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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 1999''. SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF UNBORN CHILDREN. (a) In General.--Title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 90 the following: ``CHAPTER 90A--PROTECTION OF UNBORN CHILDREN ``Sec. ``1841. Causing death of or b... | Specifies that a violation of such provisions does not require proof that: (1) the person engaging in the conduct had knowledge or should have had knowledge that the victim of the underlying offense was pregnant; or (2) the defendant intended to cause the death of, or bodily injury to, the unborn child. Directs that if... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Broadcast Ownership for the 21st Century Act''. SEC. 2. CROSS-OWNERSHIP LIMITATIONS. (a) Rule Changes Required.--The Federal Communications Commission shall modify section 73.3555 of its regulations (47 C.F.R. 73.3555) by eliminating any provisions limiting the gra... | Provides that, in calculating the national audience reach limitations, UHF stations shall be attributed with no more than 50 percent of the TV households in their market. Amends the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to direct the FCC to modify its rules for multiple ownership of TV broadcast stations to increase to 45 (cu... |
of Disapproval.-- ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in subsection (b)(2), the debt limit shall not be increased under this section if, within 15 calendar days after Congress receives the certification described in subsection (a)(1) (regardless of whether Congress is in session), there is enacted into law a joint re... | Pay Our Bills Act This bill permits the President to increase the statutory debt limit unless two-thirds of Congress votes to disapprove the increase. If the President certifies to Congress that the debt is within $100 billion of the limit and a specified amount of further borrowing is necessary to meet existing commit... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Fiscal Accountability and Intergovernmental Reform Act'' (``FAIR Act''). SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. (a) Findings.--The Congress finds and declares: (1) Federal legislation and regulatory requirements impose burdens on State and local resources to implement feder... | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Legislative Reform Title II: Federal Intergovernmental Relations Fiscal Accountability and Intergovernmental Reform Act (FAIR Act) - Title I: Legislative Reform - Provides that, with certain exceptions, whenever a committee of either House reports a bill or resolution of a public character t... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform Act of 2015''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Cadastre.--The term ``cadastre'' means an inventory of real property of the Federal Government developed through collecting, storing, retrieving, or disseminating graphical or ... | Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform Act of 2015 Directs the Department of the Interior to develop and maintain a current, accurate multipurpose cadastre of federal real property (an inventory of real property of the federal government) to assist with federal land management activities, including resource development an... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Expanding Nutrition's Role in Curricula and Healthcare Act'' or the ``ENRICH Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) In 2012, United States health care spending was about $8,915 per resident and accounted for 17.2 percent of the Nation's gross do... | Expanding Nutrition's Role in Curricula and Healthcare Act or the ENRICH Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a program of three-year competitive grants to accredited medical schools for the development or expansion of an integrated nutrition curriculum. Describes such a curricul... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Idaho Panhandle National Forest Improvement Act of 2004''. SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY. In this Act, the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Agriculture. SEC. 3. SALE OR EXCHANGE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SITES. (a) In General.--The Secretary may, under such term... | Idaho Panhandle National Forest Improvement Act of 2004 - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain National Forest System parcels in Idaho and use the proceeds for acquisition, construction, or rehabilitation of: (1) a new ranger station in the Silver Valley portion of the Idaho Panhandle National Fore... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Welfare to Work Health Care Act of 2003''. SEC. 2. REVISION AND SIMPLIFICATION OF THE TRANSITIONAL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (TMA). (a) Option of Continuous Eligibility for 12 Months; Option of Continuing Coverage for up to an Additional Year.-- (1) Option of cont... | Welfare to Work Health Care Act of 2003 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to revise the program commonly referred to as the transitional medical assistance (TMA) program. Authorizes States to: (1) extend the eligibility for TMA of low-income individuals for up to 12 additional months; and (... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Enron Employee Pension Recovery Act of 2002''. SEC. 2. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE RELIEF. (a) Proceeds of Enron and Andersen Enforcement Actions.--If in any administrative or judicial proceeding brought by the Securities and Exchange Co... | Enron Employee Pension Recovery Act of 2002 - Sets forth a priority allocation scheme requiring the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to distribute to former Enron, subsidiary, or affiliate employees the proceeds from any administrative or judicial order brought for securities violations against the Enron Corpor... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- (1) hydraulic fracturing is a commercially viable practice that has been used in the United States for more than 60 years in more than 1,000,000 wells; (2) the Ground... | Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act - Grants any state sole authority to promulgate or enforce any regulation, guidance, or permit requirement regarding the treatment of a well by the application of fluids under pressure to which propping agents may be added for the expressly designed purpose of ini... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Art and Collectibles Capital Gains Tax Treatment Parity Act''. SEC. 2. CAPITAL GAINS TREATMENT FOR ART AND COLLECTIBLES. (a) In General.--Section 1(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to maximum capital gains rate) is amended by striking paragraphs (5... | Art and Collectibles Capital Gains Tax Treatment Parity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide art and collectibles with capital gain rates similar to other assets held long-term. (Currently art and collectibles have a 28 percent capital gain rate.)Establishes a (limited) fair market value deduction for qual... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Veterans Credit Act of 2016''. SEC. 2. PURPOSE. The purposes of this Act are-- (1) to rectify reporting of medical debt included in a consumer report of a veteran due to inappropriate or delayed payment for hospital care or medical services provided in a... | Protecting Veterans Credit Act of 2016 This bill amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to exclude from a consumer report: (1) for one year, information related to a veteran's medical debt resulting from hospital or medical services provided in a non-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facility; and (2) information relat... