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110_hr6943
SECTION 1. ALGAE DERIVED FUEL CREDIT. (a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after section 40A the following new section: ``SEC. 40B. ALGAE DERIVED FUEL CREDIT. ``(a) General Rule.--For purposes of section 38, the alga...
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income and excise tax credit for the production of algae derived fuel and fuel mixtures. Defines algae derived fuel as a liquid hydrocarbon product that is derived from the biomass of algal organisms . Terminates such credits after 2012.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a credit for algae derived fuels, and for other purposes.
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105_hr4355
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Year 2000 Information Disclosure Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following: (1) Thousands of computer systems, software, and semiconductors are not capable of recognizing certain dates in ...
Year 2000 Information Disclosure Act - Provides that, in any covered civil action based on an allegedly false, inaccurate, or misleading statement concerning Year 2000 computer compliance information , the maker of such statement shall not be liable unless the claimant establishes that the statement: (1) was material. ...
Year 2000 Information Disclosure Act
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106_hr2671
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Yankton Sioux Tribe and Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska Development Trust Fund Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. (a) Findings.--Congress finds that-- (1) by enacting the Act of December 22, 1944, commonly known as the ``Flood Con...
Directs the tribal council of each Tribe to prepare a Tribal Plan for using payments for carrying out projects and programs to promote: (1) economic development, (2) infrastructure development. Or (3) the educational, health, recreational, and social welfare objectives of the Tribe and its members. Prohibits any paymen...
Yankton Sioux Tribe and Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska Development Trust Fund Act
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107_hr4098
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Corporate and Criminal Fraud Accountability Act of 2002''. SEC. 2. CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR ALTERING DOCUMENTS. (a) In General.--Chapter 73 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Sec. 1519. Destruction, alterati...
Corporate and Criminal Fraud Accountability Act of 2002 - Amends the Federal criminal code to set penalties for: (1) destroying, altering, or falsifying records in Federal investigations or in bankruptcy. (2) failure of an accountant who conducts an audit of an issuer of securities to maintain all documents sent, recei...
To provide for criminal prosecution of persons who alter or destroy evidence in certain Federal investigations or defraud investors of publicly traded securities, to disallow debts incurred in violation of securities fraud laws from being discharged in bankruptcy, to protect whistleblowers against retaliation by their ...
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109_s901
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Flexibility for Champion Schools Act''. SEC. 2. STATE WAIVERS. Section 1111(b)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(L) Waivers.-- ...
Flexibility for Champion Schools Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (ESEA), to direct the Secretary of Education to grant to any State a waiver of all ESEA provisions related to adequate yearly progress (AYP) if that State: (1) establishes...
A bill to provide States that meet certain requirements with waivers of the adequate yearly progress provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
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113_hr417
SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF LAND COMPRISING SUBTROPICAL HORTICULTURE RESEARCH STATION. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) County.--The term ``County'' means Miami-Dade County in the State of Florida. (2) Property.--The term ``Property'' means approximately 2 ...
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to convey to Miami-Dade County, Florida, federally owned land comprising the Subtropical Horticulture Research Station in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Directs the County to pay specified costs.
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to Miami- Dade County certain federally owned land in Florida, and for other purposes.
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113_hr3475
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Cruise Vessel Consumer Confidence Act of 2013''. SEC. 2. CRUISE VESSEL PASSENGER PROTECTIONS. (a) In General.--Subtitle VIII of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``CHAPTER 807--CRUISE VESSEL PASSEN...
Cruise Vessel Consumer Confidence Act of 2013 - Amends federal shipping law to authorize the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) to investigate, on its own initiative or upon receiving a complaint, whether the sale of a ticket to a cruise vessel passenger by a cruise vessel owner is: (1) an unfair or deceptive practice, ...
Cruise Vessel Consumer Confidence Act of 2013
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110_hr6788
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``SCHIP Full Funding Extension Act of 2008''. SEC. 2. EXTENDING SCHIP FUNDING THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2012. (a) Through Fiscal Year 2012.-- (1) In general.--Section 2104 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397dd), as amended by section...
SCHIP Full Funding Extension Act of 2008 - Amends title XXI (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act to extend through FY2012 funding under the SCHIP program, including additional allotments to maintain SCHIP funding for such fiscal years in shortfall states. Grants qualifying states the option to receive the enhanced portio...
To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend through fiscal year 2012 funding under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).
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109_s809
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Access to Legal Pharmaceuticals Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. The Congress finds as follows: (1) An individual's right to religious belief and worship is a protected, fundamental right in the United States. (2) An individual'...
Access to Legal Pharmaceuticals Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require any pharmacy receiving prescription drugs or prescription devices in interstate commerce to: (1) ensure that any in stock prescription that one pharmacist refuses to fill on the basis of a personal belief is filled by another pharmaci...
A bill to establish certain duties for pharmacies when pharmacists employed by the pharmacies refuse to fill valid prescriptions for drugs or devices on the basis of personal beliefs, and for other purposes.
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108_s2852
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act of 2004''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following: (1) Special Olympics celebrates the possibilities of a world where everybody matters, everybody counts...
Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act of 2004 - Authorizes the Secretaries of Education, of State, and of Health and Human Services to award grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, Special Olympics for specified education, international, and health activities, including ones promoting Sp...
A bill to provide assistance to Special Olympics to support expansion of Special Olympics and development of education programs and a Healthy Athletes Program, and for other purposes.
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114_s3201
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Commodity Checkoff Program Improvement Act of 2016''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- (1) the generic programs to promote and provide research and information for an agricultural commodity (commonly known as ``check...
Commodity Checkoff Program Improvement Act of 2016 This bill establishes restrictions and requirements for checkoff programs, which are programs overseen by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to promote and provide research and information for a particular agricultural commodity without reference to specific producer...
Commodity Checkoff Program Improvement Act of 2016
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103_hr2263
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Tax Fairness Act of 1993''. SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR PORTION OF EMPLOYEE OASDI TAXES. (a) General Rule.--Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to refundable credits) is amended by re...
Social Security Tax Fairness Act of 1993 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a refundable credit for a portion of an individual's employee OASDI taxes. Requires payment for the costs of such credit to the general fund of the Treasury from amounts in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the...
