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101-hr-5959 101 hr 5959 Oil Consumer Justice Act of 1990 Commerce 1990-10-27 1990-11-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law. House Rep. Staggers, Harley O., Jr. [D-WV-2] WV D S000779 0 Oil Consumer Justice Act of 1990 - Establishes in the Department of Justice the Oil Price-Gouging Victims Fund consisting of damages awarded to the United States under the Clayton Act for price fixing relating to crude or refined oil during the occupation of Kuwait by Iraq. Requires the Attorney General to annually distribute all the monies in the Fund to States for community-based programs, including police and fire departments and providers of emergency services. 2025-08-26T17:26:17Z  
101-hr-5960 101 hr 5960 For the relief of Masa Oshiro. Private Legislation 1990-10-27 1990-11-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law. House Rep. Saiki, Patricia [R-HI-1] HI R S000014 0 Declares a named individual to have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act. 2021-07-01T14:58:41Z  
101-hr-5961 101 hr 5961 To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit beneficiaries to obtain upgraded items of equipment. Health 1990-10-27 1990-12-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. House Rep. Bruce, Terry L. [D-IL-19] IL D B000971 0 Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow home medical equipment suppliers who agree to accept the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full for standard home medical equipment to charge Medicare beneficiaries who request upgraded equipment an additional amount if the supplier first offers the standard item to the patient and provides the patient with an itemized list of all charges, including the portion to be paid by Medicare. Sets forth penalties for violations of this Act. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
101-hr-5962 101 hr 5962 Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 1990 Armed Forces and National Security 1990-10-27 1990-10-27 An objection was heard to the unanimous consent request to consider the measure. House Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] MS D M000865 3 Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 1990 - Title I: Compensation Rate Increases - Increases the rates of compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, and the clothing allowance payable to veterans with service-connected disabilities and their survivors. Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to adjust administratively the rates of disability compensation payable to persons who are not in receipt of compensation for service-connected disability or death. Title II: Technical Corrections and Extensions of Veterans Housing Loan Authorities - Revises the amount of veterans home loans for certain purposes exceeding $144,000 that is automatically guaranteed by the Government. Applies such revisions to loans guaranteed beginning December 18, 1989. Repeals the expiration date of the Secretary's property management authority with respect to property acquired by the Secretary as a result of defaults on veterans' housing loans. Title III: Extension of Certain Health-Care Authorities - Extends: (1) veterans' health-care eligibility based on Agent Orange or ionizing radiation exposure: (2) the authority to make contracts and grants to the Veterans Memorial Medical Center in the Philippines; and (3) the authorization for a pilot program of mobile health-care clinics under the Veterans' Benefits and Services Act of 1988. Title IV: Miscellaneous - Extends the date until which a veteran may be considered to be a veteran of the Vietnam Era for purposes of disabled veterans' employment and training benefits. Increases the limitation on pension payments from $60 to $90 a month to or for a veteran having neither spouse nor child for any period after the month in which such veteran is readmitted for hospital or institutionalized care by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out administrative reorganizations with respect to the realignment of management responsibility for: (1) the Department of Veterans Affairs Data Processing Centers; and (2) Information Resourc… 2025-08-26T17:26:47Z  
101-hr-5963 101 hr 5963 Housing Opportunity through Management/Employee Cooperation Act of 1990 Labor and Employment 1990-10-27 1990-10-27 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] MA D M000133 0 Housing Opportunity through Management/Employee Cooperation Act of 1990 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 with respect to the treatment of welfare benefit funds to add rules governing transfers of certain excess assets from defined benefit pension plans to qualified housing assistance plans established and maintained under collective bargaining agreements. 2025-08-26T17:25:28Z  
101-hr-5964 101 hr 5964 Safe Intermodal Container Transportation Act of 1990 Transportation and Public Works 1990-10-27 1990-10-27 Referred to the House Committee on Public Works + Transportation. House Rep. Anderson, Glenn M. [D-CA-32] CA D A000189 0 Safe Intermodal Container Transportation Act of 1990 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to investigate the use of intermodal containers in providing commercial motor vehicle transportation and of violations of Federal and State highway weight laws by such use. Requires the Secretary to have random weight checks conducted at selected highway locations. Requires the Secretary to report to specified congressional committees the results of such investigation, together with recommendations addressing the problems associated with the use of overweight intermodal containers. 2025-08-26T17:24:21Z  
101-hr-5965 101 hr 5965 Coastal Defense Initiative of 1990 Environmental Protection 1990-10-27 1990-10-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Oceanography and Great Lakes. House Rep. Anderson, Glenn M. [D-CA-32] CA D A000189 3 Title I: General Provisions - Coastal Defense Initiative of 1990 - Sets forth congressional findings and definitions. Title II: Coastal Water Quality - Amends the Clean Water Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to submit to the Congress a five-year schedule for developing and revising criteria for pollutants which pose the greatest risk to coastal waters. Requires the Administrator to publish biological and sediment criteria for assessing coastal water quality to complement the pollutant-specific criteria. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to provide technical and scientific assistance to the Administrator with regard to the development of sediment criteria. Directs coastal States, whenever they review water quality standards, to adopt standards for pollutants for which criteria have been issued. Requires the Administrator to promulgate standards for States that fail to do so. Directs coastal States to develop coastal water quality protection programs. Requires such programs to: (1) identify coastal waters for which standards or designated uses are not expected to be achieved without additional control measures or waters threatened by foreseeable increases in pollutant loadings; (2) implement pollution control measures for such waters; (3) identify coastal waters requiring additional intensive efforts and implement remedial programs for such waters; (4) establish a system to assure that permits and other activities are consistent with pollution control measures; and (5) provide for public participation and improve coordination among State and local officials responsible for land use programs and permitting, water quality planning and permitting, habitat protection, and living resource management. Sets forth program approval procedures. Prohibits specified Federal assistance with respect to coastal waters to States that fail to submit approved water quality protection programs. Requires the Administrator to issue orders to, or commence civil actions against, Stat… 2025-08-26T17:25:58Z  
101-hr-5966 101 hr 5966 CO2 Offsets Policy Enabling Act of 1990 Environmental Protection 1990-10-27 1990-12-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. House Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-4] TN D C000754 1 CO2 Offsets Policy Enabling Act of 1990 - Amends the Clean Air Act to prohibit new major sources of carbon dioxide from operating without a permit issued under this Act. Requires new stationary sources to: (1) obtain certified carbon dioxide credits; (2) demonstrate possession of certified credits equal to one year's expected carbon dioxide emissions to the permitting authority before commencing operation; and (3) deposit annually with the permitting authority sufficient credits to compensate for the year's carbon dioxide emissions. Provides that the receipt by the permitting authority of carbon dioxide offset credits shall be a condition of any permit. Directs new sources that use biomass as a fuel to obtain credits sufficient to offset only the fossil fuel used in production of the biomass. Requires new sources that use trees as fuel to obtain credits for all carbon dioxide emissions. Directs new major sources emitting excess carbon dioxide to obtain credits as soon as practicable and to pay a penalty of $250 per ton of excess carbon dioxide. Adjusts such penalty annually according to percentage changes in the Consumer Price Index. Authorizes a permitting authority to certify carbon dioxide reductions as offset credits if the person providing the reduction or purchasing the credit is in compliance with regulations under this Act. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish regulations concerning the certification of stationary source carbon dioxide reductions. Requires the Administrator to promulgate rules establishing carbon dioxide fixation rates. Directs the Administrator to promulgate rules concerning the certification of: (1) carbon dioxide credits from fleet vehicle fuel efficiency improvements beyond the applicable Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency requirement; (2) carbon dioxide credits from appliance efficiency improvements beyond the minimum required under the National Appliance Energy Conservation Amendments; (3) carbon dioxide credits for energy conservation … 2025-08-26T17:28:27Z  
101-hr-5967 101 hr 5967 Three Affiliated Tribes and Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act Native Americans 1990-10-27 1990-12-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources. House Rep. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND-At Large] ND D D000432 0 Three Affiliated Tribes and Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act - Declares that: (1) the Three Affiliated Tribes (TAT) (the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Tribes that reside on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation) are entitled to additional financial compensation from amounts deposited to a TAT Recovery Fund for the taking of reservation lands for the site of the Garrison Dam and Reservoir; and (2) the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe (SRST) (members of the Great Sioux Nation that reside on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation) is entitled to additional financial compensation from amounts deposited to a SRST Economic Recovery Fund for the taking of reservation lands for the site for the Oahe Dam and Reservoir. Establishes such Funds. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to deposit into each Fund 25 percent of the receipts from deposits to the Treasury for the preceding fiscal year from the integrated programs of the Eastern Division of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Project administered by the Western Area Power Administration, subject to certain limitations. Authorizes appropriations to each Fund. Makes available only the interest on the moneys in each Fund for use by the Secretary of the Interior in making payments to the SRST for use for educational, social welfare, economic development, and other programs. Specifies that: (1) no payments pursuant to this Act shall result in the reduction or denial of any Federal services or programs to which the TAT or SRST, or any of their members, are otherwise entitled to because of their status as a federally recognized Indian tribe or member pursuant to Federal law; (2) no such payments shall be subject to Federal or State income tax, or affect power rates; and (3) no part of any moneys in either Fund shall be distributed to any TAT or SRST member on a per capita basis. Authorizes the Secretary to develop irrigation within the boundaries of the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, subject to a finding by the Secretary of irrigability of the lands to rec… 2025-08-26T17:26:01Z  
101-hr-5968 101 hr 5968 Wetlands Conservation and Management Act of 1990 Environmental Protection 1990-10-27 1990-10-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment. House Rep. Hayes, James A. [D-LA-7] LA D H000390 17 Wetlands Conservation and Management Act of 1990 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to revise provisions concerning permits for dredged or fill material. Prohibits, unless such activity is undertaken pursuant to a permit issued by the Secretary of the Army: (1) the discharge of dredged or fill material into U.S. waters; (2) the draining or excavation of wetlands; and (3) the burning of vegetation on wetlands for purposes of altering the biological character of such wetlands. Authorizes the Secretary to issue permits for such activities. Sets forth permit application procedures. Requires the Secretary, upon receiving applications, to: (1) classify as Type A wetlands wetlands that are of critical significance to the long-term conservation of the ecosystem of which they are a part and which meet specified requirements; (2) classify as Type B wetlands wetlands that provide habitat for a significant population of avian, aquatic, or terrestrial wildlife or provide other ecologically significant wetlands functions; and (3) classify as Type C wetlands wetlands that serve limited ecological functions or that serve such functions but exist in such abundance that regulation of activities is not necessary to conserve wetlands values and functions. Directs the Secretary to notify a permit applicant of the classification and advise such applicant of the right to seek a classification modification. Sets forth provisions concerning modifications. Permits owners of interests in Type A wetlands to seek compensation for the fair market value of such lands. Provides that title for such lands shall pass to the United States upon acceptance of an offer for compensation. Deems such takings to be takings of surface interests in lands only unless the Secretary determines that the exploration for, or development of, oil and gas or mineral interests is not compatible with conservation of the surface interests in lands that have been classified as Type A wetlands. Authorizes the Secretary to classify such interests as… 2025-08-26T17:29:03Z  
101-hr-5969 101 hr 5969 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to limit the interest deduction of foreign corporations that hold interests of less than ten percent in partnerships engaged in business in the United States. Taxation 1990-10-27 1990-10-27 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. McGrath, Raymond J. [R-NY-5] NY R M000458 0 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require that a foreign corporation be treated as owning (or as having incurred) a pro rata share of the assets and liabilities of a partnership in which it is a partner for purposes of allocating interest deductions (thus barring such deductions on the basis of gross income). 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
