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107_hr646 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Communications Commission
Reform Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established the Commission to Study the Structure and
Reauthorization of the Federal Communications Commission (in this Act
referred to as the ``Commission'').
SEC. 3. DU... | Federal Communications Commission Reform Act - Establishes the Commission to Study the Structure and Reauthorization of the Federal Communications Commission to study and report to Congress on the Commission's organizational structure with an emphasis on determining: (1) whether that structure should be changed to refl... | To establish the Commission to Study the Structure and Reauthorization of the Federal Communications Commission. | 5,613 | 440 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Federal Communications Commission Reform Act". <SECTION-HEADER> ESTABLISHMENT. There is established the Commission to Study the Structure and Reauthorization of the Federal Communications Commission . <SECTION-HEADER> DUTIES OF COMMISSION. The Commission shall... | Federal Communications Commission Reform Act - Establishes the Commission to Study the Structure and Reauthorization of the Federal Communications Commission to study and report to Congress on the Commission's organizational structure with an emphasis on determining: (1) whether that structure should be changed to refl... | To establish the Commission to Study the Structure and Reauthorization of the Federal Communications Commission. |
107_hr2394 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Steel and National Security Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Domestic steel capacity is an essential part of the
domestic industrial and technological base, as described in
Executive Order Numbered... | Steel and National Security Act - Amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to extend through FY 2004: (1) the authorization of appropriations for domestic industrial and technological productive capacity and supply, requiring no less than 50 percent of amounts appropriated to be used solely for purchase commitments. A... | To amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to establish the National Defense Preparedness Domestic Industrial Base Board, and for other purposes. | 11,684 | 933 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Steel and National Security Act". <SECTION-HEADER> FINDINGS. The Congress finds as follows: Domestic steel capacity is an essential part of the domestic industrial and technological base, as described in Executive Order Numbered 12919. Executive Order Numbered... | Steel and National Security Act - Amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to extend through FY 2004: (1) the authorization of appropriations for domestic industrial and technological productive capacity and supply, requiring no less than 50 percent of amounts appropriated to be used solely for purchase commitments. A... | To amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to establish the National Defense Preparedness Domestic Industrial Base Board, and for other purposes. |
111_hr2354 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Promotion Funding Integrated
Research, Synthesis, and Training Act'' or the ``Health Promotion FIRST
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Lifestyle factors are responsible for almost half of
th... | Health Promotion Funding Integrated Research, Synthesis, and Training Act or the Health Promotion FIRST Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop a plan for health promotion that includes coordinating the health promotion activities of HHS and addr... | To provide for increased research, coordination, and expansion of health promotion programs through the Department of Health and Human Services. | 17,322 | 1,744 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Health Promotion Funding Integrated Research, Synthesis, and Training Act" or the "Health Promotion FIRST Act". <SECTION-HEADER> FINDINGS. Congress makes the following findings: Lifestyle factors are responsible for almost half of the premature deaths in devel... | Health Promotion Funding Integrated Research, Synthesis, and Training Act or the Health Promotion FIRST Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop a plan for health promotion that includes coordinating the health promotion activities of HHS and addr... | To provide for increased research, coordination, and expansion of health promotion programs through the Department of Health and Human Services. |
110_s1675 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Local Community Radio Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The passage of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 led
to increased ownership consolidation in the radio industry.
(2) At a ... | Local Community Radio Act of 2007 - Repeals provisions in the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001, that required the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to: (1) modify rules authorizing the operation of low-power FM radio stations to prescribe mi... | A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. | 8,861 | 1,958 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Local Community Radio Act of 2007". <SECTION-HEADER> FINDINGS. Congress makes the following findings: The passage of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 led to increased ownership consolidation in the radio industry. At a hearing before the Senate Committee on ... | Local Community Radio Act of 2007 - Repeals provisions in the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001, that required the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to: (1) modify rules authorizing the operation of low-power FM radio stations to prescribe mi... | A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. |
114_hr3656 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tobacco to 21 Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Tobacco use caused 20,800,000 premature deaths in the
United States in the 50 years since the Surgeon General's first
report on smoking in 1964.
... | Tobacco to 21 Act This bill prohibits the sale or distribution of tobacco products to individuals under the age of 21. The Department of Health and Human Services must enforce this prohibition by taking necessary actions including, as appropriate, conducting undercover compliance checks, performing retailer inspections... | Tobacco to 21 Act | 6,744 | 438 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Tobacco to 21 Act". <SECTION-HEADER> FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: Tobacco use caused 20,800,000 premature deaths in the United States in the 50 years since the Surgeon General's first report on smoking in 1964. The 1964 Surgeon General's report link... | Tobacco to 21 Act This bill prohibits the sale or distribution of tobacco products to individuals under the age of 21. The Department of Health and Human Services must enforce this prohibition by taking necessary actions including, as appropriate, conducting undercover compliance checks, performing retailer inspections... | Tobacco to 21 Act |
109_hr4038 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Unlawful Employers Accountability
Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Current efforts to stem the tide of illegal immigrants
crossing into the United States have fallen far short of need.
(... | Unlawful Employers Accountability Act of 2005 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act respecting unlawful employment of alien provisions to: (1) require the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue a cease and desist order, replace the tiered civil penalty provisions with a single, increased-maximum civil penalty, ... | To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to improve enforcement of restrictions on employment in the United States of unauthorized aliens. | 8,618 | 991 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Unlawful Employers Accountability Act of 2005". <SECTION-HEADER> FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: Current efforts to stem the tide of illegal immigrants crossing into the United States have fallen far short of need. The number of illegal immigrants curr... | Unlawful Employers Accountability Act of 2005 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act respecting unlawful employment of alien provisions to: (1) require the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue a cease and desist order, replace the tiered civil penalty provisions with a single, increased-maximum civil penalty, ... | To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to improve enforcement of restrictions on employment in the United States of unauthorized aliens. |
111_hr3381 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protect America's Wildlife Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL PROHIBITIONS.
Section 13(a) of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742j-
1(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or'' after the
semicolon;
... | Protect America's Wildlife Act of 2009 - Amends the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to impose criminal penalties on anyone who knowingly violates any regulation prohibiting the shooting or harassing of birds, fish, or other animals from aircraft . Increases the monetary penalty for airborne hunting from $5,000 to $50,000... | To amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft, and for other purposes. | 5,931 | 559 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Protect America's Wildlife Act of 2009". <SECTION-HEADER> ADDITIONAL PROHIBITIONS. Section 13(a) of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 USC. 742j- 1(a)) is amended in paragraph (1), by striking "or" after the semicolon, in paragraph (2), by striking "or" aft... | Protect America's Wildlife Act of 2009 - Amends the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to impose criminal penalties on anyone who knowingly violates any regulation prohibiting the shooting or harassing of birds, fish, or other animals from aircraft . Increases the monetary penalty for airborne hunting from $5,000 to $50,000... | To amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft, and for other purposes. |
115_hr715 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Compassionate Access Act''.
SEC. 2. AVAILABILITY OF MARIHUANA FOR MEDICAL USE.
(a) Rescheduling.--
(1) Recommendation by hhs.--Not later than 180 days after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and
Huma... | Compassionate Access Act This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to submit to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) a recommendation to transfer marijuana from schedule I to another controlled substances schedule. The DEA must consider the recommendation and issue a final rule to reclassify ma... | Compassionate Access Act | 7,741 | 1,667 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Compassionate Access Act". <SECTION-HEADER> AVAILABILITY OF MARIHUANA FOR MEDICAL USE. Rescheduling. Recommendation by hhs. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the In... | Compassionate Access Act This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to submit to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) a recommendation to transfer marijuana from schedule I to another controlled substances schedule. The DEA must consider the recommendation and issue a final rule to reclassify ma... | Compassionate Access Act |
110_s3071 | SECTION 1. REQUIREMENT RELATING TO GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) without the cooperation of other countries, the United
States cannot reverse global climate change to ensure the
recovery of species that are listed as threatened or endangered
... | Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from considering global climate change as a natural or manmade factor in the determination as to whether a species is threatened or endangered until the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) notifies the Secretary t... | A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to temporarily prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from considering global climate change as a natural or manmade factor in determining whether a species is a threatened or endangered species, and for other purposes. | 6,117 | 610 | <SECTION-HEADER> REQUIREMENT RELATING TO GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE. Findings. Congress finds that without the cooperation of other countries, the United States cannot reverse global climate change to ensure the recovery of species that are listed as threatened or endangered species on the list of threatened species or the ... | Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from considering global climate change as a natural or manmade factor in the determination as to whether a species is threatened or endangered until the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) notifies the Secretary t... | A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to temporarily prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from considering global climate change as a natural or manmade factor in determining whether a species is a threatened or endangered species, and for other purposes. |
105_hr997 | SECTION 1. EXPENSING AND RAPID AMORTIZATION FOR CERTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL
REMEDIATION EXPENDITURES.
(a) In General.--Part VI of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to itemized deductions for
individuals and corporations) is amended by adding at the end the
followi... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit the expensing and amortization of qualified environmental remediation expenses. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow expensing and rapid amortization of certain environmental remediation expenditures. | 9,295 | 122 | <SECTION-HEADER> EXPENSING AND RAPID AMORTIZATION FOR CERTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION EXPENDITURES. In General. Part VI of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "Section 198. EXPENSING AND RAPID AMORTIZATION FOR CERTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL ... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit the expensing and amortization of qualified environmental remediation expenses. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow expensing and rapid amortization of certain environmental remediation expenditures. |
104_hr2569 | SECTION 1. RETURN TO OPERATIONAL STATUS.
The Secretary of Energy (in this Act referred to as the
``Secretary'') shall immediately discontinue the shutdown of the Fast
Flux Test Facility (in this Act referred to as the ``Facility''), and
take action necessary to begin returning the Facility to operational
statu... | Directs the Secretary of Energy to discontinue immediately the shutdown of the Fast Flux Test Facility and return it to operational status. Mandates that the Facility be maintained in operation by the Secretary for at least 20 years, and for so long as it is capable of performing specified missions. Instructs the Secre... | To require the Secretary of Energy to immediately begin returning the Fast Flux Test Facility to operational status, identify which missions will be given the highest priority, and prepare the facility to carry out those missions. | 5,678 | 654 | <SECTION-HEADER> RETURN TO OPERATIONAL STATUS. The Secretary of Energy shall immediately discontinue the shutdown of the Fast Flux Test Facility , and take action necessary to begin returning the Facility to operational status. To the extent possible, the technical staff shall be retained, and all documents, materials,... | Directs the Secretary of Energy to discontinue immediately the shutdown of the Fast Flux Test Facility and return it to operational status. Mandates that the Facility be maintained in operation by the Secretary for at least 20 years, and for so long as it is capable of performing specified missions. Instructs the Secre... | To require the Secretary of Energy to immediately begin returning the Fast Flux Test Facility to operational status, identify which missions will be given the highest priority, and prepare the facility to carry out those missions. |
111_s3357 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Access to Birth Control Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) Family planning is basic health care for women. Access
to contraception helps women prevent unintended pregnancy and
control the timing and spac... | Access to Birth Control Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require pharmacies to comply with certain rules related to contraceptives, including: (1) providing a customer a contraceptive without delay if it is in stock. (2) immediately informing a customer if the contraceptive is not in stock and either trans... | A bill to establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of Food and Drug Administration-approved contraception, and for other purposes. | 9,427 | 1,747 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Access to Birth Control Act". <SECTION-HEADER> FINDINGS. Congress finds as follows: Family planning is basic health care for women. Access to contraception helps women prevent unintended pregnancy and control the timing and spacing of planned births. Although ... | Access to Birth Control Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require pharmacies to comply with certain rules related to contraceptives, including: (1) providing a customer a contraceptive without delay if it is in stock. (2) immediately informing a customer if the contraceptive is not in stock and either trans... | A bill to establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of Food and Drug Administration-approved contraception, and for other purposes. |
107_s578 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Airline Merger Moratorium Act''.
SEC. 2. MORATORIUM ON AIRLINE MERGERS.
