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101-s-3262 101 s 3262 Kissimmee River Environmental Restoration Act Water Resources Development 1990-10-27 1990-10-27 Message on Senate action sent to the House. Senate Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL] FL D G000352 1 Kissimmee River Environmental Restoration Act - Modifies a flood control project on the Kissimmee River, central and southern Florida, to provide for restoration of such River for environmental purposes at a specified total cost. Requires such restoration to be undertaken only in accordance with a final report of the Chief of Engineers. Specifies the non-Federal share of the cost of such project. 2025-08-26T17:28:48Z  
101-s-3263 101 s 3263 A bill to establish a replacement fuels and alternative fuels program, and for other purposes. Energy 1990-10-27 1990-10-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT] VT R J000072 2 Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a replacement fuels development program which: (1) promotes the replacement of gasoline as a motor fuel with alternative motor fuels; (2) ensures the availability of replacement and alternative motor fuels; and (3) will have the greatest impact in improving air quality in urban areas, along transportation corridors, and nationwide. Prescribes program guidelines. Requires the Secretary to establish optimal replacement and alternative motor fuel production goals for 1996 and 1997 and to report to the Congress about program status. Prescribes minimum percentages of domestically produced replacement fuel to be sold in specified calendar years. Sets a deadline by which the Secretary must prescribe the minimum percentage of domestically produced replacement and alternative fuel which must be contained in the total annual gasoline sales by refiners for motor fuel use in certain years. Requires refiners and manufacturers to report annually to the Secretary regarding the amount of domestically produced replacement and alternative fuel sold. Requires the Secretary to promulgate regulations by a specified deadline regarding the exchange of marketable credits among: (1) refiners; (2) manufacturers of replacement fuels; and (3) distributors of alternative motor fuels sold in commerce for transportation purposes. Amends the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act with respect to average fuel economy standards to require the Secretary to not consider the fuel economy of alcohol powered automobiles or natural gas powered automobiles, and to consider dual energy automobiles and natural gas dual energy automobiles operated on gasolines and diesel fuel, to the extent that alternative motor fuel sales indicate that such fuels are being used to displace the use of gasoline and diesel fuel as a transportation fuel. Establishes civil penalties for violations of this Act. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the Secretary to issue regulations requiring gasoline retailers to have … 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z  
101-s-3264 101 s 3264 Publicly Owned Treatment Works Biomonitoring Use Act Environmental Protection 1990-10-27 1990-10-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT] UT R G000072 2 Publicly Owned Treatment Works Biomonitoring Use Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide that if the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency determines that, in the control of toxicity it is necessary to include biological monitoring, testing, or assessment methods as a condition of a permit issued to a publicly owned treatment works, the failure of a single whole effluent toxicity test shall not result in a finding of violation. Makes it a violation of this Act if the treatment works fails to comply with a schedule or other permit condition to identify and control toxic discharges. 2025-08-26T17:24:52Z  
101-s-3265 101 s 3265 A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for medicaid provider improvements. Health 1990-10-27 1990-10-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI] MI D R000249 1 Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require States to provide for the receipt and initial processing of Medicaid applications at locations other than those used for the receipt and processing of applications for Aid to Families with Dependent Children under part A of title IV such as hospitals or clinics providing covered services to Medicaid applicants. Prohibits States from discontinuing a child's Medicaid benefits until it is determined that the child is not eligible for such benefits on any basis. Prohibits the application of fixed durational limits to medically necessary inpatient hospital services for all Medicaid-eligible individuals regardless of age. Prohibits aggregate or institutional volume caps which would limit medically necessary days or result in arbitrary reductions in established payment rates for days exceeding such caps. Prohibits the waiver of such prohibitions to promote cost-effectiveness and efficiency. Requires outlier adjustments under State prospective payment plans for medically necessary inpatient hospital services for very high cost or exceptionally lengthy cases regardless of the age of the Medicaid-eligible patient. Requires a uniform national minimum Medicaid payment adjustment for disproportionate share hospitals. Allows State flexibility in setting adjustments for different types of disproportionate share providers. Prohibits application of visit limits to medically necessary covered outpatient services provided to individuals in disproportionate share hospitals as defined by the States under current law for inpatient payment adjustment. Requires States to adjust payments for outpatient services provided to individuals by disproportionate share hospitals. Prohibits the waiver of such provisions to promote cost-effectiveness and efficiency. Directs the General Accounting Office to conduct a study and report to the Congress on Medicaid hospital reimbursement comparing payment levels with the cost of providing care to Medicaid patients. 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z  
101-s-3266 101 s 3266 Crime Control Act of 1990 Crime and Law Enforcement 1990-10-27 1990-11-29 Became Public Law No: 101-647. Senate Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] DE D B000444 1 Crime Control Act of 1990 - Title I: International Money Laundering - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to report to the Congress periodically with respect to certain reporting requirements involving currency transactions, the manner in which U.S. agencies collect and use such reports to support investigations and prosecutions, and a summary of: (1) sanctions imposed for failure to comply with reporting requirements; (2) criminal indictments which resulted from investigations initiated by analysis of such reports; and (3) information regarding suspicious financial transactions provided voluntarily by financial institutions. Directs the Secretary to appoint an Electronic Scanning Task Force to: (1) study methods of printing on U.S. currency notes in denominations of $10 or more a serial number that may be read by electronic scanning; (2) make an assessment of the cost of implementing such scanning; and (3) make recommendations about the amount of time needed for implementation. Requires the Secretary to report to the appropriate congressional committees. Authorizes appropriations. Amends the Federal criminal code to: (1) authorize the Attorney General or the Secretary to transfer forfeited personal property (or the proceeds of the sale) to any foreign country which participated in the seizure or forfeiture of the property, if certain conditions are met; (2) include within the definition of "specified unlawful activity" with respect to money laundering, offenses under provisions relating to false statements by an employee of a financial institution and false statements in connection with loan and credit applications and to exclude offenses relating to bank fraud; and (3) modify the knowledge requirement with respect to international money laundering. Amends the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 to allow Government investigators access to financial institution records without customer notification in connection with a criminal money laundering investigation. Revises the Federal money laundering statu… 2022-12-13T13:56:36Z  
101-s-3267 101 s 3267 Employee Retirement Income Security Act Amendments of 1990 Labor and Employment 1990-10-27 1990-10-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] KS R D000401 0 Employee Retirement Income Security Act Amendments of 1990 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require each multiple employer welfare arrangement (MEWA) to file with the Secretary of Labor (the Secretary) an annual registration statement beginning in 1991. Requires that copies of such statements be transmitted to the Insurance Commissioners of States in which the MEWA currently conducts, or intends to conduct, business. Makes specified persons responsible for such filing. Repeals the limited scope audit exemption for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 1992. Requires under conditions for being considered a qualified public accountant for ERISA purposes, after January 1, 1994, that such a person has undergone a peer review of his or her accounting and auditing practice with respect to employee benefit plans during the three-year period immediately preceding an engagement to conduct an audit under specified ERISA provisions. Requires the following to have a written policy governing the voting of any securities held by the plan and to provide a copy of such policy to the plan administrator: (1) investment managers (for the securities they manage); (2) named fiduciaries who have the authority to direct a trustee in matters related to the exercise of any such voting rights; and (3) trustees, to the extent they retain the power to exercise any such voting rights. Requires plan administrators, upon request of any participant or beneficiary and for a reasonable charge, to furnish a copy of the voting policy of any person responsible for exercising, or directing the exercise of, any voting rights of securities held by the plan. Requires a court, in a civil action brought by a participant or beneficiary with respect to certain benefit claims, to review the fiduciary's decision without according any deference to any of the fiduciary's findings or conclusions, if the action involves a matter previously decided by a named fiduciary who has a significant interest which would be… 2025-08-26T17:25:12Z  
101-s-3268 101 s 3268 A bill granting the consent of Congress to States to enter into the Interstate Compact on Industrialized/Modular Buildings. Government Operations and Politics 1990-10-27 1990-10-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] AZ D D000185 0 Interstate Compact - Grants the consent of the Congress to the Interstate Compact on Industrialized/Modular Buildings. Requires the President, when three States enact such Compact, to appoint a nonvoting member to the Interstate Industrialized/Modular Buildings Commission. Directs the Commission to submit annual reports to the President and to the Congress. Requires the General Accounting Office to audit the financial transactions of the Commission at least every four years and to report the results to the Congress. Requires the Congress, if, after two years, fewer than three States have enacted such Compact, to consider adopting and implementing a preemptive Federal regulatory system for modular construction. Provides that if at least three States enter into the Compact within two years after enactment of this Act, noncompacting States that have not entered into an interim reciprocal agreement with the Commission shall not be eligible for: (1) Federal guarantees under the veterans' home loan program; (2) the farm housing program under the Housing Act of 1949; and (3) the national housing partnership program under the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
101-s-3269 101 s 3269 A bill to direct the Federal Communications Commission to proscribe indecent material transmitted by means of interstate communications by amending sections 223 of the Communications Act of 1934. Government Operations and Politics 1990-10-27 1990-10-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Senate Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] PA R S000709 1 Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to define "indecent communication" as any communication in which any discussion or reference is made to the genitals, breasts, or buttocks, actual or simulated sexual intercourse or contact, bestiality, masturbation, or sado-masochistic sexual abuse which is patently offensive as measured by contemporary community standards. Requires common carriers to make available, to the extent technically feasible, a separate, easily distinguishable telephone prefix number for providers who offer access to specified indecent or obscene communications and require every provider to designate which prefix corresponds to the type of messages it proposes to provide. Specifies that any provider who offers access to such a communication through any telephone number other than one within the prefix assigned is in violation of such Act. 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z  
101-s-3270 101 s 3270 Natural Gas Competition Act of 1990 Energy 1990-10-27 1990-10-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] NM R D000407 0 Natural Gas Competition Act of 1990 - Requires, upon issuing a certificate for construction or operation of natural gas importation facilities, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission immediately to: (1) determine if the rates and practices of domestic pipelines confer a competitive disadvantage upon domestic producers of natural gas; and (2) establish by Commission order rates and practices which do not confer such competitive disadvantage upon such producers if it finds that a competitive disadvantage does in fact exist. 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z  
101-s-3271 101 s 3271 A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, to clarify the application of such act, and for other purposes. Labor and Employment 1990-10-27 1990-10-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR] AR D B001057 16 Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to revise its application. Revises minimum wage and maximum hours provisions (as well as provisions for special industry committees for American Samoa) to apply such requirements specifically to employers of employees who in any workweek are engaged in industrial homework and who are either engaged in commerce or in the production of goods in commerce. Revises the scope of the application of requirements relating to wage rate orders for employers in American Samoa, prohibition of sex discrimination in wage rates, and handicapped workers. 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
101-s-3249 101 s 3249 A bill to deem the Strategic Target System program conducted at Kauai, Hawaii, to be a major Federal action for the purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act. Environmental Protection 1990-10-26 1990-10-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] HI D A000069 0 Deems the Strategic Target System program conducted by the Sandia National Laboratories of the Department of Energy at the Kauai Test Facility on the Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai, Hawaii, to be a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment for purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z  
