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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Unborn Victims of Violence Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF UNBORN CHILDREN.
(a) In General.--Title 18, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after chapter 90 the following:
``CHAPTER 90A--PROTECTION OF UNBORN CHILDREN
``Sec.
... | Specifies that a violation of such provisions does not require proof that: (1) the person engaging in the conduct had knowledge or should have had knowledge that the victim of the underlying offense was pregnant; or (2) the defendant intended to cause the death of, or bodily injury to, the unborn child. Directs that if... | Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Broadcast Ownership for the 21st
Century Act''.
SEC. 2. CROSS-OWNERSHIP LIMITATIONS.
(a) Rule Changes Required.--The Federal Communications Commission
shall modify section 73.3555 of its regulations (47 C.F.R. 73.3555) by
eliminating any provisions li... | Provides that, in calculating the national audience reach limitations, UHF stations shall be attributed with no more than 50 percent of the TV households in their market.
Amends the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to direct the FCC to modify its rules for multiple ownership of TV broadcast stations to increase to 45 (cu... | Broadcast Ownership for the 21st Century Act |
of Disapproval.--
``(1) In general.--Except as provided in subsection (b)(2),
the debt limit shall not be increased under this section if,
within 15 calendar days after Congress receives the
certification described in subsection (a)(1) (regardless of
whether Congress is i... | Pay Our Bills Act This bill permits the President to increase the statutory debt limit unless two-thirds of Congress votes to disapprove the increase. If the President certifies to Congress that the debt is within $100 billion of the limit and a specified amount of further borrowing is necessary to meet existing comm... | Pay Our Bills Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fiscal Accountability and
Intergovernmental Reform Act'' (``FAIR Act'').
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds and declares:
(1) Federal legislation and regulatory requirements impose
burdens on State and l... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Legislative Reform
Title II: Federal Intergovernmental Relations
Fiscal Accountability and Intergovernmental Reform Act (FAIR Act) -
Title I: Legislative Reform
- Provides that, with certain exceptions, whenever a committee of either House reports a bill or resolution of a ... | FAIR Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform
Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Cadastre.--The term ``cadastre'' means an inventory of
real property of the Federal Government developed through
collecting, storing, ... | Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform Act of 2015 Directs the Department of the Interior to develop and maintain a current, accurate multipurpose cadastre of federal real property (an inventory of real property of the federal government) to assist with federal land management activities, including resource development ... | Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Expanding Nutrition's Role in
Curricula and Healthcare Act'' or the ``ENRICH Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) In 2012, United States health care spending was about
$8,915 per resident and accounted for 17.2... | Expanding Nutrition's Role in Curricula and Healthcare Act or the ENRICH Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a program of three-year competitive grants to accredited medical schools for the development or expansion of an integrated nutrition curriculum. Describes such a curricul... | ENRICH Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Idaho Panhandle National Forest
Improvement Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY.
In this Act, the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of
Agriculture.
SEC. 3. SALE OR EXCHANGE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SITES.
(a) In General.--The Secretary may... | Idaho Panhandle National Forest Improvement Act of 2004 - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain National Forest System parcels in Idaho and use the proceeds for acquisition, construction, or rehabilitation of: (1) a new ranger station in the Silver Valley portion of the Idaho Panhandle National Fore... | A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange all or part of certain parcels of National Forest System land in the State of Idaho and use the proceeds derived from the sale or exchange for National Forest System purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Welfare to Work Health Care Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. REVISION AND SIMPLIFICATION OF THE TRANSITIONAL MEDICAL
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (TMA).
(a) Option of Continuous Eligibility for 12 Months; Option of
Continuing Coverage for up to an Additiona... | Welfare to Work Health Care Act of 2003 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to revise the program commonly referred to as the transitional medical assistance (TMA) program. Authorizes States to: (1) extend the eligibility for TMA of low-income individuals for up to 12 additional months; and (... | To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to revise and simplify the transitional medical assistance (TMA) program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Enron Employee Pension Recovery Act
of 2002''.
SEC. 2. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE RELIEF.
(a) Proceeds of Enron and Andersen Enforcement Actions.--If in any
administrative or judicial proceeding brought by the Securities an... | Enron Employee Pension Recovery Act of 2002 - Sets forth a priority allocation scheme requiring the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to distribute to former Enron, subsidiary, or affiliate employees the proceeds from any administrative or judicial order brought for securities violations against the Enron Corpor... | To permit certain funds assessed for securities laws violations to be used to compensate employees who are victims of excessive pension fund investments in the securities of their employers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fracturing Regulations are Effective
in State Hands Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) hydraulic fracturing is a commercially viable practice
that has been used in the United States for more than 60 years
in... | Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act - Grants any state sole authority to promulgate or enforce any regulation, guidance, or permit requirement regarding the treatment of a well by the application of fluids under pressure to which propping agents may be added for the expressly designed purpose of ini... | Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Art and Collectibles Capital Gains
Tax Treatment Parity Act''.
SEC. 2. CAPITAL GAINS TREATMENT FOR ART AND COLLECTIBLES.
