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94-s-3874 94 s 3874 National Materials Policy Act Environmental Protection 1976-10-01 1976-10-01 Referred to Senate Committee on Public Works. Senate Sen. Hart, Gary W. [D-CO] CO D H000287 0 National Materials Policy Act - Title I: Environmental Quality Assistance and Natural Resource Material Conservation Incentives - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a schedule of national solid waste product charges. Authorizes annual increases in the initial charge schedule over a ten-year period. Stipulates that such charges shall be levied at the earliest practical stage of the manufacturing sequence. Exempts exported products from the charge schedules established pursuant to this Act. Establishes an Environmental Quality Assistance Fund from all sums received as charges under this title. Authorizes appropriations from the fund for municipal solid waste management plans, in accordance with guidelines established by the Administrator consistent with the Solid Waste Disposal Act. Imposes criminal penalties of up to a $10,000 fine and/or five years imprisonment for evasion of the charges imposed by this Act, or for knowing failure to collect charges imposed by this Act. Imposes additional penalties for failure to supply accurate information and for assisting in the furnishing of false information. Title II: General Provisions - Stipulates that nothing in this Act shall preclude States and localities from adopting more stringent solid waste standards. Imposes certain record-keeping requirements upon manufacturers of products covered by this Act. Establishes procedures for judicial review under this Act. 2025-09-02T18:52:38Z  
94-s-3875 94 s 3875 Truth in Lending Simplification Act Commerce 1976-10-01 1976-10-01 Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT] UT R G000072 1 Truth in Lending Simplification Act - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to exempt transactions involving extensions of credit for agricultural purposes. Redefines the term "open end credit plan" for purposes of such Act. Eliminates specified items from the computation of the finance charge with respect to any transaction. Removes the filing dates for specified annual reports. Provides for an annual revision of credit forms when there has been a change in disclosure requirements, by statute or otherwise, except when the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System takes interim action necessary to prevent unfair or deceptive disclosure practices. States that no right of rescission exists with respect to any transaction wherein: (1) a first lien is created or retained against any real property which is used as the residence of the person to whom credit is extended to finance the acquisition of that property; or (2) a consumer credit transaction includes an agency of a State as the obligor. Eliminates the requirements of such Act which requires the periodic statement to include the annual percentage rate and the payment date. Removes specified disclosure requirements which were mandatory before the opening of any account under an open end consumer credit plan. Requires annual, instead of semi-annual, transmission of statements pertaining (1) to procedures for correction of error in billing and (2) to the rights of credit card customers. Excuses creditors who fail to identify each extension of credit in such statements if the creditor responds to any inquiry for clarification pertaining to errors in billing. Eliminates such items as cash price, downpayments, and default from the disclosure statement required in connection with each consumer credit sale not under an open end credit plan. Requires more complete disclosure of the types of security held by the creditor at the time of such statement or at a future date in the property which is subject to the extension of credit and in property which is acquired … 2025-09-02T18:52:38Z  
94-s-3876 94 s 3876 Federal Employment System Act   1976-10-01 1976-10-01 Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Senate Sen. Javits, Jacob K. [R-NY] NY R J000064 1 Federal Employment System Act - Establishes the Federal Full Employment Board as an independent agency in the executive branch. Directs the Board to: (1) recommend to the President and the Congress by January 20 of each year a legislative program to help achieve full employment and alternative means of attaining that objective; (2) request the President to direct the implementation of federally funded programs directly or indirectly affecting employment; (3) review and make recommendations with respect to governmental policies in terms of the impact of such policies upon achieving full employment and to decisions made by private and public employers; (4) undertake national and regional manpower and employment planning including taking affirmative action to encourage participation and cooperation of employers and trade unions to improve such planning; (5) assess the activities of relevant Federal agencies for the purpose of developing an improved labor market exchange system; (6) hold nationwide and regional conferences designed to encourage the support of management and labor in meeting the objective of full employment; and (7) analyze and make recommendations with respect to the extent to which the Federal budget may assist in reaching full employment. Establishes ten regional full employment councils, to be located in designated cities. Includes among the functions of the regional councils (1) making policy recommendations to the Federal Full Employment Board, (2) making general assessments and analyses of long- and short-range labor shortages and surpluses in regional labor markets, (3) encouraging greater coordination between education and training institutions and industrial and labor organizations, and (4) disseminating specified materials and publishing an annual nontechnical report for the people of the region on conditions in local labor markets. 2025-09-02T18:52:35Z  
94-s-3877 94 s 3877 A bill for the relief of Franklin R. Helt. Private Legislation 1976-10-01 1976-10-01 Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] WV D B001210 1 Provides for the relief of Franklin R. Helt. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
94-s-3878 94 s 3878 A bill for the relief of Doctor Laurence T. Gayao, his wife, Edith Gayao, and their child, Lorraine Gayao. Private Legislation 1976-10-01 1976-10-01 Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX] TX D B000401 1 Provides for the relief of Doctor Laurence T. Gayao, his wife, Edith Gayao, and their child, Lorraine Gayao. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
94-s-3879 94 s 3879 A bill for the relief of Doctor Antonio Panganiban Serrano, his wife, Doctor Lesley B. Tiongko Serrano, and their son, Kenneth Neil Serrano. Private Legislation 1976-10-01 1976-10-01 Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] WV D B001210 1 Provides for the relief of Doctor Antonio Panganiban Serrano, his wife, Doctor Lesley B. Tiongko Serrano, and their son, Kenneth Neil Serrano. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
94-s-3880 94 s 3880 A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to establish a Federal Banking Appeals Board. Finance and Financial Sector 1976-10-01 1976-10-01 Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Tower, John G. [R-TX] TX R T000322 0 Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to establish the Federal Banking Appeals Board which shall be composed of two members appointed by the President and one member appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. Specifies three areas of competence and experience which shall be embodied in the Board. Designates the terms of membership and the salaries of the members. Empowers the Board to: (1) conduct hearings; (2) hear appeals taken by any insured bank from any decision, order, instruction, or requirement of the appropriate Federal banking agency of the insured bank; and (3) issue such orders as it deems appropriate where it determines that any decision, order, instruction, or requirement is in excess of statutory jurisdiction, authority or limitations or motivated by bias, prejudice, or interest. States that this Act in no way limits the right to judicial review of any person adversely affected by an action of any appropriate Federal banking agency or of the Board. 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z  
94-s-3881 94 s 3881 A bill for the relief of Maria Ramona Amazo (wife) and Edgar Enrique Dominguez-Cambuzano (husband). Private Legislation 1976-10-01 1976-10-01 Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Pastore, John O. [D-RI] RI D P000100 0 Provides for the relief of Maria Ramona Amazo (wife) and Edgar Enrique Dominguez-Cambuzano (husband). 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
94-s-3882 94 s 3882 A bill for the relief of Jovito Barros Cabral. Private Legislation 1976-10-01 1976-10-01 Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI] RI D P000193 0 Provides for the relief of Jovito Barros Cabral. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
94-s-3883 94 s 3883 A bill to amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to provide for payment of annuity to an individual who has completed 30 years of service, without regard to such individual's age.   1976-10-01 1976-10-01 Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Senate Sen. Stafford, Robert T. [R-VT] VT R S000776 0 Amends the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to make individuals who have completed 30 years of services eligible for an annuity regardless of such individuals' age. 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
94-s-3884 94 s 3884 Federal Insurance Act Finance and Financial Sector 1976-10-01 1976-10-01 Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Brooke, Edward W. [R-MA] MA R B000871 0 Federal Insurance Act - Establishes a Federal Insurance Administration within the Department of Housing and Urban Development to be headed by an Administrator: (1) authorized to issue Federal charters for carrying on the business of insurance to corporations deemed to be eligible based on the capital and surplus of such corporations and other organizational criteria required by the Administrator, and contingent upon majority stockholder or policyholder approval, such charters preempting and terminating any State charter except for purposes of corporate existence; and (2) required to prescribe rules and regulations governing the conduct of the insurers, including the payment of a guaranty fee, maintenance of reserves, control of assets, performance of obligations, production of official records, and corporate reorganization schemes, and to establish an "early warning system" for detection of financial instability of such corporations. Exempts such insurers from any State laws involving reserves, assumption of obligations in the event of insolvency of other persons, regulation of investments and fixing of rates. Limits the State tax liability of such insurers to an amount no greater than the tax imposed upon an equal amount of gross or net premiums of the least taxed insurer organized under the laws of any State. Specifies the types of assets in which such insurers are permitted to invest capital and surplus or guaranty funds, and limits the percent of the total policyholder obligation permitted to be invested in certain assets. Grants the Administrator supervisory powers over persons participating in the conduct of affairs of such insurer, including authority to: (1) issue and serve upon such person or insurer notice of charges of violation of this Act or rules promulgated thereunder, such notice to contain a statement of relevant facts and the time of hearing on whether a cease and desist order should issue; (2) issue a temporary cease and desist order in certain circumstances; and (3) suspend or prohibit from f… 2025-09-02T18:52:34Z  
94-s-3885 94 s 3885 A bill for the relief of Ms. Kim Joy Gemmill. Private Legislation 1976-10-01 1976-10-01 Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Baker, Howard H., Jr. [R-TN] TN R B000063 0 Provides for the relief of Ms. Kim Joy Gemmill. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
