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| 99-hr-5743 | 99 | hr | 5743 | A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to amend certain regulations to provide that all persons who by reason of handicap, physical or nonphysical, are unable to use bus service for the general public shall be eligible for special service or on-call accessible bus service. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1986-10-18 | 1986-10-18 | Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation. | House | Rep. Young, Robert A. [D-MO-2] | MO | D | Y000051 | 1 | Directs the Secretary of Transportation to amend certain Federal regulations to provide that: (1) all handicapped persons shall be eligible to use public bus service (special service or on-call accessible bus service) provided by a recipient of Federal financial assistance; and (2) any costs incurred to accommodate the special needs of such handicapped persons on a fixed route bus shall be eligible to be counted in determining whether the recipient has exceeded its limitation on required expenditures. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 99-hr-5729 | 99 | hr | 5729 | Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1986-10-17 | 1986-10-18 | Referred to Subcommittee on Forest, Family Farms, and Energy. | House | Rep. Wright, James C., Jr. [D-TX-12] | TX | D | W000763 | 0 | Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 - Title I: Anti-Drug Enforcement - Subtitle A: Narcotics Penalties and Enforcement Act of 1986 - Narcotics Penalties and Enforcement Act of 1986 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to modify the threashold qualtities and kinds of controlled substances which trigger revised enhanced penalties. Grants Federal courts limited authority to impose a sentence below a statutory minimum. Subtitle B: Drug Possession Penalty Act of 1986 - Drug Possession Penalty Act of 1986 - Imposes criminal penalties for simple possession of a controlled substance. Subtitle C: Juvenile Drug Trafficking Act of 1986 - Juvenile Drug Trafficking Act of 1986 - Imposes increased criminal penalties for employing persons under 18 years of age in drug operations. Imposes increased criminal penalties for the manufacture or distribution of a controlled substance in or near an elementary school, vocational school, secondary school, or college. (Current law imposes such enhanced penalties only for the distribution of a controlled substance in or near an elementary or secondary school.) Subtitle D: Assets Forfeiture Amendments Act of 1986 - Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund Amendments Act of 1986 - Permits the use of funds in the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund for certain necessary program-related expenses and for equipping vessels, vehicles, and aircraft for official use by certain Government agencies. Subtitle E: Controlled Substances Analogue Enforcement Act of 1986 - Controlled Substances Analogue Enforcement Act of 1986 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to provide that controlled substance analogs shall be treated as a schedule I substance. Subtitle F: Continuing Drug Enterprise Act of 1986 - Continuing Drug Enterprises Act of 1986 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to increase the criminal penalties for continuing criminal enterprise activities. Subtitle G: Controlled Substances Import and Export Act Penalties Enhancement Act of 1986 - Amends the Controlled Substances Impor… | 2025-08-29T16:29:48Z | |
| 99-hr-5730 | 99 | hr | 5730 | Haida Land Exchange Act of 1986 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-10-17 | 1986-11-17 | Became Public Law No: 99-664. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 0 | Haida Land Exchange Act of 1986 - Offers to exchange the United States' interest in the surface estate of the Haida Traditional Use Sites, Alaska, for Haida Corporation's interest in Goat Island, South Pass Islands, and other specified lands. Includes a cash payment to Haida. Offers Haida $3,000 per acre for up to 667 acres of the Haida Exchange Lands. Grants Haida Corporation two years within which to accept such offer. Offers to exchange the United States' interest in lands of equivalent value for Sealaska's interest in Goat Island, South Pass Islands, and other specified lands. Grants Sealaska the subsurface estate of the Haida Traditional Use Sites, Alaska, in exchange for an equal acreage of subsurface estate in the Haida Exchange Lands. Grants Sealaska two years in which to accept the U.S. offer. Requires Haida Corporation to accept its exchange offer before an acceptance by Sealaska would be considered effective. Includes Goat Island and South Pass Islands in the Tongass National Forest, Alaska, should such lands be exchanged. Requires that such lands be managed primarily for conservation purposes. Treats lands conveyed to Haida Corporation or Sealaska pursuant to this Act as lands conveyed pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. Withdraws from all forms of entry for 18 months the U.S. lands offered for conveyance. States that payments to the Haida Corporation under this Act shall be defrayed from the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to withdraw from all forms of entry Federal lands in Alaska outside any conservation system unit for selection by Haida Corporation. Entitles Haida Corporation to select from such lands in accordance with its selection rights for up to one year. Conveys the surface estate in selected lands to Haida Corporation and the subsurface estate in such lands to Sealaska. Terminates all such withdrawals two years after the last withdrawal is made. Authorizes appropriations for preliminary work related to the establishment of an … | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 99-hr-5731 | 99 | hr | 5731 | A bill to amend section 4101(f) of title 38, United State Code, with respect to the designation of certain Verterans' Administration outpatient clinics as centers of geriatric research, education, and clinical activities. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-10-17 | 1986-10-17 | Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Bennett, Charles E. [D-FL-3] | FL | D | B000371 | 0 | Amends Federal law to permit the designation of certain Veterans Administration outpatient clinics as centers of geriatric research, education, and clinical activities. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 99-hr-5732 | 99 | hr | 5732 | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require payments for physicians' services under the medicare program be made on an assignment-related basis. | Social Welfare | 1986-10-17 | 1986-10-18 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Donnelly, Brian J. [D-MA-11] | MA | D | D000416 | 1 | Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require that Medicare payments for physicians' services be made on an assigned basis. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 99-hr-5733 | 99 | hr | 5733 | A bill to amend the Export Administration Act of 1979 to allow gifts to be exported under a general license. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1986-10-17 | 1986-10-24 | Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade. | House | Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-38] | CA | R | D000435 | 0 | Amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 to direct the Secretary of Commerce to permit the export, under a general license, to any destination of any gift parcel, subject to the appropriate conditions, except that the Secretary may not impose a restriction of less than $400 in a domestic retail value for each such gift parcel. | 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z | |
| 99-hr-5734 | 99 | hr | 5734 | A bill to make surviving spouses of judicial officials who died before October 1, 1986, eligible for increased annuities which are effective as of that date. | Law | 1986-10-17 | 1986-10-17 | Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary. | House | Rep. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT-At Large] | VT | R | J000072 | 0 | Amends the Judicial Improvements Act of 1985 to make surviving spouses of judicial officials who died before October 1, 1986, eligible for increased annuities which are effective as of that date, notwithstanding contributions or deposits made in accordance with applicable law at lower rates. | 2021-06-30T19:50:04Z | |
| 99-hr-5735 | 99 | hr | 5735 | Public Broadcasting Funding Act of 1986 | Government Operations and Politics | 1986-10-17 | 1986-10-18 | Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection and Finance. | House | Rep. Oxley, Michael G. [R-OH-4] | OH | R | O000163 | 0 | Public Broadcasting Funding Act of 1986 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize any public broadcasting station which elects not to broadcast programs that have previously been broadcast by a commercial U.S. station to broadcast limited advertising. Restricts the scheduling and duration of such advertisements. Bars political, religious, and editorial advertisements. Terminates such authority after four years. Requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to analyze the results of advertising on public broadcast stations and to report to the Congress on: (1) the influence of the advertising on programming; (2) audience reaction; (3) business purchases of advertising; (4) the effectiveness of such advertising in providing funding; (5) negative economic impacts on commercial station advertising; and (6) recommendations concerning the permanent authorization of such advertising. Requires the comments of commercial broadcast station licensees to be taken into account in preparing such recommendations. | 2025-08-29T16:32:01Z | |
| 99-hr-5736 | 99 | hr | 5736 | Comprehensive Health Care Reform Act of 1986 | Health | 1986-10-17 | 1986-10-18 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-18] | FL | D | P000218 | 0 | Comprehensive Health Care Reform Act of 1986 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish the National Commission on Health Care Reform to: (1) study the national health care system and its ability to provide quality cost-effective health care; (2) examine methods of restructuring the national health care system; and (3) examine the potential cost of implementing a restructured system. Requires the Commission to report its findings and recommendations to the Congress and the Secretary by January 1, 1988. Terminates the Commission on January 1, 1988. | 2025-08-29T16:32:51Z | |
| 99-hr-5737 | 99 | hr | 5737 | Stratospheric Ozone and Climate Protection Act of 1986 | Environmental Protection | 1986-10-17 | 1986-10-18 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3] | NM | D | R000229 | 1 | Stratospheric Ozone and Climate Protection Act of 1986 - Amends the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to list and annually update known substances which contribute to stratospheric ozone depletion, climatic warming, or any other atmospheric or climatic modification. Prohibits the manufacture or importation of listed substances five years after they are listed. Permits the Administrator to adjust such requirement as specified. Requires a reduction phase-in of 20 percent per year, or a more rapid reduction if feasible. Permits exemptions as specified. Prohibits the importation of listed substances later than one year after they are listed unless the source nation is reducing production of such substance on a comparable reduction schedule as required in the United States. Requires such national programs to be certified by the Administrator after a determination that appropriate enforcing legislation in such nation is in place. Requires the Administrator to review certifications on an annual basis, revoking certifications for noncompliance. Requires any product or container including such a listed substance to be labeled accordingly after one year of such substance being listed. Requires producers of listed substances to report to the Administrator annually on such production until it ceases. Establishes a per pound fee for listed substances, commencing one year after listing and increasing on an annual basis. Requires that such fees be deposited into a research support trust fund and be used for grants under this Act. Directs the Administrator to acquire information relating to substitutes for listed substances. Establishes civil and criminal penalties for violations of this Act. | 2025-08-29T16:32:51Z | |
| 99-hr-5738 | 99 | hr | 5738 | A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require, as part of its obligation to ensure objectivity and balance in programming, that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting perform on-going, systematic content analyses of documentaries produced with funds provided by such Corporation. | Government Operations and Politics | 1986-10-17 | 1986-10-18 | Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection and Finance. | House | Rep. Ritter, Don [R-PA-15] | PA | R | R000277 | 0 | Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, within 60 days, to: (1) design a system to obtain a content analysis of public affairs documentaries through an objective evaluation using peer review; and (2) publish a request for proposals to procure the performance of such analyses. Requires the Corporation to include in its annual report to the President a summary of any results of such analyses and any recommendations for expanding the analysis system to cover other Corporation-supported programming. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 99-hr-5739 | 99 | hr | 5739 | National Bureau of Standards and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 1986 | Economics and Public Finance | 1986-10-17 | 1986-10-17 | Referred to House Committee on Science and Technology. | House | Rep. Ritter, Don [R-PA-15] | PA | R | R000277 | 4 | National Bureau of Standards and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 1986 - Renames the Bureau of Standards as the National Bureau of Standards and Industrial Competitiveness (the Bureau). Establishes an Industrial Competitiveness Division (the Division) within the Bureau. Provides that the Division shall be headed (subject to specified requirements relating to an Industrial Competitiveness Board) by a Deputy Director for Industrial Competitiveness who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Directs the President to afford the Industrial Competitiveness Board an opportunity to make recommendations with respect to such appointment. Sets forth the industrial competitiveness functions of the Bureau. Establishes an Industrial Competitiveness Board (the Board) within the Bureau. Directs the Board to exercise general supervision and policy control of the Division. Directs the Secretary of Commerce (the Secretary) to appoint as Board members three from the Federal Government and five from the private sector representing manufacturing, high technology, and basic materials interests. Authorizes the Board to establish special commissions. Directs the Secretary to formulate the programs and budgets of the Division in consultation with the Board. Requires the Deputy Director to submit an annual report to the Director of the Bureau (the Director), the Secretary, and the Congress, detailing activities of the Division. Establishes in the Treasury the Standards and Industrial Competitiveness Fund. Makes the Fund available to the Director, in accordance with appropriations Acts but without fiscal year limitation, for use as a revolving fund to carry out the industrial competitiveness functions of the Bureau. Outlines sources of deposits to the Fund. Authorizes appropriations to the Fund for the eight fiscal years beginning after enactment of this Act. | 2025-08-29T16:29:40Z | |