(a) In General.--Section 1(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to maximum capital gains rate) is amended by striking ... | Art and Collectibles Capital Gains Tax Treatment Parity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide art and collectibles with capital gain rates similar to other assets held long-term. (Currently art and collectibles have a 28 percent capital gain rate.)Establishes a (limited) fair market value deduction for qual... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide the same capital gains treatment for art and collectibles as for other investment property and to provide that a deduction equal to fair market value shall be allowed for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions creat... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Veterans Credit Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to rectify reporting of medical debt included in a
consumer report of a veteran due to inappropriate or delayed
payment for hospi... | Protecting Veterans Credit Act of 2016 This bill amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to exclude from a consumer report: (1) for one year, information related to a veteran's medical debt resulting from hospital or medical services provided in a non-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facility; and (2) information relat... | Protecting Veterans Credit Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Girl Scouts USA Centennial
Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The Girl Scouts of the United States of America is the
world's preeminent organization dedicated solely to girls where
... | Girl Scouts USA Centennial Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 350,000 $1 coins in commemoration of the centennial of the founding of the Girl Scouts of the USA.
Requires the coin design to be emblematic of the 100 years of the organization.
Restricts issuance of suc... | A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the establishment of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Agricultural Export Facilitation Act
of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The export sector of United States agriculture makes an
important positive contribution to this ... | Agricultural Export Facilitation Act of 2009 - Amends the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 to require the Secretary of the Treasury to authorize under a specific or general license certain travel-related transactions for travel to, from, or within Cuba in connection with: (1) commercial export ... | To facilitate the sale of United States agricultural products to Cuba, as authorized by the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION TO REQUIRE COLLECTION OF SALES AND USE TAXES.
(a) Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement.--Each Member State
under the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement is authorized to
require all selle... | Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 - (Sec. 2) Authorizes each member state under the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement (the multi-state agreement for the administration and collection of sales and use taxes, adopted on November 12, 2002) to require all sellers not qualifying for the small-seller exception (applicab... | Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Payroll Protection
Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. REGULATION OF PAYROLL TAX DEPOSIT AGENTS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 77 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to miscellaneous provisions) is amended by adding at the end
the following ne... | Small Business Payroll Protection Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a registration system for payroll tax deposit agents (defined as any person that provides payroll processing or tax filing and deposit service to one or more employers). Requires such a... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to regulate payroll tax deposit agents. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Democratizing Access to Capital Act
of 2011''.
SEC. 2. CROWDFUNDING EXEMPTION.
Section 4 of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77d) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the period at the
end ``, other than as p... | Democratizing Access to Capital Act of 2011 - Amends the Securities Act of 1933 to exempt from its prohibitions against use of interstate commerce and the mails for sale (or delivery after sale) of unregistered securities, including unregistered security-based swaps, any transactions involving the issuance of securitie... | A bill to amend the securities laws to provide for registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Financial Assistance
Management Improvement Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) there are over 600 different Federal financial
assistance programs to implement domestic policy;
(2) while the assi... | Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1998 - Directs the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with Federal agency heads, to coordinate and assist Federal agencies in establishing: (1) a uniform Federal financial assistance application or set of such uniform applications... | Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Working Families Gas Tax Credit Act
of 2008''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR GASOLINE AND DIESEL FUEL USED IN HIGHWAY VEHICLES
FOR NONBUSINESS PURPOSES.
(a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code... | Working Families Gas Tax Credit Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for up to $500 ($1,000 in the case of a joint return) of the cost of gasoline and diesel used in highway vehicles for a nonbusiness purpose when the increase in the price of a gallon of gasoline exceeds the annual infla... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a nonrefundable credit against income tax liability for gasoline and diesel fuel used in highway vehicles for nonbusiness purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bulk Cash Smuggling Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Effective enforcement of the currency reporting
requirements of subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 31, United
... | Bulk Cash Smuggling Act of 2001 - Amends Federal law governing monetary transactions to establish as a bulk cash smuggling offense the knowing concealment and attempted transport (or transfer) across U.S. borders, with intent to evade specified currency reporting requirements, of currency and monetary instruments in ex... | To amend title 31, United States Code, to prevent the smuggling of large amounts of currency or monetary instruments into or out of the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Enhancing Flexibility for Effective
Schools Act''.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this Act an
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or a
repeal of, a section or other provision, the r... | Enhancing Flexibility for Effective Schools Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to alter requirements for adequate yearly progress (AYP) assessments of student groups by: (1) lowering, from 95% to 90%, the minimum percentage of students in each group in a school that must take such assessmen... | A bill to improve the amendments made by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Systemic Risk Designation
Improvement Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and
Consumer Protection Act (12 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) is amended by striking
the item relating to section 113 an... | Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2016 This bill amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to authorize the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) to subject a bank holding company to enhanced supervision and prudential standards by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reser... | Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Eurasia Foundation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) there has been established in the District of Columbia
a private, nonprofit corporation known as the Eurasia
Foundation (h... | Eurasia Foundation Act - Directs the Secretary of State to make an annual grant to the Eurasia Foundation, a private, nonprofit corporation whose purposes are to: (1) promote civil society, private enterprise, and sound public administration and policy in the former Soviet Union; (2) strengthen indigenous institutions ... | To authorize grants to the Eurasia Foundation, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Disbursement of Offshore Oil
Revenue Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the demand for energy in the United States is
increasing and will continue to increase for the foreseeable
future;
... | Fair Disbursement of Offshore Oil Revenue Act of 2003 - Establishes the Coastal Communities Outer Continental Shelf Receipt Fund as an interest-bearing account in the Treasury.Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to pay into the Fund all revenues attributable to an Outer Continental Shelf lease, any part of which is... | To provide for the distribution to coastal States and counties of revenues collected under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Telephone Records
Protection Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) telephone records can be of great use to criminals
because the information contained in call logs listed in such
records inclu... | Consumer Telephone Records Protection Act of 2006 - Prohibits any person from obtaining or causing the disclosure of, or requesting another person to obtain, customer proprietary network information relating to another person by: (1) making a false statement to a telecommunications carrier; or (2) providing any informa... | To prohibit the obtaining of customer information from telecommunications carriers by false pretenses, and the sale or disclosure of such records obtained by false pretenses. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rio Grande del Norte National
Conservation Area Establishment Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Conservation area.--The term ``Conservation Area''
means the Rio Grande del Norte National Conservation Area
establi... | Rio Grande Del Norte National Conservation Area Establishment Act - Establishes the Rio Grande Del Norte National Conservation Area in New Mexico.
