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105_s2397 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public School Construction
Partnership Act''.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF QUALIFIED PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL FACILITY BONDS AS
EXEMPT FACILITY BONDS.
(a) Treatment as Exempt Facility Bond.--Subsection (a) of section
142 of the Internal Revenue Code o... | Public School Construction Partnership Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize issuance of tax-exempt private activity bonds to finance construction and rehabilitation of high-growth area public elementary and secondary schools through public-private construction and ownership agreements. Limits the annual ... | Public School Construction Partnership Act | 7,548 | 669 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Public School Construction Partnership Act". <SECTION-HEADER> TREATMENT OF QUALIFIED PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL FACILITY BONDS AS EXEMPT FACILITY BONDS. Treatment as Exempt Facility Bond. Subsection (a) of section 142 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by... | Public School Construction Partnership Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize issuance of tax-exempt private activity bonds to finance construction and rehabilitation of high-growth area public elementary and secondary schools through public-private construction and ownership agreements. Limits the annual ... | Public School Construction Partnership Act |
106_hr412 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Trade Fairness Act of 1999.''
SEC. 2. RELIEF FROM INJURY.
(a) Test for Positive Adjustment to Import Competition.--Section
201(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2251(a)) is amended by
striking ``substantial''.
(b) Investigations and Determinat... | Revises certain factors the International Trade Commission must consider when investigating to determine whether an article is being imported into the United States in such increased quantities as to be a substantial cause of serious injury to the domestic industry producing an article like or directly competitive with... | Trade Fairness Act of 1999 | 6,849 | 1,045 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Trade Fairness Act of 1999." <SECTION-HEADER> RELIEF FROM INJURY. Test for Positive Adjustment to Import Competition. Section 201(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 USC. 2251(a)) is amended by striking "substantial". Investigations and Determinations. Section 202... | Revises certain factors the International Trade Commission must consider when investigating to determine whether an article is being imported into the United States in such increased quantities as to be a substantial cause of serious injury to the domestic industry producing an article like or directly competitive with... | Trade Fairness Act of 1999 |
103_hr1426 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Indian Dams Safety Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the Secretary of the Interior has identified 53 dams on
Indian lands that present a threat to human life in the event of a
failure;
(2) because of... | Indian Dams Safety Act of 1994 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) establish a dam safety maintenance program within the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) in order to maintain each dam on Indian lands in a satisfactory condition. (2) perform necessary repair and rehabilitation work to bring any unsatisfactory ... | Indian Dams Safety Act of 1994 | 8,271 | 993 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Indian Dams Safety Act of 1994". <SECTION-HEADER> FINDINGS. The Congress finds that the Secretary of the Interior has identified 53 dams on Indian lands that present a threat to human life in the event of a failure. Because of inadequate attention in the past ... | Indian Dams Safety Act of 1994 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) establish a dam safety maintenance program within the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) in order to maintain each dam on Indian lands in a satisfactory condition. (2) perform necessary repair and rehabilitation work to bring any unsatisfactory ... | Indian Dams Safety Act of 1994 |
103_hr969 | SECTION 1. APPOINTMENTS TO MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMIES BY THE RESIDENT
REPRESENTATIVE TO THE UNITED STATES FOR THE COMMONWEALTH
OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS.
(a) United States Military Academy.--
(1) Appointment authority.--Subsection (a) of section 4342
of titl... | Provides for the appointment of candidates to the military service academies by the Resident Representative to the United States for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. | To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for appointments to the military service academies by the Resident Representative to the United States for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. | 5,980 | 182 | <SECTION-HEADER> APPOINTMENTS TO MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMIES BY THE RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE UNITED STATES FOR THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS. United States Military Academy. Appointment authority. Subsection (a) of section 4342 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out the sent... | Provides for the appointment of candidates to the military service academies by the Resident Representative to the United States for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. | To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for appointments to the military service academies by the Resident Representative to the United States for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. |
113_hr2156 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Claims Licensing Advancement for
Interstate Matters Act'' or the ``CLAIM Act''.
SEC. 2. MODEL LICENSING ACT.
To promote the policy of robust consumer protection for and more
efficient interstate adjusting of property, casualty, disability, or
workers'... | Claims Licensing Advancement for Interstate Matters Act or CLAIM Act - Urges the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) to: (1) adopt a model independent claims adjuster licensing Act meeting specified criteria, and (2) adopt and administer a multi-state examination for an independent claims adjuster se... | CLAIM Act | 12,618 | 2,004 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Claims Licensing Advancement for Interstate Matters Act" or the "CLAIM Act". <SECTION-HEADER> MODEL LICENSING ACT. To promote the policy of robust consumer protection for and more efficient interstate adjusting of property, casualty, disability, or workers' co... | Claims Licensing Advancement for Interstate Matters Act or CLAIM Act - Urges the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) to: (1) adopt a model independent claims adjuster licensing Act meeting specified criteria, and (2) adopt and administer a multi-state examination for an independent claims adjuster se... | CLAIM Act |
109_hr5843 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``COBRA Enhancement and Healthcare
Relief Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF COBRA CONTINUATION COVERAGE.
(a) Under ERISA.--Section 602(2)(A) of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1162(2)(A)) is amended--
(1) by a... | COBRA Enhancement and Health Care Relief Act of 2006 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act, the Internal Revenue Code, and related federal law provisions to extend from 18 to 36 months the period during which employees and other individuals whose group healt... | To amend the COBRA continuation Act provisions to extend COBRA continuation coverage from 18 months to 36 months, to provide a tax credit for the cost of such coverage, and to reduce the income tax rate reduction for families with incomes of more than a million dollars. | 17,880 | 760 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "COBRA Enhancement and Healthcare Relief Act of 2006". <SECTION-HEADER> EXTENSION OF COBRA CONTINUATION COVERAGE. Under ERISA. Section 602(2)(A) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 USC. 1162(2)(A)) is amended by amending clause (i) to rea... | COBRA Enhancement and Health Care Relief Act of 2006 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act, the Internal Revenue Code, and related federal law provisions to extend from 18 to 36 months the period during which employees and other individuals whose group healt... | To amend the COBRA continuation Act provisions to extend COBRA continuation coverage from 18 months to 36 months, to provide a tax credit for the cost of such coverage, and to reduce the income tax rate reduction for families with incomes of more than a million dollars. |
106_hr2567 | SECTION 1. MENTAL HEALTH AND STUDENT SERVICE PROVIDERS.
Title X of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 8001 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``PART L--MENTAL HEALTH AND STUDENT SERVICE PROVIDERS
``SEC. 10993. FINDINGS.
``Congress finds the following... | Directs the Secretary of Education, after reserving certain funds for schools in outlying areas and schools run by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, to make program allotments to States according to a specified formula. Requires States to allocate Federal and State shares of program costs to LEAs according to specified for... | To recruit, hire, and train additional school-based mental health personnel. | 12,672 | 574 | <SECTION-HEADER> MENTAL HEALTH AND STUDENT SERVICE PROVIDERS. Title X of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by adding at the end the following: "PART L MENTAL HEALTH AND STUDENT SERVICE PROVIDERS "Section 10993. FINDINGS. "Congress finds the following: Although 7,500,000 children under the ag... | Directs the Secretary of Education, after reserving certain funds for schools in outlying areas and schools run by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, to make program allotments to States according to a specified formula. Requires States to allocate Federal and State shares of program costs to LEAs according to specified for... | To recruit, hire, and train additional school-based mental health personnel. |
112_hr6442 | SECTION 1. REPEAL OF THE PROGRAM OF BLOCK GRANTS TO STATES FOR SOCIAL
SERVICES.
(a) Repeals.--Sections 2001 through 2007 of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1397-1397f) are repealed.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Section 404(d) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
604... | Repeals the program of block grants to states for social services under title XX of the Social Security Act. | To amend title XX of the Social Security Act to repeal the program of block grants to States for social services, and for other purposes. | 8,206 | 108 | <SECTION-HEADER> REPEAL OF THE PROGRAM OF BLOCK GRANTS TO STATES FOR SOCIAL SERVICES. Repeals. Sections 2001 through 2007 of the Social Security Act are repealed. Conforming Amendments. Section 404(d) of the Social Security Act (42 USC. 604(d)) is amended in paragraph (1), by striking "any or all of the following provi... | Repeals the program of block grants to states for social services under title XX of the Social Security Act. | To amend title XX of the Social Security Act to repeal the program of block grants to States for social services, and for other purposes. |
113_hr1517 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security
and Medicare Lock-Box Act''.
(b) Findings Regarding Social Security and Medicare Part A.--The
Congress finds the following:
(1)(A) Long term projections show serious problems facing
the fis... | Social Security and Medicare Lock-Box Act - Amends title II (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to establish in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund a Social Security Surplus Protection Account to hold the Social Security surplus for the fiscal year of the sum of Social Security taxes collected, as wel... | Social Security and Medicare Lock-Box Act | 14,180 | 1,026 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. FINDINGS. Short Title. This Act may be cited as the "Social Security and Medicare Lock-Box Act". Findings Regarding Social Security and Medicare Part A. The Congress finds the following: (A) Long term projections show serious problems facing the fiscal health of the trust funds associated ... | Social Security and Medicare Lock-Box Act - Amends title II (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to establish in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund a Social Security Surplus Protection Account to hold the Social Security surplus for the fiscal year of the sum of Social Security taxes collected, as wel... | Social Security and Medicare Lock-Box Act |
114_s841 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prioritizing Veterans Access to
Mental Health Care Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN VETERANS SEEKING MENTAL
HEALTH CARE FOR HEALTH CARE FROM NON-DEPARTMENT OF
VETERANS AFFAIRS ENTITIES.
(a) In Gene... | Prioritizing Veterans Access to Mental Health Care Act of 2015 This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to make a veteran seeking mental health care in a non-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) entity eligible for such care if the veteran provides a written statement that the veteran... | Prioritizing Veterans Access to Mental Health Care Act of 2015 | 5,333 | 664 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Prioritizing Veterans Access to Mental Health Care Act of 2015". <SECTION-HEADER> EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN VETERANS SEEKING MENTAL HEALTH CARE FOR HEALTH CARE FROM NON-DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ENTITIES. In General. Section 101(b)(2) of the Vet... | Prioritizing Veterans Access to Mental Health Care Act of 2015 This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to make a veteran seeking mental health care in a non-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) entity eligible for such care if the veteran provides a written statement that the veteran... | Prioritizing Veterans Access to Mental Health Care Act of 2015 |
110_hr2833 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preexisting Condition Exclusion
Patient Protection Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO PREEXISTING CONDITION EXCLUSIONS UNDER
GROUP HEALTH PLANS.
(a) Amendments to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974.--
... | Preexisting Condition Exclusion Patient Protection Act of 2007 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to allow a group health plan to impose a preexisting condition exclusion only if: (1) such exclusion relates to a condition fo... | To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide additional limitations on preexisting condition exclusions in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets. | 6,786 | 1,251 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Preexisting Condition Exclusion Patient Protection Act of 2007". <SECTION-HEADER> AMENDMENTS RELATING TO PREEXISTING CONDITION EXCLUSIONS UNDER GROUP HEALTH PLANS. Amendments to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. Reduction in look-back period... | Preexisting Condition Exclusion Patient Protection Act of 2007 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to allow a group health plan to impose a preexisting condition exclusion only if: (1) such exclusion relates to a condition fo... | To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide additional limitations on preexisting condition exclusions in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets. |
107_s961 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Breast Implant Research and
Information Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) According to the Institute of Medicine, it is estimated
that 1,000,000 to 2,000,000 American wome... | Breast Implant Research and Information Act - Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to report to all appropriate committees of Congress on the status of the existing breast implant research funded by such Institutes. Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the NIH Director to: (1) app... | A bill to promote research to identify and evaluate the health effects of breast implants; to ensure that women receive accurate information about such implants and to encourage the Food and Drug Administration to thoroughly review the implant manufacturers' standing with the agency. | 14,113 | 1,088 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Breast Implant Research and Information Act". <SECTION-HEADER> FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. Findings. Congress makes the following findings: According to the Institute of Medicine, it is estimated that 1,000,000 to 2,000,000 American women have received breast implan... | Breast Implant Research and Information Act - Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to report to all appropriate committees of Congress on the status of the existing breast implant research funded by such Institutes. Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the NIH Director to: (1) app... | A bill to promote research to identify and evaluate the health effects of breast implants. To ensure that women receive accurate information about such implants and to encourage the Food and Drug Administration to thoroughly review the implant manufacturers' standing with the agency. |
115_s1274 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Economic Growth and Development
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The promotion of sustainable economic growth is the
only long-term solution to lifting people out of poverty and
addressing... | Economic Growth and Development Act This bill requires the President to: (1) establish a primary, interagency mechanism to assist the private sector in coordinating US development programs with private sector investment activities. And (2) submit, annually, a strategy for the facilitation and coordination of private se... | Economic Growth and Development Act | 16,123 | 1,209 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Economic Growth and Development Act". <SECTION-HEADER> FINDINGS. Congress makes the following findings: The promotion of sustainable economic growth is the only long-term solution to lifting people out of poverty and addressing development challenges such as i... | Economic Growth and Development Act This bill requires the President to: (1) establish a primary, interagency mechanism to assist the private sector in coordinating US development programs with private sector investment activities. And (2) submit, annually, a strategy for the facilitation and coordination of private se... | Economic Growth and Development Act |
107_hr2313 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Crane Tithe Tax Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF TAXATION OF CORPORATIONS.
