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113_hr1842 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Family Home Protection
Act''.
SEC. 2. MORTGAGE PROTECTION FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES, SURVIVING
SPOUSES, AND CERTAIN VETERANS.
(a) Members of the Armed Forces, Surviving Spouses, and Certain
Disabled Veterans.--
... | Military Family Home Protection Act - Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to allow a court, in an action to enforce an obligation on real or personal property secured by a mortgage against a servicemember who is, or was, eligible for hostile fire or imminent danger pay during a period of military service, a serv... | Military Family Home Protection Act | 15,382 | 1,776 |
105_hr2207 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Coastal Pollution Reduction Act of
1997''.
SEC. 2. MAYAGUEZ, PUERTO RICO.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The existing discharge from the Mayaguez publicly owned
treatment works is to the stressed waters of... | Coastal Pollution Reduction Act of 1997 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the owner or operator of the Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, publicly owned treatment works, in order to be eligible to apply for a waiver of secondary treatment requirements, to transmit to the Administrator of the Environmental... | Coastal Pollution Reduction Act of 1997 | 7,213 | 1,641 |
104_hr3316 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public Employee Retirement Security
Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF GOVERNMENTAL PLANS UNDER SECTION 415.
(a) Compensation Limit.--Subsection (b) of section 415 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding immediately after
paragraph ... | Public Employee Retirement Security Act of 1996 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make inapplicable to defined benefit governmental plans a rule limiting benefits to 100 percent of a participant's average compensation for the participant's high three years. Provides for the treatment of and defines qualified govern... | Public Employee Retirement Security Act of 1996 | 14,764 | 605 |
103_hr4027 | SECTION 1. PENALTY-FREE DISTRIBUTIONS FROM CERTAIN RETIREMENT PLANS TO
REPAIR OR REPLACE CERTAIN PROPERTY DAMAGED IN
PRESIDENTIALLY-DECLARED DISASTERS.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 72(t) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to exceptions to 10-percent additiona... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow penalty-free distributions from certain retirement plans to pay for the repair or replacement of qualified disaster-damaged property. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow penalty-free withdrawals from certain retirement plans for the repair or replacement of certain property damaged in a Presidentially-declared disaster. | 7,035 | 175 |
115_hr1567 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States-Mexico Economic
Partnership Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States and Mexico have benefitted from a
bilateral, mutually beneficial partnership focused on advancing
the ec... | United States-Mexico Economic Partnership Act This bill declares that it shall be US policy to increase US-Mexico academic exchanges at the secondary, post-secondary, and post-graduate levels. The United States and Mexico should seek to contribute to doubling the number of students studying in each other's country with... | United States-Mexico Economic Partnership Act | 6,664 | 1,743 |
108_hr1017 | SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. was born on October 8, 1941,
in Greenville, South Carolina.
(2) In 1965 Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. joined the civil rights
movement full-time, beginning his activism as a student leade... | Authorizes the President to present, on behalf of Congress, a gold medal to Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. in recognition of his outstanding and enduring contributions to the Nation. | To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. in recognition of his outstanding and enduring contributions to the Nation. | 5,110 | 173 |
106_hr39 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Neotropical Migratory Bird
Conservation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Neotropical migratory bird populations in nations
within the range of neotropical migratory birds have continued
to decl... | Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program to provide financial assistance for projects outside of the United States to promote the conservation of neotropical migratory birds. Authorizes project proposals to be submitted by the following entities: (1) in... | Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act | 13,774 | 1,192 |
110_hr6962 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Humanitarian
Relief to Cuba Act''.
(b) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Hurricane Gustav, which struck Cuba on September 1,
2008, was the worst hurricane to hit the island of Cuba in ov... | Humanitarian Relief to Cuba Act - Prohibits for 180 days from the enactment of this Act: (1) the President from prohibiting or regulating travel to or from Cuba, or certain transactions incident to such travel, by a US citizen or any person subject to US jurisdiction with family residing in Cuba. (2) the President from... | To facilitate the provision of humanitarian relief to Cuba. | 6,612 | 669 |
112_hr1241 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rio Grande del Norte National
Conservation Area Establishment Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Conservation area.--The term ``Conservation Area''
means the Rio Grande del Norte National Conservation Area
establi... | Rio Grande Del Norte National Conservation Area Establishment Act - Establishes the Rio Grande Del Norte National Conservation Area in New Mexico. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to ensure the protection of religious and cultural sites in the Conservation Area and to provide access to them by tribal members. Req... | To establish the Rio Grande del Norte National Conservation Area in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes. | 15,166 | 554 |
104_hr890 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Economic Growth Incentive Act of
1995''.