| 99-hr-5740 | 99 | hr | 5740 | A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to reduce the need for emergency assistance payments to provide temporary housing for destitute families and homeless AFDC families, and the expense of such payments, by authorizing grants to States for the construction or rehabilitation of permanent housing that such families can afford with their regular AFDC payments. | Social Welfare | 1986-10-17 | 1986-10-17 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY-10] | NY | D | S000148 | 0 | Amends part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) of title IV of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to States for the construction and rehabilitation of permanent housing for rental to AFDC recipients who would otherwise require AFDC emergency assistance in the form of temporary housing. Requires that such grants be used to provide permanent housing which is: (1) owned by the State, an instrumentality of the State, or a nonprofit organization; (2) available to families who have been unable to find decent nontemporary housing at rents that can be paid with AFDC aid for shelter; and (3) located in jurisdictions experiencing a critical shortage of such housing. Requires that: (1) the costs of providing permanent housing be lower than costs which would be incurred if, instead, the State made AFDC emergency assistance payments providing temporary housing; and (2) the most costly temporary housing be retired from use in the emergency assistance program as permanent housing becomes available for occupancy, unless temporary housing is demonstrably needed. Sets the State contribution to the cost of constructing or rehabilitating such housing at at least the current State AFDC share increased by ten percent. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 99-hr-5741 | 99 | hr | 5741 | A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from conducting any medicare physician-and-hospital capitation demonstration project involving more than $10 million in waivered funds in any year without Congressional approval. | Social Welfare | 1986-10-17 | 1986-10-18 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-9] | CA | D | S000810 | 0 | Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services from conducting a Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act) physician-and-hospital capitation demonstration project expending more than $10,000,000 in a fiscal year without the enactment of a law approving the project. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 99-hr-5742 | 99 | hr | 5742 | A bill to provide for just and reasonable maximum lawful prices for old OCS gas. | Energy | 1986-10-17 | 1986-10-18 | Referred to Subcommittee on Fossil and Synthetic Fuels. | House | Rep. Waldon, Alton R., Jr. [D-NY-6] | NY | D | W000038 | 0 | Amends the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 to authorize the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to prescribe a maximum ceiling price applicable to any first sale of natural gas other than the statutory maximum if it is just and reasonable within the meaning of the Natural Gas Act. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 99-hr-5717 | 99 | hr | 5717 | America's Living Standard Act of 1986 | Economics and Public Finance | 1986-10-16 | 1986-11-20 | Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. | House | Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-36] | CA | D | B000918 | 0 | America's Living Standard Act of 1986 - Title I: Establishment of an Office of Technology Assessment in Certain Foreign Nations to Catalogue, Abstract, Translate, and Report on Scientific and Technological Developments - Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to direct the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to establish an Office of Technology Assessment within the U.S. Embassy in five foreign nations which maintain a high level of scientific and technological development. Requires such offices to: (1) participate in the scientific and technical community of the host nation and issue a monthly catalogue of activities; (2) monitor, select, abstract, and translate important articles from scientific and technical journals of the host nation; and (3) prepare an annual analysis of technological trends and a directory listing government and private sources of information about scientific and engineering developments of the host nation. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986. Title II: Office of Technology Assessment, Forecast and Outreach - Establishes within the Department of Commerce the Office of Technology Assessment, Forecast and Outreach, headed by a Director to be appointed by the Secretary of Commerce. Requires the Office to: (1) identify emerging areas of technology throughout the world; (2) analyze the sources of new technology; (3) develop and administer a program involving the identification of the ownership of U.S. patents, including by country and firm; (4) determine trends in patent behavior throughout the world; (5) assure regular reviews by relevant industry sector advisory committees; and (6) assure broad private sector knowledge of, and access to, findings, data, and other information made or acquired by the Office. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 and subsequent fiscal years. Title III: National Science Foundation Engineering Research Assistance - National Science Foundation Engineering Research Assistance Act - Authorizes additiona… | 2025-08-29T16:32:20Z | |
| 99-hr-5718 | 99 | hr | 5718 | Truth in Government Accounting Act of 1986 | Economics and Public Finance | 1986-10-16 | 1986-10-16 | Referred to House Committee on Government Operations. | House | Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-12] | IL | R | C000873 | 0 | Truth in Government Accounting Act of 1986 - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to prepare and make public annual consolidated financial statements for the United States based on accrual accounting procedures. Directs the Secretary to publish such statements each year on a date not later than the date the President submits the Federal budget to the Congress. Directs the Secetary to notify the public of the availability of such statements, including placing notice on all tax forms. Requires the Comptroller General to audit the consolidated financial statements each fiscal year. Requires the President to include in each budget a summary of how the use of accrual accounting procedures would affect the estimated Federal expenditures, appropriations, and receipts. Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to prepare all of the budgets submitted to the President according to both accrual accounting procedures and the cash basis accounting method. | 2025-08-29T16:31:08Z | |
| 99-hr-5719 | 99 | hr | 5719 | A bill to amend the Export Administration Act of 1979 to allow gifts of not less than $400 to be exported under a general license. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1986-10-16 | 1986-10-24 | Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade. | House | Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-38] | CA | R | D000435 | 0 | Amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 to direct the Secretary of Commerce to permit the export, under a general license, to any destination of a gift parcel of not less than $400 in domestic retail value, subject to the appropriate conditions. | 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z | |
| 99-hr-5720 | 99 | hr | 5720 | Omnibus Job Training and Retraining Act of 1986 | Labor and Employment | 1986-10-16 | 1986-11-20 | Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities. | House | Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-17] | MI | D | L000263 | 18 | Omnibus Job Training and Retraining Act of 1986 - Title I: Unemployment Compensation and Related Matters - Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act - Subtitle A: Improved Program of Extended Unemployment Compensation - Amends the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 to revise formulas for determining the amount and number of weeks of extended unemployment compensation for which an individual is eligible. Revises provisions duration periods for purposes of such formulas. Revises formulas for payments to States. Amends the Social Security Act to authorize appropriations for additional transfers to the extended unemployment compensation account. Directs the Secretary of Labor, within 18 months of the date of enactment of this Act, to implement a program of job training and extended benefits. Subtitle B: Worker Adjustment and Retraining - Establishes the Worker Retraining and Adjustment Fund in the Treasury. Provides that amounts in such Fund shall be available, as provided in appropriation Acts, to carry out title III (Employment and Training Assistance for Dislocated Workers) of the Job Training Partnership Act. Provides that revenues for such Fund shall be through imposition of a uniform duty on all imports and through funds received under certain unemployment taxes. Subtitle C: Advance Notice and Adjustment Assistance - Labor Management Notification and Adjustment Assistance Act of 1986 - Prohibits any employer from ordering a plant closing or mass layoff until 90 days after the employer serves written notice of a proposal to issue such an order to: (1) the representative of the affected employees or, if none, to each affected employee; and (2) the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. Provides for reduction of such notification period if unavoidable business circumstances prevent the employer from withholding such closing or layoff until the end of such period. Amends title III of the Job Training Partnership Act to reserve ten percent of funds under such title to provide assist… | 2025-08-29T16:31:06Z | |
| 99-hr-5721 | 99 | hr | 5721 | National Lottery Act of 1986 | Economics and Public Finance | 1986-10-16 | 1986-10-16 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. McDade, Joseph M. [R-PA-10] | PA | R | M000399 | 0 | National Lottery Act of 1986 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish and operate a national lottery in each State in which such operation is legal. Requires the deposit of 50 percent of lottery receipts into the general fund of the Treasury for the purpose of reducing the Federal debt. Establishes criminal penalties for unauthorized sales of lottery tickets, especially sales of such tickets to minors. Establishes the Lottery Fund for the deposit of receipts to provide prizes for winners, operational costs, and payments to States for their participation in conducting the lottery. | 2025-08-29T16:32:14Z | |
| 99-hr-5722 | 99 | hr | 5722 | Visual Artists Rights Amendment of 1986 | Commerce | 1986-10-16 | 1986-10-16 | Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary. | House | Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] | MA | D | M000133 | 0 | Visual Artists Rights Amendment of 1986 - Amends the copyright law to give the author of a pictorial, graphic, or sculptural work (or the author's estate) the right to claim authorship of such work when publicly displayed, independent of his or her copyright, and to disclaim such authorship of such works because of any distortions or alterations. Excludes work made for trade or advertising use. Grants the author of a work the exclusive right to assert infringement of copyright when such work is significantly distorted, mutilated, or altered by an intentional act or gross negligence. Entitles the author of a work to a royalty whenever such work is resold, requiring that royalties from resales more than 50 years after the author's death be paid to the National Endowment for the Arts for use in the visual arts program. Limits the entitlement to such resale royalty according to the amounts and percentage of resale price paid. Requires artists seeking resale royalties to register with the Copyright Office. Requires that all sales or transfers of works by registered artists be registered with the Office. Waives artists' rights when a work cannot be removed from a building without distortion, mutilation, or alteration. | 2025-08-29T16:31:10Z | |