Requires the Secretary of the Interior to ensure the protection of religious and cultural sites in the Conservation Area and to provide access to them by tribal members.
R... | To establish the Rio Grande del Norte National Conservation Area in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Assuring Honesty and Accountability
Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF THE DISCRETIONARY SPENDING CAPS.
(a) In General.--Section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended--
(1) in paragraph (7) (rel... | Assuring Honesty and Accountability Act of 2002 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to extend through FY 2007 the discretionary spending limits (spending caps) for defense and nondefense categories in new budget authority and outlays.Retains (eliminates the expiration of) certain budg... | To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to extend the discretionary spending caps and the pay-as-you-go requirement, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``TVA Customer Protection Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. INCLUSION IN DEFINITION OF PUBLIC UTILITY.
(a) In General.--Section 201(e) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C.
824(e)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the
following: ``, and includes ... | (Sec. 4) Prohibits FERC from issuing any permit or authorization that would allow TVA charges or rates to recover costs incurred in the conduct of activities or operations outside the United States. Mandates an annual TVA status report detailing its activities or operations outside the United States.
(Sec. 5) Sets cons... | TVA Customer Protection Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES IN ACT.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Immigration
Moratorium Act of 1994''.
(b) References in Act.--Except as otherwise expressly provided,
whenever in this Act an amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment
to a section or other provision, the refer... | Immigration Moratorium Act of 1994 - Imposes a five-year immigration moratorium, with exceptions for refugees, certain priority and skilled workers, and immediate relatives of U.S. citizens and permanent resident aliens. | Immigration Moratorium Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. RENTAL ASSISTANCE FOR HOMELESS OR AT-RISK INDIAN VETERANS.
Section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42
U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(D) Indian veterans housing rental assistance
program.--
... | This bill amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to carry out a rental assistance and supportive housing program, in conjunction with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), for the benefit of Indian veterans who are homeless or at-risk of homele... | A bill to provide for rental assistance for homeless or at-risk Indian veterans. |
SECTION 1. GRANTING OF COPYRIGHT.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, copyright is hereby
granted to Inna Hecker Grade and her successors and assigns in the
works set forth in section 2 by Chaim Grade, including all editions in
English and translations heretofore published or hereafter published by
Inn... | Grants a copyright to a named individual, her successors, and assigns for specified works for a 50-year term from June 26, 1982. | For the relief of Inna Hecker Grade. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Colusa Basin Watershed Integrated
Resources Management Act''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF ASSISTANCE.
The Secretary of the Interior (in this Act referred to as the
``Secretary'') may provide financial assistance to the Colusa Basin
Drainage District, Cal... | Colusa Basin Watershed Integrated Resources Management Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial assistance for use by the Colusa Basin Drainage District, California, or by local agencies for planning, design, environmental compliance, and construction required to carry out eligible projects i... | Colusa Basin Watershed Integrated Resources Management Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ban on Smoking in Federal Buildings
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) environmental tobacco smoke is a cause of lung cancer
in healthy nonsmokers and is responsible for acute and chronic
respiratory problem... | Ban on Smoking in Federal Buildings Act - Prohibits smoking in buildings owned or leased for use by a Federal agency except in areas, as may be designated by agencies, that are ventilated: (1) separately from other portions of the building; (2) using a method determined by the Administrator of General Services to be a... | Ban on Smoking in Federal Buildings Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Early Hearing Detection and
Intervention Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) Deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns, infants, and young
children require access to specialized early intervention
provid... | Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to revise programs for deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns and infants, including to expand the programs to include young children. The programs are reauthorized through FY2022. Health Resources and Services Administration... | Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Salmon Economic Analysis and
Planning Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds and declares the following:
(1) Certain species of salmon and steelhead in the Columbia
and Snake River Basin are on the brink... | Salmon Economic Analysis and Planning Act - Requires the Secretary of Commerce to enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences for scientific analysis of federal salmon protection, restoration, and recovery actions. Requires such analysis to include: (1) the biological effectiveness of current recove... | To ensure that proper information gathering and planning are undertaken to secure the preservation and recovery of the salmon and steelhead of the Columbia River Basin in a manner that protects and enhances local communities, ensures effective expenditure of Federal resources, and maintains reasonably priced, reliable ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Paycheck Fairness Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Women have entered the workforce in record numbers.
(2) Even in the 1990s, women earn significantly lower pay
than men for work on jobs that req... | Paycheck Fairness Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (CRA) to revise and increase remedies and enforcement on behalf of victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex.
Amends FLSA to provide for enhanced enforcement of equal pay requirements... | Paycheck Fairness Act |
SECTION 1. DECLARATION OF POLICY.
It is the policy of the United States to end the needless maiming
and suffering inflicted upon animals through the use of steel jaw
leghold traps by prohibiting the import or export of, and the shipment
in interstate commerce of, such traps and of articles of fur from
animals ... | Prohibits the import, export, or shipment in interstate commerce of steel jaw leghold traps and of articles of fur derived from animals trapped in such traps.
Prescribes criminal penalties for violations of this Act.
