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103-hr-5291 103 hr 5291 National Policies Toward Gambling Review Act of 1994 Sports and Recreation 1994-11-29 1994-12-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Native American Affairs. House Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-29] NY D L000556 0 National Policies Toward Gambling Review Act of 1994 - Establishes a Commission on the Review of National Policies Toward Gambling to conduct a comprehensive legal and factual study of: (1) gambling activities in the United States; (2) their social and economic impact; and (3) existing Federal, State, and local policy and practices with respect to legal prohibition and taxation of such activities, particularly the relationship between the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act and State and local laws. 2025-08-26T13:48:51Z  
103-hr-5292 103 hr 5292 To amend the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 to extend the deadline for the submission of nominations for the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission. Armed Forces and National Security 1994-11-29 1994-12-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. House Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-9] CA D D000222 0 Amends the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 to extend the deadline for the submission of nominations for the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
103-hr-5293 103 hr 5293 Congressional Travel Reform Act Congress 1994-11-29 1994-11-29 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. House Rep. Barrett, Thomas M. [D-WI-5] WI D B000177 0 Congressional Travel Reform Act - Requires that travel awards that accrue by reason of official travel of a Member, officer, or employee of the House of Representatives be used only with respect to official travel. 2025-08-26T13:51:27Z  
103-hr-5294 103 hr 5294 Subsidy Termination for Overdue Payments Act of 1994 Families 1994-11-29 1994-12-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security. House Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9] FL R B000463 0 Subsidy Termination for Overdue Payments Act of 1994 - Prohibits any Federal agency or instrumentality from providing financial assistance to an applicant unless the applicant certifies that he or she is not more than 60 days delinquent in the payment of any child support obligation imposed by a court or an order of a State administrative process, or if so delinquent, is in compliance with a plan or agreement with the person to whom the payment is to be made, or with a State providing support collection services to that person. Requires each Federal agency or instrumentality providing financial assistance to prescribe regulations to comply with this Act. 2025-08-26T13:51:05Z  
103-hr-5295 103 hr 5295 To provide for the withholding of contributions to certain organizations that assist Iraq, Iran, Libya, and Cuba. International Affairs 1994-11-29 1994-11-29 Referred to the House Committee on Banking, Finance + Urban Affrs. House Rep. Diaz-Balart, Lincoln [R-FL-21] FL R D000299 0 Requires the President to withhold assessed and voluntary contributions of the United States to any international financial institution that furnishes assistance to Iraq, Iran, Libya, or Cuba. 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z  
103-hr-5296 103 hr 5296 To oppose Cuba's admission as a member of international financial institutions. International Affairs 1994-11-29 1994-11-29 Referred to the House Committee on Banking, Finance + Urban Affrs. House Rep. Diaz-Balart, Lincoln [R-FL-21] FL R D000299 0 Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. executive directors to international financial institutions to oppose the admission of Cuba as a member of such institutions until Cuba holds free and fair internationally-supervised elections and commits to compensate U.S. persons for property expropriated in Cuba. 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z  
103-hr-5297 103 hr 5297 To deny visas to aliens involved with the foreign expropriation of property of United States persons. Immigration 1994-11-29 1994-11-29 Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary. House Rep. Diaz-Balart, Lincoln [R-FL-21] FL R D000299 0 Denies a visa to an alien who has been involved in the foreign expropriation of property of any U.S. person. 2021-06-02T20:14:19Z  
103-hr-5298 103 hr 5298 To prohibit the importation into the United States of sugar from countries that import sugar from Cuba. Foreign Trade and International Finance 1994-11-29 1994-12-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. House Rep. Diaz-Balart, Lincoln [R-FL-21] FL R D000299 0 Prohibits the importation into the customs territory of the United States of any sugars, syrups, and molasses that are the product of a country that has imported Cuban sugar, syrups, or molasses. Declares that such prohibition shall cease to apply to such a country if it certifies to the President that it will not import Cuban sugar, syrups, or molasses until free and fair elections are held in Cuba, conducted under the supervision of internationally recognized observers. Authorizes the President to reallocate to other countries the quota of sugars, syrups, and molasses allocated to such a country during the period in which a prohibition is in effect. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
103-hr-5299 103 hr 5299 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to phase out the tax subsidies for alcohol fuels involving alcohol produced from feedstocks eligible to receive Federal agricultural subsidies. Taxation 1994-11-29 1994-11-30 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2341) House Rep. Franks, Bob [R-NJ-7] NJ R F000349 6 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to phase out the tax subsidies for alcohol fuels produced from feedstocks which are eligible to receive Federal agricultural subsidies. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish the Dredging Material Account in the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund. Transfers 50 percent of the amounts received from increased tax liabilities under this Act to such Account. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
103-hr-5300 103 hr 5300 Affordable Health Care Now Act of 1994 Health 1994-11-29 1994-12-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. House Rep. Michel, Robert H. [R-IL-18] IL R M000692 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Improved Access to Affordable Health Care Subtitle A: Increased Availability and Continuity of Health Coverage for Individuals and Their Families Subtitle B: Reform of Health Insurance Subtitle C: Preemption Subtitle D: Health Deduction Fairness Subtitle E: Improved Access to Community Health Services Subtitle F: Improved Access to Rural Health Services Subtitle G: Assistance in Enrolling Uninsured Children in Health Insurance Subtitle H: Medicaid Reform Subtitle I: Remedies and Enforcement with Respect to Group Health Plans Subtitle J: Delivery of Health Care Services to Illegal Immigrants Title II: Health Care Cost Containment and Quality Enhancement Subtitle A: Medical Malpractice Liability Reform Subtitle B: Administrative Cost Savings and Fair Health Information Practices Subtitle C: Deduction for Cost of Catastrophic Health Plan; Medical Savings Accounts Subtitle D: Anti-Fraud Subtitle E: Increased Medicare Beneficiary Choice; Additional Medicare Reforms Subtitle F: Health Care Antitrust Improvements Subtitle G: Encouraging Enforcement Activities of Medical Self-Regulatory Entities Subtitle H: Reform of Clinical Laboratory Requirements for Simple Tests Subtitle I: Miscellaneous Provisions Title II: Long-Term Care Subtitle A: Tax Treatment of Long-Term Care Insurance Subtitle B: Establishment of Federal Standards for Long-Term Care Insurance Subtitle C: Protection of Assets Under Medicaid Through Use of Qualified Long-term Care Insurance Subtitle D: Studies Subtitle E: Volunteer Service Credit Demonstration … 2025-08-26T13:51:12Z  
103-hr-5301 103 hr 5301 Illegal Alien Credit Denial Act Taxation 1994-11-29 1994-11-29 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Hayes, James A. [D-LA-7] LA D H000390 0 Illegal Alien Credit Denial Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make illegal aliens ineligible for the earned income credit. Requires the verification of taxpayer identification numbers of the taxpayer and qualifying children on returns claiming such credit. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish expedited procedures on the verification and issuance of such identification numbers. 2025-08-26T13:51:32Z  
103-hr-5302 103 hr 5302 Health Insurance Equity Act of 1994 Health 1994-11-29 1994-12-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Competitiveness. House Rep. Hayes, James A. [D-LA-7] LA D H000390 0 Health Insurance Equity Act of 1994 - Amends the Social Security Act to add a new title XXI (Standards for Health Coverage) prohibiting discrimination in health insurance coverage, benefits, and premiums based on health status or claims experience, except with regard to certain preexisting conditions. Limits the conditions under which an insurer may refuse to renew the coverage of individuals or small employers. Authorizes appropriations for State enforcement programs. 2025-08-26T13:50:35Z  
103-hr-5303 103 hr 5303 To make technical corrections in the Satellite Home Viewer Act of 1994. Commerce 1994-11-29 1994-11-29 Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary. House Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2] NJ D H000930 0 Makes technical corrections to the Satellite Home Viewer Act of 1994. 2021-06-02T20:14:20Z  
103-hr-5304 103 hr 5304 To amend the Clean Air Act to modify provisions relating to the redesignation of areas and motor vehicle inspection and maintenance programs, and for other purposes. Environmental Protection 1994-11-29 1994-11-29 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Rep. Klink, Ron [D-PA-4] PA D K000270 0 Amends the Clean Air Act to provide that if a State Governor submits a redesignation of an area from nonattainment to attainment and such designation is based upon attainment of the relevant national ambient air quality standard for three consecutive years, such redesignation shall become effective immediately upon receipt by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Requires the Office of Technology Assessment to study methods for implementing enhanced inspection and maintenance programs. Includes within such study an evaluation of the cost effectiveness of such methods. Directs the Administrator to republish the motor vehicle inspection and maintenance guidance document and incorporate the study's findings. Grants States one year from the study's publication date to submit or revise implementation plans with respect to the enhanced motor vehicle inspection and maintenance program. 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
103-hr-5305 103 hr 5305 To amend title 49, United States Code, relating to air carrier safety. Transportation and Public Works 1994-11-29 1994-11-30 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2355-2356) House Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] MN D O000006 0 Amends Federal law to apply certain minimum safety standards uniformly to all air carrier operations, regardless of the seating or payload capacity of the aircraft involved. Authorizes the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to prescribe alternative safety standards for the operation of aircraft of a type: (1) approved for transportation of no more than nine passengers (exclusive of flight crew); (2) approved for transportation of no more than 30 passengers (exclusive of flight crew), if such aircraft is not used for scheduled air transportation; and (3) designed for transportation of no more than 19 passengers (exclusive of flight crew) for which application for design approval was made before February 17, 1987. States that alternative standards of the third kind may be prescribed only for specific areas found necessary because the aircraft's approved design makes compliance with one or more of the uniform standards impossible. 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z  
103-hr-5306 103 hr 5306 Tax Rate Reduction Act of 1994 Taxation 1994-11-29 1994-11-29 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3] NJ R S000097 11 Tax Rate Reduction Act of 1994 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the highest income tax rate for individuals, lower the highest taxable income threshold, and reduce individual income tax rates from 1995 until 1998. Repeals the overall limitation on itemized deductions and the phaseout of personal exemptions. 2025-08-26T13:49:40Z  
