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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Dr. Joseph Medicine Crow Congressional Gold Medal Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- (1) born November 27, 1913, near Lodge Grass on the Crow Indian Reservation, Dr. Joseph Medicine Crow is the oldest living Crow Indian veteran; (2) Dr. Joseph Medicine ... | Dr. Joseph Medicine Crow Congressional Gold Medal Act - Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate to make appropriate arrangements for the presentation of a congressional gold medal in commemoration of Dr. Joseph Medicine Crow to recognize his especially meritorious... |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following: (1) The John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System (the System) was created by Congress when it enacted the Coastal Barrier Resources Act of 1982 (CBRA). The System is a collection of specific areas of land and associated aquatic habitat... | Replaces the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System map "Captain Sam's Inlet Unit M08" (an area in South Carolina) with a map of the unit entitled "John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Captain Sam's Inlet Unit M08," increasing the size of the unit. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Project Apollo Commemorative Coin Act of 2001''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Project Apollo in general, and the flight of Apollo 11 in particular, were milestones in the history of our Nation. (2) When referring to Project Apollo, historian ... | Project Apollo Commemorative Coin Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue five-dollar gold coins and one-dollar silver coins emblematic of the 35th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing. |
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. ``(a) In Gen... | Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior: (1) in cooperation with the Inland Empire Utilities Agency, to participate in the design, planning, and construction of the Inland Empire regional water recycling project; (2) in cooperation with local... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2016''. SEC. 2. MEDICARE ENTITLEMENT TO IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE DRUGS FOR KIDNEY TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS. (a) Kidney Transplant Recipients.--Section 226A(b)(2) of the Social Security Act (4... | Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2016 This bill amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) and XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to indefinitely extend Medicare coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients. Under c... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Shareholder and Employee Rights Restoration Act of 2002''. SEC. 2. REPEAL OF PROVISIONS OF LAW LIMITING SHAREHOLDER ACTIONS UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS. (a) Repeals.--The following provisions of law are repealed: (1) Subsections (b), (c), and (d) of section 27 of the... | Shareholder and Employee Rights Restoration Act of 2002 - Amends the Securities Act of 1933 governing private securities litigation to repeal: (1) certain limits on private class actions; (2) the safe harbor applied to forward-looking statements (corporate predictions); (3) proportionate liability of an outside directo... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Transparency and Accountability in Intelligence Contracting Act of 2008''. SEC. 2. ANNUAL SURVEY OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY CONTRACTORS. (a) In General.--Title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 413 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 506A ... | Transparency and Accountability in Intelligence Contracting Act of 2008 - Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to require the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) to prepare an annual assessment for such element of the intelligence community (IC) that assesses such element's use of private contractors and privat... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Knife Owners' Protection Act of 2014''. SEC. 2. INTERSTATE TRANSPORT OF KNIVES. (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``transport''-- (1) includes staying in temporary lodging overnight, common carrier misrouting or delays, stops for food, fuel, vehicle mainte... | Knife Owners' Protection Act of 2014 - Allows any individual who is not otherwise prohibited by federal law from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a knife to transport a knife from any state or place where such individual may lawfully possess, carry, or transport such a knife to any other state or place ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Airline Bankruptcy Passenger Protection Act of 1993''. SEC. 2. REPORTING AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS. (a) In General.--Title IV of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. App. 1371-1389) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: ``SEC. 420. ... | Airline Bankruptcy Passenger Protection Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue an order authorizing a covered air carrier to develop an air transportation plan which protects airline ticket holders in the event it becomes a debtor in bankruptcy proceedin... |
SECTION 1. CERTAIN CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL MIXTURES. (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following new heading: `` 9902.09.61 Thiamethoxam (3- Free No change No change On or before 12/ ... [(2-chloro-5- 31/2... | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on: (1) Thiamethoxam (3-[(2-chloro-5-thiazyl)methyl)-5-methyl-N-nitro-1,3,5-oxadiazin-4-imine); (2) mixtures of ()-(cis and trans)-1- (2-(2,4-Dichlorophenyl)-4-propyl-1,3-dioxalan-2-yl)methyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole (P... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Working And Reacting (WAR) Against Meth Act of 2000''. SEC. 2. MANUFACTURING AND DISTRIBUTION OF AMPHETAMINE. (a) Manufacture or Distribution of Substantial Quantities of Amphetamine.--Subparagraph (A) of section 401(b)(1) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C... | (Sec. 4) Modifies CSA provisions regarding endangering human life while illegally manufacturing a controlled substance to: (1) set penalties for harm to the environment, if the controlled substance consists of methamphetamine; (2) provide for imprisonment for up to 40 years, as well as a possible fine, for violations; ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Disabled Veterans Fellowship Act of 2006''. SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FELLOWSHIPS. (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall establish a program to encourage the personal offices of Members of Congress, committee o... | Disabled Veterans Fellowship Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives to establish a fellowship program to encourage offices of Members of Congress, committee offices, and leadership offices to hire disabled veterans for temporary office staff positions. Excludes s... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Sacramento River National Recreation Area Establishment Act of 2006''. (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.... | Sacramento River National Recreation Area Act of 2006 - Establishes the Sacramento River National Recreation Area in California, consisting of specified public land in Tehama and Shasta Counties. Requires the development of a a management plan for such Area to: (1) enhance managed recreational opportunities, including ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``States' Education Reclamation Act of 2015''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Principles of federalism embodied in the Constitution of the United States entrust authority over issues of educational policy to the States and the people and a Federa... | States' Education Reclamation Act of 2015 This bill abolishes the Department of Education (ED) and repeals any program for which it or the Secretary of Education has administrative responsibility. The Department of the Treasury (Treasury) shall provide grants to states, for FY2016-FY2024, for any: (1) elementary and se... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Senior Executive Service Taking Responsibility for Unilateral Station Transfers Act'' or the ``SES TRUST Act''. SEC. 2. DETERMINATION OF BASIC RATE OF PAY FOR MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE. (a) In General.--Section 5383 of title 5, United States Code, is ... | Senior Executive Service Taking Responsibility for Unilateral Station Transfers Act or the SES TRUST Act This bill directs the appointing authority for each agency to periodically determine the annual rate of basic pay for each Senior Executive Service (SES) position within such agency. Any senior executive who transfe... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``National Community Service Commemorative Coin Act''. 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 500,000 $1 coins to commemorate student... | National Community Service Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue one-dollar silver coins to commemorate students who volunteer to perform community service. Mandates that all surcharges received from such coin sales be paid to the National Community Service Trust to fund innovative com... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Infant and Toddler Durable Product Safety Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Unintentional injuries are the leading cause of death among children, and for every such injury that is fatal, approximately 18 children are hospitalized and 1,250 ... | Infant and Toddler Durable Product Safety Act - Instructs the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to: (1) promulgate a consumer product safety standard for durable infant or toddler products; and (2) establish an Infant and Toddler Product Review Panel to advise the CPSC on guidelines and standards for such produ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Access in Fire Emergencies Act of 2006''. SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS. The Congress finds the following: (1) The United States Fire Administration (USFA) of the Department of Homeland Security encourages prevention, fire sprinklers, smoke detectors, and pla... | Safe Access in Fire Emergencies Act of 2006 - Requires the Consumer Products Safety Commission to establish a consumer product safety standard for window bars that: (1) requires all window bars manufactured or installed in the United States to incorporate releasing systems that meet minimum standards; and (2) addresses... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Housing and Urban Development Elimination Act of 1995''. TITLE I--ELIMINATION OF DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT SEC. 101. ELIMINATION OF DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT. (a) Elimination.--The Department of Housing and Urban De... | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Elimination of Department of Housing and Urban Development Title II: Transfer of Functions and Savings Provisions Department of Housing and Urban Development Elimination Act of 1995 - Title I: Elimination of Department of Housing and Urban Development - Eliminates the Department of Housing a... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Geothermal Exploration and Technology Act of 2013''. SEC. 2. GEOTHERMAL EXPLORATORY DRILLING LOAN PROGRAM. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Fund.--The term ``Fund'' means the Geothermal Investment Fund established under subsection (h). (2) Program.--The term ... | Geothermal Exploration and Technology Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to: (1) establish a direct loan program for high risk geothermal exploration wells, and (2) give preference to loans to carry out projects that are likely to lead to successful new geothermal development leading to electrici... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Election Integrity Act of 2005''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- (1) chief State election administration officials have served on political campaigns for Federal candidates whose elections those officials will supervise; (2) such partisan activity ... | Federal Election Integrity Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to make it unlawful for a chief State election administration official to take active part in political management or in a political campaign with respect to any election for Federal office over which such official has supervisory... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Delivering Antimicrobial Transparency in Animals Act of 2015''. SEC. 2. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Act is to provide the Food and Drug Administration and the public with better information on the use of antimicrobial drugs in animals used for food to-- (1) enable... | Delivering Antimicrobial Transparency in Animals Act of 2015 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise reporting requirements for new animal drugs containing an antimicrobial. Certain live poultry dealers, swine contractors, and feed lot operators who purchase, contract, or manufacture animal ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Strong Families Act of 2017''. SEC. 2. CONTINUING EVIDENCE-BASED HOME VISITING PROGRAM. Section 511(j)(1)(H) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 711(j)(1)(H)) is amended by striking ``fiscal year 2017'' and inserting ``each of fiscal years 2017 through 2022''. SE... | Strong Families Act of 2017 This bill amends title V (Maternal and Child Health Services) of the Social Security Act to reauthorize through FY2022, and otherwise revise, the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program. Under current law, grantees were required, after three years... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Middle Class College Tuition Tax Credit Expansion Act of 2008''. SEC. 2. QUALIFIED TUITION AND RELATED EXPENSES CREDIT. (a) In General.--Section 25A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to Hope and Lifetime Learning Credits) is amended to read as follows:... | Middle Class College Tuition Tax Credit Expansion Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to replace the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning tax credits with a tax credit for 50% of qualified tuition and related expenses (including required books), up to $10,000, for attendance at an institution of higher edu... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Coverage During an Incident of National Significance Act of 2006''. SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE TO CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY AN INCIDENT OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE. (a) In General.--Subpart G of part III of title 5, United S... | Emergency Coverage During an Incident of National Significance Act of 2006 - Directs the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to administer a health insurance program for certain individuals affected by an incident of national significance. Requires OPM to contract with three or more carriers to make available five or ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Truth, Transparency, Accountability, and Fairness in Trade Act''. SEC. 2. REPORTING. Section 163(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2213(c)) is amended to read as follows: ``(c) ITC Reports.