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Girl Scouts USA Centennial Commemorative Coin Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. The Congress finds as follows: (1) The Girl Scouts of the United States of America is the world's preeminent organization dedicated solely to girls where they build character and skills for succ... | Girl Scouts USA Centennial Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 350,000 $1 coins in commemoration of the centennial of the founding of the Girl Scouts of the USA. Requires the coin design to be emblematic of the 100 years of the organization. Restricts issuance of such ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Agricultural Export Facilitation Act of 2009''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings: (1) The export sector of United States agriculture makes an important positive contribution to this country's trade balance. (2) Acco... | Agricultural Export Facilitation Act of 2009 - Amends the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 to require the Secretary of the Treasury to authorize under a specific or general license certain travel-related transactions for travel to, from, or within Cuba in connection with: (1) commercial export ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013''. SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION TO REQUIRE COLLECTION OF SALES AND USE TAXES. (a) Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement.--Each Member State under the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement is authorized to require all sellers not qualif... | Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 - (Sec. 2) Authorizes each member state under the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement (the multi-state agreement for the administration and collection of sales and use taxes, adopted on November 12, 2002) to require all sellers not qualifying for the small-seller exception (applicab... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Payroll Protection Act of 2007''. SEC. 2. REGULATION OF PAYROLL TAX DEPOSIT AGENTS. (a) In General.--Chapter 77 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to miscellaneous provisions) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``S... | Small Business Payroll Protection Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a registration system for payroll tax deposit agents (defined as any person that provides payroll processing or tax filing and deposit service to one or more employers). Requires such a... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Democratizing Access to Capital Act of 2011''. SEC. 2. CROWDFUNDING EXEMPTION. Section 4 of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77d) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the period at the end ``, other than as provided in paragraph (6)''; (2) by... | Democratizing Access to Capital Act of 2011 - Amends the Securities Act of 1933 to exempt from its prohibitions against use of interstate commerce and the mails for sale (or delivery after sale) of unregistered securities, including unregistered security-based swaps, any transactions involving the issuance of securitie... |
SECTION 1. TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1998''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- (1) there are over 600 different Federal financial assistance programs to implement domestic policy; (2) while the assistance described in paragraph (1) has been di... | Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1998 - Directs the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with Federal agency heads, to coordinate and assist Federal agencies in establishing: (1) a uniform Federal financial assistance application or set of such uniform applications;... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Working Families Gas Tax Credit Act of 2008''. SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR GASOLINE AND DIESEL FUEL USED IN HIGHWAY VEHICLES FOR NONBUSINESS PURPOSES. (a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to nonref... | Working Families Gas Tax Credit Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for up to $500 ($1,000 in the case of a joint return) of the cost of gasoline and diesel used in highway vehicles for a nonbusiness purpose when the increase in the price of a gallon of gasoline exceeds the annual infla... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Bulk Cash Smuggling Act of 2001''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following: (1) Effective enforcement of the currency reporting requirements of subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 31, United States Code, and the regulations pr... | Bulk Cash Smuggling Act of 2001 - Amends Federal law governing monetary transactions to establish as a bulk cash smuggling offense the knowing concealment and attempted transport (or transfer) across U.S. borders, with intent to evade specified currency reporting requirements, of currency and monetary instruments in ex... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Enhancing Flexibility for Effective Schools Act''. SEC. 2. REFERENCES. Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or a repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall... | Enhancing Flexibility for Effective Schools Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to alter requirements for adequate yearly progress (AYP) assessments of student groups by: (1) lowering, from 95% to 90%, the minimum percentage of students in each group in a school that must take such assessmen... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2016''. SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. The table of contents for the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (12 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) is amended by striking the item relating to section 113 and inserting th... | Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2016 This bill amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to authorize the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) to subject a bank holding company to enhanced supervision and prudential standards by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reser... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Eurasia Foundation Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that-- (1) there has been established in the District of Columbia a private, nonprofit corporation known as the Eurasia Foundation (hereafter in this Act referred to as the `... | Eurasia Foundation Act - Directs the Secretary of State to make an annual grant to the Eurasia Foundation, a private, nonprofit corporation whose purposes are to: (1) promote civil society, private enterprise, and sound public administration and policy in the former Soviet Union; (2) strengthen indigenous institutions ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Disbursement of Offshore Oil Revenue Act of 2003''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. The Congress finds that-- (1) the demand for energy in the United States is increasing and will continue to increase for the foreseeable future; (2) domestic production of oil and gas is dec... | Fair Disbursement of Offshore Oil Revenue Act of 2003 - Establishes the Coastal Communities Outer Continental Shelf Receipt Fund as an interest-bearing account in the Treasury.Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to pay into the Fund all revenues attributable to an Outer Continental Shelf lease, any part of which is... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Telephone Records Protection Act of 2006''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- (1) telephone records can be of great use to criminals because the information contained in call logs listed in such records include a wealth of personal information; (2) m... | Consumer Telephone Records Protection Act of 2006 - Prohibits any person from obtaining or causing the disclosure of, or requesting another person to obtain, customer proprietary network information relating to another person by: (1) making a false statement to a telecommunications carrier; or (2) providing any informa... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Rio Grande del Norte National Conservation Area Establishment Act''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Conservation area.--The term ``Conservation Area'' means the Rio Grande del Norte National Conservation Area established by section 3(a)(1). (2) Land grant co... | Rio Grande Del Norte National Conservation Area Establishment Act - Establishes the Rio Grande Del Norte National Conservation Area in New Mexico. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to ensure the protection of religious and cultural sites in the Conservation Area and to provide access to them by tribal members. Req... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Assuring Honesty and Accountability Act of 2002''. SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF THE DISCRETIONARY SPENDING CAPS. (a) In General.--Section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended-- (1) in paragraph (7) (relating to fiscal year 2003... | Assuring Honesty and Accountability Act of 2002 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to extend through FY 2007 the discretionary spending limits (spending caps) for defense and nondefense categories in new budget authority and outlays.Retains (eliminates the expiration of) certain budg... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``TVA Customer Protection Act of 1999''. SEC. 2. INCLUSION IN DEFINITION OF PUBLIC UTILITY. (a) In General.--Section 201(e) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824(e)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: ``, and includes the Tennessee ... | (Sec. 4) Prohibits FERC from issuing any permit or authorization that would allow TVA charges or rates to recover costs incurred in the conduct of activities or operations outside the United States. Mandates an annual TVA status report detailing its activities or operations outside the United States. (Sec. 5) Sets cons... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES IN ACT. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Immigration Moratorium Act of 1994''. (b) References in Act.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment to a section or other provision, the reference shall b... | Immigration Moratorium Act of 1994 - Imposes a five-year immigration moratorium, with exceptions for refugees, certain priority and skilled workers, and immediate relatives of U.S. citizens and permanent resident aliens. |
SECTION 1. RENTAL ASSISTANCE FOR HOMELESS OR AT-RISK INDIAN VETERANS. Section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(D) Indian veterans housing rental assistance program.-- ``(i) Definitions.--In this subparagraph: ``(I) Indian.--The ... | This bill amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to carry out a rental assistance and supportive housing program, in conjunction with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), for the benefit of Indian veterans who are homeless or at-risk of homele... |
SECTION 1. GRANTING OF COPYRIGHT. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, copyright is hereby granted to Inna Hecker Grade and her successors and assigns in the works set forth in section 2 by Chaim Grade, including all editions in English and translations heretofore published or hereafter published by Inna Hecker ... | Grants a copyright to a named individual, her successors, and assigns for specified works for a 50-year term from June 26, 1982. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Colusa Basin Watershed Integrated Resources Management Act''. SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF ASSISTANCE. The Secretary of the Interior (in this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') may provide financial assistance to the Colusa Basin Drainage District, California (in th... | Colusa Basin Watershed Integrated Resources Management Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial assistance for use by the Colusa Basin Drainage District, California, or by local agencies for planning, design, environmental compliance, and construction required to carry out eligible projects i... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Ban on Smoking in Federal Buildings Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- (1) environmental tobacco smoke is a cause of lung cancer in healthy nonsmokers and is responsible for acute and chronic respiratory problems and other health impacts among sensitive... | Ban on Smoking in Federal Buildings Act - Prohibits smoking in buildings owned or leased for use by a Federal agency except in areas, as may be designated by agencies, that are ventilated: (1) separately from other portions of the building; (2) using a method determined by the Administrator of General Services to be at... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2017''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds as follows: (1) Deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns, infants, and young children require access to specialized early intervention providers and programs in order to help them mee... | Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to revise programs for deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns and infants, including to expand the programs to include young children. The programs are reauthorized through FY2022. Health Resources and Services Administration... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Salmon Economic Analysis and Planning Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. (a) Findings.--Congress finds and declares the following: (1) Certain species of salmon and steelhead in the Columbia and Snake River Basin are on the brink of extinction as a consequence o... | Salmon Economic Analysis and Planning Act - Requires the Secretary of Commerce to enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences for scientific analysis of federal salmon protection, restoration, and recovery actions. Requires such analysis to include: (1) the biological effectiveness of current recove... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Paycheck Fairness Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Women have entered the workforce in record numbers. (2) Even in the 1990s, women earn significantly lower pay than men for work on jobs that require equal skill, effort, and responsibility... | Paycheck Fairness Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (CRA) to revise and increase remedies and enforcement on behalf of victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex. Amends FLSA to provide for enhanced enforcement of equal pay requirements,... |
