bill_id,congress,bill_type,bill_number,title,policy_area,introduced_date,latest_action_date,latest_action_text,origin_chamber,sponsor_name,sponsor_state,sponsor_party,sponsor_bioguide_id,cosponsor_count,summary_text,update_date,url
97-hjres-635,97,hjres,635,A joint resolution establishing the dates for submission of the Budget and Economic Report.,Economics and Public Finance,1982-12-20,1983-01-14,Became Public Law No: 97-469.,House,"Rep. Wright, James C., Jr. [D-TX-12]",TX,D,W000763,0,"Requires the President to submit to Congress the budget for FY 1984 and the Economic Report, not later than January 31, 1983. Sets forth dates for submission of related reports by the President and the Joint Economic Committee.",2023-05-11T13:01:46Z,
97-hjres-636,97,hjres,636,A joint resolution directing the completion of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in West Potomac Park in the District of Columbia.,Armed Forces and National Security,1982-12-20,1982-12-23,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules.,House,"Rep. Bailey, Donald A. [D-PA-21]",PA,D,B000037,1,"Directs all pertinent parties to approve the inclusion in the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in West Potomac Park in the District of Columbia of the flag, inscription, and statue as agreed upon in October 1982 by certain organizations and interested parties.",2025-01-14T17:21:40Z,
97-hjres-634,97,hjres,634,A joint resolution to disapprove the governing international fishery agreement between the United States and Korea.,Public Lands and Natural Resources,1982-12-17,1982-12-27,Referred to Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.,House,"Rep. Breaux, John B. [D-LA-7]",LA,D,B000780,9,"Disapproves the governing international fishery agreement between the United States and the Republic of Korea transmitted by the President to Congress on August 11, 1982.  Terminates the existing agreement between such countries.",2023-05-11T13:01:46Z,
97-hjres-632,97,hjres,632,"A joint resolution requiring the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to commence a rulemaking relating to natural gas pipeline rate designs, and to report its findings, conclusions, and recommendations.",Energy,1982-12-13,1982-12-21,Referred to Subcommittee on Fossil and Synthetic Fuels.,House,"Rep. Dixon, Julian C. [D-CA-28]",CA,D,D000373,0,"Directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to:  (1) begin a rulemaking relating to natural gas pipeline rate designs; and (2) report its findings, conclusions, and recommendations (based on such rulemaking) to the President and the appropriate congressional committees.",2024-02-05T14:30:09Z,
97-hjres-633,97,hjres,633,"A joint resolution designating the week of January 16 through January 22, 1983, as ""National Jaycee Week"".",Education,1982-12-13,1982-12-13,Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.,House,"Rep. Synar, Mike [D-OK-2]",OK,D,S001139,0,"Requests the President to designate January 16 through January 22, 1983, as National Jaycee Week.",2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
97-hjres-629,97,hjres,629,A joint resolution amending Public Law 97-276 to make continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1983.,Economics and Public Finance,1982-12-10,1982-12-10,Referred to House Committee on Appropriations.,House,"Rep. Conte, Silvio O. [R-MA-1]",MA,R,C000709,0,"Extends, until September 30, 1983, the continuing appropriations made by Public Law 97-276 for specified Federal projects and activities which have not yet received funds beyond FY 1982.",2024-02-05T11:50:03Z,
97-hjres-630,97,hjres,630,"A joint resolution to commemorate the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the founding of Greene County, Missouri.",Social Sciences and History,1982-12-10,1983-01-04,Became Public Law No: 97-421.,House,"Rep. Taylor, G. [R-MO-7]",MO,R,T000075,0,"Requests the President to issue a proclamation commemorating January 3, 1983, as the 150th anniversary of the founding of Greene County, Missouri.",2025-07-21T19:32:26Z,
97-hjres-631,97,hjres,631,"Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 1983",Economics and Public Finance,1982-12-10,1982-12-21,Became Public Law No: 97-377.,House,"Rep. Whitten, Jamie L. [D-MS-1]",MS,D,W000428,0,"(Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 97-980) Title I:  Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 1983 - Appropriates such amounts as may be necessary in FY 1983 for projects or activities in specified appropriations Acts.  Funds such activities to the extent and in the manner which would be provided by the pertinent appropriation Act.  States that if the Senate and the House of Representatives have both passed appropriations for an activity but in differing amounts, the lesser amount or more restrictive authority shall apply in the continuing appropriations.  States that where an activity is included in only one version of an Act as passed by both Houses the pertinent project or activity shall be continued under the appropriation, fund, or authority granted by the one version, but at a rate for operations of the current rate or the rate permitted by such version, whichever is lower. Declares that if an appropriation Act has been reported to a House but not passed by that House as of December 17, 1982, it shall be deemed as having passed that House. States that if an appropriation Act has been passed by only the House as of December 17, 1982, the pertinent project or activity shall be  continued under the authority granted by that House, but at a rate for operations of the current rate or the rate permitted by the action of that House, whichever is lower. Prohibits any provision which is included in an appropriation Act but which was not included in the applicable appropriation Act of 1982, and which by its terms is applicable to more than one appropriation, fund, or authority, from applying to any appropriation, fund, or authority provided in this joint resolution unless such provision is passed in identical form by both Houses. Provides continuing appropriations for activities of the Foreign Assistance Appropriations Act of 1982.  Sets forth specified limitations on certain programs and activities. Suspends the availability of certain funds to Honduras until that country meets the final terms of a binding arbitration award regarding the Construction Aggregates Corporation. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to direct the President to attempt to use at least 40 percent of certain funds to finance productive facilities, goods, and services that will directly benefit those living in absolute poverty. Appropriates funds provided for in the Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1983, as though such Act had been enacted into law as the regular appropriation Act. Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1983 - Title II:  Military Personnel - Appropriates funds to pay expenses of military personnel and reserve personnel of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and of the Army and Air National Guards. Title III:  Retired Military Personnel - Appropriates funds for retirement pay for retired military personnel. Title IV:  Operation and Maintenance - Appropriates funds to pay expenses for the operation and maintenance of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, their stock funds, Reserve components, the Army and Air National Guards, the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice, the Court of Military Appeals and for claims against the Department of Defense. Title V:  Procurement - Appropriates funds for the construction and procurement of aircraft, weapons, missiles, ammunition and other equipment for the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force and National Guard. Title VI:  Research, Development, Test and Evaluation - Appropriates funds for basic and applied scientific research, development and tests for the Army, Navy, Air Force and other defense agencies. Prohibits the use of any funds to initiate full scale engineering development of a basing mode of the MX missile until such basing mode is approved by both Houses of Congress.  Prescribes rules for the adoption of a concurrent resolution of approval. Requires the President to report to the Committees on Appropriations and Armed Services of the House and Senate on the MX and an assessment of the military capabilities of alternative systems or missiles. Title VII:  Special Foreign Currency Program - Appropriates funds for the special foreign currency program. Title VIII:  General Provisions - Prohibits the use of funds for any unauthorized publicity or propaganda. Allows payment of expenses incident to the maintenance, pay, and allowances of prisoners of war. Directs the Secretary of Defense and each purchasing and contracting agency of the Department of Defense to assist American small and minority-owned businesses to participate equitably in the furnishing of commodities and services. Prohibits the use of funds to purchase food, fiber, or tools not produced in the United States.  Exempts small purchases (under $10,000). Limits funds for legislative liaison activities of the Departments of the Army, Navy, Air Force and the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Prohibits the use of funds for research involving uninformed or nonvoluntary human beings as experimental subjects. Limits the appropriation for public affairs activities of the Department of Defense. Prohibits the use of funds for abortions except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term. Requires the Department of Defense to provide funds for the Advanced Technology Bomber program at a level to maintain priority emphasis on this program. Prohibits the use of funds to buy coal or coke from foreign nations for U.S. defense facilities in Europe when U.S. coal is available. Prohibits the use of the funds to impose civilian personnel ceilings on Department of Defense industrially funded activities. Prohibits the use of funds by the Central Intelligence Agency or the Department of Defense to furnish military assistance to certain groups seeking to overthrow the government of Nicaragua. Prohibits the leasing of aircraft or vehicles owned or operated by the Department of Defense to non-Federal agencies when aircraft or vehicles are commercially available in the private sector. Establishes a limitation on active U.S. military personnel stationed on shore in Europe. Prohibits the use of funds to influence congressional action on any legislation or appropriations. Limits the annual sales of silver from the National Defense Stockpile. Title IX:  Related Agencies - Makes appropriations necessary for the expenses of the Intelligence Community Staff.  Includes in such appropriation payment for the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund.  (End of ""Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1983"") Title X:  Appropriates funds for programs provided for in the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1983, as reported in the Senate on September 24, 1982. Appropriates funds at special rates for the Department of Commerce, including the Bureau of the Census, Economic Development Administration, International Trade Administration, Minority Business Development Agency, the United States Travel and Tourism Administration, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and National Telecommunications and Information Administration. Appropriates Funds for the Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Makes appropriations for the:  (1) Federal Trade Commission;  and (2) Small Business Administration, including the business loan and investment fund. Authorizes appropriations for the Department of Justice and other legal activities including payment for:  (1) the Antitrust Division; (2) U.S. Attorneys and Marshalls; (3) support of U.S. prisoners;  (4) witnesses;  and (5) the Community Relations Service. Appropriates funds for Interagency Law Enforcement, Organized Crime Drug Enforcement, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Immigration and Naturalization Service, and the Drug Enforcement Administration. Allows the use of funds for assistance to Cuban-Haitian entrants. Provides appropriations for the Commission on Civil Rights, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the Legal Services Corporation.  Prohibits the use of funds to provide legal assistance for or on behalf of an alien unless the alien is a lawful resident of the United States.  Imposes other restrictions on the use of funds by the Legal Services Corporation. Makes appropriations for the Department of State, including the Administration of Foreign Affairs, the Asia Foundation, the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians and, the United States Information Agency. Provides necessary funds for the reopening of certain U.S. consulates and for annual obligations of membership in international multilateral organizations. Appropriates funds for salaries and expenses for Judges, officers, and employees of the U.S. Bankruptcy Courts. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1983 - Title XI - Department of Labor - Department of Labor Appropriation Act, 1983 - Makes appropriations for FY 1983 to the Department of Labor for the following agencies and purposes:  (1) the Employment and Training Administration for community service employment for older Americans, Federal unemployment benefits and allowances, grants to States for unemployment insurance and employment services, and advances to the Unemployment Trust Funds and other funds;  (2) the Labor-Management Services Administration;  (3) the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation;  (4) the Employment Standards Administration for salaries and expenses, special benefits, and the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund;  (5) the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (with specified limits on the use of funds);  (6) the Mine Safety and Health Administration; (7) the Bureau of Labor Statistics;  (8) departmental management;  (9) the special foreign currency program;  and (10) the Office of the Inspector General. Makes such appropriations which are available for salaries and expenses available for supplies, services, and rental of conference space within the District of Columbia, as deemed necessary for the settlement of labor-management disputes. Title XII:  Department of Health and Human Services - Department of Health and Human Services Appropriation Act, 1983 - Makes appropriations for FY 1983 to the Department of Health and Human Services for the following agencies:  (1) the Health Services Administration for health services;  (2) the Centers for Disease Control for preventive health services;  (3) the National Institutes of Health, research resources, the John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences, the National Library of Medicine, and the Office of the Director;  (4) the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration for alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health and Saint Eligabeths Hospital;  (5) the Health Resources Administration for health resources and the Medical Facilities Guarantee and Loan Fund; (6) the Assistant Secretary for Health for health services management;  (7) Health Maintenance Organization Loan and Loan guarantee Fund;  (8) retirement pay and medical benefits for commissioned officers; (9) the Health Care Financing Administration for grants to States for Medicaid, payments to health care trust funds, and program management; (10) the Social Security Administration for payments to Social Security trust funds, special benefits for disabled coal miners, supplemental security income program assistance payments program, low-income home energy assistance program, child support enforcement, refugee and entrants assistance