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0 | SECTION 1. LIABILITY OF BUSINESS ENTITIES PROVIDING USE OF FACILITIES
TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Business entity.--The term ``business entity'' means a
firm, corporation, association, partnership, consortium, joint
venture, or oth... | Shields a business entity from civil liability relating to any injury or death occurring at a facility of that entity in connection with a use of such facility by a nonprofit organization if: (1) the use occurs outside the scope of business of the business entity; (2) such injury or death occurs during a period that su... | A bill to limit the civil liability of business entities providing use of facilities to nonprofit organizations. |
1 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Human Rights Information Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The people of the United States consider the national
and international protection and promotion of human rights and
the rule of law the mos... | Human Rights Information Act - Requires certain Federal agencies to identify and organize all human rights records regarding activities occurring in Guatemala and Honduras after 1944 for declassification and disclosure purposes, and to make them available to the public.
Instructs the President to report to Congress re... | Human Rights Information Act |
2 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Jackie Robinson Commemorative Coin
Act''.
SEC. 2. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
(a) $1 Silver Coins.--In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of
the breaking of the color barrier in major league baseball by Jackie
Robinson, the Secretary of the Treasury (here... | Jackie Robinson Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) mint and issue one-dollar silver coins emblematic of Jackie Robinson in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the breaking of the color barrier in major league baseball; and (2) distribute surcharge proceeds to the Jackie Robinso... | Jackie Robinson Commemorative Coin Act |
3 | SECTION 1. NONRECOGNITION OF GAIN WHERE ROLLOVER TO SMALL BUSINESS
INVESTMENTS.
(a) In General.--Part III of subchapter O of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to common nontaxable exchanges)
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 1045. ROLLOVER OF... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide (temporarily) for the nontaxable rollover of gain from qualified small business stock to another small business stock. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code to provide that capital gains not be recognized if invested in certain small businesses. |
4 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Native American Energy Act''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Appraisals.
Sec. 4. Standardization.
Sec. 5. Environmental reviews of major Federal action... | Native American Energy Act - (Sec. 3) Amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to allow the Secretary of the Interior, an affected Indian tribe, or a certified third-party appraiser under contract with the Indian tribe to appraise Indian land or trust assets involved in a transaction requiring the Secretary's approval. De... | Native American Energy Act |
5 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Holocaust Victims Insurance Relief
Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Holocaust, including the murder of 6,000,000
European Jews, the systematic destruction of famil... | Holocaust Victims Insurance Relief Act of 2001 - Directs the Archivist of the United States to establish and maintain a Holocaust Insurance Registry to consist of information on holders and issuers (and related liable entities) of Holocaust-era insurance policies that were: (1) in effect after January 30, 1933, and bef... | To provide for the establishment of the Holocaust Insurance Registry by the Archivist of the United States and to require certain disclosures by insurers to the Secretary of Commerce. |
6 | SECTION 1. SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH AND STUDENT SERVICE PROVIDERS.
(a) In General.--Subpart 14 of title V of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7269 et seq.) is amended--
(1) by inserting after the subpart heading the following:
``CHAPTER A--SYSTEMS INTEGRATION; PROMOT... | Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a program to assist States and local educational agencies (LEAs) to recruit, train, and hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers, including additional school counselors, psychologists, and social workers (in order to ... | To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to States for assistance in hiring additional school-based mental health and student service providers. |
7 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gallatin Land Consolidation Act of
1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the land north of Yellowstone National Park possesses
outstanding natural characteristics and wildlife habitats that
make the land a va... | Gallatin Land Consolidation Act of 1998 - Provides for the exchange of land and other assets including certain timber harvest rights by the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior with the Big Sky Lumber Co. (BSL) for inclusion in the Gallatin National Forest and Deerlodge National Forest, Montana.
Directs the Sec... | Gallatin Land Consolidation Act of 1998 |
8 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Marine Debris Act Amendments of
2012''.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an
amendment is expressed as an amendment to a section or other provision,
the reference shall be considered to be made to a secti... | Marine Debris Act Reauthorization Amendments of 2012 - Reauthorizes appropriations through FY2015 for, and revises provisions of, the Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act.
(Sec. 3) Renames such Act as the Marine Debris Act. Replaces provisions establishing within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric A... | To reauthorize and amend the Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act. |
9 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Indian Needs Assessment and Program
Evaluation Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS, PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the United States and the Indian tribes have a unique
legal and political government-to-government re... | Indian Needs Assessment and Program Evaluation Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to contract with an appropriate entity to develop a uniform method, criteria, and procedures for determining, analyzing, and compiling the program and service assistance needs of Indian tribes and Indians nationwide.Requi... | A bill to provide for periodic Indian needs assessments, to require Federal Indian program evaluations, and for other purposes. |
10 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Kidney Disease Educational Benefits
Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF KIDNEY DISEASE EDUCATION SERVICES.
(a) Coverage of Kidney Disease Education Services.--
(1) In general.--Section 1861 of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S... | Kidney Disease Educational Benefits Act of 2002 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000, to provide coverage for kidney disease education services furnished, upon the managing physician's referral, to an ... | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for kidney disease education services under the medicare program, and for other purposes. |
11 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public Safety and Protection
Investment Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. BUSINESS DEDUCTION FOR PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF SECURITY
DEVICES.
(a) In General.--Part VI of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to ... | Public Safety and Protection Investment Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow businesses to expense the costs of purchasing and installing qualifying security devices. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow businesses to expense qualified security devices. |
12 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Center for Social Work
Research Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Social workers focus on the improvement of individual
and family functioning and the creation of effective health and
ment... | National Center for Social Work Research Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the National Center for Social Work Research (and a related advisory council) to conduct, support, and disseminate targeted research on social work methods and outcomes related to problems of significant social concern.Sets... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of a National Center for Social Work Research. |
13 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Agency Protection of Privacy
Act''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT THAT AGENCY RULEMAKING TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION
IMPACTS ON INDIVIDUAL PRIVACY.