94-s-3886 94 s 3886 A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to make clear that State or Federal prisoners who are otherwise eligible for Federal habeas corpus relief may not be denied such relief on the ground that such State or Federal Government provided an opportunity for a full and fair litigation of a constitutional claim, and for other purposes. Law 1976-10-01 1976-10-01 Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Nelson, Gaylord [D-WI] WI D N000033 0 Directs that an otherwise proper application for a writ of habeas corpus in behalf of a person in custody pursuant to a judgment of a State court be entertained in a U.S. district court without regard to whether the State court afforded the applicant an opportunity to fully and fairly litigate the issue constituting the basis of such application, so long as the applicant did not deliberately bypass a procedure through which such claim could have been presented. Prohibits any provision of law or any rule prescribed by the Supreme Court from precluding a Federal court from granting appropriate relief to a prisoner whom it has sentenced upon its finding that the judgment was rendered without jurisdiction, that the sentence imposed was unauthorized, or that the prisoner's constitutional rights have been denied or infringed, unless it also finds that the prisoner deliberately bypassed a procedure available to assert his constitutional rights. (Amends 28 U.S.C. 2254; 2255) 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
94-s-3887 94 s 3887 Federal Aid in Nongame Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act Animals 1976-10-01 1976-10-01 Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce. Senate Sen. Hart, Gary W. [D-CO] CO D H000287 0 Federal Aid in Nongame Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act - Establishes the Nongame Fish and Wildlife Conservation Fund to provide financial assistance, administered by the Secretary of the Interior, to State nongame fish and wildlife conservation programs. Authorizes the Secretary to transfer personnel, equipment, and scientific information to carry out this Act. Sets forth the formula for the apportionment of revenue to the States and limitations upon administrative expenses of the Secretary and the States chargeable to such Fund. Permits any amount apportioned to a State but not expended or obligated after two fiscal years to be used by the Secretary to assist such programs in other States. Permits any such amount not paid or obligated by the Secretary at the end of two fiscal years to be made available for any nongame fish and wildlife resource project of the Fish and Wildlife Service. Requires any State wishing such assistance (1) to certify to the Secretary the existence of a State agency with adequate authority, resources, and personnel to conserve nongame fish and wildlife, (2) to submit a comprehensive fish and wildlife species management plan to the Secretary, and (3) to submit to the Secretary a detailed proposal for a fish and wildlife species conservation project. Sets forth project funding procedures and restrictions applicable to the States, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the District of Columbia. Directs all Federal departments and agencies to coordinate their programs with nongame fish and wildlife conservation projects administered by the States. Directs each Federal department and agency with management authority over land and water resources (1) to determine which programs under its authority may be extended to include conservation of nongame fish and wildlife species, (2) to notify the appropriate State agency of any such affirmative determination, and (3) to cooperate with the establishment of conservation efforts. Authorizes Federal departments and agencies to e… 2025-09-02T18:52:38Z  
94-s-3888 94 s 3888 Petroleum Decontrol and Deconcentration Act Energy 1976-10-01 1976-10-01 Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Hart, Gary W. [D-CO] CO D H000287 0 Petroleum Decontrol and Deconcentration Act - Title I: Industry Competition - Prohibits, five years after the date of enactment of this Act, petroleum producers from controlling any interest in petroleum refining, transportation, or marketing assets. Prohibits the acquisition of additional substantial refining, marketing, or transportation assets by substantial petroleum producers after January 1, 1977. Authorizes the Federal Trade Commission to exempt corporations formed or reorganized as a result of compliance with this Act from provisions of the antitrust laws with respect to interlocking directorates for a period not to exceed one year. Requires producers subject to the provisions of this Act to submit plans to the Commission for the divestiture of prohibited assets within 18 months after the enactment of this Act. Imposes civil penalties of up to $100,000 for an individual and up to $1,000,000 for a corporation for violations of the provisions of this Act. Imposes a civil penalty of up to $100,000 for violations of lawful orders issued by the Commission pursuant to this Act. Stipulates that each day of a continuing violation shall be deemed a separate offense. Title II: Temporary Petroleum Industry Divestiture Court - Creates a Temporary Petroleum Industry Divestiture Court composed of Federal judges appointed by the Chief Justice of the United States. Stipulates that such court shall have exclusive jurisdiction over all cases relating to the provisions of this Act. Stipulates that review of the decisions of the court may be obtained only by petition to the Supreme Court of the United States. Title III: Oil Price Regulation - Amends the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973 to direct the President to amend petroleum price control regulations to reflect monthly adjustments in ceiling prices of domestically-produced crude oil which are equivalent to prices for crude oil produced outside the United States. Authorizes Congressional review of Presidential actions taken pursuant to this title. 2025-09-02T18:52:39Z  
94-s-3889 94 s 3889 Department of the Environment and Oceans Act Executive reorganization 1976-10-01 1976-10-01 Referred to Senate Committee on Government Operations. Senate Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] SC D H000725 0 Department of the Environment and Oceans Act - Title I: Organization of the Department - Establishes an executive Department of the Environment and Oceans. Includes as component units of such Department the United States Coast Guard, the Corps of Engineers, the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and various functions currently in the Department of the Interior. Establishes, under the Secretary of the Environment and Oceans, the offices of Deputy Secretary of the Environment and Oceans, Assistant Secretary for Policy, Assistant Secretary for Inter-governmental Relations and Public Information, Assistant Secretary for Administration, and Assistant Secretary for Science and Technology. Establishes Assistant Secretaries for Air Quality, Water Quality, Oceans, Recreation and Parks, Environmental Hazards, Atmospheric Services, and the Coast Guard. Title II: Powers and Duties of the Secretary - Lists the powers and duties of the Secretary of the Department. Requires the filing of an annual report with the Congress on the activities of the Department. Authorizes the Secretary to commence litigation to enforce Acts within the Department's jurisdiction should the Attorney General decline to proceed within 45 days of request. Establishes procedures for public access to information. Title III: Clean Air Administration - Transfers responsibilities of the Environmental Protection Agency with respect to air quality to the Clean Air Administration, to be within the Department. Title IV: Water Quality Administration - Transfers responsibilities for water quality from the Environmental Protection Agency to the Water Quality Administration, within the new Department. Title V: National Oceans Administration - Transfers responsibilities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration with respect to oceans to the National Oceans Administration, an agency of the new Department. Title VI: Recreation and Parks Administration - Establishes a Recreation and Parks Administra… 2025-09-02T18:52:38Z  
94-s-3890 94 s 3890 A bill for the relief of Herta Schleifer and her daughter, Renate Schleifer. Private Legislation 1976-10-01 1976-10-01 Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Curtis, Carl T. [R-NE] NE R C001006 0 Provides for the relief of Herta Schleifer and her daughter, Renate Schleifer. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
94-s-3891 94 s 3891 Farm Training Adjustment Program Agriculture and Food 1976-10-01 1976-10-01 Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry. Senate Sen. Abourezk, James [D-SD] SD D A000017 1 Farm Training Adjustment Program - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to allocate funds to any State, for the purpose of conducting a farm training adjustment program for the farmers of such State who have been adversely affected as a result of a natural disaster. Requires States wishing to participate in such program to submit to the Secretary of Agriculture for approval, a plan for the farm training adjustment program. Requires that such program be carried out by the department of agriculture of such State under the supervision and control of a State-Federal Administrative Committee established under the guidelines set forth in this Act. Requires that the curriculum for such a program include: (1) farm management; (2) livestock marketing; (3) animal nutrition; (4) crop production; (5) conservation principles; (6) welding; (7) artificial insemination of livestock; and (8) first aid. Stipulates that no such program may exceed a 20 week period. Entitles participants in such program to receive a subsistence payment of $1,000 per month under specified conditions. Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Agriculture in such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. 2025-09-02T18:52:37Z  
94-s-3892 94 s 3892 A bill for the relief of Soon Bok Yoon. Private Legislation 1976-10-01 1976-10-01 Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA] LA D J000189 0 Provides for the relief of Soon Bok Yoon. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
94-s-3893 94 s 3893 Family Farm Security Act Agriculture and Food 1976-10-01 1976-10-01 Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry. Senate Sen. Humphrey, Hubert H. [D-MN] MN D H000953 0 Family Farm Security Act - Title I: Land Acquisition Loans - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to guarantee loans to enable young people who wish to engage in farming on a career basis to purchase land necessary for such purpose. Stipulates that no loan shall be guaranteed in an amount in excess of: (1) 75 percent of its total amount; (2) the appraised value of the property; or (3) $150,000, whichever is less. Authorizes the Secretary to make payment adjustments extending payments for up to an additional ten years for loans having a maximum term of 20 years. Directs the Secretary during the first ten years of a loan to pay annually to the lender four percent of the outstanding balance due at the beginning of that year. Requires the borrower to repay such amounts to the Secretary in the eleventh year unless such individual is granted an extension. Stipulates that such loans may only be made available to individuals who would be unable to purchase the farmland for which the loan is made without the assistance of this Act. Directs the Secretary to provide for the appointment of local county committees to assist in the screening of applicants for loan guarantees and payment adjustment assistance. Authorizes appropriations in such amounts as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this title. Requires the Secretary to report to specified committees of Congress the amount of funds required to operate the loan guarantee program within two years after the enactment of this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to guarantee such loans in an amount up to five times the funds appropriated for such purpose. Title II: Operating Loans - Authorizes the Secretary to make operating loans of up to $50,000 to individuals whose loans are guaranteed under title I of this Act and who are unable to finance their actual needs at reasonable rates and terms through commercial sources. Sets forth the repayment period and interest rate for such loans. Authorizes appropriations in such amounts as may be necessary to carry out t… 2025-09-02T18:52:38Z  
94-s-3894 94 s 3894 A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended. Environmental Protection 1976-10-01 1976-10-19 Public law 94-558. Senate Sen. Baker, Howard H., Jr. [R-TN] TN R B000063 1 Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to guarantee loans to States and localities for advanced construction of eligible treatment works facilities. 2024-08-01T19:37:40Z  
94-s-3895 94 s 3895 Urban National Parks and Recreation Areas Transportation Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 1976-10-01 1976-10-01 Referred to Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Senate Sen. Williams, Harrison A., Jr. [D-NJ] NJ D W000502 0 Urban National Parks and Recreation Areas Transportation Act - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) implement a mass transportation program for each urban national park and recreation area for involving modes of transport other than personal motor vehicles; and (2) conduct a comprehensive study of transportation problems and opportunities throughout the National Park System. Authorizes the appropriation of such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. 2025-09-02T18:52:39Z  
