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+hres556-93,House of Representatives,hres,556,93,1973-09-20,REFERRED,"Makes it the sense of the House that the President should undertake negotiations with states party to the Statue of the International Court of Justice to amend that statute to authorize that Court to accept jurisdiction of cases it deems appropriate so as: (1) to permit private individuals, business organizations, and other legal entities or persons to accept the compulsory jurisdiction to the Court and to be parties in cases before the Court in disputes arising between private individuals, business organizations, and other legal entities or persons from different states; (2) to provide that decrees and judgement of the International Court of Justice arrived at under (1) above shall be given full faith and credit by the courts of any state accepting jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice; and (3) to permit all parties in any civil action brought in any court of any state accepting jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice to petition the International Court of Justice for the removal of such action to the International Court of Justice or any regional court thereof.",F000350,Donald,Fraser
+hres1408-93,House of Representatives,hres,1408,93,1974-10-02,REFERRED,"Requests the President to express the concern of the United States Government for the safety and freedom of Valentyn Moroz, historian, writer, and spokesman for the cultural integrity of the Ukranian people.",B000432,Mario,Biaggi
+hres967-93,House of Representatives,hres,967,93,1974-03-11,REFERRED,"Makes it the sense of the House that: (1) all agencies of the Federal Government, which have any responsibility for establishing priorities for the allocation of materials and facilities utilized in the production or distribution of fertilizer, give the highest priority to the fertilizer industry regarding the allocation of such materials and facilities; (2) the Federal Power Commission and appropriate State regulatory agencies do everything within their power, in the establishment of priorities for the allocation of natural gas (including gas sold under interruptible contracts), to insure producers of nitrogen with supplies of natural gas sufficient to maintain maximum production levels; (3) the Federal Energy Office include all of the energy and fuel requirements of the fertilizer industry, including local dealer requirements, in its highest priority category regarding allocation of gasoline, middle-distillates, and other liquid fuels utilized by this indsutry in the production, distribution, and application of fertilizer supplies; (4) the Cost of Living Council and the Departments of Agriculture and Commerce continue their monitoring and reporting of fertilizer supply availabilities, wholesale and retail prices, and export shipments; (5) the Cost of Living Council establish an investigatory program through the field offices of the Internal Revenue Service to monitor and analyze any reports of fertilizer price gouging at either wholesale or retail levels, and any changes in manufacturer marketing operations or relationships between manufacturers and local dealers and between local dealers and their customers which may affect continued availability or pricing of fertilizer supplies to farmers; and (6) the manufacturers of phosphate acid give the highest priority to supplying such material to producers and users of feed phosphate, which is essential to livestock and poultry.",F000123,Paul,Findley
+hres690-93,House of Representatives,hres,690,93,1973-11-08,REFERRED,"Expresses the sense of Congress that the executive branch of the American government continue its efforts to insure that the International Red Cross be allowed to visit Israeli prisoners of war in Egypt and Syria as required by the Geneva Convention of August 12, 1949; and that the Governments of Egypt and Syria immediately release all seriously sick prisoners of war and an immediate exchange of prisoners between Israel, Egypt and Syria be negotiated.",A000018,Bella,Abzug
+hres1022-93,House of Representatives,hres,1022,93,1974-04-02,REFERRED,"Provides that a committee be appointed to go to the Senate and in the name of the House of Representatives and of all the people of the United States, impeach President Richard M. Nixon of high crimes and misdemeanors. Sets forth articles in support of such impeachment, including the following: (1) that Richard M. Nixon, President of the United States, unmindful of the duties of his high office and of his oath of office, and in violation of the Constitution of the United States and of sections 1510 and 371 of title 18, United States Code, by his own admission did willfully obstruct an investigation of offenses against the United States, and by his own admission did conspire with one John Ehrlichman and one H. R. Haldeman to obstruct the said investigation; (2) that the said Richard M. Nixon, President of the United States, unmindful of the duties of his high office and in violation of section 3 of article II of the Constitution of the United States, on or about July 23, 1970, did fail to take care that the laws of the United States be faithfully executed in that by his own admission did willfully approve the commission of felonious acts, including burglary and the opening of mail without legal authority, by persons under his direction; and (3) that President Richard M. Nixon attempted to evade or defeat paying tax under the Internal Revenue Code.",L000221,Robert,Leggett
+hres751-93,House of Representatives,hres,751,93,1973-12-18,REFERRED,"Provides that it is the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) a Commission be appointed to consider the relocation of the Nation's Capital; (2) members be appointed to the Commission based on their interest, expertise, or willingness to devote whatever time is necessary to complete this project; (3) such funds as are needed be authorized to and for the use of the Commission; (4) central location to travelers and workers, vulnerability to attack, and a truly free and representative city be guides within which the Commission shall operate.",L000049,Earl,Landgrebe
+hres1512-93,House of Representatives,hres,1512,93,1974-12-17,INTRODUCED,"Authorizes the consideration of conference reports on the same day reported or any day thereafter during the remainder of the second session, Ninety-third Congress.",B000605,Richard,Bolling
+hres1185-93,House of Representatives,hres,1185,93,1974-06-18,REFERRED,"Requires reports accompanying each bill or joint resolution in the House of Representatives of a public character (except revenue measures) reported by a committee to contain estimates of the costs, to both public and nonpublic sectors, of carrying out the measure reported.",A000215,Bill,Archer
+hres1488-93,House of Representatives,hres,1488,93,1974-12-09,REFERRED,"Establishes a select committee in the House of Representatives to be composed of nine members of the House. Authorizes the committee to conduct a full and complete investigation and study of food prices in the United States. Sets forth the powers and duties of the committee. Directs the committee to report to the House as soon as practicable during the present Congress the results of its investigation and study, together with such recommendations as it deems advisable.",C000807,Robert,Coughlin
+hres1519-93,House of Representatives,hres,1519,93,1974-12-18,INTRODUCED,"Provides that upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to move, clause 28(d) (4) of rule XI to the contrary notwithstanding, that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1511) confirming Nelson A. Rockefeller as Vice President of the United States. States that after general debate, which shall be confined to the resoltuion and shall continue not to exceed six hours, to be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and the ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary, and Representative Robert W. Kastenmeier, of Wisconsin, the Committee shall rise and report the resolution to the House, and the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the resolution to final adoption or rejection.",D000211,James,Delaney
+hres48-93,House of Representatives,hres,48,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"States that upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to move that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 8606) to amend the Small Business Act, and all points of order against section 4, of said bill for failure to comply with the provisions of clause 4 rule XXI are hereby waived. Provides that after general debate, which shall be confined to the bill and shall continue not to exceed one hour, to be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Banking and Currency, the bill shall be read for amendment under the five-minute rule. Requires that at the conclusion of the consideration of the bill for amendment, the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted, and the previous questions shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit. Stipulates that passage of H.R. 8606, the Committee on Banking and Currency shall be discharged from the futher consideration of the bill S.1672, and it shall then be in order in the House to move to strike out all after the enacting clause of the said Senate bill and insert in lieu thereof the provisions contained in H.R. 8606 as passed by the House.",C000709,Silvio,Conte
+hres1053-93,House of Representatives,hres,1053,93,1974-04-22,REFERRED,"Directs the Director of the Secret Service to furnish information concerning the expenditure of Federal funds for administrative support and personnel at or near the private residences of (1) Franklin D. Roosevelt, (2) Harry S. Truman, (3) Dwight D. Eisenhower, (4) John F. Kennedy, and (5) Lyndon B. Johnson during their terms as President and Vice President.",H000638,Andrew,Hinshaw
+hres284-93,House of Representatives,hres,284,93,1973-03-12,INTRODUCED,"Designates Thursday, April 19, 1973, for the celebration of Pan-American Day, on which day, after the reading of the Journal, remarks appropriate to such occasion may occur.",F000041,Dante,Fascell
+hres800-93,House of Representatives,hres,800,93,1974-01-30,REFERRED,"States that the further expenses of conducting the investigations and studies authorized by H. Res. 18, 93d Congress, incurred by the Committee on Banking and Currency, not to exceed $912,000, in addition to the unexpended balance of any sum heretofore made available for conducting such investigations and studies, including expenditures for employment, travel, and subsistence of investigators, attorneys, individual consultants or organizations thereof, and clerical, stenographic, and other assistance, shall be paid out of the contingent fund of the House on vouchers authorized by such committee, signed by the chairman of such committee, and approved by the Committee on House Administration. Provides that not to exceed $100,000 of the amount provided by this resolution may be used to procure the temporary or intermittent services of individual consultants or organizations. States that not to exceed $388,000 of the total amount provided by this resolution shall be made available for the expenses of the Housing Subcommittee.",P000103,John,Patman
+hres558-93,House of Representatives,hres,558,93,1973-09-20,REFERRED,Creates the standing Committee on the Central Intelligence Agency of the House of Representatives to consist of 15 members: five concurrently serving on the Committee on Armed Services; five concurrently serving on the Committee on Foreign Affairs; and five other Members.,H000230,Michael,Harrington
+hres1249-93,House of Representatives,hres,1249,93,1974-07-23,REFERRED,"Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives of the United States that the Secretary of Defense shall issue no further reclassifications from missing in action to presumptive finding of death status until such time as the Government of North Vietnam complies with the Paris Peace Agreement, and until a determination is made that all possible means of ascertaining the fates of those listed as missing in action has been made.",M000930,William,Moorhead
+hres1268-93,House of Representatives,hres,1268,93,1974-07-25,REFERRED,"Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the leadership of the Nation responsible for our economic well-being meet together immediately in a spirit of unity to design a set of policy actions to achieve the common goal of restoring stability and growth to the American economy and confidence and prosperity to the American people. States that it is imperative as in previous moments of great national need that the two political parties, the Congress and the President, labor and management, put aside their domestic and political differences and work together in a spirit of discipline, compromise, and sacrifice for the common good. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that this domestic summit be convened forthwith comprised of the President, the majority and minority leadership of both Houses of the Congress, the chairman and ranking minority members of the Appropriations Committee of both Houses, the chairmen and ranking minority members of the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee, and the chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, together with leaders of labor and business, and such other participants as they may agree upon. Stipulates that they shall meet and devote such time as necessary until a plan of action is decided upon which, by its demonstration of renewed unity, direction, and purpose, will gain the public support and confidence necessary to be effective in overcoming these difficulties. States that the House of Representatives stands ready to cooperate fully in the spirit of commitment and unity which the solution of this truly national problem will require of all elements of American society.",P000218,Claude,Pepper
+hres786-93,House of Representatives,hres,786,93,1974-01-24,REFERRED,"Provides that, during the second session of the Ninety-third Congress, the expenses of the investigations and studies to be conducted by the Committee on Ways and Means, acting as a whole or by subcommittee, not to exceed $450,000, shall be paid out of the contingent fund of the House on vouchers authorized by such committee, signed by the chairman of such committee, and approved by the Committee on House Administration. States that, not to exceed $50,000 of such amount may be used to procure the temporary or intermittent services of individual consultants or organizations thereof pursuant to the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946. Provides that no part of the funds authorized by this resolution shall be available for expenditure in connection with the study or investigation of any subject which is being investigated for the same purpose by any other committee of the House.",M000778,Wilbur,Mills
+hres1325-93,House of Representatives,hres,1325,93,1974-08-15,INTRODUCED,"Provides that upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to move that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 13565) to establish a national program for research and development in nonnuclear energy sources. States that after general debate, which shall be confined to the bill and shall continue not to exceed one hour, to be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, the bill shall be read for amendment under the five-minute rule. Stipulates that it shall be in order to consider the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs now printed in the bill as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule. Requires that it shall also be in order to consider the text of the amendment printed on pages H8414-8418 of the Congressional Record of August 14, 1974, if offered as a substitute for said committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. Provides that, at the conclusion of the consideration of H.R. 13565 for amendment, Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted, and any Member may demand a separate vote in the House or to the comment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. States that the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Stipulates that after the passage of H.R. 13565, the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs shall be discharged from the further consideration of the bill S. 1283, and it shall then be in order in the House to move to strike out all after the enacting clause of the said Senate bill and insert in lieu thereof the provisions contained in H.R. 13565 as passed by the House.",M000039,Ray,Madden
+hres1459-93,House of Representatives,hres,1459,93,1974-11-18,REFERRED,Requires approval by the House of Representatives with respect to the establishment or adjustment of specified allowances from the contingent fund of the House of Representatives to Members of the House.,K000086,Jack,Kemp
+hres1384-93,House of Representatives,hres,1384,93,1974-09-23,REFERRED,"Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) all military, economic, or other assistance, all sales of defense articles and services, all sales of agricultural commodities and services, and all licenses with respect to the transportation of arms, ammunitions, and implements of war (including technical data relating thereto) to the Government of Turkey should be suspended on the date of adoption of this resolution; and (2) the provisions of this resolution should cease to apply when the President reports to the Congress that the Government of Turkey has withdrawn all of its armed forces from Cyprus.",L000243,Norman,Lent
+hres708-93,House of Representatives,hres,708,93,1973-11-15,REFERRED,"Commends the President of the United States for his actions in the Middle East, particularly his efforts through the United Nations to create the atmosphere in which the negotiations could take place and his dialogue with the Soviet Union in an effort to reduce tensions.",B000069,LaMar,Baker
+hres1111-93,House of Representatives,hres,1111,93,1974-05-15,INTRODUCED,"Provides that upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to move that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 13973) to amend the title of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 concerning the Overseas Private Investment Corporation to extend the authority for the Corporation, to authorize the Corporation to issue reinsurance, to suggest dates for terminating certain activities of the Corporation, and for other purposes. States that after general debate, which shall be confined to the bill and shall continue not to exceed one hour, to be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the bill shall be read for amendment under the five-minute rule. Stipulates that, at the conclusion of the consideration of the bill for amendment, the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted, and the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit.",P000218,Claude,Pepper
+hres345-93,House of Representatives,hres,345,93,1973-04-09,REFERRED,"Authorizes each Member of the House of Representatives (including Delegates and Resident Commissioners) to hire for two months during the period from June 1 to August 31 inclusive, each year during the Ninety-third Congress, one additional employee to be known as a Lyndon Baines Johnson teacher congressional intern.",L000226,William,Lehman
+hres593-93,House of Representatives,hres,593,93,1973-10-11,REFERRED,"Provides that upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to move that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 9681) to authorize and require the President of the United States to allocate crude oil and refined petroleum products to deal with existing or imminent shortages and dislocations in the national distribution system which jeopardize the public health, safety, or welfare; to provide for the delegation of authority; and for other purposes. States that after general debate, which shall be confined to the bill and shall continue not to exceed one hour, to be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, the bill shall be read for amendment under the five-minute rule, and that it shall be in order to consider the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce now printed in the bill as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule. Requires, at the conclusion of such consideration, the Committee to rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted, and any Member may demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. States that the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or without instructions. States that after the passage of H.R. 9681, the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce shall be discharged from the further consideration of the bill S. 1570, and it shall then be in order in the House to move to strike out all after the enacting clause of the said Senate bill and insert in lieu thereof the provisions contained in H.R. 9681 as passed by the House.",M000039,Ray,Madden
+hres876-93,House of Representatives,hres,876,93,1974-02-19,REFERRED,"States that the House of Representatives disapproves the recommendations of the President with respect to the rates of pay of Federal officials transmitted to the Congress in the budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975.",C000925,Paul,Cronin
+hres15-93,House of Representatives,hres,15,93,1973-01-03,INTRODUCED,"Declares that the House has heard with profound sorrow of the death of the Honorable Nick Begich, a Representative-elect from the State of Alaska. Directs the Clerk to communicate these resolutions to the Senate and to transmit a copy thereof to the family of the deceased.",O000098,Thomas,O’Neill
+hjres530-93,House of Representatives,hjres,530,93,1973-04-30,REFERRED,"Authorizes the President to designate the fourth week of April of each year as ""Police Officers Wives Association Week"".",D000355,John,Dingell
+sres443-93,Senate,sres,443,93,1974-12-05,INTRODUCED,Designates Floyd M. Riddick as Parliamentarian Emeritus of the United States Senate in honor of his long and faithful service as Parliamentarian.,M000113,Michael,Mansfield
+hres1104-93,House of Representatives,hres,1104,93,1974-05-15,REFERRED,"Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the conferees now reviewing the Congressional Budget Act expedite reporting out a strong bill which will mandate an overall spending limit as well as provide the necessary committee structure, staff, and resources by which Congress may review and control expenditures and thereby control inflation.",B000029,Louis,Bafalis
+hres671-93,House of Representatives,hres,671,93,1973-10-30,REFERRED,"Creates a select committee to consider an impeachment resolution against the President of the United States. Authorizes to be appropriated out of the contingency fund of the House such funds as may be required by the select committee to carry out the purposes of this resolution. Grants the select committee subpoena power. Directs the committee to report to the House the results of its investigation, including an impeachment resolution, together with any other recommendations not later than 30 days after the adoption of this resolution.",D000355,John,Dingell
+hres199-93,House of Representatives,hres,199,93,1973-02-07,REFERRED,"Provides that meetings for the transaction of business on hearings of each standing committee or subcommittee of the House of Representatives shall be open to the public except when the committee or subcommittee in open session and with a quorum present determines by a rollcall vote that all or part of the remainder of such meeting on that day shall be closed to the public because disclosure of evidence or other matters to be considered would endanger national security or tend to defame, degrade, or incriminate any person. Provides that hearings on the Budget conducted by the Committee on Appropriations shall be held in open session, except when the committee, in open session and with a quorum present, determines by a rollcall vote that the testimony to be taken at that hearing may relate to a matter of national security.",C000512,James,Cleveland
+hres1456-93,House of Representatives,hres,1456,93,1974-10-17,INTRODUCED,"Provides that immediately upon the adoption of this resolution the House shall consider the joint resolution (H.J.Res. 1167) making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1975, and for other purposes. States that after general debate, which shall be confined to the joint resolution and shall continue not to exceed one hour, the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the joint resolution to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit.",Y000043,John,Young
+hres735-93,House of Representatives,hres,735,93,1973-12-04,INTRODUCED,"States that the House of Representatives confirms the nomination of Gerald R. Food, of the State of Michigan, to be Vice President of the United States.",R000374,Peter,Rodino
+hr4700-93,House of Representatives,hr,4700,93,1973-02-22,REFERRED,Provides for the relief of Mrs. Rita Chelnek.,C000780,James,Corman
+hres40-93,House of Representatives,hres,40,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Establishes a Committee on Environment in the House of Representatives, consisting of 25 members. Provides that such Committee shall deal with all measures relating to the quality of the physical environment of the United States and its possessions, including: (1) water quality; (2) air quality; (3) weather modification; (4) waste disposal and management; (5) pesticides and herbicides; and (6) acoustic problems.",B000893,Donald,Brotzman
+hres1251-93,House of Representatives,hres,1251,93,1974-07-24,INTRODUCED,"States that upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to move that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 93) relating to an inflation policy study. Provides that general debate, which shall be confined to the concurrent resolution and shall continue not to exceed one hour, to be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Rules, the concurrent resolution shall be read for amendment under the five-minute rule. Stipulates that, at the conclusion of the consideration of the concurrent resolution for amendment, the Committee shall rise and report the concurrent resolution to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted, and the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the concurrent resolution and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit.",B000605,Richard,Bolling
+hres1109-93,House of Representatives,hres,1109,93,1974-05-15,REFERRED,"Refers H.R. 14796, for the relief of NEES Corporation, to the Chief Commissioner of the United States Court of Claims.",W000636,Edward,Winn
+hres941-93,House of Representatives,hres,941,93,1974-02-28,REFERRED,"States that the House of Representatives disapproves the recommendations of the President with respect to the rates of pay of Federal officials transmitted to the Congress in the budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975.",A000207,Ike,Andrews
+hres573-93,House of Representatives,hres,573,93,1973-10-02,REFERRED,"Directs the Committee on the Judiciary to conduct a full and complete investigation of the charges of impeachable offenses alleged to have been committed by Spiro T. Agnew. Requires the Committee on the Judiciary to report to the House the results of the investigation conducted pursuant to this resolution, together with any recommendations the committee deems appropriate, no later than forty-five days after the date of the adoption of this resolution.",M000343,Paul,McCloskey
+hres1035-93,House of Representatives,hres,1035,93,1974-04-11,REFERRED,"Declares it to be the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the Government of the United States should maintain and protect its sovereign rights and jurisdiction over the canal and zone, and should in no way cede, dilute, forfeit, negotiate, or transfer any of these sovereign rights, power, authority, jurisdiction, territory, or property that are indispensably necessary for the protection and security of the United States and the entire Western Hemisphere; (2) that there be no relinquishment or surrender of any presently vested United States sovereign right, power, or authority or property, tangible or intangible, except by treaty authorized by the Congress and duly ratified by the United States; and (3) that there be no recession to Panama, or other divestiture of any United States-owned property, tangible or intangible, without prior authorization by the Congress (House and Senate), as provided in article IV, section 3, clause 2 of the United States Constitution.",D000534,John,Duncan
+hres443-93,House of Representatives,hres,443,93,1973-06-18,REFERRED,"Provides, as an item of the order of business of the House of Representatives, for a period in which heads of executive departments and agencies are questioned and report to the House weekly.",H000230,Michael,Harrington
+hres706-93,House of Representatives,hres,706,93,1973-11-15,REFERRED,"Commends the President of the United States for his actions in the Middle East, particularly his efforts through the United Nations to create the atmosphere in which the negotiations could take place and his dialogue with the Soviet Union in an effort to reduce tensions.",B000069,LaMar,Baker
+hres410-93,House of Representatives,hres,410,93,1973-05-22,REFERRED,"Makes it the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of the United States should maintain and protect its sovereign rights and jurisdiction over said Canal Zone and Panama Canal and that the United States Government should in no way cede, dilute, forfeit, negotiate, or transfer any of these sovereign rights, power, authority, jurisdiction, territory, or property to any other sovereign nation or to any international organization which sovereign rights, power, authority, jurisdiction, territory, and other property are indispensably necessary for the protection and security of the United States and the entire Western Hemisphere, including the Canal and Panama.",B000431,Tom,Bevill
+hres734-93,House of Representatives,hres,734,93,1973-12-04,REFERRED,Expresses the judgement of the House of Representatives that President Richard Nixon should resign from office. States that prior to resignation the President should send to the House of Representatives a candidate other than Gerald Ford to be considered as a nominee to suceed him as President upon confirmation by both the House and the Senate.,R000053,Charles,Rangel
+hres1315-93,House of Representatives,hres,1315,93,1974-08-13,REFERRED,Expresses the sense of the House that the prevention of widespread famine requires immediate and substantial public investments in agricultural research and technology for the express purpose of increasing food production which would: (1) insure a ready supply of food at reasonable consumer food costs; (2) aid in the maintenance of a favorable United States trade balance; and (3) reduce the risk of food shortages in years of adverse weather.,L000360,Jerry,Litton
+hres793-93,House of Representatives,hres,793,93,1974-01-28,REFERRED,"Provides that, for the further expenses of the investigations and studies to be conducted pursuant to H. Res. 253, 93rd Congress by the Committee on Science and Astronautics, acting as a whole or by subcommittee, not to exceed $400,000 including expenditures for the employment of investigators, attorneys, individual consultants or organizations thereof, and clerical, stenographic, and other assistants, shall be paid out of the contingent fund of the House. States that not to exceed $25,000 of the amount provided by this resolution may be used to procure the temporary or intermittent services of individual consultants or organizations.",T000110,Olin,Teague
+hres1136-93,House of Representatives,hres,1136,93,1974-05-21,REFERRED,Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that (1) it most strongly condemns all acts of terrorism in the Middle East; (2) the President and the Secretary of State should and are hereby urged and requested to (a) call upon all governments to condemn this inhuman act of violence against innocent victims; and (b) strongly urge the governments who harbor these groups and individuals to take appropriate action to rid their countries of those who subvert the peace through terrorism and senseless violence; and (3) the President should request the American Ambassador to the United Nations to take appropriate action before that body in order to have introduced a Security Council resolution condemning this brutal act of violence.,O000098,Thomas,O’Neill
+hres160-93,House of Representatives,hres,160,93,1973-01-24,INTRODUCED,Elects the minority parties membership to the standing committees of the House of Representatives.,F000260,Gerald,Ford
+hres564-93,House of Representatives,hres,564,93,1973-09-25,REFERRED,"Declares that the House of Representatives disapproves the President alternative plan for pay adjustments for Federal employees under statutory pay systems recommended and submitted to the Congress on August 31, 1973.",W000035,Jerome,Waldie
+hres227-93,House of Representatives,hres,227,93,1973-02-21,REFERRED,"Provides that under the Rules of the House of Representatives each staff member appointed pursuant to a request by miniority party members shall be accorded equal treatment with respect to the fixing of his pay, the assignment of work facilities and the accessibility of committee records, provided that the minority shall be entitled to one-third of all funds authorized for the committee. Prohibits, under such Rules, voting by proxy by the members of committees.",B000506,Benjamin,Blackburn
+hres263-93,House of Representatives,hres,263,93,1973-03-01,REFERRED,"Authorizes funds not to exceed $125,000 for the expenses of the House Committee on Ways and Means.",T000200,Frank,Thompson
+hres1030-93,House of Representatives,hres,1030,93,1974-04-09,REFERRED,"Provides that upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to move that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 13919) to authorize appropriations to the Atomic Energy Commission. Waives all points of order against sections 104 and 105 of said bill for failure to comply with clause 4, rule XXI. States that after general debate, which shall be confined to the bill and shall continue not to exceed one hour, to be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, the bill shall be read for amendment under the five-minute rule. Requires that, at the conclusion of the consideration of the bill for amendment, the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted, and the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit.",M001101,Morgan,Murphy
+hres474-93,House of Representatives,hres,474,93,1973-06-27,REFERRED,"Establishes a special committee of the House of Representatives to investigate and report to the House on expenditures in connection with the campaign of any candidate for nomination or election as a Representative or Delegate to the House of Representatives. Authorizes the special committee to conduct an election recount or to take such other actions as it deems necessary. Requires the special committee to consult with, advise, and act in a timely manner upon specific requests of the Clerk of the House of Representatives either when he is acting on his own motion or upon a written complaint made to him under oath setting forth allegations of fact under the Federal Election Campaign Act. Authorizes the special committee, when it deems it to be appropriate or of sufficient interest, to report any information secured by the committee to the Attorney General of the United States in order that he may take such action as he shall deem appropriate. States that the special committee shall cease to exist as of February 14, 1974.",S000596,Neal,Smith
+hres415-93,House of Representatives,hres,415,93,1973-05-30,INTRODUCED,"Provides that upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to move that the House resolve itself into the committee of the whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill (H. R. 6458) to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize assistance for planning, development, and initial operation, research, and training projects for systems for the effective provision of health care services under emergency conditions. States that after general debate, which shall be confined to the bill and shall continue not to exceed one hour, to be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, the bill shall be read for amendment under the five-minute rule. Requires that it shall be in order to consider without intervention of any point of order the text of the bill H. R. 8220 if offered as an amendment to the bill H. R. 6458. Provides that, at the conclusion of the consideration of H. R. 6458 for amendment, the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted, and the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit. States that, after the passage of H. R. 6458, it shall be in order in the House to take from the Speaker's table the bill S. 504 and to move to strike out all after the enacting clause of the said Senate bill and insert in lieu thereof the provisions contained in H. R. 6458 as passed by the House.",L000417,Gillis,Long
+hres1281-93,House of Representatives,hres,1281,93,1974-07-31,REFERRED,"Establishes a Select Committee on Aging in the House of Representatives. Authorizes the committee to conduct a full and complete investigation and study of any and all matters pertaining to problems of older people, including, but not limited to, problems of maintaining health, of assuring adequate income, of finding employment, of engaging in productive and rewarding retirement activity, of securing proper housing, and, when necessary, of assuring adequate care or assistance. Directs the Committee to report to the House from time to time the results of its investigation and study, together with such recommendations as it deems advisable.",H000456,Henry,Heinz
+hres915-93,House of Representatives,hres,915,93,1974-02-21,REFERRED,"Provides that immmediately upon the adoption of this resolution the House shall resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 176) to authorize and direct the development of and the production of petroleum from Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1, and to direct the exploration of Naval Petroleum Reserves Numbered 1 and 4, and for other purposes. States that after general debate, which shall be confined to the joint resolution and shall continue not to exceed two hours, to be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services, the joint resolution shall be read for amendment under the five-minute rule. Stipulates that, at the conclusion of the consideration of the joint resolution for amendment, the Committee shall rise and report the joint resolution to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted, and the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the joint resolution and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit.",S000454,Bernice,Sisk
+hres485-93,House of Representatives,hres,485,93,1973-07-11,REFERRED,"States that upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to move that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 8606) to amend the Small Business Act, and all points of order against section 4 of said bill for failure to comply with the provisions of clause 4, rule XXI are hereby waived. Provides that after general debate, which shall be confined to the bill and shall continue not to exceed one hour, to be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Banking and Currency, the bill shall be read for amendment under the five-minute rule. Requires that, at the conclusion of the consideration of the bill for amendment, the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted, and the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit. Stipulates that, after the passage of H.R. 8606, the Committee on Banking and Currency shall be discharged from the further consideration of the bill S. 1672, and it shall then be in order in the House to move to strike out all after the enacting clause of the said Senate bill and insert in lieu thereof the provisions contained in H.R. 8606 as passed by the House.",B000605,Richard,Bolling
+hres51-93,House of Representatives,hres,51,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,Requires a majority of the House members of a conference committee to have supported the measure in the House and to have concurred in the prevailing House opinion on matters of disagreement with the Senate. Gives the Speaker of the House the responsibility to insure that such conferees have supported the position of the House.,D000558,Pierre,du Pont
+hres1341-93,House of Representatives,hres,1341,93,1974-08-21,INTRODUCED,Concerns subpoenas issued in United States versus John N. Mitchell et. al.,O000098,Thomas,O’Neill
+hres916-93,House of Representatives,hres,916,93,1974-02-21,REFERRED,"Provides that the further expenses of investigations and studies to be made pursuant to H. Res. 182, 93d Congress, by the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, acting as a whole or by subcommittee, not to exceed $639,000 shall be paid out of the contingent fund of the House on vouchers authorized by such committee, signed by the chairman of such committee, and approved by the Committee on House Administration.",S000778,Harley,Staggers
+hres631-93,House of Representatives,hres,631,93,1973-10-23,REFERRED,"Provides that Richard M. Nixon, President of the United States, is impeached of high crimes and misdemeanors.",H000438,Kenneth,Hechler
+hres248-93,House of Representatives,hres,248,93,1973-02-27,REFERRED,"Establishes a Committee on Environment in the House of Representatives, consisting of 25 members. Provides that such Committee shall deal with all measures relating to the quality of the physical environment of the United States and its possessions, including: (1) water quality; (2) air quality; (3) weather modification; (4) waste disposal and management; (5) pesticides and herbicides; and (6) acoustic problems.",B000893,Donald,Brotzman
+hres139-93,House of Representatives,hres,139,93,1973-01-18,REFERRED,"Provides that under the Rules of the House of Representatives each staff member appointed pursuant to a request by miniority party members shall be accorded equal treatment with respect to the fixing of his pay, the assignment of work facilities and the accessibility of committee records, provided that the minority shall be entitled to one-third of all funds authorized for the committee. Prohibits, under such Rules, voting by proxy by the members of committees.",B000506,Benjamin,Blackburn
+hres285-93,House of Representatives,hres,285,93,1973-03-12,REFERRED,"Authorizes funds not to exceed $1,519,700 for the expenses of the investigation and study authorized by H. Res. 228, 93rd Congress for the House Committee on Public Works.",B000550,John,Blatnik
+hres374-93,House of Representatives,hres,374,93,1973-05-02,REFERRED,Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Attorney General designate appoint a special prosecutor in any and all criminal actions arising from any illegal activities in the Presidential election of 1972.,R000249,Donald,Riegle
+hres155-93,House of Representatives,hres,155,93,1973-01-23,REFERRED,"Establishes a Special Committee on the Captive Naitons, a nonpermanent committee in the House of Representatives. Provides that the Committee shall conduct an inquiry into the captive non-Russian nations with particular reference to the moral and legal status of Red totalitarian control over them. Provides that a study be conducted in regards to the fact concerning the conditions existing in these nations and the means by which the United States can assist them by peaceful processes in their present plight. Requires the committee to make interim reports to the House of Representatives on the results of its inquiry. Grants the necessary powers to the committee to sit and act at such times and places and to require the attendance of witnesses. Allows the committee to employ and fix the compensation of consultants as it deems necessary. Provides that the committee shall enjoy a nonstanding status, performing its duties in the course of the Congress and subject to renewal only as determined by needs in the completion of its work and further purposes of the House of Representatives.",D000355,John,Dingell
+hres757-93,House of Representatives,hres,757,93,1973-12-21,REFERRED,"Creates a select committee to be composed of nine Members of the House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker, one of whom he shall designate as chairman. Provides that any vacancy occurring in the membership of the committee shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made. Authorizes the committee to conduct a full and complete investigation and study of the role of the oil and gas industry in contributing to the current energy crisis. States that for the purpose of carrying out this resolution the committee, or any subcommittee thereof authorized by the committee to hold hearings, is authorized to sit and act during the present Congress at such times and places within the United States, including any Commonwealth or possession thereof, whether the House is in session, has recessed, or has adjourned, to hold such hearings, and to require, by subpena or otherwise, the attendance and testimony of such witnesses and the production of such books, records, correspondence, memoranda, papers, and documents, as it deems necessary; except that neither the committee nor any subcommittee thereof may sit while the House is meeting unless special leave to sit shall have been obtained from the House. Provides that subpenas may be issued under the signature of the chairman of the committee or any member of the committee designated by him, and may be served by any person designated by such chairman or member. Directs the committee to report to the House as soon as practicable during the present Congress the results of its investigation and study, together with such recommendations as it deems advisable. States that any such report which is made when the House is not in session shall be filed with the Clerk of the House.",G000528,William,Gunter
+hres316-93,House of Representatives,hres,316,93,1973-03-20,INTRODUCED,"Provides that upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to move that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 5445) to extend the Clean Air Act, as amended, for one year. Provides that after general debate, which shall be confined to the bill and shall continue not to exceed one hour, to be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, the bill shall be read for amendment under the five-minute rule. Provides that, at the conclusion of the consideration of the bill for amendment, the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted, and the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit.",M000250,Spark,Matsunaga
+hres1215-93,House of Representatives,hres,1215,93,1974-07-01,REFERRED,"Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should direct the Secretary of State to encourage the maximum possible use of the procedures outlined in chapter VI of the Charter of the United Nations, relating to the pacific settlement of international disputes, whose continuance is likely to endanger the maintenance of international peace and security, particularly those procedures providing for the reference of legal disputes to the International Court of Justice.",B000472,Jonathan,Bingham
+hres890-93,House of Representatives,hres,890,93,1974-02-20,REFERRED,"States that the House of Representatives disapproves the recommendations of the President with respect to the rates of pay of Members of Congress transmitted to the Congress in the budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975.",R000401,Paul,Rogers
+hres237-93,House of Representatives,hres,237,93,1973-02-21,REFERRED,Abolishes the Committee on Internal Security of the House of Representatives. Enlarges the jurisdiction of the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives to include those activities involving sabotage and other overt acts affecting internal security.,W000035,Jerome,Waldie
+hres792-93,House of Representatives,hres,792,93,1974-01-28,REFERRED,"Makes it the sense of the House that, during the period pending consideration and action by the Senate upon the bill H.R. 10710, as introduced in the first session of the Congress, cited as the ""Trade Reform Act of 1973"" and as amended and passed by the House, no loan, guarantee, insurance, or credit shall be extended by the Export-Import Bank of the United States to any nonmarket economy country (other than any such country whose products are eligible for column 1 tariff treatment on the date of the enactment of this resolution), and no such country shall participate in any program of the Government of the United States which extends credits or credit guarantees or investment guarantees, directly or indirectly.",I000001,Richard,Ichord
+hres1334-93,House of Representatives,hres,1334,93,1974-08-20,REFERRED,"Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) all military, economic, or other assistance, all sales of defense articles and services, all sales of agricultural commodities and services, and all licenses with respect to the transportation of arms, ammunitions, and implements of war (including technical data relating thereto) to the Government of Turkey should be suspended on the date of adoption of this resolution; and (2) the provisions of this resolution should cease to apply when the President reports to the Congress that the Government of Turkey has withdrawn all of its armed forces from Cyprus.",B000736,John,Brademas
+hres1261-93,House of Representatives,hres,1261,93,1974-07-25,REFERRED,"Provides that each Member of the House of Representatives, the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, and the Delegates from the District of Columbia, Guam, and the Virgin Islands may hire not more than two additional employees who shall be known as John W. McCormack Senior Interns in honor of the former Speaker of the House of Representatives. States that such interns may be hired for not more than two weeks during the period May 1 through May 31 of each year and shall serve within the District of Columbia. Stipulates that for this purpose each such Member, Resident Commissioner, or Delegate shall have available annually for payment of compensation to such interns a total allowance of $500, to be payable to such interns at a rate not to exceed $125 per week, out of the contingent fund of the House. Requires that no person shall be paid compensation as a John W. McCormack Senior Intern who does not have on file with the Clerk of the House of Representatives, at all times during the period of employment as such intern, an appropriate certificate that such intern is sixty years of age or older and a resident of the district which the employing Member, Commissioner, or Delegate represents.",B000451,Edward,Biester
+hres455-93,House of Representatives,hres,455,93,1973-06-21,INTRODUCED,"Provides that during the consideration of the bill (H.R. 8877) making appropriations for the Department of Labor, and Health, Education, and Welfare, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, the provisions of clause 2, rule XXI are hereby waived.",M000039,Ray,Madden
+hres667-93,House of Representatives,hres,667,93,1973-10-29,INTRODUCED,"Declares that the House has heard with profound sorrow of the death of the Honorable John P. Saylor, a Representative from the State of Pennsylvania. Directs a committee be appointed consisting of forty-four Members of the House, with such Members of the Senate as may be joined. Directs the Sergeant at Arms of the House to take such steps as may be necessary for carrying out the provisions of these resolutions and that the necessary expenses in connection therewith be paid out of the contingent fund of the House. Directs the Clerk to communicate these resolutions to the Senate and to transmit a copy thereof to the family of the deceased. Declares that as a further mark of respect the House do now adjourn.",S000135,Herman,Schneebeli
+hres301-93,House of Representatives,hres,301,93,1973-03-13,REFERRED,"Authorizes the Committee on Rules to incur such expenses (not in excess of $5,000) as it deems advisable, effective January 3, 1973, in carrying out its duties during the Ninety-third Congress. Requires such expenses to be paid out of the contingent fund of the House on vouchers authorized and approved by such committee, and signed by the chairman thereof.",T000200,Frank,Thompson
+hres151-93,House of Representatives,hres,151,93,1973-01-22,REFERRED,"Refers H.R. 2209, entitled ""A bill for the relief of the Cuban Truck and Equipment Company, its heirs and assigns,"" to the Chief Commissioner of the United States Court of Claims.",F000041,Dante,Fascell
+hres1055-93,House of Representatives,hres,1055,93,1974-04-23,REFERRED,"Declares it to be the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the Government of the United States should maintain and protect its sovereign rights and jurisdiction over the canal and zone, and should in no way cede, dilute, forfeit, negotiate, or transfer any of these sovereign rights, power, authority, jurisdiction, territory, or property that are indispensably necessary for the protection and security of the United States and the entire Western Hemisphere; (2) that there be no relinquishment or surrender of any presently vested United States sovereign right, power, or authority or property, tangible or intangible, except by treaty authorized by the Congress and duly ratified by the United States; and (3) that there be no recession to Panama, or other divestiture of any United States-owned property, tangible or intangible, without prior authorization by the Congress (House and Senate), as provided in article IV, section 3, clause 2 of the United States Constitution.",G000268,Barry,Goldwater
+hres479-93,House of Representatives,hres,479,93,1973-06-28,INTRODUCED,"States that upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to move, clause 6, rule XXI to the contrary notwithstanding, that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 9055) making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, and for other purposes, and all points of order against said bill for failure to comply with the provisions of clauses 2 and 5, rule XXI are hereby waived. Stipulates that it shall be in order to consider without the intervention of any point of order the following amendment in the nature of a substitute for section 307 of the bill H.R. 9055: ""States that one of the funds herein appropriated under this Act or heretofore appropriated under any other Act may be expended to support directly or indirectly combat activities in, over, or from off the shores of Cambodia or in or over Laos by United States forces"".",B000605,Richard,Bolling
+hres896-93,House of Representatives,hres,896,93,1974-02-20,INTRODUCED,"Provides that upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to move, clause 7 of rule XIII to the contrary notwithstanding, that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 2) to revise the Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure Act. States that after general debate, which shall be confined to the bill and shall continue not to exceed four hours, two hours to be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and Labor, and two hours to be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means, the bill shall be read for amendment under the five-minute rule. Stipulates that, at the conclusion of the consideration of H.R. 2 for amendment, the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted, and any Member may demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the amendment in the nature of a substitute made in order by this resolution. Provides that the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or without instructions.",S000454,Bernice,Sisk
+hres655-93,House of Representatives,hres,655,93,1973-10-24,REFERRED,"States that upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to move that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 10956), the Emergency Medical Services Systems Act of 1973. Provides that after general debate, which shall be confined to the bill and shall continue not to exceed one hour, to be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, the bill shall be read for amendment under the five-minute rule. Stipulates that, at the conclusion of the consideration of the bill for amendment, the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted, and the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit. Requires that, after the passage of H.R. 10956, the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce shall be discharged from the further consideration of the bill S. 2410, and it shall then be in order in the House to move to strike out all after the enacting clause of the said Senate bill and insert in lieu thereof the provisions contained in H.R. 10956 as passed by the House.",L000417,Gillis,Long
+hres63-93,House of Representatives,hres,63,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Makes it the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of the United States should maintain and protect its sovereign rights and jurisdiction over the Canal Zone and Panama Canal and that the United States Government should in no way forfeit, cede, negotiate, or transfer any of these sovereign rights, jurisdiction, territory, or property to any other sovereign nation or to any international organization, which rights, sovereignty, and jurisdiction are indispensably necessary for the protection and security of the entire Western Hemisphere including the Canal and Panama.",H000802,Craig,Hosmer
+hres1346-93,House of Representatives,hres,1346,93,1974-08-22,REFERRED,Expresses the intent of Congress that the House Committee on the District of Columbia explore revenue potential of Federal facilities and programs.,M000242,Robert,Mathias
+hres1401-93,House of Representatives,hres,1401,93,1974-10-01,REFERRED,States that the United States House of Representatives salutes Al Kaline for his achievements and contributions to baseball.,V000027,Guy,Vander Jagt
+hres49-93,House of Representatives,hres,49,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,Calls upon the Voice of America to broadcast in the Yiddish language to the citizens of the Soviet Union.,D000122,John,Davis
+hres1377-93,House of Representatives,hres,1377,93,1974-09-19,REFERRED,"Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) all military, economic, or other assistance, all sales of defense articles and services, all sales of agricultural commodities and services, and all licenses with respect to the transportation of arms, ammunitions, and implements of war (including technical data relating thereto) to the Government of Turkey should be suspended on the date of adoption of this resolution; and (2) the provisions of this resolution should cease to apply when the President reports to the Congress that the Government of Turkey has withdrawn all of its armed forces from Cyprus.",M000833,Wilmer,Mizell
+hres241-93,House of Representatives,hres,241,93,1973-02-21,REFERRED,Provides for the relief of William H. Spratling.,S000860,Robert,Stephens
+hres1294-93,House of Representatives,hres,1294,93,1974-08-06,REFERRED,"Expresses the sense of the House that the President should make available to the House Judiciary Committee and the Special Prosecutor all subpoenaed tapes and evidentiary information, and comply fully with the United States Supreme Court ruling on this matter.",L000360,Jerry,Litton
+hres1403-93,House of Representatives,hres,1403,93,1974-10-02,REFERRED,Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives of the United States of America that the people of Wales be permitted to exercise the right of self-determination.,D000122,John,Davis
+hres1044-93,House of Representatives,hres,1044,93,1974-04-22,REFERRED,"Directs the Secretary of the Navy, to the extent possible, to furnish to the House of Representatives, not later than fifteen days following the adoption of this resolution, all documents pertaining to the expenditure of Federal moneys on private property owned by: (1) Franklin D. Roosevelt; (2) Harry S. Truman; (3) Dwight D. Eisenhower; (4) John F. Kennedy; and (5) Lyndon B. Johnson, during the period in which they were entitled to protection and support by the Federal Government as a result of being President or Vice President of the United States of America.",H000638,Andrew,Hinshaw
+hres584-93,House of Representatives,hres,584,93,1973-10-09,REFERRED,Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should request the Government of Chile to protect the human rights of all individuals in accordance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other relevant international legal instruments.,F000350,Donald,Fraser
+hres393-93,House of Representatives,hres,393,93,1973-05-09,REFERRED,"Creates a special committee of seven Members of the House of Representatives, to be appointed by the Speaker, to conduct a full and complete investigation and study into the legal political, and diplomatic status of lands which were subject to grants from the King of Spain and from the Government of Mexico prior to the acquisition of the American Southwest as a result of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo. Requires the committee to report to the House within one year the results of its investigation and study, together with such recommendations as it deems advisable.",S000472,Joe,Skubitz
+hres1166-93,House of Representatives,hres,1166,93,1974-06-10,INTRODUCED,"Provides that upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to move that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 12165) to authorize the construction, operation, and maintenance of certain works in the Colorado River Basin to control the salinity of water delivered to users in the United States and Mexico. States that after general debate, which shall be confined to the bill and shall continue not to exceed one hour, to be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, the bill shall be read for amendment under the five-minute rule. Stipulates that it shall be in order to consider the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs now printed in the bill as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule, said substitute shall be read for amendment by titles instead of by sections, and all points of order against section 205 of said substitute for failure to comply with the provisions of clause 4, rule XXI are hereby waived. Specifies that, at the conclusion of such consideration, the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted, and any Member may demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. Provides that the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or without instructions.",D000211,James,Delaney
+hres1098-93,House of Representatives,hres,1098,93,1974-05-09,REFERRED,Requires each report of a committee of the House of Representatives on each bill or joint resolution of a public character reported by such committee to contain a detailed analytical statement as to whether the enactment of such bill or joint resolution into law may have an inflationary impact on prices and costs in the operation of the national economy.,R000469,John,Rousselot
+hres951-93,House of Representatives,hres,951,93,1974-03-05,REFERRED,Expresses the sense of the House that the President of the United States make every possible diplomatic effort through the Department of State and other relevant agencies to: (1) ascertain the truth of the present whereabouts or fate of United States newsmen missing in Southeast Asia; and (2) obtain the release of those still alive and an accounting of those who may be dead. Directs the Speaker of the House to transmit a copy of this resolution to the President and the Secretary of State.,T000022,Burt,Talcott
+hres936-93,House of Representatives,hres,936,93,1974-02-27,REFERRED,"States that the House of Representatives disapproves the recommendations of the President with respect to the rates of pay of Federal officials transmitted to the Congress in the budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975.",S000121,William,Scherle
+hres1265-93,House of Representatives,hres,1265,93,1974-07-25,REFERRED,"Provides that each Member of the House of Representatives, the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, and the Delegates from the District of Columbia, Guam, and the Virgin Islands may hire not more than two additional employees who shall be known as John W. McCormack Senior Interns in honor of the former Speaker of the House of Representatives. States that such interns may be hired for not more than two weeks during the period May 1 through May 31 of each year and shall serve within the District of Columbia. Stipulates that for this purpose each such Member, Resident Commissioner, or Delegate shall have available annually for payment of compensation to such interns a total allowance of $500, to be payable to such interns at a rate not to exceed $125 per week, out of the contingent fund of the House. Requires that no person shall be paid compensation as a John W. McCormack Senior Intern who does not have on file with the Clerk of the House of Representatives, at all times during the period of employment as such intern, an appropriate certificate that such intern is sixty years of age or older and a resident of the district which the employing Member, Commissioner, or Delegate represents.",B000472,Jonathan,Bingham
+hres666-93,House of Representatives,hres,666,93,1973-10-25,REFERRED,"Provides that a committee be appointed to go before the Senate and impeach President Richard Nixon of high crimes and misdemeanors. Sets forth articles in maintenance and support of such impeachment, including the following: (1) that he has not complied with an order by the U.S. Court of Appeals to relinguish custody of certain tapes, documents, and other materials; and (2) that with the intent to obstruct the process of justice he ordered Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox removed from his position.",W000035,Jerome,Waldie
+hres515-93,House of Representatives,hres,515,93,1973-07-31,INTRODUCED,"States that upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to move that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 9130) to amend section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, and to authorize a trans-Alaska oil and gas pipeline, and for other purposes. Provides that after general debate, which shall be confined to the bill and shall continue not to exceed two hours, to be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, the bill shall be read for amendment under the five-minute rule. Provides that it shall be in order to consider the amendment recommended by the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs now printed in the bill as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule by titles instead of by sections. Requires that, at the conclusion of such consideration, the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted, and any Member may demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. States that the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Provides that, after the passage of H.R. 9130, it shall be in order in the House to take from the Speaker's table the bill S. 1081 and to move to strike out all after the enacting clause of the said Senate bill and insert in lieu thereof the provisions contained in H.R. 9130 as passed by the House.",M000603,Clem,McSpadden
+hres1140-93,House of Representatives,hres,1140,93,1974-05-21,INTRODUCED,"Provides that upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to move that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 14449) to provide for the mobilization of community development and assistance services and to establish a Community Action Administration in the Department of Health, Education and Welfare to administer such programs. Provides that after general debate, which shall be confined to the bill and shall continue not to exceed two hours, to be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and Labor, the bill shall be read for amendment under the five-minute rule. Make it in order to consider the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor now printed in the bill as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule, said substitute shall be read for amendment by titles instead of by sections, and all points of order against sections 216, 634, 1202, and 1306 of said substitute for failure to comply with the provisions of clause 4, rule XXI, are hereby waived. Stipulates that, at the conclusion of such consideration, the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted, and any Member may demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. Provides that the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or without instructions.",M001101,Morgan,Murphy
+hres1085-93,House of Representatives,hres,1085,93,1974-05-01,INTRODUCED,Provides for the election of Clair W. Burgener to the House Committee on the District of Columbia.,R000188,John,Rhodes
+hres358-93,House of Representatives,hres,358,93,1973-04-16,REFERRED,"Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to reimburse each Member, from the contingent fund of the House in an amount sufficient for each quarter of each calendar year, solely for the payment of basic monthly charges for toll-free telephone service for telephone calls from the congressional district in the State from which such Member is elected to any office of such Member in the congressional district which he represents.",G000387,Ella,Grasso
+hres604-93,House of Representatives,hres,604,93,1973-10-17,REFERRED,"Provides that the Public Works Committee shall request the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors to review the reports of the Chief of Engineers on the Mississippi River between the mouth of the Missouri River and Minneapolis, Minnesota, printed in House Document Numbered 137, Seventy-second Congress, first session, and other pertinent reports with the view to determining whether it is advisable in the interest of navigation to modify the existing navigation project on the Upper Mississippi River to provide for separate locks or other means to permit independent passage of recreational craft in view of the needs and safety of the present and anticipated heavy volume of small craft utilizing this waterway.",F000123,Paul,Findley
+hres1037-93,House of Representatives,hres,1037,93,1974-04-11,REFERRED,"Creates a select committee to be composed of eleven members of the House of Representatives to conduct a full and complete study of the constitutional basis of the January 22, 1973, United States Supreme Court decisions on abortion, the ramifications of such decisions on the power of the several states to enact abortion legislation, and the need for remedial action by Congress on the subject of abortions. States that for the purpose of carrying out this resolution the committee, or any subcommittee thereof authorized by the committee to hold hearings, is authorized to sit and act during the present Congress at such times and places within the United States, including any Commonwealth or possession thereof, whether the House is in session, has recessed, or had adjourned, to hold such hearings, and to require, by subpena or otherwise, the attendance and testimony of such witnesses and the production of such books, records, correspondence, memoranda, papers, and documents, as it deems necessary.",Q000010,Albert,Quie
+hres465-93,House of Representatives,hres,465,93,1973-06-25,REFERRED,"Requires the special prosecutor appointed by the Attorney General of the United States to investigate the possible criminal activity relating to the break-in of the Democratic National Headquarters, the chairman of the select committee of the Senate appointed to investigate such possible criminal activity, the Attorney General of the United States, and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to provide the House of Representatives with pertinent information with respect to the possible grounds for impeachment of the President of the United States.",S000810,Fortney,Stark
+hres1353-93,House of Representatives,hres,1353,93,1974-09-11,REFERRED,"Establishes a select committee of the House to be composed of nine Members of the House of Representatives. Authorizes the committee to conduct a full and complete investigation and study to determine a policy and role for the United States with respect to tourism in the United States which will most effectively enable the industry to realize fully its potential to contribute to an understanding of American culture and to the economic prosperity of the United States. Directs the Committee to report to the House as soon as practicable during the present Congress the results of its investigation and study, together with such recommendations as it deems advisable.",K000348,Dan,Kuykendall
+hres39-93,House of Representatives,hres,39,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Establishes a Committee on Environment in the House of Representatives, consisting of 25 members. Provides that such Committee shall deal with all measures relating to the quality of the physical environment of the United States and its possessions, including: (1) water quality; (2) air quality; (3) weather modification; (4) waste disposal and management; (5) pesticides and herbicides; and (6) acoustic problems.",B000893,Donald,Brotzman
+hres678-93,House of Representatives,hres,678,93,1973-11-01,REFERRED,"Declares it to be the sense of the House that the President, acting in accordance with the announced policy of the United States Government to maintain Israel's deterrent strength, and under existing authority, should continue to transfer to Israel the Phantom aircraft and other equipment in the quantities needed by Israel to repel the attack and to offset the military equipment and supplies furnished to the Arab States by the Soviet Union.",O000098,Thomas,O’Neill
+hres1449-93,House of Representatives,hres,1449,93,1974-10-16,INTRODUCED,Authorizes the repair of the Mace of the House of Representatives.,O000098,Thomas,O’Neill
+hres806-93,House of Representatives,hres,806,93,1974-02-04,REFERRED,"States that the House of Representatives disapproves the recommendations of the President with respect to the rates of pay of Federal officials transmitted to the Congress in the budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975.",F000229,John,Flynt
+hres1322-93,House of Representatives,hres,1322,93,1974-08-15,REFERRED,"Establishes a Select Committee on Aging in the House of Representatives. Authorizes the committee to conduct a full and complete investigation and study of any and all matters pertaining to problems of older people, including, but not limited to, problems of maintaining health, of assuring adequate income, of finding employment, of engaging in productive and rewarding retirement activity, of securing proper housing, and, when necessary, of assuring adequate care or assistance. Directs the Committee to report to the House from time to time the results of its investigation and study, together with such recommendations as it deems advisable.",H000456,Henry,Heinz
+hres390-93,House of Representatives,hres,390,93,1973-05-08,INTRODUCED,"Provides that upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to move that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 5777) to protect hobbyists against the reproduction or manufacture of certain imitation hobby items and to provide additional protections for American hobbyists. States that after general debate, which shall be confined to the bill and shall continue not to exceed one hour, to be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, the bill shall be read for amendment under the five-minute rule. Stipulates that it shall be in order to consider the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce now printed in the bill as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule. Requires that, at the conclusion of such consideration, the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted, and any Member may demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. States that the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or without instructions.",L000417,Gillis,Long
+hres944-93,House of Representatives,hres,944,93,1974-02-28,REFERRED,"Makes it the sense of the House that: (1) all agencies of the Federal Government, which have any responsibility for establishing priorities for the allocation of materials and facilities utilized in the production or distribution of fertilizer, give the highest priority to the fertilizer industry regarding the allocation of such materials and facilities; (2) the Federal Power Commission and appropriate State regulatory agencies do everything within their power, in the establishment of priorities for the allocation of natural gas (including gas sold under interruptible contracts), to insure producers of nitrogen with supplies of natural gas sufficient to maintain maximum production levels; (3) the Federal Energy Office include all of the energy and fuel requirements of the fertilizer industry, including local dealer requirements, in its highest priority category regarding allocation of gasoline, middle-distillates, and other liquid fuels utilized by this industry in the production, distribution, and application of fertilizer supplies; (4) the Cost of Living Council and the Departments of Agriculture and Commerce continue their monitoring and reporting of fertilizer supply availabilities, wholesale and retail prices, and export shipments; and (5) the Cost of Living Council establish an investigatory program through the field offices of the Internal Revenue Service to monitor and analyze any reports of fertilizer price gouging at either wholesale or retail levels, and any changes in manufacturer marketing operations or relationships between manufacturers and local dealers and between local dealers and their customers which may affect continued availability or pricing of fertilizer supplies to farmers.",M000244,Marvin,Mathis
+hres842-93,House of Representatives,hres,842,93,1974-02-07,REFERRED,"States that the House of Representatives disapproves the recommendations of the President with respect to the rates of pay of Federal officials transmitted to the Congress in the budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975.",C000666,Barber,Conable
+hres940-93,House of Representatives,hres,940,93,1974-02-27,REFERRED,"States that the House of Representatives disapproves the recommendations of the President with respect to the rates of pay of Federal officials transmitted to the Congress in the budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975.",R000249,Donald,Riegle
+hres602-93,House of Representatives,hres,602,93,1973-10-16,REFERRED,"Provides that upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to move that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 10397) to extend the authorization of appropriations for the Cabinet Committee on Opportunities for Spanish-Speaking People. States that after general debate, which shall be confined to the bill and shall continue not to exceed one hour, to be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Government Operations, the bill shall be read for amendment under the five-minute rule. Provides that, at the conclusion of the consideration of the bill for amendment, the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted, and the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments therto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit.",M000039,Ray,Madden
+hres1211-93,House of Representatives,hres,1211,93,1974-07-01,REFERRED,Expresses the sense of the House that for a three year period beginning with fiscal year 1976 there be a moratorium of Federal spending in excess of the Government's income.,A000215,Bill,Archer
+hres1018-93,House of Representatives,hres,1018,93,1974-03-28,REFERRED,"Provides that upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to move that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 998) to amend the House rules regarding the making of points of no quorum, consideration of certain Senate amendments in conference agreements or reported in conference disagreement, request for recorded votes and expeditious conduct of quorum calls in Committee of the Whole, and postponement of proceedings on suspension motions, and for other purposes. States that after general debate, which shall be confined to the resolution and shall continue not to exceed two hours, to be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Rules, the resolution shall be considered as having been read for amendment. Stipulates that no amendments shall be in order to said resolution except amendments offered by the direction of the Committee on Rules and germane amendments to section 3 of said resolution, and said amendments shall not be subject to amendment. States that, at the conclusion of the consideration of the resolution for amendment, the Committee shall rise and report the resolution to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted, and the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the resolution to its adoption or rejection.",S000454,Bernice,Sisk
+hres1520-93,House of Representatives,hres,1520,93,1974-12-18,INTRODUCED,Provides for the consideration of reports from the House Committee on Rules at any time during the remainder of the 93rd Congress and authorizes the Speaker to declare recesses during the balance fo the session subject to the call of the Chair.,S000454,Bernice,Sisk
+hres1149-93,House of Representatives,hres,1149,93,1974-05-28,REFERRED,"Declares it to be the sense of the House of Representatives that (1) it most strongly condemns the attack on Israelic school children and all acts of terrorism; (2) the President of the United States and the Secretary of State are hereby requested to (a) bring to the attention of the governments in the Middle East the condemnation by the United States of this act of terrorism, (b) to call upon all governments to condemn this inhuman act against innocent children as well as all acts of terrorism, and (c) strongly urge the governments who harbor these groups and individuals to take appropriate action to prevent further acts of terrorism and violence; (3) the President should request the United States Ambassador to the United Nations to take all appropriate steps to bring before the Security Council a resolution condemning this brutal act of carnage against the children of Maalot; and (4) the United States must pursue a direct course of negotiation to bring about peace in the Middle East.",R000424,John,Rooney
+hres362-93,House of Representatives,hres,362,93,1973-04-18,REFERRED,"Refers H.R. 7209, for the relief of Estelle M. Fass, to the Chief Commissioner of the United States Court of Claims.",K000302,Edward,Koch
+hres107-93,House of Representatives,hres,107,93,1973-01-09,REFERRED,Establishes a nonpermanent committee of the House which shall be known as the Special Committee on the Captive Nations. Provides that the committee shall be composed of ten members of the House with not more than six of the same political party. Directs the committee to conduct an inquiry into the captive non-Russian nations with particular reference to the moral and legal status of Red totalitarian control over them. Provides that a study be conducted in regard to the fact concerning the conditions existing in these nations and the means by which the United States can assist them by peaceful processes in their present plight. Requires the committee to make interim reports to the House of Representatives on the results of its inquiry. Grants the necessary powers to the committee to sit and act at such times and places and to require the attendance of witnesses. Allows the committee to employ and fix the compensation of consultants as it deems necessary.,D000269,Edward,Derwinski
+hres1412-93,House of Representatives,hres,1412,93,1974-10-03,REFERRED,"Requires reports accompanying each bill or joint resolution in the House of Representatives of a public character (except revenue measures) reported by a committee to contain estimates of the costs, to both public and nonpublic sectors, of carrying out the measure reported.",C000666,Barber,Conable
+hres1127-93,House of Representatives,hres,1127,93,1974-05-16,REFERRED,Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that (1) it most strongly condemns all acts of terrorism in the Middle East; (2) the President and the Secretary of State should and are hereby urged and requested to (a) call upon all governments to condemn this inhuman act of violence against innocent victims; and (b) strongly urge the governments who harbor these groups and individuals to take appropriate action to rid their countries of those who subvert the peace through terrorism and senseless violence; and (3) the President should request the American Ambassador to the United Nations to take appropriate action before that body in order to have introduced a Security Council resolution condemning this brutal act of violence.,O000098,Thomas,O’Neill
+hjres1119-93,House of Representatives,hjres,1119,93,1974-09-11,REFERRED,"Authorizes the President to designate March 16 through 23, 1975, as ""DeMolay Week"".",L000447,Trent,Lott
+hres1295-93,House of Representatives,hres,1295,93,1974-08-06,REFERRED,Provides for television and radio coverage of proceedings in the Chamber of the House of Representatives on any resolution to impeach the President of the United States. Authorizes the Speaker to appoint a committee of five members to provide such arrangements as may be necessary in connection with such a broadcast.,Y000013,Sidney,Yates
+hres1381-93,House of Representatives,hres,1381,93,1974-09-23,REFERRED,"Provides that upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to move that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 15263) to establish improved programs for the benefit of producers and consumers of rice. States that after general debate, which shall be confined to the bill and shall continue not to exceed two hours, to be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Agriculture, the bill shall be read for amendment under the five-minute rule. Stipulates that, at the conclusion of the consideration of the bill for amendment, the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted, and the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit.",A000103,William,Alexander
+hres153-93,House of Representatives,hres,153,93,1973-01-23,REFERRED,"Provides that meetings for the transaction of business on hearings of each standing committee or subcommittee of the House of Representatives shall be open to the public except when the committee or subcommittee in open session and with a quorum present determines by a rollcall vote that all or part of the remainder of such meeting on that day shall be closed to the public because disclosure of evidence or other matters to be considered would endanger national security or tend to defame, degrade, or incriminate any person. Provides that hearings on the Budget conducted by the Committee on Appropriations shall be held in open session, except when the committee, in open session and with a quorum present, determines by a rollcall vote that the testimony to be taken at that hearing may relate to a matter of national security.",A000195,John,Anderson
+hres914-93,House of Representatives,hres,914,93,1974-02-21,REFERRED,States that the House of Representatives disapproves the recommendations of the President with respect to rates of pay of Members of Congress transmitted to the Congress in the Appendix to the Budget for the fiscal year 1975.,R000165,Henry,Reuss
+hres855-93,House of Representatives,hres,855,93,1974-02-07,REFERRED,"States that further expenses of the investigations and studies to be conducted pursuant to H.Res. 175, 93d Congress by the Committee on Education and Labor, acting as a whole or by subcommittee, not to exceed $1,180,000, including expenditures for the employment of investigators, attorneys, individual consultants, or organizations thereof, and clerical, stenographic, and other assistants, shall be paid out of the contingent fund of the House on vouchers authorized by such committee, signed by the chairman of such committee, and approved by the Committee on House Administration. Stipulates that of such amount $90,000 shall be available for each of the eight standing subcommittees of the Committee on Education and Labor reduced by that amount of the funds made available to such subcommittee from the contingent fund by H.Res. 181 in the first session of this Congress which is still available to and is unexpended by such subcommitte as of February 15, 1974, according to the official records of the Clerk of the House. Provides that not to exceed $15,000 of the amount provided by this resolution may be used to procure the temporary or intermittent services of individual consultants or organizations thereof.",T000200,Frank,Thompson
+hres946-93,House of Representatives,hres,946,93,1974-02-28,REFERRED,"States that the House of Representatives disapproves the recommendations of the President with respect to the rates of pay of Federal officials transmitted to the Congress in the budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975.",S000121,William,Scherle
+hres186-93,House of Representatives,hres,186,93,1973-02-05,REFERRED,"Authorizes funds not to exceed $450,000 to pay the expenses of investigations and studies to be conducted by the House Committee on Armed Services pursuant to H. Res. 185, 93rd Congress.",H000437,Felix,Hébert
+hres184-93,House of Representatives,hres,184,93,1973-02-05,REFERRED,Authorizes each Member of the House of Representatives (including the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico and each Delegate to the House) to hire and pay not more than two additional student congressional interns (to serve as such within or outside the District of Columbia).,H000230,Michael,Harrington
+hres1105-93,House of Representatives,hres,1105,93,1974-05-15,REFERRED,"Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the conferees now reviewing the Congressional Budget Act expedite reporting out a strong bill which will mandate an overall spending limit as well as provide the necessary committee structure, staff, and resources by which Congress may review and control expenditures and thereby control inflation.",B000029,Louis,Bafalis
+hres994-93,House of Representatives,hres,994,93,1974-03-19,INTRODUCED,"Provides that upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to move that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 12920) to authorize additional appropriations to carry out the Peace Corps Act, and for other purposes. States that after general debate, which shall be confined to the bill and shall continue not to exceed one hour, to be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the bill shall be read for amendment under the five-minute rule. Provides that, at the conclusion of the consideration of the bill for amendment, the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted, and the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit.",P000218,Claude,Pepper
+hres13-93,House of Representatives,hres,13,93,1973-01-03,INTRODUCED,"Provides that there shall be paid out of the contingent fund of the House, until otherwise provided by law, compensation for the employment of one additional official reporter of debates, House of Representatives, to be appointed in the same manner, and to receive the same rate of compensation, as the other official reporters of debates.",H000408,Wayne,Hays
+hres1271-93,House of Representatives,hres,1271,93,1974-07-25,REFERRED,Provides for television and radio coverage of proceedings in the Chamber of the House of Representatives on any resolution to impeach the President of the United States. Authorizes the Speaker to appoint a committee of five members to provide such arrangements as may be necessary in connection with such a broadcast.,Y000013,Sidney,Yates
+hres711-93,House of Representatives,hres,711,93,1973-11-15,REFERRED,Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that President Nixon should be commended for his handling of the Middle East crisis and that the Congress and the people should continue to support his efforts to achieve a lasting peace in the Middle East.,L000049,Earl,Landgrebe
+hres65-93,House of Representatives,hres,65,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Authorizes the President to issue a proclamation designating January 22 of each year as ""Ukrainian Independence Day"". Requests that the President invite the people of the United States to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies.",M000799,William,Minshall
+hres1133-93,House of Representatives,hres,1133,93,1974-05-21,REFERRED,"Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives of the United States that the Secretary of Defense shall issue no further reclassifications from missing in action or prisoner of war status to presumptive finding of death status until such time as the Government of North Vietnam complies with the Paris Peace Agreement, and until a determination is made that all possible means of ascertaining the fates of those listed as missing in action has been made.",K000153,William,Ketchum
+hres368-93,House of Representatives,hres,368,93,1973-05-01,REFERRED,Expresses the sense of Congress that six living former Supreme Court Justices be requested to serve as a panel to select a special prosecutor to investigate the Watergate affair.,L000360,Jerry,Litton
+hres1495-93,House of Representatives,hres,1495,93,1974-12-11,REFERRED,"Provides that upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to move that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 17481) to establish the Harry S. Truman Memorial Scholarship Program, and for other purposes, and all points of order against section 11 of said bill for failure to comply with the provisions of caluse 4, rule XXI are hereby waived. States that after general debate, which shall be confined to the bill and shall continue not to exceed one hour, to be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and Labor, the bill shall be read for amendment under the five-minute rule. Stipulates that, at the conclusion of the consideration of the bill for amendment, the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted, and the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit. Requires that after the passage of H.R. 17481, the Committee on Education and Labor shall be discharged from the further consideration of the bill S. 3548, and it shall then be in order in the House to move to strike out all after enacting clause of the said Senate bill and insert in lieu thereof the provisions contained in H.R. 17481 as passed by the House.",B000605,Richard,Bolling
+hres726-93,House of Representatives,hres,726,93,1973-12-03,REFERRED,"Provides for the printing of additional copies of the House Report entitled ""The Impact of the Energy and Fuel Crisis on Small Business,"" House Report Numbered 91-1751.",E000273,Joseph,Evins
+hres930-93,House of Representatives,hres,930,93,1974-02-27,REFERRED,"Makes it the sense of the House that, during the period pending consideration and action by the Senate upon the bill H.R. 10710, as introduced in the first session of the Congress, cited as the ""Trade Reform Act of 1973"" and as amended and passed by the House, no loan, guarantee, insurance, or credit shall be extended by the Export-Import Bank of the United States to any nonmarket economy country (other than any such country whose products are eligible for column 1 tariff treatment on the date of the enactment of this resolution), and no such country shall participate in any program of the Government of the United States which extends credits or credit guarantees or investment guarantees, directly or indirectly.",I000001,Richard,Ichord
+hres548-93,House of Representatives,hres,548,93,1973-09-18,INTRODUCED,"Provides that upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to move that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 9715) to authorize appropriations for the United States Information Agency. Requires that after general debate, which shall be confined to the bill and shall continue not to exceed one hour to be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the bill shall be read for amendment under the five-minute rule. Requires that, at the conclusion of the consideration of the bill for amendment, the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted, and the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit. States that, after the passage of H.R. 9715, the Committee on Foreign Affairs shall be discharged from the further consideration of the bill S. 1317, and it shall then be in order in the House to move to strike out all after the enacting clause of the said Senate bill and insert in lieu thereof the provisions contained in H.R. 9715 as passed by the House.",P000218,Claude,Pepper
+hres318-93,House of Representatives,hres,318,93,1973-03-21,REFERRED,"Authorizes each Member of the House of Representatives and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico and the Delegates from the District of Columbia, Guam, and the Virgin Islands to hire for two weeks, during the period May 1 to May 31, inclusive, each year, two additional employees to be known as ""senior citizen interns"" who will serve as such within the District of Columbia. Provides that no person shall be paid compensation as a senior citizen intern who does not have on file with the Clerk of the House of Representatives, at all times during the period of employment, a certificate that such intern is sixty-five years of age or older and a resident of the district which the employing Member or Commissioner or Delegate represents.",J000232,James,Jones
+hres921-93,House of Representatives,hres,921,93,1974-02-26,REFERRED,"Creates a select committee to be composed of nine Members of the House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker, one of whom he shall designate as chairman. Directs the committee to conduct a full investigation of the role of the oil and gas industry in contributing to the current energy crisis. Provides that the committee shall report to the House as soon as practicable during the present Congress the results of its investigation and study, together with such recommendations as it deems advisable.",G000528,William,Gunter
+hres1225-93,House of Representatives,hres,1225,93,1974-07-10,INTRODUCED,"States that upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to move that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 15416) to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and the Atomic Weapons Rewards Act of 1955, and for other purposes. Provides that after general debate, which shall be confined to the bill and shall continue not to exceed one hour, to be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, the bill shall be read for amendment under the five-minute rule. Stipulates that, at the conclusion of the consideration of the bill for amendment, the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted, and the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit.",L000417,Gillis,Long
+hres117-93,House of Representatives,hres,117,93,1973-01-11,REFERRED,Abolishes the Committee on Internal Security of the House of Representatives. Enlarges the jurisdiction of the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives to include those activities involving sabotage and other overt acts affecting internal security.,H000465,Henry,Helstoski
+hres784-93,House of Representatives,hres,784,93,1974-01-23,REFERRED,"Makes it the sense of the House that, during the period pending consideration and action by the Senate upon the bill H.R. 10710, as introduced in the first session of the Congress, cited as the ""Trade Reform Act of 1973"" and as amended and passed by the House, no loan, guarantee, insurance, or credit shall be extended by the Export-Import Bank of the United States to any nonmarket economy country (other than any such country whose products are eligible for column 1 tariff treatment on the date of the enactment of this resolution), and no such country shall participate in any program of the Government of the United States which extends credits or credit guarantees or investment guarantees, directly or indirectly.",R000469,John,Rousselot
+hres156-93,House of Representatives,hres,156,93,1973-01-23,REFERRED,"Provides for the printing of six hundred additional copies of ""The Federal Civilian Employee Loyalty Program"", House Report Numbered 92-1637, Ninety-second Congress, second session.",I000001,Richard,Ichord
+hres1302-93,House of Representatives,hres,1302,93,1974-08-08,REFERRED,"Creates a select committee to be composed of eleven members of the House of Representatives to conduct a full and complete study of the constitutional basis of the January 22, 1973, United States Supreme Court decisions on abortion, the ramifications of such decisions on the power of the several states to enact abortion legislation, and the need for remedial action by Congress on the subject of abortions. States that for the purpose of carrying out this resolution the committee, or any subcommittee thereof authorized by the committee to hold hearings, is authorized to sit and act during the present Congress at such times and places within the United States, including any Commonwealth or possession thereof, whether the House is in session, has recessed, or had adjourned, to hold such hearings, and to require, by subpena or otherwise, the attendance and testimony of such witnesses and the production of such books, records, correspondence, memoranda, papers, and documents, as it deems necessary.",F000388,Harold,Froehlich
+hres653-93,House of Representatives,hres,653,93,1973-10-24,REFERRED,Expresses the sense of the House that there will be no action on the nomination for Vice President until such time as the President has complied with the final decision of the court system as it relates to the White House tapes.,M000834,John,Moakley
+hres1254-93,House of Representatives,hres,1254,93,1974-07-24,INTRODUCED,"Provides that upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to move that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 15736) to authorize, enlarge, and repair various Federal reclamation projects and programs and for other purposes, and all points of order against title I of said bill for failure to comply with the provisions of clause 4, rule XXI, are hereby waived. States that after general debate, which shall be confined to the bill and shall continue not to exceed two hours, to be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, the bill shall be read for amendment under the five-minute rule by titles instead of by sections. Stipulates that, at the conclusion of the consideration of the bill for amendment, the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted, and the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit.",Y000043,John,Young
+hres826-93,House of Representatives,hres,826,93,1974-02-05,REFERRED,"States that the House of Representatives disapproves the recommendations of the President with respect to the rates of pay of Federal officials transmitted to the Congress in the budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975.",M000286,Wiley,Mayne
+hres1067-93,House of Representatives,hres,1067,93,1974-04-25,REFERRED,"States that the House of Representatives salutes Henry Aaron as an ""All-American Good Guy"" and extends to him the congratulations, esteem, and affection of the House.",Y000028,Andrew,Young