(a) In General.--Title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding
after section 553 the follow... | Federal Agency Protection of Privacy Act - Requires Federal agencies: (1) when publishing a general notice of proposed rulemaking for any proposed rule or for an interpretative rule involving the internal revenue laws, to prepare, make available for public comment, and publish an initial analysis describing the rule's ... | To amend title 5, United States Code, to require that agencies, in promulgating rules, take into consideration the impact of such rules on the privacy of individuals, and for other purposes. |
14 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Covered land.--The term ``covered land'' means--
(A) lands designated as wilderness under section 3
or section 4; and
... | San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act of 2009 - Designates specified lands in the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests and the San Juan Resource Area of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Colorado as wilderness areas and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
Designates specified ... | A bill to designate certain lands in San Miguel, Ouray, and San Juan Counties, Colorado, as wilderness, and for other purposes. |
15 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``New Millennium Classrooms Act''.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF DEDUCTION FOR COMPUTER DONATIONS TO SCHOOLS AND
PUBLIC LIBRARIES.
(a) Expansion of Computer Donations to Public Libraries.--
(1) In general.--Paragraph (6) of section 170(e)... | New Millennium Classrooms Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) expand the tax deduction for computer donations by corporations to tax-exempt schools to include donations to public libraries; (2) increase from two to three years the age of computers that can be contributed for such deduction; and (3) allow a b... | New Millennium Classrooms Act |
16 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``New Options Petroleum Energy
Conservation Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. CLIMATE NEUTRAL COMBUSTION CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Section 46 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to amount of credit) is amended by striking ``and'' at the
end of paragraph ... | New Options Petroleum Energy Conservation Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for investment in a climate neutral combustion facility. Defines "climate neutral combustion facility" as any facility which: (1) burns matter to produce electricity; (2) captures and uses carbon dioxide relea... | To provide incentives to reduce dependence on foreign oil. |
17 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Iranian Leadership Asset
Transparency Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Iran is characterized by high levels of official and
institutional corruption, and substantial involvement by Iran's
security ... | Iranian Leadership Asset Transparency Act This bill requires the Department of the Treasury, in furtherance of efforts to prevent the financing of terrorism, money laundering, or related illicit finance and to make financial institutions' required compliance with sanctions more easily understood, to submit within 270 d... | Iranian Leadership Asset Transparency Act |
18 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Personnel War Zone Toxic
Exposure Prevention Act''.
SEC. 2. IDENTIFICATION OF HEALTH EFFECTS RELATED TO HAZARDOUS DISPOSAL
SITE.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish and
administer a system to identify me... | Military Personnel War Zone Toxic Exposure Prevention Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish and administer a system to identify members of the Armed Forces who were potentially exposed to a hazardous disposal site, as well as any negative health effects that may be related to such exposure.
Requires the ... | To require the Secretary of Defense to establish a medical surveillance system to identify members of the Armed Forces exposed to chemical hazards resulting from the disposal of waste in Iraq and Afghanistan, to prohibit the disposal of waste by the Armed Forces in a manner that would produce dangerous levels of toxins... |
19 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``New IDEA (Illegal Deduction
Elimination Act)''.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION THAT WAGES PAID TO UNAUTHORIZED ALIENS MAY NOT BE
DEDUCTED FROM GROSS INCOME.
(a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 162 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (rela... | New IDEA (Illegal Deduction Elimination Act) - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny a tax deduction for wages and benefits paid to or on behalf of an unauthorized alien.
Directs the Commissioner of Social Security and the Secretaries of Homeland Security and the Treasury to jointly establish a program to share inf... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens may not be deducted from gross income, and for other purposes. |
20 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protect and Preserve International
Cultural Property Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION.
In this Act:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee on
Foreign Affair... | Protect and Preserve International Cultural Property Act - Directs the President to appoint a White House Coordinator for International Cultural Property Protection who shall coordinate and promote federal agency efforts to address international cultural property protection activities. Directs the Secretary of State (S... | Protect and Preserve International Cultural Property Act |
21 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ice Age Floods National Geologic
Trail Designation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) at the end of the last Ice Age, some 12,000 to 17,000
years ago, a series of cataclysmic floods occurre... | Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail Designation Act - Designates the Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail, a trail from Missoula, Montana to the Pacific Ocean, to provide for the public appreciation, understanding, and enjoyment of the nationally significant natural and cultural features of the Ice Age Floods and ... | A bill to designate the Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail, and for other purposes. |
22 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Private Security Officer Employment
Standards Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) employment of private security officers in the United
States is growing rapidly;
(2) private security officers func... | Private Security Officer Employment Standards Act of 2002 - Permits an authorized employer of private security officers to submit fingerprints or other means of positive identification of an employee or an applicant for a background check. Requires: (1) an employer to obtain an employee's written consent to submit the ... | A bill to permit reviews of criminal records of applicants for private security officer employment. |
23 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Family Privacy and Security Act of
2002''.
TITLE I--INTERNET DOMAIN FOR MATERIAL HARMFUL TO MINORS
SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF TOP-LEVEL INTERNET DOMAIN NAME.
(a) NTIA Action.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act,... | Family Privacy and Security Act of 2002 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, to: (1) develop, pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding Between the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (co... | A bill to facilitate the protection of minors using the Internet from material that is harmful to minors, and for other purposes. |
24 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Helping Homebuyers Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR CERTAIN HOME PURCHASES.