94-s-3896 94 s 3896 A bill to transfer responsibility for furnishing certified copies of certain payment bonds from the comptroller General of the United States to the officer that awarded the contract for which the bond was given. Government Operations and Politics 1976-10-01 1976-10-01 Referred to Senate Committee on Government Operations. Senate Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] MA D K000105 0 Transfers responsibility for furnishing certified copies of payment bonds from the Comptroller General to the officer that awarded the public contract for which the bond was given. 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z  
94-s-3897 94 s 3897 Comprehensive Maternal and Child Health Protection Act Health 1976-10-01 1976-10-01 Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Senate Sen. Hart, Gary W. [D-CO] CO D H000287 0 Comprehensive Maternal and Child Health Protection Act - Establishes a comprehensive system of health care services for children and pregnant women. Title I: Comprehensive Maternal and Child Health Protection Benefits - Provides that every pregnant woman and every child residing in the United States who is a legal resident or a citizen of the United States or the spouse of a legal resident or a citizen of the United States shall be eligible for benefits under this Act. Entitles an eligible child under this Act to receive from his provider either directly or indirectly all health care services related to the diagnosis and treatment of any disease, injury, or disability, as well as any other health care services necessary for the adequate protection, maintenance, or restoration of his mental and physical health. Specifies that women eligible under this title shall be provided all health care services related to the diagnosis and treatment of pregnancy, disease or injury during pregnancy which could threaten the healthy development of the unborn child; and any injury, disability, or disease relating to or resulting from pregnancy that occurs during the 12 weeks immediately following the termination of a pregnancy, including but not limited to the mental well-being of the woman. Sets forth requirements for participating providers. Establishes guidelines for the method and amount of payment to providers. Establishes in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare a Maternal and Child Health Protection Board to be composed of five members. Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, acting through the Board, to establish capitation rates to be paid to participating providers, to establish standards and qualifications for participating providers, and to monitor and study the operation of the provisions of this Act with special emphasis with regard to the provision of health services to eligible persons. Establishes the position of Executive Director of the Maternal and Child Health Protection Boar… 2025-09-02T18:52:38Z  
94-s-3898 94 s 3898 A bill for the relief of Francisco Ronquillo and Ruben Leonardo Ronquillo. Private Legislation 1976-10-01 1976-10-01 Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID] ID R M000346 0 Provides for the relief of Francisco Ronquillo and Ruben Leonardo Ronquillo. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
94-s-3899 94 s 3899 Energy Development Impact Assistance Act Energy 1976-10-01 1976-10-01 Referred to Senate Committee on Government Operations. Senate Sen. Hart, Gary W. [D-CO] CO D H000287 0 Energy Development Impact Assistance Act - Establishes a comprehensive energy development impact assistance program in the Department of Commerce. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to provide emergency financial and technical assistance to States, localities, and Indian tribes adversely impacted by energy development activities initiated within five years preceding the enactment of this Act. Establishes a continuing program of energy development impact assistance in accordance with growth management plans. Authorizes Federal grants to assist States and Indian tribes in the preparation of growth managements of up to 90 percent of the total cost to a maximum of $500,000 for each designated impact region. Directs the Secretary to establish a formula upon which the amount of loans and guarantees under this Act shall be determined. Establishes procedures for issuance of planning grants and financial and technical assistance to assist in mitigating adverse impacts from growth caused by energy development activities. Establishes guidelines for growth management plans to be developed by utilization of such resources. Authorizes Federal assistance to minimize adverse impacts from non-Federal energy resources where mining and reclamation standards are at least as stringent as those applicable to energy resources on Federal lands. Authorizes State Governors and chairmen of Indian tribes to determine allotments of financial assistance among local units. Authorizes use of impact assistance for public facilities and public services for areas expected to experience population growth as a result of energy development activities. Authorizes additional Federal grants to finance 50 percent of the cost of public facilities and services which significantly contribute to national energy conservation goals. Requires that utilization of impact assistance under this Act be consistent with approved growth management plans. Stipulates the terms and conditions of loans and loan guarantees authorized by this Act. Stipulates that revenues… 2025-09-02T18:52:38Z  
94-s-3850 94 s 3850 Indian Controlled Postsecondary Educational Institution Assistance Act Native Americans 1976-09-29 1976-09-29 Referred to Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Senate Sen. Abourezk, James [D-SD] SD D A000017 0 Indian-Controlled Postsecondary Educational Institution Assistance Act - Amends the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to make grants to Indian-controlled educational institutions for specified purposes, including: (1) planning of educational programs and activities; (2) basic operational costs; and (3) student services. Prescribes eligibility requirements for receipt of such grants. Authorizes the Secretary, upon the request of any American Indian tribe or community to assist in the planning and development of feasibility studies to determine whether there is justification for the creation of an Indian-controlled postsecondary educational institution. Sets forth a grant formula to be followed by the Secretary in extending funds to qualified applicants. States that eligibility for assistance under this Act shall not supplant eligibility under other Federal financial assistance programs. Requires the Secretary to submit a report to the Congress containing a survey of existing and planned physical facilities of Indian-controlled postsecondary educational institutions. Authorizes appropriations for the three full fiscal years after the enactment of this Act. Provides for adjustment of grants where the sums appropriated for any fiscal year are not sufficient to pay in full the total amounts which all approved grant applicants are eligible to receive under this Act for that fiscal year. 2025-09-02T18:52:38Z  
94-s-3851 94 s 3851 A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Navy to convey certain real property in the State of Hawaii to the present lessees of such real property. Public Lands and Natural Resources 1976-09-29 1976-09-29 Referred to Senate Committee on Armed Services. Senate Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] HI D I000025 0 Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to convey certain real property at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, to the present lessees to be used exclusively for church purposes. 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z  
94-s-3852 94 s 3852 An original bill to authorize the disposal of certain materials from the national supplemental stockpiles. Strategic materials 1976-09-29 1976-09-29 Placed on calendar in Senate. Senate Sen. Cannon, Howard W. [D-NV] NV D C000120 0 Authorizes the Administrator of General Services to dispose from the National stockpile established pursuant to the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act and the supplemental stockpile established pursuant to the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954: (1) 28,000 long tons of tin; (2) 10,000 short tons of antimony; and (3) 2,500,000 carats of industrial diamond stones. Requires the Administrator, in disposing such materials, to take steps to protect the United States against available loss and to protect producers, processors and consumers against disruptions in the markets of such materials. 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z  
94-s-3853 94 s 3853 Nuclear Explosive Proliferation Control Act Energy 1976-09-29 1976-09-29 Placed on calendar in Senate. Senate Sen. Pastore, John O. [D-RI] RI D P000100 0 Nuclear Explosive Proliferation Control Act - Declares it the policy of the United States to: (1) actively pursue the establishment of international nuclear proliferation controls; (2) insure that United States participation in international commerce conforms with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and the Weapons and the Statute of the International Atomic Energy Agency; and (3) encourage all nations to ratify the Treaty. Requires that United States policy incorporate initiatives for international nuclear cooperation and nonproliferation which include (1) a requirement that nuclear fuel service agreements conform to the nuclear material and contract restrictions of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954; (2) international negotiations to assure and safeguard the peaceful use of nuclear materials and technology; and (3) financial and technical support for the International Atomic Energy Agency. Directs the President to take the steps necessary to implement such policy. Directs the Energy Research and Development Administration, in consultation with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, to establish and operate a safeguards and physical security training program for countries acquiring nuclear materials or equipment. Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to revise procedural requirements for the approval of proposed agreements for nuclear cooperation with other nations. Requires that such agreements be submitted to the President and include prohibitions against the use of atomic material for any nuclear explosive device, and that such programs not be undertaken until certain guarantees are made relating to consultation with the United States on safeguards, control mechanisms, and assurances of peaceful use. Requires the Secretary of State to negotiate any proposed agreement for cooperation, with the assistance and concurrence of the Administrator of Energy Research and Development. Directs the Secretary and the Administrator to submit, after consultation with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, any propose… 2025-09-02T18:52:37Z  
94-s-3854 94 s 3854 A bill entitled "Separation of Powers Defense Act of 1976." Congress 1976-09-29 1976-09-29 Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Abourezk, James [D-SD] SD D A000017 0 Empowers the House of Representatives, the Senate, or the Congress, for the purpose of asserting the constitutionality of an Act of Congress: (1) to intervene in a Federal court proceeding to which the United States or an agent thereof is a party and in which the constitutionality of an Act is questioned but not defended; and (2) to appeal any Federal court decision involving the United States or an agent thereof which declares an Act of Congress unconstitutional and which the Attorney or Solicitor General decides not to appeal. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
94-s-3855 94 s 3855 A bill to change the name of Indian Dunes National Lakeshore to the Paul H. Douglas National Lakeshore. Recreation areas 1976-09-29 1976-09-29 Referred to Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Senate Sen. Stevenson, Adlai E., III [D-IL] IL D S000890 1 Changes the name of the Indian Dunes National Lakeshore to the Paul H. Douglas National Lakeshore. 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z  