SECTION 1. DECLARATION OF POLICY. It is the policy of the United States to end the needless maiming and suffering inflicted upon animals through the use of steel jaw leghold traps by prohibiting the import or export of, and the shipment in interstate commerce of, such traps and of articles of fur from animals that were... | Prohibits the import, export, or shipment in interstate commerce of steel jaw leghold traps and of articles of fur derived from animals trapped in such traps. Prescribes criminal penalties for violations of this Act. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to reward nongovernment informers for information leading to a co... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Abandoned Mine Land Area Redevelopment Act of 2001''. SEC. 2. CREDIT TO HOLDERS OF QUALIFIED ABANDONED MINE LAND AREA REDEVELOPMENT BONDS. (a) In General.--Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding a... | Abandoned Mine Land Area Redevelopment Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a credit for holders of qualified abandoned mine land area redevelopment bonds, as specified. Sets forth rules and formulae concerning the annual credit (including limits and carryover), the applicable credit rate, bond issua... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Family Farm Protection Act''. SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF LAND SUBJECT TO A QUALIFIED CONSERVATION EASEMENT. (a) Estate Tax With Respect to Land Subject to a Qualified Conservation Easement.--Section 2031 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to the definition of... | Family Farm Protection Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross estate, for estate tax purposes, the value of certain land subject to a qualified conservation easement (reduced by the amount of any indebtedness secured by such land). Includes in the gross estate the value of each development rig... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Effective Homeland Security Management Act of 2007''. SEC. 2. DEPUTY SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT. (a) Establishment and Succession.--Section 103 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 113) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)-- (A) in the s... | Effective Homeland Security Management Act of 2007 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security for Management (who shall assume many responsibilities of the current Under Secretary for Management), to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent o... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Prohibiting Detention of Youth Status Offenders Act of 2017''. SEC. 2. DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION OF STATUS OFFENDERS. Section 223 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5633) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)(11)-- (A) in the matter... | Prohibiting Detention of Youth Status Offenders Act of 2017 This bill amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to modify the deinstitutionalization of status offenders (DSO) core requirement with which a state must comply to receive funds under the Formula Grant Program. The DSO core requireme... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``International Travelers Bill of Rights Act of 2009''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Site operator.--The term ``site operator'' means an individual or entity that operates a Web site that provides access to international travel services. Such term includes a... | International Travelers Bill of Rights Act of 2009 - Defines "site operator" as an individual or entity that operates a website providing access to international travel services, including an overseas vacation destination or a third party that operates a website offering international travel services. Requires a site o... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- (1) the water resources infrastructure of the Bureau of Reclamation provides important benefits related to irrigated agriculture, municipal and industrial water, hydropower, flood con... | Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act (Sec. 4) This bill directs the Department of the Interior to submit to Congress, make publicly available, and biennially update an Asset Management Report that describes the Bureau of Reclamation's efforts to maintain in a reliable manner all reserved works (buildings, structures,... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2001''. SEC. 2. DECLARATION OF PURPOSE AND POLICY. The Congress declares that the following is the policy of the United States: (1) Labor-management relationships and partnerships are based on trust, mutual respect... | Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2001 - Provides collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments.Directs the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) to determine whether State law provides specified rights and responsibilities for public safety officers... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as ``Aimee's Law''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Dangerous sexual offense.--The term ``dangerous sexual offense'' means sexual abuse or sexually explicit conduct committed by an individual who has attained the age of 18 years against an individual who has not attai... | Aimee's Law - Directs the Attorney General, in any case in which a State convicts of murder, rape, or a dangerous sexual offense an individual who has a prior conviction for any one of those offenses in another State, to transfer an amount equal to the costs of incarceration, prosecution, and apprehension of that indiv... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Higher Education Science and Technology Competitiveness Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. The Congress finds the following: (1) The United States is losing its dominance in the sciences and technology, and faces serious challenges from highly educated foreign competitors. (... | Higher Education Science and Technology Competitiveness Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award grants to public institutions of higher education to establish and implement statewide articulation agreements that provide a seamless transition for the transfer of studen... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Abuse, Violence, and Exploitation of Elders Act of 2012'' or the ``SAVE Elders Act of 2012''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) The population of individuals age 65 or older in the United States is growing and is estimated to reach \1/5\ of t... | Stop Abuse, Violence, and Exploitation of Elders Act of 2012 or the SAVE Elders Act of 2012 - Amends the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to designate specified funds from the Crime Victims Fund for grants for compensation and assistance to victims of elder abuse. Defines "elder abuse" under that Act: (1) to mean the abuse... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``First State National Historical Park Act''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Historical park.--The term ``historical park'' means the First State National Historical Park established by section 3(a)(1). (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretar... | First State National Historical Park Act - Establishes the First State National Historical Park in Delaware, to be administered as a unit of the National Park System. Specifies that the purpose of the Park is the preservation, protection, and interpretation of the nationally significant cultural and historic resources ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Rio Puerco Watershed Act of 1994''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. The Congress finds that-- (1) over time, extensive ecological changes have occurred in the Rio Puerco watershed, including-- (A) erosion of agricultural and range lands; (B) impairment of waters due to heavy sed... | Rio Puerco Watershed Act of 1994 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) establish a clearinghouse for research and information on the management of the Rio Puerco Drainage Basin; (2) establish an inventory of best management practices and related monitoring activities that have been or may be implemented withi... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Patient Access to Preventive and Diagnostic Tests Act of 2003''. SEC. 2. CODING AND PAYMENT PROCEDURES FOR NEW CLINICAL DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY TESTS UNDER MEDICARE. (a) Determining Payment Basis for New Lab Tests.