(a) Allowance of Credit.--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 se... | Helping Homebuyers Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers a one-time tax credit for 15% of the purchase price of a principal residence, up to $18,000. Requires repayment of such credit if the taxpayer sells the residence, or fails to occupy the residence as a principal residence, a... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a Federal income tax credit for certain home purchases. |
25 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Enhancements for Needed
Drugs Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. GAO STUDIES AND REPORTS ON PRICES OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
(a) Review and Reports on Retail Prices of Prescription Drugs.--
(1) Initial review.--The Comptroller General of the Unite... | Medicare Enhancements for Needed Drugs Act of 2005 - Directs the Comptroller General to review and report to Congress on the retail cost of prescription drugs in the United States during 2000 and 2003, and through April 1, 2006, with an emphasis on the prescription drugs most utilized for individuals age 65 or older.
... | A bill to reduce the costs of prescription drugs for medicare beneficiaries, and for other purposes. |
26 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Budgeting for Opioid Addiction
Treatment Act''.
SEC. 2. EXCISE TAX ON OPIOID PAIN RELIEVERS.
(a) In General.--Subchapter E of chapter 32 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 4192. OPIOI... | Budgeting for Opioid Addiction Treatment Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a one cent per milligram excise tax on the sale of active opioids by the manufacturer, producer, or importer. The tax excludes prescription drugs used exclusively for the treatment of opioid addiction as part of a medical... | Budgeting for Opioid Addiction Treatment Act |
27 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``DSHEA Full Implementation and
Enforcement Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Over 158,000,000 Americans regularly consume dietary
supplements to maintain and improve their health.
(2) Cons... | DSHEA Full Implementation and Enforcement Act of 2004 - Makes appropriations for FY 2005, and authorizes appropriations for FY 2005 through 2009: (1) to carry out the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA), the amendments made by DSHEA, and all applicable regulatory requirements for dietary supplem... | To ensure that the goals of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 are met by authorizing appropriations to fully enforce and implement such Act and the amendments made by such Act, and for other purposes. |
28 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Quality Health Care Coalition Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) According to a 2002 survey conducted by the Henry J.
Kaiser Family Foundation, 95 percent of the Americans who
receive their h... | Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2005 - Exempts health care professionals that are negotiating with a health plan regarding contract terms under which the professionals provide health care items or services for which plan benefits are provided from federal antitrust laws in connection with such negotiations.
Decla... | To ensure and foster continued patient safety and quality of care by exempting health care professionals from the Federal antitrust laws in their negotiations with health plans and health insurance issuers. |
29 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public Safety Interoperability
Implementation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Following the tragic events of September 11, 2001, the
need for interoperable communications for public safety became
... | Public Safety Interoperability Implementation Act - Amends the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to establish in the Treasury the Public Safety Communications Trust Fund, to be funded through authorizations of appropriations and proceeds from the sale of certain bands of Govern... | To establish a permanent grant program to improve public safety communications and the interoperability of emergency communications equipment. |
30 | SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) On January 19, 1942, 6 weeks after the December 7,
1941, attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese Navy, the United
States Army discharged all Japanese-Americans in the Reserve
Officers Training Corps and changed th... | Requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make arrangements for the award of a congressional gold medal to the Army's 100th Infantry Battalion and 442nd Regimental Combat Team, collectively, in recognition of their dedicated service during World War II. | To grant the congressional gold medal, collectively, to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, United States Army, in recognition of their dedicated service during World War II. |
31 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Employee Free Choice Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. STREAMLINING UNION CERTIFICATION.
(a) In General.--Section 9(c) of the National Labor Relations Act
(29 U.S.C. 159(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(6) Notwithstanding any other provisi... | Employee Free Choice Act of 2007- Amends the National Labor Relations Act to require the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to certify a bargaining representative without directing an election if a majority of the bargaining unit employees have authorized designation of the representative (card-check) and there is n... | A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts, and for other purposes. |
32 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Infant Crib Safety Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The disability and death of infants resulting from
injuries sustained in crib incidents are a serious threat to
... | Infant Crib Safety Act - Makes it unlawful for any commercial user to: (1) manufacture, sell, or contract to sell any full-size or nonfull-size crib which is unsafe for any infant; or (2) sell, contract to sell or resell, lease, sublet, or otherwise place in the stream of commerce any such crib which is not new and is ... | A bill to provide for infant crib safety, and for other purposes. |
33 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rio Grande del Norte National
Conservation Area Establishment Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Conservation area.--The term ``Conservation Area''
means the Rio Grande del Norte National Conservation Area
establi... | Rio Grande Del Norte National Conservation Area Establishment Act - Establishes the Rio Grande Del Norte National Conservation Area in New Mexico, consisting of approximately 235,980 acres of public land in Taos and Rio Arriba Counties.
Requires the Secretary of the Interior to ensure the protection of religious and c... | To establish the Rio Grande del Norte National Conservation Area in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes. |
34 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Santa Ana River Water Supply
Enhancement Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. PRADO BASIN NATURAL TREATMENT SYSTEM PROJECT.
(a) In General.--The Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study
and Facilities Act (Public Law 102-575, title XVI; 43 U.S.C. 390h et
seq.) ... | Santa Ana River Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2009 - Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with: (1) the Orange County Water District (the District), to participate in the design, planning, and construction of natural trea... | To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Prado Basin Natural Treatment System Project, to authorize the Secretary to carry out a program to assist agencies in projects to construct regional brine lines in California, to... |
35 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Human Cloning Prohibition Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the National Bioethics Advisory Commission (referred to
in this Act as the ``NBAC'') has reviewed the scientific and
ethical implications ... | Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2001 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit: (1) conducting or attempting to conduct human cloning; (2) shipping the product of nuclear transplantation for the purpose of human cloning in the United States or elsewhere; and (3) using funds made available under Federal law for an... | A bill to prohibit human cloning while preserving important areas of medical research, including stem cell research. |
36 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Number Protection
Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The inappropriate sale or purchase of Social Security
numbers is a significant factor in a growing range of illegal
... | Social Security Number Protection Act of 2002 - Provides for the regulation of the sale and purchase of Social Security numbers and Social Security account numbers.Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to establish criminal penalties for sales and purchases of th... | To strengthen the authority of the Federal Government to protect individuals from certain acts and practices in the sale and purchase of Social Security numbers and Social Security account numbers, and for other purposes. |
37 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Women's Progress Commemoration
Act''.