Social Security Tax Fairness Act of 1993
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108_s1216
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Cell Phone Users Bill of Rights''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings: (1) Consumers rely increasingly on wireless telephone service for personal, business, and emergency communication...
Cell Phone Users Bill of Rights - Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to require each wireless telephone service provider (provider) offering service in one of the largest 100 US metropolitan statistical areas to provide consumers with the option to port (retain) telephone numbers between providers by i...
A bill to improve wireless telephone service, and for other purposes.
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104_hr3297
SECTION 1. MOTORBOATS IN BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA WILDERNESS. (a) Basswood, Saganaga, and Birch Lakes.--Section 4(c) of Public Law 95-495 (92 Stat. 1650) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1)-- (A) by striking ``Basswood, except'' and all that follows through ``Washi...
Modifies certain restrictions on the use of motorboats on, and motorized portages between, specified lakes within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota. Permits the operation of motorized vehicles and associated equipment which is necessary to assist in the transport of boats across the portages from M...
To provide for improved access to and use of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, and for other purposes.
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110_hr893
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act of 2007''. SEC. 2. LOAN REPAYMENT FOR PROSECUTORS AND DEFENDERS. Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the foll...
John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act of 2007- Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to direct the Attorney General to assume the obligation to repay student loans for borrowers who agree to remain employed, for at least three years, as: (1) state or local criminal prosecutors....
To provide for loan repayment for prosecutors and public defenders.
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108_s1862
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Defense Trade Cooperation Act of 2003''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress makes the following findings: (1) Close defense cooperation between the United States and each of the United Kingdom and Australia requires interoperabilit...
Defense Trade Cooperation Act of 2003 - Amends the Arms Export Control Act to make the requirement of a bilateral agreement prior to the transfer of defense articles or services from the United States to a foreign country inapplicable to a bilateral agreement between the United States and the Government of: (1) Austral...
A bill to provide certain exceptions from requirements for bilateral agreements with Australia and the United Kingdom for exemptions from the International Traffic in Arms Regulations.
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108_hr1466
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Mobilized Reserve Family Health Care Act of 2003''. SEC. 2. REDUCED HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS FOR FAMILY COVERAGE OF MILITARY RESERVISTS CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY. (a) Refundable Credit for Costs Up to TRICARE Costs.-- (1) In general...
Mobilized Reserve Family Health Care Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit to cover the cost of insurance coverage under TRICARE for a member of the National Guard or a reserve component of a US Armed Force who has been called or ordered to active duty for a period in excess of 30 days, o...
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the health insurance costs for family coverage of military reservists called to active duty.
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114_hr4266
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2015''. (b) Findings.--Congress finds the following: (1) In 2014, registered nurses ranked sixth among all occupations for the number of cas...
Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2015 This bill requires the Department of Labor to establish a standard on safe patient handling, mobility, and injury prevention to prevent musculoskeletal disorders for health care workers. The standard must require the use of engineering and safety controls to handle pa...
Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2015
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111_hr214
SECTION 1. CREDIT FOR CERTAIN HOME PURCHASES. (a) Allowance of Credit.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to refundable credits) is amended by inserting after section 25D the following new section: ``SEC. 25E. CREDIT FOR CERTAIN HOME PURCHASES. ...
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow purchasers of a single-family principal residence a one-time tax credit for up to $15,000 of the purchase price. Requires such a residence to be purchased after February 29, 2008, and before March 1, 2009, and that it be: (1) a new previously unoccupied residence for which a bu...
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a Federal income tax credit for certain home purchases.
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103_hr209
That the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new title: ``TITLE V--PUBLIC FINANCING OF ADVERTISING AND RELATED EXPENSES IN CAMPAIGNS FOR THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ``campaign allotments ``Sec. 501. (a) Each can...
Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for public financing of advertising and related expenses in campaigns for the House of Representatives. Makes candidates who accept campaign contributions from a multicandidate political committee ineligible for such financing. Requires charges for such advert...
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for public financing of advertising and related expenses in campaigns for the House of Representatives and to prohibit contributions by multicandidate political committees to candidates who accept such financing.
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111_hr3188
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Parental Right to Decide Protection Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. The Congress finds as follows: (1) HPV, the human papillomavirus, is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States. HPV types 16 and 18 caus...
Parental Right to Decide Protection Act - Prohibits federal funds or other assistance from being made available to any state or political subdivision to establish or implement any requirement that individuals receive vaccination for human papillomavirus (HPV).
To prohibit Federal funding or other assistance for mandatory human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programs.
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113_hr3593
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``VA Construction Assistance Act of 2014''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS. (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following: (1) According to testimony by the Director of Physical Infrastructure of the General Accountability Office b...
VA Construction Assistance Act of 2014 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the management of the major medical center construction projects of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has been an abysmal failure. And (2) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs should fully implement all recommendations made by the Com...
VA Construction Assistance Act of 2014
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106_s2004
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES IN ACT. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Pipeline Safety Act of 2000''. (b) References in Act.--Except as specifically provided in this Act, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed as an amendment or repeal of a provision, the reference sha...
Provides that State pipeline safety agreements may permit the State authority to: (1) require inspections and tests of pipeline facilities in addition to Federal pipeline safety requirements, (2) enforce those Federal requirements. (3) require, by regulation, the owner or operator of a pipeline facility to certify to t...
Pipeline Safety Act of 2000
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107_s1061
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Fern Lake Conservation and Recreation Act of 2001''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following: (1) Fern Lake and its surrounding watershed in Bell County, Kentucky, and Claiborne County, Tenness...
Fern Lake Conservation and Recreation Act of 2001 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the National Park Service, to acquire by donation, purchase, or exchange specified lands which contain Fern Lake and its surrounding watershed located in Bell County, Kentucky, and Claiborne County, Tennessee. A...
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire Fern Lake and the surrounding watershed in the States of Kentucky and Tennessee for addition to Cumberland Gap National Historic Park, and for other purposes.
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104_hr3669
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Border Infrastructure Safety and Congestion Relief Act of 1996''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- (1) although the United States Customs Service has collected increased duties, merchandise fees, and revenues from ot...
