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
99-hconres-419,99,hconres,419,"A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the continued unemployment of more than 8,000,000 Americans is inhumane and is a dilemma that must be treated as a national priority.",Labor and Employment,1986-10-18,1986-11-20,Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities.,House,"Rep. Hayes, Charles A. [D-IL-1]",IL,D,H000388,0,"Expresses the sense of the Congress that the continued unemployment of more than 8,000,000 Americans is inhumane and is a dilemma that must be treated as a national priority.",2025-07-21T19:44:15Z,
99-hr-5743,99,hr,5743,"A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to amend certain regulations to provide that all persons who by reason of handicap, physical or nonphysical, are unable to use bus service for the general public shall be eligible for special service or on-call accessible bus service.","Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues",1986-10-18,1986-10-18,Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.,House,"Rep. Young, Robert A. [D-MO-2]",MO,D,Y000051,1,Directs the Secretary of Transportation to amend certain Federal regulations to provide that:  (1) all handicapped persons shall be eligible to use public bus service (special service or on-call accessible bus service) provided by a recipient of Federal financial assistance; and (2) any costs incurred to accommodate the special needs of such handicapped persons on a fixed route bus shall be eligible to be counted in determining whether the recipient has exceeded its limitation on required expenditures.,2024-02-07T16:02:17Z,
99-s-2950,99,s,2950,"A bill to designate September 17, 1987, the bicentennial of the signing of the Constitution of the United States, as ""Constitution Day"", and to make such day a legal public holiday.",Government Operations and Politics,1986-10-18,1986-10-18,"Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote.",Senate,"Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK]",AK,R,S000888,4,"Amends Federal law to establish September 17th, Constitution Day, of each year as a legal public holiday, except for purposes of Federal employee pay and leave.",2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
99-s-2951,99,s,2951,Emergency Highway Funding Flexibility Act of 1986,Transportation and Public Works,1986-10-18,1986-10-18,"Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote.",Senate,"Sen. Stafford, Robert T. [R-VT]",VT,R,S000776,4,"Emergency Highway Funding Flexibility Act of 1986 - Provides that unobligated funds apportioned to a State prior to October 1, 1986, for highway construction projects may be obligated by such State prior to April 30, 1987, for highway construction projects eligible to receive such funds under any apportionment.",2025-08-29T16:30:40Z,
99-s-2952,99,s,2952,Native American Cultural Preservation Act,Native Americans,1986-10-18,1986-10-18,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.,Senate,"Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT]",MT,D,M000635,0,"Native American Cultural Preservation Act - Establishes the Native American Museum Advisory Board.  Identifies the functions of the Board to be:  (1) the resolution of certain disputes (regarding sacred artifacts or remains) between any museum and an Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization; (2) the provision of advice to the Native American Center of the Smithsonian Institution; and (3) the provision of advice to the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation with respect to Native American cultural and historical preservation.  Authorizes appropriations. Permits the governing body of an Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization or museum administrator to file a petition with the Board requesting the mediation of disputes between a museum and an Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization relating to:  (1) the skeletal remains of a Native American or a Native Hawaiian; or (2) sacred artifacts of such tribe or Native Hawaiian organization.  Sets forth specified requirements with respect to such petition and Board determinations. Requires the Board to publish such determinations in the Federal Register and provide written notice of such determinations to the head of each Federal agency which such Board believes to be providing Federal funds to:  (1) a museum, Indian tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization that is the subject of such determination; or (2) program which provides benefits to such entities. Provides that Board determinations are final and not reviewable in any court. Establishes, within the Library of Congress, the Native American Center.  Identifies the functions of the Center to be: (1) the preparation, and coordination with museums, of a provenance of all Native American skeletal remains, sacred artifacts, and other artifacts relating to Native American history or culture, that have been collected through Federal funds; (2) the sale of educational materials on the collections of the Smithsonian that relate to Native American culture; and (3) the provision of advice and technical assistance to Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations in the establishment of model museums and the historical preservation of Native American skeletal remains and sacred artifacts.  Sets forth specified requirements with respect to the administration of the Center. Directs the President to include with his budget a separate statement which specifies the amount of funds requested for the Center for each fiscal year.  Authorizes appropriations. Amends the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 to make conforming amendments.",2025-08-29T16:32:51Z,
99-s-2953,99,s,2953,A bill to provide credit under the Civil Service Retirement and Disability System for training in the Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II.,Government Operations and Politics,1986-10-18,1986-10-18,Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Voice Vote.,Senate,"Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS]",KS,R,D000401,4,Includes service in the Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II as creditable service for purposes of civil service retirement. Requires affected individuals to:  (1) file an appropriate written application to the Office of Personnel Management within 14 months of enactment of this Act; (2) be currently subject to the civil service retirement system; and (3) make required deposits to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund with respect to service in the Corps.,2021-06-30T20:23:23Z,
99-s-2954,99,s,2954,A bill to amend the Tax Reform Act of 1986 by repealing a certain transition rule.,Taxation,1986-10-18,1986-10-18,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.,Senate,"Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR]",AR,D,B001057,2,"Amends the Tax Reform Act of 1986 to repeal certain transitional rules allowing the investment tax credit to remain in effect for the purchase of certain aircraft manufactured in Kansas, Florida, Georgia, or Texas.",2025-01-03T20:55:56Z,
99-sconres-173,99,sconres,173,A concurrent resolution to direct the Secretary of the Senate to make a technical correction in the enrollment of S. 2638.,Congress,1986-10-18,1986-10-18,"Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote.",Senate,"Sen. Warner, John [R-VA]",VA,R,W000154,1,Makes corrections in the enrollment of S. 2638 (military activities funding).,2021-06-30T19:51:27Z,
99-sconres-174,99,sconres,174,A concurrent resolution to correct technical errors in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 5300.,Congress,1986-10-18,1986-10-18,"Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote.",Senate,"Sen. Packwood, Bob [R-OR]",OR,R,P000009,0,Makes corrections in the enrollment of HR 5300 (Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986).,2021-06-30T19:51:28Z,
99-sconres-175,99,sconres,175,A concurrent resolution correcting the enrollment of H. R. 3614.,Congress,1986-10-18,1986-10-18,"Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote.",Senate,"Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE]",DE,R,R000460,0,Makes corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 3614 (restrictions on the use of Government motor vehicles by employees).,2021-06-30T19:51:28Z,
99-sres-514,99,sres,514,A resolution calling for hearings in the Committee on the Judiciary on procedures for protecting citizens against improper investigative and prosecutorial practices.,Congress,1986-10-18,1986-10-18,"Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.",Senate,"Sen. Armstrong, William L. [R-CO]",CO,R,A000219,11,"Directs the Senate Committee on the Judiciary to hold hearings on procedures for protecting citizens against improper investigative and prosecutorial practices and to report findings to the Senate on or before September 1, 1987.",2021-06-30T19:53:37Z,
99-sres-515,99,sres,515,"A resolution tendering the thanks of the Senate to the Vice President for the courteous, dignified, and impartial manner in which he has presided over the deliberations of the Senate.",Congress,1986-10-18,1986-10-18,"Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote.",Senate,"Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS]",KS,R,D000401,1,"Thanks the Honorable George H.W. Bush, Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate, for the manner in which he has presided over the Senate during the second session of the 99th Congress.",2021-06-30T19:53:37Z,
99-sres-516,99,sres,516,"A resolution tendering the thanks of the Senate to the President pro tempore for the courteous, dignified, and impartial manner in which he has presided over the deliberations of the Senate.",Congress,1986-10-18,1986-10-18,"Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote.",Senate,"Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV]",WV,D,B001210,1,"Thanks the Honorable Strom Thurmond, President pro tempore, for the manner in which he presided over the Senate during the second session of the 99th Congress.",2021-06-30T19:53:37Z,
99-sres-517,99,sres,517,A resolution to commend the exemplary conduct of the distinguished Majority Leader.,Congress,1986-10-18,1986-10-18,"Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote.",Senate,"Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC]",SC,R,T000254,1,"Commends the conduct of the Honorable Robert Dole, of Kansas, as Majority Leader.",2021-06-30T19:53:37Z,
99-sres-518,99,sres,518,A resolution to commend the extraordinarily cooperative conduct of the distinguished Minority Leader.,Congress,1986-10-18,1986-10-18,"Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote.",Senate,"Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC]",SC,R,T000254,1,"Commends the conduct of the Honorable Robert C. Byrd, of West Virginia, as Minority Leader.",2021-06-30T19:53:38Z,
99-sres-519,99,sres,519,"A resolution tendering the thanks of the Senate to the Senate Staff for the courteous, dignified, and impartial manner in which they have assisted the deliberations.",Congress,1986-10-18,1986-10-18,"Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote.",Senate,"Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC]",SC,R,T000254,2,"Thanks the following Senate staff for the courteous, dignified, and impartial manner in which they assisted Senate deliberations during the second session of the 99th Congress:  the Sergeant at Arms, the Secretary of the Senate, the Secretary for the Majority, the Secretary for the Minority, and the floor staff of the two parties.",2021-06-30T19:53:38Z,
99-hconres-415,99,hconres,415,A concurrent resolution to make corrections in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 5484.,Congress,1986-10-17,1986-10-18,Referred to the Committee on Judiciary.,House,"Rep. Wright, James C., Jr. [D-TX-12]",TX,D,W000763,0,"Makes corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 5484 (Omnibus Drug Enforcement, Education, and Control Act of 1986).",2025-07-21T19:32:26Z,
99-hconres-416,99,hconres,416,A concurrent resolution to correct technical errors in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 5300.,Congress,1986-10-17,1986-10-18,Referred to the Committee on Budget.,House,"Rep. Rostenkowski, Dan [D-IL-8]",IL,D,R000458,0,Makes corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 5300 (Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986).,2025-01-14T18:22:18Z,
99-hconres-417,99,hconres,417,"A concurrent resolution providing for the sine die adjournment of the two Houses of Congress on Friday, October 17, 1986, or on Saturday, October 18, 1986.",Congress,1986-10-17,1986-10-18,Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.,House,"Rep. Foley, Thomas S. [D-WA-5]",WA,D,F000239,0,Provides for the sine die adjournment of the House of Representatives and the Senate for the second session of the 99th Congress.,2021-06-30T18:52:48Z,
99-hconres-418,99,hconres,418,A concurrent resolution to direct the Secretary of the Senate to make technical corrections in the enrollment of the bill S. 2638.,Congress,1986-10-17,1986-10-18,Referred to the Committee on Armed Services.,House,"Rep. Dyson, Roy [D-MD-1]",MD,D,D000593,0,Makes corrections in the enrollment of S. 2638 (military activities funding).,2025-01-14T17:07:58Z,
99-hjres-754,99,hjres,754,A joint resolution providing for furloughed employees compensation.,Government Operations and Politics,1986-10-17,1986-10-27,Became Public Law No: 99-559.,House,"Rep. Whitten, Jamie L. [D-MS-1]",MS,D,W000428,0,"Requires the  compensation of Federal employees furloughed on October 17, 1986, as a result of a lapse in appropriations.",2023-01-19T20:05:00Z,
99-hjres-755,99,hjres,755,A joint resolution providing for the convening of the first session of the One Hundredth Congress.,Congress,1986-10-17,1986-11-06,Became Public Law No: 99-613.,House,"Rep. Foley, Thomas S. [D-WA-5]",WA,D,F000239,0,"Provides for the convening of the first session of the 100th Congress on January 6, 1987.",2023-01-19T20:05:00Z,
99-hjres-756,99,hjres,756,A joint resolution to make corrections in the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986.,Congress,1986-10-17,1986-11-07,Became Public Law No: 99-631.,House,"Rep. Wolpe, Howard E. [D-MI-3]",MI,D,W000682,0,Makes technical corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 4868 (Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986).,2024-02-07T11:38:03Z,
99-hr-5729,99,hr,5729,Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986,Crime and Law Enforcement,1986-10-17,1986-10-18,"Referred to Subcommittee on Forest, Family Farms, and Energy.",House,"Rep. Wright, James C., Jr. [D-TX-12]",TX,D,W000763,0,"Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 - Title I:  Anti-Drug Enforcement - Subtitle A:  Narcotics Penalties and Enforcement Act of 1986 - Narcotics Penalties and Enforcement Act of 1986 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to modify the threashold qualtities and kinds of controlled substances which trigger revised enhanced penalties. Grants Federal courts limited authority to impose a sentence below a statutory minimum. Subtitle B:  Drug Possession Penalty Act of 1986 - Drug Possession Penalty Act of 1986 - Imposes criminal penalties for simple possession of a controlled substance. Subtitle C:  Juvenile Drug Trafficking Act of 1986 - Juvenile Drug Trafficking Act of 1986 - Imposes increased criminal penalties for employing persons under 18 years of age in drug operations. Imposes increased criminal penalties for the manufacture or distribution of a controlled substance in or near an elementary school, vocational school, secondary school, or college.  (Current law imposes such enhanced penalties only for the distribution of a controlled substance in or near an elementary or secondary school.) Subtitle D:  Assets Forfeiture Amendments Act of 1986 - Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund Amendments Act of 1986 - Permits the use of funds in the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund for certain necessary program-related expenses and for equipping vessels, vehicles, and aircraft for official use by certain Government agencies. Subtitle E:  Controlled Substances Analogue Enforcement Act of 1986 - Controlled Substances Analogue Enforcement Act of 1986 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to provide that controlled substance analogs shall be treated as a schedule I substance. Subtitle F:  Continuing Drug Enterprise Act of 1986 - Continuing Drug Enterprises Act of 1986 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to increase the criminal penalties for continuing criminal enterprise activities. Subtitle G:  Controlled Substances Import and Export Act Penalties Enhancement Act of 1986 - Amends the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to modify the quantity and kinds of controlled substances which trigger revised enhanced penalties. Subtitle H:  Money Laundering Control Act of 1986 - Money Laundering Control Act of 1986 - Amends the Federal criminal code to establish money laundering as a Federal offense.  Establishes criminal and civil penalties for such violations. Establishes forfeiture procedures for the offense of money laundering.  