and assistance payments program;  (11) the Assistant Secretary for Human Development Services for social services block grants, human development services, child welfare services, work incentives, community services block grants, and department management; (12) the Office of the Inspector General;  (13) the Office for Civil Rights; and (14) research studies under the Social Security Act. Prohibits any of the funds appropriated by this title for grants-in-aid to State agencies from being withheld from the agencies of any State which have established by legislative enactment and have in operation a merit system and classification and compensation plan covering their employees because of their selection or the rates of pay of such employees. Prohibits the use of any funds to pay any recipient of a grant for the conduct of research an amount equal to as much as the entire cost of such research. Makes specified appropriations in this Act available for expenses for active commissioned officers in the Public Health Service Reserve Corps and in the Regular Corps. Prohibits the use of any funds for abortions except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term. Permits the States to remain free not to fund abortions to the extent that they in their sole discretion deem appropriate. Makes funds advanced to the National Institutes of Health Management Fund from appropriations in this Act available for the expenses of sharing medical care facilities and resources. Makes a specified amount of funds appropriated in this title for the Social Security Administration and the Office of Child Support Enforcement available for official reception and representation expenses related to income maintenance or child support enforcement activities. Makes a specified amount of funds appropriated in this title for the Health Care Financing Administration available for official reception and representation expenses. Title XIII:  Department of Education - Department of Education Appropriation Act, 1983 - Makes appropriations for FY 1983 to the Department of Education for the following purposes:  (1) compensatory education for the disadvantaged;  (2) special programs; (3) bilingual education;  (4) school assistance in federally affected areas; (5) education for the handicapped;  (6) rehabilitation services and handicapped research;  (7) vocational and adult education;  (8) student financial assistance; (9) guaranteed student loans;  (10) higher and continuing education;  (11) higher education facilities loans and insurance;  (12) college housing loans;  (13) educational research and statistics;  (14) educational, research, and training activities overseas (special foreign currency program);  (15) libraries;  (16) Special Institutions, the American Printing House for the Blind, National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Gallaudet College, and Howard University; (17) the Office for Civil Rights;  (18) departmental management;  and (19) the Office of the Inspector General. Prohibits withholding of funds appropriated by this title for grants-in-aid to cover State agency operating expenses because of any disapproval of their personnel or manner of personnel selection if a merit system and classification and compensation plan are in operation. Subjects the funds appropriated in this Act to the American Printing House for the Blind, Howard University, the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, and Galludet College to an audit by the Secretary of Education. Prohibits the use of funds appropriated under this Act to:  (1) force any school or school district which is desegregated to take any action to force the busing of students;  (2) transport students or teachers in order to overcome racial imbalance or to carry out a plan of racial desegregation of any school or school system; or (3) transport any student to a school other than the school which is nearest the student's home. Prohibits the use of any of the funds appropriated in this Act to prevent the implementation of programs of voluntary prayer and meditation in the public schools. Prohibits the use of funds to pay 100 percent of research costs to any grant recipient. Title XIV:  Related Agencies - Makes appropriations for FY 1983 to:  (1) Action for operating expenses, domestic programs;  (2) the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for the Public Broadcasting Fund;  (3) the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service;  (4) the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission; (5) the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science;  (6) the National Commission on Student Financial Assistance;  (7) the National Labor Relations Board; (8) the National Mediation Board;  (9) the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission;  (10) the Railroad Retirement Board for the dual benefits payments account; (11) Milwaukee Railroad Restructuring, administration; and (13) the Soldiers' and Airmen's Home for operation and maintenance. Title XV:  General Provisions - Limits the expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through procurement contract to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record, except where otherwise provided under existing law or Executive Order. Sets forth limitations on the use of funds appropriated for salaries and expenses under this Act. Prohibits the use of funds appropriated under this Act for any loan, loan guarantee, grant, salary, or other remuneration for any individual applying for admission, attending, employed by, teaching at, or doing research at an institution of higher education who has engaged in conduct on or after August 1, 1969, which involves the use of (or the assistance to others in the use of) force or the threat of force or the seizure of property under the control of an institution of higher education, to require or prevent the availability of certain curricula, or to prevent the faculty, administrative officials, or students in such institution from engaging in their duties or pursuing their studies at such institution. Authorizes the Secretaries of Labor, Education, and Health and Human Services to transfer unexpended balances of prior appropriations to accounts corresponding to current appropriations provided in this Act, provided that such transferred balances are used for the same purposes, and for the same periods of time, for which they were originally appropriated. Prohibits any part of any appropriation contained in this Act from:  (1) remaining available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, unless expressly provided; (2) being used for publicity or propaganda to support or defeat legislation pending before Congress, except in presentation to the Congress itself or for normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships;  (3) being used to pay for activities by grant or contract recipients or their agents designed to influence legislation or appropriations pending before the Congress;  or (4) being used for research, experimental, or other activities presenting a danger to participants or subjects, without their written, informed consent (or that of parents or legal guardians, in the case of minors). Authorizes the Secretaries of Labor, of Education, and of Health and Human Services to make available specified funds for official reception and representation expenses. Authorizes the Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service and the Chairman of the National Mediation Board to make available specified amounts for such expenses. Declares that certain provisions of Public Law 97-276 shall be deemed to charge no amount appropriated by specified sections of such public law to any appropriation, fund, or authorization contained in this or any other measure whenever enacted. (End of ""Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1983""). Title XVI:  Makes continuing appropriations at the current rate for:  (1) health planning activities under the Public Health Service Act;  (2) activities under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act;  and (3) program administration activities in the Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Makes continuing appropriations for activities which were conducted in FY 1982, for which provision was made in the Energy and Water Development Act, 1982, at the current rate of operations.  Prohibits the use of such funds for:  (1) changing the normal operation and maintenance required for any civil works project under Department of Defense-Civil, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers-Civil, Operation and Maintenance, General, and the operation and maintenance activities funded in Flood Control, Mississippi River and Tributaries;  (2) any project or activity for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were not available during FY 1982 without prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations; (3) a waterway extending the Tennessee Tombigbee project south;  or (4) any action which would result in a significant reduction of the employment levels for any program or activity of the Department of Energy below the employment levels in effect on September 30, 1982. Limits the annual rate for new obligational authority of the Department of Energy for Atomic Energy Defense Activities. Limits the use of funds for a navigation opening at the Franklin Ferry Bridge, Jefferson County, Alabama. Makes continuing appropriations to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for: (1) annual contributions for assisted housing;  (2) the Housing for the Elderly or Handicapped Fund;  and (3) the Federal Housing Administration Fund.  Rescinds specified funds appropriated to the Department for rent supplements. Appropriates funds for the special assistance functions fund of the Government National Mortgage Association. Makes continuing appropriations as necessary for the following appropriation Acts:  (1) the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1983, as reported from conference on December 17, 1982;  (2) the Department of Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1983, as reported from conference on December 10, 1982. Declares that appropriations and funds made available and authority granted under this joint resolution shall be available from December 17, 1982, until September 30, 1983, unless the appropriations Acts are enacted earlier. Limits the rate of pay for prevailing rate United States employees for specified periods during FY 1983. Declares that such limitations shall not apply to any increase in a wage schedule or rate which is required by the terms of a contract entered into before enactment of this Act. Declares that such limitations shall not apply to wage adjustments for prevailing rate supervisors provided by the supervisory pay plan. Prohibits any part of any appropriation from being available for any agency to pay the Administrator of the General Services Administration a higher rate per square foot for rental of space and services than the current rate. Repeals certain limitations on Veterans Administration medical automatic data processing services carried in the Department of Housing and Urban Development-Independent Agencies Appropriation Act, 1983. Makes moneys deposited into the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund under the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act available, subject to limitations, for the acquisition of strategic and critical materials. Makes optional instead of mandatory the public availability of the interim findings of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians. Requires the Postal Service to continue six-day delivery of mail and rural delivery of mail at 1982 levels. Makes appropriations to the Postal Service Fund sufficient to maintain, at Step 14, all postal rates for all preferred rate mailers. Prohibits, before expiration of this resolution, any reduction in the amount of grants to a State for aid to families with dependent children (under title IV of the Social Security Act) solely because such State has failed to set up an approved child support and establishment of paternity program. Prohibits the use of funds, except as authorized by Congress, to study the possibility of changing from ""at cost"" to a ""market rate"" (or some other noncost-based) method for the pricing of hydroelectric power by Federal authorities. Approves expenditures from the Bonneville Power Administration Fund for:  (1) construction of Boundary Integration and Colville Valley Support; (2) official reception and representation expenses;  and (3) conservation and renewable resource loans and grants as specified in the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act. Makes appropriations to the Department of the Treasury for salaries and expenses of the:  (1) Bureau of Government Financial Operations;  (2) United States Customs Service; (3) United States Secret Service;  and (4) Internal Revenue Service. Prohibits the use of such funds to close specified Customs offices or to consolidate or reduce personnel, programs or functions of such offices. Prohibits the use of the funds for the enforcement of any Internal Revenue Ruling relating to the imposition of a tax on the unrelated business income on tax-exempt organizations with respect to revenues generated as a result of the North Dakota Century Code Chapter 53-06. Makes funds available to the Federal Buildings Fund of the General Services Administration for the rental of space. Prohibits the use of any of the funds provided by this joint resolution to: (1) the Internal Revenue Service to reduce the number of positions allocated to taxpayer service activities below the FY 1982 levels; or (2) the General Services Administration (GSA) for the contracting out of any service presently performed by GSA employees. Allows GSA to initiate new construction, purchase, advance design, and repairs and alteration line-item projects included in the Treasury, Postal Service and General Government Appropriation Act, 1983, as passed by the House or as reported to the Senate. Establishes in the Department of Commerce the position of Director General of the United States and Foreign Commercial Services, appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate. Prohibits the use of funds to enter into a restructured contract of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for tracking and data relay satellite services if the estimated cost exceeds a specified amount, unless approved by the Committees on Appropriations. Makes permanent law H. Res. 611, 97th Congress, relating to the House of Representatives Page Board. Requires the transfer of certain funds from the Department of Defense to the Department of Education for the Highland Falls-Fort Montgomery, New York central school district. Prohibits the use of any funds provided by this joint resolution to deny or reduce Supplemental Security Income or Aid to Families with Dependent Children benefits because of home energy assistance provided by a private nonprofit organization, or any entity whose revenues are primarily derived on a rate-of-return basis regulated by a State or Federal governmental body, if the State certifies that such assistance was based on need. Makes specified provisions of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1983, as reported on September 22, 1982, applicable until September 30, 1983.  Limits salary increases for Members of Congress and other senior executive, judicial, and legialtive positions. Makes appropriations to the Federal Labor Relations Authority. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the United States Executive Directors of the World Bank to oppose any assistance for the production of any export commodity if it is in surplus or world markets and if such assistance will cause substantial injury to United States producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity. Prohibits the use of any funds other than those earmarked for operating expenses of the Agency for International Development from being used to finance such expenses. Denies the availability of funds to any country which the President determines is not taking adequate steps to prevent narcotic drugs and other controlled substances from entering the United States unlawfully. Allocates a specified percentage of funds made available to carry out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 available for FY 1983 for loans to countries whose annual per capita gross national product falls within certain limits.  Sets forth the terms of such loans. Declares that the Government contribution for health benefits plans for the Vice President, Senators, and officers and employees of the Senate shall be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate out of the ""miscellaneous items"" account. Subjects any commuter authority operating commuter service transferred from the Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) to specified laws. Makes Conrail employees who are deprived of employment by assumption or discontinuance of intercity passenger service by Amtrak eligible for employee protection benefits under the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973. Declares that the provisions of the Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriation Act, 1983, which prohibit the inclusion of abortion coverage in Federal employee health plans, shall not apply to funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this joint resolution. Prohibits the sale, lease, or rental of Fort DeRussy, Hawaii. Terminates the authorization for the water project on Bradley Lake, Alaska. Appropriates additional funds for carrying out the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act. Makes appropriations for payments to the Alaska Railroad Revolving Fund for capital improvements, replacements, operations, and maintenance. Prohibits the use of funds to collect copyright royalty fees at a specified rate from certain cable systems for the carriage of certain distant signal equivalents while a specified decision by the Copyright Royalty Tribunal (Docket Numbered 81-2, October 20, 1982) is under appeal or review. Declares that certain payments for local educational agencies in Montana for fiscal year 1983 shall be computed from corrected 1981 financial data if certain conditions are met. Makes certain personnel at the Federal Aviation Administration Academy eligible for premium pay. Prohibits the sale or disposal or the Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Center at Beavertail Point, Rhode Island. Amends the Social Security Act to waive certain requirements for State programs under the Supplemental Security Income program, if certain payments expenditure levels are maintained. Appropriates funds to carry out low income home energy assistance under the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to withdraw from the Interstate Highway System certain planned highway segments in New Jersey, and to designate portions of the New Jersey Turnpike as part of the Interstate System. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to make reclamation grants to States within 60 days of receipt of a complete abandoned mine reclamation grant application under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act. Makes funds for the President's Commission for the Study of Ethical Problems in Medicine and Biomedical and Behavioral Research available until March 31, 1983. Exempts the transportation of broken, crushed, or powdered glass from Interstate Commerce Commission jurisdiction. Prohibits the use of funds for any new Senate office buildings, except the Hart Building. Prohibits the use of United States funds in any international programs to aid the Palestine Liberation Organization, the Southwest Africa Peoples Organization, or Cuba. Directs the Secretary of Energy to exercise his remedial authority under the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973 to disburse specified funds to the Governors or Chief Executive Officers of the States.  Sets forth a formula for determining the ratio on which such disbursements shall be based. Makes such disbursements available for energy programs of the States. Provides for benefit payments to surviving spouses and dependent children of certain members of the Armed Forces who died on active duty before August 13, 1981, or who died later as a result of a service-connected disability incurred or aggravated before such date. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to permit, upon the request from Tacoma, Washington, the sale or lease of the Pantages Centre for the Performing Arts building. Makes appropriations for activities of the White House Conference on Productivity. Makes additional funds available for the International Atomic Energy Agency, provided that Israel is allowed to participate.  Authorizes additional funds to carry out low-income home energy assistance under the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981. Declares the sense of the Congress that the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve and the Federal Open Market Committee should continue to take such actions as necessary to achieve and maintain a level of interest rates low enough to generate significant economic growth and reduce the current intolerable level of unemployment. Appropriates additional funds for employment and training assistance under the Job Training Partnership Act. Prohibits the transfer of United States defense equipment, materials or technology to foreign countries without the assurances that such countries will not transfer such equipment in violation of agreements to any Communist country. Authorizes appropriations for the fish hatchery at Ennis, Montana. Exempts the sale of .22 calibre rimfire ammunition from certain record keeping requirements. Authorizes additional appropriations for the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities for grants to support social science and historical studies of international labor issues. Appropriates funds for National Park Service construction.",2025-01-14T18:18:18Z,
97-hjres-628,97,hjres,628,"A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to contributions and expenditures intended to affect Congressional, Presidential, and State elections.",Government Operations and Politics,1982-12-08,1982-12-08,Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.,House,"Rep. Bingham, Jonathan B. [D-NY-22]",NY,D,B000472,16,"Constitutional Amendment - Authorizes the Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in Federal and State elections, respectively.",2023-05-11T13:01:45Z,
97-hjres-627,97,hjres,627,A joint resolution to designate the year 1983 as the Bicentennial of Air and Space Flight.,"Science, Technology, Communications",1982-12-06,1982-12-06,Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.,House,"Rep. Fuqua, Don [D-FL-2]",FL,D,F000430,3,Designates 1983 as the Bicentennial of Air and Space Flight.,2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
97-hjres-626,97,hjres,626,A joint resolution Recommendations on the Declaration on Prevention of Nuclear War.,International Affairs,1982-12-01,1982-12-09,Referred to Subcommittee on International Security and Scientific Affairs.,House,"Rep. Wyden, Ron [D-OR-3]",OR,D,W000779,0,"Declares that a central goal of U.S. international security policy should be to achieve a mutually verifiable agreement for the curbing of the development, production, testing, and deployment of nuclear weapons and for their reduction and ultimate elimination. Requests the President to consider the facts presented and steps recommended in the Declaration on Prevention of Nuclear War, which was issued by scientists who met at an assembly convened by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences.  Requests the President to report on the Declaration to the Congress and the American people.",2024-02-07T11:38:03Z,
97-hjres-625,97,hjres,625,"A joint resolution to designate the week beginning January 2, 1983, as ""National Buy American Products Week"".",Commerce,1982-11-29,1982-11-29,Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.,House,"Rep. Applegate, Douglas [D-OH-18]",OH,D,A000214,0,"Designates the week beginning January 2, 1983, as National Buy American Products Week.",2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
97-hjres-620,97,hjres,620,A joint resolution calling on the United States and the Soviet Union to give first priority in START to eliminating the fear of a nuclear first-strike.,International Affairs,1982-10-01,1982-11-08,"Executive Comment Requested from Arms Control & Disarm Agcy, State, DOD.",House,"Rep. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN-4]",TN,D,G000321,27,States that as part of the strategic arms reduction negotiations (START) the United States and the Soviet Union should: (1) place the highest priority on eliminating the fear of a first-strike by either nation;  and (2) seek a verifiable agreement that produces a stable strategic relationship by ensuring that a first-strike would not give the attacking nation even a hypothetical advantage.,2024-02-07T11:38:03Z,
97-hjres-621,97,hjres,621,"A joint resolution to designate October 9, 1982, as ""Asbestos Victims of America Day"".",Health,1982-10-01,1982-10-01,Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.,House,"Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16]",CA,D,P000047,0,"Designates October 9, 1982, as Asbestos Victims of America Day.",2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
97-hjres-622,97,hjres,622,Federal Motor Vehicle Expenditure Control Act of 1982,Government Operations and Politics,1982-10-01,1982-10-15,Referred to Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.,House,"Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-9]",CA,D,S000810,0,"Federal Motor Vehicle Expenditure Control Act of 1982 - Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to direct the head of each executive agency, with specified exceptions, to: (1) designate an office or employee to operate a central monitoring system for the oversight of agency motor vehicle operations; and (2) develop a system to collect data on the costs to the agency of operating motor vehicles. Requires each agency to include with its request for FY 1984 appropriations a statement: (1) specifying its total motor vehicle acquisition, maintenance, leasing, and operating costs incurred in FY 1982 and estimated for FY 1983 and 1984; and (2) describing why its motor vehicle requirements cannot be met through the Interagency Motor Pool System.  Directs the President to include an analysis of such statements with the FY 1984 budget transmitted to Congress. Requires the Director to direct agency heads to: (1) review the possibilities of consolidating motor vehicle facilities within and among agencies and to consolidate such facilities when it would be cost-effective; (2) explore the feasibility of interagency consolidation of motor vehicle leasing requirements; and (3) reduce nontactical motor vehicle operation, maintenance, leasing, and acquisition activities in FY 1983 to reduce the total amount expended for such activities by all agencies to a specified amount below the total estimated expenditures for such fiscal year. Requires the Administrator of General Services to reduce motor vehicle storage and disposal costs. Requires the Director, the Administrator, and the Comptroller General to report to Congress on activities under this Act.",2025-08-29T19:47:42Z,
97-hjres-623,97,hjres,623,"A joint resolution to designate the week of March 13, 1983, as National Children and Television Week.","Science, Technology, Communications",1982-10-01,1982-10-01,Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.,House,"Rep. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO-2]",CO,D,W000647,0,"Designates the week of March 13, 1983, as National Children and Television Week.",2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
97-hjres-624,97,hjres,624,A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution altering Federal budget procedures.,Economics and Public Finance,1982-10-01,1982-10-12,Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law.,House,"Rep. Conable, Barber B., Jr. [R-NY-35]",NY,R,C000666,0,"Constitutional Amendment - Requires Congress, prior to each fiscal year, to adopt a statement of receipts and outlays for that year in which total outlays are no greater than total receipts.  Permits Congress in such statement to provide for a specific excess of outlays over receipts by a three-fifths vote directed solely to that subject. Prohibits total receipts for any fiscal year set forth in such statement from increasing by a rate greater than the rate of increase in national income in the last calendar year ending before such fiscal year, unless Congress passes a bill directed solely to approving specific additional receipts and such bill has become law. Permits Congress to waive the provisions of this Act with respect to any fiscal year in which a declaration of war is in effect. Declares that total receipts shall include all receipts of the United States, except those derived from borrowing, and total outlays shall include all outlays of the United States except those for repayment of debt principal.",2023-05-11T13:01:45Z,
97-hjres-617,97,hjres,617,A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution altering Federal Budget procedures.,Economics and Public Finance,1982-09-30,1982-10-06,Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law.,House,"Rep. Eckart, Dennis E. [D-OH-22]",OH,D,E000031,0,"Constitutional Amendment - Requires the President to submit and Congress to adopt, before each fiscal year, a statement for that year in which total outlays are no greater than total receipts.  Permits Congress in such statement to provide for a specific excess of outlays over receipts by a three-fifths vote of each House directed solely to that subject.  Requires that the names of those voting be entered into the journal of each House. Permits Congress to waive the provisions of this Act in any fiscal year in which a declaration of war is in effect or a national emergency exists. Prohibits reductions in outlays in such statement resulting from any amendment to the Social Security Act which reduce entitlement benefits. States that outlays for social insurance and national defense shall take priority and grants to governmental entities with taxing power shall be reduced before other outlays. Allows Congress to establish a separate statement of outlays for capital expenditures, which may be financed through the issuance of bonds. Limits judicial power with respect to actions arising under this Act.",2023-05-11T13:01:45Z,
97-hjres-618,97,hjres,618,"A joint resolution designating December 1982 as ""National Closed-Captioned Television Month"".","Science, Technology, Communications",1982-09-30,1982-09-30,Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.,House,"Rep. Harkin, Tom [D-IA-5]",IA,D,H000206,56,Designates December 1982 as National Closed-Captioned Television Month.,2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
97-hjres-619,97,hjres,619,"A joint resolution designating January 17, 1983 as ""Public Employees' Appreciation Day"".",Labor and Employment,1982-09-30,1983-01-04,Became Public Law No: 97-420.,House,"Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5]",MD,D,H000874,75,"(Measure passed House) Designates January 17, 1983, as Public Employees' Appreciation Day.",2025-07-21T19:32:26Z,