Border Infrastructure Safety and Congestion Relief Act of 1996 - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to border States for certain transportation projects necessary to: (1) relieve congestion due to increased traffic resulting from implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). ...
Border Infrastructure Safety and Congestion Relief Act of 1996
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112_s528
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Teen and Novice Driver Uniform Protection Act of 2011'' or the ``STANDUP Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has reported that-- (A) ...
Safe Teen and Novice Driver Uniform Protection Act of 2011 or STANDUP Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to award incentive grants to states with graduated driver licensing laws that require novice drivers younger than age 21 to comply with a two-stage licensing process before receiving an unrestricted dr...
A bill to provide driver safety grants to States with graduated driver licensing laws that meet certain minimum requirements.
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105_hr2202
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``National Bone Marrow Registry Reauthorization Act of 1998''. SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION. (a) Establishment of Registry.--Section 379(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 274k(a)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``(referred to in this part a...
National Bone Marrow Registry Reauthorization Act of 1998 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to set forth the purpose of the National Bone Marrow Donor Registry and impose requirements regarding its board of directors. Sets forth program functions, including regarding collection, analysis, and publication of data o...
National Bone Marrow Registry Reauthorization Act of 1998
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104_s1509
SECTION 1. HOLD-HARMLESS AMOUNTS FOR PAYMENTS RELATING TO FEDERAL ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY. Section 8002 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7702) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsections: ``(g) Former Districts.-- ``(1) In gene...
Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 regarding impact aid payments. Provides hold-harmless payment amounts for impact-aid payments relating to Federal acquisition of real property. Provides that no eligible local educational agency shall receive less than 85 percent of the preceding year's amount i...
A bill to amend the Impact Aid program to provide for hold-harmless with respect to amounts for payments relating to the Federal acquisition of real property, to permit certain local educational agencies to apply for increased payments for fiscal year 1994 under the Impact Aid program, and to amend the Impact Aid progr...
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109_hr6235
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``FDA Scientific Fairness for Women Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. The Congress finds as follows: (1) With respect to the Office of Women's Health within the Food and Drug Administration: (A) When first established, the ...
FDA Scientific Fairness for Women Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish the Office of Women's Health within the Office of the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services from finding that a reasonable assurance of safety has b...
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the Office of Women's Health and the regulation of breast implants, and to provide for a scientific workshop on the use of emergency contraception by women under age 18.
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107_hr1572
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Worker Amnesty and Opportunity Act of 2001''. SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS OF CERTAIN UNDOCUMENTED AND NONIMMIGRANT ALIENS. (a) In General.--The Immigration and Nationality Act is amended by inserting after section 210 the following new ...
Worker Amnesty and Opportunity Act of 2001 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for legal permanent resident status for certain undocumented or nonimmigrant aliens who are: (1) alien workers. (2) eligible for admission at a US institution of higher education, or (3) at least 65 years old.
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for legal permanent resident status for certain undocumented or nonimmigrant aliens.
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112_hr910
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011''. SEC. 2. NO REGULATION OF EMISSIONS OF GREENHOUSE GASES. Title III of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 330. NO REGULATION OF EMISSIONS OF GREENHOUSE GAS...
Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011 - Amends the Clean Air Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from promulgating any regulation concerning, taking action relating to, or taking into consideration the emission of a greenhouse gas (GHG) to address climate change. Excludes GHGs fro...
To amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from promulgating any regulation concerning, taking action relating to, or taking into consideration the emission of a greenhouse gas to address climate change, and for other purposes.
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114_hr3140
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Accounting for Methane in Production through Loophole Elimination with Oil and Gas Royalties'' or the ``AMPLE Oil and Gas Royalties Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. The Congress finds the following: (1) Some of the mineral resources owned by the Fe...
Accounting for Methane in Production through Loophole Elimination with Oil and Gas Royalties or the AMPLE Oil and Gas Royalties Act This bill amends the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 to require, with respect to federal oil and gas leases, a lessee or its designee of a lease in a unit or communitiza...
AMPLE Oil and Gas Royalties Act
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105_s1194
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Beneficiary Freedom To Contract Act of 1997''. SEC. 2. USE OF PRIVATE CONTRACTS BY MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. (a) In General.--Section 1802 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395a) is amended by striki...
Medicare Beneficiary Freedom To Contract Act of 1997 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise provisions added by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 regarding the use of private contracts by Medicare beneficiaries for professional services. Outlines specific requirements for private contracts b...
Medicare Beneficiary Freedom To Contract Act of 1997
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111_s1172
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Rubbish to Renewables Act of 2009''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- (1) municipal solid waste, a plentiful resource, can be a substantial source of clean, renewable energy; (2) by collecting methane produced by l...
Rubbish to Renewables Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a grant program to fund projects to develop and implement technologies to generate renewable energy from municipal solid waste, generate clean energy jobs, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and conserve landfill space. Provides that a landf...
A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a grant program to facilitate the production of clean, renewable energy from municipal solid waste, and for other purposes.
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108_hr445
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Housing Preservation Matching Grant Act of 2003''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that-- (1) more than 55,300 affordable housing dwelling units in the United States have been lost through terminati...
Housing Preservation Matching Grant Act of 2003 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make matching grants to States for low-income housing preservation. Sets forth requirements for projects: (1) with Department of Housing and Urban Development-insured mortgages, (2) with section 8 assistance, ...
To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to States to supplement State assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families.
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106_s1545
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Neighborhood Children's Internet Protection Act''. SEC. 2. NO UNIVERSAL SERVICE FOR SCHOOLS OR LIBRARIES THAT FAIL TO IMPLEMENT A FILTERING OR BLOCKING SYSTEM FOR COMPUTERS WITH INTERNET ACCESS OR ADOPT INTERNET USE POLICIES. ...
Neighborhood Children's Internet Protection Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require libraries and elementary and secondary schools receiving universal service assistance to certify that they have installed systems or implemented policies for blocking or filtering Internet access to matter inappropriate f...
Neighborhood Children's Internet Protection Act
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112_hr3154
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Education for Tomorrow's Jobs Act''. SEC. 2. LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY PLANS. Section 1112(b)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6312(b)(1)) is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (P), by striking ``and'' at the end...