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to reward nongovernment informers for information leading to a ... | To end the use of steel jaw leghold traps on animals in the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Abandoned Mine Land Area
Redevelopment Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT TO HOLDERS OF QUALIFIED ABANDONED MINE LAND AREA
REDEVELOPMENT BONDS.
(a) In General.--Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of... | Abandoned Mine Land Area Redevelopment Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a credit for holders of qualified abandoned mine land area redevelopment bonds, as specified. Sets forth rules and formulae concerning the annual credit (including limits and carryover), the applicable credit rate, bond issua... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax to holders of bonds issued to finance land and water reclamation of abandoned mine land areas. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Family Farm Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF LAND SUBJECT TO A QUALIFIED CONSERVATION EASEMENT.
(a) Estate Tax With Respect to Land Subject to a Qualified
Conservation Easement.--Section 2031 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (relating to the ... | Family Farm Protection Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross estate, for estate tax purposes, the value of certain land subject to a qualified conservation easement (reduced by the amount of any indebtedness secured by such land). Includes in the gross estate the value of each development ri... | Family Farm Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Effective Homeland Security
Management Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. DEPUTY SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT.
(a) Establishment and Succession.--Section 103 of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 113) is amended--
(1) in subs... | Effective Homeland Security Management Act of 2007 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security for Management (who shall assume many responsibilities of the current Under Secretary for Management), to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent o... | A bill to establish a Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security for Management, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prohibiting Detention of Youth
Status Offenders Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION OF STATUS OFFENDERS.
Section 223 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5633) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a... | Prohibiting Detention of Youth Status Offenders Act of 2017 This bill amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to modify the deinstitutionalization of status offenders (DSO) core requirement with which a state must comply to receive funds under the Formula Grant Program. The DSO core requireme... | Prohibiting Detention of Youth Status Offenders Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Travelers Bill of
Rights Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Site operator.--The term ``site operator'' means an
individual or entity that operates a Web site that provides
access to internati... | International Travelers Bill of Rights Act of 2009 - Defines "site operator" as an individual or entity that operates a website providing access to international travel services, including an overseas vacation destination or a third party that operates a website offering international travel services.
Requires a site ... | To require a site operator of an international travel Web site to provide information on its Web site to consumers regarding the potential health and safety risks associated with overseas vacation destinations marketed on its Web site. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bureau of Reclamation Transparency
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the water resources infrastructure of the Bureau of
Reclamation provides important benefits related to irrigated
agriculture, municipal a... | Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act (Sec. 4) This bill directs the Department of the Interior to submit to Congress, make publicly available, and biennially update an Asset Management Report that describes the Bureau of Reclamation's efforts to maintain in a reliable manner all reserved works (buildings, structures,... | Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public Safety Employer-Employee
Cooperation Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. DECLARATION OF PURPOSE AND POLICY.
The Congress declares that the following is the policy of the
United States:
(1) Labor-management relationships and partnerships are
... | Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2001 - Provides collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments.Directs the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) to determine whether State law provides specified rights and responsibilities for public safety officers... | A bill to provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as ``Aimee's Law''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Dangerous sexual offense.--The term ``dangerous sexual
offense'' means sexual abuse or sexually explicit conduct
committed by an individual who has attained the age of 18 year... | Aimee's Law - Directs the Attorney General, in any case in which a State convicts of murder, rape, or a dangerous sexual offense an individual who has a prior conviction for any one of those offenses in another State, to transfer an amount equal to the costs of incarceration, prosecution, and apprehension of that indiv... | Aimee's Law |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Higher Education Science and
Technology Competitiveness Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States is losing its dominance in the
sciences and technology, and faces serious challenges from
... | Higher Education Science and Technology Competitiveness Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award grants to public institutions of higher education to establish and implement statewide articulation agreements that provide a seamless transition for the transfer of studen... | To strengthen and expand scientific and technological education capabilities of associate-degree-granting colleges through the establishment of partnership arrangements with bachelor-degree-granting institutions. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Abuse, Violence, and
Exploitation of Elders Act of 2012'' or the ``SAVE Elders Act of
2012''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The population of individuals age 65 or older in the
United States is growing an... | Stop Abuse, Violence, and Exploitation of Elders Act of 2012 or the SAVE Elders Act of 2012 - Amends the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to designate specified funds from the Crime Victims Fund for grants for compensation and assistance to victims of elder abuse.
Defines "elder abuse" under that Act: (1) to mean the abus... | A bill to dedicate funds from the Crime Victims Fund to victims of elder abuse, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``First State National Historical Park
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Historical park.--The term ``historical park'' means
the First State National Historical Park established by section
3(a)(1).
(2)... | First State National Historical Park Act - Establishes the First State National Historical Park in Delaware, to be administered as a unit of the National Park System. Specifies that the purpose of the Park is the preservation, protection, and interpretation of the nationally significant cultural and historic resources... | First State National Historical Park Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rio Puerco Watershed Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) over time, extensive ecological changes have occurred
in the Rio Puerco watershed, including--
(A) erosion of agricultural and ra... | Rio Puerco Watershed Act of 1994 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) establish a clearinghouse for research and information on the management of the Rio Puerco Drainage Basin; (2) establish an inventory of best management practices and related monitoring activities that have been or may be implemented with... | Rio Puerco Watershed Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Patient Access to
Preventive and Diagnostic Tests Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. CODING AND PAYMENT PROCEDURES FOR NEW CLINICAL DIAGNOSTIC
LABORATORY TESTS UNDER MEDICARE.