101-s-3250 101 s 3250 Alaska Land Status Technical Corrections Act of 1990 Public Lands and Natural Resources 1990-10-26 1990-10-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK] AK R M001085 1 Alaska Land Status Technical Corrections Act of 1990 - Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to: (1) modify the Fort Davis land allotment; and (2) subject such land to valid existing rights and an easement for the Iditarod National Historic Trail. Amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) to authorize an allotment applicant, who had a valid application pending before the Department of the Interior on December 18, 1971, and whose application remains pending as of the date of the enactment of this Act, to amend the land description to describe land other than that the applicant originally intended to claim if: (1) the applicant filed an allotment application which described land selected by, tentatively approved to, or patented to the State of Alaska; (2) the amended land description describes land selected by, tentatively approved to, or patented to Alaska of approximately equal acreage to substitute for the land originally described in the application; and (3) the Commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources for Alaska, acting under the authority of State law, has agreed to reconvey or relinquish the land described in the amended application to the United States. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) accept conveyance or relinquishment of the land described in the amended application from Alaska as an allotment for the benefit of the allotment application; (2) upon such acceptance, to cause the allotment to be surveyed (if it has not already been surveyed) and issue a trust certificate; and (3) adjust his computation of the acreage charged against Alaska's land entitlement. Ratifies certain conveyances to the Montana Creek and Caswell Native Associations and declares that such Associations have received their full entitlement of lands pursuant to ANCSA. Withdraws specified lands, for a period of one year, for selection by the Elim Native Corporation. Authorizes such Corporation to select such lands in partial satisfaction of its entitlement under ANCSA. Bars se… 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z  
101-s-3251 101 s 3251 Counterintelligence Improvements Act of 1990 Armed Forces and National Security 1990-10-26 1990-10-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Intelligence. Senate Sen. Boren, David L. [D-OK] OK D B000639 1 Counterintelligence Improvements Act of 1990 - Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to establish requirements for access to "top secret" information (access). Entitles the President and Vice President, Members of the Congress, Justices of the Supreme Court, and Article III judges to access needed for the performance of their governmental functions without regard to the other provisions of this Act. Restricts access among Government employees to those who are U.S. citizens who require routine access for the performance of official governmental functions and who have been determined to be trustworthy based upon background investigations. Permits access by others only as permitted in accordance with regulations issued by the President which shall provide that: (1) no Government employee shall be given access unless such person has been subject to an appropriate background investigation and has consented to granting the responsible investigative agency authority, for the period of access and five years thereafter, to examine specified financial records, consumer reports, and records maintained by commercial entities within the United States pertaining to foreign travel, has agreed to report travel to foreign countries not authorized as part of the subject's official duties, and has agreed to report to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or other appropriate investigative authorities any unauthorized contacts with foreign nationals or persons representing foreign nationals attempting to acquire classified information; (2) all employees granted access shall be subject to additional background investigations at least every five years and to investigation by an appropriate governmental authority at any time during the period of access; (3) access by persons who do not meet such requirements shall be permitted only where the President determines that such access is essential to protect or further U.S. national security interests; and (4) a single office shall be designated to monitor implementation of such pro… 2025-08-26T17:27:08Z  
101-s-3252 101 s 3252 Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act Environmental Protection 1990-10-26 1990-10-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA] LA D B000780 0 Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act - Directs the Secretary of the Army to convene the Louisiana Coastal Wetlands Conservation and Restoration Task Force to prepare a list of coastal wetlands restoration projects in Louisiana in order of priority based on the cost-effectiveness of such projects in creating, restoring, or protecting wetlands, taking into account the quality of such wetlands. Directs the Secretary to transmit the list annually to the Congress. Provides that such list (prior to the date a plan to identify such projects is prepared) shall only include restoration projects that can be substantially completed during the initial five-year period. Directs the Task Force to prepare a plan to identify priority coastal restoration projects. Requires such plan to coordinate projects to ensure long-term conservation of Louisiana wetlands. Directs the Secretary to: (1) submit such plan to the Congress; and (2) submit a triennial scientific evaluation of the effectiveness of such projects to the Congress. Deems ecological, aesthetic, cultural, and economic benefits to exceed the cost of any project which contributes significantly to wetlands restoration. Allocates funding for such projects based on a project's priority. Limits the Federal share of projects to 75 percent of the total cost. Raises such limit for States with approved coastal wetlands conservation plans. Sets forth forms of State shares of such projects. Requires the Secretary, the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), with the Governor of Louisiana if the Governor agrees, to enter into an agreement to: (1) set forth a process by which the State of Louisiana agrees to develop and implement a Coastal Wetlands Conservation Plan; and (2) designate a State agency to develop and submit such Plan to the Administrator, the Director, and the Secretary for approval. Directs the Administrator to make grants (not to exceed 75 percent of development costs)… 2025-08-26T17:25:12Z  
101-s-3253 101 s 3253 A bill to provide for the establishment of industrial recapitalization funds by industries which were injured by unfair import competition, and for other purposes. Taxation 1990-10-26 1990-10-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT] CT D L000304 0 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a corporation to establish an industrial recapitalization fund if such corporation has been injured by subsidized sales of imported merchandise or forced sales of less than fair value. Requires such corporation to enter into an agreement with the Secretary of Commerce to use such fund to acquire new, or to modernize, plant and equipment in the United States for an essential industry. Allows non-taxable deposits to be made to such fund during the five years after entering into an agreement. Makes certain gains, earnings, and profits non-taxable if related to the fund. Allows qualified withdrawals for the 12 years after formation of the fund and provides for the tax treatment of such fund after the close of the tenth year. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to set forth reporting requirements for the Secretary of Commerce concerning the collection of antidumping and countervailing duties. Requires the appropriate Customs Service officer to reliquidate any entry necessary to correct the failure to assess and collect an antidumping or countervailing duty. 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z  
101-s-3254 101 s 3254 Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1990 Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1990-10-26 1990-10-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] DE D B000444 7 Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1990 - Prohibits Federal, State, and local governments, and any person acting under color of law, from restricting any person's free exercise of religion unless: (1) the restriction is in the form of a rule of general applicability that does not intentionally discriminate against religion or among religions; and (2) the government demonstrates that application of the restriction to a person is essential to furthering a compelling governmental interest and the least restrictive means of doing so. Authorizes a party aggrieved by a violation of such prohibition to obtain relief, including attorney fees, in a civil action. 2025-08-26T17:28:07Z  
101-s-3255 101 s 3255 A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to encourage greater recycling. Environmental Protection 1990-10-26 1990-10-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Warner, John [R-VA] VA R W000154 0 Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a series of studies on the management and utilization of materials in the recycling process. Requires such studies to: (1) focus on one general type of material; (2) evaluate the impact of recycling such material in reducing the volume of waste material that requires disposal; (3) evaluate the adverse environmental impacts and benefits of management of the material; (4) take into account the distinction between bona fide materials in the recycling process and materials considered to be solid waste; and (5) include recommendations for regulation that balances environmental benefits and risks. Directs the Administrator to promulgate a three-tier permitting system to promote the environmentally safe recycling of the material addressed in the study. Requires the Administrator to establish permitting requirements for recycling with minimal, moderate, and substantial impacts on the environment. Directs the Administrator to establish, for recyclers having moderate or substantial impacts on the environment: (1) the percentage of material that must be processed for incorporation into a new product to meet a specified requirement under the Solid Waste Disposal Act; and (2) operating standards and recordkeeping requirements. Authorizes the Administrator to inspect any recycler's facilities or records. Requires recyclers having substantial impacts on the environment to demonstrate to the Administrator that the environmental benefit to be derived from their operations outweighs the potential environmental risk that such operations may pose. Provides that where a substance or practice used in manufacturing could constitute a threat to human health or the environment when the manufactured product is eventually recycled, such substance or practice shall constitute an unreasonable risk of injury to human health or the environment for purposes of the Toxic Substances Control Act. Directs the Administrator to pro… 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z  
101-s-3256 101 s 3256 Wetlands and Green Space Preservation Assistance Act of 1990 Taxation 1990-10-26 1990-10-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT] VT R J000072 1 Wetlands and Green Space Preservation Assistance Act of 1990 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for determining the environmental use value of sensitive environmental areas for estate tax purposes. Requires the estate to grant an environmental preservation easement for a period of ten years after the death of the decedent. Imposes an additional estate tax if an heir fails to maintain the easement. 2025-08-26T17:28:26Z  
101-s-3257 101 s 3257 Youth Apprenticeship Act of 1990 Labor and Employment 1990-10-26 1990-10-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] GA D N000171 2 Youth Apprenticeship Act of 1990 - Establishes an Institute for Youth Apprenticeship (the Institute) as an independent establishment to administer youth apprenticeship programs set up under this Act. Directs the Institute Board of Directors to study youth apprenticeship programs; and (2) report findings and conclusions to the Secretaries of Labor and of Education and the appropriate congressional committees. Directs the Board Chairperson to establish guidelines, criteria, and procedures for youth apprenticeship programs, based on such report, including curriculum guidelines, criteria for demonstration program sites and for apprenticeship occupations, and competency criteria and certification procedures for apprentices and trainers. Directs the Institute Executive Director to enter into contracts with public and nonprofit private organizations to develop and evaluate youth apprenticeship demonstration programs that establish partnerships between schools and employers. Requires each eligible entity entering into such a contract to establish partnerships between secondary and postsecondary schools and employers to provide apprenticeship training to students. Allows an entity to incorporate into the partnership representatives of organized labor, employment and training agencies, and State education and labor departments. Makes such partnerships responsible for program and curriculum development, coordination and quality assurances, and assessment and evaluation of apprentices and training programs. Sets forth requirements for partnership training for various levels of secondary school students and for postsecondary students and current workers. Sets forth requirements for employers to pay: (1) up to 100 percent of the apprentice's stipend, depending on the secondary school program level; (2) wages and employee benefits for apprentices in postsecondary programs; and (3) costs of on-the-job training. States that employers shall not be required to hire apprentices upon completion of the apprenticeships. Requires … 2025-08-26T17:26:00Z  
101-s-3258 101 s 3258 Bankruptcy Administration Improvements Act of 1990 Finance and Financial Sector 1990-10-26 1990-10-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] SC R T000254 0 Bankruptcy Administration Improvements Act of 1990 - Amends the Federal Bankruptcy Code to revise the compensation formula for private bankruptcy trustees. 2025-08-26T17:24:17Z  
101-s-3259 101 s 3259 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the formula for payments to States for care furnished to veterans in State homes. Armed Forces and National Security 1990-10-26 1990-10-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans. Senate Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] NY R D000018 0 Revises the formula for payments made by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to States for nursing home, domiciliary, and hospital care furnished to veterans who are eligible to receive such care in a facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs, but who instead receive such care in a State home. 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z  
101-s-3260 101 s 3260 Small Employer Health Benefit Reform Act of 1990 Taxation 1990-10-26 1990-10-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN] MN R D000566 0 Small Employer Health Benefit Reform Act of 1990 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an excise tax on insurance companies which do not meet requirements concerning coverage, rating, or disclosure and recordkeeping with respect to accident and health insurance provided to small employers. 2025-08-26T17:25:55Z  
101-s-3261 101 s 3261 Federal Rural Tourism and Recreational Development Initiative Act of 1990 Transportation and Public Works 1990-10-26 1990-10-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT] MT R B001126 0 Federal Rural Tourism and Recreational Development Initiative Act of 1990 - Declares it a national goal to improve and provide safe access to public lands to encourage the development of travel and tourism opportunities in support of rural area development. Authorizes the use of funds under the Federal lands highways program for purposes such as: (1) transportation planning for tourism and recreational travel; (2) interpretive signage and development of public road facilities for areas of historical, archeological, cultural, and scenic interests; (3) construction and reconstruction of roadside rest areas; and (4) other appropriate facilities as determined by the Secretary of Transportation. Specifies that funds available for forest development roads and trails may be made available for such purposes, as well. Requires the Secretary to authorize Federal aid highway projects for pedestrian and bicycle facilities to encourage alternative modes of transportation for tourism and recreational purposes. Authorizes the motorized use of trails and walkways, subject to State and local regulations. (Under current law, motorized vehicles are prohibited except for maintenance purposes and, when snow conditions and State or local regulations permit, snowmobiles.) Directs the Secretary to: (1) annually allocate sums authorized to be appropriated for access highways to public recreation areas on certain lakes; and (2) establish and carry out a tourism and recreational travel technical assistance program in non-urbanized areas. Requires that each State using funds provided in this Act have a multipurpose land use statewide driving and recreation travel plan. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-26T17:28:42Z  