| 99-hr-5723 | 99 | hr | 5723 | Federal Employees Long-Term Health Care Act of 1986 | Government Operations and Politics | 1986-10-16 | 1986-10-16 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Oakar, Mary Rose [D-OH-20] | OH | D | O000001 | 1 | Federal Employees Long-Term Health Care Act of 1986 - Directs the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to conduct, during calendar years 1988 through 1990, a demonstration project to determine the feasibility and desirability of establishing, on a permanent basis, the concept of a social health maintenance organization for Federal employees and their families. Limits the contractor for such a project to certain comprehensive medical plans. Specifies the terms and conditions of the project contract, including benefits: (1) without any deductible; and (2) limited to expenses totalling at most $18,000 per calendar year, with the individual being liable for 25 percent of any such expenses. States that the project shall be designed by OPM, participating carriers, and a consultant contracted for by the OPM. Requires periodic written evaluations of the project by the consultant, to be submitted to OPM and certain congressional committees. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990. | 2025-08-29T16:32:59Z | |
| 99-hr-5724 | 99 | hr | 5724 | A bill relating to the enforcement of the Steel Import Stabilization Act. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1986-10-16 | 1986-10-16 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Pease, Donald J. [D-OH-13] | OH | D | P000170 | 0 | Amends the Steel Import Stabilization Act to provide that any steel product that is manufactured in a country that is not party to a bilateral arrangement (a non-arrangement country) from steel which is melted and poured in a country that is an arrangement country will be treated for purposes of the quantitative restrictions under that arrangement as if it were a product of an arrangement country. Requires the Customs Serivce, if provided with documentation that a steel product was exported by an arrangement country to a non-arrangement country where the product was transformed for export to the United States, to treat such documented product as if it were a product of the arrangement country for purposes of quantitative restrictions. Requires the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to consult with Canada, Sweden, and Taiwan for the purpose of negotiating bilaterial steel arrangements with such countries. Restricts imports of steel from such countries if such consultations do not result in the successful negotiation of arrangements within 90 days of enactment of this Act. Authorizes the USTR to waive or modify such restrictions if it is in the national economic interest to do so. Requires the USTR to review such decision semiannually and, if appropriate, reimpose such restrictions. Requires the USTR to report to the appropriate congressional committees on such decisions and reviews. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to monitor imports under the bilateral arrangements in order to determine whether import restrictions are being complied with. Provides for enforcement of such restrictions based on the monitoring reports. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 99-hr-5725 | 99 | hr | 5725 | A bill to provide that the disaster relief personnel of the Small Business Administration shall be treated as performing essential services for purposes of allowing such Administration to operate for temporary periods without budget authority. | Commerce | 1986-10-16 | 1986-10-16 | Referred to House Committee on Small Business. | House | Rep. Porter, John Edward [R-IL-10] | IL | R | P000444 | 0 | Requires disaster relief personnel of the Small Business Administration to be treated as performing essential services with respect to allowing such Administration to operate for temporary periods without budget authority. | 2024-02-07T15:46:26Z | |
| 99-hr-5726 | 99 | hr | 5726 | A bill to establish the El Malpais National Monument, the Masau Trail, and the Grants National Conservation Area in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-10-16 | 1986-11-24 | Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Recreation. | House | Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3] | NM | D | R000229 | 0 | Title I: El Malpais National Monument - Establishes the El Malpais National Monument, New Mexico. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, through the Director of the National Park Service, to administer such Monument. Permits the continuation of existing grazing privileges through 1996. Title II: Masau Trail - Authorizes the Secretary to designate a vehicular tour route along existing public roads linking prehistoric and historic cultural sites in western New Mexico, to be known as the Masau Trail. Permits the erection of informational devices. Title III: Grants National Conservation Area - Establishes the Grants National Conservation Area, to be administered by the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, as part of the Albuquerque District. Permits hunting and trapping except in designated zones. Prohibits the commercial collection of wood. Title IV: Wilderness Designation - Designates specified lands in the Grants National Conservation Area as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Permits the grazing of livestock as specified. Title V: General Provisions - Directs the Secretary to develop and report within two years to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs and the Senate Committee on Energy and National Resources on separate general management plans for the Monument and the Conservation Area. Requires such plans to include interpretation and education programs, public facility proposals, and natural and cultural resources management. Requires such plans to evaluate specified lands for their suitability for preservation as wilderness. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire lands within the Monument or Conservation Area by donation, exchange, or purchase. Requires the Secretary to notify the New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands of State lands or interests within the Monument or Conservation Area and of the opportunity to exchange such lands for Federal public lands. Sets forth procedures for such exchange. Withdraws all Federal lands wit… | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 99-hr-5727 | 99 | hr | 5727 | Nuclear Waste Policy Act Amendments of 1986 | Energy | 1986-10-16 | 1986-11-24 | Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment. | House | Rep. Stallings, Richard H. [D-ID-2] | ID | D | S000785 | 3 | Nuclear Waste Policy Act Amendments of 1986 - Amends the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to direct the Secretary of Energy (the Secretary) to issue revised guidelines for repository site recommendations. Extends from January 1, 1985, to January 1, 1988, the deadline by which the Secretary must recommend three nominated sites to the President. Declares that if the Secretary determines before January 1, 1988, that operation of a second repository site is not needed prior to the year 2010, then the Secretary shall recommend to the President three of the nominated sites by January 1, 1990. Declares that any approval or disapproval of a candidate site by the President made before the date of enactment of this Act shall be void. Extends the deadlines by which the Nuclear Regulatory Commission must consider applications for repository construction authorizations (from January 1, 1989, to January 1, 1992, for the first such application, and from January 1, 1992, to January 1, 1995, for the second such application). Requires the Secretary to file an environmental impact statement for site characterization activities. Prescribes guidelines under which the Commission shall allocate disposal capacity in the first repository among producers of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel. Declares that any State that contains or abuts on any portion of a major river within 15 miles of any proposed repository site shall have the same rights to participate in the site selection and approval process as any State in which such site is to be located. | 2025-08-29T16:31:15Z | |
| 99-hr-5728 | 99 | hr | 5728 | Precious Metals Trading Act of 1986 | Finance and Financial Sector | 1986-10-16 | 1986-10-16 | Referred to Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance. | House | Rep. Wortley, George C. [R-NY-27] | NY | R | W000752 | 0 | Precious Metals Trading Act of 1986 - Authorizes national banks to trade in precious metals. (Current law authorizes trading in bullion.) | 2025-08-29T16:29:39Z | |
| 99-hr-5704 | 99 | hr | 5704 | A bill to repeal section 134 of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, eliminating the deduction for State and local sales taxes. | Taxation | 1986-10-15 | 1986-10-15 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Duncan, John J. [R-TN-2] | TN | R | D000534 | 0 | Repeals specified provisions of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 which eliminate the income tax deduction for State and local sales taxes. Provides that the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be applied and administered as if such provisions had not been enacted. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 99-hr-5705 | 99 | hr | 5705 | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act | Water Resources Development | 1986-10-15 | 1986-11-17 | Became Public Law No: 99-663. | House | Rep. Weaver, James H. [D-OR-4] | OR | D | W000227 | 0 | (Measure passed House, amended, roll call #482 (290-91)) Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act - Establishes the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area in Washington and Oregon. Designates special management and urban areas within such scenic area. Permits minor revisions in such areas, as specified. Provides for the establishment by Oregon and Washington of the Columbia River Gorge Commission to manage such area. Includes representatives from affected counties within both States on the Commission. Requires the Commission to complete a resource inventory, economic opportunity study, and a recreation assessment of such area within one year. Requires the Commission to develop land use designations for non-Federal lands within the area within two years. Requires the Commission to adopt a management plan for the area within three years. Sets forth standards for the plan, land use ordinances, and interim guidelines designed to protect such area. Requires intergovernmental involvement in and Secretarial approval of such plan. Provides for plan revision and amendment. Requires each affected county to submit to the Commission zoning ordinances consistent with prescribed guidelines for all area lands. Sets forth submittal, approval, and amendment procedures for such ordinances. Directs the Secretary to administer the Federal lands within the special management areas according to forest and multiple-use management regulations applicable to the national forests. Requires the Secretary to develop land use designations within such areas within three years, a resource inventory within one year, and a recreation assessment within two years. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire non-Federal lands within such special management areas. Requires the Secretary to report periodically to the appropriate congressional committee on the status of land acquisitions. Limits the use of eminent domain in acquiring such lands. Directs the Secretary to adopt interim guidelines for land use activities for the scenic area outside… | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 99-hr-5706 | 99 | hr | 5706 | A bill to amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 to require vessels used to transport sewage sludge to be built in the United States. | Transportation and Public Works | 1986-10-15 | 1986-10-29 | Referred to Subcommittee on Merchant Marine. | House | Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-19] | NY | D | B000432 | 0 | Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 to require that vessels used to transport municipal sewage sludge be built in the United States. | 2021-06-30T19:49:57Z | |
| 99-hr-5707 | 99 | hr | 5707 | A bill to amend title 49 of the United States Code to prevent predatory pricing by motor common carriers. | Transportation and Public Works | 1986-10-15 | 1986-10-15 | Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation. | House | Rep. DioGuardi, Joseph J. [R-NY-20] | NY | R | D000359 | 0 | Amends Federal law regarding motor common carrier rates to provide that the Interstate Commerce Commission shall suspend as unreasonably low any rate which fails to meet or exceed 90 percent of the variable cost of providing the service for which the rate is charged, if any person submits such evidence to the Commission and requests such suspension. Sets forth rebuttable presumptions regarding the evidence submitted. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 99-hr-5708 | 99 | hr | 5708 | Caribbean National Forest Protection Act of 1986 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-10-15 | 1986-11-24 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands. | House | Resident Commissioner Fuster, Jamie B. [D-PR-At Large] | PR | D | F000435 | 2 | Caribbean National Forest Protection Act of 1986 - Includes the El Cacique Wilderness within the Caribbean National Forest, Puerto Rico, as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Prohibits the commercial sale of timber from such Forest. | 2025-08-29T16:29:54Z | |
| 99-hr-5709 | 99 | hr | 5709 | A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to require the Attorney General to exchange information relating to crimes with the National Association of State Racing Commissioners and with State agencies authorized to regulate horse racing. | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1986-10-15 | 1986-10-15 | Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary. | House | Rep. Hopkins, Larry J. [R-KY-6] | KY | R | H000776 | 0 | Directs the Attorney General to exchange information relating to crimes with the National Association of State Racing Commissioners and State agencies authorized to regulate horse racing. | 2021-06-30T19:49:58Z | |
