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100-hr-5581 100 hr 5581 Economic Set-Aside Act of 1988 Government Operations and Politics 1988-10-22 1988-10-22 Referred to House Committee on Government Operations. House Rep. Dymally, Mervyn M. [D-CA-31] CA D D000592 0 Economic Set-Aside Act of 1988 - Title I: Economic Set-Aside Policy of United States Government - Requires each Federal agency to award not less than ten percent of its contract funds to: (1) business concerns owned and operated by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals; and (2) historically Black colleges and universities, colleges and universities having a student body in which more than 40 percent of the students are Hispanic, and private and voluntary organizations controlled by individuals who are economically disadvantaged. Requires each Federal agency to award not less than ten percent of its contract funds to business concerns owned and operated by females. Requires Federal agencies to establish policies and procedures to implement such requirements. Title II: Commission on Economic Set-Asides - Establishes the Commission on Economic Set-Asides to enforce title I of this Act, assist Federal agencies in meeting title I requirements, and inform business concerns that may be eligible for the award of contracts under such Act of the benefits provided by title I. Requires the Commission to make annual reports to the Congress. 2025-08-28T20:06:24Z  
100-hconres-395 100 hconres 395 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the habitability of Rongelap Atoll. Government Operations and Politics 1988-10-21 1988-11-07 Referred to Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs. House Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] CA D M000725 2 Reaffirms the commitment of the Congress to the Government of the Marshall Islands and the Rongelap people that it is U.S. policy to take actions to restore the habitability of their homeland. Concludes that: (1) the data in the 1982 Department of Energy radiation study is inadequate and that the conclusions as to habitability are not supported by such data; (2) the comprehensive, independent study of Rongelap pursuant to the Veterans' Compensation Rate Increase and Job Training Amendments of 1985 should be immediately undertaken, should examine all the Rongelap Atoll islands, and should specifically examine radiation and related problems with respect to the children on Rongelap, past cumulative doses of plutonium, and chromosome damage to the entire Rongelap population; and (3) the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Energy should make available to the Government of the Marshall Islands such sums as may be necessary to contract for such study. 2025-01-23T13:18:47Z  
100-hr-5574 100 hr 5574 A bill to redesignate the Post Office located at 300 East Ninth Street in Austin, Texas, as the "Homer Thornberry Judicial Building". Government Operations and Politics 1988-10-21 1988-10-21 Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation. House Rep. Pickle, J. J. [D-TX-10] TX D P000328 0 Designates the Post Office at 300 East Ninth Street, Austin, Texas, as the Homer Thornberry Judicial Building. 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z  
100-s-2923 100 s 2923 Presidential Election Issues Access Act Government Operations and Politics 1988-10-21 1988-10-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Senate Sen. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN] TN D G000321 0 Presidential Election Issues Access Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission to issue rules requiring each radio and television licensee to make six and one half hours of free broadcast time available to the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates during the eight-week period preceding the election. Describes how and when the broadcast stations shall make the time available. 2025-08-28T20:07:13Z  
100-hjres-677 100 hjres 677 A joint resolution changing the date for the counting of the Electoral vote by Congress to January 4, 1989. Government Operations and Politics 1988-10-20 1988-11-09 Became Public Law No: 100-646. House Rep. Foley, Thomas S. [D-WA-5] WA D F000239 0 Provides for the counting of electoral votes on January 4, 1989. 2022-12-13T14:57:36Z  
100-hr-5553 100 hr 5553 A bill to designate the Federal Building and United States Courthouse located at 301 West Main Street in Benton, Illinois, as the "Kenneth J. Gray Federal Building and United States Courthouse". Government Operations and Politics 1988-10-20 1988-10-21 Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. House Rep. Bruce, Terry L. [D-IL-19] IL D B000971 17 Designates the Federal Building and United States Courthouse at 301 West Main Street, Benton, Illinois, as the Kenneth J. Gray Federal Building and United States Courthouse. 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z  
100-sres-509 100 sres 509 A resolution authorizing use of the Hart Building atrium for a concert by the Congressional chorus. Government Operations and Politics 1988-10-20 1988-10-20 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] WV D R000361 0 Authorizes the use of the Senate Hart Office Building during the week of December 12, 1988, for a concert of American and holiday music presented by the Congressional Chorus. 2021-06-10T21:50:46Z  