101-s-3244 101 s 3244 Federal Credit Management and Debt Collection Improvements Act of 1990 Economics and Public Finance 1990-10-25 1990-10-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] AZ D D000185 0 Federal Credit Management and Debt Collection Improvements Act of 1990 - Establishes in the Department of the Treasury an Under Secretary of the Treasury for Debt Collection and Credit Management, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the consent of the Senate. Sets forth the functions of the Under Secretary with respect to establishing and implementing a comprehensive Federal debt collection and credit management plan. Directs the Comptroller General to report to the Congress an analysis of such plan, together with comments. Requires executive agency proposals for new credit programs to contain an explicit statement of any subsidies involved. Requires the assessment of loan origination and application fees to defray administrative costs and costs of defaulted loans. Prohibits loans to persons who are delinquent in debt payments to the United States. Sets forth the circumstances under which a person who has defaulted on a prior loan may be allowed another loan. Requires loan contracts to contain default and acceleration clauses. Requires each loan applicant to be provided with a written notice specifying Federal debt collection policies and practices. Directs the President to provide for a study of private sector alternatives to Federal loan programs. Requires each executive agency to report to the Congress, within one year of enactment of this Act, on its delinquency and default standards. Directs the Comptroller General, within two years of enactment of this Act, to audit agency credit programs. Requires agencies to conform to regulations under this Act within one year of enactment of this Act. Establishes a collection target amount of $15,000,000,000 during the period beginning October 1, 1987, and ending September 30, 1990. Increases an agency's funding for not meeting its target. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to promulgate regulations to assist agencies in developing proposals for debt collection targets. Requires the use of credit bureaus and private collection agencies to recove… 2025-08-26T17:24:34Z  
101-s-3245 101 s 3245 School-Based Meals for Older individuals and Intergenerational Programs Act of 1990 Social Welfare 1990-10-25 1990-10-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Adams, Brock [D-WA] WA D A000031 0 School-Based Meals for Older Individuals and Intergenerational Programs Act of 1990 - Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to establish a program for school-based meals for older individuals and intergenerational activities for older individuals and elementary and secondary school students. Directs the Commissioner on Aging to make grants to States to pay the Federal share (85 percent) of such projects in elementary and secondary schools that provide: (1) meals to older individuals, while such schools are in session, during the summer, and (unless waived by the State) on weekdays in the school year when the schools are not in session; (2) intergenerational activities in which older individuals and students interact; (3) social and recreational activities for older individuals; (4) skill banks to inform school officials of the skills and preferred activities of older individuals, so that they may serve as tutors, teacher aides, living historians, special speakers, playground supervisors, and lunchroom assistants, among other functions; and (5) opportunities for older individuals to participate in school activities and use school facilities. Requires annual program evaluation reports by: (1) States receiving such grants, to the Commissioner; and (2) the Commissioner, summarizing such State reports, to the Congress. Authorizes appropriations. Prohibits program funding for a fiscal year unless certain other programs receive funding for that year which exceeds their FY 1990 levels. 2025-08-26T17:24:46Z  
101-s-3246 101 s 3246 States Solid Waste Regulatory Authority Act Environmental Protection 1990-10-25 1990-10-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Warner, John [R-VA] VA R W000154 0 States Solid Waste Regulatory Authority Act - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize each State to enact and enforce laws: (1) regulating the treatment, disposal, and other disposition of solid waste within such State, including imposing fees; and (2) banning the importation of solid waste beginning five years after enactment of this Act if the State has an approved solid waste management plan. Authorizes two or more States to negotiate an agreement or compact, not in conflict with a Federal law or treaty, to provide for the treatment, disposal, or other disposition of solid waste (but no such agreement or compact shall take effect until approved by the Congress). Requires State solid waste management plans to require that the State: (1) identify the amount of solid wastes by waste type that are reasonably expected to be generated within the State or accepted from another State during the ten-year period following enactment of this Act; (2) identify the amount of solid waste to be reduced during such ten-year period through source reduction, recycling, and resource recovery; and (3) establish a process to assure the availability of solid waste treatment storage and disposal (including recycling) facilities permitted under such Act. Requires a State, when identifying the amount of solid waste management capacity necessary for the solid waste identified, to take into account solid waste management compacts in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act within the State and one or more States. Requires that a State solid waste management plan: (1) require laws, regulations, and ordinances for the development of new and expanded solid waste management facilities, including the establishment of a process for the siting, and a schedule for the approval and construction, of such facilities; (2) describe solid waste management practices and programs, based on the State's environmental and economic conditions, that promote source reduction and recycling; (3) identify existing State and regional markets fo… 2025-08-26T17:24:58Z  
101-s-3247 101 s 3247 A bill to temporarily suspend the duty on certain lead fuel test assemblies. Foreign Trade and International Finance 1990-10-25 1990-10-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] PA R H000456 0 Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) liquidate or reliquidate as free of duty any partially assembled lead fuel assembly that was or is imported on March 9, 1990, on September 9, 1990, or before December 31, 1993; and (2) refund any duties paid with respect to such imports if a specified certification is made and submitted to the appropriate customs officer. Describes such an assembly as composed of nuclear fuel rods of zircaloy tubes filled with slightly enriched uranium dioxide pellets. 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z  
101-s-3248 101 s 3248 Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act Amendments of 1990 Armed Forces and National Security 1990-10-25 1990-10-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans. Senate Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] CA D C000877 8 Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act Amendments of 1990 - Amends the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 (the Act) to prohibit an eviction or distress from being made during a period of military service with respect to a premise for which the agreed rent does not exceed $1,200 (currently, $150) per month, when such premises is occupied chiefly by the dependents of the person in military service, except upon leave of the court granted upon application or in a proceeding affecting the rights of possession. Extends the power of attorney coverage under the Act to include a power of attorney that by its terms expires after August 2, 1990. Provides professional liability protection for persons ordered to active duty after August 1, 1990, who, prior to such date, were engaged in the furnishing of health care services or other services determined by the Secretary of Defense to be professional services and who had in effect a professional liability insurance policy that does not continue coverage during the period of active duty. Specifies that an insurance carrier shall have no liability with respect to any claim that is based on professional conduct of a person that occurs during a period of suspension of such person's professional liability insurance under this Act. Requires an insurance carrier to suspend and to reinstate coverage of such affected person upon receipt of a written request from such person. Requires such person to request reinstatement within 30 days after release from active duty. Provides a minimum period of required coverage by the carrier following reinstatement, without an increase in the insurance premiums charged. Provides for the stay of a civil or administrative action for damages on the basis of professional liability of a person whose insurance has been suspended under these provisions if: (1) the action is based on an act or omission that occurred before the suspension was effective; and (2) the suspended insurance would, on its face, cover the alleged professional miscond… 2025-08-26T17:27:06Z  
101-s-3238 101 s 3238 Title X Pregnancy Counseling Act of 1990 Health 1990-10-24 1990-10-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI] RI R C000269 24 Title X Pregnancy Counseling Act of 1990 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to ensure that projects receiving assistance under title X of the Public Health Service Act offer pregnant women information and counseling on all legal and medical options. Requires that women requesting information regarding an unintended pregnancy be provided with nondirective counseling and referral on prenatal care, delivery, infant care, foster care, adoption services, and pregnancy termination. 2025-08-26T17:29:22Z  
101-s-3239 101 s 3239 Civil Rights Act of 1990 Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1990-10-24 1990-10-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] KS R D000401 3 Civil Rights Act of 1990 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to provide for the burden of proof which the complaining party and the respondent must meet in certain situations relating to unlawful employment practices based on disparate impact. Allows a rule barring employment of an individual who currently and knowlingly uses or possesses an illegal drug unless the rule is adopted or applied with intent to discriminate. Allows establishment of an unlawful employment practice on a demonstration that a certain basis was a motivating factor for a practice, even though other factors also motivated the practice. Prohibits certain types of relief on a demonstration that the respondent would have taken the same action in the absence of any discrimination. Allows, on such a showing, declaratory and injunctive relief, attorney's fees, and costs. Provides for the finality of litigated or consent judgments or orders, barring actions (challenging an employment practice required by a judgment or order) by persons who had certain types of notice and opportunity. Declares that an alleged unlawful employment practice occurs, with regard to a seniority system, when: (1) the system is adopted; (2) an individual becomes subject to the system; or (3) a person is injured by application of the system or provision, adopted for an intentionally discriminatory purpose, whether or not the discriminatory purpose is apparent on the face of the provision. Allows a court, in fashioning remedies for unlawful intentional employment discrimination, to require the respondent to pay a specified amount if: (1) needed to deter the respondent from engaging in such practices; and (2) otherwise justified by the equities, consistent with the purposes of the equal employment opportunities provisions of the Act, and in the public interest. Requires all employment discrimination cases to be heard and determined by a judge, except that, if the court determines that the claims presented may require the payments authorized by this paragraph and that a… 2025-08-26T17:28:49Z  
101-s-3240 101 s 3240 Access to International Education Opportunities Abroad Amendments of 1990 Education 1990-10-24 1990-10-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CT D D000388 0 Access to International Education Opportunities Abroad Amendments of 1990 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to revise student assistance for those engaged in study abroad. Specifies that programs of study abroad approved for credit by an institution of higher education (approved programs of study abroad) are among those for which eligible students may receive student assistance under the programs of Pell grants, supplemental educational opportunity grants, grants to States for State student incentives, guaranteed student loans, and Perkins loans. Revises student eligibility for assistance to declare that nothing in HEA shall be construed to limit or otherwise prohibit access to approved programs of study abroad. Declares that: (1) otherwise eligible students engaged in an approved program of study abroad are also eligible for assistance under title IV (Student Assistance) of HEA; and (2) such a study abroad program need not be a required part of the student's degree program to qualify for such assistance. Requires eligible institutions to: (1) disseminate to prospective and enrolled students accurate information describing the fact that enrollment in an approved program of study abroad may be considered enrollment in the home institution for purposes of applying for Federal student financial assistance; and (2) agree, for purposes of student assistance program participation, not to deny any form of Federal aid to any student who meets HEA eligibility requirements on the grounds that such student is taking part in an approved program of study abroad. Applies existing requirements for loan check endorsement and multiple disbursement of federally-insured and guaranteed student loans to students engaged in an approved program of study abroad. Establishes a program of incentive grants for enrollment in special programs abroad. Authorizes the Secretary of Education (the Secretary) to: (1) make grants to institutions of higher education or certain other organizations to pay partial incentive stipends … 2025-08-26T17:25:51Z  
101-s-3241 101 s 3241 A bill entitled the "Iraqi Assets Control Act". International Affairs 1990-10-24 1990-10-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. Senate Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MT D B000243 5 Requires the President to: (1) identify those persons engaged in interstate commerce in the United States that are controlled by Iraqi persons; (2) identify property in which transactions have been blocked pursuant to an executive order freezing Iraqi assets; and (3) conduct investigations to determine whether Iraqi control of such entity might impair the national security. Grants the President the authority to: (1) order the seizure of any such property or interest if the President determines that Iraqi control thereof might impair national security and that seizure is in the national interest; and (2) pay U.S. creditors and other holders of obligations for which Iraq has suspended payment or repayment. Directs the President to equitably distribute the funds gained from the liquidated assets among all creditors and other obligation holders, including the U.S. Government. 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z  
101-s-3242 101 s 3242 Community Relations Act Housing and Community Development 1990-10-24 1990-10-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH] OH D M000678 1 Community Relations Act - States that the purposes of this Act are to: (1) provide resources to foster and maintain multicultural coalitions in communities experiencing cross-group conflict on a long-term basis; (2) fund model projects to address community based tension by bringing people from different groups together to work on specific projects of concern to the local population; (3) provide Federal resources to local communities to enable them to develop approaches to reduce community based tensions; (4) establish a mechanism through which representatives of communities can share experiences and innovative ideas across projects and disseminate successful approaches to other communities; and (5) provide technical support to programs after Federal funding has ended in order to foster ongoing coalitions which could address new community problems when they occur. Designates the Community Relations Service of the Department of Justice as responsible for carrying out this Act. Requires the Service to: (1) seek technical assistance from individuals, agencies, and organizations experienced in training, maintaining, and supporting coalitions; (2) contract with such individuals, agencies, or organizations as necessary to assure that the purposes of the Act are carried out; (3) make such technical assistance available to local offices of the Service; and (4) provide technical assistance and training to projects funded under this Act. Directs the Service to make grants to coalitions for the establishment of Service projects in accordance with this Act. Requires the national office of the Service to consider the recommendations of a national board before approving a project. Sets forth the responsibilities of the Service, including: (1) disseminating information on the availability of project grants to communities which have experienced community based tension in the recent past; (2) providing technical assistance to local agencies, organizations, and individuals to develop coalitions; (3) providing assistance to coal… 2025-08-26T17:28:23Z  