103-hr-5307 103 hr 5307 To amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to photographing, recording, and broadcasting court proceedings. Law 1994-11-29 1994-11-29 Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary. House Rep. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY-9] NY D S000148 0 Amends the Federal judicial code to: (1) direct the Judicial Conference to authorize an experimental program in which the presiding judge of a court of the United States may, in his or her discretion, permit photographic or electronic media coverage of criminal court proceedings, including trials (requires that at least 15 Federal judicial districts participate in the experimental program); and (2) authorize any presiding judge to permit such coverage of civil court proceedings, including trials. Authorizes the court in any case to refuse, limit, or terminate such coverage in the interests of justice to protect the rights of the parties and the dignity of the court, or to assure the fair administration of justice. Prohibits any changes in the scheduling, form, or procedure of any court proceeding by virtue of this Act for the benefit of the media in providing such coverage. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) requests for permission to use media coverage; (2) prohibited coverage; (3) equipment and personnel; (4) pooled coverage; and (5) other photographing, recording, or broadcasting. Provides for the creation of a committee to evaluate whether photographic or electronic media coverage of criminal court proceedings should be permitted after June 30, 1998, or whether such coverage so disrupts or interferes with the fairness of criminal court proceedings as to justify its prohibition. Directs: (1) the committee to evaluate, analyze, and monitor the effect of media coverage of criminal court proceedings on the administration of justice and make recommendations to the Congress and the Judicial Conference; (2) the Federal Judicial Center to cooperate with the committee in connection with the review of the impact of such coverage; and (3) the Judicial Conference to promulgate appropriate rules to carry out this Act after affording all interested persons, agencies, and institutions an opportunity to review and comment thereon. Terminates the experimental program on June 30, 1998, unless the Judicial Conference exte… 2021-06-02T20:14:20Z  
103-hr-5308 103 hr 5308 Social Security Payment Equity Act of 1994 Social Welfare 1994-11-29 1994-12-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. House Rep. Smith, Nick [R-MI-7] MI R S000597 0 Social Security Payment Equity Act of 1994 - Amends title II (Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) to set limits on payment of OASDI benefits during any year, based on the work record of an individual with higher levels of income for such year, if total payments of such benefits have exceeded prior contributions plus interest. Specifies schedules of benefit reductions from ten percent to 100 percent for single and for married individuals. Requires the Commissioner of Social Security to provide annual social security account statements to eligible individuals with respect to such benefit limitations. Adjusts the gradual increase in retirement age from 65 to 68 so as to commence with calendar year 1996 and reach age 68 for those who would attain age 65 in or after calendar year 2031. 2025-08-26T13:51:46Z  
103-hr-5309 103 hr 5309 To amend the Central Valley Project Improvement Act to prohibit the restoration of certain flows in the San Joaquin River. Water Resources Development 1994-11-29 1994-12-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. House Rep. Thomas, William M. [R-CA-21] CA R T000188 0 Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from making releases for the restoration of flows between Gravelly Ford and the Mendota Pool on the San Joaquin River as a measure to implement the Central Valley Project Improvement Act without a specific Act of Congress authorizing such releases. Repeals provisions of such Act directing the Secretary to develop a comprehensive plan to address fish, wildlife, and habitat concerns on the San Joaquin River. 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z  
103-hr-5310 103 hr 5310 To eliminate Segregationist language from the Second Morrill Act. Agriculture and Food 1994-11-29 1994-11-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations and Nutrition. House Rep. Washington, Craig A. [D-TX-18] TX D W000177 0 Eliminates racially segregationist language in the Second Morrill Act, which relates to land-grant colleges and institutions. 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z  
103-hr-5236 103 hr 5236 Opal Creek Forest Preserve Act of 1994 Public Lands and Natural Resources 1994-10-07 1994-11-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. House Rep. Kopetski, Mike [D-OR-5] OR D K000312 0 Opal Creek Forest Preserve Act of 1994 - Establishes the Opal Creek Forest Preserve consisting of Federal lands in the Willamette and Mt. Hood National Forests, Oregon. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to prepare a Preserve management plan. Prohibits, with specified exceptions: (1) logging or other timber harvesting; (2) off road motorized travel; and (3) road construction and the use of specified existing roads. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire private lands within the Preserve. 2025-08-26T13:50:46Z  
103-hr-5237 103 hr 5237 To amend title 31, United States Code, to close appropriation accounts available for an indefinite period. Economics and Public Finance 1994-10-07 1994-10-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security. House Rep. Santorum, Rick [R-PA-18] PA R S000059 0 Amends Federal monetary law to revise the guidelines for the closing of appropriation accounts available for indefinite periods. 2025-02-04T16:54:13Z  
103-hr-5239 103 hr 5239 To amend the fishing endorsement issued to a vessel owned by Ronnie C. Fisheries, Inc. Private Legislation 1994-10-07 1994-10-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Management. House Rep. Kopetski, Mike [D-OR-5] OR D K000312 0 Amends the fishing endorsement issued to a vessel owned by a specified corporation. 2021-06-02T20:14:06Z  
103-hr-5240 103 hr 5240 For the relief of Jose J. Aceves. Private Legislation 1994-10-07 1994-10-31 Referred to the Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations. House Rep. Torres, Esteban Edward [D-CA-34] CA D T000316 0 Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to pay a specified sum to a named individual in full satisfaction of all claims against the United States arising out of unfounded and unsupported targeting, harassment, allegations, and criminal actions by the Federal Bureau of Investigation since July 1987. 2021-06-02T20:14:06Z  
103-hr-5241 103 hr 5241 To amend section 9147 of Public Law 102-396. Law 1994-10-07 1994-10-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations. House Rep. Unsoeld, Jolene [D-WA-3] WA D U000017 0 Amends the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1993, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to transfer to North Bonneville, Washington, all rights and interest to certain municipal facilities, utilities, fixtures, equipment, and any remaining lands designated as open spaces or municipal lots not previously conveyed to the city, along with a school lot and related parcels and easements. Declares that such conveyances are intended to resolve all outstanding issues between the United States and the city. Requires the city to execute a release of all claims against the United States upon such transfer. Requires the Attorney General to dismiss any pending litigation in such regard upon execution of such release. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
103-hr-5242 103 hr 5242 To amend the Act commonly referred to as the "Johnson Act" to limit the authority of States to regulate gambling devices on vessels. Sports and Recreation 1994-10-07 1994-10-07 Referred to the Subcommittee On Merchant Marine. House Rep. Schenk, Lynn [D-CA-49] CA D S000119 0 Amends the Johnson Act to provide that States may not regulate the possession or use of gambling equipment on vessels whose voyage consists of a segment: (1) that begins and ends in the same State; (2) that is part of a voyage to another State or to a foreign country; and (3) in which the vessel reaches the other State or foreign country within three days after leaving the State in which it begins. 2021-06-02T20:14:07Z  
103-hr-5243 103 hr 5243 Economic Development Reauthorization Act of 1994 Economics and Public Finance 1994-10-07 1994-10-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. House Rep. Wise, Robert E., Jr. [D-WV-2] WV D W000654 6 Economic Development Reauthorization Act of 1994 - Amends the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations for grants to public works facilities through FY 1997. Repeals a limitation on financial assistance for sewer and other waste disposal facilities. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) conduct projects to demonstrate methods of assisting isolated small businesses to access small business services provided by Federal, State, and local governments; and (2) establish three business outreach centers. Directs the Secretary to establish: (1) an Office of Strategic Economic Development Planning and Policy within the Economic Development Administration; and (2) within such Office an Office of Economic Development Information. Establishes a Federal Coordinating Council for Economic Development to develop a Government-wide strategic plan for economic development. Authorizes appropriations. Requires applicants for economic development assistance to certify that a redevelopment area meets at least one criterion regarding per capita income, unemployment rates, job losses, population growth, employment declines, concentrations of low-income individuals, or outmigration. Voids designations of redevelopment areas made before this Act's enactment. Revises annual review provisions to permit assistance to a project only if the applicant has submitted an overall economic development plan or investment strategy to the Secretary for approval. Provides for approval of existing economic development plans and programs to the maximum extent practicable. Directs the Assistant Secretary for Economic Development to publish guidelines to expedite the processing of applications for assistance under this Act. Requires the Secretary to: (1) issue and implement regulations containing criteria and procedures to prioritize allocations of Federal assistance made under this Act so that the level of economic distress in an area is the primary factor in determining whether the area receives an allocation;… 2025-08-26T13:48:51Z  
103-hr-5244 103 hr 5244 Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 1994 Armed Forces and National Security 1994-10-07 1994-11-02 Became Public Law No: 103-446. House Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] MS D M000865 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Persian Gulf War Veterans Title II: Board of Veterans' Appeals Administration Title III: Adjudication Improvements Title IV: Veterans' Claims Adjudication Commission Title V: Miscellaneous Provisions Title VI: Education and Training Programs Title VII: Employment Programs Title VIII: Cemeteries and Memorial Affairs Title IX: Housing Programs Title X: Homeless Veterans Programs Title XI: Reductions in Department of Veterans Affairs Personnel Title XII: Technical and Clerical Amendments Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 1994 - Title I: Persian Gulf War Veterans - Persian Gulf War Veterans' Benefits Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop and implement a uniform and comprehensive medical evaluation protocol that will ensure appropriate medical assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of Persian Gulf War (War) veterans who are suffering from illnesses the origin of which are unknown but may be attributable to service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the War. Requires the protocol to include an evaluation of complaints relating to illnesses involving the reproductive system. Requires a report to the Senate and House Veterans' Affairs Committees (veterans' committees) if the protocol has not been developed within 120 days after enactment of this Act. Requires the Secretary to ensure that information collected through the protocol is collected and maintained in a manner that permits the effective and efficient cross-reference of such information with information collected and maintained through the comprehensive clinical protocols of the Department of Defense (DOD) for War veterans. (Sec. 105) Directs the Secretary to implement a comprehensive outreach program to inform War veterans and their families of the medical care and other benefits that may be provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and DOD arising from service in the War. Requires such outreach program… 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z  