94-s-3856 94 s 3856 Retirement Benefit Fund Act   1976-09-29 1976-09-29 Referred to Senate Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Hart, Philip A. [D-MI] MI D H000291 0 Retirement Benefit Fund Act - Title I: Retirement Benefit Funds - Establishes a Retirement Fund Division within the Securities and Exchange Commission to supervise retirement benefit funds according to the terms of this Act. Requires that applications to be authorized to operate as a retirement fund be filed with the Commission. Specifies information which must be included in such applications. Directs the Commission, in reviewing applications, to pay particular attention to (1) the financial condition of the persons affiliated with the applicant; (2) the demonstrated expertise of such persons; and (3) the demand for fund services. Instructs the Commission to issue a license to operate a fund upon finding that the interests of employees and the public would be served thereby. Stipulates that licenses so issued shall be for the term of 12 years and renewable. Prohibits funds from being affiliated with any bank, insurance company, or other financial institution. Directs the Commission to hold a license revocation or renewal hearing if it has grounds to believe that continued operation of a fund by a licensee is likely to jeopardize the actual or potential pension benefits of participants therein or upon the petition of 50 pension fund participants. Specifies procedures for the conduct and the appeal of decisions of such hearings. Empowers the Commission to place under the management of a trustee pending the outcome of such a hearing. Directs the Commission to appoint such a trustee upon denying renewal of or revoking a license if none has previously been appointed. Authorizes the Commission to condition license renewal or nonrevocation upon such alterations in fund policy or personnel as it deems necessary to protect the public interest. Details procedures for granting new licenses to operate funds under the management of Commission trustees. Directs a trustee to terminate the fund in the event no suitable applicant applies for a license. Sets forth standards and guidelines relative to (1) eligibility for… 2025-09-02T18:52:32Z  
94-s-3857 94 s 3857 Department of Education Act Education 1976-09-29 1976-09-29 Referred to Senate Committee on Government Operations. Senate Sen. Ribicoff, Abraham A. [D-CT] CT D R000191 3 Department of Education Act - Establishes the Department of Education, to be administered by a Secretary of Education appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Sets forth the Secretary's powers and duties. States that the principal function of the Department shall be to promote the cause and advancement of education throughout the United States. Transfers to the Secretary specified education-related functions of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare and of the Commissioner of Education. Authorizes the President to transfer to the Department any Federal agency or instrumentality which the President determines to have functions relating to education and should be transferred to promote bureaucratic efficiency and the purposes of this Act. Redesignates the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare as the Department of Health and Welfare. Establishes the Federal Interagency Committee on Education to study and make recommendations relative to the coordination of Federal programs affecting education. Establishes the National Advisory Committee on Education. Specifies the Committee's advisory, investigatory, and supervisory duties. Establishes, within the Department, an Office of the Inspector General. Directs the Inspector General to oversee auditing and investigative activities relating to programs and operations of the Department and to take specified actions to promote economy and efficiency in the administration of, and the prevention and detection of fraud and abuse in, programs administered or financed by the Department. Requires the Inspector General to submit specified reports of the Office's activities to the Secretary and to Congress. Transfers to the Office functions, powers, and duties of certain agencies and offices within the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. States that all orders, regulations, contracts and licenses previously in effect under any provision of law amended under this Act or in the exercise of functions transferred under this A… 2025-09-02T18:52:38Z  
94-s-3858 94 s 3858 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to add a new section with respect to the dissemination of obscene or indecent material by means of radio communication or cable television, and to repeal section 1464 of title 18, United States Code. Government Operations and Politics 1976-09-29 1976-09-29 Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce. Senate Sen. Pastore, John O. [D-RI] RI D P000100 2 Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the dissemination of obscene or indecent material, as defined in this Act, by means of radio or cable television. Establishes criminal penalties consisting of a fine up to $10,000 or imprisonment of up to one year, or both, for the violation of the prohibition of this Act. 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z  
94-s-3859 94 s 3859 A bill to amend the corporate name of AMVETS (American Veterans of World War II), and for other purposes. Armed Forces and National Security 1976-09-29 1976-09-29 Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] SC R T000254 0 Amends the Federal charter of AMVETS (American Veterans of World War II) to change the corporate name of such organization to AMVETS (American Veterans of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam). 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
94-s-3860 94 s 3860 A bill for the relief of Luella Hoffmann, wife of Victor F. Hoffmann. Private Legislation 1976-09-29 1976-09-29 Referred to Senate Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. Senate Sen. Hartke, Vance [D-IN] IN D H000297 0 Provides for the relief of Luella Hoffmann, wife of Victor F. Hoffmann. 2024-08-01T19:37:33Z  
94-s-3861 94 s 3861 A bill for the relief of Mary Ian Connell. Private Legislation 1976-09-29 1976-09-29 Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Brock, Bill [R-TN] TN R B000851 0 Provides for the relief of Mary Ian Connell. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
94-s-3862 94 s 3862 A bill for the relief of Maria Lucia Pontes. Private Legislation 1976-09-29 1976-09-29 Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Brock, Bill [R-TN] TN R B000851 0 Provides for the relief of Maria Lucia Pontes. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
94-s-3863 94 s 3863 A bill for the relief of Bharat M. Parekh. Private Legislation 1976-09-29 1976-09-29 Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND] ND D B001077 1 Provides for the relief of Bharat M. Parekh. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
94-s-3864 94 s 3864 A bill to provide third-class mailing privileges to Gold Star Wives of America, Inc. Postal service 1976-09-29 1976-09-29 Referred to Senate Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. Senate Sen. Humphrey, Hubert H. [D-MN] MN D H000953 0 Grants third-class mailing privileges to Gold Star Wives of America, Incorporated. 2024-08-01T19:37:33Z  
94-s-3865 94 s 3865 A bill to amend the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974, as amended, and for other purposes. Energy 1976-09-29 1976-09-29 Referred to Senate Committee on Government Operations. Senate Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] HI D I000025 1 Amends the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 to direct the Federal Energy Administrator to collect and review information on foreign investment in United States energy sources and supplies. Directs the Administrator to prepare an annual report to Congress identifying those foreign investors and affiliates with gross sales of over $10,000,000 involved in the United States energy sector. 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z  
94-s-3866 94 s 3866 Commercial Fisheries Assistance Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 1976-09-29 1976-09-29 Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce. Senate Sen. Weicker, Lowell P., Jr. [R-CT] CT R W000253 0 Commercial Fisheries Assistance Act - Title I: Commercial Fisheries Assistance Fund - Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to make loans for the construction, rehabilitation, purchase or operation of fishing facilities and fishing vessels. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants and loans to commercial fishermen to alleviate long-term "forced economic distress." Authorizes the Secretary to make loans for commercial fishing experimentation equipment and for the purchase, construction, or rehabilitation of commercial fishing vessels under five tons. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to establish a commercial fishing training program. Requires the Secretary to submit to the President and the Congress a report on means to survey, enhance, and create markets for fish and fish products. Establishes an Office of Commercial Fisheries Assistance in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to implement this Act under the direction of the Secretary of Commerce. Requires the Secretary to submit to the President a plan to establish a national health and sanitary program for the control of seafood handling, processing, marketing, and sales. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to determine eligibility for loans or grants under this Act upon: (1) the financial need of the applicant; (2) the availability of conventional loans, (3) the present and projected needs of a commercial fishery for facilities, vessels, and equipment; (4) enhancement of commercial fisheries; (5) security for such loans; and (6) the ability of the applicant to operate such vessel or facility. Restricts such loans or grants to citizens or nationals of the United States. Sets forth the criteria by which the citizenship and nationality of a corporation shall be determined for purposes of loan or grant eligibility. Establishes a Commercial Fisheries Assistance Fund to carry out this Act. Authorizes the appropriation of $200,000,000 to such Fund for initial capital for loans and grants. Authorizes the appropriation to such Fund of $1,000,000 fo… 2025-09-02T18:52:38Z  
94-s-3867 94 s 3867 Sugar Act Extension Agriculture and Food 1976-09-29 1976-09-29 Referred to Senate Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Curtis, Carl T. [R-NE] NE R C001006 1 Sugar Act Extension - Amends the Sugar Act of 1948 to reinstate the powers vested in the Secretary of Agriculture under such Act on January 1, 1977. Reinstates the powers of the Secretary to set price objectives and quotas for sugar on October 1, 1976, and terminates such authority on March 31 of the year of termination of the manufacturer's excise tax on sugar which is reinstated under this Act. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reinstate the excise tax on the manufacture or use of sugar after December 31, 1976. Terminates such tax on June 30 of the year following the effective date of any law which limits conditional payments under the Sugar Act of 1948 or payments with respect to unsold sugar or sugar products held by a manufacturer or in customs custody. 2025-09-02T18:52:32Z  
94-s-3868 94 s 3868 A bill to amend title VIII of the Act commonly called the Civil Rights Act of 1968 with respect to the awarding of attorney's fees and the authority of the Development to initiate a civil action to enforce the provisions of such title. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1976-09-29 1976-09-29 Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD] MD R M000241 0 Permits the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to initiate a civil action to enforce Federal prohibitions against discriminatory housing practices. Allows Federal courts to award private plaintiffs bringing suit to enforce such prohibitions reasonable attorney fees whether or not such individuals are finally able to bear the cost. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
94-s-3869 94 s 3869 Youth Community Employment Act Youth 1976-09-29 1976-09-29 Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Senate Sen. Humphrey, Hubert H. [D-MN] MN D H000953 0 Youth Community Employment Act - Title I: Youth Community Service - Youth Community Service Act - Establishes a youth community service program as part of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973 whereby each prime sponsor under such Act is to make grants to eligible applicants for the purpose of providing community service employment for youths in jobs required to carry out eligible community service projects. Authorizes the appropriation of designated sums for such program for fiscal years 1977 and 1978 and of amounts for succeeding calendar quarters based upon a specified formula which takes into account the national unemployment rate. Sets forth guidelines for the distribution and use of funds appropriated under this title. Details requirements for applications for grants under this title, including (1) a full description of the project, the jobs to be filled, the job training and skill development opportunities that will be made available to participating youths, and the wages to be paid persons who work on the project, and (2) assurances regarding project supervision and administration, assistance to participating youths in obtaining future employment, lack of discrimination toward any participant or applicant for participation, profits to be made by the grant applicant on the project, use of the completed project, and specified other conditions relative to the project. Sets forth standards for approval of applications by prime sponsors. Requires that projects under this title not result in displacement of currently employed workers and that youths employed in jobs assisted under this title receive a specified minimum wage and workmen's compensation, health, and unemployment benefits. Title II: Youth Counseling and Employment Service - Establishes a Youth Counseling and Employment Service in the United States Employment Service of the Department of Labor. Directs the Secretary of Labor to make such arrangements as are necessary to assure that there is established in each State employment ser… 2025-09-02T18:52:38Z  