100-hr-5546 100 hr 5546 Integrity in Post Employment Act of 1988 Government Operations and Politics 1988-10-19 1988-11-14 See H.R.5043. House Rep. Florio, James J. [D-NJ-1] NJ D F000215 0 Integrity in Post Employment Act of 1988 - Amends the Federal criminal code to revise provisions regarding former Federal employees attempting to influence the Government. Makes it unlawful, within one year after employment or service has ceased, for: (1) former senior officials to lobby their former employing agency; (2) former top level officials (Cabinet Secretaries and Deputy Secretaries) to lobby any executive or independent agency or any Member of Congress; and (3) former Members of Congress to lobby any entity of the legislative branch or any top level official of the executive branch. Prohibits any senior or top level official, within 18 months after employment has ceased, from being employed by, representing, or advising a foreign entity for compensation, financial gain, or other remuneration. Prohibits any person from acting as an agent and communicating on behalf of such former officials and Members of Congress. Includes as exceptions to such prohibitions: (1) any person who is engaging solely in the solicitation or collection of funds and contributions within the United States to be used only for medical assistance, food, or clothing to relieve human suffering; or (2) any person who is providing a statement based on that person's special knowledge, provided that no compensation is received for such statement other than that regularly provided by law for witnesses. Increases the criminal and civil penalties for violations of this Act. Prohibits the partner of a Member, officer, or employee of the legislative branch in a partnership for the provision of professional services from acting as an agent or attorney for, or otherwise representing, any other person other than the United States in lobbying activities in either House of Congress. Provides for the imposition of penalties upon any Member of Congress who: (1) affiliates with a firm, partnership, association, or corporation for the purpose of providing professional services for compensation; (2) permits the use of the Member's name by such firm, … 2025-08-28T20:05:48Z  
100-s-2907 100 s 2907 A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide relief from certain inequities remaining in the crediting of National Guard technician service in connection with civil service retirement, and for other purposes. Government Operations and Politics 1988-10-18 1988-10-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] SC R T000254 0 Eliminates post-1968 service in the National Guard as a prerequisite to civil service retirement credit for former National Guard technicians. Amends the National Guard Technicians Act of 1968 to eliminate post-1968 service as a prerequisite for National Guard technicians to receiving credit in the determination of length of Federal civil service for purposes of leave, Federal employees' death and disability compensation, group life and health insurance, severance pay, tenure, and status. Sets forth rules for applying provisions of this Act to affected individuals. 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z  
100-sconres-161 100 sconres 161 A concurrent resolution calling for the full participation of American industry in the provision of telecommunications equipment and services. Government Operations and Politics 1988-10-14 1988-10-14 Referred to the Committee on Commerce. Senate Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA] LA D B000780 1 Resolves that: (1) the Congress should decide whether the Bell operating companies should be permitted to provide information services, conduct research, design and market software, and design, manufacture, and market telecommunications equipment and customer premises equipment; and (2) statutory safeguards should be in place both to ensure that these Bell activities would not harm telephone service customers or competition in the information services or manufacturing industries and to prevent cross subsidies between regulated and unregulated service offerings. 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z  
100-s-2888 100 s 2888 Southeast Lighthouse Preservation Act of 1988 Government Operations and Politics 1988-10-13 1988-10-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Senate Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI] RI R C000269 1 Southeast Lighthouse Preservation Act of 1988 - Authorizes the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to convey the Block Island Southeast Lighthouse to the Block Island Southeast Lighthouse Foundation of the town of New Shoreham, Rhode Island. Provides for the United States to continue to operate and maintain navigation aids in the lighthouse. 2025-08-28T20:06:23Z  