| 99-hr-5710 | 99 | hr | 5710 | Urgent Relief for the Homeless Act | Housing and Community Development | 1986-10-15 | 1986-10-15 | Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation. | House | Rep. Lowry, Mike [D-WA-7] | WA | D | L000486 | 0 | Urgent Relief for the Homeless Act - Establishes the Interagency Office on Homelessness in the Department of Health and Human Services. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through such Office, to: (1) use underutilized Federal property as emergency shelters for the homeless; (2) provide grants to emergency shelter providers; (3) monitor and coordinate Federal programs for the homeless; and (4) report annually to the Congress regarding Federal programs for the homeless. Authorizes FY 1987 appropriations for: (1) such Office; and (2) the emergency food and shelter program. | 2025-08-29T16:32:21Z | |
| 99-hr-5711 | 99 | hr | 5711 | A bill to extend until June 30, 1987, the emergency acquisition and net worth guarantee provisions of the Garn-St Germain Depository Institutions Act of 1982. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1986-10-15 | 1986-10-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance. | House | Rep. St Germain, Fernand J. [D-RI-1] | RI | D | S000762 | 0 | Amends the Garn-St Germain Depository Institutions Act of 1982 to extend the Deposit Insurance Flexibility Act and the Net Worth Certificate Act until June 30, 1987. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 99-hr-5712 | 99 | hr | 5712 | Medicare Skilled Nursing Home Quality Care Amendments of 1986 | Social Welfare | 1986-10-15 | 1986-10-18 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-9] | CA | D | S000810 | 1 | Medicare Skilled Nursing Home Quality Care Amendments of 1986 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to set forth requirements for skilled nursing facilities (other than facilities for the mentally retarded), including requirements that such facilities: (1) primarily engage in providing inpatients with nursing care or rehabilitation services directed toward inpatients' mental, psychosocial, and physical well-being; (2) create and revise written plans for patient care after assessing, upon the patient's admission and periodically thereafter, the patient's needs as well as the patient's social and familial resources available to meet those needs; (3) protect specified patient rights; (4) provide care to patients regardless of the source of payment for such care; (5) safeguard a patient's funds upon the patient's authorization; (6) require a physician's supervision of each patient's care, the maintenance of clinical records on all patients, and 24-hour nursing services; (7) adopt certain measures to preserve facility safety and sanitation; and (8) meet such other conditions which the Secretary of Health and Human Services deems necessary for patient health and safety. Directs the Secretary to: (1) designate an instrument(s) for nursing facilities to use in assessing a patient's needs as well the patient's social and familial resources available to meet those needs; and (2) make appropriate modifications to and periodically report to the Congress regarding the assessment process. Makes the Secretary responsible for certifying that State nursing facilities comply, and States responsible for certifying that other nursing facilities comply with Medicare nursing facility requirements. Bases such certification on surveys to be conducted upon any change in the ownership of such a facility and, on an unannounced basis, at nine-to-15-month intervals. Subjects facilities with poor compliance records to extended surveys. Directs the Secretary to: (1) develop and test a protocol for conducting surveys; (2)… | 2025-08-29T16:30:04Z | |
| 99-hr-5713 | 99 | hr | 5713 | A bill to amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to remove the restriction on the authority of the Federal Trade Commission over the business of insurance. | Government Operations and Politics | 1986-10-15 | 1986-10-18 | Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism. | House | Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-32] | NY | D | L000556 | 0 | Amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to repeal provisions which prohibited the Federal Trade Commission from investigating persons, partnerships, and corporations engaged in the business of insurance. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 99-hr-5714 | 99 | hr | 5714 | Domestic Industries National Security Protection Act of 1986 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-10-15 | 1986-10-15 | Referred to House Committee on Government Operations. | House | Rep. Watkins, Wes [D-OK-3] | OK | D | W000194 | 0 | Title I: Short Title - Domestic Industries National Security Protection Act of 1986. Title II: Infrastructure of Domestic Industry to be Protected - Amends the Buy American Act to direct the President to require the Department of Defense, in its procurement practices, to sustain and support the infrastructure of those domestic industries which would be called upon to provide or produce essential resources, goods, or services in times of war or national emergency. Directs the President to establish the Domestic Industries Priorities Commission to develop a National Domestic Priorities List to identify such resources, goods, and services. Directs the President to report to the Congress within 120 days after the enactment of this Act. | 2025-08-29T16:33:21Z | |
| 99-hr-5715 | 99 | hr | 5715 | A bill for the purpose of efficient oversight of professional boxing and the establishment of minimum health and safety standards for boxing, and for other purposes. | Sports and Recreation | 1986-10-15 | 1986-11-20 | Referred to Subcommittee on Labor Standards. | House | Rep. Williams, Pat [D-MT-1] | MT | D | W000520 | 0 | Establishes the American Boxing Corporation to develop model State boxing standards. Directs the Corporation to make grants and provide technical assistance to assist States in adopting and implementing a plan to establish State boxing authorities which meet model standards. Sets forth the purposes of the Corporation, which include: (1) providing a national computer source for certain boxing information; (2) certifying boxers, cut men, referees, physicians, promoters, matchmakers, managers, and trainers; and (3) proposing changes in the rules of professional boxing. Requires the Corporation to withdraw certification where: (1) prescribed standards are not being met; (2) bribery, collusion, intentional losing, racketeering, extortion, or the use of unlawful threats, coercion, or intimidation have been used in connection with such certification; or (3) any boxer, promoter, or referee participates in a bout in a State which is not certified by the Corporation. Sets forth the powers of the Corporation. Defines the number, qualifications, and term of the Corporation's board of directors. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 and 1988. Directs the Comptroller General to conduct annual audits of the finances of the Corporation. Requires the Corporation to submit annual reports to the Congress. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 99-hr-5716 | 99 | hr | 5716 | A bill for the relief of Henry Cousins. | Private Legislation | 1986-10-15 | 1986-10-15 | Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary. | House | Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [D-TX-4] | TX | D | H000067 | 0 | Declares a named individual to have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act. | 2021-06-30T19:49:59Z | |
| 99-hr-5696 | 99 | hr | 5696 | A bill to direct the President to support a professorship on constitutional democracy established at the Santo Tomas University in the Republic of the Philippines; and to provide for financial support for such professorship from contributions by veterans of World War II in the Pacific and veterans of the Korean and Vietnam Wars. | International Affairs | 1986-10-14 | 1986-10-24 | Referred to Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs. | House | Rep. Bennett, Charles E. [D-FL-3] | FL | D | B000371 | 0 | Directs the President to support, through the Mutual Education and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, a professorship on constitutional democracy at the Santo Tomas University in the Philippines. Encourages veterans of the Pacific theatre in World War II, of the Korean War, and of the Vietnam War to contribute funds to support such professorship if it is established. | 2025-01-23T13:18:47Z | |
| 99-hr-5697 | 99 | hr | 5697 | National Agricultural Library Act | Agriculture and Food | 1986-10-14 | 1986-10-17 | Referred to Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture. | House | Rep. de la Garza, E. [D-TX-15] | TX | D | D000203 | 0 | National Agricultural Library Act - Establishes in the Department of Agriculture the National Agricultural Library to serve as the Nation's primary agricultural information resource. Sets forth Library functions, including information acquisition and distribution, and inter-library coordination. Authorizes the Library to make and sell agricultural-information products and related services. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-29T16:32:28Z | |
| 99-hr-5698 | 99 | hr | 5698 | Federalism Act of 1986 | Social Welfare | 1986-10-14 | 1986-10-18 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Downey, Thomas J. [D-NY-2] | NY | D | D000471 | 8 | Federalism Act of 1986 - Title I: Aid to Families with Dependent Children - Subtitle A: Benefits and Federal Participation - Amends part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) of title IV of the Social Security Act to set a minimum monthly AFDC benefit amount at a level which, when added to the value of any food stamp allotment to which the family or its household is entitled, is equal to a specified percentage (set at 50 percent in FY 1989, but increasing by two percent in each subsequent fiscal year until it reaches 62 percent in FY 1995) of the Federal poverty level. Reimburses States for 90 percent of their expenses in providing the minimum benefit. Requires States to make AFDC payments with respect to dependent children of unemployed parents in two-parent families. Subtitle B: Work-Related Requirements - Requires, with certain exceptions, AFDC applicants and recipients to register with a State agency for employment counseling, training, and assignment. Authorizes AFDC recipients to refuse employment which results in a net loss in their income. Directs such State agency to: (1) determine the appropriate employment-related activities for each registered AFDC applicant or recipient; and (2) arrange for their participation in one or more of the employment-related programs established under title IV of the Act or other Federal law, while coordinating such programs to enhance the availability and efficiency of services provided. Requires the State agency to provide AFDC applicants and recipients assigned to employment, training, or education programs with child care and transportation services. Sets the Federal contribution to education, training, and assignment costs at 90 percent in FY 1989 and a percentage in subsequent years which is determined by use of a specified formula which takes into account a State's compliance with performance standards to be developed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Provides that such standards shall measure a State's success in reducing welfare costs and h… | 2025-08-29T16:30:36Z | |
| 99-hr-5699 | 99 | hr | 5699 | Budget Process Sunset Review Act of 1986 | Economics and Public Finance | 1986-10-14 | 1986-10-14 | Referred to House Committee on Rules. | House | Rep. Lott, Trent [R-MS-5] | MS | R | L000447 | 1 | Budget Process Sunset Review Act of 1986 - Title I: Commission on Budget Process Review - Establishes a Commission on Budget Process Review to: (1) review the operation and effectiveness of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 and the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act); (2) study the impact of such Acts on executive and congressional operations; (3) determine whether such Acts should be continued, modified, or terminated; and (4) determine how such Acts might be amended to improve congressional and executive control of budgetary outlay and receipt totals and to reduce Federal deficits. Directs the Commission to report its findings and recommendations to the Congress by September 30, 1987. Terminates the Commission by December 31, 1987. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: Congressional Review and Action on Commission Report - Provides for congressional committee referral and hearings on the Commission's report. Requires the appropriate committee, by December 31, 1987, to report to its House a bill, resolution, or report containing its recommendations with respect to the Commission's report. Repeals the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 and the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 on March 15, 1988, unless legislation has been enacted, following the issuance of such committee report, continuing or modifying such Acts. | 2025-08-29T16:32:41Z | |
| 99-hr-5700 | 99 | hr | 5700 | A bill to exempt retired members of the Armed Forces called to active duty and assigned to full-time duty with the American Battle Monuments Commission from grade limitations on officers of the Armed Forces. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-10-14 | 1986-10-14 | Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] | MS | D | M000865 | 2 | Amends Federal military personnel provisions to exempt retired members of the armed forces who are called to active, full-time duty with the American Battle Monuments Commission from certain number and grade limitations on officers of the armed forces. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 99-hr-5701 | 99 | hr | 5701 | Great Lakes Water Level Relief Act of 1986 | Water Resources Development | 1986-10-14 | 1986-10-24 | Referred to Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs. | House | Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-9] | WI | R | S000244 | 4 | Great Lakes Water Level Relief Act of 1986 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to temporarily increase the diversion of water from Lake Michigan at Chicago, Illinois, to prevent water damage on its shoreline and others of the Great Lakes during periods of abnormally high water levels. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should enter into negotiations with the Government of Canada regarding specified matters relating to the maintenance of water levels of the Great Lakes. | 2025-08-29T16:32:17Z | |