TITLE I--REDUCTION IN INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAXES
SEC. 101. 5-PERCENT DECREASE IN INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAXES FOR MOST
TAXPAYERS.
(a) Rate Reductions.--Subsection (f) of section 1 of the Int... | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Reduction in Individual Income Taxes Title II: Incentive for Purchase of American-Made Property Title III: Surface Transportation Programs Title IV: Relief from Credit Crunch Title V: Cap on Federal Employment Title VI: Reduction in Federal Overhead Expenses Economic Growth Incentive Act of ... | Economic Growth Incentive Act of 1995 | 13,327 | 2,624 |
113_hr3885 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Generating Real Opportunities for
Workers and Transitional Help Act'' or the ``GROWTH Act''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF MODIFIED FIRST-TIER EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT
COMPENSATION.
(a) Extension.--
(1) In general.--Section 4007 of the S... | Generating Real Opportunities for Workers and Transitional Help Act or GROWTH Act - Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to declare that nothing in the Act shall prevent the commencement or continued payment of first-tier emergency unemployment compensation (EUC) to the extent that it: represents amounts es... | GROWTH Act | 12,209 | 3,928 |
106_s481 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Environmental Crimes and Enforcement
Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. REIMBURSEMENT OF STATE, LOCAL, OR TRIBAL GOVERNMENT COSTS FOR
ASSISTANCE IN FEDERAL INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF
ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMES.
(a) In General.--Chapter... | Environmental Crimes and Enforcement Act of 1999 - Amends the Federal criminal code to require that, on motion of the United States, a person convicted of an environmental crime be ordered to pay the costs incurred by a State, local, or tribal government in assisting in the investigation and prosecution of the case by ... | Environmental Crimes and Enforcement Act of 1999 | 19,629 | 1,832 |
108_s337 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Arsenic-Treated Residential-Use Wood
Prohibition Act''.
SEC. 2. HAZARDOUS WASTE CLASSIFICATION.
Section 3001(e) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6921(e))
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(3) CCA-treated wood.--
... | Arsenic-Treated Residential-Use Wood Prohibition Act - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to: (1) list CCA-treated wood as a hazardous waste. (2) require disposal of discarded CCA wood, notwithstanding regulations exempting certain solid wastes from the definition of hazardous waste, in a lined landfill with a leachat... | A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit the use of arsenic-treated lumber as mulch, compost, or a soil amendment, and to prohibit the manufacture of arsenic-treated wood for use as playground equipment for children, fences, walkways, or decks ... | 9,624 | 1,488 |
112_s3456 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Protection Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY.
(a) Certain Activities Relating to Material Involving the Sexual
Exploitation of Minors.--Section 2252(b)(2) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by ... | Child Protection Act of 2012 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine andor prison term of up to 20 years for transporting, receiving, distributing, selling, or possessing pornographic images of a child under the age of 12. Requires a US district court to issue a protective order prohibiting harassment or in... | A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to child pornography and child exploitation offenses. | 11,579 | 2,066 |
107_s1522 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Second Chance Homes Promotion Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The United States has the highest rates of teenage
pregnancy and births in the western industrialized world.
(2) T... | Second Chance Homes Promotion Act of 2001 Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants on a competitive and matching-funds basis to enable eligible entities to establish, expand, or enhance a community-based, adult-supervised group home that provides mothers age 23 or under and their children w... | A bill to support community-based group homes for young mothers and their children. | 9,340 | 605 |
108_hr2591 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Protection Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress hereby finds that--
(1) small businesses represent more than 99 percent of all
employers,
(2) the majority of private sector employees work for small
... | Small Business Protection Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a deduction, of up to 50 percent of net profit, for contributions to a Small Business Protection Account. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for Small Business Protection Accounts, and for other purposes. | 16,764 | 187 |
111_hr2342 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wounded Warrior Project Family
Caregiver Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FAMILY CAREGIVER PROGRAM.