101-s-3243 101 s 3243 Tax Policy Freedom of Information and Sunshine Act of 1990 Economics and Public Finance 1990-10-24 1990-10-24 Read twice and referred jointly to the Committees on Budget; Governmental Affairs pursuant to the order of August 4, 1977, with instructions that if one committee reports, the other committee has thirty days to report or be discharged. Senate Sen. Kasten, Robert W., Jr. [R-WI] WI R K000019 0 Tax Policy Freedom of Information and Sunshine Act of 1990 - Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to require reports accompanying the concurrent resolution on the budget to include technical explanations setting forth the economic data, assumptions, and methodology in sufficient detail to permit replications of the results by nongovernmental analysts. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Joint Tax Committee to follow such procedure in reports accompanying legislation considered or reported by the Committee on Finance or the Committee on Ways and Means. 2025-08-26T17:29:19Z  
101-s-3232 101 s 3232 A bill to require Federal departments, agencies, and instrumentalities to separate certain solid waste for recycling purposes. Environmental Protection 1990-10-23 1990-10-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] KY R M000355 0 Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to direct the Administrator of General Services to: (1) establish, and periodically modify, a program requiring each Federal department, agency, or instrumentality to separate and collect solid waste (including high-grade paper, newspapers, aluminum, bottles, and containers) for recycling; (2) establish and implement a system for monitoring and enforcing the provisions of this Act; and (3) report periodically to the Congress as to the extent of compliance for the preceding 12-month period. Authorizes any such entity to retain any moneys received from the sale of such waste for use in carrying out its functions. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z  
101-s-3233 101 s 3233 A bill to authorize the addition of 15 acres to Morristown National Historical Park. Public Lands and Natural Resources 1990-10-23 1990-10-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ] NJ D B001225 1 Amends Federal law to authorize the addition of certain lands to Morristown National Historical Park, New Jersey. 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z  
101-s-3234 101 s 3234 Workers' Family Protection Act of 1990 Labor and Employment 1990-10-23 1990-10-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT] VT R J000072 1 Workers' Family Protection Act of 1990 - Requires the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (the Director), in cooperation with the Secretary of Labor and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (the EPA Administrator), to study the prevalence of and issues related to contamination of workers' homes with hazardous chemicals and substances transported from their workplace (contamination). Requires the Director to identify industries prone to such contamination, evaluate current statutory and regulatory safeguards, and compile a review of the previous research. Requires the Director to provide grants to eligible States for case studies to evaluate the economic, physiological, and psychological effects on workers and their communities from, and preventive and remediation methods respecting, such contamination. Directs the EPA Administrator to: (1) cooperate with and assist the Director and eligible States in such studies; (2) evaluate effectiveness in addressing such contamination under programs established under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act and the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986; (3) compile a review of previous related research on indoor air quality; and (4) evaluate whether current environmental laws and regulations pose an undue burden on families seeking to redress such contamination. Requires the Director to issue to the Congress an interim report and a final report including recommendations for addressing any overlap in Federal agency jurisdiction over such contamination. Directs the Secretary of Labor to: (1) issue appropriate regulations to prevent release of hazardous chemicals and substances from a workplace or workers' clothing or persons; or (2) report to the Congress on why such regulations are unnecessary. Requires the Secretary, at a minimum, to: (1) determine whether additional regulations are needed to protect workers' families from employee transported releases of lead, elemental … 2025-08-26T17:25:44Z  
101-s-3235 101 s 3235 State-Conducted Lotteries Clarification Act of 1990 Sports and Recreation 1990-10-23 1990-10-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN] TN D G000321 0 State-Conducted Lotteries Clarification Act of 1990 - Amends Federal law to subject any State-conducted, sports-related lotteries to the criminal code prohibitions from which other kinds of State-conducted lotteries are exempted. 2025-08-26T17:25:27Z  
101-s-3236 101 s 3236 A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security Act to require States to develop plans for cases where the placement of certain children in foster care or transitional independent living may not be carried out immediately. Social Welfare 1990-10-23 1990-10-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] NY D M001054 0 Amends title IV of the Social Security Act to require State plans for foster care and adoption assistance to provide for plans for cases where the placement of certain children in foster care or transitional independent living may not be carried out immediately. 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z  
101-s-3237 101 s 3237 Silver Coin Proof Sets Act Finance and Financial Sector 1990-10-23 1990-11-15 Became Public Law No: 101-585. Senate Sen. Bryan, Richard H. [D-NV] NV D B000993 8 Silver Coin Proof Sets Act - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to sell annually to the public sets of proof coins made of an alloy of 90 percent silver and ten percent copper. Requires the Secretary to obtain silver for such coins by purchase from stockpiles established under the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act and from Treasury stocks on hand. 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z  
101-s-3226 101 s 3226 Hazardous Waste Safe Burning Act of 1990 Environmental Protection 1990-10-22 1990-10-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Kasten, Robert W., Jr. [R-WI] WI R K000019 0 Hazardous Waste Safe Burning Act of 1990 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to modify the regulation setting standards applicable to the owners and operators of facilities which burn, for purposes of energy recovery, fuels containing hazardous waste to reflect the following provisions applicable to cement, lime, and aggregate kilns: (1) standards and requirements that are no less stringent than those which apply to incinerators by virtue of regulations currently in effect and permit requirements for the treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous waste under such Act; (2) emission standards no less stringent than those proposed for incinerators by the Administrator on April 27, 1990; (3) requirements for the management of all residues from the burning of hazardous waste that are no less stringent than those applicable to incinerators; (4) requirements that any products resulting from the burning of hazardous waste meet specified treatment standards issued pursuant to such Act; (5) requirements for submission to the Administrator of a trial burn plan by each major burner of hazardous waste (in excess of 10,000 tons in any consecutive 12-month period) by June 30, 1991, and by all other burners of hazardous waste by December 31, 1991; (6) the requirement for submission to the Administrator of a trial burn report within six months of completion of the trial burn; and (7) the requirement for submission of a permit application by major burners of hazardous waste by September 30, 1991, and by all other burners of hazardous waste by March 31, 1992. Prohibits the burning of any fuel which contains any hazardous waste, or any other hazardous waste, in any cement, aggregate, or lime kiln after June 30, 1991, unless such standards are issued in the form of a final regulation by such date. Directs the Administrator: (1) to supervise a trial burn by each burner of hazardous waste within three months from the submission of such burner's trial burn plan; (… 2025-08-26T17:25:34Z  
101-s-3227 101 s 3227 A bill to redesignate the Vacherie Post Office located at 2747 Highway 20 in Vacherie, Louisiana, as the John Richard Haydel Post Office. Government Operations and Politics 1990-10-22 1990-10-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA] LA D B000780 1 Designates the U.S. Post Office Building at 2747 Highway 20, Vacherie, Louisiana, as the John Richard Haydel Post Office. 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z  
101-s-3228 101 s 3228 Three Affiliated Tribes and Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act Native Americans 1990-10-22 1990-10-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Senate Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] ND D C000705 1 Three Affiliated Tribes and Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act - Declares that: (1) the Three Affiliated Tribes (TAT) (the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Tribes that reside on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation) are entitled to additional financial compensation from amounts deposited to a TAT Recovery Fund for the taking of reservation lands for the site of the Garrison Dam and Reservoir; and (2) the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe (SRST) (members of the Great Sioux Nation that reside on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation) is entitled to additional financial compensation from amounts deposited to a SRST Economic Recovery Fund for the taking of reservation lands as the site for the Oahe Dam and Reservoir. Establishes such Funds. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to deposit into each Fund 25 percent of the receipts from deposits to the Treasury for the preceding fiscal year from the integrated programs of the Eastern Division of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Project administered by the Western Area Power Administration, subject to certain limitations. Authorizes appropriations to each Fund. Makes available only the interest on the moneys in each Fund for use by the Secretary of the Interior in making payments to the SRST for use for educational, social welfare, economic development, and other programs. Specifies that: (1) no payments pursuant to this Act shall result in the reduction or denial of any Federal services or programs to which the TAT or SRST, or any of their members, are otherwise entitled to because of their status as a federally recognized Indian tribe or member pursuant to Federal law; (2) no such payments shall be subject to Federal or State income tax, or affect power rates; and (3) no part of any moneys in either Fund shall be distributed to any TAT or SRST member on a per capita basis. Authorizes the Secretary to develop irrigation within the boundaries of the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, subject to a finding by the Secretary of irrigability of the lands to rece… 2025-08-26T17:28:04Z  
101-s-3229 101 s 3229 A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to clarify news reporting monitoring as a fair use exception to the exclusive rights of a copyright owner. Commerce 1990-10-22 1990-10-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] UT R H000338 0 Amends Federal copyright law to provide that the fair use of a copyrighted work for purposes of monitoring news reporting programming is not an infringement of copyright. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
101-s-3230 101 s 3230 A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the deportation of aliens who are convicted of felony drunk driving. Immigration 1990-10-22 1990-10-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI] RI D P000193 0 Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the deportation of an alien who has been convicted of driving an automobile while under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance in connection with a traffic accident resulting in a fatality or serious bodily injury to an innocent party. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
101-s-3231 101 s 3231 Greer Spring Acquisition and Protection Act of 1990 Public Lands and Natural Resources 1990-10-22 1990-10-23 Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. Senate Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO] MO R B000611 1 Greer Spring Acquisition and Protection Act of 1990 - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to acquire, under certain conditions, fee title to Greer Spring, Missouri, for addition to the Mark Twain National Forest. 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z  
101-s-3225 101 s 3225 A bill to amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to provide for publication of a thorough, accurate, and reliable documentary record of major United States foreign policy activities through the "Foreign Relations of the United States" historical series of the Department of State. International Affairs 1990-10-20 1990-10-22 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Senate Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI] RI D P000193 3 Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to set forth provisions concerning the "Foreign Relations of the United States" historical series, a documentary record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions and diplomatic activity. Requires all Federal agencies engaged in foreign policy to develop procedures for their historical offices to coordinate with the Department of State's Office of the Historian in selecting materials for inclusion in the series. Directs the Advisory Committee on the Foreign Relations of the United States Historical Series for the Department of State to review and make recommendations concerning the documents to be included. Requires selected documents to be submitted for declassification review. Directs Federal agencies, if a document is not declassifiable because of a need to protect sources, methods, or sensitive national security information, to make deletions in the text to make the document declassifiable. Requires Federal agencies, if the meaning of a document is so altered by such deletions that it would be misleading, to prepare an unclassified summary of the document. Sets forth congressional reporting requirements for agencies that refuse to prepare declassified documents or unclassified summaries. Establishes the Advisory Committee on the Foreign Relations of the United States Historical Series for the Department of State. Authorizes the Advisory Committee to approve the withholding of a document or a portion of a document from publication in the historical series if necessary to: (1) avoid publication of matters which would impede current diplomatic negotiations or official activities of the U.S. Government; or (2) condense the record and avoid repetition of details. Directs the Secretary of State to ensure that the historical series shall be published within 30 years after the events documented. Requires all Department of State documents to be automatically declassified 30 years after the events documented and made available to the public at the National Arch… 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z  