| 99-hr-5702 | 99 | hr | 5702 | A bill for the relief of the Knights of Pythias Hall Company of Wilmington, Delaware. | Private Legislation | 1986-10-14 | 1986-10-14 | Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary. | House | Rep. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE-At Large] | DE | D | C000174 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to pay a specified sum to a fraternal order in Delaware in full settlement of all its claims against the United States for income taxes wrongfully assessed while such organization enjoyed a tax-exempt status under the Internal Revenue Code. | 2021-06-30T19:49:55Z | |
| 99-hr-5703 | 99 | hr | 5703 | A bill for the relief of Bela Karolyi. | Private Legislation | 1986-10-14 | 1986-10-14 | Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary. | House | Rep. Downey, Thomas J. [D-NY-2] | NY | D | D000471 | 0 | Declares a named individual to have satisfied certain requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act relating to eligibility for naturalization. | 2021-06-30T19:49:55Z | |
| 99-hr-5690 | 99 | hr | 5690 | Volunteer Service Promotion Act of 1986 | Social Welfare | 1986-10-10 | 1986-11-20 | Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Wyden, Ron [D-OR-3] | OR | D | W000779 | 2 | Volunteer Service Promotion Act of 1986 - Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to direct the Commissioner on Aging to make annual grants over a five year period to no more than 15 and, if practicable, to no less than five eligible States for the creation and operation of volunteer service credit demonstration projects through which homemaker services, respite care for families, adult day care, educational services, and transportation and delivery services are provided by volunteers to older individuals in return for the receipt of similar services when they grow old. Requires each State seeking eligibility for a grant to submit an application describing its proposed program and providing certain assurances regarding the program's operation. Sets forth reporting requirements. | 2025-08-29T16:30:11Z | |
| 99-hr-5691 | 99 | hr | 5691 | Common Sense in Government Purchasing Act of 1986 | Government Operations and Politics | 1986-10-10 | 1986-10-10 | Referred to House Committee on Government Operations. | House | Rep. Wyden, Ron [D-OR-3] | OR | D | W000779 | 0 | Common Sense in Government Purchasing Act of 1986 - Amends the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to require executive agencies, when procuring any item, to the maximum extent practicable, to procure nondevelopment items (commercially available items or items developed by Federal, State, or local governments). Directs the Administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy to designate an official to ensure implementation of such requirement. Requires the Administrator to submit a report to the Congress, within one year of enactment of this Act: (1) identifying all statutes and regulations determined to impede the acquisition of nondevelopment items; and (2) recommending legislation to promote the maximum procurement of nondevelopment items. Directs the Comptroller General to conduct an evaluation of the actions taken by the Administrator under this Act and report to the Congress with the results within two years of enactment. | 2025-08-29T16:31:31Z | |
| 99-hr-5692 | 99 | hr | 5692 | Child Victim Witness Protection Act of 1986 | Families | 1986-10-10 | 1986-10-16 | Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Justice. | House | Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1] | HI | D | A000014 | 16 | Child Victim Witness Protection Act of 1986 - Amends the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984 to authorize the Attorney General to make additional annual grants and other payments from the Crime Victims Fund to States for the protection of victims of child sexual abuse. Makes a State eligible for assistance if such State has enacted statutes with respect to the investigation and adjudication of child abuse which: (1) minimize the additional trauma to the child victim; and (2) improve the chances of successful criminal prosecution or legal action. Requires that such assistance be used to implement these statutes. Establishes a formula based on State population to determine the amount of the State's allotment. Requires the Attorney General to use up to $12,000,000 from the Crime Victims Fund each fiscal year for this purpose. Amends the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to increase the level of the Crime Victims Fund. Directs the Attorney General to acquire statistical data for 1987 and 1988 regarding the incidence of child sexual abuse and annually publish a summary of such data. | 2025-08-29T16:31:27Z | |
| 99-hr-5693 | 99 | hr | 5693 | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to restore prior law for purposes of claiming a dependency exemption where, under a pre-1985 instrument, the noncustodial parent provides $1,200 or more for the support of a child. | Taxation | 1986-10-10 | 1986-10-10 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Duncan, John J. [R-TN-2] | TN | R | D000534 | 0 | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a noncustodial parent to claim a dependency exemption for a child in cases where: (1) the noncustodial parent provides $1,200 or more annually for the support of the child; (2) the custodial parent does not clearly establish that he or she provided more than such amount annually for the support of the child; and (3) the decree of divorce, or separate maintenance or written agreement was executed before January 1, 1985, and has not been modified since such date. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 99-hr-5694 | 99 | hr | 5694 | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a charitable contribution deduction for certain amounts paid to or for the benefit of an institution of higher education. | Taxation | 1986-10-10 | 1986-10-10 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Pickle, J. J. [D-TX-10] | TX | D | P000328 | 6 | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a charitable contribution income tax deduction for amounts paid to or for the benefit of an institution of higher education in cases where the taxpayer receives the right to seating or the right to purchase seating for athletic events at such institution. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 99-hr-5695 | 99 | hr | 5695 | A bill to assure the appropriate and safe use of artificially produced growth hormones. | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1986-10-10 | 1986-10-18 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24] | CA | D | W000215 | 0 | Amends the Controlled Substances Act to include Somatrem and other artificially produced growth hormones as schedule II controlled substances. Prohibits the Attorney General from removing Somatrem or other artificially produced growth hormones from schedule II. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 99-hr-5679 | 99 | hr | 5679 | A bill to extend the exclusion from Federal unemployment tax of wages paid to certain alien farmworkers. | Taxation | 1986-10-09 | 1986-10-31 | Became Public Law No: 99-595. | House | Rep. Rostenkowski, Dan [D-IL-8] | IL | D | R000458 | 0 | Extends for five years, from 1988 to 1993, the exclusion from the Federal unemployment tax of wages paid to aliens admitted to the United States to perform agricultural labor. | 2025-01-03T20:55:56Z | |
| 99-hr-5680 | 99 | hr | 5680 | Homecare Quality Assurance Act of 1986 | Social Welfare | 1986-10-09 | 1986-11-20 | Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Roybal, Edward R. [D-CA-25] | CA | D | R000485 | 26 | Homecare Quality Assurance Act of 1986 - Adds a new title XXI to the Social Security Act entitled "Homecare Quality Assurance." Defines "homecare services" to include home help services (i.e., homemaker, personal care, and sitter services) and Medicare (title XVIII of the Act) home health services. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate a homecare consumer's bill of rights which includes rights: (1) facilitating consumer participation in the planning and delivery of services; (2) requiring consumer notification regarding services, charges for services, and the termination or reduction of services; (3) protecting consumer dignity, privacy, and property; and (4) ensuring service from properly trained and competent individuals. Requires homecare providers to: (1) satisfy Medicare home care agency requirements, unless they provide only home help services; (2) provide consumers with copies of the homecare bill of rights; (3) implement grievance review procedures and provide copies of such procedures to consumers; (4) provide consumers with schedules of the services to be provided; (5) have methods for identifying and reviewing a homecare consumer's needs and coordinating the provision of services with other providers; and (6) receive training and disclose the extent of such training to consumers. Conditions coverage of durable medical equipment services on providers: (1) issuing written instructions to and training the homecare consumer and staff in the operation of such equipment; and (2) formulating an emergency plan for providing services to the consumer. Authorizes the Secretary to modify homecare requirements to meet the circumstances of individual providers, but prohibits modifications which exempt a provider from training requirements or infringe upon the consumers' bill of rights. Directs the Secretary to promulgate regulations, within one year of this Act's enactment, pursuant to which peer review organizations (PROs) shall monitor the provision of home health services, devotin… | 2025-08-29T16:31:33Z | |
| 99-hr-5681 | 99 | hr | 5681 | Back Injury Commission Act of 1986 | Health | 1986-10-09 | 1986-11-20 | Referred to Subcommittee on Labor Standards. | House | Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-22] | NY | R | G000212 | 0 | Back Injury Commission Act of 1986 - Establishes the Commission on Back Injuries to study the causes and consequences of occupational back injuries and recommend actions to prevent and alleviate such injuries. Requires the Commission to report its findings, conclusions, and recommendations to the President and the Congress. Terminates the Commission 30 days after submitting such report. | 2025-08-29T16:32:36Z | |
| 99-hr-5682 | 99 | hr | 5682 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Navy to make a certain conveyance of real property. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-10-09 | 1986-11-03 | Became Public Law No: 99-596. | House | Rep. Dyson, Roy [D-MD-1] | MD | D | D000593 | 7 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to sell (by competitive bidding) to private parties or to transfer to other government agencies the former Naval Training Center at Bainbridge, Maryland. Requires the Secretary, before any sale, to restore such property to meet all Federal and State environmental protection regulations. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 99-hr-5683 | 99 | hr | 5683 | A bill to deny Most-Favored-Nation treatment to imports from Yugoslavia. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1986-10-09 | 1986-10-09 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Broomfield, William S. [R-MI-18] | MI | R | B000890 | 134 | Denies most-favored-nation treatment to imports from Yugoslavia unless, within ten days of enactment of this Act, the President reports to the Congress that Yugoslavia has released all U.S. citizens who have been detained without justification and that Yugoslavia has ceased to implement a program which results in such unjustified detainment of U.S citizens. Requires such denial of most-favored-nation treatment, if it goes into effect, to remain in effect until such conditions are met. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 99-hr-5684 | 99 | hr | 5684 | Agricultural Quarantine Enforcement Act | Agriculture and Food | 1986-10-09 | 1986-10-14 | Referred to Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture. | House | Rep. Coelho, Anthony Lee [D-CA-15] | CA | D | C000581 | 8 | Agricultural Quarantine Enforcement Act - Prohibits first-class mail parcel service (excluding letters) for any plant- or animal-related article unless the sender permits an agricultural inspection of such parcel. Makes it unlawful for a sender not to declare such articles. Provides for the: (1) detention of interstate mail (including mail from Puerto Rico); (2) inspection of international mail; and (3) detention of mail from outside the United States. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) coordinate activities under this Act with the United States Postal Service and the United States Customs Service; and (2) conduct a public education campaign. Authorizes the Secretary to assess civil penalties for violations of this Act. | 2025-08-29T16:33:05Z | |