101-hr-5970 101 hr 5970 Public Recreation Area Recycling Incentives and Education Act Environmental Protection 1990-10-27 1990-12-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. House Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] MA D M000133 0 Public Recreation Area Recycling Incentives and Education Act - Requires the Secretaries of the Interior and of Agriculture to establish a comprehensive recycling program for public recreation areas operated by the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the U.S. Forest Service. Requires the Secretaries to establish certain defined criteria under which each Service may exclude portions of public recreation areas from the recycling program. Permits each Service to use any revenues received from recycling programs for: (1) resource management, research, and interpretation; and (2) other public purposes relating to the enhancement of the public recreation areas at which the revenues were realized. Requires the Secretaries to study the effectiveness of the respective recycling programs established under this Act. Requires the Secretaries to direct each manager of a public recreation area conducting a recycling program to educate visitors to the public recreation area about: (1) the recycling program for such area; and (2) the benefits to the public recreation area and the local community of such program. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-26T17:25:49Z  
101-hr-5971 101 hr 5971 Radon Awareness and Disclosure Act Environmental Protection 1990-10-27 1990-12-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. House Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] MA D M000133 0 Radon Awareness and Disclosure Act - Title I: Three-Year Extension of Indoor Radon Abatement Provisions of Toxic Substances Control Act - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to extend through FY 1994 the authorization of appropriations for: (1) an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) publication entitled "A Citizen's Guide to Radon"; (2) model construction standards and techniques for controlling radon levels in new buildings; (3) grants to States for radon programs; and (4) regional radon training centers. Title II: Radon Testing Provisions - Directs Federal agencies and Government-controlled corporations that provide federally related mortgages for house purchases to require, before such mortgages are received, that such houses be tested for radon and that the results of such tests be made available to potential purchasers. Requires houses owned by Federal agencies or Government-controlled corporations to be tested for radon before sold and provides that test results shall be made available to potential purchasers. Directs the EPA Administrator to establish a program that requires: (1) products offered for sale, or devices used in connection with public services, for radon measurement to meet minimum performance criteria; and (2) operators of devices, or persons employing techniques, used in connection with public services for radon measurement to meet a minimum level of proficiency. Requires the Administrator to establish user fees for manufacturers of such products or devices and for persons who operate such devices or employ such techniques. Waives or reduces such fees for persons who agree to test for radon in public and nonprofit child care facilities, schools, hospitals, nursing homes, or other care facilities. Provides for the deposit of such fees into a Radon Service Account. Directs the Administrator, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of Veterans' Affairs to: (1) jointly evaluate efforts to promote radon … 2025-08-26T17:29:21Z  
101-hr-5972 101 hr 5972 Employee Retirement Income Security Act Amendments of 1990 Labor and Employment 1990-10-27 1990-10-27 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Michel, Robert H. [R-IL-18] IL R M000692 0 Employee Retirement Income Security Act Amendments of 1990 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require each multiple employer welfare arrangement (MEWA) to file with the Secretary of Labor (the Secretary) an annual registration statement beginning in 1991. Requires that copies of such statements be transmitted to the Insurance Commissioners of States in which the MEWA currently conducts, or intends to conduct, business. Makes specified persons responsible for such filing. Repeals the limited scope audit exemption for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 1992. Requires under conditions for being considered a qualified public accountant for ERISA purposes, after January 1, 1994, that such a person has undergone a peer review of his or her accounting and auditing practice with respect to employee benefit plans during the three-year period immediately preceding an engagement to conduct an audit under specified ERISA provisions. Requires the following to have a written policy governing the voting of any securities held by the plan and to provide a copy of such policy to the plan administrator: (1) investment managers (for the securities they manage); (2) named fiduciaries who have the authority to direct a trustee in matters related to the exercise of any such voting rights; and (3) trustees, to the extent they retain the power to exercise any such voting rights. Requires plan administrators, upon request of any participant or beneficiary and for a reasonable charge, to furnish a copy of the voting policy of any person responsible for exercising, or directing the exercise of, any voting rights of securities held by the plan. Requires a court, in a civil action brought by a participant or beneficiary with respect to certain benefit claims, to review the fiduciary's decision without according any deference to any of the fiduciary's findings or conclusions, if the action involves a matter previously decided by a named fiduciary who has a significant interest which would be… 2025-08-26T17:27:13Z  
101-hr-5973 101 hr 5973 Central Coast National Marine Sanctuary Act Environmental Protection 1990-10-27 1990-10-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment. House Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16] CA D P000047 0 Central Coast National Marine Sanctuary Act - Declares that the waters of the Central Coast in California meet the standards set forth in specified provisions of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 and designates them as a national marine sanctuary. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to prepare for such sanctuary: (1) a draft environmental impact statement; and (2) a draft management plan. 2025-08-26T17:24:24Z  
101-hr-5974 101 hr 5974 To amend the Job Training Partnership Act to establish education and training programs in areas with high rates of foreign workers. Labor and Employment 1990-10-27 1990-10-27 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Sawyer, Tom [D-OH-14] OH D S000094 1 Amends the Job Training Partnership Act to authorize the Secretary of Labor (the Secretary) to provide grants to States for education and training assistance in areas of labor shortage with high rates of foreign workers. Allows service delivery areas, local governments, employers, employer associations, employee representatives, and private nonprofit organizations to apply to the States for grants to provide such training and education. Directs the Secretary to report biennially on such grants to States and the types of programs assisted. Repeals title VIII (Education and Training) of the Immigration Act of 1990, which provides for education and training assistance similar to that provided under this Act. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
101-hr-5975 101 hr 5975 Budget Process Reform Act Economics and Public Finance 1990-10-27 1990-11-05 See H.R.5835. House Rep. Cox, Christopher [R-CA-40] CA R C000830 111 Budget Process Reform Act - Title I: Statement of Congressional Purpose - Declares that the purpose of this Act is to facilitate rational, informed, and timely decisions by the Congress. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Federal budget process should focus the attention of policymakers and the public on the aggregate impact of Federal spending on the economy, and on the tradeoffs that must be made among priorities in order to control overall levels of spending. Declares that the budget process should contain safeguards against delay and inaction, so that temporary shut-downs of the Government may be avoided. Title II: Binding Budget Law - Requires the Congress to enact a binding budget law, in the form of a joint resolution, by April 15 of the calendar year before that in which the fiscal period commences. Requires the budget law to fit on a single page, which sets forth specific budget ceilings in major functional categories. Makes it out of order in the House of Representatives or the Senate to consider any spending bill affecting spending in a major functional category unless and until a joint resolution on the budget is enacted. Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to prohibit baseline budgeting. Requires the budget to include comparisons of current fiscal year and proposed subsequent fiscal year spending. Title III: Enforcement Mechanisms - Subtitle A: Super majority Required to Break Budget Law - Requires a two-thirds majority vote in the House and the Senate to consider any spending bill prior to the enactment of the budget law. Requires the Congressional Budget Office to provide to the Congress an estimate of the costs in each major functional category of any spending bill as soon as practicable after its introduction. Limits such estimates to those bills likely to result in costs of more than $10,000,000. Requires a two-thirds affirmative vote in the House and the Senate to consider over-budget spending bills. Requires a two-thirds affirmative vote in the House and the Senate to… 2025-08-26T17:25:15Z  
101-hr-5976 101 hr 5976 Alaska Land Status Technical Corrections Act of 1990 Public Lands and Natural Resources 1990-10-27 1990-12-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources. House Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] AK R Y000033 0 Alaska Land Status Technical Corrections Act of 1990 - Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to: (1) modify the Fort Davis land allotment; and (2) subject such land to valid existing rights and an easement for the Iditarod National Historic Trail. Amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) to authorize an allotment applicant, who had a valid application pending before the Department of the Interior on December 18, 1971, and whose application remains pending as of the date of the enactment of this Act, to amend the land description to describe land other than that the applicant originally intended to claim if: (1) the applicant filed an allotment application which described land selected by, tentatively approved to, or patented to the State of Alaska; (2) the amended land description describes land selected by, tentatively approved to, or patented to Alaska of approximately equal acreage to substitute for the land originally described in the application; and (3) the Commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources for Alaska, acting under the authority of State law, has agreed to reconvey or relinquish the land described in the amended application to the United States. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) accept conveyance or relinquishment of the land described in the amended application from Alaska as an allotment for the benefit of the allotment application; (2) upon such acceptance, to cause the allotment to be surveyed (if it has not already been surveyed) and issue a trust certificate; and (3) adjust his computation of the acreage charged against Alaska's land entitlement. Ratifies certain conveyances to the Montana Creek and Caswell Native Associations and declares that such Associations have received their full entitlement of lands pursuant to ANCSA. Withdraws specified lands, for a period of one year, for selection by the Elim Native Corporation. Authorizes such Corporation to select such lands in partial satisfaction of its entitlement under ANCSA. Bars s… 2025-08-26T17:27:35Z  
101-hr-5977 101 hr 5977 For the relief of Velig Mehmed Dag. Private Legislation 1990-10-27 1990-11-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law. House Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16] CA D P000047 0 Declares that a named individual shall be considered to have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act if he applies for permanent residence status within a specified period. 2021-07-01T14:58:45Z  
101-hr-5932 101 hr 5932 Educational Equity and Excellence Act of 1990 Education 1990-10-26 1990-10-26 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1025. House Rep. Hawkins, Augustus F. [D-CA-29] CA D H000367 1 Educational Equity and Excellence Act of 1990 - Title I: National Goals - Sets forth national goals for education in the following categories: (1) disadvantaged children's readiness for school; (2) school completion; (3) student achievement; (4) mathematics and science; (5) family literacy and lifelong learning; (6) safe, disciplined, and drug-free schools; (7) teacher recruitment and retention; and (8) equal opportunity for postsecondary education. Title II: The President's Education Programs - Part A: Presidential Schools of Distinction - Presidential Schools of Distinction Act - Amends chapter 1 (Financial Assistance to Meet Special Educational Needs of Children) of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA chapter 1 programs) to establish a Presidential Schools of Distinction Award program. Authorizes appropriations. Part B: Nontraditional Routes to Teacher Certification and Licensure - Alternative Routes to Teacher Certification and Licensure Act of 1990 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to establish a program for alternative routes to elementary and secondary school teacher certification and licensure. Authorizes appropriations. Part C: Presidential Awards for Excellence in Education - Amends ESEA title II (renamed as Critical Skills Improvement and Presidential Teacher Awards) to establish a Presidential Awards for Excellence in Education Program for elementary and secondary school teachers. Authorizes appropriations. Part D: Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Amends HEA to authorize appropriations for awards to qualified historically Black colleges and universities. Declares that an institution that receives such an award shall not be eligible for another type of award under other provisions. Title III: Literacy - National Literacy Act of 1990 - Part A: Literacy: Strategic Planning, Research, and Coordination - Establishes an Interagency Task Force on Literacy. Amends the Department of Education Organization Act to direct the Assistant Secret… 2025-08-26T17:28:38Z  
101-hr-5933 101 hr 5933 To provide for the temporary extension of the certain laws relating to housing and community development. Housing and Community Development 1990-10-26 1990-10-31 Became Public Law No: 101-494. House Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20] TX D G000272 0 Deems: (1) Public Law 101-402 (housing and community development extensions) to have taken effect as if such law was enacted on September 29, 1990; (2) the Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation Act of 1987 to have been in effect on and after September 29, 1990, as if Public Law 101-402 had been enacted on September 29, 1990; and (3) the provisions of such Act, other than section 203, to be amended to read as such provisions were in effect on September 29, 1990. States that if the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (S. 566) is enacted before this Act, the above provisions shall be deemed to have taken effect immediately before its enactment. (This Act was signed into law October 31, 1990; the Cranston-Gonzalez Act was signed into law November 28, 1990.) Amends the Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation Act of 1987 to extend such Act through the earlier of November 30, 1990, or the enactment of S. 566. Extends through November 30, 1990, under specified conditions: (1) the Interagency Council on the Homeless; and (2) the Federal Housing Administration mortgage loan limit. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to allocate section 8 and public housing assistance so that each State shall receive annually at least one-half of one percent of the available funds for such programs. 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z  