SEC. 2. DECLARATION.
Congress declares that--
(1) the original Seneca Falls Convention, held in upstate
New York in July 1848, convened to consider the social
conditions and civil right... | Women's Progress Commemoration Act - Establishes the Women's Progress Commemoration Commission, which shall report to the Secretary of the Interior on: (1) sites of historical significance to the women's movement; and (2) recommended actions, under the National Historic Preservation Act and other law, to rehabilitate ... | Women's Progress Commemoration Act |
38 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Seasoned Customer CTR Exemption Act
of 2006''.
SEC. 2. EXCEPTION FROM CURRENCY TRANSACTION REPORTS FOR SEASONED
CUSTOMERS.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The completion of and filing of currency transaction ... | Seasoned Customer CTR Exemption Act of 2006 - Amends federal money and finance law to: (1) repeal the current authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to exempt a depository institution from currency transaction reporting (CTR) requirements with respect to transactions between the depository institution and a qualifi... | To amend section 5313 of title 31, United States Code, to reform certain requirements for reporting cash transactions, and for other purposes. |
39 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Communities and Safe Schools
Mercury Reduction Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Mercury is a naturally occurring element and
bioaccumulative toxin that is easily absorbed through skin and
... | Safe Communities and Safe Schools Mercury Reduction Act of 2004 - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a grant program for projects to: (1) reduce free-flowing elemental mercury and mercury-added products from the environment; (2) safely dispose of or recycle mercury; (3) educa... | To provide for the reduction of mercury in the environment. |
40 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Petroleum Supply Act''.
SEC. 2. PURCHASES FROM STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE BY ENTITIES IN
INSULAR AREAS OF UNITED STATES.
Section 161 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C.
6241) is amended by adding at the end the... | Emergency Petroleum Supply Act - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act with respect to each offering of a quantity of petroleum product during a drawdown of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to prescribe guidelines according to which the State of Hawaii may: (1) submit binding offers for (thus becoming entitled t... | Emergency Petroleum Supply Act |
41 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Flexibility to Promote Reemployment
Act''.
SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF BARRIERS TO PROMOTE REEMPLOYMENT THROUGH
DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.
(a) Modification of Numerical Limitation.--Subsection (a) of
section 305 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.... | Flexibility to Promote Reemployment Act This bill authorizes the Department of Labor to enter into agreements with 10 states per year (currently, 10 states total) for the purpose of allowing such states to conduct reemployment demonstration projects. In addition to a governor of a state, a designee of a governor may a... | Flexibility to Promote Reemployment Act |
42 | SECTION 1. COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT ALLOWED AS A QUALIFIED
HIGHER EDUCATION EXPENSE FOR SECTION 529 ACCOUNTS.
(a) Made Permanent.--Clause (iii) of section 529(e)(3)(A) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``in 2009 or
2010''.
(b) Only for Use Primarily by the Be... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to tax-exempt qualified tuition programs (529 plans), to: (1) make permanent the allowance for computer technology and equipment expenses and require that such technology and equipment be used primarily by the plan beneficiary (formerly, beneficiary and beneficiary's ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve 529 plans. |
43 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Girls Count Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) According to the United States Census Bureau's 2014
international figures, 1 person in 8--or 12 percent of the
total population of the w... | Girls Count Act of 2014 - Authorizes the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to: (1) support programs that will contribute to improved civil registration and vital statistics systems with a focus on birth registration; and (2) promote programs that build the... | Girls Count Act of 2014 |
44 | SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE TO LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the historical use by settlers and travelers since the
late 1800's of the cemetery known as ``Kingston Cemetery'' in
Kingston, Nevada, predates incorporation of the land within the
jurisd... | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain land to Lander County, Nevada, and the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to Eureka County, Nevada, for continued cemetery use. | A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain land to Lander County, Nevada, and the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to Eureka County, Nevada, for continued use as cemeteries. |
45 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement
Act''.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL LIMITATIONS ON TRANSFER OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
PERSONAL PROPERTY TO FEDERAL AND STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCIES.
(a) Additional Limitations.--
(1) In ... | Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act - Revises the authority the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to transfer excess DOD property, including small arms and ammunition, to federal and state agencies for law enforcement activities to: repeal provisions authorizing the transfer of property the Secretary determines is suitabl... | Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act |
46 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Securing Care for Seniors Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO MA RISK ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM.
Section 1853(a)(1)(C) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-
23(a)(1)(C)) is amended by adding at the end the following new clauses:
... | Securing Care for Seniors Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends part C (Medicare+Choice) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to direct the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) (in effect, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [CMS]) to revise for 2017, and periodically after... | Securing Care for Seniors Act of 2015 |
47 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Second Opinion Coverage Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF SECOND OPINIONS.
(a) Group Health Plans.--
(1) Public health service act amendments.--(A) Subpart 2 of
part A of title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act is
ame... | Second Opinion Coverage Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code to require a group health plan and an issuer offering group coverage to provide coverage for second opinions upon request under certain circumstances, in... | To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage for second opinions. |
48 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act
of 2008''.
SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF THE ANTITRUST LAWS TO RAIL COMMON CARRIERS.
(a) Application of the Antitrust Laws.--The antitrust laws shall
apply to a common carrier by railroad that is subject to the
jurisdiction... | Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2008 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Clayton Act (the Act) to make federal antitrust laws applicable to all common carriers subject to the Surface Transportation Board (STB), regardless of whether the carrier filed a rail carrier rate or whether a complaint challenging a rate is filed.
(Sec... | To amend the Federal antitrust laws to provide expanded coverage and to eliminate exemptions from such laws that are contrary to the public interest with respect to railroads. |
49 | SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act, the following definitions apply:
(1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(2) RUE.--The term ``RUE'' means the retained use estate
entered into by the Jackson Hole Preserve and the United States
... | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a lease with CBI Acquisitions, LLC, governing the use of property for the continued management and operation of the Caneel Bay Resort on the island of St. John in Virgin Islands National Park.