Makes certain changes regarding recordkeeping and reporting requirements and the disclosure of information by financial institutions. Subtitle I:   Armed Career Criminals - Career Criminals Amendment Act of 1986 - Amends the Federal criminal code to provide increased criminal penalties for any person who transports firearms or ammunition in interstate or foreign commerce if such person has multiple convictions for serious drug offenses and/or violent felonies. (Current law provides increased penalties where such person had multiple convictions for robbery and burglary.) Subtitle J:  Authorization of Appropriation for Drug Law Enforcement - Authorizes additional appropriations for FY 1987 for the Department of Justice for drug law enforcement activities. Subtitle K:  State and Local Narcotics Control Assistance - State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Act of 1986 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to make grants to State and local law enforcement agencies for narcotics assistance. Subtitle L:  Study on the Use of Existing Federal Buildings as Prisons - Requires the Secretary of Defense to provide the Attorney General with a list identifying Federal buildings under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense which could be used as detention facilities. Subtitle M:  Narcotics Traffickers Deportation Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the exclusion or deportation of any alien for violating any law or regulation relating to a controlled substance. Subtitle N:  Freedom of Information Act - Freedom of Information Reform Act of 1986 - Amends the Freedom of Information Act with respect to access to law enforcement information and fees. Subtitle O:  Prohibition on the Interstate Sale and Transportation of Drug Paraphernalia - Mail Order Drug Paraphernalia Control Act - Makes it a Federal criminal offense for any person to:  (1) use the U.S. Postal Service or any private parcel service as part of a scheme to sell drug paraphernalia; (2) offer for sale and transportation in interstate or foreign commerce drug paraphernalia; or (3) import or export drug paraphernalia. Subtitle P:  Manufacturing Operations - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to make it illegal to knowingly open, maintain, manage, or control a place for manufacturing, distributing, or using controlled substances. Subtitle Q:  Controlled Substances Technical Amendments - Drug and Alcohol Dependant Offenders Treatment Act of 1986 - Grants the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Court authority to contract with public and private agencies for the detection and treatment of alcohol-dependent and drug-dependent offenders. Amends the Contract Services for Drug Dependent Federal Offenders Authorization Act to authorize appropriations for contracts for the supervision of released drug offenders. Makes technical changes to the Tariff Act of 1930, the Controlled Substances Act, and the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970. Subtitle R:  Precursor and Essential Chemical Review - Directs the Attorney General to study and recommend methods to control the diversion of legitimate precursor and essential chemicals to the production of illegal drugs. Requires the Attorney General to report all findings to the Congress. Subtitle S:  White House Conference for a Drug Free America - White House Conference for a Drug Free America - Establishes the White House Conference for a Drug Free America. Subtitle T:  Common Carrier Operation Under the Influence of Alcohol and Drugs - Amends the Federal criminal code to provide criminal penalties for operating a common carrier under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Subtitle U:  Federal Drug Law Enforcement Agent Protection Act of 1986 - Federal Drug Law Enforcement Agent Protection Act of 1986 - Allows the Attorney General to pay for information concerning the killing or kidnapping of a Federal drug law enforcement agent. Title II:  International Narcotics Control - International Narcotics Control Act of 1986 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to increase the FY 1987 authorization for assistance for international narcotics control. Provides that any aircraft made available to foreign countries for narcotics-related purposes shall be provided only on a lease or loan basis.  Requires the Secretary of State to maintain detailed records on the use of such aircraft. Earmarks a specified amount of the FY 1987 international narcotics control assistance for pilot and aircraft maintenance training for narcotics control activities. Imposes certain restriction on the provision of U.S. assistance for illicit drug producing countries and drug-transit countries. Earmarks a specified amount of the FY 1987 international narcotics control assistance for research, development, and testing of safe and effective herbicides for use in the aerial eradication of coca. Requires the Comptroller General to investigate and report to the Congress on the effectiveness of the international narcotics control assistance program. Requires the President's annual report to the Congress on the international strategy to prevent cultivation and trafficking in narcotics to include a discussion of the extent to which each source country has cooperated with U.S. narcotics control efforts through the extradition or prosecution of drug traffickers and a description of the state of negotiations on updated extradition treaties. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit participation by any U.S. officer or employee in direct narcotics arrests in foreign countries.  Provides exceptions to such prohibition. Commends the decision of the Secretary of State to issue diplomatic passports to officials and employees of the Drug Enforcement Administration.  Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress before changing such policy. Requires the executive branch to establish expeditiously the information sharing system that will list all drug arrests of foreign nationals in the United States as required by the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987. Requires the executive branch to report to the Congress when the system is established. Amends the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1985 to place conditions on assistance for Bolivia. Requires the President to transmit biannual reports to the Congress on major illicit drug producing contries and major drug-transit countries.  Requires restrictions on U.S. assistance to such countries. Earmarks a specified amount of the FY 1987 administration of justice program authorization to be used to provide Colombia (and other countries in the region) assistance to protect officials who are targets of narcoterrorism attacks. Expresses the sense of the Congress that a reward should be established for information leading to the arrest or conviction of Jorge Luis Ochoa Vasquez. Urges the Secretary of State to increase efforts to negotiate with relevant countries to facilitate the interdiction of vessels suspected of carrying illicit narcotics.  Directs the President to take appropriate actions against countries which refuse to negotiate.  Requires the Secretary to submit semiannual reports to the Congress identifying such countries. Requires the President to direct that an updated threat assessment of narcotics trafficking from Africa be prepared. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to promote the development and implementation of a drug eradication program through multinational development bank assistance. Urges the President to explore the possibility of engaging security-oriented organizations (such as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization) in cooperative drug programs. Declares congressional support for the United Nations General Assembly decision to convene an International Conference on Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. Calls for the conduct of a study of the effectiveness of the United Nations drug-related declarations, conventions, and entities. Requires the President to report any recommendations which result from such study to the Congress. Urges the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs to complete work on a new draft convention against illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. Urges the President to direct the Secretary of State to enter into negotiations with Mexico to create the Mexico-United States Intergovernmental Commission on Narcotics and Psychotropic Drug Abuse and Control. Urges Pakistan to adopt and implement a comprehensive narcotics control program. Requires the Secretary of State to report to the Congress with respect to the adoption and implementation of such program. Urges the President to instruct the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations to request that the problem of illicit drug production in Iran, Afghanistan, and Laos be raised at the International Conference on Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking. Increases FY 1987 authorization for drug education programs abroad.  Requires the Director of the U.S. Information Agency and the Administrator of the Agency for International Development to include in their annual reports to the Congress a description of the drug education programs carried out by their respective agencies. Urges the President to take certain actions regarding narcotics control in Mexico. Title III:  Interdiction - National Drug Interdiction Improvement Act of 1986 - Subtitle A:  Department of Defense Drug Interdiction Assistance - Defense Drug Interdiction Assistance Act - Requires the Secretary of Defense to use specified funds to acquire certain equipment and aircraft for drug interdiction assistance activities of the Department of Defense.  Requires the Secretary of Defense to make such aircraft available to the U.S. Customs Service. Directs the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Transportation to provide for the assignment of Coast Guard personnel to naval vessels for law enforcement purposes. Authorizes appropriations for the installation of 360-degree radar on Coast Guard surveillance aircraft. Requires the National Drug Enforcement Policy Board to submit a report to specified congressional committees on the manner and extent to which the Department of Defense should be involved in narcotics law enforcement activities. Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to specified congressional committees containing a discussion of:  (1) the extent to which students enrolled in schools operated by the Department of Defense are receiving drug and substance abuse education; and (2) the extent to which such education should include peer counseling classes. Amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice to include driving under the influence of drugs as an offense. Allows the Department of Defense to provide certain assistance to civilian law enforcement personnel.  Provides for congressional approval of such assistance and for review by the General Accounting Office. Increases by one the number of Marine Corps officers authorized to be on active duty in grades above major general during any period that a Marine Corps officer is serving as Director of the Department of Defense Task Force on Drug Enforcement. Allows the Secretary of Defense to use authorized funds to acquire equipment for the Civil Air Patrol for drug interdiction surveillance and reporting missions.  Requires the Secretary of the Air Force to report to specified congressional committees on the use of such funds. Subtitle B:  Customs Enforcement - Customs Enforcement Act of 1986 - Part 1: Amendments to the Tariff Act of 1930 - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to establish certain entry and reporting requirements for aircraft, vessels, and vehicles arriving in the United States and the Virgin Islands.  Sets forth penalties for violations of such requirements. Makes aviation smuggling illegal.  Establishes civil and criminal penalties for such violations. Authorizes the issuance of search warrants for places suspected of containing:  (1) merchandise brought into the United States unlawfully; (2) property subject to forfeiture under the customs laws; or (3) evidence of customs violations. Authorizes the seizure and forfeiture of smuggled merchandise. Provides that compensation for informers shall not exceed 25 percent of the amount recovered (current law requires that such compensation equal 25 percent of such recovery.) Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to require the production of foreign landing certificates to comply with international obligations. Permits the Secretary to authorize customs officials to exchange information or documents with foreign customs or law enforcement agencies under certain circumstances. Allows the Secretary, when authorized by treaty or executive agreement, to station customs officers in foreign countries to examine persons or merchandise prior to their arrival in the United States.  Provides that merchandise seized at a foreign station may be transported to the United States for customs proceedings.  Permits the stationing of foreign customs officers in the United States (if similar privileges are extended to the United States).  Imposes penalties for making fraudulent statements to such foreign officials. Part 2:  Undercover Customs Operations - Sets forth certain requirements with regard to undercover investigative operations of the U.S. Customs Service, including:  (1) the use of authorized funds; (2) the liquidation of corporate and business entities established or acquired as part of an undercover operation; (3) the deposit of proceeds from such operations; and (4) the conduct of financial audits of each undercover operation. Part 3:  Customs Service Authorizations and Forfeiture Fund - Amends the Customs Procedural Reform and Simplification Act of 1978 to authorize FY 1987 appropriations to the Department of the Treasury for the U.S. Customs Service. Extends the authority of the Customs Forfeiture Fund through FY 1991.  Makes such Fund available for:  (1) purchases by the Customs Service of evidence of smuggling of controlled substances and violations of the currency and foreign transaction reporting requirements; (2) the equipping for law enforcement functions of any vessel, vehicle, or aircraft available for use by the Customs Service; (3) the reimbursement of private citizens for certain expenses; and (4) publicizing the availability of rewards. Authorizes appropriations for the Fund. Part 4:  Miscellaneous Customs Amendments - Subjects recreational vessels to applicable customs regulations. Allows any customs officer needing assistance in making an arrest, search, or seizure, to demand such assistance from any person. Subjects any person who refuses such assistance to criminal penalties. Part 5:  Amendments to the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act - Amends the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to make it unlawful for any U.S. citizen on board any aircraft, or any person on board an aircraft owned by a U.S. citizen or registered in the United States, to manufacture or distribute or possess with intent to distribute, a controlled substance. Subtitle C:  Maritime Drug Law Enforcment Prosecution Improvements Act of 1986 - Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Prosecution Improvements Act of 1986 - Makes it unlawful for any person on board a vessel of the United States, or on board a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, to manufacture or distribute, or possess with intent to manufacture or distribute, a controlled substance. Subtitle D:  Coast Guard - Authorizes additional appropriations for the Coast Guard. Subtitle E:  United States-Bahamas Drug Interdiction Task Force - Authorizes the establishment of a United States-Bahamas Drug Interdiction Task Force.  Authorizes appropriations for such Task Force and for the construction of a Coast Guard-Bahamas drug interdiction docking facility. Subtitle F:  Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence Centers - Authorizes appropriations to the U.S. Customs Service for the establishment of command, control, communications, and intelligence centers. Subtitle G:  Transportation Safety - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to allow States to establish criminal penalties for certain activities involving aircraft registration certificates.  Requires the operator of an aircraft to make the aircraft's certificate of registration available for inspection by any law enforcement officer. Imposes criminal penalties for certain violations in connection with:  (1) aircraft registration; and (2) the air transportation of controlled substances. Requires any person having an ownership interest in any aircraft to report any transfer in ownership of such aircraft. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a study to determine the relationship between the use of controlled substances and highway safety.  Requires the Secretary to report the results of such study to the Congress. Subtitle H:  Department of Justice Funds for Drug Interdiction Operations in Hawaii - Authorizes additional appropriations to the Department of Justice for drug interdiction operations in Hawaii. Subtitle I:  Federal Communications Commission - Allows the Federal Communications Commission to revoke the license of any person found to have used such license to distribute controlled substances. Title IV:  Demand Reduction - Subtitle A: Treatment and Rehabilitation - Alcohol and Drug Abuse Amendments of 1986 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize FY 1987 appropriations for certain alcohol abuse and drug abuse programs. Designates the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration (ADAMHA) an agency of the Public Health Service.  Makes the following entities agencies of ADAMHA:  (1) the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; (2) the National Institute on Drug Abuse; and (3) the National Institute of Mental Health. Makes various revisions to ADAMHA, including:  (1) establishing the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Advisory Board; (2) establishing advisory councils for ADAMHA agencies; and (3) establishing an Office for Substance Abuse Prevention. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to:  (1) establish an Alcohol and Drug Abuse Information Clearinghouse; and (2) make grants for prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation demonstration projects for high risk youth. Extends the authorization of appropriations for certain alcohol and drug abuse research projects through FY 1987. Requires the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health to develop and publish information respecting the causes and means of preventing suicide. Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish requirements for quality factors for infant formulas. Requires the Secretary to conduct a study on alkyl nitrites and report the results of such study to specified congressional committees. Urges the Public Health Services to take certain actions regarding the health consequences of alcohol abuse. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the entertainment and written media industry should refrain from producing material which glamorizes the use of illegal drugs and alcohol.  Urges the categoration of films which promote alcohol abuse and drug use. Directs the Secretary to establish guidelines for the care and treatment of research animals. Requires the Secretary to arrange for an alcoholism and alcohol abuse treatment study. Subtitle B:  Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986 - Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986 - Part 1:  Financial Assistance for Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Programs - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1990 for State and local drug abuse education and prevention programs. Part 2:  State and Local Programs - Sets forth the kinds of State and local programs for which such grants are to be used. Part 3:  National Programs - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to institutions of higher education or consortia for drug abuse education and prevention programs. Directs the Secretary of Education to carry out Federal education and prevention activities on drug abuse. Authorizes various programs for drug abuse education and prevention efforts for Indians and Hawaii natives. Part 4:  General Provisions - Sets forth provisions for program participation of children and teachers from nonprofit private schools. Subtitle C:  Indians and Alaska Natives - Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1986 - Part I: General Provisions - Sets forth the purposes of this Act. Part II:  Coordination of Resources and Programs - Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and enter into a Memorandum of Agreement to better coordinate the provision of alcohol and substance abuse treatment and prevention services for Indians and Alaska natives. Allows the governing body of any Indian tribe to establish a Tribal Action Plan to coordinate available resources and programs in an effort to combat alcohol and drug abuse among its members. Establishes within the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs an Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to publish an alcohol and substance abuse newsletter to report on Indian alcohol and substance abuse projects and programs. Part III:  Indian Youth Programs - Requires the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to review Federal, tribal, State, local, and private programs:  (1) providing educational services to Indian children; (2) providing family and social services for Indians; and (3) relating to youth employment, recreation, cultural, and community activities. Requires the Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs to develop and implement pilot programs in selected schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs which further the purposes and goals of this Act. Allows Tribal Action Plans to make provisions for the establishment, funding, licensing, and operation of emergency shelters or half-way houses for Indian youth who are alcohol or substance abusers.  Urges States to require its law enforcement officers to place any Indian youth arrested for alcohol or substance abuse in such shelter or half-way house.  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1989 for the construction, renovation, and operation of such shelters and half-way houses. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to require the compilation of data relating to the number and types of child abuse and neglect cases seen and the type of assistance provided. Part IV:  Law Enforcement and Judicial Services - Requires the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to review Federal, tribal, State, and local programs providing law enforcement or judicial services for Indian tribes. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to:  (1) provide assistance to the Papago Tribe of Arizona for the investigation and control of illegal narcotics traffic on the Papago Reservation; and (2) establish and implement a program for the eradication of marijuana cultivation within Indian country. Authorizes appropriations. Part V:  Bureau of Indian Affairs Law Enforcement - Increases the maximum sentence (from six months to one year) and fine (from $500 to $5,000) which a tribal court can impose for any offense. Allows the Secretary of the Interior to charge any officer or employee of the Department of the Interior with law enforcement responsibilities for the purposes of maintaining law and order and protecting property and persons within Indian country. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a training program in the investigation and prosecution of offenses relating to illegal narcotics and in alcohol and substance abuse prevention and treatment for special personnel. Requires the Memorandum of Agreement to include a provision for the development and implementation of a procedure for the emergency medical assessment and treatment of every Indian youth arrested or detained for alcohol or substance abuse offenses. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to construct or renovate and staff juvenile detention centers.  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1989. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to:  (1) provide for the development of a Model Indian Juvenile Code; and (2) compile data regarding cases involving Indians where alcohol or substance abuse is determined to be a contributing factor. Part VI:  Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Treatment and Rehabilitation - Requires the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to review health service programs for Indians.  Sets forth Indian Health Service Responsibilities, which includes providing a comprehensive alcohol and substance abuse treatment program. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to develop and implement a program for acute detoxification and treatment for Indian youth who are alcohol and substance abusers.  Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to the Navajo tribe to establish a demonstration program in Gallup, New Mexico, and to rehabilitate adult Navajo Indians suffering from alcoholism or alcohol abuse.  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to compile data regarding Indian Health Service involvement in cases or incidents which involved alcohol or substance abuse. Subtitle D:  Miscellaneous Provisions - Amends the Domestic Volunteer Act of 1973 to authorize a special initiative (including action grants) to increase volunteerism in preventing drug abuse.  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1989. Establishes the National Trust for Drug Free Youth. Directs the Secretary of Labor to collect information on the incidence of drug abuse in the workplace. Title V:  United States Insular Areas and National Parks - Subtitle A:  Programs in United States Insular Areas - United States Insular Areas Drug Abuse Act of 1986 - Requires the President to report annually to the Congress on the efforts of Federal agencies in preventing the illegal entry of controlled substances into the United States. Authorizes law enforcement officers of the Governments of American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands to:  (1) execute and serve warrants, subpoenas, and summons issued under the authority of the United States; (2) make arrests without warrants; and (3) make seizures of property to carry out the purposes of this Act, the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act, and other applicable narcotics laws.  Authorizes the Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to train such law enforcement officers and provide certain law enforcement equipment. Authorizes the Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide technical assistance and equipment to the Governments of Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands to enforce applicable drug abuse laws. Authorizes appropriations to the Governments of Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands for specified purposes. Subtitle B:  National Park Service Program - National Park Police Drug Enforcement Supplemental Authority Act - Authorizes additional appropriations for National Park Police personnel, training, equipment, and facilities. Title VI:  Federal Employee Substance Abuse Education and Treatment - Federal Employee Substance Abuse Education and Treatment Act of 1986 - Makes the Office of Personnel Management responsible for developing appropriate prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation programs and services for drug and alcohol abuse among Federal employees. Requires OPM to submit annual reports to the Congress regarding such programs. Requires the Director of OPM to establish a Government-wide drug and alcohol abuse education program. Requires the head of each Executive agency to establish employee alcohol and drug abuse assistance programs.  Requires OPM to establish program guidelines. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a substance abuse insurance coverage study and report the results of such study to the Congress. Title VII:  National Antidrug Reorganization and Coordination - National Antidrug Reorganization and Coordination Act - Requires the President to submit recommendations to the Congress for legislation to reorganize the Executive branch to more effectively combat drug traffic and abuse. Title VIII:  President's Media Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention - President's Media Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Act - Establishes the President's Media Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention.  Requires the Commission to transmit annual reports on its activities to the President and the Congress. Title IX: Denial of Trade Benefits to Uncooperative Drug Source Nations - Narcotics Control Trade Act - Denies the products of an uncooperative drug source such country most-favored-nation treatment until the President determines that significant progress has been made in remedying those policies. Title X:  Ballistic Knife Prohibition - Ballistic Knife Prohibition Act of 1986 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit the possession, manufacture, sale, importation, and mailing of ballistic knives (knives with a detachable blade that is propelled by a spring-operated mechanism). Title XI:  Homeless Eligibility Clarification Act - Homeless Eligibility Clarification Act - Subtitle A:  Emergency Food for the Homeless - Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to include food served to homeless individuals within the definition of food.  Revises the definition of household. Subtitle B:  Job Training for the Homeless - Amends the Job Training Partnership Act to make the homeless eligible for job training programs. Subtitle C:  Entitlements Eligibility - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services  to develop a system under which an individual can apply for supplemental security income benefits (SSI) prior to their discharge or release from public institutions. Provides that veterans' benefits may not be denied an applicant on the basis that the applicant is homeless. Title XII:  Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 - Limits the number of driver's licenses any person who operates a commercial vehicle can have at any time to one. Requires operators of commercial vehicles to report out-of-State traffic violations to the license issuing State and employer. Requires an employee who loses the right to operate a motor vehicle to report such loss to the employer.  Prohibits an employer from permitting an employee to operate a commercial vehicle during any period where the employee:  (1) has a suspended license; or (2) has more than one driver's license. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish minimum Federal standards for operators of commercial vehicles. Requires the Secretary to establsih a clearinghouse and depository of information pertaining to the licensing and identification of operators of commercial motor vehicles. Lists offenses which result in disqualifying a person from operating a commercial motor vehicle. Establishes a grant program for States for issuing classified driver's licenses. Sets forth grant requirements.  Provides for the withholding of State highway funds for not complying with such regulations. Establishes civil and criminal penalties for certain violations of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Act. Directs the Secretary to conduct a review of regulations pertaining to the use of alcohol by operators of commercial motor vehicles. Requires the Secretary to revise certain regulations to require trucks and truck tractors manufactured after July 24, 1980, to have brakes operating on all wheels. Directs the Secretary to conduct a demonstration project to assess the benefits of continuous use of unmanned radar equipment on highway safety. Title XIII:  Cyanide Wrongful Use - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study of the manufacturing and distribution process of cyanide. Title XIV:  Senate Policy Regarding Funding - Expresses the sense of the Senate that amounts authorized to carry out the provisions of this Act should be provided as new budget authority for FY 1987. Title XV:  National Forest System Drug Control - National Forest System Drug Control Act of 1986 - Grants certain specially trained officers and employees of the Forest System special law enforcement powers. Amends the Controlled Substances Act to provide criminal penalties for any person who assembles, maintains, or places a boobytrap on Federal property where a controlled substance is being manufactured, distributed, or dispensed.",2025-08-29T16:29:48Z,
99-hr-5730,99,hr,5730,Haida Land Exchange Act of 1986,Public Lands and Natural Resources,1986-10-17,1986-11-17,Became Public Law No: 99-664.,House,"Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]",AK,R,Y000033,0,"Haida Land Exchange Act of 1986 - Offers to exchange the United States' interest in the surface estate of the Haida Traditional Use Sites, Alaska, for Haida Corporation's interest in Goat Island, South Pass Islands, and other specified lands.  Includes a cash payment to Haida.  Offers Haida $3,000 per acre for up to 667 acres of the Haida Exchange Lands.  Grants Haida Corporation two years within which to accept such offer. Offers to exchange the United States' interest in lands of equivalent value for Sealaska's interest in Goat Island, South Pass Islands, and other specified lands.  Grants Sealaska the subsurface estate of the Haida Traditional Use Sites, Alaska, in exchange for an equal acreage of subsurface estate in the Haida Exchange Lands.  Grants Sealaska two years in which to accept the U.S. offer. Requires Haida Corporation to accept its exchange offer before an acceptance by Sealaska would be considered effective. Includes Goat Island and South Pass Islands in the Tongass National Forest, Alaska, should such lands be exchanged.  Requires that such lands be managed primarily for conservation purposes. Treats lands conveyed to Haida Corporation or Sealaska pursuant to this Act as lands conveyed pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. Withdraws from all forms of entry for 18 months the U.S. lands offered for conveyance. States that payments to the Haida Corporation under this Act shall be defrayed from the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to withdraw from all forms of entry Federal lands in Alaska outside any conservation system unit for selection by Haida Corporation.  Entitles Haida Corporation to select from such lands in accordance with its selection rights for up to one year. Conveys the surface estate in selected lands to Haida Corporation and the subsurface estate in such lands to Sealaska. Terminates all such withdrawals two years after the last withdrawal is made. Authorizes appropriations for preliminary work related to the establishment of an Information and Education Center about the resources of Alaska.  Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to report to the Congress within one year on a development plan for such Center.",2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
99-hr-5731,99,hr,5731,"A bill to amend section 4101(f) of title 38, United State Code, with respect to the designation of certain Verterans' Administration outpatient clinics as centers of geriatric research, education, and clinical activities.",Armed Forces and National Security,1986-10-17,1986-10-17,Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.,House,"Rep. Bennett, Charles E. [D-FL-3]",FL,D,B000371,0,"Amends Federal law to permit the designation of certain Veterans Administration outpatient clinics as centers of geriatric research, education, and clinical activities.",2024-02-07T16:12:44Z,
99-hr-5732,99,hr,5732,A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require payments for physicians' services under the medicare program be made on an assignment-related basis.,Social Welfare,1986-10-17,1986-10-18,Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.,House,"Rep. Donnelly, Brian J. [D-MA-11]",MA,D,D000416,1,Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require that Medicare payments for physicians' services be made on an assigned basis.,2024-02-07T16:32:33Z,
99-hr-5733,99,hr,5733,A bill to amend the Export Administration Act of 1979 to allow gifts to be exported under a general license.,Foreign Trade and International Finance,1986-10-17,1986-10-24,Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.,House,"Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-38]",CA,R,D000435,0,"Amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 to direct the Secretary of Commerce to permit the export, under a general license, to any destination of any gift parcel, subject to the appropriate conditions, except that the Secretary may not impose a restriction of less than $400 in a domestic retail value for each such gift parcel.",2024-02-07T11:38:03Z,