97-hjres-614,97,hjres,614,"A joint resolution to designate the period commencing January 1, 1983, and ending December 31, 1983, as the ""Tricentennial Anniversary Year of German Settlement in America"".",Social Sciences and History,1982-09-29,1982-09-29,Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.,House,"Rep. Dougherty, Charles F. [R-PA-4]",PA,R,D000446,17,"Designates 1983 as the Tricentennial Anniversary Year of German Settlement in America. Expresses congressional support for the President's Youth Exchange Initiative, and especially the concept of a United States-German teenage exchange sponsored by the Congress and the West German Bundestag.",2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
97-hjres-615,97,hjres,615,A joint resolution commemorating the 75th Anniversary of Teamsters' Joint Council No. 7.,Labor and Employment,1982-09-29,1982-09-29,Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.,House,"Rep. Burton, Phillip [D-CA-6]",CA,D,B001156,0,Extends the congratulations of the Congress to the Teamsters' Joint Council Number 7 on its 75th anniversary.,2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
97-hjres-616,97,hjres,616,"A joint resolution designating the week beginning October 17, 1982, as ""National Federal Retirees Week"".",Government Operations and Politics,1982-09-29,1982-09-29,Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.,House,"Rep. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO-2]",CO,D,W000647,152,"Designates the week beginning October 17, 1982, as National Federal Retirees Week.",2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
97-hjres-610,97,hjres,610,A joint resolution to extend the Defense Production Act of 1950.,Armed Forces and National Security,1982-09-28,1982-10-15,Referred to Subcommittee on Economic Stabilization.,House,"Rep. Blanchard, James [D-MI-18]",MI,D,B000538,0,"Extends from September 30, 1982, to December 15, 1982, the expiration date of the Defense Production Act of 1950.",2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
97-hjres-611,97,hjres,611,A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to prayer or other religious activity in public schools.,"Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues",1982-09-28,1982-10-05,Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.,House,"Rep. Coats, Daniel [R-IN-4]",IN,R,C000542,3,"Constitutional Amendment - Declares that nothing in the Constitution shall be construed to prohibit prayer or other religious activity in public schools.  States that neither the United States nor any State shall require any person to participate in prayer or other religious activity, or influence the form or content of any prayer or other religious activity in such public schools.",2023-05-11T13:01:44Z,
97-hjres-612,97,hjres,612,"A joint resolution to provide for the temporary extension of certain insurance programs relating to housing and community development, and for other purposes.",Housing and Community Development,1982-09-28,1982-10-15,Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20]",TX,D,G000272,2,Amends the National Housing Act to extend certain Federal Housing Administration mortgage insurance and assistance programs. Extends the authority of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to set maximum interest rates on certain mortgage insurance programs. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend certain Farmers Home Administration mortgage insurance programs and mutual and self-help housing programs. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend the national flood insurance program. Amends the National Housing Act to extend the national riot and crime insurance programs. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to extend the period for which areas that qualified as metropolitan cities or urban countries prior to the 1980 decennial census shall retain such status for purposes of the allocation of funds under Federal community development block grants. Amends the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act to permit the Corporation to have preferred stock.,2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
97-hjres-613,97,hjres,613,A joint resolution to congratulate the American Public Transit Association on a century of service to the transit industry.,Transportation and Public Works,1982-09-28,1982-09-28,Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.,House,"Rep. Lent, Norman F. [R-NY-4]",NY,R,L000243,4,Congratulates the American Public Transit Association on a century of service to the transit industry.,2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
97-hjres-609,97,hjres,609,"A joint resolution to provide for the temporary extension of certain insurance programs relating to housing and community development, and for other purposes.",Housing and Community Development,1982-09-24,1982-10-15,Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20]",TX,D,G000272,1,Amends the National Housing Act to extend certain Federal Housing Administration mortgage insurance and assistance programs. Extends the authority of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to set maximum interest rates on certain mortgage insurance programs. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend certain Farmers Home Administration mortgage insurance programs and mutual and self-help housing programs. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend the national flood insurance program. Amends the National Housing Act to extend the national riot and crime insurance programs. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to extend the period during which areas that qualified as metropolitan cities or urban counties prior to the 1980 decennial census shall retain such status for purposes of the allocation of funds under Federal community development block grants.,2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
97-hjres-607,97,hjres,607,A joint resolution calling for immediate negotiations for a ban on weapons of any kind in space.,International Affairs,1982-09-23,1982-10-05,Executive Comment Requested from State.,House,"Rep. Moakley, John Joseph [D-MA-9]",MA,D,M000834,50,"Directs the President to resume negotiations with the Soviet Union on a treaty prohibiting:  (1) the testing, deployment, production, or use of any weapons system designed to damage or interfere with a spacecraft; and (2) the stationing in outer space of any weapon designed to inflict injury or damage on the Earth, in the atmosphere, or on objects placed in space.  Requires such a treaty to provide for verifying compliance with its terms. Directs the President to seek the establishment of a working group within the United Nations to provide a forum for discussing a multilateral space treaty banning from space all weapons launched by any country.",2024-02-07T11:38:03Z,
97-hjres-608,97,hjres,608,A joint resolution to urge immediate reductions of strategic nuclear forces to equal and substantially reduced levels while awaiting a final outcome of the START negotiations.,International Affairs,1982-09-23,1982-09-30,Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.,House,"Rep. Goodling, William F. [R-PA-19]",PA,R,G000291,0,States that the Congress recommends the immediate reduction of strategic nuclear forces by the Soviet Union and the United States while awaiting the outcome of the START negotiations.,2024-02-07T11:38:03Z,
97-hjres-603,97,hjres,603,A joint resolution directing the President to take every possible action to encourage increasing the processed product share of United States agricultural exports.,Agriculture and Food,1982-09-22,1982-10-18,Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.,House,"Rep. Fithian, Floyd J. [D-IN-2]",IN,D,F000161,4,"Directs the President to take every possible action to encourage increasing the processed product share of farm exports including, but not limited to: (1) urging U.S. negotiators to try to include a quantity of value-added processed farm products in grain agreements with the Soviet Union or other nonmarket economy countries; (2) seeking elimination of unfair trade practices by foreign competitors by pursuing international trade negotiations; (3) using the authority of Public Law 480 to encourage inclusion of more processed products under both concessional sales and food aid programs; and (4) using authorities of the Commodity Credit Corporation and the Export-Import Bank to ensure that credit arrangements for farm exports and farm product exports are on terms equal to those offered by other countries.",2024-02-07T16:32:33Z,
97-hjres-604,97,hjres,604,"A joint resolution designating the month of November, 1982, as ""National Diabetes Month"".",Health,1982-09-22,1982-10-19,See S.J.Res.257.,House,"Rep. Fountain, L. H. [D-NC-2]",NC,D,F000319,40,Designates November 1982 as National Diabetes Month.,2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
97-hjres-605,97,hjres,605,"A joint resolution to provide for the temporary extension of certain insurance programs relating to housing and community development, and for other purposes.",Housing and Community Development,1982-09-22,1982-10-15,Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20]",TX,D,G000272,1,Amends the National Housing Act to extend certain Federal Housing Administration mortgage insurance and assistance programs. Extends the authority of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to set maximum interest rates on certain mortgage insurance programs. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend certain Farmers Home Administration mortgage insurance programs and mutual and self-help housing programs. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend the national flood insurance program. Amends the National Housing Act to extend the national riot and crime insurance programs.,2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
97-hjres-606,97,hjres,606,"A joint resolution designating the week beginning February 13, 1983 as ""National Reye's Syndrome Week"".",Health,1982-09-22,1982-09-22,Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.,House,"Rep. Vander Jagt, Guy [R-MI-9]",MI,R,V000027,0,"Designates the week beginning February 13, 1983, as National Reye's Syndrome Week.",2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
97-hjres-600,97,hjres,600,"A joint resolution to provide for resolution of the single outstanding issue in the current railway labor-management dispute, and for other purposes.",Labor and Employment,1982-09-21,1982-09-22,See S.J.Res.250.,House,"Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-16]",MI,D,D000355,1,"Provides for the resolution of the dispute between the carriers represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and certain of their employees represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.  Directs that the parties be bound by the Report and Recommendations of the Presidential Emergency Board Numbered 194, dated August 19, 1982.  States that such Report and Recommendations shall have the same effect as though arrived at under the Railway Labor Act, and be effective for the period April 1, 1981, through June 30, 1984.",2024-02-05T14:30:09Z,
97-hjres-601,97,hjres,601,"A joint resolution to provide for the designation of October 1, 1982, as ""American Enterprise Day"".",Commerce,1982-09-21,1982-09-21,Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.,House,"Rep. Lott, Trent [R-MS-5]",MS,R,L000447,0,"Requests the President to designate October 1, 1982, as American Enterprise Day.",2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
97-hjres-602,97,hjres,602,"A joint resolution designating October 16, 1982, as ""National Newspaper Carrier Appreciation Day"".",Labor and Employment,1982-09-21,1982-10-12,See S.J.Res.239.,House,"Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10]",VA,R,W000672,233,"Designates October 16, 1982, as National Newspaper Carriers Appreciation Day.",2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
97-hjres-593,97,hjres,593,"A joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1983, and for other purposes.",Economics and Public Finance,1982-09-16,1982-09-16,Ordered to be Reported (Amended).,House,"Rep. Whitten, Jamie L. [D-MS-1]",MS,D,W000428,0,"Appropriates such amounts as may be necessary in FY 1983 for projects or activities in specified appropriations Acts.  Funds such activities to the extent and in the manner which would be provided by the pertinent appropriation Act.  States that if the Senate and the House of Representatives have both passed appropriations for an activity but in differing amounts, the lesser amount or more restrictive authority shall apply in the continuing appropriations.  States that where an activity is included in only one version of an Act as passed by both Houses the pertinent project or activity shall be continued under the appropriation, fund, or authority granted by the one House, but at a rate for operations of the current rate or the rate permitted by the one House, whichever is lower.  Declares that if an appropriation Act has been reported to a House but not passed by that House as of October 1, 1982, it shall be deemed as having passed that House. States that if an appropriation Act has been passed by only the House the pertinent project or activity shall be continued as prescribed for an activity included in only one version of an Act passed by both Houses. Provides for continued funding of activities in other specified legislative circumstances. Provides continuing appropriations for activities conducted in FY 1982, at the current rate to maintain current operating levels and provided in:  (1) Public Law 97-92 under the purview of the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1982; and (2) the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1982 (prohibits any programs or facilities funded therein from being terminated unless such termination is specifically approved in the appropriations process, including reprograming). Provides for continuing appropriations for activities conducted in FY 1982 for which provision was made in the Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1982, under the current terms and conditions and at a rate for operations not in excess of the current rate until such time that the Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1982, is reported in or subsequently passed by the House. Provides for continuing appropriations for activities of the Foreign Assistance Appropriations Act of 1982, under the terms and conditions, and at the rate, provided for in that Act or at the rate provided for in the budget estimates, whichever is lower, and under the more restrictive authority. Declares that specified provisions of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1983, as reported September 9, 1982, shall apply to any appropriation, fund, or authority made available for the period October 1, 1982, through the sine die adjournment of the second session of the 97th Congress, by this or any other Act. Provides continuing appropriations as necessary for projects or activities provided for in the Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1983, as passed the House on August 19, 1982, and as provided for in such Act. Declares that appropriations and funds made available and authority granted pursuant to this joint resolution shall be available from October 1, 1982, until February 28, 1983, unless the appropriations Acts are enacted earlier. Declares that any appropriation for FY 1983, required to be apportioned for certain civilian and military pay increases, may be apportioned on a need basis for a supplemental or deficiency estimate of appropriation. Provides appropriations to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to process fingerprint identification records for noncriminal employment and licensing services. Provides continuing appropriations for specified activities in the Energy and Water Development Appropriations bill for FY 1983, as reported to the House. Declares that the New England Division of