101-s-3221 101 s 3221 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide greater flexibility for rollovers from qualified employer pension plans. Taxation 1990-10-19 1990-10-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] MD D M000702 1 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise provisions concerning rollovers from qualified employer pensions plans. Allows the tax-free rollover of savings into individual retirement accounts. Makes this Act effective for distributions made after December 31, 1986. 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z  
101-s-3222 101 s 3222 Resolution Trust Corporation Funding Act Finance and Financial Sector 1990-10-19 1990-11-02 Message on Senate action sent to the House. Senate Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI] MI D R000249 0 Resolution Trust Corporation Funding Act - Amends the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to mandate that requests for additional funding for the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC): (1) be submitted to specified congressional committees; and (2) contain a complete and detailed six-month financial plan for spending such resources. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of the Treasury for FY 1991 to provide interim funding for the RTC and the Oversight Board. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the RTC should not provide assistance to troubled depository institutions or pay their insured depositors any amount in excess of what they would have received if the Corporation had liquidated the institution unless the RTC determines on the basis of written documentation that such assistance or payments are more economical than liquidation of the institution. Requires the RTC to present to specified congressional committees written corroborative documentation that its treatment of uninsured deposits as insured deposits is more economical than the cost of liquidation. 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z  
101-s-3223 101 s 3223 Mass Transit Equity Act of 1990 Government Operations and Politics 1990-10-19 1990-10-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR] AR D B001057 1 Mass Transit Equity Act of 1990 - Directs the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to provide for the payment of the mass transit commuting costs of contractor employees while performing under certain contracts with the Federal Government. 2025-08-26T17:24:53Z  
101-s-3224 101 s 3224 Breast Cancer Screening Safety Act of 1990 Health 1990-10-19 1990-10-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Adams, Brock [D-WA] WA D A000031 1 Breast Cancer Screening Safety Act of 1990 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require certification in order for a facility to perform mammograms or mammography services. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue and renew certificates for up to two years. Requires, in order to be certified, that a facility be accredited. Allows the Secretary to approve a private nonprofit organization to be an accreditation body which meets certain requirements, including inspecting facilities. Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish standards for facilities to assure the safety and accuracy of mammography; (2) specify organizations eligible to certify individuals to perform radiological procedures; (3) specify boards eligible to certify individuals to interpret screening mammograms; and (4) establish standards regarding the qualifications for individuals to interpret screening mammograms. Authorizes the Secretary to conduct annual announced and unannounced inspections of certified facilities. Provides for: (1) intermediate sanctions for certain violations; (2) suspension, revocation, and limitation of certificates; and (3) injunctions. Requires fees for certificate issuance and renewal, and for inspections, sufficient to cover costs. Requires annual publication of a list of facilities convicted of fraud and abuse, false billings, or kickbacks, facilities that have had certificates revoked, suspended, or limited, and facilities that have been the subject of a sanction or other similar matters. Allows the Secretary to exempt facilities in a State with more stringent requirements from compliance with this Act. Directs the Secretary to establish a Mammography Registry to maintain information on the former mammograms of women. 2025-08-26T17:27:47Z  
101-s-3215 101 s 3215 A bill to authorize the transfer by lease of a specified naval landing ship dock to the Government of Brazil. Armed Forces and National Security 1990-10-18 1990-11-15 Became Public Law No: 101-568. Senate Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] GA D N000171 1 Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to lease the naval landing ship dock Alamo to the Governmment of Brazil under leasing authority provided in the Arms Export Control Act. Requires lease costs to be charged to the Government of Brazil. Terminates such leasing authority if such lease is not entered into within two years after enactment of this Act. Bars the Secretary from exercising the authority granted under this Act unless and until the Brazilian Government has provided written assurances to the Secretary of State that Brazil is in compliance with the United Nations sanctions against Iraq and has discontinued the export to Iraq of all military equipment, materials, and technologies. 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z  
101-s-3216 101 s 3216 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Charleston, South Carolina, as the "Ralph H. Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center". Armed Forces and National Security 1990-10-18 1990-10-31 Became Public Law No: 101-488. Senate Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] SC R T000254 1 Designates the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Charleston, South Carolina, as the Ralph H. Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. 2022-12-13T14:27:04Z  
101-s-3217 101 s 3217 National Museum of the American Indian Amendments Act Native Americans 1990-10-18 1990-10-18 Read twice and referred jointly to the Committees on Rules; Indian Affairs by unanimous consent. Senate Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] HI D I000025 1 National Museum of the American Indian Amendments Act - Amends the National Museum of the American Indian Act to require the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, with respect to the inventory of Native American human remains and associated funerary objects to identify their geographic and cultural affiliation. Establishes certain requirements for such inventories and identifications, and the required notifications of affected Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. Requires publication of such notices in the Federal Register. Requires the Secretary to provide a written summary (in lieu of an object by object inventory) of Native American unassociated funerary and sacred objects, or objects of cultural patrimony, based upon all available information. Makes certain information available, upon request, to Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations to determine the geographic origin, cultural affiliation, and basic facts surrounding acquisition and accession of Native American objects subject to this Act. Sets forth procedures for return of Native American human remains, associated funerary objects, unassociated funerary objects, sacred objects, or objects of cultural patrimony. Releases the Federal Government and the Secretary from any claims by an aggrieved party or for claims of breach of fiduciary duty, public trust, or violations of Federal law inconsistent with the provisions of this Act for the repatriation of any item in good faith. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make grants to Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations to assist them in reaching and carrying out repatriation-related agreements. Increases from two to ten the number of employees serving the Director of the National Museum of the American Indian of the Smithsonian Institution. 2025-08-26T17:24:53Z  
101-s-3218 101 s 3218 Environmental Marketing Claims Act of 1990 Environmental Protection 1990-10-18 1990-10-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] NJ D L000123 1 Environmental Marketing Claims Act of 1990 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish an environmental marketing claims regulatory program and an Independent Advisory Board to advise and make recommendations on the regulation of such claims. Requires the Administrator, in promulgating such regulations, to ensure that such claims are related to a specific environmental impact or attribute to ensure that the claims are not false or deceptive. Provides that such claims shall be substantiated on the basis of the best available scientific information. Requires the Administrator to assign products to categories based on the composition and packaging of the product. Sets forth requirements with respect to claims of recycled content, recyclability, reusability, or compostability of a product. Directs the Administrator to determine whether it is appropriate to promulgate additional regulations to: (1) reflect the best available technology to encourage higher performance levels in products and packaging; and (2) reflect the most recent scientific and practical knowledge of technological advances and improvements in manufacturing techniques and waste management. Provides for the triennial review of regulations. Authorizes interested individuals to petition the Administrator to promulgate additional regulations. Requires persons who intend to use environmental marketing claims for which the Administrator has promulgated a regulation to certify to the Administrator that the claims meet this Act's requirements. Directs persons using claims to resubmit a certification to the Administrator that the claims meet this Act's requirements if: (1) changes have been made in the product or the package that would affect its ability to meet previous regulatory requirements of the claim; or (2) new regulations have been promulgated under this Act relating to the claim being used. Makes it unlawful to fail to comply with regulation or certification requirements. Prescribes civil and criminal penal… 2025-08-26T17:28:44Z  
101-s-3219 101 s 3219 A bill to mandate a study of the effectiveness of the National Drug Strategy and to provide for an accounting of funds devoted to its implementation. Health 1990-10-18 1990-10-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] NY D M001054 0 Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into arrangements with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a comprehensive study and investigation of the effectiveness in reducing drug addiction of the various components of the Federal anti-drug program, including: (1) crop eradication; (2) crop substitution; (3) support for local and foreign law enforcement; (4) interdiction; (5) education; (6) treatment; (7) criminal justice system reforms; and (8) research. Requires that such study: (1) control for the effects of broad societal changes unrelated to specific anti-drug initiatives, such as changing demographic patterns; (2) separate the effects of each component of the Federal anti-drug program from the effects of other anti-drug initiatives; (3) consider the extent to which the expenditure of Federal funds on job training, education, and other health, education, and welfare programs contributes to reducing epidemic drug addiction; (4) examine the cost of each component of the Federal anti-drug program, as well as such other programs which reduce drug addiction; and (5) take into account social and demographic factors which influence rates and forms of epidemic drug addiction and provide information on the effectiveness of the various components of the Federal anti-drug program on various demographic subgroups within the population. Requires the General Accounting Office to provide to the Congress annual audit reports concerning the management and expenditures of the component parts of the Federal anti-drug program. 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z  
101-s-3220 101 s 3220 Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act of 1990 Environmental Protection 1990-10-18 1990-10-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD] MD D S000064 5 Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act of 1990 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to maintain within EPA a Chesapeake Bay Liaison Office to support the Chesapeake Executive Council in the following areas: (1) supporting and coordinating Federal, State, and local efforts to improve the water quality and living resources of the Chesapeake Bay; (2) assisting Bay program signatories in implementing specific action plans to carry out responsibilities under the Chesapeake Bay Agreement; (3) collecting and making available information on the Bay's environmental quality and living resources; and (4) coordinating the monitoring and data collection program to assess the impact of environmental changes on the Bay. Requires the Administrator and the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to implement science, research, monitoring, and data collection activities supporting the Chesapeake Bay Program. Sets forth responsibilities of the Administrator of NOAA with respect to the Chesapeake Bay. Directs the Administrators to ensure that projects for which funds are requested have undergone peer review. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the EPA Administrator to implement the Comprehensive Basinwide Toxics Reduction Strategy to achieve a multijurisdictional approach for reducing toxic inputs to the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed. Directs the Administrator to: (1) undertake research and monitoring to improve understanding of intermedia transfers and the eventual fate and biological effects of toxics within the Bay watershed; and (2) implement toxics reduction and prevention programs. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the EPA Administrator to expedite the development of a Chesapeake Bay watershed land use data base to provide information to plan for and manage growth and development and associated impacts on the Chesapeake Bay system. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the EPA Administrator to establish a d… 2025-08-26T17:26:19Z  
101-s-3212 101 s 3212 Industrial Development for Eastern Europe Foundation Act International Affairs 1990-10-17 1990-10-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Senate Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT] CT D L000304 0 Industrial Development for Eastern Europe Foundation Act - Establishes the Industrial Development for Eastern Europe Foundation. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should negotiate with foreign nations for participation by such nations in carrying out the Foundation's activities. Declares that the purposes of the Foundation are to: (1) promote and support joint, nondefense, industrial research and development activities of benefit to the nations involved with the Foundation; (2) develop nondefense high technology industry in such nations; (3) aid in the modernization of such nations' economies by helping them create a more sophisticated manufacturing base; and (4) help such nations become economically viable by providing benefits to their industrial sector. Requires the Foundation to support research and development activities which: (1) involve applied science activities through which an innovation becomes a commercial product; and (2) assist with product engineering and manufacturing start up. Provides that projects shall be supported through direct investment and joint ventures. Permits technology and products developed as a result of the Foundation's work to be freely transferable among nations participating in a project. Declares that more than one Foundation member nation must participate in a project. Sets forth provisions concerning the Foundation's Board of Governors. Requires the Board to consist of: (1) the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of the Treasury; and (2) a representative from the Foreign Ministry, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Trade and Industry, and the national science foundation from the governments of Poland, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia. Makes other East European countries eligible for membership in the Foundation whenever the Board determines that such countries have made progress toward marketization and democratization and are not in violation of specified human rights provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. Creat… 2025-08-26T17:26:17Z  