99-hr-5734,99,hr,5734,"A bill to make surviving spouses of judicial officials who died before October 1, 1986, eligible for increased annuities which are effective as of that date.",Law,1986-10-17,1986-10-17,Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.,House,"Rep. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT-At Large]",VT,R,J000072,0,"Amends the Judicial Improvements Act of 1985 to make surviving spouses of judicial officials who died before October 1, 1986, eligible for increased annuities which are effective as of that date, notwithstanding contributions or deposits made in accordance with applicable law at lower rates.",2021-06-30T19:50:04Z,
99-hr-5735,99,hr,5735,Public Broadcasting Funding Act of 1986,Government Operations and Politics,1986-10-17,1986-10-18,"Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection and Finance.",House,"Rep. Oxley, Michael G. [R-OH-4]",OH,R,O000163,0,"Public Broadcasting Funding Act of 1986 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize any public broadcasting station which elects not to broadcast programs that have previously been broadcast by a commercial U.S. station to broadcast limited advertising.  Restricts the scheduling and duration of such advertisements.  Bars political, religious, and editorial advertisements. Terminates such authority after four years. Requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to analyze the results of advertising on public broadcast stations and to report to the Congress on:  (1) the influence of the advertising on programming; (2) audience reaction; (3) business purchases of advertising; (4) the effectiveness of such advertising in providing funding; (5) negative economic impacts on commercial station advertising; and (6) recommendations concerning the permanent authorization of such advertising.  Requires the comments of commercial broadcast station licensees to be taken into account in preparing such recommendations.",2025-08-29T16:32:01Z,
99-hr-5736,99,hr,5736,Comprehensive Health Care Reform Act of 1986,Health,1986-10-17,1986-10-18,Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.,House,"Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-18]",FL,D,P000218,0,"Comprehensive Health Care Reform Act of 1986 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish the National Commission on Health Care Reform to: (1) study the national health care system and its ability to provide quality cost-effective health care; (2) examine methods of restructuring the national health care system; and (3) examine the potential cost of implementing a restructured system. Requires the Commission to report its findings and recommendations to the Congress and the Secretary by January 1, 1988.  Terminates the Commission on January 1, 1988.",2025-08-29T16:32:51Z,
99-hr-5737,99,hr,5737,Stratospheric Ozone and Climate Protection Act of 1986,Environmental Protection,1986-10-17,1986-10-18,Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.,House,"Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3]",NM,D,R000229,1,"Stratospheric Ozone and Climate Protection Act of 1986 - Amends the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to list and annually update known substances which contribute to stratospheric ozone depletion, climatic warming, or any other atmospheric or climatic modification. Prohibits the manufacture or importation of listed substances five years after they are listed.  Permits the Administrator to adjust such requirement as specified.  Requires a reduction phase-in of 20 percent per year, or a more rapid reduction if feasible.  Permits exemptions as specified. Prohibits the importation of listed substances later than one year after they are listed unless the source nation is reducing production of such substance on a comparable reduction schedule as required in the United States. Requires such national programs to be certified by the Administrator after a determination that appropriate enforcing legislation in such nation is in place. Requires the Administrator to review certifications on an annual basis, revoking certifications for noncompliance. Requires any product or container including such a listed substance to be labeled accordingly after one year of such substance being listed. Requires producers of listed substances to report to the Administrator annually on such production until it ceases. Establishes a per pound fee for listed substances, commencing one year after listing and increasing on an annual basis.  Requires that such fees be deposited into a research support trust fund and be used for grants under this Act. Directs the Administrator to acquire information relating to substitutes for listed substances. Establishes civil and criminal penalties for violations of this Act.",2025-08-29T16:32:51Z,
99-hr-5738,99,hr,5738,"A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require, as part of its obligation to ensure objectivity and balance in programming, that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting perform on-going, systematic content analyses of documentaries produced with funds provided by such Corporation.",Government Operations and Politics,1986-10-17,1986-10-18,"Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection and Finance.",House,"Rep. Ritter, Don [R-PA-15]",PA,R,R000277,0,"Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, within 60 days, to:  (1) design a system to obtain a content analysis of public affairs documentaries through an objective evaluation using peer review; and (2) publish a request for proposals to procure the performance of such analyses.  Requires the Corporation to include in its annual report to the President a summary of any results of such analyses and any recommendations for expanding the analysis system to cover other Corporation-supported programming.",2024-02-05T14:30:09Z,
99-hr-5739,99,hr,5739,National Bureau of Standards and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 1986,Economics and Public Finance,1986-10-17,1986-10-17,Referred to House Committee on Science and Technology.,House,"Rep. Ritter, Don [R-PA-15]",PA,R,R000277,4,"National Bureau of Standards and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 1986 - Renames the Bureau of Standards as the National Bureau of Standards and Industrial Competitiveness (the Bureau). Establishes an Industrial Competitiveness Division (the Division) within the Bureau.  Provides that the Division shall be headed (subject to specified requirements relating to an Industrial Competitiveness Board) by a Deputy Director for Industrial Competitiveness who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.  Directs the President to afford the Industrial Competitiveness Board an opportunity to make recommendations with respect to such appointment. Sets forth the industrial competitiveness functions of the Bureau. Establishes an Industrial Competitiveness Board (the Board) within the Bureau.  Directs the Board to exercise general supervision and policy control of the Division.  Directs the Secretary of Commerce (the Secretary) to appoint as Board members three from the Federal Government and five from the private sector representing manufacturing, high technology, and basic materials interests. Authorizes the Board to establish special commissions.  Directs the Secretary to formulate the programs and budgets of the Division in consultation with the Board. Requires the Deputy Director to submit an annual report to the Director of the Bureau (the Director), the Secretary, and the Congress, detailing activities of the Division. Establishes in the Treasury the Standards and Industrial Competitiveness Fund.  Makes the Fund available to the Director, in accordance with appropriations Acts but without fiscal year limitation, for use as a revolving fund to carry out the industrial competitiveness functions of the Bureau. Outlines sources of deposits to the Fund.  Authorizes appropriations to the Fund for the eight fiscal years beginning after enactment of this Act.",2025-08-29T16:29:40Z,
99-hr-5740,99,hr,5740,"A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to reduce the need for emergency assistance payments to provide temporary housing for destitute families and homeless AFDC families, and the expense of such payments, by authorizing grants to States for the construction or rehabilitation of permanent housing that such families can afford with their regular AFDC payments.",Social Welfare,1986-10-17,1986-10-17,Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.,House,"Rep. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY-10]",NY,D,S000148,0,"Amends part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) of title IV of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to States for the construction and rehabilitation of permanent housing for rental to AFDC recipients who would otherwise require AFDC emergency assistance in the form of temporary housing. Requires that such grants be used to provide permanent housing which is:  (1) owned by the State, an instrumentality of the State, or a nonprofit organization; (2) available to families who have been unable to find decent nontemporary housing at rents that can be paid with AFDC aid for shelter; and (3) located in jurisdictions experiencing a critical shortage of such housing.  Requires that:  (1) the costs of providing permanent housing be lower than costs which would be incurred if, instead, the State made AFDC emergency assistance payments providing temporary housing; and (2) the most costly temporary housing be retired from use in the emergency assistance program as permanent housing becomes available for occupancy, unless temporary housing is demonstrably needed. Sets the State contribution to the cost of constructing or rehabilitating such housing at at least the current State AFDC share increased by ten percent.",2024-02-07T16:32:33Z,
99-hr-5741,99,hr,5741,A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from conducting any medicare physician-and-hospital capitation demonstration project involving more than $10 million in waivered funds in any year without Congressional approval.,Social Welfare,1986-10-17,1986-10-18,Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.,House,"Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-9]",CA,D,S000810,0,"Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services from conducting a Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act) physician-and-hospital capitation demonstration project expending more than $10,000,000 in a fiscal year without the enactment of a law approving the project.",2024-02-07T16:32:33Z,
99-hr-5742,99,hr,5742,A bill to provide for just and reasonable maximum lawful prices for old OCS gas.,Energy,1986-10-17,1986-10-18,Referred to Subcommittee on Fossil and Synthetic Fuels.,House,"Rep. Waldon, Alton R., Jr. [D-NY-6]",NY,D,W000038,0,Amends the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 to authorize the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to prescribe a maximum ceiling price applicable to any first sale of natural gas other than the statutory maximum if it is just and reasonable within the meaning of the Natural Gas Act.,2024-02-05T14:30:09Z,
99-hres-600,99,hres,600,A resolution providing that a revised edition of the Rules and Manual of the House of Representatives for the One hundredth Congress be printed as a House document.,Congress,1986-10-17,1986-10-17,Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote.,House,"Rep. Foley, Thomas S. [D-WA-5]",WA,D,F000239,0,"Provides for the printing of a revised edition of the Rules and Manual of the House of Representatives for the 100th Congress, including additional copies for the use of the House.",2021-06-30T18:55:11Z,
99-hres-601,99,hres,601,A resolution providing for the appointment of the committee to notify the President of completion of business.,Congress,1986-10-17,1986-10-17,Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote.,House,"Rep. Foley, Thomas S. [D-WA-5]",WA,D,F000239,0,Provides for notifying the President that the Congress has completed its business and is ready to adjourn.,2021-06-30T18:55:12Z,
99-hres-602,99,hres,602,"A resolution commending Speaker Thomas P.  O'Neill, Jr.",Congress,1986-10-17,1986-10-17,Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote.,House,"Rep. Conte, Silvio O. [R-MA-1]",MA,R,C000709,0,"Commends the Honorable Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Speaker of the House of Representatives during the 95th through the 99th Congresses.",2021-06-30T18:55:12Z,
99-hres-603,99,hres,603,A resolution directing the President to provide to the House of Representatives documents and information in his possession or under his control relating to a program or plan of real or illusionary events concerning the current Libyan Government.,International Affairs,1986-10-17,1986-10-17,Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.,House,"Rep. Edwards, Don [D-CA-10]",CA,D,E000064,0,"Directs the President to provide the House of Representatives within seven days of adoption of this resolution with documents relating to any proposal by the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, or anyone outside of the administration, for a plan of real or illusionary events intended to destabilize the Libyan Government.",2024-02-07T11:38:03Z,
99-hres-604,99,hres,604,"A resolution deploring the practice of phantom voting in elections for public office, urging the States to purge voter registration lists of invalid names and addresses, and requiring the Comptroller General to study the general election of 1984 to determine the extent of phantom voting in that election.",Government Operations and Politics,1986-10-17,1986-10-18,Referred to Subcommittee on Elections.,House,"Rep. Frenzel, Bill [R-MN-3]",MN,R,F000380,4,"Declares that the House of Representatives deplores the practice of phantom voting in elections and urges the States to take necessary action to purge voter registration lists of invalid names and addresses, and to use validated voter registration lists in future elections. Directs the Comptroller General to study the general election of 1984 to determine the extent of phantom voting and to report to the House within six months.",2024-02-07T11:39:48Z,
99-s-2939,99,s,2939,Methanol Vehicle Promotion Act of 1986,Transportation and Public Works,1986-10-17,1986-10-17,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.,Senate,"Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV]",WV,D,R000361,0,"Methanol Vehicle Promotion Act of 1986 - Amends the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act to provide that for any ten consecutive model years between 1993 and 2005, a manufacturer of dual fuel automobiles shall receive a Corporate Average Fuel Economy increase according to prescribed formulas. States that the fuel economy of methanol powered automobiles (or dual fuel automobiles) shall be based on the fuel content of the methanol mixture used to operate such automobiles. Prescribes the content of fuel economy labeling for methanol powered and dual fuel automobiles. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to report annually to the Congress, starting January 1993, regarding the effects of this Act: (1) upon methanol and gasoline consumption on an industrywide and manufacturer-specific basis; and (2) certain fuel economy standards on an industrywide and manufacturer-specific basis.",2025-08-29T16:29:27Z,
99-s-2940,99,s,2940,Campaign Limitation and Public Financing Act,Government Operations and Politics,1986-10-17,1986-10-17,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules.,Senate,"Sen. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN]",TN,D,G000321,0,"Campaign Limitation and Public Financing Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for public financing of Senate general election campaigns for candidates who agree to abide by certain expenditure limitations. Sets forth conditions of eligibility for payments. Requires any candidate entitled to payments to deposit such funds at national or State banks in a separate checking account. Requires candidates to file with the Federal Election Commission notification of any intent to make expenditures in excess of expenditure limitations. Requires the Commission to certify to the Secretary of the Treasury the full amount to which an eligible candidate is entitled. Increases the expenditure limitation of a candidate whose opponent does not abide by the limitation on expenditures. Requires the Secretary to maintain in the Presidential Election Campaign Fund the Senate General Election Campaign Account for the deposit of funds for payments to eligible candidates. Authorizes the Commission to examine and audit campaign accounts of eligible candidates to determine any excess payments.  Requires candidates to repay excess amounts to the Secretary. Directs the Commission to report to the Senate Committee on Ethics after the close of each calendar year on actions taken under this Act. Establishes the formula for determining expenditure limitations under this Act based upon State voting age populations. Requires the Commission to study for one year, and report to the Congress on, the efficacy of programs under this Act. Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-29T16:31:21Z,
99-s-2941,99,s,2941,Malpractice Dispute Resolution Act of 1986,Health,1986-10-17,1986-10-17,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.,Senate,"Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN]",MN,R,D000566,0,"Malpractice Dispute Resolution Act of 1986 - Directs the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, during the four-year period starting January 1, 1988, to conduct between one and three projects under the Federal employees' health benefits program which will demonstrate alternatives to the tort liability system of compensating persons for injuries or illness incurred and aggravated as a result of health care received under such a plan. Makes participation in such a project by an enrollee voluntary. Authorizes such projects to include: (1) binding arbitration or other alternative dispute resolution procedures; (2) contractual modifications of existing substantive rules governing tort claims; or (3) compensation for specified injuries or illness on a no-fault basis. Specifies considerations required before a project may be approved. Requires the Comptroller General of the United States to report to the Congress by December 31, 1991, any recommendations regarding implementation of alternatives to the tort liability system in Federal health benefit plans. Authorizes appropriations for such projects for FY 1988 through 1992.",2025-08-29T16:30:03Z,