(a) Determining Payment Basis for New Lab Tests.--Section 1833(h)... | Medicare Patient Access to Preventive and Diagnostic Tests Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) establish procedures for determining the basis for, and amount of, Medicare payment for any clinical diagnostic laboratory test w... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish procedures for determining payment amounts for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests for which payment is made under the Medicare Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bureau of Reclamation Transparency
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the water resources infrastructure of the Bureau of
Reclamation provides important benefits related to irrigated
agriculture, municipal a... | Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to submit to Congress, make publicly available, and biennially update an Asset Management Report that describes the Bureau of Reclamation's efforts to: (1) maintain in a reliable manner all reserved works (buildings, structures, facilities, ... | Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ruth Moore Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. STANDARD OF PROOF FOR SERVICE-CONNECTION OF MENTAL HEALTH
CONDITIONS RELATED TO MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA.
(a) Standard of Proof.--Section 1154 of title 38, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the en... | Ruth Moore Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), in any case in which a veteran claims that a covered mental health condition was incurred in or aggravated by military sexual trauma during active duty, to accept as sufficient proof of service-connection a diagnosis by a mental health professiona... | Ruth Moore Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Youth Mental Health Research Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) More than 100 million Americans currently have some
sort of brain-related condition. Millions of Americans, many of
whom are currently s... | Youth Mental Health Research Act - Authorizes the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to: (1) provide for the establishment of a Youth Mental Health Research Network for the conduct or support of youth mental health research and intervention services; and (2) carry out this Act by acting through the Dir... | Youth Mental Health Research Act |
SECTION 1. LEASES, PERMITS, AND CONTRACTS FOR BUILDINGS, FACILITIES,
AND PROPERTIES IN THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM.
(a) In General.--The National Wildlife Refuge System Administration
Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.) is amended by--
(1) striking section 6 (relating to amend... | Amends the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from authorizing a person to use any land or water in the National Wildlife Refuge System for any commercial activity conducted to provide accommodations, facilities, or services for visitors' recreational, e... | To amend the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to establish requirements for the award of concessions in the National Wildlife Refuge System, to provide for maintenance and repair of properties located in the System by concessionaires authorized to use such properties, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gas Price Spike Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. WINDFALL PROFITS TAX.
(a) In General.--Subtitle E of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to alcohol, tobacco, and certain other excise taxes) is
amended by adding at the end thereof the following new chapt... | Gas Price Spike Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a windfall profit tax on crude oil, natural gas, or products of crude oil or natural gas. Defines "windfall profit" as so much of the profit on a sale of crude oil, natural gas, or related products as exceeds a reasonable profit. Establishes the R... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas (and products thereof) and to allow an income tax credit for purchases of fuel-efficient passenger vehicles, and to allow grants for mass transit. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State Child Well-Being Research Act
of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The well-being of children is a paramount concern for
our Nation and for every State, and most programs for children
... | State Child Well-Being Research Act of 2007 - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop comprehensive indicators to assess child well-being in each state.
Directs the Secretary to establish an a... | A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct research on indicators of child well-being. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Oversight and
Accountability in Medicaid Non-DSH Supplemental Payments Act''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVING CALCULATION, OVERSIGHT, AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF NON-DSH
SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENTS UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM.
(a) Guida... | Improving Oversight and Accountability in Medicaid Non-DSH Supplemental Payments Act This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to direct the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to: (1) issue guidance to states that identifies permissible methods for calculating certain supplemental... | Improving Oversight and Accountability in Medicaid Non-DSH Supplemental Payments Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``TVA Customer Protection Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. INCLUSION IN DEFINITION OF PUBLIC UTILITY.
(a) In General.--Section 201(e) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C.
824(e)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the
following: ``, and includes ... | Exempts TVA facilities from the requirement of prior FERC approval for any disposition of property if proper disclosure has been made, and all disposition proceeds are applied towards TVA debt reduction.
Prohibits FERC from permitting TVA to impose any rate or charge, or any rule or regulation pertaining to a rate or c... | TVA Customer Protection Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and
Chippewa Indians Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians are
descendants and political successors to the signatories of the
1... | Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians Act - Reaffirms Federal recognition and the rights and privileges of the Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (in the State of Michigan). Entitles such Band to the Federal services and benefits provided to recognized Indians. Provides for lands to be acquired and h... | To reaffirm and clarify the Federal relationship of the Burt Lake Band as a distinct federally recognized Indian Tribe, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stroke Treatment and Ongoing
Prevention Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT REGARDING STROKE
PROGRAMS.
(a) Stroke Education and Information Programs.--Title III of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241 et seq.) ... | Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act - (Sec. 2) Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out an education and information campaign to promote stroke prevention and to increase the number of stroke patients who seek immediate treatment. Allows the Secretar... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to strengthen education, prevention, and treatment programs relating to stroke, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Export Promotion Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Exporting goods and services is a critical part of the
United States economy. A recent study by the International
Trade Administration recently foun... | Export Promotion Act This bill establishes the Export Promotion Agency in the Department of Commerce, to be headed by an Under Secretary of Commerce for Export Promotion. There are transferred to the Agency the functions of each of the following: the International Trade Administration, the Office of International Trad... | Export Promotion Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable
Compensation Amendments Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin program, authorized
by section 9 of the Act of December 22, 1... | Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Amendments Act of 2007 - Amends the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act to make member landowners eligible for the additional financial compensation provided to the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe for the acquisition by the federal government of 104,492 acr... | To amend the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act to provide compensation to members of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe for damage resulting from the Oahe Dam and Reservoir Project, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cyber-Security Enhancement and
Consumer Data Protection Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. PERSONAL ELECTRONIC RECORDS.