+hres717-93,House of Representatives,hres,717,93,1973-11-26,REFERRED,"Provides for the printing of one thousand additional copies of legislative hearings entitled ""Jointly Administered Legal Services Plans"" for the use of the House Education and Labor Committee.",T000200,Frank,Thompson
+hres252-93,House of Representatives,hres,252,93,1973-02-27,REFERRED,"Makes it the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of the United States should maintain and protect its sovereign rights and jurisdiction over said Canal Zone and Panama Canal and that the United States Government should in no way cede, dilute, forfeit, negotiate, or transfer any of these sovereign rights, power, authority, jurisdiction, territory, or property to any other sovereign nation or to any international organization which sovereign rights, power, authority, jurisdiction, territory, and other property are indispensably necessary for the protection and security of the United States and the entire Western Hemisphere, including the Canal and Panama.",S001057,Leonor,Sullivan
+hres1410-93,House of Representatives,hres,1410,93,1974-10-02,INTRODUCED,"Provides that upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to move that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 40) to authorize and request the President to call a White House Conference on Library and Information Services in 1976. States that after general debate, which shall be confined to the joint resolution and shall continue not to exceed one hour, to be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and Labor, the joint resolution shall be read for amendment under the five-minute rule. Stipulates that it shall be in order to consider the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor now printed in the joint resolution to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted, and any Member may demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the joint resolution or to the Committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. States that the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the joint resolution and amendment thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or without instructions.",M000039,Ray,Madden
+hres203-93,House of Representatives,hres,203,93,1973-02-07,REFERRED,Expresses the concern of the House of Representatives over the injustices suffered by the Jewish people in the Soviet Union at the hands of the Government of that country. Urges the President to urge that Government to provide fair and equitable justice for its Jewish citizens.,N000113,Robert,Nix
+hres456-93,House of Representatives,hres,456,93,1973-06-21,INTRODUCED,"States that upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to move that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 542) concerning the war powers of Congress and the President. States that after general debate, whicn shall be confined to the joint resolution and shall continue not to exceed three hours, to be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the joint resolution shall be read for amendment under te five-minute rule. Provides that, at the conclusion of the consideration of the joint resolution for amendment, the Committee shall rise and report the joint resolution to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted, and the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the joint resolution and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit.",P000218,Claude,Pepper
+hres41-93,House of Representatives,hres,41,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Establishes a Committee on Environment in the House of Representatives, consisting of 25 members. Provides that such Committee shall deal with all measures relating to the quality of the physical environment of the United States and its possessions, including: (1) water quality; (2) air quality; (3) weather modification; (4) waste disposal and management; (5) pesticides and herbicides; and (6) acoustic problems.",Y000031,C.,Young
+hres266-93,House of Representatives,hres,266,93,1973-03-05,REFERRED,Authorizes each Member of the House of Representatives (including the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico and each Delegate to the House) to hire and pay not more than two additional student congressional interns (to serve as such within or outside the District of Columbia).,H000230,Michael,Harrington
+hres926-93,House of Representatives,hres,926,93,1974-02-26,REFERRED,"Provides that, immediately upon the adoption of this resolution, the resolution (H. Res. 807) to disapprove the recommendations of the President with respect to the rates of pay of Federal officials transmitted to the Congress in the budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, hereby is taken from the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, and the same is hereby agreed to.",T000233,Vernon,Thomson
+hres148-93,House of Representatives,hres,148,93,1973-01-22,REFERRED,Abolishes the Committee on Internal Security of the House of Representatives. Enlarges the jurisdiction of the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives to include those activities involving sabotage and other overt acts affecting internal security.,D000222,Ronald,Dellums
+hres259-93,House of Representatives,hres,259,93,1973-02-28,REFERRED,"(LATEST SUMMARY) Provides that each meeting for the transaction of business, including the markup of legislation, of each standing committee or subcommittee of the House of Representatives shall be open to the public except when the committee or subcommittee, in open session and with a quorum present, determines by rollcall vote that all or part of the remainder of the meeting shall be closed to the public. Provides that no person other than members of the committee and such congressional staff and such departmental representatives as they may authorize shall be present at any business or markup session which has been closed to the public. Enumerates those instances in which the provisions of this resolution shall not apply. Provides that each hearing conducted by each committee or subcommittee of the House shall be open to the public except when the committee or subcommittee, in open session and with a quorum present, determines by rollcall vote that all or part of the remainder of that hearing shall be closed to the public because disclosure of testimony, evidence, or other matters to be considered would endanger the national security or would violate any law or rule of the House of Representatives. Stipulates that hearings shall be held in open session, except when the committee, in open session and with a quorum present, determines by rollcall vote that the testimony to be taken at that hearing may be related to a matter of national security.",F000041,Dante,Fascell
+hres1252-93,House of Representatives,hres,1252,93,1974-07-24,INTRODUCED,"Provides that upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to move that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 9989) to further the national housing goal of encouraging homeownership by regulating certain lending practices and closing and settlement procedures in federally related mortgage transactions to the end that unnecessary costs and difficulties of purchasing housing are minimized, and for other purposes. Stipulates that after general debate, which shall be confined to the bill and shall continue not to exceed one hour, to be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Banking and Currency, the bill shall be read for amendment under the five-minute rule. Directs that, at the conclusion of the consideration of the bill for amendment, the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted, and the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit.",B000605,Richard,Bolling
+hres924-93,House of Representatives,hres,924,93,1974-02-26,REFERRED,"States that the House of Representatives disapproves the recommendations of the President with respect to the rates of pay of Federal officials transmitted to the Congress in the budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975.",H000438,Kenneth,Hechler
+hres589-93,House of Representatives,hres,589,93,1973-10-10,INTRODUCED,"States that upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to move that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill (hr10614) to authorize certain construction at military installations, and for other purposes. Provides that after general debate, which shall be confined to the bill and shall continue not to exceed two hours, to be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services, the bill shall be read for amendment under the five-minute rule by titles instead of by sections. Requires that at the conclusion of the consideration of the bill for amendment, the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted, and the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit. Stipulates that after the passage of HR10614, the Committee on Armed Services shall be discharged from the further consideration of the bill S.2408, and it shall then be in order in the House to move to strike out all after the enacting clause of the said Senate bill and insert in lieu thereof the provisions contained in HR10614 as passed by the House.",Y000043,John,Young
+hres1101-93,House of Representatives,hres,1101,93,1974-05-14,INTRODUCED,"Provides that upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to move that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill (S. 3231) to provide compensation to poultry and egg producers, growers, and processors and their employees. States that after general debate, which shall be confined to the bill and shall continue not to exceed two hours, to be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Agriculture, the bill shall be read for amendment under the five-minute rule. Stipulates that it shall be in order to consider the amendment recommended by the Committee on Agriculture now printed on page 1, line 11, through page 2, line 2, of the bill notwithstanding the provisions of clause 7, rule XVI. Provides that, at the conclusion of the consideration of the bill for amendment, the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted, and the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit.",M000603,Clem,McSpadden
+hr10230-93,House of Representatives,hr,10230,93,1973-09-12,REFERRED,Repeals the Economic Stabilization Act of 1970.,K000037,William,Keating
+hres1079-93,House of Representatives,hres,1079,93,1974-04-30,INTRODUCED,"Provides that upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to move that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 6175) to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of a National Institute on Aging, and for other purposes. States that after general debate, which shall be confined to the bill and shall continue not to exceed one hour, to be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, the bill shall be read for amendment under the five-minute rule. States that, at the conclusion of the consideration of the bill for amendment, the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted, and the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit.",P000218,Claude,Pepper
+hres29-93,House of Representatives,hres,29,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,Abolishes the Committee on Internal Security of the House of Representatives. Enlarges the jurisdiction of the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives to include those activities involving sabotage and other overt acts affecting internal security.,A000018,Bella,Abzug
+hres283-93,House of Representatives,hres,283,93,1973-03-08,REFERRED,"Provides that the appropriations in the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1973, which is not used to pay the salary of the Clerk and of the Assistant Clerk of the House Democratic Steering Committee, or the salary of the Executive Director and of the Research Director of the House Republican Conference, as the case may be, may be used, without limitation, by the House Democratic Steering Committee, or by the House Republican Conference, as applicable, for the payment of all its necessary expenses in such fiscal year. Provides that, until otherwise provided by law, that part of the amount appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, for the House Democratic Steering Committee and of the amount for the House Republican Conference for such fiscal year, which is not used to pay the salaries of its employees referred to above, as applicable, may be used by the organization concerned, without limitation, for the payment of all its necessary expenses in such fiscal year. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the payment of all necessary expenses of the House Democratic Steering Committee and of the House Republican Conference, until otherwise provided by law, effective with respect to each fiscal year beginning after June 30, 1974.",T000110,Olin,Teague
+hres563-93,House of Representatives,hres,563,93,1973-09-25,REFERRED,Disapproves regulations submitted to the House by the Commissioner of Education relating to the family contribution schedule under the basic educational opportunity grant program of the Higher Education Act of 1965.,O000055,James,O’Hara
+hres1457-93,House of Representatives,hres,1457,93,1974-11-18,REFERRED,"Provides for the printing as a House document a revised edition of the booklet entitled ""The History and Operation of the House Majority Whip Organization (94th Congress)"". Provides for the printing of 10,000 additional copies for the use of the House Majority Whip.",B000736,John,Brademas
+hres1028-93,House of Representatives,hres,1028,93,1974-04-04,REFERRED,Provides for television and radio coverage of proceedings in the Chamber of the House of Representatives on any resolution to impeach the President of the United States. Authorizes the Speaker to appoint a committee of five members to provide such arrangements as may be necessary in connection with such a broadcast.,Y000013,Sidney,Yates
+hres1083-93,House of Representatives,hres,1083,93,1974-05-01,INTRODUCED,Provides for the election of Robert J. Lagomarsino to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.,R000188,John,Rhodes
+hres217-93,House of Representatives,hres,217,93,1973-02-08,REFERRED,"Provides that, effective from January 3, 1973, the expenses of the investigations and studies to be conducted pursuant to H. Res. 130, by the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, acting as a whole or by subcommittee, not to exceed $1,078,000, including expenditures for the employment of investigators, attorneys, individual consultants or organizations thereof, and clerical, stenographic, and other assistants, shall be paid out of the contingent fund of the House on vouchers authorized by such committee, signed by the chairman of such committee, and approved by the Committee on House Administration. Provides that not to exceed $50,000 of the amount provided by this resolution may be used to procure the temporary or intermittent services of individual consultants or organizations thereof.",H000041,James,Haley
+hres785-93,House of Representatives,hres,785,93,1974-01-24,REFERRED,"Creates a select committee to be composed of nine Members of the House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker, one of whom he shall designate as chairman. Directs the committee to conduct a full investigation of the role of the oil and gas industry in contributing to the current energy crisis. Provides that the committee shall report to the House as soon as practicable during the present Congress the results of its investigation and study, together with such recommendations as it deems advisable.",L000226,William,Lehman
+hres521-93,House of Representatives,hres,521,93,1973-08-02,REFERRED,"Makes it the sense of the Senate that the U.S. Government and Sweden should restore their normal friendly relations, and confirm this return to normalcy by appointment and dispatching ambassadors to their respective capitols on an immediate basis.",F000350,Donald,Fraser
+hres1145-93,House of Representatives,hres,1145,93,1974-05-22,REFERRED,"Provides that immediately upon the adoption of this resolution the House shall resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 988), a resolution to reform the structure, jurisdiction, and procedures of the committees of the House of Representatives by amending rules X and XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives. Stipulates that after general debate, which shall be confined to the resolution and shall continue not to exceed three hours, to be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Select Committee on Committees, the resolution shall be read for amendment under the five-minute rule. States that, at the conclusion of the consideration of the resolution for amendment, the Committee shall rise and report the resolution to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted, and the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the resolution and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit.",S000841,Alan,Steelman
+hres383-93,House of Representatives,hres,383,93,1973-05-07,REFERRED,"Provides that the minority party, upon request, be provided with up to one-third of a committee's investigative staff funds pursuant to the rules of the House of Representatives.",A000195,John,Anderson
+hres707-93,House of Representatives,hres,707,93,1973-11-15,REFERRED,"Commends the President of the United States for his actions in the Middle East, particularly his efforts through the United Nations to create the atmosphere in which the negotiations could take place and his dialogue with the Soviet Union in an effort to reduce tensions.",B000069,LaMar,Baker
+hres423-93,House of Representatives,hres,423,93,1973-06-05,INTRODUCED,"States that upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to move that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill (H. R. 77) to amend the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, to permit employee contributions to jointly administered trust funds established by labor organizations to defray costs of legal services. Provides that after general debate, which shall be confined to the bill and shall continue not to exceed one hour, to be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and Labor, the bill shall be read for amendment under the five-minute rule. Requires that at the conclusion of the consideration of the bill for amendment, the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted, and the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit. Stipulates that after the passage of H. R. 77, it shall be in order to take from the Speaker's table the bill S. 1423 and to consider the said Senate bill in the House.",S000454,Bernice,Sisk
+hres1143-93,House of Representatives,hres,1143,93,1974-05-22,REFERRED,"Makes it the sense of the House that, during the period pending consideration and action by the Senate upon the bill H.R. 10710, as introduced in the first session of the Congress, cited as the ""Trade Reform Act of 1973"" and as amended and passed by the House, no loan, guarantee, insurance, or credit shall be extended by the Export-Import Bank of the United States to any nonmarket economy country (other than any such country whose products are eligible for column 1 tariff treatment on the date of the enactment of this resolution), and no such country shall participate in any program of the Government of the United States which extends credits or credit guarantees or investment guarantees, directly or indirectly.",M000796,Joseph,Minish
+hres911-93,House of Representatives,hres,911,93,1974-02-21,REFERRED,"Provides that, immediately upon the adoption of this resolution, the resolution (H. Res. 826) to disapprove the recommendations of the President with respect to the rates of pay of Federal officials transmitted to the Congress in the budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, hereby is taken from the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, and the same is hereby agreed to.",M000286,Wiley,Mayne
+hres658-93,House of Representatives,hres,658,93,1973-10-25,REFERRED,Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President shall immediately re-establish the Office of the Special Prosecutor and shall promptly nominate a new Attorney General and present that nomination to the Senate for confirmation. States that the Attorney General designate shall notify the Congress of the individual he will name as Special Prosecutor and that the individual named as Special Prosecutor shall be subject to confirmation by the Senate.,C000598,William,Cohen
+hres309-93,House of Representatives,hres,309,93,1973-03-14,REFERRED,"Authorizes funds not to exceed $331,160.20 for the expenses of the Select Committee on Crime of the House of Representatives for studies and investigations authorized by H. Res. 256, 93rd Congress.",T000200,Frank,Thompson
+hres1288-93,House of Representatives,hres,1288,93,1974-08-02,REFERRED,"States that President Richard M. Nixon is censured for moral insensitivity, negligence, and maladministration.",F000123,Paul,Findley
+hres561-93,House of Representatives,hres,561,93,1973-09-25,REFERRED,"Makes it the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the United Sates shall cooperate to the fullest possible extent with appropriate international agencies including the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, in efforts to establish world reserves of basic food commodities; (2) the United States shall cooperate to the fullest possible extent with appropriate multilateral financial and development assistance agencies, including the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and its regional affiliates, in efforts to improve the agricultural productive capacity of developing countries; (3) the President should immediately issue a policy statement reasserting the United States commitment to respond to international disaster and famine conditions to the fullest extent possible by providing through the appropriate United States Government agencies, the United Nations specialized agencies, and nongovernmental voluntary relief agencies adequate food supplies as well as technical and logistic support in order to assure the efficient distribution of food aid commodities; (4) the President of the United States should immediately initiate a study to determine proper levels of domestic reserves, and appropriate rules and regulations for the effective management of domestic reserves of basic food commodities, taking into account domestic and foreign demands in commercial and concessional markets and food aid requirements to meet international emergency relief need; and (5) at the beginning of the second session of the Ninety-third Congress, the President should recommend to the Congress a plan for the establishment of domestic food reserves, and that he should report to the Congress at the same time on progress toward the establishment of world food reserves.",F000350,Donald,Fraser
+hres480-93,House of Representatives,hres,480,93,1973-06-30,INTRODUCED,"Authorizes the Speaker of the House to declare a recess at any time during the day, June 30, 1973, subject to the call of the chair.",O000098,Thomas,O’Neill
+hres1397-93,House of Representatives,hres,1397,93,1974-09-30,REFERRED,Requires each report of a committee of the House of Representatives on each bill or joint resolution of a public character reported by such committee to contain a detailed analytical statement as to whether the enactment of such bill or joint resolution into law may have an inflationary impact on prices and costs in the operation of the national economy.,F000388,Harold,Froehlich
+hres53-93,House of Representatives,hres,53,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Requires, under Rule XXI, the Committee on Appropriations, to the maximum extent practicable, to take such action as may be necessary to report all general appropriation measures for each fiscal year to the House for its consideration before the beginning of that fiscal year as will permit the enactment of all such measures into law before the beginning of that fiscal year. Provides that after June 15th of each calendar year appropriations measures providing funds for the operation of any branch of the Federal Government or its independent agencies for the ensuing year shall be in order for consideration notwithstanding the provisions of House Rules.",F000229,John,Flynt
+hres43-93,House of Representatives,hres,43,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Declares it to be the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal Communications Commission should establish advisory guidelines for the purpose of recommending types of nonaccidental physical violence to a human or an animal which should not be shown by licensees in televised broadcasts before 8 o'clock postmeridan daily except on Saturdays and Sundays and before 12 o'clock noon on Saturdays, because such violence is not suitable for viewing by children under thirteen years of age.",C000321,William,Chappell
+hres518-93,House of Representatives,hres,518,93,1973-07-31,INTRODUCED,"States that upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to move that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill (S. 1264) to authorize and direct the Secretary of the Treasury to make grants to Eisenhower College, in Seneca Falls, New York, out of proceeds from the sale of silver dollar coins bearing the likeness of the late President of the United States, Dwight David Eisenhower. Provides that after general debate, which shall be confined to the bill and shall continue not to exceed one hour, to be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Banking and Currency, the bill shall be read for amendment under the five-minute rule. Stipulates that, at the conclusion of the consideration of the bill for amendment, the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted, and the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit.",L000417,Gillis,Long
+hres392-93,House of Representatives,hres,392,93,1973-05-09,REFERRED,"States that the House of Representatives does not favor Reorganization Plan Numbered 2, transmitted to Congress by the President on March 28, 1973.",D000355,John,Dingell
+hres1237-93,House of Representatives,hres,1237,93,1974-07-16,REFERRED,"States that immediately upon the adoption of this resolution the House shall resolve itself into the Committee on the Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 988), a resolution to reform the structure, jurisdiction, and procedures of the committees of the House of Representatives by amending rules X and XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives. Stipulates that after general debate, which shall be confined to the resolution and shall continue not to exceed three hours, to be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Select Committee on Committees, the resolution shall be read for amendment under the five-minute rule. Provides that, at the conclusion of the consideration of the resolution for amendment, the Committee shall rise and report the resolution to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted, and the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the resolution and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit.",S000841,Alan,Steelman
+hres1415-93,House of Representatives,hres,1415,93,1974-10-07,REFERRED,"Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration conduct a conference before December 31, 1974, composed of representatives of the Congress, law enforcement agencies, including police officers, private women's groups, including community rape task forces, and other appropriate organizations, to study the incidence of rape and the manner in which rape may be prevented and controlled and the victims of rape propertly treated, with special emphasis upon improving local law enforcement programs designed to control rape and to treat the victims of rape. Directs the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration to report to the Congress, no later than 30 days after the convening of the Ninety-fourth Congress, on action that should and may be taken by the Congress or the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration to implement the suggestions emerging from the conference.",J000266,Barbara,Jordan
+hres807-93,House of Representatives,hres,807,93,1974-02-04,REFERRED,"States that the House of Representatives disapproves the recommendations of the President with respect to the rates of pay of Federal officials transmitted to the Congress in the budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975.",G000495,Harold,Gross
+hres256-93,House of Representatives,hres,256,93,1973-02-27,REFERRED,"Creates a select committee, to be composed of eleven Members of the House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker, one of whom he shall designate as chairman, to conduct a full and complete investigation and study of all aspects of crime affecting the United States. Requires the select committee to report to the House as soon as possible with respect to the results of its investigations, hearings, and studies, together with such recommendations as it deems advisable and to submit its final report not later than June 30, 1973.",P000218,Claude,Pepper
+hres670-93,House of Representatives,hres,670,93,1973-10-30,REFERRED,"Directs the Committee on the Judiciary to prepare a compilation of information and evidence tending to prove or disprove the commission of any act by Richard M. Nixon which amounts to an impeachable offense, for distribution as soon as possible to each Member of the House.",A000207,Ike,Andrews
+hr4168-93,House of Representatives,hr,4168,93,1973-02-07,REFERRED,Provides for the relief of Poo Mun Lee.,B001156,Phillip,Burton
+hjres84-93,House of Representatives,hjres,84,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Authorizes the President of the United States to issue a proclamation each year designating September 15 as ""Respect for the Aged Day"" and calls upon the people of the United States to observe such day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.",G000512,Charles,Gubser
+hjres572-93,House of Representatives,hjres,572,93,1973-05-23,REFERRED,"Requests the President of the United States to declare the week beginning August 5, 1973, as ""National Junior Classical League Week"".",H000281,William,Harsha
+hjres582-93,House of Representatives,hjres,582,93,1973-05-30,REFERRED,"Establishes a Joint Committee on Classified Information to be composed of: (1) the chairman and the ranking minority member of the Armed Services Committees of the Senate and of the House of Representatives; (2) the chairman and the ranking minority member of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Senate; (3) the chairman and the ranking minority member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives; (4) the chairman and ranking minority member of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate and of the House of Representatives; (5) three other Members of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate; and (6) three other Members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Provides that the joint committee shall make continuing investigations and studies with respect to: (1) the practices and methods used in the executive branch to classify information in the interests of the common defense and security, and (2) suspected uses of such classification procedures within the executive branch for purposes contrary to the public welfare. Authorizes the joint committee to, at such times as it finds classification procedures being used for purposes contrary to the public welfare, initiate such action as it deems appropriate in order to prohibit such misuse; and to publicly disclose any classified information the classification of which the joint committee considers not to be merited in the interests of the common defense and security and the disclosure of which the joint committee considers to be in the public interest. Requires the joint committee to report to the Senate and the House of Representatives, from time to time, the results of its investigations and studies, together with such recommendations as it may deem desirable. Provides that the expenses of the joint committee shall be paid one-half from the contingent fund of the House of Representatives and one-half from the contingent fund of the Senate, upon vouchers signed by the chairman of the joint committee.",A000052,Joseph,Addabbo
+hjres464-93,House of Representatives,hjres,464,93,1973-03-27,REFERRED,Authorizes the President to proclaim the 22d day of April of each year as Queen Isabella Day in recognition of Queen Isabella I of Spain and her contribution to Columbus' vogages to the New World.,D000255,John,Dent
+hjres724-93,House of Representatives,hjres,724,93,1973-09-17,REFERRED,"Constitutional Amendment - Provides that if a Senator or Representative fails to be recorded in person on 70 percent of the yea-and-nay rollcall votes of the House of which he is a member, his office shall become vacant. Makes adjustments to the foregoing in the case of absence due to illness or official business.",T000234,Charles,Thone
+hjres104-93,House of Representatives,hjres,104,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Establishes the Joint Committee on Aging consisting of 11 Members of the Senate and 11 Members of the House of Representatives which shall study problems of older Americans and methods of encouraging the development of public and private programs to assist older Americans in taking a full part in national life; to develop policies to encourage coordination of programs dealing with problems of aging; and to review recommendations made by the President or the White House Conference on Aging relating to older Americans problems. Requires the committee to maintain a complete record of all committee actions. Provides that no legislative measure shall be referred to the committee nor reported to the House or Senate by such committee. Requires an annual report on or before the last day of December on the studies, reviews, and projects undertaken by the committee. Gives the committee specified powers to carry out the purposes of this Act. Authorizes necessary appropriations each fiscal year to carry out this Act.",R000383,Robert,Roe
+hjres33-93,House of Representatives,hjres,33,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Constitutional Amendment - Provides that judges, both of the Supreme Court and the inferior courts of the United States, shall hold their offices for a term of eight years. Provides that, on the expiration of such term, a judge shall be eligible for another term upon appointment by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.",F000430,Don,Fuqua
+hjres487-93,House of Representatives,hjres,487,93,1973-04-04,REFERRED,Prohibits any further American military or paramilitary activity in or over Laos and Cambodia without the prior consent of the Congress of the United States.,M000343,Paul,McCloskey
+hjres305-93,House of Representatives,hjres,305,93,1973-02-06,REFERRED,"Provides that the United States shall not appear as amieus curiae or in any other fashion (except as a party) in any stage of any civil action in any court of the United States. Provides that if any officer or employee of the United States appears or attempts to appear in any such civil action on the part of the United States (except for the purpose of making the United States a party to such civil action) in violation of the preceding sentence, he shall be immediately removed from his office or employment with the United States.",W000428,Jamie,Whitten
+hjres914-93,House of Representatives,hjres,914,93,1974-02-21,REFERRED,"Authorizes the President of the United States to declare the fourth Saturday of each September ""National Hunting and Fishing Day"".",S000406,Robert,Sikes
+hjres943-93,House of Representatives,hjres,943,93,1974-03-20,REFERRED,"Authorizes the President to issue a proclamation designating May 13 of each year as ""American Business Day"".",M000349,John,McCollister
+hjres169-93,House of Representatives,hjres,169,93,1973-01-11,REFERRED,Constitutional Amendment - Provides that no person who shall have reached the age of twenty-two years shall be disqualified to be a Representative on account of age. Provides no person who shall have reached the age of twenty-seven years shall be disqualified to be a Senator on account of age.,H000465,Henry,Helstoski
+hjres878-93,House of Representatives,hjres,878,93,1974-01-28,REFERRED,Authorizes the President to proclaim the last Friday in September as American Indian Day.,K000195,Carleton,King
+hjres322-93,House of Representatives,hjres,322,93,1973-02-07,REFERRED,"Designates November 11 of each year as ""Armistice Day"", and authorizes the President to annually issue a proclamation to observe such day in commemoration of the cessation of hostilities in Europe at the end of World War I.",T000110,Olin,Teague
+hjres1123-93,House of Representatives,hjres,1123,93,1974-09-12,REFERRED,"Authorizes the President to designate March 16 through 23, 1975, as ""DeMolay Week"".",M000286,Wiley,Mayne
+hjres1134-93,House of Representatives,hjres,1134,93,1974-09-19,REFERRED,States that the people of the United States do endorse the Pacific 21 Bicentennial celebration as a celebration of the anniversary of this country.,R000134,Thomas,Rees
+hjres957-93,House of Representatives,hjres,957,93,1974-03-27,REFERRED,"Authorizes the President to issue a proclamation designating the week in November which includes Thanksgiving Day in each year as ""National Family Week"".",P000218,Claude,Pepper
+hjres867-93,House of Representatives,hjres,867,93,1973-12-20,REFERRED,Expresses the support of Congress for the President in his efforts to secure the cooperation of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and the Provisional Revolutionary Government in accounting for the thirteen hundred men listed as missing in action in Southeast Asis and the exhumation and repatriation of our dead.,F000141,Hamilton,Fish
+hjres794-93,House of Representatives,hjres,794,93,1973-10-25,REFERRED,"Special Prosecution Conservancy Act - Vests the Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia with supervisory jurisdiction to issue and enforce all orders necessary and appropriate to insure the integrity and inviolability of all files, notes, correspondence, memoranda, documents, physical evidence, and other records and work product compiled, obtained, or otherwise produced and maintained by the office of Special Prosecutor from the date of assumption of that office on May 24, 1973, until the appointment of a successor Special Prosecutor pursuant to this Act. Vests the Chief Judge of the United States District Court with authority to appoint a Special Prosecutor for the purposes and with the powers set forth in this Act, and to replace such officer only for extraordinary improprieties in the exercise of his responsibilities. Sets forth the authority and responsibilities of the Special Prosecutor. States that the prosecutor shall have exclusive authority to conduct all grand jury presentments and all other criminal proceedings arising from the following acts or transactions: (1) offenses arising out of the unauthorized entry into Democratic National Committee Headquarters at the Watergate; (2) offenses arising out of the 1972 Presidential election; (3) allegations of criminal offenses involving the President, members of the White House Staff, or other Presidential appointees; and (4) such other matters as bear a relation to the foregoing and which the Special Prosecutor consents to accept. Sets forth powers of the Special Prosecutor, including: (1) the power to determine whether and how far to contest the assertion of executive privilege or any other testimonial or evidentiary privilege, and (2) the power to decide whether or not to prosecute any person and how to conduct and argue any appeals or petitions arising out of his prosecutorial activities. Authorizes the United States District Court for the District of Columbia to extend the term of the Grand Jury of that Court which was impaneled on June 5, 1972, for additional periods of six months, until the court determines that the business of that Grand Jury has been completed. Authorizes to be appropriated to the office of the Special Prosecutor such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.",C000979,John,Culver
+hjres118-93,House of Representatives,hjres,118,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Requires the President to seek a treaty or other appropriate arrangement with the Union of Socialist Republics, Canada, Denmark, Norway, and any other interested nations calling for an immediate and appropriate moratorium on the killing of polar bears, and to give due consideration to the recommendations of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.",W000406,George,Whitehurst
+hjres590-93,House of Representatives,hjres,590,93,1973-05-30,REFERRED,"States that no funds shall be expended for the conduct of bombing missions or other combat operations in Cambodia or Laos, without prior, specific authorization from Congress.",S000948,Louis,Stokes
+hjres57-93,House of Representatives,hjres,57,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Constitutional Amendment - Provides that the right of citizens to attend the public schools of their choice shall not be abridged or denied by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, religion, or national origin.",B000029,Louis,Bafalis
+hjres626-93,House of Representatives,hjres,626,93,1973-06-19,REFERRED,"Authorizes the President to issue annually a proclamation designating the fourth Sunday of November of each year as ""National Grandparents' Day"". Calls upon the people of the United States and interested groups and organizations to observe such day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.",D000041,Dominick,Daniels
+hjres185-93,House of Representatives,hjres,185,93,1973-01-11,REFERRED,"Declares that the Congress finds that serious problems have arisen in the conduct of Olympic games which have led to widespread criticism of certain aspects of the games and of the manner in which the United States administers its preparation for and participation in the games. Establishes a National Commission on the Olympic Games composed of twelve members, four of whom shall be appointed by the President, four by the President of the Senate, and four by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Excludes from membership any officer or director, past or present, of the United States Olympic Committee or any national athletic association or federation. Sets forth the duties of the Commission. Requires the commission to recommend the form of future United States participation in the Olympic movement, if any, with proposals for the legislative action required to carry out such recommendation. Requires a final report of the Commission's findings and recommendations to be submitted to the President and the Congress not later than July 31, 1973. Provides for the compensation of Commission members. Authorizes the appropriation of such sums as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Provides that the Commission shall cease to exist 30 days after submission of its final report.",M000244,Marvin,Mathis
+hjres888-93,House of Representatives,hjres,888,93,1974-01-30,REFERRED,"Authorizes the President of the United States to declare the fourth Saturday of each September ""National Hunting and Fishing Day"".",S000406,Robert,Sikes
+hjres123-93,House of Representatives,hjres,123,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Extends for one year (until December 31, 1973) the date by which the Commission on Highway Beautification must submit its final report. Increases appropriations authorized for the Commission to $450,000. (Amends 23 U.S.C. 131 nt.)",W000763,James,Wright
+hjres368-93,House of Representatives,hjres,368,93,1973-02-22,REFERRED,"Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits the Congress from making any appropriation for any fiscal year if the resulting total of appropriations for such fiscal year would exceed the total estimated revenues of the United States for such fiscal year. Provides that, in time of war or national emergency, as declared by the Congress, the application of this Amendment may be suspended by a concurrent resolution which has passed the Senate and the House of Representatives by an affirmative vote of three-fourths of the authorized membership of each such House. Makes such suspension effective for the two-year term of the Congress which passes such resolution. Prohibits an increase in the national debt. Provides that such debt, as it exists on the date on which this article is ratified, shall be repaid during the one-hundred-year period beginning with the first fiscal year which begins after the date on which this article is ratified at the rate of one-tenth of such debt during each ten-year interval of such one-hundred-year period.",B000029,Louis,Bafalis
+hjres432-93,House of Representatives,hjres,432,93,1973-03-14,REFERRED,"Provides that there shall be adopted regulations governing the implementation of titles I, IV-A, IV-B, X, XIV, and XVI of the Social Security Act which shall be consistent with the following model regulations. States that Federal financial participation is available for expenditures under a State plan approved under any of the previously mentioned titles. Requires a single organizational unit, within the single State agency, at the State and local level which is responsible for the furnishing of family services, WIN (Work Incentive Program), support services, and child welfare services. Requires the establishment of an advisory committee on social service programs at the State and local level. Requires the establishment of an advisory committee on day care services. Makes provisions for a fair hearing under which applicants and recipients may appeal denial of or an exclusion from a service program. Requires a State plan to specify how the services will be provided and, in the case of provision by other public agencies, identify the agency and the service to be provided. States that, if a State elects to provide services for additional groups of families or individuals, the state plan must identify such groups and specify the services to be made available to each group. Provides that services to individuals must be in accord with plans developed in cooperation with the individual, be responsive to the needs of the individual applicant, and be related to one or more of the specific goals described in this Act. Defines the term ""services"" to include chore services, day care services for adults, child care services, educational services, employment services, family planning services, adult services, foster care services for adults, foster care services for children, services to meet health needs, home delivered or congregate meals, homemaker services, home management and other functional educational services, housing improvement services, legal services, community planning, protective services for adults and children, special services for the blind, and transportation services. Sets forth requirements a State plan must meet before it can authorize the provision of services by purchase from other State or local public agencies, from nonprofit or proprietary private agencies or organizations, or from individuals. Provides that the total amount of Federal funds paid to any State shall not exceed an amount which bears the same ratio to $2,500,000,000 as the population of all the States.",R000150,Ogden,Reid
+hjres153-93,House of Representatives,hjres,153,93,1973-01-09,REFERRED,"Establishes the Joint Committee on the Federal Budget consisting of the chairmen of the Senate Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees and 11 other Members of the Senate; and the chairmen of the House Appropriations and House Ways and Means Committees and 11 other Members of the House of Representatives. Specifies as the duty of the committee to report annually to the Congress before the last day of February a Congressional Federal Budget setting forth: (1) estimated expenditures and proposed appropriations necessary for all branches of the Federal Government; (2) estimated receipts of the Federal Government; (3) revenue proposals deemed necessary; (4) actual appropriations, expenditures, and receipts of the Federal Government during the last completed fiscal year; (5) estimated expenditures and receipts, and actual appropriations of the Federal Government during the fiscal year in progress; (6) balance statements of the condition of the Treasury for the past, present, and estimated future fiscal years; (7) the total amount of the bonded and other indebtedness of the Federal Government; (8) a summary of estimated expenditures which will be required for the following 4 fiscal years under continuing programs which are considered mandatory under existing law; (9) a monthly appropriations balance sheet of appropriations approved as compared with appropriations recommended in the Budget, and total appropriations to date; and (10) any other financial data necessary in order to make known to Members of Congress the financial condition of the Federal Government. Authorizes the Committee to make expenditures, hold hearings, employ personnel, and utilize the General Accounting Office and other Congressional committee services to carry out its functions under this Act.",R000510,Harold,Runnels
+hjres405-93,House of Representatives,hjres,405,93,1973-03-05,REFERRED,Authorizes the President to proclaim the first Monday in August of any year in which a former President is living as a national day of celebration of the birthday of any living former President.,R000485,Edward,Roybal
+hjres699-93,House of Representatives,hjres,699,93,1973-08-02,REFERRED,"Provides that United States person (a) having a major investment in an enterprise in South Africa, or (b) affiliated with an entity doing business in South Africa; shall be eligible to enter into any contract with any agency of the United States Government unless such United States person is doing business in South Africa in accordance with fair employment practices and is listed on the roster to be established pursuant to this joint resolution. Requires the President to appoint an Advisory Board to be composed of 10 members for the purpose of recommending policy to the Administrator as designated in Executive Order Numbered 11246 for the purpose of exercising his authority under this joint resolution. Makes it the duty of the Administrator, after notice and opportunity for hearing: (1) to review the employment practices of each United States person, having a major investment in an enterprise in South Africa or affiliated with an entity doing business in South Africa, and (2) to issue an order establishing a roster of all such United States persons doing business in South Africa in accordance with fair employment practices. Requires the Administrator to review the eligibility of each United States person, having a major investment in an enterprise in South Africa or affiliated with an entity doing business in South Africa, for inclusion on the roster established under this section. Provides that the Administrator shall conduct a review of eligibility not less than once every two years. Allows any United States person aggrieved by an order of the Administrator to seek judicial review of such order. Authorizes the President, for reasons of national security or national defense, to exempt any United States person from the provisions of this joint resolution for a period not exceeding ninety days. Provides that any such exemption may be renewed by the President for a period not exceeding an additional ninety days, and that thereafter no additional exemption may be granted to the same United States person for a period of two years. Requires the Administrator to furnish any United States person with a copy of the charge and to make a preliminary investigation of the charge whenever it is charged in writing under oath by any person, real or corporate, in a statement setting forth the facts upon which it is based, or a written charge has been filed by a member of the Advisory Board where he has reasonable cause to believe, that a United States person having a major investment in South Africa or affiliated with an entity doing business in South Africa, who is entering or has entered into a contract with any agency of the United States Government, is not doing business in South Africa in accordance with fair employment practices. Provides that, if the Administrator determines that the charge is nonfrivolus, he shall set the matter for hearing as speedily as possible, and make a finding and issue an appropriate order in accordance with the provision of this joint resolution. Requires the Administrator to submit to the President and to the Congress an annual report, including a report of the Advisory Board, on the operations and activities under this joint resolution.",D000344,Charles,Diggs
+hjres720-93,House of Representatives,hjres,720,93,1973-09-12,REFERRED,"Constitutional Amendment - Provides that on or before the fifteenth day after the beginning of each regular session of the Congress, the President shall transmit to the Congress a budget which shall set forth separately: (1) his estimate of the receipts of the Government, other than trust funds, during the ensuing fiscal year under the laws then existing; (2) his recommendations with respect to outlays to be made from funds other than trust funds during such ensuing fiscal year; and (3) if such recommendations exceed such estimate, a surtax rate which the President determines to be necessary to be applied with respect to the income tax of taxpayers to those portions of taxable years of taxpayers occurring during such fiscal year, so that such receipts will equal such outlays. Provides that during the first quarter of each fiscal year, and during the third quarter of each fiscal year, the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall: (1) estimate the receipts of the Government, other than trust funds, during such fiscal year; (2) estimate outlays to be made from funds other than trust funds during such fiscal year; and (3) (A) if such estimate of outlays exceeds such estimate of receipts, determine a surtax rate which the Speaker considers necessary to be applied, with respect to the income tax of taxpayers, to those portions of taxable years of taxpayers remaining in such fiscal year, so that such receipts will equal such outlays; or (B) if such estimate of outlays equals such estimate of receipts, determine that no surtax rate is necessary to be applied. Requires the President during the last month of each fiscal year to review whether the receipts of the Government, other than trust funds, for such year will be less than the outlays for that fiscal year. Provides that if he finds that such receipts are going to be less than such outlays, he shall determine a surtax rate which he considers necessary to be applied with respect to the income tax of taxpayers, so that taxes received by the Government from such surtax, when added to other receipts of the Government, will equal such outlays. Authorizes the suspension of the provisions of this Amendment in the case of a grave national emergency declared by Congress (including a state of war formally declared by Congress) by a concurrent resolution, agreed to by a rollcall vote of three-fourths of all the Members of each House of Congress, with each such resolution providing the period of time (not exceeding one year) during which those provisions are to be suspended.",S000718,Floyd,Spence
+hjres216-93,House of Representatives,hjres,216,93,1973-01-22,REFERRED,"Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the level of supplies of home heating oil has not been adequate to meet the needs of homes across the Nation; and (2) the major cause of the inadequate supply of such oil is the limitation on imports of petroleum and petroleum products. Provides that beginning on the date of enactment of this resolution, such limitation shall not apply to the importation of crude oil or number 2 fuel oil (home heating oil) until the ninety-first day after the date of enactment of this resolution (in the case of crude oil) or April 1, 1974 (in the case of number 2 fuel oil).",B001092,James,Burke
+hjres217-93,House of Representatives,hjres,217,93,1973-01-22,REFERRED,Constitutional Amendment - Provides that no person who shall have reached the age of twenty-two years shall be disqualified to be a Representative on account of age. Provides no person who shall have reached the age of twenty-seven years shall be disqualified to be a Senator on account of age.,D000222,Ronald,Dellums
+hjres252-93,House of Representatives,hjres,252,93,1973-01-29,REFERRED,"Constitutional Amendment - Provides that after the ratification of this article, no person who has attained the age of seventy years shall be eligible for election or appointment to the office of Senator or Representative.",F000380,William,Frenzel
+hjres54-93,House of Representatives,hjres,54,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Constitutional Amendment - Provides that nothing in the U.S. Constitution shall be deemed to prohibit the offering, reading from, or listening to prayers or Biblical Scriptures, if participation therein is on a voluntary basis, in any governmental or public school, institution, or place. Provides that nothing in the Constitution shall be deemed to prohibit making reference to belief in, reliance upon, or invoking the aid of God or a Supreme Being in any governmental or public document, proceeding, activity, ceremony, school, institution, or place, or upon any coinage, currency, or obligation of the United States. States that nothing in this article shall constitute an establishment of religion.",A000221,John,Ashbrook
+hjres731-93,House of Representatives,hjres,731,93,1973-09-18,REFERRED,"Constitutional Amendment - Provides that nothing contained in the U.S. Constitution shall abridge the right of persons lawfully assembled, in any public building which is supported in whole or in part through the expenditure of public funds, to participate in voluntary prayer.",W000781,Chalmers,Wylie
+hjres719-93,House of Representatives,hjres,719,93,1973-09-12,REFERRED,"Extends for one year the authority of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development with respect to the insurance of loans and mortgages under the Federal Housing Administration Insurance Programs. Extends the authorizations pursuant to the following programs relating to housing and urban development: (1) urban renewal, (2) model cities, (3) open-space land, (4) neighborhood facility grants, (5) rehabilitation loans, (6) new community development, and (7) rural housing.",P000103,John,Patman
+hjres919-93,House of Representatives,hjres,919,93,1974-02-27,REFERRED,"Authorizes the President of the United States to declare the fourth Saturday of each September ""National Hunting and Fishing Day"".",S000406,Robert,Sikes
+s3923-93,Senate,s,3923,93,1974-08-19,REFERRED,Provides for the relief of Loo Sing Woon.,S000701,John,Sparkman
+hjres1051-93,House of Representatives,hjres,1051,93,1974-06-05,REFERRED,Constitutional Amendment - Provides that a citizen of the United States otherwise eligible to hold the Office of President shall not be ineligible because such citizen is not a natural born citizen.,S000230,John,Seiberling
+hjres226-93,House of Representatives,hjres,226,93,1973-01-23,REFERRED,"Constitutional Amendment - Provides that nothing contained in the U.S. Constitution shall abridge the right of persons, lawfully assembled in any public building which is supported in whole or in part through the expenditure of public funds, to participate in voluntary prayer.",D000203,Eligio,de la Garza
+hjres272-93,House of Representatives,hjres,272,93,1973-01-31,REFERRED,Provides that Memorial Day shall be observed on May 30 of each year and that Veterans Day shall be observed on November 11 of each year. (Amends 5 U.S.C. 6103),G000387,Ella,Grasso
+hjres1068-93,House of Representatives,hjres,1068,93,1974-06-19,REFERRED,"Directs the Interstate Commerce Commission not to authorize the abandonment of any line of railroad prior to June 30, 1976.",D000558,Pierre,du Pont
+hjres641-93,House of Representatives,hjres,641,93,1973-06-26,REFERRED,Constitutional Amendment - Permits each State to have the exclusive authority to regulate nondenominational prayer in that State's public buildings.,E000214,Edwin,Eshleman
+hjres240-93,House of Representatives,hjres,240,93,1973-01-24,REFERRED,Constitutional Amendment - Provides that no part of the Constitution shall be construed to require a school system which assigns pupils on the basis of neighborhood attendance areas to assign pupils in any other manner.,N000019,Lucien,Nedzi
+hjres958-93,House of Representatives,hjres,958,93,1974-03-27,REFERRED,"Directs the President to submit to Congress, within thirty days, a report which sets forth, for each calendar year during the period 1965 through 1973: (1) the volume and value of all exports of critical resources to all countries from each foreign country which at any time during such period exported to the United States any critical mineral; (2) the volume and value of each critical mineral exported to the United States from each such foreign country; and (3) the volume and value of each critical mineral exported in world trade from any foreign country which was subject, at any time during such period, to economic sanctions applied by the United States pursuant to the United Nations Participation Act of 1945.",S000473,John,Slack
+hjres1115-93,House of Representatives,hjres,1115,93,1974-08-22,REFERRED,Provides for the indemnification of the Metropolitan Museum of New York for loss or damage suffered by objects in exhibition in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.,B000736,John,Brademas
+hjres276-93,House of Representatives,hjres,276,93,1973-01-31,REFERRED,"Constitutional Amendment - Provides that the right of students to attend the public school nearest their place of residency shall not be denied or abridged for reasons of race, color, national origin, religion, or sex. Gives the Congress the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.",K000086,Jack,Kemp
+hjres1047-93,House of Representatives,hjres,1047,93,1974-06-04,REFERRED,"Directs the President to submit to Congress, within thirty days, a report which sets forth, for each calendar year during the period of 1965 through 1973: (1) the volume and value of all exports of critical resources to all countries from each foreign country which at any time during such period exported to the United States any critical minerals; (2) the volume and value of each critical mineral exported to the United States from each such foreign country; (3) the volume and value of each critical mineral exported in world trade from any foreign country which was subject, at any time during such period, to economic sanctions applied by the United States pursuant to the United Nations Participation Act of 1945; and (4) the exports by value and volume for each commodity by country of destination.",I000001,Richard,Ichord
+hjres197-93,House of Representatives,hjres,197,93,1973-01-15,REFERRED,"Constitutional Amendment - Provides that the people of the several States and the District of Columbia shall elect the President and Vice President. Provides that the pair of persons having the greatest number of votes for such offices shall be elected, if such number be at least 40 percent of the whole vote cast. Provides for a runoff election in any other case.",R000150,Ogden,Reid
+hjres116-93,House of Representatives,hjres,116,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Provides that not to exceed 24 Members of Congress shall be appointed to meet jointly and at least annually with representatives of the Dail and the Senate of the National Parliament of the Republic of Ireland for discussion of common problems in the interests of relations between the United States and the Republic of Ireland. Authorizes appropriations of $30,000 annually for the expenses of the Congressional delegation. Requires an annual report to Congress on the Republic of Ireland-United States Interparliamentary Group established by this resolution.",S000997,Samuel,Stratton
+hjres752-93,House of Representatives,hjres,752,93,1973-10-03,REFERRED,Constitutional Amendment - Provides that no person shall be held to answer for a capital or otherwise infamous crime unless upon an information or indictment of a grand jury.,W000448,Charles,Wiggins
+hjres86-93,House of Representatives,hjres,86,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,Constitutional Amendment - Provides that nothing in the Constitution shall abridge the right of persons lawfully assembled in any public building to participate in nondenominational prayer.,J000115,Albert,Johnson
+hjres891-93,House of Representatives,hjres,891,93,1974-02-05,REFERRED,"Authorizes the President to issue annually a proclamation designating the fourth Sunday of November of each year as ""National Grandparents' Day"".",R000188,John,Rhodes
+hjres1011-93,House of Representatives,hjres,1011,93,1974-05-14,REFERRED,"Designates the premises occupied by the Chief of Naval Operations as the official residence of the Vice President, effective upon the termination of service of the incumbent Chief of Naval Operations. Authorizes the Administrator of General Services to provide for the care, maintenance, repair, improvement, alteration, and furnishing of the official residence and grounds. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary from time to time to carry out the foregoing purposes. Expresses the sense of Congress that living accommodations, generally equivalent to those available to the highest ranking officer on active duty in each of the other military services, should be provided for the Chief of Naval Operations. Repeals the Federal law authorizing the planning, design, construction, furnishing, and maintenance of an official residence for the Vice President of the United States.",B000890,William,Broomfield
+hjres219-93,House of Representatives,hjres,219,93,1973-01-22,REFERRED,Provides that Memorial Day shall be observed on May 30 of each year and that Veterans Day shall be observed on November 11 of each year. (Amends 5 U.S.C. 6103),G000387,Ella,Grasso
+hjres166-93,House of Representatives,hjres,166,93,1973-01-11,REFERRED,"Designates February 11 to 17, 1973, as ""National Vocational Education, and National Vocational Industrial Clubs of America (VICA) Week"".",G000272,Henry,González
+hjres271-93,House of Representatives,hjres,271,93,1973-01-31,REFERRED,"Provides that except during the period of war declared by Congress or the period of a national emergency declared by Congress, if any unit of any armed force of the United States is committed to action in any armed conflict with hostile forces outside the United States, the President, as soon as practicable after any such unit is so committed but no later than seventy-two hours after initial commitment, shall report in detail to Congress his reasons for, and his evaluation with respect to the effect and duration of, such commitment. Provides that if the Congress, within thirty calendar days after receiving such report, shall not by concurrent resolution approve or otherwise act on said report, such commiment shall immediately terminate, and the President, as soon as practicable but not later than thirty calendar days after such termination, shall disengage all forces so committed.",F000430,Don,Fuqua
+hjres823-93,House of Representatives,hjres,823,93,1973-11-13,REFERRED,"Provides for the designation of February 20 of each year as ""Postal Employees Day"".",H000158,James,Hanley
+hjres242-93,House of Representatives,hjres,242,93,1973-01-24,REFERRED,Constitutional Amendment - Provides that no person who shall have reached the age of twenty-two years shall be disqualified to be a Representative on account of age. Provides no person who shall have reached the age of twenty-seven years shall be disqualified to be a Senator on account of age.,R000484,William,Roy
+hjres1084-93,House of Representatives,hjres,1084,93,1974-07-01,REFERRED,"Authorizes the President to designate the week beginning July 1, 1974, as ""National Soaring Week"".",R000357,Howard,Robison
+hjres492-93,House of Representatives,hjres,492,93,1973-04-09,REFERRED,"Constitutional Amendment - Provides that the people of the District constituting the seat of government of the United States shall elect two Senators and the number of Representatives in Congress to which the District would be entitled if it were a State. Requires Each Senator or Representative to be an inhabitant of the District and to possess the same qualifications as to age and citizenship and have the same rights, privileges, and obligations as a Senator or Representative from a State.",F000046,Walter,Fauntroy
+hjres255-93,House of Representatives,hjres,255,93,1973-01-29,REFERRED,"Provides for the designation of the Manned Space Craft Center, located at Houston, Texas, as the ""Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center."" Provides that any reference to such facility in any law of the United States shall be deemed a reference to it as the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center.",P000103,John,Patman
+hjres1155-93,House of Representatives,hjres,1155,93,1974-10-03,REFERRED,Requires the Watergate Special Prosecution Force to make available to the public a report on all information it has concerning Richard M. Nixon on offenses against the United States.,G000513,Gilbert,Gude
+hjres783-93,House of Representatives,hjres,783,93,1973-10-18,REFERRED,"Makes it the sense of the United States Congress that the President should mediate between the belligerent parties to bring about an immediate and long-term peace settlement. Provides that such a peace should consider all the political and economic realities of the region, including the territorial integrity of all states involved, the need of Israel for protective buffer zones, the Arab aspiration for the return of their territories, and the long-term development of a sound economic base for the elimination of social and political problems. Provides that the settlement should include: (1) an immediate cease-fire; (2) broad demilitarized zones on the borders between Israel and its neighbors; (3) reestablishment of the civilian administration of the Sinai and Golan areas and west bank of the Jordan River under Egypt, Syria, and Jordan after thirty days, and maintenance of the demilitarized zones; (4) the cooperation of major free market countries and the Arab world in a long-range program of technical and industrial investment and development, with special emphasis upon the creation of job opportunities for Palestinian refugees; and (5) the negotiation and signing of a permanent peace treaty within eighteen months after the cease-fire.",S001138,Steven,Symms
+hjres808-93,House of Representatives,hjres,808,93,1973-11-06,REFERRED,"Authorizes the President to call a White House Conference on the Handicapped within two years of enactment in order to develop recommendations for further research and action in the field of the handicapped, and to further the policies set forth in this joint resolution. Provides that such conference shall be planned and conducted under the direction of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare with the cooperation and assistance of such other Federal departments and agencies, including the assignment of personnel, as may be appropriate. Require a final report of the White House Conference on the Handicapped to be submitted to the President not later than 120 days following the date on which the conference is called, and the findings and recommendations included therein to be made available immediately to the public. Requires the Secretary, within 90 days after the submission of such report, to transmit to the President and the Congress his recommendations for the administrative action and legislation necessary to implement the recommendations contained in such report. Gives the Secretary administrative powers to carry out this Act. Directs the Secretary to establish an Advisory Committee on the White House Conference on the Handicapped composed of 28 members, of whom not less than 15 shall be handicapped or parents of handicapped persons. Provides that such Advisory Committee shall cease to exist 90 days after the submission of the final report required by this Act. Authorizes to be appropriated $2,000,000 to carry out this joint resolution.",C000682,John,Conlan
+hjres611-93,House of Representatives,hjres,611,93,1973-06-12,REFERRED,"Authorizes the President to proclaim January 17 of each year as ""National Volunteer Firemen Day"".",D000558,Pierre,du Pont
+hjres198-93,House of Representatives,hjres,198,93,1973-01-18,REFERRED,Redesignates the area in the State of Florida known as Cape Kennedy as Cape Canaveral.,B000371,Charles,Bennett
+hjres234-93,House of Representatives,hjres,234,93,1973-01-23,REFERRED,"Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Cuban ""Declaration of Freedom"" should be patriotically considered by all Cubans in exile and by all who wish to end the tyranny of Castroism and communism in Cuba and that such declaration should serve to unite those pledged to restoring Cuban liberty and independence, and that it should be the objective of the United States to commend and encourage recognition and respect for the declaration.",P000218,Claude,Pepper
+hjres804-93,House of Representatives,hjres,804,93,1973-10-31,REFERRED,"Authorizes the President to proclaim the week beginning on the second Monday in November of each year as ""Youth Appreciation Week"".",C000228,Robert,Casey
+hjres847-93,House of Representatives,hjres,847,93,1973-12-06,REFERRED,"Authorizes increased production of petroleum from the Elk Hills Naval Petroleum Reserve at a rate to help insure that the needs of national defense are met, but not to exceed the maximum efficient rate in accordance with sound engineering and economic principles. Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to dispose of the production herein authorized by means of sales effected by competitive bid. Provides that full and equal opportunity for acquisition of the oil shall be accorded to all interested companies, including major and independent oil refineries alike. Establishes the Naval Petroleum Reserve Account. States that funds in the Account shall be available for the expenses of: (1) production, including preparation for production, as authorized by this resolution and as may hereafter be authorized; (2) all capital costs necessary for facilities both within and outside the reserve incident to production and delivery of crude petroleum; and (3) exploration, prospecting, conservation, development, use, and operation of the naval petroleum and oil shale reserves.",K000153,William,Ketchum
+hjres130-93,House of Representatives,hjres,130,93,1973-01-06,REFERRED,"Constitutional Amendment - Provides that, notwithstanding section I of article III of the U.S. Constitution, unless the Senate consents to the continuance in office of a Justice of the Supreme Court, such Justice may not hold office for more than ten years after: (1) he took office, (2) the Senate last consented to his continuance in office, or (3) the ratification of this Article, whichever last occurs. Excludes Justices who have retired from active judicial service from the provisions of this Amendment.",B000431,Tom,Bevill
+s624-93,Senate,s,624,93,1973-01-31,REFERRED,Provides for the relief of John R. Poe.,S000701,John,Sparkman
+hjres95-93,House of Representatives,hjres,95,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Constitutional Amendment - Provides that no public school student shall, because of his race, creed, or color, be assigned to or required to attend a particular school. Grants Congress the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.",M000833,Wilmer,Mizell
+hjres548-93,House of Representatives,hjres,548,93,1973-05-10,REFERRED,"States that the Oil Policy Committee and the Office of Oil and Gas, Department of the Interior, shall establish by regulation specified formal procedures for review of applications filed by refiners for fee-paid licenses prior to the issuance of such licenses, including consideration of the quantities and prices of crude oil which such refiners are making and intend to make available to small independent refiners and consideration of the quantities and prices of gasoline, fuel oil, diesel fuel, or kerosene which such refiners are making and intend to make available to independent marketers of such products. Provides that any fee-paid license issued to a refiner for imports of crude oil, unfinished oils, and finished products into Districts I-IV, District V, and Puerto Rico shall require that refiners supply to small independent refiners and independent marketers crude oil, unfinished oils, and finished products in reasonable quantities and at reasonable prices based on past supply relationships.",C000925,Paul,Cronin
+hjres390-93,House of Representatives,hjres,390,93,1973-02-28,REFERRED,"Authorizes the President to issue annually a proclamation designating the month of May in each year as ""National Arthritis Month"".",H000840,James,Howard
+hjres283-93,House of Representatives,hjres,283,93,1973-02-01,REFERRED,"Provides that the year 1974 be designated as a ""centennial for celebrating the introduction into the United States of Hard Red Winter Wheat."" Requests the President to issue a proclamation calling on the people of the United States to observe such centennial, with appropriate ceremonies and activities to be focused in the State of Kansas where such wheat was first grown in the United States.",S000388,Garner,Shriver
+hjres1124-93,House of Representatives,hjres,1124,93,1974-09-16,REFERRED,Constitutional Amendment - Repeals section 2 of the twenty-fifth article of amendment to the U.S. Constitution (relating to succession to the Vice Presidency).,D000255,John,Dent
+hjres778-93,House of Representatives,hjres,778,93,1973-10-18,REFERRED,"Constitutional Amendment - States that any provison of a foreign treaty which denies or abridges any right enumerated in this Constitution shall not be of any force or effect. Provides that no treaty shall authorize or permit any foreign power or any international organization to supervise control, or adjudicate rights of citizens of the United States within the United States enumerated in this Constitution or any other matter essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of the United States. States that all executive or other agreements between the President or any international organization shall be made only in the manner prescribed by law, and shall be subject to the limitations imposed on treaties.",A000215,Bill,Archer
+hjres298-93,House of Representatives,hjres,298,93,1973-02-05,REFERRED,"Constitutional Amendment - Provides that neither the United States nor any State shall deprive any human being, from the moment of conception, of life without due process of law; nor deny to any human being, from the moment of conception, within its jurisdiction, the equal protection of the laws. States that neither the United States nor any State shall deprive any human being of life on account of illness, age, or incapacity. Stipulates that Congress and the several States shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.",Z000001,Clement,Zablocki
+hjres545-93,House of Representatives,hjres,545,93,1973-05-09,REFERRED,"Authorizes the President to proclaim the last Friday of April of each year as ""National Arbor Day"".",G000513,Gilbert,Gude
+hjres108-93,House of Representatives,hjres,108,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Establishes a Joint Congressional Committee on the Environment to consist of eleven Members of the House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker and eleven Members of the Senate to be appointed by the President of the Senate. Gives the Committee the duty: (1) to conduct a continuing comprehensive study and review of the character and extent of environmental changes that may occur in the future and their effect on population, communities, and industries, including but not limited to the effects of such changes on the need for public and private planning and investment in housing, water resources (including oceanography), pollution control, food supplies, education, automation affecting interstate commerce, fish and wildlife, forestry, mining, communications, transportation, power supplies, welfare, and other services and facilities; (2) to study methods of using all practicable means and measures, including financial and technical assistance, in a manner calculated to foster, promote, create, and maintain conditions under which man and nature can exist in harmony, and fulfill the social, economic, and other requirements of present and future generations of Americans; (3) to develop policies that would encourage maximum private investment in means of improving environmental quality; and (4) to review any recommendations made by the President (including the environmental quality report required to be submitted pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969) relating to environmental policy. Grants the Committee necessary powers to carry out the objectives of this Act, and requires a final report to the House of Representatives and the Senate on the studies and projects undertaken by the Committee. Authorizes necessary appropriations to enable the committee to carry out its functions under this Act.",R000485,Edward,Roybal
+hjres149-93,House of Representatives,hjres,149,93,1973-01-09,REFERRED,"Constitutional Amendment - Provides that appointments of judges to the Supreme Court and judges to all other Federal courts, as established under section 1 of article III, be reconfirmed every six years by the Senate. Requires fives years' prior judicial experience as a qualification for appointment to said offices.",R000065,John,Rarick
+hjres347-93,House of Representatives,hjres,347,93,1973-02-20,REFERRED,"Constitutional Amendment - Provides that the people of the several States and the District of Columbia shall elect the President and Vice President. Provides that the pair of persons having the greatest number of votes for such offices shall be elected, if such number be at least 40 percent of the whole vote cast. Provides for a runoff election in any other case.",O000156,Douglas,Owens
+hjres800-93,House of Representatives,hjres,800,93,1973-10-29,REFERRED,"Special Prosecution Conservancy Act - Vests the Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia with supervisory jurisdiction to issue and enforce all orders necessary and appropriate to insure the integrity and inviolability of all files, notes, correspondence, memoranda, documents, physical evidence, and other records and work product compiled, obtained, or otherwise produced and maintained by the office of Special Prosecutor from the date of assumption of that office on May 24, 1973, until the appointment of a successor Special Prosecutor pursuant to this Act. Vests the Chief Judge of the United States District Court with authority to appoint a Special Prosecutor for the purposes and with the powers set forth in this Act, and to replace such officer only for extraordinary improprieties in the exercise of his responsibilities. Sets forth the authority and responsibilities of the Special Prosecutor. States that the prosecutor shall have exclusive authority to conduct all grand jury presentments and all other criminal proceedings arising from the following acts or transactions: (1) offenses arising out of the unauthorized entry into Democratic National Committee Headquarters at the Watergate; (2) offenses arising out of the 1972 Presidential election; (3) allegations of criminal offenses involving the President, members of the White House Staff, or other Presidential appointees; and (4) such other matters as bear a relation to the foregoing and which the Special Prosecutor consents to accept. Sets forth powers of the Special Prosecutor, including: (1) the power to determine whether and how far to contest the assertion of executive privilege or any other testimonial or evidentiary privilege, and (2) the power to decide whether or not to prosecute any person and how to conduct and argue any appeals or petitions arising out of his prosecutorial activities. Authorizes the United States District Court for the District of Columbia to extend the term of the Grand Jury of that Court which was impaneled on June 5, 1972, for additional periods of six months, until the court determines that the business of that Grand Jury has been completed. Authorizes to be appropriated to the office of the Special Prosecutor such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.",M000930,William,Moorhead
+hjres181-93,House of Representatives,hjres,181,93,1973-01-11,REFERRED,"Constitutional Amendment - Provides that no public school student shall, because of his race, creed, or color, be assigned to or required to attend a particular school.",W000018,Joseph,Waggonner
+hjres441-93,House of Representatives,hjres,441,93,1973-03-19,REFERRED,"Authorizes the President to issue annually a proclamation designating the month of May in each year as ""National Arthritis Month"".",R000401,Paul,Rogers
+hjres653-93,House of Representatives,hjres,653,93,1973-06-30,REFERRED,"War Powers Resolution - States that the President shall consult with the leadership and applicable committees of Congress before substantially enlarging United States Armed Forces in any foreign nation; and before placing any United States Armed Forces in any foreign nation where none had been immediately prior to such placement. Provides that within seventy-two hours after enlarging U.S. Armed Forces in any foreign nation the President shall submit a report to Congress setting forth: (1) the circumstances necessitating his action; (2) the constitutional and legislative provisions under the authority of which he took such action; (3) the estimated scope of activities; and (4) such other information as the President may deem useful to the Congress in the fulfillment of its constitutional responsibilities with respect to placing or enlarging United States Armed Forces abroad. Requires that, within one hundred and twenty calender days after a report is submitted, the President shall remove such enlargement and terminate such placement of Armed Forces, unless the Congress enacts a specific authorization for such use of the Armed Forces.",B000371,Charles,Bennett
+hjres45-93,House of Representatives,hjres,45,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,Provides for the designation of the 11th day of November of each year as Veterans Day (previously the fourth Monday in October). (Amends 5 U.S.C. 6103(a)),P000528,Robert,Price
+hjres1044-93,House of Representatives,hjres,1044,93,1974-06-03,REFERRED,"Designates the premises occupied by the Chief of Naval Operations as the Official residence of the Vice President, effective upon the termination of service of the incumbent Chief of Naval Operations. Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to provide for the care, maintenance, repair, improvement, alteration, and furnishing of the official residence and grounds. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary from time to time to carry out the foregoing purposes. Expresses the sense of Congress that living accommodations, generally equivalent to those available to the highest ranking officer on active duty in each of the other military services, should be provided for the Chief of Naval Operations. Repeals the Federal law authorizing the planning, design, construction, furnishing, and maintenance of an official residence for the Vice President of the United States.",E000213,Marvin,Esch
+hjres282-93,House of Representatives,hjres,282,93,1973-02-01,REFERRED,Creates a select joint committee in the House of Representatives to conduct an investigation and study into methods of significantly simplifying Federal income tax return forms.,S000388,Garner,Shriver
+hjres505-93,House of Representatives,hjres,505,93,1973-04-12,REFERRED,"Constitutional Amendment - Provides that nothing in the U.S. Constitution shall abridge the right of persons lawfully assembled, in any public building which is supported in whole or in part through the expenditure of public funds, to participate in voluntary prayer.",B000069,LaMar,Baker
+hjres911-93,House of Representatives,hjres,911,93,1974-02-21,REFERRED,"Authorizes the President of the United States to declare the fourth Saturday of each September ""National Hunting and Fishing Day"".",S000406,Robert,Sikes
+hjres1-93,House of Representatives,hjres,1,93,1973-01-03,INTRODUCED,"(LATEST SUMMARY) Extends the time within which the President must transmit to Congress the Budget and the Economic Report for fiscal year 1974 to January 29, 1973, and January 31, 1973. Extends the time within which the Joint Economic Committee shall file its report on the President's Economic Report with the House of Representatives and the Senate to March 10, 1973. Requires the President, not later than February 10, 1973, to transmit to the Congress: (1) the reports, with respect to all funds impounded on or after October 27, 1972, and before January 29, 1973, required by the Federal Impoundment and Information Act; and (2) a report, with respect to all funds impounded on or after July 1, 1972, and before October 27, 1972, containing the same information as is required by such section.",M000065,George,Mahon
+hjres345-93,House of Representatives,hjres,345,93,1973-02-20,REFERRED,"(LATEST SUMMARY) Extends the resolution making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 1973 until June 30, 1973. Amends P.L. 92-334, 571. Provides that obligations may be increased for the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission at not to exceed the annual rate of $6,224,000 during the period beginning February 16, 1973, and ending June 30, 1973. Repeals provisions prohibiting expenditures by the Treasury Department for Customs preclearance activities in any country which does not grant to the United States Customs officers the same authority to search, seize, and arrest which such officers have in connectionwith persons, baggage, and cargo arriving in the United States. Repeals P.L. 92-351, section 102. Requires the President to transmit to the Congress a quarterly report on funds impounded during that period, containing the following information with respect to each impoundment: (1) the amount of the funds impounded; (2) the date on which the funds were ordered to be impounded; (3) the date the funds were impounded; (4) any department or establishment of the Government to which such impounded funds would have been available for obligation except for such impoundment; (5) the period of time during which the funds are to be impounded; (6) the reasons for the impoundment; and (7) to the maximum extent practicable, the estimated fiscal, economic, and budgetary effect of the impoundment.",M000065,George,Mahon
+hjres11-93,House of Representatives,hjres,11,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Constitutional Amendment - Provides that the President may approve any appropriation or provision and disapprove any other appropriation or provision in the same appropriation bill. Requires the President to designate the appropriations and provisions disapproved in such bill; and to return a copy of such appropriations and provisions, with his objections, to the House in which the bill shall have originated; and the same proceedings shall then be had as in other bills disapproved by the President.",B000371,Charles,Bennett
+hjres497-93,House of Representatives,hjres,497,93,1973-04-10,REFERRED,"Designates May 30 of each year as Memorial Day, and makes such day a legal public holiday.",B001091,J.,Burke
+hjres706-93,House of Representatives,hjres,706,93,1973-08-03,REFERRED,"Constitutional Amendment - Provides that the Congress shall have the power, by two-thirds vote of each House of the Congress, to override any decision of the Supreme Court of the United States.",C000925,Paul,Cronin
+hjres734-93,House of Representatives,hjres,734,93,1973-09-19,REFERRED,"Authorizes the President to call a White House Conference on Library and Information Services in 1976 to develop recommendations for the further improvement of the Nation's libraries and information centers, in accordance with the policies set forth in the preamble of this joint resolution. Provides that the Conference shall be planned and conducted under the direction of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science. Establishes an adivsory committee to the Conference composed of twenty-eight members, appointed by the President, which shall advise and assist the National Commission in planning and conducting the Conference. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this joint resolution.",F000260,Gerald,Ford
+hjres529-93,House of Representatives,hjres,529,93,1973-04-30,REFERRED,"Provides that neither the trustees of the Penn Central Transportation Company nor the United Transportation Union shall make any changes in the working conditions encompassed by the notice served by the trustees of Pthe Penn Central Transportation Company on July 7, 1971, except by agreement or pursuant to an arbitration award, or engage in any strike or lockout over any dispute arising from any such notice. States that within thirty days after enactmentment of this joint resolution and at intervals of ninety days thereafter: (1) the carrier shall notify the organization in writing of any crew which it believes should be reduced and to what extent; and (2) the organization shall notify the carrier of any crew which it believes should be increased and to what extent. Requires that the parties shall immediately resume collective bargaining through authorized representatives and shall exert every reasonable effort to come to an agreement with respect to each crew listed by either party. States that if after forty-five days following the receipt of any notice no agreement is reached by the parties with respect to any crew listed by either party, either party may demand the creation of a special board of adjustment consisting of three members to dispose of the issue. Requires that in making any award the board shall give consideration only to: (1) assurance of adequate safety; and (2) avoidance of unreasonable burden or workload on members of the crew. Classifies road and train yardmen (including brakemen, flagmen, and helpers) employed by the carrier as ""protected employees."" Specifies that any award by a board of arbitration which reduces the size of any crew shall provide that the reduction, if it would deprive a ""protected employee"" of employment, shall not become effective except by attrition.",D000279,Samuel,Devine
+hjres661-93,House of Representatives,hjres,661,93,1973-07-12,REFERRED,Establishes a national education policy. Declares it to be the policy of the United States that every citizen is entitled to an education from nursery through graduate school without financial barriers and limited only by the desire to learn and ability to absorb such education.,F000424,Richard,Fulton
+hjres477-93,House of Representatives,hjres,477,93,1973-04-03,REFERRED,Constitutional Amendment - Provides that the Supreme Court of the United States shall not render an opinion or decision in any case in which less than a two to one majority of all Justices present and sitting concur.,S000406,Robert,Sikes
+hjres422-93,House of Representatives,hjres,422,93,1973-03-13,REFERRED,"Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the level of supplies of home heating oil has not been adequate to meet the needs of homes across the Nation; and (2) the major cause of the inadequate supply of such oil is the limitation on imports of petroleum and petroleum products. Provides that beginning on the date of enactment of this resolution, such limitation shall not apply to the importation of crude oil or number 2 fuel oil (home heating oil) until the ninety-first day after the date of enactment of this resolution (in the case of crude oil) or April 1, 1974 (in the case of number 2 fuel oil).",B001092,James,Burke
+hjres1012-93,House of Representatives,hjres,1012,93,1974-05-15,REFERRED,Prohibits the Bureau of Labor Statistics from instituting any revision in the method of calculating the Consumer Price Index until such revision has been approved by resolution by either the Senate or the House of Representatives of the United States of America.,A000189,Glenn,Anderson
+hjres160-93,House of Representatives,hjres,160,93,1973-01-11,REFERRED,"Constitutional Amendment - Requires each judge of the Supreme Court and each judge of an inferior court established by Congress under section I of article III, of the U. S. Constitution to hold his office during good behavior for terms of eight years. Provides that during the eighth year of each term of office of any such judge, his nomination for an additional term of office for the judgeship which he holds shall be placed before the Senate in the manner provided by the law, for the advice and consent of the Senate to such additional terms, unless that judge requests that his nomination not be so placed. Allows any judge whose nomination for an additional term of office is so placed before the Senate to remain in office until the Senate gives its advice and consent to, or rejects, such nomination. Provides that if the Senate gives its advice and consent to an additional term of office, that term shall commence from the date of such advice and consent, or the day immediately following the last day of his prior term of office, whichever is later.",D000474,Thomas,Downing
+hjres1152-93,House of Representatives,hjres,1152,93,1974-09-30,REFERRED,Requires the Watergate Special Prosecution Force to make available to the public a report on all information it has concerning Richard M. Nixon on offenses against the United States.,T000200,Frank,Thompson
+hjres906-93,House of Representatives,hjres,906,93,1974-02-19,REFERRED,Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to receive for instruction at the United States Military Academy one citizen of the Kingdom of Laos.,G000212,Benjamin,Gilman
+hjres262-93,House of Representatives,hjres,262,93,1973-01-30,REFERRED,"Declares the policy of the United States to be: (1) to facilitate and encourage the substitution of metric measurement units for customary measurement units to education, trade, commerce, and all other sectors of the economy of the United States: (2) to facilitate and encourage the development as rapidly as practicable of new or revised engineering standards based on metric measurement units in those specific fields or areas in the United States where such standards will result in rationalization or simplification of relationships, improvements of design, or increases in economy; (3) to facilitate and encourage the retention in new metric language standards of those United States engineering designs, practices, and conventions that are internationally accepted or embody superior technology; (4) to cooperate with foreign governments and public and private international organizations which are or become concerned with the encouragement and coordination of increased use of metric measurement units or engineering standards based on such units, or both, with a view to gaining international recognition for metric standards proposed by the United States and to encouraging retention of equivalent customary units in international recommendations during the United States changeover period; and (5) to assist the public through information and educational programs to become familiar with the meaning and applicability of metric terms and measures in daily life. Establishes a National Metric Conversion Board to implement the policy set out in this joint resolution. Provides that within twelve months after funds have been appropriated to carry out the provisions of this resolution the Board shall develop and submit to the Secretary of Commerce for his approval and transmittal to the President a comprehensive plan to accomplish a changeover to the metric system of measurement in the United States. Provides that, upon approval of the plan by the President, the Board shall begin the implementation of the plan, except those recommendations, if any, which require legislation. Provides that the Board shall terminate not later than ten years after approval by the President of the plan established under this Act.",Q000010,Albert,Quie
+hjres525-93,House of Representatives,hjres,525,93,1973-04-19,REFERRED,Prohibits any further American military or paramilitary activity in or over Laos and Cambodia without the prior consent of the Congress of the United States.,H000465,Henry,Helstoski
+hjres157-93,House of Representatives,hjres,157,93,1973-01-11,REFERRED,Designates the American rose as the national floral emblem of the United States.,C000201,Tim,Carter
+hjres886-93,House of Representatives,hjres,886,93,1974-01-30,REFERRED,"Authorizes increased production of petroleum from the Elk Hills Naval Petroleum Reserve at a rate to help insure that the needs of national defense are met, but not to exceed the maximum efficient rate in accordance with sound engineering and economic principles. Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to dispose of the production herein authorized by means of sales effected by competitive bid. Provides that full and equal opportunity for acquisition of the oil shall be accorded to all interested companies, including major and independent oil refineries alike. Establishes the Naval Petroleum Reserve Account. States that funds in the Account shall be available for the expenses of: (1) production, including preparation for production, as authorized by this resolution and as may hereafter be authorized; (2) all capital costs necessary for facilities both within and outside the reserve incident to production and delivery of crude petroleum; and (3) exploration, prospecting, conservation, development, use, and operation of the naval petroleum and shale oil reserves.",K000153,William,Ketchum
+s643-93,Senate,s,643,93,1973-01-31,REFERRED,Provides for the relief of Antonio Ballesteros.,F000245,Hiram,Fong
+hjres632-93,House of Representatives,hjres,632,93,1973-06-21,REFERRED,Redesignates the area in the State of Florida known as Cape Kennedy as Cape Canaveral.,R000401,Paul,Rogers
+hjres651-93,House of Representatives,hjres,651,93,1973-06-29,REFERRED,"Directs the Secretary of Commerce to prepare an estimate of the funds needed to carry out the statutory mandate for conducting a census of agriculture in 1974 and to submit such estimate to the Congress not more than thirty days after the date of enactment of this joint resolution. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to take such action as he deems necessary to insure that the data acquired from the 1974 Census of Agriculture be made available to the public through appropriate publication as soon as practicable following the taking of the census, and in all events in a shorter period than data was made available to the public following the 1964 and 1969 censuses of agriculture.",F000430,Don,Fuqua
+hjres1159-93,House of Representatives,hjres,1159,93,1974-10-08,REFERRED,Requires the Watergate Special Prosecution Force to make available to the public a report on all information it has concerning Richard M. Nixon on offenses against the United States.,G000212,Benjamin,Gilman
+hjres1074-93,House of Representatives,hjres,1074,93,1974-06-20,REFERRED,Provides for the appointment of Doctor Murray Gell-Mann as citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.,M000799,William,Minshall