Requires any lease entered into pursuant to this Act to include the pro... | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease certain lands in Virgin Islands National Park, and for other purposes. |
50 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Treatment Court Improvement
Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. HIRING BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS OF ADDITIONAL VETERANS
JUSTICE OUTREACH SPECIALISTS.
(a) Hiring of Additional Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists.--
(1) In... | Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to hire at least 50 Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists, place each one at an eligible VA medical center, and ensure that each one serves as part of a justice team in a veterans treatment court or other veteran... | Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2017 |
51 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine
Support Act of 2017'' or the ``VETS Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. LICENSURE OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
VETERANS AFFAIRS PROVIDING TREATMENT VIA TELEMEDICINE.
(a) In General.--Chapter 17 o... | . Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support Act of 2017 or the VETS Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill allows a licensed health care professional of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to practice his or her profession using telemedicine at any location in any state regardless of where the professional or patient is... | Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support Act of 2017 |
52 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Oil Price Reduction Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Oil producing countries, including the nations of the
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), took
concerted actions in... | Directs the President, within 30 days after enactment of this Act, to report to Congress with respect to: (1) the overall economic and security relationship between the United States and each major net oil exporting country (including members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)); (2) the effect ... | Oil Price Reduction Act of 2000 |
53 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Teacher Support Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. ABOVE-THE-LINE DEDUCTION FOR QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
EXPENSES OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS.
(a) Deduction Allowed.--Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of
the Internal Rev... | Teacher Support Act of 2001- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) make the two percent floor on miscellaneous itemized deductions inapplicable to qualified professional development expenses incurred by elementary and secondary school teachers and aides; and (2) allow a credit to elementary and secondary school teac... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an above-the-line deduction for qualified professional development expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers and to allow a credit against income tax to elementary and secondary school teachers who provide classroom materials. |
54 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency
Malpractice Liability Insurance Commission (EMLIC) Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Establishment of Commission... | Emergency Malpractice Liability Insurance Commission (EMLIC) Act - Establishes the Emergency Malpractice Liability Insurance Commission, whose purpose is to examine the causes of soaring medical malpractice premiums and propose a comprehensive strategy to combat the consequences. Directs the Commission to investigate t... | To establish an Emergency Malpractice Liability Insurance Commission. |
55 | SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Guam was captured by Japan on December 10, 1941, three
days after the attack on Pearl Harbor and remained in the hands
of the Japanese until June 1944. Those prisoners who remained
on Guam suffered atrocities at ... | This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the award on behalf of the Congress of a single gold medal to American military personnel who fought in defense of Bataan, Corregidor, Guam, Wake Island, and the Philippine Archipelago between Decemb... | To award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to American military personnel who fought in defense of Bataan, Corregidor, Guam, Wake Island, and the Philippine Archipelago between December 7, 1941, and May 10, 1942, and who died or were imprisoned by the Japanese military in the Philippines, Japan, Korea, Manchuri... |
56 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``National Forest
Organizational Camp Fee Improvement Act of 2003''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings, purpose, and defi... | National Forest Organizational Camp Fee Improvement Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to charge an annual acreage and market value-based fee for the occupancy and use of National Forest System lands (land use fees) and facilities (facility fees) by organizational camps (nonprofit or governmental entity... | To establish a user fee system that provides for an equitable return to the Federal Government for the occupancy and use of National Forest System lands and facilities by organizational camps that serve the youth and disabled adults of America, and for other purposes. |
57 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Great Lakes Federal Effectiveness
Act''.
SEC. 2. GREAT LAKES RESEARCH COUNCIL.
(a) In General.--Section 118 of the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act (33 U.S.C. 1268) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(3)--
(A) by strik... | Great Lakes Federal Effectiveness Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to replace provisions regarding the Great Lakes Research Office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration with those establishing an interagency Great Lakes Research Council.
Directs the Council to: (1) promote the coo... | Great Lakes Federal Effectiveness Act |
58 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Apprenticeship, Training, and
Employment Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR EXPENSES FOR LONG-TERM TRAINING OF EMPLOYEES IN
HIGHLY SKILLED SMALL BUSINESS TRADES.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the In... | Apprenticeship, Training, and Employment Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide small employers with a highly skilled trades training credit. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow small business employers a credit against income tax for certain expenses for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small business trades. |
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-(-1-) -t-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-`-b-o-x-e-r-'-' -m-e... | Professional Boxing Safety Act - Allows a professional boxing match to be held in the United States only if: (1) the State where the match is to be held has a State boxing commission or the promoter who seeks to put on a boxing event in a State that does not have such a commission has entered into an agreement with th... | Professional Boxing Safety Act |
60 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Kids Invest and Develop Savings Act
of 2007''.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF SAVERS CREDIT.
(a) Expansion of Credit.--Subsections (a) and (b) of section 25B of
such Code are amended to read as follows:
``(a) Allowance of Credit.--In the case of an eligible ... | Kids Invest and Develop Savings Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the allowable amount of the tax credit for retirement savings; (2) expand eligibility for such credit to taxpayers with adjusted gross incomes up to $95,000 ($150,000 for joint returns); (3) establish tax-exempt Roth individ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand incentives for saving. |
61 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Care Access for Small
Businesses Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. THREE-SHARE PROGRAMS.
The Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``TITLE XXII--PROVIDING FOR THE UNINSURED
``SEC. 2201. ... | Health Care Access for Small Businesses Act of 2006 - Amends the Social Security Act to create a new title XXII to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to award grants for the startup and operation of 50 eligible three-... | A bill to provide for the certification of programs to provide uninsured employees of small businesses access to health coverage, and for other purposes. |
62 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Coltsville National Historical Park
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this Act:
(1) City.--The term ``city'' means the city of Hartford,
Connecticut.