101-s-3213 101 s 3213 A bill to clarify that the inspection of meat and poultry products offered for import into the United States is to be conducted by United States personnel, and for other purposes. Agriculture and Food 1990-10-17 1990-10-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. Senate Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] SD D D000064 0 Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act to require that meat being imported be subject to the same inspection, sanitary, quality, species verification, and residue standards applied to products produced in the United States. Requires that inspections of imports be carried out by U.S. inspectors. Amends the Poultry Products Inspection Act to require that inspections of imports be done by U.S. inspectors. 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z  
101-s-3214 101 s 3214 Railroad Workers' Injury Compensation Act of 1990 Labor and Employment 1990-10-17 1990-10-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Kasten, Robert W., Jr. [R-WI] WI R K000019 0 Railroad Workers' Injury Compensation Act of 1990 - Repeals the Federal Employers' Liability Act. Requires each State not to prohibit railroad employees from access to the State's workers' compensation program. Requires that any claim against a railroad by an employee of that railroad for injury, death, or occupational disease arising out of or in the course of the employee's employment shall be treated the same as the claims of non-railroad employees against their employers brought under the State's workers' compensation laws. Subjects the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) to the workers' compensation taxes, fees, and assessments of a State in the same manner and to the same extent as any other interstate entity doing business within the State and governed by its workers' compensation laws. 2025-08-26T17:29:26Z  
101-s-3205 101 s 3205 A bill to expand the boundaries of the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park, Virginia. Public Lands and Natural Resources 1990-10-16 1990-10-17 Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. Senate Sen. Warner, John [R-VA] VA R W000154 0 Amends the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park Expansion Act of 1989 to expand the boundaries of the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park in Virginia to include specified lands. 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z  
101-s-3206 101 s 3206 Montana Roadless Lands Advisory Commission Act of 1990 Public Lands and Natural Resources 1990-10-16 1990-10-17 Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. Senate Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT] MT R B001126 0 Montana Roadless Lands Advisory Commission Act of 1990 - Establishes the Montana Roadless Land Council (the Council) together with a local council for each of the national forests in Montana to assist and advise the Council with respect to the preparation of a land classification plan for each such national forest. Requires the Council to present to the Congress a proposed land classification plan for each national forest in Montana that establishes a classification of each of the roadless lands as wilderness, nonwilderness, or otherwise. 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z  
101-s-3207 101 s 3207 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991 Economics and Public Finance 1990-10-16 1990-10-28 Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. Senate Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] NV D R000146 0 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991 - Title I: Congressional Operations - Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 1991 - Appropriates funds for FY 1991 for the operations of the Senate. Sets forth administrative provisions for the use of such funds. Appropriates funds for: (1) joint items of the House and Senate; (2) the Office of Technology Assessment; (3) the Congressional Budget Office; (4) the Office of the Architect of the Capitol; (5) the Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress; and (6) congressional printing and binding at the Government Printing Office. Empowers U.S. Capitol Police to make arrests off Capitol grounds in certain circumstances. Title II: Other Agencies - Appropriates funds for: (1) the Botanic Garden; (2) the Library of Congress; (3) the Architect of the Capitol; (4) the Copyright Royalty Tribunal; (5) the Government Printing Office; and (6) the General Accounting Office. Sets forth limitations on the use of such funds. Title III: General Provisions - Sets forth various specified requirements for and prohibitions against or limitations on the use of appropriations. Directs the Architect of the Capitol to develop an overall telecommunications plan for the other agencies of the legislative branch that will be compatible with current plans of the House and the Senate. Authorizes legislative branch agencies to use telecommunications systems and services provided by the Architect of the Capitol, the House, or the Senate under a specified plan if such systems and services have been: (1) acquired competitively; and (2) determined to at least equal in quality to, and not greater in cost than, the systems and services known as "FTS2000." Amends Federal law to remove the disbursement authority of the Botanic Garden from the Library of Congress. Requires Federal departments, agencies, or instrumentalities to have a policy designed to ensure that all of its workplaces are drug-free. Amends the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development Act … 2025-08-26T17:25:24Z  
101-s-3208 101 s 3208 A bill to amend section 11122 of title 49, United States Code, relating to freight cars. Transportation and Public Works 1990-10-16 1990-10-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Senate Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME] ME D M000811 1 Amends Federal law to provide that regulations adopted by the Interstate Commerce Commission for freight cars owned or leased by small railroads shall apply to freight cars owned or leased by class III rail carriers and by any class II rail carrier which demonstrates to the Commission special circumstances (when the ratio of loaded freight cars to those unloaded on its line during the preceding year exceeds two to one) justifying such application. 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z  
101-s-3209 101 s 3209 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 Economics and Public Finance 1990-10-16 1990-11-08 See also H.R. 5835. Senate Sen. Sasser, Jim [D-TN] TN D S000068 0 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 - Title I: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry - Agricultural Reconciliation Act of 1990 - Provides for acreage reduction programs for the 1991 through 1995 crops of wheat, feed grains, upland cotton, and rice, and deficiency payments for the same commodities starting with the 1992 crops. Sets forth the price supports for the 1991 through 1995 crops of oilseeds. Establishes 1991 through 1995 authorization levels for Rural Electrification Administration and Farmers Home Administration loans. Title II: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs - Subtitle A: Federal Deposit Insurance Premiums - FDIC Premium Act of 1990 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to assessment rates and reserve ratios. Subtitle B: FHA Mortgage Insurance - Amends the National Housing Act with respect to reverse mortgage insurance, actuarial soundness for the mutual mortgage insurance fund, and risk-based periodic mortgage insurance premiums. Subtitle C: Mortgage Assignments - Amends the National Housing Act with respect to mortgage assignments. Subtitle D: Crime and Flood Insurance Programs - Amends the National Housing Act to extend the crime insurance program through FY 1995 and the National Flood Insurance Act to extend its programs through FY 1995. Title III: Commerce, Science, and Transportation - Subtitle A: User Fees - Amends specified Federal law with respect to Coast Guard, railroad safety, U.S. Travel and Tourism Facilitation, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration user fees. Subtitle B: Airport Capacity - Airport Capacity Act of 1990 - Amends the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to extend the authorization of appropriations through FY 1992 for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) operations. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to develop a National Aviation Noise Policy. Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to authorize the Secretary to establish by regulation a program for the imposition of approved passenger … 2025-08-26T17:24:41Z  
101-s-3210 101 s 3210 Savings Bank Safety and Soundness Act of 1990 Finance and Financial Sector 1990-10-16 1990-10-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. Senate Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI] MI D R000249 1 Savings Bank Safety and Soundness Act of 1990 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to: (1) modify the definition of "bank" to exclude a savings bank that is a Savings Association Insurance Fund member; (2) include in the definition of "State bank" any savings bank that is a Bank Insurance Fund member; and (3) include in the definition of "appropriate Federal banking agency" the Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision in the case of any savings association that is a Savings Association Insurance Fund member (thus preventing State-chartered savings associations from classifying themselves as savings banks in order to evade Federal restrictions upon depository institution practices). Amends the Home Owners' Loan Act to make technical changes in conformance with this Act. 2025-08-26T17:24:32Z  
101-s-3211 101 s 3211 A bill to provide for agency consultation to consider the Northern Spotted Owl. Public Lands and Natural Resources 1990-10-16 1990-10-16 Introduced in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 993. Senate Sen. Packwood, Bob [R-OR] OR R P000009 0 Directs the Chief of the Forest Service and the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to consult with the Secretary of the Interior with respect to certain agency actions affecting timber management in the Northern Spotted Owl forests in Oregon and California. 2021-07-01T15:48:59Z  
101-s-3202 101 s 3202 Middle Income Student Assistance Act Education 1990-10-15 1990-10-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI] RI D P000193 0 Middle Income Student Assistance Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to reduce, from 70 percent to 50 percent, the portion of a student's total income (minus specified adjustments) which is the required student contribution toward higher education expenses, for purposes of student assistance determinations. Excludes, for Pell Grant and other student assistance program need analysis, from the assets of families with adjusted gross incomes of no more than $40,000, the net value of the family's principal place of residence or a farm on which the family resides. Sets the standard contribution from discretionary income at ten and one-half percent of such income (thus eliminating certain charts in which such portion varies with the amount of such income), for purposes of eligibility determinations for dependent students and for independent students with dependents other than a spouse. 2025-08-26T17:28:48Z  
101-s-3203 101 s 3203 A bill to establish a replacement fuels program, and for other purposes. Energy 1990-10-15 1990-10-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT] VT R J000072 0 Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a replacement fuels development program which: (1) promotes the replacement of gasolines as a motor fuel with nonpetroleum motor fuels; (2) ensures the availability of replacement and nonpetroleum motor fuels; and (3) will have the greatest impact in improving air quality in urban areas, along transportation corridors, and nationwide. Prescribes program guidelines. Requires the Secretary to establish optimal replacement fuel production goals for 1996 and 1997 and to report to the Congress about program status. Prescribes minimum percentages of domestically produced replacement fuel to be sold in specified calendar years. Sets a deadline by which the Secretary must prescribe the minimum percentage of domestically produced replacement fuel which must be contained in the total annual gasoline sales by refiners for motor fuel use in certain years. Requires refiners and manufacturers to report annually to the Secretary regarding the amount of domestically produced replacement fuel and nonpetroleum fuel sold. Requires the Secretary to promulgate regulations by a specified deadline regarding the exchange of marketable credits among: (1) refiners; (2) manufacturers of replacement fuels; and (3) distributors of nonpetroleum motor fuels sold into commerce for transportation purposes. Establishes civil penalties for violations of this Act. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the Secretary to issue regulations requiring gasoline retailers to have replacement motor fuels and nonpetroleum motor fuels for sale for the transportation needs of consumers. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to report to the Congress on the environmental impact potential of developing replacement fuels and nonpetroleum motor fuels. 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z  
101-s-3204 101 s 3204 A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to exclude certain footwear assembled in beneficiary countries from duty-free treatment. Foreign Trade and International Finance 1990-10-15 1990-10-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME] ME D M000811 4 Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to exclude certain footwear assembled in beneficiary countries from duty-free treatment. 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z  
101-s-3192 101 s 3192 A bill to amend the Water Resource Development Act of 1974 to transfer jurisdiction of the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area from the Secretary of the Army to the Secretary of the Interior, and for other purposes. Water Resources Development 1990-10-12 1990-10-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN] TN D G000321 3 Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1974 to transfer responsibility for all planning, acquisition, development, and administrative jurisdiction over all Federal lands, water, interests, and improvements within the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area in Kentucky and Tennessee from the Secretary of the Army to the Secretary of the Interior. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to complete all acquisition and development activities in progress on the date of transfer. Modifies certain restrictions on motorized transportation in the gorge area. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make improvements to the Charity Creek Lodge, its associated facilities, and historic structures determined to be eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z  
101-s-3193 101 s 3193 A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to report to Congress concerning the use of fiberglass and mineral wool as a substitute for hazardous chemicals. Environmental Protection 1990-10-12 1990-10-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] WI D K000305 0 Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to report to the Congress on: (1) what action EPA has taken or intends to take in connection with the regulation of fiberglass and mineral wool; and (2) recommendations regarding the desirability of, and need for, a program for the pretesting of chemical substances and mixtures likely to be used as substitutes for hazardous chemical substances and mixtures banned or regulated under the Toxic Substances Control Act. Requires the Administrator to publish and distribute to all local educational agencies and State Governors information describing the risks associated with replacement fibers for asbestos such as fiberglass and mineral wool. 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z  