+hjres836-93,House of Representatives,hjres,836,93,1973-11-29,REFERRED,"Designates the period January 21, 1974, through January 27, 1974, as ""National Snowmobiling Week"".",Y000033,Don,Young
+hjres299-93,House of Representatives,hjres,299,93,1973-02-06,INTRODUCED,"Extends the time within which the Joint Economic Committee shall file its report on the Presidents' Economic Report with the House of Representatives and Senate to April 1, 1973 (now March 10, 1973). (Amends Pub. L. 93-1)",P000103,John,Patman
+hjres93-93,House of Representatives,hjres,93,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,Constitutional Amendment - Provides that each State shall have the right to establish and prescribe the powers of their local educational agencies.,M000799,William,Minshall
+hjres209-93,House of Representatives,hjres,209,93,1973-01-18,REFERRED,"Constitutional Amendment - Denies Congress the power to draw money from the Treasury in consequence of appropriations made by law in an amount which exceeds the total amount of the revenues of the United States, exclusive of borrowed sums, except in the case of a national emergency declared by a two-thirds vote of each House of Congress.",R000510,Harold,Runnels
+hjres304-93,House of Representatives,hjres,304,93,1973-02-06,REFERRED,"Authorizes the President to issue a proclamation designating the week of April 23, 1973, as ""Nicolaus Copernicus Week"" marking the quinquecentennial of his birth.",R000383,Robert,Roe
+hjres335-93,House of Representatives,hjres,335,93,1973-02-08,REFERRED,"Constitutional Amendment - Provides that no public school student shall be assigned to attend a particular school because of his race, creed, or color. Provides that no public school teacher shall be assigned to any particular school because of his race, creed, or color.",D000326,William,Dickinson
+hjres722-93,House of Representatives,hjres,722,93,1973-09-13,REFERRED,"Authorizes the President to proclaim the week of May 26 through June 1, 1974, as ""National Stamp Collection Week"", and to proclaim May 31, 1974, as ""National Stamp Collections' Day"".",E000084,William,Edwards
+hjres960-93,House of Representatives,hjres,960,93,1974-03-28,REFERRED,"Directs the President to submit to Congress, within thirty days, a report which sets forth, for each calendar year during the period of 1965 through 1973: (1) the volume and value of all exports of critical resources to all countries from each foreign country which at any time during such period exported to the United States any critical minerals; (2) the volume and value of each critical mineral exported to the United States from each such foreign country; (3) the volume and value of each critical mineral exported in world trade from any foreign country which was subject, at any time during such period, to economic sanctions applied by the United States pursuant to the United Nations Participation Act of 1945; and (4) the exports by value and volume for each commodity by country of destination.",K000014,Joseph,Karth
+hjres490-93,House of Representatives,hjres,490,93,1973-04-05,REFERRED,Prohibits any further American military or paramilitary activity in or over Laos and Cambodia without the prior consent of the Congress of the United States.,M000343,Paul,McCloskey
+hjres942-93,House of Representatives,hjres,942,93,1974-03-19,REFERRED,"Authorizes the President of the United States to declare the fourth Saturday of each September ""National Hunting and Fishing Day"".",J000115,Albert,Johnson
+hjres580-93,House of Representatives,hjres,580,93,1973-05-29,REFERRED,"Directs the Secretary of Commerce to prepare an estimate of the funds needed to carry out the statutory mandate for conducting a census of agriculture in 1974 and to submit such estimate to the Congress not more than thirty days after the date of enactment of this joint resolution. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to take such action as he deems necessary to insure that the data acquired from the 1974 Census of Agriculture be made available to the public through appropriate publication as soon as practicable following the taking of the census, and in all events in a shorter period than data was made available to the public following the 1964 and 1969 censuses of agriculture.",E000240,Frank,Evans
+hjres1021-93,House of Representatives,hjres,1021,93,1974-05-20,REFERRED,"Constitutional Amendment - Provides that the President shall have power, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and the House of Representatives, to make treaties; provided a majority of the Members of each House present concur in giving such advice and consent, and provided that each House by a majority of its Members present shall determine the rules by which it shall be governed in giving its advice and consent to the making of treaties and executive agreements requiring the concurrence of the Congress.",P000218,Claude,Pepper
+hjres204-93,House of Representatives,hjres,204,93,1973-01-18,REFERRED,"Establishes the Tule Elk National Wildlife Refuge in Inyo County, California. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to purchase lands authorized to be acquired by this Act.",D000355,John,Dingell
+hjres703-93,House of Representatives,hjres,703,93,1973-08-02,REFERRED,"Provides that United States person (a) having a major investment in an enterprise in South Africa, or (b) affiliated with an entity doing business in South Africa; shall be eligible to enter into any contract with any agency of the United States Government unless such United States person is doing business in South Africa in accordance with fair employment practices and is listed on the roster to be established pursuant to this joint resolution. Requires the President to appoint an Advisory Board to be composed of 10 members for the purpose of recommending policy to the Administrator as designated in Executive Order Numbered 11246 for the purpose of exercising his authority under this joint resolution. Makes it the duty of the Administrator, after notice and opportunity for hearing: (1) to review the employment practices of each United States person, having a major investment in an enterprise in South Africa or affiliated with an entity doing business in South Africa, and (2) to issue an order establishing a roster of all such United States persons doing business in South Africa in accordance with fair employment practices. Requires the Administrator to review the eligibility of each United States person, having a major investment in an enterprise in South Africa or affiliated with an entity doing business in South Africa, for inclusion on the roster established under this section. Provides that the Administrator shall conduct a review of eligibility not less than once every two years. Allows any United States person aggrieved by an order of the Administrator to seek judicial review of such order. Authorizes the President, for reasons of national security or national defense, to exempt any United States person from the provisions of this joint resolution for a period not exceeding ninety days. Provides that any such exemption may be renewed by the President for a period not exceeding an additional ninety days, and that thereafter no additional exemption may be granted to the same United States person for a period of two years. Requires the Administrator to furnish any United States person with a copy of the charge and to make a preliminary investigation of the charge whenever it is charged in writing under oath by any person, real or corporate, in a statement setting forth the facts upon which it is based, or a written charge has been filed by a member of the Advisory Board where he has reasonable cause to believe, that a United States person having a major investment in South Africa or affiliated with an entity doing business in South Africa, who is entering or has entered into a contract with any agency of the United States Government, is not doing business in South Africa in accordance with fair employment practices. Provides that, if the Administrator determines that the charge is nonfrivolus, he shall set the matter for hearing as speedily as possible, and make a finding and issue an appropriate order in accordance with the provision of this joint resolution. Requires the Administrator to submit to the President and to the Congress an annual report, including a report of the Advisory Board, on the operations and activities under this joint resolution.",R000374,Peter,Rodino
+hjres751-93,House of Representatives,hjres,751,93,1973-10-03,REFERRED,Provides for the issuance of a special postage stamp in commemoration of Guglielmo Marconi.,M000834,John,Moakley
+hjres518-93,House of Representatives,hjres,518,93,1973-04-18,REFERRED,"Directs the Secretary of Commerce to prepare an estimate of the funds needed to carry out the statutory mandate for conducting a census of agriculture in 1974 and to submit such estimate to the Congress not more than thirty days after the date of enactment of this joint resolution. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to take such action as he deems necessary to insure that the data acquired from the 1974 Census of Agriculture be made available to the public through appropriate publication as soon as practicable following the taking of the census, and in all events in a shorter period than data was made available to the public following the 1964 and 1969 censuses of agriculture.",E000240,Frank,Evans
+hjres206-93,House of Representatives,hjres,206,93,1973-01-18,REFERRED,"Creates an Atlantic Union delegation, composed of 18 eminent citizens, which is authorized to organize and participate in a convention made up of similar delegations from such North Atlantic Treaty parliamentary democracies as desire to join in the enterprise, and other parliamentary democracies the convention may invite, to explore the possibility of agreement on: (1) a declaration that the goal of their peoples is to transform their present relationship into a more effective unity based on Federal principles; (2) a timetable for the transition by stages to this goal; and (3) a commission to facilitate advancement toward such stages. Requires the convention's recommendations to be submitted to the Congress. Provides that not more than half of the delegation's members shall be from one political party, and that 6 of the delegates shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, after consultation with the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, 6 by the President of the Senate, after consultation with the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, and 6 by the President of the United States. Allows all members of the delegation to speak and vote individually in the convention. Authorizes the delegation in carrying out the purposes of this Act: (1) to seek to arrange an international convention and such other meetings and conferences as it may deem necessary; (2) to employ and fix the compensation within prescribed limits of such temporary professional and clerical staff as it deems necessary; and (3) to pay not in excess of $100,000 toward such expenses as may be involved as a consequence of holding any meetings or conferences authorized by this joint resolution. Authorizes not to exceed $200,000 to be appropriated to the Department of State to carry out the purposes of this resolution, payments to be made upon vouchers approved by the Chairman of the delegation subject to the laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the obligation and expenditure of appropriated funds. Requires the delegation to make semiannual reports to Congress accounting for all expenditures and such other information as it deems appropriate. Provides that the delegation shall cease to exist at the expiration of the three-year period beginning on the date of the approval of this resolution.",F000350,Donald,Fraser
+hjres600-93,House of Representatives,hjres,600,93,1973-06-06,REFERRED,Establishes a national education policy. Declares it to be the policy of the United States that every citizen is entitled to an education from nursery through graduate school without financial barriers and limited only by the desire to learn and ability to absorb such education.,P000230,Carl,Perkins
+hjres162-93,House of Representatives,hjres,162,93,1973-01-11,REFERRED,"Desginates January 15 of each year as ""Martin Luther King Day"" in honor of his birth on January 15, 1929.",F000046,Walter,Fauntroy
+hjres463-93,House of Representatives,hjres,463,93,1973-03-27,REFERRED,"Designates November 11 of each year as ""Armistice Day"", and authorizes the President to annually issue a proclamation to observe such day in commemoration of the cessation of hostilities in Europe at the end of World War I.",B001221,Goodloe,Byron
+sconres110-93,Senate,sconres,110,93,1974-08-13,REFERRED,"Declares that all foreign troops currently involved in Cyprus be withdrawn immediately so that the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross may be permitted to restore peace to the island, and to guarantee the protection and civil rights of all persons and communities and the right of the Cypriot people working together to determine their own destiny.",K000105,Edward,Kennedy
+sconres54-93,Senate,sconres,54,93,1973-10-16,INTRODUCED,"(LATEST SUMMARY) Provides that when the Senate adjourns on Thursday, October 18, 1973, it stands adjourned until 12 o'clock meridian, Tuesday, October 23, 1973, and that when the House adjourns on Thursday, October 18, 1973, it stands adjourned until 12 o'clock meridian on Tuesday, October 23, 1973.",M000113,Michael,Mansfield
+sconres112-93,Senate,sconres,112,93,1974-08-15,REFERRED,Expresses the sense of the Congress that foreign troops be withdrawn from Cyprus and that all military assistance to Greece and Turkey be suspended until they have withdrawn their forces.,S000890,Adlai,Stevenson
+sconres47-93,Senate,sconres,47,93,1973-09-27,REFERRED,"Provides that there be printed for the use of the Senate Special Committee on the Termination of the National Emergency five thousand additional copies of its report to the Senate entitled ""Emergency Powers Statutes: Provisions of Federal Law Now in Effect Delegating to the Executive Extraordinary Authority in Time of National Emergency.""",C000388,Frank,Church
+sconres10-93,Senate,sconres,10,93,1973-02-06,REFERRED,"Declares that the Senate endorses the position regarding fisheries now being taken by the United States delegation to the United Nations Seabed Committee, that the coastal State has the right to regulate the fish stocks inhabiting the coastal waters off its shores as well as its anadromous species, and that the United States begin to study the need to implement this policy immediately in order to protect our nation's living resources by creating in the United States or the individual States the authority to regulate such stocks, to the limits of their range, as well as the authority to reserve to itself all of the available catch its vessels are capable of handling.",K000105,Edward,Kennedy
+sres348-93,Senate,sres,348,93,1974-06-25,REFERRED,"Congratulates Major General Francis S. Greenlief, Chief, National Guard Bureau, upon his retirement from active military service.",C001006,Carl,Curtis
+sconres16-93,Senate,sconres,16,93,1973-03-20,INTRODUCED,"Authorizes technical corrections and changes in the enrollment of S. 7, the Vocational Rehabilitation Act.",R000046,Jennings,Randolph
+sres442-93,Senate,sres,442,93,1974-12-04,REFERRED,"Authorizes the printing of the report (two volumes) entitled, ""Evaluation of Techniques for Cost-Benefit Analysis of Water Pollution Control Programs and Policies"", as a Senate document. Requires the printing of five hundred additional copies of such document for the use of the Senate Committee on Public Works.",R000046,Jennings,Randolph
+sres42-93,Senate,sres,42,93,1973-01-29,INTRODUCED,"Assigns Mr. Clark of Iowa to service on the Select Committee on Small Business, to fill a vacancy on that Committee.",M000113,Michael,Mansfield
+sres270-93,Senate,sres,270,93,1974-02-01,REFERRED,"Authorizes the Senate Committee on Armed Services, or any subcommittee thereof, from March 1, 1974, through February 28, 1975, for the purposes stated and within the limitations imposed by the following sections, in its discretion: (1) to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the Senate; (2) to employ personnel; and (3) with the prior consent of the Government department or agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administration, to use on a reimbursable basis the services of personnel of any such department or agency. Authorizes the Committee on Armed Services from March 1, 1974, through February 28, 1975, to expend not to exceed $25,000, for the procurement of the services of individual consultants, or organizations thereof, as authorized by the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended. Authorizes the Committee on Armed Service, or any subcommittee thereof, from March 1, 1974, through February 28, 1975, to expend not to exceed $495,000, to examine, investigate, and make a complete study of any and all matters pertaining to each of the subjects set forth below in the succeeding sections of this resolution. Provides that not to exceed $346,000 shall be available for a general study or investigation of the common defense, space activities, strategic materials, petroleum reserves, and related activities. Provides that not to exceed $149,000 shall be available for studies and investigations pertaining to military readiness and preparedness for the common defense generally. Requires the committee to report its findings, together with such recommendations for legislation as it deems advisable with respect to each study or investigation for which expenditure is authorized by this resolution, to the Senate at the earliest practicable date, but not later than February 28, 1975.",S000852,John,Stennis
+sres163-93,Senate,sres,163,93,1973-09-05,REFERRED,"Provides that the annual report of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to the Congress of the United States (in compliance with Public Law 91-604, ""The Clean Air Act, as amended), entitled ""The Cost of Clean Air,"" be printed, with illustrations, as a Senate document. Provides there shall be printed one thousand five hundred (1,500) additional copies of such document for the use of the Committee on Public Works.",R000046,Jennings,Randolph
+sres137-93,Senate,sres,137,93,1973-07-09,REFERRED,"Authorizes the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs to expend from the contingent fund of the Senate, during the Ninety-third Congress, $25,000 in addition to the amount, and for the same purposes, specified in the Legislative Reorganization Act.",J000013,Henry,Jackson
+sres226-93,Senate,sres,226,93,1973-12-22,INTRODUCED,"Declares that the thanks of the Senate are hereby tendered to the Honorable Lee Metcalf, Acting President pro tempore of the Senate, for the courteous, dignified, and impartial manner in which he has presided over the deliberations during the first session of the Ninety-third Congress.",B001210,Robert,Byrd
+sres465-93,Senate,sres,465,93,1974-12-18,INTRODUCED,Assigns Senator Laxalt to service on the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Internal and Insular Affairs during the remainder of the 93rd Congress.,S000174,Hugh,Scott
+sres391-93,Senate,sres,391,93,1974-08-22,REFERRED,"(LATEST SUMMARY) Expresses the sense of the Senate that the actions of the President's Committee on Food should in no way assume, displace or otherwise interfere with responsibilities delegated by law to the Secretary of Agriculture or other officials of Government. Provides that: (1) all agencies of the Federal Government, which have any responsibility for establishing priorities for the allocation of materials, supplies or facilities utilized in the production or distribution of fertilizer, fuels and energy, farm chemicals, and other inputs essential to agricultural production, give the highest priority to the agricultural industry and related industries in making such allocation priorities; (2) the Federal Power Commission take immediate steps to provide the highest possible priority for the allocation of natural gas for the expansion of existing capacity for the production of synthetic anhydrous ammonia, feedstocks, intermediates, and solvents utilized, in the production of farm chemicals; feed phosphates; and for all other agricultural uses of natural gas; (3) the President expand the scope and responsibility of the Intergovernmental Agency Task Force on Fertilizer to include all essential farm inputs with respect to their supply availability, pricing (wholesale and retail), exports and imports and their equitable distribution among farm producers; and (4) the Federal Energy Administration consult with and maintain close liaison with the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry with respect to any plans or proposals that may affect the current priority status that agriculture and related industries now enjoy under Federal mandatory fuel and propane allocation regulations.",M000452,George,McGovern
+sres39-93,Senate,sres,39,93,1973-01-26,REFERRED,"Establishes an eight-member Ad Hoc Senate Committee on Military Oversight for the purpose of keeping abreast of changing military requirements resulting from developments of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe and the Conference on Mutual and Balanced Force Reduction, and the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks II in order to ascertain the proper level of our future military security posture. Authorizes to be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate upon vouchers approved by the chairman of the committee a sum not to exceed $250,000.",B000351,Henry,Bellmon
+sres412-93,Senate,sres,412,93,1974-09-26,REFERRED,"Authorizes supplemental expenditures of $64,000 by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs for inquiries and investigations pursuant to S. Res. 250, 93d Congress.",H000297,Rupert,Hartke
+sres146-93,Senate,sres,146,93,1973-07-19,INTRODUCED,Pays a gratuity to Katherine Hill.,C000120,Howard,Cannon
+sres247-93,Senate,sres,247,93,1974-01-28,REFERRED,"Increases to $275,000 (now $255,000) the expenditures authorized for the Senate Select Committees on Nutrition and Human Needs to carry out its study pursuant to S. Res. 50, 93rd Congress pertaining to the lack of food, medical assistance, and other related necessities of life and health.",M000452,George,McGovern
+sres239-93,Senate,sres,239,93,1974-01-23,REFERRED,"Authorizes the Committee on Finance to expend from the contingent fund of the Senate, during the Ninety-third Congress, $20,000 in addition to the amounts, and for investigatory purposes specified in S. Res 148, 93d Congress.",L000428,Russell,Long
+sres171-93,Senate,sres,171,93,1973-09-21,REFERRED,"Declares that the Senate disapproves the alternative plan for pay adjustments for Federal employees under statutory pay systems recommended and submitted by the President to Congress on August 31, 1973.",M000445,Gale,McGee
+sres254-93,Senate,sres,254,93,1974-01-29,REFERRED,"Makes it the sense of the Senate that the Administration of the Federal Energy Office should, and is hereby urged and requested to, promulgate new regulations which will alleviate the present high price of propane.",F000401,James,Fulbright
+sres299-93,Senate,sres,299,93,1974-03-22,INTRODUCED,"Authorizes the Committee on Rules and Administration to expend from the contingent fund of the Senate, upon vouchers approved by the chairman of that committee, not to exceed $12,875 for the purchase of twenty-five thousand seven hundred and fifty calendars.",C000120,Howard,Cannon
+sres405-93,Senate,sres,405,93,1974-09-18,REFERRED,Expresses the sense of the Senate that the prevention of widespread famine and the inflationary pressure of increased domestic food prices requires immediate and substantial public investments in agricultural research and technology for the express purpose of increasing food production which would: (1) insure a ready supply of food at reasonable consumer food costs; (2) aid in the maintenance of a favorable United States trade balance; and (3) reduce the risk of food shortages in years of adverse weather.,B000401,Lloyd,Bentsen
+sres437-93,Senate,sres,437,93,1974-11-26,INTRODUCED,"Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Monday of Thanksgiving Week, November 24, 1975, be recognized as a National Day of Fasting and that the people of the United States be encouraged to reevaluate their life styles and during the coming year seek to change their habits from those of overconsumption to those of conservation in light of world hunger. Expresses the sense of the Senate that beginning with Thanksgiving Day, 1974, and ending with Thanksgiving Day, 1975, this Nation embark upon a spirit of identification with the hungry people of the world, with self sacrifice, and with sharing through the practice of fasting.",H000343,Mark,Hatfield
+sres220-93,Senate,sres,220,93,1973-12-18,REFERRED,Pays a gratuity to George E. Arthen.,C000120,Howard,Cannon
+sres403-93,Senate,sres,403,93,1974-09-17,REFERRED,Authorizes supplemental expenditures by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary for an inquiry and investigation relating to administrative practice and procedure.,E000018,James,Eastland
+sres26-93,Senate,sres,26,93,1973-01-23,INTRODUCED,"Elects the following-named Members to the following Joint Committees of Congress: Joint Committee On Printing: Mr. Cannon of Nevada, Mr. Allen of Alabama, and Mr. Scott of Pennsylvania; and Joint Committee Of Congress On The Library: Mr. Cannon of Nevada, Mr. Pell of Rhode Island, Mr. Williams of New Jersey, Mr. Cook of Kentucky, and Mr. Hatfield of Oregon.",C000120,Howard,Cannon
+sres14-93,Senate,sres,14,93,1973-01-11,REFERRED,"Requires the chairman of a committee reporting a measure to the Senate, in nominating Senate conferees to serve on a committee of conference considering such measure, to make certain insofar as practicable that at least a majority of the conferees he nominates shall have indicated their support of such measure as passed by the Senate and their support for the prevailing opinion of the Senate on each of the principal matters of disagreement with the House of Representatives on such measure. Provides that a Senator need not be a member of the committee of the chairman nominating such conferees in order to serve as a conferee considering such measure.",S000159,Richard,Schweiker
+sres149-93,Senate,sres,149,93,1973-07-20,REFERRED,"Makes it the sense of the Senate that the U.S. Government and Sweden should restore their normal friendly relations, and confirm this return to normalcy by appointing and dispatching ambassadors to their respective capitols on an immediate basis.",H000953,Hubert,Humphrey
+sres439-93,Senate,sres,439,93,1974-12-03,INTRODUCED,Authorizes the printing of additional copies of the Senate hearings on the nomination of Nelson A. Rockefeller to be Vice President of the United States for use by the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration.,C000120,Howard,Cannon
+sres192-93,Senate,sres,192,93,1973-10-23,REFERRED,"States that the President should continue his mediation between the opposing parties of the Middle East to bring about a long-term, lasting peace settlement. States that such settlement should include: (1) establishment of broad demilitarized zones on the borders between Israel and its neighbors; (2) achievement of a just settlement of the Palestinian refuge problem; and (3) the negotiation and signing of a permanent peace treaty within six months after the cease fire.",H000463,Jesse,Helms
+sres22-93,Senate,sres,22,93,1973-01-18,REFERRED,"Requires all meetings of all Standing, Joint, Special and Select Committees and their subcommittees of the Senate to be open to the public, except when the subject matter of the meeting involves the national security, and then only when a motion to meet in executive session shall be adopted by majority vote of the members of such committee who are present at the meeting; and except meetings of any committee or subcommittee in which testimony or evidence presented or considered may tend to defame, degrade or incriminate any person, in which case such testimony or evidence shall be received and considered in executive session, and then only when a motion to meet in executive session shall be adopted by majority vote of the members of such committee who are present at the meeting.",H000953,Hubert,Humphrey
+sres470-93,Senate,sres,470,93,1974-12-19,INTRODUCED,States that the Senate congratulates Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller on assuming his new duties.,S000174,Hugh,Scott
+sres279-93,Senate,sres,279,93,1974-02-06,INTRODUCED,"(LATEST SUMMARY) Makes it the sense of the Senate that the Washington Energy Conference should consider: (1) conservation measures in major oil consuming countries which are necessary to reduce demand, and should be a major part of the policy adopted in concert by the oil consuming nations; (2) procedure plans for the emergency sharing of oil resources which could be acted on subject to the constitutional processes of each country; (3) guidelines for bilateral agreements between individual oil consuming and oil producing countries, which in the present situation of embargo and skyrocketing prices could prove very harmful to the interests of the major oil consuming nations, and could incur the danger of introducing excessive and sophisticated arms into the oil producing nations beyond their legitimate needs for their own security; (4) coordination of research efforts in developing conservation practices and alternative sources of energy; (5) the responsibility for and the means to help to alleviate the plight of the developing countries in the oil crisis; and (6) closer coordination of fiscal and monetary policies to prevent excessive strain on the international monetary system and the currencies of oil importing countries. Makes it the sense of the Senate that the United States should continue to use its best efforts to bring about conditions of peace and stability in the Middle East.",J000064,Jacob,Javits
+sres94-93,Senate,sres,94,93,1973-04-05,REFERRED,"Requests the President to enter into negotiations with the major oil importing countries for the purposes of establishing an international organization of oil importing countries and establishing common practices and policies affecting oil pricing, importation, and consumption.",S000888,Ted,Stevens
+sres364-93,Senate,sres,364,93,1974-07-23,REFERRED,"Refers S. 3799, entitled ""A bill for the relief of Mrs. Agnes J. Wong and Dr. Samuel J. Wong, Jr.,"" to the Chief Commissioner of the United States Court of Claims for a report thereon.",F000245,Hiram,Fong
+sres115-93,Senate,sres,115,93,1973-05-15,INTRODUCED,"Declares that on Memorial Day, May 28, 1973, special remembrance be given by a grateful people to the 1,288 members of the Armed Forces of the United States currently listed as missing in action in Indochina. Declares that all American motorists are encouraged to turn on their automobile lights throughout Memorial Day, May 28, 1973, as a symbol of this remembrance. Provides that every effort be made to secure the cooperation of all parties in the Indochina conflict to insure the fullest and most expeditious resolution of the status of members of the U.S. Armed Forces missing in Indochina.",B000871,Edward,Brooke
+sres143-93,Senate,sres,143,93,1973-07-17,REFERRED,"Authorizes $5,000 to be expended by the Senate Committee on Post Office and Civil Service for the procurement of the services of individual consultants, or organizations thereof, to carry out the provisions of S. Res. 52, 93rd Congress.",M000445,Gale,McGee
+sres121-93,Senate,sres,121,93,1973-05-31,INTRODUCED,"Increases the Membership of the Senate Interior and Insular Affairs Committee to 14 (November 13), and elects Mr. Nelson of Wisconsin to the Committee.",M000113,Michael,Mansfield
+sres142-93,Senate,sres,142,93,1973-07-13,REFERRED,"Provides that three members of the Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare shall be ex-officio members of the Committee on Appropriations when there is consideration of the annual appropriation bill for the Department of Labor, the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, the National Science Foundation, the Office of Economic Opportunity, the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, and health and safety in mines.",P000193,Claiborne,Pell
+sres363-93,Senate,sres,363,93,1974-07-23,REFERRED,"Expresses the sense of the Senate that the leadership of the Nation responsible for our economic wellbeing meet together immediately in a spirit of unity to design a set of policy actions to achieve the common goal of restoring stability and growth to the American economy and confidence and prosperity to the American people. Directs that this domestic summit be convened forthwith comprised of the President, the majority and minority leadership of both Houses of the Congress, the chairmen and ranking minority members of the Appropriations Committees of both Houses, the chairmen and ranking minority members of the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee, and the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, together with leaders of labor and business, and such other participants as they may agree upon. Provides that they shall meet and devote such time as necessary until a plan of action is decided upon which, by its demonstration of renewed unity, direction, and purpose, will gain the public support and confidence necessary to be effective in overcoming these difficulties.",B000200,Dewey,Bartlett
+sres147-93,Senate,sres,147,93,1973-07-19,INTRODUCED,Pays a gratuity to Wilma F. McGinnis.,C000120,Howard,Cannon
+sres140-93,Senate,sres,140,93,1973-07-11,REFERRED,"Authorizes the Committeee on Interior and Insular Affairs to expend from the contingent fund of the Senate $4,400, in addition to the amount and for the same investigatory purposes and during the same period specified in Senate Resolution 231, 92nd Congress, agreed to March 6, 1972.",J000013,Henry,Jackson
+sres285-93,Senate,sres,285,93,1974-02-19,REFERRED,Declares that the Senate disapproves the recommendations of the President with respect to rates of pay transmitted to the Congress in the budget for the fiscal year 1975 pursuant to the Federal Salary Act of 1967.,F000401,James,Fulbright
+sres400-93,Senate,sres,400,93,1974-09-11,INTRODUCED,Expresses the sense of the Senate that executive pardons with respect to Watergate and related offenses should not be considered until the judicial process has run its full course with respect to such matters.,C000877,Alan,Cranston
+sres233-93,Senate,sres,233,93,1974-01-22,INTRODUCED,"Relates to a subpoena directed to Alfhild M. Michal, an employee on Senator Gurney's staff.",M000113,Michael,Mansfield
+sres75-93,Senate,sres,75,93,1973-03-01,REFERRED,"(LATEST SUMMARY) Makes it the sense of the Senate that the United States endeavor to include, in all future treaties and other international agreements to which the United States shall be a party or which shall be negotiated subsequent to the adoption of this resolution, operative clauses providing that any dispute arising from the interpretation or application of these treaties and international agreements which is not settled by agreement between or among the States concerned shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice or other appropriate body. Directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit a copy of this resolution to the President of the United States with the request that the President report to the Senate in due course what action he has taken pursuant to this expression of advice.",C000877,Alan,Cranston
+sres217-93,Senate,sres,217,93,1973-12-14,REFERRED,"Declares that the United States Senate urges the President to continue to use every diplomatic avenue, including North Vietnam's allies and the United Nations to assist in obtaining the necessary cooperation and information concerning our missing men. Declares that, during this Christmas season, the grateful people of our nation give a special rememberance through our thoughts and our prayers for those brave men and their loyal families who have given so much for each of us.",B000200,Dewey,Bartlett
+sres194-93,Senate,sres,194,93,1973-11-02,INTRODUCED,"Makes it the sense of the Senate that the Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, under S. Res. 60, 93d Congress, had and has authority to subpena the President, who is an ""officer"" of the United States amendable to subpena under S. Res. 60, to obtain certain information relating to possible improper, illegal, or unethical conduct in connection with his candidacy for the Presidency in 1972. States that the Senate approves and ratifies the Committee's action in regard to its subpenas. Makes it the sense of the Senate that the Committee and its members were and are fully empowered by applicable custom and law, including S. Res. 262, 70th Congress, to sue to enforce that Committee's subpenas and that the Senate approved and ratifies the initiation and prosecution of this litigation. Makes it the sense of the Senate that the Committee and its members, in subpenaing and bringing a civil action to enforce its subpenas, were and are acting in furtherance of valid legislative purposes.",E000211,Samuel,Ervin
+sres436-93,Senate,sres,436,93,1974-11-22,INTRODUCED,"Authorizes Joyce P. Baker, professional staff member, Senate Republican Policy Committee, an employee of the United States Senate, to appear as a witness in the case of Common Cause, et. al. against E. T. Klassen, et. al.",S000174,Hugh,Scott
+sres8-93,Senate,sres,8,93,1973-01-03,INTRODUCED,"Authorizes the Secretary of the Senate to administer the oath of office to the said Joseph R. Biden, Jr., and that the said oath, when administered as herein authorized, shall be accepted and received by the Senate as the oath of office of the said Joseph R. Biden Jr.",M000113,Michael,Mansfield
+sres177-93,Senate,sres,177,93,1973-10-03,INTRODUCED,Pays a gratuity to Nancy O. Vail.,C000120,Howard,Cannon
+sres173-93,Senate,sres,173,93,1973-09-24,REFERRED,"(LATEST SUMMARY) Directs the Securities and Exchange Commission to examine its rules and regulations and to make such amendments as may be appropriate and consistent with the Commission's statutory responsibilities to protect investors in order to reduce any unnecessary reporting burden on broker-dealers and help to assure the continued participation of small broker-dealers in the United States securities markets. Directs the Securities and Exchange Commission to review and, if necessary, amend its rules and regulations to assure that such rules and regulations take cognizance of the role of small broker-dealers in the United States securities markets and permit such broker-dealers to effectively comply with the rules and regulations in the public interest without unnecessary administrative burdens.",M000486,Thomas,McIntyre
+sres423-93,Senate,sres,423,93,1974-10-09,INTRODUCED,"Authorizes Benjamin R. Fern, Chief Counsel of the Select Committee on Standards and Conduct, to appear as a witness in the case of Common Cause, et. al., against E. T. Klassen et. al.",C000120,Howard,Cannon
+sres399-93,Senate,sres,399,93,1974-09-11,REFERRED,"(LATEST SUMMARY) Declares that President Ford is urged to take all steps necessary to assure full public access to all facts connected with and relating to Watergate matters and the fruits of all investigations conducted pursuant thereto. Declares that, except in cases clearly vital to the national security interests of the United States, President Ford is urged to afford the American public full access to all such papers, documents, memoranda, tapes, and transcripts orginating at anytime during the period of January 20, 1969, through August 9, 1974, at the earliest practicable time and in an adequate and effective manner.",M000113,Michael,Mansfield
+sres189-93,Senate,sres,189,93,1973-10-18,REFERRED,"Makes it the sense of the Senate that the announced policy of the United States Government to maintain Israel's deterrent strength be implemented by continuing to transfer to Israel, by whatsoever means necessary, Phantom aircraft and other equipment in the quantities needed by Israel to repel the aggressors.",H000953,Hubert,Humphrey
+sres206-93,Senate,sres,206,93,1973-11-21,INTRODUCED,"Provides that there be printed for the use of the Committee on Rules and Administration additional copies of its hearings on the nomination of Gerald R. Ford to be Vice President of the United States in such quantity as shall not exceed the statutory $1,200 limitation.",S000174,Hugh,Scott
+sres310-93,Senate,sres,310,93,1974-04-23,REFERRED,"Provides that there be printed for the use of the Special Committee on Aging 1,200 additional copies of its report to the Senate entitled ""Developments in Aging: 1973 and January-March 1974"".",C000388,Frank,Church
+sres198-93,Senate,sres,198,93,1973-11-07,REFERRED,"Declares that the Senate hereby calls upon the Secretary of Defense to continue to provide such escort, briefing, musical organization and color guard, and other supportive services and courtesies as may be requested and appropriate, and without additional expense to the Federal Government, during a one week period in the annual operation of the high school Senate Youth program in Washington, D.C.",H000953,Hubert,Humphrey
+sres457-93,Senate,sres,457,93,1974-12-17,INTRODUCED,"States that the Senate disapproves the deferral of specified budget authority (D 75-113) relating to atomic energy which is proposed by the President in his message of November 26, 1974.",P000100,John,Pastore
+sres208-93,Senate,sres,208,93,1973-11-21,INTRODUCED,"Authorizes the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration to expend from the contingent fund of the Senate, upon vouchers approved by the chairman of that committee, not to exceed $10,300 for the purchase of 20,600 calendars.",C000120,Howard,Cannon
+sres15-93,Senate,sres,15,93,1973-01-11,REFERRED,"Establishes the Special Committee to Investigate Improvement in the Senate Hearing Process consisting of 19 members whose function it shall be to: (a) make a full and complete study and investigation of the extent to which the Senate investigative and legislative hearings can be conducted by Senate hearing officers who shall be professional staff members appointed by the Senate in accordance with rules to be adopted by the full Senate based on the report and recommendation of this committee; (b) make recommendations with respect to the foregoing, including proposed Senate rules, improvements in the administration of existing rules, laws, regulations, and procedures, and the establishment of guidelines and standards for the conduct of Senate hearings; and (c) on or before January 31, 1974, submit to the Senate for reference to the standing committees a final report of its study and investigation, together with its recommendations. Specifies the manner in which the President of the Senate shall designate members of the Committee, and gives the committee powers to carry out the objectives of this resolution. Requires the committee to keep a complete record of all committee actions, including a record of the votes on any question on which a record vote is demanded. Provides that no legislative measure shall be referred to the committee, and it shall have no authority to report any such measure to the Senate. Provides that the committee shall cease to exist on June 30, 1974. Provides that the expenses of the committee under this resolution, which shall not exceed $250,000, shall be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate upon vouchers approved by the chairman of the committee.",H000291,Philip,Hart
+sres124-93,Senate,sres,124,93,1973-06-07,REFERRED,"Makes it the sense of the Senate that the President is urged and requested to submit proposals to the Congress, beginning with extending the coverage provided under the supplementary medical insurance program of part B of Medicare to cover essential out-of-hospital prescription drugs. Requests the President to submit additional recommendations to the Congress for legislation to strengthen and improve Medicare coverage by September 1, 1973. Provides that the recommendation of the President to increase out-of-pocket payments for the aged and disabled under Medicare should be withdrawn.",C000388,Frank,Church
+sres236-93,Senate,sres,236,93,1974-01-23,REFERRED,"Authorizes the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, or any subcommittee thereof, from March 1, 1974, through February 28, 1975, in its discretion: (1) to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the Senate, (2) to employ personnel, and (3) with the prior consent of the Government department or agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administration, to use on a reimbursable basis the services of personnel of any such department or agency. Limits the expenses of the committee under this resolution to $220,000. Requires the committee to report its findings, together with such recommendations for legislation as it deems advisable, to the Senate at the earliest practicable date, but not later than February 28, 1975.",T000035,Herman,Talmadge
+sres207-93,Senate,sres,207,93,1973-11-21,INTRODUCED,"Provides that there be printed for the use of the Committee on Rules and Administration additional copies of its report on the nomination of Gerald R. Ford to be Vice President of the United States in such quantity as shall not exceed the statutory $1,200 limitation.",G000465,Robert,Griffin
+sres244-93,Senate,sres,244,93,1974-01-24,INTRODUCED,"Assigns Mr. Dole, of Kansas, to serve on the Senate Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, to fill a vacancy on that committee, and directs that he be relieved from his service on the Select Committee on Small Business.",S000174,Hugh,Scott
+sres340-93,Senate,sres,340,93,1974-06-13,REFERRED,"Makes it the sense of the Senate that the President should request the International Wheat Council, at the earliest possible date, to request the Secretary-General of UNCTAD to convene a negotiating conference as provided in article 21 of the International Wheat Agreement, concluded at Geneva on February 20, 1971, with a view toward the negotiation of provisions relating to the prices of wheat and to the rights and obligations of members with respect to international trade in wheat.",H000953,Hubert,Humphrey
+sres338-93,Senate,sres,338,93,1974-06-12,INTRODUCED,"Authorizes Peter Stockett, Junior, Chief Counsel and Staff Director of the Committee on the Judiciary, to provide an affidavit with respect to the case of United States against Reinecke.",E000018,James,Eastland
+sres402-93,Senate,sres,402,93,1974-09-16,REFERRED,"Expresses the sense of the Senate that no amnesty, conditional or otherwise, be considered for any United States citizen who knowingly evaded the draft in order not to serve in the conflict in Southeast Asia, or who knowingly deserted from the armed services while serving our country, until such time as there is: (1) the fullest possible accounting of all Americans still missing in action or otherwise unaccounted for in Southeast Asia; (2) a return of all prisoners of war; and (3) the fullest possible accounting for and repatriation of the remains of those American servicemen who died in the conflict in Southeast Asia.",H000463,Jesse,Helms
+sres120-93,Senate,sres,120,93,1973-05-30,REFERRED,"Refers S. 1910, entitled ""A bill for the relief of Master Sergeant Ronald J. Hodgkinson, United States Army (retired),"" to the Chief Commissioner of the United States Court of Claims for a report thereon.",T000322,John,Tower
+sres455-93,Senate,sres,455,93,1974-12-17,INTRODUCED,"States that the Senate disapproves the deferral of specified budget authority (D75-111) relating to atomic energy which is proposed by the President in his message of November 26, 1974.",P000100,John,Pastore
+sres2-93,Senate,sres,2,93,1973-01-03,INTRODUCED,Provides that the Secretary of the Senate inform the House of Representatives that a quorum of the Senate is assembled and that the Senate is ready to proceed to business.,S000174,Hugh,Scott
+sres56-93,Senate,sres,56,93,1973-01-31,REFERRED,"(LATEST SUMMARY) Authorizes the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, or any subcommittee thereof, from March 1, 1973, through February 28, 1974, for the purposes stated and within the limitations imposed by this resolution in its discretion: (1) to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the Senate; (2) to employ personnel; and (3) with the prior consent of the Government department or agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administration, to use on a reimbursable basis the services or personnel of any such department or agency. Authorizes the Committee on the Judiciary, or any subcommittee thereof, from March 1, 1973, through February 28, 1974, to expend not to exceed $3,946,800 to examine, investigate, and make a complete study of any and all matters pertaining to each of the subjects set forth in this resolution. Provides the following sums of money for the following studies: (1) not to exceed $377,800 shall be available for a study or investigation of administrative practice and procedure; (2) not to exceed $767,000 shall be available for a study or investigation of antitrust and monopoly; (3) not to exceed $239,700 shall be available for a study or investigation of constitutional amendments; (4) not to exceed $299,900 shall be available for a study or investigation of constitutional rights; (5) not to exceed $210,200 shall be available for a study or investigation of criminal laws and procedure; (6) not to exceed $14,500 shall be available for a study or investigation of Federal charters, holidays, and celebrations; (7) not to exceed $240,000 shall be available for a study or investigation of immigration and naturalization; (8) not to exceed $223,000 shall be available for a study or investigation of improvements in judicial machinery; (9) not to exceed $532,500 shall be available for a complete and continuing study and investigation of (a) the administration, operation, and enforcement of the Internal Security Act of 1950, as amended, (1) the administration, operation, and enforcement of other laws relating to espionage, sabotage, and the protection of the internal security of the United States, (c) the extent, nature, and effect of subversive activities in the United States, its territories and possessions; (10) not to exceed $335,400 shall be available for a study or investigation of juvenile delinquency; (11) not to exceed $143,000 shall be available for a study or investigation of patents, trademarks, and copyrights; (12) not to exceed $79,000 shall be available for a study or investigation of national penitentiaries; (13) not to exceed $172,500 shall be available for a study or investigation of refugees and escapees; (14) not to exceed $62,300 shall be available for a study and investigation of revision and codification; and (15) not to exceed $250,000 shall be available for a study or investigation of separation of powers between the executive, judicial, and legislative branches of Government. Requires the committee to report its findings, together with such recommendations for legislation as it deems advisable with respect to each study or investigation for which expenditure is authorized by this resolution, to the Senate at the earliest practicable date, but not later then February 28, 1974.",E000018,James,Eastland
+sres166-93,Senate,sres,166,93,1973-09-06,REFERRED,"Provides that, notwithstanding the provisions of Senate Resolution 60, 93rd Congress, agreed to February 7, 1973, or any rule of the Senate, the Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, established pursuant to such resolution, shall not permit the live broadcasting, by television or radio, of any hearing or meeting conducted by such committee, or any subcommittee thereof, on or after the date on which the resolution is agreed to by the Senate.",D000401,Robert,Dole
+sres447-93,Senate,sres,447,93,1974-12-10,REFERRED,"Authorizes the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration to provide for radio and television coverage of the proceedings in the Senate Chamber during the first session of the Ninety-fourth Congress. States that such coverage shall be provided for continuously at all times while the Senate is in session, except for any time when a meeting of the Senate is ordered with closed doors. Provides that the committee shall initially provide for monitors with which to receive the television coverage of the proceedings in the Senate Chamber to be located in such offices in the Capitol and the Senate and House office buildings as it considers desirable. States that, as soon as practicable, the committee shall make the television coverage of the proceedings, and the videotapes thereof, available to public and commercial television broadcasting stations. Requires that, as soon as possible after the conclusion of the first session of the Ninety-fourth Congress, the Joint Committee on Congressional Operations shall evaluate, and report to the Congress with respect to: (1) the effectiveness of audio and video systems as a means of monitoring activities in the Senate Chamber; (2) the effect of radio and television coverage on proceedings in the Senate Chamber, and the attitude of Members of the Senate toward such coverage; (3) the extent and nature of the use of the radio and television coverage, and videotapes and recordings thereof, by public and commercial broadcasting stations in accordance with this resolution; (4) the response of the general public to broadcasts of such coverage, videotapes, and recordings; and (5) the effectiveness of the information provided and made available under this resolution from the viewpoint of the news media and Members, officers, and committees of the Senate.",M000671,Lee,Metcalf
+sres259-93,Senate,sres,259,93,1974-01-30,REFERRED,"Authorizes the Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, or any subcommittee thereof, from March 1, 1974, through February 28, 1975, in its discretion: (1) to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the Senate, (2) to employ personnel, and (3) with the prior consent of the Government department or agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administration, to use on a reimbursable basis the services of personnel of any such department or agency. Limits the expenses of the committee under this resolution to $1,700,000. Requires the committee to report its findings, together with such recommendations for legislation as it deems advisable, to the Senate at the earliest practicable date, but not later than February 28, 1975.",W000502,Harrison,Williams
+sres307-93,Senate,sres,307,93,1974-04-09,REFERRED,Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife is hereby urged and requested to conclude a new national wetlands inventory by the year 1976.,F000401,James,Fulbright
+hconres429-93,House of Representatives,hconres,429,93,1974-02-13,REFERRED,"Provides that all assistance provided under the Foreign Assistance Act is terminated on the date this concurrent resolution is agreed to, except for assistance for the following: (1) population planning; (2) international organizations and programs; (3) contingencies payable out of the contingency fund; (4) international narcotics control; (5) famine and disaster relief to the African Sahel; and (6) administrative expenses related to matters referred to in clauses (1)-(5) of this concurrent resolution.",G000495,Harold,Gross
+hconres601-93,House of Representatives,hconres,601,93,1974-08-14,REFERRED,"Provides for the printing of 60,000 copies of the Constitution of the United States in Spanish, for use by members of the Senate, the House of Representatives, and the House Judiciary Committee.",S000142,Patricia,Schroeder
+hconres221-93,House of Representatives,hconres,221,93,1973-05-23,INTRODUCED,"(LATEST SUMMARY) Provides that when the House adjourns on Thursday, May 24, 1973, it stand adjourned until 12 o'clock meridian, Tuesday, May 29, 1973, and that when the Senate adjourns on Wednesday, May 23, 1973, it stand adjourned until 12 o'clock meridian, Tuesday, May 29, 1973.",O000098,Thomas,O’Neill
+hconres22-93,House of Representatives,hconres,22,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Expresses the sense of the Congress that, at the conclusion of a second phase SALT agreement, the President should call for an international conference composed of the representatives of all the nuclear nations to consider further limitations on nuclear weapons with the ultimate objective of abolishing all nuclear armaments. Urges that such negotiations should lead expeditiously to a ""no first use"" agreement on nuclear weapons as a first step. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President shall continue to press for negotiations on mutual balanced force reductions in Europe.",F000141,Hamilton,Fish
+hconres126-93,House of Representatives,hconres,126,93,1973-02-27,REFERRED,"Provides that there shall be printed one thousand additional copies of the hearings entitled ""Year-Round Schools"", 92nd Congress, for the use of the House Committee on Education and Labor.",E000204,John,Erlenborn
+hconres484-93,House of Representatives,hconres,484,93,1974-04-29,REFERRED,"Authorizes the President to proclaim the week of May 12 through 18, 1974, as ""National Migrant Education Week"".",R000485,Edward,Roybal
+hconres12-93,House of Representatives,hconres,12,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Makes it the sense of the Congress that the President, the Department of State, the Department of Defense, and all other concerned departments or agencies of the United States Government, the United Nations and the peoples of the world should appeal to North Vietnam and the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam to comply with the requirements of the Geneva Convention relative to the treatment of prisoners of war and to take such steps as may be appropriate to obtain the humane treatment and prompt release of all members of the Armed Forces of the United States held as prisoners of war.",R000065,John,Rarick
+hconres207-93,House of Representatives,hconres,207,93,1973-04-30,REFERRED,Expresses the sense of the Congress that the San Jose Invitational Track and Field Meet is recognized as a contribution to the nationwide program of physical fitness.,G000512,Charles,Gubser
+hconres89-93,House of Representatives,hconres,89,93,1973-01-22,REFERRED,"Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Federal Government should use recycled paper products to the fullest extent possible, and that the Joint Committee on Printing, the General Services Administration, and all other germane governmental agencies should make every effort possible to carry out this policy.",E000084,William,Edwards
+hconres55-93,House of Representatives,hconres,55,93,1973-01-09,REFERRED,Authorizes the Joint Committee on the Library to commission a painting of the astronauts' first landing on the moon on the ceiling of the Brumidi corridor in the Senate wing of the Capitol.,H000840,James,Howard
+hconres65-93,House of Representatives,hconres,65,93,1973-01-11,REFERRED,Expresses the sense of Congress that the President of the United States of American shall take immediate and determined steps to: (1) call upon the Soviet Government to permit the free expression of ideas and the exercise of religion by all its citizens in accordance with the Soviet Constitution; and (2) utilize formal and informal contacts with Soviet officials in an effort to secure an end to discrimination against religious minorities; and (3) demand of the Soviet Government that it permit its citizens the right to emigrate from the Soviet Union to the countries of their choice as affirmed by the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights; and (4) call upon the State Department to raise in the General Assembly of the United Nations the issue of the Soviet Union's transgression of the Declaration of Human Rights.,P000280,Peter,Peyser
+hconres68-93,House of Representatives,hconres,68,93,1973-01-11,REFERRED,"Expresses the sense of the Congress that the continuing violence in Northern Ireland is a matter of international concern and the the longrun solution to the problem is a free and united Ireland. Urges the United States Government, in consultation with the Government of Ireland, to take steps to put the situation in Northern Ireland on the agenda of the United Nations Security Council and of the General Assembly, and there to seek a peacekeeping force to be sent and a resolution recommending that the people of all Ireland be given the opportunity in a referendum to determine whether Ireland shall continue to be partitioned or shall be free and united.",P000522,Charles,Price
+hconres57-93,House of Representatives,hconres,57,93,1973-01-09,REFERRED,"Provides for the printing of a House document containing the First National Report of Project Baseline, a study of vocational education authorized by the Congress, and a summary. Provides that each Representative and Senator shall receive one copy, and that there shall be printed an additional two thousand copies, of which one thousand copies will be made available for the use of the House Committee on Education and Labor and one thousand for the use of the Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.",Q000010,Albert,Quie
+hconres341-93,House of Representatives,hconres,341,93,1973-10-10,REFERRED,Expresses the sense of Congress that the President of the United States should take action to assure the continued operation of the Schoenau processing center for refugees in Austria.,F000141,Hamilton,Fish
+hconres593-93,House of Representatives,hconres,593,93,1974-08-08,REFERRED,"Provides for the printing of 60,000 copies of the Constitution of the United States in Spanish, for use by members of the Senate, the House of Representatives, and the House Judiciary Committee.",S000142,Patricia,Schroeder
+hconres35-93,House of Representatives,hconres,35,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"States the recognition by the Congress of the following general and special rights of the mentally retarded: (1) the mentally retarded person has the same basic rights as other citizens of the same State ; (2) the mentally retarded person has a right to proper medical care and physical restoration and to such education, training, habilitation, and guidance as will enable him to develop his ability and potential to the fullest possible extent, no matter how severe his degree of disability, and that no mentally handicapped person should be deprived of such services by reason of costs involved; (3) the mentally retarded person has a right to economic security and to a decent standard of living; (4) the mentally retarded person has a right to live with his own family or with foster parents, to participate in all aspects of community life, and to be provided with appropriate leisure time activities; (5) the mentally retarded person has a right to a qualified guardian when this is required to protect his personal well-being and interest; and (6) the mentally retarded person has a right to protection from exploitation, abuse, and degrading treatment and the procedure used for modification or denial of rights must contain proper legal safeguards against every form of abuse, must be based on an evaluation of the social capability of the mentally retarded person by qualified experts, and must be subject to periodic reviews and to the right of appeal to higher authorities.",R000383,Robert,Roe
+hconres453-93,House of Representatives,hconres,453,93,1974-04-01,REFERRED,Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President of the United States direct the Secretary of the State to bring to the immediate attention of the Soviet Government the concern of U.S. citizens over the imprisonment of a Lithuanian seaman who unsuccessfully sought asylum aboard a United States Coast Guard ship and to urge his release from prison and return to his family.,H000168,Robert,Hanrahan
+hconres101-93,House of Representatives,hconres,101,93,1973-01-31,REFERRED,"Makes it the sense of the Congress that the President should take such steps as may be necessary to call for an immediate international conference on air piracy for the purpose of establishing new and improved international policies and procedures designed to facilitate the apprehension and punishment of individuals guilty of international aircraft hijacking and to assure the prompt and safe return of the aircraft, together with its passengers and crew. Makes it the sense of the Congress that the President should take such steps as may be necessary to assure that the international conference referred to in the first section of this concurrent resolution will consider specific measures directed against international aircraft hijacking, which measures should include, but not be limited to: (1) a requirement that any individual guilty of international aircraft hijacking must be returned to the country in which the hijacking originated within thirty days; (2) requirements that each country must take adequate steps to assure the safety of the hijacked aircraft, together with its passengers and crew, and provide for their safe return to the country from which the flight originated within five days; and (3) appropriate provisions requiring that all funds or other valuable items extorted by the hijacker must be returned together with the hijacked aircraft, its passengers and crew.",B000330,Alphonzo,Bell
+hconres334-93,House of Representatives,hconres,334,93,1973-10-09,REFERRED,Makes it the sense of Congress that Alexander Solzhenitsyn and Andrey Sakharov should be offered honorary U.S. citizenship so as to manifest the support of the American people for the efforts of the oppressed Soviet people to live in freedom.,H000897,Robert,Huber
+hconres690-93,House of Representatives,hconres,690,93,1974-12-05,REFERRED,"States that the Congress urges President Ford to utilize every appropriate means for the transmission of a request to the Government of the Soviet Union that it release from prison Mr. Moroz, Mr. Plyushch, and others similarly imprisoned, and that it permit them and their immediate families to emigrate from the Soviet Union to the country of their choice.",M000930,William,Moorhead
+hconres38-93,House of Representatives,hconres,38,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Authorizes the President to designate the first day in October of each year as ""National Friendship Day.""",R000485,Edward,Roybal
+hconres434-93,House of Representatives,hconres,434,93,1974-02-21,REFERRED,"Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States Government, while engaged in a lessening of tensions with the People's Republic of China, do nothing to compromise continued close relations with the Republic of China.",L000447,Trent,Lott
+hconres449-93,House of Representatives,hconres,449,93,1974-03-20,REFERRED,"Expresses the sense of Congress that when Smokey the Bear goes to that great honey tree in the sky it is just and fitting that he shall be returned home to his place of birth, Capitan, New Mexico, for proper burial and a permanent memorial among the cool green mountains where he was born.",R000510,Harold,Runnels
+hconres229-93,House of Representatives,hconres,229,93,1973-05-30,REFERRED,"Makes it the policy of the Congress that our fishing industry be afforded all support necessary to have it strengthened, and all steps be taken to provide adequate protection for our coastal fisheries against excessive foreign fishing. Declares that the Congress recognizes, encourages, and intends to support the key responsibilities of the several States for conservation and scientific management of fisheries resources within United States territorial waters, and that the Congress particularly commends Federal programs designed to improve coordinated protection, enhancement, and scientific management of all United States fisheries, both coastal and distant, including presently successful Federal aid programs under the Commercial Fisheries, Research and Development Act of 1964, and the newly developing Federal-State fisheries management programs.",T000362,David,Treen
+hconres168-93,House of Representatives,hconres,168,93,1973-03-29,REFERRED,"Makes it the sense of Congress that: (1) the President vigorously press our NATO allies to assume a greater proportion of the cost of their own defense; and (2) the President, as Commander in Chief, take whatever steps he deems necessary to implement this burden-sharing concept. Declares that no action taken pursuant to this resolution should weaken either our resolve or our ability to fulfill our commitments under the North Atlantic Treaty.",C000475,Donald,Clausen
+hconres611-93,House of Representatives,hconres,611,93,1974-08-20,INTRODUCED,"Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives in the enrollment of H.R. 15842, which provides for specified items relating to the District of Columbia, to make specified corrections.",D000344,Charles,Diggs
+hconres10-93,House of Representatives,hconres,10,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Makes it the sense of the Congress that the regulation of insurance should, in general continue with the States, subject to the admonition that Congress cannot, and will not, long ignore the need for evolving new and updated approaches to insurance and accident compensation. Makes it the sense of the Congress that there must evolve at the State level a rational, equitable, and compatible reparation system for motor vehicle accident victims supported and sustained by a similarly rational, equitable, and compatible private insurance system. Makes it the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of Transportation be authorized and directed to request that the Council of State Government, using the appropriate instrumentalities, develop model legislation for submission to the States for their consideration. Authorizes the Secretary to analyze the actions of the States, their legislatures and insurance regulatory officials to determine to what extent such States act hereafter to bring about motor vehicle insurance and accident compensation systems consistent with the intent of this resolution; to provide technical assistance to and interact with such States, their legislatures and insurance regulatory officials in effecting in all the States compensation systems consistent with such principles, and to report such progress as has been made, or is being made, in effecting such compensation systems, with a final report to be made by the Secretary detailing the action by each State in moving toward or providing an automobile accident compensation system consistent with these principles; the experience of the States with these system; and, concluding with the Secretary's views regarding the feasibility of attaining a satisfactory and compatible motor vehicle accident reparations system without further Federal legislation.",H000802,Craig,Hosmer
+hconres279-93,House of Representatives,hconres,279,93,1973-07-31,REFERRED,"Expresses the sense of Congress that it shall be the policy of the United States that the Government of the United States shall cease forthwith all consideration of aid, trade, diplomatic recognition, or any other form of communication, travel, or accomodation with the Democratic Republic of North Vietnam or the Viet Cong until such time as agreements relating to facilitating the location and care of graves of the dead, exhumation, and repatriation of the remains have been complied with to the fullest extent.",H000897,Robert,Huber
+hconres580-93,House of Representatives,hconres,580,93,1974-08-02,REFERRED,Declares that all foreign troops currently involved in Cyprus be withdrawn immediately so that the United Nations may be permitted to restore peace to the island and the Cypriot people guaranteed the right to determine their own destiny.,B000736,John,Brademas
+hconres374-93,House of Representatives,hconres,374,93,1973-10-31,REFERRED,"Expresses the sense of Congress that it shall be the policy of the United States that the Government of the United States shall cease forthwith all consideration of aid, trade, diplomatic recognition, or any other form of communication, travel, or accomodation with the Democratic Republic of North Vietnam or the Viet Cong until such time as agreements relating to facilitating the location and care of graves of the dead, exhumation, and repatriation of the remains have been complied with to the fullest extent.",H000897,Robert,Huber
+hconres685-93,House of Representatives,hconres,685,93,1974-11-20,REFERRED,"States that Congress urges President Ford to utilize every appropriate means for the transmission of a request to the Government of the Soviet Union that it release from prison Valentyn Moroz and Leonid Plyuskck, and that it permit them and their immediate families to emigrate from the Soviet Union to the country of their choice.",G000420,William,Green
+hconres372-93,House of Representatives,hconres,372,93,1973-10-30,REFERRED,"Makes it the sense of Congress that: (1) equally rigorous economics shall be applied by congressional review to military, foreign assistance, space programs, and unwarranted tax preferences; and (2) Congress shall set as a target for action by the relevant committees with respect to the proposed Federal budget for fiscal 1974: (a) the realization of savings of $5,000,000,000 to $7,000,000,000 by paring unneeded weapons development, by reducing excessive forces in the military, and by economizing in foreign assistance and space programs, and (b) the elimination of unwarranted tax preferences in the Internal Revenue Code, to produce additional revenues of $5,000,000,000 to $7,000,000,000. Declares that these budgetary resources shall be redirected to promote full employment, quality education and health care for citizens, environmental protection, safe and improved living conditions in urban and rural areas, and equal opportunities for all Americans.",R000053,Charles,Rangel
+hconres522-93,House of Representatives,hconres,522,93,1974-06-06,REFERRED,"Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should (1) immediately initiate negotiations at the highest level of the Turkish Government to prevent the resumption of opium production; and (2) if such negotiations prove unfruitful, exercise the authority provided by the Congress under the Foreign Assistance Act, to terminate all assistance to the Government of Turkey.",R000053,Charles,Rangel
+hconres430-93,House of Representatives,hconres,430,93,1974-02-13,REFERRED,"Expresses the sense of the Congress that until such time as the Soviet Government both releases Alexander Solzhenitsyn from detainment and commits itself to a policy of deeds to cease and desist from the harassment of intellectuals, cultural, and religious minorities, and those seeking to leave and return to their country and to freely exchange information across frontiers, the President of the United States should immediately: (1) cease all trade negotiations between the United States Government, its instrumentalities, and corporations chartered in the several States of the United States, with the Soviet Union or instrumentalities thereof; (2) withdraw all United States scientific, educational, and culture missions and exchanges from the Soviet Union and refrain from proceeding further with any such missions or exchanges in the future; and (3) instruct our Ambassador to the United Nations to call for an emergency session of the Security Council thereof for the purpose of insisting upon an immediate enforcement in the Soviet Union of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.",K000086,Jack,Kemp
+hconres231-93,House of Representatives,hconres,231,93,1973-05-30,REFERRED,Expresses the sense of the Congress that the National Guard and Reserve components of the Armed Forces of the United States cut back on unnecessary fuel expenditures which are not required for our national security or defense readiness.,Z000016,John,Zwach
+hconres243-93,House of Representatives,hconres,243,93,1973-06-07,REFERRED,"Authorizes the President to proclaim August 29, 1973, as ""National Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Day"".",S000062,Ronald,Sarasin
+hconres489-93,House of Representatives,hconres,489,93,1974-05-07,REFERRED,"Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President, acting through the United States delegation to the United Nations, should initiate such steps as may be necessary to amend the Charter of the United Nations so as to provide that the vote of each member state in the General Assembly of the United Nations during any calendar year shall be weighted (1) one-half in the ratio which the gross national product of such member state during the preceding fiscal year bears to the total of the gross national products of all member states of the United Nations during such preceding fiscal year, and (2) one-half in the ratio which the total population of such member state bears to the total population of all member states of the United Nations, which population of each member state shall be determined by the most recent official census.",W000782,Louis,Wyman
+hconres79-93,House of Representatives,hconres,79,93,1973-01-15,REFERRED,"Declares that the Congress of the United States recognizes the existence of a serious conservation problem and requests that the President take unilateral action imposing and enforcing a moratorium upon foreign fishery operations on United States coastal stocks of fish, and further requests the President to prohibit foreign fishing of any American coastal species within American coastal waters, unless specific permission is granted to fish in these waters by the American Government. Declares that the Senate urges the President to maintain this moratorium until an international regime for the conservation of American coastal fish species can be established.",L000243,Norman,Lent
+hconres239-93,House of Representatives,hconres,239,93,1973-06-05,REFERRED,"Expresses the sense of Congress that until such time as the Congress has acted to dispose of pending legislation dealing with the current railroad crisis in the Northeastern United States, no court of the United States shall authorize any sale or abandonment of any railroad nor should the Interstate Commerce Commission approve or authorize any sale or abandonment.",W000107,William,Walsh
+hconres697-93,House of Representatives,hconres,697,93,1974-12-20,INTRODUCED,"Provides for the sine die adjournment of the second session of the Ninety-third Congress as of December 20, 1974.",O000098,Thomas,O’Neill
+hconres440-93,House of Representatives,hconres,440,93,1974-02-27,REFERRED,Makes it the sense of the Congress that: (1) the National Endowment for the Arts should take a leadership role in advocating special provisions for the handicapped in cultural facilities and programs; (2) private interests and governments at the State and local levels should take into account the intent of Congress in building or renovating cultural facilities; (3) the National Endowment for the Arts and all of the program areas within the Endowment should be mindful of the intent and purposes of Public Law 90-480 and of this resolution as they formulate their own guidelines and as they review proposals from the field; and (4) all individuals and groups associated with production and presentation of cultural activities should give consideration to all the ways in which they can further promote and implement the goal of making cultural facilities and activities accessible to Americans who are physically handicapped.,C000598,William,Cohen
+hconres477-93,House of Representatives,hconres,477,93,1974-04-10,REFERRED,"Authorizes the President to proclaim the seven-day period, beginning on Monday, that contains the July 20 date of each year as ""United States Space Week"".",T000110,Olin,Teague
+hconres364-93,House of Representatives,hconres,364,93,1973-10-23,REFERRED,"Declares that it is the sense of the Congress that the President should, at the earliest practicable date, initiate steps to call for and sponsor a World Energy Crisis Conference of countries confronted with long-term energy needs which they cannot meet independently, for the purpose of discussing: (1) the ramifications of the decision by certain oil-producing nations to reduce production; (2) immediate steps, including self-imposed rationing, to counter those ramifications and to reduce dependence on Near East oil supplies; (3) the possibility of large-scale joint research projects on alternative energy sources; and (4) the establishment of a long-term World Energy Resources Conference for the purpose of: (a) exploring new ways to promote world energy planning; (b) reviewing the worlds energy requirements and resources; (c) expanding and coordinating worldwide research into energy conservation and the development of new sources of energy; (d) establishing a plan for world cooperation in the fair allocation of energy resources whenever unexpected disturbances threaten ordinary patterns of energy allocation; and (e) exploring the implications for the world's ecology of projected patterns of energy use through the end of the century.",F000041,Dante,Fascell
+hconres11-93,House of Representatives,hconres,11,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Declares that the Congress condemns the treatment of American prisoners of war by the Government of North Vietnam and its allies in South Vietnam. Urges the President to initiate through diplomatic, military, and any other available channels, such action as may be necessary to insure that the tenets of fair and humane treatment, as expressed in the Geneva Convention of 1949, are accorded to American servicemen held as prisoners of war in North and South Vietnam and especially to urge the Government of North Vietnam and its allies to: (1) identify prisoners whom they hold; (2) release seriously sick or injured prisoners; (3) permit impartial inspections of all prisoner-of-war facilities; and (4) permit the free exchange of mail between families and prisoners.",R000065,John,Rarick
+hconres495-93,House of Representatives,hconres,495,93,1974-05-16,REFERRED,"Condems the Palestinian Popular Democratic Front, which has announced responsibility for the terrorist raid on Maalot, Israel, and thus for the senseless slaughter and maiming of innocent children. Authorizes the President of the United States to direct the Secretary of State to insure that any Middle East peace settlement places squarely on those governments harboring guerrilla groups the responsibility for ending their terrorist activities.",L000413,Clarence,Long
+hconres613-93,House of Representatives,hconres,613,93,1974-08-21,REFERRED,Declares that all foreign troops currently involved in Cyprus be withdrawn immediately so that the United Nations may be permitted to restore peace to the island and the Cypriot people guaranteed the right to determine their own destiny.,B000736,John,Brademas
+hr5572-93,House of Representatives,hr,5572,93,1973-03-13,REFERRED,Relates to the date on which the Glove Manufacturers Pension Trust is deemed to have qualified for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.,M000808,Donald,Mitchell
+hconres161-93,House of Representatives,hconres,161,93,1973-03-21,REFERRED,"Makes it the sense of the Congress that the Federal Government immediately should require the Forest Service to offer for sale, for domestic use only, greater amounts of lumber grown on lands owned by the United States. Provides that such amounts shall not exceed the allowable cut which has been determined as consistent with good forest management and the maintenance of a proper ecologic balance.",G000512,Charles,Gubser
+hconres96-93,House of Representatives,hconres,96,93,1973-01-26,REFERRED,"Expresses the sense of Congress that Operation Identification, a program in which individuals mark their appliances and other valuable property in their homes with their State driver's license number, is commended to the people of the United States as an efficient means of protecting their property; to state and local governments as a procedure to reduce thefts, burglaries, and related crimes; and to the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration as a valuable tool in assisting the states to strengthen law enforcement and prevent criminal acts.",H000306,James,Harvey
+hconres150-93,House of Representatives,hconres,150,93,1973-03-08,REFERRED,"Makes it the sense of Congress that it shall be the policy of the United States to require repayment of the longstanding debts which are delinquent in nature. Makes it the sense of Congress that the Department of the Treasury submit to the Congress within ninety days of passage of this resolution a list and report on the extent of such indebtedness on the part of foreign nations. Declares that it is the sense of Congress that the Department of the Treasury, through the appropriate departments and agencies, should, immediately after the filing of this report, begin consultations with foreign governments involved for the purpose of making arrangements for the prompt repayment of those longstanding debts which are delinquent.",R000383,Robert,Roe
+hconres463-93,House of Representatives,hconres,463,93,1974-04-04,REFERRED,"Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should not travel abroad on Government business during the period from his impeachment by the House of Representatives until the Senate votes on such impeachment, and a foreign head of state should not make an official visit to the United States during such period.",A000224,Leslie,Aspin
+hconres327-93,House of Representatives,hconres,327,93,1973-10-03,REFERRED,Makes it the sense of Congress that the President of the United States of America shall take immediate and determined steps to: (1) call upon the Austrian Government to allow the processing center at Schoenau to continue to operate; and (2) utilize formal and informal contacts with official in effort to have the order closing the Schoenau facility rescinded; and (3) call upon the State Department to raise in General Assembly of the United Nations the possibility of an internation cooperative effort to secure continued operation of the Schoenau center.,F000141,Hamilton,Fish
+hconres398-93,House of Representatives,hconres,398,93,1973-12-12,REFERRED,"Expresses the sense of Congress that it shall be the policy of the United States that the Government of the United States shall cease forthwith all consideration of aid, trade, diplomatic recognition, or any other form of communication, travel, or accomodation with the Democratic Republic of North Vietnam or the Viet Cong until such time as agreements relating to facilitating the location and care of graves of the dead, exhumation, and repatriation of the remains have been complied with to the fullest extent.",C000263,Elford,Cederberg
+hconres256-93,House of Representatives,hconres,256,93,1973-06-22,REFERRED,"Provides for the printing as a House document of a revised edition of the House document ""Our American Government What Is It? How Does It Work?"".",B000736,John,Brademas
+hconres538-93,House of Representatives,hconres,538,93,1974-06-13,REFERRED,"Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President, acting through the United States Ambassador to the United Nations Organization, take such steps as may be necessary to place the question of human rights violations in the Soviet-occupied Ukraine on the agenda of the United Nations Organization.",D000041,Dominick,Daniels
+hconres182-93,House of Representatives,hconres,182,93,1973-04-11,REFERRED,Expresses a sense of moral outrage in the Congress over deliberate violations by the North Vietnamese Government and the Viet Cong of the Geneva Convention relative to the treatment of prisoners of war in regards to abuse of United States servicemen. Expresses the sense of the Congress that no aid of any kind should be extended to the North Vietnamese Government by any branch of the United States Government.,D000125,Mendel,Davis
+hconres188-93,House of Representatives,hconres,188,93,1973-04-11,REFERRED,"Permits a former President and his surviving spouse to send mail within the United States as franked mail, and international mail under the marking ""Postage and Fees Paid"" in the manner prescribed by the Postal Service. (Amends 39 U.S.C. 3214) Specifies that the postage on such mailed matter shall be paid by reimbursement of the postal revenues each fiscal year out the general funds of the Treasury. (Amends 39 U.S.C. 3216)",W000680,Lester,Wolff
+hconres92-93,House of Representatives,hconres,92,93,1973-01-23,REFERRED,"Makes it the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Congress does not appropriate or authorize nor the President or the executive branch budget or expend any amount in excess of anticipated revenues for the oncoming fiscal year; and (2) the revenues expended be apportioned, giving first priority to the peoples and institutions of the United States.",G000105,Joseph,Gaydos
+hconres694-93,House of Representatives,hconres,694,93,1974-12-18,INTRODUCED,Authorizes a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 14689.,T000099,Roy,Taylor
+hconres674-93,House of Representatives,hconres,674,93,1974-10-10,REFERRED,"Establishes a target for budget outlays under the Budget of the United States Government for fiscal year 1975 in the amount of $300,000,000,000.",M001120,John,Murtha
+hconres186-93,House of Representatives,hconres,186,93,1973-04-11,REFERRED,"Makes it the sense of Congress that it shall be the policy of the United States to require repayment of the longstanding debts which are delinquent in nature. Makes it the sense of Congress that the Department of the Treasury submit to the Congress within ninety days of passage of this resolution a list and report on the extent of such indebtedness on the part of foreign nations. Declares that it is the sense of Congress that the Department of the Treasury, through the appropriate departments and agencies, should, immediately after the filing of this report, begin consultations with foreign governments involved for the purpose of making arrangements for the prompt repayment of those longstanding debts which are delinquent.",W000680,Lester,Wolff
+hconres645-93,House of Representatives,hconres,645,93,1974-09-23,REFERRED,"Proposes that Congress recognize the village of Whitehall, Washington County, New York, as the birthplace of the United States Navy.",K000195,Carleton,King
+hconres499-93,House of Representatives,hconres,499,93,1974-05-16,REFERRED,"Expresses the condemnation of the Congress with respect to the killing of Israeli children by Palestinian guerrillas on May 15 in Maalot, Israel.",W000035,Jerome,Waldie
+hconres137-93,House of Representatives,hconres,137,93,1973-03-05,REFERRED,Makes it the sense of Congress that the President should immediately impose a one hundred and twenty-day moratorium on the exportation of all grains and feed grains from the United States.,G000387,Ella,Grasso
+hconres28-93,House of Representatives,hconres,28,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Makes it the sense of the Congress that: (1) H. Con. Res. 108 of the Eighty-third Congress, declaring a congressional policy disavowing the responsibilities created by the trustee obligation of the United States to American Indians and Alaska Natives, is repealed as a policy of the Congress; (2) the integrity and right to continued existence of Indian tribes and Alaska Native governments are expressly confirmed; and (3) the American Indians and Alaska Natives and their governments are assured that the United States will continue to perform its trust responsibilities to them.",M000626,Lloyd,Meeds
+hconres543-93,House of Representatives,hconres,543,93,1974-06-14,REFERRED,"Expresses the sense of Congress that during the period from the impeachment of the President by the House of Representives through the vote on such impeachment by the Senate, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, and the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (either together or separately) should each give a briefing every other working day to the following group: the Vice President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the majority and minority leaders and the majority and minority whips of the House of Representatives and the Senate. States that the Secretary of Defense shall brief such group on the status of the United States defense; the Secretary of State shall brief such group on the status of the United States foreign policy; and the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency shall brief such group on the status of United States foreign intelligence information.",A000224,Leslie,Aspin
+hconres103-93,House of Representatives,hconres,103,93,1973-01-31,REFERRED,Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Soviet Union should be condemned for its policy of demanding a ransom from educated Jews who want to emigrate to Israel.,E000096,Joshua,Eilberg
+hconres158-93,House of Representatives,hconres,158,93,1973-03-20,REFERRED,"Makes it the sense of the Congress that: (1) H. Con. Res. 108 of the Eighty-third Congress, declaring a congressional policy disavowing the responsibilities created by the trustee obligation of the United States to American Indians and Alaska Natives, is repealed as a policy of the Congress; (2) the integrity and right to continued existence of Indian tribes and Alaska Native governments are expressly confirmed; and (3) the American Indians and Alaska Natives and their governments are assured that the United States will continue to perform its trust responsibilities to them.",H000327,James,Hastings
+hconres228-93,House of Representatives,hconres,228,93,1973-05-29,REFERRED,"Makes it the sense of Congress that it shall be the policy of the United States to require repayment of the longstanding debts which are delinquent in nature. Makes it the sense of Congress that the Department of the Treasury submit to the Congress within ninety days of passage of this resolution a list and report on the extent of such indebtedness on the part of foreign nations. Declares that it is the sense of Congress that the Department of the Treasury, through the appropriate departments and agencies, should, immediately after the filing of this report, begin consultations with foreign governments involved for the purpose of making arrangements for the prompt repayment of those longstanding debts which are delinquent.",W000680,Lester,Wolff
+hconres195-93,House of Representatives,hconres,195,93,1973-04-11,REFERRED,"Makes it the sense of Congress that it shall be the policy of the United States to require repayment of the longstanding debts which are delinquent in nature. Makes it the sense of Congress that the Department of the Treasury submit to the Congress within ninety days of passage of this resolution a list and report on the extent of such indebtedness on the part of foreign nations. Declares that it is the sense of Congress that the Department of the Treasury, through the appropriate departments and agencies, should, immediately after the filing of this report, begin consultations with foreign governments involved for the purpose of making arrangements for the prompt repayment of those longstanding debts which are delinquent.",W000680,Lester,Wolff
+hconres265-93,House of Representatives,hconres,265,93,1973-07-10,REFERRED,Authorizes and directs the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a statue of Christopher Columbus and to cause such sculpture to be placed in a suitable location in the Capitol as determined by the Joint Committee.,W000680,Lester,Wolff
+hconres631-93,House of Representatives,hconres,631,93,1974-09-11,REFERRED,"Establishes a Joint Committee on Central Intelligence composed of seven Members of the Senate to be appointed by the President of the Senate, and seven Members of the House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Requires the joint committee to make continuing studies of the intelligence activities and problems relating to the gathering of intelligence affecting the national security and of its coordination and utilization by the various departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the Government. Requires the Central Intelligence Agency and other services engaged in foreign intelligence activities to keep the joint committee fully and currently informed with respect to their activities. Provides that all bills, resolutions, and other matters in the Senate or the House of Representatives relating primarily to the Central Intelligence Agency and to other services engaged in foreign intelligence activities shall be referred to the joint committee.",K000020,Robert,Kastenmeier
+hconres505-93,House of Representatives,hconres,505,93,1974-05-29,REFERRED,"Provides for the designation of April 24 of each year as a ""National Day of Reminder of Man's Inhumanity to Man"".",B000890,William,Broomfield
+hconres273-93,House of Representatives,hconres,273,93,1973-07-23,REFERRED,"Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Commission on Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Salaries omit recommendations for pay increases for Members of Congress in its report to the President on the results of its 1973 salary studies.",B000778,William,Bray
+hconres272-93,House of Representatives,hconres,272,93,1973-07-20,REFERRED,"Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Commission on Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Salaries omit recommendations for pay increases for Members of Congress in its report to the President on the results of its 1973 salary studies.",Y000031,C.,Young
+hconres497-93,House of Representatives,hconres,497,93,1974-05-16,REFERRED,"Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should (1) immediately initiate negotiations at the highest level of the Turkish Government to prevent the resumption of opium production; and (2) if such negotiations prove unfruitful, exercise the authority provided by the Congress under the Foreign Assistance Act, to terminate all assistance to the Government of Turkey.",R000053,Charles,Rangel
+hconres693-93,House of Representatives,hconres,693,93,1974-12-18,INTRODUCED,Provides for the printing of the prayers of the House Chaplain at the opening of the daily sessions of the House of Representatives during the 92nd and 93rd Congresses. Authorizes the printing of 3000 additional copies for use by members of the House of Representatives.,A000216,Leslie,Arends
+hconres409-93,House of Representatives,hconres,409,93,1973-12-21,REFERRED,"Declares that it is the sense of the Congress that the President should, at the earliest practicable date, initiate steps through the United States delegation to the United Nations to call for and sponsor a World Energy Crisis Conference of countries confronted with long-term energy needs which they cannot now meet independently, for the purpose of discussing: (1) the ramifications of the decision by certain oil-producing nations to reduce production; (2) immediate steps, including self-imposed rationing, to counter those ramifications and to reduce dependence on Near East oil supplies; (3) the possibility of large-scale joint research projects on alternative energy sources; and (4) the establishment of a long-term World Energy Resources Conference for the purpose of: (a) exploring new ways to promote world energy planning; (b) reviewing the world's energy requirements and resources; (c) expanding and coordinating worldwide research into energy conservation and the development of new sources of energy; (d) establishing a plan for world cooperation in the fair allocation of energy resources whenever unexpected disturbances threaten ordinary patterns of energy allocation; and (e) exploring the implications for the world's ecology of projected patterns of energy use through the end of the century.",R000012,Thomas,Railsback
+hconres155-93,House of Representatives,hconres,155,93,1973-03-15,REFERRED,"Makes it the sense of Congress that the President should immediately take the necessary steps to initiate active negotiations seeking agreement with the Soviet Union on a comprehensive ban on all nuclear test explosions. Makes it the sense of Congress that the President should take the necessary steps to work toward extension of a prohibition against nuclear testing to the other nuclear powers, including France and China. Makes it the sense of Congress that the President should immediately declare an indefinite moratorium on all nuclear test explosions.",S000230,John,Seiberling
+hconres629-93,House of Representatives,hconres,629,93,1974-09-11,REFERRED,Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should defer granting any additional pardons until after the facts about the Watergate affair have been revealed by the unfettered operation of the criminal justice system.,B000472,Jonathan,Bingham
+hconres276-93,House of Representatives,hconres,276,93,1973-07-24,REFERRED,"Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States Government, while engaged in a lessening of tensions with the People's Republic of China, do nothing to compromise the freedom of our friend and ally, the Republic of China and its people.",L000447,Trent,Lott
+hconres157-93,House of Representatives,hconres,157,93,1973-03-19,REFERRED,"Makes it the policy of the Congress that our fishing industry be afforded all support necessary to have it strengthened, and all steps be taken to provide adequate protection for our coastal fisheries against excessive foreign fishing. Declares that the Congress recognizes, encourages, and intends to support the key responsibilities of the several States for conservation and scientific management of fisheries resources within United States territorial waters, and that the Congress particularly commends Federal programs designed to improve coordinated protection, enhancement, and scientific management of all United States fisheries, both coastal and distant, including presently successful Federal aid programs under the Commercial Fisheries, Research and Development Act of 1964, and the newly developing Federal-State fisheries management programs.",T000362,David,Treen
+hconres586-93,House of Representatives,hconres,586,93,1974-08-06,REFERRED,"Expresses the sense of the Congress that the leadership of the Nation responsible for our economic well-being meet together immediately in a spirit of unity to design a set of policy actions to achieve the common goal of restoring stability and growth to the American economy and confidence and prosperity to the American people. States that it is in imperative as in previous moments of great national need that the two political parties, the Congress and the President, labor and management, put aside their domestic and political differences and work together in a spirit of discipline, compromise, and sacrifice for the common good. Expresses the sense of the Congress that this domestic summit be convened forthwith comprised of the President, the majority and minority leadership of both Houses of the Congress, the chairman and ranking minority members of the Appropriations Committee of both Houses, the chairmen and ranking minority members of the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee, and the chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, together with leaders of labor and business, and such other participants as they may agree upon. Stipulates that they shall meet and devote such time as necessary until a plan of action is decided upon which, by its demonstration of renewed unity, direction, and purpose, will gain the public support and confidence necessary to be effective in overcoming these difficulties. States that the Congress stands ready to cooperate fully in the spirit of commitment and unity which the solution of this truly national problem will require of all elements of American society.",V000093,Victor,Veysey