(2) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the
... | Coltsville National Historical Park Act - Establishes the Coltsville National Historical Park as a unit of the National Park System in Connecticut.
Requires the Park to provide interpretation and viewing of specified sites, including the East Armory and Colt Park. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a... | To establish Coltsville National Historical Park in the State of Connecticut, and for other purposes. |
63 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Know Your Caller Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF INTERFERENCE WITH CALLER IDENTIFICATION
SERVICES.
Section 227 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) a... | Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to prescribe regulations implementing such prohibition. Provides a cause of action for a person or entity, or a State attorney general on behalf of its residents, for violations of such prohibition or regulations.Directs the FCC to study and report to Congress regardi... | Know Your Caller Act of 2000 |
64 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Birth Defects and Developmental
Disabilities Prevention Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITIES.
Section 317C of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b-4) is
amended--
(1)... | Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Prevention Act of 2002 - (Sec. 2) Amends Public Health Service Act provisions concerning the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities to add "disabilities and health" to categories of data with regard to which the Secretary of Heath and Human Services ... | A bill to revise and extend the Birth Defects Prevention Act of 1998. |
65 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``America
Implementing New National Opportunities To Vigorously Accelerate
Technology, Energy, and Science Act'' or the ``America INNOVATES Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows... | America Implementing New National Opportunities To Vigorously Accelerate Technology, Energy, and Science Act or America INNOVATES Act - Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to: (1) rename the position of the Under Secretary for Science the Under Secretary for Science and Energy, and (2) require the Under Se... | America INNOVATES Act |
66 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Depleted Uranium
Munitions Suspension and Study Act of 2001''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Purposes.
Sec.... | Depleted Uranium Munitions Suspension and Study Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of Defense and other Federal entities to suspend the use and approval for foreign sale or export of depleted uranium munitions until the Secretary of Health and Human Services certifies to specified congressional committees that studies... | To require the suspension of the use, sale, development, production, testing, and export of depleted uranium munitions pending the outcome of certain studies of the health effects of such munitions, and for other purposes. |
67 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper
Conservation Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Coastal waters.--The term ``coastal waters'' means--
(A) all waters, whether salt or fresh, of the Gulf
coastal... | Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Conservation Act of 2013 - Directs the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission to prepare, adopt, and submit to the Secretary of Commerce a fishery management plan providing for the conservation and management of Gulf of Mexico red snapper and specifying the requirements necessary for Gulf co... | Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Conservation Act of 2013 |
68 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gun Show Accountability Act''.
extension of brady background checks to gun shows
Sec. 2. (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) more than 4,400 traditional gun shows are held annually
across the United States, attracting... | Gun Show Accountability Act - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit any person from organizing, planning, promoting, or operating a gun show without: (1) registering with the Secretary of the Treasury and paying a registration fee; (2) first verifying the identity of each show vendor participatin... | Gun Show Accountability Act |
69 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Housing Programs Extension Act of
1994''.
SEC. 2. HOUSING ASSISTANCE.
(a) Expiring Section 8 Contracts.--
(1) Requirement.--Subject only to the availability of
budget authority to carry out this section, not later than
Octo... | Housing Programs Extension Act of 1994 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to offer owners 24-month extensions of expiring section 8 assistance contracts. Authorizes tenant displacement assistance in cases of unextended contracts. Authorizes appropriations.
Amends the United States Housing Act o... | Housing Programs Extension Act of 1994 |
70 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safety Net Extension Act''.
TITLE I--TEMPORARY EXTENDED UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION
SEC. 101. PROGRAM EXTENSION.
Section 208 of the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act
of 2002 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended--
(1) in su... | Safety Net Extension Act - Amends the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (TEUCA) to: (1) extend the TEUCA program through November 30, 2003, with a phaseout period through February 28, 2004; and (2) provide eight additional weeks of TEUC benefits to those who have exhausted theirs before enactment... | To provide for additional benefits under the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002, to extend the Federal unemployment benefits system, and for other purposes. |
71 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Offshore Fairness Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Coast line.--The term ``coast line'' means the line of
ordinary low water along the portion of the coast which is in
direct contact with the open sea and the lin... | Offshore Fairness Act - Amends the Submerged Lands Act to extend the seaward boundaries of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia to a line three marine leagues (currently, three geographic miles) distant from the coast line. Directs the Secretary of the Interio... | Offshore Fairness Act |
72 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tonto and Coconino National Forests
Land Exchange Act''.
TITLE I--TONTO AND COCONINO NATIONAL FORESTS LAND EXCHANGE
SEC. 101. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Certain private lands adjacent to the M... | Tonto and Coconino National Forests Land Exchange Act - Title I: Tonto and Coconino National Forests Land Exchange - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to certain private land owners specified lands in the Tonto National Forest in exchange for the conveyance by such land owners of certain lands adjacent to ... | To provide for the exchange of certain lands in the Coconino and Tonto National Forests in Arizona, and for other purposes. |
73 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nurse Loan Forgiveness Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) According to 2001 statistics from the American Hospital
Association, 126,000 nurses are currently needed to fill
vacancies at our... | Nurse Loan Forgiveness Act of 2003 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to include, under HEA student loan forgiveness and cancellation programs, nurses who serve at least one calendar year in an approved health care facility or setting.Limits the maximum amount of such loan repayment by the Secretary of Edu... | To establish a student loan forgiveness program for nurses. |
74 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Domestic Partnership Benefits and
Obligations Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. BENEFITS TO DOMESTIC PARTNERS OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.