94-s-3870 94 s 3870 A bill to authorize the Comptroller General of the United States to prescribe the monetary limitation for waiver of claim actions by the heads of agencies and Secretaries of Executive departments. Government liability 1976-09-29 1976-09-29 Referred to Senate Committee on Government Operations. Senate Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] MA D K000105 0 Changes the monetary limitation for the waiver of actions brought by the heads of Federal agencies on claims arising out of the overpayment of pay and allowances from $500 to an amount to be set from time to time by the Comptroller General. 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z  
94-s-3871 94 s 3871 United States Customs Court Act Law 1976-09-29 1976-09-29 Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Hruska, Roman L. [R-NE] NE R H000875 0 United States Customs Court Act - Declares that the United States Customs Court, in all actions properly pending before it, shall possess all the powers of a district court of the United States. Repeals the requirement that not more than five judges of such court be appointed from the same political party. Confers exclusive jurisdiction on the Customs Court over petitions for immediate relief brought by any person who is authorized by statute to contest a final order decision of the Secretary of the Treasury or of the United States Customs Service and who is likely to sustain immediate and irreparable injury as a result of a preliminary order or decision relating to an actual or attempted importation prior to such final order or decision. (Amends 28 U.S.C. 251, 1582) 2025-09-02T18:52:36Z  
94-s-3872 94 s 3872 A bill for the relief of Lawrence Fox. Private Legislation 1976-09-29 1976-09-29 Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] AK R S000888 0 Provides for the relief of Lawrence Fox. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
94-s-3873 94 s 3873 Special Unemployment Assistance Extension Act   1976-09-29 1976-09-29 Placed on calendar in Senate. Senate Sen. Nelson, Gaylord [D-WI] WI D N000033 0 Special Unemployment Assistance Extension Act - Amends the Emergency Jobs and Unemployment Assistance Act of 1974 to extend until June 30, 1978 the date with respect to which unemployment assistance thereunder may be paid. Substitutes the base wage period under applicable State unemployment compensation law for the base wage period defined in such Act in the determination of eligibility for, and the weekly and maximum amount of, such assistance. Prohibits the payment of unemployment compensation under such Act to an individual who performs services for an educational institution or agency in a capacity other than instructional, research, or principal administrative with respect to periods between two successive academic terms if such individual has been given reasonable assurances of continued employment. Permits such an individual to receive a lump-sum payment of the assistance which would otherwise have been paid with respect to such period if such individual is in fact not offered reemployment. Directs that each State be reimbursed for certain unemployment compensation paid under such Act to individuals at least part of whose base period wages include wages performed for States, political subdivisions thereof, and specified other public instrumentalities to the extent that such compensation was attributable to such public employment. Entitles political subdivisions of States which provide unemployment compensation on the basis of services performed in its employ to similar reimbursement. 2025-09-02T18:52:38Z  
94-s-3849 94 s 3849 Elementary and Secondary Education Optional Consolidation and Reorganization Act Education 1976-09-28 1976-09-28 Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Senate Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] NM R D000407 2 Elementary and Secondary Education Optional Consolidation and Reorganization Act - Declares it the purpose of this Act to afford States the option of consolidating and reorganizing specified programs of assistance to State and local educational agencies for elementary, secondary, vocational, and adult education into three broad categories: (1) special educational needs programs; (2) vocational education programs; and (3) special emphasis projects. Title I: Special Needs Program - Requires each State which desires to consolidate Federal educational aid programs under this Act to include the following in its comprehensive consolidation plan: (1) a program designed to address the special educational needs of educationally deprived children in local education agencies having high concentrations of children from low- income families, of neglected and delinquent children in State-operated programs, and of children in adult correctional institutions; (2) a program designed to provide comprehensive health, educational, nutritional, social, and other similar services primarily for children from low-income families; (3) a program designed to address the special educational needs of children of migratory agricultural workers and of migratory fishermen; (4) a program designed to provide and establish standards for specified educational programs for handicapped children; (5) a program of instruction designed for children of limited English-speaking ability; and (6) a program of bilingual vocational training. Requires every agency operating educational programs for the handicapped which is to receive assistance under this Act to establish and maintain procedures to assure safeguards to handicapped children and their parents with respect to the provision of appropriate free public education. Sets forth guidelines for the distribution of the funds received by the States for each program required under this title. Title II: Vocational, Adult and Continuing Education and Employment Training - Requires each State which does not h… 2025-09-02T18:52:38Z  
94-s-3848 94 s 3848 A bill to amend the act of February 25, 1920. Mines and mineral resources 1976-09-24 1976-09-30 Measure passed House, amended. Senate Sen. Jackson, Henry M. [D-WA] WA D J000013 3 (Measure passed House, amended) Amends the Mineral Lands Leasing Act to require that all income from Federal mineral lands, received under such Act or the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970, be paid into the U.S. Treasury. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to pay 37 1/2 percent of such funds to the State within which leased lands or deposits are located (except Alaska), such funds to be used for the construction and maintenance of public roads or for the support of public schools or other public educational institutions. Directs the Secretary to pay 40 percent of such funds into the reclamation fund created by the Reclamation Act. Requires that money accrued to the United States under such Acts from lands within the naval petroleum reserves be deposited in the Naval Petroleum Reserve Special Account. Permits revenues returned to Utah and Colorado from the prototype oil shale tracts C-A, C-B, V-A, and V-B to be used for general public purposes. 2024-08-01T19:37:33Z  
94-s-3843 94 s 3843 A bill to name the Visitors' Center at the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore the "Phillip A. Hart Visitors' Center." Government Operations and Politics 1976-09-22 1976-10-08 Public law 94-459. Senate Sen. Griffin, Robert P. [R-MI] MI R G000465 3 Designates the Visitors' Center at Sleeping Bear Dune National Lakeshore, Michigan, as the "Philip A. Hart Visitors' Center." 2024-08-01T19:37:34Z  
94-s-3844 94 s 3844 A bill to name a certain Federal building in Grand Rapids, Mich., the "Arthur H. Vandenberg Building." Government Operations and Politics 1976-09-22 1976-09-22 Measure passed Senate. Senate Sen. Griffin, Robert P. [R-MI] MI R G000465 0 Designates the Federal building located at 110 Michigan Avenue, Northwest, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, as the "Arthur H. Vandenberg Building." 2024-08-01T19:37:33Z  
94-s-3845 94 s 3845 A bill for the relief of Doctor Homero Rene Anchondo-Hernandez and Doctor Silva Sobarzo de Anchondo. Private Legislation 1976-09-22 1976-09-22 Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX] TX D B000401 0 Provides for the relief of Doctor Homero Rene Anchondo-Hernandez and Doctor Silva Sobarzo de Anchondo. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
94-s-3846 94 s 3846 A bill to amend chapter 67 of title 10, United States Code, to grant eligibility for retired pay to certain reservists who did not perform active duty before August 16, 1945. Armed Forces and National Security 1976-09-22 1976-09-22 Referred to Senate Committee on Armed Services. Senate Sen. Allen, James B. [D-AL] AL D A000127 0 Grants eligibility for retired pay to members of the armed forces reserves who performed active duty after August 13, 1961, and before May 31, 1963, or after August 4, 1964, and before March 28, 1973, or who performed at least 20 years of service after August 15, 1945. (Amends 10 U.S.C. 1331(c), 1332(b), 1333) 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z  
94-s-3847 94 s 3847 An original bill to provide emergency relief to farmers in disaster and emergency areas with respect to repayment schedules on certain plans. Agriculture and Food 1976-09-22 1976-09-22 Placed on calendar in Senate. Senate Sen. Humphrey, Hubert H. [D-MN] MN D H000953 0 Amends the Emergency Livestock Credit Act of 1974 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to emergency livestock loans guaranteed under such Act, to encourage lenders to modify their repayment schedules for such loans to allow up to a two-year grace period on principal repayment for borrowers whose livestock operations are in localities designated as major disaster or emergency areas during 1976 or 1977. Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to authorize the Secretary, with respect to farm ownership loans, operating loans, or emergency loans made under such Act to modify the repayment schedule on such loans by allowing up to a two-year grace period on principal and interest payments for borrowers whose farming, ranching, or aquaculture operations are in localities designated as major disaster or emergency areas during 1976, 1977, or 1978. Amends the Agricultural Act of 1970 to authorize the Secretary to acquire hay for inclusion in the disaster reserve created under the Agricultural Act of 1970 and to purchase the hay and other commodities in such reserve through the Commodity Credit Corporation. 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z  
94-s-3837 94 s 3837 A bill for the relief of Lewis and Saunders, Incorporated. Private Legislation 1976-09-21 1976-09-21 Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. McIntyre, Thomas J. [D-NH] NH D M000486 0 Provides for the relief of Lewis and Saunders, Incorporated. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
94-s-3838 94 s 3838 Debt Collection Practices Act Credit 1976-09-21 1976-09-21 Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] DE D B000444 0 Debt Collection Practices Act - Prohibits debt collectors from harassing or intimidating consumers in connection with the collection or attempted collection of any alleged debt arising from a consumer credit transaction. Sets forth conduct which violates this Act, including the use of violence by a debt collector, and practices used to acquire location information about the consumer which publicize the indebtedness, such as post cards. Limits the communication that the debt collector may have with the consumer in connection with debt collection. Requires that further direct collection efforts cease once the consumer has absolutely refused to pay except that the collector may advise the consumer that the further efforts are being terminated and that there is a possibility of an attorney invoking the creditor's remedies. Prohibits false or misleading representation or impersonation in connection with the collection of an alleged debt. Lists unfair practices which a collector is required to avoid, including the solicitation or acceptance by a debt collector from a consumer of any check or other negotiable instrument that is postdated more than three days. Prohibits the taking of specified legal actions, such as causing unauthorized serice of process, on the part of collectors. Requires that, within five days after the initial communication with a consumer in connection with the collection of any debt, the collector send the consumer a written notice containing specified information, including the name of the creditor, so as to provide the consumer with the opportunity to dispute the validity of the debt. Sets forth civil and criminal penalties for violations of the provisions of this Act. Requires that the Federal Trade Commission and the Attorney General report periodically to Congress concerning administration of their functions under this Act. 2025-09-02T18:52:38Z  