The following provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are
hereby repealed:
(1) section 11 (relating to corporate income tax),
(2) section 55 (rela... | Crane Tithe Tax Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the tax on corporations. (2) repeal the current tax rates for individuals and replace such rates with a ten percent tax on earned income. (3) provide amnesty for any tax liability prior to January 1, 2000. (4) repeal all specific exclusions f... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the income taxation of corporations, to impose a 10 percent tax on the earned income (and only the earned income) of individuals, to repeal the estate and gift taxes, to provide amnesty for all tax liability for prior taxable years, and for other purposes. | 6,735 | 453 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Crane Tithe Tax Act of 2001". <SECTION-HEADER> REPEAL OF TAXATION OF CORPORATIONS. The following provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are hereby repealed: section 11 , section 55 insofar as it applies to corporations, section 511 , section 531 , sec... | Crane Tithe Tax Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the tax on corporations. (2) repeal the current tax rates for individuals and replace such rates with a ten percent tax on earned income. (3) provide amnesty for any tax liability prior to January 1, 2000. (4) repeal all specific exclusions f... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the income taxation of corporations, to impose a 10 percent tax on the earned income of individuals, to repeal the estate and gift taxes, to provide amnesty for all tax liability for prior taxable years, and for other purposes. |
111_hr2286 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Exemption Relief Act
of 2009''.
SEC. 2. ELECTION OF COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN NONCOVERED EMPLOYEES.
(a) In General.--Section 210 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
410)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``... | Social Security Exemption Relief Act of 2009 - Amends title II (OASDI) of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code to allow an employee, whose employment is not otherwise covered for Social Security benefit purposes , to elect irrevocably to have that employment treated as so covered and the employer be su... | To amend title II of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that an employee whose employment for an employer is not otherwise covered for social security benefit purposes may irrevocably elect to have his or her employment with such employer treated as so covered and subject to social... | 5,444 | 351 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Social Security Exemption Relief Act of 2009". <SECTION-HEADER> ELECTION OF COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN NONCOVERED EMPLOYEES. In General. Section 210 of the Social Security Act is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "Inclusion of Service Under ... | Social Security Exemption Relief Act of 2009 - Amends title II (OASDI) of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code to allow an employee, whose employment is not otherwise covered for Social Security benefit purposes , to elect irrevocably to have that employment treated as so covered and the employer be su... | To amend title II of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that an employee whose employment for an employer is not otherwise covered for social security benefit purposes may irrevocably elect to have his or her employment with such employer treated as so covered and subject to social... |
110_s1320 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Terrorism Prevention and Deterrence
Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. PREVENTION AND DETERRENCE OF TERRORIST SUICIDE BOMBINGS.
(a) Offense of Rewarding or Facilitating International Terrorist
Acts.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 113B of title 18, United S... | Terrorism Prevention and Deterrence Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine andor prison term of up to 25 years for providing, or attempting or conspiring to provide, material support or resources to a perpetrator of international terrorism, or to a family member or other person associated with ... | A bill to prohibit the rewarding of suicide bombings, to prohibit terrorist kidnappings and sexual assaults, and for other purposes. | 8,213 | 968 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Terrorism Prevention and Deterrence Act of 2007". <SECTION-HEADER> PREVENTION AND DETERRENCE OF TERRORIST SUICIDE BOMBINGS. Offense of Rewarding or Facilitating International Terrorist Acts. In general. Chapter 113B of title 18, United States Code, is amended ... | Terrorism Prevention and Deterrence Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine andor prison term of up to 25 years for providing, or attempting or conspiring to provide, material support or resources to a perpetrator of international terrorism, or to a family member or other person associated with ... | A bill to prohibit the rewarding of suicide bombings, to prohibit terrorist kidnappings and sexual assaults, and for other purposes. |
104_hr2723 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Work and Family Integration Act''.
SEC. 2. FLEXIBLE AND COMPRESSED SCHEDULES AND REHIRING PREFERENCE.
The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 is amended by inserting after
section 13 (29 U.S.C. 213) the following new sections:
``SEC. 13A. FLEXIBLE AND COM... | Work and Family Integration Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to revise the 40-hour maximum workweek provision to allow employees to work flexible work schedules of 160 hours in any combination over a four-week period before employers would have to pay overtime compensation. Allows employees to request,... | Work and Family Integration Act | 18,806 | 1,131 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Work and Family Integration Act". <SECTION-HEADER> FLEXIBLE AND COMPRESSED SCHEDULES AND REHIRING PREFERENCE. The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 is amended by inserting after section 13 the following new sections: "Section 13A. FLEXIBLE AND COMPRESSED SCHEDU... | Work and Family Integration Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to revise the 40-hour maximum workweek provision to allow employees to work flexible work schedules of 160 hours in any combination over a four-week period before employers would have to pay overtime compensation. Allows employees to request,... | Work and Family Integration Act |
110_hr1283 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Arthritis Prevention, Control, and
Cure Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. ENHANCING THE PUBLIC HEALTH ACTIVITIES RELATED TO ARTHRITIS OF
THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION THROUGH
THE NATIONAL ARTHRITIS ACTION PLAN.
Part B... | Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and implement a National Arthritis Action Program, which may include: (1) conducting, supporting, and promoting the coordination of research, investigations, demonstr... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for arthritis research and public health, and for other purposes. | 16,986 | 3,561 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure Act of 2008". <SECTION-HEADER> ENHANCING THE PUBLIC HEALTH ACTIVITIES RELATED TO ARTHRITIS OF THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION THROUGH THE NATIONAL ARTHRITIS ACTION PLAN. Part B of title III of the Public H... | Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and implement a National Arthritis Action Program, which may include: (1) conducting, supporting, and promoting the coordination of research, investigations, demonstr... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for arthritis research and public health, and for other purposes. |
112_s856 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Spending Transparency Act
of 2011''.
SEC. 2. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF AGGREGATE DATA ON MEDICARE PROVIDERS OF
SERVICES AND SUPPLIERS.
(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to make aggregate
information about providers of se... | Medicare Spending Transparency Act of 2011 - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), consistent with applicable information, privacy, security, and disclosure laws, to make public on the Internet website of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Servic... | A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to make available to the public aggregate data on providers of services and suppliers under the Medicare program and to allow qualified individuals and groups access to claims and payment data under the Medicare program for purposes of conducting health research and d... | 7,317 | 877 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Medicare Spending Transparency Act of 2011". <SECTION-HEADER> PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF AGGREGATE DATA ON MEDICARE PROVIDERS OF SERVICES AND SUPPLIERS. Purpose. The purpose of this section is to make aggregate information about providers of services and suppliers... | Medicare Spending Transparency Act of 2011 - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), consistent with applicable information, privacy, security, and disclosure laws, to make public on the Internet website of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Servic... | A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to make available to the public aggregate data on providers of services and suppliers under the Medicare program and to allow qualified individuals and groups access to claims and payment data under the Medicare program for purposes of conducting health research and d... |
112_s619 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``STEM Support for Teachers in
Education and Mentoring (STEM) Act'' or the ``STEM\2\ Act''.
SEC. 2. STEM EDUCATION PLANNING AND TRAINING.
(a) In General.--Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) is amended ... | STEM Support for Teachers in Education and Mentoring (STEM) Act or STEM 2 Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award competitive planning grants to states, Indian tribes or tribal organizations, nonprofit organizations, or institutions of higher educati... | A bill to assist in the coordination among science, technology, engineering, and mathematics efforts in the States, to strengthen the capacity of elementary schools, middle schools, and secondary schools to prepare students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, and for other purposes. | 7,655 | 1,119 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "STEM Support for Teachers in Education and Mentoring (STEM) Act" or the "STEM2 Act". <SECTION-HEADER> STEM EDUCATION PLANNING AND TRAINING. In General. Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by adding at the end the following... | STEM Support for Teachers in Education and Mentoring (STEM) Act or STEM 2 Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award competitive planning grants to states, Indian tribes or tribal organizations, nonprofit organizations, or institutions of higher educati... | A bill to assist in the coordination among science, technology, engineering, and mathematics efforts in the States, to strengthen the capacity of elementary schools, middle schools, and secondary schools to prepare students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, and for other purposes. |
115_s2024 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Foster Care Tax Credit Act''.
SEC. 2. FOSTER CARE TAX CREDIT.
(a) Allowance of Credit.--
(1) In general.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of
chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by
inserting after s... | Foster Care Tax Credit Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a partially refundable tax credit for each qualifying foster child who resides in the home of an eligible taxpayer for at least one calendar month during the taxable year. A quot, qualifying foster childquot. Is a child in foster care who: (... | Foster Care Tax Credit Act | 10,046 | 1,202 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Foster Care Tax Credit Act". <SECTION-HEADER> FOSTER CARE TAX CREDIT. Allowance of Credit. In general. Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after section 25D the following new section: "... | Foster Care Tax Credit Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a partially refundable tax credit for each qualifying foster child who resides in the home of an eligible taxpayer for at least one calendar month during the taxable year. A quot, qualifying foster childquot. Is a child in foster care who: (... | Foster Care Tax Credit Act |
107_s1783 | to provide for annexing the
Hawaiian Islands to the United States of July 7, 1898 (30 Stat.
750), and which were later transferred to the State of Hawaii
in the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the admission of
the State of Hawaii into the Union'' approved March 18, 1959
... | Establishes the US Office for Native Hawaiian Relations (Office) within the Office of the Secretary of the Interior. Recognizes the right of the Native Hawaiian people to adopt organic governing documents. Provides that following the organization and election of a Native Hawaiian government and the adoption of such doc... | A bill expressing the policy of the United States regarding the United States relationship with Native Hawaiians and to provide a process for the recognition by the United States of the Native Hawaiian governing entity, and of other purposes. | 14,896 | 948 | To provide for annexing the Hawaiian Islands to the United States of July 7, 1898 , and which were later transferred to the State of Hawaii in the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the admission of the State of Hawaii into the Union" approved March 18, 1959 . Indigenous, native people. The term "indigenous, native pe... | Establishes the US Office for Native Hawaiian Relations (Office) within the Office of the Secretary of the Interior. Recognizes the right of the Native Hawaiian people to adopt organic governing documents. Provides that following the organization and election of a Native Hawaiian government and the adoption of such doc... | A bill expressing the policy of the United States regarding the United States relationship with Native Hawaiians and to provide a process for the recognition by the United States of the Native Hawaiian governing entity, and of other purposes. |
114_hr2952 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Employment Outcomes of
TANF Recipients Act''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVING ECONOMIC MOBILITY OF TANF RECIPIENTS.
Section 403(a)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(4))
is amended to read as follows:
``(4) Improving economic mobil... | Improving Employment Outcomes of TANF Recipients Act This bill amends part A (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to replace the current program of bonus grants for high performing states with a program requiring each state to collect and report information necessary to measure the state's level of performance... | Improving Employment Outcomes of TANF Recipients Act | 12,967 | 1,528 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Improving Employment Outcomes of TANF Recipients Act". <SECTION-HEADER> IMPROVING ECONOMIC MOBILITY OF TANF RECIPIENTS. Section 403(a)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 USC. 603(a)(4)) is amended to read as follows: Improving economic mobility of tanf recipien... | Improving Employment Outcomes of TANF Recipients Act This bill amends part A (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to replace the current program of bonus grants for high performing states with a program requiring each state to collect and report information necessary to measure the state's level of performance... | Improving Employment Outcomes of TANF Recipients Act |
111_s2784 | SECTION 1. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF ESTATE TAX AS IN EFFECT IN 2009.
(a) Restoration of Unified Credit Against Gift Tax.--Paragraph (1)
of section 2505(a) (relating to general rule for unified credit against
gift tax), after the application of subsection (f), is amended by
striking ``(determined as if the applica... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish a permanent estate tax exclusion of $3.5 million and a maximum 45 tax rate for decedents dying, generation-skipping transfers, and gifts made, after December 31, 2009. (2) allow an annual inflation adjustment to the exclusion amount after 2010. And (3) allow a survivin... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the estate tax as in effect in 2009, and for other purposes. | 13,451 | 542 | <SECTION-HEADER> PERMANENT EXTENSION OF ESTATE TAX AS IN EFFECT IN 2009. Restoration of Unified Credit Against Gift Tax. Paragraph (1) of section 2505(a) , after the application of subsection (f), is amended by striking "". Exclusion Equivalent of Unified Credit Equal to $3,500,000. Subsection (c) of section 2010 of th... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish a permanent estate tax exclusion of $3.5 million and a maximum 45 tax rate for decedents dying, generation-skipping transfers, and gifts made, after December 31, 2009. (2) allow an annual inflation adjustment to the exclusion amount after 2010. And (3) allow a survivin... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the estate tax as in effect in 2009, and for other purposes. |
107_hr3312 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``RAFT (Restore Access to Foreign
Trade) Act''.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF FOREIGN BASE COMPANY SHIPPING INCOME AS FOREIGN
BASE COMPANY INCOME.