Section 1030(a)(2) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (B); and
... | Cyber-Security Enhancement and Consumer Data Protection Act of 2006 - (Sec. 2) Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit obtaining without authorization: (1) a means of identification from a protected computer (a computer exclusively for the use of a financial institution or the federal government); or (2) the capab... | To amend title 18, United States Code, to better assure cyber-security, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Insurance Capital Standards
Clarification Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF APPLICATION OF LEVERAGE AND RISK-BASED CAPITAL
REQUIREMENTS.
Section 171 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer
Protection Act (12 U.S.C. 5371) is amended--
... | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on June 3, 2014. Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014 - Amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) concerning establishment of minimum leverage and minimum risk-based capital requirements on a c... | Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Timely Repatriation Act''.
SEC. 2. TIMELY REPATRIATION.
(a) Listing of Countries.--Beginning on the date that is 6 months
after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 6 months thereafter,
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall publish a report ... | Timely Repatriation Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to publish a report every six months listing countries that have: (1) refused or unreasonably delayed repatriation of an alien who is a national of that country, and the total number of such aliens; and (2) an excessive repatriation failure rate... | Timely Repatriation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Housing Opportunities Made Equal
(HOME) Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDING THE FAIR HOUSING ACT TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN
DISCRIMINATION.
(a) In General.--
(1) Section 804 of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3604) is
amended by inserti... | Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) Act - Amends the Fair Housing Act to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, source of income, or marital status in housing sales and rentals, residential real estate-related transactions, and brokerage services.
Amends the Civil Rights Act o... | To amend the Fair Housing Act, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Quality Cancer Care
Demonstration Project Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) In order to ensure the delivery of quality, cost-
efficient medical care to patients with cancer, Medicare should
... | National Quality Cancer Care Demonstration Project Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a quality cancer care demonstration project for the purpose of establishing quality metrics and aligning payment incentives under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act in the area... | To improve the quality and cost effectiveness of cancer care to Medicare beneficiaries by establishing a national demonstration project. |
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Opioid Management and
Bundled Addiction Treatment Act of 2018'' or the ``COMBAT Act of
2018''.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF CERTAIN SERVICES FURNISHED BY OPIOID
TREATMENT PROGRAMS.
(a) Coverage.--Section 1861(s)(2) of the S... | Comprehensive Opioid Management and Bundled Addiction Treatment Act of 2018 or the COMBAT Act of 2018 This bill requires certified opioid treatment program services, including counseling, toxicology testing, and medication-assisted treatment, to be covered under Medicare. Opioid treatment programs must receive payment ... | Comprehensive Opioid Management and Bundled Addiction Treatment Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Refinery Permit Process Schedule
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act--
(1) the term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency;
(2) the term ``applicant'' means a pe... | Refinery Permit Process Schedule Act - Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), upon the request of a state governor, or in the case of Native American tribes or tribal territories, the designated leader of the tribe or tribal community, to provide financial assistance to hire addition... | To set schedules for the consideration of permits for refineries. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Law Enforcement Officers Equity
Act''.
SEC. 2. INCLUDING CERTAIN POSITIONS WITHIN THE DEFINITION OF LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER FOR PURPOSES OF RETIREMENT.
(a) Federal Employees Retirement System.--
(1) In general.--Paragraph (17)... | Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act Amends the definition of the term "law enforcement officer" under provisions of the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) and the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) to include: (1) federal employees not otherwise covered by such term whose duties include the investigation ... | Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act |
SECTION 1. DOMESTIC REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT REFORM AND MODERNIZATION.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Community-based organization.--The term ``community-
based organization'' means a nonprofit organization providing a
variety of social, health, educational and community services
... | Requires the Government Accountability Office to study the effectiveness of the Office of Refugee Resettlement's domestic refugee resettlement programs. Requires the Office to: (1) ensure that refugee assistance is provided to qualifying refugees who are secondary migrants; (2) report to Congress regarding states expe... | To reform and modernize domestic refugee resettlement programs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) When the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation
Act of 2001 became law, the tax treatment of section 529
college savings plans was changed so that qualified
distributions were no longer t... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on February 20, 2015. This bill makes changes to the rules for qualified tuition programs (known as 529 plans). (Sec. 2) The Internal Revenue Code is amended to allow payments from 529 plans for the purchase of computer or peripheral equipment, comp... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve 529 plans. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Quality Nursing Care Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) There are hospitals throughout the United States that
have inadequate staffing of registered nurses to protect the
well-bei... | Quality Nursing Care Act of 2004 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, to require under new Medicare part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) that each participating hospital adopt and implement a... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to impose minimum nurse staffing ratios in Medicare participating hospitals, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Responsible Homeowner Refinancing
Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
(1) the term ``current borrower'' means a mortgagor who is
current on the subject mortgage at the time of the refinancing,
and has had no l... | Responsible Homeowners Refinancing Act of 2012 - Requires the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (government sponsored enterprises or GSEs), in carrying out the Home Affordable Refinance Program, to adopt specified criteria pertaining to: (1) borr... | A bill to provide for the expansion of affordable refinancing of mortgages held by the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation. |
OF IDENTITY THEFT DISPUTES.