(a) Program.--Section 1717 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c), as (c) and
(d), respec... | Wounded Warrior Project Family Caregiver Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, as part of authorized Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) home health care services for veterans, to furnish to a family member or other designated individual advanced instruction and training and certification as a family... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a family caregiver program to furnish support services to family members certified as family caregivers who provide personal care services for certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes. | 8,039 | 720 |
110_s1206 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Young Women's Christian Association
Pension Clarification Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Young Women's Christian Association Pension Plan is
a multiple employer ... | Young Women's Christian Association Pension Clarification Act of 2007 - Applies certain age discrimination safe harbor rules under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to civil actions brought on or after April 25, 2007, alleging any age discri... | A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to clarify the age discrimination rules applicable to the pension plan maintained by the Young Woman's Christian Association Retirement Fund. | 5,124 | 467 |
115_s1072 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Homeless Veterans Prevention Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF PER DIEM PAYMENTS FOR FURNISHING CARE TO
DEPENDENTS OF CERTAIN HOMELESS VETERANS.
Subsection (a) of section 2012 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by adding a... | Homeless Veterans Prevention Act of 2017 This bill provides that the services for which a recipient of a grant under the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) comprehensive service program for homeless veterans may receive per diem payments may include furnishing care for a dependent under the care of a veteran who is re... | Homeless Veterans Prevention Act of 2017 | 8,068 | 1,330 |
108_hr1783 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Freedom Flat Tax Act''.
SEC. 2. FREEDOM FLAT TAX.
(a) In General.--Subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by inserting
after part VII the following new part:
``PART VIII-FREEDOM FLAT TAX
``Sec. 60. Irr... | Freedom Flat Tax Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize an individual and a person engaged in business activity to make an irrevocable election to be subject to a flat tax of 19 percent for the first two years, and 17 percent thereafter. Defines individual and business taxable income. Imposes an employer t... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system. | 17,318 | 472 |
115_hr4802 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Streamlining and Expediting Approval
for Communications Technologies Act''.
SEC. 2. TRACKING OF APPLICATIONS TO LOCATE OR MODIFY COMMUNICATIONS
FACILITIES ON FEDERAL REAL PROPERTY.
(a) Tracking by Senior Real Property Officers.--
... | Streamlining and Expediting Approval for Communications Technologies Act This bill directs Senior Real Property Officers of specified federal agencies to track applications to locate or modify communications facilities on certain federal real property assets of those agencies. Each officer shall report on the tracking ... | Streamlining and Expediting Approval for Communications Technologies Act | 5,137 | 689 |
111_s3166 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ponzi Scheme Victim's Bill of Rights
Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF QUALIFIED FRAUDULENT INVESTMENT LOSSES IN
INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS.
(a) In General.--Section 165 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by redesignat... | Ponzi Scheme Victim's Bill of Rights Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) a special tax deduction for qualified fraudulent investment losses held in an individual retirement account (IRA). (2) a six-year carryback of net operating losses which are qualified fraudulent investment losses. (3) with... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief for persons with investment losses due to fraud or embezzlement. | 15,975 | 1,190 |
115_hr1016 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Executive Accountability Act
of 2017''.
SEC. 2. OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL IN THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE
PRESIDENT.
(a) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--Section 12 of the Inspector General Act of
1978 (5 U.... | Federal Executive Accountability Act of 2017 This bill requires the President to appoint an Inspector General of the Executive Office of the President. Such Inspector General shall be under the authority, direction, and control of the President with respect to audits, investigations, or the issuance of subpoenas that r... | Federal Executive Accountability Act of 2017 | 11,442 | 1,860 |
111_hr6431 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Homeowners and
Foreclosure Stabilization Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. PRESERVATION OF STAY OF FORECLOSURE OF PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE.