(a) In General.--During the 2-year period beginning on January 1,
2001, a major air carrier may not acquire directly or indirectly, any
voting securities or assets of any other air... | Airline Merger Moratorium Act - Prohibits, for a specified two-year period, a major air carrier from acquiring directly or indirectly any voting securities or assets of any other air carrier that would result in its having control of the other air carrier , or from being merged with another air carrier in any other for... | A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from amending or otherwise modifying the operating certificates of major air carriers in connection with a merger or acquisition for a period of 2 years, and for other purposes. | 6,737 | 2,043 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Airline Merger Moratorium Act". <SECTION-HEADER> MORATORIUM ON AIRLINE MERGERS. In General. During the 2-year period beginning on January 1, 2001, a major air carrier may not acquire directly or indirectly, any voting securities or assets of any other air carr... | Airline Merger Moratorium Act - Prohibits, for a specified two-year period, a major air carrier from acquiring directly or indirectly any voting securities or assets of any other air carrier that would result in its having control of the other air carrier , or from being merged with another air carrier in any other for... | A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from amending or otherwise modifying the operating certificates of major air carriers in connection with a merger or acquisition for a period of 2 years, and for other purposes. |
107_s435 | SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The international traffic in illicit drugs,
particularly along the Southwest Border, poses a serious threat
to the national security of the United States and to every
nation where the production, transit, or cons... | Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 with respect to certain annual presidential certifications to Congress required to allow a major drug-transit country or major illicit drug producing country to expend withheld bilateral assistance and multilateral development assistance, provided certain conditions are met. Wa... | A bill to provide that the annual drug certification procedures under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 not apply to certain countries with which the United States has bilateral agreements and other plans relating to counterdrug activities, and for other purposes. | 5,251 | 642 | <SECTION-HEADER> FINDINGS. Congress makes the following findings: The international traffic in illicit drugs, particularly along the Southwest Border, poses a serious threat to the national security of the United States and to every nation where the production, transit, or consumption of such drugs occurs. The United S... | Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 with respect to certain annual presidential certifications to Congress required to allow a major drug-transit country or major illicit drug producing country to expend withheld bilateral assistance and multilateral development assistance, provided certain conditions are met. Wa... | A bill to provide that the annual drug certification procedures under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 not apply to certain countries with which the United States has bilateral agreements and other plans relating to counterdrug activities, and for other purposes. |
112_hr1124 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness in Taxation Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. INCREASED TAX RATES FOR TAXPAYERS WITH MORE THAN $1,000,000
TAXABLE INCOME.
(a) In General.--
(1) Married individuals filing joint returns and surviving
spouses.--The table c... | Fairness in Taxation Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase individual income tax rates for taxpayers whose taxable income exceeds $1 million, and (2) provide for an adjustment in the capital gains tax of taxpayers whose taxable income is subject to the 45 tax bracket. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose increased rates of tax with respect to taxpayers with more than $1,000,000 taxable income, and for other purposes. | 10,796 | 294 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Fairness in Taxation Act of 2011". <SECTION-HEADER> INCREASED TAX RATES FOR TAXPAYERS WITH MORE THAN $1,000,000 TAXABLE INCOME. In General. Married individuals filing joint returns and surviving spouses. The table contained in subsection (a) of section 1 is am... | Fairness in Taxation Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase individual income tax rates for taxpayers whose taxable income exceeds $1 million, and (2) provide for an adjustment in the capital gains tax of taxpayers whose taxable income is subject to the 45 tax bracket. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose increased rates of tax with respect to taxpayers with more than $1,000,000 taxable income, and for other purposes. |
110_hr4174 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Ocean
Acidification Research And Monitoring Act of 2008'' or the ``FOARAM
Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Find... | Federal Ocean Acidification Research And Monitoring Act of 2008 or FOARAM Act - Defines ocean acidification, for this Act, as the decrease in pH of the Earth's oceans and changes in ocean chemistry caused by chemical inputs from the atmosphere, including carbon dioxide. Requires that the Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Sci... | To establish an interagency committee to develop an ocean acidification research and monitoring plan and to establish an ocean acidification program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. | 19,439 | 2,314 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Short Title. This Act may be cited as the "Federal Ocean Acidification Research And Monitoring Act of 2008" or the "FOARAM Act". Table of Contents. The table of contents for this Act is as follows: <SECTION-HEADER> Short title. Table of contents. <SECTION-HEADER> Finding... | Federal Ocean Acidification Research And Monitoring Act of 2008 or FOARAM Act - Defines ocean acidification, for this Act, as the decrease in pH of the Earth's oceans and changes in ocean chemistry caused by chemical inputs from the atmosphere, including carbon dioxide. Requires that the Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Sci... | To establish an interagency committee to develop an ocean acidification research and monitoring plan and to establish an ocean acidification program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. |
104_hr3977 | SECTION 1. TEMPORARY DUTY SUSPENSION.
(a) In General.--Subchapter II of Chapter 99 of the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting in
numerical sequence the following new headings:
`` 9902.32.12 3-acetoxy-2- ... | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through March 30, 1997, the duty on certain chemicals used in the formulation of an HIV protease inhibitor. | To suspend temporarily the duty on certain chemicals used in the formulation of an HIV Protease Inhibitor. | 5,587 | 178 | <SECTION-HEADER> TEMPORARY DUTY SUSPENSION. In General. Subchapter II of Chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following new headings: " 9902.32.12 3-acetoxy-2- methylbenzoyl chloride .... Free No change On or before 330 97 9902.32.13 2S, 3R-... | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through March 30, 1997, the duty on certain chemicals used in the formulation of an HIV protease inhibitor. | To suspend temporarily the duty on certain chemicals used in the formulation of an HIV Protease Inhibitor. |
109_s2614 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Alternative Energy Refueling System
Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. ALTERNATIVE ENERGY REFUELING SYSTEMS.
(a) In General.--Section 9003(h) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act
(42 U.S.C. 6991b(h)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(13) Alt... | Alternative Energy Refueling System Act of 2006 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a program to provide eligible entities reimbursement from the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund for a portion of the costs of purchasing ... | A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to establish a program to provide reimbursement for the installation of alternative energy refueling systems. | 6,521 | 786 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Alternative Energy Refueling System Act of 2006". <SECTION-HEADER> ALTERNATIVE ENERGY REFUELING SYSTEMS. In General. Section 9003(h) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 USC. 6991b(h)) is amended by adding at the end the following: Alternative energy refueling ... | Alternative Energy Refueling System Act of 2006 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a program to provide eligible entities reimbursement from the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund for a portion of the costs of purchasing ... | A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to establish a program to provide reimbursement for the installation of alternative energy refueling systems. |
105_hr3573 | SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON DISBURSEMENTS FROM THE EXCHANGE STABILIZATION
FUND TO CERTAIN COUNTRIES.
Section 5302 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
``(e) Limitation on Disbursements to Countries Not in Compliance
With Certain IMF Commit... | Amends Federal law governing the Department of the Treasury Exchange Stabilization Fund to prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from making any expenditure or loan, incurring any other obligation, or making any guarantee over $500 million through the Fund for the purpose of engaging in a coordinated international res... | To impose certain limitations on disbursements from the Exchange Stabilization Fund to certain countries, and for other purposes. | 11,726 | 1,951 | <SECTION-HEADER> LIMITATION ON DISBURSEMENTS FROM THE EXCHANGE STABILIZATION FUND TO CERTAIN COUNTRIES. Section 5302 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: Limitation on Disbursements to Countries Not in Compliance With Certain IMF Commitments. In general. Notwith... | Amends Federal law governing the Department of the Treasury Exchange Stabilization Fund to prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from making any expenditure or loan, incurring any other obligation, or making any guarantee over $500 million through the Fund for the purpose of engaging in a coordinated international res... | To impose certain limitations on disbursements from the Exchange Stabilization Fund to certain countries, and for other purposes. |
103_hr1158 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prescription Drug Affordability Act
of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) although prescription drugs represent one of the most
frequently used medical care interventions in treating ... | Prescription Drug Affordability Act of 1993 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce the amount by which the possession tax credit exceeds the manufacturer's wage base in the case of manufacturers of single source or innovator multiple source drugs. Allocates additional revenues received in the Treasury as a result... | Prescription Drug Affordability Act of 1993 | 13,744 | 548 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Prescription Drug Affordability Act of 1993". <SECTION-HEADER> FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. Findings. The Congress finds that although prescription drugs represent one of the most frequently used medical care interventions in treating common acute and chronic diseas... | Prescription Drug Affordability Act of 1993 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce the amount by which the possession tax credit exceeds the manufacturer's wage base in the case of manufacturers of single source or innovator multiple source drugs. Allocates additional revenues received in the Treasury as a result... | Prescription Drug Affordability Act of 1993 |
110_s3090 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Aviation Facilities Ensure
Aircraft Integrity and Reliability Act of 2008'' or the ``SAFE AIR Act
of 2008''.
SEC. 2. ENHANCED OVERSIGHT AND INSPECTION OF REPAIR STATIONS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Administrator.--The term ... | Safe Aviation Facilities Ensure Aircraft Integrity and Reliability Act of 2008 or the SAFE AIR Act of 2008 - Requires the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to: (1) prescribe regulations requiring maintenance work on passenger aircraft to be performed by certain authorized individuals. (2) certi... | A bill to provide for adequate oversight and inspection by the Federal Aviation Administration of facilities outside the United States that perform maintenance and repair work on United States commercial aircraft, and for other purposes. | 11,506 | 869 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Safe Aviation Facilities Ensure Aircraft Integrity and Reliability Act of 2008" or the "SAFE AIR Act of 2008". <SECTION-HEADER> ENHANCED OVERSIGHT AND INSPECTION OF REPAIR STATIONS. Definitions. In this section: Administrator. The term "Administrator" means th... | Safe Aviation Facilities Ensure Aircraft Integrity and Reliability Act of 2008 or the SAFE AIR Act of 2008 - Requires the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to: (1) prescribe regulations requiring maintenance work on passenger aircraft to be performed by certain authorized individuals. (2) certi... | A bill to provide for adequate oversight and inspection by the Federal Aviation Administration of facilities outside the United States that perform maintenance and repair work on United States commercial aircraft, and for other purposes. |
115_hr2733 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Housing Our Heroes Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF PILOT GRANT PROGRAM FOR HOMELESS VETERANS.
(a) Establishment.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall commence
a pilot grant progra... | Housing Our Heroes Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to begin a three-year pilot grant program to assess the feasibility of awarding grants to eligible entities to purchase and renovate abandoned homes for homeless veterans. Eligible entities are veterans service agencies and organizations, ... | Housing Our Heroes Act | 8,508 | 733 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Housing Our Heroes Act". <SECTION-HEADER> ESTABLISHMENT OF PILOT GRANT PROGRAM FOR HOMELESS VETERANS. Establishment. Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall commence a pilot grant program to ... | Housing Our Heroes Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to begin a three-year pilot grant program to assess the feasibility of awarding grants to eligible entities to purchase and renovate abandoned homes for homeless veterans. Eligible entities are veterans service agencies and organizations, ... | Housing Our Heroes Act |
111_hr3623 | SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The claims of a significant number of African-American
farmers who brought discrimination cases against the Department
of Agriculture in the case Pigford v. Glickman were denied
without such farmers receiving a hearing on... | Amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to make it unlawful for a person to knowingly commit specified fraudulent acts relating to a Pigford claim . Subjects a violator to criminal fine andor up to five years in prison. Provides for: (1) access to the permanent judgment fund for additional claims payments... | To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to provide funding for successful claimants following a determination on the merits of Pigford claims related to racial discrimination by the Department of Agriculture. | 5,830 | 510 | <SECTION-HEADER> FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: The claims of a significant number of African-American farmers who brought discrimination cases against the Department of Agriculture in the case Pigford v. Glickman were denied without such farmers receiving a hearing on the merits of those claims. Section 14012... | Amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to make it unlawful for a person to knowingly commit specified fraudulent acts relating to a Pigford claim . Subjects a violator to criminal fine andor up to five years in prison. Provides for: (1) access to the permanent judgment fund for additional claims payments... | To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to provide funding for successful claimants following a determination on the merits of Pigford claims related to racial discrimination by the Department of Agriculture. |
114_hr4666 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Students from Sexual and
Violent Predators Act''.
SEC. 2. BACKGROUND CHECKS.