+hconres296-93,House of Representatives,hconres,296,93,1973-09-12,REFERRED,"Makes it the sense of the Congress that: (1) there is a need for a greater degree of self-government for the people of Guam, and it is now appropriate and timely for the people of Guam to be afforded the opportunity to freely express their political status preference, not inconsistent with the provisions of the United States Constitution; (2) the work of the Guam Legislature and the Governor of Guam relative to Federal-territorial relations legislation be recognized as a contribution toward the principle of government by the consent of the governed; and (3) Congress will give serious consideration to the recommendations of a duly constituted Guam Constitutional Convention, to be ratified by popular vote. Provides that nothing in this concurrent resolution shall be construed as a commitment by the Congress to inaugurate any movement toward statehood for Guam.",W000686,Antonio,Won Pat
+hconres19-93,House of Representatives,hconres,19,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Makes it the sense of the Congress that: (1) the producers and distributors of motion pictures and television and radio programs should cease the production and distribution of those films and programs which defame, sterotype, ridicule, demean, or degrade ethnic, racial, or religious groups; (2) those responsible persons in the motion picture and broadcasting industries who are desirous of contributing to the vitality of democratic institutions by promoting ethnic, racial, and religious harmony should establish adequate standards for the production of films and broadcasts which portray ethnic, racial, or religious groups and that such standards should be rigorously enforced by the motion picture and broadcasting industries; and (3) if within one year after the enactment of this resolution the motion picture and broadcasting industries have failed to establish and enforce adequate standards for the production of films and broadcasts which portray ethnic, racial, or religious groups, appropriate committees of the House and Senate shall formulate and propose such measures as are necessary to establish and implement such standards.",A000212,Frank,Annunzio
+hconres322-93,House of Representatives,hconres,322,93,1973-10-02,REFERRED,"Provides that House Document 93-137, part 1, Report of the Commission on the Bankruptcy Laws of the United States, be reprinted as corrected, and that part 2 be printed as corrected, and that one thousand additional copies of each part be printed for use of the House Committee on the Judiciary.",E000064,William,Edwards
+hconres77-93,House of Representatives,hconres,77,93,1973-01-11,REFERRED,"Makes it the sense of the Congress that the cooperative agreements recently entered into in Moscow marks a historic turning point in relations between the United States and the Soviet Union, and that the value goes well beyond the tangible scientific and technical benefits they should confer. States the hope of the Congress that both the United States and the Soviet Union will move to implement these accords with commitment and dispatch.",S001134,James,Symington
+hconres556-93,House of Representatives,hconres,556,93,1974-07-02,REFERRED,"Expresses the sense of Congress with respect to the action of the Government of Turkey in rescinding its ban on the growing of opium poppy, that the President is urged: (1) to exercising his authority to immediately suspend economic and military assistance to the Government of Turkey; and (2) to taking such steps as may be necessary, acting through the United States delegation to the United Nations, to protest its action, opium production and importation by the Government of Turkey.",R000374,Peter,Rodino
+hconres314-93,House of Representatives,hconres,314,93,1973-09-20,REFERRED,"Expresses the sense of Congress that it shall be the policy of the United States that the Government of the United States shall cease forthwith all consideration of aid, trade, diplomatic recognition, or any other form of communication, travel, or accomodation with the Democratic Republic of North Vietnam or the Viet Cong until such time as agreements relating to facilitating the location and care of graves of the dead, exhumation, and repatriation of the remains have been complied with to the fullest extent.",H000897,Robert,Huber
+hconres592-93,House of Representatives,hconres,592,93,1974-08-08,REFERRED,"Provides for the printing of 60,000 copies of the Constitution of the United States in Spanish, for use by members of the Senate, the House of Representatives, and the House Judiciary Committee.",S000142,Patricia,Schroeder
+hr6527-93,House of Representatives,hr,6527,93,1973-04-03,REFERRED,Places methaqualone on schedule II of controlled substances.,P000280,Peter,Peyser
+hconres283-93,House of Representatives,hconres,283,93,1973-08-01,REFERRED,"Expresses the sense of Congress that the President instruct the Director of the Energy Policy Office to contract with foreign suppliers of number 2 heating oil to establish a sufficient emergency supply of heating oil to be retained for distribution at reasonable cost in conjunction with any emergency needs of which such office is notified by the Office of Oil and Gas of the United States, Department of the Interior.",H000840,James,Howard
+hconres257-93,House of Representatives,hconres,257,93,1973-06-22,REFERRED,"Provides for the printing, for the use of the Select Committee on Crime of the House of Representatives, of thirteen thousand additional copies of the House report ""Street Crime: Reduction Through Positive Criminal Justice Responses"".",P000218,Claude,Pepper
+hconres622-93,House of Representatives,hconres,622,93,1974-08-22,REFERRED,"Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) State and local government, private industry, and the Federal Government should work together with the Veterans Employment Service of the United States Department of Labor to better coordinate their efforts in providing employment opportunities for all American veterans; (2) the Veterans Employment Service of the United States Department of Labor should make an affirmative effort to end any type of age discrimination in employment opportunities facing older American veterans which is prohibited by law; and (3) the extra efforts of the Veterans Employment Service of the United States Department of Labor to provide effective employment counseling, job training, and placement service for Vietnam veterans should be continued.",B001092,James,Burke
+hconres509-93,House of Representatives,hconres,509,93,1974-05-30,REFERRED,"Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should (1) immediately initiate negotiations at the highest level of the Turkish Government to prevent the resumption of opium production; and (2) if such negotiations prove unfruitful, exercise the authority provided by the Congress under the Foreign Assistance Act, to terminate all assistance to the Government of Turkey.",W000680,Lester,Wolff
+hconres394-93,House of Representatives,hconres,394,93,1973-12-05,REFERRED,"Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States delegation to the European Security Conference should not agree to the recognition by the European Security Conference of the Soviet Union's occupation of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.",D000269,Edward,Derwinski
+hconres391-93,House of Representatives,hconres,391,93,1973-12-04,REFERRED,States that any renewal of United States military involvement in Southeast Asia will constitute a gross abuse of Presidential powers raising grave questions under article II of the Constitution.,E000035,Robert,Eckhardt
+hconres115-93,House of Representatives,hconres,115,93,1973-02-08,REFERRED,"Makes it the sense of the Congress that: (1) H. Con. Res. 108 of the Eighty-third Congress, declaring a congressional policy disavowing the responsibilities created by the trustee obligation of the United States to American Indians and Alaska Natives, is repealed as a policy of the Congress; (2) the integrity and right to continued existence of Indian tribes and Alaska Native governments are expressly confirmed; and (3) the American Indians and Alaska Natives and their governments are assured that the United States will continue to perform its trust responsibilities to them.",M000626,Lloyd,Meeds
+hconres116-93,House of Representatives,hconres,116,93,1973-02-08,REFERRED,Expresses the sense of Congress that the 93rd Congress enact immediately a no-fault system of motor vehicle insurance.,P000280,Peter,Peyser
+hr15695-93,House of Representatives,hr,15695,93,1974-06-28,REFERRED,"Revises the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 by transferring oversight responsibilities with respect to Bank financial dealings with Communist countries, from the President to Congress. (Amends 12 U.S.C. 635(b)) Prohibits the Bank from guaranteeing, insuring, or extending credit with respect to any nonmarket enconomy country which: (1) denies its citizens the right or opportunity to emigrate; (2) imposes more than a nominal tax on documents required for emigration; or (3) imposes more than a nominal tax, levy, fine, or fee on any citizen as a consequence of the desire of such citizen to emigrate to the country of his choice. Repeals those provisions of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 which exempt person requiring obligations issued in connection with any operation or transaction engaged in by the Bank from the prohibitions against any individual purchasing or selling the bonds, securities or other obligations of any foreign government currently in default in the payment of its obligations to the United States. (Repeals 12 U.S.C. 635h)",A000221,John,Ashbrook
+hr2340-93,House of Representatives,hr,2340,93,1973-01-18,REFERRED,"Public Safety Officers Benefits Act - Requires Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, where it determines that an eligible public safety officer has died as the direct result of a personal injury sustained in the performance of duty, leaving a spouse or one or more eligible dependents, to pay a gratuity of $50,000 to such dependents. Establishes procedures for the distribution of such payment. Defines the term ""eligible public safety officer"" as any individual employed by a public agency as a law enforcement officer or fireman (including officially recognized volunteer firemen). Requires that, at the time of his injury, a law enforcement officer must have been engaged in: (1) the apprehension or attempted apprehension of any person for the commission of a crime, or who at the time was sought as a material witness in a criminal proceeding; or (2) protecting or guarding a person held for the commission of a crime or held as a material witness in connection with a crime; or (3) the lawful prevention of, or lawful attempt to prevent, the commission of a crime or was otherwise engaged in the performance of his duty and such injury was the result of a criminal act or apparent criminal act. Requires that a fireman at the time of his injury must have been engaged in the protection of life or property from fire. Authorizes to be appropriated in each fiscal year such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. Excludes public safety officers of the District of Columbia from the coverage extended under this Act. (Amends 42 U.S.C. 3768, 3781)",H000972,John,Hunt
+hr2639-93,House of Representatives,hr,2639,93,1973-01-22,REFERRED,"Provides for the relief of Sandstrom Products Company of Port Byron, Illinois.",R000012,Thomas,Railsback
+hr3283-93,House of Representatives,hr,3283,93,1973-01-30,REFERRED,Permits the waiver of local matching requirements by schools in special and unusual circumstances under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966. (Amends 42 U.S.C. 1774(b)),K000302,Edward,Koch
+hr13222-93,House of Representatives,hr,13222,93,1974-03-05,REFERRED,"Freer Schools Act - Phases out specified Federal elementary and secondary education programs which would otherwise expire on June 30, 1974. Declares that nothing in this Act or in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965: (1) shall be construed or applied in such a manner as to infringe upon or usurp the moral or legal rights or responsibilities of parents or guardians with respect to the moral, emotional, or physical development of their children, or (2) shall be construed or applied in such a way as to authorize the participation or use of any child in any research or experimentation program or project, or in any pilot project, without the prior, informed, written consent of the parents or legal guardians of such child. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1974-1977 to carry out the provisions of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.",L000049,Earl,Landgrebe
+hr9653-93,House of Representatives,hr,9653,93,1973-07-26,REFERRED,"Extends specified transitional rules, under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, for allowing a charitable contribution deduction for purposes of the estate tax in the case of certain charitable remainder trusts. (Adds 26 U.S.C. 2055(e)(3)",P000528,Robert,Price
+hr946-93,House of Representatives,hr,946,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Authorizes the payment of 6 percent interest under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 on amounts withheld from wages and on estimated payments of tax for purposes of the Federal income tax imposed under such code. (Amends 26 U.S.C. 31(a), 6315)",R000041,William,Randall
+hr5729-93,House of Representatives,hr,5729,93,1973-03-15,REFERRED,"Requires private foundations to diversify their holdings for income tax purposes by providing that for each day on which a private foundation fails to dispose of any non-diversified holding such foundation shall be treated as making an investment, in an amount equal to the amount of such holding, in such a manner as to jeopardize the carrying out of its charitable purposes. (Amends 26 U.S.C. 4944)",P000103,John,Patman
+hr1916-93,House of Representatives,hr,1916,93,1973-01-11,REFERRED,"Revises the present title 19 program of the Social Security Act and replaces it with a new title 19 program, called the ""National Health Care Program."" Declares it to be the purpose of this Act to assure every individual and family in the United States of adequate protection against the costs of health and medical care. Provides for the creation of two separate, but related, programs of health insurance protection. Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to enter into agreements with the States for the purpose of financing the health care of the medically needy and indigent. Provides that, under such an agreement, each State would determine annually the level of medical indigence for various individuals and families. Provides that a State shall determine an average annual cost per individual or family which reflects adequate health care expenditures. Asserts that the States shall then purchase, on behalf of those who were at, or below, the applicable level of indigence, health insurance protection which would equal health care costs up to the average annual cost for individuals or for families. Authorizes the Secretay of HEW to pay to each State having an agreement under this Act amounts equal to 65 percent of the costs incurred by States in providing basic health insurance protection equal to the average annual cost for such coverage as provided for in this Act. Provides that where a State cannot or will not participate in such program the Federal Government will assume the costs of providing both basic health insurance protection and the costs of providing catastrophic health care. Authorizes the Secretary of HEW to establish a castastrophic health insurance program for all persons, who are residents, with incomes above the level of medical indigence. Limits Federal financial participation in such expenditures to 90 percent of castastrophic health care costs. Establishes a ""Federal Health Care Trust Fund"" into which would be deposited one hundred percent of the funds raised by means of the tax for the National Health Care Program, provided in this Act. Imposes a new employment tax for purposes of financing the National Health Care Program. Provides that the tax shall be equal to the sum of wages or self-employment income, plus any other income whether or not earned (if the gross of such other income exceeds $2,000), multiplied by a rate of 0.4 percent, except that the income base upon which such tax were applied could not exceed the maximum taxable earnings base provided for in Sec 3121(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code. Provides that this Act shall become effective on January 1, 1972, and that before such effective date, the Secretary of HEW shall submit a report to the Congress specifying which laws would require modification or repeal by reason of amendments made by this Act including recommendations for such changes.",S000102,John,Saylor
+hr530-93,House of Representatives,hr,530,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Child Development Personnel Training Act - Declares the purpose of this Act to be to respond to the demonstrated need for child development personnel in the 1970's by stimulating the development of sufficient training and educational programs in every State and region of the United States to assure an adequate supply of personnel to meet the staffing requirements of early childhood programs. Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make grants to, or to enter into contracts with, institutions of higher education, State and local child development agencies, State and local educational agencies, child development programs, private companies and organizations engaged in teacher training, teacher training organization, national child development organizations, and producers of television programing, for the purpose of establishing, developing, or upgrading early childhood personnel training programs which shall include, but shall not be limited to, the development of programs to: (1) provide postgraduate level training for teachers of professional and paraprofessional early childhood personnel and for teachers of teachers of such personnel; (2) attract and recruit personnel, both male and female, to training for and subsequent employment in child development programs; (3) retrain personnel prepared for and/or experienced in education at levels other than early childhood so as to enable them to function effectively in early childhood programs; (4) provide preservice and inservice training of professional and paraprofessional personnel for teaching, management and supervisory, and administrative posts in early childhood programs, including the training and certification of Child Development Associates; (5) help parents and high school students understand and practice sound child development techniques; (6) develop educational television programs and accompanying materials for training early childhood personnel, parents, and high school students in the principles of child development; and (7) develop and refine certification criteria and techniques for professional and paraprofessional early childhood personnel. Authorizes to be appropriated to carry out this Act $40,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, $60,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, and $75,000,000 for each of the succeeding fiscal years ending prior to July 1, 1979.",F000430,Don,Fuqua
+hr8584-93,House of Representatives,hr,8584,93,1973-06-12,REFERRED,"Farm Property Estate Tax Valuation Act - Provides that the value of real property used in farming by the decedent, included in the gross estate for estate tax purposes under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, shall be the value of such property for farming purposes, if the executor agrees to the provisions of this Act.",B001111,Omar,Burleson
+hr1161-93,House of Representatives,hr,1161,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Rural Job Development Act - Provides income tax incentives and other benefits for employers operating certain industrial or commercial enterprises in rural job development areas. Title I: Eligibility for Assistance - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to certify as eligible for benefits under this Act new facilities or new parts of facilities which meet the requirements set forth in this Act, including: (1) that such facility has been approved by the local authority as consistent with local zoning ordinances and economic and physical planning; (2) such facility was placed in service by the person to whom the certificate is to be issued in a rural job development area in the first taxable year of the certification period; (3) the creation of new, full-time jobs for at least ten persons; and (4) the employment of persons in at least 50 percent of the jobs in such facility who reside within the rural job development area have served at least one year on active duty in the Armed Forces, or have been enrolled at least one year in the Job Corps. Requires the Secretary to issue a certificate of eligibility to such businesses which meet the requirements set forth in this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to require certified businesses to file reports, and provides criminal sanctions for filing false reports. Title II: Tax Incentives - Provides an income tax credit for investment in certified, depreciable property in rural job development areas. Limits the amount of credit to the taxpayer's tax liability for the year, but provides for carryback and carryover of excess credits. Provides for tax increases if property for which credits were allowed are disposed of under certain circumstances within 10 years of the expenditures which qualified for the credits in the case of real property, or within 4 years in the case of personal property. Provides regulations for depreciation deductions for property of the same type for which credits are allowed under this Act, and for carryover as a deduction of net operating losses of certified businesses. Allows a tax deduction to an eligible employer equal to 50 percent of the compensation paid during the taxable year to employees who: (1) satisfy the requirements of section 101 of the Rural Job Development Act of 1969; (2) performs all of his services at a qualified facility; and (3) is receiving training to acquire the skills necessary to perform (A) the position or job in which he is employed or (B) another position or job as an employee of such facility. Title III: Miscellaneous Provisions - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to collect, analyze, and publish economic data for the information and guidance of businessmen seeking to establish jobs creating enterprises in rural job development areas. Authorizes expenditures of $500,000 for each fiscal year for this purpose. Creates the National Advisory Committee on Rural Industrialization, to be composed of twenty-five members appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture, to assist the Secretary in administering this Act. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to make an annual report to Congress concerning his operations under this Act.",S000102,John,Saylor
+hr1698-93,House of Representatives,hr,1698,93,1973-01-09,REFERRED,Provides for the relief of Natividad Cruz Lacusong.,D000534,John,Duncan
+hr5463-93,House of Representatives,hr,5463,93,1973-03-12,REFERRED,"(LATEST SUMMARY) Federal Rules of Evidence - Establishes rules of evidence for United States courts. =Article I: General Provisions= - States that the Federal Rules of Evidence shall be construed to secure fairness in the administration, elimination of unjustifiable expense and delay, and promotion of growth and development of the law of evidence to the end that the truth may be ascertained and proceedings justly determined. Provides that error on appeal may not be predicated on a ruling which admits or excludes evidence unless a substantial right of the party is affected and timely objection or offer of proof has been made. States that in jury cases proceedings shall be conducted in such a manner as to prevent inadmissible evidence from being suggested to the jury by any means. Requires that preliminary questions as to admissibility of evidence, qualification of a witness, or the existence of a privilege shall be determined by the judge. =Article II: Judicial Notice= - Stipulates that a court is required to take judicial notice of a fact if requested by a party and supplied with the necessary information, but allows the court to take judicial notice of a fact, whether requested or not. Provides that, in a civil proceeding, the court shall instruct the jury to accept as conclusive any fact judicially noticed. Provides that, in a criminal case, the court shall instruct the jury that it may, but is not required to, accept as conclusive any fact judicially noticed. =Article III: Presumptions In Civil Actions and Proceedings= - Provides that in civil actions and proceedings a presumption imposes on the party against whom it is directed the burden of going forward with the evidence and a presumption is sufficient evidence of the fact presumed, to be considered by the trier of the facts. =Article IV: Relevancy and its Limits= - States that all relevant evidence is admissible, except as otherwise provided by the Constitution of the United States, by Act of Congress, by these rules, or by other rules adopted by the Supreme Court. Directs that evidence which is not relevant is inadmissible. Provides that relevant evidence may be excluded if its probative value is substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice, confusion of issues, misleading the jury, or by considerations of undue delay, waste of time, or needless presentation of cumulative evidence. States that character evidence is inadmissible except for evidence pertaining to character of the accused, the victim, or of a witness. Provides that admissible character evidence may be presented by reference to reputation or opinion testimony or specific instances of conduct. Stipulates that evidence of an offer or a plea of guilty or nolo contendere is not admissible in any civil or criminal proceeding against the person who made the offer. =Article V: Privileges= - Provides that the privilege of a witness, person, government, state, or political subdivision thereof shall be governed by the principles of the common law as they may be interpreted by the courts of the United States. =Article VI: Witnesses= - States that every person is competent to be a witness except as otherwise provided. Prohibits the presiding judge or member of the jury from testifying as a witness. Authorizes the impeachment of a witness by any party, including the party calling him, by: (1) opinion and reputation evidence of character, (2) specific instances of conduct, and (3) evidence of criminal convictions with advance written notice to the adverse party in specific cases of convictions more than ten years old, excluding juvenile offenses. Allows the cross-examination of a witness on any relevant matter, including credibility, subject to the discretion of the court. Permits an adverse party to have access to any writing used by a witness to refresh his memory, and to cross-examine the the witness thereon. Provides that extrinsic evidence of a prior inconsistent statement by a witness is not admissible unless the witness is afforded an opportunity to explain or deny the same, and the opposite party is afforded an opportunity to interrogate him thereon. =Article VII: Oninions and Expert Testimony= - Limits opinion or inference testimony by a nonexpert witness to opinions or inferences which are: (1) rationally based on the perception of the witness; and (2) helpful to a clear understanding of his testimony or the determination of a fact in issue. Allows opinion testimony by a qualified expert witness relating to scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge. Permits the court to appoint any expert witness agreed upon by the parties, or to appoint one of its own choosing. =Article VIII: Hearsay= - States that hearsay evidence is inadmissible except as provided by these rules or other rules adopted by the Supreme Court or by Act of Congress. Specifies matters not excluded by the hearsay rule, even though the declarant is available as a witness, including the following: (1) present sense impressions, (2) excited utterances, (3) then existing mental, emotional, or physical conditions, (4) statements for purposes of medical diagnosis or treatment, (5) recorded recollections, and (6) records of regularly conducted activity. Sets forth the following exceptions to the hearsay rule if the declarant is unavailable as a witness: (1) former testimony, (2) statements of recent perception, (3) statements under belief of impending death, (4) statements against interest and (5) statements of personal or family history. Provides that hearsay included within hearsay is not excluded under the hearsay rule if each part of the combined statements conforms with an exception to the hearsay rule provided in these rules. =Article IX: Authentication and Identification= - States that the requirement of authentication or identification as a condition precedent to admissibility is satisfied by evidence sufficient to support a finding that the matter in question is what its proponent claims. Sets forth various illustrations of authentication, including nonexpert opinion on handwriting and testimony of a witness with knowledge that a matter is what it is claimed to be. Provides that extrinsic evidence of authenticity as a condition precedent to admissibility is not required with respect to: (1) domestic public documents under seal, (2) domestic public documents not under seal if an authorized official certifies under seal that the signer has the official capacity to sign and the signature is genuine, (3) foreign public documents, (4) certified copies of public records, (5) official publications, (6) newspapers and periodicals, (7) trade inscriptions, (8) acknowledged documents, and (9) commercial paper. =Article X: Contents of Writings, Recordings, and Photographs= - States that to prove the content of a writing, recording, or photograph, production of the original is required except as provided in these rules or by Act of Congress. Permits the admission of evidence other than the original to prove the contents of a writing, recording, or photograph if the original has been lost or destroyed (other than in bad faith), is unobtainable, is in the possession of an opponent, or relates to collateral matters. States that the contents of an official record may be proved by certified copy. Allows the contents of voluminous writings, recordings, or photographs to be presented in the form of a chart, summary, or calculation for the sake of convenience. =Article XI: Miscellaneous Rules= - Sets forth provisions governing applicability of the Federal Rules of Evidence.",H000965,William,Hungate
+hr11965-93,House of Representatives,hr,11965,93,1973-12-14,REFERRED,"Home Health Services Act - Provides, under the Public Health Service Act, for the establishment and initial operation of public and nonprofit private agencies which will provide home health services in areas in which such services are not otherwise available. Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make grants: (1) to meet the initial and expanding costs of such agencies; and (2) for programs for the training of professional and paraprofessional personnel to provide home health services. Authorizes the appropriation of such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act.",F000350,Donald,Fraser
+hr16652-93,House of Representatives,hr,16652,93,1974-09-12,REFERRED,"Provides for the termination of the Airlines Mutual Aid Agreement as being adverse to the public interest. Provides that such termination shall be effective as of February 1, 1973. (Amends 49 U.S.C. 1382).",P000218,Claude,Pepper
+hr16723-93,House of Representatives,hr,16723,93,1974-09-18,REFERRED,"Freedom from Military Surveillance Act - Restricts, under the first amendment and fourth amendment to the Constitution and the constitutional right of privacy, the actions of any civil officer of the United States or any member of the Armed Forces of the United States in using the Armed Forces of the United States to exercise surveillance of civilians or to execute the civil laws. Sets forth penalties for violations of the provisions of this Act.",S000841,Alan,Steelman
+hr7947-93,House of Representatives,hr,7947,93,1973-05-21,REFERRED,"Environmental Protection Act - Declares that each person is entitled to the protection, preservation and enhancement of his environment. Establishes the right of any person to maintain a judicial action for declaratory or equitable relief, either individually or in behalf of a class of persons, without regard to the amount in controversy, to protect the environment or public trust from pollution, impairment or destruction which results from or reasonably may result from any activity and such action for relief constitutes a case or controversy. Provides that complaints in such actions shall be supported by affidavits of at least two technically persons affirming that the defendant's activities damage or reasonably may damage the environment. Prescribes various judicial procedures and standards which are to govern the administration of this Act by the courts. Grants the courts authority to provide declaratory relief, temporary and permanent equitable relief, or to impose conditions on the defendant's operations which are required for the protection of the air, water, land from unreasonable pollution, impairment or destruction. Provides that the act shall be supplementary to existing administrative and regulatory procedures provided by law and grants the court authority to remand the parties to such procedures. Provides that nothing in this Act shall prevent the granting of appropriate interim equitable relief to protect the rights recognized under this Act for as long as is necessary. Provides that any person entitled to maintain an action under the Act may intervene as a party in all such administrative and regulatory procedures. Provides that nothing in this Act shall prevent the maintenance of an action to protect rights recognized in the Act where the court finds existing administrative or regulatory procedures to be inadequate for the protection of such rights. Provides that at the initiation of any person entitled to maintain an action under this act, such procedures shall be reviewable in a court of competent jurisdiction to the extent necessary to protect the rights recognized in this Act.",D000355,John,Dingell
+hr9897-93,House of Representatives,hr,9897,93,1973-08-03,REFERRED,Omits language from the Interstate Commerce Act which (1) requires that vessel cargo space be used for carrying not more than three bulk commodities; and (2) defines vessels which provide the concurrent transportation of commodities in bulk in the same vessel with other commodities.,N000028,Ancher,Nelsen
+hr13218-93,House of Representatives,hr,13218,93,1974-03-05,REFERRED,"Postage Free Absentee Voting Act - Provides that an official or agency of a State or political subdivision having authority to administer the election laws of the State or political subdivision may mail free of postage to an absentee voter of the State or political subdivision an application for an absentee ballot requested by the absentee voter, an absentee ballot, instructions explaining such application or ballot, and an envelope or other cover to return such application or ballot to the official or agency. Provides that the absentee voter may make a return mailing of his application or absentee ballot free of postage if such mailing is made in the return envelope or other cover provided by such official or agency. (Adds 39 U.S.C. 3406)",F000270,William,Ford
+hr16342-93,House of Representatives,hr,16342,93,1974-08-08,REFERRED,Provides for the issuance of a special postage stamp in commemoration of the life and work of Harriet Tubman.,W000107,William,Walsh
+hr14706-93,House of Representatives,hr,14706,93,1974-05-08,REFERRED,"Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to determine if bounties, grants, or export subsidies are paid by foreign countries with respect to dairy products imported into the United States. Requires the Secretary to make a report to the Congress of his determinations made under this Act.",V000093,Victor,Veysey
+hr13389-93,House of Representatives,hr,13389,93,1974-03-12,REFERRED,"Energy Information Act - Expresses the findings of Congress and the purposes of this Act. Sets forth the definitions of terms used in this Act. Title I: Bureau of Energy Information - Establishes as an agency within the Department of Commerce a Bureau of Energy Information to be a main line component of the Social and Economic Statistics Administration, coequal with the Bureau of the Census. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to perform the duties conferred upon the Bureau by this title or delegate any of them. Provides that the Bureau shall be headed by a Director of Energy Information to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. States that the principal function of the Bureau shall be to operate, maintain, and improve the National Energy Information System established by Title II of this Act. Enumerates the work priorities of the Bureau. Title II: National Energy Information System - Establishes a National Energy Information System, to be operated and maintained by the Bureau. Directs that the components of the System shall be: (1) a public library of energy information; (2) a confidential library of energy information for restricted governmental use; and (3) a secret library of energy information for use only in preparing anonymous statistics. Specifies the characteristics of the System. States that the purpose of the public library is to make available to the general public promptly and conveniently as much of the information in the System as can be released consistently with national security and reasonable competitive equities. States that the purpose of the secret library is to serve the Nation's need for accurate statistical information on mineral fuel reserves, natural energy resources, and energy industries. Directs the Director to place in the secret library information obtained under authority of this Act for which either the national security or reasonable competitive equities require that the information be wholly suppressed or be published only in statistical aggregations of a size and type sufficient to prevent any person from learning or inferring the data furnished by any particular establishment or individual. Prescribes the priorities for entry of information into the System. Enumerates the standards for entry of information into the public, confidential, and secret libraries. Imposes penalties on any employee of the Bureau or other employee who, having taken and subscribed the oath of office, publishes or communicates, without the written authority of the Secretary or the Director, any information coming into his possession by reason of his employment from or for entry in the confidential library or the secret library of the System. Penalizes refusal or neglect to provide information, and the providing of false information, under this Act. Title III: Energy Resources Inventories and Inspections by the Department of the Interior - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to compile, maintain, and keep current on not less than an annual basis an inventory of all mineral fuel reserves and natural energy resources in the public lands of the United States, including the Outer Continental Shelf. Specifies the content of such compilation. Title IV: Information on Mineral Fuel Reserves and Natural Energy Resources - Makes it the duty of every substantial energy resources company, foreign or domestic, engaged in commerce to report annually to the Director full and complete details of all mineral fuel reserves and natural energy resources which it, together with its affiliates, owns or controls anywhere in the world. Provides that all reports required by this title and title V shall be entered by the Director, immediately upon receipt, into one of the three libraries of the System. Title V: Information on the Energy Industries - Makes it the duty of every major energy company, foreign or domestic, engaged in commerce, to report annually to the Director on its assets and operations, worldwide, on an establishment basis. Specifies the content of such reports. Authorizes the requiring of additional reports, at the discretion of the Secretary of Commerce or the Director. Title VI: General Accounting Office Oversight - Directs the Comptroller General of the United States to review and evaluate the procedures and activities of the Bureau. Title VII: Conformance of and with Other Statutes - Provides that whenever any of the information obtained from any major energy company under this Act is contained in any other report of such company, such report having been filed prior to the effective date of this Act, the Director may excuse such company from filing a report with him, containing the same information. Makes technical and conforming amendments to the Freedom of Information Act and the Federal Reports Act. Title VIII: Miscellaneous - Provides that if any provision of this Act or the applicability thereof is held invalid the remainder of this Act shall not be affected thereby. Authorizes to be appropriated to the Department of Commerce and the Department of the Interior such amounts, as may be requisite to full and efficient performance of the duties imposed upon such Departments by this Act.",C000799,William,Cotter
+hr12454-93,House of Representatives,hr,12454,93,1974-01-31,REFERRED,"Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to accept land within the Ventura Marina, California, for the establishment of a mainland headquarters for the Channel Islands National Monument in the State of California. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.",B000330,Alphonzo,Bell
+hr15903-93,House of Representatives,hr,15903,93,1974-07-15,REFERRED,"Travel Expense Amendments Act - Expands the definition of ""employee,"" for purposes of travel, subsistance and mileage allowances, to include individuals performing services for the Government. Makes the per diem travel allowance $35 for travel inside the Continental United States and directs the Administrator of General Services to set the per diem allowance by locality for travel outside the Continental United States. Increases other travel and mileage allowances.",B000880,Jack,Brooks
+hr14613-93,House of Representatives,hr,14613,93,1974-05-07,REFERRED,"Provides under the Social Security Act for a minimum annual income of $3,850 in the case of a single individual and $5,200 in the case of married couples aged 62 and over. Sets forth provisions governing the determination of annual income and payment of benefits.",B000771,Frank,Brasco
+hr14538-93,House of Representatives,hr,14538,93,1974-05-01,REFERRED,"Directs the Comptroller General of the United States to establish within the General Accounting Office a unit to review tax forms, instructions, and other such use documents prepared by the Internal Revenue Service and to make recommendations with respect to the simplification, scope, and use of such forms. Sets forth procedures for the revision of Federal tax forms. Makes various technical and conforming amendments.",Y000014,Gus,Yatron
+hr4109-93,House of Representatives,hr,4109,93,1973-02-07,REFERRED,"National Fire Data and Information Clearinghouse Act - Establishes a national clearinghouse within the National Bureau of Standards to be known as the National Fire Data and Information Clearinghouse to collect information and data relating to: (1) incidents of fires in the United States and their causes, locations and resultant deaths, injuries and property loss; (2) technological research and development with respect to fire suppression and prevention; and (3) hazardous substances. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to publish annually a catalogue of information and data stored in the Clearinghouse. Provides that copies shall be made available to interested persons and the general public. Authorizes the Secretary to prepare abstracts, digests, bibliographies, indexes, microfilms, and other reproductions of stored information and data and to make such items available to State and local goverments, industry and business, Federal agencies, and other interested persons. Directs the Secretary to establish and maintain within the clearinghouse an emergency information center to provide fire service organizations with information at any time. Directs the Secretary to obtain a nationwide telephone number for such purposes. Authorizes the Secretary to prescribe regulations to carry out the provisions of this Act.",S000836,Robert,Steele
+hr8488-93,House of Representatives,hr,8488,93,1973-06-07,REFERRED,Permits eligible veterans pursuing full-time programs of education to receive increased monthly educational assistance allowances and have their period of entitlement reduced proportionally. (Adds 38 U.S.C. 1682(d)),J000266,Barbara,Jordan
+hr15458-93,House of Representatives,hr,15458,93,1974-06-18,REFERRED,"Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to investigate and study the feasibility of a Federal insurance program covering livestock and other agricultural entities not covered under the Federal Crop Insurance Act, and to report to the Congress the results of such investigation and study.",E000240,Frank,Evans
+hr6203-93,House of Representatives,hr,6203,93,1973-03-27,REFERRED,Provides for the relief of Albertina C. Dias.,T000109,Charles,Teague
+hr14951-93,House of Representatives,hr,14951,93,1974-05-22,REFERRED,"Extends the appropriations provisions of the Public Works and Economic Development Act through fiscal year 1976. Deletes the provisions of such Act regarding additional grants to areas of substantial unemployment during the preceding year from title I (Grants for Public Works and Development Facilities) of such Act. Limits the amount of loans for public works and development facilities and for business and business loan guarantees for fiscal years 1975 and 1976. Authorizes financial aid within a redevelopment area for the purcahse or development of land and facilities for industrial or commercial usage, and for any industrial or commercial activity. Authorizes grants to State, or sub-State economic adjustment planning organizations, for administrative and planning activities. Authorizes appropriations of $60,000,000 for fiscal years 1975 and 1976 for technical assistance, research and information activities under this Act. Requires economic development districts under such Act to provide copies of their overall economic development programs to the appropriate regional commissions. Extends through fiscal year 1976 appropriations authorization for economic development centers and increases grants for redevelopment area projects. Extends appropriations authorization through fiscal year 1976 for supplement to Federal grant-in-aid programs. Requires coordination between the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare and such regional commissions in making grants and loans and providing technical assistance under this Act. Extends through fiscal year 1976 the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as amended. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to any eligible recipient which has experienced, or may reasonably be foreseen to be about to experience, a special need to meet an expected rise in unemployment, or other economic adjustment problems (including those caused by any action or decision of the Federal Government) and which submits a plan meeting the requirements of this Act. Allows such grants to be used for: (1) public facilities, public services, business development, planning, research, and technical assistance; (2) redistribution by the eligible recipient in loans and loan guarantees to private profitmaking entities; and (3) redistribution by the eligible recipient in payments to individuals for unemployment assistance as described in this Act and for training or relocation assistance. Authorizes the appropriation for such grants of an amount per fiscal year not to exceed 20 percent of the amount appropriated for the purposes of titles I through V of the Public Works and Economic Development Act for such fiscal year.",M000436,John,McFall
+hr1304-93,House of Representatives,hr,1304,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,Directs the Secretary of the Army to provide for the establishment of one or more national cemeteries in the central west coast area of the State of Florida. Authorizes necessary approprations to carry out the provisions of this Act.,Y000031,C.,Young
+hr7798-93,House of Representatives,hr,7798,93,1973-05-15,REFERRED,"States that a household shall not participate in the food stamp program while any of its members is on strike. Provides that such ineligibility shall not apply to any household that was eligible for and participating in the food stamp program immediately prior to the start of such strike, dispute, or other similar action in which any member of such household engages. (Amends 7 U.S.C. 2014, 2012)",D000326,William,Dickinson
+hr6551-93,House of Representatives,hr,6551,93,1973-04-04,REFERRED,"Authorizes, under the Higher Education Act of 1965, grants to institutions of higher education for the payment to students enrolled in psychology, sociology, or social work in such institutions to encourage their part-time employment and clinical training in hospitals for mental rehabilitation. Authorizes the appropriation of a total of $22,000,000 for the fiscal years 1974, 1975 and 1976 to carry out the purpose of this Act.",B000432,Mario,Biaggi
+hr6593-93,House of Representatives,hr,6593,93,1973-04-04,REFERRED,Requires States and local governments to hold public hearings under the State and Local Fiscal Assistance in which interested individuals and neighborhood groups may participate in decisions with respect to the uses to be made of general revenue-sharing funds.,S001134,James,Symington
+hr1275-93,House of Representatives,hr,1275,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Provides for the repeal of the Postal Reorganization Act and reenacts the former postal service provisions of title 39, United States Code. Reestablishes the former Post Office Department as an executive department of the Federal Government.",W000428,Jamie,Whitten
+hr16012-93,House of Representatives,hr,16012,93,1974-07-18,REFERRED,"Office of Congressional Polling Act - Establishes in the House of Representatives an Office of Congressional Polling. States that the Office shall conduct research into the drafting of public opinion questionnaires and methods of tabulating and analyzing the responses to such questionnaires; and provide technical assistance to any Member of the House of Representatives to assist in the planning and conducting of public opinion polls within his district. Directs the Office to make available to the public, upon request and at cost of reproduction and mailing, all information developed from such research and the results of the public opinion polls conducted by Members of the House of Representatives with the assistance of the Office.",M001101,Morgan,Murphy
+hr15646-93,House of Representatives,hr,15646,93,1974-06-26,REFERRED,Provides that social security benefit increases (beginning with those becoming effective in 1974 and including cost-of-living increases) are to be disregarded in determining eligibility for assistance under the medicaid program of the Social Security Act.,P000546,Joel,Pritchard
+hr9287-93,House of Representatives,hr,9287,93,1973-07-16,REFERRED,"Allows a tax deduction under the Internal Revenue Code of not more than $750 for ordinary and necessary expenses paid during the taxable year for the repair or improvement of property used by the taxpayer as his principal residence. Permits any person who is the owner of rental housing and who rehabilitates or restores such housing to deduct the cost of such restoration, with respect to the amortization of the adjusted basis of such housing as so restored, based on a period of 60 months. Entitles any person who acquires rehabilitated or restored rental housing from a taxpayer who elected the amortization deduction and who did not discontinue the amortization deduction, to a deduction with respect to the adjusted basis of such facility based on the remaining amount of the 60 month period taken by the person who rehabilitated the house. Provides procedures for the election and termination of the amortization deduction and defines the terms used in this Act.",H000692,Lawrence,Hogan
+hr11521-93,House of Representatives,hr,11521,93,1973-11-15,REFERRED,"Authorizes an appropriation to the General Services Administration in the amount of $1,500,000 for the acquisition, initial repair and improvement, and furnishing of an official residence in the District of Columbia for Vice Presidents.",H000638,Andrew,Hinshaw
+hr4461-93,House of Representatives,hr,4461,93,1973-02-21,REFERRED,"Requires the Secretary of Labor, under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, to recognize the difference in hazards to employees between the heavy construction industry and the light residential construction industry in promulgating health and safety standards. (Amends 29 U.S.C. 655)",B001091,J.,Burke
+hr5759-93,House of Representatives,hr,5759,93,1973-03-15,REFERRED,Provides for the relief of Morena Stolsmark.,D000234,Frank,Denholm
+hr4484-93,House of Representatives,hr,4484,93,1973-02-21,REFERRED,Provides for the issuance of a commemorative postage stamp in honor of the veterans of World War I.,B001091,J.,Burke
+hr7210-93,House of Representatives,hr,7210,93,1973-04-18,REFERRED,Provides for the relief of George Downer and Victor L. Jones.,W000782,Louis,Wyman
+hr11101-93,House of Representatives,hr,11101,93,1973-10-24,REFERRED,"Establishes within the Congress the Office of Congressional Legal Counsel, under the direction of the Congressional Legal Counsel who shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate from among recommendations submitted by the majority and minority leaders of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Makes it the duty of the Congressional Legal Counsel: (1) to render, upon request of either House of Congress, a joint committee of Congress, any committee of either House of Congress, at least three Senators, or twelve Members of the House of Representatives, legal opinions upon questions arising under the Constitution and laws of the United States; (2) to advise with parties bringing civil actions against officers and employees of the executive branch of the United States Government or any agency or department thereof, with respect to their execution of the laws, and the Constitution of the United States; (3) to intervene or appear as amicus curiae on behalf of persons making such request; (4) to represent, upon request, either House of Congress, a joint committee of Congress, any committee of either House of Congress, a Member of Congress, or any officer, employee, office, or agency of the Congress in specified legal actions; and (5) if an opinon has been rendered, and upon request, to bring civil actions, without regard to the sum or value of the matter in controversy, in a court of the United States to require an officer or employee of the executive branch of the United States Government, or any agency or department thereof, to act in accordance with the Constitution and laws of the United States as interpreted in such opinion. States that the Congressional Legal Counsel, or any attorney of his office designated by him for that purpose, shall be entitled for the purpose of performing duties imposed upon him pursuant to this Act to enter an appearance in any such proceeding before any court of the United States without compliance with any requirement for admission to practice before such court, except the Supreme Court. Authorizes to be appropriated to the Office of the Congressional Legal Counsel such sums as may be necessary for the performance of the duties of the Congressional Legal Counsel under this Act. Provides that amounts so appropriated shall be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate on vouchers approved by the Congressional Legal Counsel.",A000018,Bella,Abzug
+hr11110-93,House of Representatives,hr,11110,93,1973-10-25,REFERRED,"Authorizes the incorporation of ""World War I Overseas Flyers, Incorporated."" States that the purposes of the corporation shall be to promote peace and good will in this country and abroad and to preserve the memory of the air service in World War I.",G000512,Charles,Gubser
+hr10694-93,House of Representatives,hr,10694,93,1973-10-02,REFERRED,"Establishes a Federal Railroad Equipment Obligation Insurance Fund to be used by the Secretary of Transportation as a revolving fund for the purpose of carrying out this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to insure the interest on, and the unpaid principal balance of, any equipment obligation offered to him which he determines is eligible for insurance under this Act. States that the aggregate unpaid principal amount of equipment obligations insured under this part shall not exceed $1,000,000,000 at any one time. Sets forth certain specified standards and conditions to be satisfied before the Secretary shall insure any equipment obligation. States that if at any time the moneys in the fund are not sufficient to pay any amount the Secretary is required to pay under an agreement made under this Act, the Secretary is authorized to issue to the Secretary of the Treasury notes or other obligations in such forms and denominations as may be prescribed by the Secretary, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury. Provides penalties for any person who makes any statement knowing it to be false, or who wilfully overvalues any security, for the purpose of obtaining any loan guarantee. Authorizes the Secretary to assist in the design of a national rolling stock information service and to contract with and provide technical and financial assistance to individual railroads or groups of railroads. Directs the Secretary to report semiannually to the Congress with respect to the progress make by railroads in implementing the national system. Authorizes to be appropriated $40,000,000 for the purposes of this section. States that in any case in which any person enters into a contract to export grain from the United States, which contract calls for the exportation of more than one million bushels of grain, such person shall submit to the Secretary of Transportation a plan for the transportation of such grain to the United States port from which it is proposed to be exported. Requires the Secretary to determine if such plan will jeopardize the availability of railroad freight cars for the movement of other commodities in interstate commerce. Sets forth criteria under which the Secretary may disapprove any such plan. Provides penalties for any person, partnership or corporation who fails to submit a plan to the Secretary or who ships such grain to port in spite of the Secretary's disapproval.",P000328,James,Pickle
+hr16729-93,House of Representatives,hr,16729,93,1974-09-19,REFERRED,"Eastern Wilderness Areas Act - Designates specified lands in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System. Provides for a study of specified additional lands in 18 States and Puerto Rico for such inclusion. Authorizes to be appropriated the sums necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.",B000408,Robert,Bergland
+hr8230-93,House of Representatives,hr,8230,93,1973-05-30,REFERRED,"(LATEST SUMMARY) Authorizes the Secretary of Interior, at his discretion and upon the request of the Sisseton and Wahpeton Sioux Tribe of the Lake Traverse Reservation, to acquire any lands within the boundaries of the lake Traverse Reservation in North Dakota and South Dakota for the purpose of consolidating landholdings, eliminating fractionated heirship interests in Indian trust lands, and the general rehabilitation and enhancement of the total resource potential of the reservation. Authorizes the Sisseton and Wahpeton Sioux Tribe to exchange or sell any tribal real property not needed or suitable for use by the tribe or so located that it would be to the economic advantage of the tribe to sell or exchange the property.",D000234,Frank,Denholm
+hr16388-93,House of Representatives,hr,16388,93,1974-08-12,REFERRED,"Central Intelligence Agency Disclosure Act - Requires the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency to submit to the chairman of a congressional committee or subcommittee, upon request, any information omitted from a report for national security reasons, when such information relates to any matter within the jurisdiction of such committee or subcommittee. States that such information shall not be published.",M000834,John,Moakley
+hr12286-93,House of Representatives,hr,12286,93,1974-01-24,REFERRED,"Provides for access by any committee of the House of Representatives assigned jurisdiction to conduct an impeachment investigation to any information or evidence, required in connection with proceedings relating to the impeachment of the President or the Vice President or any officer of the United States, including attorneys for the Government responsible for the conduct of proceedings against persons charged with offenses against the United States.",R000012,Thomas,Railsback
+hr13050-93,House of Representatives,hr,13050,93,1974-02-26,REFERRED,"Specifies the grounds of inadmissibility of an alien at the time of entry which the Attorney General, in his discretion, may waive for an alien who has previously been legitimately admitted, and who was otherwise admissible at the time of entry.",E000096,Joshua,Eilberg
+hr15069-93,House of Representatives,hr,15069,93,1974-05-29,REFERRED,"Small Investors Act - Provides that, in the case of a taxpayer other than a corporation, gross income under the Internal Revenue Code does not include an amount representing the excess of the net long-term capital gain for the year over the net short-term capital loss from the sale or exchange of a security or securities, to the extent that such amount does not exceed $1,000. (Adds 26 U.S.C. 124)",A000221,John,Ashbrook
+hr1814-93,House of Representatives,hr,1814,93,1973-01-11,REFERRED,"Uniformed Services Retired and Retainer Pay Equalization Act - Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, a member or former member of the uniformed service who is entitled to retired or retainer pay in effect after September 30, 1949, and before January 1, 1971, is entitled to have that pay recomputed under the rates of basic pay in effect on January 1, 1971. Lists provisions for such recomputation.",M000244,Marvin,Mathis
+hr15103-93,House of Representatives,hr,15103,93,1974-05-30,REFERRED,"Higher Education Funding Act - Authorizes an income tax deduction for contributions to a qualified higher education fund established by the taxpayer for the purposes of funding the higher education of his dependents. Limits the amount of the deduction to the lesser of: (1) $500 times the number of qualified beneficiaries; (2) 10 percent of the taxpayer's adjusted gross income; or (3) $2,500. Provides that a qualified education fund must be established by the taxpayer pursuant to a written plan: (1) solely for the purpose of defraying the cost of room, board, and tuition at an institution of higher education of one or more eligible beneficiaries; (2) which provides that no distribution shall be made by the fund (except upon termination thereof) other than to, or on behalf of, eligible beneficiaries; (3) which provides that upon termination of the fund all assets of the funds shall be distributed to the taxpayer or to his estate; (4) which prohibits contributions to the fund in excess of amounts deductible: and (5) under which the taxpayer consents to the income tax treatment upon termination of the fund. Defines ""institution of higher education"" as an educational institution: (1) which regularly offers education at a level above the twelfth grade; (2) contributions to or for the use of which constitute charitable contributions; (3) which is legally authorized to provide and does provide a program of postsecondary education; and (4) which is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association listed by the United States Commissioner of Education. Sets forth the tax treatment revisions to the Internal Revenue Code with respect to the creator of a qualified higher education fund and the tax treatment upon termination of such fund.",L000506,Manuel,Luján
+hr9407-93,House of Representatives,hr,9407,93,1973-07-19,REFERRED,"Establishes in the Executive Office of the President a Council on Energy Policy to be composed of three members appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. Provides that the Council shall: (1) serve as the principal advisor to the President; (2) review all legislative recommendations dealing with energy matters submitted to the Congress by Federal agencies; (3) make recommendations to the President and Congress for resolving conflicting policies of Federal agencies; (4) recommend policies to Federal and State agencies with respect to power emergencies; and (5) develop a long-range plan for energy utilization in the United States. Directs all Federal agencies to include in every proposal for legislation having a significant effect on energy availability or use a detailed statement on whether such proposal is consistent with the long-range plan formulated by the Council on Energy Policy. Provides that the President shall cause to be prepared and submitted to the Congress on or before July 1, 1973, and annually thereafter, by the Council on Energy Policy in cooperation with the Council on Environmental Quality, an Energy Report which shall include: (1) an estimate of the energy needs of the United States for the next ten years; (2) an estimate of domestic and foreign energy supplies of the United States; (3) current trends in the utilization of energy in the United States and the effects thereof; and (4) recommendations for the development and application of technologies and practices required to achieve the purposes of this Act. Authorizes appropriations of $300,000 for fiscal year 1973, $750,000 for fiscal year 1974, and $1,000,000 for each fiscal year thereafter to carry out the provisions of this Act.",F000381,Louis,Frey
+hr2896-93,House of Representatives,hr,2896,93,1973-01-24,REFERRED,Authorizes the reimbursement for hospital care or medical service for any disability of a veteran who has a total service-connected disability permanent in nature. (Adds 38 U.S.C. 628),S000070,David,Satterfield
+hr7510-93,House of Representatives,hr,7510,93,1973-05-03,REFERRED,"Employee Strike Vote Act - Provides that it shall be unlawful and an unfair labor practice for a labor organization or its agents to call, continue or resume a strike if a majority of the employees have voted in a secret ballot referendum to accept the employer's current offer or if such a referendum has been requested before the strike begins and the result thereof has not been accepted. Provides that such a referendum may be requested by the involved labor organization and the employer or 10 percent of the members of such bargaining unit. Requires that no such referendum may be held until at least thirty days have elapsed following any prior referendum. (Adds 29 U.S.C. 158(b)(8))",T000022,Burt,Talcott
+hr5530-93,House of Representatives,hr,5530,93,1973-03-13,REFERRED,"Requires the President to notify within ten days each House of the Congress by special message of every instance in which he impounds funds or authorizes such impoundment by any officer of the United States. States that such message must specify the amount of impounded funds, the specific programs affected, and the reasons for the impoundment of funds. Provides that the President shall cease the impounding of funds set forth in each special message if within sixty days of continuous session after the message is received by the Congress the specific impoundment shall have been disapproved by the Congress by the passage of a resolution in accordance with the provisions of this Act.",M001098,John,Murphy
+hr1043-93,House of Representatives,hr,1043,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Provides that any person who served in the active service in the armed forces of any ally of the United States during World War I and II and who has been a resident of the United States for at least 10 years and who during such period served in armed conflict with an enemy of the United States shall be entitled to hospital and domicilary care, medical services, vocation,al rehabilitation and home, farm, and business loans to the same extent as if he had served in the armed forces of the United States. (Adds 38 U.S.C. 109(c))",R000383,Robert,Roe
+hr12394-93,House of Representatives,hr,12394,93,1974-01-30,REFERRED,"Provides that real property which is farmland, woodland, or open scenic land and forms part of an estate shall be valued, under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 for estate tax purposes, at its value as farmland if it continues to be used as such.",B001221,Goodloe,Byron
+hr16447-93,House of Representatives,hr,16447,93,1974-08-15,REFERRED,"Provides for the Federal incorporation of the United States Submarine Veterans of World War II. Sets forth the powers of such corporation. Provides that the corporation, and its officers and directors shall not contribute to or otherwise support or assist any political party or candidate for elective public office.",S000045,Charles,Sandman
+hr1344-93,House of Representatives,hr,1344,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,Provides for the relief of John W. Hallis.,I000001,Richard,Ichord
+hr13618-93,House of Representatives,hr,13618,93,1974-03-20,REFERRED,"Revises the Mineral Leasing Act by providing that moneys due the States under the Act may be used for planning, construction, and maintenance of public facilities and provision of public services.",R000421,Teno,Roncalio
+hr17542-93,House of Representatives,hr,17542,93,1974-11-26,REFERRED,Provides for the relief of Thomas Harry Harford.,S000778,Harley,Staggers
+hr11074-93,House of Representatives,hr,11074,93,1973-10-24,REFERRED,"Export Priorities Act - Title I: General Provisions - Makes technical amendments to the Export Administration Act of 1969. Title II: Agricultural Export Controls - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, with thirty days after the beginning of the crop year for any agricultural commodity, to determine the quantity of the crop of such commodity, if any, that will be available for export and inform the Secretary of commerce thereof, who shall publicly announce such determination. States that no agricultural commodity may be exported to any foreign country unless the person exporting has been issued a license or unless the commodity has been exempted. States that the quantity of any commodity available for export shall be allocated among foreign countries by the Secretary. Specifies the basis for determining such allocation. Provides that the Secretary may reserve not more than 10 percent of a commodity for export in order to meet unexpected foreign demand resulting from natural disaster, crop failure, and changes in existing trading patterns in that commodity. Prescribes the procedures for: (1) issuance of export licenses; (2) administrative revision of quantities available for export; and (3) exports to developing countries. Confers authority on the Secretary to issue such rules or regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provision of this Act. States that fees collected by the Secretary on export licenses shall be deposited in a special account in the Treasury and shall be available to carry out the National School Lunch Act, the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, the Food Stamp Act and the commondity distribution program of the Agricultural Act of 1949, with specified exceptions.",B000432,Mario,Biaggi
+hr12638-93,House of Representatives,hr,12638,93,1974-02-06,REFERRED,"District of Columbia Campaign Practices Act - Title I: Short Title, Definitions - Defines the terms used in this Act. Title II: Financial Disclosures - Provides that the treasurer of a political committee with the District of Columbia shall keep a detailed and exact account of: (1) all contributions made to or for such political committee; (2( the full name and mailing address of every person making a contribution in excess of $10, and the date and amount thereof; (3) all expenditures made by or on behalf of such committee; and (4) the full name and mailing address of every person to whom any expenditure is made, the date and amount thereof, and the name and address of, and office sought by each candidate on whose behalf such expenditure was made. Sets forth recordkeeping procedures for all expenditures made by political committes. Sets forth reporting requirements for political campaign committes. Provides that each political committee which anticipates receiving contributions or making expenditures during the calendar year in an aggregate amount exceeding $100 shall file with the District of Columbia Political Campaign Finance Commission a statement of organization. Sets forth those elements of information required in such statement of organization. Provides that reports or statements required to be filed by this Act shall be verified by the oath or affirmation of the person filing such report or statement. Exempts from applicability of this Act: (1) any political committee organized by or on behalf of any individual seeking nomination as a candidate for, or a candidate for, the office of Delegate to the House of Representatives from the District of Columbia; and (2) any individual who receives any contribution for or on behalf of such a committee, individual, or candidate. Title III: District of Columbia Political Campaign Finance Commission - Establishes, and sets forth the composition of, the District of Columbia Political Campaign Finance Commission. Sets forth the powers of the Commission in order to carry out the provisions of this Act. Directs that the Commission shall: (1) develop and furnish, to the person required by the provisions of this Act, prescribed forms for the making of the reports and statements required to be filed with it under this Act; (2) prepare, publish, and furnish, to the person required to file such reports and statements, a manual setting forth recommended uniform methods of bookkeeping and reporting; (3) develop a filing, coding, and cross-indexing system consonant with the purposes of this Act; (4) make the reports and statements filed with it available to public inspection and copying; (5) preserve such reports and statements for a period of ten years from date of receipt; (6) compile and maintain a current list of all statements or parts of statements on file pertaining to each candidate; (7) prepare and publish an annual report; (8) perpare and publish from time to time special reports comparing the various totals and categories of contributions and expenditures made with respect to preceding elections; (9) perpare and publish such other reports as it may deem appropriate; (10) assure wide dissemination of statistics, summaries, and reports prepared under this title; (11) make from time to time audits and field investigations with respect to reports and statements filed under the provisions of this title, and with respect to alleged failures to file any report or statement required under the provisions of this title; and (12) prescribe suitable rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this title. Title IV: Finance Limitations - Sets forth specific limitations for political campaign contributions. Sets forth the limitations of the amounts of expenditures by political campaign committes. Title V: District of Columbia Matching Payment Entitlement Funds - Establishes on the books of the Treasury of the United States the District of Columbia Matching Payment Entitlement Fund. Provides that there shall be appropriated into the fund from the District of Columbia budget such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Provides that any candidate for the office of Mayor, member of the Council of the District of Columbia, Chairman of the Council, member of the Board of Education, or his central campaign committee is entitled, upon certification by the Commission, to payments from the fund for campaign expenses in an amount equal to the amount of each contribution, up to $50 in any calendar year, made to such candidate or committee by a registered, qualified voter of the District of Columbia. Sets forth procedures for operation of such fund. Title VI: Penalties, Effective Dates, Miscellaneous - Sets forth penalties for violation of the provisions of this Act. Sets forth the effective dates for the provisions of this Act. Authorizes the appropriation, out of any money in the Treasury to the credit of the District of Columbia not otherwise appropriated, such sums as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.",F000046,Walter,Fauntroy
+hr6838-93,House of Representatives,hr,6838,93,1973-04-11,REFERRED,"Prohibits any Government agency from distributing or selling to any person any list of names and addresses of: (1) employees or former employees; (2) persons licensed by or required to file information with the agency; or (3) members or former members of the Armed Forces. Permits an agency to make available such list if the person seeking the list certifies that it will not be used for commercial, solicitation, or unlawful purposes, or if the list is made available as a necessary part of the agency's statutory functions. Prescribes a penalty of imprisonment for not more than one year, or a fine of $10,000, or both, for violations of the provisions of this Act. (Amends 5 U.S.C.552(c))",H000797,Frank,Horton
+hr17283-93,House of Representatives,hr,17283,93,1974-10-10,REFERRED,"Market Efficiency Study Act - Establishes a Commission on Economic Efficiency. States that it shall be the duty of the Commission to conduct a study and investigation to determine the extent of, and to formulate recommendations for removing, all public and private barriers to an efficient markets economy. Requires that, in carrying out its duty with respect to public barriers, the Commission shall examine and consider the elimination, retention, or modification of: (1) direct subsidies; (2) indirect subsidies, including tax subsidies; (3) production and marketing quotas; (4) price-support programs; (5) stockpiling programs; (6) prevailing wage determination programs; (7) excessive or counterproductive regulation of transportation, cummunication, or fuels and resources; (8) import quotas and voluntary import curtailment agreements; (9) retail price maintenance programs; and (10) such other barriers as the Commission shall determine interfere substantially with operation of an efficient market economy. Stipulates that in examining private barriers to free market economy the Commission should take into account the need for: (1) divestiture in or reorganization of noncompetitive industries; (2) improved enforcement and administration of antitrust laws, including the transfer of all enforcement responsibilities to an idependent Federal agency; (3) the removal of artificial barriers to employment; and (4) such other barriers as the Commission shall determine interfere substantially with the operation of an efficient market economy. States that the Commission shall also make such recommendations as may be appropriate for the provision of adjustment assistance for employees who suffer economic injury as a result of the implementation of the Commission's recommendations. Authorizes appropriations of up to $3,000,000 to carry out the provisions of this Act.",R000165,Henry,Reuss
+hr8943-93,House of Representatives,hr,8943,93,1973-06-22,REFERRED,"Trade Improvement Act - Declares the purposes of this Act to be: (1) to provide authority in the trade field supporting United States participation in an interrelated effort to develop an open, nondiscriminatory and fair world economic system through reform of international trade rules, formulation of international standards for investment and tax laws and policies, and improvement of the international monetary system; (2) to facilitate international cooperation in economic affairs for the purpose of providing a means of solving international economic problems, furthering peace and raising standards of living throughout the world, while maintaining and insuring the security of the United States; (3) to stimulate the noninflationary economic growth of the United States and enlarge foreign markets for the products of United States commerce (including manufacturing, agriculture, mining, and fishing) by furthering the expansion of world trade through the progressive reduction and elimination of barriers to trade on a basis of mutual benefit and equity; (4) to establish a program of temporary import relief to facilitate adjustment of sections of the domestic economy adversely affected by increased imports, consistent with anticipated multilateral safeguard rules being negotiated with other trading nations; (5) to provide trade adjustment assistance to workers adversely affected by increased imports; (6) improve the means of dealing with problems of unfair import competition and to provide authority to facilitate negotiations to obtain for American producers fair treatment and equitable access to foreign markets; (7) to promote trade for the benefit of the American consumer and to provide him with products of quality, purity, and product safety at competitive market prices; (8) to provide the President with authority to deal with matters affecting trade, including the full exercise of United States rights in the context of international agreements and the use of temporary measures to deal with balance of payments disequilibria and to restrain inflation through export controls or suspension of import barriers; (9) to enable the United States to take advantage, under certain conditions, of new trade opportunities with countries with which it has not had trade agreement relations in the recent past; and (10) to provide for United States participation in the common effort of developed countries to open their markets on a generalized preferential basis to the products of developing countries. Title I: Authority for New Negotiations - Provides that whenever the President determines that any of the purposes of this Act will be promoted thereby, the President may: (1) after the date of the enactment of this Act, and before 5 years from that date, enter into trade agreements with foreign countries or instrumentalities thereof; and (2) provide for such modification or continuance of any existing duty, such continuance of existing duty-free or excise treatment, or such additional duties, as he determines to be required or appropriate to carry out any such trade agreement or to maintain the necessary industrial production essential for the security of the United States. Urges the President to negotiate trade agreements with other countries and instrumentalities providing on a basis of mutuality for the reduction, elimination, or harmonization of barriers and other distortions of international trade. Requires the Tariff Commission and specified departments of the Government to advise the President. Allows the President to terminate at any time, in whole or in part, any actions he has taken to implement trade agreements under this title. Title II: Relief From Disruption Caused By Fair Competition, Adverse Market Penetration, and Unfair Trade Practices - Provides that a petition for eligibility for import relief for the purpose of facilitating orderly adjustment to import competition may be filed with the Tariff Commission by an entity, including a trade association, firm, certified or recognized union, a group of workers, a State, political subdivision of a State, or any combination of these entities. Outlines steps the President may take within sixty days after receiving a report from the Tariff Commission containing an affirmative finding that increased imports have been the primary cause of serious injury. States that in order to provide for the security of the United States through a strong diversified and healthy industrial base and to control unreasonable foreign market penetration of major domestic and industrial and manufacturing categories, the President shall determine for each category of industrial goods the degree of current market penetration by imports and the level of domestic market penetration by imports which may be permitted conducive to the best interests of the American people, the balanced growth of the American economy, the preservation of full employment in the United States, and the maintenance of adequate supplies at fair and competitive market prices. Sets forth responses to unfair foreign import restrictions and export subsidies. Provides that whenever any country, depencency, colony, province, or other political subdivision of government, person, partnership, association, cartel, or corporation, shall pay or bestow, directly or indirectly, any bounty or grant, including, but not limited to, internal value-added taxes rebated on exported merchandise, upon the manufacture or production or export of any article or merchandise manufactured or produced in such country, dependency, colony, province, or other political subdivision of government, then upon the importation of such article or merchandise into the United States, whether the same shall be imported directly form the country of production or otherwise, and whether such article or merchandise is imported in the same condition as when such article or merchandise is imported in the same condition as when exported from the country of production or has been changed in condition by remanufacture or otherwise, there shall be levied and paid, in all such cases, in addition to any duties otherwise imposed, a duty equal to the net amount of such bounty or grant, however the same be paid or bestowed. Title III: Trade Adjustment Assistance - Creates the Trade Adjustment Assistance Administration and the Interagency Committee on Trade Adjustment to assist the Secretary of Labor in determining eligibility for trade adjustment assistance. Establishes eligibility requirements for trade adjustment assistance. Authorizes to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce $35,000,000 to furnish trade adjustment assistance to firms. Provides trade adjustment assistance to workers. Authorizes to be appropriated $245,000,000 to accomplish this purpose. Provides trade adjustment assistance to communities. Directs the Trade Adjustment Assistance Administration to undertake to develop an integrated system of foreign and domestic economic statistics, which would provide the data necessary to forecast problems of economic adjustment, and to shift industrial and manpower planning into priority economic areas. Title IV: International Trade Policy Management - Directs the President to take specified actions whenever he determines that special import or export measures are required to deal with the United States balance-of-payments position in the presence of a serious balance-of-payments deficit or a persistent surplus, other than a situation caused by a fundamental and worldwide misalignment in the value of the United States dollar, or to cooperate in correcting an international balance-of-payments disequilibrium as reflected in other countries' balance-of-payments deficits or surpluses. Provides that any duty or other import restriction or duty-free treatment applied in carrying out any action or any trade agreement under this Act, under title II of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, or under section 350 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, shall apply to products of all foreign countries, whether imported directly or indirectly. Authorizes to be appropriated annually for each fiscal year during the period beginning July 1, 1973 and ending June 30, 1978 such sums as may be necessary for the payment by the United States of its share of the expenses of the Contracting Parties to the General Agreement on Tafiffs and Trade. Title V: Trade Relations With Countries Not Enjoying Most-Favored-Nation Tariff Treatment - Provides that the President shall not conclude any commercial agreement with any nonmarket economy country if he determines that such country: (1) denies its citizens the right or opportunity to emigrate; (2) imposes more than a nominal tax on emigration or on the visas or other documents required for emigration, for any purpose or cause whatsover; or (3) imposes more than a nominal tax, levy, fine, fee, or other charge on any citizen as a consequence of the desire of such citizen to emigrate to the country of his choice. Permits the President to extend most-favored-nation treatment to the products of a foreign country which (1) has entered into a bilateral commercial agreement, or (2) has become a party to an appropriate multilateral trade agreement to which the United States is also a party and the President has issued an order extending treatment. Title VI: Generalized System of Preferences - Allows the President to designate any article as an eligible article, to provide preferential or duty-free treatment for any eligible article from any beneficiary developing country, and to modify or supplement any such action consistent with the provisions of this title. Title VII: Authority to Suspend Import Barriers or Impose Export Controls to Restrain Inflation - Grants the President authority to suspend import barriers and/or impose import controls to restrain inflation. Title VIII: Maintenance of Production and Reserves Essential for National Security - Provides that no action shall be taken pursuant to the provisions of this Act or any other Act to reduce or eliminate the duty or other import restriction on any article if the President determines that such reduction or elimination would threaten to impair the national security. Requires the President to submit to the Congress a complete list of manufacturing and processing operations essential and necessary for the national security of the United States in the event of a major conventional armed conflict. Requires the Department of the Interior, in order to assist in safe-guarding the national security, to establish and maintain national defense petroleum reserves on public lands of the United States which shall have a petroleum-producing capacity sufficient to protect the United States against a continuous 1-year interruption of importation of petroleum from all foreign countries (except those contiguous to the United States), which the Secretary of the Interior determines to be an insecure source of petroleum. Title IX: Foreign Income Tax Reform - Makes changes in the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 with regard to foreign income tax to carry out the purposes and provisions of this Act. Title X: General Provisions and Additional Amendments Directs the Office of Trade and International Monetary Policy to annually collect and compile data from all persons, including corporations, firms, partnerships, or foreign nations, engaged in imports or exports to and from the United States. Declares that such data shall include information on the volume of imports and exports by category, the value of such imports and exports, the country of origin of all such imports and the destination of all such exports made by each such person. Creates a select committee on multinational corporations to conduct a full and complete investigation and study of the role played by multinational corporations with respect to the recent dollar crisis on international monetary markets. Declares it to be the sense of Congress that it shall be the policy of the United States to require repayment of the longstanding debts of foreign nations which are delinquent in nature.",V000047,Charles,Vanik
+hr17675-93,House of Representatives,hr,17675,93,1974-12-19,REFERRED,"Prohibits findings of death with respect to specified Vietnamese War servicemen in missing status unless hearings thereon are afforded to the next-of-kin and the next-of-kin consents to such finding. Defines the term ""next of kin"" for the purposes of this Act.",R000422,Angelo,Roncallo
+hr2153-93,House of Representatives,hr,2153,93,1973-01-15,REFERRED,"Antihijacking Act - Provides that whenever the President determines that a foreign nation is acting in a manner inconsistent with the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft, he may suspend the right of any air carrier and foreign air carrier to engage in foreign air transportation, and any persons to operate aircraft in foreign air commerce, to and from that foreign nation as well as between the United States and any foreign nation which maintains air service between itself and that foreign nation. Provides that after June 30, 1973, no air carrier or foreign air carrier shall operate an aircraft in air transportation unless all passengers boarding that aircraft in the United States, and all baggage carried aboard the aircraft, shall have been inspected by means of a metal detection device or by an X-ray device immediately prior to boarding and have not been found to carry or contain an unauthorized device or weapon of any kind. Prescribes criminal penalties for violation of this Act. (Amends 49 U.S.C. 1514, 1421)",R000150,Ogden,Reid
+hr7686-93,House of Representatives,hr,7686,93,1973-05-10,REFERRED,"Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to continue to operate the Agricultural Research Service field station at Newell, South Dakota, until June 30, 1976. Requires the number of employees maintained at the station to be not less than the number employed on December 31, 1972.",A000009,James,Abdnor
+hr15913-93,House of Representatives,hr,15913,93,1974-07-16,REFERRED,"Decreases from 4 to 2 percent the excise tax on investment income of private foundations, under the Internal Revenue Code. (Amends 26 U.S.C. 4940(a))",C000275,Charles,Chamberlain
+hr8015-93,House of Representatives,hr,8015,93,1973-05-22,REFERRED,"Names the recently completed Federal office building in West Palm Beach, Florida, the Paul G. Rogers Federal Building. Provides for the designation of such building by such name in any law, regulation, map, document, or record of the United States in which such building is referred to.",G000528,William,Gunter
+hr5393-93,House of Representatives,hr,5393,93,1973-03-08,REFERRED,"Provides, for purposes of computing retired pay for members of the Armed Forces, an additional credit of service equal to all periods of time spent by any such member as a prisoner of war.",B000893,Donald,Brotzman
+hr13841-93,House of Representatives,hr,13841,93,1974-04-01,REFERRED,"Includes coverage under title II (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to all Indiana State employees who performed services in part-time postions during the period from January 1, 1969, to October 1, 1973, notwithstanding any other provision of the Act.",B000778,William,Bray
+hr5379-93,House of Representatives,hr,5379,93,1973-03-07,REFERRED,Provides for the relief of John B. Clayton.,D000419,Harold,Donohue
+hr4392-93,House of Representatives,hr,4392,93,1973-02-20,REFERRED,Deems service as a member of the Women's Airforce Service Pilots during World War II to be active service for purposes of computing retirement and longevity benefits. (Amends 10 U.S.C. 101 (22)),M000797,Patsy,Mink
+hr11326-93,House of Representatives,hr,11326,93,1973-11-07,REFERRED,"Provides, under the Uniform Time Act of 1966, that daylight saving time shall be observed on a year-round basis.",T000109,Charles,Teague
+hr7483-93,House of Representatives,hr,7483,93,1973-05-03,REFERRED,"Extends coverage under the flood insurance program of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to include losses from the erosion and undermining of shorelines by waves or currents of water which are related in cause and similar in effect to that which results directly from storms, deluges, and other forms of floodings. (Amends 42 U.S.C. 4001, 4121)",M000340,Robert,McClory
+hr2603-93,House of Representatives,hr,2603,93,1973-01-22,REFERRED,"Provides that the head of a Federal department or independent establishment shall not deem unreasonable any bid or offer to furnish manufactured or unmanufactured aritices, materials, or supplies mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States if such bid or offer does not exceed an amount equal to the sum of the lowest bid or offer to furnish such articles, materials, or supplies not mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States, plus 50 percent thereof, and that an article shall be deemed to have been mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States only when the cost of the components mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States exceeds 75 percent of the cost of all components incorporated in the article. Provides that any law, regulation, or ordiance enacted by any State, or political subdivision thereof, which provides that preference be given to the acquisition of articles, materials, and supplies of United States manufacture for public use by that State, or any political subdivision thereof, shall constitute a valid exercise of the State's or political subdivision's, police power and shall not constitute an encroachment or infringement upon the power of the United States to regulate foreign commerce or to conduct foreign affairs. (Amends 41 U.S.C. 10a 10d)",H000840,James,Howard
+hr5580-93,House of Representatives,hr,5580,93,1973-03-14,REFERRED,"Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into an agreement, regarding the withholding of city income or employment taxes, within 120 days of a request for agreement by the proper city official. Forbids Federal agencies from accepting compensation from a city for services of withholding tax. Defines ""city"" to mean only a city which is incorporated under State law.",B000917,Garry,Brown
+hr15516-93,House of Representatives,hr,15516,93,1974-06-20,REFERRED,"Directs the President to provide, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for the appointment of two additional district judges in Indiana.",R000467,John,Roush
+hr11824-93,House of Representatives,hr,11824,93,1973-12-06,REFERRED,Revises the Tennessee Valley Authority Act by providing that expenditures for pollution control facilities be credited against required power investment return payments and repayments.,J000248,Robert,Jones
+hr16707-93,House of Representatives,hr,16707,93,1974-09-18,REFERRED,"Emergency Jobs Act - Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to permit the Secretary of Labor to make financial assistance available for the purpose of providing transitional employment for unemployed persons in jobs providing needed public services, and training and manpower services. Makes $1,000,000,000 available for the purposes of this Act for obligation in any twelve-month period in which the national rate of unemployment exceeds 4 1/2 percent for three consecutive months, and an additional $1,000,000,000 for every increment of one-half percent over 4 1/2 percent not to exceed a 6 percent unemployment rate.",B000600,Edward,Boland
+hr7050-93,House of Representatives,hr,7050,93,1973-04-16,REFERRED,"Tax Equity Act - Title I: Capital Gains and Losses - Disallows the alternative tax on capital gains. Excludes from gross income so much of the gain on the sale or exchange of property held for more than twelve months as does not exceed the smaller of: (1) an amount equal to one-third of one percent of the adjusted basis of such property times the number of full months the property was held after the date it was held for twelve months; or (2) an amount equal to sixty percent of such adjusted basis of the property. States that capital losses with respect to a corporation shall be allowed only to the extent of gains for the taxable year from the sale or exchange of capital assets and property used in the trade or business. Provides that capital losses in the case of other taxpayers shall be allowed only to the extent of gains from the sale or exchange of capital assets and property used in a trade or business plus the taxable income of the taxpayer or $1000 ($500 in the case of a separate return of a married individual), whichever is smaller. Establishes criteria for determining capital loss carrybacks and carryovers. Defines the terms ""capital gain"", ""capital loss"", ""net capital gain"", and ""net capital loss"". Provides that if carryover basis property is acquired from a decedent dying after June 30, 1973, then the basis of such property in the hands of the person so acquiring it shall be the adjusted basis of the property immediately before the death of the decedent. Creates methods for adjusting such basis. Requires every executor to furnish information to the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate regarding: (1) the name and last address of the decedent; (2) the name and address of each person acquiring property from the decedent; and (3) the adjusted basis of each such item in the hands of the decedent immediately before his death. States that amounts received by a seller as transferor of a patent shall be treated as royalties from such patent and not as gain from the sale or exchange of property. Title II: Income Derived from Extraction of Minerals - Terminates the depletion allowance for minerals effective after the taxable year ending December 31, 1973. Allows a taxpayer a deduction for income expenditures paid or incurred during the taxable year for the exploration or development of any mineral property. Removes the imposition of a maximum tax relating to the sale of oil or gas properties. Establishes criteria for determining income from mineral properties located outside the United States. Title III: Reform Measures Affecting Primarily Individuals - Imposes a fifty percent maximum tax rate on the income of individuals whose income exceeds $44,000. Allows a twenty-four percent tax credit for personal exemptions and nonbusiness deduction. Permits the President to adjust this percentage if he deems it to be in the public interest. Provides that income received during the taxable year by a child from a trust or dividends, interest, and royalties shall be included in the gross income of the parent and not the child of the parent who claims the child as an exemption. Eliminates the $100 dividend exclusion. Reduces from $25,000 to $5,000 the limitation on the deduction of interest on investment indebtedness. Disallows deductions in specified instances for expenses incurred while attending conventions outside the United States. Limits deductions for an individual engaged in farming. Provides that, in computing dividends, a distribution by a common parent corporation of a controlled group of corporations, the earnings and profits of the common parent corporation for the taxable year shall not be less than its share of the earnings and profits of the controlled group computed on a consolidated basis. Repeals the provision granting an exemption for earned income from foreign sources. Title IV: Reform Measures Affecting Primarily Corporations - Provides that the reasonable allowance for depreciation shall be computed on the basis of the expected useful life of property in the hands of the taxpayers. States that the depreciation deduction is not to exceed book depreciation and is to be limited to the amount recorded on books. Establishes criteria for computing limitations on dividends received deductions. Denies tax-free exchanges in the case of investment companies. Requires shareholders of any corporation to hold at least twenty percent of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock entitled to vote of the surviving, controlling, or acquiring corporation in order for the transaction to qualify as a reorganization. Provides that if a foreign corporation is a controlled foreign corporation for an uninterrupted period of thirty days or more during any taxable year, every person who is s United States shareholder of such corporation who owns stock in such corporation on the last day in such year on which such corporation is a controlled foreign corporation shall include in his gross income, for his taxable year in which or with which such taxable year of the corporation ends, his pro rata share of the corporation's earnings and profits for such year. Title V: Reforms Affecting Individuals and Corporations - Imposes, generally, in addition to other taxes, with respect to the income of every person, a tax of 10 percent of the amount (if any) by which the sum of the items of tax preference exceeds $12,000. Disallows, in the case of depreciable realty, the deduction for depreciation to the extent it would reduce the adjusted basis of the property at the end of the year below an amount equal to any mortgage indebtedness at the end of the year on the property minus the adjusted basis of the land allocable to such property. Makes provision for the treatment of charitable gifts of appreciated property and capital expenditures incurred in planting and developing fruit and nut groves. Repeals the tax exemption for ships under foreign flag. Title VI: Estate Tax Amendments - Imposes a tax on the transfer of the taxable estate of every decedent who was a citizen or resident of the United States at the time of his death. Provides that in the case of an estate of a decedent who made taxable gifts before death, a tax shall be imposed in an amount equal to the excess of: (1) a tax computed in accordance with the rate schedule set forth on the amount of the taxable estate increased by the amount of the adjusted inter vivos gifts; (2) a tax computed in accordance with such rate schedule on the amount of such adjusted inter vivos gifts as if the taxable estate were equal to such amount. Includes life insurance policies in the gross estate of a decedent. Title VII: State and Local Obligations - Repeals the exemption for interest on issues of State and local banks occurring after December 31, 1973. Provides that the United States shall pay fifty percent of the interest yield on each issue of State and local banks occurring after December 31, 1973.",C000780,James,Corman