(a) Elimination of Foreign Base Company Shipping Income.--Section
954 of the Internal Revenue Code ... | RAFT Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate foreign base company shipping income from inclusion as foreign base company income. Revises the definition of shipping income with respect to the application of the foreign tax credit. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate foreign base company shipping income from foreign base company income. | 5,163 | 241 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "RAFT Act". <SECTION-HEADER> ELIMINATION OF FOREIGN BASE COMPANY SHIPPING INCOME AS FOREIGN BASE COMPANY INCOME. Elimination of Foreign Base Company Shipping Income. Section 954 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking paragraph (4) of subsec... | RAFT Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate foreign base company shipping income from inclusion as foreign base company income. Revises the definition of shipping income with respect to the application of the foreign tax credit. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate foreign base company shipping income from foreign base company income. |
113_s2436 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Empower Employees Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. LABOR ORGANIZATION DUES NOT DEDUCTIBLE FROM PAY.
(a) Agencies Generally.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code,
is amended by striking section 7115 and inserting the
... | Empower Employees Act of 2014 - Prohibits federal agencies, including executive, legislative, and judicial agencies, the United States Postal Service (USPO), the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), and the government of the District of Columbia, from deducting labor organization fees from the salaries of their employee... | Empower Employees Act of 2014 | 5,161 | 322 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Empower Employees Act of 2014". <SECTION-HEADER> LABOR ORGANIZATION DUES NOT DEDUCTIBLE FROM PAY. Agencies Generally. In general. Chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking section 7115 and inserting the following: "Section 7115. Labor o... | Empower Employees Act of 2014 - Prohibits federal agencies, including executive, legislative, and judicial agencies, the United States Postal Service (USPO), the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), and the government of the District of Columbia, from deducting labor organization fees from the salaries of their employee... | Empower Employees Act of 2014 |
111_hr4955 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Transforming Undergraduate STEM
Education Act''.
SEC. 2. TRANSFORMING UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION IN STEM.
Section 17 of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of
2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n-6) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 17. TRANSFORMING U... | Transforming Undergraduate STEM Education Act - Amends the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 to make changes to the program requiring the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to award competitive grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) to expand previously implemented reforms ... | To authorize the National Science Foundation to provide grants for implementing or expanding research-based reforms in undergraduate STEM education for the purpose of increasing the number and quality of students studying toward and completing baccalaureate degrees in STEM. | 6,748 | 1,467 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Transforming Undergraduate STEM Education Act". <SECTION-HEADER> TRANSFORMING UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION IN STEM. Section 17 of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 is amended to read as follows: "Section 17. TRANSFORMING UNDERGRADUATE EDUCAT... | Transforming Undergraduate STEM Education Act - Amends the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 to make changes to the program requiring the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to award competitive grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) to expand previously implemented reforms ... | To authorize the National Science Foundation to provide grants for implementing or expanding research-based reforms in undergraduate STEM education for the purpose of increasing the number and quality of students studying toward and completing baccalaureate degrees in STEM. |
111_hr1195 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Samuel Clemens--better known to the world as Mark
Twain--was a unique American voice whose literary work has had
a lasting effect on o... | Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $5 gold coins and $1 silver coins emblematic of the life and legacy of Mark Twain. Limits issuance of such coins to calendar year 2013. Requires specified surcharges in the sale of such coins, which shall be promptly paid, in sp... | To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of Mark Twain. | 7,288 | 1,016 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Act". <SECTION-HEADER> FINDINGS. The Congress finds as follows: Samuel Clemens better known to the world as Mark Twain was a unique American voice whose literary work has had a lasting effect on our Nation's history and culture. M... | Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $5 gold coins and $1 silver coins emblematic of the life and legacy of Mark Twain. Limits issuance of such coins to calendar year 2013. Requires specified surcharges in the sale of such coins, which shall be promptly paid, in sp... | To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of Mark Twain. |
115_s1913 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Prairie Conservation Act''.
SEC. 2. CROP PRODUCTION ON NATIVE SOD.
(a) Federal Crop Insurance.--Section 508(o) of the Federal Crop
Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(o)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (A) and ... | American Prairie Conservation Act This bill amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act and the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to modify provisions, known as sodsaver provisions, that reduce benefits under the Department of Agriculture (USDA) crop insurance and noninsured crop disaster assistance prog... | American Prairie Conservation Act | 9,830 | 516 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "American Prairie Conservation Act". <SECTION-HEADER> CROP PRODUCTION ON NATIVE SOD. Federal Crop Insurance. Section 508(o) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 USC. 1508(o)) is amended in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:... | American Prairie Conservation Act This bill amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act and the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to modify provisions, known as sodsaver provisions, that reduce benefits under the Department of Agriculture (USDA) crop insurance and noninsured crop disaster assistance prog... | American Prairie Conservation Act |
103_hr4222 | SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF WORKFORCE SKILLS AND DEVELOPMENT LOAN
PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Part B of title III of the Job Training
Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1662 et seq.) is amended by adding at the
end the following new section:
``SEC. 327. WORKFORCE SKILLS AND DEVELOPMENT LOAN PROGRAM.
`... | Amends the Job Training Partnership Act to establish a workforce skills and development loan program. Directs the Secretary of Labor to use certain amounts to make grants to States to establish reserve funds to guarantee loans to employers, employee representatives, and other eligible entities to provide skills upgradi... | To amend the Job Training Partnership Act to establish a workforce skills and development loan program to provide grants to States to guarantee loans made to employers, representatives of employees, and other entities to provide skills upgrading for non-managerial employees, and for other purposes. | 13,070 | 612 | <SECTION-HEADER> ESTABLISHMENT OF WORKFORCE SKILLS AND DEVELOPMENT LOAN PROGRAM. In General. Part B of title III of the Job Training Partnership Act is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "Section 327. WORKFORCE SKILLS AND DEVELOPMENT LOAN PROGRAM. Findings and Purposes. Findings. The Congress finds... | Amends the Job Training Partnership Act to establish a workforce skills and development loan program. Directs the Secretary of Labor to use certain amounts to make grants to States to establish reserve funds to guarantee loans to employers, employee representatives, and other eligible entities to provide skills upgradi... | To amend the Job Training Partnership Act to establish a workforce skills and development loan program to provide grants to States to guarantee loans made to employers, representatives of employees, and other entities to provide skills upgrading for non-managerial employees, and for other purposes. |
111_s137 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Green Energy Production Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act to is make the United States the world
leader in green energy production and manufacturing by--
(1) promoting green technology innovation;
(2) assis... | Green Energy Production Act of 2009 - Establishes in the Department of Energy (DOE) the Green Technology Investment Corporation to allocate funds, provide grants, and carry out programs for all phases of technology commercialization. Requires the Corporation to establish: (1) ) a green redevelopment, opportunity, and w... | A bill to create jobs and reduce the dependence of the United States on foreign and unsustainable energy sources by promoting the production of green energy, and for other purposes. | 16,335 | 712 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Green Energy Production Act of 2009". <SECTION-HEADER> PURPOSE. The purpose of this Act to is make the United States the world leader in green energy production and manufacturing by promoting green technology innovation, assisting in the transition to a green ... | Green Energy Production Act of 2009 - Establishes in the Department of Energy (DOE) the Green Technology Investment Corporation to allocate funds, provide grants, and carry out programs for all phases of technology commercialization. Requires the Corporation to establish: (1) ) a green redevelopment, opportunity, and w... | A bill to create jobs and reduce the dependence of the United States on foreign and unsustainable energy sources by promoting the production of green energy, and for other purposes. |
113_hr4977 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Creating Options for Veterans
Expedited Recovery Act'' or the ``COVER Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT AND DUTIES.
(a) Establishment.--There is established the Veterans Expedited
Recovery Commission (in this Act referred to as the ``Commission'').
(b) ... | Creating Options for Veterans Expedited Recovery Act or the COVER Act - Establishes the Veterans Expedited Recovery Commission to: examine the efficacy of the evidence-based therapy model used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for treating mental health illnesses of veterans and identify areas to improve wellness-ba... | COVER Act | 13,366 | 1,858 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Creating Options for Veterans Expedited Recovery Act" or the "COVER Act". <SECTION-HEADER> ESTABLISHMENT AND DUTIES. Establishment. There is established the Veterans Expedited Recovery Commission . Duties. The Commission shall perform the following duties: Exa... | Creating Options for Veterans Expedited Recovery Act or the COVER Act - Establishes the Veterans Expedited Recovery Commission to: examine the efficacy of the evidence-based therapy model used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for treating mental health illnesses of veterans and identify areas to improve wellness-ba... | COVER Act |
103_hr3987 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation
Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The world's rhinoceros population is declining at an
alarming rate, a 90 percent decline since 1970.
(2) All rhinoc... | Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 - Establishes in the Treasury the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Fund, to be used for conservation project purposes. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to use amounts from the Fund to provide financial assistance for worldwide projects for the conservation of rhinocer... | Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 | 10,983 | 837 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994". <SECTION-HEADER> FINDINGS. The Congress finds the following: The world's rhinoceros population is declining at an alarming rate, a 90 percent decline since 1970. All rhinoceros species have been listed on Appendi... | Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 - Establishes in the Treasury the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Fund, to be used for conservation project purposes. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to use amounts from the Fund to provide financial assistance for worldwide projects for the conservation of rhinocer... | Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 |
111_hr6505 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pakistani Temporary Protected Status
Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The summer of 2010 produced Pakistan's worst flooding
in 80 years.
(2) The 2010 Pakistani floods began in July 2... | Pakistani Temporary Protected Status Act of 2010 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the extraordinary and temporary conditions caused by flooding in Pakistan qualifies Pakistan for designation under the Immigration and Nationality Act pursuant to which its nationals would be eligible for temporary protected status ... | To designate Pakistan under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit nationals of Pakistan to be eligible for temporary protected status under such section. | 5,522 | 686 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Pakistani Temporary Protected Status Act of 2010". <SECTION-HEADER> FINDINGS. The Congress finds the following: The summer of 2010 produced Pakistan's worst flooding in 80 years. The 2010 Pakistani floods began in July 2010 following heavy monsoon rains in the... | Pakistani Temporary Protected Status Act of 2010 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the extraordinary and temporary conditions caused by flooding in Pakistan qualifies Pakistan for designation under the Immigration and Nationality Act pursuant to which its nationals would be eligible for temporary protected status ... | To designate Pakistan under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit nationals of Pakistan to be eligible for temporary protected status under such section. |
111_hr4527 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Corporate and Labor Electioneering
Advertisement Reform Act'' or the ``CLEAR Act''.
SEC. 2. STATEMENTS INCLUDED IN CAMPAIGN-RELATED COMMUNICATIONS FUNDED
BY CORPORATIONS OR LABOR ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) Requiring Statement Identifying Head of ... | Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require certain campaign-related radio and television communications paid for by a corporation or labor organization to include a statement identifying the chief executive officer of the corporation or the president of the labor organization. | To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require certain campaign-related communications paid for by a corporation or labor organization to include a statement identifying the chief executive officer of the corporation or the president of the labor organization, and for other purposes. | 5,310 | 294 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Corporate and Labor Electioneering Advertisement Reform Act" or the "CLEAR Act". <SECTION-HEADER> STATEMENTS INCLUDED IN CAMPAIGN-RELATED COMMUNICATIONS FUNDED BY CORPORATIONS OR LABOR ORGANIZATIONS. Requiring Statement Identifying Head of Corporation or Organ... | Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require certain campaign-related radio and television communications paid for by a corporation or labor organization to include a statement identifying the chief executive officer of the corporation or the president of the labor organization. | To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require certain campaign-related communications paid for by a corporation or labor organization to include a statement identifying the chief executive officer of the corporation or the president of the labor organization, and for other purposes. |
114_s3264 | SECTION 1. SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN FACILITIES GENERATING ELECTRICITY
FROM BIOMASS AND MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE.
(a) In General.--Section 45(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(12) Special rule for certain qualified facili... | This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for producing electricity from renewable resources, to allow a taxpayer to elect the application of such credit to open-loop biomass and trash facilities during the period beginning after December 31, 2016, and ending before January 1, 2018 . Th... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the credit for production of electricity from renewable resources to allow a credit for certain open-loop biomass and trash facilities placed in service before the date of the enactment of this Act and to modify the definition of municipal solid waste. | 5,017 | 1,187 | <SECTION-HEADER> SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN FACILITIES GENERATING ELECTRICITY FROM BIOMASS AND MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE. In General. Section 45(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: Special rule for certain qualified facilities. In general. In the case of electr... | This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for producing electricity from renewable resources, to allow a taxpayer to elect the application of such credit to open-loop biomass and trash facilities during the period beginning after December 31, 2016, and ending before January 1, 2018 . Th... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the credit for production of electricity from renewable resources to allow a credit for certain open-loop biomass and trash facilities placed in service before the date of the enactment of this Act and to modify the definition of municipal solid waste. |
115_s2181 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Families Credit Reporting
Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. NOTICE OF STATUS AS AN ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY CONSUMER.
The Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 605 (15 U.S.C. 1681c), by adding at the end
... | Military Families Credit Reporting Act of 2017 This bill amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to: (1) allow a consumer to provide proof to a consumer reporting agency that an adverse credit report item occurred while on active duty, and (2) require a consumer reporting agency to provide an active duty military consumer... | Military Families Credit Reporting Act of 2017 | 7,767 | 881 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Military Families Credit Reporting Act of 2017". <SECTION-HEADER> NOTICE OF STATUS AS AN ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY CONSUMER. The Fair Credit Reporting Act is amended in section 605 , by adding at the end the following: Notice of Status as an Active Duty Military Co... | Military Families Credit Reporting Act of 2017 This bill amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to: (1) allow a consumer to provide proof to a consumer reporting agency that an adverse credit report item occurred while on active duty, and (2) require a consumer reporting agency to provide an active duty military consumer... | Military Families Credit Reporting Act of 2017 |
114_s685 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the Autocycle Safety Act.
SEC. 2. MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS.
(a) Defined Term.--Section 30102(a) of title 49, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (11) as
paragraphs (2) through (12), respectiv... | Autocycle Safety Act This bill defines quot, autocyclequot. As a motor vehicle with three wheels, an enclosed occupant compartment, and a steering wheel, which meets applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards. Specified interim automotive and motorcycle safety standards apply to autocycles until at most three ye... | Autocycle Safety Act | 5,985 | 524 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the Autocycle Safety Act. <SECTION-HEADER> MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS. Defined Term. Section 30102(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (11) as paragraphs (2) through (12), respectively. And by inserting before ... | Autocycle Safety Act This bill defines quot, autocyclequot. As a motor vehicle with three wheels, an enclosed occupant compartment, and a steering wheel, which meets applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards. Specified interim automotive and motorcycle safety standards apply to autocycles until at most three ye... | Autocycle Safety Act |
109_s325 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Highway Borders Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. COORDINATED BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM.
Subchapter I of chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 165. Coordinated border infrastructure program
... | National Highway Borders Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish and implement a coordinated border infrastructure program under which the Secretary shall make allocations to border States for projects within a border region to improve the safe movement of people and goods at or across the US... | A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to establish programs to facilitate international and interstate trade. | 9,642 | 1,113 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "National Highway Borders Act of 2005". <SECTION-HEADER> COORDINATED BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM. Subchapter I of chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: "Section 165. Coordinated border infrastructure program... | National Highway Borders Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish and implement a coordinated border infrastructure program under which the Secretary shall make allocations to border States for projects within a border region to improve the safe movement of people and goods at or across the US... | A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to establish programs to facilitate international and interstate trade. |
115_s1843 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop CEO Excessive Pay Act''.
SEC. 2. DENIAL OF DEDUCTION FOR PAYMENTS OF EXCESSIVE COMPENSATION.
(a) In General.--Section 162 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by inserting after subsection (h) the following new
subsections:
``(i) Ex... | Stop CEO Excessive Pay Act The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the deduction for trade or business expenses, to prohibit a deduction for excessive compensation for any employee of the taxpayer. quot, Excessive compensationquot. Is the amount by which the compensation for services performed by an ... | Stop CEO Excessive Pay Act | 8,421 | 924 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Stop CEO Excessive Pay Act". <SECTION-HEADER> DENIAL OF DEDUCTION FOR PAYMENTS OF EXCESSIVE COMPENSATION. In General. Section 162 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after subsection (h) the following new subsections: Excessive Compens... | Stop CEO Excessive Pay Act The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the deduction for trade or business expenses, to prohibit a deduction for excessive compensation for any employee of the taxpayer. quot, Excessive compensationquot. Is the amount by which the compensation for services performed by an ... | Stop CEO Excessive Pay Act |
111_hr5863 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Oil Pollution Wildlife Protection
Act''.
SEC. 2. NOTICE OF EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION PLANS.
(a) Notice of Exploration Plans.--Section 11 of the Outer
Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1340) is amended by adding at
the end the fol... | Oil Pollution Wildlife Protection Act - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) to direct the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to publish in the Federal Register and make electronically available to the public the Secretary's decision to approve, deny, or modify any geological and geophysical exploration, develop... | To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act with regard to oversight and judicial review in connection with offshore oil production and exploration, and for other purposes. | 12,868 | 2,173 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Oil Pollution Wildlife Protection Act". <SECTION-HEADER> NOTICE OF EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION PLANS. Notice of Exploration Plans. Section 11 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act is amended by adding at the end the following: Public Notice. ... | Oil Pollution Wildlife Protection Act - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) to direct the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to publish in the Federal Register and make electronically available to the public the Secretary's decision to approve, deny, or modify any geological and geophysical exploration, develop... | To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act with regard to oversight and judicial review in connection with offshore oil production and exploration, and for other purposes. |
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108_s1898 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Voluntary Support for Reservists and
National Guard Members Act''.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF OVERPAYMENTS TO SUPPORT RESERVISTS.
(a) Designation.--
(1) In general.--Subchapter A of chapter 61 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is ame... | Voluntary Support for Reservists and National Guard Members Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit a taxpayer to designate a specified portion of any tax overpayment to the Reservist Income Differential Trust Fund . Establishes such Fund. Directs the Secretary of a military department, to the extent provided ... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow tax-payers to designate part or all of any income tax refund to support reservists and National Guard members. | 7,497 | 540 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Voluntary Support for Reservists and National Guard Members Act". <SECTION-HEADER> DESIGNATION OF OVERPAYMENTS TO SUPPORT RESERVISTS. Designation. In general. Subchapter A of chapter 61 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the f... | Voluntary Support for Reservists and National Guard Members Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit a taxpayer to designate a specified portion of any tax overpayment to the Reservist Income Differential Trust Fund . Establishes such Fund. Directs the Secretary of a military department, to the extent provided ... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow tax-payers to designate part or all of any income tax refund to support reservists and National Guard members. |
110_hr4749 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Bombing Prevention Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. BOMBING PREVENTION.
(a) In General.--Subtitle A of title II of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
``SEC. 210F. OFFICE ... | National Bombing Prevention Act of 2008 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish within the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Protective Security Coordination Division of the Office of Infrastructure Protection an Office for Bombing Prevention to enhance... | To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Office for Bombing Prevention, to address terrorist explosive threats, and for other purposes. | 17,605 | 4,008 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "National Bombing Prevention Act of 2008". <SECTION-HEADER> BOMBING PREVENTION. In General. Subtitle A of title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "Section 210F. OFFICE FOR BOMBING PREVENTION. In G... | National Bombing Prevention Act of 2008 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish within the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Protective Security Coordination Division of the Office of Infrastructure Protection an Office for Bombing Prevention to enhance... | To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Office for Bombing Prevention, to address terrorist explosive threats, and for other purposes. |
112_hr1754 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preserving Equal Access to Mortgage
Finance Programs Act''.
SEC. 2. PERMANENT CONFORMING LOAN LIMIT INCREASE FOR FREDDIE MAC AND
FANNIE MAE.
(a) Freddie Mac.--
(1) Increase.--Paragraph (2) of section 305(a) of the
Fed... | Preserving Equal Access to Mortgage Finance Programs Act - Amends the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act and the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to increase limitations on the maximum original principal obligation of mortgages that may purchased by the Federal National Mortgage Association and... | To permanently increase the conforming loan limits for the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and the Federal National Mortgage Association and the FHA maximum mortgage amount limitations. | 5,910 | 1,117 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Preserving Equal Access to Mortgage Finance Programs Act". <SECTION-HEADER> PERMANENT CONFORMING LOAN LIMIT INCREASE FOR FREDDIE MAC AND FANNIE MAE. Freddie Mac. Increase. Paragraph (2) of section 305(a) of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act (12 US... | Preserving Equal Access to Mortgage Finance Programs Act - Amends the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act and the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to increase limitations on the maximum original principal obligation of mortgages that may purchased by the Federal National Mortgage Association and... | To permanently increase the conforming loan limits for the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and the Federal National Mortgage Association and the FHA maximum mortgage amount limitations. |
104_s1079 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Charity Reform Act''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO CERTAIN PRIVATE
CHARITIES PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO THE POOR.
(a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code... | Comprehensive Charity Reform Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual a tax credit not exceeding $500 for qualified charitable contributions paid to certain private charities providing assistance to the poor. Sets forth provisions providing for the coordination of the credit with deductions allowab... | Comprehensive Charity Reform Act | 14,979 | 860 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Comprehensive Charity Reform Act". <SECTION-HEADER> CREDIT FOR CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO CERTAIN PRIVATE CHARITIES PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO THE POOR. In General. Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended... | Comprehensive Charity Reform Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual a tax credit not exceeding $500 for qualified charitable contributions paid to certain private charities providing assistance to the poor. Sets forth provisions providing for the coordination of the credit with deductions allowab... | Comprehensive Charity Reform Act |
109_hr3835 | TITLE I--NATIONAL OCEAN EXPLORATION PROGRAM
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``National Ocean Exploration Program
Act''.
SEC. 102. ESTABLISHMENT.
The Secretary of Commerce, through the Administrator of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shall, in consultation
with t... | National Ocean Exploration Program Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) a coordinated national ocean exploration program that promotes collaboration with existing NOAA programs, including those authorized under this Act. Directs the NOAA ... | To establish a coordinated national ocean exploration program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. | 12,545 | 1,688 | TITLE I NATIONAL OCEAN EXPLORATION PROGRAM Section 101. SHORT TITLE. This title may be cited as the "National Ocean Exploration Program Act". Section 102. ESTABLISHMENT. The Secretary of Commerce, through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shall, in consultation with the National ... | National Ocean Exploration Program Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) a coordinated national ocean exploration program that promotes collaboration with existing NOAA programs, including those authorized under this Act. Directs the NOAA ... | To establish a coordinated national ocean exploration program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. |
106_hr2674 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Palmetto Bend Conveyance Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Project.--The term ``Project'' means the Palmetto Bend
Reclamation Project in the State of Texas authorized under
Public Law 90-562 (82 Stat. 999).
... | Directs the State, as a condition of conveyance, to pay the Secretary the adjusted net present value of current repayment obligations on the Project as well as interest. Extinguishes the State's obligation under a specified Bureau of Reclamation contract upon payment of such amount. Requires the State to bear the cost ... | Palmetto Bend Conveyance Act | 5,757 | 1,182 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Palmetto Bend Conveyance Act". <SECTION-HEADER> DEFINITIONS. In this Act: Project. The term "Project" means the Palmetto Bend Reclamation Project in the State of Texas authorized under Public Law 90-562 . Secretary. The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of ... | Directs the State, as a condition of conveyance, to pay the Secretary the adjusted net present value of current repayment obligations on the Project as well as interest. Extinguishes the State's obligation under a specified Bureau of Reclamation contract upon payment of such amount. Requires the State to bear the cost ... | Palmetto Bend Conveyance Act |
110_s1108 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Part D Outreach and
Enrollment Enhancement Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. SPECIAL ENROLLMENT PERIOD FOR INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR AN
INCOME-RELATED SUBSIDY.
(a) Special Enrollment Period.--Section 1860D-1(b)(3) of the Social
Security Act... | Medicare Part D Outreach and Enrollment Enhancement Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide a special 90-day enrollment period for individuals who qualify for an income-related subsidy under the Medicare prescription drug program under part D , with waiver of any late enr... | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide a special enrollment period for individuals who qualify for an income-related subsidy under the Medicare prescription drug program and to provide funding for the conduct of outreach and education with respect to the premium and cost-sharing subsidies und... | 10,710 | 1,143 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Medicare Part D Outreach and Enrollment Enhancement Act of 2007". <SECTION-HEADER> SPECIAL ENROLLMENT PERIOD FOR INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR AN INCOME-RELATED SUBSIDY. Special Enrollment Period. Section 1860D-1(b)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 USC. 1395w-101(... | Medicare Part D Outreach and Enrollment Enhancement Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide a special 90-day enrollment period for individuals who qualify for an income-related subsidy under the Medicare prescription drug program under part D , with waiver of any late enr... | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide a special enrollment period for individuals who qualify for an income-related subsidy under the Medicare prescription drug program and to provide funding for the conduct of outreach and education with respect to the premium and cost-sharing subsidies und... |
114_s2634 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``One Health Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. INTERAGENCY ONE HEALTH PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The President, acting through the National Science
and Technology Council, shall coordinate and support a national,
interagency One Health Program to address infectious ... | One Health Act of 2016 This bill requires the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) to coordinate and support a One Health Program to: (1) address infectious diseases in animals and the environment, and (2) help prevent the transmission of infectious diseases between animal populations and human populations. T... | One Health Act of 2016 | 7,662 | 1,721 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "One Health Act of 2016". <SECTION-HEADER> INTERAGENCY ONE HEALTH PROGRAM. In General. The President, acting through the National Science and Technology Council, shall coordinate and support a national, interagency One Health Program to address infectious disea... | One Health Act of 2016 This bill requires the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) to coordinate and support a One Health Program to: (1) address infectious diseases in animals and the environment, and (2) help prevent the transmission of infectious diseases between animal populations and human populations. T... | One Health Act of 2016 |
105_s2460 | SECTION 1. DECEPTIVE GAMES OF CHANCE MAILINGS ELIMINATION.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Deceptive Games of
Chance Mailings Elimination Act of 1998''.