101-hr-5934 101 hr 5934 Micro Enterprise Loans for the Poor Act International Affairs 1990-10-26 1990-10-26 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. House Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-22] NY R G000212 0 Micro Enterprise Loans for the Poor Act - Requires the Administrator of the agency responsible for administering the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to make assistance available to financial intermediaries in developing countries to enable them to provide loans and other assistance for micro enterprises, with particular emphasis on loans for self-employment. Specifies that such assistance may be made available for use by such financial intermediaries: (1) in extending credit for micro enterprises; (2) in extending credit for such purposes as food processing and production of cloth and clothing; (3) for the start-up costs incurred by a nongovernmental organization in becoming a financial intermediary; (4) for expenses incurred by financial intermediaries in providing training and technical assistance for micro enterprises; and (5) to provide other assistance necessary to the successful functioning of micro enterprises. Requires the Administrator to issue guidelines for financial intermediaries providing such assistance. Requires the Administrator to place primary emphasis on: (1) making assistance available to the poorest people in the least developed countries; and (2) the development of the capacity of and use of indigenous nongovernmental organizations (especially those representing women, tribal people, and other minorities) which will provide credit and other assistance to micro enterprises. Sets forth the total amounts of assistance to be provided for such programs for FY 1992 and 1993. Specifies that such amounts shall be made available from: (1) funds made available under provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 relating to development assistance and economic support; (2) foreign currencies generated from specified sources; and (3) amounts paid to the United States on loans made to financial intermediaries. Specifies that at least 75 percent of such amount shall be used for direct credit support of micro enterprises. Authorizes the Administrator to use development and economic assistance fund… 2025-08-26T17:25:55Z  
101-hr-5935 101 hr 5935 To amend certain Federal laws to provide the same rights and privileges to deaf or hard-of-hearing individuals who depend on hearing dogs as are provided to blind individuals who depend on guide dogs, and for other purposes. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1990-10-26 1990-10-26 Referred to the House Committee on Public Works + Transportation. House Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-7] NY D A000022 0 Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to include the costs of securing and maintaining a hearing dog trained to assist a deaf or hard-of-hearing individual as allowable medical expenses for the purpose of income-related calculations to determine eligibility for the food stamp program. Amends Federal law to: (1) include as a benefit to certain veterans the provision of hearing dogs trained to assist deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals; (2) permit hearing dogs trained to assist a deaf or hard-of-hearing individual to be admitted to public buildings and other properties owned by the United States; and (3) permit certain common carriers to continue to establish a special rate for transportation of a hearing-impaired individual when accompanied by a dog trained to assist the individual. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a commission regarding measures that should be taken to provide rights regarding the use of guide dogs by deaf or hard-of-hearing individuals. 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z  
101-hr-5936 101 hr 5936 To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to require that certain revenues attributable to tariffs levied on imports of textile machinery and parts thereof be applied to support research for the modernization of the American textile machinery industry. Foreign Trade and International Finance 1990-10-26 1990-12-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Stabilization. House Rep. Ballenger, Cass [R-NC-10] NC R B000104 0 Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to establish in the Treasury the Textile Machinery Modernization Fund. Appropriates to such fund revenues from customs duties imposed on textile machinery and parts imported into the United States for grants to qualified organizations for research projects for the modernization of the U.S. textile machinery industry. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
101-hr-5937 101 hr 5937 To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow Federal employees to take time off from duty to serve as bone marrow donors. Government Operations and Politics 1990-10-26 1990-10-26 Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. House Rep. Byron, Beverly B. [D-MD-6] MD D B001220 0 Allows executive agency employees to take up to five days of leave each year without a reduction in pay or leave to which otherwise entitled in order to donate bone marrow. 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
101-hr-5938 101 hr 5938 To temporarily suspend the duty on certain lead fuel test assemblies. Foreign Trade and International Finance 1990-10-26 1990-10-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. House Rep. Coyne, William J. [D-PA-14] PA D C000846 0 Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) liquidate or reliquidate as free of duty any partially assembled lead fuel assembly that was or is imported on March 9, 1990, on September 9, 1990, or before December 31, 1993; and (2) refund any duties paid with respect to such imports if a specified certification is made and submitted to the appropriate customs officer. Describes such an assembly as composed of nuclear fuel rods of zircaloy tubes filled with slightly enriched uranium dioxide pellets. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
101-hr-5939 101 hr 5939 Shareholder Protection Act of 1990 Finance and Financial Sector 1990-10-26 1990-12-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance. House Rep. Douglas, Chuck [R-NH-2] NH R D000451 1 Shareholder Protection Act of 1990 - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require that the beneficial owner of a short position of more than five percent of any class of certain equity securities disclose specified identifying information to: (1) the issuer of the securities; (2) each exchange where the securities are traded; (3) each registered securities association; and (4) the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Exempts from such disclosure requirements market makers and specialists if the short sales they effect are transacted solely for bona fide market-making purposes. Prohibits the use of an interdealer quotation system to execute transactions relating to puts, calls, straddles, or options in violations of SEC regulations. Grants the issuer of registered securities standing to bring legal action for equitable relief against violators of SEC regulations concerning market manipulation practices. 2025-08-26T17:24:23Z  
101-hr-5940 101 hr 5940 To amend the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 for the purpose of protecting residential tenants from unnecessary eviction by the Resolution Trust Corporation. Finance and Financial Sector 1990-10-26 1990-12-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance. House Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-19] NY D E000179 0 Amends the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 to provide that a conservator or receiver of any insured depository institution shall not disaffirm or repudiate residential contracts or leases that are required by State law. 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z  
101-hr-5941 101 hr 5941 To exclude from income amounts received under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act for the purposes of determining the amount of benefits to be provided under the Food Stamp Act of 1977 and the United States Housing Act of 1937. Social Welfare 1990-10-26 1990-12-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. House Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] MA D F000339 0 Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to exclude aid to families with dependent children assistance (part A of title IV of the Social Security Act) from inclusion as income for purposes of food stamp eligibility. Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to make a similar exclusion for purposes of rental assistance eligibility. 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z  
101-hr-5942 101 hr 5942 To provide for the establishment of industrial recapitalization funds by industries which were injured by unfair import competition, and for other purposes. Taxation 1990-10-26 1990-10-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. House Rep. Gephardt, Richard A. [D-MO-3] MO D G000132 0 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a corporation to establish an industrial recapitalization fund if such corporation has been injured by subsidized sales of imported merchandise or forced sales of less than fair value. Requires such corporation to enter into an agreement with the Secretary of Commerce to use such fund to acquire new, or to modernize, plant and equipment in the United States for an essential industry. Allows non-taxable deposits to be made to such fund during the five years after entering into an agreement. Makes certain gains, earnings, and profits non-taxable if related to the fund. Allows qualified withdrawals for the 12 years after formation of the fund and provide for the tax treatment of such fund after the close of the tenth year. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to set forth reporting requirements for the Secretary of Commerce concerning the collection of antidumping and countervailing duties. Requires the appropriate Customs Service officer to reliquidate any entry necessary to correct the failure to assess and collect an antidumping or countervailing duty. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
101-hr-5943 101 hr 5943 Youth Apprenticeship Act of 1990 Labor and Employment 1990-10-26 1990-10-26 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Gephardt, Richard A. [D-MO-3] MO D G000132 1 Youth Apprenticeship Act of 1990 - Establishes an Institute for Youth Apprenticeship (the Institute) as an independent establishment to administer youth apprenticeship programs set up under this Act. Directs the Institute Board of Directors to study youth apprenticeship programs; and (2) report findings and conclusions to the Secretaries of Labor and of Education and the appropriate congressional committees. Directs the Board Chairperson to establish guidelines, criteria, and procedures for youth apprenticeship programs, based on such report, including curriculum guidelines, criteria for demonstration program sites and for apprenticeship occupations, and competency criteria and certification procedures for apprentices and trainers. Directs the Institute Executive Director to enter into contracts with public and nonprofit private organizations to develop and evaluate youth apprenticeship demonstration programs that establish partnerships between schools and employers. Requires each eligible entity entering into such a contract to establish partnerships between secondary and postsecondary schools and employers to provide apprenticeship training to students. Allows an entity to incorporate into the partnership representatives of organized labor, employment and training agencies, and State education and labor departments. Makes such partnerships responsible for program and curriculum development, coordination and quality assurances, and assessment and evaluation of apprentices and training programs. Sets forth requirements for partnership training for various levels of secondary school students and for postsecondary students and current workers. Sets forth requirements for employers to pay: (1) up to 100 percent of the apprentice's stipend, depending on the secondary school program level; (2) wages and employee benefits for apprentices in postsecondary programs; and (3) costs of on-the-job training. States that employers shall not be required to hire apprentices upon completion of the apprenticeships. Requires … 2025-08-26T17:24:58Z  
101-hr-5944 101 hr 5944 To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to operate and maintain recreation activities at the East Park and Stony Gorge Reservoirs, Orland Project, California. Water Resources Development 1990-10-26 1990-12-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources. House Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] CA R H000528 0 Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to activities at the East Park and Stony Gorge Reservoirs, Orland Project, California, to: (1) develop, operate, and maintain public recreation resources; (2) manage natural, cultural, historic, environmental, and fish and wildlife resources; and (3) prepare a resource management plan. Authorizes appropriations. 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z  
101-hr-5945 101 hr 5945 Combat Merchant Mariners Benefit Act of 1990 Armed Forces and National Security 1990-10-26 1990-10-26 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House Rep. Hochbrueckner, George J. [D-NY-1] NY D H000670 0 Combat Merchant Mariners Benefit Act of 1990 - Provides that: (1) service in the U.S. merchant marine during a period of war for a total period equal to at least 12 months shall be considered active duty in determining eligibility for veterans benefits; and (2) such service may be verified by entries in a continuous discharge book, a certificate of discharge to merchant seamen, a certificate of substantially continuous service, or other documentation available from the Secretary of Transportation or the head of any other Federal agency. Limits eligibility to: (1) service on a U.S. vessel on ocean, coastwise, or intercoastal voyages, during a period of war in a combat zone (where such service was rendered to the armed forces in a capacity considered civilian employment or contractual service); (2) any period of forcible detention or internment by an enemy government or hostile force as a result of hostile action against a U.S. vessel while performing such service on the vessel; and (3) any period (up to six months) of service in the War Shipping Administration, the U.S. Maritime Service, or a maritime training program conducted or recognized by the armed forces. Specifies that: (1) the minimum active-duty service requirement of any law administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs shall apply in determining eligibility for veterans benefits under this Act; (2) the 12-month requirement under this Act shall not apply to an individual who is permanently disabled in the performance of such service while the vessel is subjected to hostile action; and (3) such service may have been rendered before the date of enactment of this Act, but an individual who has performed service before such date shall not be paid veterans benefits that accrue as a result of the enactment of this Act for any period of accrual before such date. 2025-08-26T17:27:04Z  