(a) In General.--A domestic partner of an employee shall be
entitled to benefits available to and obligations imposed upon a spouse... | Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2001 - Entitles domestic partners of Federal employees to benefits available to spouses of Federal employees. Specifies certifications required for benefit eligibility, filing requirements regarding partnership dissolution, and confidentiality requirements. Amends th... | To provide benefits to domestic partners of Federal employees. |
75 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``50 States Commemorative Coin Program
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress hereby finds the following:
(1) It is appropriate and timely to--
(A) honor the unique Federal republic of 50 States
that compris... | 50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act - Amends Federal law to mandate redesign of quarter dollar coins issued during the ten-year period beginning 1999, with the reverse side emblematic of five of the 50 States each year during such period, selected in the order of their ratification of the U.S. Constitution or thei... | 50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act |
76 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Poison Control Center Enhancement
and Awareness Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Each year more than 2,000,000 poisonings are reported to
poison control centers throughout the United States. More than 90
... | Poison Control Center Enhancement and Awareness Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide coordination and assistance to regional poison control centers for the establishment of a nationwide toll-free phone number to be used to access such centers. Authorizes appropriations, prohibiting use of... | Poison Control Center Enhancement and Awareness Act |
77 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Timely Repatriation Act''.
SEC. 2. TIMELY REPATRIATION.
(a) Listing of Countries.--Beginning on the date that is 6 months
after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 6 months thereafter,
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall publish a report ... | Timely Repatriation Act This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to publish a report every six months listing: (1) countries that have refused or unreasonably delayed repatriation of an alien who is a national of that country (the report must include the total number of such aliens) and countries th... | Timely Repatriation Act |
78 | SECTION 1. FLEXIBILITY INCENTIVE GRANT PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 5341. Flexibility incentive grant pilot program
``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to provide
incentives to encourage States to ... | Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a flexibility incentive grant pilot program to encourage states to establish new sources of revenue for public transportation projects and services and to reward states for creating more flexibility in the use of their existing transportation funds.
Requires the Sec... | To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for the establishment of a flexibility incentive grant program. |
79 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Civil Rights History Project Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds as follows:
(1) A fundamental principle of American democracy is that
individuals should stand up for their rights and beliefs and ... | Civil Rights History Project Act of 2006 - Requires the Librarian of Congress and the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution (acting through the Director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture) to establish an oral history project to: (1) collect video and audio recordings of, and visual and w... | To direct the Librarian of Congress and the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution to carry out a joint project at the Library of Congress and the National Museum of African American History and Culture to collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of individuals who participated in the... |
80 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Citizen Involvement in Campaigns Act
of 2005''.
SEC. 2. TAX CREDIT FOR CERTAIN POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS.
(a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to nonrefundable
personal credits... | Citizen Involvement in Campaigns Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) a $200 tax credit ($400 for joint returns) for contributions to a candidate for Federal elective public office or to the national committee of a national political party; and (2) a tax deduction (available to taxpayers who do ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit and a deduction for small political contributions. |
81 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF THE ANTITRUST LAWS TO INDEPENDENT PHARMACIES
NEGOTIATING WITH HEALTH PLANS.
(a) In General.--Any independent pharmacies who are engaged in
negotiations with a health plan ... | Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2009 - Entitles independent pharmacies negotiating contract terms with a health plan for the provision of health care items or services to the same treatment under the antitrust laws as the treatment to which bargaining units recognized under the National Labor Relations Act are entit... | To ensure and foster continued patient safety and quality of care by making the antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers (including health plans under parts C and D of the Medicare Program) in the same manner as such laws apply to protec... |
82 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nurses for Under-Resourced Schools
Everywhere Act'' or the ``NURSE Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The National Association of School Nurses identifies
schools as primary locations to address student healt... | Nurses for Under-Resourced Schools Everywhere Act or the NURSE Act This bill establishes a competitive demonstration grant program through which the Department of Education (ED) shall award matching funds to increase the number of school nurses in public elementary and secondary schools served by an eligible entity.&nb... | NURSE Act |
83 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Domestic Energy Promotion Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. VARIABLE VEETC RATE BASED ON PRICE OF CRUDE OIL.
(a) Excise Tax Credit.--
(1) In general.--Subparagraph (A) of section 6426(b)(2) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
... | Domestic Energy Promotion Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) reduce the volumetric ethanol excise tax credit (VEETC) to 20 cents per gallon in 2012 and 15 cents per gallon in 2013; (2) link the amount of such credit to the price of crude oil for calendar quarters beginning after 2013; (3) modify the... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a variable VEETC rate based on the price of crude oil, and for other purposes. |
84 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``George C. Marshall Commemorative
Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
(a) Denominations.--The Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in
this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall mint and issue the
following coins in commemoration of the 50th ... | George C. Marshall Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue one-dollar silver coins and half-dollar clad coins in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and George Catlett Marshall.
Mandates that coin sale surcharges be paid equally to: (1) the George C. Mar... | George C. Marshall Commemorative Coin Act |
85 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Church Insurance Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of the Congress that--
(1) any arson attacks against churches should be condemned;
and
(2) houses of worship and their congregations should be ... | Church Insurance Protection Act - Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) any arson attacks against churches should be condemned; and (2) houses of worship and their congregations should be held harmless for any acts of arson and insurance companies should be prohibited from taking punitive measures against them... | Church Insurance Protection Act |
86 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Jean Lafitte National Historical
Park and Preserve Boundary Adjustment Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. JEAN LAFITTE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK AND PRESERVE BOUNDARY
ADJUSTMENT.
(a) In General.--Section 901 of the National Parks and Recreation
Act o... | Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve Boundary Adjustment Act of 2006 - Amends the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 to: (1) adjust the boundary of the Barataria Preserve Unit of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve in Louisiana by increasing the acreage limitation; and (2) authorize ... | To adjust the boundary of the Barataria Preserve Unit of the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve in the State of Louisiana, and for other purposes. |
87 | .