Education for Tomorrow's Jobs Act - Amends part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require local educational agencies receiving subgrants under part A to describe how they will establish and carry out a school improvement program, including how they will: create a network of schools o...
To amend section 1112 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
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104_hr3752
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``American Land Sovereignty Protection Act of 1996''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following: (1) The power to dispose of and make all needful rules and regulations governing lands belonging to the U...
American Land Sovereignty Protection Act of 1996 - Amends the National Historic Preservation Act Amendments of 1980 to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from nominating any Federal lands for inclusion on the World Heritage List pursuant to the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural ...
American Land Sovereignty Protection Act of 1996
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105_s2422
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS; AND PURPOSES. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Measures to Encourage Results in Teaching Act of 1998''. (b) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings: (1) All students deserve to be taught by well-educated, competent, and qualified ...
Measures to Encourage Results in Teaching Act of 1998 - Amends title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a new part D . Directs the Secretary of Education to make an award to each State that: (1) administers a test to each elementary school and secondary school teacher in the State, wi...
Measures to Encourage Results in Teaching Act of 1998
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109_s2366
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF RECAPTURE BOND RULE. (a) In General.--Paragraph (6) of section 42(j) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to recapture of credit) is amended to read as follows: ``(6) No recapture on disposition of building (or interest therein) reasonably expected to continue ...
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal provisions of the low income housing tax credit requiring a bond to cover recapture amounts from the disposition, prior to a 15-year compliance period, of a building eligible for the credit. Provides for a three-year statute of limitation for assessing a recapture deficiency. ...
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to replace the recapture bond provisions of the low income housing tax credit program.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Protect Student Borrowers Act of 2015''. SEC. 2. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Act is to protect student borrowers by requiring institutions of higher education to assume some of the risk of default for student loans under part D of title IV of the Hig...
Protect Student Borrowers Act of 2015 This bill amends title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education (IHEs) participating in the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan program to accept specified risk-sharing requirements. For any fiscal year in which at least 25 of the IHE's stu...
Protect Student Borrowers Act of 2015
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112_hr1244
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2011''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- (1) on January 1, 1998--nearly 25 years after the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 was enacted and the ...
Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend to all domestic corporations, including S corporations, provisions allowing deferral of tax on gain from the sale of employer securities to an S corporation-sponsored employer stock ownership plan (ESOP)....
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Small Business Act to expand the availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations, and for other purposes.
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111_hr2326
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Oil Savings Act of 2009''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- (1) the United States imports more oil from the Middle East today than before the attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001; (2) the Uni...
Oil Savings Act of 2009 - Requires a Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), appointed by the FTC Chairperson, to establish, and serve as Director of, an interagency working group, which shall publish in the Federal Register an action plan for achieving oil savings. Authorizes the working group to publish a...
To promote the national security and stability of the United States economy by reducing the dependence of the United States on foreign oil, and for other purposes.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``FHA Multifamily Housing Emergency Disposition Act of 1993''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that-- (1) the Department of Housing and Urban Development has a large and growing inventory of multifamily...
FHA Multifamily Housing Emergency Disposition Act of 1993 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to dispose of HUD-held or -foreclosed multifamily housing projects without regard to specified provisions of the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 during a three-year emergency ...
FHA Multifamily Housing Emergency Disposition Act of 1993
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Law Enforcement Abuse Transparency and Accountability Act of 2006''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) American law enforcement has a fundamental duty to provide compassion, aid, and protection and safety to the ...
Law Enforcement Abuse Transparency and Accountability Act of 2006 - Expresses the sense of Congress that incidences of law enforcement abuse of citizens should be independently investigated, recorded, and condemned. Renders state or local law enforcement agencies receiving assistance from the federal government ineligi...
To deny Federal assistance to any State or local law enforcement agencies whose officers use excessive force or violence leading to the death of innocent or unarmed citizens, or who fail to establish, enforce and follow transparent and accountable procedures that fully protect the lives and health of citizens during su...
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SECTION 1. DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FOR MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDED TO CERTAIN MEDICARE-ELIGIBLE VETERANS. (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs a...
Directs the Secretaries of Veterans Affairs and Health and Human Services to conduct and report to the Congress on a demonstration project providing for Medicare reimbursement for health care services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to Medicare-eligible veterans.
A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to carry out a demonstration project to provide the Department of Veterans Affairs with reimbursement from the medicare program for health care services provided to certain medicare-eligible veterans.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Learning Assessment for Students and Schools (CLASS) Act''. SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS REGARDING ADEQUATE YEARLY PROGRESS AND ASSESSMENTS. (a) Continuous Growth Models.--Clause (iii) of section 1111(b)(2)(C) of the Elementary and Secondary Educat...
Comprehensive Learning Assessment for Students and Schools (CLASS) Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to revise requirements affecting adequate yearly progress (AYP) assessments of students against state academic performance standards. Allows AYP longitudinal growth calculations and the ave...
To amend part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 regarding adequate yearly progress and assessments.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Clinical Research Enhancement Act of 1999''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings: (1) Clinical research is critical to the advancement of scientific knowledge and to the development of ...
Mandates grants to: (1) establish general clinical research centers to provide the infrastructure for clinical research, including clinical research training and career enhancement. (2) support individual careers in clinical research at general clinical research centers or at other institutions. (3) support individual ...
Clinical Research Enhancement Act of 1999
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Children From Identity Theft Act''. SEC. 2. REDUCING IDENTITY FRAUD. (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to reduce the prevalence of synthetic identity fraud, which disproportionally affects vulnerable populations, such as minors a...
Protecting Children From Identity Theft Act This bill requires thenbsp, Social Security Administration to develop a database to facilitate thenbsp. Verification of consumer information upon request by a certified financial institution. Such verification shall be provided only with the consumer's consent and in connecti...
Protecting Children From Identity Theft Act
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Cutting Red Tape, Green-Lighting Small Businesses Act of 2013''. SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS HIRED BY A SMALL EMPLOYER. (a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by add...