103-hr-5245 103 hr 5245 Housing Programs Extension Act of 1994 Housing and Community Development 1994-10-07 1994-10-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. House Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20] TX D G000272 0 Housing Programs Extension Act of 1994 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to offer owners 24-month extensions of expiring section 8 assistance contracts. Authorizes tenant displacement assistance in cases of unextended contracts. Authorizes appropriations. Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to: (1) include Rockland County, New York, as a special median income area; (2) reduce disaster and emergency modernization funding set-asides; and (3) set aside specified modernization funds for anti-crime activities. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 to extend set-aside grant authority through FY 1995 for low-income housing preservation and homeownership acquisition grants and technical assistance and capacity building. Amends the National Housing Act to authorize appropriations through FY 1995 for the flexible subsidy program. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 to authorize appropriations through FY 1995 for specified housing counseling services. Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to extend set-aside authority through FY 1995 for public housing reconstruction for disabled families. Provides for: (1) assistance conversion of certain projects in Michigan and Pennsylvania; (2) rehabilitation compliance for certain projects in New Jersey; and (3) eligibility of certain public housing for demolition in Texas. (Sec. 3) Amends the Housing Act of 1949 with regard to rural housing to: (1) extend the underserved area set-aside through FY 1995; (2) eliminate the termination date for the multifamily housing loan insurance program, and make such loan available for a 50-year period; (3) extend the set-aside through FY 1995 for rental housing funds for nonprofit entities; (4) make certain properties in North Carolina eligible for rural homeownership loans; and (5) consider South Tucson, Arizona, a rural area. (Sec. 4) Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to extend the multifamily housing mortgage risk-sharing program through FY 1995… 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z  
103-hr-5246 103 hr 5246 International Narcotics Control Corrections Act of 1994 International Affairs 1994-10-07 1994-11-02 Became Public Law No: 103-447. House Rep. Gejdenson, Sam [D-CT-2] CT D G000120 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: International Narcotics Control Title II: NATO Participation Act of 1994 International Narcotics Control Corrections Act of 1994 - Title I: International Narcotics Control - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to redefine a "major illicit drug producing country" as a country in which 1,000 hectares or more of illicit opium poppy or coca is cultivated or harvested annually or 5,000 hectares or more of illicit cannabis is cultivated or harvested annually unless the President determines that such cannabis production does not significantly affect the United States. Provides for advance notification to the appropriate congressional committees of any transfer by the Government to a foreign country, for narcotics control purposes, of property or funds seized or forfeited in connection with narcotics-related activities. Reallocates foreign assistance (currently, security assistance) withheld from countries that fail to take adequate steps to halt illicit drug production or trafficking. Extends certain international narcotics control strategy reporting requirements and annual certification procedures for FY 1993 and 1994 through FY 1995. Makes such requirements and procedures currently applicable after September 30, 1994, effective after September 30, 1995 (the beginning of FY 1996). Repeals specified international narcotics control Acts. Exempts specified narcotics control-related transfers of excess defense articles, foreign military financing, and international military education and training from a prohibition on assistance to foreign law enforcement agencies. Waives all restrictions on assistance (except for countries that are "decertified" under narcotics control certification provisions) with respect to narcotics-related assistance provided during FY 1995 if the President notifies the appropriate congressional committees in advance. Authorizes the President to furnish assistance to any country or international organization during FY 1995 for the prevention and suppress… 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z  
103-hr-5247 103 hr 5247 To provide for extensions and modifications of certain hydro and renewable energy programs. Energy 1994-10-07 1994-10-07 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Rep. Sharp, Philip R. [D-IN-2] IN D S000294 1 Authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), upon the request of certain licensees, to extend the time required for commencement of construction of specified hydropower projects for a maximum of two years. Terminates such authorization three years after enactment of this Act. Authorizes FERC to reinstate, effective May 23, 1993, a certain previously issued hydroelectric license. Terminates such authority three years after enactment of this Act. Directs FERC to exempt a specified portion of the El Vado Hydroelectric Project in New Mexico from certain Federal Power Act licensing requirements. Amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to: (1) change from discretionary to mandatory the authority of FERC to exempt certain hydropower projects in Alaska from certain Federal Power Act licensing requirements; and (2) report to the Congress its reasons for any failure to grant such exemptions. Directs FERC to initiate a proceeding for the purpose of making recommendations to the Congress for legislation to transfer to the State of Hawaii all or part of its licensing authority for new hydroelectric projects in Hawaii. Amends the Federal Power Act to extend from 1994 to 1996 the deadline for certain small solar, wind, waste, or geothermal power production facilities to submit the requisite applications for certification as qualifying facilities. 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
103-hr-5248 103 hr 5248 Comprehensive One-Call Notification Act of 1994 Transportation and Public Works 1994-10-07 1994-10-08 Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. House Rep. Sharp, Philip R. [D-IN-2] IN D S000294 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: One-Call Title II: High Risk Drivers Program Subtitle A: High-Risk and Alcohol-Impaired Drivers Subtitle B: Young Driver Programs Subtitle C: Older Driver Programs Subtitle D: High Risk Drivers Subtitle E: Funding Title III: Correction of Location Title I: One-Call - Comprehensive One-Call Notification Act of 1994 - Directs: (1) the Secretary of Transportation to provide for the establishment of a nationwide toll-free telephone number system to be used by State one-call notification systems; and (2) each State to consider whether to adopt a comprehensive statewide one-call notification program as described in this Act to protect underground facilities from damage due to excavation. (Sec. 105) Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) program elements, including 24-hour coverage for emergency excavation, effective mechanisms for penalties and enforcement, a fair schedule of fees to cover the costs of providing for, maintaining, and operating the State program, and an opportunity for citizen suits to enforce such program; and (2) penalties for violations. (Sec. 107) Requires the Secretary to: (1) make grants to States, or to operators of one-call notification systems in such States, to establish and maintain a State program pursuant to this Act; (2) review and report to the Congress on the extent to which any policies, programs, and procedures of the Department of Transportation (DOT) could be used to achieve the purposes of this title; (3) develop and make available to States a model State program; (4) consult with other agencies as to the availability and affordability of technologies which will help relocate pipelines from above-ground and remote locations; and (5) carry out a followup study to the vision waiver study program to include drivers who otherwise would have qualified to participate but for time limits on applications and the failure to learn of the program in a timely manner. (Sec. 114) Expresses the … 2025-08-26T13:49:26Z  
103-hr-5249 103 hr 5249 Historic Homeownership Assistance Act Taxation 1994-10-07 1994-10-07 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Andrews, Michael [D-TX-25] TX D A000209 2 Historic Homeownership Assistance Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for 20 percent of the qualified rehabilitation expenditures made by a taxpayer with respect to a qualified historic home. Imposes dollar limitations on such credit. 2025-08-26T13:49:12Z  
103-hr-5250 103 hr 5250 Flow Control Act of 1994 Environmental Protection 1994-10-07 1994-10-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials. House Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-16] MI D D000355 0 Flow Control Act of 1994 - Authorizes a State or qualified political subdivision to exercise flow control authority for municipal solid waste, incinerator ash, and construction or demolition debris generated within its boundaries if, before May 15, 1994, such entity: (1) adopted a law, regulation, or legally binding provision that contains such authority and directs the waste, ash, or debris to a waste management facility designated before such date or identifies the use of waste management methods; and (2) committed to the designation of a facility for such methods. Authorizes such an entity to exercise such authority for voluntarily relinquished recyclable materials generated within its boundaries. Establishes similar authority for States and subdivisions that meet such requirements after this Act's enactment. (Sec. 202) Provides that laws, regulations, or legally binding provisions that implement flow control authority shall be considered to be a reasonable regulation of commerce. Permits such authority with respect to recyclable materials only if: (1) the generator or owner of the materials voluntarily made the materials available to the State or subdivision and relinquished any rights to, or ownership of, such materials; and (2) the State or subdivision assumes such rights or ownership. Allows such authority with respect to solid waste or recyclable materials only if the State or subdivision establishes a program to separate or divert recyclable materials for purposes of recycling, reclamation, or reuse. Makes such condition inapplicable in certain cases. Establishes additional conditions on the exercise of flow control authority, including requirements that such authority is necessary to meet current or anticipated waste management needs, revenues derived from the exercise of such authority are devoted primarily to solid waste management services, and States and subdivisions implement a competitive designation process with respect to waste management facilities or facilities for recyclable materials.… 2025-08-26T13:50:52Z  
103-hr-5251 103 hr 5251 Resolution Trust Corporation Contract Reform Act Finance and Financial Sector 1994-10-07 1994-10-07 Referred to the House Committee on Banking, Finance + Urban Affrs. House Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6] AL R B000013 0 Resolution Trust Corporation Contract Reform Act - Amends the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to direct the Resolution Trust Corporation to use competitive procedures when procuring property and services to implement its responsibilities. 2025-08-26T13:51:23Z  