the United States Army Corps of Engineers shall be maintained as a Division with all of the duties and functions of a Division retained and shall not be redesignated a District or any other type office. Makes a specified amount of funds appropriated for the Water Resources Council, Water Resources Planning available for work performed prior to FY 1982 in support of the Columbia River Estuary Data Development Program, if such work is accepted by the Water Resources Council. Limits the rate of pay for prevailing rate United States employees for specified periods during FY 1983. Declares that such limitations shall not apply to any increase in a wage schedule or rate which is required by the terms of a contract entered into before enactment of this Act. Prohibits any part of any appropriation from being available for any agency to pay the Administrator of the General Services Administration a higher rate per square foot for rental of space and services than the current rate. Makes moneys deposited into the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund under the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act available, subject to limitations, for the acquisition of strategic and critical materials. Permits funds made available to the Federal Building Fund to be used to initiate new construction, purchase, advance design, and repairs and alteration line-item projects which are included in the Treasury, Postal Service and General Government Appropriation Act, 1983, as reported to the House. Requires funds provided by this joint resolution for costs to continue the implementation of provisions contained in the District of Columbia Statehood Constitutional Convention Initiative to be applied first toward ensuring voter education on the proposed constitution. Provides continuing appropriations to the Postal Service Fund in sufficient amounts so that postal rates for all preferred-rate mailers are continued at the rates in effect on July 28, 1982. Requires that overseas voting and mail for the blind continue to be free and that six-day delivery and rural delivery of mail continue at the 1982 level. Makes funds appropriated to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for construction and anadromous fish and to the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement for the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund available until expended. Specifies the annual rate of funds available for the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Extends AID/afr-C-1414, Agency for International Development for an additional one year. Makes continuing appropriations to the Smithsonian Institution to construct a building for the Museum of African Art and a gallery for Eastern art. Makes appropriations to the Department of Energy to carry out the provisions of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 concerning the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Allocates a specified amount of funds appropriated to the Small Business Administration to grants for Small Business Development Centers only. Prohibits any of the funds provided by this joint resolution for the Legal Services Corporation from being expended for any purpose prohibited or limited by or contrary to any of the provisions of H.R. 3480, as passed the House on June 18, 1981. Declares that no provision in any appropriation Act for FY 1983 shall be effective before February 28, 1983, if it makes the availability of any appropriation dependent upon the enactment of additional authorizing or other legislation. Permits, in the case of any employee of the Federal government who is indebted to the United States, the amount of the indebtedness to be collected in monthly installments, or at officially established regular pay period intervals, by deduction in reasonable amounts from the current pay account of the individual. Makes specified amounts provided for the exchange programs of the United States Information Agency available for the:  (1) Fulbright and International Visitor Programs; (2) Humphrey Fellowship Program; and (3) private sector programs.",2024-02-05T11:50:03Z,
97-hjres-594,97,hjres,594,"A joint resolution to provide for the designation of the week of December 12, 1982, through December 18, 1982, as ""National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week"".",Crime and Law Enforcement,1982-09-16,1982-10-15,See S.J.Res.241.,House,"Rep. Barnes, Michael D. [D-MD-8]",MD,D,B000160,257,"Designates December 12 through December 18, 1982, as National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week.",2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
97-hjres-595,97,hjres,595,"A joint resolution designating December 11, 1982, as ""Fiorello H. La Guardia Memorial Day"".",Social Sciences and History,1982-09-16,1982-12-17,Became Public Law No: 97-368.,House,"Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-10]",NY,D,B000432,15,"(Measure passed House) Designates December 11, 1982, as Fiorello Henry La Guardia Memorial Day.",2025-07-21T19:32:26Z,
97-hjres-596,97,hjres,596,"A joint resolution to commemorate the one-hundredth anniversary of Christ Church of Short Hills, New Jersey.","Arts, Culture, Religion",1982-09-16,1982-09-16,Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.,House,"Rep. Fenwick, Millicent H. [R-NJ-5]",NJ,R,F000078,0,"Declares that Congress acknowledges the 100th anniversary of the Christ Church of Short Hills, New Jersey.",2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
97-hjres-597,97,hjres,597,A joint resolution to authorize a study of surveys to prevent flooding along the Fork Branch Creek.,Emergency Management,1982-09-16,1982-09-30,Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources.,House,"Rep. Findley, Paul [R-IL-20]",IL,R,F000123,0,Authorizes the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of Agriculture to make investigations and surveys with respect to the prevention of flooding along the South Fork and Flat Branch sub-basins of the Sangamon River Basin.,2024-02-07T16:02:17Z,
97-hjres-598,97,hjres,598,"A joint resolution to provide for the designation of the month of October, 1982, as ""National Spinal Cord Injury Month"".",Health,1982-09-16,1982-10-14,See S.J.Res.249.,House,"Rep. Walgren, Doug [D-PA-18]",PA,D,W000044,39,Designates October as National Spinal Cord Injury Month.,2025-07-21T19:32:26Z,
97-hjres-599,97,hjres,599,"A joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1983, and for other purposes.",Economics and Public Finance,1982-09-16,1982-10-02,Became Public Law No: 97-276.,House,"Rep. Whitten, Jamie L. [D-MS-1]",MS,D,W000428,0,"(House receded and concurred in certain Senate amendments with an amendment) Appropriates such amounts as may be necessary in FY 1983 for projects or activities in specified appropriations Acts.  Funds such activities to the extent and in the manner which would be provided by the pertinent appropriation Act.  States that if the Senate and the House of Representatives have both passed appropriations for an activity but in differing amounts, the lesser amount or more restrictive authority shall apply in the continuing appropriations.  States that where an activity is included in only one version of an Act as passed by both Houses the pertinent project or activity shall be continued under the appropriations, fund, or authority granted by the one House, but at a rate for operations of the current rate or the rate permitted by the one House, whichever is lower.  Declares that if an appropriation Act has been reported to a House but not passed by that House as of October 1, 1981, it shall be deemed as having passed that House. States that if an appropriation Act has been passed by only the House the pertinent project or activity shall be continued at a rate for operations of the current rate or the rate as passed, whichever is lower. Provides for continued funding of activities in other specified legislative circumstances. Provides continuing appropriations for activities conducted in FY 1982, at the current rate to maintain current operating levels and provided in: (1) Public Law 97-92 under the purview of the Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1982; and (2) the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1982 (prohibits any programs or facilities funded therein from being terminated unless such termination is specifically approved in the appropriations process, including reprograming). Provides for continuing appropriations, pending passage of the regular Department of Defense Appropriation Act for FY 1983, for activities for which provision was made in the Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1982.  Limits such activities for new obligational authority. Provides for continuing appropriations for activities of the Foreign Assistance Appropriations Act of 1982 at the existing level, or the 1983 request level, whichever is lower. Provides that economic and military assistance shall be available to Israel at the rate provided by law. Provides continuing appropriations as necessary for projects or activities as provided for in the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1983, as reported September 22, 1982. Specifies amounts deemed appropriated by such Act for certain congressional committees, offices, and agencies. Provides continuing appropriations as necessary for projects or activities provided for in the Military Construction Act, 1983, as set out in the conference report filed September 30, 1982. Provides continuing appropriations as necessary for continuing activities which were conducted in FY 1982 and provided for in the Energy and Water Development Act, 1982, at the current rate of operations, Declares that appropriations and funds made available and authority granted under this joint resolution shall be available from October 1, 1982, until December 17, 1982, unless the appropriations Acts are enacted earlier. Declares that any appropriation for FY 1983, required to be apportioned for certain civilian and military pay increases, may be apportioned on a need basis for a supplemental or deficiency estimate of appropriation. Provides appropriations to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to process fingerprint identification records for noncriminal employment and licensing services. Declares that the New England Division of the United States Army Corps of Engineers shall be maintained as a Division with all of the duties and functions of a Division retained and shall not be redesignated a District of or any other type office. Makes a specified amount of funds appropriated for the Water Resources Council, Water Resources Planning available for work performed before FY 1982 in support of the Columbia River Estuary Data Development Program, if such work is accepted by the Water Resources Council. Limits the rate of pay for prevailing rate United States employees for specified periods during FY 1983. Declares that such limitations shall not apply to any increase in a wage schedule or rate which is required by the terms of a contract entered into before enactment of this Act. Prohibits any part of any appropriation from being made available for any agency to  pay the Administrator of the General Services Administration a higher rate per square foot for rental space and services than the rate established for the space and services by the General Services Administration for the current fiscal year and for which appropriations were granted. Prohibits the obligation of any of the funds provided by this Act to dispose of any large public land tracts, real estate holdings, and lands with national environmental or economic value until: (1) they are specifically identified as no longer being needed by the Federal Government and inventoried as to their public values; and (2) there have been opportunities for public review and notice to Congress of the property proposed for disposal and of disposal plans. Makes moneys deposited into the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund under the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act available, subject to limitations, for the acquisition of strategic and critical materials.  Earmarks certain funds for the purchase of domestic copper mined and melted in the United States after September 30, 1982. Permits funds made available to the Federal Building Fund to be used to initiate new construction, purchase, advance design, and repairs and alteration line-item projects which are included in the Treasury, Postal Service and General Government Appropriation Act, 1983, as reported to the House or Senate. Requires funds provided for the implementation of the District of Columbia Statehood Constitutional Convention Initiative to be applied first toward ensuring voter education on the proposed constitution. Amends the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1982, to permit revenues generated from lottery and charitable games activities to be used to: (1) permit the payment of fees to ticket agents and  contractors supplying gambling paraphernalia or services; and (2) allow for the payment of prizes from revenues generated by these services. Permits the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to continue to operate the Volunteer Attorney Program and the Community Workers Program, and to implement the hearing commissioner program. Permits the Washington Convention Center to proceed at a specified annual rate of operation. Provides continuing appropriations to the Postal Service fund in sufficient amounts so that postal rates for all preferred-rate mailers are continued at the rates in effect on July 28, 1982. Requires that overseas voting and mail for the blind continue to be free and that six-day delivery and rural delivery of mail continue at the 1982 level. Makes funds appropriated to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for construction and anadromous fish and to the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement for the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund Available until expended. Specifies the annual rate of funds available for the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Extends AID/afr-C-1414, Agency for International Development for an additional three years. Makes continuing appropriations to the Smithsonian Institution to construct a building for the Museum of African Art and a gallery for Eastern art. Makes appropriations to the Department of Energy to carry out the provisions of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 concerning the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Allocates a specified amount of Small Business Administration appropriations to grants for Small Business Development Centers only. Prohibits any of the funds provided for the Legal Services Corporation from being expended: (1) for any purpose prohibited or limited by specified sections of H. R. 3480, as passed the House; (2) to provide legal assistance for any alien who does not meet specified criteria; (3) to make grants or enter into contracts for legal assistance unless the recipient is either a private attorney or a qualified nonprofit organization; or (4) to bring a class action suit against the Federal or any State or local government except in accordance with policies or regulations adopted by the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation. Declares that no provision in any appropriation Act for FY 1983 that makes the availability of any appropriation dependent upon the enactment of additional authorizing or other legislation shall be effective before December 17, 1982. Permits, in the case of any employee of the Federal government indebted to the United States, the amount of the indebtedness to be collected in monthly installments, or at officially established regular pay period intervals, by deduction in reasonable