100-s-2893 100 s 2893 United States Coast Guard Act of 1988 Government Operations and Politics 1988-10-13 1988-10-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Senate Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI] RI D P000193 0 United States Coast Guard Act of 1988 - Amends Federal law to declare that the Coast Guard shall be: (1) a military service and a branch of the U.S. armed forces at all times; and (2) treated as an independent establishment for purposes of all Federal laws. Requires the Coast Guard to operate as a service in the Navy upon the declaration of war or when the President directs. Transfers to the Commandant of the Coast Guard all functions which the Secretary of Transportation exercised before enactment of this Act. Authorizes the Commandant to take certain personnel actions, delegate authority, reorganize functions within the Coast Guard, and prescribe rules. Provides for transfer and allocations of appropriations and personnel. Terminates, on the effective date of this Act, the positions of individuals appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Sets forth savings and separability provisions. Authorizes the Commandant, with the consent of the Secretary of Transportation, to use: (1) personnel of the Department of Transportation; and (2) for a reasonable time, funds appropriated to transferred functions. 2025-08-28T20:05:04Z  
100-hr-5510 100 hr 5510 Local Television Service Act of 1988 Government Operations and Politics 1988-10-12 1988-11-01 Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance. House Rep. Lent, Norman F. [R-NY-4] NY R L000243 10 Local Television Service Act of 1988 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to mandate a policy under which the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) allocates VHF (very high frequency) commercial television broadcasting channels in ways that assure no fewer than one such channel to each Principal Metropolitan Statistical Area (PMSA) of more than 1,000,000 persons, if technically feasible. Directs the FCC to: (1) order reallocation of a channel or the hyphenation of a community of license within such a PMSA if a VHF commercial television broadcast station licensee notifies the FCC that it wishes such action; (2) issue a license to the licensee under the changed conditions for a term equal to the term remaining on the existing license; and (3) permit the license to be renewed for another term without considering other applications for the same channel, if certain findings are made. Requires the FCC to initiate rulemaking to ensure primary program service from at least one VHF commercial television station to any PMSA in question that is not receiving such service. Directs the FCC to report to the Congress on these proceedings and on recommendations to achieve the expressed policy. 2025-08-28T20:09:14Z  
100-hr-5499 100 hr 5499 AM Radio Improvement Act of 1988 Government Operations and Politics 1988-10-11 1988-11-01 Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance. House Rep. Rinaldo, Matthew J. [R-NJ-7] NJ R R000262 1 AM Radio Improvement Act of 1988 - Directs the Federal Communications Commission, within 60 days after this Act's enactment, to initiate rulemaking to adopt a single AM radio stereophonic transmitting equipment standard (to be adopted within six months of this Act's enactment) that specifies the composition of the transmitted signal. 2025-08-28T20:06:34Z  
100-sjres-394 100 sjres 394 A joint resolution to establish a national policy on permanent papers. Government Operations and Politics 1988-10-11 1988-10-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI] RI D P000193 0 Establishes a national policy that Federal records, books, and publications of enduring value be produced on acid free papers. Directs the Librarian of Congress, the Archivist of the United States, the Director of the National Library of Medicine, and the Administrator of the National Library of Agriculture to jointly monitor and report to the Congress annually on progress in implementing such policy. 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z  
100-hr-5472 100 hr 5472 Department of Defense Contractual Equity Act Government Operations and Politics 1988-10-06 1988-10-20 Referred to Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations. House Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22] TX R D000217 0 Department of Defense Contractual Equity Act - Requires any Department of Defense contract for supplies or services, or for the construction or alteration of facilities owned or leased by the United States, to prohibit the contractor from entering into an arrangement with a labor union which requires that: (1) subcontractors who employ nonunion members shall be denied the right to work under such contract; (2) membership in such union is a condition of employment under any subcontract; (3) subcontractors must hire as their exclusive source of labor only persons belonging to such union; or (4) individuals not affiliated with such union shall be required to pay fees. 2026-03-23T12:41:21Z  
100-hr-5473 100 hr 5473 A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to allow for coverage under the health benefits program of unmarried dependent children between ages 22 and 23 if they are full-time students. Government Operations and Politics 1988-10-06 1988-10-06 Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. House Rep. Goodling, William F. [R-PA-19] PA R G000291 1 Amends provisions of law relating to the Federal health insurance program to allow coverage under such program of an unmarried dependent child between 22 and 23 years of age who is a student regularly pursuing a full-time course of study or training in residence in a junior college, college, university, or comparable recognized educational institution. 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