103-hr-5252 103 hr 5252 Social Security Act Amendments of 1994 Social Welfare 1994-10-07 1994-10-31 Became Public Law No: 103-432. House Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] CA D S000810 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Medicare Provisions Subtitle A: Provisions Relating to Part A Subtitle B: Provisions Relating to Part B Subtitle C: Provisions Relating to Parts A and B Subtitle D: Provisions Relating to Medicare Supplemental Insurance Policies Title II: Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant Program Subtitle A: Child Welfare, Foster Care, Adoption Subtitle B: Child Support Enforcement Subtitle C: Supplemental Security Income Subtitle D: Aid to Families With Dependent Children Subtitle E: JOBS Program Subtitle F: Other Provisions Social Security Act Amendments of 1994 - Title I: Medicare Provisions - Subtitle A: Provisions Relating to Part A - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to take occupational mix into account in developing Medicare Geographic Classification Review Board (MGCRB) guidelines for determining the area wage index; (2) provide that if labor markets are no longer based on Metropolitan Statistical Areas, the method of calculating the wage index for reclassification would not apply and the MGCRB guidelines may be revised; and (3) require the Secretary to set the labor and non-labor portion of each standardized amount equal to the national average beginning in FY 1995. (Sec. 102) Revises the essential access community hospital (EACH) program, with changes: (1) increasing the number of participating States; (2) providing for treatment of inpatient hospital services provided in rural primary care hospitals; (3) extending the authorization of appropriations for grants to States and hospitals; and (4) addressing adjoining State hospital designation, rural primary care hospital skilled nursing services, payment for inpatient and outpatient hospital services, and physician staffing. (Sec. 103) Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (OMBRA '87) to: … 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
103-hr-5253 103 hr 5253 Medical Malpractice Reform Act of 1994 Health 1994-10-07 1994-10-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law. House Rep. Ballenger, Cass [R-NC-10] NC R B000104 0 Medical Malpractice Reform Act of 1994 - Limits to $250,000 the total amount of noneconomic damages that may be awarded to a claimant and members of the claimant's family for losses resulting from the injury which is the subject of a medical malpractice liability claim or action (claim), regardless of the number of parties against whom the claim is brought or the number of actions brought. Provides for a reduction of the total amount of damages received by an individual under such claim by any other payment made to compensate for the injury. Specifies that, in any such claim in which future economic damages exceed $100,000, a defendant shall be permitted to make payments periodically, rather than in a single, lump-sum payment, based on when the damages are found likely to occur. Permits a court to waive such provision if the court determines that it is not in the plaintiff's best interests to receive payments on a periodic basis. Prohibits an attorney from charging or collecting a contingency fee for services rendered in connection with such a claim in excess of: (1) 25 percent of the first $150,000 (or portion thereof) recovered, plus; (2) ten percent of any amount in excess of $150,000 recovered. Makes this Act applicable to any such claim brought in State or Federal court, except with respect to a claim for damages arising from a vaccine-related injury or death to the extent that title XXI of the Public Health Service Act applies. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) preemption; and (2) effect on sovereign immunity and choice of law or venue. 2025-08-26T13:49:36Z  
103-hr-5254 103 hr 5254 Special Envoy for Tibet Act of 1994 International Affairs 1994-10-07 1994-10-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific. House Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-26] CA D B000410 8 Special Envoy for Tibet Act of 1994 - Establishes a U.S. Special Envoy for Tibet within the Department of State, to be appointed by the President. Grants such envoy ambassadorial rank. Authorizes and encourages the Special Envoy to: (1) promote substantive negotiations between the Dalai Lama and senior members of the Chinese Government; (2) promote good relations between the Dalai Lama and the U.S. Government; and (3) travel regularly throughout Tibet and Tibetan refugee settlements. Requires the Special Envoy to: (1) consult with the Congress on policies relevant to Tibet; (2) coordinate U.S. Government policies, programs, and projects concerning Tibet; and (3) report to the Secretary of State on the state of relations between the United States and Tibet and on conditions in Tibet. 2025-08-26T13:49:56Z  
103-hr-5255 103 hr 5255 Thomas Alva Edison Sesquicentennial Commemorative Coin Act Finance and Financial Sector 1994-10-07 1994-11-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Credit and Insurance. House Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-10] MI D B000619 6 Thomas Alva Edison Sesquicentennial Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint one-dollar silver coins emblematic of the inventions made by Thomas A. Edison in commemoration of the sesquicentennial of his birth. Instructs the Secretary to conduct an open design competition for the design of the obverse and reverse of the coins. Terminates the authority to mint such coins after December 31, 1997. Mandates that certain surcharges received from coin sales be distributed to specified entities. 2025-08-26T13:50:27Z  
103-hr-5256 103 hr 5256 Pharmacy Compounding Preservation Act of 1994 Health 1994-10-07 1994-10-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. House Rep. Brewster, Bill K. [D-OK-3] OK D B000817 1 Pharmacy Compounding Preservation Act of 1994 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to make such Act inapplicable to: (1) licensed retail pharmacies that compound drugs in conformance with applicable local laws regulating the practice of pharmacy and medicine; and (2) bulk drug products intended to be used by pharmacies for compounding, except to the extent that such provisions relate directly to the purity and quality of such bulk drug products. 2025-08-26T13:52:16Z  
103-hr-5257 103 hr 5257 To authorize a study regarding the incidence of breast and prostate cancer, and for other purposes. Health 1994-10-07 1994-10-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. House Rep. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH-13] OH D B000944 0 Requires the Director of the National Cancer Institute to study and report to specified congressional committees on the potential risk factors contributing to the incidence of breast and prostate cancer in northeastern Ohio. Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director to carry out activities to inform individuals of the availability, in the geographic areas in which they reside, of programs that: (1) provide screenings for breast and prostate cancers or other services for the prevention or early diagnosis of such cancers; and (2) provide such services without charge or according to a schedule of discounts based on ability to pay. 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
103-hr-5258 103 hr 5258 Health Fraud and Abuse Act of 1994 Health 1994-10-07 1994-10-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security. House Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] MI D C000714 0 Health Fraud and Abuse Act of 1994 - Directs the Inspector General (IG) of each of the Departments of Health and Human Services, Defense, Labor, and Veterans Affairs and the Office of Personnel Management to conduct audits, civil and criminal investigations, inspections, and evaluations relating to the prevention, detection, and control of health care fraud and abuse in violation of any Federal law, with exceptions. Sets forth provisions regarding the powers of IGs. Directs the IGs to: (1) jointly establish a program to prevent, detect, and control health care fraud and abuse which considers the activities of Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies (LEAs), Federal and State agencies responsible for the licensing and certification of health care providers, and State agencies designated under this Act; (2) develop an annual investigative plan; and (3) regularly consult with each other, such LEAs, Federal and State agencies responsible for the licensing and certification of health care providers, and Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Units. Requires the Governor of each State to designate State agencies which conduct, supervise, and coordinate audits, civil and criminal investigations, inspections, and evaluations relating to such prevention, detection, and control. Authorizes each Governor to establish and maintain a State agency to act as a Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Unit. Requires that each Unit be a single identifiable entity of State government which is separate and distinct from any State agency with principal responsibility for the administration of health care programs and which meets specified requirements, such as being a unit of the State Attorney General or other State department that possesses statewide authority to prosecute individuals for criminal violations. Authorizes each Unit to submit each year to the IG a plan for preventing, detecting, and controlling health care fraud and abuse. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) IG approval of annual plans; (2) reporting requireme… 2025-08-26T13:52:32Z  
103-hr-5259 103 hr 5259 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude long-term capital gains from gross income. Taxation 1994-10-07 1994-10-07 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-28] CA R D000492 0 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income 100 percent of long-term capital gain recognized on the sale or exchange of property. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
103-hr-5260 103 hr 5260 Ozark Wild Horses Protection Act Animals 1994-10-07 1994-11-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. House Rep. Emerson, Bill [R-MO-8] MO R E000174 2 Ozark Wild Horses Protection Act - Revises provisions setting forth the purposes for establishing the Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Missouri, to include the protection and preservation of free-roaming horses. Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from removing or allowing or assisting in the removal of, free-roaming horses from Federal lands within the boundaries of the Riverways, except in medical emergencies or natural disasters. 2025-08-26T13:52:41Z  
103-hr-5261 103 hr 5261 To require the Secretary of State to establish a set of voluntary guidelines to promote socially responsible business practices for United States businesses operating in foreign countries. International Affairs 1994-10-07 1994-10-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on International Security, International Organizations and Human Rights. House Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17] IL D E000250 4 Directs the Secretary of State to establish guidelines which U.S. nationals should use in conducting business operations in any foreign country. Requires such guidelines to be based on principles contained in guidelines or standards of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the International Labor Organization, and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade as well as on the MacBride, Sullivan, and Slepak Principles. Directs U.S. nationals conducting business operations in any foreign country to submit a statement to the Secretary indicating whether they are complying with such guidelines and to register with the Secretary. Authorizes Federal agencies to intercede with foreign governments or nationals regarding export marketing activities on behalf of a U.S. national only if such national is in compliance with the guidelines. 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z  
103-hr-5262 103 hr 5262 To amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to provide for community approval before Indian class III gaming operations may take effect. Native Americans 1994-10-07 1994-11-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Native American Affairs. House Rep. Everett, Terry [R-AL-2] AL R E000268 1 Amends the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to require community approval of Tribal-State class III gaming compacts. 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z  
103-hr-5263 103 hr 5263 To amend the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act to prohibit any individual convicted of a crime subject to a term of imprisonment of 6 months or longer from serving as a member of the Council of the District of Columbia or as the Mayor of the District of Columbia. Government Operations and Politics 1994-10-07 1994-10-07 Referred to the House Committee on District of Columbia. House Rep. Franks, Gary A. [R-CT-5] CT R F000348 0 Amends the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act to prohibit any individual convicted of a crime subject to six months' imprisonment or longer from serving as a member of the Council of the District of Columbia, including the Office of Chairman, or as Mayor of the District. 2021-06-02T20:14:13Z  