101-hr-5946 101 hr 5946 To provide for the establishment of a national park program for children, and for other purposes. Public Lands and Natural Resources 1990-10-26 1990-12-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. House Rep. Kostmayer, Peter H. [D-PA-8] PA D K000319 0 Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program to provide the opportunity for children to learn about recycling, conservation, animals, and the operations of the National Park System in an educational camp setting at units of the System. Appropriates specified funds for the program. 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z  
101-hr-5947 101 hr 5947 Exhibition Animal Protection Act Animals 1990-10-26 1990-10-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture. House Rep. Kostmayer, Peter H. [D-PA-8] PA D K000319 4 Exhibition Animal Protection Act - Makes it unlawful for a person who uses, exhibits, or trains an animal to be used or exhibited at a carnival, circus, animal act, zoo, rodeo, educational exhibit, or for making of a film to: (1) handle such animal in a manner which would tend to injure, kill, or otherwise cause it suffering; (2) fail to maintain an animal population control program to avoid overbreeding of animals and ensure that such animals are not sold to persons to be used for hunting, experimentation, testing, or other practice which would jeopardize their health; (3) fail to provide animals with a physical environment adequate to promote the animal's psychological well-being; or (4) elude any prohibition in this Act by leaving the United states. Sets forth provisions with respect to: (1) notification requirements before moving such animals; and (2) inspections for violations committed under this Act. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to promulgate rules establishing standards for a physical environment adequate to promote the psychological well-being of animals protected under this Act. Directs the Secretary to establish an advisory board to make recommendations with respect to such regulations. Sets forth both civil and criminal penalties for violations of this Act. Sets forth specified exemptions. 2025-08-26T17:27:44Z  
101-hr-5948 101 hr 5948 To establish the Manzanar National Historic site in the State of California, and for other purposes. Public Lands and Natural Resources 1990-10-26 1990-12-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. House Rep. Levine, Mel [D-CA-27] CA D L000264 3 Establishes the Manzanar National Historic Site in California to protect historical and cultural resources associated with the relocation of Japanese-Americans during World War II. Establishes the Manzanar National Historic Site Advisory Commission to consult with the Secretary of the Interior on matters relating to the development, management, and interpretation of the site. Authorizes appropriations. 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z  
101-hr-5949 101 hr 5949 To deem the Florida Panther to be an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Environmental Protection 1990-10-26 1990-10-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment. House Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-5] FL R M000350 15 Makes the Florida panther an endangered species for purposes of the Endangered Species Act of 1973. 2021-07-01T14:58:39Z  
101-hr-5950 101 hr 5950 To deem the Strategic Target System program conducted at Kauai, Hawaii, to be a major Federal action for the purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act. Environmental Protection 1990-10-26 1990-10-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment. House Rep. Mink, Patsy T. [D-HI-2] HI D M000797 0 Deems the Strategic Target System program conducted by the Sandia National Laboratories of the Department of Energy at the Kauai Test Facility on the Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai, Hawaii, to be a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment for purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
101-hr-5951 101 hr 5951 To provide that a period of service on active duty by a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces shall not be considered as a break in service for purposes of determining eligibility to participate in a group health plan. Taxation 1990-10-26 1990-10-26 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Pease, Donald J. [D-OH-13] OH D P000170 0 Provides that no deduction shall be allowed under the Internal Revenue Code for expenses paid or incurred by an employer for any group health plan if the service on active duty of an eligible Reserve member is considered a break in service for purposes of determining the eligibility of such member, and his or her dependents, to participate in any such plan. Defines "eligible Reserve member" as a member of a reserve component of the armed forces who: (1) after August 2, 1990, is called or ordered to active duty for a period of more than 30 days; (2) is an employee of an employer on the date of such call or order; and (3) resumes employment with such employer within 60 days after being released from active duty. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
101-hr-5952 101 hr 5952 National Literacy Act of 1990 Education 1990-10-26 1990-10-26 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Sawyer, Tom [D-OH-14] OH D S000094 1 National Literacy Act of 1990 - Title I: Literacy: Strategic Planning, Research, and Coordination - Establishes an Interagency Task Force on Literacy (the Task Force), consisting of the Secretaries of Education, of Labor, and of Health and Human Services, the Director of the ACTION Agency, and any other head of an agency that the President considers appropriate. Requires the Task Force to report biennially to the Congress. Amends the Department of Education Organization Act to give the Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult Education responsibility for coordinating: (1) all literacy related programs and policy initiatives in the Department of Education; and (2) the staff resources and assistance provided to the Task Force. Directs the Assistant Secretary to assist: (1) in coordinating the related activities and programs of other Federal departments and agencies; and (2) in carrying out the Secretary's responsibilities as a Task Force member. Establishes the National Institute for Literacy (the Institute), to be administered under the terms of an interagency agreement entered into by the Secretaries of Education, of Labor, and of Health and Human Services (the Interagency Group). Authorizes the Secretary of Education to include in the Institute any research or development center supported under specified provisions of the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA) and any other related center, institute, or clearinghouse within the Department of Education. Requires the Interagency Group to consider seriously the recommendations of the National Institute Board (the Board) in planning Institute goals and implementing programs. Authorizes the Institute to: (1) conduct specified research and demonstrations; (2) assist Federal, State, and local agencies in developing, implementing, and evaluating literacy policy by establishing a national data base and providing technical and policy assistance and development model systems; (3) provide program assistance, training, and technical assistance for literacy prog… 2025-08-26T17:29:11Z  
101-hr-5953 101 hr 5953 Defense Nuclear Workers' Compensation Act Labor and Employment 1990-10-26 1990-10-26 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Skaggs, David E. [D-CO-2] CO D S000462 5 Defense Nuclear Workers' Compensation Act - Provides that, except as modified by this Act, an employee at any Department of Energy defense nuclear facility (facility) shall be considered an employee for purposes of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA). Sets forth special rules for LHWCA coverage of such facility employees. Provides that compensation shall be payable if disability or death results from an injury arising out of and in the course of employment at such a facility. Establishes, in such compensation claim proceedings, a rebuttable presumption that a specified disease (i.e., one of various forms of cancer) is such a compensable injury, if the injured employee has suffered from the described disease, and either: (1) was employed for ten or more years in a building or facility of such a facility in which radioactive materials were regularly stored, handled, or disposed of; or (2) while employed at such building or facility, received ten REM or more total exposure to ionizing radiation or ten percent or more of the maximum permissible body burden exposure to ionizing radiation. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to extend compensation districts established under the LHWCA, or establish new compensation districts, to include any area to which this Act applies, and to assign to each such district one or more deputy commissioners. Includes among the Department of Energy defense nuclear facilities the following facilities under the control or jurisdiction of the Secretary of Energy: (1) production or utilization facilities operated for national security purposes; (2) nuclear waste storage or disposal facilities; (3) testing and assembly facilities operated for national security purposes; and (4) nuclear weapons research facilities. 2025-08-26T17:24:26Z  
101-hr-5954 101 hr 5954 To provide for publication of a thorough, accurate, and reliable documentary record of major United States foreign policy activities through the "Foreign Relations of the United States" historical series of the Department of State. International Affairs 1990-10-26 1990-10-26 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. House Rep. Solarz, Stephen J. [D-NY-13] NY D S000673 3 Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to set forth provisions concerning the "Foreign Relations of the United States" historical series, a documentary record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions and diplomatic activity. Requires all Federal agencies engaged in foreign policy to develop procedures for their historical offices to coordinate with the Department of State's Office of the Historian in selecting materials for inclusion in the series. Directs the Advisory Committee on the Foreign Relations of the United States Historical Series for the Department of State to review and make recommendations concerning the documents to be included. Requires selected documents to be selected for declassification review. Directs Federal agencies, if a document is not declassifiable because of a need to protect sources, methods, or sensitive national security information, to make deletions in the text to make the document declassifiable. Requires Federal agencies, if the meaning of a document is so altered by such deletions that it would be misleading, to prepare an unclassified summary of the document. Sets forth congressional reporting requirements for agencies that refuse to prepare declassified documents or unclassified summaries. Establishes the Advisory Committee on the Foreign Relations of the United States Historical Series for the Department of State. Authorizes the Advisory Committee to approve the withholding of a document or a portion of a document from publication in the historical series if necessary to: (1) avoid publication of matters which would impede current diplomatic negotiations or official activities of the U.S. Government; or (2) condense the record and avoid repetition of details. Directs the Secretary of State to ensure that the historical series is published within 30 years after the events documented. Requires all Department of State documents to be automatically declassified 30 years after the events documented and made available to the public at the National Archives un… 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z  
101-hr-5955 101 hr 5955 National Fishery Resource Conservation System Act of 1990 Public Lands and Natural Resources 1990-10-26 1990-10-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment. House Rep. Unsoeld, Jolene [D-WA-3] WA D U000017 0 National Fishery Resource Conservation System Act of 1990 - Establishes within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service the National Fishery Resource Conservation System (NFRCS) consisting of discrete units of fish habitat that are to be provided protection, conservation, and management by appropriate entities. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) encourage the States to use specified Federal grants to acquire fish habitat; and (2) promulgate regulations to govern administration of the NFRCS. Establishes the Fishery Resource Conservation Board to: (1) advise the Secretary regarding essential fish habitat; (2) coordinate activities with Federal, State, tribal, local, and other organizations regarding fish habitat; and (3) submit annual recommendations to the Secretary regarding fish habitat areas which should be protected. Requires the Secretary to submit an annual status report, including a habitat priority acquisition list, to the Congress. Authorizes the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to annually sell a series of collectible fishery artwork, and to use the funds generated for fishery resources conservation. Authorizes the Service and the Foundation to use contributions for fishery conservation purposes. Authorizes appropriations from the Land and Water Conservation Fund. 2025-08-26T17:25:30Z  
101-hr-5956 101 hr 5956 Alaska Peninsula Wilderness Designation Act of 1990 Public Lands and Natural Resources 1990-10-26 1990-12-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources. House Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] AK R Y000033 1 Alaska Peninsula Wilderness Designation Act of 1990 - Designates the following lands in Alaska as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) the Aniakchak Wilderness within the Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve; (2) the Alaska Peninsula Wilderness within the Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge; and (3) the addition of specified lands within the Becharof National Wildlife Refuge to the Becharof Wilderness. Provides for the relinquishment of Koniag, Inc., Selection Rights (oil and gas rights) to specified lands in Alaska. 2025-08-26T17:28:19Z  
101-hr-5957 101 hr 5957 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a refundable credit for adoption expenses for individuals adopting children. Taxation 1990-10-26 1990-10-26 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] NJ R S000522 2 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for qualified adoption expenses. Disallows such credit for any expense for which a deduction or credit is allowable under other provisions of the Code or for any expenses paid from Federal, State, or local funds. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