Section 362(d) of title 11, the United States Code, is amended in
paragraph (1) by inserting ``(excluding a stay of t... | Protecting Homeowners and Foreclosure Stabilization Act of 2010 - Amends the bankruptcy code to make an exception to the requirement that the bankruptcy court grant relief from a stay, on the request of a party in interest, by terminating, annulling, modifying, or conditioning the stay for cause, including the lack of ... | To amend title 11 of the United States Code to modify the application of chapter 13 with respect to principal residences that are the subject of foreclosure. | 5,827 | 2,522 |
107_hr2920 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bulk Cash Smuggling Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Effective enforcement of the currency reporting
requirements of subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 31, United
... | Bulk Cash Smuggling Act of 2001 - Amends Federal law governing monetary transactions to establish as a bulk cash smuggling offense the knowing concealment and attempted transport across US borders, with intent to evade specified currency reporting requirements, of currency and monetary instruments in excess of $10,000.... | To amend title 31, United States Code, to prevent the smuggling of large amounts of currency or monetary instruments into or out of the United States, and for other purposes. | 11,733 | 376 |
105_hr4756 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Year 2000 Preparedness Act of
1998''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act--
(1) the term ``end-to-end testing'' means testing data
exchange software with respect to--
(A) the initiation of the exchange ... | Year 2000 Preparedness Act of 1998 - Directs the President to provide for the acceleration of the development of business continuity plans by Federal agencies to ensure the uninterrupted delivery by those agencies of critical mission-related services. Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the President should a... | Year 2000 Preparedness Act of 1998 | 10,786 | 2,872 |
104_hr2116 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Voter Opportunity To Inform
Congress Effectively on a Flat Tax and a Cap on Tax Increases Act of
1995 (National VOICE on a Flat Tax and Cap on Tax Increases Act of
1995)''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that... | National Voter Opportunity To Inform Congress Effectively on a Flat Tax and a Cap on Tax Increases Act of 1995 - Establishes a national advisory nonbinding referendum to provide for placing on the 1996 general election ballot or, if there is no general election in a particular district, placing on a ballot the followin... | National Voter Opportunity To Inform Congress Effectively on a Flat Tax and a Cap on Tax Increases Act of 1995 (National VOICE on a Flat Tax and Cap on Tax Increases Act of 1995) | 8,024 | 783 |
109_s2787 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Western Hemisphere Energy Security
Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the United States is the largest oil importer in the
world;
(2) the Federal Government predicts that, by 2025, ... | Western Hemisphere Energy Security Act of 2006 - Authorizes US persons to: (1) explore and extract hydrocarbon resources from any portion of the foreign exclusive economic zone that is contiguous to the US exclusive economic zone. And (2) export without license authority all equipment necessary for the exploration for ... | A bill to permit United States persons to participate in the exploration for and the extraction of hydrocarbon resources from any portion of a foreign maritime exclusive economic zone that is contiguous to the exclusive economic zone of the United States, and for other purposes. | 7,238 | 667 |
105_hr903 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Alternative Dispute Resolution and
Settlement Encouragement Act''.
SEC. 2. ARBITRATION IN DISTRICT COURTS.
(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 905 of the Judicial
Improvements and Access to Justice Act (28 U.S.C. 651 note) is amended
in the ... | Alternative Dispute Resolution and Settlement Encouragement Act - Amends the Judicial Improvements and Access to Justice Act with respect to Federal district court arbitration programs to: (1) authorize permanent appropriations. (2) require all district courts to establish by local rule such programs for civil and bank... | Alternative Dispute Resolution and Settlement Encouragement Act | 8,323 | 837 |
104_hr1758 | TITLE I--HEALTH CARE FRAUD PROSECUTION
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Health Care Fraud Prosecution Act
of 1995''.
SEC. 102. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR HEALTH CARE FRAUD.
(a) Offense.--Part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after chapter 50A the following new... | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Health Care Fraud Prosecution Title II: Health Care Fraud and Abuse Commission Title I: Health Care Fraud Prosecution - Health Care Fraud Prosecution Act of 1995 - Amends the Federal criminal code to provide penalties for fraud by health care providers in connection with the provision of, or... | To provide for a Federal response to fraud in connection with the provision of or receipt of payment for health care services, and for other purposes. | 16,213 | 1,609 |
109_hr3924 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Refinery Expansion Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. 100 PERCENT EXPENSING OR 5-YEAR DEPRECIATION OF COSTS OF
REFINERY PROPERTY WHICH INCREASE REFINERY OUTPUT BY AT
LEAST 5 PERCENT.
(a) Expensing.--Subsection (a) of section 179C of the... | Refinery Expansion Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) revise the tax deduction for certain liquid fuels refinery property to allow expensing of the entire cost of such property if the property allows for a production capacity increase of five percent or more on an average daily basis. (2) allow, in ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for oil refineries, oil and gas pipelines, and petroleum storage facilities. | 6,702 | 636 |
107_s166 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``James Guelff and Chris McCurley Body
Armor Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) nationally, police officers and ordinary citizens are
facing increased danger as criminals use more deadly weaponry,
body... | James Guelff and Chris McCurley Body Armor Act of 2001 - Directs the United States Sentencing Commission to review and amend the Federal sentencing guidelines and policy statements to provide an appropriate enhancement for any crime of violence or drug trafficking crime in which the defendant used body armor. Expresses... | A bill to limit access to body armor by violent felons and to facilitate the donation of Federal surplus body armor to State and local law enforcement agencies. | 10,039 | 1,420 |
108_s1108 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``225th Anniversary of the American
Revolution Commemoration Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the American Revolution, inspired by the spirit of
liberty and independence among the inhabita... | th Anniversary of the American Revolution Commemoration Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program to be known as the 225th Anniversary of the American Revolution Commemoration Program. Requires the Secretary, in carrying out such Program, to: (1) produce and distribute to the public educational... | A bill to establish within the National Park Service the 225th Anniversary of the American Revolution Commemorative Program, and for other purposes. | 6,127 | 2,130 |
106_hr2564 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Law Enforcement Assistance Act
of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FUNDING TO NATIONAL CENTER FOR RURAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.