103-hr-5264 103 hr 5264 To prohibit use of education funds to make condoms available in an elementary school. Education 1994-10-07 1994-10-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education. House Rep. Franks, Gary A. [R-CT-5] CT R F000348 0 Prohibits use of any funds made available under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to make condoms available in an elementary school. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
103-hr-5265 103 hr 5265 To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to increase the number of college students who register and vote. Government Operations and Politics 1994-10-07 1994-10-07 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. House Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] IL D G000535 0 Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to provide for voter registration and polling places at State-funded institutions of higher education. 2024-02-07T11:39:48Z  
103-hr-5266 103 hr 5266 Small Business Occupational Safety and Health Compliance Incentive Act Commerce 1994-10-07 1994-10-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor Standards, Occupational Health and Safety. House Rep. Hayes, James A. [D-LA-7] LA D H000390 4 Small Business Occupational Safety and Health Compliance Incentive Act - Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA) to revise provisions relating to small businesses' compliance with such Act. Increases the Federal share of a grant for administration and enforcement for States that demonstrate their meeting State plan requirements. Requires the State to use such additional amount to carry out a consultation program to: (1) enable employers to consult with the State or the Secretary of Labor respecting their responsibilities under OSHA; and (2) provide education and training to employers respecting such responsibilities, including methods of hazard identification and mitigation. Directs the Secretary to provide technical and other assistance to States to establish and operate such consultation programs. Exempts any employer with less than 100 employees from being subject under OSHA to: (1) any fee, if the employer solicits such consultation services and has not been found in violation of OSHA within the previous 12 months; (2) certain inspections, if the employer requests a consultation visit and the consultant entity later determines that its recommendations have been implemented; or (3) a civil penalty of more than $1,000, if the employer abates a non-willful hazard in what the consultant entity deems a reasonable period of time and if a subsequent inspection finds that any such hazard no longer exists. Bases the amount of such penalty on the employer's cooperation and due diligence in abating the hazard. 2026-03-23T12:47:58Z  
103-hr-5267 103 hr 5267 National Composting Act of 1994 Agriculture and Food 1994-10-07 1994-10-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Credit and Rural Development. House Rep. Hochbrueckner, George J. [D-NY-1] NY D H000670 0 National Composting Act of 1994 - Amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to appoint a national composting coordinator to develop source-separated composting programs, guidelines, and related activities. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary to include compost usage as a conservation practice eligible for Federal cost sharing. 2025-08-26T13:51:26Z  
103-hr-5268 103 hr 5268 To authorize the exchange of National Park Service land in the Fire Island National Seashore in the State of New York for land in the Village of Patchogue, Suffolk County, New York. Public Lands and Natural Resources 1994-10-07 1994-11-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. House Rep. Hochbrueckner, George J. [D-NY-1] NY D H000670 0 Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to exchange certain National Park Service lands in the Fire Island National Seashore, New York, for specified Village of Patchogue lands in Suffolk County, New York, to be added to and administered as part of the Seashore. 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z  
103-hr-5269 103 hr 5269 To encourage liberalization inside the People's Republic of China and Tibet. International Affairs 1994-10-07 1994-10-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on International Security, International Organizations and Human Rights. House Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12] CA D L000090 2 Expresses the sense of the Congress that U.S. economic cooperation projects in China or Tibet should adhere to specified principles, including to: (1) suspend the use of merchandise manufactured by convict or forced labor; (2) seek to ensure political and religious freedom without fear of one's employment status; (3) ensure that methods of production do not pose a danger to project employees and the surrounding environment; (4) strive to use business enterprises that are not controlled by China; and (5) promote specified freedoms in China. Requires the Secretary of State to forward a copy of such principles to member nations of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and encourage them to promote such principles. Requires each U.S. parent company conducting an economic cooperation project in China or Tibet to register with the Secretary and indicate whether they agree to implement such principles. Sets forth specified reporting requirements. Authorizes Federal agencies to intercede with a foreign government or national regarding export marketing activity in China or Tibet on behalf of such a parent company only if such company adheres to such principles. 2025-01-23T13:18:47Z  
103-hr-5270 103 hr 5270 Farm Viability and Pest Management Improvement Act of 1994: A National Program for Pesticide Reduction Agriculture and Food 1994-10-07 1994-10-20 Executive Comment Requested from USDA. House Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. [D-GA-11] GA D M000523 10 Farm Viability and Pest Management Improvement Act of 1994: A National Program for Pesticide Reduction - Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a pesticide reduction council in each EPA region. Directs the Administrator and the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out specified activities with respect to assessing and approving integrated pest management systems and pesticide reduction plans and goals and implementing programs to assist farmers in adopting such systems. Requires the Administrator to reduce or restrict the use of pesticides that contribute significant health and environmental risks or to amend labels of such pesticides in regions where goals of this Act have not been met. Requires the Administrator to set quantitative goals for reducing or eliminating the use of nonagricultural pesticides and carry out plans to achieve such goals within six years. Directs Federal agencies to establish pesticide reduction goals and to implement integrated pest management systems. Requires the Secretary to determine the percentage of food purchases throughout the United States that are organically produced. Directs Federal agencies to develop procurement plans that ensure that the percentage of an agency's purchase of organically produced food meets or exceeds such percentage, and meets or exceeds twice such percentage, within three and six years of this Act's enactment, respectively. Directs the Secretary and the Administrator to establish a national pesticide use recordkeeping and reporting system for agricultural and nonagricultural applications. Imposes penalties for violations of recordkeeping and reporting requirements. Repeals certain existing pesticide recordkeeping requirements. Directs the Secretary to ensure that the goal of: (1) all pest and weed management research and extension activities within the Agricultural Research Service and the Cooperative Extension Service is the development and trans… 2025-08-26T13:51:54Z  
103-hr-5271 103 hr 5271 Minority Enterprise Development Act of 1994 Commerce 1994-10-07 1994-10-07 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. House Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] MD D M000687 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Amendments to Minority Small Business and Capital Ownership Development Program Title II: Amendments to Contracting Program Minority Enterprise Development Act of 1994 - Title I: Amendments to Minority Small Business and Capital Ownership Development Program - Amends the Small Business Act (the Act) to rename the small business and capital ownership development program as the Minority Enterprise Development Program (Program). Extends certain Program time limitations with respect to small businesses participating in Program activities on the date of enactment of this Act. Provides for a nine-year Phase III period of small business participation in the Program, requiring Program participants to attempt to meet certain business plan goals during the first four years, and again during the last five years, of Phase III. Prohibits small business forecasts or contract support levels from being used by the Small Business Administration (SBA) to declare a firm ineligible for the award of a contract under the Act. (Sec. 106) Allows a protest to be brought by various interested parties regarding a self-certification by a business concern of its status as a small business owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. Requires the SBA's Office of Hearings and Appeals to hear and determine such protests. (Sec. 107) Allows a Program participant to remain eligible for Program participation after transfer of an ownership interest in the business if ownership and control is retained by the socially and economically disadvantaged individuals upon whom Program eligibility is based. Allows, after certain certification, the continued participation of a tribally owned corporation which does not have a Native American as the firm's chief executive officer. (Sec. 108) Empowers the Division for Program Certification and Eligibility to make recommendations on requests for reconsideration of denied applications for entry into Phase III of the Program, t… 2025-08-26T13:50:22Z  
103-hr-5272 103 hr 5272 Official Mail Accountability Act of 1994 Government Operations and Politics 1994-10-07 1994-10-07 Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. House Rep. Minge, David [D-MN-2] MN D M000795 0 Official Mail Accountability Act of 1994 - Replaces references to the franking privilege and franked mail in specified Federal law with references to official mail (thus, eliminating the franking privilege). 2025-08-26T13:50:05Z  
103-hr-5273 103 hr 5273 Superior National Forest Fund Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 1994-10-07 1994-11-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. House Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] MN D O000006 0 Superior National Forest Fund Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to collect recreation use fees and sell recreation use passes on a temporary basis within the Superior National Forest, Minnesota. 2025-08-26T13:48:50Z  
103-hr-5274 103 hr 5274 Independent Federal Aviation Administration Act of 1994 Transportation and Public Works 1994-10-07 1994-10-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. House Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] MN D O000006 0 Independent Federal Aviation Administration Act of 1994 - Establishes as an independent Federal agency the Federal Aviation Administration (Administration). Declares that the Administration shall be administered by an Administrator, who shall be appointed by the President to a five-year term, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Transfers to the new Administration all functions of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the Department of Transportation and of the Secretary of Transportation which are administered through the FAA. 2025-08-26T13:51:18Z  
103-hr-5275 103 hr 5275 Federal Housing Trust Fund Act of 1994 Housing and Community Development 1994-10-07 1994-11-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. House Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11] NY D O000159 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Reduction of Certain Tax Benefits for Higher Income Taxpayers and Establishment of Housing Trust Fund Title II: Administration of Housing Trust Fund and Entitlement Program for Formula Grants for Affordable Housing Federal Housing Trust Fund Act of 1994 - Title I: Reduction of Certain Tax Benefits for Higher Income Taxpayers and Establishment of Housing Trust Fund - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) limit mortgage interest and property tax deductions for taxpayers whose adjusted gross income exceeds $75,000; (2) treat property acquired from a decedent as property acquired by gift for purposes of basis determinations; (3) phase in capital gains tax on inherited property; and (4) create in the Treasury the Housing Trust Fund (Fund). Title II: Administration of Housing Trust Fund and Entitlement Program for Formula Grants for Affordable Housing - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make affordable housing grants from the Fund to qualifying entities. Requires such entities to carry out housing costs and housing supply assistance programs. Establishes a Housing Trust Fund Advisory Committee. Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to establish in the Department of Housing and Urban Development a position of Administrator of the Housing Trust Fund. 2025-08-26T13:49:03Z  