101-hr-5958 101 hr 5958 Tropical Forest Consumer Information and Protection Act of 1990 Public Lands and Natural Resources 1990-10-26 1990-12-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Competitiveness. House Rep. Walgren, Doug [D-PA-18] PA D W000044 0 Tropical Forest Consumer Information and Protection Act of 1990 - Prohibits manufacturing or distributing any tropical wood or tropical wood product unless it bears a label or mark indicating the country in which the wood was grown. Requires sellers through a catalog or communications media to disclose the country of origin. Allows the Secretary of Commerce to assess civil penalties or order compliance. 2025-08-26T17:24:19Z  
101-hr-5921 101 hr 5921 Jobs, Growth, and Competitiveness Act of 1990 Taxation 1990-10-25 1990-10-25 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Edwards, Mickey [R-OK-5] OK R E000077 13 Jobs, Growth, and Competitiveness Act of 1990 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reinstate the ten-percent investment tax credit for property used as an integral part of manufacturing, production, or extraction or of furnishing transportation, communications, electrical energy, gas, water, waste disposal, or pollution control services. Allows such tax credit to offset 100 percent of certain corporation's minimum tax. 2025-08-26T17:24:57Z  
101-hr-5922 101 hr 5922 To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a marine biotechnology research, training, and technology transfer study and program. Science, Technology, Communications 1990-10-25 1990-10-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. House Rep. McMillen, Thomas [D-MD-4] MD D M000573 2 Directs the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study of the status of marine biotechnology research, training, and technology transfer efforts in the United States, and of the comparative status of such efforts in foreign countries. Mandates a report to the Congress, including a plan identifying each appropriate Federal agency's role in funding such matters. Directs the Secretary, consistent with the plan's role for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to carry out a program of marine biotechnology research, training, and technology transfer. Authorizes appropriations from sums otherwise authorized to be appropriated. 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z  
101-hr-5923 101 hr 5923 Taxpayer Regulatory Relief Act of 1990 Taxation 1990-10-25 1990-10-25 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Anthony, Beryl, Jr. [D-AR-4] AR D A000213 0 Taxpayer Regulatory Relief Act of 1990 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe the extent to which rules and regulations may be applied without retroactive effect (or with it). Requires all final, temporary, or proposed regulations and rulings issued by the Secretary to apply prospectively from the date of publication in the Federal Register, unless the Congress supersedes such treatment. 2025-08-26T17:24:22Z  
101-hr-5924 101 hr 5924 To repeal the concessioner preferences of the National Park Service Concessions Policy Act, to require that concessions be awarded pursuant to a competitive bidding process, and for other purposes. Public Lands and Natural Resources 1990-10-25 1990-12-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. House Rep. Guarini, Frank J. [D-NJ-14] NJ D G000511 0 Amends Federal law (commonly known as the National Park Service Concessions Policy Act) with respect to preferential rights to provide new or additional accommodations, facilities, or services to concessioners in areas administered by the National Park Service. Repeals certain provisions of such Act regarding to: (1) right of preference for contract renewal; and (2) possessory interest of such concessioner. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to develop and implement a system for: (1) the renewal and extension of existing contracts and permits; (2) the granting of new contracts and permits on a competitive basis; and (3) provision of new or additional services through concessioners in areas of the National Park System. Requires the Secretary to review all existing contracts (including the Circle Line Statue of Liberty Inc. contract) to determine if: (1) any of them were awarded outside of the normal procedures of such Act; and (2) any of them can be legally terminated on that basis. Directs the Secretary to review the concession serving the Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island to determine if their is sufficient access for the public and if the cost of the ferry service to Ellis Island and Liberty Island is justified. Requires the Secretary to consider providing additional ferry service from additional points of embarkation in New Jersey and New York City to Ellis Island and Liberty Island. Authorizes the Secretary to construct or allow for the construction of a permanent bridge, open to the public for pedestrian use, connecting Liberty State Park and Ellis Island. Allows construction of a facility at a National Park System unit for concession purposes only if: (1) such facility is specifically authorized by a law enacted after the enactment of this Act; and (2) funds are appropriated for such construction. 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z  
101-hr-5925 101 hr 5925 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an employer a credit against income tax for the cost of providing mammography screening for his employees. Taxation 1990-10-25 1990-10-25 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Hertel, Dennis M. [D-MI-14] MI D H000547 0 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an employer a tax credit for 20 percent of qualified mammography screening costs. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish standards to assure the safety and accuracy of such mammography screening. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
101-hr-5926 101 hr 5926 To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide congregate nutrition services and intergenerational activities in elementary and secondary school facilities. Social Welfare 1990-10-25 1990-10-25 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Lloyd, Marilyn [D-TN-3] TN D L000381 0 School-Based Meals for Older Individuals and Intergenerational Programs Act of 1990 - Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to establish a program for school-based meals for older individuals and intergenerational activities for older individuals and elementary and secondary school students. Directs the Commissioner on Aging to make grants to States for the establishment and operation of projects that: (1) are carried out in elementary and secondary schools; (2) provide hot meals to older individuals while such schools are in session, during the summer, and (unless waived by the State) on weekdays in the school year when the schools are not in session; (3) provide intergenerational activities in which older individuals and students interact at such schools; (4) provide social and recreational activities for older individuals at such schools; (5) develop and maintain skill banks to inform school officials of the skills and preferred activities of older individuals, so that they may serve as tutors, teacher aides, living historians, special speakers, playground supervisors, and lunchroom assistants, and assistants in such schools; and (6) provide opportunities for older individuals to participate in school activities and use school facilities. Sets forth application procedures. Requires annual program evaluation reports by: (1) States receiving such grants, to the Commissioner; and (2) the Commissioner, summarizing such State reports, to the Congress. Authorizes appropriations. Prohibits program funding for a fiscal year unless certain other programs receive funding for that year which exceeds their FY 1990 levels. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
101-hr-5927 101 hr 5927 Superfund Liability Clarification Act Environmental Protection 1990-10-25 1990-12-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials. House Rep. Owens, Wayne [D-UT-2] UT D O000156 0 Superfund Liability Clarification Act - Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to exclude from liability as an "owner or operator" of a vessel or facility any mortgage lender, insured depository institution, or Federal lending institution (lender) that acquires such vessel or facility through foreclosure or that conducts a restructuring of a loan or other extension of credit with the owner of the vessel or facility, provided such lender complies with specified procedures or guidelines. Specifies that "participation in the management of a vessel or facility" (by the lender) for purposes of such Act (in which case such exemption would not apply) does not include: (1) the sale of collateral; (2) actions taken by a lender to comply with such procedures or guidelines, including the conduct of a Phase I Environmental Audit of the vessel or facility; (3) actions taken by a lender to responsibly manage the vessel or facility upon learning of any contamination so as not to cause a release of a hazardous substance from or at the vessel or facility, or to harm the public health and safety or the environment, during any period while the lender is acting to administer or wind down the affairs of the owner or while diligently proceeding to pass title of the vessel or facility; or (4) the status of having the capacity to affect hazardous waste disposal management decisions of the vessel or facility, without actually making or influencing any such decisions. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to assure that depository and lending institutions and mortgage lenders develop and implement adequate procedures to evaluate potential environmental risks that may arise from or at vessels or facilities subject to their lending and fiduciary activities. States that the exclusion under such Act shall not affect the liability of a person who, by any act or omission, causes or contributes to a release or threatened release of a hazardous substance from or at a v… 2025-08-26T17:27:55Z  
101-hr-5928 101 hr 5928 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the unauthorized sale, and the unauthorized manufacture or possession with entent to sell, of any identification document which, if completed with information concerning an individual, would describe the individual as legally authorized to deal in firearms. Crime and Law Enforcement 1990-10-25 1990-11-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime. House Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-9] CA D S000810 0 Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit the unauthorized sale, and the unauthorized manufacture or possession with intent to sell, of any document which would identify such individual as legally authorized to deal in firearms. Sets forth penalties for violation of this Act. 2021-07-01T14:58:31Z  
101-hr-5929 101 hr 5929 To delay the lease sale of certain minerals located in Bezetta Township, Trumbull county, Ohio. Public Lands and Natural Resources 1990-10-25 1990-12-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Mining and Natural Resources. House Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17] OH D T000350 0 Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from offering for lease sale any of the mineral rights of the United States in a certain tract of land in Bezetta Township, Trumbull County, Ohio, until one year after the enactment of this Act. 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z  
101-hr-5930 101 hr 5930 To provide authority for the President to seize Iraqi-held interests in U.S. entities engaged in interstate commerce, and for other purposes. International Affairs 1990-10-25 1990-12-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Competitiveness. House Rep. Walgren, Doug [D-PA-18] PA D W000044 0 Requires the President to: (1) identify those entities engaged in interstate commerce in the United States that are controlled by Iraqi persons; (2) conduct investigations to determine whether Iraqi control of any such entity might impair the national security; and (3) identify all property or interests in property in which transactions are blocked pursuant to specified executive orders freezing Iraqi assets. Grants the President the authority to: (1) order the seizure of any such property or interest if the President determines that Iraqi control thereof might impair national security and that seizure is in the national interest; and (2) use the proceeds of any such property or interest to pay the claims of U.S. persons against the Government of Iraq because of its suspension of payments due on credit extended by such U.S. persons or other contractual obligations of such Government that are held by U.S. persons. Requires that such payments be distributed equally among all U.S. persons having claims against such Government and requires the President to establish claims procedures. Grants the President access to information necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z  
101-hr-5931 101 hr 5931 Pollution Prevention Act of 1990 Environmental Protection 1990-10-25 1990-11-05 For Further Action See H.R.5835 (Title IV). House Rep. Wolpe, Howard E. [D-MI-3] MI D W000682 1 Pollution Prevention Act of 1990 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish within EPA an office to promote pollution prevention through source reduction. Requires the Administrator to develop and implement a source reduction strategy which: (1) establishes standard methods for measuring source reduction; (2) coordinates and promotes source reduction activities and techniques in Federal agencies and businesses; (3) improves coordination of, streamlines, and assures public access to data collected under Federal environmental statutes; (4) establishes a training program on multimedia source reduction opportunities; (5) makes recommendations to the Congress to eliminate barriers to source reduction including the use of incentives; (6) develops and disseminates model source reduction auditing procedures designed to highlight source reduction opportunities; and (7) establishes an annual award program to recognize companies operating outstanding or innovative source reduction programs. Directs the Administrator to make matching grants to States for programs to promote source reduction by businesses. Sets forth criteria to be evaluated in the awarding of such grants. Limits Federal funds for such programs to 50 percent of the funds made available to a State each year. Requires the Administrator to establish a Source Reduction Clearinghouse to compile information including a computer data base which contains information on management, technical, and operational approaches to source reduction. Directs the Administrator to make such information available to the public. Directs owners or operators of facilities required to file annual toxic chemical release forms under the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) to include with each such filing a toxic chemical source reduction and recycling report. Sets forth items to be included in such reports, including: (1) the quantity of each chemical entering any waste stream prior to recycling, treatment, or disp… 2025-08-26T17:26:00Z  
101-hr-5908 101 hr 5908 To amend the Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 to require samples of prescription drugs distributed to physicians and other prescribing practitioners to meet special packaging standards under such Act. Health 1990-10-24 1990-11-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Competitiveness. House Rep. Brennan, Joseph E. [D-ME-1] ME D B000798 6 Amends the Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 to require that prescription drug samples distributed by manufacturers to prescribing practitioners meet special packaging standards if they are intended to be dispensed to consumers in the same packages. 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