(a) Background Checks.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, each State educational agency, or local
educational agency in the case of a... | Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act This bill requires anbsp. State or local educational agency (LEA) that receives funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to: require, for each school employee, a criminal background check that includes a search of specified registries and r... | Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act | 7,065 | 984 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act". <SECTION-HEADER> BACKGROUND CHECKS. Background Checks. Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, each State educational agency, or local educational agency in the case of a local... | Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act This bill requires anbsp. State or local educational agency (LEA) that receives funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to: require, for each school employee, a criminal background check that includes a search of specified registries and r... | Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act |
107_s1258 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``YMCA Teen Action Agenda Enhancement
Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) one in 10 teens, 2,400,000 teens across the Nation, are
currently involved in a program offered by a local YMCA;
(2) recogniz... | YMCA Teen Action Agenda Enhancement of 2001 - Directs the Attorney General to award a grant to the YMCA of the USA to make subgrants to local YMCAs for programs for at-risk teens which include specified types of activities. | A bill to improve academic and social outcomes for teenage youth. | 8,008 | 223 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "YMCA Teen Action Agenda Enhancement Act of 2001". <SECTION-HEADER> FINDINGS. Congress finds that one in 10 teens, 2,400,000 teens across the Nation, are currently involved in a program offered by a local YMCA. Recognizing the unique obstacles faced by teenager... | YMCA Teen Action Agenda Enhancement of 2001 - Directs the Attorney General to award a grant to the YMCA of the USA to make subgrants to local YMCAs for programs for at-risk teens which include specified types of activities. | A bill to improve academic and social outcomes for teenage youth. |
107_hr850 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Coast Guard Museum Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) There is no national museum to commemorate and honor
the Coast Guard's history, mission, personnel, and traditions
or those ... | National Coast Guard Museum Act of 2001 - Authorizes the Commandant of the Coast Guard to establish, operate, and maintain a National Coast Guard Museum on Federal lands that are administered by the Coast Guard and specified by the Commandant. Establishes in the Treasury the National Coast Guard Museum Fund. | To provide for the establishment of the National Coast Guard Museum on Federal lands administered by the Coast Guard. | 6,174 | 309 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "National Coast Guard Museum Act of 2001". <SECTION-HEADER> FINDINGS. The Congress finds the following: There is no national museum to commemorate and honor the Coast Guard's history, mission, personnel, and traditions or those of its predecessor services and a... | National Coast Guard Museum Act of 2001 - Authorizes the Commandant of the Coast Guard to establish, operate, and maintain a National Coast Guard Museum on Federal lands that are administered by the Coast Guard and specified by the Commandant. Establishes in the Treasury the National Coast Guard Museum Fund. | To provide for the establishment of the National Coast Guard Museum on Federal lands administered by the Coast Guard. |
108_hr898 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lumbee Recognition Act''.
SEC. 2. PREAMBLE.
The preamble to the Act of June 7, 1956 (70 Stat. 254), is amended
as follows:
(1) By striking ``and'' at the end of each clause.
(2) By striking ``: Now, therefore,'' at the end of the... | Lumbee Recognition Act - Extends Federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. | To provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, and for other purposes. | 5,471 | 91 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Lumbee Recognition Act". <SECTION-HEADER> PREAMBLE. The preamble to the Act of June 7, 1956 , is amended as follows: By striking "and" at the end of each clause. By striking ": Now, therefore," at the end of the last clause and inserting a semicolon. By adding... | Lumbee Recognition Act - Extends Federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. | To provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, and for other purposes. |
109_s608 | SECTION 1. OFFICE OF PENSION PARTICIPANT ADVOCACY.
(a) In General.--Title III of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``Subtitle D--Office of Pension Participant Advocacy
``SEC. 3051. OFFICE OF PENSION PARTICIPANT ... | Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to establish an Office of Pension Participant Advocacy, with a Pension Participant Advocate, in the Department of Labor. | A bill to create an independent office in the Department of Labor to advocate on behalf of pension participants, and for other purposes. | 6,858 | 187 | <SECTION-HEADER> OFFICE OF PENSION PARTICIPANT ADVOCACY. In General. Title III of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the end the following: "Subtitle D Office of Pension Participant Advocacy "Section 3051. OFFICE OF PENSION PARTICIPANT ADVOCACY. Establishment. In general. There ... | Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to establish an Office of Pension Participant Advocacy, with a Pension Participant Advocate, in the Department of Labor. | A bill to create an independent office in the Department of Labor to advocate on behalf of pension participants, and for other purposes. |
110_s1831 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Private Student Loan Disclosure
Enhancement Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF TRUTH IN LENDING ACT .
Section 104(3) of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1603(3)) is
amended by inserting before the period at the end the following ``, and
other th... | Private Student Loan Disclosure Enhancement Act of 2007 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to subject private education loans to its consumer credit disclosure requirements. Sets forth the private student loan terms and conditions which lenders must clearly and conspicuously disclose to borrowers in any application or s... | A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act, to improve disclosures for private student loans, and for other purposes. | 16,035 | 1,308 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Private Student Loan Disclosure Enhancement Act of 2007". <SECTION-HEADER> APPLICATION OF TRUTH IN LENDING ACT . Section 104(3) of the Truth in Lending Act (15 USC. 1603(3)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following ", and other than p... | Private Student Loan Disclosure Enhancement Act of 2007 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to subject private education loans to its consumer credit disclosure requirements. Sets forth the private student loan terms and conditions which lenders must clearly and conspicuously disclose to borrowers in any application or s... | A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act, to improve disclosures for private student loans, and for other purposes. |
106_hr4507 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Transit Rail Access Improvement and
Needs Act for the 21st Century''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) modern and efficient fixed guideway transportation is
important to the viability and well being of metropolitan ar... | Authorizes the mass transportation authority or the rail carrier to apply to the Board for an order establishing reasonable terms for the operation of additional trains by or for the authority over a rail line of the carrier, when the carrier and the authority cannot agree to terms. Authorizes a mass transportation aut... | Transit Rail Access Improvement and Needs Act for the 21st Century | 10,431 | 1,501 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Transit Rail Access Improvement and Needs Act for the 21st Century". <SECTION-HEADER> FINDINGS. The Congress finds that modern and efficient fixed guideway transportation is important to the viability and well being of metropolitan areas and to the energy cons... | Authorizes the mass transportation authority or the rail carrier to apply to the Board for an order establishing reasonable terms for the operation of additional trains by or for the authority over a rail line of the carrier, when the carrier and the authority cannot agree to terms. Authorizes a mass transportation aut... | Transit Rail Access Improvement and Needs Act for the 21st Century |
104_hr3158 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pilot Small Business Technology
Transfer Program Extension Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. PROGRAM EXTENSION.
Section 9(n) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(n)) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by striking ``in fisc... | Pilot Small Business Technology Transfer Program Extension Act of 1996 - Amends the Small Business Act to: (1) extend through FY 2000 the Small Business Technology Transfer (SBTT) Program under which specified portions of each Federal agency's research and development (RD) budget are reserved for small business coopera... | Pilot Small Business Technology Transfer Program Extension Act of 1996 | 9,677 | 1,467 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Pilot Small Business Technology Transfer Program Extension Act of 1996". <SECTION-HEADER> PROGRAM EXTENSION. Section 9(n) of the Small Business Act (15 USC. 638(n)) is amended in paragraph (1) by striking "in fiscal year 1994, 1995, or 1996,", by striking "and... | Pilot Small Business Technology Transfer Program Extension Act of 1996 - Amends the Small Business Act to: (1) extend through FY 2000 the Small Business Technology Transfer (SBTT) Program under which specified portions of each Federal agency's research and development (RD) budget are reserved for small business coopera... | Pilot Small Business Technology Transfer Program Extension Act of 1996 |
110_hr920 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Multiple Peril Insurance Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. FLOOD AND WINDSTORM MULTIPERIL COVERAGE.
Section 1304 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
4011) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
... | Multiple Peril Insurance Act of 2007 - Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to require the national flood insurance program to enable the purchase of optional insurance against loss resulting from physical damage to or loss of real or related personal property located in the United States arising from any fl... | To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to provide for the national flood insurance program to make available multiperil coverage for damage resulting from windstorms or floods, and for other purposes. | 10,338 | 1,075 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Multiple Peril Insurance Act of 2007". <SECTION-HEADER> FLOOD AND WINDSTORM MULTIPERIL COVERAGE. Section 1304 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 is amended by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d). And by inserting after subsection (b) the fo... | Multiple Peril Insurance Act of 2007 - Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to require the national flood insurance program to enable the purchase of optional insurance against loss resulting from physical damage to or loss of real or related personal property located in the United States arising from any fl... | To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to provide for the national flood insurance program to make available multiperil coverage for damage resulting from windstorms or floods, and for other purposes. |
110_hr6204 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Thunder Bay National Marine
Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve Boundary Modification Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater
... | Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve Boundary Modification Act - Expands, notwithstanding any provision of law or regulation, the boundaries of the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve in Lake Huron. | To expand the boundaries of the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve and for other purposes. | 5,305 | 249 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve Boundary Modification Act". <SECTION-HEADER> FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. Findings. Congress makes the following findings: Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve in Lake Huron conta... | Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve Boundary Modification Act - Expands, notwithstanding any provision of law or regulation, the boundaries of the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve in Lake Huron. | To expand the boundaries of the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve and for other purposes. |
104_s158 | That this Act may be
referred to as the ``Outer Continental Shelf Deep Water Royalty Relief
Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LANDS ACT.
Section 8(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, (43 U.S.C.
1337 (a)(3)), is amended by striking paragraph (3) in its entirety and
inserting the... | Outer Continental Shelf Deep Water Royalty Relief Act - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to reduce or eliminate any royalty or net profit share set forth in existing leases, before commencement of production, for oil or gas resources in deep water on the Outer Cont... | Outer Continental Shelf Deep Water Royalty Relief Act | 10,786 | 682 | That this Act may be referred to as the "Outer Continental Shelf Deep Water Royalty Relief Act". <SECTION-HEADER> AMENDMENTS TO THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LANDS ACT. Section 8(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, (43 USC. 1337 (a)(3)), is amended by striking paragraph (3) in its entirety and inserting the foll... | Outer Continental Shelf Deep Water Royalty Relief Act - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to reduce or eliminate any royalty or net profit share set forth in existing leases, before commencement of production, for oil or gas resources in deep water on the Outer Cont... | Outer Continental Shelf Deep Water Royalty Relief Act |
106_hr4018 | SECTION 1. IMPROVED RISK MANAGEMENT EDUCATION.
Title IV of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education
Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7621 et seq.) is amended by adding at the
end the following new section:
``SEC. 409. IMPROVED RISK MANAGEMENT EDUCATION FOR AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCERS.
``(a... | Directs the Secretary to establish a Risk Management Education Coordinating Center in each of five designated regions, to be located at an existing risk management education coordinating office or a land-grant college. Directs each Center to: (1) establish a coordinating council, (2) coordinate instructional programs, ... | To amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to establish an educational program to improve the risk management skills of agricultural producers. | 7,177 | 809 | <SECTION-HEADER> IMPROVED RISK MANAGEMENT EDUCATION. Title IV of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "Section 409. IMPROVED RISK MANAGEMENT EDUCATION FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS. Program Required. The Secretary of Agriculture s... | Directs the Secretary to establish a Risk Management Education Coordinating Center in each of five designated regions, to be located at an existing risk management education coordinating office or a land-grant college. Directs each Center to: (1) establish a coordinating council, (2) coordinate instructional programs, ... | To amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to establish an educational program to improve the risk management skills of agricultural producers. |
109_hr1949 | SECTION 1. RELIQUIDATION OF CERTAIN ENTRIES OF CANDLES.
(a) Reliquidation of Entries.--Notwithstanding sections 514 and 520
of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514 and 1520) or any other
provision of law, the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection shall,
not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment... | Directs the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection to: (1) reliquidate certain entries of candles without assessment of antidumping duties and interest, and (2) refund any amounts owed. | To provide for the reliquidation of certain entries. | 12,429 | 186 | <SECTION-HEADER> RELIQUIDATION OF CERTAIN ENTRIES OF CANDLES. Reliquidation of Entries. Notwithstanding sections 514 and 520 of the Tariff Act of 1930 or any other provision of law, the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection shall, not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act reliquidate the entr... | Directs the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection to: (1) reliquidate certain entries of candles without assessment of antidumping duties and interest, and (2) refund any amounts owed. | To provide for the reliquidation of certain entries. |
113_hr1038 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public Power Risk Management Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. TRANSACTIONS WITH UTILITY SPECIAL ENTITIES.
Section 1a(49) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1a(49)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(E) Certain transactions... | Public Power Risk Management Act of 2013 - Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to direct the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), when it determines whether to provide an exemption to designation as a swap dealer, to treat a utility operations-related swap entered into with a utility special entity as if such swa... | Public Power Risk Management Act of 2013 | 5,029 | 1,613 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Public Power Risk Management Act of 2013". <SECTION-HEADER> TRANSACTIONS WITH UTILITY SPECIAL ENTITIES. Section 1a(49) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 USC. 1a(49)) is amended by adding at the end the following: Certain transactions with a utility special enti... | Public Power Risk Management Act of 2013 - Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to direct the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), when it determines whether to provide an exemption to designation as a swap dealer, to treat a utility operations-related swap entered into with a utility special entity as if such swa... | Public Power Risk Management Act of 2013 |
106_s1096 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Mississippi Valley
National Historical Park Act of 1999''.