+hr9509-93,House of Representatives,hr,9509,93,1973-07-24,REFERRED,"National Mobile Home and Recreational Vehicle Safety Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish by order appropriate nonoperational Federal mobile home and recreational vehicle safety standards. Provides that, in prescribing standards under this Act, the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall: (1) consider relevant available mobile home safety data; (2) consult with such State or interstate agencies (including legislative committees) as he deems appropriate; (3) consider whether any such proposed standard is reasonable, practicable, and appropriate for the particular type of mobile home or recreational vehicle for which it is prescribed; (4) consider whether any such standard will result in a substantial increase in the retail price of mobile homes or recreational vehicles; and (5) consider the extent to which any such standard will contribute to carrying out the purpose of this title. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to issue initial Federal recreational vehicle and mobile home safety standards upon the expiration of a two hundred and seventy day period which begins on the date of enactment of this Act. Provides that the Secretary shall issue new and revised Federal recreational vehicle and mobile home safety standards under this title upon the expiration of the five hundred and forty-day period which begins on the date of enactment of this Act. Establishes both a National Mobile Home Safety Advisory Council, and a National Recreational Vehicle Safety Advisory Council, a majority of each of which shall be representatives of the general public, including representatives of State and local governments, and the remainder shall include mobile home or recreational vehicle manufacturers, dealers, representatives of insurers, and nationally recognized standards-producing organizations. Provides that the Secretary shall consult with the appropriate Advisory Council before establishing or revoking any mobile home or recreational vehicle safety standard pursuant to this title. Directs the Secretary to conduct research, testing, development and training necessary to carry out the purposes of this title. Provides that no person shall: (1) manufacture for sale, sell, offer for sale, or introduce or deliver for introduction into interstate commerce, or import into the United States, any mobile home or recreational vehicle manufactured on or after the date any applicable Federal mobile home or recreational vehicle safety standard takes effect under this title unless it is in conformity with such standard; (2) fail or refuse access to or copying of records, or fail to make reports or provide information, or fail or refuse to permit entry or inspection, as required under this Act; (3) fail to issue a certificate required by this Act, or issure a certificate to the effect that a mobile home or recreational vehicle conforms to all applicable Federal mobile home or recreational vehicle safety standards, unless such person in the exercise of due care has reason to know that such certificate is false or misleading in a material respect; or (4) fail to furnish notification of any defect as required by this Act. Provides for civil penalties for violations of this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to conduct such inspection and investigation as may be necessary to enforce Federal mobile home and recreational vehicles safety standards established under this Act. Provides that every manufacturer, distributor, and dealer of mobile homes and recreational vehicles shall maintain such records, make such reports, and provide such performance and technical data to the Secretary as may be required to carry out the purposes of this Act. Establishes a National Mobile Home and Recreational Vehicle Safety Institute in the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Provides that such Institute shall be headed by a Director appointed by the Secretary. Authorizes such Institute to : (1) develop, establish, and forward to the Secretary of Transportation recommended mobile home and recreational vehicle nonoperational safety standards; (2) conduct research, testing, development, and training as authorized by this title; (3) prepare the annual report to the Congress required by this title; and (4) perform all other functions of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under this Act. Requires the Secretary to submit to the President an annual report on the activities of the Department of Transportation under this Title. States that nothing in this Act shall prevent any State agency or court from asserting or continuing jurisdiction under State law over any aspect of mobile home or recreational vehicle safety with respect to which no standards have been established pursuant to this title. Provides that any State may assume responsibility for enforcement of any Federal standards which have been established under this Act upon approval by the Secretary under specified conditions. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to States which have been delegated enforcement responsibility to assist them in identifying their needs and responsibilities in the area of safety standards enforcement or in developing enforcement plans. Provides that the Federal share of each such grant shall not exceed 90percent of the total cost. Authorizes Federal participation under the Home Owner's Loan Act of 1933 in any loan made for the purchase of a recreational vehicle or mobile home which meets or exceeds the safety standards established under this Act. Provides for Federal participation in loans made to veterans purchasing mobile homes and recreational vehicles which meet such standards.",F000381,Louis,Frey
+hr13036-93,House of Representatives,hr,13036,93,1974-02-26,REFERRED,"Domestic Supply Information Act - States that it is the purpose of this Act to require the Secretary of Commerce to furnish to the Congress periodic reports relating to the existence, causes, and future or potential existence and causes of shortages of products in interstate commerce. Establishes within the Department of Commerce an Office of Domestic Supply to carry out the functions of the Secretary of Commerce under this Act. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) establish criteria for determining whether an actual or potential shortage condition of any product in interstate commerce exists; (2) establish procedures for accepting and acting upon complaints of product shortages from the public; (3) conduct all investigations to determine the cause and existence or potential existence of any such product shortage; (4) continuously monitor and evaluate the state of the economy to the extent necessary to achieve the purposes of this Act; and (5) determine whether an actual or potential shortage condition of any product in interstate commerce exists. Requires the filing of reports by the Secretary of Commerce and the Comptroller General. States that the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce of the House of Representatives or the Committee on Commerce of the Senate shall, upon written request, make available to any Member of the House of Representatives or the Senate a copy of any report received by such Committee under this Act. Authorizes to be appropriated to the Department of Commerce for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this Act, $500,000 for fiscal year 1974; $500,000 for fiscal year 1975; and $500,000 for each fiscal year thereafter. Authorizes to be appropriated to the General Accounting Office for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this Act, $500,000 for fiscal year 1974; $500,000 for fiscal year 1975; and $500,000 for each fiscal year thereafter.",G000387,Ella,Grasso
+hr10296-93,House of Representatives,hr,10296,93,1973-09-13,REFERRED,"Extends the coverage of the National Labor Relations Act to include employees of nonprofit hospitals. States that when a collective bargaining agreement is in effect between a health care institution and a labor organization representative the agreement shall continue in full force and effect, without recourse to strikes, picketing or lockouts, except as expressly permitted by this Act. Prescribes the procedure to be followed in negotiations for renewal of any such agreements. Provides that when a health care institution and a labor organization which is the bargaining representative of its employees enter into negotiations for an initial collective bargaining agreement, such negotiations shall be conducted in accordance with specified procedures without recourse to strikes, picketing or lockouts, except as expressly permitted. Describes the conduct which constitutes unfair labor practices. Provides for not more than four bargaining units in health care institutions (in addition to security guards): (1) professional employees, (2) technical employees, (3) clerical employees, and (4) service and maintenance employees. Gives unfair labor practice charges involving strikes and picketing at health care institutions priority over other cases in NLRB regional offices. Provides a course of action for private persons for injury due to unlawful strikes or lockouts.",Y000052,Samuel,Young
+hr7535-93,House of Representatives,hr,7535,93,1973-05-03,REFERRED,Provides for the relief of Faustino Murgia-Melendrez.,V000024,Lionel,Van Deerlin
+hr8027-93,House of Representatives,hr,8027,93,1973-05-22,REFERRED,"Makes the children of veterans having a service-connected disability rated at not less than 50 percent eligible for benefits under the war orphans' educational assistance program. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 1701(a)(1),1742; Add 380 U.S.C. 1732(d))",M000399,Joseph,McDade
+hr5298-93,House of Representatives,hr,5298,93,1973-03-07,REFERRED,Provides that specified beneficiaries of veterans under a National Service Life Insurance policy may elect a lump-sum settlement after attaining age 65. (Adds 38 U.S.C. 717(f)),P000103,John,Patman
+hr14129-93,House of Representatives,hr,14129,93,1974-04-10,REFERRED,"Provides, under the Internal Revenue Code, that special rules governing net operating loss deductions shall apply only if the taxpayer derived 50 percent or more of its gross receipts (other than those derived from sales to the United States Government or to the government of a foreign country) for the taxable year of such loss from the manufacture and sale of commercial jet transport aircraft, and 3 or fewer United States persons manufactured commercial jet transport aircraft having an aggregate fair market value of 75 percent or more of the value of all commercial jet transport aircraft manufactured by United States persons in the calendar year for use by common air carriers. (Amends 26 U.S.C. 172)",L000054,Phillip,Landrum
+hr12558-93,House of Representatives,hr,12558,93,1974-02-05,REFERRED,"Restricts the sale or distribution of mailing lists by Federal agencies. Sets forth penalties for the violation of this Act. Provides that such penalties shall include imprisonment for not more than one year, or a fine of not more than $10,000, or both.",F000380,William,Frenzel
+hr11117-93,House of Representatives,hr,11117,93,1973-10-25,REFERRED,"Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act - Establishes the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect. Provides that the Center shall: (1) compile, analyze, and publish annually a summary of recently conducted research on child abuse and neglect; (2) develop and maintain an information clearinghouse on all programs for the prevention, identification, and treatment of child abuse and neglect; (3) compile and publish training materials for personnel who are engaged or intend to engage in the prevention, identification, and treatment of child abuse and neglect; and (4) provide technical assistance (directly or through grant or contract) to public and nonprofit private agencies and organizations to assist them in planning, improving, developing, and carrying out programs and activities relating to the prevention, identification, and treatment of child abuse and neglect. Directs the Commission to make a complete and full study and investigation of: (1) the effectiveness of existing child abuse and neglect reporting laws and ordinances; (2) the effectiveness of existing programs designed to prevent, identify, and treat child abuse and neglect; (3) the national incidence of child abuse and neglect; (4) the causes of child abuse and neglect including the relationship, if any, between drug dependence and alcoholism and such abuse and neglect; (5) the adequacy of funding for efforts to deal with child abuse and neglect available from Federal, State, and local public and nonprofit private resources; and (6) the proper role of the Federal Government in assisting State and local public and private efforts to prevent, identify, and treat cases of child abuse and neglect. Authorizes appropriations for the purposes of this Act of $10,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, and $20,000,000 for each of the four succeeding fiscal years. Provides that the Center shall make grants for the purpose of supplying assistance to demonstrate programs designed to prevent, identify, and treat child abuse and neglect. Establishes a National Commission on Child Abuse and Neglect composed of fifteen members to be appointed by the President, by and with the consent of the Senate. Provides that the Secretary and the Director of the Office of Child Development shall be ex officio members of the Commission.",M000244,Marvin,Mathis
+hr12305-93,House of Representatives,hr,12305,93,1974-01-28,REFERRED,"Directs the Secretary of Transportation to designate an extension of the Basic National Rail Passenger System, established pursuant to the Rail Passenger Service Act, to provide adequate intercity rail passenger service to the major population area of each of the continguous forty-eight states which did not have any large population area previously provided with intercity rail passenger service.",H000175,Orval,Hansen
+hr3442-93,House of Representatives,hr,3442,93,1973-01-31,REFERRED,"Provides that, in the case of an individual who is convicted of a felony committed with a firearm, the execution or imposition of any term of imprisonment imposed may not be suspended and probation may not be granted. States that any term of imprisonment imposed may not run concurrently with any term of imprisonment imposed for the commission of such felony.",K000086,Jack,Kemp
+hr11258-93,House of Representatives,hr,11258,93,1973-11-06,REFERRED,"States that whenever any person resides in a rural area and does not receive postal delivery service, the United States Postal Service shall provide such person with the rent-free use of a postal lock box located at the rural station or branch nearest to the residence of such person.",A000224,Leslie,Aspin
+hr12939-93,House of Representatives,hr,12939,93,1974-02-20,REFERRED,Provides for the relief of Raymond Kwan-Sang Shum.,S000860,Robert,Stephens
+hr6538-93,House of Representatives,hr,6538,93,1973-04-03,REFERRED,"Requires the Secretary of Labor, under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, to recognize the difference in hazards to employees between the heavy construction industry and the light residential construction industry in promulgating health and safety standards. (Amends 29 U.S.C. 655)",W000018,Joseph,Waggonner
+hr7624-93,House of Representatives,hr,7624,93,1973-05-09,REFERRED,"National Diabetes Act - States that it is the purpose of this Act to expand the authority of the National Institute of Arthritis, Metabolism, and Digestive Diseases in order to advance the national attack on diabetes. Authorizes the Director to the National Institute of Arthritis, Metabolism, and Digestive Diseases, with the advice of the National Advisory Council of the Institute, to develop a plan for a national diabetes program. Sets forth general guidelines for such program and provides that the program shall be coordinated with the other programs conducted or administered by the research institutes of the National Institure of Health. Provides that the plan required to be developed by this Act shall be developed within two hundred seventy days after the effective date of this Act. Requires the Director of the Institute at the end of each calender year, to prepare and submit to the President for transmittal to the Congress a report on the activities, progress and accomplishments under the progrom during the preceding year and a plan for the program for the succeding five-year period. to establish programs as necessary in cooperation with other Federal health agencies, state, local and regional public health agencies, and nonprofit private health agencies, in the prevention, control diagnosis and treatment of diabetes, appropriately emphasizing the prevention, control, diagnosis and treatment of such diseases in children. Authorizes to be appropriated $25,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, $35,000,000 for fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and $45,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976, for the purpose of establishing such programs. States that the Director of the National Institute of Arthritis, Metabolism, and Digestive Diseases may provide for the development of not less that fifteen centers for basic and clinical research into, training in, and demonstration of advanced diagnostic, prevention and treatment methods for diabetes prevention. States that support of such a center may be for a period of not to exceed five years and may be extended by the Director of the National Institute of Arthritis, Metabolism, and Digestive Diseases for additional periods of not more than five years each, after review of the operations of the centers by a scientific review group established by the Director. Establishes an Interagency Technical Committee on Diabetes which shall be responsible for coordinating those aspects of all Federal Health Programs and activities relating to diabetes.",C000431,Frank,Clark
+hr10386-93,House of Representatives,hr,10386,93,1973-09-19,REFERRED,"Provides that nothing in any of the antitrust Acts shall render unlawful the inclusion and enforcement in any trademark licensing contract or agreement, pursuant to which the licensee engages in the distribution or sale of a trademarked private label food product, of provisions granting the licensee the sole and exclusive right to distribute or sell such product in a defined geographic area. States that this Act shall apply only if in such defined geographic area: (1) such product is in substantial and effective competition with vendors of other products of the same general class; (2) the licensee is in substantial and effective competition with vendors of other products in the same general class, and (3) the licensor retains control over the nature and quality of such product in accordance with the provisions of the Trademark Act of 1946. Defines the term trademarked private label product for the purposes of the Federal Trade Commission Act.",V000027,Guy,Vander Jagt
+hr3159-93,House of Representatives,hr,3159,93,1973-01-29,REFERRED,"Provides for the issuance of a special immigrant visa without fee, under the Immigration and Nationality Act, to any Vietnamese who has been orphaned by abandonment by one or both parents, one of which is a United States citizen.",M000797,Patsy,Mink
+hr10256-93,House of Representatives,hr,10256,93,1973-09-13,REFERRED,"Provides for the addition of the Secretaries of Defense and Transportation and the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to the Cabinet Committee on Opportunities for Spanish Speaking People. Requires the Committee to meet semiannually. Requires a group of fourteen, in addition to the chairman, each representing one of the members, to meet at least six times a year. Requires the Committee to advise and assist Spanish-speaking and Spanish surnamed people in receiving assistance available by law. Provides that the chairman and vice chairman of the Advisory Council on Spanish-speaking Americans shall be designated by the President. Requires the chairman of the Committee to call a meeting of the Advisory Council at least quarterly. Provides that no part of any funds authorized to carry out this Act shall be used to finance any activities designed to influence the outcome of any election to Federal office or any voter registration activity, or to pay the salary of the Chairman or any employee of the Committee after the date on which such persons engage in such activity. Authorizes to be appropriated for fiscal year 1974 the amount of $1,500,000 and for fiscal year 1975 for a period ending December 30, 1974, the amount of $750,000, to carry out the provisions of this Act. Requires at least 50 per-cent of the amount of any funds to be expended for salaries of employees in regional offices of the Committee located outside Washington, District of Columbia.",H000713,Chester,Holifield
+hr382-93,House of Representatives,hr,382,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to construct a five hundred-bed general medical, surgical, and psychiatric Veterans' Administration hospital in the Halifax area of Volusia County, Florida. Authorizes appropriations of such sums as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.",C000321,William,Chappell
+hr14729-93,House of Representatives,hr,14729,93,1974-05-09,REFERRED,"Home Health Services Act - Provides, under the Public Health Service Act, for the establishment and initial operation of public and nonprofit private agencies which will provide home health services in areas in which such services are not otherwise available. Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make grants: (1) to meet the initial and expanding costs of such agencies; and (2) for programs for the training of professional and paraprofessional personnel to provide home health services. Authorizes the appropriation of such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act.",S000841,Alan,Steelman
+hr17339-93,House of Representatives,hr,17339,93,1974-10-11,REFERRED,"Makes it a violation of the Federal Trade Commission Act for any retailer to increase the price of consumer commodities once he marks the price on any such consumer commodity, and permits the Federal Trade Commission to order any such retailer to refund any amounts of money obtained by increasing the price of such consumer commodity.",R000422,Angelo,Roncallo
+hr7520-93,House of Representatives,hr,7520,93,1973-05-03,REFERRED,"Provides, under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, that specified expenses of child adoption shall be treated as medical expenses of a dependent of the taxpayer. Provides that the provisions of this Act shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1973. (Amends 26 U.S.C. 213)",T000022,Burt,Talcott
+hr14495-93,House of Representatives,hr,14495,93,1974-04-30,REFERRED,"In Situ Oil Shale Technology Act - Establishes the In Situ Oil Shale Technology Corporation. States that it shall be the function of the Corporation to select the best technically, environmentally, and economically feasible nonnuclear in situ methods for producing a syncrude from oil shale. Authorizes the Corporation to design, construct, operate, and maintain demonstration-type facilities for such methods selected in order to determine the technical, environmental, and economical feasibility thereof. Authorizes the Corporation to design, construct, operate, and maintain, for such methods demonstrated, a full-scale, commercial-size facility to produce a syncrude from oil shale by such method. Requires all research, development, demonstration, or projects contracted for, sponsored, or cosponsored by the Corporation pursuant to this Act, to require as a condition of Federal participation that all information resulting in whole or in part from federally assisted research shall be made available at the earliest possible date to the general public. Directs that on or before the expiration of ten years following the date of the enactment of this section, the Board of Directors of the Corporation shall take such action as may be necessary to dissolve the Corporation. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to make available to the Corporation established by this Act Federal lands under his jurisdiction for the purposes of the Corporation. Authorizes appropriation to the Corporation of such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of the Corporation.",O000156,Douglas,Owens
+hr6537-93,House of Representatives,hr,6537,93,1973-04-03,REFERRED,"Great Lakes Basin Conservation Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into 10-year contracts with any landowner or operator in the Great Lakes Basin to effectuate changes in land use or cropping systems to conserve soil and water. Provides that all land owners and operators would be eligible. Directs that soil conservation plans incorporate, to the extent practicable, practices and measures to enhance fish wildlife and recreation, to enhance the economic use of land, and to reduce or control agricultural related pollution. Authorizes the Secretary to share the cost of carrying out conservation practices. Provides that such cost sharing shall not exceed 90 percent of the total cost and cost sharing for drainage or irrigation of any kind is not eligible under this Act. Provides that the Secretary may make the technical services of the Department of Agriculture available to the contracting landowners. Authorizes appropriations, without fiscal year limitations, for total program costs of $150,000,000 with maximum yearly payments of $25,000,000.",V000027,Guy,Vander Jagt
+hr1456-93,House of Representatives,hr,1456,93,1973-01-06,REFERRED,"Increases to $4,000 under title II (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act the amount of outside earnings permitted each year without any deductions from benefits under title II.",V000093,Victor,Veysey
+hr1051-93,House of Representatives,hr,1051,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Allows a tax deduction, under the Internal Revenue Code, of up to $600 for transportation expenses incurred to and from work by a disabled individual. Defines disabled individual as one who is blind or who has lost the use of one or more of his extremities to such an extent that he is unable to use, without undue hardship or danger, a streetcar, bus, subway, or train. Provides an additional exemption of $750 for income tax purposes for a taxpayer or spouse who is disabled.",R000383,Robert,Roe
+hr10845-93,House of Representatives,hr,10845,93,1973-10-10,REFERRED,Directs the President to permit marketers of petroleum products a dollar-for-dollar passthrough for increases in the cost of such products.,B000839,Jack,Brinkley
+hr698-93,House of Representatives,hr,698,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Increases the allowance of deductions for personnal exemptions under the Internal Revenue Code from $650 to $1,200. (Amends 26 U.S.C. 151) Reduces the low income allowance to $1,000, and to $500 in the case of a married individual filing a separate return (presently $1,300 and $650 respectively). Requires individuals having a gross income in excess of $1,200 to file a return unless the individual is not married and has a gross income less than $2,200, or is entitled to make a joint return and has a gross income which when combined with the gross income of his spouse is less than $3,400. (Amends 26 U.S.C. 6012(a)(1)) Provides that a joint return will be deemed to have been filed where only one spouse filed a separate return prior to the making of the joint return and the other spouse had less than $1,200 of gross income ($2,400 in case such spouse was sixty-five or over) for such taxable year on the date of the filing of such separate return. (Amends 26 U.S.C. 6013(b)(3)(A)) States that an employee shall be entitled to withholding allowances with respect to a payment of wages in a number equal to the number determined by dividing by $1,250 the excess of: (1) his estimated itemized deductions, over, (2) an amount equal to the lesser of $2,000 or 15 percent of his estimated wages. (Amends 26 U.S.C. 3402(m)(1))",K000302,Edward,Koch
+hr16431-93,House of Representatives,hr,16431,93,1974-08-14,REFERRED,Removes the requirement that State highway safety plans obligate motorcyclists to wear safety helmets when riding a motorcycle on the streets and highways of such State.,S000836,Robert,Steele
+hr10181-93,House of Representatives,hr,10181,93,1973-09-11,REFERRED,"Right to Financial Privacy Act - States that the purposes of this Act are to protect and preserve the confidential relationship between financial institutions and their customers and the constitutional rights of those customers, and to promote commerce by prescribing policies and procedures to insure that customers have the same right to protect against unwarranted disclosure of customer records as if the records were in their possession. Prohibits any Federal agency or employee, or any State or local government from obtaining copies of, access to, or the information contained in, the financial records of any customer from a financial institution unless the financial records are described with particularity and : (1) such customer has authorized such disclosure in accordance with this Act; (2) such financial records are disclosed in response to an administrative subpena or summons; (3) such financial records are disclosed in response to a court order; or (4) such financial records are disclosed in response to a judicial subpena. States that no financial institution may provide to a Federal agency or employee, or to any State or local government, copies of or the information contained in the financial records of any customer except in accordance with the requirements of this Act. Provides that a customer may authorize disclosure if he or those seeking disclosure furnish to the financial institution a signed and dated statement by which the customer: (1) authorizes such disclosure for a period not in excess of one year; (2) identifies the financial records which are authorized to be disclosed; and (3) specifies the purposes for which, and the agencies to which, such records may be disclosed. Requires the financial institution to keep a record of all examinations of the customer's financial records and to notify the customer that he has the right at any time to revoke any authorization of disclosure and to obtain a copy of the aforementioned record of examinations. Sets forth provisions governing customer authorization, administrative subpenas and summons, and judicial subpenas. Prohibits the Secretary of the Treasury from requiring an institution to maintain financial records or to transmit reports on customers, unless such records are required by a supervisory agency or the Internal Revenue Service. Prescribes civil and criminal penalties for violation of the provisions of this Act. Provides for injunctive relief for persons aggrieved by violation or threatened violation of this Act.",S000810,Fortney,Stark
+hr7490-93,House of Representatives,hr,7490,93,1973-05-03,REFERRED,"Provides for the appointment by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, of a special prosecutor to prosecute any offenses against the United States arising out of the ""Watergate affair"". States that the special prosecutor appointed under this Act shall be independent from any department or agency of the United States.",R000374,Peter,Rodino
+hr7409-93,House of Representatives,hr,7409,93,1973-05-02,REFERRED,"Telephone Privacy Act - Prohibits the making of unsolicited commercial telephone calls to persons who have notified their telephone company that they do not wish to receive such calls. Prescribes a $1,000 fine and/or thirty days imprisonment where at least ten written complaints of violations by any person have been received by the United States attorney in the judicial district.",B000918,George,Brown
+hr16216-93,House of Representatives,hr,16216,93,1974-08-01,REFERRED,Provides for the establishment in the District of Columbia of the Sewall-Belmont House National Historic Site. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the purposes of this Act.,G000387,Ella,Grasso
+hr14826-93,House of Representatives,hr,14826,93,1974-05-15,REFERRED,"Requires the Secretary of Defense to take such action as is necessary to insure that any member of the Armed Forces who is discharged shall receive a discharge certificate which shall indicate that such member was so discharged and which shall not bear any indication of the conditions under which such separation occured. States that the reason why such member was so separated (other than by reason of discharged dismissal pursuant to a sentence of a general or special court-martial) and all other records or documents pertaining to such reason or reasons shall be treated as confidential and shall not be made known to or otherwise released to any private person or any public agency (whether Federal, State, or local) without the prior written consent of the member concerned. Sets forth the conditions under which an enlisted member of the Armed Forces may be discharged under other than honorable conditions. Establishes procedures for military review panels in considering the dishonorable discharge of enlisted personnel. Requires military review panels to conduct hearings which afford the enlisted member concerned an opportunity to: (1) appear before the panel and present evidence in his own behalf; (2) be represented by counsel; (3) confront the witnesses against him; and (4) examine documentary and real evidence against him. States that the recommendation of a review panel appointed under the provisions of this Act for separation under other than honorable conditions may be appealed to an appeal board established by the Judge Advocate General concerned, or the General Counsel of the Department of Transportation, as appropriate. Authorizes the Secretaries concerned to prescribe regulations to carry out the provisions of this Act. Requires the Secretaries concerned, after consultation with the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs, to establish a number (but not less than ten) of regional boards of review throughout the United States. States that the function of the regional boards shall be to review the discharge or dismissal (other than a discharge or dismissal by a general or special court-martial) of any former member of an Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of the military department concerned. Provides that if a request for the review of a discharge or dismissal of any person who was discharged or dismissed from the Armed Forces within the fifteen-year period immediately preceding the effective date of this Act was filed before such effective date and such review resulted in no change to the discharge or dismissal, or no new discharge was issued, another request for review of that discharge or dismissal pursuant to this Act may be filed and such review shall be acted upon without prejudice, if such request for review is filed with the appropriate regional board of review within the one-year period immediately following such effective date.",S000948,Louis,Stokes
+hr17292-93,House of Representatives,hr,17292,93,1974-10-10,REFERRED,"Federal Utility and Energy Low-Income Subsidy Act - Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to establish a program to provide financial assistance to low and moderate income families to pay the increased costs of utility services to eligible families. States that the Secretary shall establish uniform national standards of eligibility for the benefits to be provided under this Act, and establishes specified minimal classes of households and landlords as eligible for such benefits. Provides that the State agency designated by the Secretary to administer this program shall certify, under rules prescribed by the Secretary, the eligibility of households and landlords for benefits provided by this Act. Provides that a household or landlord may be certified for a period of not less than three nor more than twelve months. Provides that the Secretary shall pay to each such State agency 50 percent of its administration costs. Authorizes the Secretary to establish the percentage of utility expenses to eligible families that will be paid by the program according to the income of such family in relation to the maximum allowable income for eligibility for benefits under this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to pay up to 90 percent of such expenses. Provides that any State requesting aid under this Act shall submit a plan to the Secretary for his approval indicating specified procedures and programs to be carried out under such a plan. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as are necessary for carrying out the provisions of this Act.",S000948,Louis,Stokes
+hr6063-93,House of Representatives,hr,6063,93,1973-03-22,REFERRED,"Provides for cost-of-living increases for veterans' compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation and pension payments equal to the rise in the consumer price index when the Administrator of Veteran's Affairs determines that the Consumer Price Index has increased by 3 percent or more.",P000230,Carl,Perkins
+hr10233-93,House of Representatives,hr,10233,93,1973-09-12,REFERRED,"Emergency Medical Services Systems Act - Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make grants to and enter into contracts with eligible entities for projects which include both studying the feasibility of establishing and operating an emergency medical services system, and planning the establishment and operation of such a system. Requires that the reports of the results of any study and planning project assisted under this Act shall be submitted to the Secretary and the Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to and enter into contracts with eligible entities for the establishment and initial operation of emergency medical services systems. Sets forth the standards for such grants and contracts. States that, in considering applications which demonstrate exceptional need for financial assistance, the Secretary shall give special consideration to applications submitted for emergency medical services systems for rural areas. Directs the Secretary to make grants to and enter into contracts with eligible entities for projects for the expansion and improvement of emergency medical services systems, including the acquisition of equipment and facilities, the modernization of facilities, and other projects to expand and improve such systems. States that the amount of any grant or contract under this section for a project shall not exceed 50 percent of the cost of that project. Stipulates that the Secretary may make grants to public or private nonprofit entities, and enter into contracts with private entities and individuals, for the support of research in emergency medical techniques, methods, devices, and delivery. States that no grant may be made or contract entered into under this section for amounts in excess of $35,000, unless the application therefore has been recommended for approval by an appropriate peer review panel designated or established by the Secretary. Sets forth general provisions with respect to grants and contracts authorized under this Act. Establishes specified requirements for emergency medical services systems. Authorizes to be appropriated specified amounts for grants and contracts made pursuant to this Act for the fiscal years 1974, 1975, and 1976. Directs the Secretary to establish an Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services to evaluate the adequacy and technical soundness of all Federal programs and activities which relate to emergency medical services. Directs the Committee to make recommendations to the Secretary respecting the administration of contracts under this Act. Requires the Secretary to prepare and submit annually to the Congress a report on the administration of this Act. Directs the Secretary to make grants to and enter into contracts with schools of medicine, dentistry, osteopathy, and nursing and training centers for allied health professions, and other appropriate educational entities to assist in meeting the cost of training programs in the techniques and methods of providing emergency medical services. Authorizes to be appropriated $10,000,000 for the fiscal year 1974 for the purpose of making payments pursuant to grants and contracts under this section.",M000845,Robert,Mollohan
+hr4365-93,House of Representatives,hr,4365,93,1973-02-20,REFERRED,"Authorizes the President to enter into an agreement with the Republic of the Philippines providing for hospital care and medical services to be furnished Commonwealth Army veterans and new Philippine Scouts for service-connected disabilities. Authorizes to be appropriated an amount not to exceed $2,000,000 for any one year ending before fiscal year 1978.",D000434,William,Dorn
+hr12299-93,House of Representatives,hr,12299,93,1974-01-28,REFERRED,Extends medical benefits to the survivors of severely service-connected disabled deceased veterans. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 613(a)),D000434,William,Dorn
+hr4703-93,House of Representatives,hr,4703,93,1973-02-22,REFERRED,Provides for the relief of Rocco and Rosa Alfonzetti.,M001098,John,Murphy
+hr5681-93,House of Representatives,hr,5681,93,1973-03-15,REFERRED,"Provides that sums appropriated for highways under the Federal-aid system shall be available to finance the Federal share of the cost of construction of and acquisition of facilities and equipment for public mass transportation projects. Provides that projects which may be financed under this Act shall include, but not be limited to, exclusive or preferential bus lanes, highway traffic control devices, passenger loading areas and facilities, including shelters, fringe and transportation corridor parking facilities to serve bus, rail, and other public mass transportation passengers, construction of fixed rail facilities and the purchase of passenger equipment, including rolling stock for fixed rail.",D000041,Dominick,Daniels
+hr13892-93,House of Representatives,hr,13892,93,1974-04-02,REFERRED,"Federal Oil and Gas Corporation Act - Directs the Federal Power Commission to establish a corporation to be known as the Federal Oil and Gas Corporation, administered by a Board of Directors consisting of five qualified individuals who shall be selected by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Requires that all members of the Board shall be individuals who believe and profess a demonstrable belief in environmental protection and the purposes of the antitrust and consumer protection laws of the United States. Requires that no member of the Board shall, during his term in office, be engaged in any other business, nor may he have any financial interest in any business entity which is engaged in the exploration, development, production, transportation, or sale of natural gas or oil. Grants the Corporation power to: (1) explore for natural gas and oil on Federal, State, foreign, or private lands; (2) develop and sell natural gas or oil discovered by exploration, or otherwise obtained by sale, lease, purchase, exchange, or contract, and to build and operate all those facilities necessary for the development or sales of such resources; and (3) engage in research directed toward the development or utilization of abundant and nonpolluting supplies of energy, from whatever source. Requires any Federal agency or department having authority to lease, sell, or otherwise dispose of Federal lands, or rights to natural gas or oil which is or may be located on Federal lands, including offshore rights, shall, upon receipt of a request of the Corporation under this Act, grant the Corporation such right to develop without payment within 90 days after the receipt of such request. Directs the Secretary of Defense, acting for the Secretary of the Navy, to transfer possession of certain properties inside the naval petroleum and oil shale reserves, to the Corporation. Requires the Corporation to build, lease, or purchase refining facilities for the crude oil it produces or otherwise obtains only if it is unable to make sales of such oil in a manner which will promote competition among suppliers of crude oil; and to build, lease, or purchase transportation facilities for the natural gas or oil it produces or otherwise obtains only if it is unable to arrange for delivery of such natural gas or oil in a manner which will promote competition among suppliers of natural gas or oil. Requires that sales of natural gas or oil by the Corporation shall be made at fair and reasonable prices designed to promote competition among suppliers of these energy resources. Authorizes to be appropriated to the Corporation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, and for each of the next ten succeeding fiscal years $50,000,000 to carry out its activities under this Act. Provides that all funds appropriated pursuant to this Act shall remain available until expended.",M000796,Joseph,Minish
+hr1536-93,House of Representatives,hr,1536,93,1973-01-09,REFERRED,"Extends Civil Service work injury compensation benefits to officially recognized or designated members of a legally organized volunteer fire department, ambulance team, or rescue squad not employed by the United States who are killed or totally disabled in the line of duty. (Amends 5 U.S.C. 8191)",H000465,Henry,Helstoski
+hr13067-93,House of Representatives,hr,13067,93,1974-02-27,REFERRED,"Handgun Control Act - Makes it unlawful for any person to import, manufacture, sell, buy, transfer, receive or transport any handgun or handgun ammunition. Provides that the Secretary of the Treasury may, consistent with public safety and necessity, exempt from such prohibition the importation, manufacture, sale, purchase, transfer, receipt, or transportation of handguns by importers, manufacturers, or dealers, licensed under chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, and by pistol clubs licensed under this Act as may in his judgment be required for the operation of such pistol club. Requires a pistol club desiring to be licensed under this Act to file an application for such license with the Secretary. Establishes a $25 annual fee for such license. Directs such clubs to meet various requirements in order to have their applications approved. Provides for administrative and judicial review in the case of a license denial or revocation by the Secretary. Provides that whoever violates any provision of this Act or knowingly makes any false statement or represenation with respect to the information required by the provisions of this Act to be kept in the records of a pistol club licensed under this Act, or in applying for any license under the provisions of this Act, shall be fined not more than $5,000, or imprisoned not more than five years, or both, and shall become eligible for parole as the Board of Parole shall determine. Provides that any handgun involved or used in, or intended to be used in, any violation of the provisions of this Act or chapter 44 (firearms legislation) of title 18, United States Code, or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder, or any violation of any other criminal law of the United States, shall be subject to seizure and forfeiture. Exempts from the provisions of this Act the importation, manufacture, sale, purchase, transfer, receipt, or transportation of any handgun which the Secretary determines is: (1) being imported or manufactured for, sold, or transferred to, purchased, received, or transported by, or issued for the use of, the United States or any department or agency thereof or any State or any department, agency or political subdivision thereof; (2) a professional security guard service licensed by the State; or (3) a handgun manufactured prior to 1890, which is unserviceable, not restorable to firing condition, and intended for use as a curio, museum piece, or collectors' item. Establishes procedures for the reimbursement of a person who voluntarily delivers a handgun to a law enforcement agency. Directs the Secretary to prescribe such rules and regulations as he deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. (Adds 18 U.S.C. 1091-1100).",D000499,Robert,Drinan
+hr13832-93,House of Representatives,hr,13832,93,1974-03-28,REFERRED,Revises the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973 with respect to the base period for purposes of allocation to independent marketers by designating 1973 (now 1972) as the base year.,P000328,James,Pickle
+hr7043-93,House of Representatives,hr,7043,93,1973-04-16,REFERRED,"Civil Service Annuities Comparability Act - Provides for continual application of current basic pay scales to Federal Civil Service annuities for the purpose of determining the ""average pay"" of the Member of Congress or Federal employee. Provides for the repeal of the present provision of law concerning cost-of-living adjustment of civil service annuities. (Repeals 5 U.S.C. 8340)",B000432,Mario,Biaggi
+hr11838-93,House of Representatives,hr,11838,93,1973-12-07,REFERRED,Requires that all wiretaps and other interceptions of communications have prior court approval.,K000086,Jack,Kemp
+hr11208-93,House of Representatives,hr,11208,93,1973-10-31,REFERRED,"Election Campaign Espionage Act - Provides that whoever, being an employee of any candidate or political committee, provides any personal service to any other candidate or any political committee supporting any other candidate, with the intent of interfering with any election activity, shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both. States that whoever uses any contribution or campaign funds to aid in the commission of any offense against the United States or any State, shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both. Penalizes the concealment of violations of this Act. (Adds 18 U.S.C. 614)",H000281,William,Harsha
+hr12173-93,House of Representatives,hr,12173,93,1974-01-21,REFERRED,"Provides for an increase in the contribution limitation for self-employed individuals to qualified retirement plans under the Internal Revenue Code. Limits the tax deduction for such contributions during any taxable year to $7,500 or 15 percent of the earned income of such self-employed individual.",O000010,George,O’Brien
+hr15820-93,House of Representatives,hr,15820,93,1974-07-10,REFERRED,"Allows, under the Internal Revenue Code, an individual to take the deduction for penalties incurred because of the premature withdrawal of funds from time savings accounts or deposits in banks or other savings institutions whether or not the individual itemizes his deductions.",B000967,Joel,Broyhill
+hr10713-93,House of Representatives,hr,10713,93,1973-10-03,REFERRED,"Employee Benefit Security Act - Title I: Fiduciary Responsibility and Disclosure - Provides that this title shall apply to any employee benefit plan if it is established or maintained by any employer engaged in commerce or in any industry or activity affecting commerce, or by any industry or activity affecting commerce. Provides that the administrator of an employee benefit plan shall cause to be published in accordance with this Act to each participant or beneficiary covered thereunder a description of the plan and an annual financial report. States that such description shall be published within 120 days after such plan is established and shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the average plan participant. Provides that an annual report shall be published with respect to any employee beneift plan to which this title applies. Sets forth the information that shall be contained in such report. Provides that the administrator of any employee benefit plan subject to this Act shall file with the Secretary of Labor a copy of the plan description. States that the Secretary may reject any such filing after notice, hearing, and determination by the Secretary that such filing is incomplete for the purpose of this title. Requires the administrator of an employee pension benefit plan to furnish to any plan participant at least once each year a statement indicating: (1) whether or not such person has a nonforfeitable right to receive a benefit; (2) the amount of the benefits which have become nonforfeitable, or an estimate; and (3) the number of the priority under which such benefits would be distributed in the event of termination of the plan. Provides that the contents of the descriptions and regular annual reports filed with the Secretary pursuant to this title shall be public information. Provides for the bonding of persons who have fiduciary responsibilities under this title and of persons who handle funds or other property of an employee benefit plan. Sets forth the fiduciary responsibilities of the administrators of plans covered by this Act. Provides for the distribution of net assets of a pension benefit plan in the case of a plan's termination. Establishes an Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans to advise the Secretary with respect to the carrying out of this funcions under this title. Title II: Vesting - Provides that this title shall apply to any employee pension plan if it is established or maintained by an employer engaged in commerce or by such employer together with an employee organization representing employees engaged in commerce or in any industry or activity affecting commerce; or if such plan is established or maintained by any employer or by any employer together with any employee organization if, in the course of its activities, such plan, or indirectly, uses any means or instruments of transportation or communication in interstate commerce or the mails. Excludes from the coverage of this title any employee pension benefit plan if: it is administered by the Federal Government or by an agency or instrumentality of the Federal Government; it is established and maintained outside the United States primarily for the benefit of persons who are not citizens of the United States; or it provides contributions or benefits for a sole proprietor or, in the case of a partnership, a partner who owns more than 10 percent of either the capital interest or the profits in such partnership. Specifies that no pension plan subject to this title may provide as a condition of eligibility a period of service longer than 1 year or age higher than 25 years. Establishes certain nonforfeitable rights on the part of employees to receive benefits. Stipulates that in computing the period of service under a plan, the employee's entire service with the contributing employer must be considered, except in specified instances. Title III: Funding - Provides that this title applies to the same employee benefit pension plans as does title II and excluded from coverage, in addition to those plans excluded under title II, any plan which has a fixed contribution rate and does not provide an amount expected to be paid as a fixed benefit and any plan which is a profit-sharing plan providing benefits at or after retirement. Requires pension plans subject to this title to provide for contributions to the plan in amounts necessary to meet an amount equal to the normal cost since inception of the plan plus interest on any unfunded past service costs and to maintain a minimum ratio of assets to vested liabilities according to a schedule. Provides that when the contribution to a pension plan fall below the necessary amount, the administrator shall take such steps as are necessary to bring the level of funding into conformity with the benefits offered by the plan. States that no pension plan may merge, consolidate with, or transfer its assets to any other plan unless participants in both plans would receive a termination benefit immediately after such action which is equal to or greater than the termination benefit he would receive immediately before such action. Title IV: Plan Termination Insurance - Establishes the Private Pension Plan Termination Insurance Program which shall be administered by the Secretary of Labor. Requires every plan subject to this title to maintain plan termination insurance to cover unfunded vested liabilities. Authorizes the Secretary to provide such insurance. Provides that the insurance program shall insure participants and beneficiaries of those plans registered under this Act against loss of benefits derived from vested rights which arise from the termination of such plans. States that, upon registration with the Secretary, each plan shall pay a uniform assessment to the insurance program as prescribed by the Secretary to cover the administrative costs of the insurance program. Requires each registered pension plan to pay an annual premium for insurance at uniform rates established by the Secretary based upon the amount of unfunded vested liabilities subject to insurance. Sets limits for such premium for three years and allows discretion to the Secretary in determining it subsequently. Requires notice to the Secretary of plan termination and allows him to prescribe how funds of the plan shall be wound up and liquidated. States that persons who terminate a plan with intent to avoid the purposes of this act or in violation of this Act shall be personally liable for losses incurred thereby to the Pension Benefit Insurance Fund. Establishes a separate fund for pension benefit insurance to be known as the Pension Benefit Insurance Fund which shall be available to the Secretary without fiscal year limitation for the purposes of this title. Requires the Secretary to administer the fund. Title V: General Provisions - Establishes a Variation Appeals Board which shall hear and determine appeals from decisions denying grants of variations in accordance with procedures promulgated by the Secretary pursuant to regulation. Directs the Secretary to undertake research studies relating to pension plans. Provides penalties for violations of this Act. Requires the Secretary to submit an annual report to the Congress covering his administration of this Act for preceding year. Makes it unlawful for any person to discharge, fine, suspend, expel, discipline, or discriminate against a participant or beneficiary for exercising any right to which he is entitled under the provisions of the plan or this Act; or for any person through the use of fraud, force, or violence, or threat of the use of force or violence, to restrain, coerce, intimidate, or attempt to restrain, coerce, or intimidate any participant or beneficiary for the purpose of interfering with or preventing the exercise of any right to which he is or may become entitled under the plan, or this Act. Requires every administrator of a pension plan to which title II or III applies shall file with the Secretary an application for registration of such plan. States that if at any time the Secretary determines that a plan required to qualify under this title is not qualified or is no longer qualified for registration under this title, he shall notify the administrator, setting forth the deficiency or deficiencies in the plan or in its administration or operations and provide a reasonable time within which to remove such deficiency or deficiencies. If the Secretary thereafter determines that the deficiency or deficiencies have been removed, he shall issue or continue in effect the certificate, as the case may be. Provides that if he determines that the deficiency or deficiences have not been removed, he shall enter an order denying or canceling the certificate of registration. States that the Secretary may petition any district court of the United States for an order requiring the employer or other person responsible for the administration of such plan to comply with the requirements of this Act as will qualify such plan for registration or compel or recover the payment of required contributions, assessments, premiums, fees, or other moneys. Declares it to be the express intent of Congress that the provisions of titles II and III shall supersed any and all laws of the States as they may relate to the vesting of participant's benefits in employee benefit plans, the funding requirements for employee benefit plans or the adequacy of financing of employee benefit plans.",D000255,John,Dent
+hr5506-93,House of Representatives,hr,5506,93,1973-03-13,REFERRED,Authorizes marketing order for apples in specified States under the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937.,G000291,William,Goodling
+hr6611-93,House of Representatives,hr,6611,93,1973-04-04,REFERRED,"Entitles any Federal employee who is separated from the civilian service to an annuity if such employee's age plus service aggregates at least 80 years. Grants an annuity to an employee separated from the service: (1) involuntarily, except by removal for cause on charges of misconduct or delinquency; or (2) while his agency, or subdivision thereof, is undergoing a major reduction in force, as determined by the Commission, and who is serving in such geographic areas as may be designated by the Commission; after completing 25 years of service or after becoming 50 years of age and completing 20 years of service. Provides that a Member who is separated from the service after attaining age plus service aggregating at least 80 years is entitled to an annuity. Reduces the annuity for an employee or Member by one-twelfth of one percent for each full month the employee or Member is under 55 years of age at the date of separation. (Amends 5 U.S.C. 8336)",R000423,Frederick,Rooney
+hr17411-93,House of Representatives,hr,17411,93,1974-10-16,REFERRED,"Excludes from gross income the first $1,000 of interest or dividends received from savings account deposits in savings and loan institutions and other savings institutions chartered and supervised under Federal or State law.",D000041,Dominick,Daniels
+hr2406-93,House of Representatives,hr,2406,93,1973-01-18,REFERRED,"Federal Act to Control Expenditures and Upgrade Priorities - Title I: Legislative Budget - Establishes a joint committee of the Congress which shall be known as the Joint Committee on the Budget. Provides that the joint committee shall be composed of nine members of the House of Representatives and nine members of the Senate. Sets forth the administrative powers of the joint committee. States that upon the submission of the Budget by the President for each fiscal year, beginning with fiscal year 1974, the joint committee shall promptly review the budget for the purpose of formulating and submitting to the Senate and the House of Representatives, a legislative budget for that fiscal year. Provides that this budget must be submitted prior to the consideration of any bill or joint resolution appropriating or authorizing appropriations for any fiscal year. Title II: Five-Year Budget Projections - Provides that the Budget submitted by the President shall set forth estimated expenditures and proposed appropriations necessary in his judgement for the support of the Government for the ensuing fiscal year and the four years following the ensuing fiscal year. Requires the President to transmit to Congress during the first fifteen days of each regular session an alternative budget taking into account contingency plans in the event of major disasters or economic or strategic dislocations. Provides that the committee report accompanying each bill or resolution of a public character reported by any committee of the Senate or the House of Representatives (except the Committee on Appropriations of each House) shall contain: (1) an estimate, made by such committee, of the costs which would be incurred in carrying out such bill or joint resolution in the fiscal year in which it is to become effective and in each of the four fiscal years following such fiscal year, together with the basis for each such estimate; (2) a comparison of the estimate of costs made by any Federal agency; and (3) a list of existing and proposed Federal programs which provide or would provide financial assistance for the objectives of the program or programs authorized by the bill or joint resolution. Title III: Three-Year Limitation on Authorizations For Appropriations; Congressional Review of Major Expenditure Programs - Requires each committee of Congress which has jurisdiction to report legislation authorizing appropriations for a major expenditure program to conduct a major review of such program during the last fiscal year for which appropriations are authorized for such program and to submit a report thereon to the appropriate House of Congress. Includes in such report a cost-benefit analysis of the program and the committee's evaluation of the overall success or failure of the program. Title IV: Pilot Testing of New Major Expenditure Programs - Requires each bill or resolution which establishes a new major expenditure program to provide for a pilot test of such program which shall be conducted for at least two complete fiscal or calendar years. Provides that the results of such tests shall be submitted to the appropriate committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Provides that each such committee shall study the reports and submit a report thereon to the Senate or the House of Representatives, as the case may be. u Title V: Requirement of Annual Appropriations - States that all provisions of law permanently appropriating moneys out of the Treasury (including trust funds) shall have no force or effect and moneys may be paid out of the Treasury to defray expenditures incurred in any fiscal year only pursuant to appropriation Acts enacted for that fiscal year. Title VI: Exercise of Rulemaking Power - Enacts specified sections of this Act as an exercise of the rulemaking powers of the Senate and the House of Representatives, respectively.",R000337,James,Robinson
+hr13866-93,House of Representatives,hr,13866,93,1974-04-01,REFERRED,"Places a tax, under the District of Columbia Income and Franchise Tax Act of 1947, on the income of qualified elected or appointed officers of the Government of the United States who are domiciled in States which impose income taxes and whose incomes are not taxed by such States.",M001035,John,Moss
+hr4292-93,House of Representatives,hr,4292,93,1973-02-08,REFERRED,"Extends the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended, for one year.",R000401,Paul,Rogers
+hr5838-93,House of Representatives,hr,5838,93,1973-03-20,REFERRED,"Sales Promotion Game Act - Declares it to be an unfair method of competition for any manufacturer, producer, distributor, or wholesaler doing business in interstate commerce to require or encourage any retail seller to participate in a game in connection with the sale of any item, or for a retail seller to engage on his own in a game in connection with the sale of any item. Provides that whoever willfully violates the provisions of this Act shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than five years or both. (Amends 15 U.S.C. 41-58)",D000041,Dominick,Daniels
+hr10138-93,House of Representatives,hr,10138,93,1973-09-10,REFERRED,"Permits the sale of DDT in order to control the Tussock moth and other insects injurious to individuals or farm products, for which no pesticide as effective as DDT has been developed",S001138,Steven,Symms
+hr14489-93,House of Representatives,hr,14489,93,1974-04-30,REFERRED,Prohibits for a period of 180 days after the enactment of this Act the exportation of ferrous scrap.,Y000014,Gus,Yatron
+hr12960-93,House of Representatives,hr,12960,93,1974-02-21,REFERRED,"Provides for the abolishment of the Commission on Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Salaries established under the Federal Salary Act of 1967.",L000116,Delbert,Latta
+hr2162-93,House of Representatives,hr,2162,93,1973-01-15,REFERRED,"Uniform Motor Vehicle Insurance Act - Prohibits the registration or knowing operation or use of any motor vehicle upon public roads unless such vehicle is insured under a policy of insurance meeting the requirements of this Act. Makes any violation of this provision a misdemeanor and punishable by as much as a $1,000 fine and/or one year imprisonment. Requires insurance policies to include among its provisions that the insurer shall pay, without regard to fault, to any person (or to the person's legal representative for the benefit of the surviving spouse or any dependents if the injuries sustained result in death) an amount equal to the net economic loss sustained by such person arising out of the operation or use of such vehicle. Requires that such payment shall not be made to occupants of another motor vehicle, or to an operator or user of any motor vehicle used feloniously or in the commission of a felony. Enumerates those conditions which shall make an operator of an insured vehicle liable to the insurer for benefits payable to others. Includes among such conditions the operations of the motor vehicle: (a) while intoxicated; (b) while under the influence of drugs; (c) when the operator is attempting to commit or committing a felony; and (d) when the operator has wrongfully converted the vehicle. Provides that a claim may be made by any person not an occupant against the insurer of any vehicle involved, but that for such a claim (or claims) the insurer of each vehicle involved shall proportionately contribute. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to categorize all motor vehicles larger than ordinary passenger cars for the purpose of assigning percentages of responsibility for claims arising from economic losses to occupants of all other vehicles involved. Provides that the owner, operator or user of an insured motor vehicle shall be liable for damages for catastrophic harm arising out of the negligent use of such vehicle to the extent that such damages exceed economic loss, but that the insurer shall make available optional insurance therefor. Stipulates that an application for insurance shall not be rejected, nor shall a policy be cancelled, except for suspension or revocation of the license of the owner or principal operator to operate a motor vehicle, or for failure to pay the premium thereon. Directs the Secretary of Transportation, after consultation with insurers and State insurance authorities, to promulgate a common uniform statistical plan for the allocation and compilation of claims and loss experience data to be followed by insurers and ratings or advisory organizations or statistical agents named by any insurer to gather, compile, or report claims and loss experience data. Authorizes the Secretary to require standard uniform and standard minimal policy provisions and classes of risk and rating territories for coverage under this Act. Requires the Secretary to organize an assigned claims bureau and assigned claims plan in each State to be maintained by the insurers who must participate in every State where they offer insurance. Provides that all injured persons may obtain benefits through the assigned claims bureau and assigned claims plan in their State of residence if no such benefits are applicable to the injury or death, or no such benefits can be identified, or the indentifiable benefits are, because of financial inability of one or more insurers to fulfill their obligations, inadequate to provide such benefits. Directs that claims shall be assigned so as to assure a fair allocation of the burden on insurers. Provides that an insurer who makes an assigned claims payment shall be reimbursed, without regard to fault, by the owner of a motor vehicle which was not insured under this Act at the time of the accident out of which such assigned claim arose. Provides for the awarding of attorneys' fees and costs to a person fraudulantly or arbitrarily denied a claim and provides the same for an insurer where a fraudulent or excessive claim is filed.",R000485,Edward,Roybal
+hr1012-93,House of Representatives,hr,1012,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Schoolbus Safety Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish standards which require that schoolbuses be equipped with lap seat belts for each seated passenger and for the driver and that schoolbuses be equipped with seat backs of sufficient height and design to prevent, to the extent possible, any injury to each seated passenger and the driver. Makes standards applicable to buses manufactured after June 30, 1973. Authorizes the Attorney General to commence a civil action in the United States district courts to obtain a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating the Act. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to any State or political subdivision thereof or to any school system to pay all or part of the cost of complying with the Act. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the Act. (Amends 15 U.S.C. 1392)",R000383,Robert,Roe
+hr6205-93,House of Representatives,hr,6205,93,1973-03-28,REFERRED,"Makes it unlawful for any person, after renting, leasing, or using, a motor vehicle under an agreement in writing which provides for the return of the motor vehicle, to fail to return the motor vehicle within five days after the time specified. States that it shall be a defense in any criminal proceeding brought under this Act that a person failed to return a motor vehicle for causes beyond his control. Provides that the burden of raising and going forward with the evidence with respect to such defense shall be on the person asserting it.",F000046,Walter,Fauntroy
+hr648-93,House of Representatives,hr,648,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Provides that mutual fund shares and securities trust agreements shall be valued at their market value upon the date of decedent's death, for estate tax purposes under the Internal Revenue Code, and at their market value upon the date of transfer to the donee, for gift tax purposes. (Amends 26 U.S.C. 2031(b), 2512)",H000802,Craig,Hosmer
+hr511-93,House of Representatives,hr,511,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Directs the Federal Communications Commission, in its processing of renewal applications for broadcast licenses, to grant such applications if it finds that the public interest, convenience, and necessity would be served thereby. Provides that in its consideration of any such application the Commission may not consider the application of any other person for the facilities for which renewal is sought. Provides that if the Commission determines after hearing that a grant of the renewal application would not be in the public interest, convenience, and necessity, it may deny such application.",F000229,John,Flynt
+hr9454-93,House of Representatives,hr,9454,93,1973-07-20,REFERRED,Creates a medal to be known as the Medal of Honor for Policemen and a medal to be known as the Medal of Honor for Firemen. Authorizes the President to award such medals each year to one policeman and one fireman from each State. Provides that recipients of such medals shall be selected by the Governor of the State in which the reipient serves. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.,H000972,John,Hunt
+hr1298-93,House of Representatives,hr,1298,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Provides that anyone who knowingly attaches any flag of the United States to his clothing or his body in a manner degrading to such flag as an emblem of the traditions, freedoms, and ideals of the people of the United States as expressed in the Constitution; or who knowingly alters the shape of, design of, or traditional methods of displaying any flag of the United States for personal, political, or monetary gain; or who knowingly casts any contempt upon any flag of the United States by its use to cause others to commit acts of civil disobedience against the United States; shall be fined $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year or both. (Amends 18 U.S.C. 700)",Y000031,C.,Young
+hr11722-93,House of Representatives,hr,11722,93,1973-11-30,REFERRED,Directs the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe regulations within sixty days of the date of enactment of this Act prohibiting any motor vehicle from being equipped with any starter interlock system associated with seatbelts or upper torso restraints.,S000367,George,Shipley
+hr856-93,House of Representatives,hr,856,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Makes it unlawful for any executive branch officer or any person acting under such officer's authority to require employees or applicants for Government employment to: (1) disclose their race, religion, or national origin; (2) attend Government-sponsored meetings and lectures or participate in outside activities unrelated to their employment; (3) report on their outside activities or undertakings unrelated to their work; (4) submit to questioning about their religion, personal relationships or sexual attitudes through interviews, psychological tests, or polygraphs; and (5) support political candidates or attend political meetings. Permits inquiries into national origin when necessary for the national interest or overseas work. Allows agency officers to advise employees of charges of sexual misconduct as long as the employee has an opportunity to refute the charge. Makes it illegal to coerce an employee to buy bonds or make charitable contributions; or to require him to disclose his own personal assets, liabilities, or expenditures, or those of any member of his family unless they would show a conflict of interest. Provides a right to have counsel or other person present, if the employee wishes, at an interview which may lead to disciplinary proceedings. Accords the right to a civil action in a Federal court for violation or threatened violation of this Act. Directs the Attorney General to defend all persons sued who acted pursuant to an order or who, in his opinion, did not willfully violate this Act. Establishes a three-member Board on Employees' Rights with members appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Grants the Board the authority and duty to receive and investigate written complaints from any person claiming to be aggrieved by any violation or threatened violation of this Act and to conduct a hearing on each such complaint. Directs the Board to make an annual report of its activities to Congress. Excludes the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the National Security Agency from the provisions of this Act. Permits the establishment of agency grievance procedures to enforce this Act, but provides that the existence of such procedures shall not preclude the use of other remedies.",M001098,John,Murphy
+hr16687-93,House of Representatives,hr,16687,93,1974-09-17,REFERRED,Makes small business procurement policies and procedures as prescribed in the Small Business Act applicable to the United States Postal Service. (Amends 39 U.S.C. 410(b)),C000780,James,Corman
+hr2242-93,House of Representatives,hr,2242,93,1973-01-18,REFERRED,"Urban Mass Transportation Assistance Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation, under the Urban Mass Transportation Act, to make grants or loans to assist States and local public bodies and agencies thereof in the payment of operating expenses incurred in connection with the provision of mass transportation service in urban areas. Requires a State or public body or agency to submit a comprehensive mass transportation service improvement plan to qualify for such assistance. Authorizes to be appropriated for such grants $400,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1974 and 1975. Increases to 80 percent the Federal share of projects other than projects for the paying of operating expenses. Increases to $6,100,000,000 the obligations the Secretary may incur to finance urban mass transportation projects under the Act. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants and loans under the Act to private nonprofit corporations and associations for the specific purpose of assisting them in providing transportation services meeting the special needs of elderly and handicapped persons for whom mass transportation services, planned, designed, and carried out under the Act are unavailable, insufficient, or inappropriate. Provides that no financial assistance shall be provided under the Act to any State or local public body or agency thereof which engages directly or indirectly in the transporting of schoolchildren and school personnel to and from school and school-authorized functions, or proposes to expand present routes, schedules, service, or facilities for the purpose of providing transportation for schoolchildren and school personnel to and from school and school-authorized functions, in competition with or supplementary to the service currently provided by a private transportation company, or other person, engaged in so transporting such schoolchildren and school personnel.",B000178,William,Barrett
+hr15095-93,House of Representatives,hr,15095,93,1974-05-30,REFERRED,"Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to pay a pension to each veteran who served in the active military, naval, or air service at any time during World War I and who is not eligible for other pension benefits. Defines World War I as meaning the period beginning on April 5, 1917, and ending on July 2, 1921. Provides for a schedule of pension payments under this Act. Provides that if the veteran is married and living with or reasonably contributing to the support of his spouse, or has a child or children, the monthly rate of pension under this Act shall be $150. Provides that if the veteran is unmarried (or married but not living with or reasonably contributing to the support of his spouse) and has no child, the monthly rate of pension shall be $135. Provides that if the veteran has a disability by reason of which he is permanently housebound, the monthly rate hereunder shall be increased by $50. Provides that veterans in need of regular aid and attendance shall have their monthly rates increased by $125. Directs the Administrator to pay to widows of veterans, receiving benefits under this Act at time of death, pension benefits at a schedule provided in this Act.",F000381,Louis,Frey
+hr11408-93,House of Representatives,hr,11408,93,1973-11-12,REFERRED,"Directs the President to halt all exports of gasoline, distillate fuel oil, and propane gas until such time as he determines that a shortage no longer exists in the United States.",R000383,Robert,Roe
+hr8426-93,House of Representatives,hr,8426,93,1973-06-06,REFERRED,"Provides that there is a national 'on' indicator under the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act for a week of unemployment if for each of the three most recent calendar months ending before such week the rate of national unemployment (seasonally adjusted) for all States equaled or exceeded 5 percent (now 4.5 percent). Provides that there is a national 'off' indicator under such Act for a week if for each of the three most recent calendar months ending before such week the rate of national unemployment (seasonally adjusted) for all States was less than 5 percent (now 4.5 percent). Establishes a supplemental account, for any individual for whom an individual compensation account under such Act. Provides that such account shall be available for benefits paid under this Act for weeks of unemployment occurring in such individual's eligibility period. Increases the Federal share of compensation paid under the State compensation law to 100 percent. Extends the time period during which benefits payable to an eligible individual by 13 weeks. Entitles a noninsured individual to compensation benefits under this Act if: (1) such individual has had six quarters of coverage under title II of the Social Security Act, or (2) such individual has been registered with the local employment service for at least six months and cannot obtain work, and the local employment service certifies that he has been so registered and cannot obtain work. Increases the rate of Federal unemployment tax under the Internal Revenue Code to 3.26 percent.",H000230,Michael,Harrington
+hr3013-93,House of Representatives,hr,3013,93,1973-01-26,REFERRED,"Requires the Secretary of the Army to make a survey for flood control purposes in the county of San Luis Obispo, California.",T000022,Burt,Talcott
+hr4226-93,House of Representatives,hr,4226,93,1973-02-08,REFERRED,"District of Columbia Freeway Airspace Utilization Act - Authorizes the Commissioner of the District of Columbia to permit the use of airspace in the District of Columbia for any municipal purpose; to enter into contracts with the United States for the use of airspace; to agree to grant to the United States easements to use airspace for the purpose of building Federal public buildings; and to enter into leases of, or grant revocable permits for, the use of airspace in the District. Lists the following priorities for the use of such airspace: (1) municipal purposes; (2) low income housing; (3) United States buildings; (4) private and public low and moderate income housing; (5) nonprofit groups for the construction of buildings; and (6) business purposes. Allows the District to call for bids on, or negotiate for, housing for low and moderate income families and for use by nonprofit organizations or for business purposes. Provides that airspace and buildings in that airspace are taxable as real property except that the airspace and buildings of the Federal government are not taxable. Provides that provisions of law applicable to special assessments for public improvements, sanitary sewer charges and water service charges will apply to airspace and structures therein. Provides that prior to any lease, the District of Columbia Zoning Commission, after public hearing, shall issue regulations pertaining to structures therein. Requires the leasee to submit plans and models of proposed structures. Directs the Commissioner to insure that all necessary precautions are taken to protect the environment. Provides for review of plans for construction in airspace by the National Capital Planning Commission and the Commission of Fine Arts. Directs that costs of relocating public and private facilities because of construction of a building in airspace shall not be borne by the District unless it is construction by the District. Requires that collections received by the District under this Act be deposited in a trust fund in the United States Treasury. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the purposes of this Act.",G000513,Gilbert,Gude
+hr3240-93,House of Representatives,hr,3240,93,1973-01-30,REFERRED,"Forbids the use for demonstration or camping purposes of any federally owned property in the District of Columbia, where there is reason to believe that damage and expense will be incurred, unless sufficient bond is posted by the applicant for a permit to so use the property.",C000629,Harold,Collier
+hr7749-93,House of Representatives,hr,7749,93,1973-05-10,REFERRED,"Independent Oil Marketers Supply Act - Provides that no refiner who during the period October 1, 1971 to September 30, 1972, was in the business of furnishing any petroleum product to controlled marketers for resale or sale to the public shall fail to offer to supply that product to independent marketers at reasonable prices in reasonable quantities, so long as he continues to furnish that product to controlled marketers. States that violations of this Act shall be deemed to be an unfair act or practice in commerce under the provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act. Requires the Federal Trade Commission to report to the Congress within six months of the date of enactment of this Act whether any additional legislation is required to prevent acts or practices in commerce which adversely affect any independent marketers as defined in this Act.",C000925,Paul,Cronin
+hr15941-93,House of Representatives,hr,15941,93,1974-07-16,REFERRED,"Provides under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act for the establishment of a Nursing Home Affairs Advisory Council. Requires that 6 of the 11 council members be representatives of the public who are eligible for medical assistance under a State plan approved under title XIX, at least one of whom is a resident of a long-term care facility. Makes it the function of the Council to provide advice and recommendations for the consideration of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare on ways to improve the quality of care provided by skilled nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities, or other long-term facilities, which provide services for which payment may be made under title XVIII or under State plans approved under title XIX (Medicaid).",T000265,Robert,Tiernan
+hr10817-93,House of Representatives,hr,10817,93,1973-10-09,REFERRED,"Federal Election Campaign Fund Act - Sets forth the definitions of the terms used in this Act as it applies to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund, a candidate of a political party in a federal election shall, in writing, agree to: (1) obtain and furnish to the Comptroller General such evidence as he may request of the qualified campaign expenses with respect to which payment is sought; (2) keep and furnish to the Comptroller General such records and books; (3) an audit; and (4) furnish statements of qualified campaign expenses. Prescribes additional requirements to be fulfilled and agreed to prior to eligibility of major and minor party candidates to receive payments from the fund. Sets forth the amounts to which eligible candidates are entitled. Provides that, on the basis of information furnished by the eligible candidates of a political party, the Comptroller General shall certify to the Secretary of the Treasury the payments to which candidates are entitled. Establishes a special fund to be known as the ""Federal Election Campaign Fund."" Directs the Secretary to transfer to the fund a specified amount, and such additional sums as Congress may appropriate. States that, after each federal election, the Comptroller General shall conduct a thorough examination and audit of the qualified campaign expenses of the candidates of each political party for federal office. Requires repayment of campaign expenses upon specified findings of the Comptroller General. States that if the Comptroller General determines that any amount of any payment made to an eligible candidate of a political party was used for any purpose other than: (1) to defray the qqualified campaign expenses with respect to which such payment was made, or (2) to repay loans the proceeds of which were used, or otherwise to restore funds, he shall notify such candidate of the amount so used, and such candidate shall pay to the Secretary an amount equal to such amount. Requires a candidate of a political party for federal office in a federal election to furnish to the Comptroller General a detailed statement of the qualified campaign expenses incurred by him and the expenses which he and his authorized committees propose to incur. Directs the Comptroller General to, as soon as practicable after each federal election, submit a full report to the Senate and House of Representatives setting forth enumerated items. Authorizes the Comptroller General to appear in and defend against any action filed pursuant to this Act by attorneys employed in his office or by counsel whom he may appoint. Provides for judicial review of any certification, determination or other action by the Comptroller General taken pursuant to the provisions of this Act by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Collumbia upon petition filed in such court by any interested person. Makes it unlawful for an eligible candidate of a political party for federal office in a federal election or any of his authorized committees knowingly and willfully to incur qualified campaign expenses in excess of the aggregate payments to which the eligible candidates of a major party are entitled. Provides criminal penalties for violations of this Act, including: (1) the unlawful use of payments; (2) false statements to the Comptroller General; (3) kickbacks and illegal payments; (4) unauthorized expenditures and contributions; and (5) unauthorized disclosure of information. Establishes an Advisory board to be known as the Federal Election Campaign Fund Advisory Board to Counsel and assist the Comptroller General in the performance of the duties and functions imposed on him under the Federal Election Campaign Fund Act. Sets forth the composition and compensation of the board members. Provides procedures for designation of inccome tax payments to the Federal Election Campaign Fund. States that every individual whose adjusted gross income for the taxable year is $2 or more may designate that $2 shall be paid over to the Federal Election Campaign Fund.",H000230,Michael,Harrington
+hr17526-93,House of Representatives,hr,17526,93,1974-11-26,REFERRED,"Comprehensive Employment and Training Act Amendments - States that it is the principal purpose of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973 to provide job training for economically disadvantaged, unemployed, and underemployed persons; to provide employment opportunities for such persons; and to assure that training and other services lead to maximum employment opportunities and enhance self-sufficiency by establishing a flexible and decentralized system of Federal, State, and local programs. Permits private organizations to train employees for jobs funded under such Act. Requires assurances that an applicant for funds under such Act will provide private organizations and associations with an opportunity to train persons to be hired to fill jobs created under such Act. Provides a civil penalty for applicants receiving assistance under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973 who discriminate in the administration of programs under such Act on the basis of political affiliation.",K000086,Jack,Kemp
+hr8533-93,House of Representatives,hr,8533,93,1973-06-07,REFERRED,"Allows, under the Internal Revenue Code, a refundable credit of up to $200 against the individual income tax for expenses paid in connection with the adoption of a child. (Amends 26 U.S.C. 42)",W000035,Jerome,Waldie
+hr3966-93,House of Representatives,hr,3966,93,1973-02-07,REFERRED,"Water Resources Development Act - Title I: Water Resources Development - Authorizes the construction, repair, and preservation of specified public works on rivers and harbors for navigation and flood control in: (1) the Middle Atlantic Region, (2) the South Atlantic-Gulf Region, (3) the Ohio Region, (4) the Arkansas-White-Red-Region, (5) the Lower Mississippi River Region, (6) the Texas Gulf Region, and (7) the Columbia-North Pacific Region. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, to undertake a comprehensive review of the use of lands for recreation and fish and wildlife purposes at water resources projects under their jurisdiction. Authorizes to be appropriated not to exceed $750,000, to carry out the purposes of this Act. States that, as soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act and at least once each year thereafter, the Secretary of the Army shall review and submit to Congress a list of those authorized projects for works of improvement of rivers and harbors and other waterways for navigation, beach erosion, flood control, and other purposes which have been authorized for a period of at least eight years and which he determines, after appropriate review, should no longer be authorized. River Basins Monetary Authorizations Act - Title II: River Basin Monetary Authorizations - Authorizes appropriations for the prosecution of the comprehensive plan of development of each river basin for the projects enumerated under Title I. Provides that the authorizations made under this title shall not exceed $409,200,000.",F000260,Gerald,Ford
+hr4848-93,House of Representatives,hr,4848,93,1973-02-27,REFERRED,Authorizes disclosure of patient records where such disclosure is necessary to effect interstate transfers of probationers and parolees under the interstate probation and parole compact.,R000065,John,Rarick
+hr8872-93,House of Representatives,hr,8872,93,1973-06-20,REFERRED,Provides for the relief of Dionisios Kolaitis.,B000178,William,Barrett
+hr11892-93,House of Representatives,hr,11892,93,1973-12-11,REFERRED,"Anti-Architectural Barriers Act - Allows an income tax deduction under the Internal Revenue Code for the removal of architectural and transportational barriers, with respect to the aged and the handicapped, from trade or business facilities. (Adds 26 U.S.C. 189)",B000371,Charles,Bennett
+hr5485-93,House of Representatives,hr,5485,93,1973-03-13,REFERRED,"Provides that widows and children of the employees of the District of Columbia, and of members of the Metropolitan Police Reserve Corps of the District of Columbia, who were killed in the line of duty, may receive annuities and participate in the Federal employee health insurance program.",B000967,Joel,Broyhill
+s3608-93,Senate,s,3608,93,1974-06-10,REFERRED,Provides for the relief of Lana Shi-Lai Lau.,T000010,Robert,Taft
+hr10112-93,House of Representatives,hr,10112,93,1973-09-06,REFERRED,"Housing for the Elderly Act - States that it is the purpose of this Act to provide for the most urgent needs of the lower income elderly for suitable housing and related services and facilities at affordable costs. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make loans to any nonprofit corporation, any public body or agency or any limited distribution entity for the provision of rental housing and related facilities for elderly families. States that a loan to a nonprofit corporation or a public body or agency under this Act may be in an amount not to exceed 100 percent of the total development cost of the project involved. Authorizes to be appropriated not to exceed $50,000,000 for the purposes of making such loans. Provides that, in order to assist elderly families to rehabilitate homes owned and occupied by them and to provide themselves with decent, safe, and sanitary housing, the Secretary is authorized to provide assistance in the form of loans and grants to elderly families who own and occupy residential property. States that the receipts and disbursements of the Secretary in discharge of his functions under this Act shall not be included in the totals of the budget of the United States Government and shall be exempt from any annual expenditure and net lending limitations imposed on the budget of the United States Government. Establishes an additional position of Assistant Secretary for Housing for the Elderly within the Department of Housing and Urban Development. States that all of the programs administered by the Department to provide aid or assistance on behalf of the elderly shall be administered by the Assistant Secretary. Makes provisions for providing security in low-rent housing for the elderly and congregate housing for the elderly under the United States Housing Act of 1937. Provides for rent supplement payments for the elderly in subsidized housing under the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965. Authorizes the Secretary to make loans for up-grading fire safety systems in housing projects which are predominantly for the elderly. Establishes in the House of Representatives a Select Committee on the Aging. Directs the select committee to conduct a full and complete investigation of any and all matters pertaining to problems of older people, including, but not limited to, problems of maintaining health, assuring adequate income, finding employment, engaging in productive and rewarding retirement activity, securing proper housing, and, when necessary, of securing proper housing. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to conduct such studies and investigations, and such demonstration projects, as he may deem necessary or appropriate to evaluate the housing needs of the elderly. Requires the Secretary to transmit to the President and to the Congress the results of his studies, investigations, and projects under this Act.",H000440,Margaret,Heckler
+hr15782-93,House of Representatives,hr,15782,93,1974-07-02,REFERRED,"Provides, under the Emergency Daylight Saving Time Energy Conservation Act of 1973, for the observance of daylight saving time from the last Sunday in February through the last Sunday in October of each year.",Y000052,Samuel,Young
+hr4423-93,House of Representatives,hr,4423,93,1973-02-20,REFERRED,"Provides that a person connected with or employed by the news media or press, or who is independently engaged in gathering information for publication or broadcast, shall not be required to disclose before the Congress or any Federal court, grand jury, or administrative entity any information, written or oral, or pictorial material or the source of that information or material procured for publication or broadcast. Provides that the above provisions shall not apply with respect to the source of any allegedly defamatory information in any case where the defendant in a civil action for defamation asserts a defense based on the source of such information.",W000317,Charles,Whalen