amounts from the individual's current pay account. Makes specified amounts made available under this joint resolution for the exchange programs of the United States Information Agency available for the: (1) Fulbright and International Visitor Programs; (2) Humphrey Fellowship Program; and (3) Private Sector Programs. Prohibits the use of any of the funds provided in this joint resolution for any aspect of the processing or issuance of permits or leases pertaining to exploration for or development of coal, oil, gas, or geothermal resources on Federal lands within any component of the National Wilderness Preservation System or within any Forest Service RARE II areas recommended for wilderness designation or allocated to further planning, or within any lands designated by Congress as wilderness study areas. Exempts certain lands from such prohibition, including any land in Alaska. Prohibits any reduction in the amount payable to any State under title IV of the Social Security Act with respect to any of the fiscal years 1977 through 1982 before the date on which this resolution expires. Makes continuing appropriations for the special supplemental food program as authorized by the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 as provided for in H.R. 7072 as passed the Senate on September 28, 1982. Permits the President to allocate funds among those International Financial Institutions referred to in title I of the Foreign Assistance and Related Program Appropriations Act, 1982, in a manner which does not exceed the limits established in authorizing legislation. Authorizes appropriations for payments to air carriers as determined by the Civil Aeronautics Board. Provides for military service reenlistment bonuses through December 17, 1982. Makes continuing appropriations for FY 1983 for preventive health service programs to immunize children against immunizable diseases under the Public Health Service Act. Prohibits the reduction of any allotment, grant, loan, or loan guarantee under the Public Health Service Act or the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act of 1970 during the period beginning on October 1, 1982, and ending on December 17, 1982. Transfers such amounts as may be necessary from the Federal Hospital Insurance and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds to support specified operating levels for Medicare claims processing activities. Prohibits any payments to reimburse State or local expenditures made before October 1, 1978, under specified titles of the Social Security Act, unless a request for reimbursement had been officially transmitted to the Federal government by the State within one year after the fiscal year in which the expenditure occurred. Makes continuing appropriations for FY 1983 to carry out the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act. Sets forth limitations on the use of funds appropriated for FY 1983 to carry out the Community Services Block Grant Act of 1981. Makes unobligated funds from FY 1982 appropriations provided for closeout activities of the Community Services Administration available through September 30, 1983. Sets forth the formula to be used by the Secretary of Education for payment of impact aid to local education agencies. Appropriates funds for the establishment of the General Daniel James Memorial Health Education Center at the Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, under the Education Amendments of 1980. Authorizes appropriations for nursing research activities under the United States Public Health Service Act. Authorizes the Commandant of the Coast Guard to provide eligible personnel with medical and dental care, including care in private facilities. Makes funds available for the United States Travel and Tourism Administration. Requires the head of any Federal department or agency, in carrying out any loan guarantee or insurance program, to enter into commitments to guarantee or insure loans in the full amount provided by law. Requires the Department of Health and Human Services to seek public review and comment on specified proposed regulations. Requires that appropriations for urban and nonurban formula grants authorized by the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 be apportioned and allocated using data from the 1970 and 1980 decennial census. Makes available until expended specified funds for expenses for the National Oceanic and and Atmospheric Administration to operate the civilian land remote sensing satellite system. Makes a specified amount of the funds appropriated to the Department of State for the purposes of ""Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities"" available for expenses necessary for contributions to a United Nations Transition Assistance Group. Conditions obligation of such funds on achievement of an agreement on the independence of Namibia. Authorizes appropriations to the National Security Council for operations of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board and the President's Intelligence Oversight Board. Transfers to matching grants specified funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities for salaries and expenses. Permits the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to pay an individual training to be an air traffic controller the applicable rate of basic pay for the hours of training officially ordered or approved in excess of forty hours in an administrative workweek. Prohibits the retired or retainer pay of a former member of a uniformed service from being reduced while such person is temporarily employed under the administrative authority of the Administrator, FAA, to perform duties in the operation of the air traffic control system or to train others to perform such duties. Permits the Administrator of the FAA to pay premium pay to certain FAA employees. Authorizes appropriations to carry out specified provisions of the Native Hawaiians Study Commission Act. Permits the Secretary of the Treasury, upon receipt of a request by the President and by a foreign government or customs union, to require the presentation of a valid export license or other documents as a condition for entry into the United States of steel mill products specified in the request. Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to provide that importation of steam will be duty free. Declares Tessie and Enrique Marfori lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence, upon payment of the required visa fee. Makes continuing appropriations for the Department of Transportation Interstate Transfer grants-Highways, and Transit. Declares the sense of the Senate that the Congress should reject any proposal to impose a ""means test"" on eligibility for the Medicare program or for Medicare benefits. Declares the sense of the Senate that October 10, 1982, should be designated National Peace Day. Extends the construction deadline for financial adjustment factor eligible housing units from October 1, 1982, to January 1, 1983. Ratifies and confirms all obligations incurred in anticipation of the appropriations and authority provided in this joint resolution for the purposes of maintaining the minimum level of essential activities necessary to protect life and property and bring about orderly termination of other functions. Extends the expiration date of the International Coffee Agreement Act of 1980 until December 17, 1982. Makes specified funds available to continue activities under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973 available to continue such activities under the provisions of the conference report on S. 2036. Prohibits the use of funds to implement an apportionment and staffing plan to specifically phase down the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. Makes funds provided for the President's Commission for the Study of Ethical Problems in Medicine and Biomedical and Behavioral Research by the Urgent Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1982, available until December 31, 1982. Authorizes the Sergeant at Arms and the Doorkeeper of the Senate to pay certain telephone mileage charges. Prohibits the use of funds for any studies relating to the possibility of changing to a ""market rate"" method for the pricing of hydroelectric power by the six Federal public power authorities. Amends the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to provide for the use of certain apportioned funds for discretionary purposes.  Limits the amount of funds available for FY 1982 and FY 1983 for grants-in-aid for airport planning, noise compatibility planning and programs, and development.",2025-01-14T18:18:18Z,
97-hjres-592,97,hjres,592,"A joint resolution designating January 17, 1983, as ""Public Employees' Appreciation Day"".",Labor and Employment,1982-09-13,1982-09-13,Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.,House,"Rep. Parris, Stanford E. (Stan) [R-VA-8]",VA,R,P000080,32,"Designates January 17, 1983, as Public Employees' Appreciation Day.",2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
97-hjres-589,97,hjres,589,"A joint resolution to provide for the designation of the week beginning October 1, 1982, as ""National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Week"".",Health,1982-09-09,1982-09-09,Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.,House,"Rep. Long, Clarence D. [D-MD-2]",MD,D,L000413,5,"Designates the week beginning October 1, 1982, as National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Week.",2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
97-hjres-590,97,hjres,590,"A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to proclaim March 21, 1983, as ""National Taste and Smell Disease Awareness Day"".",Health,1982-09-09,1982-09-09,Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.,House,"Rep. Mitchell, Donald J. [R-NY-31]",NY,R,M000808,9,"Requests the President to designate March 21, 1983, as National Taste and Smell Disease Awareness Day.",2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
97-hjres-591,97,hjres,591,"A joint resolution to authorize the President to issue a proclamation designating the week beginning on March 13, 1983, as ""National Surveyors Week"".",Labor and Employment,1982-09-09,1982-09-09,Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.,House,"Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2]",VA,R,W000406,167,"Requests the President to designate the week beginning on March 13, 1983, as National Surveyors Week.",2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
97-hjres-585,97,hjres,585,"A joint resolution to designate the week commencing with the third Monday in February of 1983 as ""National Patriotism Week"".",Government Operations and Politics,1982-08-19,1982-08-19,Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.,House,"Rep. Anderson, Glenn M. [D-CA-32]",CA,D,A000189,103,Designates the week beginning with the third Monday in February 1983 as National Patriotism Week.,2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
97-hjres-586,97,hjres,586,"A joint resolution to proclaim March 21, 1983, as ""National Agriculture Day"".",Agriculture and Food,1982-08-19,1982-08-19,Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.,House,"Rep. de la Garza, E. [D-TX-15]",TX,D,D000203,228,"Designates March 21, 1983, as National Agriculture Day.",2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
97-hjres-587,97,hjres,587,A joint resolution to repeal provisions of law which require withholding on interest and dividends.,Taxation,1982-08-19,1982-08-19,Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.,House,"Rep. Moakley, John Joseph [D-MA-9]",MA,D,M000834,2,Amends the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 to repeal provisions which require the withholding of tax on interest and dividends.,2024-02-07T16:32:33Z,
97-hjres-588,97,hjres,588,"A joint resolution to provide for the designation of the month of October, 1982, as ""Head Start Awareness Month"".",Education,1982-08-19,1982-10-14,Became Public Law No: 97-315.,House,"Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5]",KY,R,R000395,226,Designates October 1982 as Head Start Awareness Month.,2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
97-hjres-583,97,hjres,583,"A joint resolution designating the week of October 10 through October 16, 1982, as ""Freedom Week USA"".","Arts, Culture, Religion",1982-08-18,1982-08-18,Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.,House,"Rep. Gregg, Judd [R-NH-2]",NH,R,G000445,112,"Designates October 10 through October 16, 1982, as Freedom Week, USA.",2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
97-hjres-584,97,hjres,584,"A joint resolution designating October 5, 1982, as ""Raoul Wallenberg Day"".",International Affairs,1982-08-18,1982-08-18,Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.,House,"Rep. Fenwick, Millicent H. [R-NJ-5]",NJ,R,F000078,0,"Designates October 5, 1982, as Raoul Wallenberg Day.",2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
97-hjres-580,97,hjres,580,A joint resolution to disapprove the governing international fishery agreement between the United States and Spain.,Public Lands and Natural Resources,1982-08-17,1982-08-17,Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.,House,"Rep. Breaux, John B. [D-LA-7]",LA,D,B000780,1,"Disapproves the governing international fishery agreement between the United States and Spain transmitted by the President to Congress on August 13, 1982. Terminates the existing agreement between such countries.",2023-05-11T13:01:42Z,
97-hjres-581,97,hjres,581,"A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate the week beginning October 11, 1982, as ""National Get High on Life Week"".",Social Welfare,1982-08-17,1982-08-17,Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.,House,"Rep. Tauzin, W. J. (Billy) [D-LA-3]",LA,D,T000058,12,"Requests the President to designate the week beginning October 11, 1982, as National Get High on Life Week.",2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
97-hjres-582,97,hjres,582,"A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate August 15, 1982 as ""Will Rogers and Wiley Post Day"".","Arts, Culture, Religion",1982-08-17,1982-08-17,Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.,House,"Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]",AK,R,Y000033,0,"Requests the President to designate August 15,1982, as Will Rogers and Wiley Post Day.",2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
97-hjres-579,97,hjres,579,A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that all revenues bills shall originate in the House of Representatives.,Law,1982-08-16,1982-08-17,Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law.,House,"Rep. Kindness, Thomas N. [R-OH-8]",OH,R,K000190,1,Constitutional Amendment - Requires all revenue bills to originate in the House of Representatives.,2023-05-11T13:01:42Z,
97-hjres-576,97,hjres,576,"A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate March 1, 1983, as ""National Recovery Room Nurses Day"".",Labor and Employment,1982-08-13,1982-08-13,Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.,House,"Rep. Bliley, Tom [R-VA-3]",VA,R,B000556,18,"Requests the President to designate March 1, 1983, as National Recovery Room Nurses Day.",2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
97-hjres-577,97,hjres,577,A joint resolution to disapprove the governing international fishery agreement between the United States and Korea.,Public Lands and Natural Resources,1982-08-13,1982-08-13,Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.,House,"Rep. Breaux, John B. [D-LA-7]",LA,D,B000780,1,"Disapproves the governing international fishery agreement between the United States and the Republic of Korea transmitted by the President to Congress on August 11, 1982.  Terminates the existing agreement between such countries.",2023-05-11T13:01:42Z,