(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. Mississippi Valley... | Directs the Secretary of Defense to transfer, without reimbursement, to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior certain archaeological sites located at the former base, including an additional parcel of real property for the development of visitor, administrative, museum, curatorial, and mainte... | Mississippi Valley National Historical Park Act of 1999 | 8,598 | 749 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Short Title. This Act may be cited as the "Mississippi Valley National Historical Park Act of 1999". Table of Contents. The table of contents of this Act is as follows: <SECTION-HEADER> Short title. Table of contents. <SECTION-HEADER> Findings. <SECTION-HEADER> Mississip... | Directs the Secretary of Defense to transfer, without reimbursement, to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior certain archaeological sites located at the former base, including an additional parcel of real property for the development of visitor, administrative, museum, curatorial, and mainte... | Mississippi Valley National Historical Park Act of 1999 |
104_s444 | SECTION 1. PURCHASE OF SETTLEMENT COMMON STOCK OF COOK INLET REGION.
(a) In General.--Section 7(h) of the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1606(h)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(4) Cook Inlet Regional Corporation.--(A) In this paragraph:
``(i) The term `Cook Inle... | Amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to authorize the Cook Inlet Regional Corporation to purchase its shareholder-held common stock. | A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide for the purchase of common stock of Cook Inlet Region, and for other purposes. | 8,687 | 142 | <SECTION-HEADER> PURCHASE OF SETTLEMENT COMMON STOCK OF COOK INLET REGION. In General. Section 7(h) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 USC. 1606(h)) is amended by adding at the end the following: Cook Inlet Regional Corporation. (A) In this paragraph: The term `Cook Inlet Regional Corporation' means Cook In... | Amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to authorize the Cook Inlet Regional Corporation to purchase its shareholder-held common stock. | A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide for the purchase of common stock of Cook Inlet Region, and for other purposes. |
103_hr3823 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Welfare Fairness Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress find that--
(1) the Wisconsin State Legislature has passed legislation
calling upon the Congress of the United States to provide for
Federal establishment of benefit lev... | Welfare Fairness Act - Establishes the Commission on Welfare Fairness to establish a uniform standard of need for recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act, and provide for appropriate adjustments to such standard. | Welfare Fairness Act | 10,929 | 285 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Welfare Fairness Act". <SECTION-HEADER> FINDINGS. The Congress find that the Wisconsin State Legislature has passed legislation calling upon the Congress of the United States to provide for Federal establishment of benefit levels for aid to families with depen... | Welfare Fairness Act - Establishes the Commission on Welfare Fairness to establish a uniform standard of need for recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act, and provide for appropriate adjustments to such standard. | Welfare Fairness Act |
104_hr4047 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medigap Amendments of 1996''.
SEC. 2. MEDIGAP AMENDMENTS.
(a) Guaranteeing Issue Without Preexisting Conditions for
Continuously Covered Individuals.--Section 1882(s) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ss(s)) is amended--
(1) in para... | Medigap Amendments of 1996 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to certification of Medicare supplemental health insurance policies, particularly coverage for pre-existing conditions, providing for additional consumer protections for certain individuals whose enrollment with an eligib... | Medigap Amendments of 1996 | 18,774 | 2,166 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Medigap Amendments of 1996". <SECTION-HEADER> MEDIGAP AMENDMENTS. Guaranteeing Issue Without Preexisting Conditions for Continuously Covered Individuals. Section 1882(s) of the Social Security Act (42 USC. 1395ss(s)) is amended in paragraph (3), by striking "p... | Medigap Amendments of 1996 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to certification of Medicare supplemental health insurance policies, particularly coverage for pre-existing conditions, providing for additional consumer protections for certain individuals whose enrollment with an eligib... | Medigap Amendments of 1996 |
110_hr5630 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Innovation Employment Act''.
SEC. 2. NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS.
Section 214(g)(1)(A)(vii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1184(g)(1)(A)(vii)) is amended to read as follows:
``(vii) 130,000 in fiscal year 2008 and each
... | Innovation Employment Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase the annual H-1B nonimmigrant visa cap from 65,000 to 130,000 starting in FY2008. Provides that for FY2010-FY2015 if the cap has been reached in the prior year the current cap would increase to the greater of 180,000 and the limitation ap... | To modify certain requirements with respect to H-1B nonimmigrants. | 12,343 | 1,236 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Innovation Employment Act". <SECTION-HEADER> NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS. Section 214(g)(1)(A)(vii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 USC. 1184(g)(1)(A)(vii)) is amended to read as follows: 130,000 in fiscal year 2008 and each succeeding fiscal year, except ... | Innovation Employment Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase the annual H-1B nonimmigrant visa cap from 65,000 to 130,000 starting in FY2008. Provides that for FY2010-FY2015 if the cap has been reached in the prior year the current cap would increase to the greater of 180,000 and the limitation ap... | To modify certain requirements with respect to H-1B nonimmigrants. |
110_s3379 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Services, Education, and
Rehabilitation for Veterans Act'' or the ``SERV Act''.
SEC. 2. VETERAN'S TREATMENT COURTS.
(a) Delegation.--The Director of the Office of National Drug
Control Policy (referred to in this Act as the ``Director'') shall
delegat... | Services, Education, and Rehabilitation for Veterans Act or the SERV Act - Requires the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy to delegate to the Department of Justice (DOJ) the authority to administer the veteran's treatment courts program established by this Act. Authorizes the Attorney General to mak... | A bill to provide grants to establish veteran's treatment courts. | 11,762 | 1,185 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Services, Education, and Rehabilitation for Veterans Act" or the "SERV Act". <SECTION-HEADER> VETERAN'S TREATMENT COURTS. Delegation. The Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy shall delegate the authority to administer the program and other su... | Services, Education, and Rehabilitation for Veterans Act or the SERV Act - Requires the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy to delegate to the Department of Justice (DOJ) the authority to administer the veteran's treatment courts program established by this Act. Authorizes the Attorney General to mak... | A bill to provide grants to establish veteran's treatment courts. |
109_hr6081 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Engineering Accountability
Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. CIVIL LIABILITY.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 2680(a) of title 28,
United States Code, and section 3 of the Flood Control Act of 1928 (33
U.S.C. 702c), and subject to subsection (b)... | Federal Engineering Accountability Act of 2006 - Provides that an action may be brought only in federal court for actual, not punitive, damages against the Army Corps of Engineers for its failure or negligence to design, construct, or maintain a project, adversely impacted in a major disaster, for which the Corps is le... | To provide an option to proceed with an action in any Federal court to recover actual damages for physical or property damage in a major disaster that proximately results from the failure or negligence of the Army Corps of Engineers in the design, construction, or maintenance of a project for which the Corps is legally... | 8,544 | 811 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Federal Engineering Accountability Act of 2006". <SECTION-HEADER> CIVIL LIABILITY. In General. Notwithstanding section 2680(a) of title 28, United States Code, and section 3 of the Flood Control Act of 1928 , and subject to subsection (b), an action may be bro... | Federal Engineering Accountability Act of 2006 - Provides that an action may be brought only in federal court for actual, not punitive, damages against the Army Corps of Engineers for its failure or negligence to design, construct, or maintain a project, adversely impacted in a major disaster, for which the Corps is le... | To provide an option to proceed with an action in any Federal court to recover actual damages for physical or property damage in a major disaster that proximately results from the failure or negligence of the Army Corps of Engineers in the design, construction, or maintenance of a project for which the Corps is legally... |
106_hr1820 | SECTION 1. REVISION OF TITLE XII.
Title XII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 8501 et seq.) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 12001. FINDINGS.
``The Congress finds the following:
``(1) There are 52,700,000 students in 88,223 elementary
and secondary sc... | Amends title XII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to State educational agencies for elementary and secondary school construction, reconstruction, or renovation, or for modernization of information technology for such schools. Sets forth wage requi... | To amend title XII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide grants to improve the infrastructure of elementary and secondary schools. | 10,294 | 532 | <SECTION-HEADER> REVISION OF TITLE XII. Title XII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended to read as follows: "Section 12001. FINDINGS. "The Congress finds the following: There are 52,700,000 students in 88,223 elementary and secondary schools across the United States. The current Federal expen... | Amends title XII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to State educational agencies for elementary and secondary school construction, reconstruction, or renovation, or for modernization of information technology for such schools. Sets forth wage requi... | To amend title XII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide grants to improve the infrastructure of elementary and secondary schools. |
112_s90 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Family-Friendly Employer
Award Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Employer.--The term ``employer''--
(A) means any person (as defined in section 3(a) of
the Fair Labor Standards Act of ... | Military Family-Friendly Employer Award Act - Establishes in the Department of Defense (DOD) an annual award to be known as the Military Family-Friendly Employer Award (Award) for non-federal employers who have developed and implemented workplace flexibility policies and practices: (1) to assist the working spouses and... | A bill to establish the Military Family-Friendly Employer Award for employers that have developed and implemented workplace flexibility policies to assist the working spouses and caregivers of service members, and returning service members, in addressing family and home needs during deployments. | 8,516 | 691 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Military Family-Friendly Employer Award Act". <SECTION-HEADER> DEFINITIONS. In this Act: Employer. The term "employer" means any person (as defined in section 3(a) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 USC. 202(a))) engaged in commerce or in any industry... | Military Family-Friendly Employer Award Act - Establishes in the Department of Defense (DOD) an annual award to be known as the Military Family-Friendly Employer Award (Award) for non-federal employers who have developed and implemented workplace flexibility policies and practices: (1) to assist the working spouses and... | A bill to establish the Military Family-Friendly Employer Award for employers that have developed and implemented workplace flexibility policies to assist the working spouses and caregivers of service members, and returning service members, in addressing family and home needs during deployments. |
112_s3491 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Qualifying Renewable Chemical
Production Tax Credit Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR THE PRODUCTION OF RENEWABLE CHEMICALS.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at... | Qualifying Renewable Chemical Production Tax Credit Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business-related tax credit for the production of renewable chemicals. Defines renewable chemical as any chemical that is: (1) produced in the United States from renewable biomass. (2) sold or used by the taxpa... | A bill to cut taxes for innovative businesses that produce renewable chemicals. | 8,305 | 838 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Qualifying Renewable Chemical Production Tax Credit Act of 2012". <SECTION-HEADER> CREDIT FOR THE PRODUCTION OF RENEWABLE CHEMICALS. In General. Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the ... | Qualifying Renewable Chemical Production Tax Credit Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business-related tax credit for the production of renewable chemicals. Defines renewable chemical as any chemical that is: (1) produced in the United States from renewable biomass. (2) sold or used by the taxpa... | A bill to cut taxes for innovative businesses that produce renewable chemicals. |
104_s170 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Prevention Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is the leading known cause of
mental retardation, and it is 100 percent preventable;
(2) each year... | Comprehensive Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Prevention Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish a comprehensive Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effects prevention program, including an education and public awareness program, an applied epidemiologic research and prevention program, support for and the ... | Comprehensive Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Prevention Act | 13,944 | 625 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Comprehensive Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Prevention Act". <SECTION-HEADER> FINDINGS. Congress finds that Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is the leading known cause of mental retardation, and it is 100 percent preventable. Each year, more than 5,000 infants are born in the ... | Comprehensive Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Prevention Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish a comprehensive Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effects prevention program, including an education and public awareness program, an applied epidemiologic research and prevention program, support for and the ... | Comprehensive Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Prevention Act |
112_hr6258 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Start Healthy Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. MEDICAID ASSISTANCE FOR UNINSURED NEWBORNS.
(a) Mandatory Coverage of Certain Newborns.--Section
1902(a)(10)(A)(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1396a(a)(10)(A)(i)) is amended--
(1) by striking `... | Start Healthy Act of 2012 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide: (1) mandatory coverage of qualified (uninsured) newborns, and (2) 100 federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for temporary coverage of such newborns. | To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide medical assistance to uninsured newborns under the Medicaid program. | 8,869 | 250 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Start Healthy Act of 2012". <SECTION-HEADER> MEDICAID ASSISTANCE FOR UNINSURED NEWBORNS. Mandatory Coverage of Certain Newborns. Section 1902(a)(10)(A)(i) of the Social Security Act (42 USC. 1396a(a)(10)(A)(i)) is amended by striking "or" at the end of subclau... | Start Healthy Act of 2012 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide: (1) mandatory coverage of qualified (uninsured) newborns, and (2) 100 federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for temporary coverage of such newborns. | To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide medical assistance to uninsured newborns under the Medicaid program. |
105_hr3186 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rogue River National Forest
Interchange Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. LAND TRANSFERS INVOLVING PUBLIC DOMAIN LANDS AND NATIONAL
FOREST SYSTEM LANDS IN THE STATE OF OREGON.