(b) Nonmailable Matter.--
(1) In general.--Section 3001 of title 39, United States
Code, is amended--
... | Deceptive Games of Chance Mailings Elimination Act of 1998 - Amends Federal postal law concerning nonmailable matter with respect to otherwise legally acceptable matter constituting a solicitation or offer in connection with the promotion of a game of chance that contains words or symbols suggesting the recipient will,... | Deceptive Games of Chance Mailings Elimination Act of 1998 | 8,075 | 915 | <SECTION-HEADER> DECEPTIVE GAMES OF CHANCE MAILINGS ELIMINATION. Short Title. This Act may be cited as the "Deceptive Games of Chance Mailings Elimination Act of 1998". Nonmailable Matter. In general. Section 3001 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by redesignating subsections (j) and (k) as subsections (k) an... | Deceptive Games of Chance Mailings Elimination Act of 1998 - Amends Federal postal law concerning nonmailable matter with respect to otherwise legally acceptable matter constituting a solicitation or offer in connection with the promotion of a game of chance that contains words or symbols suggesting the recipient will,... | Deceptive Games of Chance Mailings Elimination Act of 1998 |
104_hr1463 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Capital Area Interest
Arbitration Standards Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) affordable public transportation is essential to the
economic vitality of the national c... | National Capital Area Interest Arbitration Standards Act of 1995 - Provides for the adoption of mandatory standards and procedures governing the actions of arbitrators in the arbitration of labor disputes involving transit agencies operating in the Washington, D. C. metropolitan area. | National Capital Area Interest Arbitration Standards Act of 1995 | 10,458 | 285 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "National Capital Area Interest Arbitration Standards Act of 1995". <SECTION-HEADER> FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. Findings. The Congress finds that affordable public transportation is essential to the economic vitality of the national capital area and is an essential... | National Capital Area Interest Arbitration Standards Act of 1995 - Provides for the adoption of mandatory standards and procedures governing the actions of arbitrators in the arbitration of labor disputes involving transit agencies operating in the Washington, D. C. metropolitan area. | National Capital Area Interest Arbitration Standards Act of 1995 |
112_s1616 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act
of 2011''.
SEC. 2. EXCEPTION FROM FIRPTA FOR CERTAIN STOCK OF REAL ESTATE
INVESTMENT TRUSTS.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (3) of section 897(c) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
... | Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase from 5 to 10 the allowable ownership interest in real estate investment trust (REIT) stock for purposes of tax exemptions allowed by the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act relating to foreign investment in United States ... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investments in United States real property interests, and for other purposes. | 9,144 | 344 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2011". <SECTION-HEADER> EXCEPTION FROM FIRPTA FOR CERTAIN STOCK OF REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS. In General. Paragraph (3) of section 897(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking all that precedes "... | Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase from 5 to 10 the allowable ownership interest in real estate investment trust (REIT) stock for purposes of tax exemptions allowed by the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act relating to foreign investment in United States ... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investments in United States real property interests, and for other purposes. |
114_hr6139 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug
Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE ENTITLEMENT TO IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE DRUGS FOR KIDNEY
TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS.
(a) Kidney Transplant Recipients.--Section 226A(b)(2) of... | Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2016 This bill amends titles II and XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to indefinitely extend Medicare coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients. Under current law, such coverage is limited to 36 mont... | Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2016 | 8,159 | 346 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2016". <SECTION-HEADER> MEDICARE ENTITLEMENT TO IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE DRUGS FOR KIDNEY TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS. Kidney Transplant Recipients. Section 226A(b)(2) of the Social Securit... | Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2016 This bill amends titles II and XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to indefinitely extend Medicare coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients. Under current law, such coverage is limited to 36 mont... | Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2016 |
103_hr274 | SECTION 1. IMMEDIATE ENTITLEMENT TO BENEFITS IN PRORATED AMOUNT FOR
FIRST MONTH IN WHICH REQUIREMENTS ARE MET.
(a) Old-Age Insurance Benefits.--
(1) Immediate entitlement.--The first sentence of section
202(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(a)) is amended
by ... | Amends title II of the Social Security Act to provide prorated old-age and survivors benefits for the first month in which individuals become eligible for such benefits. | To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that an applicant for old-age, wife's, husband's, or child's insurance benefits who under present law does not qualify for a benefit for the first month in which he or she meets the applicable entitlement conditions shall be entitled to a prorated benefit for that... | 5,694 | 169 | <SECTION-HEADER> IMMEDIATE ENTITLEMENT TO BENEFITS IN PRORATED AMOUNT FOR FIRST MONTH IN WHICH REQUIREMENTS ARE MET. Old-Age Insurance Benefits. Immediate entitlement. The first sentence of section 202(a) of the Social Security Act (42 USC. 402(a)) is amended by striking "beginning with " and all that follows and inser... | Amends title II of the Social Security Act to provide prorated old-age and survivors benefits for the first month in which individuals become eligible for such benefits. | To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that an applicant for old-age, wife's, husband's, or child's insurance benefits who under present law does not qualify for a benefit for the first month in which he or she meets the applicable entitlement conditions shall be entitled to a prorated benefit for that... |
114_hr2485 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Regional Infrastructure Accelerator
Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purpose of this program is to facilitate and mobilize
investment in, and the long-term financing of, economically viable
covered infrastructure projects of regional or national s... | Regional Infrastructure Accelerator Act of 2015 This bill authorizes the Department of the Treasury to establish a regional infrastructure accelerator program to provide grants to regional infrastructure accelerators to establish and administer a process for developing the priorities of, and acquiring financing for, co... | Regional Infrastructure Accelerator Act of 2015 | 16,139 | 2,579 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Regional Infrastructure Accelerator Act of 2015". <SECTION-HEADER> PURPOSES. The purpose of this program is to facilitate and mobilize investment in, and the long-term financing of, economically viable covered infrastructure projects of regional or national si... | Regional Infrastructure Accelerator Act of 2015 This bill authorizes the Department of the Treasury to establish a regional infrastructure accelerator program to provide grants to regional infrastructure accelerators to establish and administer a process for developing the priorities of, and acquiring financing for, co... | Regional Infrastructure Accelerator Act of 2015 |
111_s3743 | SECTION 1. REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) Definitions.--Section 134(b) of title 23, United States Code,
is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs
(6) and (7), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
... | Requires states, at a minimum, to cooperate with affected nonmetropolitan local officials responsible for transportation through regional transportation planning organizations to develop and implement long-range statewide transportation plans and statewide transportation improvement programs, with emphasis on addressin... | A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to incorporate regional transportation planning organizations into statewide transportation planning, and for other purposes. | 7,314 | 617 | <SECTION-HEADER> REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS. Definitions. Section 134(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs and (7), respectively. And by inserting after paragraph (4) the following: Regional transportation planning organization. The ter... | Requires states, at a minimum, to cooperate with affected nonmetropolitan local officials responsible for transportation through regional transportation planning organizations to develop and implement long-range statewide transportation plans and statewide transportation improvement programs, with emphasis on addressin... | A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to incorporate regional transportation planning organizations into statewide transportation planning, and for other purposes. |
103_hr1229 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Aviation Research and
Competitiveness Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) for every dollar increase in shipments of United States
aircraft internationally, the United States economy output
... | National Aviation Research and Competitiveness Act of 1993 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Secretary of Defense (Secretary) to jointly establish a research program on aviation technologies that applies to both military and civil aviation vehicles and airports and that en... | National Aviation Research and Competitiveness Act of 1993 | 7,727 | 571 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "National Aviation Research and Competitiveness Act of 1993". <SECTION-HEADER> FINDINGS. The Congress finds that for every dollar increase in shipments of United States aircraft internationally, the United States economy output increases by an estimated $2.30. ... | National Aviation Research and Competitiveness Act of 1993 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Secretary of Defense (Secretary) to jointly establish a research program on aviation technologies that applies to both military and civil aviation vehicles and airports and that en... | National Aviation Research and Competitiveness Act of 1993 |
115_hr4118 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Master Limited Partnerships Parity
Act''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF PUBLICLY TRADED PARTNERSHIP OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE TO
ENERGY POWER GENERATION PROJECTS, TRANSPORTATION FUELS,
AND RELATED ENERGY ACTIVITIES.
(a) In General.--Subpa... | Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax treatment of publicly traded partnerships as corporations, to expand the definition of quot, qualifying incomequot. For such partnerships to include income and gains from renewable and alternative energy generatio... | Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act | 16,103 | 566 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act". <SECTION-HEADER> EXTENSION OF PUBLICLY TRADED PARTNERSHIP OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE TO ENERGY POWER GENERATION PROJECTS, TRANSPORTATION FUELS, AND RELATED ENERGY ACTIVITIES. In General. Subparagraph (E) of section 7704(d)(1) ... | Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax treatment of publicly traded partnerships as corporations, to expand the definition of quot, qualifying incomequot. For such partnerships to include income and gains from renewable and alternative energy generatio... | Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act |
104_s1525 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Economic Espionage and Protection of
Proprietary Economic Information Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) sustaining a healthy and competitive national economy
is imperative to maint... | Economic Espionage and Protection of Proprietary Economic Information Act of 1995 - Amends the Federal criminal code to impose penalties upon individuals and corporations that engage in economic espionage to aid foreign nations' governments, corporations, institutions, or instrumentalities, including attempting, solici... | Economic Espionage and Protection of Proprietary Economic Information Act of 1995 | 16,215 | 1,684 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Economic Espionage and Protection of Proprietary Economic Information Act of 1995". <SECTION-HEADER> FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. Findings. Congress finds that sustaining a healthy and competitive national economy is imperative to maintaining the security of the Nati... | Economic Espionage and Protection of Proprietary Economic Information Act of 1995 - Amends the Federal criminal code to impose penalties upon individuals and corporations that engage in economic espionage to aid foreign nations' governments, corporations, institutions, or instrumentalities, including attempting, solici... | Economic Espionage and Protection of Proprietary Economic Information Act of 1995 |
112_hr1169 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Guard Technician Equity
Act''.
SEC. 2. TITLES 10 AND 32, UNITED STATES CODE, AMENDMENTS REGARDING
NATIONAL GUARD TECHNICIANS AND RELATED PROVISIONS.
(a) Authority To Employ Technician as Non-Dual Status Technician
After 20 Years... | National Guard Technician Equity Act - Provides a person the right to be employed as a non-dual status technician if: (1) the technician position has been designated to be filled only by a non-dual status technician, or (2) the person occupying the technician position has at least 20 years of service as a dual status m... | To amend titles 5, 10, and 32, United States Code, to eliminate inequities in the treatment of National Guard technicians, to reduce the eligibility age for retirement for non-Regular service, and for other purposes. | 12,175 | 1,490 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "National Guard Technician Equity Act". <SECTION-HEADER> TITLES 10 AND 32, UNITED STATES CODE, AMENDMENTS REGARDING NATIONAL GUARD TECHNICIANS AND RELATED PROVISIONS. Authority To Employ Technician as Non-Dual Status Technician After 20 Years of Creditable Serv... | National Guard Technician Equity Act - Provides a person the right to be employed as a non-dual status technician if: (1) the technician position has been designated to be filled only by a non-dual status technician, or (2) the person occupying the technician position has at least 20 years of service as a dual status m... | To amend titles 5, 10, and 32, United States Code, to eliminate inequities in the treatment of National Guard technicians, to reduce the eligibility age for retirement for non-Regular service, and for other purposes. |
113_hr2031 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Trial and Experimental Studies
Transparency Act of 2012'' or the ``TEST Act''.
SEC. 2. EXPANDED CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRY DATA BANK.
(a) In General.--Section 402(j) of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 282(j)) is amended--
(1) in parag... | Trial and Experimental Studies Transparency Act of 2012 sic or TEST Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to expand the clinical trials that must be reported to the clinical trial registry data bank to include: (1) any interventional study of a drug, device, or biological product conducted outside of the United St... | TEST Act | 17,888 | 1,662 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Trial and Experimental Studies Transparency Act of 2012" or the "TEST Act". <SECTION-HEADER> EXPANDED CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRY DATA BANK. In General. Section 402(j) of the Public Health Service Act (42 USC. 282(j)) is amended in paragraph (1)(A) in clause (ii) ... | Trial and Experimental Studies Transparency Act of 2012 sic or TEST Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to expand the clinical trials that must be reported to the clinical trial registry data bank to include: (1) any interventional study of a drug, device, or biological product conducted outside of the United St... | TEST Act |
115_s1700 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Water Efficiency Improvement Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. WATERSENSE.
(a) In General.--Part B of title III of the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act is amended by adding after section 324A (42 U.S.C.
6294a) the following:
``SEC. 324B. WATERSENSE.