Cutting Red Tape, Green-Lighting Small Businesses Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an employer with not less than 2 or more than 150 employees in a calendar year a business-related tax credit for the cost of up to 5 newly-hired employees who are employed, on average, at least 30 hours per week. M...
Cutting Red Tape, Green-Lighting Small Businesses Act of 2013
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Medical Device Regulatory Improvement Act''. SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF LEAST BURDENSOME. (a) Premarket Approval.--Section 513(a)(3)(D) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360c(a)(3)(D)) is amended-- (1) by redesignating cl...
Medical Device Regulatory Improvement Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in determining the least burdensome appropriate means of evaluating device effectiveness, to: (1) not request information unrelated or irrelevant to demonstration of r...
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to device review determinations and conflicts of interest, and for other purposes.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``National Security Education Program Enhancement Act of 2004''. SEC. 2. PROVISION FOR ANNUAL AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. (a) In General.--Title VIII of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1992 (Public Law 102-183; 105 Stat. 1271), as...
National Security Education Program Enhancement Act of 2004 - Amends the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1992 to require the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) to transfer specified amounts to the Secretary of Education from Intelligence Community Management (ICM) appropriations to carry out national...
To amend title VIII of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1992, as amended, to revise the funding mechanism for scholarships, fellowships, and grants to institutions under the National Security Education Program, and for other purposes.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Local Government Interstate Waste Control Act''. SEC. 2. INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE. (a) In General.--Subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6941 et seq.) is amended by adding at the en...
Local Government Interstate Waste Control Act - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit owners or operators of landfills, incinerators, or other waste disposal facilities from receiving municipal solid waste generated outside their State unless they obtain authorization from the affected local government. Exemp...
Local Government Interstate Waste Control Act
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Student Loan Debt Protection Act of 2015''. TITLE I--BORROWERS' RIGHT TO BASIC CONSUMER PROTECTIONS SEC. 101. DISCHARGEABILITY OF STUDENT LOANS IN BANKRUPTCY CASES. Section 523(a) of title 11 of the United States Code is amended-- (...
Student Loan Debt Protection Act of 2015 This bill amends the federal bankruptcy code to permit a borrower to discharge in bankruptcy a nonprofit, government, or private student loan, or an obligation to repay an educational benefit, scholarship, or stipend. It amends title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to rei...
Student Loan Debt Protection Act of 2015
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1996''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. The Congress finds that-- (1) a balanced civil space program is a critical element of the Nation's investment in research and dev...
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Authorization of Appropriations Subtitle A: Authorizations Subtitle B: Limitations and Special Authority Title II: Miscellaneous Provisions National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1996 - Title I: Authorization of Appropriations - Subtitle A: Authorization...
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1996
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SECTION 1. INCREASED DISCLOSURE OF DUES OF TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS USED FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES. (a) Replacement of Exception Where Dues Are Generally Nondeductible.--Section 6033(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to exception where dues are generally nondeductible) is amended ...
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise provisions concerning rules relating to returns of organizations engaging in lobbying activities, including requiring notice to members of tax-exempt organizations of the portion of their dues used for such activities. Excludes from the two-percent floor on miscellaneous itemi...
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that members of tax-exempt organizations are notified of the portion of their dues used for political and lobbying activities, and for other purposes.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Intelligence Gathering Act of 2002''. SEC. 2. PURPOSES. The purposes of this Act are-- (1) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security, for the first 5 years after the date of enactment of the National Homeland Security a...
Intelligence Gathering Act of 2002 - Requires the Department of Homeland Security to study and report to Congress on the following issues semi-annually for five years following enactment of the National Homeland Security and Combating Terrorism Act of 2002: (1) Department policies and procedures for obtaining and shari...
A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a semi-annual report to Congress regarding the effectiveness with which information is exchanged between the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and State and local law enforcement authorities.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Hydroelectric Licensing Process Improvement Act of 2001''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- (1) hydroelectric power is an irreplaceable source of clean, economic, renewable energy with the unique capability of suppor...
Hydroelectric Licensing Process Improvement Act of 2001- Amends the Federal Power Act to prescribe mandatory factors for consideration and documentation by Federal agency participants in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) hydroelectric license renewal process when setting forth renewal prerequisites, inclu...
A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to improve the hydroelectric licensing process by granting the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission statutory authority to better coordinate participation by other agencies and entities, and for other purposes.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Presidential Commission on Women Act of 2009''. SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT. There is established a commission to be known as the ``Presidential Commission on Women'' (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the ``Commission''). SEC. 3. FINDINGS AND POLICY....
Presidential Commission on Women Act of 2009 - Establishes the Presidential Commission on Women to: (1) review the status of women nationwide. (2) review the role of the federal government in aid to, and the promotion of, women. (3) review data collection procedures with regard to women federal initiatives and procurem...
To establish a Presidential Commission on Women, and for other purposes.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Safeguarding America's Retirement Act of 2002''. SEC. 2. NEW PROTECTIONS UNDER ERISA FIDUCIARY RULES FOR PARTICIPANTS AND BENEFICIARIES UNDER 401(K) PLANS. Section 404(a)(2) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S....
Safeguarding America's Retirement Act of 2002 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to prohibit individual account plans which include cash or deferred arrangements, under the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) section 401(k), from using employee contributions to acquire or hold more than ten pe...
To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide new protections under applicable fiduciary rules for participants and beneficiaries under 401(k) plans and to provide for 3-year vesting of elective deferrals under such plans.
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SECTION 1. FINDINGS. The Congress finds that: (1) By Interstate Compact (Chapter 170 of the Laws of 1937 of the State of New York; Chapter 148 of the Laws of 1937 of the State of New Jersey) and by Resolution of the 75th Congress (H.J. Resolution 445), the Palisades Interstat...
Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of the Interior to be transferred to the Palisades Interstate Park Commission to be used to acquire an undeveloped, open space tract of land presently owned by the Sterling Forest Corporation to protect the watershed, outdoor recreational, wildlife habitat, and Appalachian Tra...
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide funds to the Palisades Interstate Park Commission for acquisition of lands in the Sterling Forest area of the New York/New Jersey Highlands Region.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``World War I Centennial Commission Act''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Findings. Sec. 3. Definitions. Sec. 4. Establishment o...