101-hr-5909 101 hr 5909 Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and Protection Act Environmental Protection 1990-10-24 1990-11-16 Became Public Law No: 101-605. House Rep. Fascell, Dante B. [D-FL-19] FL D F000041 1 Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and Protection Act - Designates a specified area in Florida as the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary under the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972. Prohibits, with specified exceptions, the operation of a tank vessel or a vessel greater than 50 meters in length in a certain Area to Be Avoided (ATBA). Provides that no leasing, exploration, development, or production of minerals or hydrocarbons shall be permitted within the Sanctuary. Requires the Secretary to develop a comprehensive management plan and implementing regulations. Terminates, upon the enactment of this Act, all congressionally mandated studies of existing areas in the Florida Keys for designation as National Marine Sanctuaries. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Governor of Florida to develop a comprehensive water quality protection program for the Sanctuary. Excludes such program from the comprehensive management plan if it does not meet the purpose for which the Sanctuary is designated or is otherwise inconsistent or incompatible with it. Requires the Secretary to establish an Advisory Council to assist with the comprehensive management plan. Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to authorize appropriations. Directs the Secretary to report to specified congressional committees on the future requirements for funding the Sanctuary. 2022-12-13T14:12:06Z  
101-hr-5910 101 hr 5910 To prohibit the incineration of any hazardous material which has been transported in commerce. Environmental Protection 1990-10-24 1990-11-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials. House Rep. Grant, Bill [R-FL-2] FL R G000382 0 Makes it unlawful for any person to commercially incinerate hazardous material which has been transported in commerce. Sets forth penalties for violating this Act. 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z  
101-hr-5911 101 hr 5911 To amend the Outdoor Recreation Act of 1963 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish a registry of outstanding recreational and scenic river areas, and for other purposes. Public Lands and Natural Resources 1990-10-24 1990-12-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. House Rep. Kostmayer, Peter H. [D-PA-8] PA D K000319 0 Amends the Outdoor Recreation Act of 1963 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to establish and maintain a National Registry of Exceptional River Resources comprised of rivers or river segments which exhibit exceptional natural, scenic, recreational, or cultural features. Requires the Secretary to establish criteria for the inclusion of river segments on the national registry. Prescribes general administrative procedures for such inclusion. 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z  
101-hr-5912 101 hr 5912 Windfall Oil Profits Tax Act of 1990 Taxation 1990-10-24 1990-10-24 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Levine, Mel [D-CA-27] CA D L000264 0 Windfall Oil Profits Tax Act of 1990 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reinstate the windfall profit tax on domestic crude oil. Revises the inflation adjustment and declares the base price to be the average price per barrel of taxable crude oil during the four-month period ending on July 31, 1990, as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury. Repeals the phaseout of the tax, thus making the tax permanent law. Limits the category of newly discovered oil to oil from newly drilled wells in previously unproven oil or gas property. Establishes the Alternative Energy Technology and Energy Conservation Trust Fund to carry out programs to develop: (1) alternative energy sources and technologies that do not adversely affect the environment; and (2) methods of energy conservation that are cost-effective for the general public to employ. Appropriates a percentage of the windfall profit tax to such Fund. 2025-08-26T17:26:08Z  
101-hr-5913 101 hr 5913 Olympic Television Broadcasting Act Commerce 1990-10-24 1990-12-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance. House Rep. McMillen, Thomas [D-MD-4] MD D M000573 0 Olympic Television Broadcasting Act - Exempts from the antitrust laws television broadcasting networks in connection with the broadcasting of the Winter and Summer Olympic Games. Bars any such exempt network from interrupting live action in the broadcasting of an olympic contest with a commercial. Prohibits any network from entering into an agreement to broadcast the Olympics unless such agreement is approved by the U.S. Olympic Committee. Specifies that a violation of such prohibition shall be considered to be a violation of the Communications Act of 1934. Bars any network from entering into an agreement to subcontract the broadcasting rights to the Olympics to any other party without the prior approval of the U.S. Olympic Committee. 2025-08-26T17:24:55Z  
101-hr-5914 101 hr 5914 To establish a task force to study and evaluate the taxation of real property by State and local governments, the effects of such taxation on certain taxpayers, and the feasibility of other policies designed to reduce the dependence of State and local governments on such taxation. Taxation 1990-10-24 1990-10-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations. House Rep. Murtha, John P. [D-PA-12] PA D M001120 0 Establishes a Task Force on the Taxation of Real Property by State and Local Governments to study and evaluate: (1) the taxation of real property by State and local governments; (2) the effects of such taxation on middle income and fixed income taxpayers; and (3) the feasibility of other policies designed to reduce the dependence of State and local governments on such taxation. Requires the Task Force to submit a final report to the President and terminate the Task Force 90 days after such submission. 2025-02-04T16:54:13Z  
101-hr-5915 101 hr 5915 Regional Energy Development Act of 1990 Energy 1990-10-24 1990-12-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Stabilization. House Rep. Murtha, John P. [D-PA-12] PA D M001120 0 Chapter I: Introductory - Regional Energy Development Act of 1990 - Sets forth the purposes of this Act, including the creation of a corporation to promote long-term cooperation among specified Northeastern States regarding energy development and conservation. Chapter II: Organization, Management, Powers - Authorizes creation of a non-Federal, for-profit organization known as the Energy Corporation of the Northeast. Sets forth corporation membership eligibility criteria for the Northeastern States. Requires annual fiscal status reports. Authorizes withdrawals by member States. Chapter III: Projects and Programs of the Corporation - Empowers the Corporation to: (1) engage in financial activities with any combination of equity or debt; (2) provide technical and legal assistance for regional energy projects; and (3) provide for research and development activities related to the energy development of its member States in connection with energy projects. Prescribes guidelines under which the Corporation may become a project participant. Sets limits upon the Corporation's investment obligations, loan guarantees, and capital costs start-up expenses. Prescribes guidelines for: (1) the waiver of such limitations; (2) resource allocation among member States; (3) gubernatorial review of the Corporation's commitments; and (4) the Corporation's active participation as a regional instrumentality in the formulation of the National Energy Policy Plan. Chapter IV: Financing - Sets forth the Corporation's financial structure, including: (1) capital contributions by member States; (2) issuance of securities and obligations by the Corporation; (3) the degree of authorized indebtedness; and (4) the pledging of security for the Corporation's obligations. States that the Corporation's liabilities shall not be deemed a U.S. obligation. Chapter V: Guarantee of Obligations - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to guarantee the obligations of the Corporation with the full faith and credit of the United States. Sets fort… 2025-08-26T17:24:55Z  
101-hr-5916 101 hr 5916 To require the President of the United States to use the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in the event of a domestic energy supply shortage, to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act and the Export Administration Act of 1979 to prohibit the exportation of refined petroleum products except under certain circumstances, and for other purposes. Energy 1990-10-24 1990-12-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. House Rep. Tauke, Thomas Joseph [R-IA-2] IA R T000053 0 Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to direct the President to use the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in the event of a domestic energy supply shortage. Amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 to prohibit the export of a refined petroleum product except pursuant to an export license specifically authorizing it. Precludes the issuance of such license without the approval of the Secretary of Energy. Requires the Secretary to notify certain congressional committees of the export license application, the name of the exporter, the destination, and the amount and price of the proposed export. Directs the Attorney General to report to specified congressional committees the findings of a special investigation to determine the extent to which domestic or foreign petroleum product suppliers may be charging excessive prices or manipulating the market in violation of antitrust laws. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should seek equitable payments from Saudi Arabia for the deployment and maintenance of troops in that country. 2025-01-15T18:51:50Z  
101-hr-5917 101 hr 5917 Small Disadvantaged Business Fair Share Act Government Operations and Politics 1990-10-24 1990-11-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Procurement, Tourism, and Rural Development. House Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7] IL D C000634 1 Small Disadvantaged Business Fair Share Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense (the Secretary), acting through the Defense Contract Administration Services, to increase outreach to small disadvantaged businesses (SDBs) that are potential contractors or subcontractors with the Department of Defense. Prohibits the Secretary from entering into a contract with a contractor unless the contractor includes a plan to spend at least ten percent of the contract on subcontracting with SDBs. Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1987 to increase from five to ten percent the goal set for subcontract awards to historically Black colleges and universities, small businesses, minority-owned media, and minority institutions. Revises the requirement that at least 50 percent of the contract awarded to an SDB be performed by the awardee. Permits at least 75 percent of such a contract to be performed by the awardee or other SDBs. Specifies circumstances for waiver of the rule that prohibits an SDB contractor from participating in an SDB contract when the product involved is not SDB-manufactured. Directs the Secretary to ensure that the number or dollar value of contracts awarded under the SDB or related set-aside programs be maintained or increased. Requires, as a condition of approval of a contract with the Department of Defense, that the contract bid must be accompanied by documentation certifying that the potential contractor is in compliance with the equal opportunity provisions of specified Federal regulations. Requires periodic certification updates. Directs the Secretary to promulgate regulations to administer this Act by a certain deadline. 2025-08-26T17:24:25Z  
101-hr-5918 101 hr 5918 Act for Micro-Enterprise Commerce 1990-10-24 1990-12-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. House Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7] IL D C000634 0 Act for Micro-Enterprise - Amends the Social Security Act to exclude from income for purposes of the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs business assets received primarily for micro-enterprise business purposes. Extends public assistance benefits (including AFDC, SSI, and Medicaid) for persons with income from or resources in a micro-enterprise (any commercial enterprise with five or fewer employees, one or more of whom own the enterprise). Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make eligible for unemployment compensation an individual who starts a micro-enterprise. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to make financial assistance available under the Community Development Block Grant and Urban Development Action Grant programs to lending institutions and public and private organizations to provide loans, counseling, and training for micro-enterprises. Amends the Small Business Act to urge that when implementing business loan programs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration consider the needs of micro-enterprises and the institutions which offer them credit or services. Amends the Home Owners' Loan Act to treat savings association loans to micro-enterprises as qualified thrift investments. Mandates that each Federal banking agency establish a Micro-Enteprise Technicial and Operations Office (ME-TOO) to promote micro-enterprises through technical assistance, outreach and training. 2025-08-26T17:27:50Z  
101-hr-5919 101 hr 5919 To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to include with regulations issued by that agency a statement of the anticipated effects of the regulations on small business. Environmental Protection 1990-10-24 1990-11-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulation, Business Opportunity, and Energy. House Rep. McEwen, Bob [R-OH-6] OH R M000432 0 Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to include with any regulations EPA issues a statement of their anticipated effects on small businesses. 2024-02-07T15:46:26Z  
101-hr-5920 101 hr 5920 For the relief of Presley Tantoco Santos. Private Legislation 1990-10-24 1990-11-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law. House Rep. McMillen, Thomas [D-MD-4] MD D M000573 0 Makes a named individual eligible for adjustment of status under the Immigration and Nationality Act. 2021-07-01T14:58:28Z  
101-hr-5904 101 hr 5904 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief to utilities installing acid rain reduction equipment. Taxation 1990-10-23 1990-10-23 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Bruce, Terry L. [D-IL-19] IL D B000971 3 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for a three-year credit period for a percentage of the investment in acid rain control property installed to comply with sulfur dioxide emission limitations under the Clean Air Act. Allows the use of tax-exempt facility bonds to finance acid rain control property. Allows a business credit for a percentage of the expenditures paid or incurred for coal cleaning minerals used to remove or reduce the sulfur content of coal. Excludes from gross income the value of clean air allowances allocated to the taxpayer under the Clean Air Act. Allows a 60-month amortization of acid rain control property. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