97-hjres-578,97,hjres,578,"A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate March 1, 1983, as ""National Recovery Room Nurses Day"".",Labor and Employment,1982-08-13,1982-08-13,Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.,House,"Rep. Broomfield, William S. [R-MI-19]",MI,R,B000890,0,"Requests the President to designate March 1, 1983, as National Recovery Room Nurses Day.",2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
97-hjres-570,97,hjres,570,"A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing for a procedure for removal from office, in every tenth year of service, of the judges of the Supreme Court and inferior Federal courts.",Law,1982-08-12,1982-08-19,"Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice.",House,"Rep. Fuqua, Don [D-FL-2]",FL,D,F000430,1,"Constitutional Amendment - Provides that justices of the Supreme Court and judges of inferior Federal courts shall hold office during good behavior, except that no judge shall hold office upon the expiration of any consecutive ten-year term if the Senate adopts a resolution of removal during a judge's tenth year of such ten-year period.",2025-01-16T12:12:20Z,
97-hjres-571,97,hjres,571,A joint resolution calling for a mutual and verifiable freeze and reduction in nuclear weapons.,International Affairs,1982-08-12,1982-08-12,Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.,House,"Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7]",MA,D,M000133,126,"States that the United States and the Soviet Union should: (1) pursue a complete halt to the nuclear arms race; (2) decide when and how to achieve a mutual and verifiable freeze on the testing, production, and further deployment of nuclear warheads, missiles, and other delivery systems; (3) give special attention to destabilizing weapons; and (4) proceeding from this freeze, pursue major, mutual, and verifiable reductions in nuclear warheads, missiles, and other delivery systems.",2024-02-07T11:38:03Z,
97-hjres-572,97,hjres,572,"A joint resolution establishing May 15, 1983, as ""Peace Officers' Memorial Day"".",Crime and Law Enforcement,1982-08-12,1982-08-12,Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.,House,"Rep. Moore, W. Henson [R-LA-6]",LA,R,M000923,0,"Designates May 15, 1983, as Peace Officers' Memorial Day.",2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
97-hjres-573,97,hjres,573,A joint resolution calling for a mutual and verifiable freeze on and reductions in nuclear weapons.,International Affairs,1982-08-12,1982-08-18,Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.,House,"Rep. Neal, Stephen L. [D-NC-5]",NC,D,N000016,0,"States that the Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (START) between the United States and the Soviet Union should have the following objectives:  (1) pursuing a complete halt to the nuclear arms race; (2) deciding when and how to achieve and pursue a mutual and verifiable freeze on the testing, production, and further deployment of nuclear warheads, missiles, and other delivery systems; (3) giving special attention to destabilizing weapons; (4) providing for cooperative measures of verification, including on-site inspection; (5) pursuing substantial, equitable, and verifiable reductions; (6) preserving present limitations and controls on current nuclear weapons and delivery systems; and (7) incorporating ongoing negotiations in Geneva on land-based intermediate-range nuclear missiles into the START negotiations. Declares that the United States shall try to reach a common position with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies on any agreement that would be inconsistent with existing U.S. commitments to those allies. Declares that the United States shall continue to adhere to the SALT II agreement so long as the Soviet Union adheres to it and so long as it is in the national interest to adhere to it. Declares that the United States may take advantage of concurrent and complementary arms control proposals.",2024-02-07T11:38:03Z,
97-hjres-574,97,hjres,574,A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution altering Federal budget procedures.,Economics and Public Finance,1982-08-12,1982-08-17,Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law.,House,"Rep. Simon, Paul [D-IL-24]",IL,D,S000423,0,"Constitutional Amendment - Requires the Congress, before each fiscal year, to adopt a statement for that year in which total outlays are no greater than total receipts.  Permits Congress in such statement to provide for a specific excess of outlays over receipts by a three-fifths vote of both Houses directed solely to that subject. Requires Congress and the President to ensure that actual outlays do not exceed the outlays set forth in such statement. States that if the President determines that actual receipts will be deficient, a Budget Council shall be convened to recommend to Congress expenditure reductions or revenue increases.  States that such recommendations will become law in the absence of Congressional action to waive spending restrictions. Directs the President to report actual receipts and expenditures to Congress.  Prohibits Congress from passing appropriations legislation until additional revenue is raised or expenditures are reduced in accordance with this Act. Allows waiver of the above restrictions in times of war. Declares that total receipts shall include all receipts of the United States, except those derived from borrowing, and total outlays shall include all outlays of the United States, except those for repayment of debt principal. States that the existing public debt limit shall become permanent when this article takes effect. Permits Congress to increase such limit by a three-fifths vote in each House.",2023-05-11T13:01:41Z,
97-hjres-575,97,hjres,575,Balanced Budget Amendment,Economics and Public Finance,1982-08-12,1982-08-16,Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law.,House,"Rep. Simon, Paul [D-IL-24]",IL,D,S000423,0,Constitutional Amendment - Balanced Budget Amendment - Prohibits Congress from making any law which causes the total amount of money expended by the United States in any fiscal year from exceeding the total amount of revenue of the United States received during such fiscal year. Provides for a suspension of such prohibition during a time of war or a time of national emergency declared by the Congress. Makes this article effective for the second fiscal year beginning after its ratification.,2025-08-29T19:47:42Z,
97-hjres-568,97,hjres,568,"A joint resolution to provide for the designation of October 5, 1982 as ""Dr. Robert H. Goddard Day"".","Science, Technology, Communications",1982-08-11,1982-10-05,Became Public Law No: 97-281.,House,"Rep. Early, Joseph D. [D-MA-3]",MA,D,E000013,55,"Designates October 5, 1982, as Dr. Robert H. Goddard Day.",2025-07-21T19:32:26Z,
97-hjres-569,97,hjres,569,"A joint resolution redesignating the Saint Croix Island National Monument in the State of Maine as the ""Saint Croix Island International Historic Site"".",Public Lands and Natural Resources,1982-08-11,1982-08-23,Executive Comment Requested from Interior.,House,"Rep. Emery, David F. [R-ME-1]",ME,R,E000175,1,Redesignates the Saint Croix Island National Monument in Maine as the Saint Croix Island International Historic Site.,2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
97-hjres-567,97,hjres,567,"A joint resolution concerning changes in regulations for the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966.",Agriculture and Food,1982-08-10,1982-08-20,"Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education.",House,"Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7]",CA,D,M000725,74,"Prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture from placing into effect any rule which would not maintain or enhance the nutritional integrity of supplemental foods made available under the special supplemental food program for women, infants, and children of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966.  Directs the Secretary to make a finding that any rule changes governing the program subsequent to enactment of this resolution shall be beneficial to the nutritional status of program participants.  Requires the Secretary to submit such finding to the appropriate congressional committees prior to its publication in the Federal Register. Requires the Secretary to implement a specified rule concerning the program no later than December 31, 1982.",2025-07-21T19:44:15Z,
97-hjres-566,97,hjres,566,"A joint resolution designating the week of August 29, 1982, through September 4, 1982, as ""National Railroad Day"".",Transportation and Public Works,1982-08-09,1982-08-09,Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.,House,"Rep. Mollohan, Robert H. [D-WV-1]",WV,D,M000845,29,"Requests the President to designate the week of August 29 through Septmber 4, 1982, as National Railroad Week and September 4, 1982, as National Railroad Day.",2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
97-hjres-565,97,hjres,565,"A joint resolution designating the week of October 4 through October 10, 1982, as ""National Productivity Improvement Week"".",Labor and Employment,1982-08-05,1982-08-05,Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.,House,"Rep. Levitas, Elliott H. [D-GA-4]",GA,D,L000265,101,"Requests the President to designate the week of October 3 through October 9, 1982 as National Productivity Improvement Week.",2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
97-hjres-564,97,hjres,564,"A joint resolution designating the week beginning September 20, 1982, as ""National Firefighters' Week"".",Labor and Employment,1982-08-04,1982-08-04,Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.,House,"Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-36]",NY,D,L000556,138,"Designates the week beginning September 20, 1982, as National Firefighters' Week.",2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
97-hjres-562,97,hjres,562,"A joint resolution making an urgent supplemental appropriation for the Department of Labor for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982.",Labor and Employment,1982-08-03,1982-11-29,Read the second time and placed on the Senate Legislative Calendar under Rule XIV. Calendar No. 960.,House,"Rep. Perkins, Carl Dewey [D-KY-7]",KY,D,P000230,3,"(Measure passed House, amended, roll call #339 (223-169)) Makes a supplemental appropriation to the Department of Labor, to remain available until December 31, 1982, of a sum equal to five percent of the latest estimated cost of unemployment compensation for the current fiscal year.  Makes 85 percent of such funds available to provide productive jobs for qualified unemployed individuals and 25 percent available for youth employment and training programs. Makes an individual assisted with funds under this Act ineligible for unemployment compensation during such employment. Provides that eligible individuals shall be paid at a rate not less than the Federal, State, or local minimum wage or the prevailing rate for similar occupations by the same employer, whichever is higher.  Limits the annual wage rate to $10,000. Prohibits the displacement of currently employed workers. Sets forth the method of allocating funds under this Act.",2024-02-05T11:50:03Z,
97-hjres-563,97,hjres,563,"A joint resolution designating November 14, 1982, as National Retired Teachers Day.",Labor and Employment,1982-08-03,1982-08-03,Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.,House,"Rep. Fuqua, Don [D-FL-2]",FL,D,F000430,102,"Designates November 14, 1982, as National Retired Teachers Day.",2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
97-hjres-559,97,hjres,559,"A joint resolution to authorize the President to issue a proclamation designating the third week in August every year as ""America in Concert Week"".","Arts, Culture, Religion",1982-08-02,1982-08-02,Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.,House,"Rep. Fields, Jack [R-TX-8]",TX,R,F000111,0,Requests the President to designate the third week in August every year as America in Concert Week.,2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
97-hjres-560,97,hjres,560,A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution requiring a three-fifths vote for borrowing money or for raising revenue.,Economics and Public Finance,1982-08-02,1982-08-04,Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law.,House,"Rep. Pashayan, Charles, Jr. [R-CA-17]",CA,R,P000097,2,"Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits any bill for borrowing money on the credit of the United States or for raising revenue from being presented to the President, except in time of war, unless three fifths of the House of Representatives and the Senate have passed it.",2023-05-11T13:01:40Z,
97-hjres-561,97,hjres,561,A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution requiring a three-fifths vote for borrowing money or for raising revenue.,Economics and Public Finance,1982-08-02,1982-08-16,Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law.,House,"Rep. Pashayan, Charles, Jr. [R-CA-17]",CA,R,P000097,2,"Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits any bill for borrowing money on the credit of the United States or for raising revenue from being presented to the President, except in time of war, unless three fifths of the House of Representatives and the Senate have passed it.",2023-05-11T13:01:40Z,
97-hjres-555,97,hjres,555,A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution requiring a three-fifths vote for borrowing money.,Economics and Public Finance,1982-07-29,1982-08-02,Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law.,House,"Rep. Pashayan, Charles, Jr. [R-CA-17]",CA,R,P000097,1,"Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits any bill for borrowing money on the credit of the United States from being presented to the President, except in time of war, unless three fifths of the House of Representatives and the Senate have passed it.",2023-05-11T13:01:40Z,
97-hjres-556,97,hjres,556,A joint resolution to prevent Nuclear Testing.,International Affairs,1982-07-29,1982-08-05,Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.,House,"Rep. Bedell, Berkley W. [D-IA-6]",IA,D,B000298,83,"States that the President, at the earliest possible date, should:  (1) request Senate consent to ratification of the Threshold Test Ban and Peaceful Nuclear Explosion Treaties; and (2) resume trilateral test ban treaty negotiations.",2024-02-07T11:38:03Z,
97-hjres-557,97,hjres,557,"A joint resolution designating September 12, 1982 as ""B'nai B'rith Day"".","Arts, Culture, Religion",1982-07-29,1982-07-29,Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.,House,"Rep. Bingham, Jonathan B. [D-NY-22]",NY,D,B000472,45,"Designates September 12, 1982, as B'nai B'rith Day.",2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
97-hjres-558,97,hjres,558,"A joint resolution designating September 22, 1982, as ""American Businesswomen's Day"".",Commerce,1982-07-29,1982-07-29,Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.,House,"Rep. Tauke, Thomas Joseph [R-IA-2]",IA,R,T000053,67,"Designates September 22, 1982, as American Businesswomen's Day.",2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
97-hjres-551,97,hjres,551,A joint resolution to prohibit the Secretary of Labor from promulgating regulations which expand the number of hours which 14 and 15-year old children would be permitted to work and which further change the conditions of employment of young children and students.,Labor and Employment,1982-07-28,1982-08-13,Referred to Subcommittee on Labor Standards.,House,"Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7]",CA,D,M000725,104,Prohibits the Secretary of Labor from promulgating regulations changing:  (1) the conditions for employment of 14 and 15 year-old children;  and (2) existing regulations governing full-time student employment at subminimum wages.,2025-07-21T19:44:15Z,