--The United States International Trade Commission and the Secretary of... | Truth, Transparency, Accountability, and Fairness in Trade Act This bill amends the Trade Act of 1974 to require the Department of Labor to make a joint annual report to Congress with the U.S. International Trade Commission on the operation of the trade agreements program during the preceding calendar year, including s... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Domestic Chemical Diversion Control Act of 1993''. SEC. 2. DEFINITION AMENDMENTS. (a) Definitions.--Section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (33), by striking ``any listed precursor chemical or listed essential chem... | Domestic Chemical Diversion Control Act of 1993 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to remove ephedrine products from the legal drug exemption of the Chemical Diversion and Trafficking Act (which currently precludes the application of any of the regulatory control measures of such Act to a listed chemical which is c... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Gasoline Consumer Anti-price-gouging Protection Act''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Protection of consumers against price gouging. Sec.... | Gasoline Consumer Anti-price-gouging Protection Act - Makes it unlawful for any supplier to increase the price for gasoline or petroleum distillates in an area covered by: (1) an emergency proclamation issued by the President that an abnormal market has or is expected to occur; or (2) a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) e... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Medical Device Cybersecurity Act of 2017''. SEC. 2. CYBERSECURITY FOR MEDICAL DEVICES. (a) In General.--Chapter V of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 351 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 520 (21 U.S.C. 360j) the following-- ``SEC. 5... | Medical Device Cybersecurity Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in coordination with others, to create a cybersecurity report card for devices that have network or Internet connectivity, connect to an external drive or external m... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Safety Net Inpatient Drug Affordability Act''. SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF DISCOUNTS TO INPATIENT DRUGS. (a) In General.--Section 340B(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256b(b)) is amended by inserting before the period the following: ``, except that, notwith... | Safety Net Inpatient Drug Affordability Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to expand the discount drug program to include any inpatient or outpatient drug purchased by qualified hospitals without a group purchasing arrangement. (Currently, such hospitals are only allowed to purchase discounted outpatient drugs.... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Mortgage Loan Consumer Protection Act''. SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE SIMPLIFICATION AND IMPROVEMENT. (a) More Accurate Finance Charge.--Subsection (e) of section 106 of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1605(e)) is amended to read as follows: ``(e) Exclusion of Certain Es... | Mortgage Loan Consumer Protection Act - Amends the Truth in Lending Act, with respect to credit extensions secured by a real property interest, to revise the category of excluded finance charge items.Amends the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, with respect to the uniform settlement statement, to require: (1) sepa... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Building Our Largest Dementia Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Act'' or the ``BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Act''. SEC. 2. PROMOTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, COGNITIVE DECLINE, AND BRAIN HEALTH UNDER THE ALZHEIMER'S DISEA... | Building Our Largest Dementia Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Act or the BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to award cooperative agreements: (1) for the establishment or support of national or regional centers of excellence in public health practice in Alzheimer's... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``The Duplication Elimination Act of 2015''. SEC. 2. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF GAO RECOMMENDATIONS. Title II of the joint resolution entitled ``A joint resolution increasing the statutory limit on the public debt'' (Public Law 111- 139; 21 U.S.C. 712 note) is amende... | Duplication Elimination Act of 2015 This bill requires the President to send Congress a proposed joint resolution and a special message within 90 days of publication of the annual Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on duplicative government programs. The joint resolution is limited to one that: (1) makes leg... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Training for Realtime Writers Act of 2007''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress makes the following findings: (1) As directed by Congress in section 723 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 613), as added by section 305 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (Public... | Training for Realtime Writers Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to make competitive grants to eligible entities to promote recruitment, training, and placement of individuals, including individuals who have completed a court reporting training program, as realtime writers providing closed captioning in vi... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; DEFINITIONS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Dunlap Band of Mono Indians Reaffirmation Act''. (b) Definitions.--In this Act: (1) Tribe.--The term ``Tribe'' means the Dunlap Band of Mono Indians. (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Interior. (3) Service ... | Dunlap Band of Mono Indians Reaffirmation Act - Reaffirms federal recognition of the Dunlap Band of Mono Indians (the Tribe). Makes all federal laws of general application to Indians and Indian tribes applicable with respect to the Tribe. Reaffirms all rights and privileges of the Tribe and members of the Tribe which m... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Savings for the Uninsured on Rx Expenses (SURE) Act of 2005''. SEC. 2. DRUG DISCOUNT CARD PROGRAM. (a) Establishment.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall establish a program under this section to endorse prescription drug discount ca... | Savings for the Uninsured on Rx Expenses (SURE) Act of 2005 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a prescription drug discount card program modeled on the Medicare drug discount card program to provide access to prescription drug discounts for eligible individuals. Defines as "eligible" an ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Electric Consumer Right to Know Act'' or the ``e-KNOW Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- (1) improving consumers' understanding of and access to the electric energy usage information of the consumers will help consumers more effectively manage usage; (2... | Electric Consumer Right to Know Act or e-KNOW Act - Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to grant an electric consumer the right to access the consumer's retail electric energy information in an electronic form, free of charge, in conformity with nationally recognized open standards developed by a ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Senior Safe Act of 2017''. SEC. 2. IMMUNITY. (a) Definitions.--In this Act-- (1) the term ``Bank Secrecy Act officer'' means an individual responsible for ensuring compliance with the requirements mandated by subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 31, United States C... | . Senior Safe Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill extends immunity from liability to certain individuals who, in good faith and with reasonable care, disclose the suspected exploitation of a senior citizen to a regulatory or law-enforcement agency. Specifically, this immunity shall apply to certain credit-union, d... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Support Uniformed Patriots; Prevent Offenses and Restore Trust Act'' or the ``SUPPORT Act''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Sexual assaul... | Support Uniformed Patriots; Prevent Offenses and Restore Trust Act or the SUPPORT Act This bill directs the Secretary of a military department to ensure that: the commander of each unit of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps or Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps and all professors of military science, seni... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Mortgage Enhancement and Modification Act of 2008''. SEC. 2. SAFE HARBOR FOR QUALIFIED LOAN MODIFICATIONS OR WORKOUT PLANS FOR CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LOANS. (a) Standard for Loan Modifications or Workout Plans.--Absent specific contractual provisions to the c... | Mortgage Enhancement and Modification Act of 2008 - Establishes a standard for loan modifications or workout plans for pools of certain residential mortgage loans. States that a servicer of such pooled loans owes a duty to the securitization vehicle to maximize, or not negatively affect, the recovery of total proceeds ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness in the Workplace Commission Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. The Congress finds the following: (1) Workers are not achieving wage and benefit increases commensurate with corporate profits and sustained economic expansion. While the median wage for workers fell 8 p... | Fairness in the Workplace Commission Act - Establishes the National Commission on Fairness in the Workplace, which shall examine and report to the Congress on: (1) the growing corporate practice of providing wages and benefit levels for part-time and temporary employees which are lower than the wage and benefit levels ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Abandoned and Derelict Vessel Removal Act of 1997''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act, the following definitions apply: (1) Abandon.--The term ``abandon'' means to moor, strand, wreck, sink, or leave a vessel unattended for longer than 45 days. (2) Navigable waters... | Abandoned and Derelict Vessel Removal Act of 1997 - Prohibits an owner or operator from abandoning a vessel on the navigable waters of the United States. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to assess a civil penalty for each day of violation. Sets forth abandoned vessels' removal procedures, and liability guidelines f... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Acquisition Improvement Act of 2011''. SEC. 2. ACQUISITION WORKFORCE IMPROVEMENTS. (a) Workforce Improvements.--Section 1704(b) of title 41, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by inserting after the first sentence the following: ``The Associate Administra... | Federal Acquisition Improvement Act of 2011 - Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 to provide that the Associate Administrator for Acquisition Workforce Programs shall: (1) be chosen on the basis of demonstrated knowledge and expertise in acquisition, human capital, and management; (2) be ... |
SECTION 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS. The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Table of contents. TITLE I--SHARK CONSERVATION ACT OF 2010 Sec. 101. Short title. Sec. 102. Amendment of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act. Sec. 103. Amendment of Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Mana... | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 20, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Title I: Shark Conservation Act of 2010 - Shark Conservation Act of 2010 - (Sec. 102) Amends the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act to direct the Secretary of Comme... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness in Drug Sentencing Act of 2007''. SEC. 2. POWDER AND CRACK COCAINE SENTENCING DISPARITY REDUCTION. (a) Controlled Substances Act.--Section 401(b)(1) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841(b)(1)) is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striki... | Fairness in Drug Sentencing Act of 2007 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to increase (by a factor of five) the amount of a controlled substance or mixture containing a cocaine base (i.e., crack cocaine) required for the imposition of mandatory minimum prison ter... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Eliminating Disparities in Breast Cancer Treatment Act of 2008''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Delays in receiving care after breast cancer diagnosis are reported to be greater for African-American women than white women. (2) Recent studies i... | Eliminating Disparities in Breast Cancer Treatment Act of 2008 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a breast cancer treatment quality performance system to: (1) assess and disclose publicly, through the use of quality measures, the ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Hawaiian Waters Chemical Munitions Safety Act of 2006''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Until 1970 the United States Armed Forces routinely dumped military chemical munitions in ocean waters. (2) According to the report entitled ``Off-Shore Dis... | Hawaiian Waters Chemical Munitions Safety Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of the Army to: (1) conduct a survey of all Hawaiian underwater sites where chemical munitions are known to have been disposed of by the Armed Forces between 1941 and 1972; and (2) identify on Hawaiian coastal nautical charts and other naviga... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS; REFERENCES TO IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Employer Sanctions Improvement Act of 1993''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents; references to Immigrat... | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Promoting Enforcement Title II: Improving the Employment Verification System Title III: Additional Penalties and Increases in Penalties Employer Sanctions Improvement Act of 1993 - Title I: Promoting Enforcement - Amends Federal immigration law to repeal the Federal preemption of State law r... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Healthcare Privacy and Anti-Fraud Act''. SEC. 2. TRAINING, BACKGROUND CHECKS, AND NONDISCLOSURE FOR PATIENT NAVIGATORS. (a) In General.--Section 1311(i) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18031(i)) is amended by adding at the end the follo... | Healthcare Privacy and Anti-Fraud Act - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to issue guidance (including concerning liability) to protect the privacy of individually identifiable information submitted to, or accessed by, health care exchange ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Bring Jobs Home Act''. SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR INSOURCING EXPENSES. (a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``SEC. 45S. CREDIT FOR INSOURCING EXPEN... | Bring Jobs Home Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) grant business taxpayers a tax credit for up to 20% of insourcing expenses incurred for eliminating a business located outside the United States and relocating it within the United States, and (2) deny a tax deduction for outsourcing expenses incurred in re... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Disaster Area Health and Environmental Monitoring Act of 2004''. SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND SAFETY OF INDIVIDUALS IN A DISASTER AREA. Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act is amended by inserting after section 408 (42... | Disaster Area Health and Environmental Monitoring Act of 2004 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to carry out a program for the protection, assessment, monitoring, and study of the health and safety of individuals if chemicals or substances associated... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Nursing Facility Pay-for- Performance Act of 2004''. SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL MEDICARE PAYMENT FOR FACILITIES THAT REPORT ADDITIONAL QUALITY DATA. (a) Voluntary Reporting of Quality Measures and Adjustment in Payment.-- (1) In general.--Section 1888 of the Socia... | Medicare Nursing Facility Pay-for-Performance Act of 2004 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through a contract with a qualified independent party (such as the National Quality Forum), to provide for identification of: (1) between ten a... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Handgun Registration Act of 1993''. SEC. 2. FEDERAL HANDGUN REGISTRATION SYSTEM TO APPLY IN ALL STATES NOT ESTABLISHING STATE HANDGUN REGISTRATION SYSTEM THAT MEETS CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS. (a) In General.--Beginning 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act... | Handgun Registration Act of 1993 - Directs the Attorney General to establish a Federal handgun registration system, to include penalties of fines and imprisonment, which shall apply in any State during a period in which the Attorney General finds that the State does not require: (1) an individual who owns, possesses, o... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Listbroker Privacy Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Commercial list brokers routinely advertise and sell detailed information on children, including names, addresses, ages, and other data, for use in marketing. This data is comm... | Children's Listbroker Privacy Act - Makes it unlawful: (1) to sell personal information about an individual the seller knows to be a child (under age 16); (2) to purchase personal information about an individual identified by the seller as a child for the purpose of marketing to that child; or (3) for a purchaser who h... |
FUND. (a) Establishment.--There is established the Systemic Resolution Fund, which the Corporation shall-- (1) maintain and administer; (2) use to facilitate the resolution of a covered financial company, as provided in subsection (b), or take such other actions as are authorized for the Corporation; and (3) invest in ... | Ending Taxpayer Bailouts by Making Wall Street Pay Act of 2010 - Establishes the Systemic Resolution Fund, to be administered by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), to: (1) cover the costs of the FDIC, including as receiver, in exercising its rights, authorities, and powers, and in fulfilling its obligati... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``International Cybercrime Reporting and Cooperation Act''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Computer systems; computer data.--The terms ``computer system'' and ``computer data'' have the meanings given those terms in chapter I of the Convention on Cybercrime. (... | International Cybercrime Reporting and Cooperation Act - Directs a presidentially-designated federal agency to report annually to Congress assessing: (1) the extent and nature of foreign cybercrime activities, their impact on the U.S. government, U.S. persons, or U.S. electronic commerce, and the adequacy of the legal,... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``American Investment and Job Creation Act of 2012''. SEC. 2. IMMIGRANT VISAS FOR ENTREPRENEURS AND JOB CREATORS. (a) Aliens Who Are Members of the Professions Holding Advanced Degrees.--Section 203(b)(2)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(2)... | American Investment and Job Creation Act of 2012 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide an (employment-based) immigrant visa for an alien entrepreneur who has engaged in a new commercial enterprise in the United States that has benefitted the U.S. economy and: (1) has, during the period beginning four ... |
. (a) War Powers Resolution.--The War Powers Resolution (Public Law 95-148; 50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.) is repealed. (b) Conforming Repeal.--Section 1013 of the Department of State Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1984 and 1985 (50 U.S.C. 1546a) is hereby repealed. SEC. 3. CONSULTATION. The President in every possible insta... | Peace Powers Act of 1995 - Repeals the War Powers Resolution. (Sec. 3) Requires the President, in every possible instance, to consult with the Congress before introducing the armed forces into hostilities or into situations where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated and to consult regularly with the... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Tax Equity Preservation Act of 1999''. (b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the refer... | Tax Equity Preservation Act of 1999 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the alternative minimum tax on individuals as of December 31, 1998. (Retains the alternative minimum tax on corporations.) |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``No Arms Sales to Iran Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 (2015) which endorses implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action also provides restrictions on ballistic missile- related ... | No Arms Sales to Iran Act This bill prohibits military assistance or military export licenses from being provided to a country that engages in U.N.-restricted arms transfers to or activity with Iran. The President may waive such prohibitions if in the U.S. national interest. |
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT TO MAKE CHAPTER 12 OF TITLE 11, UNITED STATES CODE, PERMANENT. (a) Reenactment.--Chapter 12 of title 11, United States Code, as reenacted by section 149 of division C of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277), and amended by this Act, is re... | Amends the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 to reenact permanently chapter 12 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code (Adjustments of Debts of a Family Farmer). Amends Federal bankruptcy provisions to include family fishermen as authorized debtors. Requires a guarantor of a claim of a cre... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Community Integration Act of 2016''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) The Supreme Court's 1999 decision in Olmstead v. L.C., 527 U.S. 581 (1999), held that the unnecessary segregation of individuals with disabilities is a violation of the America... | Community Integration Act of 2016 This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require a state Medicaid program to, with respect to an individual who requires a level of care provided in a nursing facility, intermediate care facility for the developmentally disabled, institution for mental diseas... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Health Coverage Improvement Act of 1999''. SEC. 2. REQUIRING OFFER OF CHILDREN'S-ONLY COVERAGE UNDER GROUP HEALTH PLANS. (a) In General.--Part 7 of subtitle B of title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 is amended by inserting after... | Children's Health Coverage Improvement Act of 1999 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require group health plans to offer children-only coverage to dependents of participants under plans. Provides for continuation of coverage to add special rules for children-only coverage. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Restoring Statutory Rights and Interests of the States Act of 2016''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND INTENT. (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following: (1) Chapter 1 of title 9, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Federal Arbitration Act''), represented an exercise... | Restoring Statutory Rights and Interests of the States Act of 2016 This bill amends the Federal Arbitration Act to invalidate arbitration agreements between parties in certain commercial contracts or transactions if they require arbitration of a claim for damages or injunctive relief brought by an individual or small b... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``NEO Preparedness Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. The Congress finds the following: (1) Asteroid and comet collisions rank as one of the most costly natural disasters that can occur. (2) According to the October 2007 report to Congress by the National Aeronautics and Space... | NEO Preparedness Act - Directs the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to establish an Office of Potentially Hazardous Near-Earth Object Preparedness, to prepare the United States for readiness to avoid and to mitigate collisions with potentially hazardous near-Earth objects in col... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Global Service Fellowship Program Act of 2007''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) In confronting terrorism the United States must reach out to other regions of the world to maintain, as well as establish, strong relationships as recommended by th... | Global Service Fellowship Program Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of State to establish and administer a Global Service Fellowship Program to fund fellowships to promote international volunteering opportunities as a means of building bridges across cultures, addressing critical human needs, and promoting mutual und... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Fathers Count Act of 1998''. SEC. 2. GRANTS TO STATES TO ENCOURAGE FATHERS TO BECOME BETTER PARENTS. Title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601-679b) is amended by inserting after part B the following: ``PART C--GRANTS TO STATES TO ENCOURAGE FATHERS TO BECO... | Fathers Count Act of 1998 - Amends title IV of the Social Security Act to replace part C (Work Incentive Program) with a new part C (Grants to States to Encourage Fathers to Become Better Parents) instructing the Secretary of Health and Human Services, beginning FY 2000, to award grants to States for projects designed ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Fellowships for Undergraduate Training and Useful Research in Energy-related Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics fields Act'' or ``FUTURE STEM Act''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) STEM.--The term ``STEM'' has the meaning given to that term in ... | Fellowships for Undergraduate Training and Useful Research in Energy-related Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Fields Act or FUTURE STEM Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to establish an undergraduate student fellowships pilot program to award competitive grants to specified partner institutio... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Salute to Veterans and the Armed Forces Act of 2003''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Full payment of both retired pay and compensation to... | Salute to Veterans and the Armed Forces Act of 2003 - Allows the full payment of military retired pay and veterans' disability compensation, without deduction from either (current law), without the enactment of qualifying offsetting legislation. Repeals: (1) special compensation programs for certain severely disabled a... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Entrepreneur-in-Residence Act of 2012''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) The term ``Director'' means the Director of the Office of Personnel Management. (2) The term ``program'' means the Federal entrepreneur-in- residence program established under section 3(... | Entrepreneur-in-Residence Act of 2012 - Directs the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to establish an entrepreneur-in-residence program to appoint in-house entrepreneurs who have demonstrated success in working with business concerns and entrepreneurs to: (1) assist federal agencies in improving outr... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Student Borrower Fairness Act''. SEC. 2. AVAILABILITY OF STUDENT LOANS AT FEDERAL RESERVE BANK DISCOUNT RATE. (a) Availability of Student Loans.--Section 455(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(b)) is amended-- (1) by redesignating paragraphs (9... | Student Borrower Fairness Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to permit student loan borrowers to refinance their loans at interest rates offered on loans to banks by the Federal Reserve System. The cost of this bill is offset by an amendment to the Internal Revenue Code that increases the corporate i... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Adjusting for Income Disparity Act of 2012''. SEC. 2. INCOME DISPARITY TAX CREDIT. (a) In General.--Part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after section 32 the following new section: ``SEC. 32A. INCOME DISP... | Adjusting for Income Disparity Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual taxpayer a new tax credit to compensate for income disparity. Sets the amount of such credit at the applicable credit amount ($2,500 to $5,000) reduced by a specified percentage (3 1/3% to 6 2/3%) of the excess of the t... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Oil Shale Reserve Fund Revenue Disposition Act''. SEC. 2. DISPOSITION OF QUALIFIED OIL SHALE REVENUES. Section 7439 of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in subsection (f)-- (A) in paragraph (1)-- (i) by striking ``all moneys received during the period ... | Oil Shale Reserve Fund Revenue Disposition Act - Amends federal law concerning the leasing to private entities by the Secretary of the Interior of certain federal oil shale reserves in Colorado to provide a new system for the distribution of revenues from such leases (currently, all proceeds are deposited into the Trea... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Renewable Power for Agriculture Incentive Program Act of 2008''. SEC. 2. CREDIT TO FARMERS TO OFFSET HIGH ENERGY COSTS, ENCOURAGE USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY, AND REDUCED PRICES TO CONSUMERS. (a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Int... | Renewable Power for Agriculture Incentive Program Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business-related tax credit for excessive fuel costs for creditable fuel (i.e., fossil fuel or electricity) used by a taxpayer in the trade or business of farming. Defines "excessive fuel cost" as the excess amou... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``HUBZone Revitalization Act of 2015''. SEC. 2. HUBZONE QUALIFIED DISASTER AREAS. (a) In General.--The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended-- (1) in section 3(p) (15 U.S.C. 632(p))-- (A) in paragraph (1)-- (i) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``or'';... | . HUBZone Revitalization Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Small Business Act to redefine HUBZones (historically underutilized business Zones) eligible for certain assistance to include a qualified disaster area (a specified census tract or nonmetropolitan county located in a major declared disaster area or in ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Budget Accountability Act of 2014''. SEC. 2. FISCAL YEAR FOR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Section 441(b) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1- 204.41, D.C. Official Code) is amended to read as follows: ``(b) Authorization To Establish Fis... | District of Columbia Budget Accountability Act of 2014 - Amends the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to: (1) repeal the current fiscal years for the Armory Board and the District of Columbia Public Schools, and (2) authorize a change of D.C. fiscal year by an act of the D.C. Council. Repeals the requirement that the ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``One Dollar Coin and Community Development Act of 1994''. SEC. 2. ONE DOLLAR COINS. (a) Color and Content.