(a) Funding Authority.--The Attorney General shall provide funds,
subject to appropriations, to the National Center for Rural Law
Enforcement... | Rural Law Enforcement Assistance Act of 1999 - Directs the Attorney General to provide funds to the National Center for Rural Law Enforcement if the Center's Executive Director certifies in writing that the Center: (1) is incorporated in accordance with applicable State laws, (2) is in compliance with its by-laws. (3) ... | Rural Law Enforcement Assistance Act of 1999 | 7,126 | 1,345 |
106_hr4531 | SECTION 1. INLAND EMPIRE REGIONAL WATER RECYCLING PROJECT.
(a) In General.--The Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study
and Facilities Act (Public Law 102-575, title XVI; 43 U.S.C. 390h et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 1635. INLAND EMPIRE REGIONAL WATER RECYCLING PROJECT.
... | Sets forth limits respecting the Federal cost share of such projects and study. Authorizes appropriations. | To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to particpate in the Inland Empire regional water recycling project, to authorize the Secretary to carry out a program to assist agencies in projects to construct regional brine lines in California, a... | 5,189 | 106 |
112_hr958 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as ``We the People Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Article III, section 1 of the Constitution of the
United States vests the judicial power of the United States in
``one Supreme Court, and in such infer... | We the People Act - Prohibits the Supreme Court and each federal court from adjudicating any claim or relying on judicial decisions involving: (1) state or local laws, regulations, or policies concerning the free exercise or establishment of religion. (2) the right of privacy, including issues of sexual practices, orie... | To limit the jurisdiction of the Federal courts, and for other purposes. | 6,041 | 1,436 |
105_s1485 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Thurgood Marshall Commemorative Coin
Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
(a) $1 Silver Coins.--The Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in
this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall mint and issue not
more than 400,000 1 dollar coins, wh... | Thurgood Marshall Commemorative Coin Act of 1997 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue one-dollar coins emblematic of the tenure of Associate Justice Thurgood Marshall on the Supreme Court of the United States. Mandates that all surcharges received from coin sales be paid to the Historical Preservation Commi... | Thurgood Marshall Commemorative Coin Act of 1997 | 6,040 | 444 |
115_hr3721 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Labor, Human, and Civil Rights Trade
Policy Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States has played a leading role in
developing global human rights standards since the inception of
the count... | Labor, Human, and Civil Rights Trade Policy Act This bill amends the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 to require trade agreement implementing bills to: (1) achieve the negotiating objectives of adherence by parties to internationally recognized core labor standards. And (2) ensur... | Labor, Human, and Civil Rights Trade Policy Act | 15,697 | 583 |
115_hr4732 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Law Enforcement Museum
Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) In 2000, Congress passed and President William J.
Clinton signed into law the National Law Enforcement Museum Act
... | National Law Enforcement Museum Commemorative Coin Act This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 50,000 $5 gold coins, 400,000 $1 silver coins, and 750,000 half-dollar clad coins that are emblematic of the National Law Enforcement Museum in Washington, DC, and the service and sacrifice of... | National Law Enforcement Museum Commemorative Coin Act | 6,855 | 590 |
112_s364 | SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF SMALL BUSINESS SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.
(a) In General.--Subpart A of part I of subchapter D of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after
section 408A the following new section:
``SEC. 408B. SMALL BUSINESS SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.