101-hr-5905 101 hr 5905 Civil Rights Act of 1990 Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1990-10-23 1990-11-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. House Rep. Michel, Robert H. [R-IL-18] IL R M000692 46 Civil Rights Act of 1990 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to provide for the burden of proof which the complaining party and the respondent must meet in certain situations relating to unlawful employment practices based on disparate impact. Allows a rule barring employment of an individual who currently and knowingly uses or possesses an illegal drug unless the rule is adopted or applied with intent to discriminate. Allows establishment of an unlawful employment practice on a demonstration that a certain basis was a motivating factor for a practice, even though other factors also motivated the practice. Prohibits certain types of relief on a demonstration that the respondent would have taken the same action in the absence of any discrimination. Allows, on such a showing, declaratory and injunctive relief, attorney's fees, and costs. Provides for the finality of litigated or consent judgements or orders, barring actions (challenging an employment practice required by a judgment or order) by persons who had certain types of notice and opportunity. Declares that an alleged unlawful employment practice occurs, with regard to a seniority system, when: (1) the system is adopted; (2) an individual becomes subject to the system; or (3) a person is injured by application of the system or provision, adopted for an intentionally discriminatory purpose, whether or not the discriminatory purpose is apparent on the face of the provision. Allows a court, in fashioning remedies for unlawful intentional employment discrimination, to require the respondent to pay a specified amount if: (1) needed to deter the respondent from engaging in such practices; and (2) otherwise justified by the equities, consistent with the purposes of the equal employment opportunities provisions of the Act, and in the public interest. Requires all employment discrimination cases to be heard and determined by a judge, except that, if the court determines that the claims presented may require the payments authorized by this paragraph and that a… 2025-08-26T17:29:22Z  
101-hr-5906 101 hr 5906 Economic Growth and Venture Capital Act of 1990 Taxation 1990-10-23 1990-10-23 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. McEwen, Bob [R-OH-6] OH R M000432 0 Economic Growth and Venture Capital Act of 1990 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce the individual and corporate capital gains rate from 34 percent to 15 percent. Reduces such tax to 7.5 percent for low- and middle-income taxpayers. Requires indexing, based on the gross national product deflator, of the adjusted basis of certain assets (corporate stock and tangible property that is a capital asset of property used in a trade or business) that have been held for more than one year at the time of sale or other transfer, solely for the purpose of determining gain or loss. Provides for indexing the limitation on capital losses of noncorporate taxpayers. 2025-08-26T17:28:10Z  
101-hr-5907 101 hr 5907 To clear certain impediments to the licensing of the submersible vessel PC 1805 for employment in the coastwise trade and fisheries of the United States. Private Legislation 1990-10-23 1990-11-16 See H.R.4009. House Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] MN D O000006 0 Authorizes the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to issue a certificate of documentation for a named vessel. 2021-07-01T14:58:24Z  
101-hr-5889 101 hr 5889 Money Laundering Enforcement Amendments of 1990 Finance and Financial Sector 1990-10-22 1990-11-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance. House Rep. Annunzio, Frank [D-IL-11] IL D A000212 8 Money Laundering Enforcement Amendments of 1990 - Amends the Bank Conservation Act, the Home Owners' Loan Act, the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, and the Federal Credit Union Act to authorize the appointment of a conservator for a depository institution convicted of money laundering offenses (including insured Federal and State savings associations and State banks). Exempts from conservatorship any such institution whose ownership or control has changed after commission of the offense and whose new owner or controlling person was not affiliated with it at the time of the offense. Amends the Revised Statutes, the Home Owners' Loan Act, and the Federal Credit Union Act to prescribe guidelines for the revocation of depository institutions' charters and forfeiture of franchises upon conviction for money laundering offenses (including the conviction of senior level management for such offenses). Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Federal Credit Union Act: (1) to prescribe guidelines for the termination of the insured status of State depository institutions, including State chartered credit unions convicted of money laundering; and (2) to authorize the removal of any party from office or its suspension from participation in the affairs of the institution if the party is determined to have committed certain currency reporting violations. Amends the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 to require specified regulatory agencies to include in their annual reports to the Congress the identification of depository institutions convicted of money laundering offenses and the agencies' enforcement activities. Amends the Federal criminal code to require the Attorney General to notify the appropriate regulatory agency in writing if any financial institution or its personnel has been convicted of certain money laundering offenses. Amends Federal law regarding monetary transactions to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) impose civil money penalties upon a financial instituti… 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z  
101-hr-5890 101 hr 5890 Medicaid Access Improvement Amendments of 1990 Health 1990-10-22 1990-12-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. House Rep. Bruce, Terry L. [D-IL-19] IL D B000971 0 Medicaid Access Improvement Amendments of 1990 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require States to provide for the receipt and initial processing of Medicaid applications at locations other than those used for the receipt and processing of applications for Aid to Families with Dependent Children under part A of title IV such as hospitals or clinics providing covered services to Medicaid applicants. Prohibits States from discontinuing a child's Medicaid benefits until it is determined that the child is not eligible for such benefits on any basis. Prohibits the application of fixed durational limits to medically necessary inpatient hospital services for all Medicaid-eligible individuals regardless of age. Prohibits aggregate or institutional volume caps which would limit medically necessary days or result in arbitrary reductions in established payment rates for days exceeding such caps. Prohibits the waiver of such prohibitions to promote cost-effectiveness and efficiency. Requires outlier adjustments under State prospective payment plans for medically necessary inpatient hospital services for very high cost or exceptionally lengthy cases regardless of the age of the Medicaid-eligible patient. Allows State flexibility in setting adjustments for different types of disproportionate share providers. Prohibits application of visit limits to medically necessary covered outpatient services provided to individuals in disproportionate share hospitals as defined by the States under current law for inpatient payment adjustment. Requires States to adjust payments for outpatient services provided to individuals by disproportionate share hospitals. Prohibits the waiver of such provisions to promote cost-effectiveness and efficiency. 2025-08-26T17:25:52Z  
101-hr-5891 101 hr 5891 Resolution Trust Corporation Funding Act Finance and Financial Sector 1990-10-22 1990-10-27 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 567. House Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20] TX D G000272 0 Resolution Trust Corporation Funding Act - Amends the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to mandate that requests for additional funding for the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC): (1) be submitted to specified congressional committees; and (2) contain a complete and detailed six-month financial plan for spending such resources. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of the Treasury for FY 1991 to provide interim funding for the RTC and the Oversight Board. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the RTC should not provide assistance to troubled depository institutions or pay their insured depositors any amount in excess of what they would have received if the Corporation had liquidated the institution unless the RTC determines on the basis of written documentation that such assistance or payments are more economical than liquidation of the institution. Requires the RTC to present to specified congressional committees written corroborative documentation that its treatment of uninsured deposits as insured deposits is more economical than the cost of liquidation. 2025-08-26T17:25:40Z  
101-hr-5892 101 hr 5892 Enterprise for the Americas Initiative Act of 1990 International Affairs 1990-10-22 1990-10-23 Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. House Rep. Crockett, George W., Jr. [D-MI-13] MI D C000919 0 Enterprise for the Americas Initiative Act of 1990 - Title I: Enterprise for the Americas Facility - Establishes in the Department of the Treasury the Enterprise for the Americas Facility to support improvement in the lives of the people of Latin America and the Caribbean through market-oriented reforms and economic growth with actions to promote debt reduction, investment reforms, and community based conservation and sustainable use of the environment. Makes eligible for Facility benefits Latin American or Caribbean countries that: (1) have in effect, received approval for, or are making progress toward, specified International Monetary Fund arrangements and structural or sectoral adjustment loans from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development or the International Development Association; (2) have put in place major investment reforms in conjunction with an Inter-American Development Bank loan or are implementing or making progress toward an open investment regime; and (3) have agreed with commercial bank lenders on a financing program for debt or debt service reduction. Title II: Debt Reduction - Authorizes the President to reduce the amount owed to the United States (as a result of concessional loans made pursuant to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or predecessor foreign economic assistance legislation) by any country eligible for Facility benefits. Declares that this title supersedes specified provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the International Development and Food Assistance Act of 1975 concerning repayments of loans outstanding after September 19, 1966, and the settlement of debts owed to the United States. Sets forth requirements with respect to the exchange of obligations, repayment of principal, and interest on new obligations issued by beneficiary countries. Title III: Enterprise for the Americas Environmental Funds - Requires beneficiary countries that enter into Environmental Framework Agreements to establish Enterprise for the Americas Environmental Funds. A… 2025-08-26T17:25:23Z  
101-hr-5893 101 hr 5893 Appraisal Subcommittee Status Act Finance and Financial Sector 1990-10-22 1990-10-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security. House Rep. Barnard, Doug, Jr. [D-GA-10] GA D B000153 0 Appraisal Subcommittee Status Act - Provides that certain funds received or collected by the Appraisal Subcommittee of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council shall not be construed to be Government funds or appropriated moneys and shall not be apportioned under any statutory authority (thus giving the Subcommittee the same status as the Council). 2025-08-26T17:29:13Z  
101-hr-5894 101 hr 5894 To amend the Small Business Act to establish a credit evaluation program to assist small business concerns located in States in which there is a shortage of credit in obtaining loans from financial institutions. Commerce 1990-10-22 1990-11-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on SBA, the General Economy, and Minority Enterprise Development. House Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] MA D F000339 0 Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to develop and implement a credit evaluation program to assist small business concerns located in States in which there is a shortage of credit in obtaining loans from financial institutions. 2024-02-07T15:46:26Z  
101-hr-5895 101 hr 5895 Ocean Dumping Companies Conservatorship Act of 1989 Environmental Protection 1990-10-22 1990-10-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment. House Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-3] NJ D P000034 1 Ocean Dumping Companies Conservatorship Act of 1989 - Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to appoint a conservator to take over the control of an ocean dumping company whenever: (1) the owner of a company engaged in transporting sewage sludge to an ocean dumping site intends to cease operations; and (2) an environmentally acceptable alternative for disposal of the sewage sludge does not exist. Requires the conservator to become vested with the title of the company subject to the conservatorship. Sets forth general duties and powers of the conservator. Authorizes the conservator, subject to certain conditions, to dispose of any company property during the conservatorship. Requires the conservator, at the Administrator's direction, to pay all secured obligations. Provides for compensation to the conservator. Authorizes the Administrator to require purchasers of company property to assume the debts of such company. Requires compensation to be made to the owner of the company by the conservator, with the Administrator's approval. Provides for the proceeds from the disposition of any company property to be paid to the owner. Discontinues the conservatorship when all company property subject to the conservatorship has been disposed or when the Administrator determines the discontinuance to be in the public interest. 2025-08-26T17:27:03Z  
101-hr-5896 101 hr 5896 To provide eligibility to members of the Selected Reserve who served in the Persian Gulf area in connection with Operation Desert Shield for benefits under the veterans home loan program. Armed Forces and National Security 1990-10-22 1990-10-22 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-4] WV D R000011 4 Makes members of the Selected Reserve who served in the Persian Gulf area in connection with Operation Desert Shield eligible for benefits under the veterans' home loan program. 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z  
101-hr-5897 101 hr 5897 To establish a national commission to develop recommendations for the establishment of model programs of treatment for drug abuse, and for other purposes. Health 1990-10-22 1990-12-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. House Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-16] NY D R000053 0 Establishes the National Commission on Drug Abuse Treatment Effectiveness to develop recommendations for: (1) the planning and operation of model programs of treatment for drug abuse; and (2) evaluation criteria for drug treatment programs. Authorizes appropriations. Terminates the Commission two years after designation of its first chairman. 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