``(a... | Water Efficiency Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to codify the WaterSense Program of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that allows water-efficient products, buildings, landscapes, facilities, processes, and services to bear a WaterSense label. The EPA must establi... | Water Efficiency Improvement Act of 2017 | 6,926 | 887 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Water Efficiency Improvement Act of 2017". <SECTION-HEADER> WATERSENSE. In General. Part B of title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act is amended by adding after section 324A the following: "Section 324B. WATERSENSE. Establishment of WaterSense Prog... | Water Efficiency Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to codify the WaterSense Program of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that allows water-efficient products, buildings, landscapes, facilities, processes, and services to bear a WaterSense label. The EPA must establi... | Water Efficiency Improvement Act of 2017 |
103_hr267 | SECTION 1. PROCEDURES FOR ADJUDICATION OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT BY COURTS-
MARTIAL.
(a) New UCMJ Article.--(1)(A) Chapter 47 of title 10, United States
Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended by inserting
after section 852 (article 52) the following new section (article):
``Sec. 852a. ... | Amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) to establish procedures under which a court-martial may prescribe the death sentence. Requires that: (1) the sentence of death be concurred in unanimously. (2) the offense must be one expressly made punishable by death. And (3) the trial counsel must notify the accused... | To amend chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice), to establish procedures for the adjudication by courts-martial of sentences of capital punishment. | 13,350 | 1,392 | <SECTION-HEADER> PROCEDURES FOR ADJUDICATION OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT BY COURTS- MARTIAL. New UCMJ Article. (1)(A) Chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code , is amended by inserting after section 852 the following new section (article): "Section 852a. Art. 52a. Procedures for adjudging capital punishment No person may b... | Amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) to establish procedures under which a court-martial may prescribe the death sentence. Requires that: (1) the sentence of death be concurred in unanimously. (2) the offense must be one expressly made punishable by death. And (3) the trial counsel must notify the accused... | To amend chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code , to establish procedures for the adjudication by courts-martial of sentences of capital punishment. |
113_s973 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act
of 2013''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Interstate off-track wager; horsemen's group; host
racing association; off-track betting system.--The terms
``interstate off-track wager'... | Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2013 - Requires: (1) there to be an independent anti-doping organization with responsibility for ensuring the integrity and safety of horse races that are the subject of interstate off-track wagers, and (2) the independent anti-doping organization designated pursuant to the Offic... | Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2013 | 7,600 | 1,718 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2013". <SECTION-HEADER> DEFINITIONS. In this Act: Interstate off-track wager, horsemen's group, host racing association. Off-track betting system. The terms "interstate off-track wager", "horsemen's group", "host racing ... | Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2013 - Requires: (1) there to be an independent anti-doping organization with responsibility for ensuring the integrity and safety of horse races that are the subject of interstate off-track wagers, and (2) the independent anti-doping organization designated pursuant to the Offic... | Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2013 |
105_hr4842 | SECTION 1. RELEASE OF REVERSIONARY INTERESTS, BLACKWATER RIVER AND
WITHLACOOCHEE STATE FORESTS, FLORIDA.
(a) Release.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall release the
reversionary interests of the United States that were retained by the
United States when the following parcels of real property were... | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to release US reversionary interests in four deeds that conveyed certain lands within the Blackwater River and Withlacoochee State Forests in Florida. Requires lands conveyed under the deeds to be used for public purposes. Authorizes the Secretary to convey to the Board of Trustees ... | To release the reversionary interests retained by the United States in four deeds that conveyed certain lands to the State of Florida so as to permit the State to sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of the lands, and to provide for the conveyance of certain mineral interests of the United States in the lands to the St... | 5,391 | 744 | <SECTION-HEADER> RELEASE OF REVERSIONARY INTERESTS, BLACKWATER RIVER AND WITHLACOOCHEE STATE FORESTS, FLORIDA. Release. The Secretary of Agriculture shall release the reversionary interests of the United States that were retained by the United States when the following parcels of real property were conveyed to the Stat... | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to release US reversionary interests in four deeds that conveyed certain lands within the Blackwater River and Withlacoochee State Forests in Florida. Requires lands conveyed under the deeds to be used for public purposes. Authorizes the Secretary to convey to the Board of Trustees ... | To release the reversionary interests retained by the United States in four deeds that conveyed certain lands to the State of Florida so as to permit the State to sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of the lands, and to provide for the conveyance of certain mineral interests of the United States in the lands to the St... |
106_hr4488 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Women Vietnam
Veterans' Children's Birth Defects Benefits Act.''
(b) References to Title 38, United States Code.--Except as
otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or
... | Directs the Secretary to pay a monthly allowance, based on the degree of disability, to any child of a woman Vietnam veteran who suffers from a disability resulting from a covered birth defect which results in permanent impairment of a physical or mental function. Prohibits such allowance from affecting the right to re... | Women Vietnam Veterans' Children's Birth Defects Benefits Act | 12,662 | 367 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. REFERENCES TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE. Short Title. This Act may be cited as the "Women Vietnam Veterans' Children's Birth Defects Benefits Act." References to Title 38, United States Code. Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expresse... | Directs the Secretary to pay a monthly allowance, based on the degree of disability, to any child of a woman Vietnam veteran who suffers from a disability resulting from a covered birth defect which results in permanent impairment of a physical or mental function. Prohibits such allowance from affecting the right to re... | Women Vietnam Veterans' Children's Birth Defects Benefits Act |
106_s2160 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Access to Infertility Treatment
and Hope Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) infertility affects 6,100,000 men and women;
(2) infertility is a disease which affects men and women
with equal fr... | Prohibits group health plans and health insurance issuers from: (1) denying an individual eligibility or continuing eligibility to enroll or renew coverage because of the individual's or enrollee's use or potential use of items or services covered by this Act. (2) providing monetary payments or rebates to a covered ind... | Fair Access to Infertility Treatment and Hope Act of 2000 | 15,130 | 879 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Fair Access to Infertility Treatment and Hope Act of 2000". <SECTION-HEADER> FINDINGS. Congress finds that infertility affects 6,100,000 men and women. Infertility is a disease which affects men and women with equal frequency, approximately 1 in 10 couples can... | Prohibits group health plans and health insurance issuers from: (1) denying an individual eligibility or continuing eligibility to enroll or renew coverage because of the individual's or enrollee's use or potential use of items or services covered by this Act. (2) providing monetary payments or rebates to a covered ind... | Fair Access to Infertility Treatment and Hope Act of 2000 |
105_hr3593 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Energy Small Business
and Industry Partnership Enhancement Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) partnerships between contractor-operated facilities of
the Department of Energy and small businesses... | Department of Energy Small Business and Industry Partnership Enhancement Act of 1998 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to direct the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to make arrangements for the conduct of technology research and development activities within the mission of the Department of Energy (DOE). Revis... | Department of Energy Small Business and Industry Partnership Enhancement Act of 1998 | 8,529 | 2,230 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Department of Energy Small Business and Industry Partnership Enhancement Act of 1998". <SECTION-HEADER> FINDINGS. Congress finds that partnerships between contractor-operated facilities of the Department of Energy and small businesses can enhance growth of com... | Department of Energy Small Business and Industry Partnership Enhancement Act of 1998 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to direct the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to make arrangements for the conduct of technology research and development activities within the mission of the Department of Energy (DOE). Revis... | Department of Energy Small Business and Industry Partnership Enhancement Act of 1998 |
113_hr5136 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Breaking Addiction Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. MEDICAID COMMUNITY-BASED INPATIENT SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER
TREATMENT DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.
(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
establish a 5-year demonstration project... | Breaking Addiction Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a five-year demonstration project under which payment may be made to each participating state for any medical assistance provided with respect to a qualified individual being treated for a substance use condition in a... | Breaking Addiction Act of 2014 | 8,123 | 369 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Breaking Addiction Act of 2014". <SECTION-HEADER> MEDICAID COMMUNITY-BASED INPATIENT SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT DEMONSTRATION PROJECT. Authority. The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall establish a 5-year demonstration project under which paymen... | Breaking Addiction Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a five-year demonstration project under which payment may be made to each participating state for any medical assistance provided with respect to a qualified individual being treated for a substance use condition in a... | Breaking Addiction Act of 2014 |
111_hr2845 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protect the Homeland from North
Korean and Iranian Ballistic Missiles Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States Constitution indicates one of the
first purposes of government is to provide for the ... | Protect the Homeland from North Korean and Iranian Ballistic Missiles Act - States the concern of Congress over North Korean and Iranian long-range ballistic missile technology and the spread of such technology. Expresses support for ballistic missile protection of US allies and forward deployed forces but also the bel... | To direct the Secretary of Defense to deploy ground-based interceptors as part of the missile defense system, and for other purposes. | 5,900 | 687 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Protect the Homeland from North Korean and Iranian Ballistic Missiles Act". <SECTION-HEADER> FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: The United States Constitution indicates one of the first purposes of government is to provide for the defense of the American ... | Protect the Homeland from North Korean and Iranian Ballistic Missiles Act - States the concern of Congress over North Korean and Iranian long-range ballistic missile technology and the spread of such technology. Expresses support for ballistic missile protection of US allies and forward deployed forces but also the bel... | To direct the Secretary of Defense to deploy ground-based interceptors as part of the missile defense system, and for other purposes. |
111_hr6024 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``E. coli Traceability and Eradication
Act''.
SEC. 2. SHIGA TOXIN-PRODUCING E. COLI ERADICATION IN GROUND BEEF.
(a) Amendment.--Title I of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21
U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 26. ... | E. coli Traceability and Eradication Act - Amends the the Federal Meat Inspection Act to require that specified slaughterhouses, processing establishments, and grinding facilities perform specified tests for the presence of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli in beef. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to make grant... | To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to develop an effective sampling and testing program to test for E. coli in boneless beef manufacturing trimmings and other raw ground beef components, and for other purposes. | 16,914 | 2,077 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "E. coli Traceability and Eradication Act". <SECTION-HEADER> SHIGA TOXIN-PRODUCING E. COLI ERADICATION IN GROUND BEEF. Amendment. Title I of the Federal Meat Inspection Act is amended by adding at the end the following: "Section 26. SHIGA TOXIN-PRODUCING E. COL... | E. coli Traceability and Eradication Act - Amends the the Federal Meat Inspection Act to require that specified slaughterhouses, processing establishments, and grinding facilities perform specified tests for the presence of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli in beef. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to make grant... | To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to develop an effective sampling and testing program to test for E. coli in boneless beef manufacturing trimmings and other raw ground beef components, and for other purposes. |
108_hr3710 | SECTION 1. IMPORTATION OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
(a) In General.--Chapter VIII of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 381 et seq.) is amended by striking section 804
and inserting the following:
``SEC. 804. IMPORTATION OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(... | Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate regulations permitting pharmacists and wholesalers to import prescription drugs from Canada into the United States. Sets forth specified provisions respecting: (1) importer and foreign seller recordkeeping... | To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs. | 14,391 | 1,285 | <SECTION-HEADER> IMPORTATION OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. In General. Chapter VIII of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act is amended by striking section 804 and inserting the following: "Section 804. IMPORTATION OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. Definitions. In this section: Importer. The term `importer' means a pharmacist or whol... | Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate regulations permitting pharmacists and wholesalers to import prescription drugs from Canada into the United States. Sets forth specified provisions respecting: (1) importer and foreign seller recordkeeping... | To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs. |
112_hr1542 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Supermarket Tax Credit for
Underserved Areas Act''.
SEC. 2. TAX INCENTIVES FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF SUPERMARKETS IN CERTAIN
UNDERSERVED AREAS.
(a) In General.--Subchapter Y of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by addi... | Supermarket Tax Credit for Underserved Areas Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the rate of the rehabilitation tax credit for a supermarket building placed in service after December 31, 2011, and before January 1, 2014, in an underserved area. (2) increase by $1,000 the the limit on wages eligible ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the establishment of supermarkets in certain underserved areas. | 5,241 | 598 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Supermarket Tax Credit for Underserved Areas Act". <SECTION-HEADER> TAX INCENTIVES FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF SUPERMARKETS IN CERTAIN UNDERSERVED AREAS. In General. Subchapter Y of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the fo... | Supermarket Tax Credit for Underserved Areas Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the rate of the rehabilitation tax credit for a supermarket building placed in service after December 31, 2011, and before January 1, 2014, in an underserved area. (2) increase by $1,000 the the limit on wages eligible ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the establishment of supermarkets in certain underserved areas. |
109_hr5237 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Global Trade Requires Unmitigated
Truth in Health (TRUTH) Act'' .
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The rise of global trade has created both new
commercial opportunities and new health risks.