99-s-2942,99,s,2942,A bill to authorize and direct the Secretary of Interior to retain the American Museum of Immigration at the base of the Statute of Liberty National Monument.,Immigration,1986-10-17,1986-10-17,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.,Senate,"Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ]",NJ,D,B001225,3,Directs the Secretary of the Interior to retain the American Museum of Immigration at the base of the Statue of Liberty National Monument.,2025-04-23T11:41:33Z,
99-s-2943,99,s,2943,A bill to restrict certain U.S. contributions to international organizations until certain actions to investigate abuses of the United Nations system are undertaken by the United Nations Secretary General.,International Affairs,1986-10-17,1986-10-17,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.,Senate,"Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA]",PA,R,H000456,0,Prohibits the obligation of 50 percent of the funds made available for payment of the U.S. contribution to the United Nations until the President certifies to the Congress that the Secretary General of the United Nations has investigated:  (1) the use of salary remission arrangements by nationals of member states serving as employees of the United Nations Secretariat or any of its specialized agencies; (2) the excessive use of secondment by member states in a way that prevents nationals of such states from becoming regular career employees of the United Nations; and (3) the blatant control of nationals of member states serving as employees of the United Nations Secretariat or the specialized agencies.,2025-01-14T19:00:46Z,
99-s-2944,99,s,2944,Intellectual Property Antitrust Protection Act of 1986,Commerce,1986-10-17,1986-10-17,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.,Senate,"Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT]",UT,R,H000338,1,"Intellectual Property Antitrust Protection Act of 1986 - Provides that agreements to convey rights to use, practice, or sublicense a patented invention, rights to use or sublicense a trade secret, or rights in a copyrighted work or mask work shall not be deemed to be illegal per se under the antitrust laws.  Limits the amount a person may recover in an antitrust claim based on such an agreement to the actual damages sustained (total damage sustained in a State action), specified interest, and the cost of the action, including a reasonable attorney's fee.",2025-08-29T16:30:54Z,
99-s-2945,99,s,2945,A bill to provide for rehiring certain former air traffic controllers.,Transportation and Public Works,1986-10-17,1986-10-17,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.,Senate,"Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ]",NJ,D,L000123,7,Authorizes the Office of Personnel Management to appoint or reinstate certain former air traffic controllers whose appointments were terminated due to the air traffic controllers strike of August 1981.,2025-01-14T18:51:33Z,
99-s-2946,99,s,2946,A bill to permit national banks to buy and sell platinum.,Finance and Financial Sector,1986-10-17,1986-10-17,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH]",OH,D,G000236,0,Authorizes national banks to buy snd sell platinum.,2025-01-14T18:20:21Z,
99-s-2947,99,s,2947,A bill to provide domestic observers on U. S. fishing vessels.,Public Lands and Natural Resources,1986-10-17,1986-10-17,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.,Senate,"Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK]",AK,R,M001085,0,"Amends the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act to authorize fishery management plans to establish programs for the collection of information necessary for the conservation and management of any fishery, including requirements that observers be placed on fishing vessels that are engaged in a fishery, with the costs of such programs to be borne equitably by participants in the fishery.",2025-01-14T18:51:33Z,
99-s-2948,99,s,2948,A bill to authorize the President to promote posthumously the late Lieutenant Colonel Ellison S. Onizuka to the grade of Colonel.,Armed Forces and National Security,1986-10-17,1986-11-03,Became Public Law No: 99-597.,Senate,"Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI]",HI,D,M000250,1,"Authorizes the President to promote posthumously, to the grade of colonel, Lieutenant Colonel Ellison S. Onizuka, U.S. Air Force, who died while serving as a crew member on the space shuttle Challenger.",2023-01-19T20:05:24Z,
99-s-2949,99,s,2949,"Family Caregivers Advocacy, Resource and Education Demonstration Program Act of 1986",Social Welfare,1986-10-17,1986-10-17,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.,Senate,"Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH]",OH,D,G000236,0,"Family Caregivers Advocacy, Resource and Education Demonstration Program Act of 1986 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Assistant Secretary for Human Development Services, to make grants to States to support Family Caregivers Advocacy, Resource and Education (Family CARE) demonstration programs. Requires such a program to provide and coordinate, throughout the State, advocacy, education, information dissemination, and referral services for elderly and disabled individuals and members of their families who care for them.  Specifies other requirements of such a program. Sets forth application requirements for a grant. Requires the Secretary to make grants for FY 1988 within six months after enactment of this Act.  Sets the term of a grant at one year, renewable for two more consecutive one-year periods. Requires the Secretary to make grants to between five and eight States, assuring appropriate distribution among different geographic areas and urban and rural populations. Requires each State receiving a grant to provide for the evaluation of its program. Requires the Secretary to submit interim and final reports to the Congress on grant activities. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990.",2025-08-29T16:32:41Z,
99-sjres-430,99,sjres,430,A joint resolution to commemorate the United Way of America on its centennial.,Social Welfare,1986-10-17,1986-10-17,Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.,Senate,"Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS]",KS,R,D000401,46,Honors the United Way on the occasion of its 100th anniversary. Encourages the United Way to continue its fine work and achieve its goal of doubling its resources by 1991.,2021-06-30T19:57:58Z,
99-sjres-431,99,sjres,431,"A joint resolution to designate the period January 1, 1988, through December 31, 1988, as the ""Year of Workers With Disabilities"".",Commemorations,1986-10-17,1986-10-17,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.,Senate,"Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT]",UT,R,H000338,13,Designates 1988 as the Year of Workers With Disabilities.  Authorizes the President to conduct a program promoting the employment and career advancement of the disabled.,2025-07-21T19:32:26Z,
99-sjres-432,99,sjres,432,"A joint resolution to designate the period commencing February 9, 1987, and ending February 15, 1987, as ""National Burn Awareness Week"".",Commemorations,1986-10-17,1986-10-17,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.,Senate,"Sen. Wilson, Pete [R-CA]",CA,R,W000607,0,"Designates the week commencing February 9 and ending February 15, 1987, as National Burn Awareness Week.",2025-07-21T19:32:26Z,
99-sres-512,99,sres,512,"A resolution to direct the Senate Legal Counsel to represent the staff of Senator Dole and to authorize the testimony of such staff in the case of United States v. Michael Evan Bardoff, et al.",Congress,1986-10-17,1986-10-17,"Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.",Senate,"Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS]",KS,R,D000401,1,"Directs the Senate Legal Counsel to represent certain office staff members of Senator Robert Dole in the case of United States v. Michael Evan Bardoff, et al. Authorizes the Senate employees to testify in such case except concerning matters which may be privileged.",2021-06-30T19:53:36Z,
99-sres-513,99,sres,513,A resolution to encourage the development of domestic sources of strategic and critical materials in order to protect our national security.,Armed Forces and National Security,1986-10-17,1986-10-17,Referred to the Committee on Armed Services.,Senate,"Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK]",AK,R,M001085,0,"Endorses the policies enunciated by the Senate in the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Revision Act. Urges the President to: (1) make our domestic strategic minerals policy a high priority; and (2) report to the Congress by June 1, 1987, a plan to stimulate innovation and technology utilization in materials industries.",2025-01-14T17:07:58Z,
99-hconres-414,99,hconres,414,A concurrent resolution to correct the enrollment of the bill S. 1200.,Congress,1986-10-16,1986-10-17,Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.,House,"Rep. Rodino, Peter W., Jr. [D-NJ-10]",NJ,D,R000374,0,Makes corrections in the enrollment of S. 1200 (Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986).,2021-06-30T18:52:47Z,
99-hr-5717,99,hr,5717,America's Living Standard Act of 1986,Economics and Public Finance,1986-10-16,1986-11-20,Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.,House,"Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-36]",CA,D,B000918,0,"America's Living Standard Act of 1986 - Title I: Establishment of an Office of Technology Assessment in Certain Foreign Nations  to Catalogue, Abstract, Translate, and Report on Scientific and Technological Developments - Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to direct the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to establish an Office of Technology Assessment within the U.S. Embassy in five foreign nations which maintain a high level of scientific and technological development.  Requires such offices to:  (1) participate in the scientific and technical community of the host nation and issue a monthly catalogue of activities; (2) monitor, select, abstract, and translate important articles from scientific and technical journals of the host nation; and (3) prepare an annual analysis of technological trends and a directory listing government and private sources of information about scientific and engineering developments of the host nation.  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986. Title II:  Office of Technology Assessment, Forecast and Outreach - Establishes within the Department of Commerce the Office of Technology Assessment, Forecast and Outreach, headed by a Director to be appointed by the Secretary of Commerce.  Requires the Office to: (1) identify emerging areas of technology throughout the world; (2) analyze the sources of new technology; (3) develop and administer a program involving the identification of the ownership of U.S. patents, including by country and firm; (4) determine trends in patent behavior throughout the world; (5) assure regular reviews by relevant industry sector advisory committees; and (6) assure broad private sector knowledge of, and access to, findings, data, and other information made or acquired by the Office.  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 and subsequent fiscal years. Title III:  National Science Foundation Engineering Research Assistance - National Science Foundation Engineering Research Assistance Act - Authorizes additional appropriations for FY 1987 to the National Science Foundation for engineering research centers. Amends the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 to direct the National Science Foundation, in cooperation with participating institutions of higher education, to seek methods of excluding from participation in engineering research activities foreign corporations which do not allow reciprocal participation by U.S. corporations in similar research activities. Title IV:  Scientific Research Fellows Program - Scientific Research Fellows Program Act - Amends the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 to direct the National Science Foundation to award up to 500 scientific leadership fellowships in each fiscal year to outstanding graduate students who pursue studies which give promise to contribute significantly to the efficiency, economic productivity, and international competitiveness of the United States.  Directs the Foundation to give special consideration to applicants who demonstrate competence in the foreign language of one of identified foreign countries and who intend to perform at least two years research in such foreign country.  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1991. Title V:  University Research Facilities Fund - University Research Facilities Act of 1986 - Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation to establish a University Facilities Division within the Directorate for Science and Engineering Education of the Foundation. Establishes a University Research Facilities Fund in the Treasury. Provides that awards from the Fund made under this title shall be used by institutions of higher education for the Federal share of the cost of acquiring, replacing, renovting, upgrading, or constructing facilities and equipment to be  principally used for scientific research or laboratory instruction. Sets forth provisions for applications for such awards and for review of such applications. Sets forth a matching requirement. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1997 to be deposited in the Fund. Title VI:  Future Teacher Training Corps - Future Teacher Training Corps Act - Amends title V (Teacher Corps and Teacher Training Programs) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a new part G program of Future Teacher Training Corps Fellowships. Directs the Secretary of Education to allot program grant funds to each State on the basis of school-age population. Directs State Governors to appoint Selection Review Panels to select fellowship recipients.  Requires that recipients be interested in teaching careers and agree to teach in areas of the State where there is a shortage of elementary or secondary school teachers or in fields of study where there is a shortage of such teachers. Sets forth guidelines for selection procedures. Sets forth program grant application requirements for States. Limits each such fellowship to not more than: (1) $5,000 for each year of graduate education in preparation to become an elementary or secondary school teacher; and (2) two years of such graduate education. Sets forth fellowship conditions. Requires fellowship repayment in cases of noncompliance with fellowship agreements, with specified exceptions. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1990 to carry out this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to award up to 5,000 fellowships during  each of those fiscal years. Title VII:  Computer Software and Videotape Assistance - Computer Software and Videotape Assistance Act - Directs the Secretary of Education (through the National Institute of Education) and the National Science Foundation to provide advice and technical assistance to State and local educational agencies on expenditures for acquisition of suitable computer software and videotapes by performing specified evaluation, dissemination, and development activities.  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1990. Directs the National Science Foundation to foster research and experimentation on, and dissemination of, models of instruction in the operation and use of computers and videotapes.  Requires the Director of the Foundation to report annually to the Congress on the results of such research and experimentation.  Requires the Director, in conjunction with the National Institute of Education, to disseminate information concerning such results to local educational agencies.  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1990. Directs the National Science Foundation to arrange for specified entities to develop and operate institutes in the use of computers for computer education instruction and other educational programs in schools.  Provides that such institutes shall be for preservice or inservice training of teachers, supervisors, or trainers of teachers.  Provides for stipends for attendance at such institutes. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1990. Title VIII:  Work Opportunities and Retraining Compact - Work Opportunities and Retraining Compact (WORC) of 1986 -  Amends part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require AFDC applicants and recipients to register with a State agency for employment counseling, training, and assignment. Authorizes AFDC recipients to refuse employment which results in a net loss in their income. Directs an agency of each State to:  (1) establish a single intake and registration process for AFDC applicants and recipients; (2) determine whether training or education is needed to prepare registered applicants and recipients for employment and then provide counseling regarding prospects and needs; (3) arrange for their participation in one or more of the work-related programs established under title IV of the Act or other Federal law, while coordinating such programs to enhance the availability and efficiency of services provided; and (4) develop an employment plan for each AFDC applicant or recipient. Requires the State agency to provide AFDC applicants and recipients assigned to employment, training, or education programs with child care and transportation services. Sets the Federal contribution to education, training, and assignment costs at 70 percent and the Federal share of administrative and support service costs at 50 percent.  Increases, by five percent in any fiscal year after FY 1987, the Federal share of education, training, and assignment costs, provided a State meets certain performance standards to be developed by the Office of Technology Assessment. Provides that such standards shall measure a State's success in reducing welfare costs and helping AFDC recipients achieve self-sufficiency, while accounting for differing conditions among the States. Title IX:  State Job Bank Systems -  State Job Bank Assistance Act of 1986 -  Amends the Job Training Partnership Act to add provisions for State job bank systems.  Directs the Secretary of Labor to make funds available through the U.S. Employment Service for the development and implementation of job bank systems in each State. Requires that such systems be designed to use computerized electronic data processing and telecommunications systems.  Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary of Labor, within six months after the enactment of this title, to commence a study:  (1) of the feasibility of providing portability for pensions and health benefits of dislocated workers; and (2) evaluating the benefits of providing early retirement benefits without penalty for older dislocated workers. Requires a report of such study to be submitted to the Congress within 18 months after such enactment.  Authorizes appropriations. Title X:  Council on Industrial Competitivenesss - Council on Industrial Competitiveness Act - Establishes in the executive branch an independent agency to be known as the Council on Industrial Competitiveness.  Requires the Council to: (1) gather and analyze information regarding the competitiveness of U.S. industries; (2) create an institutional forum where national leaders will identify economic problems inhibiting the competitiveness of industries, develop long-term strategies to address those problems, and create broad consensus in support of those strategies; and (3) make recommendations on issues crucial to the development of coordinated industrial strategies. Directs the Council to examine and make available to the public all international agreements on foreign trade that have been agreed to by the United States.  Directs the Council to monitor, and maintain public records regarding, the effect of imports on domestic industries. Requires the Council, not later than one year after the date of enactment of this title, to transmit a report to the Congress and the President containing recommendations for changes in any Federal policy necessary to implement effective industrial strategies. Requires the Council to make annual reports concerning the major industrial development priorities of the United States. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987.",2025-08-29T16:32:20Z,