101-hr-5898 101 hr 5898 Long-Term Care Incentives Act of 1990 Health 1990-10-22 1990-12-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. House Rep. Ritter, Don [R-PA-15] PA R R000277 2 Long-Term Care Incentives Act of 1990 - Title I: Tax Treatment of Qualified Long-Term Care Insurance Policies - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for the treatment of qualified long-term care insurance as accident and health insurance for purposes of insurance company taxation. Provides for the exclusion as a death benefit of any amount paid to an individual under a life insurance contract because such individual is terminally ill, has a dread disease, or has been permanently confined to a nursing home. Title II: Tax Incentives for Purchase of Qualified Long-Term Care Insurance - Allows a tax credit for a percentage of qualified long-term care premiums. Allows a deduction for expenses relating to long-term care and an exclusion from gross income of benefits received from long-term care insurance. Allows a deduction for employers of contributions made for long-term care insurance if any refund or premium is applied to reduce the future costs of the plan or increase its benefits. Allows the inclusion of such insurance in cafeteria plans. Excludes from gross income amounts withdrawn from individual retirement accounts and certain employer cash or deferred arrangements to pay long-term care premiums and expenses. Increases the amounts of deductible contributions to individual retirement plans. Excludes from gross income amounts received from the surrender, cancellation, or exchange of any life insurance contract if such amounts are used to pay premiums for long-term care insurance. Authorizes the tax-free use of the gain from the sale of a principal residence for the purchase of long-term health care insurance. Title III: Medicaid Amendments - Amends title XIX of the Social Security Act (Medicaid) to set forth eligibility requirements for long-term care benefits and to require coverage of home and community-based long-term care. 2025-08-26T17:28:53Z  
101-hr-5899 101 hr 5899 Breast Cancer Screening Safety Act of 1990 Health 1990-10-22 1990-12-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. House Rep. Schroeder, Patricia [D-CO-1] CO D S000142 1 Breast Cancer Screening Safety Act of 1990 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require certification in order for a facility to perform mammograms or mammography services. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue and renew certificates for up to two years. Requires, in order to be certified, that a facility be accredited. Allows the Secretary to approve a private nonprofit organization to be an accreditation body which meets certain requirements, including inspecting facilities. Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish standards for facilities to assure the safety and accuracy of mammography; (2) specify organizations eligible to certify individuals to perform radiological procedures; (3) specify boards eligible to certify individuals to interpret screening mammograms; and (4) establish standards regarding the qualifications for individuals to interpret screening mammograms. Authorizes the Secretary to conduct annual announced and unannounced inspections of certified facilities. Provides for: (1) intermediate sanctions for certain violations; (2) suspension, revocation, and limitation of certificates; and (3) injunctions. Requires fees for certificate issuance and renewal, and for inspections, sufficient to cover costs. Requires annual publication of a list of facilities convicted of fraud and abuse, false billings, or kickbacks, facilities that have had certificates revoked, suspended, or limited, and facilities that have been the subject of a sanction or other similar matters. Allows the Secretary to exempt facilities in a State with more stringent requirements from compliance with this Act. Directs the Secretary to establish a Mammography Registry to maintain information on the former mammograms of women. 2025-08-26T17:26:01Z  
101-hr-5900 101 hr 5900 To amend section 11122 of title 49, United States Code, relating to freight cars. Transportation and Public Works 1990-10-22 1990-11-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials. House Rep. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME-2] ME R S000663 1 Amends Federal law to provide that regulations adopted by the Interstate Commerce Commission for freight cars owned or leased by small railroads shall apply to freight cars owned or leased by class III rail carriers and by any class II rail carrier which demonstrates to the Commission special circumstances (when the ratio of loaded freight cars to those unloaded on its line during the preceding year exceeds two to one) justifying such application. 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
101-hr-5901 101 hr 5901 To terminate most-favored-nation treatment for the products of Irag. Foreign Trade and International Finance 1990-10-22 1990-10-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. House Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-24] NY R S000675 1 Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to terminate most-favored-nation treatment for the products of Iraq. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
101-hr-5902 101 hr 5902 Non-Proliferation Act of 1990 International Affairs 1990-10-22 1990-10-22 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-9] CA D S000810 0 Non-Proliferation Act of 1990 - Requires the President to prohibit the importation of products from foreign persons that: (1) export nuclear materials and equipment or sensitive nuclear technology in violation of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 or the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978; or (2) export nuclear explosive items which are controlled under the Export Administration Act of 1979, the Arms Export Control Act, or the Military Technology Control Regime. Requires the President to impose similar sanctions against other entities that are under the control of such foreign person. Requires the President to make annual determinations with respect to foreign persons engaged in the export of such items. Authorizes the President to waive imposition of such sanctions if a specified certification is submitted to the Congress. Authorizes any U.S. person to file a petition with the President requesting an investigation to be conducted to determine whether sanctions are needed. Authorizes the President to issue an advisory opinion to persons with respect to whether their activities should be subject to such sanctions. 2025-08-26T17:29:01Z  
101-hr-5903 101 hr 5903 Savings Association Conversion Moratorium Act Finance and Financial Sector 1990-10-22 1990-10-23 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. House Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4] MN D V000087 4 Savings Association Conversion Moratorium Act - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to prohibit a Savings Association Insurance Fund member from converting to a State savings bank charter between enactment of this Act and December 31, 1991, without the approval of the Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision before such period began. 2025-08-26T17:25:36Z  
101-hr-5886 101 hr 5886 To clarify the treatment of certain Federal financial assistance provided to savings and loan institutions. Taxation 1990-10-21 1990-10-21 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Guarini, Frank J. [D-NJ-14] NJ D G000511 0 Requires that, except in specified instances, Federal financial assistance be taken into account when determining losses or bad debts of savings and loans institutions (thus denying income tax deductions for losses or bad debts to the extent Federal assistance has compensated for them). 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
101-hr-5887 101 hr 5887 To require that the House and Senate delegations of the United States group of the North Atlantic Assembly each have two co-chairmen, who shall be members of different political parties. International Affairs 1990-10-21 1990-10-21 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. House Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-24] NY R S000675 5 Revises membership requirements with respect to U.S. participation in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization parliamentary conferences to require: (1) both the House of Representatives and Senate delegations to such conferences to have two co-chairmen who are members of different political parties; and (2) at least one of the members from each delegation to be a member from the House Committee on Foreign Affairs or the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, as appropriate. Revises requirements with respect to the appointment of the Secretary of the delegations. 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z  
101-hr-5888 101 hr 5888 Rural Health Care Amendments of 1990 Health 1990-10-21 1990-11-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. House Rep. Wilson, Charles [D-TX-2] TX D W000570 0 Rural Health Care Amendments of 1990 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a demonstration program known as the Rural Health Care Provider Recruitment and Education Program to assist rural communities in recruiting and educating eligible individuals to serve as health care providers. Directs the Secretary to make grants to States that have established State loan repayment programs to share the costs incurred by local communities and by the States in providing funds to full-time students in a program leading to a degree in medicine or osteopathy or licensure or certification as a nurse midwife, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant. Requires each student to agree to serve at least two years (but not less than the number of years in which the applicant was provided assistance). Requires that grant funds provided to States be used for 25 percent of the costs of the education. Requires students receiving assistance to serve in the rural community represented by the local community that provided assistance. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-26T17:26:40Z  
101-hr-5884 101 hr 5884 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow small commercial finance companies to use the reserve method in accounting for bad debts. Taxation 1990-10-20 1990-10-20 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3] MD D C000141 0 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow certain commercial finance companies, in lieu of a deduction for wholly worthless debts, a deduction for a reasonable addition to a reserve for bad debts. Makes a company eligible for such deduction if: (1) the average adjusted basis of all its assets is $500,000,000 or less; or (2) such company was a member of a parent-subsidiary controlled group and the average adjusted basis of all assets of such groups was $50,000,000 or less. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
101-hr-5885 101 hr 5885 For the relief of Ghassan Hasbani. Private Legislation 1990-10-20 1990-10-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law. House Rep. Staggers, Harley O., Jr. [D-WV-2] WV D S000779 0 Declares a named individual to have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act. 2021-07-01T14:58:18Z  
101-hr-5870 101 hr 5870 Providing for the continued operation of the government in the absence of appropriations, and for other purposes. Economics and Public Finance 1990-10-19 1990-10-19 Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations. House Rep. Whitten, Jamie L. [D-MS-1] MS D W000428 0 Provides that the operations of an agency of the U.S. Government or the District of Columbia may continue for not to exceed two weeks when appropriations have not been enacted by the first of a fiscal year. Declares that existing unspent funds shall be transferable to help meet such need, subject to replenishment. 2024-02-05T11:50:03Z  
101-hr-5871 101 hr 5871 Farm Poundage Quota Revisions Act of 1990 Agriculture and Food 1990-10-19 1990-11-15 Became Public Law No: 101-577. House Rep. Hopkins, Larry J. [R-KY-6] KY R H000776 0 Farm Poundage Quota Revisions Act of 1990 - Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 to permit the sale of a farm's burley tobacco (burley) quota to another active burley tobacco producer in the same county under specified conditions. Postpones the effective date of the loss of quota for underplanting provisions until the 1994 marketing year. (Current law makes such provisions effective as of the 1976 marketing year.) Bases such determination on two of the three previous years' plantings. (Current law is determined on the previous five years' plantings.) States that when a farm is divided through reconstitution (other than through probate or among family members) the burley tobacco poundage quota which transfers with the divided land shall be at least 1000 pounds. Increases lease limitations from 15,000 pounds to 30,000 pounds. Authorizes the lease and transfer of burley quotas between any two farms within Tennessee or Virginia if a majority of active burley producers within the respective State so approves in a statewide referendum. 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z  
101-hr-5872 101 hr 5872 To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require qualifying employer securities to include interests in publicly traded partnerships. Labor and Employment 1990-10-19 1990-11-08 Became Public Law No: 101-540. House Rep. Clay, William (Bill) [D-MO-1] MO D C000488 0 Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to include under the definition of qualifying employer security (in addition to a stock or a marketable obligation) an interest in an existing publicly traded partnership. Requires such an interest to satisfy certain requirements as to maximum percentage held by plan and minimum percentage held by persons independent of the plan, in the case of a plan other than an eligible individual account plan. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
101-hr-5873 101 hr 5873 To provide liminted extension for land treatment facilities for which there is pending a petition seeking to demonstrate that there will be no migration of hazardous constituents from the disposal unit. Environmental Protection 1990-10-19 1990-11-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials. House Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] TX R B000213 0 Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide for an extension for the land disposal of hazardous wastes for land treatment facilities for which there are pending petitions to demonstrate that there will be no migration of hazardous constituents from disposal units. 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
101-hr-5874 101 hr 5874 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the marginal tax rate for high-income taxpayers. Taxation 1990-10-19 1990-11-05 See H.R.5835. House Rep. Coyne, William J. [D-PA-14] PA D C000846 0 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the marginal tax rate for higher-income taxpayers, including creation of a 35 percent bracket. Sets the maximum capital gains rate at 28 percent. Repeals the phase-out of the 15-percent rate and personal exemptions. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
101-hr-5875 101 hr 5875 To transfer a portion of Fort Sheridan, Illinois, to the Department of Veterans Affairs for use as a National Cemetary. Armed Forces and National Security 1990-10-19 1990-10-19 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-12] IL R C000873 2 Directs the Secretary of the Army to transfer to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs a portion of Fort Sheridan, Illinois, for use as a national cemetery. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  

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