97-hjres-552,97,hjres,552,A joint resolution declaring the President's July certification with respect to El Salvador to be void.,International Affairs,1982-07-28,1982-08-11,Executive Comment Requested from State.,House,"Rep. Studds, Gerry E. [D-MA-12]",MA,D,S001040,103,Declares that the presidential certification submitted to the Congress with respect to sending military aid to El Salvador is void. Directs the President to immediately suspend such assistance.  Requires the suspension to remain in effect during FY 1982 and 1983.  Prohibits the President from making another such certification until Congress enacts a joint resolution declaring that El Salvador has met specified conditions.,2025-01-23T13:14:35Z,
97-hjres-553,97,hjres,553,Indian Claims Act of 1982,Native Americans,1982-07-28,1982-12-13,Failed to Receive 2/3's Vote to Suspend and Pass by Yea-Nay Vote: 228 - 153 (Record Vote No: 442).,House,"Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2]",AZ,D,U000001,0,"(Reported to House from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs with amendment, H. Rept. 97-954) Indian Claims Act of 1982 - Amends Federal law relating to the statute of limitations on claims of the United States for money damages arising out of contract or tort (""2415 provisions"") to extend such statute of limitations in the case of specified types of Indian ""2415"" claims. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to publish in the Federal Register a list of all Indian ""2415"" claims which have been identified by or submitted to the Secretary under the ""Statute of Limitation Project"" and which would be barred by the statute of limitations on ""2415"" claims, but for the provisions of this Act. Grants the Secretary discretion to exclude from such list any matter which was erroneously identified as a claim and which has no legal merit whatsoever.  Sets forth information requirements for such list.  Requires that such list be distributed to each Indian tribe, band or group whose rights or the rights of whose members could be affected by ""2415"" provisions. Grants any Indian tribe, band, group, or individual 180 days after publication of such list in the Federal Register to submit to the Secretary any additional claims which they believed to be affected by ""2415"" provisions and desire to have considered for litigation or legislation by the United States.  Sets forth information requirements for such submissions. Directs the Secretary, within 30 days after expiration of such submission period, to publish in the Federal Register a list of the additional claims submitted.  Grants the Secretary discretion to exclude from such additional list any matter which has not been sufficiently identified as a claim. Provides that Indian ""2415"" claims which are pre- 1966 and which are not included on either of the lists shall be barred 60 days after publication of the additional list. Requires that the Secretary's decision to reject for litigation any of the claims or groups or categories of claims contained on either of the lists be reported to the appropriate Indian tribe, band, or group whose rights or whose members' rights could be affected.  Sets forth information requirements for such report. Directs the Secretary to provide written notice of such rejection to any potential Indian plaintiff whose identity and present address is known or can be reasonably ascertained by the Secretary.  Directs the Secretary to provide any Indian claimant, upon request and without undue delay, any nonprivileged research materials or evidence gathered by the United States in the documentation of such claim.  Directs the Secretary, as soon as possible after providing such litigation rejection report, to publish a notice in the Federal Register identifying the claims covered in such report.  Provides that any right of action with respect to any claim covered by such report shall be barred unless the complaint is filed within one year after such publication. Directs the Secretary, upon determination that any claim or claims on either list is not appropriate for litigation but may be appropriately resolved by legislation, to submit to Congress:  (1) legislation to resolve such claims; or (2) a report setting out options for legislative resolution of such claims. Provides that any right of action or claims covered by such legislation or legislative report shall be barred unless the complaint is filed within three years after such submission.",2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
97-hjres-554,97,hjres,554,A joint resolution to prohibit the Secretary of Labor from promulgating regulations which expand the number of hours which 14 and 15-year old children would be permitted to work and which further expand the type of and conditions of employment for young children and students.,Labor and Employment,1982-07-28,1982-08-13,Referred to Subcommittee on Labor Standards.,House,"Rep. Williams, Pat [D-MT-1]",MT,D,W000520,0,Prohibits the Secretary of Labor from promulgating regulations changing:  (1) the conditions for employment of 14 and 15 year-old children;  and (2) existing regulations governing full-time student employment at subminimum wages.,2025-07-21T19:44:15Z,
97-hjres-550,97,hjres,550,A joint resolution to authorize the President to proclaim October 15 of each year as National Poetry Day.,"Arts, Culture, Religion",1982-07-27,1982-07-27,Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.,House,"Rep. Fascell, Dante B. [D-FL-15]",FL,D,F000041,1,Requests the President to designate October 15 of each year as National Poetry Day.,2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
97-hjres-546,97,hjres,546,A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution altering Federal fiscal decisionmaking procedures.,Economics and Public Finance,1982-07-23,1982-07-28,Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law.,House,"Rep. Derrick, Butler C. [D-SC-3]",SC,D,D000267,2,"Constitutional Amendment - Requires Congress, before each fiscal year, to adopt a statement for that year in which total outlays are no greater than total receipts.  Permits Congress to provide for a specific excess of outlays over receipts by a three-fifths vote. Permits Congress to suspend the provisions of this Act in any fiscal year in which a declaration of war or national emergency is in effect. States that outlays for social insurance and national defense shall take priority and grants to governmental entities with taxing power shall be reduced before other outlays.",2023-05-11T13:01:39Z,
97-hjres-547,97,hjres,547,A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States which prohibits the Congress from making any law which causes the total amount of money expended by the United States in any fiscal year to exceed the total amount of revenue of the United States received during that fiscal year.,Economics and Public Finance,1982-07-23,1982-07-27,Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law.,House,"Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24]",TX,D,F000392,1,Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits Congress from making any law which causes the total amount of money expended by the United States in any fiscal year from exceeding the total amount of revenue of the United States received during such fiscal year. Provides for a suspension of such prohibition during a time of war or of national emergency declared by the Congress. Makes this article effective for the second fiscal year beginning after its ratification.,2023-05-11T13:01:39Z,
97-hjres-548,97,hjres,548,A joint resolution calling for peace in Northern Ireland and the establishment of a United Ireland.,"Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues",1982-07-23,1982-07-28,Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.,House,"Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-26]",NY,R,G000212,0,"Urges the President to direct the U.S. representative to the United Nations to call upon that body to: (1) request full respect for the civil rights of all the people of Northern Ireland, the termination of discrimination, and settlement of the question of the unification of Ireland; and (2) designate a commission to oversee an election of the people of all Ireland concerning unification. Discontinues all U.S. military aid and training programs with, and weapons and ammunition exports to, the United Kingdom of Great Britain which are related to the suppression of the minority in Northern Ireland and which are not exclusively reserved for North Atlantic Treaty Organization functions.",2024-02-07T11:38:03Z,
97-hjres-549,97,hjres,549,A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution altering Federal budget procedures.,Economics and Public Finance,1982-07-23,1982-07-28,Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law.,House,"Rep. Heftel, Cecil [D-HI-1]",HI,D,H000449,1,"Constitutional Amendment - Requires the President to submit and Congress to adopt each fiscal year, a statement in which total outlays are no greater than total receipts.  Permits Congress to provide for a specific excess of outlays over receipts by a three-fifths vote directed solely to that subject. Prohibits total receipts for any fiscal year set forth in such statement from increasing by a rate greater than the rate of increase in national income in the last calendar year ending before such fiscal year, unless Congress passes a bill directed solely to approving specific additional receipts and such bill has become law. Permits Congress to waive the provisions of this Act in any fiscal year in which a declaration of war is in effect or a national emergency exists. Prohibits the Congress from requiring that the States engage in additional activities without compensation equal to the additional costs. Declares that total receipts shall include all receipts of the United States, except those derived from borrowing and total outlays shall include all outlays of the United States except those for repayment of debt principal.",2023-05-11T13:01:40Z,
97-hjres-545,97,hjres,545,A joint resolution prohibiting the Secretary of the Interior from implementing the five-year Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing plan until the Secretary has taken certain actions to conform the plan to the purposes and requirements of applicable law.,Energy,1982-07-22,1982-07-28,Referred to Subcommittee on Mines and Mining.,House,"Rep. Studds, Gerry E. [D-MA-12]",MA,D,S001040,87,"Expresses the disapproval of Congress of the five-year Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing plan approved by the Department of the Interior on July 21, 1982. Prohibits the implementation of such program until the Secretary of the Interior has modified the plan to conform to applicable Federal law and national energy policy.",2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
97-hjres-542,97,hjres,542,"A joint resolution setting aside the third Saturday of June each year as ""American Unity Day"".","Arts, Culture, Religion",1982-07-21,1982-07-21,Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.,House,"Rep. Coats, Daniel [R-IN-4]",IN,R,C000542,0,Designates the third Saturday in June of each year as American Unity Day.,2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
97-hjres-543,97,hjres,543,"A joint resolution to provide for the designation of November 15, 1982 as ""American Enterprise Day"".",Commerce,1982-07-21,1982-07-21,Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.,House,"Rep. Lowery, Bill [R-CA-41]",CA,R,L000479,23,"Requests the President to designate November 15, 1982, as American Enterprise Day.",2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
97-hjres-544,97,hjres,544,A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution relating to equal rights for men and women.,"Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues",1982-07-21,1982-07-26,Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.,House,"Rep. Neal, Stephen L. [D-NC-5]",NC,D,N000016,0,"Constitutional Amendment - Declares that equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State on account of sex. Denies application of this amendment to any Federal law concerning the military draft or military service, or any State law concerning State militia service.",2023-05-11T13:01:39Z,
97-hjres-541,97,hjres,541,A joint resolution concerning the successful completion of the test flight phase of the space shuttle program.,"Science, Technology, Communications",1982-07-20,1982-08-20,Became Public Law No: 97-237.,House,"Rep. Hawkins, Augustus F. [D-CA-29]",CA,D,H000367,35,"(Measure passed Senate, amended) Extends the congratulations of Congress to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the individuals who contributed to the successful completion of the test flight phase of the Space Shuttle program and the entry of the United States into a new era of space flight for the benefit of the people of the United States and all mankind.",2024-02-07T15:21:41Z,
97-hjres-540,97,hjres,540,A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution relating to equal rights for men and women.,"Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues",1982-07-19,1982-07-22,Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.,House,"Rep. Neal, Stephen L. [D-NC-5]",NC,D,N000016,0,Constitutional Amendment - Declares that equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State on account of sex. Exempts military draft or military service from the application of this amendment.,2023-05-11T13:01:39Z,
97-hjres-536,97,hjres,536,"A joint resolution designating December 11, 1982, as ""Fiorello Henry La Guardia Memorial Day"".",Social Sciences and History,1982-07-15,1982-07-15,Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.,House,"Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-10]",NY,D,B000432,1,"Designates December 11, 1982, as Fiorello Henry La Guardia Memorial Day.",2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
97-hjres-537,97,hjres,537,"A joint resolution to authorize and request the President of the United States to issue a proclamation designating the first week in October for the calendar years 1982, 1983, and 1984 as ""National Port Week"".",Water Resources Development,1982-07-15,1982-10-01,Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.,House,"Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-10]",NY,D,B000432,217,"Requests the President to designate the first week in October of 1982, 1983, and 1984 as National Port Week.",2025-07-21T19:32:26Z,
97-hjres-538,97,hjres,538,"A joint resolution to express the support of Congress for the United States and the Soviet Union to engage in substantial, verifiable, equitable, and militarily-significant reductions of their nuclear weapons resulting in equal and sharply reduced force levels which would contribute to peace and stability.",International Affairs,1982-07-15,1982-07-27,Text of This Measure to be Substituted as an Amendment to H.J.Res.521.,House,"Rep. Broomfield, William S. [R-MI-19]",MI,R,B000890,167,"Expresses the support of the Congress for beginning strategic arms reductions talks.  Urges the Soviet Union to join with the United States in concluding an equitable and verifiable agreement which freezes strategic nuclear forces at equal and substantially reduced levels. Reaffirms congressional support for the position that the United States should not enter into an arms agreement which provides for force levels inferior to those of the Soviet Union. Declares that the United States should propose practical measures to:  (1) reduce the danger of accidental nuclear war; (2) prevent the use of nuclear weapons by third parties, including terrorists; and (3) halt the worldwide proliferation of nuclear weapons. Insists that any arms control agreement must be fully verifiable.",2024-02-07T11:38:03Z,