(2) Gove... | Global Trade Requires Unmitigated Truth in Health (TRUTH) Act - Requires the US Trade Representative (USTR) to: (1) propose to the World Trade Organization (WTO) that its rights and obligations should take into account whether countries are undermining the trade system by failing to abide by the rules of other internat... | To seek the inclusion of certain requirements of the International Health Regulations of the World Health Organization as obligations under the World Trade Organization. | 8,374 | 791 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Global Trade Requires Unmitigated Truth in Health (TRUTH) Act" . <SECTION-HEADER> FINDINGS. The Congress finds as follows: The rise of global trade has created both new commercial opportunities and new health risks. Governments have the right and responsibilit... | Global Trade Requires Unmitigated Truth in Health (TRUTH) Act - Requires the US Trade Representative (USTR) to: (1) propose to the World Trade Organization (WTO) that its rights and obligations should take into account whether countries are undermining the trade system by failing to abide by the rules of other internat... | To seek the inclusion of certain requirements of the International Health Regulations of the World Health Organization as obligations under the World Trade Organization. |
114_s1312 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Supply and Distribution Act
of 2015''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to adopt certain recommendations of the Quadrennial
Energy Review of 2015;
(2) to enhance the integration of energy marke... | Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015 This bill declares that the production and distribution of energy in the United States requires access to infrastructure and markets. The Department of Energy (DOE) must collaborate with federal agencies to improve the conceptual development of energy security, considering at ... | Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015 | 6,573 | 2,209 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015". <SECTION-HEADER> PURPOSES. The purposes of this Act are to adopt certain recommendations of the Quadrennial Energy Review of 2015, to enhance the integration of energy markets, to improve the collection of energy da... | Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015 This bill declares that the production and distribution of energy in the United States requires access to infrastructure and markets. The Department of Energy (DOE) must collaborate with federal agencies to improve the conceptual development of energy security, considering at ... | Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015 |
111_s3684 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cavernous Angioma CARE Center Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) Cavernous angioma, also termed ``cerebral cavernous
malformations'' or ``CCM'', affects an estimated 1,500,000
people in the Unit... | Cavernous Angioma CARE Center Act of 2010 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish the Cavernous Angioma Clinical Care, Advocacy, Research, and Education Center of Excellence at the University of New Mexico to: (1) provide basic, translationa... | A bill to establish the Cavernous Angioma CARE Center (Clinical Care, Advocacy, Research and Education) at the University of New Mexico, and for other purposes. | 10,648 | 1,050 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Cavernous Angioma CARE Center Act of 2010". <SECTION-HEADER> FINDINGS. Congress finds as follows: Cavernous angioma, also termed "cerebral cavernous malformations" or "CCM", affects an estimated 1,500,000 people in the United States. Cavernous angioma is a dev... | Cavernous Angioma CARE Center Act of 2010 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish the Cavernous Angioma Clinical Care, Advocacy, Research, and Education Center of Excellence at the University of New Mexico to: (1) provide basic, translationa... | A bill to establish the Cavernous Angioma CARE Center at the University of New Mexico, and for other purposes. |
108_hr4212 | SECTION 1. REMOVAL OF POTENTIAL NUCLEAR WEAPONS MATERIALS FROM
VULNERABLE SITES WORLDWIDE.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that removing
potential nuclear weapons materials from vulnerable sites around the
world would reduce the possibility that such materials could fall into
... | Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) removing potential nuclear weapons materials from vulnerable sites around the world would reduce the threat that such materials would fall into the hands of al Qaeda and other groups and states hostile to the United States. And (2) such removal should be a top priority. Directs... | To promote the national security of the United States by facilitating the removal of potential nuclear weapons materials from vulnerable sites around the world, and for other purposes. | 7,548 | 886 | <SECTION-HEADER> REMOVAL OF POTENTIAL NUCLEAR WEAPONS MATERIALS FROM VULNERABLE SITES WORLDWIDE. Sense of Congress. It is the sense of Congress that removing potential nuclear weapons materials from vulnerable sites around the world would reduce the possibility that such materials could fall into the hands of al Qaeda ... | Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) removing potential nuclear weapons materials from vulnerable sites around the world would reduce the threat that such materials would fall into the hands of al Qaeda and other groups and states hostile to the United States. And (2) such removal should be a top priority. Directs... | To promote the national security of the United States by facilitating the removal of potential nuclear weapons materials from vulnerable sites around the world, and for other purposes. |
104_s1820 | TITLE I--SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS
SEC. 1000. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Retirement Savings
and Security Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--
TITLE I--SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS
Sec. 1000. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE II--A... | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Short Title. Table of Contents Title II: Additional Retirement Participation and Payment Options for Federal Employees Retirement Savings and Security Act - Title I: Short Title. Table of Contents - Sets forth, for this Act: (1) the short title. And (2) the table of contents. Title II: Addit... | Retirement Savings and Security Act | 9,273 | 1,354 | TITLE I SHORT TITLE, TABLE OF CONTENTS Section 1000. SHORT TITLE. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Short Title. This Act may be cited as the "Retirement Savings and Security Act". Table of Contents. TITLE I SHORT TITLE, TABLE OF CONTENTS Section 1000. Short title. Table of contents. TITLE II ADDITIONAL RETIREMENT PARTICIPATION AND P... | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Short Title. Table of Contents Title II: Additional Retirement Participation and Payment Options for Federal Employees Retirement Savings and Security Act - Title I: Short Title. Table of Contents - Sets forth, for this Act: (1) the short title. And (2) the table of contents. Title II: Addit... | Retirement Savings and Security Act |
111_hr6547 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited at the ``Protecting Students from Sexual and
Violent Predators Act''.
SEC. 2. BACKGROUND CHECKS.
Subpart 2 of part E of title IX of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``SE... | Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require each state receiving funds under that Act to have in effect policies and procedures that: (1) require criminal background checks for school employees, including searches of state criminal reg... | To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require criminal background checks for school employees. | 5,485 | 1,900 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited at the "Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act". <SECTION-HEADER> BACKGROUND CHECKS. Subpart 2 of part E of title IX of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by adding at the end the following: "Section 9537. BACKGROUND CHECK... | Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require each state receiving funds under that Act to have in effect policies and procedures that: (1) require criminal background checks for school employees, including searches of state criminal reg... | To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require criminal background checks for school employees. |
103_s86 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Labor Amendments of 1993''.
TITLE I--CHILD LABOR PROVISIONS
SEC. 101. NO PRIOR OFFENSE PREREQUISITE FOR CHILD LABOR VIOLATION.
The second sentence of section 16(a) of the Fair Labor Standards
Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 216(a)) is ... | TABLE OF CONTENTS Title I: Child Labor Provisions Title II: Miscellaneous Child Labor Amendments of 1993 - Title I: Child Labor Provisions - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide that a prior offense is not a prerequisite for imprisonment for willful violations of child labor provisions. Makes willful ... | Child Labor Amendments of 1993 | 9,182 | 2,270 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Child Labor Amendments of 1993". TITLE I CHILD LABOR PROVISIONS Section 101. NO PRIOR OFFENSE PREREQUISITE FOR CHILD LABOR VIOLATION. The second sentence of section 16(a) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 USC. 216(a)) is amended by inserting before t... | TABLE OF CONTENTS Title I: Child Labor Provisions Title II: Miscellaneous Child Labor Amendments of 1993 - Title I: Child Labor Provisions - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide that a prior offense is not a prerequisite for imprisonment for willful violations of child labor provisions. Makes willful ... | Child Labor Amendments of 1993 |
107_s1357 | SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Although title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972
(20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) does not prohibit discrimination on
the basis of sexual orientation, one section of the Department
of Educ... | Directs the US Commission on Civil Rights to conduct a nationwide study, and report with policy recommendations to Congress and the Secretary of Education, on how secondary schools are implementing specified policy guidance of the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights relating to sexual harassment directed ... | A bill to provide for an examination of how schools are implementing the policy guidance of the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights relating to sexual harassment directed against gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender students. | 8,095 | 377 | <SECTION-HEADER> FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. Findings. Congress makes the following findings: Although title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 does not prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, one section of the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights' 1997 final policy guidance, entitled "S... | Directs the US Commission on Civil Rights to conduct a nationwide study, and report with policy recommendations to Congress and the Secretary of Education, on how secondary schools are implementing specified policy guidance of the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights relating to sexual harassment directed ... | A bill to provide for an examination of how schools are implementing the policy guidance of the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights relating to sexual harassment directed against gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender students. |
103_hr950 | SECTION 1. MORTGAGE PAYMENT ASSISTANCE TO AVOID FORECLOSURE OF HOME
LOANS GUARANTEED UNDER TITLE 38.
(a) In General.--(1) Chapter 37 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 3714 the following new section:
``Sec. 3715. Loans to refinance delinquent indebtedness
``(... | Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide assistance to a veteran to avoid foreclosure of a housing loan made and guaranteed by the Secretary through the Department of Veterans Affairs. Requires such assistance to be in the form of a loan. Outlines loan conditions, including that: (1) the dwelling that se... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide mortgage payment assistance to avoid foreclosure of home loans guaranteed under title 38, and for other purposes. | 5,371 | 1,342 | <SECTION-HEADER> MORTGAGE PAYMENT ASSISTANCE TO AVOID FORECLOSURE OF HOME LOANS GUARANTEED UNDER TITLE 38. In General. (1) Chapter 37 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 3714 the following new section: "Section 3715. Loans to refinance delinquent indebtedness (1) The Secretary may, at... | Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide assistance to a veteran to avoid foreclosure of a housing loan made and guaranteed by the Secretary through the Department of Veterans Affairs. Requires such assistance to be in the form of a loan. Outlines loan conditions, including that: (1) the dwelling that se... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide mortgage payment assistance to avoid foreclosure of home loans guaranteed under title 38, and for other purposes. |
106_s61 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset
Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS OF CONGRESS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Consistent with the rights of the United States under
the World Trade Organization, injurious dumping is to... | Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 1999 - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to declare that any duties assessed pursuant to a countervailing duty order, an antidumping duty order, or a finding under the Antidumping Act of 1921 shall be distributed on an annual basis as continued dumping or subsidy offsets to the a... | Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 1999 | 10,902 | 1,308 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 1999". <SECTION-HEADER> FINDINGS OF CONGRESS. Congress makes the following findings: Consistent with the rights of the United States under the World Trade Organization, injurious dumping is to be condemned and action... | Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 1999 - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to declare that any duties assessed pursuant to a countervailing duty order, an antidumping duty order, or a finding under the Antidumping Act of 1921 shall be distributed on an annual basis as continued dumping or subsidy offsets to the a... | Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 1999 |
103_hr1531 | SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the Martin Luther King, Junior, Historic Site and
Preservation District is one of the most significant places in
the country dedicated to African-American history;
(2) the Martin Luther King, Junior, Historic... | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make grants to the Collections of Life and Heritage, Inc. a nonprofit corporation of the African-American Panoramic Experience Museum in Atlanta, Georgia, to rehabilitate and expand their present facility. Authorizes appropriations. | To authorize the rehabilitation and expansion of The African American Panoramic Experience Center within the Martin Luther King, Junior, Historic Site and Preservation District. | 5,311 | 276 | <SECTION-HEADER> CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS. The Congress finds that the Martin Luther King, Junior, Historic Site and Preservation District is one of the most significant places in the country dedicated to African-American history. The Martin Luther King, Junior, Historic Site and Preservation District receives the larges... | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make grants to the Collections of Life and Heritage, Inc. a nonprofit corporation of the African-American Panoramic Experience Museum in Atlanta, Georgia, to rehabilitate and expand their present facility. Authorizes appropriations. | To authorize the rehabilitation and expansion of The African American Panoramic Experience Center within the Martin Luther King, Junior, Historic Site and Preservation District. |
114_s3530 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring Patient Access to
Healthcare Records Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. PROMOTION OF ACCESS TO DATA, VIA RESEARCH AND USER FRIENDLY
PRESENTATIONS AND APPLICATIONS.
(a) In General.--Subtitle D of the Health Information Technology
for Economi... | Ensuring Patient Access to Healthcare Records Act of 2016 This bill amends the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services to develop and update policies that enable certain health care clearinghouses, plans, and providersnbsp. To: (1) provid... | Ensuring Patient Access to Healthcare Records Act of 2016 | 15,548 | 505 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Ensuring Patient Access to Healthcare Records Act of 2016". <SECTION-HEADER> PROMOTION OF ACCESS TO DATA, VIA RESEARCH AND USER FRIENDLY PRESENTATIONS AND APPLICATIONS. In General. Subtitle D of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Healt... | Ensuring Patient Access to Healthcare Records Act of 2016 This bill amends the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services to develop and update policies that enable certain health care clearinghouses, plans, and providersnbsp. To: (1) provid... | Ensuring Patient Access to Healthcare Records Act of 2016 |
110_hr7101 | SECTION 1. PULP AND PAPER ENERGY SECURITY TASK FORCE.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The terms ``Department'' and ``Secretary'' mean the
Department of Energy and the Secretary thereof, respectively.