| 99-hr-5685 | 99 | hr | 5685 | A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that members of the United States Park Police and the United States Secret Service Uniformed Division shall, for purposes of premium pay, be treated in the same manner as other employees of the Federal Government. | Government Operations and Politics | 1986-10-09 | 1986-10-09 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Oakar, Mary Rose [D-OH-20] | OH | D | O000001 | 0 | Provides that members of the United States Park Police and the United States Secret Service Uniformed Division shall, for purposes of premium pay, be treated in the same manner as other Federal employees. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 99-hr-5686 | 99 | hr | 5686 | Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Materials Importation Act of 1986 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1986-10-09 | 1986-10-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | House | Rep. Rostenkowski, Dan [D-IL-8] | IL | D | R000458 | 22 | (Measure passed House, amended) Title I: Tariff Provision - Declares that amendments to the Schedules refer to amendments to the Tariff Schedules of the United States. Subtitle A: Permanent Changes in Tariff Treatment - Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to reclassify and impose a duty on casein, caseinates, and milk protein concentrate for human food and animal feed use. Reduces the duty on salted and dried plums. Imposes a duty on natural unconcentrated, non-reconstituted grapefruit juice. Grants duty-free treatment to hatters' fur. Treats plywoods with tongued, grooved, lapped, or otherwise worked edges as plywood for tariff purposes. Provides that certain gloves (those without fourchettes and constructed of a textile fabric with rubber or plastics) shall be regarded as gloves of textile materials. Creates a new tariff classification to cover imports of certain woven fabrics of man-made fibers. Includes all forms of silicone in the term "synthetic plastics materials." Imposes a duty on silicone resins and materials. Creates a new tariff classification to cover the imports of motor fuel blending stocks. Imposes a duty on motor fuel blending stocks. Reclassifies a "slab" of iron or steel to be not less than two inches in thickness. Provides that television picture tubes imported in combination with, or incorporated into, other articles are to be classified as television picture tubes (subject to an increased duty) unless they are incorporated or put into kits for incorporation into complete television receivers or into certain other fully assembled units. Imposes an 11 percent duty on all imports on or before October 31, 1987, of television picture tubes which would be included in such assembled units but for this Act. Grants duty-free treatment to all imports on or before December 31, 1990, of certain small color television picture tubes. Excludes extracorporeal shock wave lithotripters with respect to the duty treatment of electro-surgical apparatus. Provides a duty on bicycle-type speedomete… | 2025-01-03T20:55:56Z | |
| 99-hr-5687 | 99 | hr | 5687 | A bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code to give priority to certain unsecured claims of retired former employees of the debtor. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1986-10-09 | 1986-10-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law. | House | Rep. Seiberling, John F. [D-OH-14] | OH | D | S000230 | 0 | Amends Federal bankruptcy provisions to give fifth priority to unsecured claims of retired former employees for up to specified amounts of payments to any employee health insurance plan, employee pension plan, or employee life insurance plan arising from services rendered before the earlier of the date the bankruptcy petition is filed or the date of cessation of the debtor's business. Provides that an entity that is subrogated to the rights of a holder of an unsecured claim of a governmental unit is not subrogated to the priority right of the holder of such claim. Gives second priority in the distribution of property in which the estate has an interest and which is subject to a tax lien that is not avoidable to such unsecured claims of retired former employees and to unsecured claims of individuals arising from security deposits. Prohibits a court from confirming a reorganization plan which does not provide for cash or deferred cash payments of the allowed amounts of such claims. | 2021-06-30T19:49:51Z | |
| 99-hr-5688 | 99 | hr | 5688 | A bill to require the posting of a surety bond with respect to products manufactured in foreign countries or customs unions. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1986-10-09 | 1986-10-09 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Bentley, Helen Delich [R-MD-2] | MD | R | B000392 | 9 | Prohibits products that are manufactured in a foreign country or customs union from entering the United States unless the manufacturer of such products or an agent of the manufacturer posts a surety bond with the Customs Service. Requires such bond to be equal to 20 percent of the appraised value of such products. Sets forth specified requirements with respect to such bonds. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 99-hr-5689 | 99 | hr | 5689 | A bill for the relief of Dan V. Iuga. | Private Legislation | 1986-10-09 | 1986-10-09 | Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary. | House | Rep. Strang, Michael L. [R-CO-3] | CO | R | S000991 | 0 | Declares a named individual to have satisfied certain requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act relating to eligibility for naturalization. | 2021-06-30T19:49:52Z | |
| 99-hr-5664 | 99 | hr | 5664 | Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1986-10-08 | 1986-10-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations, and Nutrition. | House | Rep. Wright, James C., Jr. [D-TX-12] | TX | D | W000763 | 0 | Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 - Title I: Anti-Drug Enforcement - Subtitle A: Narcotics Penalties and Enforcement Act of 1986 - Narcotics Penalties and Enforcement Act of 1986 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to modify the threashold qualtities and kinds of controlled substances which trigger revised enhanced penalties. Subtitle B: Drug Possession Penalty Act of 1986 - Drug Possession Penalty Act of 1986 - Imposes criminal penalties for simple possession of a controlled substance. Subtitle C: Juvenile Drug Trafficking Act of 1986 - Juvenile Drug Trafficking Act of 1986 - Imposes criminal penalties for employing persons under 18 years of age in drug operations. Imposes increased criminal penalties for the manufacture or distribution of a controlled substance in or near an elementary school, vocational school, secondary school, or college. (Current law imposes such enhanced penalties only for the distribution of a controlled substance in or near an elementary or secondary school.) Subtitle D: Assets Forfeiture Amendments Act of 1986 - Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund Amendments Act of 1986 - Permits the use of funds in the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund for certain necessary program-related expenses and for equipping vessels, vehicles, and aircraft for official use by certain Government agencies. Subtitle E: Controlled Substances Analogue Enforcement Act of 1986 - Controlled Substances Analogue Enforcement Act of 1986 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to provide that controlled substance analogs shall be treated as a schedule I substance. Subtitle F: Continuing Drug Enterprise Act of 1986 - Continuing Drug Enterprises Act of 1986 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to increase the criminal penalties for continuing criminal enterprise activities. Subtitle G: Controlled Substances Import and Export Act Penalties Enhancement Act of 1986 - Amends the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to modify the quantity and kinds of controlled substances which trigger revised e… | 2025-08-29T16:29:37Z | |
| 99-hr-5665 | 99 | hr | 5665 | Immigration Control and Legalization Amendments Act of 1986 | Immigration | 1986-10-08 | 1986-10-09 | House Incorporated this Measure in H.R.3810 as an Amendment. | House | Rep. Rodino, Peter W., Jr. [D-NJ-10] | NJ | D | R000374 | 3 | Immigration Control and Legalization Amendments Act of 1986 - Title I: Control of Illegal Immigration - Part A: Employment - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make it unlawful for a person or other entity to: (1) hire (including through subcontractors), recruit, or refer for a fee for U.S. employment any alien knowing that such person is unauthorized to work, or any person without verifying his or her work status; or (2) continue to employ an alien knowing of such person's unauthorized work status. Makes verification compliance an affirmative defense to any violation in the hiring or referral of an alien. Establishes an employment verification system. Requires: (1) the employer to attest, on a form developed by the Attorney General, that the employee's work status has been verified by examination of a passport, birth certificate, social security card, alien documentation papers, or other proof; (2) the worker to similarly attest that he or she is a U.S. citizen or national, or authorized alien; and (3) the employer to keep such records for the period required by regulation. States that nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize a national identity card or system. Sets forth employer sanction provisions. Provides for a six-month period of public education during which no employment violation penalties shall be imposed. Provides for a subsequent 12-month period during which violators shall be issued warning citations. Provides, at the end of such citation period, for graduated first and subsequent-offense civil penalties, injunctive remedies, or criminal penalties (for pattern or practice violations). Subjects violators to graduated civil penalties for related paperwork violations. Directs the Attorney General to provide notice and, upon request, an administrative hearing in the case of a disputed penalty. States that: (1) judicial review of a final administrative penalty shall be in the U.S. court of appeals; and (2) suits to collect unpaid penalties shall be filed in U.S. district courts… | 2025-08-29T16:31:16Z | |
| 99-hr-5666 | 99 | hr | 5666 | A bill making appropriations to carry out the project for water quality control in the Arkansas and Red River Basin. | Water Resources Development | 1986-10-08 | 1986-10-08 | Referred to House Committee on Appropriations. | House | Rep. Boulter, Beau [R-TX-13] | TX | R | B000666 | 0 | Appropriates a specified amount to the Secretary of the Army to carry out the project for water quality control in the Arkansas and Red River Basin, Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. | 2024-02-05T11:50:03Z | |
| 99-hr-5667 | 99 | hr | 5667 | Energy Security Policy Act of 1986 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 1986-10-08 | 1986-10-16 | Referred to Subcommittee on Fossil and Synthetic Fuels. | House | Rep. Cheney, Dick [R-WY-At Large] | WY | R | C000344 | 0 | Energy Security Policy Act of 1986 - Requires the President to submit recommendations to the Congress regarding a national energy security policy within 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act. Requires that such policy include action necessary to protect the United States from the threat of excessive dependence on foreign oil imports. Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to: (1) increase the duties on imported petroleum; (2) impose an additional variable import duty on such petroleum; and (3) subject motor fuel blending stock to import duties. | 2025-08-29T16:33:22Z | |
| 99-hr-5668 | 99 | hr | 5668 | Pension Restoration Act of 1986 | Labor and Employment | 1986-10-08 | 1986-11-20 | Referred to Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations. | House | Rep. Clay, William (Bill) [D-MO-1] | MO | D | C000488 | 27 | Pension Restoration Act of 1986 - Establishes a Federal annuity program to compensate participants in private pension plans which were terminated before September 1, 1974, for nonforfeitable pension benefits which were lost by reason of the termination. Sets forth entitlements of qualified participants and qualified spouses to such annuities. Makes such entitlements subject to appropriations. Sets forth formulas for computation of such annuities. Sets forth application requirements. Provides for administrative appeals and judicial review of denials of annuities. Sets forth provisions for payment of annuities. Provides for interagency coordination and cooperation. Directs the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to prescribe regulations to carry out this Act. Establishes in the Treasury a Pension Restoration Trust Fund to be used by the Corporation in carrying out its duties to make annuity payments under this Act. Authorizes investment of Trust Fund assets under specified conditions. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 to the Trust Fund. | 2026-03-13T20:55:53Z | |
| 99-hr-5669 | 99 | hr | 5669 | A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture to promote conservation practices on farmland acquired by the Farmers Home Administration. | Agriculture and Food | 1986-10-08 | 1986-10-14 | Referred to Subcommittee on Conservation Credit and Rural Development. | House | Rep. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD-At Large] | SD | D | D000064 | 0 | Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to administer farmland acquired by the Farmers Home Administration in conformity with specified requirements. Prohibits the offer of such land for sale or lease in any State or locality which has suffered substantial reduction in the average value of farmland since 1980 until the average farmland value in the State or locality equals or exceeds, for 12 consecutive months, the average value at the start of such 12-month period. Prohibits the lease or operation of such property for the production of any commodity in surplus supply. Requires devotion of such property to conserving uses. | 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z | |