99-hr-5718,99,hr,5718,Truth in Government Accounting Act of 1986,Economics and Public Finance,1986-10-16,1986-10-16,Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.,House,"Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-12]",IL,R,C000873,0,"Truth in Government Accounting Act of 1986 - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to prepare and make public annual consolidated financial statements for the United States based on accrual accounting procedures. Directs the Secretary to publish such statements each year on a date not later than the date the President submits the Federal budget to the Congress. Directs the Secetary to notify the public of the availability of such statements, including placing notice on all tax forms. Requires the Comptroller General to audit the consolidated financial statements each fiscal year. Requires the President to include in each budget a summary of how the use of accrual accounting procedures would affect the estimated Federal expenditures, appropriations, and receipts. Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to prepare all of the budgets submitted to the President according to both accrual accounting procedures and the cash basis accounting method.",2025-08-29T16:31:08Z,
99-hr-5719,99,hr,5719,A bill to amend the Export Administration Act of 1979 to allow gifts of not less than $400 to be exported under a general license.,Foreign Trade and International Finance,1986-10-16,1986-10-24,Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.,House,"Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-38]",CA,R,D000435,0,"Amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 to direct the Secretary of Commerce to permit the export, under a general license, to any destination of a gift parcel of not less than $400 in domestic retail value, subject to the appropriate conditions.",2024-02-07T11:38:03Z,
99-hr-5720,99,hr,5720,Omnibus Job Training and Retraining Act of 1986,Labor and Employment,1986-10-16,1986-11-20,Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities.,House,"Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-17]",MI,D,L000263,18,"Omnibus Job Training and Retraining Act of 1986 - Title I:  Unemployment Compensation and Related Matters - Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act - Subtitle A:  Improved Program of Extended Unemployment Compensation - Amends the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 to revise formulas for determining the amount and number of weeks of extended unemployment compensation for which an individual is eligible. Revises provisions duration periods for purposes of such formulas. Revises formulas for payments to States. Amends the Social Security Act to authorize appropriations for additional transfers to the extended unemployment compensation account. Directs the Secretary of Labor, within 18 months of the date of enactment of this Act, to implement a program of job training and extended benefits. Subtitle B:  Worker Adjustment and Retraining - Establishes the Worker Retraining and Adjustment Fund in the Treasury.  Provides that amounts in such Fund shall be available, as provided in appropriation Acts, to carry out title III (Employment and Training Assistance for Dislocated Workers) of the Job Training Partnership Act.  Provides that revenues for such Fund shall be through imposition of a uniform duty on all imports and through funds received under certain unemployment taxes. Subtitle C:  Advance Notice and Adjustment Assistance - Labor Management Notification and Adjustment Assistance Act of 1986 - Prohibits any employer from ordering a plant closing or mass layoff until 90 days after the employer serves written notice of a proposal to issue such an order to:  (1) the representative of the affected employees or, if none, to each affected employee; and (2) the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.  Provides for reduction of such notification period if unavoidable business circumstances prevent the employer from withholding such closing or layoff until the end of such period. Amends title III of the Job Training Partnership Act to reserve ten percent of funds under such title to provide assistance for worker readjustment and placement committees which are established by employers who must give notice of plant closing or mass layoffs. Provides that such committees shall facilitate and coordinate the readjustment or relocation of workers through retraining counseling, placement, human resource, community, education, and other services. Subtitle D:  Provision Relating to Regular Unemployment Compensation - Authorizes States to establish short-time compensation programs under their unemployment compensation law and encourages them to do so in accordance with specified provision of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982. Repeals outdated provisions of such Act. Subtitle E:  Additional Assistance for Dislocated Workers - Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish and maintain the capacity to estimate the employment and unemployment impact of Federal programs, and the termination of Federal programs, including programs of financial assistance. Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to set forth special provisions for dislocated workers with respect to Pell Grants.  Directs the Secretary of Education, where a student is a certified dislocated worker, to disregard:  (1) all equity in a single principal place of residence from the computation of assets; and (2) the amount of unemployment benefits paid to such student from the computation of effective income.  Authorizes appropriations to pay the additional entitlement to dislocated workers resulting from such amendments.  Prohibits payment of such entitlements unless funds for them are provided for in an appropriation Act. Revises guaranteed student loan provisions to provide that, in the case of an identified dislocated worker, determinations of need shall be based on current income. Authorizes the private industry council in each service delivery area to provide information concerning training opportunities, as well as opportunities provided under amendments made by this subtitle. Provides that acceptance of training and retraining, and enrollment in a postsecondary institution with assistance made available pursuant to the amendments made by this subtitle, shall be deemed to be acceptance of training with the approval of the State within the meaning of any other provision of Federal law relating to unemployment benefits. Subtitle F:  Demonstration Projects and Reports - Directs the Secretary of Labor to enter into an agreement with at least three States to carry out a demonstration project concerning extended unemployment compensation for sub-State areas. Directs the Secretary of Labor to enter into an agreement with at least five States to carry out a demonstration project to promote training programs for individuals receiving unemployment compensation. Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish, before July 1, 1987, and carry out during FY 1987 through 1991 a demonstration project to assist at least six States to improve:  (1) employment testing, counseling, referral, and listing services for the unemployed, including reopening of employment service offices; and (2) coordination with other State, Federal, and private programs designed to assist the unemployed. Directs the Secretary of Labor, before the end of the six-month period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, to report to the Congress on the nationwide computerized job bank and matching program. Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish before July 1, 1987, and carry out during FY 1987 and 1988 a demonstration project to assist from two to four States in improving their ability to:  (1) identify individuals receiving employment compensation who have speical difficulties associated with obtaining employment; and (2) provide additional counseling, testing, and other activities that will assist such individuals in obtaining employment. Directs the Secretary of Labor to enter into an agreement with two to four States for a demonstration project under which unemployed individuals have the option of receiving job search and relocation assistance or self-employment assistance in lieu of regular unemployment compensation to which they are entitled. Directs the Secretary of Labor to conduct a study of one cause or causes of the difference between the total unemployment rate and the insured unemployment rate.  Requires the Secretary to report on such study to the Congress within six months after the enactment of this Act, including recommendations for Federal legislative action for increasing the number of individuals receiving unemployment compensation. Permits the Secretary of Labor to obligate a expend amounts for any purpose under this subtitle only to the extent that funds are available for such purpose. Title II:  Work Opportunities and Retraining of AFDC Recipients - Work Opportunities and Retraining Compact of 1986 - Amends part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require AFDC applicants and recipients to register with a State agency for employment counseling, training, and assignment. Authorizes AFDC recipients to refuse employment which results in a net loss in their income. Directs an agency of each State to:  (1) establish a single intake and registration process for AFDC applicants and recipients; (2) determine whether training or education is needed to prepare registered applicants and recipients for employment and then provide counseling regarding prospects and needs; (3) arrange for participation in one or more of the work-related programs established under title IV of the Act or other Federal law, while coordinating such programs to enhance the availability and efficiency of services provided; and (4) develop an employment plan for each AFDC applicant or recipient. Requires the State agency to provide AFDC applicants and recipients assigned to employment, training, or education programs with child care and transportation services. Sets the Federal contribution to education, training, and assignment costs at 70 percent and the Federal share of administrative and support service costs at 50 percent.  Increases, by five percent in any fiscal year after FY 1987, the Federal share of education, training, and assignment costs, provided a State meets certain performance standards to be developed by the Office of Technology Assessment. Provides that such standards shall measure a State's success in reducing welfare costs and helping AFDC recipients achieve self-sufficiency, while accounting for differing conditions among the States. Title III:  Community Youth Learn and Earn - Community Youth Learn and Earn Act - Amends title II (Training Service for the Disadvantaged) of the Job Training Partnership Act to add a new part C, Community Youth Learn and Earn Programs. Sets forth provisions for allotments to States and within State allocations. Sets a 12 through 21 age limitation on dropout prevention programs.  Provides that a requirement that an individual be economically disadvantaged shall not apply to programs of school to work transition assistance. Requires the appropriate private industry council and local educational agency for each service delivery area desiring to receive an allocation to submit to the State designated agency a plan for the use of funds. Permits part C funds to be used for specified activities and for: (1) a stay-in-school program; (2) a youth career service program; and (3) a community youth services corps. Sets forth administrative provisions and provisions for the Federal share of part C programs. Authorizes appropriations for part C for FY 1987 through 1991. Title IV:  National Campaign to End Illiteracy - National Campaign to End Illiteracy Act - Directs the Secretary of Education, in conjunction with the States, to conduct a nationwide survey of the incidence and degree of adult illiteracy.  Provides for allotment of funds to States to conduct State literacy surveys and to develop State literacy plans. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to States with approved plans to pay the Federal share of the cost of establishing or expanding literacy education programs to be carried out by local education agencies and by public or private agencies, organizations, and institutions. Sets forth allotment formulas based on relative number of unemployed individual and illiterate adults. Sets forth requirements for State plans. Sets the Federal share of 50 percent of the cost of the State programs. Directs the Secretary to support applied research, development, demonstration, dissemination, evaluation, and related activities which will contribute to the improvement and expansion of literacy education in the United States. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 for grants for surveys and development of plans.  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1994 for grants for literacy programs. Title V:  Educational and Training Assistance for Workers - Subtitle A: Exclusion of Educational Assistance from Gross Income - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal a provision which terminated the exclusion of educational assistance from gross income.  Limits the maximum annual exclusion for educational assistance to $5,000, except in the case of graduate students engaged in teaching or research activities. Subtitle B:  Individual Training Accounts - Establishes a national individual training account program to provide incentives to employers and employees to invest in a system of individual training account to defray the costs of employee training in the event an employee becomes or is about to become involuntarily unemployed. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to enter into an agreement with any State, or with any agency administering the unemployment compensation laws of any State, under which such State or agency shall: (1) issue and redeem vouchers to pay training and relocation expenses; (2) accept contributions from employers and employees for deposit into individual training accounts and distribute any amount in any such account at specified times; (3) provide individual counseling or job and training referral services to any program participant; and (4) cooperate with Federal officers or any other State in carrying out the purposes of this subtitle. Outlines the duties of the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of the Treasury in carrying out this subtitle. Sets forth provisions relating to distrubtion from individual training accounts. Sets forth provisions for certification of eligible training programs by the Secretary of Labor. Sets forth provisions for approval of qualified relocation expenses by the Secretary of Labor. Amends the Social Security Act to establish individual training accounts as separate book account in the Unemployment Trust Fund. Subtitle C:  Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 Relating to Individual Training Accounts - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require approval of a State individual training account program for approval of State unemployment compensation laws. Sets forth requirements for approval of State individual training account programs. Allows employee and employer tax deductions for contributions to individual training accounts. Provides for no reduction in Federal unemployment tax in the case of large (25 or more employees) employers who refuse to participate in the national individual training account program. Subtitle D:  Amendment to Title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 - Amends the Higher Education of 1965 Act to rename title I as Postsecondary Programs for Non-Traditional Students. Provides for institutional development grants (for working and non-traditional students, parents, and adults).  Establishes off-campus education program grants for postsecondary institutions.  Provides for adult and continuing education staff development.  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1991 for such program and planning grants.  Requires at least 55 percent of such funds to be available for institutional development grants. Requires evaluation of the above programs and reports on such evaluations. Establishes a program of adult learning research. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1991 to cary out national programs of evaluation and adult learning research. Title VI:  National Partnership for Training Council - Establishes in the executive branch as an independent agency the National Partnership for Training Council to facilitate cooperative activities between business, labor, and government. Repeals Job Training Partnership Act provisions relating to the National Commission for Employment Policy. Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-29T16:31:06Z,