94-s-3839 94 s 3839 A bill to permit any surviving spouse of a person interred in a post cemetery or the post section of a national cemetery to be interred in such cemetery. Cemeteries and funerals 1976-09-21 1976-09-21 Referred to Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Senate Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] SC R T000254 0 Provides that the surviving spouse of any person buried in a post cemetery, or the post section of a national cemetery, may be buried in such person's gravesite or an adjoining gravesite. 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z  
94-s-3840 94 s 3840 A bill for the relief of Wing Fai Yan. Private Legislation 1976-09-21 1976-09-21 Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Taft, Robert, Jr. [R-OH] OH R T000010 0 Provides for the relief of Wing Fai Yan. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
94-s-3841 94 s 3841 A bill for the relief of Alaska Methodist University in Anchorage. Private Legislation 1976-09-21 1976-09-21 Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] AK R S000888 1 Provides for the relief of Alaska Methodist University in Anchorage. 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z  
94-s-3842 94 s 3842 A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code relating to condominium home loans. Housing and Community Development 1976-09-21 1976-09-21 Referred to Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Senate Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD] MD R M000241 0 Permits the Veterans' Administration to guarantee home mortgages for the purchase of homes which have been converted from a rental to a condominium form of ownership. 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z  
94-s-3830 94 s 3830 Aviation Improvement Act Transportation and Public Works 1976-09-20 1976-09-20 Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce. Senate Sen. Cannon, Howard W. [D-NV] NV D C000120 0 Aviation Improvement Act - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to direct the Civil Aeronautics Board, in the exercise and performance of its powers and duties with respect to interstate and overseas air transportation, to consider the phased and progressive transition to an air transportation system which relies on competitive market forces and the provision of a variety of adequate, economic, and low-cost services as being in the public interest. Prohibits any governmental unit from enacting any law, regulation, or standard relating to air transportation rates, routes, or services. Requires the Board to issue certificates authorizing scheduled or charter interstate or overseas air transportation to qualified applicants unless such transportation is not required by the public convenience and necessity (previously the Board could only grant such applications upon a finding that such transportation was required by the public convenience and necessity). Places the burden of proof upon the Board to show that the transportation for which the certificate is sought is not required by the public convenience and necessity. Requires the Board to give weight in favor of an applicant if it finds that the transportation applied for would: (1) involve new and innovative methods; (2) provide reduced rates, fares, or charges; (3) achieve increased efficiency over existing services; or (4) be offered in markets which have rates, fares, or charges which are significantly higher than economically comparable markets. Requires the Board to issue certificates to qualified applicants to engage in scheduled air transportation if the present carrier holding such authority has not exercised it by providing a minimum of five round trips a week for at least six months during the preceding 12 month period. Requires the Board to issue such certificate within a specified time period. Prohibits the Board from imposing closed door restrictions on operating certificates. Eliminates all present closed door restrictions within 30 days after … 2025-09-02T18:52:38Z  
94-s-3831 94 s 3831 A bill to amend the act of July 9, 1965 (79 Stat. 213; 16 U.S.C. 4601-17(c). Public works 1976-09-20 1976-09-20 Referred to Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Senate Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA] LA D J000189 0 Stipulates that projects constructed under the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Small Reclamation Projects Act, and the Watershed and Flood Prevention Act, are authorized to recognize and provide for recreational and other public uses at dams and reservoirs constructed under such authority. 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z  
94-s-3832 94 s 3832 A bill for the relief of Wong Fon-Chiau Shih. Private Legislation 1976-09-20 1976-09-20 Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] HI D I000025 0 Provides for the relief of Wong Fon-Chiau Shih. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
94-s-3833 94 s 3833 A bill to authorize the appropriation of $12.4 million at July 1976 prices for rehabilitation and resettlement of Enewetak Atoll, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Territories (U.S.) 1976-09-20 1976-09-20 Referred to Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Senate Sen. Jackson, Henry M. [D-WA] WA D J000013 1 Authorizes the appropriation of $12,400,000 at July 1976 prices for the rehabilitation and resettlement of Enewetak Atoll. Subjects any award of compensation to a Micronesian inhabitant on claims for property damage against the United States to specified offsets for previous monies or consideration. 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z  
94-s-3834 94 s 3834 Government Economy and Spending Reform Act Congressional oversight 1976-09-20 1976-09-20 Placed on calendar in Senate. Senate Sen. Muskie, Edmund S. [D-ME] ME D M001121 58 Government Economy and Spending Reform Act - Title I: Authorizations of New Budget Authority - Terminates all budget authority for Federal programs on specified dates according to the functional or subfunctional category of each program as set forth in the fiscal year 1977 budget. Requires the Comptroller General to report to Congress by April 1, 1977, on specified programs with respect to the laws under which such program is carried on, the amount of new budget authority received by such program during the four fiscal years ending before April 1, 1977, and to identify programs for which no outlays have been made during the last two fiscal years ending before April 1, 1977. Prohibits providing new budget authority after the applicable review date set forth in this Act unless the provision of such budget authority is specifically authorized by law or the standing rules of either House of Congress. Title II: Zero-Base Program Review - Sets forth a timetable for Congressional zero-base review of new budget authority. Defines "zero-base review" as an evaluation of a given program to determine the merits of its continuation at a level less than, equal to, or more than its existing level. Requires each congressional committee conducting a zero-based program review to adopt tentative and final review plans, receive reports from the Comptroller General and Federal agencies on the program being reviewed, and report to their respective House the results of such zero-base review of the program. Sets forth minimum objectives of inquiry for such reviews. Requires that any committee reporting pursuant to this Act recommend the extent to which any program reviewed should be continued or eliminated. Title III: Continuing Review - Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 to require, whenever the Comptroller General issues a report which discloses any substantial deficiency in the achievement of the objectives of any Federal program, the agency conducting such program to report to specified congressional committees… 2025-09-02T18:52:37Z  
94-s-3835 94 s 3835 Urban Trees Act Housing and Community Development 1976-09-20 1976-09-20 Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry. Senate Sen. Javits, Jacob K. [R-NY] NY R J000064 1 Urban Trees Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants, on a matching basis, with urban areas to the States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Guam in order to provide financial assistance to such urban areas for arboriculture programs. Defines "arboriculture" as the planting, growing, maintenance, and protection of trees and shrubs. Authorizes appropriations of up to $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1977 to carry out such grant program. Requires that grants under this Act be made in accordance with an urban arboriculture plan for the selection, planting, and maintenance of trees agreed upon in advance by the Secretary and the State forester or other appropriate official. Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical assistance to urban areas for arboriculture programs under this Act. 2025-09-02T18:52:32Z  
94-s-3836 94 s 3836 Sludge Control Act Environmental Protection 1976-09-20 1976-09-20 Referred to Senate Committee on Public Works. Senate Sen. Williams, Harrison A., Jr. [D-NJ] NJ D W000502 0 Sludge Control Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate regulations (1) identifying sludge which requires specialized management practices; (2) establishing criteria for acceptable methods of sludge management; and (3) establishing requirements applicable to generators of such sludge. Stipulates that no person shall, after two years after the enactment of this Act, transport, treat, store, or dispose of any sludge without a permit for such activity. Establishes minimum criteria for issuance of such permits. Authorizes States to develop sludge permit programs equivalent to the Federal program. Directs the Administrator to establish a plan for the removal of sludge which poses a danger to public health or the environment. Imposes strict liability upon owners and operators of vessels for the costs in removing sludge. Imposes criminal penalties of fines between $2,500 and $25,000 per day of violation and/or imprisonment of up to one year for violation of this Act. Increases the maximum penalty to $50,000 per day of violation and two years' imprisonment for second offenders. Authorizes the Administrator to conduct a special demonstration project relating to the feasibility of ocean disposal sites for sludge and similar substances beyond the Outer Continental Shelf. Directs the Administrator to study the feasibility and practicality of a single comprehensive ecosystem approach to the management and control of sludge and other solid wastes. 2025-09-02T18:52:33Z  
94-s-3827 94 s 3827 A bill for the relief of Maria Vasquez. Private Legislation 1976-09-17 1976-09-17 Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Beall, J. Glenn, Jr. [R-MD] MD R B000272 0 Provides for the relief of Maria Vasquez. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
94-s-3828 94 s 3828 A bill for the relief of Marilyn and Elpidio Termulo. Private Legislation 1976-09-17 1976-09-17 Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Beall, J. Glenn, Jr. [R-MD] MD R B000272 0 Provides for the relief of Marilyn and Elpidio Termulo. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
94-s-3829 94 s 3829 Save the California Gray Whale and the Bowhead Whale Act Animals 1976-09-17 1976-09-17 Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce. Senate Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] CA D C000877 0 Save the Gray Whale and Bowhead Whale Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to study the California gray whale and bowhead whale and to make recommendations to the President for the preservation of such mammals. Directs all Federal agencies to protect such whales until such recommendations are implemented. Declares a moratorium on the killing or capturing of such mammals within the 200 mile limit of the United States. Directs the Secretary of Commerce, with the Secretary of State, to initiate negotiations with Mexico and Canada for such preservation. Authorizes the appropriation of $1,000,000 for fiscal years 1978 and 1979 to carry out this Act. 2025-09-02T18:52:38Z  