World War I Centennial Commission Act - 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...
To establish a commission to ensure a suitable observance of the centennial of World War I, to provide for the designation of memorials to the service of members of the United States Armed Forces in World War I, and for other purposes.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Family Protection Act''. SEC. 2. COMPUTATION AND PAYMENT OF LAST MONTHLY PAYMENT. (a) Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Benefits.--Section 202 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402) is amended by adding at the end the following: ...
Social Security Family Protection Act - Amends title II (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to provide that a monthly OASDI benefit shall be paid for the month in which the recipient dies, subject to a reduction of 50 percent if the recipient dies during the first 15 days of such month.
Social Security Family Protection Act
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Domestic Employment Tax Simplification Act of 1993''. SEC. 2. INCREASE IN MINIMUM AMOUNT OF CASH REMUNERATION FOR DOMESTIC SERVICES SUBJECT TO SOCIAL SECURITY EMPLOYMENT TAXES. (a) Determination of Wages under the Social S...
Social Security Domestic Employment Tax Simplification Act of 1993 - Amends title II of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to raise the threshold amount of cash remuneration payable to a domestic employee in any year which is subject to social security employment taxes. Amends IRC to: (1) provi...
Social Security Domestic Employment Tax Simplification Act of 1993
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Wastewater Treatment Works Security Act of 2002''. SEC. 2. WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS SECURITY. Title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1281 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 222. WASTEWATER TREATMEN...
Wastewater Treatment Works Security Act of 2002 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make grants to a State, municipality, or intermunicipal or interstate agency to conduct a vulnerability assessment of a publicly owned treatment works...
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to enhance the security of wastewater treatment works.
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SECTION 1. FINDINGS. The Congress finds that-- (1) the right to public trials and other court proceedings is protected by the First and Sixth Amendments to the Constitution; (2) while members of the public once commonly attended trials in person, today they must r...
Amends the Federal judicial code to: (1) direct the Judicial Conference to authorize an experimental program in which the presiding judge of a court of the United States may, in his or her discretion, permit photographic or electronic media coverage of criminal court proceedings, including trials. And (2) authorize any...
To amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to photographing, recording, and broadcasting court proceedings.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Safety, Accountability, and Funding Efficiency for Transportation Act of 2007''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- (1) to ensure that taxpayers receive safe, high quality transportation services at the best possible price, a ...
Safety, Accountability, and Funding Efficiency for Transportation Act of 2007 - Requires government agencies to prepare cost benefit analyses before entering any private contract of $100,000 or more to procure private sector architectural, engineering, and related services for a surface transportation project. Provides...
To require government agencies carrying out surface transportation projects to conduct a cost-benefit analysis before procuring architectural, engineering, and related services from a private contractor, and for other purposes.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2014''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Improved newborn and child screenin...
This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 8, 2014. Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2014 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend through FY2019 a grant program for screening, counseling, and other services related to heritable disorders that ...
Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2014
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act of 2009''. SEC. 2. EXPENSING OF MECHANICAL INSULATION PROPERTY. (a) In General.--Part VI of subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to itemized deductions ...
Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax deduction for a specified percentage of the cost, including labor costs, of installing and maintaining mechanical insulation property. Defines mechanical insulation property as insulation materials, facings, and a...
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax incentive for the installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Greater Research Opportunities With Tax Help Act'' or ``GROWTH Act''. (b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an ...
Greater Research Opportunities with Tax Help Act or GROWTH Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase from 14 to 20 the rate of the tax credit for increasing research activities, (2) modify rules for calculating such credit, and (3) make such credit permanent.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit, and for other purposes.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Home Health Refinement Amendments of 2000''. SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF 15 PERCENT REDUCTION IN PAYMENT RATES UNDER THE MEDICARE PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM FOR HOME HEALTH SERVICES. (a) In General.--Section 1895(b)(3)(A) of the...
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to report to Congress on the feasibility and advisability of including home health services furnished by telecommunications systems as a home health service.
Home Health Refinement Amendments of 2000
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Foreign Intelligence Surveillance to Defend the Nation and the Constitution Act of 2007''. SEC. 2. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Act is to facilitate the acquisition of foreign intelligence information by providing for the electronic surveilla...
Improving Foreign Intelligence Surveillance to Defend the Nation and the Constitution Act of 2007 - Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to provide that a court order is not required for the acquisition of communication between non-US persons who are not located within the United States for c...
To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Video Choice Act of 2005''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Cable rates continue to rise substantially faster than the overall rate of inflation. (2) Wire-based competition in video services is limited...
Video Choice Act of 2005 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit a competitive video services provider (CVSP) from being required to obtain a franchise in order to provide any video programming, interactive on-demand services, other programming services, or any other video services in an area in which the C...
A bill to promote deployment of competitive video services, eliminate redundant and unnecessary regulation, and further the development of next generation broadband networks.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Allocation for Music Producers Act'' or the ``AMP Act''. SEC. 2. PAYMENT OF STATUTORY PERFORMANCE ROYALTIES. (a) Letter of Direction.--Section 114(g) of title 17, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ...
Allocation for Music Producers Act or the AMP Act This bill amends federal copyright law to require a collective designated by the Copyright Royalty Judges to implement a policy providing for the acceptance of instructions from a person who owns the exclusive right to publicly perform a sound recording by means of a di...
Allocation for Music Producers Act
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SECTION 1. FINDINGS. (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following: (1) The Federal Highway Administration estimates that there are 604,485 bridges on the Nation's public road network, of which 116,669 are on the National Highway System. (2) The average age of the Nation's b...
This bill authorizes the Department of Transportation to permit states to carry out bridge projects using previously allocated funds that have been identified as being excess or inactive. The projects may include operational improvements, capital and operating costs, environmental measures, and transportation control m...
To authorize States to carry out bridge construction, maintenance, repair, and replacement projects using previously allocated surface transportation funds that are identified as being excess or inactive, and for other purposes.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2015''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF INCLUSION OF SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT NUMBERS ON MEDICARE CARDS. (a) In General.--Section 205(c)(2)(C) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(c)(2)(C)) is amended...
Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2015 Amends title II (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish cost-effective procedures to ensure that: (1) a Social Security account number is not displayed, coded, or embedded on the Medicare card issued to an ...
Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2015
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``American Natural Gas Security and Consumer Protection Act''. SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXPORTATION OF NATURAL GAS. Section 3(a) of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b(a)) is amended-- (1) by inserting before ``After six months from the ...
American Natural Gas Security and Consumer Protection Act - Amends the Natural Gas Act to prohibit any person from exporting any natural gas from the United States to a foreign country without first having secured an order of the Secretary of Energy (DOE) authorizing such person to do so. Allows the Secretary to issue ...
American Natural Gas Security and Consumer Protection Act
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Blue Collar Computing and Business Assistance Act of 2007''. SEC. 2. ADVANCED MULTIDISCIPLINARY COMPUTING SOFTWARE CENTERS. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Advanced multidisciplinary computing software center; center.--The te...
Blue Collar Computing and Business Assistance Act of 2007 - Directs the Under Secretary of Technology of the Department of Commerce to award grants to eligible entities to establish up to five Advanced Multidisciplinary Computing Software Centers throughout the United States. Requires each Center to conduct: (1) genera...
To award grants to establish Advanced Multidisciplinary Computing Software Centers, which shall conduct outreach, technology transfer, development, and utilization programs in specific industries and geographic regions for the benefit of small and medium-sized manufacturers and businesses.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Interstate Drug Monitoring Efficiency and Data Sharing Act of 2012'' or the ``ID MEDS Act''. SEC. 2. NATIONAL INTEROPERABILITY STANDARDS. (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall establi...
Interstate Drug Monitoring Efficiency and Data Sharing Act of 2012 or the ID MEDS Act - Directs the Attorney General to establish national interoperability standards to facilitate the exchange of prescription information by states receiving grant funds under the Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program and th...
A bill to direct the Attorney General to establish uniform standards for the exchange of controlled substance and prescription information for the purpose of preventing diversion, fraud, and abuse of controlled substances and other prescription drugs.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Witness Protection Enhancement Act of 2007''. SEC. 2. SHORT-TERM STATE WITNESS PROTECTION SECTION. (a) Establishment.-- (1) In general.--Chapter 37 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Se...
Witness Protection Enhancement Act of 2007 - Amends the federal judicial code to establish in the U. S. Marshals Service a Short Term State Witness Protection Section to provide protection for witnesses in state and local trials involving homicide or other major violent crimes pursuant to cooperative agreements with st...
To enhance witness protection.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Arizona National Forest Improvement Act of 1999''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) City.--The term ``City'' means the city of Sedona, Arizona. (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of ...
Arizona National Forest Improvement Act of 1999 - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to convey: (1) specified National Forest System land and administrative sites in Arizona. And (2) sell specified land to the city of Sedona, Arizona, for construction of an effluent disposal system in Yavapai County, Arizona.
Arizona National Forest Improvement Act of 1999
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2003''. SEC. 2. ADDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION SYSTEM. (a) Additions.--The following Federal lands in the State of Washington are hereby designated as wilderness and, therefore, as components of the Nationa...
Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2003 - Designates certain lands in the Skykomish River valley, Washington, as the Wild Sky Wilderness, to be managed by the Secretary of Agriculture. Directs the Secretary to establish a trail plan. Authorizes the use of helicopter access to construct and maintain a joint Forest Service-Snoho...
A bill to enhance ecosystem protection and the range of outdoor opportunities protected by statute in the Skykomish River valley of the State of Washington by designating certain lower-elevation Federal lands as wilderness, and for other purposes.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Workforce Reduction Act of 2010''. SEC. 2. REDUCING THE NUMBER OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES. Section 3101 of title 5, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by striking ``Each Executive agency'' and inserting ``(a) In General.--Subjec...
Federal Workforce Reduction Act of 2010 - Prohibits the head of an executive agency from appointing any individual to a position in the agency in any fiscal year for which the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) projects a federal budget deficit. Makes an exception if: (1) there is a position availabl...
To amend title 5, United States Code, to reduce the number of civil service positions within the executive branch, and for other purposes.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``College Access and Affordability Act''. SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF HOPE AND LIFETIME LEARNING CREDITS. (a) Increase in Per Student Limitation for Hope Scholarship Credit.-- (1) In general.--Subparagraph (B) of section 25A(b)(1) of the In...
College Access and Affordability Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase to $4,000 the maximum amount of qualified tuition and related expenses eligible for the Hope Scholarship Credit and adjust such amount for inflation beginning in 2006. (2) increase to $58,000 the modified adjusted gross income thre...
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand and enhance the HOPE and Lifetime Learning Credits, and to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide loan forgiveness opportunities for public service employees.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Renewable Water Supply Bond Act of 2009''. SEC. 2. CLEAN RENEWABLE WATER SUPPLY BONDS. (a) In General.--Subpart I 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 sect...
Clean Renewable Water Supply Bond Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for the issuance of tax-exempt clean renewable water supply bonds to finance certain water supply technologies, including water recycling, desalination, and groundwater remediation. Establishes a national limitation on the amoun...
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for clean renewable water supply bonds.
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SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that-- (1) there are situated in the State of Tennessee the sites of several key Civil War battles, campaigns, and engagements; (2) certain sites, battlefields, structures, and areas in Tennessee are colle...
Designates the Tennessee Civil War Heritage Area in Tennessee upon notification in the Federal Register by the Secretary of the Interior that a compact relating to the objectives and management of the Area has been approved by the Secretary. Requires the management plan to be developed and submitted to the Secretary by...
To designate the Tennessee Civil War Heritage Area, and for other purposes.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``American Manufacturing Workforce Act of 2014''. SEC. 2. REFUNDABLE TAX CREDIT FOR UNEMPLOYED WORKERS OBTAINING MANUFACTURING JOB TRAINING. (a) In General.--Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of...
American Manufacturing Workforce Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow, through 2020, tax credits for: (1)nbsp, up to $1,000 of thenbsp, expenses for tuition, fees, and course materials paid or incurrednbsp. For the training of a worker to develop or improve skills for a manufacturing position. And (2...