99-hr-5721,99,hr,5721,National Lottery Act of 1986,Economics and Public Finance,1986-10-16,1986-10-16,Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.,House,"Rep. McDade, Joseph M. [R-PA-10]",PA,R,M000399,0,"National Lottery Act of 1986 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish and operate a national lottery in each State in which such operation is legal.  Requires the deposit of 50 percent of lottery receipts into the general fund of the Treasury for the purpose of reducing the Federal debt. Establishes criminal penalties for unauthorized sales of lottery tickets, especially sales of such tickets to minors. Establishes the Lottery Fund for the deposit of receipts to provide prizes for winners, operational costs, and payments to States for their participation in conducting the lottery.",2025-08-29T16:32:14Z,
99-hr-5722,99,hr,5722,Visual Artists Rights Amendment of 1986,Commerce,1986-10-16,1986-10-16,Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.,House,"Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7]",MA,D,M000133,0,"Visual Artists Rights Amendment of 1986 - Amends the copyright law to give the author of a pictorial, graphic, or sculptural work (or the author's estate) the right to claim authorship of such work when publicly displayed, independent of his or her copyright, and to disclaim such authorship of such works because of any distortions or alterations.  Excludes work made for trade or advertising use. Grants the author of a work the exclusive right to assert infringement of copyright when such work is significantly distorted, mutilated, or altered by an intentional act or gross negligence. Entitles the author of a work to a royalty whenever such work is resold, requiring that royalties from resales more than 50 years after the author's death be paid to the National Endowment for the Arts for use in the visual arts program.  Limits the entitlement to such resale royalty according to the amounts and percentage of resale price paid. Requires artists seeking resale royalties to register with the Copyright Office.  Requires that all sales or transfers of works by registered artists be registered with the Office. Waives artists' rights when a work cannot be removed from a building without distortion, mutilation, or alteration.",2025-08-29T16:31:10Z,
99-hr-5723,99,hr,5723,Federal Employees Long-Term Health Care Act of 1986,Government Operations and Politics,1986-10-16,1986-10-16,Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.,House,"Rep. Oakar, Mary Rose [D-OH-20]",OH,D,O000001,1,"Federal Employees Long-Term Health Care Act of 1986 - Directs the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to conduct, during calendar years 1988 through 1990, a demonstration project to determine the feasibility and desirability of establishing, on a permanent basis, the concept of a social health maintenance organization for Federal employees and their families. Limits the contractor for such a project to certain comprehensive medical plans.  Specifies the terms and conditions of the project contract, including benefits: (1) without any deductible; and (2) limited to expenses totalling at most $18,000 per calendar year, with the individual being liable for 25 percent of any such expenses. States that the project shall be designed by OPM, participating carriers, and a consultant contracted for by the OPM. Requires periodic written evaluations of the project by the consultant, to be submitted to OPM and certain congressional committees. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990.",2025-08-29T16:32:59Z,
99-hr-5724,99,hr,5724,A bill relating to the enforcement of the Steel Import Stabilization Act.,Foreign Trade and International Finance,1986-10-16,1986-10-16,Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.,House,"Rep. Pease, Donald J. [D-OH-13]",OH,D,P000170,0,"Amends the Steel Import Stabilization Act to provide that any steel product that is manufactured in a country that is not party to a bilateral arrangement (a non-arrangement country) from steel which is melted and poured in a country that is an arrangement country will be treated for purposes of the quantitative restrictions under that arrangement as if it were a product of an arrangement country.  Requires the Customs Serivce, if provided with documentation that a steel product was exported by an arrangement country to a non-arrangement country where the product was transformed for export to the United States, to treat such documented product as if it were a product of the arrangement country for purposes of quantitative restrictions. Requires the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to consult with Canada, Sweden, and Taiwan for the purpose of negotiating bilaterial steel arrangements with such countries.  Restricts imports of steel from such countries if such consultations do not result in the successful negotiation of arrangements within 90 days of enactment of this Act. Authorizes the USTR to waive or modify such restrictions if it is in the national economic interest to do so.  Requires the USTR to review such decision semiannually and, if appropriate, reimpose such restrictions.  Requires the USTR to report to the appropriate congressional committees on such decisions and reviews. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to monitor imports under the bilateral arrangements in order to determine whether import restrictions are being complied with.  Provides for enforcement of such restrictions based on the monitoring reports.",2024-02-07T16:32:33Z,
99-hr-5725,99,hr,5725,A bill to provide that the disaster relief personnel of the Small Business Administration shall be treated as performing essential services for purposes of allowing such Administration to operate for temporary periods without budget authority.,Commerce,1986-10-16,1986-10-16,Referred to House Committee on Small Business.,House,"Rep. Porter, John Edward [R-IL-10]",IL,R,P000444,0,Requires disaster relief personnel of the Small Business Administration to be treated as performing essential services with respect to allowing such Administration to operate for temporary periods without budget authority.,2024-02-07T15:46:26Z,
99-hr-5726,99,hr,5726,"A bill to establish the El Malpais National Monument, the Masau Trail, and the Grants National Conservation Area in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes.",Public Lands and Natural Resources,1986-10-16,1986-11-24,Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Recreation.,House,"Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3]",NM,D,R000229,0,"Title I: El Malpais National Monument - Establishes the El Malpais National Monument, New Mexico.  Directs the Secretary of the Interior, through the Director of the National Park Service, to administer such Monument.  Permits the continuation of existing grazing privileges through 1996. Title II: Masau Trail - Authorizes the Secretary to designate a vehicular tour route along existing public roads linking prehistoric and historic cultural sites in western New Mexico, to be known as the Masau Trail.  Permits the erection of informational devices. Title III: Grants National Conservation Area - Establishes the Grants National Conservation Area, to be administered by the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, as part of the Albuquerque District.  Permits hunting and trapping except in designated zones.  Prohibits the commercial collection of wood. Title IV: Wilderness Designation - Designates specified lands in the Grants National Conservation Area as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System.  Permits the grazing of livestock as specified. Title V: General Provisions - Directs the Secretary to develop and report within two years to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs and the Senate Committee on Energy and National Resources on separate general management plans for the Monument and the Conservation Area.  Requires such plans to include interpretation and education programs, public facility proposals, and natural and cultural resources management.  Requires such plans to evaluate specified lands for their suitability for preservation as wilderness. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire lands within the Monument or Conservation Area by donation, exchange, or purchase. Requires the Secretary to notify the New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands of State lands or interests within the Monument or Conservation Area and of the opportunity to exchange such lands for Federal public lands.  Sets forth procedures for such exchange. Withdraws all Federal lands within the Monument and Conservation Area from entry under the public land, mining, or mineral and geothermal leasing laws. Requires that such Monument and Conservation Area be open to Indians for traditional cultural and religious purposes. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements for the interpretation of the prehistoric and historic civilizations in western New Mexico. Title VI: Appropriations Authorization - Authorizes appropriations.",2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
99-hr-5727,99,hr,5727,Nuclear Waste Policy Act Amendments of 1986,Energy,1986-10-16,1986-11-24,Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment.,House,"Rep. Stallings, Richard H. [D-ID-2]",ID,D,S000785,3,"Nuclear Waste Policy Act Amendments of 1986 - Amends the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to direct the Secretary of Energy (the Secretary) to issue revised guidelines for repository site recommendations.  Extends from January 1, 1985, to January 1, 1988, the deadline by which the Secretary must recommend three nominated sites to the President.  Declares that if the Secretary determines before January 1, 1988, that operation of a second repository site is not needed prior to the year 2010, then the Secretary shall recommend to the President three of the nominated sites by January 1, 1990. Declares that any approval or disapproval of a candidate site by the President made before the date of enactment of this Act shall be void. Extends the deadlines by which the Nuclear Regulatory Commission must consider applications for repository construction authorizations (from January 1, 1989, to January 1, 1992, for the first such application, and from January 1, 1992, to January 1, 1995, for the second such application). Requires the Secretary to file an environmental impact statement for site characterization activities. Prescribes guidelines under which the Commission shall allocate disposal capacity in the first repository among producers of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel. Declares that any State that contains or abuts on any portion of a major river within 15 miles of any proposed repository site shall have the same rights to participate in the site selection and approval process as any State in which such site is to be located.",2025-08-29T16:31:15Z,
99-hr-5728,99,hr,5728,Precious Metals Trading Act of 1986,Finance and Financial Sector,1986-10-16,1986-10-16,"Referred to Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance.",House,"Rep. Wortley, George C. [R-NY-27]",NY,R,W000752,0,Precious Metals Trading Act of 1986 - Authorizes national banks to trade in precious metals.  (Current law authorizes trading in bullion.),2025-08-29T16:29:39Z,
99-hres-595,99,hres,595,"A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 2127) to establish a United States Boxing Commission, and for other purposes.",Congress,1986-10-16,1986-10-16,Resolution Agreed to in House by Yea-Nay Vote: 337 - 28 (Record Vote No: 483).,House,"Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-12]",MI,D,B000619,0,Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 2127 (boxing regulation).,2024-02-07T14:47:33Z,
99-hres-596,99,hres,596,"A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 5705) to protect and provide for the enhancement of the resources of the Columbia River Gorge, and for other purposes.",Congress,1986-10-16,1986-10-16,Resolution Agreed to in House by Yea-Nay Vote: 252 - 138 (Record Vote No: 479).,House,"Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-12]",MI,D,B000619,0,Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 5705 (Columbia River Gorge).,2024-02-07T14:47:33Z,
99-hres-597,99,hres,597,"A resolution providing for taking from the Speaker's table the bill (H.R. 5484) to strengthen Federal efforts to encourage foreign cooperation in eradicating illicit drug crops and in halting international drug traffic, to improve enforcement of Federal drug laws and enhance interdiction of illicit drug shipments, to provide strong Federal leadership in establishing effective drug abuse prevention and education programs, to expand Federal support for drug abuse treatment and rehabilitation efforts, concurring in the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment with an amendment, and for other purposes.",Congress,1986-10-16,1986-10-17,Resolution Agreed to in House by Yea-Nay Vote: 378 - 16 (Record Vote No: 485).,House,"Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-18]",FL,D,P000218,0,"Provides for:  (1) taking H.R. 5484 (anti-drug programs) from the Speaker's table and concurring, with an amendment, in the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment thereto; and (2) adopting a concurrent resolution making corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 5484.",2024-02-07T14:47:33Z,
99-hres-598,99,hres,598,"A resolution providing for taking the concurrent resolution (H.Con.Res. 395) to correct technical errors in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 3838, from the Speaker's table with the Senate amendments and disposing of the Senate amendments.",Congress,1986-10-16,1986-10-17,Resolution Agreed to in House (Amended) by Voice Vote.,House,"Rep. Derrick, Butler C. [D-SC-3]",SC,D,D000267,0,"(Measure passed House, amended) Provides for taking from the Speaker's table H. Con. Res. 395 (correcting technical errors in the enrollment of H.R. 3838, the Tax Reform Act of 1986) with the Senate amendments thereto and disposing of such amendments.",2024-02-07T14:47:33Z,
99-hres-599,99,hres,599,A resolution congratulating human rights activist Elie Wiesel on being chosen the 1986 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.,International Affairs,1986-10-16,1986-10-17,Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote.,House,"Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-NY-18]",NY,D,G000047,2,Congratulates human rights activist Elie Wiesel on being chosen as the 1986 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.,2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
99-s-2928,99,s,2928,Automotive Safety Improvements Act of 1986,Transportation and Public Works,1986-10-16,1986-10-16,Introduced in the Senate and read twice and held at the desk by unanimous consent.,Senate,"Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]",HI,D,I000025,1,Automotive Safety Improvements Act of 1986 - Amends the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 to repeal the general authority of the Secretaries of Transportation and of the Treasury to allow the importaion of motor vehicles that are not in compliance with Federal motor vehicle safety standards if such Secretaries anticipate that such vehicles will conform within a specified time. Sets forth procedures under which a person importing a non-conforming motor vehicle must post bond and comply with conditions prescribed by the Secretary of Transportation to ensure that such vehicle will be brought into conformity with Federal motor vehicle safety standards.,2025-08-29T16:32:15Z,
99-s-2929,99,s,2929,Violent Crime Prevention Act,Crime and Law Enforcement,1986-10-16,1986-10-16,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.,Senate,"Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY]",NY,D,M001054,0,"Violent Crime Prevention Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit the manufacture, transfer, or importation of .25 or .32 caliber ammunition.  Permits the manufacture or importation of such ammunition for:  (1) the use of the United States or any State or local government; and (2) testing authorized by the Secretary of the Treasury. Imposes a licensing fee of $1,000 per year for manufacturers and importers of .25 and .32 caliber ammunition.",2025-08-29T16:32:53Z,