| 99-hr-5670 | 99 | hr | 5670 | A bill to designate the United States Post Office to be constructed in Barnwell, South Carolina, as the "Solomon Blatt, Sr. Post Office Building". | Government Operations and Politics | 1986-10-08 | 1986-10-08 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Derrick, Butler C. [D-SC-3] | SC | D | D000267 | 0 | Designates the United States Post Office to be constructed on Main Street in Barnwell, South Carolina, as the Solomon Blatt, Senior, Post Office Building. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 99-hr-5671 | 99 | hr | 5671 | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit payment for extended care services provided through home health agencies in underserved rural areas. | Social Welfare | 1986-10-08 | 1986-10-16 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND-At Large] | ND | D | D000432 | 0 | Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover extended home health services provided to individuals who live in rural areas and would otherwise be unable to obtain extended care services. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 99-hr-5672 | 99 | hr | 5672 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to create a revolving loan fund to finance redevelopment in the Martin Luther King, Jr., National Preservation District in Atlanta, Georgia. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-10-08 | 1986-11-24 | Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Recreation. | House | Rep. Fowler, Wyche, Jr. [D-GA-5] | GA | D | F000329 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to establish and administer a revolving loan fund to assist the redevelopment project of the Auburn Area Revitalization Committee for the Martin Luther King, Jr., National Preservation District, Atlanta, Georgia. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 99-hr-5673 | 99 | hr | 5673 | A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to prevent persons of poor character from obtaining licenses to operate nuclear powerplants. | Energy | 1986-10-08 | 1986-11-24 | Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment. | House | Rep. Gekas, George W. [R-PA-17] | PA | R | G000121 | 0 | Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to: (1) prohibit the Nuclear Regulatory Commission from issuing a license to any person with demonstrated poor character; and (2) require the Commission to revoke the license of any licensee with demonstrated poor character. Describes the acts which are considered evidence of poor character, including persistent failure to give priority to safety concerns. Requires the Commission to hold a hearing on the record upon a prima facie showing that an applicant or licensee has committed such an act. Authorizes the Commission to revoke (or refuse to grant) a license if the Commission determines that such an act has been committed. Confers jurisdiction upon certain Federal district courts to review such Commission decisions. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 99-hr-5674 | 99 | hr | 5674 | Judicial Housekeeping Act of 1986 | Law | 1986-10-08 | 1986-11-14 | Became Public Law No: 99-657. | House | Rep. Kastenmeier, Robert W. [D-WI-2] | WI | D | K000020 | 0 | Judicial Housekeeping Act of 1986 - Amends the judicial code to establish the Beaufort Division in the District of South Carolina, comprising the counties of Beaufort and Jasper. States that court for the Beaufort Division shall be held at Beaufort. Moves Jefferson County from the Statesboro Division of the Southern District of Georgia to the Augusta Division of the Southern District. Moves Evans, Screven, and Tattnall Counties from the Savannah Division of the Southern District of Georgia to the Statesboro Division of the Southern District. | 2025-01-16T12:12:20Z | |
| 99-hr-5675 | 99 | hr | 5675 | A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to reduce acid deposition, and for other purposes. | Environmental Protection | 1986-10-08 | 1986-10-16 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Kemp, Jack [R-NY-31] | NY | R | K000086 | 0 | Amends the Clean Air Act to require each State to develop a two-tiered plan to control emissions of sulfur dioxide and oxides of nitrogen from fossil fuel fired electric utility steam generating units in such State. Requires such plans to achieve specified emissions rates by the start of 1993 and the start of 1997. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct and update a comprehensive annual inventory of emissions from stationary sources. requires the Administrator to notify each State by the end of 1990 of potential reductions in stationary sources achievable by the end of 1996. Requires the Governor of each State to submit to the Administrator a plan for complying with such emissions reductions. Permits each State to achieve reductions through any emission limitation or other requirement. Requires each State to ensure that electric utility ratepayers in any region do not pay a disproportionate amount for such reductions. Directs the Administrator to study and report to the Congress by June 30, 1993, on the actual reduction of acid deposition achieved by phase I reductions. Requires Administrator approval of any State plan granting a State a specified grace period within which to cure any defects in such plan. Requires a State without an approved plan to meet specified emission levels. | 2025-01-15T18:51:50Z | |
| 99-hr-5676 | 99 | hr | 5676 | United States Geological Survey Amendments Act of 1986 | Environmental Protection | 1986-10-08 | 1986-11-24 | Referred to Subcommittee on Mining and Natural Resources. | House | Rep. McCain, John [R-AZ-1] | AZ | R | M000303 | 0 | United States Geological Survey Amendments Act of 1986 - Title I: United States Geological Survey Amendments - Creates a Biological Division within the U.S. Geological Survey to conduct surveys on the long-term changes in the condition and quality of the biological environment and its inhabitants, particularly on fragile ecosystems in pristine areas of the United States. Requires the Director of the U.S. Geological Survey (who also directs the Biological Division) to review existing research in the area, recommending changes as necessary. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to appoint a committee to review the work of the Division and make recommendations. Authorizes the Director to establish field offices, including at least one in the Rocky Mountain region. Title II: Requires the Director to study air pollution problems associated with the long-range transport or air pollutants in the western States, with particular attention to acid deposition. Requires the Director to report to the Congress within four years. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1990. Title III: Requires the Director to research the quality of ground and surface water in the United States. Authorizes research grants on a matching basis. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1991. Title IV: Authorizes appropriations for the Biological Division. | 2025-08-29T16:31:12Z | |
| 99-hr-5677 | 99 | hr | 5677 | A bill to extend through fiscal year 1988 SBA Pilot Programs under section 8 of the Small Business Act. | Commerce | 1986-10-08 | 1986-10-08 | Referred to House Committee on Small Business. | House | Rep. Mitchell, Parren J. [D-MD-7] | MD | D | M000826 | 1 | Amends the Small Business Act to require the President to designate, within 60 days of the enactment of this Act, the agency (including the Department of Defense) with which a Government procurement contract shall be made by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the provisions pursuant to which contracts are performed through subcontracts with socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses. Extends through FY 1988: (1) the program established by the Act under which contracts are set-aside for small businesses; and (2) the SBA's authority to waive the posting of bond with respect to such businesses. | 2024-02-07T15:46:26Z | |
| 99-hr-5678 | 99 | hr | 5678 | A bill to enhance the ability of the Secretary of Agriculture to enforce the Animal Welfare Act and the regulations issued thereunder. | Animals | 1986-10-08 | 1986-10-14 | Referred to Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture. | House | Rep. Roth, Toby [R-WI-8] | WI | R | R000459 | 0 | Amends the Animal Welfare Act to empower the Secretary of Agriculture to request the Attorney General to obtain a temporary restraining order for violations of such Act or of regulations promulgated under such Act. | 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z | |
| 99-hr-5654 | 99 | hr | 5654 | A bill to establish a United States Boxing Corporation, and for other purposes. | Sports and Recreation | 1986-10-07 | 1986-11-20 | Referred to Subcommittee on Labor Standards. | House | Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3] | NM | D | R000229 | 0 | Establishes the United States Boxing Corporation to develop model State boxing standards. Directs the Corporation to make grants and provide technical assistance to assist States in adopting and implementing a plan to establish State boxing authorities which meet model standards. Sets forth the purposes of the Corporation, which include: (1) providing a national computer source for certain boxing information; (2) certifying boxers, cut men, referees, physicians, promoters, matchmakers, managers, and trainers; and (3) proposing changes in the rules of professional boxing. Requires the Corporation to withdraw certification where: (1) prescribed standards are not being met; (2) bribery, collusion, intentional losing, racketeering, extortion, or the use of unlawful threats, coercion, or intimidation have been used in connection with such certification; or (3) any boxer, promoter, or referee participates in a bout in a State which is not certified by the Corporation. Sets forth the powers of the Corporation. Defines the number, qualifications, and term of the Corporation's board of directors. Directs the Comptroller General to conduct annual audits of the finances of the Corporation. Requires the Corporation to submit annual reports to the Congress. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 99-hr-5655 | 99 | hr | 5655 | Housing Income Verification Act of 1986 | Housing and Community Development | 1986-10-07 | 1986-10-07 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE-At Large] | DE | D | C000174 | 2 | Housing Income Verification Act of 1986 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to require Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) program applicants or participants to: (1) disclose their social security or employer identification numbers; and (2) consent to wage information verification. Amends the Social Security Act to provide HUD with access to State employment records. Requires State administering agencies to independently verify such information before terminating or reducing any housing benefits. Establishes criminal and civil penalties for misuse of such information. | 2025-08-29T16:31:06Z | |
| 99-hr-5656 | 99 | hr | 5656 | Hunger Emergency Assistance and Relief Trust Act of 1986 | Taxation | 1986-10-07 | 1986-10-07 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Carr, Bob [D-MI-6] | MI | D | C000178 | 0 | Hunger Emergency Assistance and Relief Trust Act of 1986 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals to direct that all or part of their income tax refunds be contributed to the Hunger Emergency Assistance and Relief Trust. Establishes within the Treasury such Hunger Emergency Assistance and Relief Trust (trust fund). Appropriates to the trust fund revenues equivalent to those designated by individual taxpayers. Sets forth standards and procedures for the distribution of trust fund amounts to qualified hunger relief services organizations. Limits the amount such organizations can pay for administrative expenses to ten percent of amounts received from the trust fund. Prohibits organizations receiving funds from: (1) failing to match payments; (2) failing to properly use payments; (3) incurring excessive administrative expenses; and (4) not complying with certain Hunger Commission requests. Authorizes the Hunger Commission to inform State attorneys general of possible State law violations by organizations. Establishes a Hunger Commission to administer the distribution of funds to qualified hunger relief services organizations. Sets forth standards and procedures for the administration of such Commission. | 2025-08-29T16:33:38Z | |
| 99-hr-5657 | 99 | hr | 5657 | A bill to designate the Veterans' Administration Medical Center located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as the "Charles E. Kelly Veterans' Administration Medical Center". | Armed Forces and National Security | 1986-10-07 | 1986-10-07 | Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Edgar, Robert W. [D-PA-7] | PA | D | E000043 | 15 | Designates the Veterans Administration Medical Center located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as the Charles E. Kelly Veterans Administration Medical Center. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 99-hr-5658 | 99 | hr | 5658 | A bill to amend the definition of "vessel of the United States" in the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act. | Transportation and Public Works | 1986-10-07 | 1986-10-10 | Referred to Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment. | House | Rep. Lowry, Mike [D-WA-7] | WA | D | L000486 | 1 | Amends the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act to revise the definition of "vessel of the United States." Provides that no vessel documented after October 7, 1986, shall be considered a "vessel of the United States" unless such vessel is documented and owned by a U.S. citizen, or a corporation, partnership, or association which is a U.S. citizen. | 2021-06-30T19:49:43Z | |
| 99-hr-5659 | 99 | hr | 5659 | Nuclear Whistleblowers Protection Act Amendments of 1986 | Energy | 1986-10-07 | 1986-11-24 | Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment. | House | Rep. Luken, Thomas A. [D-OH-1] | OH | D | L000508 | 2 | Nuclear Whistleblowers Protection Act Amendments of 1986 - Amends the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to prohibit the discharge of or any other discrimination against an employee due to such employee's having notified an employer of an alleged violation of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 or of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. Increases from 30 days to one year the period within which an employee may file a complaint with the Secretary of Labor regarding reprisal actions as a result of having reported such violations. Entitles a complainant to a review in any Federal district court if the Secretary of Labor does not issue a compliance order (or a denial of the complaint) within a specified time. Requires the prominent posting of the employee protection provisions of this Act in places of employment affected by this Act. States that this Act does not preclude other remedies available to a complainant. Authorizes the award of injunctive relief, compensatory damages, and exemplary damages. | 2025-08-29T16:29:44Z | |