94-s-3821 94 s 3821 A bill to amend the Civil Defense Act of 1950 to clarify the policy and intent of Congress under such act with respect to preparedness at the State and local levels for disasters other than disasters caused by an enemy attack. Emergency Management 1976-09-16 1976-09-16 Referred to Senate Committee on Armed Services. Senate Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] SC R T000254 0 Declares that it is the policy and intent of Congress to take into account the needs of the States and their political subdivisions with respect to preparedness for disasters other than those caused by enemy attack when providing Federal assistance under the Civil Defense Act of 1950. Authorizes the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency to use for training and education programs during fiscal year 1977, an amount not to exceed $2,000,000 from the funds appropriated to such Agency for research, shelter survey, and marking by Treasury, Postal Service and General Government Appropriation Act of 1977. 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z  
94-s-3822 94 s 3822 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to extend the duration of certain provisions relating to members of the armed forces of the United States and civilian employees who are missing in action or hospitalized as a result of wounds, disease, or injury incurred in the Vietnam conflict. Taxation 1976-09-16 1976-09-16 Referred to Senate Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Brock, Bill [R-TN] TN R B000851 0 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend until January 2, 1979, specified tax provisions for veterans wounded in the Vietnam conflict and spouses of persons missing in action in the Vietnam combat zone. Provides that after such date: (1) persons classified as missing in action in the Vietnam conflict will be considered dead for purposes of computing the terms of surviving spouses; (2) pay earned while hospitalized for wounds received in the Vietnam combat zone will be included in gross income; (3) income tax will be assessed for the taxable years in which veterans die as a result of service in the Vietnam conflict; (4) spouses of persons classified as missing in action may not elect to file joint tax returns; and (5) time requirements concerning filing, paying, claiming, assessing, collecting and commencing actions regarding tax liability will resume running against spouses of persons missing in the Vietnam combat zone. 2024-08-01T19:37:33Z  
94-s-3823 94 s 3823 Water Resources Development Act of 1976 Public works 1976-09-16 1976-10-22 Public law 94-587. Senate Sen. Gravel, Mike [D-AK] AK D G000388 0 (Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 94-1755) Water Resources Development Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to carry out the phase I design memorandum stage of advanced engineering and design on the following projects for flood control and other purposes: (1) Cape May Canal, New Jersey beach erosion control ($2,062,000); (2) Longport, New Jersey beach erosion control ($2,396,000); (3) Black Dirt Area, Wallkill River, (New York and New Jersey) ($330,000); (4) Passaic River Basin, (New York and New Jersey) ($12,000,000); (5) Lock Haven, Pennsylvania flood control ($430,000); (6) Wyoming Valley, Susquehanna River, Pennsylvania, ($450,000); (7) James River Basin, Richmond, Virginia, ($800,000); (8) Brunswick Harbor, Georgia navigation project, ($300,000); (9) Charleston Harbor, South Carolina navigation project, ($500,000); (10) San Juan Harbor navigation project, ($300,000); (11) La Crosse, Wisconsin flood control project; (12) Presque Isle Peninsula at Erie, Pennsylvania beach erosion control project, ($700,000); (13) Little Calumet River, Indiana flood control project, ($1,400,000); (14) Suislaw River and Bar, Oregon navigation project ($50,000); (15) Papillon Creek at Omaha, Nebraska flood control project ($75,000); (16) Clarion River Basin, Pennsylvania acid mine drainage abatement project ($600,000); (17) St. Johns Bayou and New Madrid Floodway, Missouri flood control project ($300,000); (18) Nonconnah Creek, Tennessee and Mississippi flood control project ($400,000); (19) Bazos River, Texas, natural salt pollution control project ($650,000); (20) Rio Grande and Rio Salado, New Mexico flood control project, ($1,500,000); (21) Wears Creek, at Jefferson City, Missouri flood control project ($50,000); (22) McNary Lock and Dam, Columbia River, Oregon and Washington ($1,800,000); (23) Pembina River at Walhalla, North Dakota flood control project ($930,000); (24) Calleguas Creek, Simi Valley to Moorpark, California flood control project ($1,060,000); (25) Morr… 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z  
94-s-3824 94 s 3824 A bill to repeal certain statutes prohibiting suits against ministers and their domestics. International Affairs 1976-09-16 1976-09-16 Referred to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Senate Sen. Hathaway, William D. [D-ME] ME D H000346 0 Repeals the prohibition of suits against foreign diplomats. 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z  
94-s-3825 94 s 3825 A bill providing that the United States shall be deemed liable in the case of any judgment levied by any court against any diplomat against whom a recovery of damages is statutorily not allowed. Government liability 1976-09-16 1976-09-16 Referred to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Senate Sen. Hathaway, William D. [D-ME] ME D H000346 0 Subjects the United States to liability for any judgment levied by any court against any ambassador or minister, or any domestic of any such minister against whom a recovery of damages is statutorily not allowed. 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z  
94-s-3826 94 s 3826 A bill to establish within the Department of State an Assistant Secretary for Claims Against Foreign Ministers and Diplomats; to award just compensation for such claims. International Affairs 1976-09-16 1976-09-16 Referred to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Senate Sen. Hathaway, William D. [D-ME] ME D H000346 0 Establishes within the Department of State a Bureau of Claims Against Foreign Ministers and Diplomats which shall fully compensate any person injured in person or property by any ambassador or public minister with diplomatic immunity. 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z  
94-s-3818 94 s 3818 A bill to amend the Act of February 9, 1821, to restate the charter of the George Washington University. Government Operations and Politics 1976-09-15 1976-09-15 Referred to Senate Committee on the District of Columbia. Senate Sen. Eagleton, Thomas F. [D-MO] MO D E000004 0 Restates the charter of the George Washington University, Washington, D.C. in its entirety. Sets forth the purposes and powers of the university. Prohibits any individual (except the president of the university) from serving as a member of the board of trustees during the period in which the individual is an officer, professor or other employee of the university. Stipulates the powers of the board of trustees of the university. Authorizes the board to merge the university with any other nonprofit organization by a two-thirds vote. 2024-08-01T19:37:33Z  
94-s-3819 94 s 3819 A bill for the relief of Commander Edward White Rawlins, United States Navy (retired). Private Legislation 1976-09-15 1976-09-28 Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD] MD R M000241 1 Provides for the relief of Commander Edward White Rawlins, United States Navy (retired). 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
94-s-3820 94 s 3820 Aerosol Container Labeling Act Commerce 1976-09-15 1976-09-15 Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce. Senate Sen. Pearson, James B. [R-KS] KS R P000166 0 Requires all areosol containers manufactured or sold after January 1, 1978, to bear a label containing the following statement "Warning: A Halocarbon Which May Be Harmful to the Environment and Your Health Is Used in the Propellant of this Container." 2025-09-02T18:52:34Z  
94-s-3811 94 s 3811 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 with respect to amounts received on certain loans of securities. Taxation 1976-09-14 1976-09-14 Referred to Senate Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Packwood, Bob [R-OR] OR R P000009 1 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to include within the support income of tax exempt organizations, all amounts received in respect to loaned securities where the respective loan agreements provide reasonable procedures to command collateral to cover the security's current market value, and allows the lender to recall the loaned security upon no more than five business days' notice. Expands the definition of the term "regulated investment companies" to allow the inclusion of payments on securities loans within the portion of gross income attributed to the sale or other disposition of stock or securities. Makes such provisions applicable to amounts received after December 31, 1975. 2024-08-01T19:37:33Z  
94-s-3812 94 s 3812 A bill to grant a Federal charter to the American GI Forum of the United States. Government Operations and Politics 1976-09-14 1976-09-14 Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Montoya, Joseph M. [D-NM] NM D M000876 1 Grants a Federal charter to the American GI Forum of the United States. Declares that the purposes of such corporation shall be to: (1) preserve and advance the fundamental principals of democracy for all United States citizens; (2) secure and protect for veterans of the armed forces discharged from active service under less than honorable conditions, the rights and privileges granted to them by the Constitution and laws of the United States; (3) develop the leadership abilities of United States citizens of Mexican ancestry; (4) combat juvenile delinquency by encouraging participation in the Youth GI Forum program operated by the corporation; (5) assist students desiring to attend institutions of higher learning through the award of scholarships; and (6) assist needy and disabled veterans discharged from active service under less than honorable conditions. Stipulates the powers of the corporation. Grants the corporation the exclusive right to use the name American GI Forum of the United States. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
94-s-3813 94 s 3813 A bill to authorize the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to pay to female veterans of World War II and the Korean conflict certain educational benefits on the same basis that such benefits were paid to male veterans. Armed Forces and National Security 1976-09-14 1976-09-14 Referred to Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Senate Sen. Montoya, Joseph M. [D-NM] NM D M000876 0 Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to pay, upon application, female veterans of World War II and the Korean conflict certain educational benefits based on having a dependent spouse which were not paid to them, but would have been, if their entitlement to the benefits had been determined on the same basis as for male veterans. Allows such applications for payment to be filed one year from enactment of this Act. 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z  
94-s-3814 94 s 3814 A bill for the relief of Technical Sergeant Herman F. Baca, United States Air Force. Private Legislation 1976-09-14 1976-09-14 Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Montoya, Joseph M. [D-NM] NM D M000876 0 Provides for the relief of Technical Sergeant Herman F. Baca, United States Air Force. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
94-s-3815 94 s 3815 A bill providing for reinstatement, and validation of United States oil and gas leases numbered U-12871, U-12872, U-12874, U-12875, U-12876, U-12877, U-12878, and U-12881. Private Legislation 1976-09-14 1976-09-14 Referred to Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Senate Sen. Moss, Frank E. [D-UT] UT D M001033 0 Provides for reinstatement, and validation of United States oil and gas leases numbered U-12871, U-12872, U-12874, U-12875, U-12876, U-12877, U-12878, and U-12881. 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z  
94-s-3816 94 s 3816 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow a credit for amounts which are paid for natural gas used for farming purposes and which are attributable to the recent increase in rates for natural gas established by the Federal Power Commission. Taxation 1976-09-14 1976-09-14 Referred to Senate Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Montoya, Joseph M. [D-NM] NM D M000876 0 Allows an income tax credit, not to exceed $500, for the amount paid for natural gas used on a farm for farming purposes which is solely attributable to the increase in the national sales rate ordered by the Federal Power Commission which was published in the Federal Register on August 9, 1976. Applies such provisions to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1975. 2024-08-01T19:37:33Z  