Any ADR used to resolve a health care liability action or claim
shall contain provisions relating to statute of limitations,
noneconomic damages, joint and several liability, punitive damages,
collateral source rule, periodic payments, and award of attorney's fees
which are consistent with the provisions rel... | Medical Malpractice Rx Act - Establishes an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) procedure for all health care liability actions, except: (1) certain actions for damages arising from a vaccine-related injury or death; or (2) an action under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).Establishes a five-... | To establish limits on medical malpractice claims, and for other purposes. |
88 | s, Amendments, Amendments Between the
Houses, and Conference Reports.--
(1) In general.--It shall not be in order in the Senate to
consider a bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, amendment
between the Houses, or conference report that includes an
earmark.
(2) Pr... | Earmark Elimination Act of 2018 This bill establishes a point of order in the Senate against considering legislation that includes an earmark. Under the bill, an "earmark" is a congressionally directed spending item, tax benefit, or tariff benefit targeted to a specific recipient or group of beneficiaries. T... | Earmark Elimination Act of 2018 |
89 | SECTION 1. COMMISSION.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protect our Kids Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) deaths from child abuse and neglect are preventable;
(2) deaths from child abuse and neglect are significantly
underreported and there is no natio... | Protect our Kids Act of 2011 - Establishes the Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities to conduct a thorough study on reducing fatalities from child abuse and neglect. | A bill to establish a commission to develop a national strategy and recommendations for reducing fatalities resulting from child abuse and neglect. |
90 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Give Fans a Chance Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO ANTITRUST EXEMPTION.
The Act of September 30, 1961 (Public Law 87-331; 15 U.S.C. 1291 et
seq.), is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 7. CONDITIONAL APPLICATION OF ACT.
``(a) I... | Give Fans a Chance Act of 2001 - Provides that the antitrust exemption applicable to broadcasting agreements made by professional sports leagues shall not apply to a league for any period during which any member club is: (1) subject to a league's requirement or to an agreement made by two or more member clubs that forb... | To amend the Act of September 30, 1961, to limit the antitrust exemption applicable to broadcasting agreements made by leagues of professional sports, and for other purposes. |
91 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tax Equity Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. REGIONAL COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS IN INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX
RATES.
(a) General Rule.--Subsection (f) of section 1 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to adjustments in tax tables so that
infl... | Tax Equity Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide regional cost-of-living adjustments in individual income tax rates. Directs the Secretary of Labor to produce a regional cost-of-living index. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for adjustments in the individual income tax rates to reflect regional differences in the cost-of-living. |
92 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Family-Friendly Workplace Act''.
SEC. 2. COMPENSATORY TIME.
Section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 207)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(r) Compensatory Time Off for Private Employees.--
``(1) Gener... | Family-Friendly Workplace Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to authorize private employers to provide compensatory time off to private employees, at a rate of 1 1/2 hours per hour of employment for which overtime compensation is required. Authorizes an employer to provide compensatory time only if it is... | To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide compensatory time for employees in the private sector. |
93 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Women's Preventive Health Awareness
Campaign''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Well-woman visits are the foundation on which women's
preventive care is built. Such visits include not only specific
... | Women's Preventive Health Awareness Campaign - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) provide for the planning and implementation of a national public outreach and educational campaign to raise public awareness, including provider awarenesss, of women's p... | Women's Preventive Health Awareness Campaign |
94 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Good Samaritan Search and Recovery
Act''.
SEC. 2. EXPEDITED ACCESS TO CERTAIN FEDERAL LAND.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Eligible.--The term ``eligible'', with respect to an
organization or individual, means that the organ... | Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act Directs the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to implement a process to provide eligible organizations and individuals expedited access to federal land to conduct good Samaritan search-and-recovery missions, which are searches for one or more mi... | Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act |
95 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Water Supply Permitting Coordination
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Bureau.--The term ``Bureau'' means the Bureau of
Reclamation.
(2) Cooperating agencies.--The term ``cooperating agency''
means a ... | Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act (Sec. 3) This bill establishes the Bureau of Reclamation as the lead agency for purposes of coordinating all reviews, permits, licenses, or other approvals or decisions (reviews) required under federal law to construct new surface water storage projects in the states covered un... | Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act |
96 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Joint Administrative Procedures
Committee Act of 2003'' or the ``JAPC Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF A JOINT ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES COMMITTEE.
Section 802 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (i) ... | Joint Administrative Procedures Committee Act of 2003 (JAPC Act) - Establishes a Joint Administrative Procedures Committee to selectively review existing major rules of Federal agencies and recommend amendment or repeal of such rules. Directs the Committee to periodically review the regulatory plan of each agency of it... | To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to establish the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee. |
97 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence
Registry Act of 2012'' or the ``SAFER Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. DEBBIE SMITH GRANTS FOR AUDITING SEXUAL ASSAULT EVIDENCE
BACKLOGS.
Section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 (42
U.S.C. 141... | Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry Act of 2012 or the SAFER Act of 2012 - Amends the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to authorize the Attorney General to make Debbie Smith grants under such Act to states or local governments to conduct audits of samples of sexual assault evidence that are awaiting t... | To amend the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to provide for Debbie Smith grants for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and to establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry, and for other purposes. |
98 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medical Laboratory Personnel
Shortage Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. RESPONSE TO SHORTAGE OF MEDICAL LABORATORY PERSONNEL; PROGRAMS
OF HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION.
(a) National Health Service Corps Scholarship and Loan Repayment ... | Medical Laboratory Personnel Shortage Act of 2001 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), through scholarships and loans for health professional training under the National Health Service Corps' scholarship and loan repayment programs, to assure an adequate su... | To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the shortage of medical laboratory personnel. |
99 | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Smart Energy and Water Efficiency
Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. SMART ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENCY PILOT PROGRAM.
Subtitle A of title IX of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
16191 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 918. SMAR... | Smart Energy and Water Efficiency Act of 2015 This bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish and carry out a smart energy and water efficiency pilot program to award grants to utilities, municipalities, water districts, and other water authorities for demonstrating... | Smart Energy and Water Efficiency Act of 2015 |
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