| 99-hr-5660 | 99 | hr | 5660 | A bill to direct the Attorney General to conduct a study into the history of Spanish and Mexican land grants in the area of northern New Mexico. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-10-07 | 1986-10-07 | Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary. | House | Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3] | NM | D | R000229 | 0 | Directs the Attorney General to study and report to the Congress within two years on the history of Spanish and Mexican land grants in northern New Mexico. | 2021-06-30T19:49:43Z | |
| 99-hr-5661 | 99 | hr | 5661 | A bill to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit smoking on board passenger-carrying aircraft on domestic flights. | Transportation and Public Works | 1986-10-07 | 1986-10-07 | Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation. | House | Rep. Scheuer, James H. [D-NY-8] | NY | D | S000124 | 11 | Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit smoking on passenger-carrying aircraft in interstate or overseas transportation. Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to promulgate regulations to implement this Act. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 99-hr-5662 | 99 | hr | 5662 | A bill requiring American ownership and construction of commercial fishing industry vessels. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-10-07 | 1986-10-07 | Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 0 | Provides that no fishing vessel, fish processing vessel, or fish tender vessel over five tons may be issued a certificate of documentation, a registry, or a certain fishery license after October 31, 1986, unless it is built in the United States and, if corporately owned, a controlling interest in such corporation is owned by U.S. citizens. | 2021-06-30T19:49:43Z | |
| 99-hr-5663 | 99 | hr | 5663 | A bill for the relief of John W. Ruth, Senior. | Private Legislation | 1986-10-07 | 1986-10-07 | Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary. | House | Rep. Duncan, John J. [R-TN-2] | TN | R | D000534 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to pay a specified sum to a named individual in full satisfaction of his claims against the United States arising out of losses incurred when such individual relied upon assurances by Federal officials during his participation in Federal efforts to develop the Appalachian region. | 2021-06-30T19:49:44Z | |
| 99-hr-5649 | 99 | hr | 5649 | A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to provide free insurance up to the value of $100 on mail items. | Government Operations and Politics | 1986-10-06 | 1986-10-06 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] | MA | D | F000339 | 0 | Provides free insurance for up to the value of $100 on mail items. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 99-hr-5650 | 99 | hr | 5650 | Price-Anderson Amendments Act of 1986 | Energy | 1986-10-06 | 1986-10-10 | Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment. | House | Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2] | AZ | D | U000001 | 0 | Price-Anderson Amendments Act of 1986 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to provide that the amount of financial protection required of licensees of facilities having a rated capacity of 100,000 electrical kilowatts or more shall be the maximum amount available at reasonable cost. Increases from $5,000,000 to $63,000,000 the maximum standard deferred premium amount which may be charged following any nuclear incident. Limits such amount to $10,000,000 in any one year. Eliminates the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) authority to: (1) establish a maximum amount of deferred premiums that may be charged for all nuclear incidents in any one year; and (2) charge some utilities smaller deferred premiums than others. Authorizes the NRC, on a case by case basis, to assess annual deferred premium amounts less than the standard annual deferred premium for: (1) any facility, if more than one nuclear incident occurs in any one calendar year; or (2) any licensee licensed to operate more than one facility if the NRC determines that the financial impact of assessing the standard annual deferred premium would result in undue financial hardship to such licensee or to the ratepayers of such licensee. Establishes procedures to be followed by the NRC in borrowing funds from the Treasury to compensate victims of a nuclear incident. Extends the NRC's authority to enter into indemnification agreements with its licensees for an additional ten years (from 1987 to 1997). Makes the Department of Energy's indemnification authority mandatory for all contracts involving the risk of public liability (currently such authority is discretionary). Extends such authority for an additional ten years (from 1987 to 1997). Directs the Secretary of Energy to enter into indemnification agreements covering all activities undertaken under contract for the Department, including nuclear waste activities. Makes applicable to such indemnification agreements certain provisions relating to the waiver of any issue or defense as to charitable or governme… | 2025-08-29T16:31:59Z | |
| 99-hr-5651 | 99 | hr | 5651 | Diversification in Broadcast Ownership Act of 1986 | Government Operations and Politics | 1986-10-06 | 1986-10-14 | Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection and Finance. | House | Rep. Leland, Mickey [D-TX-18] | TX | D | L000237 | 4 | Diversification in Broadcast Ownership Act of 1986 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission to grant enhancement credits to any broadcast station license or construction permit applicant in which the majority interest is owned by women or members of a minority group, except when such license or permit is to be granted through a system of random selection. Prohibits the Commission from prescribing any rule, regulation, or policy with respect to distress sales of minority-controlled broadcast stations or with respect to Commission certifications concerning the sale or exchange of property necessary to effectuate Commission policies if such rule, regulation, or policy fails to comply with the policy published by the Commission in its Statement of Policy on Minority Ownership of Broadcast Facilities on May 25, 1978. | 2025-08-29T16:29:20Z | |
| 99-hr-5652 | 99 | hr | 5652 | State Nuclear Safety Participation Act of 1986 | Energy | 1986-10-06 | 1986-11-24 | Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment. | House | Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] | MA | D | M000133 | 0 | State Nuclear Safety Participation Act of 1986 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to authorize the States to establish and enforce standards for the protection of the public health and safety from radiological hazards of production and utilization facilities. Requires that such safety standards be equal to or greater than Federal standards. Requires the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to notify States within ten miles of such a production or utilization facility that it intends to issue an operating license. Sets a 60-day deadline for such notification. Authorizes States to veto the issuance of licenses upon a written submission that the operation of such a facility would be contrary to the best interests of the State. Prohibits the Commission from issuing an operating license unless: (1) each affected State has certified to the Commission its approval and intention to implement emergency plans (including evacuation plans) approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); (2) FEMA has notified the Commission in writing of such approval; and (3) the Commission finds that such plans adequately protect the public health and safety. | 2025-08-29T16:31:03Z | |
| 99-hr-5653 | 99 | hr | 5653 | A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to place artificially produced growth hormones in schedule II of that Act. | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1986-10-06 | 1986-10-14 | Referred to Subcommittee on Crime. | House | Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24] | CA | D | W000215 | 0 | Amends the Controlled Substances Act to include Somatrem and other artificially produced growth hormones as schedule II controlled substances. Prohibits the Attorney General from removing Somatrem or other artificially produced growth hormones from schedule II. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 99-hr-5647 | 99 | hr | 5647 | A bill to require the Administrator of the Health Care Financing Administration and the Prospective Payment Assessment Commission to research and develop a method for taking into account complications and morbidity variations among discharges in making payments for inpatient hospital services under the medicare DRG-payment system. | Social Welfare | 1986-10-03 | 1986-10-03 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND-At Large] | ND | D | D000432 | 0 | Requires the Prospective Payment Assessment Commission and the Administrator of the Health Care Financing Administration to: (1) research and develop a method which accounts for complications and morbidity variations among diagnosis-related groups in determining payments for inpatient hospital services under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act; and (2) report the results to the Congress by the close of FY 1987. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 99-hr-5648 | 99 | hr | 5648 | A bill to provide for a waiver of certain requirements of title XIX of the Social Security Act with respect to care and services provided by the Medical University of South Carolina. | Social Welfare | 1986-10-03 | 1986-10-10 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Hartnett, Thomas F. [R-SC-1] | SC | R | H000302 | 5 | Waives the prohibition under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act of payments for care provided preceding a three-month period before the date an application is filed by a potential Medicaid beneficiary to authorize payments to the Medical University of South Carolina for care provided between October 1, 1984, and June 30, 1985, to children and pregnant women who, but for the lack of an application, would have been eligible for such care under Medicaid at the time it was provided. Requires eligibility determinations to be made within six months of enactment of this Act. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 99-hr-5635 | 99 | hr | 5635 | Farm Credit Act Amendments of 1986 | Agriculture and Food | 1986-10-02 | 1986-10-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Jones, Ed [D-TN-8] | TN | D | J000216 | 66 | (Measure passed House, amended) Farm Credit Act Amendments of 1986 - Amends the Farm Credit Act of 1971 to terminate the Farm Credit Administration's (FCA) prior approval authority over Farm Credit System (FCS) loan interest rates. Authorizes FSC banks, through December 31, 1988, and subject to FCA approval, to reduce borrowing costs by capitalizing "excess" borrowing costs (amounts by which debt incurred before January 1, 1985, exceeds prevailing market rates) and loan losses and amortizing such amounts over 20 years. Terminates FCA's prior approval authority over interest rates on FCS direct and discounted loans. Exempts FCS banks from having to follow generally accepted accounting principles in preparing financial statements relating to amortization of capitalized costs. | 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z | |
| 99-hr-5636 | 99 | hr | 5636 | Consumer Lease and Lease-Purchase Agreement Act | Commerce | 1986-10-02 | 1986-10-02 | Referred to Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage. | House | Rep. Barnard, Doug, Jr. [D-GA-10] | GA | D | B000153 | 0 | Consumer Lease and Lease-Purchase Agreement Act - Amends the Consumer Credit Protection Act to revise disclosure requirements, including advertisement disclosure requirements, for consumer leases and to establish separate disclosure requirements for lease-purchase agreements. Requires information disclosed pursuant to such requirements to be segregated from all other terms and information provided. Includes among revised disclosures for consumer leases: (1) the total lease cost; (2) the amount of any required security deposit; (3) statements explaining certain information about the consumer's liability based on the residual value of the property; and (4) a statement referring the consumer to the appropriate lease document for information concerning other possible costs. Requires the following information to be disclosed for lease-purchase agreements: (1) the number, individual amount, timing, and total amount of payments; (2) a statement that the consumer will not own the property until all payments are made; (3) a statement referring the consumer to the contract for an explanation of other possible costs; (4) a statement that the consumer is responsible for the fair market value of lost, stolen, damaged, or destroyed property; (5) a statement indicating whether the property is new or used; (6) a statement of the property's cash price; (7) the total of initial payments paid or required at or before consummation of the agreement or delivery of the property, which ever is later; (8) a clear summary of the terms of the consumer's option to purchase; (9) the identity of the party responsible for maintaining or servicing the property while it is being leased; (10) a brief description of insurance provided or paid for by the lessor; (11) a description of any security interest held or to be retained by the lessor; and (12) the date of the transaction and the identities of lessor and consumer. Requires each item of property displayed or offered by a lessor to have a tag or label disclosing specified information. Requi… | 2025-08-29T16:29:27Z | |
| 99-hr-5637 | 99 | hr | 5637 | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the taxation of capital gains at a rate of 10 percent. | Taxation | 1986-10-02 | 1986-10-02 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-12] | IL | R | C000873 | 0 | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce the alternative minimum tax on capital gains realized by a corporation from 34 percent to ten percent of net capital gains. Provides for cost-of-living adjustments to such rate. Eliminates the holding period requirement for capital assets. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z |
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