103-hr-5276 103 hr 5276 To provide for the relief of hospitals treating rural populations under the current calculation of the wage index modifier for the prospective payment under Medicare. Health 1994-10-07 1994-10-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. House Rep. Regula, Ralph [R-OH-16] OH R R000141 0 Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to prospective payment to hospitals for inpatient hospital services to require updates to a specified factor in the calculation of the wage index modifier for certain hospitals in rural and urban areas. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
103-hr-5277 103 hr 5277 To address the need for private financing of home ownership and economic development on and near reservation lands, and for other purposes. Native Americans 1994-10-07 1994-11-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Growth and Credit Formation. House Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3] NM D R000229 1 Native American Financial Services Organization Act of 1994 - Establishes the Native American Financial Services Organization (Organization) to assist in improving Native American housing and economic situations including the creation of Native American Financial Institutions. Authorizes a Native American lending services grant. Sets forth Organization regulation capitalization provisions. Sets forth Organization regulation, examination, and reporting provisions. Provides for the formation of a new Organization under the laws of any Tribe, State, or the District of Columbia. Authorizes appropriations for: (1) Native American Financial Institutions; and (2) the Organization. 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z  
103-hr-5278 103 hr 5278 Jobs and Investment Act of 1994 Economics and Public Finance 1994-10-07 1994-11-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. House Rep. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT-At Large] VT I S000033 6 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Physical Capital Investment Subtitle A: Highways and Mass Transit Subtitle B: Airports Subtitle C: Railroads Subtitle D: Water and Sewage Treatment Facilities Subtitle E: Environmental Restoration Subtitle F: Community Development Assistance Subtitle G: Education Infrastructure Subtitle H: Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Title II: Human Capital Investment Subtitle A: Job Training Subtitle B: Education Subtitle C: Head Start Subtitle D: Programs Under Public Health Service Act Title III: Amendments of Internal Revenue Code of 1986 Subtitle A: Reduction in Employee Payroll Taxes; Credit for First-Time Homebuyers Subtitle B: Revenue Increases Title IV: Appropriations Title I: Physical Capital Investment - Subtitle A: Highways and Mass Transit - Amends the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to authorize additional appropriations from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for interstate maintenance, surface transportation, and bridges. (Sec. 1002) Amends the Federal Transit Act to authorize additional appropriations and make available additional funding from the Mass Transit Account for certain formula grants and discretionary grants transit programs. Subtitle B: Airports - Amends the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to make available additional amounts for airport improvement program grants (including grants for airport noise compatibility planning). Subtitle C: Railroads - Amends the Department of Transportation Act to increase and extend the authorization of appropriations for local rail freight assistance. Subtitle D: Water and Sewage Treatment Facilities - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds. Subtitle E: Environmental Restor… 2026-03-23T12:41:21Z  
103-hr-5279 103 hr 5279 New Urban Agenda Act of 1994 Housing and Community Development 1994-10-07 1994-11-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials. House Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] CT R S001144 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Federal Commitment to Urban Economic Development Title II: Tax Incentives to Stimulate Urban Economic Development Title III: Community Regulatory Relief Title IV: Community-Based Housing Development Title V: Response to Urban Environmental Challengers Subtitle A: Environmental Cleanup Subtitle B: Environmental-Economic Recovery New Urban Agenda Act of 1994 - Title I: Federal Commitment to Urban Economic Development - Amends the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act to require executive agencies to expend not less than 15 percent in a fiscal year for the purchase of goods from businesses located in empowerment zones, enterprise communities, or enterprise zones. Requires agencies, to the maximum extent practicable, to purchase recycled products from businesses located in such zones. (Sec. 102) Requires not less than 15 percent of foreign assistance provided in a fiscal year to be for the purchase of U.S. goods produced, manufactured, or assembled in such zones. (Sec. 103) Directs the Secretary of Commerce, in designating and providing financial assistance to Manufacturing Technology Outreach Centers, to give preference to centers located in such zones. (Sec. 104) Establishes a preference for the construction, improvement, or relocation of Federal facilities in distressed urban areas. Title II: Tax Incentives to Stimulate Urban Economic Development - Amends the Internal Revenue Code with respect to the offset for rental real estate activities under passive activity rules to increase the rehabilitation credit under such rules. (Sec. 202) Allows the rehabilitation investment credit to offset a portion of tentative minimum tax. (Sec. 203) Allows the issuance of tax-exempt facility bonds for sports facilities, convention or trade show facilities, freestanding parking facilities, air or water pollution control facilities, or industrial parks. Makes termination dates on such tax-exempt bonds inapplicable to bonds issued to finan… 2025-08-26T13:51:20Z  
103-hr-5280 103 hr 5280 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for State and local general sales taxes and to compensate for the resulting revenue loss by providing that only 89 percent of the amount of all State and local taxes shall be allowed as a deduction. Taxation 1994-10-07 1994-10-07 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Smith, Nick [R-MI-7] MI R S000597 1 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an itemized deduction for 89 percent of State and local general sales taxes. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
103-hr-5281 103 hr 5281 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit to all families with young children, and for other purposes. Taxation 1994-10-07 1994-10-07 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Smith, Nick [R-MI-7] MI R S000597 3 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to replace the current dependent care credit with a credit for households with young children and for employment-related expenses for disabled dependents. Lowers the age for a qualifying individual from 13 years to 5 years and includes an additional amount for each such individual in determining such credit. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
103-hr-5282 103 hr 5282 To provide a mechanism for dedicating spending cuts in discretionary spending programs to deficit reduction. Economics and Public Finance 1994-10-07 1994-10-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security. House Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. [D-SC-5] SC D S000749 0 Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to reduce discretionary spending limits for new budget authority for a fiscal year by the net aggregate amount for that fiscal year in all deficit reduction line items set forth in an appropriation bill or rescission bill. Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to establish congressional procedures for the inclusion of deficit reduction line items in such bills. 2025-02-04T16:54:13Z  
103-hr-5283 103 hr 5283 To request the Secretary of the Navy to name an appropriate ship of the United States Navy the U.S.S. Joseph Vittori. Armed Forces and National Security 1994-10-07 1994-10-18 Executive Comment Requested from Navy. House Rep. Torkildsen, Peter G. [R-MA-6] MA R T000314 11 Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of the Navy should name an appropriate naval ship the U.S.S. Joseph Vittori, in honor of the Marine corporal who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for actions against the enemy in Korea during the Korean conflict. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
103-hr-5284 103 hr 5284 Gun Victim Compensation Act Crime and Law Enforcement 1994-10-07 1994-10-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice. House Rep. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ-9] NJ D T000317 0 Gun Victim Compensation Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to make any person who sells, delivers, or otherwise transfers a firearm to a juvenile, felon, or other disqualified individual, or a handgun to a person who the transferor knows or has reasonable cause to believe is a juvenile liable for damages caused by a discharge of the transferred firearm by the transferee. Makes exceptions, including for certain temporary transfers to a juvenile who uses a handgun in the course of employment relating to ranching or farming with the prior written consent of a parent or guardian and for the issuance of a handgun to a juvenile who is a member of the armed forces or National Guard. Authorizes an action for damages to be brought in a U.S. district court by, or on behalf of, any person who suffers damages resulting from bodily injury or death caused by a discharge of the transferred firearm by the transferee. Specifies that there shall be no liability under this Act if it is established by a preponderance of the evidence that: (1) the damages were suffered by an individual who was engaged in a criminal act against the person or property of another at the time of the injury; or (2) the injury was self-inflicted unless the plaintiff establishes that, at the time of the transfer, the transferor knew or had reasonable cause to believe that the transferee had not attained age 18 or had been adjudicated as a mental defective or committed to a mental institution. Limits actions to those brought within five years after the date of the transfer of the firearm. Requires that a prevailing plaintiff be awarded attorney's fees. Permits the award of punitive damages. 2025-08-26T13:50:54Z  
103-hr-5285 103 hr 5285 To close loopholes in the firearms laws which allow the unregulated manufacture, assembly, shipment, or transportation of firearms or firearms parts, and for other purposes. Crime and Law Enforcement 1994-10-07 1994-10-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice. House Rep. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ-9] NJ D T000317 0 Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit: (1) the shipment or transportation of firearm parts, with exceptions; and (2) the manufacture or assembly of firearms by persons other than licensed manufacturers. Increases the fee for a license to manufacture firearms. Amends the National Firearms Act to prohibit the possession or transfer of certain combinations of machine gun replacement parts. 2021-06-02T20:14:18Z  
103-hr-5286 103 hr 5286 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the burden of proof shall be on the Secretary of the Treasury in all tax cases, and for other purposes. Taxation 1994-10-07 1994-10-07 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17] OH D T000350 0 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that the burden of proof with respect to all issues, in the case of any court proceeding, is on the Secretary of the Treasury. Requires the Secretary to identify in writing the specific kind or type of tax, and its specific implementing regulations, upon the written request from any person made liable for such tax. Increases the limitation on the amount of recovery for civil damages for unauthorized collection actions by the Internal Revenue Service. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