+hr688-93,House of Representatives,hr,688,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Makes it unlawful for any officer or employee of any executive department or agency or any individual acting under the authority of such officer and employee to do the following: (a) to require or request, or to attempt to require or request, any officer or employee of the United States, or any individual applying for employment as an officer or employee of the United States, to take any polygraph test in connection with his services or duties as such officer or employee, or in connection with such individual's application for employment; or (b) to deny employment to any individual, or to discharge, discipline, or deny promotion to any officer or employee of the United States, or to threaten to commit any such act by reason of his refusal or failure to submit to such requirement or request. Makes it unlawful for any person engaged in any business or other activity in or affecting interstate commerce, or any individual acting under the authority of such person to do the following: (a) to require or request, or to attempt to require or request, any officer or employee employed by such person or any individual applying for employment in connection with such business or activity to take any polygraph test in connection with his services or duties or in connection with his application for employment; or (b) to deny employment to any individual, or to discharge, discipline, or deny promotion to any officer or employee employed in connection with such business or activity, or to threaten to commit such act by reason of his refusal or failure to submit to such requirement or request. Provides that whoever willfully violates or willfully attempts to violate any of the provisions of this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $1,000, or by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Provides for jurisdiction in the United States district courts to try and determine civil actions arising under this Act.",K000302,Edward,Koch
+hr13516-93,House of Representatives,hr,13516,93,1974-03-14,REFERRED,"Empowers the Small Business Administration, where other financial assistance is not available on reasonable terms, to make loans (either directly or in cooperation with banks or other lending institutions through agreements to participate on an immediate or deferred basis) at a rate of interest not to exceed 3 percent per year to assist any small business concern to meet operating costs, if the Administration determines that such business concern has suffered substantial economic injury as the result of a shortage in energy producing material. Limits such loans to a period of 5 years.",P000348,Otis,Pike
+hr10344-93,House of Representatives,hr,10344,93,1973-09-18,REFERRED,"Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act - States that the purpose of this Act is to grant to the President of the United States temporary authority to deal with a national energy crisis involving extraordinary shortages of crude oil and petroleum products or dislocations in their national distribution system. Requires the President to take such actions as are necessary to insure the attainment of the following specific objectives: (1) protection of public health, safety, and welfare, and the national defense; (2) maintenance of all public services; (3) maintenance of all essential agricultural operations including farming, ranching, dairy and fishing activities and services directly related to the cultivation, production, and preservation of food; (4) preservation of an economically sound and competitive petroleum industry, including the competitive viability of the independent producing, refining, marketing, distributing, and petrochemical sectors of that industry; (5) equitable distribution of fuels at equitable prices among all regions and areas of the United States and all classes of consumers; (6) economic efficiency; and (7) minimization of economic distortion, inflexibility, and unnecessary interference with market mechanisms. Provides that the President shall designate an agency to supervise compliance with the requirements of this Act and to promulgate regulations hereunder. Establishes an Office of Emergency Fuel Allocation to receive complaints from officers of State and local governmental units who cannot obtain supplies of gasoline and fuel oil. Creates in the Executive Office of the President an Emergency Fuels Allocation Board of five members appointed by the President. States that policy objectives to be carried out by Presidential directive and Board actions shall include: (1) importation of crude oil and allocation of domestic crude oil; (2) importation of number 2 fuel oil and finished gasoline; (3) a plan for equitably reducing supplies from refiners to marketers if reduction is required; and (4) expansion of domestic refinery capacity. Directs the Attorney General to assure that independent marketers do not have their supplies cut off. Requires that not later than ten days after the date of enactment of this Act the Board shall prescribe regulations providing for the mandatory allocation of crude oil and refined petroleum products in amounts and at prices determined under such regulations and in accordance with the objectives set forth in this Act; and that such regulations shall take affect not later than fifteen days after its promulgation. Directs the President to use his authority under this Act to insure that no petroleum refinery in the United States is involuntarily required to operate at less than its normal full capacity because of the unavailability to said refinery of suitable types of crude oil. States that in order to achieve the objectives of this Act: (1) any producer or importer of crude petroleum and/or natural gas liquids who produced in the United States and/or imported more than two hundred thousand barrels per day of crude oil and natural gas liquids during the base period shall sell or exchange to nonaffiliated independent refiners or to any other reasonable and appropriate class of refiners established by regulation, in accordance with the objectives and priorities established under this Act, in the aggregate during each quarter during the effective term of this Act a proportion of his domestic production and imports no less than the proportions he sold or exchanged to such refiners during the corresponding quarter of the base period; and (2) all refiners or importers of petroleum products shall sell or exchange to nonaffiliated independent dealers or to any other reasonable and appropriate class of purchasers established by regulation, in accordance with the objectives and priorities established under this Act, in the aggregate in each quarter during the effective term of this Act, a proportion of his refinery production and imports of said products no less than the proportion he sold or exchanged to such dealers during the corresponding quarter of the base period. Provides that a petroleum refiner or a petroleum distributor shall not deliver or tender for delivery in any quarter to any petroleum distributor or petroleum retailer a smaller quantity of petroleum products than the quantity of such products delivered by him or his predecessor or predecessors during the corresponding quarter in the base period, unless he delivers to each petroleum distributor or petroleum retailer doing business in commerce the same percentage of the total amount as is delivered to all such distributors or retailers in the market area who are supplied by such refiner or distributor. Provides that a petroleum refiner or a petroleum distributor shall not cancel, fail to renew, or otherwise terminate a franchise unless he furnishes prior notification pursuant to this paragraph to each petroleum distributor or petroleum retailer affected. Requires that any priority schedule, plan, regulation, or allocation program shall be forwarded to the Attorney General and to the Federal Trade Commission, who shall be given a reasonable opportunity of not less than seven days before such schedule, plan, regulation, or allocation program takes effect to comment as to whether it would tend to create or maintain anticompetitive practices or situations inconsistent with the antitrust laws, and to propose an alternative or alternatives which would avoid or overcome such effects while achieving the purposes of this Act. Requires that the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission shall monitor the actions taken pursuant to this Act by the agency designated to administer the provisions thereof and by persons subject to the provisions thereof, and shall report to the President and to the Congress on action taken pursuant thereto, or condition created thereby, which would tend to create or maintain anticompetitive practices or situations inconsistent with the antitrust laws or have a lasting adverse impact upon competition. Directs the Federal Trade Commission to prepare and transmit to the Congress, not later than thirty days after the enactment of this section, an interim report on the following, and not later than six months after such date: (1) a report on the relationship between the structure, behavior, and operational characteristics of the petroleum industry and the causes of the present shortages of crude oil and refined petroleum products; and (2) a report on petroleum industry practices and trends in the marketing of gasoline and other petroleum products including the use of credit cards, the promotion of second and third brand name products, the terms and conditions of franchise agreements and the protection they afford the franchisee, and the role of the independent retailer.",W000107,William,Walsh
+hr1306-93,House of Representatives,hr,1306,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Provides that there shall not be counted, in determining the annual income of a parent entitled to dependency and indemnity compensation upon the death of a veteran, one-half of any increase in monthly insurance benefits payable to him under title II (Old-Age, Survivors' and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act, the Railroad Retirement Act of 1935 or the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937 which resulted solely from the enactment of Public Law 92-336 or Public Law 92-460. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 415) Provides that there shall not be counted, in determining the annual income of an individual entitled to a veteran's pension for non-service connected disability or death, one-half of any increase in monthly insurance benefits payable to him under title II (Old-Age, Survivors' and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act which resulted solely from the enactment of Public Law 92-336. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 503)",Y000031,C.,Young
+hr10395-93,House of Representatives,hr,10395,93,1973-09-19,REFERRED,"States that by reason of their traditional use as a thoroughfare and haven for fishermen and sea venturers, the necessity for them to be free and open in connection with shipping, navigation, salvage, and rescue operations, as well as recreation, Congress declares and affirms that the beaches of the United States are impressed with a national interest and that the public shall have free and unrestricted right to use them as a common to the full extent that such public right may be extended consistent with such property rights of littoral landowners as may be protected absolutely by the Constitution. Provides that no person shall create, erect, maintain, or construct any obstruction, barrier, or restraint of any nature which interferes with the free and unrestricted right of the public, individually and collectively, to enter, leave, cross, or use as a common the public beaches. Establishes Federal jurisdiction over legal actions connected with the provisions of this Act. States that it is desirable that the States and the Federal Government act in a joint partnership to protect the rights and interests of the people in the use of the beaches. Authorizes the Secretary of whatever department the Coast Guard is operating under to place at the disposal of the States such research facilities and information as may assist them in carrying out the provisions of this Act, to make grants, and to provide financial assistance for the development and maintenance of transportation facilities necessary in connection with the use of public beaches.",E000035,Robert,Eckhardt
+hr11938-93,House of Representatives,hr,11938,93,1973-12-13,REFERRED,"Provides that whoever robs any pharmacy of any narcotic drug shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned for not more than twenty years or both. Provides that whoever, in committing or attempting to commit any offense described above, assaults any person, or puts in jeopardy the life of any person by the use of a dangerous weapon or device, shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than twenty-five years or both. Provides that whoever, in committing or attempting to commit any such offense, kills any person shall be imprisoned for not less than ten years.",D000434,William,Dorn
+hr6380-93,House of Representatives,hr,6380,93,1973-03-29,REFERRED,"Child Development and Abuse Prevention Act - Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to establish the National Center on Child Development and Abuse Prevention in order to gather information with respect to the prevention, identification, and treatment of child abuse. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to, and enter into contracts with, public agencies or nonprofit private organizations for demonstration programs designed to prevent, identify, and treat child abuse and neglect. Establishes a National Commission on Child Abuse and Neglect to investigate the effectiveness of existing child abuse and neglect reporting laws and the proper role of the Federal Government in assisting State and local public and private efforts to prevent child abuse. Directs the Commission to transmit to the President and to the Congress not later than one year after the first meeting of the Commission a final report containing a detailed statement of the findings and conclusions of the Commission, together with recommendations for legislation.",S000142,Patricia,Schroeder
+hr3388-93,House of Representatives,hr,3388,93,1973-01-31,REFERRED,"Provides, under title II of the Social Security Act (Old-Age, Survivors' and Disability Insurance), that the remarriage of a widow, widower, or parent shall not terminate his or her entitlement to widow's, widower's, or parent's insurance benefits or reduce the amount thereof under title II of such Act. (Amends 42 U.S.C. 402)",D000222,Ronald,Dellums
+hr7376-93,House of Representatives,hr,7376,93,1973-05-01,REFERRED,"Removes the limitation upon the amount of outside income which an individual may earn while receiving benefits under title II of the Social Security Act (Old-Age, Survivors' and Disability Insurance).",G000268,Barry,Goldwater
+hr11400-93,House of Representatives,hr,11400,93,1973-11-12,REFERRED,"Food Supplement Amendment - Defines the term ""food supplement"" for purposes of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act to mean food for special dietary uses, and defines the meaning of ""special dietary uses"" as particular uses of food for man which meets specified requirements. Provides that in administering such Act the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare: (1) shall not limit the potency, number, combination, amount, or variety of any synthetic or natural vitamin, mineral, substance, or ingredient of any food supplement unless such article is intrinsically injurious to health in the recommended dosage; and (2) shall not require a warning label on any food supplement unless such article is intrinsically injurious to health in the recommended dosage.",H000281,William,Harsha
+hr11581-93,House of Representatives,hr,11581,93,1973-11-27,REFERRED,Increases by two the number of district judges for the Eastern District of Kentucky.,C000201,Tim,Carter
+hr16620-93,House of Representatives,hr,16620,93,1974-09-11,REFERRED,"Arthritis Prevention Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act - Makes it the purpose of this Act to establish: (1) a long-range plan to expand and coordinate the national research, treatment, and control effort against arthritis and related musculoskeletal diseases; (2) centers for arthritis prevention, research, screening, early detection, training, treatment, and rehabilitation programs; and (3) programs to develop new and improved methods of arthritis screening and early detection and to establish a central arthritis screening and early detection data bank. Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health to establish a National Commission on Arthritis and Related Musculoskeletal Diseases. Specifies the composition, duties, and powers of the Commission. States that the Commission shall formulate a long-range plan to combat arthritis and related musculoskeletal diseases with specific recommendations for the utilization and organization of national resources for that purpose. States that the plan shall include a plan for a coordinated research program encompassing existing and proposed Federal, non-Federal and local programs. Enumerates investigations, studies, and programs to be carried out under such plan. Authorizes to be appropriated $1,000,000 to carry out the above purposes. Establishes within the National Institute on Arthritis, Metabolism, and Digestive Diseases the position of Associate Director for Arthritis and Related Musculoskeletal Diseases. States that the Director of the National Institutes of Health shall establish an Inter-Institute Arthritis and Related Diseases Coordinating Committee to better coordinate research activities relating to arthritis and related musculoskeletal diseases. Provides for the development, establishment, construction, and operation of arthritis research and training centers. Specifies the purposes to be achieved by such research and training programs. Provides for the geographical distribution, operational support, and evaluation of such research and training centers. Authorizes specified appropriations for fiscal years 1975, 1976, and 1977 for the establishment of such centers. Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to establish and support arthritis screening, early detection, prevention, and control demonstration programs. Specifies the purpose of such programs. Authorizes specified appropriations for fiscal years 1975, 1976, and 1977 for the establishment and support of such programs. Requires the Secretary to establish the Arthritis Screening and Detection Data Bank as soon as practicable after the enactment of this Act. Provides that not less than $500,000 of the sums appropriated to the National Institutes of Health to carry out the purposes of this Act shall be obligated for basic and clinical orthopedic research conducted or supported by the National Institute on Arthritis, Rheumatism, and Metabolic Diseases.",M000718,Clarence,Miller
+hr16071-93,House of Representatives,hr,16071,93,1974-07-23,REFERRED,"Continues the present federally subsidized flood insurance program, under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, in any locality where construction of an adequate flood protection system has begun. Repeals the provisions of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 which require flood insurance in specified instances before Federal financial assistance can be provided.",M000718,Clarence,Miller
+hr730-93,House of Representatives,hr,730,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Fish Disease Control Act - States that communicable fish diseases constitute a major threat to the fish resources of the United States. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce to issue such regulations as deemed appropriate to prohibit or control the movement in interstate and foreign commerce of diseased fish or articles, and to specify by regulation those fish diseases and species of fish which pose a threat to the fish resources of the United States. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce, in order to develop an effective, coordinated fish disease control program for the protection of fishery resources, to enter into cooperative agreements with the appropriate agencies of the States. Makes provisions for such agreements. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce to order the owner of any fish or article specified as diseased to destroy, disinfect, or quarantine such fish or article, and to compensate the owner for any fish destroyed. Prescribes a fine not exceeding $1000 and/or imprisonment up to one year for persons receiving or delivering for the transport in interstate or foreign commerce any fish or article infected or contaminated by a disease. Authorizes, with or without a warrant, the arrest of any person violating this Act, and the search and seizure of any fish or article taken in connection with a violation of this Act. Authorizes the appropriation of up to $3,200,000 for fiscal year 1974, and an equal sum for each of the four succeeding fiscal years to carry out the purposes of this Act.",M000070,William,Mailliard
+hr3925-93,House of Representatives,hr,3925,93,1973-02-07,REFERRED,Provides that the requirements with respect to the disclosure of marital status shall be the same for men and women in matters relating to voting qualifications in Federal elections. (Amends 42 U.S.C. 1971),B000472,Jonathan,Bingham
+hr10352-93,House of Representatives,hr,10352,93,1973-09-19,REFERRED,"States that the increases in the monthly benefits and lump sum death payments under title II (Old-Age, Survivors', and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act shall be increased by 7 percent beginning January 1974 (presently increased by the percentage by which the Consumer Price Index for June 1973 exceeds that for June 1972, beginning April 1974.)",A000189,Glenn,Anderson
+hr357-93,House of Representatives,hr,357,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Fair Labor Standards Amendments - Extends the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act to employees of an enterprise whose annual gross volume of sales made or business done is not less than $125,000. Defines ""employer"" subject to the act as including any person of an employer in relation to an employee and includes the United States or any State or political subdivision of a State (but does not include a labor organization). Increases the hourly minimum rate under the Act to $2.25. Increase the hourly minimum wage rate for employees in agriculture to: (1) not less than $1.50 an hour during the first year from the effective date of this Act; (2) not less than $1.75 an hour during the second year from such date; (3) not less than $2.00 an hour during the third year from such date; and (4) not less than $2.25 an hour thereafter.",C000164,Charles,Carney
+hr15032-93,House of Representatives,hr,15032,93,1974-05-29,REFERRED,"Requires hiring based soley upon fixtures for the performance of duties, rather than the granting of preference on the basis of political affiliation or recommendation by any political organization, in the hiring of temporary or part-time employees to carry out censuses, surveys, or other work of the Bureau of the Census. Sets forth penalties for violations of this Act. Provides that anyone who attempts to cause the employment of any person in a capacity covered by this Act shall be fined not more than $1,000 for each such violation. (Adds 13 U.S.C. 27,215)",A000224,Leslie,Aspin
+hr6609-93,House of Representatives,hr,6609,93,1973-04-04,REFERRED,Postal Reorganization Act Amendments - Provides that postal officers and employees are exempted from the requirement that Federal employees sign an affidavit affirming that they do not advocate the overthrow of any constitutional form of government or assert the right to strike against the Government. Repeals the mandatory arbitration provisions previously applicable to postal employees. Makes employee-management relations in the Postal Service subject to the National Labor Relations Act. (Amends 39 U.S.C. 410).,R000423,Frederick,Rooney
+hr13440-93,House of Representatives,hr,13440,93,1974-03-12,REFERRED,"Increases the rates of disability compensation for disabled veterans. Enables the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to adjust administratively, consistent with the increases authorized by this Act, the rates of disability compensation payable to persons receiving benefits on December 31, 1958, who are not in receipt of compensation payable for service connected disability or death. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 314, 315)",M001130,John,Myers
+hr16651-93,House of Representatives,hr,16651,93,1974-09-12,REFERRED,"Prohibits a petroleum refiner or distributor from cancelling, failing to renew, or otherwise terminating a franchise unless he furnishes notification in writing to each affected distributor or retailer by certified mail not less than ninety days prior to the date on which such franchise will be canceled, together with a statement of the reasons of such cancellation and of the remedies available. Provides that a petroleum refiner or distributor shall not cancel, fail to renew, or otherwise terminate a franchise unless the retailer or distributor whose franchise is terminated failed to comply substantially with any essential and reasonable requirement of such franchise or failed to act in good faith in carrying out the terms of such franchise. States that if a refiner or distributor engages in conduct prohibited under this Act, a retailer or distributor may maintain a suit against such refiner or distributor.",N000113,Robert,Nix
+hr14056-93,House of Representatives,hr,14056,93,1974-04-09,REFERRED,"Soviet Energy Investment Prohibition Act - Provides that no department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government may directly or indirectly provide assistance to finance or otherwise promote the export of any commodity, product, or service from the United States if the intended use of such commodity, product, or service involves energy research and development or energy exploration in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.",D000255,John,Dent
+hr9031-93,House of Representatives,hr,9031,93,1973-06-28,REFERRED,"Gives the Federal Communications Commission authority under the Communications Act of 1934, to require that radio and television receivers meet prescribed technical standards for filtering out interference. (Adds 47 U.S.C. 303 (s)(2))",E000213,Marvin,Esch
+hr17414-93,House of Representatives,hr,17414,93,1974-10-16,REFERRED,"Emergency Jobs Act - Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to permit the Secretary of Labor to make financial assistance available for the purpose of providing transitional employment for unemployed persons in jobs providing needed public services, and training and manpower services. Makes $1,000,000,000 available for the purposes of this Act for obligation in any twelve-month period in which the national rate of unemployment exceeds 4 1/2 percent for three consecutive months, and an additional $1,000,000,000 for every increment of one-half percent over 4 1/2 percent not to exceed a 6 percent unemployment rate.",H000440,Margaret,Heckler
+hr766-93,House of Representatives,hr,766,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Requires the Secretary of Transportation, after consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, to issue regulations requiring the disinsection of aircraft arriving at any point in the United States after flight through airspace outside the United States. Provides that such regulations shall establish, from time to time, minimum procedures, equipment, facilities, and materials required to be employed for the proper disinsection of aircraft and minimum training requirements for individuals engaged in aircraft disinsection.",M000250,Spark,Matsunaga
+hr11968-93,House of Representatives,hr,11968,93,1973-12-14,REFERRED,"Revises the Social Security Act to increase to $4,000 the amount of outside income which (subject to further increases under the automatic adjustment provisions) is permitted each year without any deductions from benefits thereunder, but with a requirement that income of all types and from all sources be included in determining the amount of an individual's income for this purpose.",H000752,Elizabeth,Holtzman
+hr1934-93,House of Representatives,hr,1934,93,1973-01-11,REFERRED,"Exempts clubs organized for pleasure, recreation and other nonprofitable purposes, substantially all of the activities of which are for such purposes and no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any private shareholder, from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954. States that for the purpose of determining the unrelated business income of such an organization deductions allowed corporations on certain dividends shall be treated as not directly connected with the production of gross income. Provides that such deductions allowed shall not be allowed to any organization which takes a deduction attributable to furnishing services, insurance, goods, or other items of value to members.",W000018,Joseph,Waggonner
+hr16683-93,House of Representatives,hr,16683,93,1974-09-17,REFERRED,"Electric Customers Emergency Cost Reimbursement Act - Provides for a surcharge to be paid by any natural gas supplier abrogating a firm contract pursuant to Federal Power Commission rulings, with an electric utility and diverting such natural gas. States that the amounts of the surcharge levied may be collected from natural gas customers of such natural gas supplier on a pro rata basis in proportion to the amount of natural gas used by each such customer. States that all sums collected as a result of the levying of the surcharge shall be distributed for the use and benefit of the electric customers of the electric utilities whose natural gas supply contracts have been abrogated under Federal Power Commission rulings.",C000567,Thad,Cochran
+hr12751-93,House of Representatives,hr,12751,93,1974-02-07,REFERRED,Repeals the Emergency Daylight Saving Time Energy Conservation Act of 1973.,R000436,Charles,Rose
+hr1339-93,House of Representatives,hr,1339,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Provides for the relief of Anna I. Duisberg, sole heir of Doctor Walter H. Duisberg.",H000465,Henry,Helstoski
+hr9683-93,House of Representatives,hr,9683,93,1973-07-30,REFERRED,"Retirement Income Security for Employees Act - Declares it to be the policy of this Act to protect interstate commerce, and the equitable interests of participants in private pension plans and their beneficiaries, by improving the scope, administration and operation of such plans, by requiring pension plans to vest benefits in employees after equitable periods of service, by establishing minimum standards of fiduciary conduct, and by providing more appropriate and adequate remedies, sanctions, and ready access to the courts. Sets forth definitions of terms used in this Act. Title I: Organization - Provides that the Secretary of Labor shall have the responsibility to promote programs and plans for the establishment, administration, and operation of employee benefit plans. Requires the registration of such plans with the Secretary upon compliance with requirements set forth in this title. Authorizes the Secretary to undertake appropriate studies relating to pension and profit-sharing-retirement plans. Requires the Secretary to submit an annual report to Congress covering his activities under this Act. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to enable the Secretary to carry out his duties under this Act. Provides that within the Department of Labor, there shall be an Office of Pension and Welfare Plan Adminstration to be headed by an Assistant Secretary of Labor, appointed by the President, with Senate advice and consent, to exercise power and authority delegated the Secretary of Labor for the administration and enforcement of the Act. States that, unless exempt, the provisions of this Act apply to any pension or profit-sharing-retirement plan established or maintained by an employer, a union, or both together in any industry or activity affecting interstate commerce. Provides that this Act shall not apply to plans administered by Federal or State governments, plans administered by religious organizations, plans for the self-employed, plans covering not more than 25 participants, plans established outside the territorial jurisdiction of the United States for citizens of other countries, certain plans for key executives and plans for members of labor organizations which are financed exclusively from the members' dues. Provides that the Secretary shall require by regulation that each plan furnish a vested participant, upon his termination of service with the plan, with a certificate reciting the benefits due the participant and the location of the entity responsible for payment and the date when payment shall begin. Title II: Vesting and Funding Requirements - States that pension or profit-sharing-retirement plans may require as a condition for eligibility in the plan a period of service longer than 12 months or an age greater than 21, whichever occurs later. Requires all pension and profit-sharing-retirement plans to vest rights in participants with respect to service on or after the effective date of the title at the rate of a 30 percent vested interest commencing with eight years of service, and increasing by 10 percent each year thereafter in order that 100 percent vesting is attained after 15 years of service. Provides that no more than three of the eight years required to qualify for a 30 percent vested right need be continuous years of service, but that service prior to the age of 21 may be ignored in determing eligibility for a vested right unless the participant or his employer has made contributions to the plan with respect to service prior to age 21. Provides that every pension plan filed for registration under this Act shall provide for funding, in accordance with the provisions of this title, which is adequate to provide for payment of all pension benefits which may be payable under the terms of the plan. Requires such plans to be received every five years by certified actuaries. Requires all funds of terminated pension plans to be distributed as follows: (1) first, to retirees or persons eligible to retire on the date of plan termination; (2) to participants who have vested rights under the plan but who have not reached retirement age; and (3) to other participants. Provides that an existing plan subject to this title may elect, pursuant to regulations, to divide the plan and its trust into two separate plans and trusts or within the same plan and trust, into two separate plan and trust accounts as follows: (1) the continuing plan or plan and trust account which shall be a continuation of the plan as it existed immediately before the effective date of this title and which shall cover those participants who have credited service under such plan as of such date and who elect to remain covered by the provisions of such plan; and (2) the new plan or new plan and trust account which shall cover all new participants and all participants who would be eligible to continue coverage under the continuing plan but who elect to waive such coverage and to participate instead in the new plan. Authorizes the Secretary to grant an initial delay of up to three years to comply with the vesting or funding requirements of the Act where initial compliance with these requirements would be unduly burdensome, impractical, or would otherwise adversely affect the interests of employees. States that upon a showing that an employer cannot make the required annual contribution to the plan, the Secretary is authorized to permit the deficiency to be funded over a period of five years, provided that the Secretary is satisfied that such a waiver will not adversely affect the interests of employees and will not impair the financial position of the plan termination insurance fund. Title III: Voluntary Portability Program for Vested Pensions - Establishes a voluntary program for protability of vested pension credits. Provides that the program will be administered by and under the Secretary's direction and designed to facilitate the voluntary transfer of vested credits between registered plans. States that plans registered under the Act may voluntarily apply for membership in the program and upon approval be issued a certificate of membership by the Secretary. Establishes a Voluntary Portability Program Fund under the supervision of the Secretary into which payments will be made in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary under the portability program. Provides that the Secretary shall be the trustee of the fund, and shall administer the fund and report to the Congress annually on the fund's operations and fiscal status. Title IV: Plan Termination Insurance - Establishes the 'Private Pension Plan Termination Insurance Program' which shall be administered by and under the direction of the Secretary. Provides that such program shall insure participants in a plan against losses of vested benefits arising from plan termination. States that the coverage under such program is limited to 50 percent of the highest monthly wage of a participant earned over a five yar period or $500 per month. Provides that upon registration with the Secretary, each plan shall pay a uniform assessment to the insurance program to cover the administrative costs of such program. States that no plan insured under this title shall terminate without approval of the Secretary. Provides that where employers in terminated plans are not insolvent, such employers shall be liable to reimburse the insurance program to the extent provided under this title. Creates the Pension Benefit Insurance Fund which shall be available without fiscal year limitation for the purposes of this title. Title V: Disclosure and Fudiciary Standards - Provides that annual reports required by the Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure Act shall be accompanied by a certificate designating the Secretary as agent for service of process in any action arising under this Act. States that plan descriptions under the Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure Act shall be comprehensive and written in a manner calculated to be understood by the average participant. Sets forth provisions which a plan's annual financial report shall include. States that the administrator of any employee benefit plan subject to such Act shall file a copy of the plan description and each annual report with the Secretary. Provides that every three years each participant in the plan shall receive a revised summary of the plan's important provisions and major amendments thereto. Expands the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans to 21 members (now 13) and adds as permanent categories of membership the fields of actuarial counseling, investment counseling and accounting. Provides that every employee benefit funds established to provide for the payment of benefits shall be established pursuant to a duly executed trust agreement which shall set forth the purpose or purposes for which such fund is established and the detailed basis on which payments are to be made into and out of such fund. States that such fund shall be deemed a trust for the exclusive purpose of (1) providing benefits to participants in the plan and their beneficiaries and (2) defraying reasonable expenses of administering the plan. Provides that a fiduciary shall discharge his duties with respect to the fund: (1) with the care under the circumstances then prevailing that a prudent man acting in a like capacity and familiar with such matters would use in the conduct of an enterprise of a like character and with like aims; and (2) in accordance with the documents and instruments governing the fund insofar as is consistent with this Act. Sets forth in detail the restrictions on and the extent of the obligations, responsibilities and duties of a fiduciary under this Act. Title VI: Enforcement - Empowers the Secretary to petition any district court of the United States having jurisdiction to require a pension or profit-sharing plan to comply with the requirements of this Act or to recover the payment of required monies. Provides that civil actions by plan participants against violations of the fiduciary requirements of this Act may be instituted in Federal or State courts. Allows a fiduciary or administrator of a plan to obtain judicial review of the actions of the Secretary. Declares to be the express intent of Congress the the provisions of this Act or the Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure Act shall supersede any and all laws of the States and of political subdivisions thereof insofar as they may now or hereafter relate to the subject matters regulated by this Act or the Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure Act. States that nothing in this Act shall be construed to: (1) exempt or relieve any employee benefit plan not subject to this Act or the Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure Act from any law of any State which regulates insurance, banking, or securities or to prohibit a State from requiring that there be filed with a State agency copies of reports required by this Act to be filed with the Secretary; or (3) alter, amend, modify, invalidate, impair, or supersede any law of the United States other than the Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure Act or any rule or regulation issued under any law except as specifically provided in this Act. Title VII: Effective Dates - Sets forth the effective dates of the provisions of this Act.",A000189,Glenn,Anderson
+hr8459-93,House of Representatives,hr,8459,93,1973-06-06,REFERRED,Expands the Secretary of Agriculture's authority for permitting the free use of timber and stone found upon the national forests.,D000220,John,Dellenback
+hr10870-93,House of Representatives,hr,10870,93,1973-10-11,REFERRED,Provides that educational assistance afforded to eligible veterans under the Veterans' Educational Assistance Chapter shall remain available until used (presently available until 8 years after discharge). (Amends 38 U.S.C. 1662),L000413,Clarence,Long
+hr4701-93,House of Representatives,hr,4701,93,1973-02-22,REFERRED,Provides for the relief of Antonio Corapi.,D000419,Harold,Donohue
+hr636-93,House of Representatives,hr,636,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Tax Policy Review Act - Title I: Provisions to Terminate on January 1, 1974: Provides that the following provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 shall terminate on January 1, 1974: (1) the $30,000 exemption and deduction of regular income taxes for the minimum tax on preferences; (2) treatment of group-term life insurance purchased for employees; (3) exclusion from gross income of $5,000 employee's death benefit; (4) exemption from tax of $100 of dividends received by individuals; (5) treatment of lost from certain nonbusiness guaranties; (6) twenty-percent variation under the asset depreciation range system; (7) capital gain treatment for lump-sum distribution from pension funds; (8) treatment of employee stock options; (9) tax exemption of credit unions and mutual insurance funds for certain financial institutions; (10) treatment of bad debt reserves of banks and other financial institutions; (11) percentage depletion for oil, gas, and other minerals; (12) capital gain for timber, coal, and iron ore royalties; (13) exclusion of gross-up on dividends of less developed countries corporations; (14) exemption of earned income from foreign sources; (15) alternative tax capital gains; (16) rules for recapture of depreciation on sale at gain of real property; and (17) special exemptions for excess deductions account for farm losses. Title II: Provisions to Terminate on January 1, 1975 - Provides that the following provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 shall terminate on January 1, 1975: (1) exclusion from gross income of amounts received as sick pay; (2) deduction of nonbusiness interest and taxes; (3) fast depreciation methods; (4) deduction of research and experimental expenditures; (5) deduction of soil and water conservation expenditures; (6) additional first-year depreciation allowance; (7) deduction of expenditures for clearing land; (8) amortization of railroad grading and tunnel bores; (9) deduction of intangible drilling and development costs; (10) deduction of development expenditures in the case of mines; (11) tax exemption for ships under foreign flag; (12) special deduction for a Western Hemisphere trade corporation; (13) exemption of income from sources within possessions of United States; (14) exclusion from subpart F income of shipping profits and certain dividends, interest, and gains; (15) tax exemption for a DISC; (16) step-up in tax basis of property acquired from decedent; and (17) capital gains on sale or exchange of patents. Title III: Provisions to Terminate on January 1, 1976 - Provides that the following provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 shall terminate on January 1, 1976: (1) corporate surtax exemption; (2) retirement income credit; (3) credit or deduction for contributions to candidates for public office; (4) investment credit; (5) tax-exempt interest; (6) exclusion from gross income of rental value of parsonages; (7) exclusion from gross income of scholarship and fellowhip grants; (8) exclusion from gross income of gain on the sale of residence by person over 65; (9) additional exemption for age 65 or blindness of taxpayer or spouse; (10) exemption for child whose income exceeds $750; (11) deduction for nonbusiness casualty losses; (12) charitable contribution deductions; (13) medical expense deduction; (14) household and dependent care deduction; (15) deduction of moving expenses; (16) nonrecognition of gain on appreciated property used to redeem stock; (17) nonrecognition of gain in connection with certain liquidations; and (18) deduction for capital gains.",H000456,Henry,Heinz
+hr10183-93,House of Representatives,hr,10183,93,1973-09-11,REFERRED,"Prohibits the licensing of hydroelectric projects on the Middle Snake River below Hells Canyon Dam in the States of Idaho, Oregon, and Washington, at any time before September 30, 1978.",S001138,Steven,Symms
+hr13258-93,House of Representatives,hr,13258,93,1974-03-05,REFERRED,"Disallows, under the Internal Revenue Code, percentage depletion deductions on foreign oil and gas wells, tax deductions for intangible drilling and development costs for foreign oil or gas wells, and tax credits for income, war profits, or excess profits tax paid or accrued which is attributable to income from foreign oil or gas wells. Allows a tax deduction for excess profits taxes imposed by foreign countries to the extent a credit is denied for such taxes.",R000374,Peter,Rodino
+hr14121-93,House of Representatives,hr,14121,93,1974-04-10,REFERRED,"Home Health Services Act - Provides, under the Public Health Service Act, for the establishment and initial operation of public and nonprofit private agencies which will provide home health services in areas in which such services are not otherwise available. Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make grants: (1) to meet the initial and expanding costs of such agencies; and (2) for programs for the training of professional and paraprofessional personnel to provide home health services. Authorizes the appropriation of such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act.",S000841,Alan,Steelman
+hr12080-93,House of Representatives,hr,12080,93,1973-12-20,REFERRED,"Revises the Freedom of Information Act by requiring each United States government agency to publish and distribute copies of (1) final opinions made in the adjudication of cases, (2) those statements of policy and interpretations which have been adopted by the agency and are not published in the Federal Register, and (3) administrative staff manuals and instructions to staff that affect a member of the public. Requires each agency, upon receipt of any request for records under this Act, to (1) acknowledge such receipt within five days, (2) determine whether to comply within ten days and immediately inform the requestor of his right to appeal to the agency head any adverse determination, and (3) make a determination with respect to such appeal within twenty days. Exempts from requests under the Freedom of Information Act matter authorized under Executive order or statute to be kept secret in the interest of national defense or foreign policy. Prescribes reporting requirements for agencies to Congress with respect to requests made under this Act. Defines the term agency as any executive department, military department, Government corporation, Government controlled corporation, or other establishment in the Executive branch (including the Executive Office of the President), or any independent regulatory agency.",M000930,William,Moorhead
+hr10102-93,House of Representatives,hr,10102,93,1973-09-06,REFERRED,"Provides, under title II of the Social Security Act (Old_Age, Survivors' and Disability Insurance), for the payment at age 62 (rather than at age 65) of widow's or widower's insurance benefits equal to 100 percent of the deceased worker's primary insurance amount.",R000401,Paul,Rogers
+hr2031-93,House of Representatives,hr,2031,93,1973-01-15,REFERRED,"Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire the Saratoga Battle Monument, located at Schuylerville, New York, and such surrounding property as necessary, and to designate this monument and property as the Saratoga National Battle Monument.",K000195,Carleton,King
+hr8670-93,House of Representatives,hr,8670,93,1973-06-13,REFERRED,Provides for the relief of Emanuel Licitra.,R000383,Robert,Roe
+hr14984-93,House of Representatives,hr,14984,93,1974-05-22,REFERRED,"Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to pay a pension to each veteran who served in the active military, naval, or air service at any time during World War I and who is not eligible for other pension benefits. Defines World War I as meaning the period beginning on April 5, 1917, and ending on July 2, 1921. Provides for a schedule of pension payments under this Act. Provides that if the veteran is married and living with or reasonably contributing to the support of his spouse, or has a child or children, the monthly rate of pension under this Act shall be $150. Provides that if the veteran is unmarried (or married but not living with or reasonably contributing to the support of his spouse) and has no child, the monthly rate of pension shall be $135. Provides that if the veteran has a disability by reason of which he is permanently housebound, the monthly rate hereunder shall be increased by $50. Provides that veterans in need of regular aid and attendance shall have their monthly rates increased by $125. Directs the Administrator to pay to widows of veterans, receiving benefits under this Act at time of death, pension benefits at a schedule provided in this Act.",S000472,Joe,Skubitz
+hr13074-93,House of Representatives,hr,13074,93,1974-02-27,REFERRED,Authorizes full wartime disability benefits for extrahazardous service whether the injury or disease was wartime-connected or not.,H000124,John,Hammerschmidt
+hr135-93,House of Representatives,hr,135,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Food Supplement Amendment - Defines the term ""food supplement"" for purposes of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act to mean food for special dietary uses, and defines the meaning of ""special dietary uses"" as particular uses of food for man which meets specified requirements. Provides that in administering such Act the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare: (1) shall not limit the potency, number, combination, amount, or variety of any synthetic or natural vitamin, mineral, substance, or ingredient of any food supplement unless such article is intrinsically injurious to health in the recommended dosage; and (2) shall not require a warning label on any food supplement unless such article is intrinsically injurious to health in the recommended dosage.",C000263,Elford,Cederberg
+hr1141-93,House of Representatives,hr,1141,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Revises the penalties for the introduction of merchandise into the United States on the basis of false or fraudulent information. Provides that, if the United States is or may be deprived of the lawful duties or any portion thereof accruing upon such merchandise or any portion thereof due to negligence or unintentional disregard of the customs laws or regulations, but without intent to defraud, there shall be assessed on such merchandise a penalty equal to 5 percent of the underpayment of the lawful duties due and payable on said merchandise. Provides that, if the United States is or may be deprived of the lawful duties or any portion thereof accruing upon such merchandise or any portion thereof due to fraud, there shall be assessed on such merchandise a penalty equal to fifty percent of the underpayment of the lawful duties due on such merchandise. Provides that there shall be assessed on such merchandise additional duties equal to the amount of the underpayment of the duties deemed due thereon and not theretofore assessed and paid, in addition to the penalties provided above if the determination of the appropriate customs officer as to the amount of duties payable on such merchandise has become final, by reason of liquidation of the entry or entries of such merchandise, without assessment of the full amount of the duties deemed by the appropriate customs officer to be payable thereon. States that such penalties and additional duties as may be assessed under this Act may be remitted or mitigated in whole or in part by the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to a petition for remission or mitgation. Provides for judicial review of the final determination of the Secretary by the United States Customs Court.",R000485,Edward,Roybal
+hr3455-93,House of Representatives,hr,3455,93,1973-01-31,REFERRED,"Designates as the Sandia Mountain Wilderness, specified areas in the Cibola National Forest, New Mexico. (Amends 11 U.S.C. 1132 (b))",L000506,Manuel,Luján
+hr16409-93,House of Representatives,hr,16409,93,1974-08-13,REFERRED,"Authorizes the increase in civil service retirement annuities of specified Federal employees who retired before July 18, 1966, with reduced annuities.",L000413,Clarence,Long
+hr2458-93,House of Representatives,hr,2458,93,1973-01-18,REFERRED,"Repeals the Gun Control Act of 1968 and reenacts the Federal Firearms Act. Provides that whoever used a firearm to commit any felony which may be prosecuted in a court of the United States, or carries a firearm unlawfully during the commission of any felony which may be prosecuted in a court of the United States, or uses a firearm to commit any felony, or carries a firearm unlawfully during the commission of any felony, which use or carrying for the purpose is unlawful according to the law of the State in which it occurs, shall, in addition to the punishment provided for the commission of the felony, be sentenced to a term of imprisonment for not less than one year nor more than ten years.",V000093,Victor,Veysey
+hr705-93,House of Representatives,hr,705,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Provides a full exemption (through credit or refund) from the employees' tax under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act, for purposes of title II of the Social Security Act (Old-Age, Survivors' and Disability Insurance) and an equivalent reduction in the self-employment tax, in the case of individuals who have attained age 65. (Amends 26 U.S.C. 1401)",K000302,Edward,Koch
+hr8154-93,House of Representatives,hr,8154,93,1973-05-24,REFERRED,Uniformed Services Retirement Pay Equalization Act - Provides that the retired or retainer pay of any member or former member of a uniformed service shall be computed at the rate of basic pay to which such member or former member would be entitled if he were serving on active duty in his retired grade.,S000762,Fernand,St. Germain
+hr13380-93,House of Representatives,hr,13380,93,1974-03-12,REFERRED,"Food Commodity Distribution Program Act - Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to use his power to appropriate funds to encourage the domestic consumption of agricultural products to purchase agricultural commodities for the purpose of maintaining or increasing the traditional level of expenditure for food assistance programs authorized by law. Allows the Secretary to use the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation for such purposes. States that this Act shall be effective on July 1, 1974.",B000472,Jonathan,Bingham
+hr9938-93,House of Representatives,hr,9938,93,1973-08-03,REFERRED,"Automobile Driver Education Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to carry on a national educational campaign designed to educate drivers, pedestrians, and others with respect to the dangers incurred when driving on or crossing highways. Imposes an additional tax of one-tenth of a cent per gallon on gasoline and other motor fuels, to be paid into the Highway Trust Fund, to pay for the costs incurred in carrying out the purposes of this Act.",M001098,John,Murphy
+hr13051-93,House of Representatives,hr,13051,93,1974-02-26,REFERRED,"Provides additional Federal payments to States for the amounts in excess of the total quarterly public assistance expenditures with respect to Indians, Aleuts, Eskimos, native Hawaiians, and other aboriginal persons authorized under State public assistance programs established pursuant to the Social Security Act. Provides that such payments shall be in addition to those otherwise payable to States as the Federal share of aid or assistance under the Social Security Act. Defines the terms ""Indians"" and ""native Hawaiian"". Authorizes to be appropriated, for each fiscal year, the sums necessary to enable the Secretary to make payments authorized by this Act.",M000250,Spark,Matsunaga
+hr12440-93,House of Representatives,hr,12440,93,1974-01-30,REFERRED,"National Diabetes Mellitus Act - Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health, with the advice of the advisory council to the Director, to establish a National Commission on Diabetes within 60 days of enactment of this Act. Directs the Commission to formulate a long range plan to combat diabetes mellitus, which shall include a coordinated research program proposed Federal, State, and local programs for screening and detection of diabetes, referral for treatment, and counseling on how to live with diabetes. Authorizes an appropriation of $1,000,000 to carry out such long-range plan. Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to develop or substantially expand centers for research and training in diabetes mellitus and related endocrine metabolic disorders. Authorizes appropriations of $5,000,000 for fiscal 1975, $7,500,000 for fiscal 1976, and $10,000,000 for fiscal 1977 for such centers. Directs the Director to establish an Inter-Institute Diabetes Mellitus Coordinating Committee to coordinate the total National Institutes of Health research activities relating to diabetes mellitus.",H000456,Henry,Heinz
+hr16305-93,House of Representatives,hr,16305,93,1974-08-07,REFERRED,"Authorizes the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency to exchange a portion of real property conveyed to the city of Grand Junction, Colorado, for airport purposes.",J000148,James,Johnson
+hr3832-93,House of Representatives,hr,3832,93,1973-02-06,REFERRED,"War Powers Act - Declares that it is the purpose of this Act to fulfill the intent of the framers of the Constitution of the United States and insure that the collective judgment of both the Congress and the President will apply to the introduction of the Armed Forces of the United States in hostilities, or in situations where imminent involvement in hostilities is clear from the circumstances, and to the continued use of such forces in hostilities. States that the Act is not intended to encroach upon the recognized powers of the President, as Commander in Chief, to conduct hostilities authorized by the Congress, to respond to attacks or the imminent threat of attacks upon the United States, including its territories and possessions, to respond to attacks or the imminent threat of attacks against the Armed Forces of the United States, and under proper circumstances, to rescue endangered citizens of the United States located in foreign countries. Provides that, in the absence of a declaration of war by the Congress, the Armed Forces of the United States may be introduced in hostilities, or in situations where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, only: (a) to repel an armed attack upon the United States, its territories and possessions; to take necessary and appropriate retaliatory actions in the event of such an attack; and to forestall the direct and imminent threat of such an attack; (b) to repel an armed attack against the Armed Forces of the United States located outside of the United States, its territories and possessions, and to forestall the direct and imminent threat of such an attack; (c) to protect while evacuating citizens of the United States, as rapidly as possible, from the high seas or any country in which such citizens are present with the express or tacit consent of the government of such country, and who are being subjected to a direct and imminent threat to their lives, either sponsored by such government or beyond the power of such government to control; or (d) pursuant to specific statutory authorization, but authority to introduce the Armed Forces of the United States into hostilities shall not be inferred from any treaty or from any provision of law, including any provision contained in any appropriation Act, unless such provisions specifically authorize the introduction of such Armed Forces in hostilities and exempts the introduction of such armed forces from compliance with the provisions of this Act. Stipulates that no treaty in force at the time of the enactment of this Act shall be construed as specific statutory authority for, or a specific exemption permitting, the introduction of the Armed Forces in any such situation. Provides that the use of the Armed Forces of the United States in hostilities pursuant to this Act shall be reported promptly in writing by the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate, together with a full account of the circumstances under which such hostilities were initiated, the estimated scope of such hostilities, and the consistency of such hostilities with the applicable provisions of this Act. States that hostilities commenced pursuant to this Act shall not be sustained beyond thirty days from the date of their initiation except as provided in specific legislation enacted for that purpose by the Congress. Provides that hostilities commenced pursuant to this Act may be terminated prior to the thirty day period by statute or joint resolution of Congress, except where the President certifies that continued use of the Armed Forces is necessary for the safety and prompt disengagement of United States forces. Directs that any bill or resolution, authorizing continuance or termination of military hostilities shall, if sponsored or co-sponsored by one third of the Members of the House of Congress in which it originates, be considered reported to the floor of such House no later than one day following its introduction, unless the Members otherwise determine by yeas and nays. States that any such bill or resolution referred to a committee after having passed one House of Congress shall be considered reported from such committee within one day after it is referred to such committee, unless the Members of the House referring it to committee shall otherwise determine by yeas and nays. Provides that any bill or resolution reported shall immediately become the pending business of the House to which it is reported, and shall be voted upon within three days after such report, unless such House shall otherwise determine by yeas and nays. Directs that this Act will not affect military hostilities already undertaken before enactment.",M000291,Romano,Mazzoli
+hr11153-93,House of Representatives,hr,11153,93,1973-10-29,REFERRED,"Provides that paper money of the United States shall carry a designation in braille indicating the denomination after January 1, 1975.",R000065,John,Rarick
+hr5673-93,House of Representatives,hr,5673,93,1973-03-15,REFERRED,"Provides, under the Internal Revenue Code, that in the case of an individual there shall be allowed as a deduction any amount, up to $150, paid during the taxable year as premiums on a motor vehicle insurance policy which insures a motor vehicle owned by the taxpayer. (Adds 26 U.S.C. 218)",B001092,James,Burke
+s3236-93,Senate,s,3236,93,1974-03-26,REFERRED,"Provides for the relief of Ghalam Reza Padash and his wife, Homa Ghasemshahi Padash.",Y000047,Milton,Young
+hr9811-93,House of Representatives,hr,9811,93,1973-08-02,REFERRED,"Authorizes the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to conduct research and development programs to increase knowledge of tornadoes, hurricanes, large thunderstorms, and other short-term weather phenomena, and to develop methods for predicting, detecting, and monitoring such atmospheric behavior. A bill to authorize the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to conduct research and development programs to increase knowledge of tornadoes, hurricanes, large thunderstorms, and other types of short-term weather phenomena, and to develop methods for predicting, detecting, and monitoring such atmospheric behavior.",W000636,Edward,Winn
+hr990-93,House of Representatives,hr,990,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,Creates a medal to be known as the Medal of Honor for Policemen and a medal to be known as the Medal of Honor for Firemen. Authorizes the President to award such medals each year to one policeman and one fireman from each State. Provides that recipients of such medals shall be selected by the Governor of the State in which the reipient serves. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.,R000383,Robert,Roe
+hr15519-93,House of Representatives,hr,15519,93,1974-06-20,REFERRED,"National Health Action Corps Act - States that the purpose of this Act is to increase the number of trained professional personnel in the allied health field by providing young Americans training and practical work experience in the allied health field. Establishes within the executive branch an independent agency to be known as the Health Action Corps. Provides that the Corps shall be headed by a Board of Directors which shall consist of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, or their respective designees. States that it shall be the duty of the Corps to provide opportunities for young Americans to participate in programs which provide training and practical work experience in the allied health field. Provides that such programs shall include career counseling, exposure to various health-related occupations, and training and work experience in clinical settings. Stipulates that the Corps shall be composed of volunteers selected by the Administrator in accordance with policies and procedures established by the Board. States that the Administrator, in accordance with policies and procedures prescribed by the Board, may provide to any volunteer who has completed his period of enlistment: (1) a scholarship of $3,000 if such volunteer is a full-time student at a junior college, college, or university; or (2) a bonus of $3,000, if such volunteer works for one year in an area which (as determined by the Administrator) has a critical shortage of trained professional personnel in the allied health field. Stipulates that the Board shall establish a National Advisory Committee to advise, consult with, and make recommendations to the Board on matters relating to the following: (1) policies for the recruitment of Corps volunteers; (2) evaluation of the quality of the training provided to the Corps volunteers; (3) the projected future demand for trained professionals in the allied health field; and (4) innovations in the utilization of trained professional personnel in the allied health field.",S001134,James,Symington
+hr12645-93,House of Representatives,hr,12645,93,1974-02-06,REFERRED,"Extends the coverage for benefit purposes under title II of the Social Security Act (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) to homemakers. States that for the purposes of this Act, an individual shall be considered as a homemaker during any month in which that individual conducts or supervises the affairs of a household, not for a wage or salary, and: (1) is not less than 18 years of age (at the beginning of such month) nor more than 65 years of age (at the close of such month); (2) is not entitled to a monthly insurance benefit under this title; and (3) does not perform employment or engage in self-employment (other than service as a homemaker under this Act), or both for a total of more than 135 hours. Provides a method for determining the amount of the net earnings from self-employment which an individual is deemed to have derived from homemaker service. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate and the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to jointly prescribe such regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out this Act, and to publish for each taxable year a schedule showing the amounts to be derived (for such year) under the Internal Revenue Code.",J000266,Barbara,Jordan
+hr16887-93,House of Representatives,hr,16887,93,1974-09-25,REFERRED,"Provides, under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, for a limitation of two years on civil actions brought to prevent unlawful unemployment practices. (Amends 42 U.S.C. 2000e-5(f)(i))",E000084,William,Edwards
+hr7762-93,House of Representatives,hr,7762,93,1973-05-10,REFERRED,"Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to call upon other departments and agencies of the Federal Government and of the municipal government of the District of Columbia for information required for the efficient and economical conduct of surveys and questionnaires relating to the census. Excludes access by the Secretary of Commerce to financial information contained in individual income tax returns filed with the Internal Revenue Service, or to information otherwise made available by law. Authorizes the Secretary upon a showing of proper need to furnish to an authorized person requesting an authenticated transcript or copy of reports collected from such person in connection with the surveys and censuses provided for under this Act. Provides that in no case shall information furnished be used to the detriment of any party covered by that information. Requires the written permission of the respondent to such questionnaires and reports before the Secretary of Commerce or any other employee of the Department of Commerce may allow examination of such reports by anyone other than the sworn employees of the Department of Commerce. Requires that no employee of the Federal Government may, without the written permission of the respondent: (1) use any information furnished by the respondent for any purpose other than general statistical purposes; (2) make any publication by or through which the information collected from any respondent can be identified; (3) make any publication which will permit significant disclosure, by statistical inference of data furnished by any respondent; or (4) disclose the names of individuals or the addresses of their residences. Provides that the inviolability of the confidentiality of information collected under this Act shall not be abrogated, abridged, or breached for any reason whatsoever. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to take a decennial census of the population as of the first day of April in the year 1980 and every ten years thereafter, and to complete the report of the census within eight months. Requires the Secretary in the year 1975 and every ten years thereafter, to conduct a mid-decade sample survey of the population. Requires the Secretary to submit to the Congress no later than 3 years before the survey date his determination of the questions proposed to be included and the type of information to be compiled in the decennial census and the mid-decade survey. Requires the appropriate Congressional committees to review such determinations and to notify the Secretary of their recommendations for acceptance or rejection of the proposed questions and the type of information to be compiled. Establishes the geographical scope of the census and mid-decade sample surveys of the population. Authorizes the Secretary to use the statistical method of ""sampling"" to carry out the provisions of this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to conduct special censuses for the government of any State, or political subdivision within a State, and for the municipal government of the District of Columbia, upon payment to the Secretary of the actual or estimated cost of each such special census. Provides penalties for wrongful disclosure of information by an employee of the Federal Government. Provides that if a provision enacted by this Act is held invalid, all valid provisions that are severable from the invalid provision shall remain in effect.",W000571,Charles,Wilson
+hr8126-93,House of Representatives,hr,8126,93,1973-05-24,REFERRED,"Increases the contribution of the Federal Government to the costs of health benefits to Federal employees. Provides that the Civil Service Commission shall determine the average of the subscription charges in effect on the beginning date of each contract year with respect to self alone or self and family enrollment as applicable for the highest level of health benefits offered by the service benefit plan, the indemnity benefit plan, the two employee organization plans with the largest number of enrollments and the two comprehensive medical plan with the largest number of enrollments. Provides that, except as otherwise stated in this Act, the biweekly government contribution for health benefits for an employee enrolled in a health plan under this chapter shall be adjusted to an amount equal to the following percentage of the average subscription charge: 55 percent during 1973; 60 percent during 1974; 65 percent during 1975; 70 percent during 1976; and 75 percent during 1977, and each year thereafter. Permits an annuitant who is participating or who is eligible to participate in the health benefit program offered under the Retired Federal Employees Health Benefit Act, to elect coverage instead under the Government Employees Health Insurance Program established by the United States Civil Service Commission. Provides that each contract with a carrier for a health plan shall require the carrier to agree to pay for or provide a health service or supply in an individual case if the Commission finds that the employee, annuitant, or family member is entitled thereto under the teams of the contract.",F000381,Louis,Frey
+hr1208-93,House of Representatives,hr,1208,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Children's Dental Health Act - Provides the following fund authorizations for grants to State agencies or other organizations to carry out programs of dental care for preschool and school age children who are unable to obtain such services; fiscal year 1973 $5,000,000; fiscal year 1974 $3,000,000; and fiscal year 1975 $4,000,000. Provides for the Federal Government to share a portion of the costs of these programs. Authorizes grants totaling $57,000,000 covering the fiscal years 1973-1975 to public and private non-profit institutions to educate veterans and other persons as auxiliary dental personnel Authorizes grants totaling $26,000,000 covering fiscal years 1973-1975 to dental schools and other organizations for projects to promote the most effective use of auxiliary dental personnel. Directs the President to appoint a seven member Dental Advisory Committee to advise the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare on programs to meet the dental needs of the country. Requires the Secretary to report annually to Congress on the progress of the implementation and administration of the programs established by this Act. Gives the Secretary the power to regulate dentifrices under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Provides that the standards of eligibility under any State plan of operation shall not make ineligible any household which would have been eligible under the standards of eligibility provided by the State plan of operation in effect prior to January 11, 1971.",S000997,Samuel,Stratton
+hr13622-93,House of Representatives,hr,13622,93,1974-03-20,REFERRED,"National Cancer Amendments - Revises the Public Health Service Act by authorizing the Director of the National Cancer Institute to provide and contract for a program to disseminate and interpret for practitioners and other health professionals, scientists, and the general public new scientific and other information respecting the cause, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. Increases the authorized appropriations for the carrying out of the National Cancer Program. Makes various technical and conforming changes in the Public Health Service Act. Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to require appropriate scientific peer review of (1) applications made after the effective date of such regulations for grants under this Act for biomedical and behavioral research; and (2) biomedical and behavioral research and development contract projects to be administered after such effective date through an institute established under this Act, the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, or the National Institute on Drug Abuse.",B000839,Jack,Brinkley
+hr7430-93,House of Representatives,hr,7430,93,1973-05-02,REFERRED,"Permits the Federal Communications Commission, under the Communications Act of 1934, to authorize translator Broadcast stations to originate limited amounts of local programming, and to authorize frequency modulation radio translator stations to operate unattended in the same manner as is now permitted for television broadcast translator stations. (Amends 47 U.S.C. 318)",M000635,John,Melcher
+hr10235-93,House of Representatives,hr,10235,93,1973-09-12,REFERRED,"Emergency Medical Services Systems Act - Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make grants to and enter into contracts with eligible entities for projects which include both studying the feasibility of establishing and operating an emergency medical services system, and planning the establishment and operation of such a system. Requires that the reports of the results of any study and planning project assisted under this Act shall be submitted to the Secretary and the Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to and enter into contracts with eligible entities for the establishment and initial operation of emergency medical services systems. Sets forth the standards for such grants and contracts. States that, in considering applications which demonstrate exceptional need for financial assistance, the Secretary shall give special consideration to applications submitted for emergency medical services systems for rural areas. Directs the Secretary to make grants to and enter into contracts with eligible entities for projects for the expansion and improvement of emergency medical services systems, including the acquisition of equipment and facilities, the modernization of facilities, and other projects to expand and improve such systems. States that the amount of any grant or contract under this section for a project shall not exceed 50 percent of the cost of that project. Stipulates that the Secretary may make grants to public or private nonprofit entities, and enter into contracts with private entities and individuals, for the support of research in emergency medical techniques, methods, devices, and delivery. States that no grant may be made or contract entered into under this section for amounts in excess of $35,000, unless the application therefore has been recommended for approval by an appropriate peer review panel designated or established by the Secretary. Sets forth general provisions with respect to grants and contracts authorized under this Act. Establishes specified requirements for emergency medical services systems. Authorizes to be appropriated specified amounts for grants and contracts made pursuant to this Act for the fiscal years 1974, 1975, and 1976. Directs the Secretary to establish an Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services to evaluate the adequacy and technical soundness of all Federal programs and activities which relate to emergency medical services. Directs the Committee to make recommendations to the Secretary respecting the administration of contracts under this Act. Requires the Secretary to prepare and submit annually to the Congress a report on the administration of this Act. Directs the Secretary to make grants to and enter into contracts with schools of medicine, dentistry, osteopathy, and nursing and training centers for allied health professions, and other appropriate educational entities to assist in meeting the cost of training programs in the techniques and methods of providing emergency medical services. Authorizes to be appropriated $10,000,000 for the fiscal year 1974 for the purpose of making payments pursuant to grants and contracts under this section.",N000028,Ancher,Nelsen
+hr8121-93,House of Representatives,hr,8121,93,1973-05-24,REFERRED,"Provides, under the Federal Trade Commission Act, that exclusive territorial arrangements in any trademark licensing contract or agreement for the manufacture, distribution and sale of a trademarked food product shall not be deemed unlawful, provided: (1) that such product is in free and open competition with products of the same general class manufactured, distributed, and sold by others; (2) the licensee is in free and open competition with vendors of other products of the same general class; and (3) the licensor retains control over the nature and quality of such product in accordance with the provisions of the Trademark Act. (Amends 15 U.S.C. 41)",D000102,Glenn,Davis
+hr4887-93,House of Representatives,hr,4887,93,1973-02-27,REFERRED,"Requires States to pass along to individuals who are recipients of aid or assistance under the Federal-State public assistance programs or under specified other Federal programs, and who are entitled to social security benefits, the full amount of the 1972 increase in such benefits, either by disregarding it in determining their need for assistance or otherwise. Makes the same requirement with regard to Veterans' benefits and pensions.",W000680,Lester,Wolff
+hr846-93,House of Representatives,hr,846,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Immigration and Nationality Act - Establishes a five-member Board of Visa Appeals as an independent office within the Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs of the Department of State, with members to be appointed by the Secretary of State. Gives the Board jurisdiction to review the denial revocation of an immigrant visa of a resident alien, upon the petition of such citizen or alien. Makes the Board's decision final. Gives parents of permanent resident aliens second preference status (currently covered by this preference are spouses and unmarried sons or unmarried daughters of such aliens). Removes refugees from seventh preference status and makes available to the following requiring labor certification, some 10,200 immigrant visas annually on a first-come-first-served basis: (1) those who are engaged solely or principally by a religious denomination and seek admission to the United States to perform duties to carry out the objectives of such denomination; and (2) retired persons; (3) private investors; and (4) fiancees of U.S. citizens and permanent resident aliens (such aliens currently enter the United States on a nonpreference basis). Establishes a new provision for the admission of refugees from all over the world. Defines refugee as one who has fled from a Communist-dominated country or area, or has fled from any country and is unwilling to return ""due to well-founded fear of persecution, or danger to his life or civil liberties""; or has been uprooted by natural calamity or military operations and is unable to return to his usual abode. Provides 12,000 immigrant visas annually to qualified refugees throughout the world, notwithstanding any numerical limitations of current law. Authorizes the Attorney General to parole alien refugees into the United States if such action is deemed to be in the public interest of the United States. Provides a permanent authority to adjust the status of refugee parolees to that of permanent residence. Provides adjustment of status, in cases of exceptional hardship, for natives of Western Hemisphere countries. Establishes a new statute of limitations which prevents the deportation: (1) of aliens lawfully admitted to the U.S. for permanent residence solely by reason of any conduct or conditions which occurred or existed ten years prior to the institution of deportation proceedings; (2) of aliens lawfully admitted to the U.S. for permanent residence if such aliens entered the U.S. prior to age fourteen and have resided in the U.S. for a period of at least twenty years immediately preceding the institution of deportation proceedings against him. Facilitates the naturalization of: (1) persons over fifty years who have been living in the U.S. for at least twenty years; (2) permanent resident aliens employed overseas by an accredited American philanthropic organization; and (4) permanent resident aliens serving with the armed forces during hostilities in Vietnam. Permits the derivative acquisition of citizenship by a minor child, through his parents' naturalization, at eighteen years of age instead of sixteen as currently provided. Provides that final hearings upon petitions for naturalization can be held as late as thirty days before a pending general election. Eliminates the question of ""country of former nationality"" from the naturalization certificate. Establishes a Select Commission on Nationality and Naturalization to make full and complete study and investigation all matters relating to the policy and operation of title III of the Immigration and Nationality Act; including, but not limited to, the effect of Federal judicial decisions in recent years on any of the provisions of such title and an analysis and evaluation of the fairness of the naturalization policy of the United States. Provides that the Commission shall be composed of nine members--three from the Senate, three from the House and three apointed by the President, and shall file its final report one year following enactment of this act.",M001098,John,Murphy
+hr16951-93,House of Representatives,hr,16951,93,1974-09-30,REFERRED,Requires the monthly publication of a Consumer Price Index for the Elderly and provides for studies and legislative recommendations to be made with regard to utilizing such index in determining cost-of-living adjustments authorized in Federal programs for individuals who are at least sixty-two years of age.,M000826,Parren,Mitchell
+hr15302-93,House of Representatives,hr,15302,93,1974-06-10,REFERRED,"Increases, for purposes of computing unemployment compensation under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, the maximum recognizable amount of wages per month from $300 to one-twelfth of the current maximum annual taxable wages as defined by the Internal Revenue Code of 1954. Increases the daily benefit rate under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act. Increases the contribution base according to which employers are required to make proportional contributions to the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Administration Fund.",S000778,Harley,Staggers
+hr12488-93,House of Representatives,hr,12488,93,1974-02-04,REFERRED,"Directs the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to develop ground propulsion systems which are energy conserving, have clean emission characteristics, and are capable of being produced in large numbers at a reasonable mass production per unit cost. Requires that such ground propulsion systems must meet or better all air quality standards set by or under the National Emission Standards Act, the Clean Air Act, and the Air Quality Act of 1967, while substantially reducing per mile energy consumption. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this Act not to exceed $30,000,000 in the aggregate for the fiscal years 1974 through 1977.",B000918,George,Brown
+hr14309-93,House of Representatives,hr,14309,93,1974-04-23,REFERRED,"Authorizes and directs the Secretary of Commerce to develop and collect information with respect to foreign direct and foreign portfolio investment activities in the United States. Sets forth specific elements of such study to be included by the Secretary in his report. Requires the final report of such study to be submitted to the Congress within two years after the enactment of this Act. Authorizes the appropriation of $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1974, and $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1975, to carry out the purposes of this Act.",T000234,Charles,Thone
+hr15654-93,House of Representatives,hr,15654,93,1974-06-27,REFERRED,"Repeals, under the Social Security Act, the provisions for the establishment of Professional Standards Review Organizations to review services covered under the medicare and medicaid programs.",C000638,James,Collins
+hr10368-93,House of Representatives,hr,10368,93,1973-09-19,REFERRED,"Permits members of the Armed Services to elect, under the Surviors Benefit Plan, to have an annuity paid to their dependent children but not to a spouse. (Amends 10 U.S.C. 1448, 1450, 1451 and 1452)",H000437,Felix,Hébert
+hr190-93,House of Representatives,hr,190,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Prohibits the Tennessee Valley Authority from acquiring or utilizing, in carrying out its operations and functions, any coal mined by surface coal mining methods. Defines surface coal mining for purposes of this Act.",H000438,Kenneth,Hechler
+hr14470-93,House of Representatives,hr,14470,93,1974-04-30,REFERRED,"Provides, under the Housing Act of 1949, that a local public agency shall make payments to any small business which suffers loss of income because of interference with pedestrian or vehicular customer access to such business, if such interference: (1) lasts for thirty consecutive days; and (2) is a direct result of any work which is performed after January 1, 1970, with the financial assistance of any loan or grant made under title I of such Act. Prescribes the formula for computation of such payments.",F000424,Richard,Fulton
+hr13174-93,House of Representatives,hr,13174,93,1974-02-28,REFERRED,Revises the Public Health Service Act to extend to commissioned officers of the Public Health Service the benefits and immunities of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act.,R000401,Paul,Rogers
+hr16703-93,House of Representatives,hr,16703,93,1974-09-17,REFERRED,"Tax and Loan Account Interest Act - Terminates, under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, the insurance of any bank which fails to pay Federal funds rate of interest on all tax and loan accounts.",S000230,John,Seiberling
+hr11072-93,House of Representatives,hr,11072,93,1973-10-23,REFERRED,"Provides for the relief of South Florida Council, Inc., Boy Scouts of America.",F000381,Louis,Frey
+hr13700-93,House of Representatives,hr,13700,93,1974-03-25,REFERRED,"Authorizes additional educational assistance allowance payments to eligible veterans to partially defray the cost of tuition in an amount representing such cost which exceeds $419 for an ordinary school year, but not exceeding $600. (Adds 38 U.S.C. 1682)",L000243,Norman,Lent
+hr827-93,House of Representatives,hr,827,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,Authorizes members of the armed forces to be discharged from active military service by reason of physical disability when such members are suffering from drug dependency. Authorizes the civil commitment of such members after their discharge. Provides for the review of less than honorable discharges granted prior to the passage of this Act to such members and the issuance of new discharges in cases provided for under this Act.,M001098,John,Murphy
+hr273-93,House of Representatives,hr,273,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Allows a tax deduction, under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, of one-half of the expenses incurred by the taxpayer for the higher education of his children. Specifies the educational expenses that are deductible and the educational institutions which qualify for a deduction under this Act. (Amends 26 U.S.C. 218)",A000212,Frank,Annunzio
+hr14880-93,House of Representatives,hr,14880,93,1974-05-16,REFERRED,Provides for the relief of Tapan K. Mukherjee.,D000499,Robert,Drinan
+s2631-93,Senate,s,2631,93,1973-10-30,REFERRED,"Independent Special Prosecution Act - Establishes an Independent Special Prosecution Force, to have the responsibility for investigating and initiating prosecution of all offenses arising out of the Presidential election of 1972 and matters related thereto and arising therefrom, including all matters which were under investigation by the former Special Prosecutor prior to October 19, 1973, pursuant to the agreement made between the former Special Prosecutor and the Attorney-General designate on May 19, 1973. Directs the President of the United States to appoint, within fifteen days of the enactment of this legislation, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, two individuals to be coequal Special Prosecutors. Requires that neither of such individuals be from the same political party and that the individual appointed who is from a political party other than that of the President shall be appointed from a list submitted to the President, jointly, by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate, upon the recommendations of the majority leader of the House of Representatives and the majority leader of the Senate. Authorizes the Special Prosecutors to have exclusive jurisdiction to investigate, and prosecute against and in the name of the United States: (a) offenses arising out of the unauthorized entry into Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate; (b) other offenses arising out of the 1972 Presidential election; (c) offenses alleged to have been committed by the President, Presidential appointees, or members of the White House staff in relation to the 1972 Presidential campaign and election; (d) all other matters heretofore referred to the former Special Prosecutor pursuant to regulations of the Attorney General; and (e) offenses relating to or arising out of any such matters. Enumerates the powers and authorities of the Special Prosecutors, including: (1) to determine whether or not to contest the assertion of ""executive privilege"" or any other testimonial privilege; and (2) to receive appropriate national security clearance and review all evidence sought to be withheld on grounds of national security. Provides that all materials, tapes, documents, files, work in process, information, and all other property relevant to the duties of this Act shall be delivered into the possession of the Special Prosecutors appointed under this Act. Directs that all investigations, prosecutions, cases, litigation, and grand jury or other proceedings initiated by the former Special Prosecutor pursuant to regulations of the Attorney General shall be continued, as the Special Prosecutors deem appropriate, by them, and they shall become successor counsels for the United States in all such proceedings, notwithstanding any substitution of counsel made after October 20, 1973. Requires the Special Prosecutors to submit to the Congress directly requests for such funds, facilities, and legislation as they shall consider necessary to carry out their responsibilities under this Act. Requires that such requests shall receive priority consideration by the Congress. Provides that the Special Prosecutors shall carry out their duties under this Act within two years, except as necessary to complete trial or appellate action on indictments then pending. Empowers the President to remove the Special Prosecutors for neglect of duty, malfeasance in office, or violation of this Act, but for no other cause. States that when the President believes such violations have occurred, he shall prepare a notice of dismissal to be delivered to both Houses of Congress, stating the reasons for such dismissal. Provides that the dismissal shall become effective at the end of the first period of thirty calendar days of continuous session of Congress after the date on which the notice is delivered to it.",B000063,Howard,Baker
+hr1999-93,House of Representatives,hr,1999,93,1973-01-15,REFERRED,"Allows a tax deduction under the Internal Revenue Code of not more than $750 for ordinary and necessary expenses paid during the taxable year for the repair or improvement of property used by the taxpayer as his principal residence. Permits any person who is the owner of rental housing and who rehabilitates or restores such housing to deduct the cost of such restoration, with respect to the amortization of the adjusted basis of such housing as so restored, based on a period of 60 months. Entitles any person who acquires rehabilitated or restored rental housing from a taxpayer who elected the amortization deduction and who did not discontinue the amortization deduction, to a deduction with respect to the adjusted basis of such facility based on the remaining amount of the 60 month period taken by the person who rehabilitated the house. Provides procedures for the election and termination of the amortization deduction and defines the terms used in this Act.",C000228,Robert,Casey
+hr3633-93,House of Representatives,hr,3633,93,1973-02-05,REFERRED,"Establishes a contiguous fishery zone (to the outer limits of the Continental Shelf) beyond the territorial sea of the United States, in which the United States shall exercise exclusive rights as it has in its territorial sea, subject to the continuation of traditional fishing by foreign states within this zone as may be recognized by the United States. Authorizes the Secretary of State, together with the Secretary of the Interior and in consultation with the affected foreign countries, to determine the extent to which foreign fisheries may be permitted to operate within the zone, including manner, species, and allowable catch. Prescribes a fine of not more than $100,000, or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both, for violation of the provisions of this Act. Requires forfeiture of all equipment and fish for a violation of this Act. Defines term for purpose of this Act.",G000504,James,Grover
+hr10953-93,House of Representatives,hr,10953,93,1973-10-16,REFERRED,"Food Supplement Amendment - Defines the term ""food supplement"" for purposes of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act to mean food for special dietary uses, and defines the meaning of ""special dietary uses"" as particular uses of food for man which meets specified requirements. Provides that in administering such Act the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall not limit the potency, number, combination, amount, or variety of any synthetic or natural vitamin, mineral, or other nutritional substance, or ingredient of any food for special dietary uses if the amount recommended to be consumed does not ordinarily render it injurious to health.",P000546,Joel,Pritchard
+hr3677-93,House of Representatives,hr,3677,93,1973-02-05,REFERRED,Removes the percentage limitations on the amount of urban mass transportation grant assistance which may be available in any one State under the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964. (Repeals 49 U.S.C. 1611),P000280,Peter,Peyser
+hr10573-93,House of Representatives,hr,10573,93,1973-09-26,REFERRED,"National Human Experimentation Standards Board Act - Creates a five member National Human Experimentation Standards Board. Grants the Board various administrative powers. Declares it to be the function of the Board to develop guidelines and to issue regulations, in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act, for the conduct of biomedical and behavioral research involving human subjects. Directs the Board to adopt specific and detailed guidelines to insure that: (1) true informed consent is obtained from the subject of each experiment; (2) each experiment shall make provisions for the compensation of victims of experiments that do not comply with the guidelines and regulations issued by the Board; and (3) any research project may be terminated, upon notice and hearing, for a violation of the guidelines and regulations of the Board. Requires the Board to make a full and complete study of the practice of psychosurgery to determine its medical reliability, and under what, if any, conditions it should be permitted to be performed. Requires the Board to transmit a report of such study to Congress within two years of the passage date of this Act. Authorizes the Board to institute for or in the name of the United States a civil action or other proceeding for preventive relief, including an application for an injunction, restraining order, or any other order, against any person for any violation of this Act or any regulation issued pursuant thereto. States that no institution shall receive Federal grants or contracts to conduct biomedical or behavioral research involving human subjects unless such institution has established an Institutional Review Committee certified by the National Board. Requires each Institutional Review Committee to establish two subcommittees as follows: (1) a Protocol Review Subcommittee, which shall be responsible for approving, disapproving, or offering suggestions for modifications of protocols for experimental procedures; (2) a Subject Advisory Subcommittee, which shall be primarily concerned with the protection of the rights of subjects of biomedical and behavioral research, and shall assure that human subjects are as well informed about the nature of the research as is reasonably possible, and which shall be responsible for insuring that the written information is kept on file as required by this Act. Declares it to be the duty of the Institutional Review Committee to: (1) oversee all experimentation conducted on human beings in that institution by way of establishing local policies for the review of research sponsored in whole or in part by the Federal Government, consistent with the national guidelines promulgated under this Act; (2) report immediately to the National Board the plan of any experiment involving psychosurger; (3) assume full responsibility to insure that biomedical and behavioral research involving human subjects is carried out under the safest possible conditions with the fully informed consent of the subject (or his family) in a manner fully consistent with the ethical principles developed by the National Board; (4) seek the consultative services of the National Board on any decision, or for the provision of information needed to arrive at a decision; (5) initiate, if appropriate, the referral of particular decisions to the National Board in accordance with regulations promulgated by the National Board; and (6) submit, at least four times a fiscal year, a report to the National Board detailing in full the activities of that institution, and enumerating present and planned experiments, (upon such reports the National Board shall recommend funding for the institution on a yearly basis. Provides that every biomedical and behavioral research program involving human subjects which is funded in whole or in part by the Federal Government shall establish and maintain such records, make such reports, and provide such information as the National Board may reasonably require to enable it to determine whether such program is being conducted in compliance with the provisions of this Act and standards prescribed pursuant to this title and shall, upon request of an officer or employee designated by the National Board, permit such officer or employee to inspect, verify, and copy appropriate books, records, and documents relevant to determining whether such program is being conducted in compliance with standards prescribed pursuant to this Act.",P000520,Lunsford,Preyer
