes effe... |
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