--Section 1833(h) of the Social Security Act... | Medicare Patient Access to Preventive and Diagnostic Tests Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) establish procedures for determining the basis for, and amount of, Medicare payment for any clinical diagnostic laboratory test w... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- (1) the water resources infrastructure of the Bureau of Reclamation provides important benefits related to irrigated agriculture, municipal and industrial water, hydropower, flood con... | Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to submit to Congress, make publicly available, and biennially update an Asset Management Report that describes the Bureau of Reclamation's efforts to: (1) maintain in a reliable manner all reserved works (buildings, structures, facilities, ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Ruth Moore Act of 2013''. SEC. 2. STANDARD OF PROOF FOR SERVICE-CONNECTION OF MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS RELATED TO MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA. (a) Standard of Proof.--Section 1154 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsect... | Ruth Moore Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), in any case in which a veteran claims that a covered mental health condition was incurred in or aggravated by military sexual trauma during active duty, to accept as sufficient proof of service-connection a diagnosis by a mental health professiona... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Youth Mental Health Research Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) More than 100 million Americans currently have some sort of brain-related condition. Millions of Americans, many of whom are currently school children, have some sort of develop... | Youth Mental Health Research Act - Authorizes the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to: (1) provide for the establishment of a Youth Mental Health Research Network for the conduct or support of youth mental health research and intervention services; and (2) carry out this Act by acting through the Dir... |
SECTION 1. LEASES, PERMITS, AND CONTRACTS FOR BUILDINGS, FACILITIES, AND PROPERTIES IN THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM. (a) In General.--The National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.) is amended by-- (1) striking section 6 (relating to amendments to other laws, which have e... | Amends the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from authorizing a person to use any land or water in the National Wildlife Refuge System for any commercial activity conducted to provide accommodations, facilities, or services for visitors' recreational, e... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Gas Price Spike Act of 2005''. SEC. 2. WINDFALL PROFITS TAX. (a) In General.--Subtitle E of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to alcohol, tobacco, and certain other excise taxes) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new chapter: ``CHAPTER... | Gas Price Spike Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a windfall profit tax on crude oil, natural gas, or products of crude oil or natural gas. Defines "windfall profit" as so much of the profit on a sale of crude oil, natural gas, or related products as exceeds a reasonable profit. Establishes the R... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``State Child Well-Being Research Act of 2007''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress makes the following findings: (1) The well-being of children is a paramount concern for our Nation and for every State, and most programs for children and families are managed at the State or... | State Child Well-Being Research Act of 2007 - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop comprehensive indicators to assess child well-being in each state. Directs the Secretary to establish an ad... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Oversight and Accountability in Medicaid Non-DSH Supplemental Payments Act''. SEC. 2. IMPROVING CALCULATION, OVERSIGHT, AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF NON-DSH SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENTS UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM. (a) Guidance for States on Non-DSH S... | Improving Oversight and Accountability in Medicaid Non-DSH Supplemental Payments Act This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to direct the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to: (1) issue guidance to states that identifies permissible methods for calculating certain supplemental ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``TVA Customer Protection Act of 1999''. SEC. 2. INCLUSION IN DEFINITION OF PUBLIC UTILITY. (a) In General.--Section 201(e) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824(e)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: ``, and includes the Tennessee ... | Exempts TVA facilities from the requirement of prior FERC approval for any disposition of property if proper disclosure has been made, and all disposition proceeds are applied towards TVA debt reduction. Prohibits FERC from permitting TVA to impose any rate or charge, or any rule or regulation pertaining to a rate or c... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) The Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians are descendants and political successors to the signatories of the 1836 Treaty of Washington and the 1855 Trea... | Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians Act - Reaffirms Federal recognition and the rights and privileges of the Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (in the State of Michigan). Entitles such Band to the Federal services and benefits provided to recognized Indians. Provides for lands to be acquired and h... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act''. SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT REGARDING STROKE PROGRAMS. (a) Stroke Education and Information Programs.--Title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241 et seq.) is amended by adding at the ... | Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act - (Sec. 2) Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out an education and information campaign to promote stroke prevention and to increase the number of stroke patients who seek immediate treatment. Allows the Secretar... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Export Promotion Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Exporting goods and services is a critical part of the United States economy. A recent study by the International Trade Administration recently found that 11.6 million jobs across the count... | Export Promotion Act This bill establishes the Export Promotion Agency in the Department of Commerce, to be headed by an Under Secretary of Commerce for Export Promotion. There are transferred to the Agency the functions of each of the following: the International Trade Administration, the Office of International Trade... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Amendments Act of 2007''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. (a) Findings.--Congress finds that-- (1) the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin program, authorized by section 9 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (commonly known as the ``Floo... | Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Amendments Act of 2007 - Amends the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act to make member landowners eligible for the additional financial compensation provided to the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe for the acquisition by the federal government of 104,492 acr... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Cyber-Security Enhancement and Consumer Data Protection Act of 2006''. SEC. 2. PERSONAL ELECTRONIC RECORDS. Section 1030(a)(2) of title 18, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (B); and (2) by adding at the end the foll... | Cyber-Security Enhancement and Consumer Data Protection Act of 2006 - (Sec. 2) Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit obtaining without authorization: (1) a means of identification from a protected computer (a computer exclusively for the use of a financial institution or the federal government); or (2) the capab... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014''. SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF APPLICATION OF LEVERAGE AND RISK-BASED CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS. Section 171 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (12 U.S.C. 5371) is amended-- (1) in subsecti... | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on June 3, 2014. Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014 - Amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) concerning establishment of minimum leverage and minimum risk-based capital requirements on a co... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Timely Repatriation Act''. SEC. 2. TIMELY REPATRIATION. (a) Listing of Countries.--Beginning on the date that is 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 6 months thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall publish a report including the... | Timely Repatriation Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to publish a report every six months listing countries that have: (1) refused or unreasonably delayed repatriation of an alien who is a national of that country, and the total number of such aliens; and (2) an excessive repatriation failure rate... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) Act''. SEC. 2. AMENDING THE FAIR HOUSING ACT TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN DISCRIMINATION. (a) In General.-- (1) Section 804 of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3604) is amended by inserting ``sexual orientation, gender identity, source... | Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) Act - Amends the Fair Housing Act to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, source of income, or marital status in housing sales and rentals, residential real estate-related transactions, and brokerage services. Amends the Civil Rights Act of... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``National Quality Cancer Care Demonstration Project Act of 2009''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) In order to ensure the delivery of quality, cost- efficient medical care to patients with cancer, Medicare should reinforce and expand the use of e... | National Quality Cancer Care Demonstration Project Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a quality cancer care demonstration project for the purpose of establishing quality metrics and aligning payment incentives under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act in the area... |
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Opioid Management and Bundled Addiction Treatment Act of 2018'' or the ``COMBAT Act of 2018''. SEC. 2. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF CERTAIN SERVICES FURNISHED BY OPIOID TREATMENT PROGRAMS. (a) Coverage.--Section 1861(s)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C... | Comprehensive Opioid Management and Bundled Addiction Treatment Act of 2018 or the COMBAT Act of 2018 This bill requires certified opioid treatment program services, including counseling, toxicology testing, and medication-assisted treatment, to be covered under Medicare. Opioid treatment programs must receive payment ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Refinery Permit Process Schedule Act''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Act-- (1) the term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; (2) the term ``applicant'' means a person who (with the approval of the governor o... | Refinery Permit Process Schedule Act - Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), upon the request of a state governor, or in the case of Native American tribes or tribal territories, the designated leader of the tribe or tribal community, to provide financial assistance to hire addition... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act''. SEC. 2. INCLUDING CERTAIN POSITIONS WITHIN THE DEFINITION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER FOR PURPOSES OF RETIREMENT. (a) Federal Employees Retirement System.-- (1) In general.--Paragraph (17) of section 8401 of title 5, United Sta... | Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act Amends the definition of the term "law enforcement officer" under provisions of the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) and the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) to include: (1) federal employees not otherwise covered by such term whose duties include the investigation or... |
SECTION 1. DOMESTIC REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT REFORM AND MODERNIZATION. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Community-based organization.--The term ``community- based organization'' means a nonprofit organization providing a variety of social, health, educational and community services to a population that includes refug... | Requires the Government Accountability Office to study the effectiveness of the Office of Refugee Resettlement's domestic refugee resettlement programs. Requires the Office to: (1) ensure that refugee assistance is provided to qualifying refugees who are secondary migrants; (2) report to Congress regarding states exper... |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following: (1) When the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 became law, the tax treatment of section 529 college savings plans was changed so that qualified distributions were no longer taxed as income. The favorable tax treatment ... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on February 20, 2015. This bill makes changes to the rules for qualified tuition programs (known as 529 plans). (Sec. 2) The Internal Revenue Code is amended to allow payments from 529 plans for the purchase of computer or peripheral equipment, compu... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Quality Nursing Care Act of 2004''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. The Congress makes the following findings: (1) There are hospitals throughout the United States that have inadequate staffing of registered nurses to protect the well-being and health of the patients. (2) Studie... | Quality Nursing Care Act of 2004 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, to require under new Medicare part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) that each participating hospital adopt and implement a... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Responsible Homeowner Refinancing Act of 2012''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act-- (1) the term ``current borrower'' means a mortgagor who is current on the subject mortgage at the time of the refinancing, and has had no late payments in the preceding 6 months and... | Responsible Homeowners Refinancing Act of 2012 - Requires the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (government sponsored enterprises or GSEs), in carrying out the Home Affordable Refinance Program, to adopt specified criteria pertaining to: (1) borr... |