94-s-3817 94 s 3817 A bill for the relief of Robert E. Saries and Alice J. Saries, of Merlin, Oregon. Private Legislation 1976-09-14 1976-09-14 Referred to Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Senate Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] OR R H000343 0 Provides for the relief of Robert E. Saries and Alice J. Saries, of Merlin, Oregon. 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z  
94-s-3805 94 s 3805 A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act so as to make the provisions thereof relating to limitation on eligibility of individuals in public institutions inapplicable to residents of certain small publicly operated community residence facilities. Social Welfare 1976-09-13 1976-09-13 Referred to Senate Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Brooke, Edward W. [R-MA] MA R B000871 0 Amends Title XVI (Supplemental Security Income for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled) of the Social Security Act to provide that provisions thereof declaring that no person shall be eligible for benefits under such title with respect to any month if for such month he is an inmate of a public institution, shall not apply to individuals staying in a publicly operated community residence which serves no more than 16 residents. Repeals provisions of title XVI which reduce payments made under such title by an amount equal to the amount of any payment made by a State on account of care provided by an institution to such individual as an inpatient of such institution. Directs the States to establish or designate one or more State or local authorities which shall establish, maintain, and insure the enforcement of standards for any category of institution, foster homes, or group living arrangements. 2024-08-01T19:37:39Z  
94-s-3806 94 s 3806 A bill for the relief of Dr. Orlando Fusilero Bravo. Private Legislation 1976-09-13 1976-09-13 Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY] KY D F000268 1 Provides for the relief of Dr. Orlando Fusilero Bravo. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
94-s-3807 94 s 3807 A bill to amend Public Law 93-198. Education 1976-09-13 1976-09-13 Referred to Senate Committee on the District of Columbia. Senate Sen. Eagleton, Thomas F. [D-MO] MO D E000004 1 Amends the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act to direct that payments authorized or required to be made by or pursuant to any Act of congress which authorizes the issuance of obligations for college and university facilities be made without further authorization or approval. 2024-08-01T19:37:33Z  
94-s-3808 94 s 3808 A bill to amend Part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to limit the amount of an individual's wages which is subject to garnishment thereunder, for the enforcement of child support and alimony obligations, to 50 percent of such wages (or such lower amount as may be provided by State law). Social Welfare 1976-09-13 1976-09-13 Referred to Senate Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Allen, James B. [D-AL] AL D A000127 0 Amends the program of Child Support and Establishment of Paternity of Title IV of the Social Security Act to limit the portion of an individual's wages from Federal employment which is subject to garnishment for the enforcement of child support and alimony obligations to 50 percent of such wages. 2024-08-01T19:37:33Z  
94-s-3809 94 s 3809 A bill for the relief of Deborah Worrell. Private Legislation 1976-09-13 1976-09-13 Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Taft, Robert, Jr. [R-OH] OH R T000010 0 Provides for the relief of Deborah Worrell. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
94-s-3810 94 s 3810 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide just and reasonable rates, terms, and conditions for the use of certain rights-of-way by persons desiring to lease space for wire communication. Government Operations and Politics 1976-09-13 1976-09-13 Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce. Senate Sen. Griffin, Robert P. [R-MI] MI R G000465 0 Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission to regulate the rates, terms, and conditions for pole attachments (any attachment for wire communication on a pole, duct, conduit or other right-of-way owned or controlled by a utility not owned by a State or the Federal Government or cooperatively organized). Permits the Commission to exempt from its regulation such attachment rates, terms, and conditions regulated by a State if the State applies for such exemption. 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z  
94-s-3800 94 s 3800 Victims of Crime Act Crime and Law Enforcement 1976-09-10 1976-09-10 Placed on calendar in Senate. Senate Sen. Mansfield, Mike [D-MT] MT D M000113 0 Victims of Crime Act - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Steets Act of 1968 to authorize the compensation of persons injured by violent criminal acts. Establishes within the Department of Justice the Violent Crimes Reimbursement Board to carry out the purposes of this Act. Specifies the composition of the Board. Requires the Board to order payments, with respect to a violent crime: (1) in the case of the personal injury of an intervenor or victim, to or on behalf of that person; or (2) in the case of the death of the intervenor or victim, to or on behalf of the surviving dependent or dependents of either of them. Limits reimbursements made under this Act to $50,000. Prohibits reimbursement of any claim made more than one year after the commission of the crime. Stipulates the procedure to be followed by the Board for disposition of claims. Specifies the crimes for which resulting injury shall be compensible under this Act. Creates on the books of the United States Treasury a fund known as the Criminal Victim Indemnity Fund from which reimbursements under this Act shall be paid. Stipulates that the Fund shall be the repository of (1) criminal fines paid in the Federal courts; (2) additional amounts that may be appropriated to the Fund as provided by law; and (3) such other sums as may be contributed by public or private agencies, organizations, or persons. Establishes an Advisory Council on the Victims of Crime consisting of the members of the Board and one representative of each State crime victims compensation or reimbursement program. Directs the Council to review the Federal and State crime victims reimbursement programs and advise the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration on matters of policy relating thereto. Requires the Board to transmit to the Congress an annual report of its activities under this Act. Authorizes the Federal Prison Industries to withhold from the wages of any offender employed in such Industries, an amount not to exceed ten percent of such wages to be deposited in the Cri… 2025-09-02T18:52:31Z  
94-s-3801 94 s 3801 Medicare-Medicaid Anti-Fraud Act Social Welfare 1976-09-10 1976-09-10 Referred to Senate Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Talmadge, Herman E. [D-GA] GA D T000035 39 Medicare-Medicaid Anti-Fraud Act - Establishes within the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, an Office of Central Fraud and Abuse Control. Provides that such Office shall have the overall responsibility for directing and establishing policies with respect to the undertaking of activities which are designed to deal with fraud and abuse in the Maternal and Child Health and Crippled Children's Services, Medicare and Medicaid. Specifies that the Office shall also have responsibility for investigating alleged fraud or abuse in any such program, and assisting State agencies, at their request, in the establishment and operation of State antifraud and abuse activities. Directs that no payment for Medicare service may be made to a person claiming such payment under an assignment, including a power of attorney, but may be made to an agent of the person furnishing such service. Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare or the Comptroller General to require providers or suppliers of items or services, with respect to which payment is claimed under one of the programs within the jurisdiction of the Office, to furnish specified information including the following: (1) the identity of persons having ownership interest in such entity; and (2) a consolidated certified costs report with respect to its costs and charges, including costs and charges of related organizations. Specifies sanctions which shall be imposed upon entities which fail to comply with requests for information. Increases the penalties for defrauding the Medicare or Medicaid programs. Provides that it shall be a felony (presently misdemeanor) punishable by imprisonment of up to five years for such an offense. States that where a Professional Standards Review Organization is found competent by the Secretary to assume review responsibility with respect to specified types of health care services or specified providers or practitioners of such services and is performing such reviews, such reviews shall constitute the conclusive determinat… 2025-09-02T18:52:37Z  
94-s-3802 94 s 3802 A bill to extend the moratorium on conversions of savings and loan associations. Finance and Financial Sector 1976-09-10 1976-09-10 Placed on calendar in Senate. Senate Sen. McIntyre, Thomas J. [D-NH] NH D M000486 0 Amends the National Housing Act to extend until June 30, 1977, the moratorium on conversion of savings and loan associations and mutual savings banks from the mutual to the stock form of organization. Permits such conversion only in those states where 95 percent or more of the insured institutions are federally chartered institutions. Directs the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to develop and propose to Congress appropriate regulatory procedures and safeguards for carrying out such conversions prior to June 30, 1977. 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z  
94-s-3803 94 s 3803 Consumer Communications Reform Act Government Operations and Politics 1976-09-10 1976-09-10 Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce. Senate Sen. Hruska, Roman L. [R-NE] NE R H000875 0 Consumer Communications Reform Act - States that Congress finds that the revenues from integrated interstate and foreign common carrier telecommunications services helped maintain a level of charges for telephone exchange service which is lower than otherwise would be required. Expresses the sense of Congress that the authorization of lines, facilities, or services of specialized carriers which duplicate the lines, facilities, or services of other telecommunications common carriers is contrary to the public interest. Reaffirms the intent of Congress that the complete authority to regulate terminal and station equipment used for telephone exchange service shall rest with the States even though such terminal and station equipment also may be used in connection with interstate services. Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that no compensatory charges for or in connection with such communication service may be found to be unjust or unreasonable on the ground that it is too low. Prohibits the Federal Communications Commission from holding the charge of a carrier up to a particular level to protect the traffic or revenues from a communication service offered or provided by another carrier if such charge proposed by the carrier is compensatory. Grants the Commission jurisdiction to approve the acquisition of control by a domestic common carrier of any other domestic common carrier or to approve the acquisition by a person which is not a common carrier of control of any domestic common carrier or the acquisition of the whole or any part of the property of a domestic common carrier after determining that the acquisition is in the public interest. Provides that the Commission shall not grant or authorize any construction permit, station license, or certificate, for the construction, acquisition, or operation of any communication or transmission line or facility, or extension thereof, or any modification or renewal thereof, unless the Commission shall find, after full opportunity for evidentiary hearing on the… 2025-09-02T18:52:34Z  
94-s-3804 94 s 3804 A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to release a condition with respect to certain real property conveyed by the United States to the board of regents of the universities and State colleges of Arizona for the use of the University of Arizona. Public Lands and Natural Resources 1976-09-10 1976-09-10 Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry. Senate Sen. Fannin, Paul J. [R-AZ] AZ R F000013 0 Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to release to the board of regents of the universities and State colleges of Arizona, upon compliance with specified conditions, a certain reversionary interest retained by the United States in a specified deed conveying lands for the use of the University of Arizona. 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z  

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