(a) Transfer From Public Domain to National Forest.--
(1) Lan... | Rogue River National Forest Interchange Act of 1998 - Provides for the transfer of specified lands in the Rogue River National Forest System, Oregon, from public domain status to the National Forest and others from the National Forest to public domain status. Restores the status of certain revested Oregon and Californi... | Rogue River National Forest Interchange Act of 1998 | 5,011 | 481 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Rogue River National Forest Interchange Act of 1998". <SECTION-HEADER> LAND TRANSFERS INVOLVING PUBLIC DOMAIN LANDS AND NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LANDS IN THE STATE OF OREGON. Transfer From Public Domain to National Forest. Land transfer. The public domain lands ... | Rogue River National Forest Interchange Act of 1998 - Provides for the transfer of specified lands in the Rogue River National Forest System, Oregon, from public domain status to the National Forest and others from the National Forest to public domain status. Restores the status of certain revested Oregon and Californi... | Rogue River National Forest Interchange Act of 1998 |
109_hr6401 | SECTION 1. LEASES, EASEMENTS, AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY ON THE OUTER
CONTINENTAL SHELF.
Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(q) Royalty Suspension Provisions.--
``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) thro... | Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to instruct the Secretary of the Interior to agree to any lessee request to amend any lease issued as a result of a Central or Western Gulf of Mexico lease sale held between January 1, 1998, and December 31, 1999, to incorporate price thresholds applicable to certain royalty... | To promote the fair production of oil and gas on the Outer Continental Shelf. | 6,401 | 1,538 | <SECTION-HEADER> LEASES, EASEMENTS, AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY ON THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF. Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act is amended by adding at the end the following: Royalty Suspension Provisions. In general. Subject to paragraphs (2) through (4), the Secretary shall agree to a request by any lessee t... | Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to instruct the Secretary of the Interior to agree to any lessee request to amend any lease issued as a result of a Central or Western Gulf of Mexico lease sale held between January 1, 1998, and December 31, 1999, to incorporate price thresholds applicable to certain royalty... | To promote the fair production of oil and gas on the Outer Continental Shelf. |
105_hr1300 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Base Closure Reuse Reform Act of
1997''.
SEC. 2. REFORM OF PROPERTY DISPOSAL REQUIREMENTS UNDER BASE CLOSURE
LAWS TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PROTECT CLOSING
INSTALLATIONS.
(a) Applicability of Excess Profits Clause... | Base Closure Reuse Reform Act of 1997 - Amends the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 and the Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act to make inapplicable to the sale of real property at a closed military installation provisions of the Federal Property and Administrative Serv... | Base Closure Reuse Reform Act of 1997 | 7,244 | 1,509 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Base Closure Reuse Reform Act of 1997". <SECTION-HEADER> REFORM OF PROPERTY DISPOSAL REQUIREMENTS UNDER BASE CLOSURE LAWS TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PROTECT CLOSING INSTALLATIONS. Applicability of Excess Profits Clause. 1990 Law. Section 2905(b)(2)(A)... | Base Closure Reuse Reform Act of 1997 - Amends the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 and the Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act to make inapplicable to the sale of real property at a closed military installation provisions of the Federal Property and Administrative Serv... | Base Closure Reuse Reform Act of 1997 |
110_s580 | SECTION 1. REVISION OF FEASIBILITY AND SUITABILITY STUDIES OF EXISTING
NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAILS.
Section 5 of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(g) Revision of Feasibility and Suitability Studies of Existing
National Historic Trail... | Amends the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) revise the feasibility and suitability studies for certain existing National Historic Trails for consideration of possible additions to such trails. And (2) study the feasibility and suitability of designating certain routes and cutof... | A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to update the feasibility and suitability studies of four national historic trails, and for other purposes. | 11,245 | 501 | <SECTION-HEADER> REVISION OF FEASIBILITY AND SUITABILITY STUDIES OF EXISTING NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAILS. Section 5 of the National Trails System Act is amended by adding at the end the following: Revision of Feasibility and Suitability Studies of Existing National Historic Trails. Definitions. In this subsection: Route. ... | Amends the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) revise the feasibility and suitability studies for certain existing National Historic Trails for consideration of possible additions to such trails. And (2) study the feasibility and suitability of designating certain routes and cutof... | A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to update the feasibility and suitability studies of four national historic trails, and for other purposes. |
108_s2216 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rail Transportation Security Act''.
SEC. 2. RAIL TRANSPORTATION SECURITY RISK ASSESSMENT.
(a) In General.--
(1) Assessment.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, in
consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, shall assess
... | Rail Transportation Security Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to assess the security risks associated with freight and intercity passenger rail transportation and develop prioritized recommendations for: (1) improving the security of rail infrastructure and other areas identified as posing significant r... | A bill to provide increased rail transportation security. | 7,416 | 1,690 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Rail Transportation Security Act". <SECTION-HEADER> RAIL TRANSPORTATION SECURITY RISK ASSESSMENT. In General. Assessment. The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, shall assess the security risks associated with ... | Rail Transportation Security Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to assess the security risks associated with freight and intercity passenger rail transportation and develop prioritized recommendations for: (1) improving the security of rail infrastructure and other areas identified as posing significant r... | A bill to provide increased rail transportation security. |
112_hr891 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medication Therapy Management
Benefits Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Medications are important to the management of chronic
diseases that require long-term or lifelong therapy.
Pharmacis... | Medication Therapy Management Benefits Act of 2011 - Amends part D of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require that the annual comprehensive medication review include creation of a personal medication record and a recommended medication action plan in consultation with the individual and the p... | To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to promote medication therapy management under the Medicare part D prescription drug program. | 15,091 | 2,161 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Medication Therapy Management Benefits Act of 2011". <SECTION-HEADER> FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: Medications are important to the management of chronic diseases that require long-term or lifelong therapy. Pharmacists are uniquely qualified as medi... | Medication Therapy Management Benefits Act of 2011 - Amends part D of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require that the annual comprehensive medication review include creation of a personal medication record and a recommended medication action plan in consultation with the individual and the p... | To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to promote medication therapy management under the Medicare part D prescription drug program. |
113_s561 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Offshoring Prevention Act''.
SEC. 2. TAXATION OF INCOME OF CONTROLLED FOREIGN CORPORATIONS
ATTRIBUTABLE TO IMPORTED PROPERTY.
(a) General Rule.--Subsection (a) of section 954 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking the... | Offshoring Prevention Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to include in foreign base company income, for purposes of determining the foreign trade income of controlled foreign corporations, imported property income. Defines imported property income as, with certain exceptions, income attributable to property manufac... | Offshoring Prevention Act | 7,599 | 507 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Offshoring Prevention Act". <SECTION-HEADER> TAXATION OF INCOME OF CONTROLLED FOREIGN CORPORATIONS ATTRIBUTABLE TO IMPORTED PROPERTY. General Rule. Subsection (a) of section 954 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking the period at the end ... | Offshoring Prevention Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to include in foreign base company income, for purposes of determining the foreign trade income of controlled foreign corporations, imported property income. Defines imported property income as, with certain exceptions, income attributable to property manufac... | Offshoring Prevention Act |
109_hr4942 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Promoting Antiterrorism Capabilities
Through International Cooperation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The development and implementation of technology is
critical to combating terrorism and other high... | Promoting Antiterrorism Capabilities Through International Cooperation Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to carry out international cooperative activities and, in carrying out such activities, to: (1) c... | To establish a capability and office to promote cooperation between entities of the United States and its allies in the global war on terrorism for the purpose of engaging in cooperative endeavors focused on the research, development, and commercialization of high-priority technologies intended to detect, prevent, resp... | 9,825 | 2,302 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Promoting Antiterrorism Capabilities Through International Cooperation Act". <SECTION-HEADER> FINDINGS. The Congress finds the following: The development and implementation of technology is critical to combating terrorism and other high consequence events and ... | Promoting Antiterrorism Capabilities Through International Cooperation Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to carry out international cooperative activities and, in carrying out such activities, to: (1) c... | To establish a capability and office to promote cooperation between entities of the United States and its allies in the global war on terrorism for the purpose of engaging in cooperative endeavors focused on the research, development, and commercialization of high-priority technologies intended to detect, prevent, resp... |
114_hr3173 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sportsmen's Conservation and Outdoor
Recreation Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING NATIONAL FISH HABITAT INITIATIVE.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the mission of the National Fish Habitat Initiative is
t... | Sportsmen's Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Enhancement Act This bill reauthorizes several programs supporting the conservation of wildlife habitat. The bill amends the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act by extending until July 25, 2022, the Department of the Interior's authority to sell certain public land ... | Sportsmen's Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Enhancement Act | 19,786 | 1,412 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Sportsmen's Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Enhancement Act". <SECTION-HEADER> SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING NATIONAL FISH HABITAT INITIATIVE. It is the sense of Congress that the mission of the National Fish Habitat Initiative is to protect, restore, and en... | Sportsmen's Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Enhancement Act This bill reauthorizes several programs supporting the conservation of wildlife habitat. The bill amends the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act by extending until July 25, 2022, the Department of the Interior's authority to sell certain public land ... | Sportsmen's Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Enhancement Act |
105_hr2442 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness for Immigrants Facing
Persecution in Their Native Country Act of 1997''.
Sec. 2. (a) Section 240A, subsection (e), of the Immigration and
Nationality Act is amended--
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ``this section'' and
... | Fairness for Immigrants Facing Persecution in Their Native Country Act of 1997 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Attorney General to cancel the removal and adjust the status of certain Haitian and Central American aliens. | Fairness for Immigrants Facing Persecution in Their Native Country Act of 1997 | 10,313 | 249 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Fairness for Immigrants Facing Persecution in Their Native Country Act of 1997". <SECTION-HEADER> (a) Section 240A, subsection (e), of the Immigration and Nationality Act is amended in the first sentence, by striking "this section" and inserting in lieu thereo... | Fairness for Immigrants Facing Persecution in Their Native Country Act of 1997 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Attorney General to cancel the removal and adjust the status of certain Haitian and Central American aliens. | Fairness for Immigrants Facing Persecution in Their Native Country Act of 1997 |
105_s2182 | SECTION 1. TAX-EXEMPT BOND FINANCING OF CERTAIN ELECTRIC FACILITIES.
(a) Permitted Open Access Transactions Not a Private Business
Use.--Section 141(b)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining
private business use) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(C) Permitted open a... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to tax-exempt bond financing of certain electric facilities, to revise the definition of private business use to exclude a permitted open access transaction. Defines such a transaction. Permits, as specified, the termination or suspension of tax-exempt bond financing for c... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax-exempt bond financing of certain electric facilities. | 13,436 | 354 | <SECTION-HEADER> TAX-EXEMPT BOND FINANCING OF CERTAIN ELECTRIC FACILITIES. Permitted Open Access Transactions Not a Private Business Use. Section 141(b)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following: Permitted open access transactions not a private business use. In general. For p... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to tax-exempt bond financing of certain electric facilities, to revise the definition of private business use to exclude a permitted open access transaction. Defines such a transaction. Permits, as specified, the termination or suspension of tax-exempt bond financing for c... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax-exempt bond financing of certain electric facilities. |
113_hr3706 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Victims of Child Abuse Act
Reauthorization Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVING INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF CHILD ABUSE CASES.
(a) Reauthorization.--Section 214B of the Victims of Child Abuse
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13004) is amended--
(1) ... | Victims of Child Abuse Act Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Amends the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 to authorize appropriations for FY2014-FY2018 for: (1) the children's advocacy program. (2) grants from the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to develop and implement multidisc... | Victims of Child Abuse Act Reauthorization Act of 2013 | 6,742 | 2,847 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Victims of Child Abuse Act Reauthorization Act of 2013". <SECTION-HEADER> IMPROVING INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF CHILD ABUSE CASES. Reauthorization. Section 214B of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 is amended in subsection (a), by striking "$15,000,0... | Victims of Child Abuse Act Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Amends the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 to authorize appropriations for FY2014-FY2018 for: (1) the children's advocacy program. (2) grants from the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to develop and implement multidisc... | Victims of Child Abuse Act Reauthorization Act of 2013 |
111_s253 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fix Housing First Homebuyer Tax
Credit Act''.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION AND MODIFICATION OF HOMEBUYER CREDIT.
(a) Elimination of First-Time Homebuyer Requirement.--
(1) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 36 of the
Internal Revenue Code ... | Fix Housing First Homebuyer Tax Credit Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise the tax credit for first-time homebuyers by: (1) eliminating the first-time homebuyer requirement. (2) eliminating the repayment requirement for such credit except for resales of a principal residence, or failure to occupy such resi... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the application of the homebuyer credit, and for other purposes. | 12,600 | 1,132 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Fix Housing First Homebuyer Tax Credit Act". <SECTION-HEADER> EXPANSION AND MODIFICATION OF HOMEBUYER CREDIT. Elimination of First-Time Homebuyer Requirement. In general. Subsection (a) of section 36 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by section 30... | Fix Housing First Homebuyer Tax Credit Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise the tax credit for first-time homebuyers by: (1) eliminating the first-time homebuyer requirement. (2) eliminating the repayment requirement for such credit except for resales of a principal residence, or failure to occupy such resi... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the application of the homebuyer credit, and for other purposes. |
107_s2842 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Senior Self-Sufficiency Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.