American Manufacturing Workforce Act of 2014
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Identification Card Act 2015''. SEC. 2. VETERANS IDENTIFICATION CARD. (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings: (1) Effective on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, veteran identification cards were issue...
This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on June 22, 2015. Veteran's Identification Card Act of 2015 Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to issue a veteran's identification card to a requesting veteran who is neither entitled to military retired pay nor enrolled in the VA system o...
Veterans Identification Card Act 2015
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Clean, Low-Emission, Affordable, New Transportation Efficiency Act''. SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES. (a) In General.--Subtitle III of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``CHAPTER 63--TRANS...
Clean, Low-Emission, Affordable, New Transportation Efficiency Act - Establishes the Low Greenhouse Gas Transportation Fund. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), for each of calendar 2012-2050, to auction 10 of emission allowances established under any EPA program providing for the r...
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require States and metropolitan planning organizations to develop transportation greenhouse gas reduction plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector, and for other purposes.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Madera Water Supply Enhancement Act''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. For the purposes of this Act: (1) District.--The term ``District'' means the Madera Irrigation District, Madera, California. (2) Project.--The term ``Project'' ...
Madera Water Supply Enhancement Act - Declares that the Madera Water Supply Enhancement Project, California, is feasible and that no further studies or actions regarding feasibility are necessary. Requires all planning, design, and construction of the Project to be undertaken in accordance with a cooperative agreement ...
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Madera Irrigation District for purposes of supporting the Madera Water Supply Enhancement Project.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Afghan Women Security and Freedom Act of 2004''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress makes the following findings: (1) The Taliban regime denied women in Afghanistan the most basic human rights, including the rights to work, to an e...
Afghan Women Security and Freedom Act of 2004 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the international community should commit substantial resources, including peacekeeping forces, for protecting the rights of women, reestablishing democracy, and eliminating terrorism in Afghanistan. (2) the United States should s...
A bill to provide assistance and security for women and children in Afghanistan and for other purposes.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``American Alternative Fuels Act of 2011''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- (1) the United States needs short- and long-term policies designed-- (A) to eliminate the reliance of the United States ...
American Alternative Fuels Act of 2011 - Amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to repeal the requirement that any federal agency procurement contract for an alternative or synthetic fuel, including those from nonconventional petroleum sources, for any mobility-related use specify that lifecycle greenh...
To repeal certain barriers to domestic fuel production, and for other purposes.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Alternative Diesel Standard Act of 2006''. SEC. 2. ALTERNATIVE DIESEL FUEL CONTENT OF DIESEL. (a) Findings.--Congress finds that-- (1) section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7535(o)) (as amended by section 1501 of the Energy...
Alternative Diesel Standard Act of 2006 - Amends the Clean Air Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promulgate regulations to ensure that diesel sold or introduced into commerce in the United States, on an annual average basis, contains the applicable volume of alternative die...
A bill to establish an alternative diesel standard, and for other purposes.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Silent Skies Act of 2013''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- (1) aircraft and airport noise is one of the most common ``quality of life'' nuisance issues in neighborhoods throughout the United States; and ...
Silent Skies Act of 2013 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to enter into a competitive cooperative agreement with an institution, entity, or consortium to carry out a program for the development of aircraft technology that will assist in-service and in-production civil turbojets n...
Silent Skies Act of 2013
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Apollo 11 Moon Landing 25th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act''. SEC. 2. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. (a) One Dollar Silver Coins.-- (1) Issuance.--The Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shal...
Apollo 11 Moon Landing 25th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) issue coins emblematic of humans first landing on the moon 25 years ago. And (2) pay surcharges received from coin sales to the Aerospace Education Alliance to develop and implement a math and science skills p...
Apollo 11 Moon Landing 25th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Healthy Relationships Act of 2015''. SEC. 2. SEXUAL RISK AVOIDANCE EDUCATION. (a) Grants.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, may award grants on a competiti...
Healthy Relationships Act of 2015 This bill authorizes the Health Resources and Services Administration to award grants for qualified sexual risk avoidance education for youth and their parents. The unambiguous message that postponing sexual activity is the optimal sexual health behavior for youth must be the primary e...
Healthy Relationships Act of 2015
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Governmentwide Mentor-Protege Program Act of 2001''. SEC. 2. MENTOR-PROTEGE PROGRAM. The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended-- (1) by redesignating section 36 as section 37; and (2) by inserting after section 35...
Governmentwide Mentor-Protege Program Act of 2001 - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish the Governmentwide Mentor-Protege Program under which major Federal contractors assist eligible small businesses to perform as subcontractors and suppliers unde...
A bill to enhance small business access to Federal contracting opportunities and provide technical advice and support that small businesses need to perform contracts awarded to them, and for other purposes.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Put School Counselors Where They're Needed Act''. SEC. 2. DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FOR ADDITIONAL SECONDARY SCHOOL COUNSELORS. (a) In General.--Part H of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6551 et seq.)...
Put School Counselors Where They're Needed Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to implement a demonstration project providing competitive, four-year grants to at least 10 secondary schools that have a four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate of 60 or low...
A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to create a demonstration project to fund additional secondary school counselors in troubled title I schools to reduce the dropout rate.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Tribute to Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Act of 2006''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds as follows: (1) Dr. Norman E. Borlaug, was born in Iowa where he grew up on a family farm, and received his primary and secondary ...
Congressional Tribute to Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Act of 2006 - Authorizes The President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design, to Dr. Norman E. Borlaug, in recognition of...
To award a congressional gold medal to Dr. Norman E. Borlaug.
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SECTION 1. INDEXING OF CAPITAL ASSETS. (a) In General.--Part II of subchapter O of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to basis rules of general application) is amended by inserting after section 1021 the following new section: ``SEC. 1022. INDEXING OF CERTAIN ASSETS FOR PURPOSES OF DETERM...
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require that an inflation indexed basis rather than an adjusted basis be used to determine gain or loss in the disposition of the following assets held at least one year: (1) corporate stock, (2) bonds. (3) tangible property used in, or land held in connection with, a business or tra...
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow indexing of capital assets for purposes of determining gain or loss and to allow an exclusion of gain from the sale of a principal residence.
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