101-s-3194 101 s 3194 An original bill entitled the "Comprehensive Thrift and Bank Fraud Prosecution and Taxpayer Recovery Act of 1990". Finance and Financial Sector 1990-10-12 1990-10-12 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 979. Senate Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] DE D B000444 0 Title I: Bank Fraud and Embezzlement Penalties - Comprehensive Thrift and Bank Fraud Prosecution and Taxpayer Recovery Act of 1990 - Amends Federal criminal law to establish criminal penalties (including imprisonment) for the concealment of assets from an appropriate Federal banking agency or the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) (acting as conservator or receiver). Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Federal Credit Union Insurance Act to prohibit certain felons convicted of dishonesty or breach of trust from controlling or participating in the affairs of a depository institution. Amends Federal criminal law to establish criminal penalties (including imprisonment) for obstructing any examination of a financial institution. Increases to 30 years (currently 20 years) the maximum prison term for bank fraud and embezzlement. Establishes a ten-year statute of limitations for the prosecution of racketeering offenses involving financial institutions. Extends money laundering prohibitions to include funds from specified bank crimes. Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to promulgate guidelines for increased penalties for convictions of certain bank crimes in which the defendant derived more than $1,000,000 in gross receipts from the offense. Provides for restoration of forfeited property and for restitution to bank crime victims. Sets forth maximum criminal fines and minimum imprisonment terms (which may be up to life imprisonment) for certain continuing financial crime enterprises (i.e., certain violations committed by at least four persons acting in concert). Authorizes U.S. magistrates to accept guilty pleas for certain felonies affecting an insured depository institution. Authorizes the chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the chairman of the RTC to institute civil remedies proceedings for certain criminal violations affecting insured depository institutions. Title II: Protecting Assets from Wrongful Disposition - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, the National… 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
101-s-3195 101 s 3195 A bill for the relief of the heirs, successors, or assigns of Sadae Tamabayashi. Private Legislation 1990-10-12 1990-10-23 Referred to Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice. Senate Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] HI D A000069 0 Authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Treasury to pay a specified sum to the heirs, successors, or assigns of a named individual in full satisfaction of all their claims against the United States for the destruction or loss of property arising out of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
101-s-3196 101 s 3196 National Historic Preservation Amendments Act of 1990 Public Lands and Natural Resources 1990-10-12 1990-10-15 Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. Senate Sen. Fowler, Wyche, Jr. [D-GA] GA D F000329 0 National Historic Preservation Amendments Act of 1990 - Amends the National Historic Preservation Act to: (1) require the Secretary of the Interior to report, at least once every three years, to the President and to the Congress, on a review of threats to properties included in or eligible for the National Register of Historic Places; (2) revise requirements for State historic preservation programs; (3) provide for tribal historic preservation programs; (4) provide for matching grants to States and direct grants to Indian tribes to carry out this Act; (5) require development of a comprehensive preservation education and training program; (6) revise requirements for awarding and apportioning grants under this Act; (7) require adaptive use alternatives for Federal agency historic properties; and (8) provide for disposition of archaeological materials. Requires the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation to study and report to the Congress on the feasibility of establishing a registration program for artifacts removed from domestic and foreign archaeological sites. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the Council to call for and organize U.S. leadership and participation in an international conference on the international antiquities trade. Provides that the conference shall be held in 1992 as part of the commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the Columbus Discovery Voyage. Amends the National Historic Preservation Act to include within the membership of the council one Native American appointed by the President. Prohibits public access to certain information about historic resources in specified circumstances. Establishes in the Department of the Interior a National Center for Preservation Technology. Establishes a Preservation Technology Board to: (1) provide leadership, policy direction, coordination, and professional oversight to the Center; (2) advise on priorities and the allocation of funds among Center activities; and (3) submit an annual report to the President and the Congress. Authorizes approp… 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z  
101-s-3197 101 s 3197 A bill to amend the Federal Prison Industries Reform Act of 1988 to provide for the creation of the maximum of jobs for Federal inmates. Crime and Law Enforcement 1990-10-12 1990-10-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] MA D K000148 0 Amends the Federal criminal code to require Federal Prison Industries (FPI) to enter an industry only if private firms in such industry have at the four-digit standard Industrial Classification Code level: (1) at least 15 production workers per million dollars of value added; (2) at least ten production workers per million dollars of shipments value; and (3) no more than $18,000 in production wages per production worker, as measured in 1987 dollars. Directs FPI, when considering alternative labor-intensive industries suitable for market entry or expansion, to first enter or expand market share in the industry in which capital investment will create the largest number of jobs for Federal prisoners. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
101-s-3198 101 s 3198 A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain lands to be added to the Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, North Carolina, and for other purposes. Public Lands and Natural Resources 1990-10-12 1990-10-15 Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. Senate Sen. Sanford, Terry [D-NC] NC D S000055 0 Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire through purchase, donation, or exchange all right, title, and interest in certain specified lands to be added to the Fort Raleigh National Historic Site in North Carolina. Directs the Secretary to undertake research on: (1) the history and archaeology of the historic site; and (2) the associated peoples and events. 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z  
101-s-3199 101 s 3199 A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of the Mills River in the State of North Carolina for potential addition to the wild and scenic rivers system. Public Lands and Natural Resources 1990-10-12 1990-10-15 Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. Senate Sen. Sanford, Terry [D-NC] NC D S000055 0 Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of the Mills River in North Carolina for potential addition to the wild and scenic rivers system. 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z  
101-s-3200 101 s 3200 Western North Carolina Wilderness Protection Act of 1990 Public Lands and Natural Resources 1990-10-12 1990-10-25 Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. Hearings held. Senate Sen. Sanford, Terry [D-NC] NC D S000055 0 Western North Carolina Wilderness Protection Act of 1990 - Designates the Lost Cove Wilderness and the Harper Creek Wilderness in the Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina, as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. 2025-08-26T17:24:56Z  
101-s-3201 101 s 3201 A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to permit the city of Fayetteville, North Carolina, to allow vehicular traffic, other than buses, to use Hay Street. Transportation and Public Works 1990-10-12 1990-10-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Senate Sen. Sanford, Terry [D-NC] NC D S000055 0 Requires the Secretary of Transportation to permit Fayetteville, North Carolina, to allow vehicular traffic, other than buses, to use Hay Street. 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z  
101-s-3183 101 s 3183 Urban Schools of America (USA) Act of 1990 Education 1990-10-11 1990-10-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] MA D K000105 3 Urban Schools of America (USA) Act of 1990 - Title I: Urban School Improvement - Authorizes appropriations for this title. Directs the Secretary of Education (the Secretary) to reserve specified funds for: (1) national activities to evaluate urban school improvement programs; and (2) competitive grant awards to exemplary school programs. Directs the Secretary to allot, from remaining amounts, to each eligible local educational agency (LEA) with an approved application an amount based on that LEA's relative allocation under certain provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 for education of disadvantaged children (ESEA chapter I). Provides for annual payments to eligible LEAs with approved applications if they comply with certain data collection requirements to monitor progress toward meeting national education goals, and demonstrate such progress. Sets limits on the time and the amount of funds to be used for planning purposes. Requires LEAs to use funds under this title to meet national education goals through programs designed to: (1) increase the academic achievement of urban school children to at least the national average; (2) prepare all urban children for school; (3) increase the graduation rates of urban students to at least the national average; (4) prepare urban school graduates to enter higher education, pursue careers, and exercise their responsibilities as citizens; (5) recruit and retain qualified teachers; and (6) decrease the use of drugs and alcohol by urban students, enhancing their physical and emotional health. Sets forth program accountability requirements: (1) in general, for initial grants, renewal grants, and renewal of school participation; (2) for achievement, including demonstration of improvement; and (3) data collection to monitor progress in achieving national education goals. Authorizes the Secretary to reserve funds for competitive incentive awards to individual schools participating in projects assisted under this title that demonstrate exemplary pr… 2025-08-26T17:26:33Z  
101-s-3184 101 s 3184 Federal Deposit Insurance Foreign Deposits Amendments Act Finance and Financial Sector 1990-10-11 1990-10-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. Senate Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] WI D K000305 2 Federal Deposit Insurance Foreign Deposits Amendments Act - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to mandate the collection of deposit insurance premiums on foreign accounts in American banks. 2025-08-26T17:24:35Z  
101-s-3185 101 s 3185 Education Capital Fund Act of 1990 Education 1990-10-11 1990-10-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Kerrey, J. Robert [D-NE] NE D K000146 4 Education Capital Fund Act of 1990 - Establishes the Education Capital Fund Board (the Board) as an independent agency. Authorizes the Board to enter into contracts with eligible entities to pay for the Federal share of the costs of educational reform projects. Lists the types of such projects for which such funds may be used. Requires such contracts to be competitive, with specified considerations and priorities, for periods of from three to ten years. Sets forth requirements for applications and contracts. Requires that eligible entities include: (1) local education agencies; (2) consortia of such agencies; (3) schools or consortia of schools in such agencies; or (4) nonprofit organizations with a special ability to carry out educational reform projects. Directs the Board to disseminate widely information about funding. Sets the Federal share of such projects at 75 percent, and requires the non-Federal share to be a cash contribution. Requires that funding under this Act not be taken into consideration in other Federal or State funding decisions, except to the extent that additional assistance is sought for a project receiving assistance under this Act. Sets forth nondiscrimination provisions. Directs the Board to establish a technical assistance referral network to assist entities in developing and carrying out educational reform project proposals. Directs the Board to establish contract review and monitoring procedures, which may not include any review by persons other than the Board. Requires the Board staff to have quarterly contact with each entity that enters into a contract with the Board. Directs the Board to promulgate regulations permitting the suspension of assistance to entities failing to comply with review and monitoring procedures or contract conditions. Requires annual reports to the Board, by the entities with such contracts, and by the Board to the appropriate congressional committees. Directs the Board to: (1) establish necessary regulations; and (2) establish policies, including … 2025-08-26T17:25:23Z  
101-s-3186 101 s 3186 A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Environmental Protection 1990-10-11 1990-10-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT] VT R J000072 0 Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require applicants for Federal licenses for activities which may result in water quality degradation or impairment of designated State uses in navigable waters to provide a certification from the affected State that such activities will not result in such degradation or impairment and will protect the water quality and uses identified in the State's water quality standards. 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z  
101-s-3187 101 s 3187 An original bill to address immediate problems affecting environmental cleanup activities. Environmental Protection 1990-10-11 1990-11-15 Became Public Law No: 101-584. Senate Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND] ND D B001077 0 Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to include within the definition of "response action contractor" any surety who, between October 17, 1990, and December 31, 1992, provides a bid, performance, or payment bond to a response action contractor and begins activities to meet obligations under such bond. Provides that surety bonds required for direct Federal procurement of response action contracts under the Miller Act shall be issued in accordance with such Act. Provides that, if under any Federal law surety bonds are required for direct Federal procurement of response action contracts: (1) no right of action shall accrue on the performance bond issued on such contract to or for the use of any person other than the obligee named in the bond; and (2) in the event of a default, the surety's liability on a bond shall be only for the cost of completion of the contract work in accordance with the plans less the balance of funds remaining to be paid under the contract, up to the penal sum of the bond. 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z  
101-s-3188 101 s 3188 A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to release the restrictions, requirements, and conditions imposed in connection with the conveyance of certain lands to the city of Gary, Indiana. Public Lands and Natural Resources 1990-10-11 1990-10-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Senate Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] IN R L000504 1 Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to grant a release, without monetary consideration, from certain restrictions, requirements, and conditions imposed in connection with the conveyance of certain lands to the city of Gary, Indiana. 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z  