Part A of title IV of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C.
3001 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 422. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS IN NATURALLY OCCURRING RETIREMENT
... | Senior Self-Sufficiency Act - Amends Older Americans Act of 1965 to direct the Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Aging to award four-year grants of up to $1 million each to eligible entities to carry out ten demonstration projects to provide specified comprehensive supportive services to older indivi... | A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations for demonstration projects to provide supportive services to older individuals who reside in naturally occurring retirement communities. | 5,732 | 664 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Senior Self-Sufficiency Act". <SECTION-HEADER> AMENDMENTS. Part A of title IV of the Older Americans Act of 1965 is amended by adding at the end the following: "Section 422. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS IN NATURALLY OCCURRING RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES. Program Authoriz... | Senior Self-Sufficiency Act - Amends Older Americans Act of 1965 to direct the Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Aging to award four-year grants of up to $1 million each to eligible entities to carry out ten demonstration projects to provide specified comprehensive supportive services to older indivi... | A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations for demonstration projects to provide supportive services to older individuals who reside in naturally occurring retirement communities. |
114_hr2013 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fitness Integrated Into Teaching
Kids Act'' or the ``FIT Kids Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE CAROL M. WHITE PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM.
Subpart 10 of part D of title V of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7261 et seq.) is ... | Fitness Integrated Into Teaching Kids Act or the FIT Kids Act This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to reauthorize and amend the Carol M. White Physical Education Program. The program is administered by the Department of Education (ED) and awards grants to local educational agencies, commu... | FIT Kids Act | 18,646 | 1,812 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Fitness Integrated Into Teaching Kids Act" or the "FIT Kids Act". <SECTION-HEADER> AMENDMENTS TO THE CAROL M. WHITE PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM. Subpart 10 of part D of title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended to read as follows:... | Fitness Integrated Into Teaching Kids Act or the FIT Kids Act This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to reauthorize and amend the Carol M. White Physical Education Program. The program is administered by the Department of Education (ED) and awards grants to local educational agencies, commu... | FIT Kids Act |
104_s1375 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cooperator Program Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS, POLICY, AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the future prosperity of United States agriculture
increasingly will be determined by access to foreign markets
... | Cooperator Program Act of 1995 - Amends the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish and, in cooperation with eligible trade organizations (ETOs), carry out a foreign market development cooperator program to maintain and develop foreign markets for US agricultural commodities ... | Cooperator Program Act of 1995 | 16,909 | 1,970 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Cooperator Program Act of 1995". <SECTION-HEADER> FINDINGS, POLICY, AND PURPOSES. Findings. Congress finds that the future prosperity of United States agriculture increasingly will be determined by access to foreign markets and, as agricultural producers of th... | Cooperator Program Act of 1995 - Amends the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish and, in cooperation with eligible trade organizations (ETOs), carry out a foreign market development cooperator program to maintain and develop foreign markets for US agricultural commodities ... | Cooperator Program Act of 1995 |
108_hr3595 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``At-Home Infant Care Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) In the majority of American families, parents, whether
married or single, must work to provide economic security for
their families and, ... | At-Home Infant Care Act of 2004 - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to authorize appropriations for the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to eligible States to provide financial assistance for up to 24 months to enable an eligible parent to become the caregiver for an eli... | To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to authorize financial assistance to permit infants to be cared for at home by parents. | 10,591 | 341 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "At-Home Infant Care Act of 2004". <SECTION-HEADER> FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: In the majority of American families, parents, whether married or single, must work to provide economic security for their families and, not the least, for the infants n... | At-Home Infant Care Act of 2004 - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to authorize appropriations for the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to eligible States to provide financial assistance for up to 24 months to enable an eligible parent to become the caregiver for an eli... | To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to authorize financial assistance to permit infants to be cared for at home by parents. |
111_hr3133 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Evidence Request Efficiency
Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO TITLE 18.
Title 18 of the United States Code is amended--
(1) in section 2703--
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ``by a court
w... | Foreign Evidence Request Efficiency Act of 2009 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) allow any court of competent jurisdiction, as defined by this Act, to require the disclosure of stored wire or electronic communications for criminal investigations. And (2) authorize a federal judge to issue orders to execute re... | To improve title 18 of the United States Code. | 9,085 | 452 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Foreign Evidence Request Efficiency Act of 2009". <SECTION-HEADER> IMPROVEMENTS TO TITLE 18. Title 18 of the United States Code is amended in section 2703 in subsection (a), by striking "by a court with jurisdiction over the offense under investigation or an e... | Foreign Evidence Request Efficiency Act of 2009 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) allow any court of competent jurisdiction, as defined by this Act, to require the disclosure of stored wire or electronic communications for criminal investigations. And (2) authorize a federal judge to issue orders to execute re... | To improve title 18 of the United States Code. |
109_s2491 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Byron Nelson Congressional Gold
Medal Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) Byron Nelson was a top player in the sport of golf
during the World War II era and his accomplishments as a
player, a teacher, an... | Byron Nelson Congressional Gold Medal Act - Provides for the presentation of a congressional gold medal to Byron Nelson in recognition of his contributions to the game of golf as a player, teacher, and commentator. | A bill to award a Congressional gold medal to Byron Nelson in recognition of his significant contributions to the game of golf as a player, a teacher, and a commentator. | 7,663 | 214 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Byron Nelson Congressional Gold Medal Act". <SECTION-HEADER> FINDINGS. Congress finds as follows: Byron Nelson was a top player in the sport of golf during the World War II era and his accomplishments as a player, a teacher, and commentator are renowned. Byron... | Byron Nelson Congressional Gold Medal Act - Provides for the presentation of a congressional gold medal to Byron Nelson in recognition of his contributions to the game of golf as a player, teacher, and commentator. | A bill to award a Congressional gold medal to Byron Nelson in recognition of his significant contributions to the game of golf as a player, a teacher, and a commentator. |
106_s3241 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Vietnam Education Foundation Act of
2000''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are the following:
(1) To establish an international fellowship program under
which--
(A) Vietnamese nationals can undertake ... | Establishes the Vietnam Debt Repayment Fund which shall consist of deposits as offsetting receipts of all payments made by the Socialist Republic of Vietnam under the US-Vietnam debt agreement, dated April 7, 1997. Makes amounts deposited into the Fund available for Foundation activities. | Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000 | 13,742 | 289 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000". <SECTION-HEADER> PURPOSES. The purposes of this Act are the following: To establish an international fellowship program under which Vietnamese nationals can undertake graduate and post-graduate level studies in the sc... | Establishes the Vietnam Debt Repayment Fund which shall consist of deposits as offsetting receipts of all payments made by the Socialist Republic of Vietnam under the US-Vietnam debt agreement, dated April 7, 1997. Makes amounts deposited into the Fund available for Foundation activities. | Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000 |
109_hr5612 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Chattahoochee National Forest Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. MOUNTAINTOWN NATIONAL SCENIC AREA, CHATTAHOOCHEE NATIONAL
FOREST, GEORGIA.
(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established in the
Chattahoochee National Forest in the State of Georgia ... | Chattahoochee National Forest Act of 2006 - Establishes the Mountaintown National Scenic Area in the Chattahoochee National Forest in Georgia. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a management plan for the Scenic Area as an amendment to the land and resource management plan for the Forest. Designates specif... | To establish the Mountaintown National Scenic Area in the Chattahoochee National Forest, Georgia, and to designate additional National Forest System land in the State of Georgia as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. | 8,701 | 523 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Chattahoochee National Forest Act of 2006". <SECTION-HEADER> MOUNTAINTOWN NATIONAL SCENIC AREA, CHATTAHOOCHEE NATIONAL FOREST, GEORGIA. Establishment. There is hereby established in the Chattahoochee National Forest in the State of Georgia the Mountaintown Nat... | Chattahoochee National Forest Act of 2006 - Establishes the Mountaintown National Scenic Area in the Chattahoochee National Forest in Georgia. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a management plan for the Scenic Area as an amendment to the land and resource management plan for the Forest. Designates specif... | To establish the Mountaintown National Scenic Area in the Chattahoochee National Forest, Georgia, and to designate additional National Forest System land in the State of Georgia as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. |
110_hr3299 | SECTION 1. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT AND LAND CONVEYANCES, ROOSEVELT NATIONAL
FOREST, COLORADO.
(a) Boundary Adjustment.--The boundaries of Roosevelt National
Forest, Colorado, are hereby modified to exclude from the national
forest a parcel of real property consisting of approximately 7 acres
within t... | Modifies the boundaries of Roosevelt National Forest, Colorado, to exclude from it a parcel of real property consisting of approximately seven acres within the Crystal Lakes Subdivision as depicted on a map dated July 15, 2008. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to use the authority provided by the Small Tracts Act t... | To provide for a boundary adjustment and land conveyances involving Roosevelt National Forest, Colorado, to correct the effects of an erroneous land survey that resulted in approximately 7 acres of the Crystal Lakes Subdivision, Ninth Filing, encroaching on National Forest System land, and for other purposes. | 5,236 | 1,268 | <SECTION-HEADER> BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT AND LAND CONVEYANCES, ROOSEVELT NATIONAL FOREST, COLORADO. Boundary Adjustment. The boundaries of Roosevelt National Forest, Colorado, are hereby modified to exclude from the national forest a parcel of real property consisting of approximately 7 acres within the Crystal Lakes Subdi... | Modifies the boundaries of Roosevelt National Forest, Colorado, to exclude from it a parcel of real property consisting of approximately seven acres within the Crystal Lakes Subdivision as depicted on a map dated July 15, 2008. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to use the authority provided by the Small Tracts Act t... | To provide for a boundary adjustment and land conveyances involving Roosevelt National Forest, Colorado, to correct the effects of an erroneous land survey that resulted in approximately 7 acres of the Crystal Lakes Subdivision, Ninth Filing, encroaching on National Forest System land, and for other purposes. |
114_s2639 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Equal Access to Congressional
Research Service Reports Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
(a) CRS Product.--In this Act, the term ``CRS product'' means any
final work product of CRS in any format.
(b) CRS Report.--
(1) In general.--In ... | Equal Access to Congressional Research Service Reports Act of 2016 This bill directs the Government Publishing Office (GPO) to establish and maintain a public website containing Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports, and an index, that are searchable, sortable, and downloadable , for which no fee may be charged.... | Equal Access to Congressional Research Service Reports Act of 2016 | 12,869 | 1,416 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Equal Access to Congressional Research Service Reports Act of 2016". <SECTION-HEADER> DEFINITIONS. CRS Product. In this Act, the term "CRS product" means any final work product of CRS in any format. CRS Report. In general. In this Act, the term "CRS Report" me... | Equal Access to Congressional Research Service Reports Act of 2016 This bill directs the Government Publishing Office (GPO) to establish and maintain a public website containing Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports, and an index, that are searchable, sortable, and downloadable , for which no fee may be charged.... | Equal Access to Congressional Research Service Reports Act of 2016 |
109_hr3832 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Assistance to Individuals Delivering
for America Act of 2005'' or the ``AID for America Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. EMPLOYER CREDIT FOR WAGES PAID TO EMPLOYEES WHO PERFORM
VOLUNTEER DISASTER RELIEF SERVICES.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part ... | Assistance to Individuals Delivering for America Act of 2005 or the AID for America Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers a business tax credit for 50 percent of the wages paid to employees serving as disaster relief volunteers. Limits the amount of such credit to $100 per day per employee. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reward those Americans who provide volunteer services in times of national need. | 5,531 | 319 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Assistance to Individuals Delivering for America Act of 2005" or the "AID for America Act of 2005". <SECTION-HEADER> EMPLOYER CREDIT FOR WAGES PAID TO EMPLOYEES WHO PERFORM VOLUNTEER DISASTER RELIEF SERVICES. In General. Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of... | Assistance to Individuals Delivering for America Act of 2005 or the AID for America Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers a business tax credit for 50 percent of the wages paid to employees serving as disaster relief volunteers. Limits the amount of such credit to $100 per day per employee. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reward those Americans who provide volunteer services in times of national need. |
106_hr332 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``OPIC Termination Act''.
SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION.