+hr10109-93,House of Representatives,hr,10109,93,1973-09-06,REFERRED,"Equal Credit Opportunity Act - Prohibits discrimination by any creditor, card issuer or other person against any person on account of sex or marital status in connection with approval or denial of credit. Provides that any credit card issuer or other person who discriminates against any person on account of sex or marital status shall be civilly liable to the aggrieved person for money and punitive damages. Grants jurisdiction, concurrent with that of State courts, to Federal district courts to hear actions to enforce the liability created by this Act without regard to the amount in controversy.",A000018,Bella,Abzug
+hr11944-93,House of Representatives,hr,11944,93,1973-12-13,REFERRED,Directs the President to prohibit the export of oil drilling and refining equipment.,M000121,Joseph,Maraziti
+hr11586-93,House of Representatives,hr,11586,93,1973-11-27,REFERRED,"Federal Election Campaign Act - Prescribes a formula for determining how much candidates for Federal elective office may spend in elections for all purposes, for communication media, and for broadcast media. Prohibits contributions in excess of $100 on behalf of Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates. States that no authorized committee may accept contributions other than those from individuals or political party organizations. Prohibits such contributions from nonresident aliens. Sets a $25,000 limit which such contributions may not exceed for a Presidential election and $5,000 for other Federal offices. Limits cash contributions to $100. Requires that contributions go only to the authorized committee of a candidate. Describes the purposes for which contributions may be expended. Requires reports from the authorized committees on their finances to be made to the Federal Election Commission. Establishes the Federal Elections Commission as an independent establishment of the executive branch, which may require reports and testimony from persons, initiate civil actions, and present evidence of violations of this Act to a grand jury and prosecute such violations.",F000380,William,Frenzel
+hr1650-93,House of Representatives,hr,1650,93,1973-01-09,REFERRED,"Truth in Food Labeling Act - Requires the label on all food products to list in the order of their predominance after processing and by their common or usual name all ingredients present in the food, and to include an accurate statement of the amount (stated as a percentage) of each ingredient present in the food. Makes the provisions of this Act applicable to all food products containing any artificial flavoring, artificial coloring, or chemical preservative. (Amends 21 U.S.C. 343(g),(i),(k))",R000442,Benjamin,Rosenthal
+hr12253-93,House of Representatives,hr,12253,93,1974-01-23,REFERRED,"(LATEST SUMMARY) Provides that any funds appropriated to carry out any program to which the General Education Provisions Act applies for the fiscal years 1973 and 1974 shall remain available for obligation and expenditure until June 30, 1975. States that nothing in this Act shall be construed as approving the withholding from expenditure or the delay in expenditure of any funds appropriated to carry out any applicable program for fiscal year 1973 beyond allowed for apportionment. Revises the student assistance provisions of the Higher Education Act by entitling each student who has received a loan for study at an eligible institution to have paid on his behalf and for his account to the holders of the loan a portion of the interest of the loan if his adjusted family income is less than $15,000 and if he has been accepted for enrollment at an eligible institution or, in the case of a student who is attending such an institution, is in good standing at such institution as determined by such institution. Provides that the determination of need and the amount of a loan recommended by an eligible institution and the amount of loans in excess of $2,000 recommended by an eligible institution with respect to a student shall be determined by substracting from the estimated cost of attendance at such institution the total of the expected family contribution with respect to such student plus any other resources or student financial assistance reasonably available to such student. Provides that nothing in this or any other Act shall be construed to prohibit or require, unless otherwise specifically provided by law, a lender to evaluate the total financial situation of a student making application for a loan under this part, or to counsel a student with respect to any such loan, or to make a decision based on such evaluation and counseling with respect to the dollar amount of any such loan.",P000230,Carl,Perkins
+hr7566-93,House of Representatives,hr,7566,93,1973-05-07,REFERRED,"Provides for the issuance of a special immigrant visa without fee, under the Immigration and Nationality Act, to any Vietnamese who has been orphaned by abandonment by one or both parents, one of which is a United States citizen.",M000797,Patsy,Mink
+hr7516-93,House of Representatives,hr,7516,93,1973-05-03,REFERRED,"Directs the Federal Communications Commission, in its processing of renewal applications for broadcast licenses, to grant such applications if it finds that the public interest, convenience, and necessity would be served thereby. Provides that in its consideration of any such application the Commission may not consider the application of any other person for the facilities for which renewal is sought. Provides that if the Commission determines after hearing that a grant of the renewal application would not be in the public interest, convenience, and necessity, it may deny such application.",T000022,Burt,Talcott
+hr11637-93,House of Representatives,hr,11637,93,1973-11-28,REFERRED,"Establishes an executive department to be known as the Department of Health. Provides for a Secretary of Health, an Under Secretary, 7 Assistant Secretaries, and a Chief Medical Officer, all of whom shall be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. Transfers to the Secretary all functions of the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare under specified Federal laws. Transfers various functions of the Secretary of HEW in regard to the Public Health Service. Redesignates the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare as the Department of Education and Welfare. Authorizes the Secretary of Health to appoint and fix the compensation of such officers and employees as are necessary to carry out his functions. Transfers to the Secretary the personnel, property, and authorizations of the Acts and functions listed in this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to establish a working capital fund for expenses necessary for the maintenance and operation of common administrative services and equipment. Authorizes the Secretary to provide for certain services and supplies for employees and their dependents stationed at remote localities. Provides that the Secretary shall appoint such advisory committees as appropriate for consultation with the Department in the performance of its functions. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into contracts with educational institutions and public or private agencies for research into problems related to authorized programs. Establishes the National Advisory Commission on Health Planning to be composed of 19 members, which shall conduct a study of the programs of the Department, and shall submit a comprehensive report of its findings and legislative and administrative recommendations to the President, the Secretary, and the Congress. Provides that the Commission shall also conduct a detailed study of the current and future health needs of the United States, and issue a national health plan for health needs over the next ten years. Authorizes expenditures by the Commission not to exceed $5,000,000. Requires the Secretary to make a report in writing to the President for submission to the Congress on the activities of the Department during the preceding fiscal year. Continues all rules, contracts, and privileges effective under any Act previously listed, until suspended. Provides that this Act shall not affect any proceedings pending at the time of enactment. Makes the provisions of this Act effective 90 days after enactment.",W000780,John,Wydler
+hr3837-93,House of Representatives,hr,3837,93,1973-02-06,REFERRED,"Provides, under the Rural Electrification Act, that the Administrator of the Rural Electrification Administration is directed (presently ""empowered"") to fully obligate funds made available for each fiscal year for rural electrification programs provided for in such Act. (Amends 7 U.S.C. 901, 902, 904, 922)",M000779,William,Mills
+hr1526-93,House of Representatives,hr,1526,93,1973-01-09,REFERRED,"X-Ray Systems Radiation Control Act - Provides that the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall prescribe performance standards promulgated to control the emission of electronic product radiation which shall be applicable to all X-ray systems manufactured before and after such regulations take effect. Provides that commencing not more than six months after the date of enactment of the Act, the Secretary shall carry out a program of inspection of all X-ray systems in use in the United States for the purpose of determining whether such systems comply with the standards prescribed by the Act. Requires that each X-ray system be inspected not less than once every twelve months. Forbids any person to operate any X-ray system if the person who controls such system has been notified that such system does not comply with the standards prescribed by the Act. Forbids any person, other than a manufacturer, to sell or otherwise transfer any X-ray system unless prior to such sale or transfer he notifies the Secretary and receives the Secretary's authorization to sell or transfer such system. Forbids the Secretary to authorize the sale or transfer unless he is satisfied that such system complies with the standards prescribed by the Act.",H000465,Henry,Helstoski
+hr16475-93,House of Representatives,hr,16475,93,1974-08-19,REFERRED,"Allows the Secretary of Labor to waive requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act in order to permit employment of individuals under 12 as hand harvest laborers for work paid on a piece rate basis. Limits such waiver to industries which would otherwise suffer severe economic disruption, to situations not deleterious to the laborer's health or well-being, and to a 13-week period.",V000027,Guy,Vander Jagt
+hr14828-93,House of Representatives,hr,14828,93,1974-05-15,REFERRED,"Requires the Secretary of Defense to take such action as is necessary to insure that any member of the Armed Forces who is discharged shall receive a discharge certificate which shall indicate that such member was so discharged and which shall not bear any indication of the conditions under which such separation occured. States that the reason why such member was so separated (other than by reason of discharged dismissal pursuant to a sentence of a general or special court-martial) and all other records or documents pertaining to such reason or reasons shall be treated as confidential and shall not be made known to or otherwise released to any private person or any public agency (whether Federal, State, or local) without the prior written consent of the member concerned. Sets forth the conditions under which an enlisted member of the Armed Forces may be discharged under other than honorable conditions. Establishes procedures for military review panels in considering the dishonorable discharge of enlisted personnel. Requires military review panels to conduct hearings which afford the enlisted member concerned an opportunity to: (1) appear before the panel and present evidence in his own behalf; (2) be represented by counsel; (3) confront the witnesses against him; and (4) examine documentary and real evidence against him. States that the recommendation of a review panel appointed under the provisions of this Act for separation under other than honorable conditions may be appealed to an appeal board established by the Judge Advocate General concerned, or the General Counsel of the Department of Transportation, as appropriate. Authorizes the Secretaries concerned to prescribe regulations to carry out the provisions of this Act. Requires the Secretaries concerned, after consultation with the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs, to establish a number (but not less than ten) of regional boards of review throughout the United States. States that the function of the regional boards shall be to review the discharge or dismissal (other than a discharge or dismissal by a general or special court-martial) of any former member of an Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of the military department concerned. Provides that if a request for the review of a discharge or dismissal of any person who was discharged or dismissed from the Armed Forces within the fifteen-year period immediately preceding the effective date of this Act was filed before such effective date and such review resulted in no change to the discharge or dismissal, or no new discharge was issued, another request for review of that discharge or dismissal pursuant to this Act may be filed and such review shall be acted upon without prejudice, if such request for review is filed with the appropriate regional board of review within the one-year period immediately following such effective date.",S000948,Louis,Stokes
+hr977-93,House of Representatives,hr,977,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Interstate Taxation Act - Title I: Jurisdiction to Tax - Establishes a uniform standard for determining the circumstances under which a company may be held subject to taxes covered by this Act. Provides that a State or political subdivision can not impose a corporate net income tax, capital stock tax, or gross receipts tax with respect to a sale of tangible personal property on any person unless that person has a business location in the State, and can not require a person to collect a sales or use tax with respect to a sale of tangible personal property on any person unless that person has a business location in the State, and can not require a person to collect a sales or use tax with respect to a sale of tangible personal property unless that person has a business location in the State or regularly makes household deliveries in the State. Permits the States to impose corporate net income taxes, capital stock taxes or gross receipt taxes with respect to a sale of tangible personal property, if not otherwise denied the power to do so by this title. Title II: Maximum Percentage of Income or Capital Attributable to Taxing Jurisdiction - Provides that those interstate companies covered by this Act are protected by a supplemental to the jurisdictional standard in the form of a maximum limit on the percentage of income or capital which can be taxed. Directs that such a company with a business location in more than one State cannot be required to pay a greater tax to any State or political subdivision than that calculated under a two-factor property, payroll apportionment formula. Provides that in determining the maximum amount of income or capital attributable to any State, the two-factor apportionment fraction is applied to the corporation's entire taxable income or capital before State attribution rules are applied. Provides that the definition of taxable income or capital is determined under State law. Describes the property factor as a fraction, the numerator of which is the average value of the property in a State and the denominator being the average value of all of the corporation's property located in any State. Values owned property at its original cost. Values leased property at eight times the gross rents payable by the corporation. Describes the payroll factor as a fraction, the numerator being wages paid in the State, and the denominator being the wages paid to all employees in any State. Permits a State in which a corporation is incorporated to impose a capital account tax without division of capital, notwithstanding the jurisdictional standard and limit on attribution otherwise imposed by this Act. Applies the same standards of attribution to local governments as are applied to States. Title III: Sales and Use Taxes - Provides that an interstate sale must have its destination in a State in order for that State or any political subdivision thereof to impose a sales or use tax with respect to the sale. Asserts that a State other than the State of destination may require a seller to collect a sales or use tax for the State of destination even though the seller does not have a business location or regularly make household deliveries in the State of destination. Provides that a use tax may not be imposed on a person without a business location in the State or an individual without a dwelling place in the State. Declares that where under these rules the same person is still subject in more than one State to sales or use tax on the same property a credit is required to be given by a taxing jurisdiction for prior taxes paid (or a refund in case a sales tax is paid to the seller after a use tax is paid in another State). Directs that these provisions do not apply to sales and use taxes with respect to motor fuels consumed in the State or, except for the credit provision, to sales or use taxes with respect to motor vehicles registered in the State. Eliminates the requirement on new residents of a State to account for their household goods (including motor vehicles) brought into the State for use tax purposes purchased at least 30 days before residence is established. Establishes the rule that freight charges on interstate sales which are separately stated are excluded from the sales price in the measure of a sales or use tax. Eliminates the requirement on the seller of ascertaining whether or not his interstate sales into other tates are taxable sales by providing that certificates or other written evidence from the buyer indicating the basis of nontaxability conclusively relieves the seller from collecting or paying the tax. Provides that in interstate sales to business buyers who are registered with the State for sales tax collection purposes, the seller is relieved of collection responsibilities if he receives evidence from the buyer that he is registered with the State. Eliminates the bookkeeping by sellers of collecting or reporting sales or use taxes on interstate sales into a State according to geographic areas, whether the requirement is by the State or any of its political subdividions. Provides that where a seller has a business location or regularly makes household deliveries in a political subdivision, however, he may be required to account for interstate sales with destinations in that political subdivision. Directs that these limitations do not affect locally imposed sales and use taxes which are State administered and uniformly applied so that interstate sales need not be classsified according to geographic areas of the State. Title IV: Evaluation of State Progress - Provides for the continuing evaluation of State progress in resolving remaining difficulties from State taxation of interstate commerce by the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the U.S. Senate, acting separately or jointly, or both. Declares that if after 4 years of enactment substantial progress is not made in resolving such problems, remedial measures are to be proposed. Title V: Taxation of Individuals - Permits States to tax incomes earned within the State by persons living outside the State. Allows the taxing of residents' income earned outside the State only to the extent the tax exceeds any income tax paid in such earned income to the State where it was earned. Title VI: Definitions and Miscellaneous Provisions - Prohibits out-of-State audit charges for all covered taxes, and for all taxpayers. Eliminated the distinction between franchise or privilege taxes measured by net income and direct taxes on net income for non-excluded corporations insofar as it has affected the jurisdictional powers of the States. Provides a remedy for geographical discrimination in sales taxation and gross receipts taxation where the amount of harm can be demonstrated by declaring that any State law which imposes a higher sales or use or gross receipts tax on a taxpayer by virtue of the location of any occurrence outside the State is prohibited. Provides for the transition to a uniform jurisdictional standard by preventing assessments for back liability in situations which would not give rise to liability after the effective date of the jurisdictional standards under the Act by declaring that for periods ending on or before the enactment date of the Act no assessments could be made after enactment date for corporate net income taxes, capital stock taxes, or gross receipts taxes if during that period no business location was maintained by the person in the State, or for a sales or use tax if during that period the seller did not maintain a business location in the State and did not regularly make household deliveries in the State, and in addition, was not registered in the State for purposes of collecting a sales or use tax, or for an income tax on income of nonresidents unless earned in that State or income of a resident earned in another State except to the extent that the tax exceeds that of the State in which the income was earned.",R000374,Peter,Rodino
+hr11933-93,House of Representatives,hr,11933,93,1973-12-12,REFERRED,"Allows an income tax deduction with respect to the amortization of the amortizable basis of any certified solar heating and cooling equipment manufacturing facility, based on a period of 60 months. States that the amortization deduction provided by this section with respect to any month shall be in lieu of the depreciation deduction with respect to such facility for such month. Provides that in the case of property for which such deduction has been elected, so much of the adjusted basis of the property as constitutes the amortizable basis for purposes of this Act shall not be treated as an investment credit. Terminates election of such deductions after December 31, 1978.",V000047,Charles,Vanik
+hr6179-93,House of Representatives,hr,6179,93,1973-03-27,REFERRED,"Provides that after December 31, 1975, the Secretary of Transportation shall not apportion any funds under this Act to any State which has not fully implemented the requirements of those uniform safety standards promulgated by the Secretary on or before December 31, 1973, or with respect to standards revised or promulgated after December 31, 1973, has not fully implemented the requirements of such standards within two years after their revision or promulgation. Provides that Federal-aid highway funds apportioned on or after January 1, 1976, to any State which has not fully implemented the requirements of the uniform standards promulgated by the Secretary under this section on or before December 31, 1973, or, with respect to standards revised or promulgated after December 31, 1973, has not fully implemented the requirements of such standards within two years after their revision or promulgation, shall be reduced by amounts equal to 20 percent of the amounts which would otherwise be apportioned to such State until such time as such State is fully implementing such standards. Allows the Secretary to suspend, whenever he deems it to be in the public interest, the application of the two preceding sentences to a State for a period not to exceed one additional year. (Amends 23 U.S.C. 402)",R000423,Frederick,Rooney
+hr3587-93,House of Representatives,hr,3587,93,1973-02-05,REFERRED,"Makes an appropriation of $135,000,000 to carry out bilingual education programs under title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.",B000025,Herman,Badillo
+hr1423-93,House of Representatives,hr,1423,93,1973-01-06,REFERRED,"Authorizes pay and benefits for members, and survivors of members, of the Philippine Scouts who served in the military during World War II on the same basis as such pay and benefits are authorized for other members of the Armed Forces and their survivors.",T000022,Burt,Talcott
+hr12294-93,House of Representatives,hr,12294,93,1974-01-28,REFERRED,"Defines the term ""special dietary uses"" to mean: (1) uses of supplying particular dietary needs which exist by reason of a physical, phsiological or other condition, including, but not limited to the conditions of diseases, convalescence, pregnancy, lolactation, allegic hypersensitivity to food, underweight and overweight; (2) uses for supplying particular dietary needs which exist by reason of age, including but not limited to, the ages of infancy and childhood; and (3) uses for supplementing or fortifying the ordinary or usual diet with any vitamin, mineral, or other dietary property. Makes provisions for the authority of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare with respect to foods for special dietary use.",A000221,John,Ashbrook
+hr4207-93,House of Representatives,hr,4207,93,1973-02-08,REFERRED,"Requires the return of any vessel which is the property of the United States and has been loaned or leased to a country which has, on or after January 1, 1967, seized any U.S. fishing vessel on account of its activities in waters recognized by the United States as international waters. Directs the President or the Secretary of the Navy, if a leased ship is involved, to take such actions as may be necessary to insure the return of such vessel. (Adds 22 U.S.C. 1978)",D000203,Eligio,de la Garza
+hr2798-93,House of Representatives,hr,2798,93,1973-01-24,REFERRED,"Provides under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, that the personal exemption allowed a taxpayer for a dependent shall be available without regard to the dependent's income in the case of a dependent who is over 65. (Adds 151 (e) (1) (C)).",B000432,Mario,Biaggi
+hr4482-93,House of Representatives,hr,4482,93,1973-02-21,REFERRED,"Provides that the annuity of each person who, on the effective date of this Act, is receiving or is entitled to receive an annuity from the civil service retirement and disability fund shall be increased by: (1) $26 per month if now less than $200 per month; (2) 13 percent if now at least $200 but less than $300 per month; (3) 9 percent if now at least $300 but less than $400 per month; (4) 7 percent if now at least $400 but less than $500 per month; or (5) 5 percent if now at least $500 per month. Provides that the annuity of a survivor of a retired employee or Member of Congress who received an increase under this Act shall be increased in accordance with the amounts set forth above.",B001091,J.,Burke
+hr2211-93,House of Representatives,hr,2211,93,1973-01-15,REFERRED,Provides for the payment of death benefits in lieu of servicemen's group life insurance benefits to the eligible survivors of certain individuals killed while participating in the Air Force Reserve Officers' Training Corps flight instruction program.,M000436,John,McFall
+hr4-93,House of Representatives,hr,4,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Provides that all meetings of any Government agency at which any official action is considered or discussed shall be open to the public. Provides that the above provision shall not apply to that portion of any meeting in which the action or proposed action to be taken, considered, or discussed by an agency: (1) relates to a matter affecting the national security; (2) relates solely to the internal management of such agency; (3) might tend to reflect adversely on the character or reputation of any individual who is subject to any proposed or potential sanction by such agency; or (4) might divulge matters required to be kept confidential under specific statutory provisions. Requires each agency subject to the requirements of this Act to establish, through publication in the Federal Register, procedures for providing public notice of meetings required by this Act to be open to the public. Revises the Legislative Reorganization Act to bring the procedures of the Congress into substantial conformity with the above standards. (Amends 2 U.S.C. 190a). Provides that the district courts of the United States shall have original jurisdiction of actions to render declaratory judgments or to enforce, by injunction or otherwise, the provisions of this Act.",F000041,Dante,Fascell
+hr5678-93,House of Representatives,hr,5678,93,1973-03-15,REFERRED,"Provides for a study of a specified segment of the Oklawaha River, Florida, for potential addition to the national wild and scenic rivers system.",C000321,William,Chappell
+hr13054-93,House of Representatives,hr,13054,93,1974-02-26,REFERRED,Eliminates discrimination based on sex in the youth programs offered by the Naval Sea Cadet Corps. (Amends 36 U.S.C. 1042),R000423,Frederick,Rooney
+hr2405-93,House of Representatives,hr,2405,93,1973-01-18,REFERRED,"Provides that the President shall include in the budget submitted to the Congress under the Budget and Accounting Act, 1921, an item for not less than $2,000,000,000 to be applied toward reduction of the national debt. (Amends 31 U.S.C. 11(a)(5))",R000188,John,Rhodes
+hr1452-93,House of Representatives,hr,1452,93,1973-01-06,REFERRED,Designates specified lands in the Pinnacles National Monument in California as wilderness.,T000022,Burt,Talcott
+hr8204-93,House of Representatives,hr,8204,93,1973-05-29,REFERRED,"Provides, under the Federal Aviation Act, for reduced rate transportation on a space available basis for youth (between 12 and 22), elderly people (aged 65 and older), and military personnel who are members of the United States armed services traveling at their own expense, in uniform and while on official leave, furlough, or pass. (Amends 49 U.S.C. 1373(b))",K000037,William,Keating
+hr5499-93,House of Representatives,hr,5499,93,1973-03-13,REFERRED,"Forestry Incentives Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to develop and carry out a forestry incentives program to encourage the protection, development and management of small nonindustrial private lands and non-Federal public forest lands. Provides that the Secretary shall share up to 50 percent of the cost of forest practices on non-Federal public lands and small nonindustrial private lands. Provides that no private forest landowner shall receive cost sharing under this Act in excess of $2,500 in any one fiscal year. Requires the Secretary to cooperate with local associations or groups of nonindustrial forest owners, and to pay up to 50 percent of the cost of manpower, equipment, planting stock and other materials required to carry out essential forest management practices. Authorizes the Secretary to utilize the services of State and local committees established under the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act. Sets forth factors to consider prior to the distribution of funds under this Act. Provides that Federal funds may be allocated for cost sharing on a bid basis with priority accorded landowners contracting to carry out approved forestry practices for the smallest Federal cost share. States that the Secretary shall consult with the State forester or other appropriate official of each State in the conduct of the forestry incentives program provided for in this Act. Provides that the Secretary shall coordinate the administration of this Act with other related programs. Authorizes to be appropriated not to exceed $25,000,000 to carry out the provisions of this Act.",F000229,John,Flynt
+hr9757-93,House of Representatives,hr,9757,93,1973-08-01,REFERRED,Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study with respect to the feasibility of establishing the Bartram Trail as a national scenic trail.,F000430,Don,Fuqua
+hr4913-93,House of Representatives,hr,4913,93,1973-02-28,REFERRED,"Extends for one year (through June 30, 1974) the existing authorization of grants for the expansion and development of undergraduate and graduate programs in social work.",C000143,Hugh,Carey
+hr634-93,House of Representatives,hr,634,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to carry out ten maintenance demonstration projects at locations to be determined in order to demonstrate the benefits of eliminating safety hazards through the proper maintenance of highways. Stipulates that each project shall be for highways which are on a Federal-aid system, other than the Interstate System, and that the total mileage of all projects shall not exceed five hundred lane-miles. States that such projects shall be selected so as to demonstrate proper maintenance techniques with respect to various classes of highways, various types of pavements, bases and subbases, and various locations having differing terrain and climatic conditions. Requires the Secretary, together with the State highway department, to establish standards for the projects, including: (1) periodic inspections by the Secretary; (2) test control sites for comparisons; and (3) appropriate recordkeeping requirements. Provides for an annual report to Congress by the Secretary, and authorizes appropriations of $20,000,000 to carry out this Act. (Adds 23 U.S.C. 405)",H000456,Henry,Heinz
+hr6495-93,House of Representatives,hr,6495,93,1973-04-03,REFERRED,"Reservation Industries Act - Provides that income derived from the sale of goods manufactured or produced in whole or in part at an exempt reservation facility shall not be taxed. Classifies an exempt reservation facility as one which has been so certified by the Secretary of the Interior in one of the nine preceding tax years and one share 50 percent of the man-hours worked have been performed by eligible Indians at such establishment. Disallows a tax credit for normal business expenses. Allows Indian tribes to contract for industry to be brought into the reservations. (Adds 26 U.S.C. 120, 277)",C000979,John,Culver
+hr11763-93,House of Representatives,hr,11763,93,1973-12-04,REFERRED,Revises the National Visitor Center Facilities Act by authorizing the Secretary of Interior to lease space within the proposed parking facility at Union Station to provide for the construction of an intercity bus terminal.,G000400,Kenneth,Gray
+hr16559-93,House of Representatives,hr,16559,93,1974-08-22,REFERRED,"Mobile Teachers' Retirement Assistance Act - Expresses the findings of Congress that the transfer of teachers between State schools is impeded by the possibility of forfeiture of retirements, and that the resulting immobility hinders the growth of new communities. Sets forth the terms and definitions of this Act. Specifies the requirements which a State retirement system must meet to receive Federal financial benefits under this Act. Provides that the Federal contribution to each qualified State system for each retiring teacher's out-of-State service shall be 50 percent of the total cost, as determined by the retirement system at such teacher's age on date of retirement. Contributes to the State retirement system an additional 2 percent of the Federal amount under this Act for the costs of administration. Authorizes appropriations for the fiscal year 1974 and each succeeding year of amounts necessary to effectuate this Act.",L000508,Thomas,Luken
+hr2575-93,House of Representatives,hr,2575,93,1973-01-22,REFERRED,Athletic Safety Act - Extends the safety and health standards of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to individuals participating in athletic contests between secondary schools or between institutions of higher education.,D000222,Ronald,Dellums
+hr10392-93,House of Representatives,hr,10392,93,1973-09-19,REFERRED,"Directs the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to develop ground propulsion systems which are energy conserving, have clean emission characteristics, and are capable of being produced in large numbers at a reasonable mass production per unit cost. Requires that such ground propulsion systems must meet or better all air quality standards set by or under the National Emission Standards Act, the Clean Air Act, and the Air Quality Act of 1967, while substantially reducing per mile energy comsumption. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this Act not to exceed $30,000,000 in the aggregate for the fiscal years 1974 through 1977.",B000918,George,Brown
+hr8840-93,House of Representatives,hr,8840,93,1973-06-20,REFERRED,Prohibits discrimination against the elderly in the area of employment under the Civil Rights Act of 1964. (Amends 42 U.S.C. 2000e-2),G000513,Gilbert,Gude
+hr15379-93,House of Representatives,hr,15379,93,1974-06-13,REFERRED,"Increases the rates of veterans educational assistance allowances. States that in the event that the period of entitlement under this Act of an eligible veteran who is enrolled in a program of education ends prior to such veteran's attainment or a predetermined and identified educational, professional, or vocational objective, the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs may extend such veteran's period of eligibility to the completion of such program of education or for nine months, whichever is the lesser period. Requires the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to reimburse any eligible veteran enrolled in a fulltime or part-time program of education for costs above $400 incurred by such veteran for tuition, exclusive expenses incurred for fees, books, supplies, or other expenses. Limits such payments to $600 for an ordinary school year. Establishes a Vietnam Era Veterans Communication Center. States that it shall be the duty of the Communications Center to make an initial and periodic evaluation of the effectiveness of the veterans outreach services program. Requires the results of such evaluations to be reported to the President and to the Congress. Directs the Communications Center to advise and assist in connection with all Federal programs pertaining to veterans of the Vietnam era. Establishes the Vietnam Era Veterans Advisory Committee to advise and consult with the Communication Center regarding any and all matters pertaining to the duties and responsibilities of the Communications Center under this Act.",M000527,Stewart,McKinney
+hr779-93,House of Representatives,hr,779,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Permits the transportation of merchandise in other than domestic-built or rebuilt and documented vessels between points in the State of Alaska and points in the State of Hawaii whenever the Secretary of Commerce, after notice and opportunity for hearing, determines that there is no domestic vessel reasonably available to serve between such points for the transportation of such merchandise. Provides for the termination of this exception whenever the Secretary determines that the conditions required for the exception no longer exist. (Amends 46 U.S.C. 883)",M000250,Spark,Matsunaga
+hr6491-93,House of Representatives,hr,6491,93,1973-04-03,REFERRED,"Extends unemployment insurance coverage to employers employing four or more agricultural workers for each of some twenty days or more, each day being in a different calendar week. (Amends 26 U.S.C. 3306(c)(1))",C000780,James,Corman
+hr4588-93,House of Representatives,hr,4588,93,1973-02-21,REFERRED,Provides for the relief of Maria Giovanna Loyero.,R000442,Benjamin,Rosenthal
+hr1375-93,House of Representatives,hr,1375,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Provides for the relief of Arturo Aguirre-Alvarado, his wife, Soledad Labra de Aguiree, and their children Graciela Aguirre Labra, Guadalupe Aguirre Labra, Alma Rosa Aguirre Labra, Arturo Aguirre Labra, Junior, Alberto Aguirre Labra and Beatriz Aguirre Labra.",W000763,James,Wright
+hr9248-93,House of Representatives,hr,9248,93,1973-07-12,REFERRED,Authorizes the establishment of the Ohio and Erie Canal National Historical Park in the State of Ohio. Authorizes to be appropriated sums necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act.,R000141,Ralph,Regula
+hr4953-93,House of Representatives,hr,4953,93,1973-02-28,REFERRED,"Community Land Grant Act - Asserts that the purpose of this Act is to fulfill the United States' obligations undertaken in the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo of 1848. Creates Commission of 3 members to be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate to carry out the provisions of this Act. Provides that any ten or more descendants of former Mexican citizens prior to the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, which citizens became United States citizens within ten years subsequent to the effective treaty date of May 30, 1848, pursuant to the terms of said treaty, and which citizens are all descendants of the same Community Land Grant may, within four years of the date of this Act, file a petition seeking the benefits of this Act with the Commission on behalf of themselves and all other descendants of the Community Land Grant. Directs the Commission to hold a hearing on such petitions, with all persons possessing an interest in the land having a right to appear as a party. Provides that after such a hearing, the Commission shall render a decision on the petition. Authorizes appropriations as follows: $2,500,000 for Commission expenses; $5,000,000,000 for land acquisition proceedings; and $5,000,000 for the financing of legal and professional assistance for petitioners.",H000367,Augustus,Hawkins
+hr8556-93,House of Representatives,hr,8556,93,1973-06-08,REFERRED,"Minority Business Assistance Act - Sets forth the definitions of terms used in this Act, including: ""minority business enterprise"" to mean a business enterprise that is owned or controlled by one or more socially or economically disadvantaged persons. Includes Negroes, Puerto Ricans, Spanish-speaking Americans, American Indians, Eskimos, and Sleuts as such disadvantaged persons. Transfers specified functions and powers from the Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity to the Secretary of Commerce. Provides that the Secretary may make grants or grants-in-aid to individuals, other entities, and States for the purposes of: (1) assisting them in developing programs to make available technical and management assistance to minority business enterprises; and (2) assisting in developing community support for minority business enterprises. Limits such grants or grants-in-aid to 90 percent of the total project cost. Authorizes the Secretary to issue such regulations as necessary to implement the purposes of this Act. Requires recipients under this Act to keep records, accessible for audits, disclosing specified project costs. Authorizes appropriations of such sums as may be necessary to carry out the functions vested in the Secretary by this Act.",H000367,Augustus,Hawkins
+hr7952-93,House of Representatives,hr,7952,93,1973-05-21,REFERRED,"Authorizes the head of an executive department, a military department, an agency, or an independent establishment in the executive branch to render emergency assistance to protect persons or property at any place where appropriate facilities and personnel of that agency are available and can be effectively utilized. (Amends 42 U.S.C. 1856b)",F000319,Lawrence,Fountain
+hr4420-93,House of Representatives,hr,4420,93,1973-02-20,REFERRED,"Grants the States, under the Clean Air Act the right to enforce their own stringent motor vehicle emission standards.",V000093,Victor,Veysey
+hr3702-93,House of Representatives,hr,3702,93,1973-02-05,REFERRED,"Nutritional Labeling Act - Requires any packaged consumer food product to be labeled by the processor in conformity with the following information: (1) with respect to processed food products, an analysis of nutritional contents including fat content, vitamin and protein value, fats and fatty acids, calories, and any other nutritional information deemed appropriate; (2) in the case of any canned or frozen product whose packing medium constitutes a substantial proportion of its total weight, the net weight, and drained weight of the product; and (3) in the case of any combination food item, the major ingredients by percentage weight after processing determined pursuant to the regulations of the appropriate agency. Requires such label to contain a statement of the nutritional value of the food commodity, and to appear in conspicuous and easily legible type on the package. Provides that the label of any packaged consumer product which has been packaged in a container of any given net content (by weight or volume) and which afterwards is packaged in a container of a different net content, shall conspicuously set forth the amount of difference. States that the appropriate Federal agencies shall prescribe regulations to carry out the purposes of this Act, containing such classifications, provisions, and exceptions as are necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Act and to prevent evasion thereof. Provides for injunctions in Federal courts to assure compliance with this Act. Prescribes a civil penalty of not to exceed $1,000 for any willful violation of this Act; such sum to be assessed by the appropriate agency and enforced in a Federal court in the name of the United States.",R000442,Benjamin,Rosenthal
+hr2377-93,House of Representatives,hr,2377,93,1973-01-18,REFERRED,"Comprehensive Child Development Act - States the finding of Congress that: (1) millions of children are suffering from lack of child development services; (2) comprehensive child development programs should be available to all children; (3) priority be given to preschool children with greatest economic and social needs; (4) no mother may be forced to work in order for children to receive services; and (5) such programs should be undertaken as a partnership of parents, community, and local government. States it to be the purpose of this Act to establish and expand comprehensive child development programs, building on the Headstart experience, with emphasis on economically disadvantaged and including children of working mothers and single parents, involving parents and community groups in the decision-making process, and establishing the legislative framework for eventual universally available child development programs. Title I: Comprehensive Child Development Programs: Direction to Establish Program - Authorizes the Secretary of HEW to direct programs under this title. Lists activities for which funds can be provided, including: planning and development of programs; establishing, maintaining, and operating comprehensive programs with a broad range of activities; design, acquisition, construction, alteration, renovation or remodeling of facilities including mobile facilities; training programs for professionals, paraprofessionals, parents, older family members and prospective parents; public information activities; child advocate staff; and administrative expenses. Authorizes any State, city, county, combination of units of local government, or federally recognized Indian reservation to serve as prime sponsors. Permits the Secretary to designate such prime sponsor upon receipt of an application which: (1) establishes a Child Development Council to plan, conduct, coordinate, and monitor programs; (2) establishes Local Policy Councils elected by parents of eligible children to serve appropriate subdivisions within the prime sponsorship area; and (3) delegates administrative responsibility to an appropriate local agency. Authorizes a public or private non-profit agency or organization to become a prime sponsor if the appropriate unit of local government has not submitted an application or is out of compliance, or if the Secretary determines such Prime sponsor is necessary to meet the needs of economically disadvantaged children. Provides an opportunity for a State to comment on all applications for designation, notice and hearing before the Provides an opportunity for a State to comment on all applications for designation, notice and hearing before the Secretary makes any adverse decision on any designation, and for judicial review of the Secretary's final action. Requires submission by a prime sponsor and the Secretary's approval of a Comprehensive Child Development Plan before a governmental prime sponsor may receive financial assistance under this title. Requires that each such plan must: (1) identify needs and goals and describe purposes for which funds will be used; (2) meet the needs of children in the area including infant care and before and after school programs including 24 hour child care services; (3) give priority to economically disadvantaged children by reserving funds equal to funds expended in the prime sponsorship area under Headstart in fiscal year 1972 and then reserving 65 percent for programs for children from low-income families (4) give priority hereafter to children of single parents plus working mothers; (5-6) provide free services for economically disadvantaged children and fees on a sliding scale for others; (7) reguire cooperative arrangements of State and local agencies serving the handicapped; (8) provide jobs and training in so far as possible for residents of the community; (9) provide in so far as possible for socioeconomic mixture in centers; (10-11) provide for special needs of minority, bilingual migrant and Indian children in the area; (12) assure benefits for children in nonpublic preschool and school programs; (13) coordinate programs so family members relate to each other during the day; (14) provide for parental participation in plans and programs; (15) provide for paraprofessional and volunteers, including parents, senior citizens, students, other children, and those preparing for child development careers; (16) provide for dissemination of program information in language of parents; (17) eliminate barriers pertaining to State teacher certification standards; (18-20) assure coordination with schools and other child development programs in the community; (21) arrange for the support of business, labor, and other community groups; (22) provide assurances that non-Federal share requirements will be met; (23) establish fiscal control and accounting procedures; (24) submit annual reports and evaluations; (25) consider public, private, and non-profit organization applicants with emphasis on on-going programs; and (26) provide adequate provision for staff and administrative expenses of local policy council. Provides for the opportunity for comment by a Governor, Mayor or community action agency, Headstart agency or educational agency; and provides for notice and hearing before an adverse decision is made on a plan by the Secretary. Authorizes funding by a prime sponsor of a qualified public or private agency which submits an application to run a child development program, which provides comprehensive services for children served, assures adequate personnel, and meets the appropriate provisions of the Comprehensive Child Development Plan. Authorizes funding by the Secretary of a non-governmental prime sponsor which submits a project application. Allows construction only of facilities essential to provide child development services, where use of existing facilities is shown to be not practicable. Provides for 20 year use of facilities for child development programs or for return of a proportionate value of the facility to the Federal government. Authorizes the Secretary to establish interests rates for construction loans, with a 3 percent minimum rate. Provides grants and loans for construction limited to 50 percent of the total cost except for private nonprofit groups, and limits construction to 15 percent of total allotment to a prime sponsor and limits grants for construction to 7 1/2 percent of the total. Provides for the Federal Government to share 80 percent (with allowance for Secretary to pay up to 100 percent if necessary to provide services) of the costs to prime sponsors of programs for economically disadvantaged children; 50 percent Federal share of cost to prime sponsors of programs for children not economically disadvantaged; and 100 percent Federal share of migrant and Indian programs. Provides that the non-Federal share may be in cash or kind including fees paid by parents. Provides open-ended authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 1973 and each succeeding fiscal year to carry out the provisions of this title. Reserves for the Secretary funds for migrant and Indian programs at a ratio equal to the ratio of such children to the total number of economically disadvantaged children in the nation; 5 percent for the Secretary's discretionary use, with the remainder apportioned among the States as follows: (1) 50 percent according to the ratio of economically disadvantaged children in the State, (2) 25 percent according to the ratio of children through age 5; (3) 25 percent according to the ratio of children of working mothers and single parents. Allots States's apportionments among prime sponsors according to the same formula. Provides for reallotment of unused funds among prime sponsors and among states. or local government from reducing its expenditures for child development or day care. Establishes an Office of Child Development to be the principal agency to administer this Act. Provides for the promulgation of Federal Standards of Child Development Services, applicable to all programs receiving assistance under this Act. Provides for the promulgation of a Minimum Uniform Code for Facilities, which shall replace State and local standards for all facilities which receive assistance under this Act or in which programs which receive assistance under this Act are operated. Provides for maximum utilization of existing Federal, State, and local public facilities, including school buildings, for child development programs. Repeals, consolidates, and coordinates existing child development programs, effective July 1, 1975. Title II: Facilities for Child Development Programs - Authorizes a program of mortgage insurance for child development facilities, administered by the Secretary of HEW, to provide a source of funds in addition to the direct grants and loans authorized in Title I for construction of such facilities. Title III: Training of Child Development Personnel - Authorizes $20,000,000 for each program to train professional child development personnel and for programs to train paraprofessional child development personnel under the Higher Education Act. Authorizes National Defense Education Act loans for training of full-time teachers in child development programs. Authorizes training grants to individuals and child development programs. Authorizes $5,000,000 annual appropriation for such grants. Title IV: Federal Government Child Development Programs - Authorizes direct grants to establish and operate programs for children of Federal employees. Authorizes $5 million in fiscal year 1974 and each fiscal year thereafter to operate such program. thereafter to operate such program. Title V: Evaluation and Technical Assistance - Authorizes the Office of Child Development to evaluate Federal involvement in child development and to provide technical assistance to prime sponsors and project applicants. Authorizes such funds as necessary to carry out such activities. Title VI: National Center for Child Development and Education - Establishes a National Center within the Office of Child Development to conduct, coordinate and disseminate research on child development. Authorizes such appropriations as may be necessary to operate the Center. Title VII: General Provisions - Provides for advance appropriations and advance funding of programs. Assures public information, without charge. Prohibits Federal control of programs under this Act.",P000522,Charles,Price
+hr13911-93,House of Representatives,hr,13911,93,1974-04-02,REFERRED,"Authorizes the payment of interest on reimbursements to States authorized by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act for a publicly owned treatment works in a State on which construction was initiated after June 30, 1966, but before July 1, 1972. Authorizes the appropriation of not more than $2,000,000,000 to make the interest payments authorized by this Act. Authorizes the appropriation of not more than $750,000,000 from which reimbursements for publicly owned treatment works construction initiated between June 30, 1956 and June 30, 1966 are to be made as provided by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.",C000512,James,Cleveland
+hr17340-93,House of Representatives,hr,17340,93,1974-10-11,REFERRED,"Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to transfer ownership of two naval vessels no longer needed by the Navy to the city of New York, New York.",R000422,Angelo,Roncallo
+hr6683-93,House of Representatives,hr,6683,93,1973-04-05,REFERRED,"Provides for the prompt destruction of specified contraband, including counterfeit coins and dangerous drugs. (Adds 28 U.S.C. 2470-72)",W000448,Charles,Wiggins
+hr10031-93,House of Representatives,hr,10031,93,1973-08-03,REFERRED,Provides for the relief of Thomas S. Leonhard.,K000086,Jack,Kemp
+hr232-93,House of Representatives,hr,232,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Middle-Aged and Older Workers Full Employment Act - Title I: Statement of Findings and Declaration of Purpose - States that middle-aged and older workers find themselves disadvantaged in their efforts to retain employment and to regain employment when displaced; that legislation supplementary to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act is needed to end age discrimination in employment and to provide employment opportunities; that millions of persons age 45 and over live in poverty; and that more than a million men between 55 and 64 have given up the active search for employment primarily because of loss of hope for employment. Sets forth as the purpose of the Act the establishment and stimulation of programs which will: (1) afford the older worker a range of real and reasonable alternatives from among which he can make a free choice depending on his individual needs and capacities; (2) help clear the obstacles which confront the older jobseeker and eliminate arbitrary discriminatory practices which deny work to qualified persons solely on account of age; (3) increase the availability of jobs by finding new work opportunities, including part-time employment in needed community services to supplement income and to facilitate the transition to full retirement or the return to full-time work; (4) improve and extend existing programs intended to facilitate the matching of skills and jobs, and to cushion the impact of unemployment; (5) pave the way for older workers, employers, labor unions, and educational institutions to prepare for, and adjust to, anticipated changes in technology in jobs, in educational requirements, and in personnel practices, and to prepare for satisfying retirement; and (6) make maximum use of existing programs and agencies and provide the special efforts required to improve significantly the employment prospects of older workers. Title II: Midcareer Development Service and Special Problems in the Department of Labor for Middle-Aged and Older Persons - Establishes in the Department of Labor the Midcareer Development Service. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor through the bureau to make loans and grants for job training to persons age 45 or older. Permits such grants or loans to include stipends for the living expenses of trainees and their dependents. Provides for direct application by the prospective trainee and authorizes the Secretary to enter into agreements to guarantee the loans of lending institutions. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor, with the cooperation of the Secretary of Health,, Education, and Welfare, to develop and operate a program to train persons to train and retrain older workers. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to recruit and train personnel for a special unit to be made available, upon request, to provide recruitment placement, and counseling services in a locality where a substantial number of persons are unemployed as a result of mass layoffs. Directs the Secretary to establish and operate counseling services through the bureau. Authorizes the recruitment and necessary training of retired personnel directors. Directs the Secretary to conduct a study of federally assisted job training programs to determine whether they are responsive to the needs of persons age 45 or older and requires a report of such findings and recommendation to the President for transmittal to the Congress not later than July 1, 1974. Permits payments pursuant to a grant or loan to be made in installments and in advance or by way of reimbursement. Title III: Work Opportunities and Community Service Programs - Directs the Secretary to review future Federal programs and identify those requiring significant numbers of employees. Permits the Secretary, for the purpose of effectuating the Act, to require contracting agencies to require all bidders to file a report of staffing patterns or other estimates of the kind and number of employees to be used. Authorizes the Secretary, upon finding that such a contractor may need additional workers, to make arrangements for training older persons for such employment. States that this provision shall not be construed to obligate any employer to hire individuals so trained. Requires the Secretary to consult with and advise the heads of agencies responsible for programs under the Economic Opportunity Act for the purpose of maximizing employment opportunities for older persons. Authorizes the Secretary, through the Federal-State employment service, or with the advise and assistance of such service, to make grants or contracts with nonprofit volunteer agencies for services related to the part-time or temporary employment of older persons. Authorizes the Secretary to foster and promote useful part-time community service work for older persons. Requires the Secretary to assist and cooperate with public and private agencies for such purpose. Authorizes agreements for the payment of up to 90 percent of the cost of a State or local program if he determines that: (1) only individuals aged fifty-five and over will provide services in the program (except for administrative purposes) and such services will be performed in the community where such individuals reside or in nearby communities either: (a) on publicly owned and operated facilities or projects; or (b) on local projects sponsored by private nonprofit organizations (other than political parties), other than projects involving the construction, operation, or maintenance of so much of any facility used or to be used for sectarian instruction or as a place for religious worship; (2) the program will permit or contribute to an undertaking or service in the public interest that would not otherwise be provided; (3) the program will not result in the displacement of employed workers or impair existing contracts for services; (4) the program will utilize methods of recruitment and selection which will assure the assignment of qualified persons; (5) the program includes short-term training; (6) any rates of pay and other conditions of service, which may be fixed by the sponsor of each individual project, will be appropriate and reasonable and will in no case be less than the Federal minimum wage; (7) the program is being established and will be carried out with the advice of competent persons; (8) the program shall assure that safe conditions of work will be provided; and (9) the program shall assure that adequate workmen's compensation is afforded under such a program, except where equivalent protection is afforded from collateral sources. Requires the Secretary to obtain from State Employment Services: (1) recommendations concerning the localities in which community senior service programs are most needed; and (2) evaluation of the conformance of project sponsors with paragraphs 2 through 7 above. States that persons providing their services under a community service program shall not be Federal employees. Requires the Secretary to establish criteria to achieve an equal distribution of assistance to the States, but provides that no State shall receive more than 12 percent of the funds appropriated. Title IV: Expanding Opportunities for Employment, Education, and Retirement - Authorizes the Secretary to conduct, through services and facilities within his authority and through grants to public or private non-profit organizations and contracts with nonprofit agencies or with individuals, research into the problems related to the employment and retirement of older persons. Empowers the President to appoint a Commission on Lifelong Adult Education composed of twelve members appointed from outside the Government with a competency in the areas to be dealt with by the Commission. Requires the Commission to be broadly representative with not less than six members drawn equally from labor, management, and education. Requires the Secretary to study the feasibility and advisability of a program of transitional allowances for unemployed workers between age 55 and 65 who have inadequate financial resources, have exhausted their unemployment compensation, and have no prospects of employment. Requires a report to the Congress and the President by February 1, 1973 on such program. Title V: General - Sets forth administrative powers of the Secretary in carrying out his responsibilities under the Act. Authorizes the appropriation of necessary funds through fiscal year 1978 to carry out the provisions of this Act. Title VI: Federal Employment Opportunities for Middle-Aged and Older Workers - Authorizes and directs the Civil Service Commission to undertake a study of part-time employment in the executive branch of the Government and to report its findings to Congress by July 1, 1974. Provides that such study shall determine the extent of such employment and the limitation thereon and the measures which may be taken to increase the number of part-time positions filled by older persons. Directs the Commission to study and report on the feasibility of redesigning positions with a view to increasing the number of positions available to older persons. Directs the Commission to undertake special work and training programs to provide persons age 45 or older who are unemployed or in a low-income category with job opportunities in the executive branch of the Government. Title VII: Sex Discrimination - Prohibits discrimination in programs or activities under the Act on the basis of sex. Provides non-exclusive remedies through provisions and rules similar to those already established with respect to other forms of discrimination under Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.",A000018,Bella,Abzug
+hr9745-93,House of Representatives,hr,9745,93,1973-07-31,REFERRED,States that no public funds may be used for the purpose of transporting chemical nerve agents to or from any military installation in the United States for storage or stockpiling purposes unless it is the sense of Congress to do so.,O000156,Douglas,Owens
+hr11844-93,House of Representatives,hr,11844,93,1973-12-07,REFERRED,Enlarges the trial jurisdiction of United States magistrates to encompass additional misdemeanors.,R000374,Peter,Rodino
+hr10405-93,House of Representatives,hr,10405,93,1973-09-19,REFERRED,"Imposes a six-month embargo on the export of all nonferrous metals, including copper and zinc, from the United States. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce, after the close of the six month period, to permit the export of such metals if he determines that no domestic shortage exists.",S000062,Ronald,Sarasin
+hr8385-93,House of Representatives,hr,8385,93,1973-06-05,REFERRED,"Makes it clear that local governments may use amounts freed by revenue sharing for tax reduction, under the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972.",T000233,Vernon,Thomson
+hr12750-93,House of Representatives,hr,12750,93,1974-02-07,REFERRED,"Authorizes an increase under the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937 in the amount of the annuities payable thereunder to widows and widowers. Provides that such amount shall equal whichever of the following is the greater: $103.00, or the amount of the annuity which would have been payable to such employee for such month if such employee were living, had attained age 65, and had otherwise qualified for an employee's annuity.",R000401,Paul,Rogers
+hr12425-93,House of Representatives,hr,12425,93,1974-01-30,REFERRED,"Establishes a formula for income averaging under the Internal Revenue Code in the event of a downward fluctuation in income. Provides that if an eligible individual has reduced income for the computation year and the amount of such income exceeds $3,000, then the tax imposed under the Internal Revenue Code for the computation year shall be the tax which would be imposed on 80 percent of the average base period income, minus five times the decrease in such tax which would result from subtracting 20 percent of reduced income from 80 percent of average base period income.",S000803,James,Stanton
+hr17066-93,House of Representatives,hr,17066,93,1974-10-03,REFERRED,"Freedom from Military Surveillance Act - Restricts, under the first amendment and fourth amendment to the Constitution and the constitutional right of privacy, the actions of any civil officer of the United States or any member of the Armed Forces of the United States in using the Armed Forces of the United States to exercise surveillance of civilians or to execute the civil laws. Sets forth penalties for violations of the provisions of this Act.",S000841,Alan,Steelman
+hr14870-93,House of Representatives,hr,14870,93,1974-05-16,REFERRED,"United States Information Agency Appropriations Authorization Act - Authorizes appropriations for the United States Information Agency for fiscal year 1975 to carry out international informational activities, programs, and other purposes authorized by law. Requires the Secretary of State to submit to the Congress annual reports of expenditures made and activities carried on under the authority of this Act.",H000408,Wayne,Hays
+hr10682-93,House of Representatives,hr,10682,93,1973-10-02,REFERRED,"Housing Secretary Act - Establishes in the Department of Housing and Urban Development an office of Security which shall: (1) serve as a clearinghouse for information relating to the physical security of federal and related housing projects; (2) make grants and enter into contracts with sponsors of federally related multifamily housing projects to finance planning and development of a security program for the project, including capital improvements and maintenance of a security force. Authorizes such appropriations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of the Act.",S000803,James,Stanton
+hr5570-93,House of Representatives,hr,5570,93,1973-03-13,REFERRED,"Provides for the relief of James Vincent Melia, his wife, Eugenia Melia, and their children, Serafina Melia, Rocco Fernando Melia , and Nicola Melia.",M000527,Stewart,McKinney
+hr2093-93,House of Representatives,hr,2093,93,1973-01-15,REFERRED,"Allows an income tax credit under the Internal Revenue Code for tuition paid by a taxpayer during the taxable year to any private nonprofit elementary or secondary school for the education as a full-time student of any dependent with respect to whom the taxpayer is allowed an income tax exemption under the Internal Revenue Code. Limits the tax credit to 50 percent of the tuition paid by the taxpayer or $200, whichever is less. Provides that any payment which is taken into account in determining the tax credit shall not be treated as an amount paid by the taxpayer for purposes of determining entitlement to a tax deduction. Allows any U.S. taxpayer to commence a proceeding in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, within the three month period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, to determine whether the provisions of this Act are valid legislation under the U.S. Constitution. (Amends 26 U.S.C. 42)",M000796,Joseph,Minish
+hr8595-93,House of Representatives,hr,8595,93,1973-06-12,REFERRED,Authorizes an experimental program under the Social Security Act to provide for care for elderly individuals in their own homes.,L000226,William,Lehman
+hr3275-93,House of Representatives,hr,3275,93,1973-01-30,REFERRED,"Allows an income tax credit under the Internal Revenue Code to a claimant who is domiciled in the United States and 62 years of age for a taxable year for the property taxes accrued or 25 percent of the gross rent actually paid by a household solely for its right of occupancy for such taxable year, or both. Sets forth a table of claims allowed under the provisions of this Act, based on household income and taxes paid. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to make available suitable forms with instructions for claimants, including a form which may be included with or a part of the lindividual income tax form. Allows any person aggrieved by the denial in whole or in part of relief to appeal such denial to the Tax Court by filing a petition with such court within 30 days after such denial. (Adds 26 U.S.C. 1601-1605)",H000175,Orval,Hansen
+hr10366-93,House of Representatives,hr,10366,93,1973-09-19,REFERRED,"Removes the present four-year limitation on additional active duty that a nonregular officer of the Army or Air Force may be required to perform on completion of training at an educational institution. (Amends 10 U.S.C. 4301 (b), 9301 (b))",H000437,Felix,Hébert
+hr3615-93,House of Representatives,hr,3615,93,1973-02-05,REFERRED,"Provides, under the Rural Electrification Act, that the Administrator of the Rural Electrification Administration is directed (presently ""empowered"") to fully obligate funds made available for each fiscal year for rural electrification programs provided for in such Act. (Amends 7 U.S.C. 901, 902, 904, 922)",D000234,Frank,Denholm
+hr5884-93,House of Representatives,hr,5884,93,1973-03-20,REFERRED,"Designates specified lands in the following national forests for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System including: (1) Bankhead National Forest, Alabama; (2) Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas; (3) Ozark National Forest, Arkansas; (4) Appalachicola National Forest, Florida; (5) Chattahooche and Cherokee National Forests, Georgia and Tennessee; (6) White Mountain National Forest, Maine; (7) Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri; (8) White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire; (9) Natahala and Cherokee National Forests, North Carolina and Tennessee; (10) Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia; (11) George Washington National Forest, Virginia and West Virginia; (12) Jefferson National Forest, Virginia; (13) Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky; (14) Sumter National Forest, South Carolina, (15) Green Mountain National Forest, Vermont; (16) Chequamegon National Forest, Wisconsin; (17) Clark National Forest, Missouri, Hiawatha National Forest, Michigan; and (18) Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri. Authorizes necessary appropriations to carry out the provisions of this Act.",R000383,Robert,Roe
+hr14971-93,House of Representatives,hr,14971,93,1974-05-22,REFERRED,"Provides that the Administrator of the Small Business Administration may render onsite consultation and advice to small business employers who request such assistance in writing to assist such employers in providing safe and healthful working conditions for their employees. Provides that the Administrator may issue recommendations and/or written notice with respect to hazards and/or serious violations under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, but no citation or civil penalty shall follow directly from such onsite consultation and advice.",L000360,Jerry,Litton
+hr11516-93,House of Representatives,hr,11516,93,1973-11-15,REFERRED,"Establishes a Department of Health as an executive department to be headed by a Secretary, with an under Secretary and two Assistant Secretaries, all of whom shall be doctors of medicine. Authorizes such department to administer all health programs now under the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Establishes a coordinating commission to be chaired by the Secretary of Health and to consist of such other Secretaries as the President may designate, who shall coordinate all Federal health programs within their departments to avoid duplication of services.",G000504,James,Grover
+hr4547-93,House of Representatives,hr,4547,93,1973-02-21,REFERRED,"Provides that no license granted for the operation of a broadcasting station under the Communications Act of 1934 shall be for a longer term than five years. Provides for renewal of such license where the Federal Communications Commission finds that the public interest, convenience, and necessity would be served. Provides that an applicant for renewal who is legally, financially and technically qualified shall be awarded the license if such applicant shows that its broadcast service during the preceding license period has reflected a good-faith effort to serve the needs and interests of its area as represented in its immediately preceding and pending license renewal application and if it has not demonstrated a callous disregard for law or the Commission's regulations.",P000106,Edward,Patten
+hr6015-93,House of Representatives,hr,6015,93,1973-03-22,REFERRED,Reimburses local interests for undertaking the repair of shore damages attributable to Federal navigation works. (Adds 33 U.S.C. 426(j)),B000736,John,Brademas
+hr8958-93,House of Representatives,hr,8958,93,1973-06-25,REFERRED,"(LATEST SUMMARY) Provides for the transfer of certain excess and surplus Federal property to the Secretary of the Interior for the benefit of any group, band, or tribe of Indians which is recognized as eligible for services by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.",M000626,Lloyd,Meeds
+hr5184-93,House of Representatives,hr,5184,93,1973-03-05,REFERRED,Provides for the annual authorization of appropriations to the United States Postal Service. Requires such Service to keep the Senate and House Committees on Post Office and Civil Service fully and currently informed with respect to all activities and responsibilities within the jurisdiction of such committees.,W000571,Charles,Wilson
+hr15089-93,House of Representatives,hr,15089,93,1974-05-30,REFERRED,"Extends for one year (until January 1, 1976) the effective date of the prohibition against medicare coverage for items and services which are covered under Federal employee health benefits plans unless there are appropriate modifications in such plans (or in the law governing them). Requires a report from the Civil Service Commission and the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare on the steps being taken to effect such modifications.",B000967,Joel,Broyhill
+hr5153-93,House of Representatives,hr,5153,93,1973-03-05,REFERRED,Requires that Federal officials comply with any State or local statute or ordinance providing for the withholding of an income tax from the pay of employees subject to such tax (presently limited to State taxes only). (Amends 5 U.S.C. 5517),M000291,Romano,Mazzoli
+hr16109-93,House of Representatives,hr,16109,93,1974-07-24,REFERRED,Eliminates the requirement for quadrennial physical examinations for members of the Fleet Reserve and Fleet Marine Corps Reserve.,H000437,Felix,Hébert
+hr15262-93,House of Representatives,hr,15262,93,1974-06-06,REFERRED,"Provides for the designation of the Federal building located in Manchester, New Hampshire, as the Norris Cotton Federal Building.",W000782,Louis,Wyman
+hr14084-93,House of Representatives,hr,14084,93,1974-04-09,REFERRED,"Foreign Drug Abuse Information Act - Directs the Attorney General, after consultation with the Secretary of State, to prepare a pamphlet which shall include: (1) a summary of the drug abuse laws of each major foreign country; and (2) an explanation of the assistance or lack of assistance that the United States Government can provide to a United States citizen arrested for a violation of the drug abuse laws of a foreign country. States that every water carrier, air carrier, and foreign air carrier shall distribute a copy of the pamphlet to each passenger boarding a plane or vessel operated by such carrier for transportation from a point within the United States or its territories or possessions to a point within a foreign country. Imposes civil penalties on carriers who violate the provisions of this Act.",W000680,Lester,Wolff
+hr7143-93,House of Representatives,hr,7143,93,1973-04-18,REFERRED,"Authorizes the President of the United States to call a White House Conference on Education in 1975 in order to stimulate a national assessment of the condition, needs, and goals of education and to obtain from a broadly representative group of citizens a report of findings and recommendations resulting form such assessment. Requires the Conference to include 5 areas of study in its agenda, as follows: (1) pre-school education, including child care and nutritional programs, and the needs of disadvantaged children; (2) the adequacy of primary education in teaching the skills of communication-reading, writing, and arithmetic; (3) the place of occupational education in helping to meet the nation's requirements for skilled workers; (4) higher education, including ways of providing adequate levels of institutional support and student help; and (5) the adequacy of education at all levels in meeting the special needs of individuals. Authorizes the President to appoint a 35-member National Conference Committee, twelve of the members of which would be educators, and the remainder representative of the public interest in education. Authorizes the Committee to describe the guidelines, organize the Conference, and make its final report before December 1, 1975. Authorizes grants ranging from a minimum of $25,000 to a maximum of $75,000 to each State to defray the expenses of the conferences.",E000204,John,Erlenborn
+hr2310-93,House of Representatives,hr,2310,93,1973-01-18,REFERRED,Expands the membership of the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations to include elected school board officials.,F000270,William,Ford
+hr3329-93,House of Representatives,hr,3329,93,1973-01-30,REFERRED,Limits the availability of the writ of habeas corpus in a Federal Court on behalf of a State prisoner to cases in which the prisoner is in custody in violation of the Constitution or laws of the United States; the claimed constitutional violation presents a substantial question which was not theretofore raised and which cannot thereafter be raised and determined in the State court; and the claimed constitutional right is one which has as its primary purpose the protection of the reliability of either the factfinding process at the trial or the appellate process on appeal from the judgment of conviction. (Amends 28 U.S.C. 2254),W000448,Charles,Wiggins
+hr1102-93,House of Representatives,hr,1102,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Authorizes free or reduced rate transportation for severely handicapped persons and persons in attendance, when the severely handicapped person is traveling with such an attendant. (Amends 49 U.S.C. 1373)",R000485,Edward,Roybal
+hr2881-93,House of Representatives,hr,2881,93,1973-01-24,REFERRED,"Provides that the Secretary of Transportation, under the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, shall establish appropriate Federal motor vehicle safety standards for schoolbuses and schoolbus equipment. Provides that the Secretary shall procure experimental, prototype, and other schoolbuses for research and testing of safety standards. Requires the manufacturers or distributors of schoolbuses to certify that each such schoolbus was individually inspected and test driven for the purpose of determining its conformity to all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards.",R000484,William,Roy
+hr5637-93,House of Representatives,hr,5637,93,1973-03-14,REFERRED,Prohibits the impoundment of funds appropriated for the Special Action Office for Drug Abuse Prevention.,R000383,Robert,Roe
+hr1342-93,House of Representatives,hr,1342,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,Provides for the relief of Rita Swann.,H000465,Henry,Helstoski
+hr10727-93,House of Representatives,hr,10727,93,1973-10-03,REFERRED,"Act for Freedom of Emigration in East-West Trade - States that after October 15, 1972, products from any nonmarket economy country shall not be eligible to receive most-favored-nation treatment, such country shall not participate in any program of the Government of the United States which extends credits or credit guarantees or investment guarantees, directly or indirectly, and the President of the United States shall not conclude any commercial agreement with any such country during the period beginning with the date on which the President determines that such country: (1) denies its citizens the right or opportunity to emigrate; (2) imposes more than a nominal tax on emigration or on the visas or other documents required for emigration, for any purpose or cause whatsoever; or (3) imposes more than a nominal tax, levy, fine, fee, or other charge on any citizen as a consequence of the desire of such citizen to emigrate to the country of his choice. Provides that, before any of the aforementioned commercial agreements are entered into with any foreign country, the President shall submit to the Congress a report indicating that such country is not in violation of any of the requirements of the preceding paragraph.",B000280,Robin,Beard
+hr15952-93,House of Representatives,hr,15952,93,1974-07-16,REFERRED,"Provides for the repeal of the Postal Reorganization Act and reenacts the former postal service provisions of title 39, United States Code. Provides for the appointment of rural mail carriers and postmasters solely on the basis of merit and fitness.",M000778,Wilbur,Mills
+hr9065-93,House of Representatives,hr,9065,93,1973-06-28,REFERRED,"Increases from $5,000,000 to $7,500,000 the amount authorized for grants to the Eisenhower College, Seneca Falls, New York. Authorizes grants to the Samuel Rayburn Library, Bonham, Texas, for the establishment and maintenance of a Dwight D. Eisenhower Study Center.",S001057,Leonor,Sullivan
+hr1917-93,House of Representatives,hr,1917,93,1973-01-11,REFERRED,"Requires the timely disclosure or dissemination of any file, record, report, or any information which: (1) primarily concerns the performance or fiscal data of related Federal, State, and local agencies and of providers of medical services covered by the health insurance programs under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, or by a medical assistance program under a State plan approved under title XIX (Medicaid); and (2) does not specifically identify any particular beneficiary of the medical or related services involved or include personal information about any particular beneficiary or his entitlement or earnings. (Adds 42 U.S.C. 1306(a)(2))",S000102,John,Saylor
+hr9019-93,House of Representatives,hr,9019,93,1973-06-27,REFERRED,"Provides that no person engaged in commerce in the business of refining petroleum into gasoline and furnishing gasoline to retail distributors of gasoline for sale to the public shall fail to furnish gasoline to independent retail distributors of gasoline, whether or not franchised by such person, at wholesale prices in reasonable quantities as long as he continues to furnish gasoline to retail distributors of gasoline which are wholly owned by him or operated under a franchise granted by him.",A000224,Leslie,Aspin
+hr4144-93,House of Representatives,hr,4144,93,1973-02-07,REFERRED,"Uniformed Services Special Pay Act - Provides that an officer of the Army or Navy in the Medical or Dental Corps, an officer of the Air Force who is designated as a medical or dental officer, or a medical or dental officer of the Public Health Service, who is on active duty for a period of more than thirty days is entitled, in addition to any other pay or allowances, to special pay at the following rates: (1) $100 a month for each month of active duty if he has not completed two years of active duty in a category named above; or (2) $350 a month for each month of active duty if he has completed two years of active duty. Provides that a member of a uniformed service who: (1) has completed at least twenty-one months of active duty (other than for training); (2) is designated as having a critical military skill; and (3) reenlists or voluntarily extends his enlistment in a regular component of the service concerned for a period of at least three years; may be paid a sum of money, not to exceed six months of the basic pay to which he was entitled at the time of his discharge or release, multiplied by the number of years or the monthly fractions thereof, of additional obligated service, not to exceed six years, or $15,000, whichever is the lesser amount. States that a person who enlists in an armed force for a period of at least three years or who extends his initial period of active duty in that armed force to a total of at least three years, may under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard, be paid an amount prescribed by the Secretary concerned but not more than $3,000. Provides for special pay for officers of the armed forces in health professions who execute active duty agreements. States that upon acceptance of such agreement by the Secretary concerned such officer is entitled to an amount not to exceed $12,000 for each year of the active duty agreement. Provides that such officer must be qualified in a critical health profession and qualified, as determined by a board composed of officers in his profession, to enter into such an agreement. Requires the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to submit a written report each year to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives regarding the operation of this program. Provides that an officer of an armed force who is designated by the Secretary concerned as an officer possessing skills in a critical shortage specialty and whose retention on, or voluntary recall to, active duty would be of benefit to the United States, and who executes an agreement to serve on continuous active duty in that specialty for a period of not less than one year, but not more than six years, in addition to any other period of active duty for which he is obligated, may be paid, in addition to all other compensation, a sum of money not to exceed $4,000 for each year of such agreement. Provides special pay for participation in the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of an armed force. States that the amount of special pay for those persons possessing critical military skills as determined by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard shall be: (1) up to $2,200 for a six-year enlistment, reenlistment or extension of the enlistment period; or (2) for a lesser enlistment, reenlistment or extension of enlistment period, ten percent of the total for one year, twenty-two percent of the total for two years, thirty-seven percent of the total for three years, fifty-four percent of the total for four years, or seventy-five percent of the total for five years. States that the amount of such pay for persons not possessing such critical skills shall be: (1) up to $1,100 for a six-year enlistment, reenlistment or extension of enlistment period; or (2) an amount as determined by the above formula for a lesser enlistment, reenlistment or extension of enlistment period.",Y000014,Gus,Yatron
+hr1637-93,House of Representatives,hr,1637,93,1973-01-09,REFERRED,"Provides, under the Internal Revenue Code, for a refund of all or part of the social security taxes paid by a deceased individual whenever there is no other person who is or could become entitled to benefits on his wage record, if the total of any benefits theretofore paid on such wage record is less than the total of such taxes. (Adds 26 U.S.C. 6328)",R000065,John,Rarick
+hr13683-93,House of Representatives,hr,13683,93,1974-03-21,REFERRED,Repeals the Emergency Daylight Saving Time Energy Conservation Act of 1973.,W000121,William,Wampler
+hr4383-93,House of Representatives,hr,4383,93,1973-02-20,REFERRED,"Provides that a person connected with or employed by the news media or press, or who is independently engaged in gathering information for publication or broadcast, shall not be required to disclose before the Congress or any Federal court, grand jury, or administrative entity any information or material or the source of any information or material procured for publication or broadcast.",H000906,William,Hudnut
+hr519-93,House of Representatives,hr,519,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Requires the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to annually increase or decrease, in an amount equal to the percentage by which the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index increased or decreased since rates were last changed, the monthly rates of the following veterans' benefits: compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, pensions, subsistence allowances, educational assistance allowances, and special training allowances.",F000229,John,Flynt
+hr14752-93,House of Representatives,hr,14752,93,1974-05-14,REFERRED,"Equality Act - Prohibits, under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, discrimination on account of sex, marital status or sexual orientation in places of public accommodation, and under color of State law. Provides for civil actions by the Attorney General where there is discrimination on account of sex, marital status, or sexual orientation in public facilities or in public education. Prohibits discrimination on account of sex, marital status, or sexual orientation in federally assisted programs, and in housing sales, rentals, financing, and brokerage services. Provides penalties for anyone who willfully injures, intimidates or interferes with any person because of his or her sex, marital status or sexual orientation. Defines the term ""sexual orientation"" as used in this Act as meaning choice of sexual partner according to gender.",A000018,Bella,Abzug
+hr7909-93,House of Representatives,hr,7909,93,1973-05-17,REFERRED,Provides veterans with a 10-year delimiting period (presently 8-year period) for completing education programs under title 38 (Veterans' Benefits) of the United States Code. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 1662),E000096,Joshua,Eilberg
+hr504-93,House of Representatives,hr,504,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Provides that the retired pay of any member or former member of the Armed Forces who was on active duty or in an active status on or before May 31, 1958, and who became or will become entitled to receive retired pay based upon age, length of service, or physical disability under provisions of the Career Compensation Act of 1949, shall be computed at current active duty pay rates and increased to reflect later changes in applicable pay rates.",F000229,John,Flynt
+hr13335-93,House of Representatives,hr,13335,93,1974-03-07,REFERRED,Increases to not less than 9 cents per mile the standard mileage allowance which may be used in determining the amount of the tax deduction under the Internal Revenue Code allowed for expenses paid or incurred for the operation of an automobile in connection with the rendition of services to a charitable organization.,R000485,Edward,Roybal
+hr8747-93,House of Representatives,hr,8747,93,1973-06-15,REFERRED,Terminates the requirement of compulsory vaccination against smallpox for public school students in the District of Columbia.,D000344,Charles,Diggs
+hr16406-93,House of Representatives,hr,16406,93,1974-08-13,REFERRED,"National Commission on Epilepsy and Its Consequences Act - Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to appoint a National Commission to determine the most effective means of finding the cause and cures and treatments for epilepsy. Directs that such Commission shall develop a national plan for the control of epilepsy and its consequences. Provides for the membership of such Commission. Sets forth the duties of such Commission. Requires that it shall be a duty of the Commission to develop a comprehensive national plan for the control of epilepsy and its consequences based on the most thorough, complete, and accurate data available on the disorder. Requires the Commission to make recommendations concerning the proper roles of the Federal and State governments, and the national and local public and private agencies in research, prevention, identification and rehabilitation of persons with epilepsy. Requires the transmittal to the President and to the Congress of a final report under this Act.",K000356,Peter,Kyros
+hr9053-93,House of Representatives,hr,9053,93,1973-06-28,REFERRED,"Clean Elections Act - Title I: Federal Elections Commission - Creates a six-member independent Federal Elections Commission: 2 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, 2 members appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate, and 2 members appointed by the President. Specifies that the Commission shall have full legal powers. Authorizes the Commission to use the personnel and facilities of the General Accounting Office. Requires the Commission to submit its budget directly to Congress along with any recommendations it may have for legislation. Transfers specified functions of the Secretary of the Senate, the GAO and the Clerk of the House to the Commission. Requires each candidate for Federal office to have a central campaign committee through which all reports must pass. Requires the central committee to file its report with the Commission. Specifies that reports contain all contributions in excess of $100 and that cash contributions of $2,500 or more be reported within 24 hours. Requires a financial report to be filed 10 days before an election. Title II: Federal Matching Payment Entitlement Fund - Establishes on the books of the Treasury of the United States the Federal Matching Payment Entitlement Fund to remain available for expenditure without fiscal year limitation. Entitles candidates for Federal office or an official national party committee or an official congressional campaign committee to payments from the fund, during any calendar year, in an amount equal to the cmount of each contribution received by such candidate or committee not in excess of $50. Requires that the candidate or committee submit matching payment entitlement vouchers including the full name of the contributor together with the date, the exact amount of the contribution, and the complete address of the contributor. States that the Secretary of the Treasury shall make a payment from the fund to the candidate or the treasurer of the committee in the amount certified by the Commission. Sets forth the limitations on certification by the Commission. Title III: Limitations on Political Contributions - Declares a limitation on contributions, made by an individual and expenditures of not more than $2,500 in the case of a candidacy for President or Vice President or not more than $1,000 in a congressional campaign. Title IV: Tax Incentives for Contributions to Candidates for Public Office - Allows a maximum credit for a taxable year for contributions to candidates for public office of $50 ($100 for a joint return). Title V: Voter's Time - Provides for a schedule of televised political broadcasts by candidates for Federal office. Requires the television networks to make prime time available to the candidates at roles not exceeding the prevailing unit charge of the station for the same amount of program time in the same time period. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to pay fully all certified bills for Voter's Time not more than 10 days following receipt from the Registry of Election Finance.",W000778,Wendell,Wyatt
+hr1023-93,House of Representatives,hr,1023,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,Provides that no State or political subdivision thereof shall have the power to impose an income tax on the income or to establish the rate of taxation on the income of any individual: (1) who is a nonresident of the State which exceeds 50 percent of the tax which would be collected by such State with respect to the income of an individual who is a resident; or (2) who is a resident of the State except to the extent such tax exceeds any tax paid on such income to the State in which the income was earned or derived.,R000383,Robert,Roe
+hr6585-93,House of Representatives,hr,6585,93,1973-04-04,REFERRED,Provides salary increases for members of the police force of the Library of Congress. (Amends 2 U.S.C. 167),S000778,Harley,Staggers
+hr13557-93,House of Representatives,hr,13557,93,1974-03-18,REFERRED,"Waives the requirements of present Federal law to permit John J. Sirica, chief judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, to continue as chief judge of such court until the head of the Office of Watergate Special Prosecution Force in the Department of Justice, or his successor, determines that all of the prosecution within the jurisdiction of that office, and any successor, have been completed. (Waives 28 U.S.C. 136(a))",R000053,Charles,Rangel
+hr14619-93,House of Representatives,hr,14619,93,1974-05-07,REFERRED,"Authorizes the Federal Communications Commission to require that radios, shipped in interstate commerce or imported for sale or resale to the public, be capable of receiving both AM and FM broadcasts. Provides that this authority shall not extend to apparatus designed to receive only amptitude modulated (AM) or frequency modulated (FM) broadcasts and retailing for less than fifteen dollars.",D000499,Robert,Drinan
+hr11231-93,House of Representatives,hr,11231,93,1973-11-01,REFERRED,"National Tay-Sachs Disease Screening and Counseling Act - Provides that it is the purpose of this Act to establish a national program under the Public Health Service Act, for voluntary Tay-Sachs disease screening and counseling. Authorizes appropriations of $2,500,000 for fiscal year 1974 for making grants to public and nonprofit entities to establish and operate such screening programs. Sets forth the procedure for applications for and administration of such grants.",A000189,Glenn,Anderson
+hr1494-93,House of Representatives,hr,1494,93,1973-01-09,REFERRED,Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to sell reserved phosphate interests of the United States in specified lands located in the State of Florida to the record owner or owners of such lands.,F000381,Louis,Frey
+hr2171-93,House of Representatives,hr,2171,93,1973-01-15,REFERRED,"Provides, under the Internal Revenue Code, that gross income does not include any amounts received by an individual in the taxable year as a pension, annuity, or other benefit under a public retirement system, or any amounts received by an individual who is age 65 or over as a pension, annuity, or other retirement benefit under any other retirement plan, program, or system, to the extent that the aggregate of such amounts does not exceed $5,000.",R000485,Edward,Roybal
+hr1646-93,House of Representatives,hr,1646,93,1973-01-09,REFERRED,"Increases payments in specified amounts to veterans under non-service-connected disability pension plans. Increases pension payments to widows of veterans who at the time of death were receiving compensation or retirement pay for a service-connected disability. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 521(b),(c); 541(b),(c))",R000065,John,Rarick