The Commission shall require entities that receive disputes
regarding the unauthorized use of accounts of such entities from
consumers that have reason to believe that they are a victim of
identity theft to conduct any necessary investigation and decide an
outcome of a claim within ... | Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2002 - Requires data collection organizations, under specified conditions, to notify consumers: (1) at the time of collection that their personally identifiable information may be used for an unrelated transaction purpose; and (2) of any material change in the organization's privacy p... | To protect and enhance consumer privacy, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Howard M. Metzenbaum Menu Education
and Labeling Act'' or the ``Howard M. Metzenbaum MEAL Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) research continues to reveal that--
(A) there is a strong link between diet and ... | Howard M. Metzenbaum Menu Education and Labeling Act or the Howard M. Metzenbaum MEAL Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require chain restaurants with 20 or more locations doing business under the same trade name to disclose: (1) in a statement adjacent to a standard menu item, the number of calo... | A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to extend the food labeling requirements of the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990 to enable customers to make informed choices about the nutritional content of standard menu items in large chain restaurants. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery
Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. CRIMINAL PENALTIES.
(a) In General.--Chapter 11 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 219 the following:
``Sec. 220. Illegal remunerations for referrals to recove... | Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act of 2018 This bill amends the federal criminal code make it a crime to knowingly and willfully solicit, receive, pay, or offer payment for referrals to a recovery home or clinical treatment facility, subject to limitations. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a... | Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preserving Employee Wellness
Programs Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) Congress has a strong tradition of protecting and
preserving employee workplace wellness programs, including
programs that utilize a h... | Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act (Sec. 3) This bill exempts workplace wellness programs from: (1) limitations under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 on medical examinations and inquiries of employees, (2) the prohibition on collecting genetic information in connection with issuing health insurance, ... | Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``South Utah Valley Electric
Conveyance Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) District.--The term ``District'' means the South Utah
Valley Electric Service District, organized under the laws of
the State of Utah.
... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 23, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance Act - Requires the Secretary of the Interior, insofar as the Strawberry Water Users Association conveyed its interest in an electric distribu... | To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal features of the electric distribution system to the South Utah Valley Electric Service District, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Defense of the Environment Act of
1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that provisions that reduce
protection of the environment have been included in legislation without
adequate consideration and an opportunity for Mem... | Defense of the Environment Act of 1997 - Requires any report of a congressional committee or committee of conference accompanying a public bill or joint resolution that includes any provision that reduces environmental protection to contain: (1) an identification and description of the provision; (2) an assessment of ... | Defense of the Environment Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Captive Primate Safety Act''.
SEC. 2. ADDITION OF NONHUMAN PRIMATES TO DEFINITION OF PROHIBITED
WILDLIFE SPECIES.
Section 2(g) of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C.
3371(g)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end ``... | Captive Primate Safety Act - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to add nonhuman primates to the definition of "prohibited wildlife species" for purposes of the prohibition against the sale or purchase of such species in interstate or foreign commerce. Makes it unlawful for a person to import, export, transport, se... | Captive Primate Safety Act |
SECTION 1. CREDIT FOR RECYCLING OR REMANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT.
(a) In General.--Section 46 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to amount of investment credit) is amended by striking
``and'' at the end of paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end
of paragraph (4) and inserting ``, and'', and by ... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for investment in qualified reclamation property. Defines "qualified reclamation property" as tangible depreciable recycling or remanufacturing property with a useful life of at least five years. Limits the amount of such credit to 20% of the basis (not exceeding $... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for recycling or remanufacturing equipment. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Access to Nurse-Midwife
Care Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Medicare covers approximately 2 million women with
disabilities that are of childbearing age.
(2) Women with disab... | Improving Access to Nurse-Midwife Care Act of 2004 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for the coverage of and payment for certified midwife services (currently only certified nurse-midwife services are covered) under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance). Declares that not... | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for reimbursement of certified midwife services and to provide for more equitable reimbursement rates for certified nurse-midwife services. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Investment and Growth
Act''.
SEC. 2. MAXIMUM SMALL BUSINESS TAX RATE.
(a) In General.--Section 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to tax imposed) is amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
``(i) Maxi... | Small Business Investment and Growth Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a maximum small business tax rate on taxable small business income for individuals, partnerships, or certain S corporations. Describes such income as the least of: (1) income from the active conduct of a trade or business in whic... | Small Business Investment and Growth Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Seniors Financial Security Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF INCLUSION IN GROSS INCOME OF SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS
AND TIER 1 RAILROAD RETIREMENT BENEFITS.
(a) In General.--Section 86 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to taxa... | Seniors Financial Security Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the inclusion in gross income for income tax purposes of social security and tier 1 railroad retirement benefits. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the inclusion in gross income of Social Security benefits and tier 1 railroad retirement benefits. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``GEAR UP & GO
Act''.
(b) References.--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 reference
s... | GEAR UP & GO Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise specified requirements for Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) to facilitate the transition of low-income high school students into postsecondary education.
Authorizes the Secretary of Education to carry out a G... | To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 by strengthening and expanding the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) in order to facilitate the transition of low-income high school students into post-secondary education. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Growth Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. EXPENSING FOR CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY.