101-s-3189 101 s 3189 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1991 Armed Forces and National Security 1990-10-11 1990-10-16 Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. Senate Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] HI D I000025 0 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1991 - Title I: Military Personnel - Appropriates funds for FY 1991 for military and reserve personnel in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force and for National Guard personnel in the Army and Air Force. Title II: Operation and Maintenance - Appropriates funds for FY 1991 for the operation and maintenance of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, the defense agencies, the respective reserve components, and the Army and Air National Guards. Appropriates funds for the Army's National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice, the Court of Military Appeals, environmental restoration (including a transfer of funds), and humanitarian assistance. Title III: Procurement - Appropriates funds for FY 1991 for the procurement by the Army of aircraft, missiles, weapons, tracked combat vehicles, and ammunition and for other procurement. Appropriates funds to the Navy for the procurement of aircraft, weapons, and shipbuilding and conversion and for other procurement. Appropriates funds for Marine Corps procurement. Appropriates funds for procurement by the Air Force of aircraft and missiles and for other procurement. Appropriates funds for: (1) National Guard and Reserve equipment; (2) procurement by the defense agencies; and (3) Defense Production Act purchases. Title IV: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Appropriates funds for FY 1991 for research, development, test, and evaluation by the Army, Navy (including a transfer of funds), Air Force, and defense agencies. Appropriates funds for the expenses of the Deputy Director of Defense Research and Engineering (Test and Evaluation) and the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation. Title V: Revolving and Management Funds - Appropriates funds for the Army, Air Force and Defense stock funds and for the Army, Navy, and Defense industrial funds. Title VI: Other Department of Defense Appropriations - Appropriates funds for: (1) the destruction of the U.S. stockpile of lethal chemical agents and munitions; (2) drug … 2025-01-14T18:18:18Z  
101-s-3190 101 s 3190 War Prevention and Arms Transfer Control Act International Affairs 1990-10-11 1990-10-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Senate Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] AZ R M000303 1 War Prevention and Arms Transfer Control Act - Directs the President to report annually to the Congress on: (1) any country that has acquired conventional arms or weapons of mass destruction at levels that threaten world or regional peace or the security of the United States, its allies, or other nonbelligerent countries; (2) any country that has used armed force to carry out an act of aggression against another country or that threatens to use such force or to use a weapon of mass destruction against another country; (3) any country that supports any terrorist organization or that has supported terrorism against the United States, its allies, or other nonbelligerent countries; (4) any country which is the subject of a United Nations or U.S. blockade or embargo or is determined to threaten world peace; (5) any country that has transferred goods or technology that may be used to produce or transfer conventional arms or weapons of mass destruction to any country meeting the previously-listed criteria; (6) the flow of defense articles and technology for military uses to each country meeting such criteria; (7) governments and persons involved in the transfer of such goods or technology; (8) the steps taken to enforce this Act, the success of such steps, and the governments and persons sanctioned or penalized by such steps; and (9) U.S. efforts to persuade other countries to cooperate in halting the transfer of such goods or technology. Prohibits exports to, imports from, American economic or military assistance to, or the extension of nondiscriminatory trade treatment to, any country listed under the President's report. Requires the publication of a list of dual-use items subject to export controls under the Export Administration Act of 1979. Prohibits the U.S. Government, in addition to imposing applicable penalties under the Arms Export Control Act and the Export Administration Act of 1979, from procuring any goods or services from, transferring any technology to, and granting any security clearances to, all U.S. … 2025-08-26T17:26:54Z  
101-s-3191 101 s 3191 Civilian Ex-Prisoner of War Health Benefits Act of 1990 Health 1990-10-11 1990-10-12 Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Senate Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] MA D K000105 1 Civilian Ex-Prisoner of War Health Benefits Act of 1990 - Entitles any person who was forcibly detained, held hostage, or interned, including those detained during World War II, the Korean conflict, the Vietnam conflict, or the Lebanese civil war, to necessary medical care for any injury or disability resulting from the period of internment or hiding. Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish an advisory committee known as the Former Civilian American Internee Committee. 2025-08-26T17:24:39Z  
101-s-3176 101 s 3176 National Environmental Education Act Environmental Protection 1990-10-10 1990-11-16 Became Public Law No: 101-619. Senate Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND] ND D B001077 0 National Environmental Education Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish an Office of Environmental Education within EPA to carry out this Act. Establishes an Environmental Education and Training Program to train educational professionals in the development and delivery of environmental education and training programs and studies. Directs the Administrator to make an annual grant to an institution of higher education or nonprofit institution to operate such program. Sets forth application and eligibility requirements and criteria to be considered in awarding such grants. Authorizes the Administrator to enter into cooperative agreements or provide grants to support projects to design, demonstrate, or disseminate practices related to environmental education and training. Outlines activities eligible for grant support and priorities in awarding such grants. Requires the Administrator to publish an annual solicitation for environmental education grants. Authorizes local education agencies, colleges or universities, nonprofit agencies, or noncommercial broadcasting entities to apply for such grants. Limits Federal funds for demonstration projects to 75 percent of the total cost, except in specified instances. Limits such grants to $250,000 and requires 25 percent of all funds obligated to be for grants of no more than $5,000. Requires the Administrator to provide for internships by postsecondary students and fellowships for in-service teachers with Federal agencies involved in environmental issues. Directs the Administrator, to the extent practicable, to support at least 250 internships and 50 fellowships annually. Makes eligible for participation in such program: (1) students enrolled at accredited colleges or universities who have successfully completed at least four courses or the equivalent in environmental studies; and (2) in-service teachers who are currently employed by local educational agencies and have at least two years' experience in teaching envir… 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z  
101-s-3177 101 s 3177 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, relating to common carriers being operated by individuals under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Crime and Law Enforcement 1990-10-10 1990-10-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN] MN R B000647 0 Amends the Federal criminal code to include among those subject to penalties of up to 15 years' imprisonment, fines, or both, for operation of a common carrier under the influence of alcohol or drugs, individuals who operate or direct the operation of such carriers while having in their system: (1) a blood alcohol content of .02 percent or more; and (2) a quantity of alcohol or a controlled substance sufficient to impair the perception, mental processes, or motor functions of the average individual. Makes the provisions of this Act inapplicable to violations occurring before enactment of this Act. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
101-s-3178 101 s 3178 A bill to amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify coverage of eyeglasses provided with intraocular lenses following cataract surgery. Health 1990-10-10 1990-10-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Pryor, David H. [D-AR] AR D P000556 1 Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover as a prosthetic device corrective eyeglasses provided with intraocular lenses following cataract surgery. 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z  
101-s-3179 101 s 3179 Language of Government Act of 1990 Arts, Culture, Religion 1990-10-10 1990-10-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [D-AL] AL D S000320 3 Language of Government Act of 1990 - Declares English to be the official language of the U.S. Government. States that the Government has an affirmative obligation to preserve and enhance the role of English as the official language. Prohibits anyone from being denied Government services because they communicate in English. Prohibits a Government entity from making or enforcing an official act requiring the use of a language other than English. Deems anyone discriminated against for communicating in English to have been discriminated against on the basis of national origin. Makes available to a person so discriminated against all lawful remedies available under the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 2025-08-26T17:27:05Z  
101-s-3180 101 s 3180 A bill to amend provisions of title 18, United States Code, relating to terms of imprisonment and supervised release following revocation of a term of supervised release. Crime and Law Enforcement 1990-10-10 1990-10-27 Message on Senate action sent to the House. Senate Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] SC R T000254 2 Amends the Federal criminal code to allow the court, in determining the sentence to be imposed in the case of a violation of probation or supervised release, to consider guidelines or policy statements issued by the U.S. Sentencing Commission. Authorizes the court to resentence a defendant who violates a condition of probation at any time prior to the expiration or termination of the term of probation. Directs the court to revoke supervised release and require the defendant to serve a term of imprisonment up to the maximum authorized if the defendant is found by the court to be in unlawful possession of a controlled substance. Authorizes the court to include a requirement that the defendant be placed on supervised release after imprisonment when a term of supervised release is revoked and the defendant is required to serve a term of imprisonment less than the maximum authorized. Specifies that the length of such a term of supervised release shall not exceed that authorized by statute for the offense of which the defendant was convicted, minus any term of imprisonment that was imposed upon revocation of supervised release. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
101-s-3181 101 s 3181 A bill entitled the "Legislative Line Item Veto Seperate Enrollment Authority Act. Economics and Public Finance 1990-10-10 1990-10-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs pursuant to the order of August 4, 1977 for a period not to exceed 30 days. Senate Sen. Sasser, Jim [D-TN] TN D S000068 0 Amends the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to direct the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives, when any general or special appropriation bill or any bill or joint resolution making supplemental, deficiency, or continuing appropriations passes both Houses of the Congress in the same form, to cause the enrolling clerk of the appropriate House to enroll each item of the bill or joint resolution as a separate bill or joint resolution. Applies this Act to bills and joint resolutions agreed to by the Congress during the two-year period beginning on this Act's enactment date. 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z  
101-s-3182 101 s 3182 A bill to address environmental issues. Environmental Protection 1990-10-10 1990-10-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] NJ D L000123 3 Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to extend through September 30, 1996, the authorization of appropriations made from the Hazardous Substance Superfund. Extends through FY 1996 funding for: (1) reimbursements to local governments affected by releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances; (2) worker training education grants; (3) the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry; (4) hazardous substance research, development, demonstration, and training activities; (5) university hazardous substance research centers; and (6) the Hazardous Substance Superfund. Makes conforming amendments to the Internal Revenue Code with respect to: (1) the application of the Superfund financing rate; (2) the application of environmental taxes; (3) the amount of tax on xylene; and (4) advances made to Superfund. Amends the Superfund Revenue Act of 1986 to extend the authorization of appropriations for Superfund through FY 1996. 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z  
101-s-3172 101 s 3172 A bill to authorize a certificate of documentation for the vessel CAPTAIN DARYL. Private Legislation 1990-10-09 1990-10-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Senate Sen. Heflin, Howell [D-AL] AL D H000445 0 Authorizes the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to issue a certificate of documentation for a named vessel. 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z  
101-s-3173 101 s 3173 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a preferential capital gains rate for domestically processed timber. Taxation 1990-10-09 1990-10-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] OR R H000343 0 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce the alternative tax for corporations on net capital gains realized from timber. Allows a deduction from gross income for taxpayers other than a corporation. 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z  
101-s-3174 101 s 3174 A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security Act to establish a program to fund innovative child welfare and family support services, and for other purposes. Social Welfare 1990-10-09 1990-10-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX] TX D B000401 3 Amends part B (Child-Welfare Services) of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide Federal funds to enable States to plan, develop, or expand innovative programs of child welfare services and family support services in order to preserve and strengthen families and prevent the need for placement in foster care. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to authorize demonstration projects to improve the coordination of welfare services for families and children. Directs the Secretaries of HHS, Agriculture, and Education and the Attorney General to: (1) review department policies to determine whether changes can be made without statutory changes to improve the funding and delivery of such services; and (2) issue a report to the Congress that includes recommendations for both legislative and nonlegislative changes to improve the coordination of the funding and delivery of such services. Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to set forth provisions to facilitate adoption, including provisions allowing States to disregard adoption assistance payments in determining a family's eligibility for the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program under part A. Directs the Secretary of HHS to establish an Advisory Committee on Foster Care Placement to study and make recommendations regarding the current requirement that States make reasonable efforts to prevent the need for removal of a child from home, and to make it possible for the child to return home, under State plans for foster care and adoption assistance. Requires that a child who is placed in foster care be placed in a setting that is most appropriate for that child. Authorizes demonstration projects to facilitate the reunification of children eligible for AFDC services with their families. Allows States to claim 90 percent Federal matching for the costs of planning, designing, developing, or installing a statewide data collection and information retrieva… 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z  
101-s-3175 101 s 3175 Nursing Home Reform Improvements Act of 1990 Health 1990-10-09 1990-10-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Pryor, David H. [D-AR] AR D P000556 5 Nursing Home Reform Improvements Act of 1990 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) and title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to make miscellaneous amendments and clarifications to Medicare and Medicaid requirements imposed on nursing facilities by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987, particularly nurse aide training and annual resident review requirements. 2025-08-26T17:25:03Z  

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