103-hr-5287 103 hr 5287 Relating to the tariff treatment of pharmaceutical grade phospholipids. Foreign Trade and International Finance 1994-10-07 1994-10-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. House Rep. Valentine, Tim [D-NC-2] NC D V000006 0 Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to reduce the duty on pharmaceutical grade phospholipids. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
103-hr-5288 103 hr 5288 Bi-State Waste Disposal Efficiency Act Environmental Protection 1994-10-07 1994-11-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials. House Rep. Wheat, Alan [D-MO-5] MO D W000326 0 Bi-State Waste Disposal Efficiency Act - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide that any requirement in a Federal law that an owner or operator of a landfill or incinerator obtain authorization to receive out-of-State municipal solid waste shall not apply if the out-of-State waste is generated within, and the landfill or incinerator is located within, the same bi-State level A metropolitan statistical area which contains two contiguous major cities located in different States. 2025-08-26T13:50:59Z  
103-hr-5289 103 hr 5289 For the relief of John T. Monk. Private Legislation 1994-10-07 1994-10-31 Referred to the Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations. House Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] MS D M000865 0 Declares that a named individual may not be required to make premium payments after enactment of this Act for the National Service Life Insurance policy for which he was making monthly premium payments before enactment. Requires a refund to him of amounts he paid previously in excess of the insurance amount. Maintains policy coverage. 2021-06-02T20:14:18Z  
103-hr-5290 103 hr 5290 For the relief of Wade Bomar, and for other purposes. Private Legislation 1994-10-07 1994-10-31 Referred to the Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations. House Rep. Williams, Pat [D-MT-1] MT D W000520 0 Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to pay a named individual a specified amount in full settlement of a claim for injuries sustained while fighting the Pryor Gap fire. 2021-06-02T20:14:18Z  
103-hr-5199 103 hr 5199 Encryption Standards and Procedures Act of 1994 Government Operations and Politics 1994-10-06 1994-10-06 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. House Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-42] CA D B000918 0 Encryption Standards and Procedures Act of 1994 - Amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to establish an Encryption Standards and Procedures Program to: (1) promote the development of an information infrastructure consistent with public welfare, national security, and the privacy and protection of personal property; (2) encourage the development and use of encryption standards; and (3) establish related Federal policies and standards. 2025-08-26T13:51:33Z  
103-hr-5200 103 hr 5200 Crow Boundary Settlement Act of 1994 Native Americans 1994-10-06 1994-11-02 Became Public Law No: 103-444. House Rep. Williams, Pat [D-MT-1] MT D W000520 0 Crow Boundary Settlement Act of 1994 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement (Settlement Agreement) to resolve all claims held by the Crow Tribe arising from the 107th meridian boundary dispute. Sets forth land and mineral agreement terms concerning the Crow Tribe, the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, Montana, and the United States. Establishes in the Treasury the Crow Tribal Trust Fund. Authorizes appropriations. 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z  
103-hr-5201 103 hr 5201 Entrepreneurship Promotion Act of 1994 Taxation 1994-10-06 1994-10-06 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Wyden, Ron [D-OR-3] OR D W000779 0 Entrepreneurship Promotion Act of 1994 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for the nonrecognition of gain from the sale of eligible small business stock if the proceeds are used to purchase other eligible small business stock. 2025-08-26T13:51:33Z  
103-hr-5202 103 hr 5202 Family Savings and Investors Protection Act of 1994 Taxation 1994-10-06 1994-10-06 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Wyden, Ron [D-OR-3] OR D W000779 0 Family Savings and Investors Protection Act of 1994 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require 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. 2025-08-26T13:50:33Z  
103-hr-5203 103 hr 5203 Small Business Export Enhancement Act of 1994 Foreign Trade and International Finance 1994-10-06 1994-10-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Trade and Environment. House Rep. Wyden, Ron [D-OR-3] OR D W000779 0 Small Business Export Enhancement Act of 1994 - Authorizes appropriations to provide: (1) grants to qualified entities under the Market Development Cooperator Program to promote the export of goods and services of U.S. small businesses; and (2) assistance to U.S. small businesses to increase their participation in U.S. trade shows that bring together foreign governments seeking to buy their goods and services. Directs the International Trade Administration (ITA) to establish a grant program to provide financial support, on a shared basis, for State-run foreign trade missions designed primarily for participation by small and medium-sized businesses. (Sec. 4) Directs the ITA, in order to better promote the export of the goods and services of small- and medium-sized businesses in particular, to make it a priority to expand financial support for State-based enhancement activities by using discretionary funds. (Sec. 5) Requires Federal agencies that administer controls and regulations with respect to the export of U.S. goods and services to establish a plan to: (1) consolidate, and make easily accessible to small businesses that export, information regarding rules and restrictions on exports; and (2) create an outreach program to inform such businesses of such rules and restrictions and provide technical assistance for complying with them. (Sec. 6) Directs the ITA to submit to the Congress a plan to consolidate or eliminate programs that provide similar export assistance services or provide such assistance to similar recipients. Requires such plan to realize savings of not less than $100 million per year through improved efficiency, streamlining, and targeting of resources to sectors with high export potential. 2025-08-26T13:49:50Z  
103-hr-5204 103 hr 5204 Employee Partnership Reward Act of 1994 Labor and Employment 1994-10-06 1994-11-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations. House Rep. Wyden, Ron [D-OR-3] OR D W000779 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Refundable Income Tax Credit for Nondeferred Distributions from Performance-Based Reward Plans Title II: Establishment of Program to Promote Performance-Based Reward Plans and Employee Decisionmaking Participation Programs Employee Partnership Reward Act of 1994 - Title I: Refundable Income Tax Credit for Nondeferred Distributions from Performance-Based Reward Plans - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow eligible employees a refundable income tax credit for nondeferred distributions from performance-based reward plans. Allows employers an additional deduction for performance-based rewards. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to study and report to the Congress on the effect of such credit in stimulating productivity and full employment. Directs the Secretary of Labor and the Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service each to: (1) collect statistics on the extent of performance-based reward plans in the United States; and (2) prepare studies describing the nature and terms of these plans. Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to publish annual estimates of annual tax expenditures for deferred profit-sharing plans and employee stock ownership plans. Title II: Establishment of Program to Promote Performance-Based Reward Plans and Employee Decisionmaking Participation Programs - Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish and carry out an Employee Partnership Pilot Program. Directs the Administrator to make five-year program grants to up to five eligible entities to promote implementation of performance-based reward plans and employee decisionmaking participation programs. Requires a matching non-Federal share. 2026-03-23T12:41:21Z  
103-hr-5205 103 hr 5205 To provide Federal assistance for compliance with Federally-mandated motor vehicle inspection and maintenance requirements and employee trip reduction requirements in effect under the Clean Air Act. Environmental Protection 1994-10-06 1994-10-06 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Rep. Margolies-Mezvinsky, Marjorie [D-PA-13] PA D M000129 0 Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to provide grants to each State carrying out a vehicle inspection and maintenance program under the Clean Air Act. Requires grants to be used to provide assistance to enable vehicle owners to perform repair and maintenance as is necessary for such vehicles to comply with program requirements. Directs States to use grants to make payments for qualified repair and maintenance costs incurred by owners. Establishes a payment schedule that provides for covering: (1) up to 60 percent of qualified repair and maintenance costs that do not exceed $200; and (2) up to 80 percent of such costs between $200 and $400. Authorizes the Administrator to provide grants to each State carrying out employee trip reduction requirements for nonattainment areas under title I of the Clean Air Act. Requires grants to be used by States to provide assistance to enable employers to comply with such requirements. 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
103-hr-5206 103 hr 5206 To authorize the reliquidation of certain entries. Foreign Trade and International Finance 1994-10-06 1994-10-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. House Rep. Bacchus, Jim [D-FL-15] FL D B000008 1 Declares that, upon proper request filed with the Customs Service after January 1, 1995, and before June 1, 1995, any entry of metal oxide varistors made after December 31, 1992, and before January 1, 1994, shall be liquidated or reliquidated (refunded) as if certain provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) applied to such entry. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
103-hr-5207 103 hr 5207 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the one-time exclusion on gain from sale of a principal residence to be taken before age 55 if the taxpayer or a family member suffers a catastrophic illness. Taxation 1994-10-06 1994-10-06 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Baker, Bill [R-CA-10] CA R B000078 0 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the one-time exclusion on gain from the sale of a principal residence to be taken before age 55 if the taxpayer or a family member: (1) is physically or mentally incapable of self-care; and (2) has had such condition, or will have such condition, for at least six months. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
103-hr-5208 103 hr 5208 To establish limits on wage continuation and severance benefits for Amtrak employees displaced by a discontinuance of service, and for other purposes. Transportation and Public Works 1994-10-06 1994-10-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials. House Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] TX R B000213 7 Amends Federal transportation law to limit to not more than six months' pay the amount of any wage continuation or severance benefit that may be received by any Amtrak employee terminated as a result of a discontinuance of intercity rail passenger service. Authorizes Amtrak to require an employee whose position is eliminated by such a discontinuance to transfer to any vacant position for which the employee can be made qualified on any part of Amtrak's system. Allows the employee, if such transfer requires a change in residence or seniority district, to choose: (1) a transfer to the position and coverage by the collective bargaining agreement of the seniority district to which the employee is transferred; or (2) a voluntary furlough at the employee's home location and receipt of protective benefits as limited by this Act. 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