--Section 5112(b) of title 31, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in the 1st sentence, by striking ``dollar,''; and (2) by inserting after the 4th sentence, t... | One Dollar Coin and Community Development Act of 1994 - Amends Federal monetary law to prescribe specifications for and design of dollar coins, including a golden color. Proscribes any issuance of one dollar notes after the date that dollar coins are first placed in circulation. Prescribes guidelines for the redemption... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Trade with China Act of 2005''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. The Congress finds as follows: (1) The growth of the economy of the People's Republic of China is one of the most important developments of the 21st century. (2) The bilateral trade relationship between the Uni... | Fair Trade with China Act of 2005 - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to apply its countervailing duty requirements to nonmarket economy countries. Amends the Trade Act of 1974, with respect to enforcement of U.S. rights under trade agreements and response to certain foreign trade practices, to include unjustifiable acts, ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``United States-Flag Merchant Marine Revitalization Act of 1999''. SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS OF MERCHANT MARINE ACT, 1936. (a) Changes in Vessels to Which Capital Construction Funds Apply.-- (1) The second sentence of subsection (a) of section 607 of the Merchant Marine Act... | United States-Flag Merchant Marine Revitalization Act of 1999 - Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to add to the list of vessels for which a capital construction fund may be established vessels that are for operation in oceangoing domestic trade between two coastal points in the United States or in support of operati... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Inactive Reservists Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2007''. SEC. 2. MORTGAGE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. (a) In General.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall carry out a program under this Act to provide mortgage assistance through the provision of grants an... | Inactive Reservists Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2007 - Instructs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to implement a mortgage assistance program through grants and loans for direct mortgage payments for the primary residential property of designated eligible households. Requires such mortgage assistan... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Kate Mullany National Historic Site Designation Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. (a) Findings.--Congress finds that-- (1) the Kate Mullany House in Troy, New York, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and has been designated as a National Hist... | Kate Mullany National Historic Site Designation Act - Establishes the Kate Mullany National Historic Site in New York State. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to develop and submit to specified congressional committees a general management plan for the Site. Authorizes appropriations. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND DECLARATION. Congress finds and declares that-- (1) maintaining and improving the strength and effectiveness of the Commission is essential to the integrity of the Federal election system; (2) the Commission was created in the wake of the Watergate scandal to ensure the integrity of Federal elec... | Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to authorize the Federal Election Commission (Commission) to issue a regulation to require the filing of designations, statements, and reports using computers if the person has, or has reason to expect to have, aggregate contributions or expenditures in excess of ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Healthy Forest Youth Conservation Corps Act of 2004''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- (1) the natural fire regimes of forested public land have been altered by intensive fire suppression; (2) fire suppression has led to increased risk of unnaturally severe... | Healthy Forest Youth Conservation Corps Act of 2004 - Establishes A Healthy Forest Youth Conservation Corps to be comprised of low-income young adults between the ages of 16 and 25 to work on projects to prevent fire and suppress fires, and provide disaster relief on public land. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Life Sustaining Treatment Preferences Act of 2008''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds as follows: (1) Serious illness, death, and dying are often difficult subjects to talk about for individuals, their families, and health care professionals. (2) Poor communication... | Life Sustaining Treatment Preferences Act of 2008 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, to extend Medicare coverage to consultations regarding an order for life sustaining treatment for qualified individuals. Directs t... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Federal and State Partnership for Environmental Protection Act of 2013''. SEC. 2. CONSULTATION WITH STATES. (a) Removal.--Section 104(a)(2) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9604(a)(2)) is amended by str... | Federal and State Partnership for Environmental Protection Act of 2013 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) to require the President to consult with affected states: (1) in undertaking a removal action concerning hazardous substances, pollutants, a... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Citizens' Right to Know Act of 1999''. SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS. (a) Disclosure of Contributions and Expenditures on the Internet.-- (1) In general.--Section 304 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434) is amended by adding at the end the ... | Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require disclosure of certain broadcasting records with regard to a Federal election. Amends FECA to modify contribution limits, increasing them for any candidate and his authorized political committees, as well as political committees established and maintained by a national po... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Electronic Commerce Technology Promotion Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. The Congress makes the following findings: (1) Electronic commerce has been widely embraced by industry, both in the United States and abroad. The volume of commerce conducted over the Internet, thou... | Requires a report from: (1) the Undersecretary of Technology on issues concerning electronic commerce; and (2) the Director detailing the plan, proposed schedule, and associated costs and benefits for the deployment of electronic commerce technologies in Federal agencies. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act''. SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF ALPINE LAKES WILDERNESS. (a) In General.--There is designated as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System certai... | Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act - (Sec. 2) Designates certain land in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest in the state of Washington, which shall be considered to become a part of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, as wilderness and as a component of the Nat... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Strategy To Oppose Predatory Organ Trafficking Act'' or the ``STOP Organ Trafficking Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that approximately 10 percent of all transplanted kidneys worldwide are ill... | Strategy To Oppose Predatory Organ Trafficking Act or the STOP Organ Trafficking Act (Sec. 3) This bill expresses the sense of Congress that: kidnapping or coercion of individuals to extract their organs for profit contradicts the standards for ethical behavior upon which the United States has based its laws; illegal h... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Expedited Consideration of Terminations, Reductions, and Savings Act of 2011''. SEC. 2. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF TERMINATIONS, REDUCTIONS, AND SAVINGS PREPARED BY THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET. (a) In General.--Part B of title X of the Congressional Budget ... | Expedited Consideration of Terminations, Reductions, and Savings Act of 2011 - Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to authorize the President to propose to carry out all or part of the recommendations contained in the most recent Terminations, Reductions, and Savings prepared by the Offi... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Worker Right to Know Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. The Congress finds the following: (1) The United States Supreme Court announced in the landmark decision, Communications Workers of America v. Beck (487 U.S. 735), that employees who work under a union security agreemen... | Worker Right to Know Act - Amends the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) to limit the scope of allowable union security agreements to requiring employee payment of union dues or fees related only to collective bargaining, contract administration, or grievance adjustment necessary to performing the duties of exclusive ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Grow Our Own Directive: Physician Assistant Employment and Education Act of 2016''. SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS TO BE EMPLOYED AT THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. (a) Pilot Program.-- (1) In general.--The Secre... | Grow Our Own Directive: Physician Assistant Employment and Education Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a five-year Grow Our Own Directive or G.O.O.D. pilot program to provide educational assistance to certain former members of the Armed Forces for education and ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Terrorist Death Penalty Enhancement Act of 2005''. TITLE I--TERRORIST PENALTIES ENHANCEMENT ACT SEC. 101. TERRORIST OFFENSE RESULTING IN DEATH. (a) New Offense.--Chapter 113B of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Sec. 233... | Terrorist Death Penalty Enhancement Act of 2005 - Amends the federal criminal code to apply the death penalty or life imprisonment for a terrorist offense that results in the death of a person. Makes an individual or corporation convicted of a terrorist offense ineligible for federal benefits for any term of years or f... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Commission to Study Family Reconstruction Proposals for African-Americans Unjustly Impacted by the `War on Drugs' Act of 2016''. SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT AND DUTIES. (a) Establishment.--There is established the Commission to Study Family Reconstruction Proposals for A... | Commission to Study Family Reconstruction Proposals for African-Americans Unjustly Impacted by the "War on Drugs" Act of 2016 This bill establishes a commission to examine and report on: the disparate incarceration and the institution of forced prison labor within the African-American community, government an... |
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE PRIORITY HEALTH CARE. (a) Authorized Inpatient Care.--Section 1710(e) of title 38, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1), by striking out subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: ``(e)(1)(A) A herbicide-exposed veteran is eligible for hospita... | Makes a veteran exposed to herbicides in Vietnam during the Vietnam era eligible for hospital and nursing home care for any disease for which the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), in a report issued under the Agent Orange Act of 1991, has determined that: (1) there is sufficient evidence to conclude a positive associ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Coal Refuse Reclamation Act''. SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR COAL REFUSE USED TO PRODUCE ELECTRICITY AT CERTAIN FACILITIES. (a) In General.--Section 45(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(12) Coal refuse faci... | Coal Refuse Reclamation Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for facilities that use coal refuse to produce electricity. The credit is equal to $12 per ton of coal refuse used at a coal refuse facility to produce electricity at the facility during the 10-year period beginning on January ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Prohibition of Cigarette Vending Machines Accessible to Minors in Federal Buildings and Lands Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. The Congress finds that-- (1) cigarette smoking and the use of smokeless tobacco products continue to represent major health hazards to the Nation... | Prohibition of Cigarette Vending Machines Accessible to Minors in Federal Buildings and Lands Act - Requires promulgation of Federal regulations that prohibit the sale of tobacco products in vending machines and the distribution of free samples of tobacco products: (1) in or around any Federal building under the jurisd... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Meth Exposure to the Home Disclosure Act'' or the ``METH Disclosure Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- (1) since 2007, there has been a net increase in methamphetamine laboratory incidents across the United States, as the number of incidents has risen f... | Meth Exposure to the Home Disclosure Act or the METH Disclosure Act This bill directs the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), in coordination with the Environmental Protection Agency and any other federal agency with knowledge of methamphetamine-based hazards, to promulgate regulations meeting certain cr... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Oil Speculation Control Act of 2008''. SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR. (a) Definition.--Section 1a of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1a) is amended-- (1) by redesignating paragraphs (22) through (34) as paragraphs (23) through (35), respectively... | Oil Speculation Control Act of 2008 - Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to define "institutional investor" as a long-term investor in financial markets (including pension funds, endowments, and foundations) that invests in energy commodities as an asset class in a portfolio of financial investments and does not take or... |
SECTION 1. ENHANCEMENT OF ADMINISTRATION OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY. (a) Enhancement of Administration.-- (1) In general.--Chapter 901 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 9314a the following new section: ``Sec. 9314b. United States Air Force Institute of Te... | Requires the Commandant of the United States Air Force Institute of Technology (Institute) to be selected by the Secretary of the Air Force. Outlines eligibility requirements and qualifications for such position. Allows a term of five years, with the authority to continue in such position for an additional five years. ... |
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