+hr11295-93,House of Representatives,hr,11295,93,1973-11-06,REFERRED,"(LATEST SUMMARY) Extends, for an additional five years (until June 30, 1979), the authorization of appropriations to carry out the Anadromous Fish Conservation Act. Increases the amount of such authorizations from $10 million to $20 million per year. Increases the Federal share in carrying out multi-state projects under such Act. Authorizes the use of funds under such Act for the control of the sea lamprey.",S001057,Leonor,Sullivan
+hr9766-93,House of Representatives,hr,9766,93,1973-08-01,REFERRED,"United States Court of Labor Relations Act - Establishes a 5-man United States Court of Labor-Management Relations empowered to assume jurisdiction in dead-locked labor disputes which the President determines imperil the national interest. Requires such judges to be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Permits either the Attorney General or any party to the labor dispute to invoke the jurisdiction of the court, but only after procedures under the Labor-Management Relations Act of 1947 have been exhausted. Provides that the court may enjoin an actual or threatened strike for 80 days and issue whatever orders may be necessary during that time to require the parties to make every effort to settle their differences through negotiations. Provides that if the stalemate has not been broken during such 80 day period, and it is apparent that futher bargaining will be futile, the court will continue the injunction and schedule immediate hearings for a final and binding judgement covering wages, hours, and other points of conflict. Provides that any final judgement, order, or decree of the court shall be the subject of a full written opinion in each case, containing a statement of the facts which the court finds and the legal principles and standards which the court uses as a basis for such judgment, order, or decree. Provides that a judgment, order, or decree of the court shall remain in effect until the expiration by its own terms occurs or when vacated by the court. Provides that whenever a matter before any agency or board established by the United States is the subject of a proceeding in the court, that agency or board, if also ordered by the court, shall suspend all proceedings in such matter and may be resumed by the agency or board only if (and to the extent that) an order of the court so provides.",R000188,John,Rhodes
+hr16973-93,House of Representatives,hr,16973,93,1974-10-01,REFERRED,"Emergency Jobs Act - Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to permit the Secretary of Labor to make financial assistance available for the purpose of providing transitional employment for unemployed persons in jobs providing needed public services, and training and manpower services. Makes $1,000,000,000 available for the purposes of this Act for obligation in any twelve-month period in which the national rate of unemployment exceeds 4 1/2 percent for three consecutive months, and an additional $1,000,000,000 for every increment of one-half percent over 4 1/2 percent not to exceed a 6 percent unemployment rate.",S000142,Patricia,Schroeder
+hr17251-93,House of Representatives,hr,17251,93,1974-10-10,REFERRED,Provides for the establishment of an Upper Mississippi River Recreational Area. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to provide for land acquisition and development in order to carry out this Act. Establishes the Upper Mississippi River National Recreation Area Council. Provides that such Council shall recommend to the Secretary rules and regulations for the administration of the recreation area created in this Act. Authorizes the appropriation of such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act.,T000233,Vernon,Thomson
+hr16721-93,House of Representatives,hr,16721,93,1974-09-18,REFERRED,Authorizes and directs the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission to appoint a task force to conduct a study of the practice whereby supermarket food chains reprice food items after the item has been initially priced and offered for sale. Authorizes the appropriation of such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.,P000280,Peter,Peyser
+hr8689-93,House of Representatives,hr,8689,93,1973-06-14,REFERRED,"Creates, under the Small Business Investment Act, industrial mortgage insurance for the purpose of finnancing plant construction, the acquisition of equipment or supplying of working capital by small business concerns. Limits any mortgage insurance guarantee to $10,000,000 or 90 percent of the outstanding balance of a loan, whichever is less. Provides that upon default under the mortgage or lease, the mortgagee or lessor shall make reasonably diligent exports to eliminate or minimize losses.",P000080,Stanford,Parris
+hr14187-93,House of Representatives,hr,14187,93,1974-04-10,REFERRED,Provides for the construction of a highway crossing of the Colorado River immediately downstream from the Hoover Dam. Provides that the cost of the highway crossing shall be recoverable from revenues from the Boulder Canyon Project.,T000321,David,Towell
+hr11318-93,House of Representatives,hr,11318,93,1973-11-07,REFERRED,Provides that educational institutions shall recieve a reimbursement of $500 for each student commissioned through the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program at the institutions. (Adds 10 U.S.C. 2112),P000485,Walter,Powell
+hr2475-93,House of Representatives,hr,2475,93,1973-01-18,REFERRED,Provides for reductions in the retired or retirement pay of retired officers of regular components of the uniformed services who are employed in civilian offices or positions in the Government of the United States. (Repeals 5 U.S.C. 5532),W000610,Robert,Wilson
+hr11124-93,House of Representatives,hr,11124,93,1973-10-25,REFERRED,"Authorizes appropriations of $150,000,000, $175,000,000, and $200,000,000 for fiscal years 1975-1977, respectively for the nutrition program for the aged under title VII of the Older American Act.",P000218,Claude,Pepper
+hr275-93,House of Representatives,hr,275,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Increases to $750 (now $255) the minimum amount of the lump sum death payment to a widow or widower of an insured person under title II of the Social Security Act (Old-Age, Survivors' and Disability Insurance). (Amends 42 U.S.C. 402(i))",A000212,Frank,Annunzio
+hr7926-93,House of Representatives,hr,7926,93,1973-05-17,REFERRED,"Requires the President to furnish predisaster assistance in accordance with the Disaster Relief Act of 1970 to avert or lessen the effects of a major disaster in the counties of Alameda and Contra Costa, California. Authorizes appropriations of $11,000,000 to carry out the provisions of this Act.",S000810,Fortney,Stark
+hr8273-93,House of Representatives,hr,8273,93,1973-05-31,REFERRED,"Permits persons who are aged, blind, or disabled and receiving assistance under title XVI of the Social Security Act (Aid and Medical Assistance to the Aged, Blind, and Disabled) to participate in specified food stamp and surplus commodities programs. (Repeals Sec. 411 of Pub. 92-603)",F000424,Richard,Fulton
+hr7196-93,House of Representatives,hr,7196,93,1973-04-18,REFERRED,"Designates specified lands in the Brigantine National Wildlife Refuge, Atlantic, Burlington, and Ocean Counties, New Jersey, as wilderness in accordance with the Wilderness Act.",S000045,Charles,Sandman
+hr7099-93,House of Representatives,hr,7099,93,1973-04-17,REFERRED,"Allows a medical tax deduction under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, for expenses incurred in connection with the birth of a child adopted by the taxpayer. (Adds 26 U.S.C. 213(g))",C000475,Donald,Clausen
+hr9435-93,House of Representatives,hr,9435,93,1973-07-19,REFERRED,"Provides, under the Internal Revenue Code, that any capital expenditures incurred to connect a sewage line from the residence of a taxpayer to a municipal sewage system shall be considered to have been a depreciable capital expenditure incurred with respect to property held for the production of income. (Amends 26 U.S.C. 167)",R000383,Robert,Roe
+hr16848-93,House of Representatives,hr,16848,93,1974-09-24,REFERRED,"Foreign Investment Control Act - Declares that the Congress finds that recent international economic and monetary changes have stimulated investment by foreign persons in industries and real property in the United States. Establishes the National Foreign Investment Commission. Specifies the duties, powers, and composition of the Commission. States that, within ninety days after the date of enactment of this Act, and at the end of each six-month period thereafter, the Commission shall determine and notify each issuer which is substantially involved in any area essential to the United States national security and/or economic security and each issuer which is substantially involved in any area important to the United States national security and/or economic security as defined and described in this Act. Requires the Commission to publish in the Federal Register the names of all issuers so determined under this Act. Requires each such issuer to submit to the Commission (within sixty days after receiving notification from the Commission) the names and nationalities of all individuals not citizens of the United States, and the names of all persons other than individuals who own voting securities of such issuers. States that such list shall also be transmitted to the Securities Exchange Commission which shall, in turn, require each broker, dealer, and bank registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934: (1) not to sell to any individual who is not a citizen of the United States any right, title, or interest in any security of an issuer on the list which is substantially involved in any area essential to our national security and/or economic security; (2) to contact the Commission for approval before it sells to any person who is not an individual (or to any individual acting as an agent for such a person) any right, title, or interest in any security of an issuer on the list which is substantially involved in any area essential to our national security and/or economic security; and (3) to inform the Commission immediately after it sells to any person any right, title, or interest in any security of an issuer on the list which is substantially involved in any area important to our national security and/or economic security. States that the Commission shall order (1) each individual whose name was submitted under this Act and (2) each person which the Commission determines is owned or controlled by a person not a citizen of the United states, who owns any right, title, or interest in any voting security of any issuer substantially involved in any area essential to our national security and/or economic security; to sell (within a period of sixty days after such order) all such securities to any citizen of the United States, or (with the Commission's prior approval) to any person not included in the prohibitions of this Act. Provides that, within a period of one hundred and eighty days after the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall determine which minerals, fertile realty for agriculture, timber lands, and other resources are to be included in a list of resources which are strategic to the national security and/or economic security of the United States. States that after such list is so published, if any seller or lessor of real estate located in the United States, or his agent, knows or has reason to know that such real estate contains resources on such list in commercially exploitable amounts, he shall not sell or lease such real estate to any individual who is not a citizen of the United States, or to such individual's agent. States that whoever fails to comply with specified requirements of this Act shall be fined not more than $10,000 for each such failure.",W000782,Louis,Wyman
+hr15610-93,House of Representatives,hr,15610,93,1974-06-25,REFERRED,"Provides that recipients of veterans' pension and compensation shall not have the amount of such pension or compensation reduced, or entitlement thereto discontinued, because of increases in monthly social security benefits resulting from the enactment of Public Law 93-66, Public Law 93-233, and subsequent cost-of-living increases under title II of the Social Security Act. Provides that the provisions of this Act shall apply with respect to annual income determinations made for calendar years after 1972.",H000230,Michael,Harrington
+hr2472-93,House of Representatives,hr,2472,93,1973-01-18,REFERRED,"Authorizes the President to proclaim the week including the Fourth of July as ""God Bless America Week,"" and calls upon the people of the United States to observe such week with appropriate ceremonies and activities.",W000610,Robert,Wilson
+hr17246-93,House of Representatives,hr,17246,93,1974-10-10,REFERRED,"Food Research and Development Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to public and nonprofit entities and to individuals for research into, and development and demonstration of, new methods of protein production, fertilizer production, irrigation, processing of non-animal proteins, and marketing of the products produced by new methods. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act through fiscal year 1978. Provides that the products developed under this Act shall be available for school lunch programs. Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to develop an educational program relating to the preparation and use of the food products produced pursuant to this Act.",S000230,John,Seiberling
+hr3575-93,House of Representatives,hr,3575,93,1973-02-01,REFERRED,Permits Federal credit unions to act as insurance agents for profit. (Amends 12 U.S.C. 1757(15)),W000018,Joseph,Waggonner
+hr10191-93,House of Representatives,hr,10191,93,1973-09-11,REFERRED,"Directs the National Science Foundation, after consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, to carry out a program of research and demonstration projects designed to develop a capability to conduct continuous monitoring and forecasting of air pollution levels within air quality control regions in which any national primary ambient air quality standard is likely to be frequently exceeded. States that any implementation plan adopted by any State and submitted to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may be approved under the Clean Air Act and shall remain in effect, unless the Administrator determines that such implementation is inconsistent with the Clean Air Act.",B000918,George,Brown
+hr8269-93,House of Representatives,hr,8269,93,1973-05-31,REFERRED,"Allows Federal officers and employees to elect coverage under the Old Age, Survivors', and Disability Insurance System of the Social Security Act by filing a certificate with the Internal Revenue Service stating such intention. Prescribes time limits for filing such certificate, and the period of time for which it is effective. Requires an individual filing a certificate to give notice thereof to the head of the Federal Agency or instrumentality in or by which he is employed, at or before the time of filing such certificate. (Adds 42 U.S.C. 410p; 26 U.S.C. 3121r)",C000143,Hugh,Carey
+hr2983-93,House of Representatives,hr,2983,93,1973-01-26,REFERRED,Increase the statutory rates for anatomical loss or loss of use for veterans from $47 per month to $80 per month. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 314 (k)),D000434,William,Dorn
+hr2984-93,House of Representatives,hr,2984,93,1973-01-26,REFERRED,Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to reimburse employers of veteran trainees for unusual costs incurred in providing on-job training for such veterans. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 1504 (c)),D000434,William,Dorn
+hr15644-93,House of Representatives,hr,15644,93,1974-06-26,REFERRED,"Increases from $750 to $1,500 the personal income tax exemptions of a taxpayer under the Internal Revenue Code.",J000216,Ed,Jones
+hr9528-93,House of Representatives,hr,9528,93,1973-07-24,REFERRED,Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to appoint students at State maritime academies and colleges as Reserve midshipmen in the United States Navy upon graduation from such academies or colleges. (Adds 46 U.S.C. 1389),B000432,Mario,Biaggi
+hr1699-93,House of Representatives,hr,1699,93,1973-01-09,REFERRED,Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to William H. Muntzing phosphate interests of the United States in certain real property located in the State of Florida.,F000381,Louis,Frey
+hr13581-93,House of Representatives,hr,13581,93,1974-03-19,REFERRED,"Corporate Management Interlocks Act - Prohibits, unless specific approval has been granted by the Attorney General, corporate management interlocking relationships. States that this Act shall apply (1) if any one of the persons involved in an interlocking relationship shall have capital, surplus, and undivided profits aggregating more than $1,000,000, and (2) if any one of the persons involved in an interlocking relationship is engaged in commerce: provided, however, that this Act shall not prohibit any interlocking relationship when one of the persons involved directly or indirectly lawfully owns more than 50 percent of the voting stock of the other company, or where 50 percent or more of the voting stock of each of the persons involved in an interlocking relationship is directly or indirectly lawfully owned by the same person. Sets a fine of not more than $50,000 and/or imprisonment not exceeding one year upon conviction of a willful violation of this Act.",H000230,Michael,Harrington
+hr13405-93,House of Representatives,hr,13405,93,1974-03-12,REFERRED,"National Commission on Epilepsy and Its Consequences Act - Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to appoint a National Commission to determine the most effective means of finding the cause and cures and treatments for epilepsy. Directs that such Commission shall develop a national plan for the control of epilepsy and its consequences. Provides for the membership of such Commission. Sets forth the duties of such Commission. Requires that it shall be a duty of the Commission to develop a comprehensive national plan for the control of epilepsy and its consequences based on the most thorough, complete, and accurate data available on the disorder. Requires the Commission to make recommendations concerning the proper roles of the Federal and State governments, and the national and local public and private agencies in research, prevention, identification and rehabilitation of persons with epilepsy. Requires the transmittal to the President and to the Congress of a final report under this Act.",K000356,Peter,Kyros
+hr9710-93,House of Representatives,hr,9710,93,1973-07-31,REFERRED,"Provides that the Secretary of Commerce may visit the workplace of any small employer to advise him, provided the visit is requested by the employer to gain interpretation of standards and provided the visit is limited to matters specified in the request. Prohibits such visits from being regarded as inspections or investigations. Authorizes an appropriation of $1,000,000 for fiscal 1973, $1,500,000 for fiscal 1974, and $1,500,000 for fiscal 1975 for carrying out this Act. Prescribes procedures for the Secretary to follow if such visit discloses serious violations of standards.",F000141,Hamilton,Fish
+hr7900-93,House of Representatives,hr,7900,93,1973-05-17,REFERRED,"Clean Elections Act - Title I: Federal Elections Commission - Creates a six-member independent Federal Elections Commission: 2 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, 2 members appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate, and 2 members appointed by the President. Specifies that the Commission shall have full legal powers. Authorizes the Commission to use the personnel and facilities of the General Accounting Office. Requires the Commission to submit its budget directly to Congress along with any recommendations it may have for legislation. Transfers specified functions of the Secretary of the Senate, the GAO and the Clerk of the House to the Commission. Requires each candidate for Federal office to have a central campaign committee through which all reports must pass. Requires the central committee to file its report with the Commission. Specifies that reports contain all contributions in excess of $100 and that cash contributions of $2,500 or more be reported within 24 hours. Requires a financial report to be filed 10 days before an election. Title II: Federal Matching Payment Entitlement Fund - Establishes on the books of the Treasury of the United States the Federal Matching Payment Entitlement Fund to remain available for expenditure without fiscal year limitation. Entitles candidates for Federal office or an official national party committee or an official congressional campaign committee to payments from the fund, during any calendar year, in an amount equal to the cmount of each contribution received by such candidate or committee not in excess of $50. Requires that the candidate or committee submit matching payment entitlement vouchers including the full name of the contributor together with the date, the exact amount of the contribution, and the complete address of the contributor. States that the Secretary of the Treasury shall make a payment from the fund to the candidate or the treasurer of the committee in the amount certified by the Commission. Sets forth the limitations on certification by the Commission. Title III: Limitations on Political Contributions - Declares a limitation on contributions, made by an individual and expenditures of not more than $2,500 in the case of a candidacy for President or Vice President or not more than $1,000 in a congressional campaign. Title IV: Tax Incentives for Contributions to Candidates for Public Office - Allows a maximum credit for a taxable year for contributions to candidates for public office of $50 ($100 for a joint return). Title V: Voter's Time - Provides for a schedule of televised political broadcasts by candidates for Federal office. Requires the television networks to make prime time available to the candidates at roles not exceeding the prevailing unit charge of the station for the same amount of program time in the same time period. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to pay fully all certified bills for Voter's Time not more than 10 days following receipt from the Registry of Election Finance.",A000195,John,Anderson
+hr12919-93,House of Representatives,hr,12919,93,1974-02-20,REFERRED,"Allows any individual employed on a part-time basis to deduct under the Internal Revenue Code expenses for household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment. Limits such tax deduction to $200. Defines the term ""employed on a part-time basis"" as gainful employment for more than 20 but less than 40 hours per week.",M000834,John,Moakley
+hr12184-93,House of Representatives,hr,12184,93,1974-01-21,REFERRED,Federal Paperwork Burden Relief Act - Directs the Comptroller General to conduct a study of the reporting requirements of Federal regulatory programs to determine the extent to which these requirements may be revised to lessen the burden upon small and independent business establishments. Requires the Comptroller General to report the results of such study to the Congress one year from the date of enactment of this Act.,Y000014,Gus,Yatron
+hr8196-93,House of Representatives,hr,8196,93,1973-05-29,REFERRED,"Requires the Judge Advocate General of each armed forces to establish a Military Trial Command divided into judicial circuits, including the following division: (1) military judge division; (2) defense counsel division; (3) court reporter and administrative division. Specifies that these divisions shall conduct military judicial proceedings. Provides that the military trial command shall select: (1) the members of the jury at random; (2) the trial counsel; (3) the mulitary judge; and (4) all administrative personnel. States that unless the court-martial was convened by the President or the Secretary of the armed force concerned neither the convening authority nor any member of his staff shall prepare or review any report concerning the effectiveness of the military judge so selected.",W000317,Charles,Whalen
+hr12001-93,House of Representatives,hr,12001,93,1973-12-18,REFERRED,"Egg Research and Consumer Information Act - Declares that it is the purpose of this Act to authorize and enable the establishment of an orderly procedure to the development and financing of an effective and continuous coordinated program of research, consumer and producer education, and promotion designed to strengthen the egg industry's position in the marketplace, and maintain and expand domestic and foreign markets and uses for eggs, egg products, spent fowl, and products of spent fowl of the United States. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to issue orders applicable to persons engaged in the hatching and/or sale of egg-type baby chicks and started pullets, the production and marketing of commercial eggs, the processing and distribution of commercial eggs, and the purchase, sale, or processing of spent fowl. Provides that a hearing shall be held on a proposed order before it is issued. Directs that orders issued pursuant to this Act shall contain one or more of the following terms and conditions, and no others: (1) providing for the establishment, issuance, effectuation, and administration of appropriate plans or projects for the advertising of, sales promotion of, and consumer education with respect to the use of eggs, egg products, spent fowl, and products of spent fowl, and for the disbursement of necessary funds for such purposes; (2) providing for, establishing, and carrying on research, marketing and development projects, and studies with respect to sale, distribution, marketing, utilization, or production of eggs, egg products, spent fowl, and products of spent fowl, and the creation of new products thereof; (3) providing that hatchery operators, persons engaged in the sale of egg-type baby chicks and started pullet dealers, egg producers, breakers, processors, persons marketing commercial eggs and persons engaged in the purchase, sale, or processing of spent fowl, maintain and make available for inspection such books and records as may be required by any order issued pursuant to this Act, or (4) terms and conditions incidental to and not inconsistent with the terms and conditions specified in this Act and necessary to effectuate the other provisions of such order. Requires that orders issued pursuant to this Act shall contain the conditions set forth in this Act. Provides for the establishment and appointment, by the Secretary of Agriculture, of an Egg Board and defines its specified powers and duties. Requires the Egg Board to develop and submit to the Secretary for his approval any advertising or sales promotion or research and development plans or projects, and that any such plan or project must be approved by the Secretary before becoming effective. Provides that each egg producer shall pay, to the first processor of such producer's eggs, an assessment based upon the number of cases of commercial eggs processed for the account of such producer, in the manner as prescribed by the order, for such expenses and expenditures as the Secretary finds are reasonable and likely to be incurred by the Egg Board under the order during any period specified by him. Provides that the Secretary shall conduct a referendum among egg producers to ascertain whether the issuance of an order is approved by such producers. Provides that no such order issued pursuant to this Act is effective unless the Secretary determines that it is approved by the egg producers. Exempts from this Act: (1) any egg producer whose aggregate number of laying hens at any time during three months prior to assessment has not exceeded three thousand laying hens; (2) any flock of breeding hens whose production of eggs is primarily utilized for the hatching of baby chicks; or (3) commercial eggs of foreign origin not exceeding one hundred cases in any one entry into the United States. Provides that any egg producer against whose commercial eggs any assessment is made under this Act and who is not in favor of supporting the research and promotion program as provided for by this Act shall have the right to demand and recieve form the Egg Board a refund of such assessment. Provides for petition and review of any order issued pursuant to this Act. Provides penalties for willful violation of orders issued pursuant to this Act. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to make such investigations as he deems necessary for the effective administration of this Act or to determine if violations of this Act have occurred. Provides the Secretary with the power of subpoena. Authorizes the appropriation of such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act.",J000216,Ed,Jones
+hr13747-93,House of Representatives,hr,13747,93,1974-03-26,REFERRED,"Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to make indemnity payments for poultry and egg products at a fair market value, to poultry and egg producers and processors who have been directed by the United States Government to remove their poultry or egg products from commercial markets because such products contained residues of chemicals registered and approved for use by the Federal Government at the time of such use. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. States that the authority granted under this Act shall expire on December 31, 1977.",B000682,David,Bowen
+hr11799-93,House of Representatives,hr,11799,93,1973-12-05,REFERRED,"National Cancer Research Act; Title I: Short Title and Declaration of Policy - Declares it to be the purpose of this Act to carry out within five years the goal that cancer research activities of the United States shall be priority oriented and shall be conducted so as to contribute materially to one or more of the following objectives: (1) the expansion of human knowledge of methods in which to detect, prevent, and cure cancer; (2) the development of cancer preventative vaccines, or other preventatives; (3) the improvement of the usefulness and of the dissemination of information from, all cancer-related research activities conducted in the United States; and (4) the development and operation of cancer research facilities, equipment, and supplies, capable of making significant advances in cancer prevention, detection, treatment, and cure. Title II: Coordination of Cancer Research Activities - Estabishes, for five years, in the Executive Office of the President the National Cancer Research Council to be composed of the Vice President, Secretary of State, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Administrators of the National Cancer Research Administration, and Director of the National Institutes of Health. Directs the Council to develop a comprehensive program of cancer research and to resolve differences among various agencies with respect to cancer research. Establishes, for five years, the National Cancer Research Administration, the administrator of which shall plan, direct, and conduct the cancer research activities of the United States; and disseminate information concerning its activities. Authorizes the Administration to acquire property, enter into contracts, use facilities of federal agencies, and appoint personnel. Requires semiannual reports from the Administration to the Congress. Title III: Miscellaneous - Allows the President to transfer to the Administration for five years any functions of any other department, agency, or officer of the United States which relate primarily to the functions, powers and duties of the Administration. Requires information obtained by the Administration to be available for public inspection. Provides for retention of property rights and patenting by the United States of inventions made in the performance of any work under any contract with the Administration. Allows the administrator to waive all or part of the rights of the United States to an invention if he determines that the interest of mankind and the United States will thereby be served, subject to reservation of an irrevocable, nontransferrable, royalty-free license for the practice of such invention by the United States. Allows the administrator to make a monetary award to any person for any medical, scientific, or technical contribution to the Administration, not exceeding $10,000. Title IV: Funding - Imposes on the income of every individual, estate, trust, and corporation a tax equal to 2 percent of the adjusted tax for the taxable year. Authorizes withholding of such tax according to tables prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury. Appropriates to such fund, sums as are necessary. Terminates such fund on January 1, 1979.",N000113,Robert,Nix
+hr9875-93,House of Representatives,hr,9875,93,1973-08-03,REFERRED,Provides that Army and Air Force National Guard technicians shall not be required to wear the military uniform while performing their duties in a civilian status. (Amends 32 U.S.C. 709(d)),F000141,Hamilton,Fish
+hr3324-93,House of Representatives,hr,3324,93,1973-01-30,REFERRED,Provides that any justice or judge of the United States appointed to hold office during good behavior may retain his office but retire from the regular active service: (1) after attaining the age of seventy years and after serving at least ten years continuously or otherwise; (2) after attaining the age of sixty-nine years and after serving at least eleven years continuously or otherwise; (3) after attaining the age of sixty-eight years and after serving at least twelve years continuously or otherwise; (4) after attaining the age of sixty-seven years and after serving at least thirteen years continuously or otherwise; (5) after attaining the age of sixty-six years and after serving at least fourteen years continuously or otherwise; or (6) after attaining the age of sixty-five years and after serving at least fifteen years continuously or otherwise. (Amends 28 U.S.C. 371(b)),W000448,Charles,Wiggins
+hr15671-93,House of Representatives,hr,15671,93,1974-06-27,REFERRED,"Barrier-Free Transportation Act - Requires transportation facilities manufactured, constructed, or renovated with Federal funds under the Urban Mass Transportation Act to comply with minimum standards, to be effective not later than January 1, 1976, of accessibility and safety for the elderly and the handicapped.",V000093,Victor,Veysey
+hr15717-93,House of Representatives,hr,15717,93,1974-06-28,REFERRED,"Relocation Benefits Act - States that the purpose of this Act is to provide assistance through existing programs to persons whose lives and careers were interrupted because of Executive Order 9066, February 25, 1942, allowing removal of persons from military areas and sheltering of such persons. Establishes the Relocation Benefits Commission and the Relocation Benefits Trust Fund. Provides that where such persons apply for benefits from any agency and are qualified, but the agency lacks funds, such Commission shall consider such persons for benefits under this Act by transferring funds from the Trust Fund to such agency. Authorizes appropriations to the Fund of an amount equal to the amount received by the United States from Japan pursuant to the agreement concerning the Ryukyu and Daito Islands, of June 19, 1970. Terminates such Commission when the Fund is depleted.",D000043,George,Danielson
+hr5554-93,House of Representatives,hr,5554,93,1973-03-13,REFERRED,"Bill of Rights for the Mentally Retarded - States that the purpose of this Act is to establish standards which assure the humane care, treatment, habilitation, and protection of the mentally retarded in residential facilities, and to improve the system for the provision of services to the mentally retarded through the encouragement of and support for the planning and development of strategies to implement such standards, minimize inappropriate admissions to residential facilities and stimulate the development of regional and community programs integrating such residential facilities which conform to such standards. Provides for a new title to the Public Health Service Act: Title XI: Support of Residential Facilities for the Mentally Retarded - Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make grants to States to aid them with the cost of bringing existing residential facilities into compliance with the standards established under this Act, and to improve existing residential facilities for the mentally retarded. Authorizes to be appropriated $30,000,000 ($15,000,000 for each program) for fiscal year 1973, and for each of the next two succeeding fiscal years, for such grants. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to enable the Secretary to make grants to States for the purpose of assisting States in meeting the expenses for bringing publicly operated facilities and publicly assisted facilities into conformity with the standards established by this Act. Stipulates that any State desiring to receive such a grant shall submit a plan to the Secretary setting forth a schedule for compliance with such standards. Provides that the total of the grants with respect to any such project bringing facilities into conformity with the standards imposed by this Act may not exceed 75 percent of the necessary cost thereof as determined by the Secretary. Requires, within five years after the date of enactment of this Act, that no residential facility for the mentally retarded shall be eligible to receive payments either directly or indirectly under any Federal law, unless such facility meets the standards promulgated under this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to any public or private non-profit agency, organization or institution to meet the costs of development, improvement, extension, or expansion of community resources and community living situations for the mentally retarded other than live-in-residential facilities for the mentally retarded. Establishes a National Advisory Council on Standards for Residential Facilities for the Mentally Retarded to: (1) advise the Secretary with respect to any regulations promulgated or proposed in the implementation of the standards established under this Act; (2) study and evaluate such standards authorized by this Act; and (3) recommend to the Secretary any changes, revisions, modifications, or improvements in the standards established under this Act. Provides that the ultimate aim of the residential facility shall be to foster those behaviors that maximize the human qualities of the resident, increase the complexity of his behavior, and enhance his ability to cope with his environment. Requires such facilities to be located within, and conveniently accessible to, the population served, so as to have access to necessary generic community services. Provides that the facility and the surrounding community should be encouraged to share their services and resources on a reciprocal basis. Provides that residents of the facility should be integrated to the greatest possible extent with the general population. Provides that the facility shall have a written outline of the philosophy, objectives, and goals it is striving to achieve. Requires such outline to be available for distribution to staff, consumer representatives, and the interested public. Provides that the governing body of the facility shall exercise general direction and shall establish policies concerning the operation of the individuals served. Provides that the administration of the facility shall provide for effective staff and resident participation and communication. Requires the facility to designate a percentage of its operating budget for self-renewal purposes. Provides that the facility shall have a description of services for residents that is available to the public. Provides that the facility shall provide for meaningful and extensive consumer-representative and public participation. Provides that a public education and information program should be established that utilizes all communication media, and all service, religious and civil groups, to develop attitudes of understanding and acceptance of mentally retarded persons in all aspects of community living. Provides that admission and release procedures shall: (1) encourage voluntary admission; (2) give equal priority to persons of comparable need; (3) facilitate emergency, partial, and short-term residential care; and (4) utilize the maximum feasible amount of voluntariness in each individual case. Authorizes the residential facility to admit only residents who have had a comprehensive evaluation. Provides that all admissions to the residential facility shall be considered temporary. Provides that there shall be a regular, at least annual, joint review of the status of each resident by all relevant personnel. Provides that at the time of permanent release or transfer there shall be recorded a summary of findings, progress, and plans for protective supervision and other followup services in the resident's new environment. Provides that the performance of each employee of the facility shall be evaluated at least annually. Provides that staffing shall be sufficient so that the facility is not dependent upon the use of residents or volunteers for productive services. Provides that food services shall recognize and provide for the physiological, emotional, and cultural needs of each resident, through provision of a planned, nutritionally adequate diet. Provides that each resident shall have an adequate allowance of neat, clean, fashionable, and seasonable clothing. Provides that residents shall be trained to exercise maximum independence in health, hygiene, and grooming practices. Provides that living unit components or groupings shall be small enough to insure the development of meaningful interpersonal relationships among residents and between residents and staff. Requires dental services to be provided all residents in order to maximize their general health by maintaining an optimal level of daily oral health, through preventive measures and correcting existing oral diseases. Provides that educational services, defined as deliberate attempts to facilitate the intellectual, sensorimotor, and affective development of the individual, shall be available to all residents, regardless of chronological age, degree of retardation, or accompanying disabilities or handicaps. Provides that food and nutrition services shall be provided in order to: (1) insure optimal nutritional status of each resident, thereby enhancing his physical, emotional, and social well-being; and (2) provide a nutritionally adequate diet, in a form consistent with developmental level, to meet the dietary needs of each resident. Makes library services, which include the location, acquisition, organization, utilization, retrieval, and delivery of materials in a variety of media, available to the facility, in order to support and strengthen its total habilitation program by providing complete and integrated multimedia information services to both staff and residents. Provides that medical services shall be provided in order to: (1) achieve and maintain an optimal level of general health for each resident; (2) maximize normal function and prevent disability; and (3) facilitate the optimal development of each resident. Provides that residents shall be provided with nursing services, in accordance with their needs, in order to: (1) develop and maintain an environment that will meet their total health needs; (2) foster optimal health; (3) encourage maximum self-care and independence; and (4) provide skilled nursing care. Provides that, where appropriate to the facility, there shall be a pharmacy and therapeutics committee, that includes one or more pharmacists, to develop policy on drug usage in the facility, and to develop and maintain a current formulary. Provides that physical and occupational therapy services shall be provided in order to: (1) prevent abnormal development and further disability; (2) facilitate the optimal development of each resident; and (3) enable the resident to be a contributing and participating member of the community in which he resides. Requires psychological services be provided in order to facilitate, through the application of psychological principles, techniques, and skills, the optimal development of each resident. Provides that recreation services should provide each resident with a program of activities that: (1) promotes physical and mental health; (2) promotes optimal sensorimotor, cognitive, affective, and social development; (3) encourages movement from dependent to independent and interdependent functioning; and (4) provides for the enjoyable use of leisure time. Make religious services available to residents, in accorance with their basic right to freedom of religion. Provides that all social services shall be available to all residents and their families in order to foster and facilitate: (1) maximum personal and social development of the resident; (2) positive family functioning; and (3) effective and satisfying social and community relationships. Provides that speech pathology and audiology services shall be available, in order to: (1) maximize the communications skills of all residents; and (2) provide for the evaluation, counseling, treatment, and rehabilitation of those residents with speech, hearing and/or language handicaps. Requires each facility to provide all its residents with rehabilitation services, which include the establishment, maintenance, and implementation of those programs that will ensure the optimal development or restoration of each resident physically, psychologically, socially and vocationally. Provides that volunteer services shall be provided in order to enhance opportunities for the fullest realization of the potential of each resident by: (1) increasing the amount, and improving the quality, of services and programs; and (2) facilitating positive relationships between the facility and the community which it serves. Provides that a record shall be maintained for each resident that is adequate for: (1) planning and continuous evaluating of the resident's habitation program; (2) providing a means of communication among all persons contributing to the resident's habilitation program; (3) furnishing documentary evidence of the resident's progress and of his response to his habilitation program; (4) serving as a basis for review, study, and evaluation of the overall programs provided by the facility for its residents; (5) protecting the legal rights of the residents, facility, and staff; and (6) providing data for use in research and education. Provides that the administration of the facility shall make provision for the design and conduct, or the supervision, of research that will objectively evaluate the effectiveness of program components and contribute to informed decisionmaking in the facility. Provides that the requirements of the Secretary shall be met, with specific reference to the following: (1) provision of adequate and alternate exits and doors; (2) provision of exit ramps, with nonskid surface and slope not exceeding one foot in twelve; and (3) provision for handrails on stairways. Provides that there shall be records that document strict compliance with the sanitation, health, and environmental safety codes of the State or local authorities having primary jurisdiction over the facility. Provides that adequate, modern administrative support shall be provided to efficiently meet the needs of, and contribute to, program services for residents, and to facilitate attainment of the goals and objectives of the facility. Provides that funds shall be budgeted and spent in accordance with the principles and procedures of program budgeting. Provides that there shall be written purchasing policies regarding authority and approvals for supplies, services, and equipment.",W000035,Jerome,Waldie
+hr10498-93,House of Representatives,hr,10498,93,1973-09-25,REFERRED,"Provides that nothing contained in the antitrust laws of the United States shall render unlawful the inclusion and enforcement of any trademark licensing contract or agreement, pursuant to which the licensee engages in the manufacture, distribution, and sale of a trademarked soft drink product, or provisions granting the licensee the sole and exclusive right to manufacture, distribute and sell such product in a defined geographic area or limiting the licensee, directly or indirectly, to the manufacture, distribution, and sale of such product only for ultimate resale to consumers within a defined geographic area. Provides that the provisions of this Act shall apply only if: (1) such product is in substantial and effective competition with products of the same general class, (2) the licensee is in substantial and effective competition with other venders of other products of the same general class, and (3) the licensor retains control over the nature and quality of such product as required by the Trademark Act.",O000156,Douglas,Owens
+hr215-93,House of Representatives,hr,215,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain the Polecat Bench area of the Shoshone extensions unit, Pick-Sloan Missouri program, Wyoming. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.",R000421,Teno,Roncalio
+hr16596-93,House of Representatives,hr,16596,93,1974-09-11,REFERRED,"(LATEST SUMMARY) Emergency Jobs and Unemployment Assistance Act - =Title I: Public Service Employment= - Authorizes appropriation of $2,500,000,000 for fiscal year 1975 to carry out this Act. Directs the Secretary of Labor to enter into arrangements with eligible appliants to provide financial assistance in providing transitional employment in public service jobs, and training and manpower services related to such employment. Requires that 90 percent of funds to applicants be used for wages and employment benefits to persons employed in public service jobs under this Act. Requires preference to unemployed persons who have exhausted their benefits, those who are ineligible for such benefits, and those unemployed for 15 or more weeks. Sets forth a formula for allotment of funds to areas of unemployment. Sets forth provisions for areas of excessively high unemployment (above 7 percent) and to expand job opportunities. Allows prime sponsors, under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973, to use funds obligated for public service employment for projects planned to extend over a 12-month period. Disallows a requirement that applicants place a proportion of public service jobholders in other jobs. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to recommend to prime sponsors an aim of maintaining a nationwide average in federally supported wage rates per public service jobholder of $7,800. Establishes an outreach program and public information program designed to produce jobs and job training opportunities for specified veterans, and to inform them about jobs, job training, and educational opportunities under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973. Requires that such program also inform employers, labor unions, contractors, Federal agencies, and educational institutions of their responsibilities under such Act. =Title II: Special Unemployment Assistance Program= - Provides for the payment to each State, which enters into a specified agreement with the Secretary of Labor of such amounts as are deemed necessary by the Secretary to carry out the provisions of this title in the State. Sets forth a schedule whereunder eligible individuals may receive a payment of assistance or waiting period credit based upon a week of unemployment. Sets a special unemployment assistance period under this title. Sets forth a schedule for determining the weekly benefit amount payable under this title. Sets a limit on the program duration under this title. Authorizes the appropriation of such sums as may be necessary to carry out this title. =Title III: Job Opportunities Program= - Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to provide financial assistance to Federal programs and projects identified through a specified review process. Requires that funds allocated under this title be for programs which the Secretaries of Commerce and Labor jointly determine will contribute significantly to the reduction of unemployment; can be initiated promptly; and can be largely completed within 12 months. Requires Federal agencies and regional commissions established under the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 or pursuant to this Act to review their budgets and plans; evaluate the job creation effectiveness of such plans; and to submit to the Secretaries of Commerce and Labor recommendations for programs with potential for creating jobs. Authorizes to be appropriated $500,000,000 for fiscal year 1975 to carry out the provisions of this title, except that no further obligation of funds appropriated under this title may be made subsequent to a determination that the average rate of unemployment has receded below 6.5 per cent for three consecutive calendar months as determined by the Secretary of Labor.",D000041,Dominick,Daniels
+hr15288-93,House of Representatives,hr,15288,93,1974-06-10,REFERRED,"Provides, under the Internal Revenue Code, for reductions in Social Security taxes relating to the rate of tax on self-employment income for purposes of old-age, survivors, and disability insurance. States that such reductions shall apply in the case of taxes imposed with respect to self-employment income for taxable years beginning after December 31, 1974, and with respect to wages paid or received during calendar years after 1974. Provides for Federal participation in the costs of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program under title II of the Social Security Act. Increases the earnings counted for benefit and tax purposes under the Social Security Act.",B001092,James,Burke
+hr3685-93,House of Representatives,hr,3685,93,1973-02-05,REFERRED,"Provides that all production of natural gas from wells which commenced production on or after January 1, 1973, and all new dedications to the interstate market shall be exempt from regulation by the Federal Power Commission.",R000012,Thomas,Railsback
+hr6286-93,House of Representatives,hr,6286,93,1973-03-28,REFERRED,"Provides that no license granted for a broadcasting station operation under the Communications Act of 1934 shall be for a longer term than five years (now three years). Provides under the Communications Act that the Federal Communications Commission in acting upon the applications for renewal of broadcast licenses may not consider the application of any other person for the facilities for which renewal is sought if the Commissioner finds that the public interest, convenience and necessity would be served by granting the renewal application to the present operator. Provides that if the Commissioner determines that the renewal applicant would not be in the public interest it may deny such application and accept other applications.",W000428,Jamie,Whitten
+hr15033-93,House of Representatives,hr,15033,93,1974-05-29,REFERRED,"National Protection Act - States that it is the policy of the United States to encourage trade with all market economies and friendly nations (except nonmarket economies) when such trade has been determined by the President to be in the national interest. Declares, that the encouragement of exports is a secondary consideration and that the primary concerns of the United States are national security and possible harm to the American economy from unfair competition arising out of United States exports used in combination with slave and semislave labor within nonmarket economies. States that it is the policy of the United States to deal with world shortages of particular commodities, whenever feasible, through international cooperation with the major suppliers and consumers of such commodities, rather than by taking unilateral action. Provides for bipartisan consultation of specified congressional committees for determination of items the exportation of which is to be controlled, and the extent of such control.",B000506,Benjamin,Blackburn
+hr11566-93,House of Representatives,hr,11566,93,1973-11-26,REFERRED,"Solar Energy Act - Requires that the Secretary of Commerce shall conduct research into how solar energy can be used to heat and cool buildings and shall collect appropriate weather data for the various climatic regions of the United States for the purpose of determining the extent to which reliance upon solar energy is feasible in each region. Requires the Secretary to: (1) develop and test new building designs and construction methods which involve the utilization of solar energy equipment; and (2) prescribe standards and specifications for such building designs and construction methods. States that in determining the maximum dollar amount of a mortgage which may be insured under the National Housing Act, with respect to any dwelling or residence which involves a building design or construction methods which meet the standards prescribed by the Secretary, he may increase the maximum amount of a mortgage which may be insured with respect to such dwelling or residence by the amount by which the cost of using such building design or construction methods exceeds the cost of using conventional building design and construction methods.",L000226,William,Lehman
+hr10241-93,House of Representatives,hr,10241,93,1973-09-12,REFERRED,"Exempts any unit of local government which receives not more than $5,000 for the entitlement period, under the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act, from the requirement that reports of use of funds be published in a newspaper.",W000107,William,Walsh
+hr11817-93,House of Representatives,hr,11817,93,1973-12-06,REFERRED,"Provides, under the Internal Revenue Code, an individual tax credit for disaster evacuation expenses. Defines such expenses. States that in general the amount allowed for such a credit shall not exceed $200 for each natural disaster requiring evacuation.",B000780,John,Breaux
+hr16732-93,House of Representatives,hr,16732,93,1974-09-19,REFERRED,"Provides that nothing in the National Traffic and Motor Safety Act, or regulations pursuant thereto, shall require any motor vehicle to be equipped with any starter interlock system, or any buzzer, light, or other warning system, associated with seatbelts or upper torso restraints, or any similar system requiring the use of such belts or restraints in order to start or operate the vehicle or producing a buzzing, light, or other warning signal if such belts or restraints are not used. Requires standards to be promulgated by the Secretary within sixty days of enactment of this Act to require that such a starter interlock system, and such a warning sytem, be made available with any new motor vehicles at the option of the purchaser.",C000431,Frank,Clark
+hr5080-93,House of Representatives,hr,5080,93,1973-03-01,REFERRED,"Requires that 25 percent of the gross value of timber harvested during any fiscal year from each national forest shall be paid, at the end of such year, by the Secretary of the Treasury to the States in which such national forest is situated, to be expended as the State legislature may prescribe for the benefit of the public schools and public roads of the county or counties in which such forests are situated; provided, that when any national forest is in more than one State country the distributive share to each from the proceeds of such forest shall be proportional to its area therein. (Adds 16 U.S.C. 500)",S000383,Richard,Shoup
+hr12417-93,House of Representatives,hr,12417,93,1974-01-30,REFERRED,"National Diabetes Mellitus Act - Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health, with the advice of the advisory council to the Director, to establish a National Commission on Diabetes within 60 days of enactment of this Act. Directs the Commission to formulate a long range plan to combat diabetes mellitus, which shall include a coordinated research program proposed Federal, State, and local programs for screening and detection of diabetes, referral for treatment, and counseling on how to live with diabetes. Authorizes an appropriation of $1,000,000 to carry out such long-range plan. Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to develop or substantially expand centers for research and training in diabetes mellitus and related endocrine metabolic disorders. Authorizes appropriations of $5,000,000 for fiscal 1975, $7,500,000 for fiscal 1976, and $10,000,000 for fiscal 1977 for such centers. Directs the Director to establish an Inter-Institute Diabetes Mellitus Coordinating Committee to coordinate the total National Institutes of Health research activities relating to diabetes mellitus.",R000401,Paul,Rogers
+hr11097-93,House of Representatives,hr,11097,93,1973-10-24,REFERRED,"Allows an income tax exclusion under the Internal Revenue code for any amount received as an annuity, pension, or other retirement benefit during any taxable year to the extent that the total of such amounts received during such year does not exceed $5,000. Provides that this provision shall not apply to legislative retirement benefits.",W000390,Richard,White
+hr13694-93,House of Representatives,hr,13694,93,1974-03-25,REFERRED,"Provides that the requirement of filing returns and the tax on unrelated business income shall not apply to specified nonprofit social clubs, domestic fraternal societies, and veterans organizations under the Internal Revenue Code.",F000424,Richard,Fulton
+hr7305-93,House of Representatives,hr,7305,93,1973-04-30,REFERRED,"Requires the President, when he impounds funds appropriated or otherwise obligated for a specific purpose or project, within ten days thereafter, to transmit to the Senate and the House of Representatives a special message specifying: (1) the amount of funds impounded; (2) the specific projects or governmental functions affected thereby; and (3) the reasons for the impounding of such funds. Requires the President to cease the impounding of funds set forth in each special message within sixty calendar days of continuous session after the message is received by the Congress unless the specific impoundment shall have been disapproved by the Congress by passage of a concurrent resolution in accordance with the procedure under this Act. Directs any resolution introduced with respect to a special message to be referred to the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives or the Senate. Directs the Committee to make a motion to proceed to consideration of the resolution, and forbids amendments to this motion. Limits debate on the resolution to not more than two hours, divided equally between those in favor and and those opposed to the resolution. Forbids amendment to the resolution, debate on motions to postpone and motions to proceed to consideration of other business, and all appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating to the application of the rules of the Senate or House of Representatives to the procedure relating to any resolution.",B000550,John,Blatnik
+hr6503-93,House of Representatives,hr,6503,93,1973-04-03,REFERRED,"Omnibus Fire Research and Training Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to develop and carry out a comprehensive fire research and training program designed to provide more effective measures of protection against the hazards of death, injury, and damage to property resulting from fire by the widest possible use of new approaches and improvements in fire prevention and control. Establishes, within the Department of Commerce as a part of the National Bureau of Standards, a Fire Research and Safety Center which shall provide additional scientific and technical knowledge applicable to the prevention and reduction of fires; conducting medical research aimed at improving the performance of men in fighting fires and at the healing of victims of fires; and in the operating of a comprehensive fire data and information system. Provides that the Director of the Center shall perform studies into the operational and managerial aspects of fire departments and services using quantitive techniques, including operations research, management economics, and cost effectiveness studies. Establishes, within the Department of Commerce, as part of the National Bureau of Standards, a United States Fire Academy which shall advance the professional development of fire service personnel; and conduct such development, testing, and demonstration projects as are deemed necessary to introduce new technological standards, operating methods, command techniques, and managerial systems into use in the fire services of the nation. Authorizes the Academy to conduct courses and programs of training and education in the basic techniques of fire prevention, fire inspection, firefighting and the administration and management of fire departments and fire services. Provides for the education and training of local fire units and departments, state and local governments, and private institutions through the establishment of fire training courses and programs in fire engineering at junior colleges and universities. Provides for the inclusion of fire prevention and detection technology and practices in the education and professional practice of architects, builders, city planners engaged in the design and planning affected by fire safety problems. Provides that the Superintendent shall admit to the Academy individuals who are members of the firefighting forces with due regard to an adequate geographic representation. Authorizes the provision stipends to students attending Academy courses and programs in amounts not to exceed 75 percent of the cost of attendance. Authorizes the Superintendent to make payments to institutions of higher education for loans to individuals enrolled on a full-time basis in recognized undergraduate or graduate programs in fire research or engineering not to exceed $2,500 per academic year for any individual. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to appoint a 12 member Board of Visitors to the United States Fire Academy to review annually the program of the Academy consisting of two members of the Senate, two members of the House of Representatives, and eight individuals designated by the Secretary from persons representative of the fire service community. Authorizes the appropriation of $1,000,000 for the fiscal year 1974 to establish the Academy. (Amends 15 U.S.C. 278g)",D000122,John,Davis
+hr8043-93,House of Representatives,hr,8043,93,1973-05-22,REFERRED,"Pension and Employee Benefit Act - Establishes in the executive branch of the Government an independent agency to be known as the United States Pension and Employee Benefit Plan Commission. Provides that it shall be the duty of the Commission: (1) to promote the establishment, extension, and improvement of pension, profit-sharing-retirement and other employee benefit plans; (2) to accept for registraton all pension and profit-sharing-retirement plans required and qualified to be registered with the Commission; (3) to cancel certificates of registration of pension reinsurance programs established by title II of this Act; (5) to direct and administer the pension portability program established by title III of this Act; (6) to enforce the provisions of title IV of this Act; and (7) to perform such other functions as may be necessary to administer the provisions of this Act. Sets forth the administrative powers of the Commission. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its functions and duties. Provides that the functions of the Secretary of Labor and the Department of Labor under the Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure Act are transferred to and shall be administered by the Commisson. Title I: Benefit Standards - Provides that every administrator of a pension or profit-sharing-retirement plan to which this title applies shall file with the Commission an application for reqistration of such plan. Specifies the requirements that such plans must meet to qualify for such registration, including a definition of the benefits provided, the method or determination and payment of benefits, conditions for qualification for membership in the plan, and the financial arrangements made to insure provisional or full funding of benefits under the plan. Provides that the Commission shall require each plan to furnish each participant, upon termination of service, with a vested right to a deferred life annuity, pension, or other vested interest. Provides that a pension or profit-sharing-retirement plan filed for registration under this title shall provide that a member of the plan who has been in the service of the employer, or has been a member of the plan, for a continuous period of six years is entitled, upon termination of his employment or membership in the plan prior to attaining retirement age in the case of a pension plan, to a deferred life annuity commencing at his normal retirement age, and in the case of a profit-sharing-retirement plan to a nonforfeitable right to his interest in such plan, equal to ten percent of full pension benefits as provided by the plan with respect to such service or such interest, respectively. Provides that such plans shall set forth provisions for funding that prescribe the obligation of the employer to contribute both with respect to the current service cost of the plan and the initial unfunded liability and experience deficiency. Provides that the Administrator of the Commission, in respect to a registered pension plan, shall cause the plan to be reviewed not more than three years after registration and at intervals of not more than three years thereafter. Provides for registration of certain pension plans not meeting the above requirements if such plans meet other minimum requirements. Provides a formula for the allocation of funds among contributors to a pension plan upon complete or substantial termination thereof. Provides for the enforcement of the payment of death benefits under a pension or profit-sharing-retirement plan covered by this title. Provides that registered plans under this title shall be treated as qualified trust under the Internal Revenue Code. Provides that contributions by an employer to a registered plan under this title shall not be deemed to be part of or affect the ""regular rate"" as that term is used in the Fair Labor Standards Act. Title II: Pension Reinsurance - Establishes a program to be known as the Federal pension reinsurance program to insure beneficiaries of a reinsured pension plan against loss of nonforfeitable benefits to which they are entitled under such pension plan arising from substantial cessation of one or more of the operations carried on by the contributing employer in one or more facilities of such employer before such plan has been fully funded. Provides that each registered pension plan shall pay an annual premium for reinsurance under the program as may be established by the Commission. Provides for a limited reinsurance program of plans to which it is not feasible to give full insurance. Provides that in carrying out its duties under this title the Commission shall establish a revolving fund into which all amounts paid into the program as premiums shall be deposited and from which all liabilities under the program shall be paid. Authorizes the Commission to borrow from the Treasury such amounts as may be necessary, for deposit into the revolving fund, to meet the liabilities of the program. Title III: Studies - Authorizes and directs the Secretary to undertake research studies relating to pension plans, including but not limited to: (1) the effects of this Act upon the provisions and costs of pension plans; (2) the role of private pensions in meeting the economic security needs of the nation; and (3) the operation of private pension plans including types and levels of benefits, degree of reciprocity or portability, and financial characteristics and practices, and methods of encouraging the growth of the private pension system. Title IV: Disclosure and Fiduciary Standards - Provides that the functions and powers of the Secretary of Labor and the Department of Labor under the Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure Act are transferred to and shall be administered by the Commission. Provides, under such Act, that a description of any employee benefit plan shall be published as required therein within ninety days after the plan becomes subject to the Act. Provides that if some or all of the benefits under the plan are provided by an insurance carrier or service or other organization, such carrier or organization shall certify to the administrator of such plan, within one hundred and twenty days, such reasonable information determined by the Commission to be necessary to enable such administrator to comply with the requirements of the Act. Provides that an annual report shall be published with respect to any employee benefit plan if the plan subject to the Act. Sets forth the information required in such report. Sets forth the information required to be in the annual report of an employee pension benefit plan including: (1) the type and basis of funding; (2) the number of praticipants; (3) the amount of all reserves or net assets accumulated under the plan; (4) the present value of all liabilities; (5) a copy of the most recent actuarial report; and (6) a statement showing the number of participants who terminated service under the plan during the year. Provides that every employees' benefit fund established to provide for the payment of benefits pursuant to a duly executed trust agreement shall set forth the purpose or purposes for which such fund is established and the detailed basis on which payments are to be made into and out of such fund. Sets forth the responsibilities and obligations of fiduciaries in fulfilling their duties under the Act. Provides that no fiduciary may be relieved from any responsibility, obligation, or duty under this Act by agreement or otherwise. Provides that no one who has been convicted of specified crimes shall serve in a fiduciary position of any employee benefit plan, or as a consultant to any employee benefit plan during or for five years after such conviction. Title V: Enforcement - Authorizes the district courts of the United States to issue orders for the enforcement of the registration requirements and fiduciary requirements of this Act. Authorizes suits by person entitled to benefits from employees' benefit funds or plans in any court of competent jurisdiction, without respect to the amount in controversy and without regard to the citizenship of the parties. Provides that suits by an administrator or fiduciary of a pension plan, a profit-sharing-retirement plan, or an employees' benefit fund to review any final order of the commission, to restrain the Commission from taking any action contrary to the provisions of this Act, or to compel action under this Act, may be brought in the name of the plan or fund in the district court of the United States. Provides that the provisions of this Act shall supersede any and all laws of the States and of political subdivisions thereof insofar as they may now or hereafter relate to the subject matter regulated by this Act.",W000778,Wendell,Wyatt
+hr10195-93,House of Representatives,hr,10195,93,1973-09-11,REFERRED,Provides for the relief of Modesto Maroquin-Merla.,R000485,Edward,Roybal
+hr8557-93,House of Representatives,hr,8557,93,1973-06-08,REFERRED,Prohibits the delay or curtailment of Federal financial assistance to any local educational agency which operates its system of free public education on an exclusively open enrollment basis which allows a student to attend any school in the system geared to the students' interests.,H000897,Robert,Huber
+hr13898-93,House of Representatives,hr,13898,93,1974-04-02,REFERRED,Provides for the creation of a Joint Congressional Committee on Foreign Investment Control in the United States.,R000383,Robert,Roe
+hr2624-93,House of Representatives,hr,2624,93,1973-01-22,REFERRED,"Provides for the establishment of the Hells Canyon National Forest Parklands in the States of Idaho and Oregon. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to administer the parklands area in such a manner as in his judgement will best provide for: (1) public outdoor recreation benefits; (2) conservation of scenic, scientific, fish and wildlife, geologic, historic, and other values contributing to public enjoyment; and (3) the management, utilization, or disposal of natural resources.",U000004,Albert,Ullman
+hr11724-93,House of Representatives,hr,11724,93,1973-11-30,REFERRED,"National Energy Research and Development Policy Act - States that the purpose of this Act is the development within ten years of the option and the capability for the United States to become energy self-sufficient through the use of domestic energy resources by socially and environmentally acceptable means. Establishes an Energy Research Management Project headed by a Chairman who shall serve as the Staff Director. States that the Management Project shall review the full range of Federal activities in and financial support for fuels and energy research and development, giving consideration to research and development being conducted by industry and other non-Federal entities, to determine the capability of ongoing research efforts to carry out the policies established by this Act and other relevant Federal policies. Directs the Chairman, in consultation with the Management Project, to: (1) identify opportunities to accelerate the commercial applications of new energy technologies by providing Federal assistance for or participation in pilot plants demonstrating technological advances, field demonstrations of new methods and procedures, and demonstrations of prototype commercial applications for the exploration, development, production, transportation, conversion, and utilization of energy resource; and (2) conduct preliminary investigations and to explore potential cooperative agreements which may be entered into with non-Federal entities in order to develop recommendations for Federal participation or assistance in demonstrations of the technical feasibility and economic potential of energy technologies on a prototype or full-scale basis. States that in developing proposals pursuant to this Act, the Chairman shall consider various forms of Federal assistance and participation which may include but are not limited to: (1) joint Federal-industry corporations; (2) Federal assistance through contractual arrangements with non-Federal participants including corporations, consortia, universities, governmental entities, nonprofit institutions; (3) contracts for the construction and operation of Federally owned facilities; (4) Federal purchases or guaranteed price of the products of demonstration plants or activities; and (5) Federal loans to non-Federal entities conducting demonstrations of new technologies. Requires the Chairman within ninety days of enactment of this Act, to promulgate regulations establishing procedures for submitting proposals for the purposes of implementing this Act. Establishes standards for the joint Federal-industry corporations proposed under this Act and sets forth a formula for determining the Federal share of the cost of each such corporation. States that in evaluating proposed opportunities for particular research and development undertakings pursuant to this Act, the Chairman shall assign priority to those undertakings in which the urgency of public need for the potential results of the research, development, or demonstration effort is high, and it is unlikely that similar results would be achieved in a timely manner in the absence of Federal assistance. Provides that all research, development, or demonstration contracted for, sponsored, or cosponsored by the Government pursuant to this Act, shall require as a condition of Federal participation that all information resulting from Federally assisted research shall be made available at the earliest practicable date to the general public, including non-governmental United States interests capable of bringing about further development, utilization, and commercial applications of such results. Authorizes the appropriation of certain specified amounts for the fiscal years 1975 and 1976 to carry out the purposes of this Act.",T000110,Olin,Teague
+hr5561-93,House of Representatives,hr,5561,93,1973-03-13,REFERRED,"Income-Splitting Tax Act - Extends to all unmarried individuals the full tax benefits of income splitting now enjoyed by married individuals filing joint returns. Provides that, except in the case of a married individual filing a separate return, a nonresident alien individual, or an estate or trust, the tax imposed by section of the Internal Revenue Code upon the taxable income of any individual shall be twice the tax which would be imposed if the taxable income were cut in half. Provides that the determination of whether an individual is married shall be made as of the close of his taxable year, and an individual legally separated from his spouse under a decree of divorce or separate maintenance shall not be considered as married. (Amends 26 U.S.C. 2) Provides for a tax surcharge limitation. Provides that the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate shall prescribe and publish tables reflecting such amendments which shall apply, in lieu of the tables set forth in the Internal Revenue Code (relating to percentage method of withholding) (26 U.S.C. 3402(a)), with respect to wages paid on or after the first day of the first month which begins more than 20 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.",Z000016,John,Zwach
+hr6942-93,House of Representatives,hr,6942,93,1973-04-12,REFERRED,Provides for a pension of $100 per month for unremarried widows of men awarded a Medal of Honor posthumously. (Adds 38 U.S.C. 563),P000218,Claude,Pepper
+hr8451-93,House of Representatives,hr,8451,93,1973-06-06,REFERRED,Increases the subsistence payments to students at the State marine schools from $600 per academic year to $1200 per academic year.,B000432,Mario,Biaggi
+hr7899-93,House of Representatives,hr,7899,93,1973-05-16,REFERRED,Provides for the relief of Georgina Henrietta Harris.,W000763,James,Wright
+hr12427-93,House of Representatives,hr,12427,93,1974-01-30,REFERRED,"(LATEST SUMMARY) Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce, within two years after enactment of this Act, to acquire mariner class vessels in exchange for obsolete vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet that are scheduled for scrapping. States that the traded-in and traded-out vessels shall be valued at the higher of their scrap value in domestic or foreign markets as of the date of the exchange, provided that in any exchange transactions the value assigned to the traded-in and traded-out vessels will be determined on the same basis. Provides that the value of a traded-out vessel shall be as nearly as possible equal to the value of the traded-in vessel plus the fair value of the cost of towing the traded-out vessel to the place of scrapping. Sets forth conditions under which rates and charges for the barging and freighting of containers or containerized cargo by barge between points in the United States shall be filed solely with the Federal Maritime Commission in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission.",S001057,Leonor,Sullivan
+hr786-93,House of Representatives,hr,786,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Allows a tax deduction, under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, for expenses incurred by a taxpayer in making repairs and improvements to his residence. Limits such tax deduction to $1,000. (Amends 26 U.S.C. 218)",M000286,Wiley,Mayne
+hr5448-93,House of Representatives,hr,5448,93,1973-03-08,REFERRED,"District of Columbia No-Fault Motor Vehicle Insurance Act - States that the purpose of this Act is to establish in the District of Columbia a system of first party, no-fault insurance for victims of motor vehicle accidents. Sets forth the definitions of terms used in this Act. Provides that the right to basic reparation benefits exists: (1) for every person suffering loss from injury arising out of an accident occurring in the District of Columbia; (2) for basic reparation insureds and their survivors suffering loss from injury arising outside the District of Columbia; and (3) for the driver and occupants of a secured vehicle (other than (a) one used in the business of transporting persons or property and (b) one owned by a Federal agency) for injury arising outside the District of Columbia. Sets forth the priority of applicability of security for payments of basic reparation benefits. Abolishes tort liability relating to accidents occurring in the District of Columbia and arising from ownership, maintenance or use of a motor vehicle, with specified exceptions. Requires that every owner of a motor vehicle in the District of Columbia provide security for (1) the payment of basic reparation benefits under this Act and (2) for payment of tort liabilities arising from maintenance or use of the motor vehicle. States that security be required for registration of a motor vehicle in the District of Columbia. Prescribes the obligations of an owner of a motor vehicle owner upon termination of his security. Specifies the minimum amounts required for tort liability security: (1) $10,000 for bodily injury sustained by one person, with an aggregate minimum amount of $20,000 for all bodily injury damages; and $5,000 for all damages arising from destruction of property. Permits reparation obligors to organize an assigned claims bureau and to adopt rules for operation and assessment of costs on a fair and equitable basis. Sets forth provisions regarding the time for presenting claims under this Act, attorney's fees, settlements, and judgments for future benefits. Provides for the equitable allocation of burdens among insurers until this system is established. Makes the effective date of this Act January 1, 1974. Prohibits from coverage under this Act all accidents occurring before this date.",S001039,Williamson,Stuckey
+hr2917-93,House of Representatives,hr,2917,93,1973-01-24,REFERRED,Provides a ten-year presumptive period of service connection for chronic diseases of veterans who were held as prisoners of war for a period of ninety days or more. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 312),T000110,Olin,Teague
+hr370-93,House of Representatives,hr,370,93,1973-01-03,REFERRED,"Directs the Federal Communications Commission, in its processing of renewal applications for broadcast licenses, to grant such applications if it finds that the public interest, convenience, and necessity would be served thereby. Provides that in its consideration of any such application the Commission may not consider the application of any other person for the facilities for which renewal is sought. Provides that if the Commission determines after hearing that a grant of the renewal application would not be in the public interest, convenience, and necessity, it may deny such application.",C000275,Charles,Chamberlain
+hr2774-93,House of Representatives,hr,2774,93,1973-01-24,REFERRED,"Metric Conversion Act - Declares that the policy of the United States shall be: (1) to facilitate and encourage the substitution of metric measurement units for customary measurement units; (2) to facilitate and encourage the development rapidly as practicable of new or revised engineering standards based on metric measurement units in those specific fields or areas in the United States where such standards will result in rationalization or simplification of relationships, improvements of design, or increases of those United States engineering designs, practices, and conventions that are internationally accepted or embody superior technology; (4) to cooperate with foreign governments and public and private international organizations which are or become concerned with the encouragement and coordination of increased use of metric measurement units or engineering standards based on such units; (5) to assist the public through specified information and educational programs to become familiar with the meaning and applicability of metric terms and measures in daily life; (6) to accomplish a changeover to the greatest practical extent within ten years by Federal agencies to the metric system of measurement pursuant to the comprehensive plan developed by the Conversion Board; and (7) to utilize Federal procurement activities to encourage the general use of the metric system of measurement. Establishes a National Metric Conversion Board, consisting of 11 members, 9 of whom shall be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate from the following areas; business, labor, education, consumer protection, science, and technology. Provides that one member of the Board shall be a Member of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker and one member shall be a Member of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate. Requires the Board, within 18 months after funding, to submit to the President and the Congress a comprehensive plan to accomplish a changeover to the metric system of measurement in the United States, together with legislative recommendations. Authorizes the Board in carrying out its duties to enter into contracts for research, hold hearings, and establish advisory committes. Provides that the Board shall cease to exist ten years after submission of its comprehensive plan. Authorizes to be appropriated a total of $14,500,000 for fiscal years 1974-1978 for the purposes of this Act.",B000330,Alphonzo,Bell
+hr4925-93,House of Representatives,hr,4925,93,1973-02-28,REFERRED,"Makes additional immigrant visas available for immigrants from any foreign State which had less than three-fourths of the average annual number of visas under the quota system during the ten-fiscal-year period beginning July 1, 1955. Directs that the additional number of visas be equal to the difference between the number of visas made to them and three-fourths of the average made to other immigrants under the quota system, but limits the total number of visas to any foreign State to 7,5000 in any fiscal year. Directs the allocation of the additional visas. Provides that no alien shall be excused under the Act, nor have his status adjusted to that of a permanent resident, after the expiration of the four-fiscal year period beginning with the first fiscal year commencing on or after the date of enactment of this Act. Provides for the granting of special visas equal to 25 percent of the fourth preference registration from a foreign State pending on July 1, 1964. Provides that these visas shall be issued each year based on estimates of the anticipated numbers of special visas.",D000523,Thaddeus,Dulski
+hr4241-93,House of Representatives,hr,4241,93,1973-02-08,REFERRED,"Extends for 5 years, the period within which specified project grants may be made under title V of the Social Security Act (Maternal and Child Health and Crippled Children's Services). Increases to $630,000,000 (presently $350,000,000) for fiscal year 1973 the authorization to enable States to extend and improve programs under title V of the Social Security Act. (Amends 42 U.S.C. 701)",K000302,Edward,Koch
+hr15580-93,House of Representatives,hr,15580,93,1974-06-24,REFERRED,"(LATEST SUMMARY) Departments of Labor, and Health, Education, and Welfare Appropriation Act - =Title I: Department of Labor= - Department of Labor Appropriation Act - Makes appropriations for fiscal year 1975 to the Department of Labor. =Title II: Department of Health, Education, and Welfare= - Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Appropriation Act - Makes appropriations for fiscal year 1975 to the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. =Title III: Related Agencies= - Makes appropriations for related agencies for fiscal year 1975. =Title IV: General Provisions= - States that the appropriations authorized by this Act are available for specified purposes; and enumerates uses to which the funds appropriated by this Act may not be put.",F000209,Daniel,Flood
+hr15087-93,House of Representatives,hr,15087,93,1974-05-30,REFERRED,"Arthritis Prevention Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act - Makes it the purpose of this Act to establish: (1) a long-range plan to expand and coordinate the national research, treatment, and control effort against arthritis and related musculoskeletal diseases; (2) centers for arthritis prevention, research, screening, early detection, training, treatment, and rehabilitation programs; and (3) programs to develop new and improved methods of arthritis screening and early detection and to establish a central arthritis screening and early detection data bank. Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health to establish a National Commission on Arthritis and Related Musculoskeletal Diseases. Specifies the composition, duties, and powers of the Commission. States that the Commission shall formulate a long-range plan to combat arthritis and related musculoskeletal diseases with specific recommendations for the utilization and organization of national resources for that purpose. States that the plan shall include a plan for a coordinated research program encompassing existing and proposed Federal, non-Federal and local programs. Enumerates investigations, studies, and programs to be carried out under such plan. Authorizes to be appropriated $1,000,000 to carry out the above purposes. Establishes within the National Institute on Arthritis, Metabolism, and Digestive Diseases the position of Associate Director for Arthritis and Related Musculoskeletal Diseases. States that the Director of the National Institutes of Health shall establish an Inter-Institute Arthritis and Related Diseases Coordinating Committee to better coordinate research activities relating to arthritis and related musculoskeletal diseases. Provides for the development, establishment, construction, and operation of arthritis research and training centers. Specifies the purposes to be achieved by such research and training programs. Provides for the geographical distribution, operational support, and evaluation of such research and training centers. Authorizes specified appropriations for fiscal years 1975, 1976, and 1977 for the establishment of such centers. Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to establish and support arthritis screening, early detection, prevention, and control demonstration programs. Specifies the purpose of such programs. Authorizes specified appropriations for fiscal years 1975, 1976, and 1977 for the establishment and support of such programs. Requires the Secretary to establish the Arthritis Screening and Detection Data Bank as soon as practicable after the enactment of this Act. Provides that not less than $500,000 of the sums appropriated to the National Institutes of Health to carry out the purposes of this Act shall be obligated for basic and clinical orthopedic research conducted or supported by the National Institute on Arthritis, Rheumatism, and Metabolic Diseases.",B000839,Jack,Brinkley
+hr13416-93,House of Representatives,hr,13416,93,1974-03-12,REFERRED,"Urban Forestry Act - States that the growth of trees and shrubs helps to improve the quality of the urban environment by preventing erosion, providing shade, and reducing noise and air pollution levels. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to cities to pay up to 100 percent of the cost of trees and shrubs planted under the cities' and park districts' forestry programs, including programs of cities or park districts which provide for the planting of trees on privately owned land. Authorizes to be appropriated $1,000,000 for the fiscal year 1975 for grants under this section. Defines the term park district as meaning a single purpose unit of local government which is responsible for the planning, developing, or administration of a system of parks or other recreational areas. States that the Secretary may make grants to cities with populations exceeding ten thousand and park districts to pay 75 percent of the annual salaries of urban foresters. Authorizes to be appropriated $5,000,000 for the fiscal year 1975 for grants under this section. Directs the Secretary to provide technical assistance to cities and park districts to assist such cities in planning, developing, and administering forestry programs.",R000383,Robert,Roe
+hr13686-93,House of Representatives,hr,13686,93,1974-03-21,REFERRED,"Provides for the relief of Eugenio Klein-Moldovan and his wife, Nidya Josefina Alonso-Vega, and their children, Karoly Alonso, Freide, and Ilanit.",R000053,Charles,Rangel
+hr7325-93,House of Representatives,hr,7325,93,1973-04-30,REFERRED,"Provides, under the Internal Revenue Code, that gross income does not include any amounts received by an individual in the taxable year as a pension, annuity, or other benefit under a public retirement system, or any amounts received by an individual who is age 65 or over as a pension, annuity, or other retirement benefit under any other retirement plan, program, or system, to the extent that the aggregate of such amounts does not exceed $5,000.",R000150,Ogden,Reid
+hr14358-93,House of Representatives,hr,14358,93,1974-04-24,REFERRED,"Increases the personal exemption for income tax purposes to $1,000 beginning with taxable years after December 31, 1973.",S000762,Fernand,St. Germain
+hr10988-93,House of Representatives,hr,10988,93,1973-10-17,REFERRED,Provides a tax credit under the Internal Revenue Code for security device expenses.,M000834,John,Moakley
+hr1615-93,House of Representatives,hr,1615,93,1973-01-09,REFERRED,"Require approval by the Congress of orders, rules and regulations issued by the President to implement decisions of the Security Council of the United Nations, under the United Nations Participation Act. (Amends 22 U.S.C. 287c)",R000065,John,Rarick
+hr15870-93,House of Representatives,hr,15870,93,1974-07-11,REFERRED,"Entitles specified veterans of the Mexican border period and of World War I and their widows and children to a veterans' pension benefit on the same basis as that accorded to veterans of the Spanish American War and their widows and children, respectively. Provides for an increase in pension rates applicable to such classes of veterans.",P000103,John,Patman
+hr2588-93,House of Representatives,hr,2588,93,1973-01-22,REFERRED,Establishes the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in the states of Virginia and North Carolina. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the acquisition of any areas or other interests the acquisition of which is authorized by this Act.,D000474,Thomas,Downing
+hr8122-93,House of Representatives,hr,8122,93,1973-05-24,REFERRED,Provides that homeowner mortgage interest paid as periodic assistance payments by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development on behalf of a low-income mortgagor shall not be deductible by such a mortgagor under the Internal Revenue Code. (Adds 26 U.S.C. 280),D000102,Glenn,Davis
+hr15321-93,House of Representatives,hr,15321,93,1974-06-11,REFERRED,"Small Business Solar Energy Development Act - Title I: Installation Incentives - Establishes a program to be administered by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to provide financial incentives for (1) the installation of solar heating and cooling equipment or systems in any industrial or commercial structure, residential dwelling, or other structure; and (2) the conversion of any such structure to provide for the use of any equipment or system. Provides that incentive grants under this title may not exceed $1,000. Authorizes specified appropriations for fiscal years 1975, 1976, and 1977 to carry out this title. Title II: Objectives and Goals - Establishes a program to provide incentives to small business concerns for the commercially applicable development of solar heating and cooling equipment or systems, and for the development of programs and techniques for solar energy use. Provides that the amount of any incentive which a small business concern may receive under this title shall not exceed $25,000. Authorizes specified appropriations for fiscal years 1975, 1976, and 1977 to carry out this title. Title III: Authorization of Administrator to Provide Incentive Payments - Authorizes the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to make such payments on such terms as shall be warranted under the provisions of this Act.",G000528,William,Gunter
+hr10538-93,House of Representatives,hr,10538,93,1973-09-26,REFERRED,"Bilingual Job Training Act - States that it is the purpose of this Act to provide for job training programs in the combined languages of English and of the person's dominant language and to provide for the development of skilled instructors and instructional materials and techniques for bilingual job training. Authorizes to be appropriated $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1974, $40,000,000 for fiscal year 1075, and $60,000,000 for fiscal year 1976 for the purpose of making grants under this Act. Provides that 65 percent of such funds shall be utilized for grants for State bilingual job training programs. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to: (1) develop and disseminate accurate information on the status of bilingual job training in all parts of the Nation; (2) evaluate the impact of such training on the shortages of well-trained personnel, the unemployment of persons of limited English-speaking ability and the ability of such persons to contribute fully to the Nation's economy; and (3) report his findings annually to the Congress. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to make grants to States, local educational agencies, post-secondary educational institutions, private vocational training institutions, or to nonprofit organizations to assist them in conducting bilingual job training programs in all communities of the State. Provides that grants under this Act may be made to the State Board of Vocational Education upon application to the Secretary, or directly to the institutions and organizations listed above if such individual applications are approved in advance by the State Board of Vocational Education. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to make grants States, or directly to educational institutions, to assist them in conducting training for instructors of bilingual job training programs. Specifies information which shall be included in an application for such a grant. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants for the development of instructional materials, methods and techniques for bilingual job training.",B000025,Herman,Badillo
+hr3484-93,House of Representatives,hr,3484,93,1973-01-31,REFERRED,"Food Supplement Amendment - Defines the term ""food supplement"" for purposes of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act to mean food for special dietary uses, and defines the meaning of ""special dietary uses"" as particular uses of food for man which meets specified requirements. Provides that in administering such Act the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare: (1) shall not limit the potency, number, combination, amount, or variety of any synthetic or natural vitamin, mineral, substance, or ingredient of any food supplement unless such article is intrinsically injurious to health in the recommended dosage; and (2) shall not require a warning label on any food supplement unless such article is intrinsically injurious to health in the recommended dosage.",R000188,John,Rhodes