103-hr-5209 103 hr 5209 Air Traffic Control Service Improvement Act of 1994 Transportation and Public Works 1994-10-06 1994-10-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. House Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] TX R B000213 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: United States Air Traffic Service Corporation Title II: Miscellaneous Air Traffic Control Service Improvement Act of 1994 - Title I: United States Air Traffic Service Corporation - Establishes, as a Government corporation, the United States Air Traffic Service Corporation to operate the U.S. air traffic control system. Title II: Miscellaneous - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to transfer to the Corporation all right, title, and interest of the United States over facilities, including airport control towers, landing aids, landing slots, and equipment which are part of the air traffic control system. Authorizes airports to charge fees for use of airport facilities by, and provision of services to, air carriers and air transportation passengers. Prohibits owners or operators of public-use airports from denying access to and use of airport facilities by any person operating an aircraft which is in compliance with all aviation safety laws if such person offers to pay all user fees. Subjects persons who violate such prohibition to a civil penalty. 2025-08-26T13:50:41Z  
103-hr-5210 103 hr 5210 To direct the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a demonstration project to establish a highway corridor from Chihuahua, Mexico, through El Paso, Texas, to Denver, Colorado. Transportation and Public Works 1994-10-06 1994-10-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation. House Rep. Coleman, Ronald D. [D-TX-16] TX D C000621 3 Requires the Secretary of Transportation to provide for a demonstration project that establishes a highway corridor, to be known as the Camino Real Corridor, from Chihuahua, Mexico, through El Paso, Texas, to Denver, Colorado. Establishes the Camino Real Corridor Commission. Authorizes appropriations. 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z  
103-hr-5211 103 hr 5211 To amend the Clean Air Act to repeal certain emissions standards for motor vehicles which have not yet taken effect. Environmental Protection 1994-10-06 1994-10-06 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22] TX R D000217 0 Amends the Clean Air Act to make the emissions standards for model year 1995 motor vehicles applicable to all motor vehicles, in any class or category, manufactured after such model year. Repeals: (1) emissions standards for nitrogen oxides from heavy duty trucks for model years after 1997; (2) specified emissions standards for light-duty trucks for model years after 1995; and (3) requirements for a study on whether further reductions in emissions from light-duty vehicles are necessary. 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
103-hr-5212 103 hr 5212 To amend the Clean Air Act to allow emission reductions caused by fleet turnover to be credited to the emission reduction requirements of the Act. Environmental Protection 1994-10-06 1994-10-06 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22] TX R D000217 0 Amends the Clean Air Act to allow emission reductions attributable to fleet turnover to be creditable against required reductions in Moderate ozone nonattainment areas. 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
103-hr-5213 103 hr 5213 To amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the Federal government from requiring State plans to mandate trip reduction measures. Environmental Protection 1994-10-06 1994-10-06 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22] TX R D000217 0 Amends the Clean Air Act to provide that revisions of State implementation plans that provide for transportation control measures for Serious ozone nonattainment areas shall not be required to include trip reduction ordinances. 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
103-hr-5214 103 hr 5214 To repeal provisions of the Clean Air Act dealing with toxic air emissions. Environmental Protection 1994-10-06 1994-10-06 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22] TX R D000217 0 Amends the Clean Air Act to repeal provisions relating to the listing of, and emission standards for, hazardous air pollutants. 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
103-hr-5215 103 hr 5215 To repeal provisions of the Clean Air Act dealing with acid rain. Environmental Protection 1994-10-06 1994-10-06 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22] TX R D000217 0 Amends the Clean Air Act to repeal provisions relating to acid deposition control. 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
103-hr-5216 103 hr 5216 To repeal provisions of the Clean Air Act dealing with stratospheric ozone protection. Environmental Protection 1994-10-06 1994-10-06 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22] TX R D000217 0 Amends the Clean Air Act to repeal provisions relating to stratospheric ozone protection. 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
103-hr-5217 103 hr 5217 To repeal the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (Public Law 101-549). Environmental Protection 1994-10-06 1994-10-06 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22] TX R D000217 0 Repeals the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
103-hr-5218 103 hr 5218 Living Wage, Jobs For All Act Economics and Public Finance 1994-10-06 1994-10-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. House Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-9] CA D D000222 11 A Living Wage, Jobs for All Act - Declares that the Congress affirms the basic economic rights and responsibilities under the 1944 "Economic Bill of Rights", while updating and extending it to include that: (1) every adult American able and willing to earn a living through paid work has the right to a free choice among opportunities for useful and productive part- or full-time paid employment at decent real wages or for self-employment; and (2) every adult American unable to work for pay or find employment has the right to an adequate standard of living that rises with increases in the wealth and productivity of the society. (Sec. 2) Makes it the responsibility of each Federal agency and commission, including the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, to perform so as to help establish and maintain conditions under which all adult Americans may freely exercise the economic rights specified in 1944 and in this Act. Prohibits Federal agencies or commissions from directly or indirectly promoting recession, stagnation, or unemployment as a means of reducing wages and salaries or inflation. (Sec. 3) Directs the President to establish a program to implement such basic economic rights and responsibilities. Sets forth policies and projects to be included under such program. Includes such program in the annual submission of budget. (Sec. 4) Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to provide grants and other incentives to States and local governments to encourage short- and long-term public works and public services planning in urban, suburban, and rural areas, in order to implement such basic economic rights and responsibilities. Requires applications for such assistance to include strategic and tactical plans. (Sec. 5) Makes it the policy of the Federal government to cooperate with other nations' governments and the United Nations to help develop an international community based on rising living standards, particularly for those people with the lowest levels of income, wealth, access to public facilities, free … 2026-03-23T12:47:58Z  
103-hr-5219 103 hr 5219 To amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to permit participating households to use food stamp benefits to purchase nutritional supplements of vitamins, minerals, or vitamins and minerals. Agriculture and Food 1994-10-06 1994-10-17 Executive Comment Requested from USDA. House Rep. Emerson, Bill [R-MO-8] MO R E000174 2 Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to permit food stamp program participants to use food stamps to buy vitamin and mineral nutritional supplements. 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z  
103-hr-5220 103 hr 5220 To provide for the acceptance by the Secretary of Education of applications submitted by the local educational agency serving the Window Rock Unified School District, Window Rock, Arizona, under section 3 of the Act of September 30, 1950 (Public Law 874, 81st Congress ) for fiscal years 1994 and 1995. Education 1994-10-06 1994-11-02 Became Public Law No: 103-445. House Rep. English, Karan [D-AZ-6] AZ D E000186 1 Directs the Secretary of Education to accept from the local educational agency serving the Window Rock Unified School District, Window Rock, Arizona, applications for funding for FY 1994 and 1995 under specified provisions of Federal law for impact aid, as if such applications were timely received in accordance with certain regulations. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
103-hr-5221 103 hr 5221 Panama Canal Amendments Act of 1994 Transportation and Public Works 1994-10-06 1994-10-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation. House Rep. Fields, Jack [R-TX-8] TX R F000111 0 Panama Canal Amendments Act of 1994 - Amends the Panama Canal Act of 1979 to reestablish the Panama Canal Commission as a wholly owned government corporation within the executive branch. 2025-08-26T13:51:55Z  
103-hr-5222 103 hr 5222 Consumer Products Safe Testing Act Animals 1994-10-06 1994-11-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Competitiveness. House Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12] CA D L000090 22 Consumer Products Safe Testing Act - Requires each Federal department or agency (department) head to: (1) evaluate any regulation, guideline, or recommendation issued by that department which requires, recommends, or encourages the use of the Draize or other animal acute toxicity test (animal test) to evaluate the safety of a regulated product; (2) evaluate nonanimal alternatives with the potential for partial or full replacement of such test; and (3) promulgate regulations, guidelines, or recommendations that specify a nonanimal acute toxicity test or battery of tests that should be used instead of an animal test unless the nonanimal test is less likely to predict the acute health effects of a product on humans. Directs the appropriate Federal department, if a determination is made that no nonanimal test is as likely to predict the human reaction to the regulated product as the animal test, to publish in the Federal Register an explanation of all options considered and the justification for continuing the animal test, which shall be subject to public comment. Requires each Federal department head, at least every two years (beginning three years after this Act's enactment date), after considering the most recent technological advances available, to determine whether continued use of any animal test is justified (and if the department head determines that such use is justified, such head shall publish an explanation and justification for such continued use in the Federal Register, which shall be subject to public comment). Makes this Act inapplicable to regulations, guidelines, or recommendations related to medical research. 2025-08-26T13:50:05Z  
103-hr-5223 103 hr 5223 To provide that a spouse, former spouse, surviving spouse, or surviving former spouse may qualify for retirement, survivor, and health benefits under the Foreign Service Act if the Foreign Service participant is disqualified for such benefits for reasons of misconduct or disloyalty to the United States. Government Operations and Politics 1994-10-06 1994-10-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on International Operations. House Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] NY D M000087 0 Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to authorize the retention of retirement, survivor, health, or other benefits for spouses or former spouses of Foreign Service participants who are disqualified from receiving such benefits for official misconduct or disloyalty to the United States, provided that such spouses had no involvement in such misconduct or disloyalty. 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z  
103-hr-5224 103 hr 5224 Kulpsville Transportation Center Development Act of 1994 Transportation and Public Works 1994-10-06 1994-10-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation. House Rep. Margolies-Mezvinsky, Marjorie [D-PA-13] PA D M000129 0 Kulpsville Transportation Center Development Act of 1994 - Requires the Secretary of Transportation to provide for a demonstration project to implement a comprehensive transportation improvement program in the township of Towamencin, village of Kulpsville, Pennsylvania. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-26T13:49:52Z  

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