(a) Termination of Authority To Make New Obligations.--(1)
Effective 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Overseas Private Investment Corporatio... | OPIC Termination Act - Abolishes the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. | OPIC Termination Act | 11,040 | 77 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "OPIC Termination Act". <SECTION-HEADER> TERMINATION OF OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION. Termination of Authority To Make New Obligations. (1) Effective 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation sha... | OPIC Termination Act - Abolishes the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. | OPIC Termination Act |
105_hr486 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Native American Telecommunications
Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF INDIAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY.
(a) Amendment.--Title I of the Communications Act of 1934 is
amended by inserting after section 11 (47 U.S.C. 161) the following new
section:
... | Native American Telecommunications Act of 1997 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to initiate a proceeding to develop and establish an official policy regarding the relations between FCC and American Indians . Requires the policy to include procedures for givi... | Native American Telecommunications Act of 1997 | 7,146 | 1,647 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Native American Telecommunications Act of 1997". <SECTION-HEADER> ESTABLISHMENT OF INDIAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY. Amendment. Title I of the Communications Act of 1934 is amended by inserting after section 11 the following new section: "Section 12. ESTABLISH... | Native American Telecommunications Act of 1997 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to initiate a proceeding to develop and establish an official policy regarding the relations between FCC and American Indians . Requires the policy to include procedures for givi... | Native American Telecommunications Act of 1997 |
115_s1578 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Paperwork Reduction for Farmers
Act''.
SEC. 2. ELECTRONIC FILING AND APPEALS SYSTEM FOR H-2A PETITIONS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall establish a process
for filing pet... | Paperwork Reduction for Farmers Act This bill directs the Department of Labor to establish a process for filing petitions for nonimmigrant temporary agricultural workers that ensures that: (1) petitions may be filed through Labor's website or in a paper format, and (2) any technical deficiency in the petition will be i... | Paperwork Reduction for Farmers Act | 5,450 | 1,847 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Paperwork Reduction for Farmers Act". <SECTION-HEADER> ELECTRONIC FILING AND APPEALS SYSTEM FOR H-2A PETITIONS. In General. Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall establish a process for filing petitions... | Paperwork Reduction for Farmers Act This bill directs the Department of Labor to establish a process for filing petitions for nonimmigrant temporary agricultural workers that ensures that: (1) petitions may be filed through Labor's website or in a paper format, and (2) any technical deficiency in the petition will be i... | Paperwork Reduction for Farmers Act |
105_hr4176 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Digital Jamming Act of 1998''.
TITLE I--PREVENTION OF SPAMMING
SEC. 101. EXTENSION OF JUNK FAX REMEDIES TO COMMERCIAL EMAIL
Section 227 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a)... | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Prevention of Spamming Title II: Prevention of Slamming and Cramming Digital Jamming Act of 1998 - Title I: Prevention of Spamming - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require each electronic mail (e-mail) service provider, under regulations prescribed by the Federal Communications Com... | Digital Jamming Act of 1998 | 15,009 | 2,570 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Digital Jamming Act of 1998". TITLE I PREVENTION OF SPAMMING Section 101. EXTENSION OF JUNK FAX REMEDIES TO COMMERCIAL EMAIL Section 227 of the Communications Act of 1934 is amended in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: The term... | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Prevention of Spamming Title II: Prevention of Slamming and Cramming Digital Jamming Act of 1998 - Title I: Prevention of Spamming - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require each electronic mail (e-mail) service provider, under regulations prescribed by the Federal Communications Com... | Digital Jamming Act of 1998 |
104_hr710 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Family Service Center Act''.
SEC. 2. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS TO COORDINATE THE ADMINISTRATION OF
SERVICES TO NEEDY FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN.
(a) In General.--In order to coordinate the administration of
programs that provide services to need... | Family Service Center Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to authorize States to conduct demonstration projects to coordinate the administration of services to needy families with children, including: (1) programs for needy families with children that are administered by the Secretary. And (2) S... | Family Service Center Act | 7,017 | 1,086 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Family Service Center Act". <SECTION-HEADER> DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS TO COORDINATE THE ADMINISTRATION OF SERVICES TO NEEDY FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN. In General. In order to coordinate the administration of programs that provide services to needy families with chi... | Family Service Center Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to authorize States to conduct demonstration projects to coordinate the administration of services to needy families with children, including: (1) programs for needy families with children that are administered by the Secretary. And (2) S... | Family Service Center Act |
109_hr4668 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Limitation on Assistance to the
Palestinian Authority Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) In fiscal year 2005, the United States provided $275
million to the West Bank and Gaza, of which $50 million wa... | Limitation on Assistance to the Palestinian Authority Act of 2006 - States that it shall be US policy to promote the emergence of a democratic Palestinian government that: (1) denounces and combats terrorism. (2) is actively working to disarm and dismantle terrorist agencies, networks, and facilities. (3) is actively w... | To limit assistance to the Palestinian Authority unless the President certifies to Congress that the Palestinian Authority is not controlled by a foreign terrorist organization, and for other purposes. | 6,138 | 1,245 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Limitation on Assistance to the Palestinian Authority Act of 2006". <SECTION-HEADER> FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: In fiscal year 2005, the United States provided $275 million to the West Bank and Gaza, of which $50 million was provided directly to t... | Limitation on Assistance to the Palestinian Authority Act of 2006 - States that it shall be US policy to promote the emergence of a democratic Palestinian government that: (1) denounces and combats terrorism. (2) is actively working to disarm and dismantle terrorist agencies, networks, and facilities. (3) is actively w... | To limit assistance to the Palestinian Authority unless the President certifies to Congress that the Palestinian Authority is not controlled by a foreign terrorist organization, and for other purposes. |
106_s1002 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Psychiatric Hospital
Prospective Payment System Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM FOR PSYCHIATRIC FACILITIES.
(a) Establishment of Prospective Payment System.--Section 1886 of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww)... | Provides that the amendments made by this Act shall apply as if included in the enactment of BBA '97. | Medicare Psychiatric Hospital Prospective Payment System Act of 1999 | 16,152 | 101 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Medicare Psychiatric Hospital Prospective Payment System Act of 1999". <SECTION-HEADER> MEDICARE PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM FOR PSYCHIATRIC FACILITIES. Establishment of Prospective Payment System. Section 1886 of the Social Security Act is amended by adding at... | Provides that the amendments made by this Act shall apply as if included in the enactment of BBA '97. | Medicare Psychiatric Hospital Prospective Payment System Act of 1999 |
112_s2004 | SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Within hours after the attacks on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii,
the Imperial Japanese forces launched an attack on the
Philippines, cutting off vital lines of communication to United
States and Filipino troops assigned t... | Authorizes the award of a single Congressional Gold Medal to collectively honor the troops from the United States and the Philippines who defended Bataan, Philippines, and were subsequently prisoners of war, in recognition of their personal sacrifice and service to their country during World War II. Provides for the Me... | A bill to grant the Congressional Gold Medal to the troops who defended Bataan during World War II. | 7,687 | 534 | <SECTION-HEADER> FINDINGS. Congress makes the following findings: Within hours after the attacks on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, the Imperial Japanese forces launched an attack on the Philippines, cutting off vital lines of communication to United States and Filipino troops assigned to the United States Army Forces in the Far... | Authorizes the award of a single Congressional Gold Medal to collectively honor the troops from the United States and the Philippines who defended Bataan, Philippines, and were subsequently prisoners of war, in recognition of their personal sacrifice and service to their country during World War II. Provides for the Me... | A bill to grant the Congressional Gold Medal to the troops who defended Bataan during World War II. |
110_hr6960 | SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) more than 4,000,000 men and women from the United
States served in uniform in the defense of liberty during World
War I, among them two future presidents, Harry S. Truman and
Dwight D. Eisenhower;
(2) 2,000,000 indivi... | Establishes the World War I Centennial Commission to: (1) plan, develop, and execute programs, projects, and activities to commemorate the centennial of World War I. (2) encourage private organizations and state and local governments to organize and participate in such activities, (3) facilitate and coordinate such act... | To establish the World War I centennial commission to ensure a suitable observance of the centennial of World War I. | 12,243 | 477 | <SECTION-HEADER> FINDINGS. Congress finds that more than 4,000,000 men and women from the United States served in uniform in the defense of liberty during World War I, among them two future presidents, Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower. 2,000,000 individuals from the United States served overseas during World Wa... | Establishes the World War I Centennial Commission to: (1) plan, develop, and execute programs, projects, and activities to commemorate the centennial of World War I. (2) encourage private organizations and state and local governments to organize and participate in such activities, (3) facilitate and coordinate such act... | To establish the World War I centennial commission to ensure a suitable observance of the centennial of World War I. |
115_s2443 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Careers Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) A career guidance and counseling program develops an
individual's competencies in self-knowledge, educational and
occupational exploration, and career planni... | Careers Act This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require the Department of Education to award competitive grants to state educational agencies for: (1) activitiesnbsp. To address the shortage of career counselors in public schools and, (2)nbsp. Subgrants to local educational agencies f... | Careers Act | 13,530 | 377 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Careers Act". <SECTION-HEADER> FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: A career guidance and counseling program develops an individual's competencies in self-knowledge, educational and occupational exploration, and career planning. Career guidance and counseli... | Careers Act This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require the Department of Education to award competitive grants to state educational agencies for: (1) activitiesnbsp. To address the shortage of career counselors in public schools and, (2)nbsp. Subgrants to local educational agencies f... | Careers Act |
108_s1315 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Enhanced Safety from Wildfire Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. UNITED STATES LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE SPREAD
OF WILDFIRE FROM FORESTED PUBLIC LANDS.
(a) Imposition of Liability for Spread of Wildfire.--Title III of
the Federal Land... | Enhanced Safety from Wildfire Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 with respect to fires that spread from forested Federal lands onto nonfederal lands and cause injuries or property loss. Assumes Federal responsibility for injuries or property loss resulting from such fires under the ... | A bill to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to provide owners of non-Federal lands with a reliable method of receiving compensation for damages resulting from the spread of wildfire from nearby forested National Forest System lands or Bureau of Land Management lands, when those forested Federal l... | 6,100 | 1,055 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Enhanced Safety from Wildfire Act of 2003". <SECTION-HEADER> UNITED STATES LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE FROM FORESTED PUBLIC LANDS. Imposition of Liability for Spread of Wildfire. Title III of the Federal Land Policy and Manageme... | Enhanced Safety from Wildfire Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 with respect to fires that spread from forested Federal lands onto nonfederal lands and cause injuries or property loss. Assumes Federal responsibility for injuries or property loss resulting from such fires under the ... | A bill to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to provide owners of non-Federal lands with a reliable method of receiving compensation for damages resulting from the spread of wildfire from nearby forested National Forest System lands or Bureau of Land Management lands, when those forested Federal l... |
108_s1595 | 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... | 19,349 | 454 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Small Business Military Reservist Tax Credit Act". <SECTION-HEADER> CREDIT FOR INCOME DIFFERENTIAL FOR EMPLOYMENT OF ACTIVATED MILITARY RESERVIST AND REPLACEMENT PERSONNEL. In General. Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue C... | 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... |
109_s3982 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Assured Compensation for First
Responders Act''.
SEC. 2. ASSURED COMPENSATION FOR FIRST RESPONDERS INJURED BY
EXPERIMENTAL VACCINES AND DRUGS.
(a) Repeal.--The Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act
(division C of the Department... | Assured Compensation for First Responders Act - Repeals the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act . Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the Biodefense Injury Compensation Program to provide compensation for death or any injury, illness, disability, or condition that is likely to have been caused... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide assured compensation for first responders injured by experimental vaccines and drugs. | 12,305 | 1,066 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Assured Compensation for First Responders Act". <SECTION-HEADER> ASSURED COMPENSATION FOR FIRST RESPONDERS INJURED BY EXPERIMENTAL VACCINES AND DRUGS. Repeal. The Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (division C of the Department of Defense, Emergen... | Assured Compensation for First Responders Act - Repeals the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act . Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the Biodefense Injury Compensation Program to provide compensation for death or any injury, illness, disability, or condition that is likely to have been caused... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide assured compensation for first responders injured by experimental vaccines and drugs. |
107_hr4193 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Crackdown on Deadbeat Dealers Act of
2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) a small number of licensed firearms dealers account for
a large proportion of the firearms traced from crimes;
(2) in 1998, 1.2... | Crackdown on Deadbeat Dealers Act of 2002 - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to increase the number of allowed inspections for compliance with record-keeping requirements by firearms dealers to not more than three times during any 12-month period. Increases penalties for: (1) willfully engaging in an il... | To ensure greater accountability by licensed firearms dealers. | 6,551 | 1,146 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Crackdown on Deadbeat Dealers Act of 2002". <SECTION-HEADER> FINDINGS. The Congress finds that a small number of licensed firearms dealers account for a large proportion of the firearms traced from crimes. In 1998, 1.2 percent of licensed firearms dealers 1,02... | Crackdown on Deadbeat Dealers Act of 2002 - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to increase the number of allowed inspections for compliance with record-keeping requirements by firearms dealers to not more than three times during any 12-month period. Increases penalties for: (1) willfully engaging in an il... | To ensure greater accountability by licensed firearms dealers. |
105_hr4263 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Four Corners Interpretive Center
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the Four Corners Monument is nationally significant as
the only geographic location in the United States where 4 State
... | Four Corners Interpretive Center Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Four Corners Interpretive Center within the boundaries of the Four Corners Monument Tribal Park using land designated and made available by the Navajo Nation or the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe. Authorizes the Secretary, under sp... | Four Corners Interpretive Center Act | 13,151 | 464 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Four Corners Interpretive Center Act". <SECTION-HEADER> FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. Findings. Congress finds that the Four Corners Monument is nationally significant as the only geographic location in the United States where 4 State boundaries meet. The States with... | Four Corners Interpretive Center Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Four Corners Interpretive Center within the boundaries of the Four Corners Monument Tribal Park using land designated and made available by the Navajo Nation or the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe. Authorizes the Secretary, under sp... | Four Corners Interpretive Center Act |
107_s2560 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Chronic Wasting Disease State
Support Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE.