OF IDENTITY THEFT DISPUTES. The Commission shall require entities that receive disputes regarding the unauthorized use of accounts of such entities from consumers that have reason to believe that they are a victim of identity theft to conduct any necessary investigation and decide an outcome of a claim within 90 days f... | Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2002 - Requires data collection organizations, under specified conditions, to notify consumers: (1) at the time of collection that their personally identifiable information may be used for an unrelated transaction purpose; and (2) of any material change in the organization's privacy p... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Howard M. Metzenbaum Menu Education and Labeling Act'' or the ``Howard M. Metzenbaum MEAL Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- (1) research continues to reveal that-- (A) there is a strong link between diet and health; and (B) diet-related diseases start ... | Howard M. Metzenbaum Menu Education and Labeling Act or the Howard M. Metzenbaum MEAL Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require chain restaurants with 20 or more locations doing business under the same trade name to disclose: (1) in a statement adjacent to a standard menu item, the number of calo... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act of 2018''. SEC. 2. CRIMINAL PENALTIES. (a) In General.--Chapter 11 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 219 the following: ``Sec. 220. Illegal remunerations for referrals to recovery homes and ... | Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act of 2018 This bill amends the federal criminal code make it a crime to knowingly and willfully solicit, receive, pay, or offer payment for referrals to a recovery home or clinical treatment facility, subject to limitations. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- (1) Congress has a strong tradition of protecting and preserving employee workplace wellness programs, including programs that utilize a health risk assessment, biometric screening... | Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act (Sec. 3) This bill exempts workplace wellness programs from: (1) limitations under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 on medical examinations and inquiries of employees, (2) the prohibition on collecting genetic information in connection with issuing health insurance, ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance Act''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) District.--The term ``District'' means the South Utah Valley Electric Service District, organized under the laws of the State of Utah. (2) Electric distribution system.--The term ``E... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 23, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.) South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance Act - Requires the Secretary of the Interior, insofar as the Strawberry Water Users Association conveyed its interest in an electric distribut... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Defense of the Environment Act of 1997''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. (a) Findings.--Congress finds that provisions that reduce protection of the environment have been included in legislation without adequate consideration and an opportunity for Members to vote o... | Defense of the Environment Act of 1997 - Requires any report of a congressional committee or committee of conference accompanying a public bill or joint resolution that includes any provision that reduces environmental protection to contain: (1) an identification and description of the provision; (2) an assessment of t... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Captive Primate Safety Act''. SEC. 2. ADDITION OF NONHUMAN PRIMATES TO DEFINITION OF PROHIBITED WILDLIFE SPECIES. Section 2(g) of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3371(g)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end ``or any nonhuman primate''. ... | Captive Primate Safety Act - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to add nonhuman primates to the definition of "prohibited wildlife species" for purposes of the prohibition against the sale or purchase of such species in interstate or foreign commerce. Makes it unlawful for a person to import, export, transport, se... |
SECTION 1. CREDIT FOR RECYCLING OR REMANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT. (a) In General.--Section 46 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to amount of investment credit) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding a... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for investment in qualified reclamation property. Defines "qualified reclamation property" as tangible depreciable recycling or remanufacturing property with a useful life of at least five years. Limits the amount of such credit to 20% of the basis (not exceeding $... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Access to Nurse-Midwife Care Act of 2004''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Medicare covers approximately 2 million women with disabilities that are of childbearing age. (2) Women with disabilities give birth to 50,000 children annuall... | Improving Access to Nurse-Midwife Care Act of 2004 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for the coverage of and payment for certified midwife services (currently only certified nurse-midwife services are covered) under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance). Declares that not... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Investment and Growth Act''. SEC. 2. MAXIMUM SMALL BUSINESS TAX RATE. (a) In General.--Section 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to tax imposed) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(i) Maximum Small Business... | Small Business Investment and Growth Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a maximum small business tax rate on taxable small business income for individuals, partnerships, or certain S corporations. Describes such income as the least of: (1) income from the active conduct of a trade or business in which ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Seniors Financial Security Act of 2007''. SEC. 2. REPEAL OF INCLUSION IN GROSS INCOME OF SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS AND TIER 1 RAILROAD RETIREMENT BENEFITS. (a) In General.--Section 86 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to taxation of social security and ... | Seniors Financial Security Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the inclusion in gross income for income tax purposes of social security and tier 1 railroad retirement benefits. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``GEAR UP & GO Act''. (b) References.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be consi... | GEAR UP & GO Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise specified requirements for Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) to facilitate the transition of low-income high school students into postsecondary education. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to carry out a GE... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Growth Act of 2009''. SEC. 2. EXPENSING FOR CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY. (a) In General.--Part VI of subchapter B of chapter 1 is amended by inserting after section 179E the following new section: ``SEC. 179F. ELECTION TO EXPENSE CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY. ``(... | Small Business Growth Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow small business taxpayers with gross receipts of $5 million or less to elect to expense certain depreciable real property in the year such property is placed in service. Limits the amount of such expensing allowance to $125,000, adjusted for i... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Bottle Recycling Climate Protection Act of 2007''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. The Congress finds the following: (1) The energy required to manufacture beverage containers from recycled containers is often less than the energy required to create new beverage container materi... | Bottle Recycling Climate Protection Act of 2007 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit retailers and distributors from selling beverages (water, mineral water, soda water, flavored water, sports drinks, juice, iced tea, wine coolers, beer, or carbonated nonalcoholic beverages) in containers that do not displ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Overseas Human Testing Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. The Congress finds the following: (1) Before a manufacturer of a new drug or device can market its new product, the Food and Drug Administration (in this section referred to as the ``FDA'') requires that the manu... | Safe Overseas Human Testing Act - Allows test articles intended for clinical investigations to be exported only pursuant to an export license approved by the President. Directs the President to require an applicant for such license to: (1) identify each clinical investigation for which the test article is intended; and... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``National Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2007''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Acquisition.--The term ``acquisition'' includes any necessary activities for siting a facility, equipment, structures, or rolling stock by purchase, lease-purchase, trade, or d... | National Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2007 - (Sec. 3) Establishes the National Commission on the Infrastructure of the United States to ensure that U.S. infrastructure meets current and future demand, facilitates economic growth, is maintained in a manner that ensures public safety, and is developed or modified in... |
SECTION 1. CHANGES IN THRESHOLD AND OTHER TESTS FOR DETERMINING AMOUNT OF WAGES PAID TO AGRICULTURAL WORKERS THAT ARE SUBJECT TO SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE TAXES. (a) Increase in $150 Remuneration Threshold to $1,000 and Increase in Total Farm Payroll Test.-- (1) Internal revenue code of 1986.--Subparagraph (B) of se... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Social Security Act, respectively, to increase the cash remuneration or employer expenditure thresholds for agricultural labor wage purposes.Amends the Code to provide for collection coordination of agricultural labor employment tax and income tax. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Berry Amendment Extension Act''. SEC. 2. BUY-AMERICAN REQUIREMENT IMPOSED ON DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; EXCEPTIONS. (a) Requirement.--Except as provided in subsections (c) through (e), funds appropriated or otherwise available to the Department of Homeland Se... | Berry Amendment Extension Act - Prohibits the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from procuring specified covered items directly related to national security interests (including clothing, tents, or natural fiber products) that are not grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the United States, except to the exten... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act''. SEC. 2. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Act is to provide that advisors who-- (1) provide advice that is impermissible under the prohibited transaction provisions under section 406 of the Employee Retirement Income Securi... | Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to modify requirements related to fiduciaries and the provision of investment advice for employer-sponsored retirement plans. (Under current law, a person who provides investment advice has a fiducia... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Removing Excess Litigation Involving Energy on Federal Lands Act'' or the ``RELIEF Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- (1) the United States spends over $1 billion per day to import crude oil from foreign countries; (2) such expenditure represents the la... | Removing Excess Litigation Involving Energy on Federal Lands Act or the RELIEF Act - Establishes judicial procedures for causes and claims relating to any action or decision by a federal official regarding the leasing of federal lands (including submerged lands) for the exploration, development, production, processing,... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Alaska Timber Industry Fairness Act''. SEC. 2. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Act is to assist entities involved in the timber industry in Alaska-- (1) to deal with the adverse impacts of Federal timber policy; (2) to facilitate the economic adjustment of those entit... | Alaska Timber Industry Fairness Act - Establishes a two-year grant program for retooling projects that are designed to facilitate the economic adjustment of specified timber entities by allowing them to: (1) improve or alter their business and practices to become more competitive within the timber industry; or (2) shif... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act of 2009''. SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF PREMIUMS ON QUALIFIED LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE CONTRACTS. (a) In General.-- (1) Cafeteria plans.--The last sentence of section 125(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining qualif... | Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) include long-term care insurance as a benefit under tax-exempt employee benefit cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements; and (2) extend certain consumer protections under the long-term care insurance model regula... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``First-Time Homebuyers' Tax Credit Act of 2009''. SEC. 2. REFUNDABLE CREDIT FOR FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS. (a) In General.--Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to refundable credits) is amended by inserting af... | First-Time Homebuyers' Tax Credit Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual taxpayer who qualifies as a first-time homebuyer (i.e., an individual who had no ownership interest in a principal residence within the past two years) a one-time refundable credit for up to $20,000 of the purchase p... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia and United States Territories Circulating Quarter Dollar Program Act''. SEC. 2. ISSUANCE OF REDESIGNED QUARTER DOLLARS HONORING THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND EACH OF THE TERRITORIES. Section 5112 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by in... | District of Columbia and United States Territories Circulating Quarter Dollar Program Act - Amends Federal law to provide for the issuance of redesigned quarter dollars in 2009 honoring the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealt... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``World Bank International Development Association Replenishment Act of 2009''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Greenhouse gas.--The term ``greenhouse gas'' means carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, sulfur hexafluoride, a perfluorocarbon, or a hydrofluoroca... | World Bank International Development Association Replenishment Act of 2009 - (Sec. 2) Defines "greenhouse gas" as carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, sulfur hexafluoride, a perfluorocarbon, or a hydrofluorocarbon. (Sec. 3) Amends the International Financial Institutions Act to direct the Secretary of the Treasury t... |
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