(2) The term ``task force'' means the task force
established under... | Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a Pulp and Paper Energy Security Task Force to: (1) identify the energy needs of the forest product industry and similar manufacturing operations, and programs and services provided by the federal and state governments, as well as nongovernment organizations, that may serve ... | To establish a task force to lower energy costs for the forest product industry and similar manufacturing operations, and for other purposes. | 13,384 | 1,005 | <SECTION-HEADER> PULP AND PAPER ENERGY SECURITY TASK FORCE. Definitions. In this section: The terms "Department" and "Secretary" mean the Department of Energy and the Secretary thereof, respectively. The term "task force" means the task force established under subsection (b). Energy Task Force. Establishment. The Secre... | Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a Pulp and Paper Energy Security Task Force to: (1) identify the energy needs of the forest product industry and similar manufacturing operations, and programs and services provided by the federal and state governments, as well as nongovernment organizations, that may serve ... | To establish a task force to lower energy costs for the forest product industry and similar manufacturing operations, and for other purposes. |
103_s1823 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND PURPOSE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Video Game Rating
Act of 1994''.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to provide parents with
information about the nature of video games which are used in homes or
public areas, including arcades or family entertainmen... | Video Game Rating Act of 1994 - Establishes the Interactive Entertainment Rating Commission to: (1) coordinate with the video game industry in the development of a voluntary standard for providing information to purchasers and users concerning the contents of video games. (2) evaluate whether any standards proposed are... | Video Game Rating Act of 1994 | 7,250 | 922 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE AND PURPOSE. Short Title. This Act may be cited as the "Video Game Rating Act of 1994". Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to provide parents with information about the nature of video games which are used in homes or public areas, including arcades or family entertainment centers. <SECTIO... | Video Game Rating Act of 1994 - Establishes the Interactive Entertainment Rating Commission to: (1) coordinate with the video game industry in the development of a voluntary standard for providing information to purchasers and users concerning the contents of video games. (2) evaluate whether any standards proposed are... | Video Game Rating Act of 1994 |
104_hr3485 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Colville National Forest Adaptive
Management of Timber Resources Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Forest vegetation on Federal lands in the intermountain
West, including eastern Washington and particularly ... | Colville National Forest Adaptive Management of Timber Resources Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct an adaptive forest management research program in Colville National Forest, Washington, which shall include silvicultural treatments. Distributes receipts from related forest product sales among the Tr... | Colville National Forest Adaptive Management of Timber Resources Act | 9,819 | 494 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Colville National Forest Adaptive Management of Timber Resources Act". <SECTION-HEADER> FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: Forest vegetation on Federal lands in the intermountain West, including eastern Washington and particularly the Colville National Fo... | Colville National Forest Adaptive Management of Timber Resources Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct an adaptive forest management research program in Colville National Forest, Washington, which shall include silvicultural treatments. Distributes receipts from related forest product sales among the Tr... | Colville National Forest Adaptive Management of Timber Resources Act |
111_hr6149 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Coin and Precious Metal Disclosure
Act''.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURES REQUIRED OF COIN AND PRECIOUS METAL DEALERS.
(a) Unlawful Conduct.--A covered coin or precious metal dealer
shall disclose to the consumer, prior to any sale of coins or precious
metal bull... | Coin and Precious Metal Disclosure Act - Requires a coin or precious metal dealer to disclose clearly and conspicuously in writing to the consumer before any sale of coins or precious metal bullion: (1) any fee incurred by the customer upon sale consummation. And (2) the purchase price, the melt value, and the reasonab... | To require disclosures to consumers by coin and precious metal bullion dealers. | 7,220 | 1,318 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Coin and Precious Metal Disclosure Act". <SECTION-HEADER> DISCLOSURES REQUIRED OF COIN AND PRECIOUS METAL DEALERS. Unlawful Conduct. A covered coin or precious metal dealer shall disclose to the consumer, prior to any sale of coins or precious metal bullion, t... | Coin and Precious Metal Disclosure Act - Requires a coin or precious metal dealer to disclose clearly and conspicuously in writing to the consumer before any sale of coins or precious metal bullion: (1) any fee incurred by the customer upon sale consummation. And (2) the purchase price, the melt value, and the reasonab... | To require disclosures to consumers by coin and precious metal bullion dealers. |
110_hr5369 | SECTION 1. CERTAIN PRODUCTS.
(a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting in
numerical sequence the following new headings:
`` 9902.01.00 Trisubstituted Free No change No change On or before 12/... | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain products. | To suspend temporarily the duty on certain products. | 5,162 | 111 | <SECTION-HEADER> CERTAIN PRODUCTS. In General. Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following new headings: " 9902.01.00 Trisubstituted Free No change No change On or before 12 .. oxazolidinone 312011....... 9902.01.00 Trisu... | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain products. | To suspend temporarily the duty on certain products. |
111_hr206 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State Defense Force Improvement
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Domestic threats to national security and the increased
use of National Guard forces for out-of-State deployments
greatly i... | State Defense Force Improvement Act - Recognizes state defense forces as integral military components of the homeland security effort of the United States, while reaffirming that such forces remain entirely state regulated, organized, and equipped, and recognizing that they will be used for homeland security purposes e... | To amend title 32, United States Code, to improve the readiness of State defense forces and to increase military coordination for homeland security between the States and the Department of Defense. | 8,195 | 989 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "State Defense Force Improvement Act". <SECTION-HEADER> FINDINGS. Congress makes the following findings: Domestic threats to national security and the increased use of National Guard forces for out-of-State deployments greatly increase the potential for service... | State Defense Force Improvement Act - Recognizes state defense forces as integral military components of the homeland security effort of the United States, while reaffirming that such forces remain entirely state regulated, organized, and equipped, and recognizing that they will be used for homeland security purposes e... | To amend title 32, United States Code, to improve the readiness of State defense forces and to increase military coordination for homeland security between the States and the Department of Defense. |
109_hr3939 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Entrepreneur Soldiers Empowerment
Act''.
SEC. 2. VETERANS BUSINESS OUTREACH CENTERS AND TECHNICAL AND MENTORING
ASSISTANCE COMMITTEES.
(a) Establishment.--Section 32 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
657c) is amended by adding at the ... | Entrepreneur Soldiers Empowerment Act - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, acting through the Associate Administrator for Veterans Business Development, to establish: (1) at least one Veterans Business Outreach Center in each geographic region. And (2) a Tech... | To direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish Veterans Business Outreach Centers and Technical Mentoring Assistance Committees. | 6,345 | 444 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Entrepreneur Soldiers Empowerment Act". <SECTION-HEADER> VETERANS BUSINESS OUTREACH CENTERS AND TECHNICAL AND MENTORING ASSISTANCE COMMITTEES. Establishment. Section 32 of the Small Business Act is amended by adding at the end the following new subsections: Ve... | Entrepreneur Soldiers Empowerment Act - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, acting through the Associate Administrator for Veterans Business Development, to establish: (1) at least one Veterans Business Outreach Center in each geographic region. And (2) a Tech... | To direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish Veterans Business Outreach Centers and Technical Mentoring Assistance Committees. |
110_s2645 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Vessel Discharge Evaluation and
Review Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Starting with passage of the Act to Prevent Pollution
from Ships in 1980, the United States Coast Guard has been the
prin... | Vessel Discharge Evaluation and Review Act - Directs the Coast Guard's Commandant to conduct an evaluation of vessel discharges, other than aquatic nuisance species, and report to specified congressional committees. Amends the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to suspend, beginning on th... | A bill to require the Commandant of the Coast Guard, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, to conduct an evaluation and review of certain vessel discharges. | 12,647 | 1,199 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Vessel Discharge Evaluation and Review Act". <SECTION-HEADER> FINDINGS. The Congress finds the following: Starting with passage of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships in 1980, the United States Coast Guard has been the principal Federal authority charged w... | Vessel Discharge Evaluation and Review Act - Directs the Coast Guard's Commandant to conduct an evaluation of vessel discharges, other than aquatic nuisance species, and report to specified congressional committees. Amends the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to suspend, beginning on th... | A bill to require the Commandant of the Coast Guard, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, to conduct an evaluation and review of certain vessel discharges. |
103_hr1049 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Improved Budget Presentation Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to establish a commission which will
submit findings and recommendations to provide a more effective
presentation of capital and operating expenses of the United States
Go... | Improved Budget Presentation Act - Establishes the Commission on the Presentation of the Budget of the United States to study and report to the President and the Congress on recommendations to provide improved governmental processes in the formulation, presentation, and implementation of the Federal budget with respect... | Improved Budget Presentation Act | 6,946 | 884 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Improved Budget Presentation Act". <SECTION-HEADER> PURPOSE. The purpose of this Act is to establish a commission which will submit findings and recommendations to provide a more effective presentation of capital and operating expenses of the United States Gov... | Improved Budget Presentation Act - Establishes the Commission on the Presentation of the Budget of the United States to study and report to the President and the Congress on recommendations to provide improved governmental processes in the formulation, presentation, and implementation of the Federal budget with respect... | Improved Budget Presentation Act |
108_hr5203 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Agricultural Disaster
Assistance Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. CROP DISASTER ASSISTANCE.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Additional coverage.--The term ``additional coverage''
has the meaning given the term in section 502(... | Emergency Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to provide emergency financial assistance to agricultural producers who have incurred qualifying 2003 or 2004 crop losses due to weather or related conditions. Permits producers with qualifying losses in both years to elect to... | To provide emergency agricultural disaster assistance. | 7,795 | 1,197 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Emergency Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2004". <SECTION-HEADER> CROP DISASTER ASSISTANCE. Definitions. In this section: Additional coverage. The term "additional coverage" has the meaning given the term in section 502(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance... | Emergency Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to provide emergency financial assistance to agricultural producers who have incurred qualifying 2003 or 2004 crop losses due to weather or related conditions. Permits producers with qualifying losses in both years to elect to... | To provide emergency agricultural disaster assistance. |
104_hr3962 | SECTION 1. KOREA VISA WAIVER PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) Congressional Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) travel and tourism play a major role in reducing the
United States unfavorable balance of trade;
(2) the characteristics of the Korean travel market do not
permit long-te... | Directs the Secretary of State and the Attorney General to jointly establish a visa waiver pilot program for Korean nationals traveling in tour groups to the United States. Specifies requirements for such waiver. | To establish a visa waiver pilot program for nationals of Korea who are traveling in tour groups to the United States. | 10,397 | 212 | <SECTION-HEADER> KOREA VISA WAIVER PILOT PROGRAM. Congressional Findings. The Congress finds that travel and tourism play a major role in reducing the United States unfavorable balance of trade. The characteristics of the Korean travel market do not permit long-term planning for longer trips. Applications for United St... | Directs the Secretary of State and the Attorney General to jointly establish a visa waiver pilot program for Korean nationals traveling in tour groups to the United States. Specifies requirements for such waiver. | To establish a visa waiver pilot program for nationals of Korea who are traveling in tour groups to the United States. |
107_hr3966 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Genomic Science and Technology
Innovation Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Genomic science promises a revolution in the
development of new and effective genomic technologies and other
i... | Genomic Science and Technology Innovation Act of 2002 - Requires the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to conduct, or contract with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct, a study that assesses the impact of Federal policies, including intellectual property policies, on the innovation process... | To direct the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to conduct a study of the impact of Federal policies on the innovation process for genomic technologies, and for other purposes. | 7,501 | 701 | <SECTION-HEADER> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Genomic Science and Technology Innovation Act of 2002". <SECTION-HEADER> FINDINGS. The Congress finds the following: Genomic science promises a revolution in the development of new and effective genomic technologies and other innovations, and it is in the nati... | Genomic Science and Technology Innovation Act of 2002 - Requires the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to conduct, or contract with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct, a study that assesses the impact of Federal policies, including intellectual property policies, on the innovation process... | To direct the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to conduct a study of the impact of Federal policies on the innovation process for genomic technologies, and for other purposes. |
111_hr4393 | SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Manufacturing Extension Partnership services are
available in all 50 States and at 392 locations.
(2) The Manufacturing Extension Partnership delivers
critical services to small and midsized manufacturers,
pro... | Amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to reduce the matching funds requirement for participants in the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program from not less than 50 of the costs incurred for the first three years and an increasing share for each of the last three years to no more th... | To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to reduce the matching requirement for participants in the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program. | 5,032 | 520 | <SECTION-HEADER> FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: Manufacturing Extension Partnership services are available in all 50 States and at 392 locations. The Manufacturing Extension Partnership delivers critical services to small and midsized manufacturers, providing access to public and private resources that enhance... | Amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to reduce the matching funds requirement for participants in the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program from not less than 50 of the costs incurred for the first three years and an increasing share for each of the last three years to no more th... | To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to reduce the matching requirement for participants in the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program. |
107_hr5473 | SECTION 1. CONSENT TO COMPACT.
The Congress consents to the SMART Research and Development Compact
if that compact is entered into by the State of Delaware, the State of
Maryland, the State of New Jersey, and the State of Pennsylvania. The
compact reads substantially as follows:
``SMART RESEARC... | Grants the consent of the Congress to the SMART Research and Development Compact if it is entered into by the States of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. | To grant the consent of the Congress to the SMART Research and Development Compact. | 5,316 | 169 | <SECTION-HEADER> CONSENT TO COMPACT. The Congress consents to the SMART Research and Development Compact if that compact is entered into by the State of Delaware, the State of Maryland, the State of New Jersey, and the State of Pennsylvania. The compact reads substantially as follows: "SMART RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CO... | Grants the consent of the Congress to the SMART Research and Development Compact if it is entered into by the States of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. | To grant the consent of the Congress to the SMART Research and Development Compact. |
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