In this Act, the term ``chronic wasting disease'' means the animal
disease afflicting deer and elk that--
(1) is a transmissible disease of ... | Chronic Wasting Disease State Support Act of 2002 - Defines chronic wasting disease as a transmissible disease of the nervous system afflicting deer and elk. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a modeling program to predict the spread of the disease. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a sur... | A bill to provide for a multi-agency cooperative effort to encourage further research regarding the causes of chronic wasting disease and methods to control the further spread of the disease in deer and elk herds, to monitor the incidence of the disease, to support State efforts to control the disease, and for other pu... | 17,993 | 1,726 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Chronic Wasting Disease State Support Act of 2002". <SECTION-HEADER> DEFINITION OF CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE. In this Act, the term "chronic wasting disease" means the animal disease afflicting deer and elk that is a transmissible disease of the nervous system r... | Chronic Wasting Disease State Support Act of 2002 - Defines chronic wasting disease as a transmissible disease of the nervous system afflicting deer and elk. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a modeling program to predict the spread of the disease. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a sur... | A bill to provide for a multi-agency cooperative effort to encourage further research regarding the causes of chronic wasting disease and methods to control the further spread of the disease in deer and elk herds, to monitor the incidence of the disease, to support State efforts to control the disease, and for other pu... |
114_hr2237 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Helping Veterans Exposed to Burn
Pits Act''.
SEC. 2. CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS, MITIGATION,
TREATMENT, AND REHABILITATION OF HEALTH CONDITIONS
RELATING TO EXPOSURE TO BURN PITS AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL
... | Helping Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a center of excellence in the prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of health conditions relating to exposure to open burn pits and other environmental exposures in Afghanistan or ... | Helping Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits Act | 6,121 | 2,251 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Helping Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits Act". <SECTION-HEADER> CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS, MITIGATION, TREATMENT, AND REHABILITATION OF HEALTH CONDITIONS RELATING TO EXPOSURE TO BURN PITS AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURES. Establishment. The S... | Helping Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a center of excellence in the prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of health conditions relating to exposure to open burn pits and other environmental exposures in Afghanistan or ... | Helping Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits Act |
111_hr4422 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Minority Entrepreneurship and
Business Development Act''.
SEC. 2. MINORITY ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND BUSINESS ENTREPRISE CENTER GRANT
PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Director may make grants to an eligible
educational institution or an eligible... | Minority Entrepreneurship and Business Development Act - Requires the Director of the Minority Small Business Development Agency (Agency) to make grants to an educational institution, association, or organization: (1) to assist in establishing an enterprise curriculum for studies. And (2) for placement of a Minority Bu... | To establish the Minority Entrepreneurship and Business Development Program, and for other purposes. | 9,510 | 824 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Minority Entrepreneurship and Business Development Act". <SECTION-HEADER> MINORITY ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND BUSINESS ENTREPRISE CENTER GRANT PROGRAM. In General. The Director may make grants to an eligible educational institution or an eligible association or orga... | Minority Entrepreneurship and Business Development Act - Requires the Director of the Minority Small Business Development Agency (Agency) to make grants to an educational institution, association, or organization: (1) to assist in establishing an enterprise curriculum for studies. And (2) for placement of a Minority Bu... | To establish the Minority Entrepreneurship and Business Development Program, and for other purposes. |
114_hr5133 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Hospital Enhancement and Long
Term Health Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. GREATER AVAILABILITY OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES GRANTS FOR RURAL
HOSPITALS.
(a) In General.--Section 306(a)(19) of the Consolidated Farm and
Rural Development Act (7 U.S... | Rural Hospital Enhancement and Long Term Health Act of 2016 This bill revises the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act by increasing the maximum grant amount for hospitals under the community facilities grant program. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) may not condition grants on the inability of ... | Rural Hospital Enhancement and Long Term Health Act of 2016 | 11,104 | 697 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Rural Hospital Enhancement and Long Term Health Act of 2016". <SECTION-HEADER> GREATER AVAILABILITY OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES GRANTS FOR RURAL HOSPITALS. In General. Section 306(a)(19) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 USC. 1926(a)(19)) is am... | Rural Hospital Enhancement and Long Term Health Act of 2016 This bill revises the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act by increasing the maximum grant amount for hospitals under the community facilities grant program. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) may not condition grants on the inability of ... | Rural Hospital Enhancement and Long Term Health Act of 2016 |
115_hr3030 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities
Prevention Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that the United States affirms the
critical importance of strengthening the United States Government's
efforts at atrocity prevention ... | Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018 This bill states that it shall be US policy to regard the prevention of genocide and other atrocities as in its national security interests. The Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended to provide for the training of Foreign Service officers in recognizing patter... | Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2017 | 11,596 | 745 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018". <SECTION-HEADER> SENSE OF CONGRESS. It is the sense of Congress that the United States affirms the critical importance of strengthening the United States Government's efforts at atrocity prevention a... | Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018 This bill states that it shall be US policy to regard the prevention of genocide and other atrocities as in its national security interests. The Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended to provide for the training of Foreign Service officers in recognizing patter... | Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2017 |
105_hr1841 | SECTION 1. SMALL BUSINESS EXCLUSION.
(a) In General.--Part III of subchapter A of chapter 11 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to gross estate) is amended by
inserting after section 2033 the following new section:
``SEC. 2033A. EXCLUSION FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AND FAMILY FARMS.
``(a) In General.... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross estate of an individual the value of the qualified small business or family farm interest otherwise includible in the estate. Sets forth rules regarding ownership and personal holding company limitations. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the death tax for family farms and small businesses. | 6,456 | 263 | <SECTION-HEADER> SMALL BUSINESS EXCLUSION. In General. Part III of subchapter A of chapter 11 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after section 2033 the following new section: "Section 2033A. EXCLUSION FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AND FAMILY FARMS. In General. The value of the gross estate shall not in... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross estate of an individual the value of the qualified small business or family farm interest otherwise includible in the estate. Sets forth rules regarding ownership and personal holding company limitations. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the death tax for family farms and small businesses. |
113_hr3822 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fort Wingate Land Division Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) In January 1993, the active mission of the Fort Wingate
Depot Activity, located in McKinley County, New Mexico (in this
Act refer... | Fort Wingate Land Division Act of 2014 - Declares that all interest of the United States in and to certain lands of the former Fort Wingate Depot Activity in McKinley County, New Mexico, and transferred to the Secretary of the Interior are to be held in trust for the Zuni Tribe as part of the Zuni Reservation, unless t... | Fort Wingate Land Division Act of 2014 | 14,565 | 1,949 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Fort Wingate Land Division Act of 2014". <SECTION-HEADER> FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: In January 1993, the active mission of the Fort Wingate Depot Activity, located in McKinley County, New Mexico , ceased, and the installation was closed pursuant ... | Fort Wingate Land Division Act of 2014 - Declares that all interest of the United States in and to certain lands of the former Fort Wingate Depot Activity in McKinley County, New Mexico, and transferred to the Secretary of the Interior are to be held in trust for the Zuni Tribe as part of the Zuni Reservation, unless t... | Fort Wingate Land Division Act of 2014 |
103_s356 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Possessions Wage Credit Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. REPLACEMENT OF POSSESSION TAX CREDIT WITH WAGE-BASED EMPLOYMENT
CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to b... | Possessions Wage Credit Act of 1993 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a possessions employment credit for wages paid or incurred by an employer for services performed by an employee within a possession of the United States, if such employee is a bona fide resident of such possession and is subject to its tax ... | Possessions Wage Credit Act of 1993 | 13,736 | 432 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Possessions Wage Credit Act of 1993". <SECTION-HEADER> REPLACEMENT OF POSSESSION TAX CREDIT WITH WAGE-BASED EMPLOYMENT CREDIT. In General. Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end th... | Possessions Wage Credit Act of 1993 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a possessions employment credit for wages paid or incurred by an employer for services performed by an employee within a possession of the United States, if such employee is a bona fide resident of such possession and is subject to its tax ... | Possessions Wage Credit Act of 1993 |
115_hr3595 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Strong Families Act''.
SEC. 2. EMPLOYER CREDIT FOR PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE.
(a) In General.--
(1) Allowance of credit.--Subpart D of part IV of
subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended ... | Strong Families Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1)nbsp. Allow certain employers a business-related tax credit for a specified percentage of the amount of wages paid to their employees during any period in which such employees are onnbsp. Family and medical leave, (2) limit the allowable amount of su... | Strong Families Act | 13,304 | 764 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Strong Families Act". <SECTION-HEADER> EMPLOYER CREDIT FOR PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE. In General. Allowance of credit. Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new ... | Strong Families Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1)nbsp. Allow certain employers a business-related tax credit for a specified percentage of the amount of wages paid to their employees during any period in which such employees are onnbsp. Family and medical leave, (2) limit the allowable amount of su... | Strong Families Act |
114_hr4390 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Johnson-O'Malley Supplemental Indian
Education Program Modernization Act''.
SEC. 2. SUPPLEMENTAL INDIAN EDUCATION PROGRAM MODERNIZATION.
The Act of April 16, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 452 et seq.) (commonly known
as the ``Johnson-O'Malley Act''), is amended by a... | Johnson-O'Malley Supplemental Indian Education Program Modernization Act This bill amends the Johnson-O'Malley Act to establish a program through which the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) shall contract with eligible entities for the purpose of providing educational benefits to Indian students. An eligible entity is an ... | Johnson-O'Malley Supplemental Indian Education Program Modernization Act | 9,930 | 1,117 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Johnson-O'Malley Supplemental Indian Education Program Modernization Act". <SECTION-HEADER> SUPPLEMENTAL INDIAN EDUCATION PROGRAM MODERNIZATION. The Act of April 16, 1934 , is amended by adding at the end the following: "Section 7. SUPPLEMENTAL INDIAN EDUCATIO... | Johnson-O'Malley Supplemental Indian Education Program Modernization Act This bill amends the Johnson-O'Malley Act to establish a program through which the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) shall contract with eligible entities for the purpose of providing educational benefits to Indian students. An eligible entity is an ... | Johnson-O'Malley Supplemental Indian Education Program Modernization Act |
111_s1732 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific
Islander Health Data Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER HEALTH DATA.
Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 243
et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 31... | Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Health Data Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) develop and implement an ongoing and sustainable national strategy for identifying and evaluating the health status and health care needs of NHOPI ... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for health data regarding Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders. | 7,713 | 1,582 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Health Data Act of 2009". <SECTION-HEADER> NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER HEALTH DATA. Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after section 317T the following: "Secti... | Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Health Data Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) develop and implement an ongoing and sustainable national strategy for identifying and evaluating the health status and health care needs of NHOPI ... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for health data regarding Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders. |
115_hr5606 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Climate Change Education Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The evidence for human-induced climate change is
overwhelming and undeniable.
(2) Atmospheric carbon can be significantly reduce... | Climate Change Education Act This bill declares that the evidence for human-induced climate change is overwhelming and undeniable. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) must establish a Climate Change Education Program to: increase the climate literacy of the United States by broadening the underst... | Climate Change Education Act | 9,416 | 788 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Climate Change Education Act". <SECTION-HEADER> FINDINGS. Congress makes the following findings: The evidence for human-induced climate change is overwhelming and undeniable. Atmospheric carbon can be significantly reduced through conservation, by shifting to ... | Climate Change Education Act This bill declares that the evidence for human-induced climate change is overwhelming and undeniable. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) must establish a Climate Change Education Program to: increase the climate literacy of the United States by broadening the underst... | Climate Change Education Act |
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