(a) In General.--Part VI of subchapter B of chapter 1 is amended by
inserting after section 179E the following new section:
``SEC. 179F. ELECTION TO EXPENSE CERTAIN REAL ... | Small Business Growth Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow small business taxpayers with gross receipts of $5 million or less to elect to expense certain depreciable real property in the year such property is placed in service. Limits the amount of such expensing allowance to $125,000, adjusted for i... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the expensing of certain real property. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bottle Recycling Climate Protection
Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The energy required to manufacture beverage containers
from recycled containers is often less than the energy required
... | Bottle Recycling Climate Protection Act of 2007 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit retailers and distributors from selling beverages (water, mineral water, soda water, flavored water, sports drinks, juice, iced tea, wine coolers, beer, or carbonated nonalcoholic beverages) in containers that do not displ... | To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require a refund value for certain beverage containers, and to provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling programs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Overseas Human Testing Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Before a manufacturer of a new drug or device can
market its new product, the Food and Drug Administration (in
this section referred ... | Safe Overseas Human Testing Act - Allows test articles intended for clinical investigations to be exported only pursuant to an export license approved by the President. Directs the President to require an applicant for such license to: (1) identify each clinical investigation for which the test article is intended; and... | To promote safe and ethical clinical trials of drugs and other test articles on people overseas. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Infrastructure Improvement
Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Acquisition.--The term ``acquisition'' includes any
necessary activities for siting a facility, equipment,
structures, or rolling stoc... | National Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2007 - (Sec. 3) Establishes the National Commission on the Infrastructure of the United States to ensure that U.S. infrastructure meets current and future demand, facilitates economic growth, is maintained in a manner that ensures public safety, and is developed or modified in... | A bill to establish a National Commission on the Infrastructure of the United States. |
SECTION 1. CHANGES IN THRESHOLD AND OTHER TESTS FOR DETERMINING AMOUNT
OF WAGES PAID TO AGRICULTURAL WORKERS THAT ARE SUBJECT TO
SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE TAXES.
(a) Increase in $150 Remuneration Threshold to $1,000 and Increase
in Total Farm Payroll Test.--
(1) Intern... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Social Security Act, respectively, to increase the cash remuneration or employer expenditure thresholds for agricultural labor wage purposes.Amends the Code to provide for collection coordination of agricultural labor employment tax and income tax. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to change certain threshold and other tests in order to decrease the amount of farm labor wages that are subject to Social Security and Medicare taxes, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Berry Amendment Extension Act''.
SEC. 2. BUY-AMERICAN REQUIREMENT IMPOSED ON DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY; EXCEPTIONS.
(a) Requirement.--Except as provided in subsections (c) through
(e), funds appropriated or otherwise available to th... | Berry Amendment Extension Act - Prohibits the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from procuring specified covered items directly related to national security interests (including clothing, tents, or natural fiber products) that are not grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the United States, except to the exten... | To prohibit the Department of Homeland Security from procuring certain items directly related to the national security unless the items are grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Affordable Retirement Advice
Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to provide that advisors who--
(1) provide advice that is impermissible under the
prohibited transaction provisions under section 406 of the ... | Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to modify requirements related to fiduciaries and the provision of investment advice for employer-sponsored retirement plans. (Under current law, a person who provides investment advice has a fiducia... | Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Removing Excess Litigation Involving
Energy on Federal Lands Act'' or the ``RELIEF Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the United States spends over $1 billion per day to
import crude oil from foreign countries;
... | Removing Excess Litigation Involving Energy on Federal Lands Act or the RELIEF Act - Establishes judicial procedures for causes and claims relating to any action or decision by a federal official regarding the leasing of federal lands (including submerged lands) for the exploration, development, production, processing,... | To establish judicial procedures for causes and claims relating to any action or decision by a Federal official regarding the leasing of Federal lands (including submerged lands) for the exploration, development, production, processing, or transmission of oil, natural gas, or any other source or form of energy, and for... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Alaska Timber Industry Fairness
Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to assist entities involved in the
timber industry in Alaska--
(1) to deal with the adverse impacts of Federal timber
policy;
(2) to fac... | Alaska Timber Industry Fairness Act - Establishes a two-year grant program for retooling projects that are designed to facilitate the economic adjustment of specified timber entities by allowing them to: (1) improve or alter their business and practices to become more competitive within the timber industry; or (2) shif... | A bill to establish a grant program to encourage retooling of entities in the timber industry in Alaska, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Long-Term Care Affordability and
Security Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF PREMIUMS ON QUALIFIED LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE
CONTRACTS.
(a) In General.--
(1) Cafeteria plans.--The last sentence of section 125(f)
of th... | Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) include long-term care insurance as a benefit under tax-exempt employee benefit cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements; and (2) extend certain consumer protections under the long-term care insurance model regula... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow long-term care insurance to be offered under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements and to provide additional consumer protections for long-term care insurance. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``First-Time Homebuyers' Tax Credit
Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. REFUNDABLE CREDIT FOR FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS.
(a) In General.--Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to refundable credits)
is amended b... | First-Time Homebuyers' Tax Credit Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual taxpayer who qualifies as a first-time homebuyer (i.e., an individual who had no ownership interest in a principal residence within the past two years) a one-time refundable credit for up to $20,000 of the purchase p... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a refundable credit against income tax for the purchase of a principal residence by a first-time homebuyer. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia and United
States Territories Circulating Quarter Dollar Program Act''.
SEC. 2. ISSUANCE OF REDESIGNED QUARTER DOLLARS HONORING THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA AND EACH OF THE TERRITORIES.
Section 5112 of title 31, United St... | District of Columbia and United States Territories Circulating Quarter Dollar Program Act - Amends Federal law to provide for the issuance of redesigned quarter dollars in 2009 honoring the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealt... | To provide for a circulating quarter dollar coin program to honor the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``World Bank International Development
Association Replenishment Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Greenhouse gas.--The term ``greenhouse gas'' means
carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, sulfur hexafluoride, a
... | World Bank International Development Association Replenishment Act of 2009 - (Sec. 2) Defines "greenhouse gas" as carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, sulfur hexafluoride, a perfluorocarbon, or a hydrofluorocarbon.
(Sec. 3) Amends the International Financial Institutions Act to direct the Secretary of the Treasury ... | A bill to authorize United States participation in the replenishment of resources of the International Development Association, and for other purposes. |
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