``(a) General Rule.--Except... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for tax preferred Small Business Savings Accounts to pay for trade or business expenses, including operating capital, the purchase of equipment or facilities, marketing, training, incorporation, and accounting fees. Allows annual contributions to such accounts up to $10,000. ... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a new Small Business Savings Account. | 6,803 | 478 |
110_hr2992 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``SBA Trade Programs
Act of 2007''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--SMALL BUSINESS TRADE POLICY
Sec. 101. De... | SBA Trade Programs Act of 2007 - Title I: Small Business Trade Policy - Amends the Small Business Act to require the director of the Office of International Trade (Office) within the Small Business Administration (SBA) to: (1) present recommendations regarding small business exporters to trade negotiators. (2) develop ... | To amend the Small Business Act to improve trade programs, and for other purposes. | 16,388 | 2,560 |
110_hr6139 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Refinery Permit Process Schedule
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act--
(1) the term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency;
(2) the term ``applicant'' means a pe... | Refinery Permit Process Schedule Act - Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), upon the request of a state governor, or in the case of Native American tribes or tribal territories, the designated leader of the tribe or tribal community, to provide financial assistance to hire addition... | To set schedules for the consideration of permits for refineries. | 12,068 | 1,822 |
111_hr1836 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Payroll Tax Holiday Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. PAYROLL TAX HOLIDAY FOR SMALL BUSINESSES.
(a) In General.--Subchapter C of chapter 21 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to Federal Insurance Contributions Act) is
amended by redesignating section ... | Payroll Tax Holiday Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate employment and self-employment taxes between the enactment of this Act and January 1, 2010, for small business owners who employ 50 or fewer employees. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a payroll tax holiday for small businesses. | 6,646 | 231 |
107_hr4869 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Satellite Radio Freedom Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act:
(1) Customer.--The term ``customer'' means--
(A) a person or entity that contracts with a
provider of satellite digital audio r... | Satellite Radio Freedom Act - Prohibits any tax or fee from being imposed by a local taxing jurisdiction on the provision, purchase, or use of satellite digital audio radio service or on a provider of such service. Makes an exception to the extent that a provider of such service owns, leases, or otherwise uses a supple... | To preempt of local taxation with respect to satellite digital audio radio services and to provide for determining State authority for taxation of satellite digital audio radio service. | 5,249 | 923 |
110_hr6222 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Working Families Gas Tax Credit Act
of 2008''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR GASOLINE AND DIESEL FUEL USED IN HIGHWAY VEHICLES
FOR NONBUSINESS PURPOSES.
(a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code... | Working Families Gas Tax Credit Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for up to $500 of the cost of gasoline and diesel used in highway vehicles for a nonbusiness purpose when the increase in the price of a gallon of gasoline exceeds the annual inflation rate by not less than 300. Phases ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a nonrefundable credit against income tax liability for gasoline and diesel fuel used in highway vehicles for nonbusiness purposes. | 5,719 | 411 |
105_hr2252 | SECTION 1. NONRECOGNITION OF GAIN WHERE ROLLOVER TO SMALL BUSINESS
INVESTMENTS.
(a) In General.--Part III of subchapter O of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to common nontaxable exchanges)
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 1045. ROLLOVER OF... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide (temporarily) for the nontaxable rollover of gain from qualified small business stock to another small business stock. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code to provide that capital gains not be recognized if invested in certain small businesses. | 10,745 | 162 |
104_hr4014 | SECTION 1. PRESIDENTIAL CERTIFICATIONS.
(a) Certifications Regarding Environmental Agreement.--
(1) Annual certifications.--The President shall, on the
basis of the reports prepared under paragraph (2), submit to
the Congress, not later than May 31 of each year, a report that
... | Directs the President to certify annually to the Congress whether or not each North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) country is meeting its commitments under the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation and the North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation . Establishes certain economic and trade sanc... | To require the President to certify whether the commitments made in the side agreements on the environment and on labor to the North American Free Trade Agreement are being met, and to remove certain benefits from a country that is certified as not meeting those commitments. | 7,183 | 488 |
110_hr3684 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reciprocal Market Access Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) A principal negotiating objective of the United States
regarding trade barriers and other trade distortions must ... | Reciprocal Market Access Act of 2007 - Prohibits the President from agreeing to the reduction or elimination of the existing rate of duty on any product in order to carry out any trade agreement entered into between the United States and a foreign country until the President certifies to Congress that: (1) the United S... | To enhance reciprocal market access for United States domestic producers in the negotiating process of bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements. | 9,364 | 993 |
107_s1502 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``COBRA Plus Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. REFUNDABLE HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to refundable personal
credits) is amended by redesignating se... | COBRA Plus Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to temporarily allow a refundable tax credit of 50 percent for an eligible individual's health insurance premium under COBRA, subject to specified limitations. Reduces the medical expense deduction accordingly. Requires former employers receiving COBRA payments ... | A bill to amend the internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a refundable tax credit for health insurance costs for COBRA continuation coverage, and for other purposes. | 18,933 | 709 |
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