99-s-2930,99,s,2930,Department of Energy Environmental Compliance Act of 1986,Environmental Protection,1986-10-16,1986-10-16,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.,Senate,"Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR]",OR,R,H000343,0,"Department of Energy Environmental Compliance Act of 1986 - Title I:  Standards for Protection from Radioactive Emissions from Facilities of Department of Energy - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to issue and periodically revise standards to protect public health and safety and the environment from radioactive emissions from certain Department of Energy facilities. Requires such standards to include annual and aggregate limits as well as models for calculating public exposure to radioactive emissions. Directs the Secretary of Energy to monitor compliance with such standards. Requires owners or operators of covered facilities to provide the Administrator with all necessary information and inspections, both onsite and off.  Imposes civil penalties for violations. Includes Federal employees under this Act. Requires Federal agency cooperation.  Authorizes the Administrator to empower States to exercise authority provided by this Act. Title II:  Compliance of Facilities of Department of Energy with Federal and State Environmental Protection Requirements - Authorizes the Administrator to monitor covered facilities to assure compliance with Federal and State environmental laws, including unannounced inspections. Requires the Administrator to report to the Congress annually on such monitoring.  Requires the Secretary to reimburse the Administrator for monitoring costs. Requires the Secretary to terminate the use of soil columns for disposing of liquid radioactive waste or hazardous waste at Department facilities within one year.  Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress on the costs of compliance. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress within one year on sites which pose a threat to public health or the environment and the estimated costs of treatment, storage and disposal. Requires the Secretary to operate quality assurance programs which provide for internal independent review to identify potential public health and safety and environmental problems. Requires the Secretary to make corrections, maintain records of activities affecting environmental quality, and conduct audits. Directs the Secretary to establish a citizen advisory group upon the request of any State Governor. Authorizes the President to exempt facilities otherwise covered by this Act for no more than one year, reporting annually on all exemptions granted. Title III:  Regulation of Solid Waste Mixed with Radioactive Materials - States that the generation, transportation, treatment, and disposal of solid waste mixed with radioactive material is subject to the Solid Waste Disposal Act.",2025-08-29T16:29:46Z,
99-s-2931,99,s,2931,Umatilla Basin Project Act,Water Resources Development,1986-10-16,1986-10-16,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.,Senate,"Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR]",OR,R,H000343,0,"Umatilla Basin Project Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain the Umatilla Basin Project, Oregon, in accordance with the recommended plan proposed in the environmental statement dated July 21, 1986.  Declares the principal works of such project to consist of:  (1) pumping plants and related conveyance and distribution features; (2) works incidental to existing irrigation systems necessary to accomplish a water exchange; (3) fishery resources mitigation measures; and (4) programs to monitor and regulate project operations and evaluate fishery resource mitigation measures.  Requires project features to be integrated and coordinated with the existing Umatilla Project. Declares that power for project pumping shall be made available through the Federal Columbia River Power System at charges determined by the Secretary of Energy. Establishes the procedure for the Secretary of the Treasury to determine the interest rate for construction charges. Requires fishery resource facilities to be constructed, operated, and maintained in accordance with the Federal Water Project Recreation Act, except that costs allocated to the mitigation of anadromous fish species shall be nonreimbursable. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to enter into agreements which specify appropriate non-Federal obligations for the operation and maintenance of project facilities. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for the operation and maintenance of the existing West Extension Irrigation District pumping facility as an interim measure to provide flow augmentation in the Umatilla River. Provides for the crediting of non-Federal costs for fishery resource improvements. Directs the Secretary to evaluate measures and programs to address ground water conditions within the Umatilla River Basin and to report findings and recommendations to the President and the Congress within three years after enactment of this Act. Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-29T16:31:26Z,
99-s-2932,99,s,2932,"A bill to establish the El Malpais National Monument, the Masau Trail, and the Grants National Conservation Area in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes.",Public Lands and Natural Resources,1986-10-16,1986-10-16,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.,Senate,"Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM]",NM,R,D000407,1,"Title I: El Malpais National Monument - Establishes the El Malpais National Monument, New Mexico.  Directs the Secretary of the Interior, through the Director of the National Park Service, to administer such Monument.  Permits the continuation of existing grazing privileges through 1996. Title II: Masau Trail - Authorizes the Secretary to designate a vehicular tour route along existing public roads linking prehistoric and historic cultural sites in western New Mexico, to be known as the Masau Trail.  Permits the erection of informational devices. Title III: Grants National Conservation Area - Establishes the Grants National Conservation Area, to be administered by the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, as part of the Albuquerque District.  Permits hunting and trapping except in designated zones.  Prohibits the commercial collection of wood. Title IV: Wilderness Designation - Designates specified lands in the Grants National Conservation Area as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System.  Permits the grazing of livestock as specified. Title V: General Provisions - Directs the Secretary to develop and report within two years to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs and the Senate Committee on Energy and National Resources on separate general management plans for the Monument and the Conservation Area.  Requires such plans to include interpretation and education programs, public facility proposals, and natural and cultural resources management.  Requires such plans to evaluate specified lands for their suitability for preservation as wilderness. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire lands within the Monument or Conservation Area by donation, exchange, or purchase. Requires the Secretary to notify the New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands of State lands or interests within the Monument or Conservation Area and of the opportunity to exchange such lands for Federal public lands.  Sets forth procedures for such exchange. Withdraws all Federal lands within the Monument and Conservation Area from entry under the public land, mining, or mineral and geothermal leasing laws. Requires that such Monument and Conservation Area be open to Indians for traditional cultural and religious purposes. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements for the interpretation of the prehistoric and historic civilizations in western New Mexico. Title VI: Appropriations Authorization - Authorizes appropriations.",2025-04-23T11:41:33Z,
99-s-2933,99,s,2933,A bill to charter the National Academy of Social Insurance.,Government Operations and Politics,1986-10-16,1986-10-16,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.,Senate,"Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY]",NY,D,M001054,1,Grants a Federal charter to the National Academy of Social Insurance.,2025-07-21T19:32:26Z,
99-s-2934,99,s,2934,Commission on a Constitutional Amendment Regarding Impeachment Act,Law,1986-10-16,1986-10-16,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.,Senate,"Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS]",KS,R,D000401,2,Commission on a Constitutional Amendment Regarding Impeachment Act - Establishes a Commission to Study Impeachment of Judges to investigate the constitutional problems and issues involved in the impeachment of Article III judges and evaluate the possibility of a constitutional amendment regarding such impeachments. Establishes an advisory committee to perform duties for the Commission. Directs the Commission to prepare a final report on its investigation and transmit such report to the President and the Congress. Terminates the Commission 30 days after such report is transmitted.,2025-08-29T16:31:59Z,
99-s-2935,99,s,2935,Antibiotic Safety Act of 1986,Health,1986-10-16,1986-10-16,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.,Senate,"Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI]",RI,R,C000269,0,"Antibiotic Safety Act of 1986 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the use of subtherapeutic doses of penicillin, chlortetracycline, or oxytetracyline in animal feed.",2025-08-29T16:32:16Z,
99-s-2936,99,s,2936,"A bill granting the consent of Congress to the Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New York Rail Improvements Compact.",Transportation and Public Works,1986-10-16,1986-10-16,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.,Senate,"Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI]",RI,D,P000193,2,"Interstate Compact - Grants the consent of the Congress to the Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New York Rail Improvements Compact relating to rail improvements and rail passenger service. Reserves the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act.",2025-07-21T19:32:26Z,
99-s-2937,99,s,2937,"A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to increase the number of acres placed in the conservation reserve program, and for other purposes.",Agriculture and Food,1986-10-16,1986-10-16,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.,Senate,"Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA]",GA,D,N000171,1,"Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to expand the conservation reserve program to 65,000,000 acres through the 1990 crop year. Requires a report to the Congress on the inclusion of other lands. Authorizes cash or in-kind conservation reserve incentives. Provides for commercial use of conservation reserve acreage under certain conditions. Provides for a ground water pilot program.",2025-01-14T16:41:20Z,
99-s-2938,99,s,2938,"A bill entitled the ""Logan Relief Act"".",Housing and Community Development,1986-10-16,1986-10-16,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA]",PA,R,S000709,0,"Authorizes the purchase of homes and the payment of relocation assistance for homes of the Logan section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, deemed to be dangerous or uninhabitable. Authorizes appropriations.",2025-01-14T18:20:21Z,
99-sconres-171,99,sconres,171,A concurrent resolution to correct the enrollment of H.J.Res. 626.,Congress,1986-10-16,1986-10-17,Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote.,Senate,"Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID]",ID,R,M000346,0,Makes corrections to the enrollment of H.J. Res. 626 (Compact of Free Association between the United States and Palau).,2021-06-30T19:51:27Z,
99-sconres-172,99,sconres,172,"A concurrent resolution to convene the Congress in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 16, 1987, in order to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Great Compromise creating the basis of representation between the Senate and the House of Representatives.",Congress,1986-10-16,1986-10-18,Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.,Senate,"Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC]",SC,R,T000254,6,"Requires that the Congress convene in Independence Nationa Historical Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 16, 1987, to commemorate the bicentennial of the Great Compromise.",2021-06-30T19:51:27Z,
99-sjres-428,99,sjres,428,"A joint resolution granting the consent and approval of Congress for the State of Maryland, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the District of Columbia to amend the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact.",Transportation and Public Works,1986-10-16,1986-10-18,Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.,Senate,"Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD]",MD,R,M000241,3,"Grants the consent of the Congress to specified amendments offered by the State of Maryland, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the District of Columbia to certain sections of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact relating to public hearing requirements, investments, procurement, and public safety. Reserves the right of the Congress to alter or repeal this Act.",2021-06-30T19:57:57Z,
99-sjres-429,99,sjres,429,A joint resolution to require a report by the President on possible involvement by U. S. government personnel in the provision of military support by American citizens to the Nicaraguan democratic resistance.,International Affairs,1986-10-16,1986-10-16,"Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and failed of passage by Yea-Nay Vote. 47-50. Record Vote No: 349.",Senate,"Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA]",IA,D,H000206,5,"Directs the President, on or before February 1, 1987, to transmit to the Congress a report containing an accounting of all contacts between U.S. personnel and Eugene Hasenfus, Max Gomez, William J. Cooper, Wallace B. Sawyer, Jr., Corporate Air Services, Southern Air Transport, and any other American citizens who provide assistance to the Nicaraguan democratic resistance.",2021-06-30T19:57:57Z,
99-sres-509,99,sres,509,A resolution providing for a point of order against extraneous material in certain reconciliation measures.,Congress,1986-10-16,1986-10-16,"Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote.",Senate,"Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE]",DE,R,R000460,2,"Provides for a point of order against extraneous material when the Senate is considering a conference report on, or an amendment between the Houses in relation to, a reconciliation bill or resolution.",2021-06-30T19:53:35Z,
99-sres-510,99,sres,510,"A resolution authorizing the President of the Senate, the President of the Senate pro tempore, the Majority Leader of the Senate, and the Minority Leader of the Senate to make certain appointments after the sine die adjournment of the present session.",Congress,1986-10-16,1986-10-16,"Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote.",Senate,"Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS]",KS,R,D000401,1,"Authorizes the President of the Senate, the President pro tempore, and the Majority and Minority Leaders to make certain appointments after the sine die adjournment.",2021-06-30T19:53:35Z,
99-sres-511,99,sres,511,A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Joint Political-Military Group should develop policies and programs which promote strategic cooperation between the United States and Israel.,International Affairs,1986-10-16,1986-10-16,Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.,Senate,"Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN]",MN,R,B000647,0,Expresses the sense of the Senate that:  (1) the Joint Political-Military Group should develop and recommend additional policies and programs which would promote further defense cooperation between the United States and Israel and establish a similar relationship that exists between the United States and its other strategic allies; and (2) the Secretaries of State and Defense should report to specified congressional committees on what actions have been taken to implement those recommendations.,2025-01-14T19:00:46Z,
99-hconres-411,99,hconres,411,A concurrent resolution to correct a technical error in the enrollment of the bill S. 475.,Congress,1986-10-15,1986-10-17,Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.,House,"Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-16]",MI,D,D000355,0,Directs the Secretary of the Senate to correct a technical error in the enrollment of S. 475 (amending the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act).,2021-06-30T18:52:46Z,
99-hconres-412,99,hconres,412,A concurrent resolution to make a correction in the enrollment of the bill S. 1200.,Congress,1986-10-15,1986-10-17,Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.,House,"Rep. Rodino, Peter W., Jr. [D-NJ-10]",NJ,D,R000374,0,Makes corrections in the enrollment of S. 1200 (Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986).,2021-06-30T18:52:47Z,
99-hconres-413,99,hconres,413,A concurrent resolution to provide for the display of the National League of Families POW/MIA flag in the Capitol Rotunda.,Government Operations and Politics,1986-10-15,1986-10-15,Referred to House Committee on House Administration.,House,"Rep. Solarz, Stephen J. [D-NY-13]",NY,D,S000673,2,Allows the display of the National League of Families POW/MIA flag in the Capitol Rotunda until a satisfactory accounting of all Vietnam POW/MIAs has taken place.,2024-02-07T11:39:48Z,
99-hjres-752,99,hjres,752,"A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1987, and for other purposes.",Economics and Public Finance,1986-10-15,1986-10-15,Referred to House Committee on Appropriations.,House,"Rep. Whitten, Jamie L. [D-MS-1]",MS,D,W000428,0,"Extends the deadline for availability of certain continuing appropriations for FY 1987 until October 17, 1986.",2024-02-05T11:50:03Z,
99-hjres-753,99,hjres,753,"A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1987, and for other purposes.",Economics and Public Finance,1986-10-15,1986-10-16,Became Public Law No: 99-491.,House,"Rep. Whitten, Jamie L. [D-MS-1]",MS,D,W000428,0,"Extends the deadline for availability of certain continuing appropriations for FY 1987 until October 16, 1986.",2024-02-05T11:50:03Z,
99-hr-5704,99,hr,5704,"A bill to repeal section 134 of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, eliminating the deduction for State and local sales taxes.",Taxation,1986-10-15,1986-10-15,Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.,House,"Rep. Duncan, John J. [R-TN-2]",TN,R,D000534,0,Repeals specified provisions of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 which eliminate the income tax deduction for State and local sales taxes. Provides that the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be applied and administered as if such provisions had not been enacted.,2024-02-07T16:32:33Z,