100-hr-5477 100 hr 5477 Economic Development Administration Sunset Act Government Operations and Politics 1988-10-06 1988-10-20 Referred to Subcommittee on Economic Development. House Rep. Hefley, Joel [R-CO-5] CO R H000444 0 Economic Development Administration Sunset Act - Abolishes the Economic Development Administration of the Department of Commerce. Repeals the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (grants for public works projects) and the Local Public Works Capital Development and Investment Act (public works employment). Provides for the conclusion of the business of the Economic Development Administration by the Secretary of Commerce. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-28T20:05:14Z  
100-hr-5483 100 hr 5483 A bill to provide for certain minimum requirements relating to the addressing of mail which is intended for general distribution to persons on rural routes, and for other purposes. Government Operations and Politics 1988-10-06 1988-10-06 Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. House Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16] CA D P000047 0 Sets forth minimum requirments for the addressing of mail intended for distribution on rural routes. 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
100-s-2869 100 s 2869 A bill to authorize appropriations for the completion of certain walls of the Internal Revenue Service Building located in Washington, D.C. Government Operations and Politics 1988-10-06 1988-10-21 Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND] ND D B001077 0 (Measure passed Senate, amended) Authorizes appropriations for the completion of existing external walls of the Internal Revenue Service Building, located at 1111 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. Designates the Federal building and United States Courthouse at 301 West Main Street, Benton, Illinois, as the Kenneth J. Gray Federal Building and United States Courthouse. Authorizes appropriations: (1) to the Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, for renovations of Federal Center Buildings 63 and 64 in Jeffersonville, Indiana; and (2) to the United States Tax Court for renovations of its building in Washington, D.C. Authorizes the Administrator of the General Services Administration, on a reimbursable basis, to perform such renovations. 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z  
100-hjres-673 100 hjres 673 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide for the direct popular election of the President and Vice President of the United States. Government Operations and Politics 1988-10-05 1988-10-11 Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law. House Rep. Glickman, Dan [D-KS-4] KS D G000240 0 Constitutional Amendment - Provides that the people of the several States and the District of Columbia shall elect the President and Vice President. Requires the electors of President and Vice President in each State to have the qualifications requisite for congressional electors from that State, except that for electors of President and Vice President the legislature of any State may prescribe less restrictive residence qualifications and the Congress may establish uniform residence and age qualifications. Provides that the persons having the greatest number of votes for President and Vice President shall be elected, if such number be at least 40 percent of the whole number of votes cast. Provides that if no person has such number, a runoff election shall be held in which the choice of President and Vice President shall be made from the persons who received the two highest number of votes. Requires the days for such elections to be determined by the Congress. Requires the Congress to prescribe by law the time, place, and manner in which the results of such elections shall be ascertained and declared. Requires each elector to cast a single vote jointly applicable to President and Vice President. Allows the Congress to provide for the case of the death of any candidate for President or Vice President before the day on which the President-elect or Vice President-elect has been chosen, and for the case of a tie in any election. 2021-06-10T20:28:22Z  
100-hr-5467 100 hr 5467 Contracting Out Appeals Reform Act of 1988 Government Operations and Politics 1988-10-05 1988-10-13 Referred to Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security. House Rep. Sikorski, Gerry E. [D-MN-6] MN D S000407 0 Contracting Out Appeals Reform Act of 1988 - Amends Federal law on the procurement protest system to permit the Comptroller General of the United States to review and decide protests of Federal Government employees relating to conversion to contractor performance of certain functions they perform. Subjects decisions of the Comptroller General on procurement protests to judicial review. Requires heads of Federal agencies who are responsible for determining whether to convert to contractor performance to regularly consult with employees who will be affected by such determination. 2025-08-28T20:09:14Z  
100-hr-5451 100 hr 5451 A bill to designate the United States Post Office and Courthouse located at 151 West Street in Rutland, Vermont, as the "Robert T. Stafford United States Courthouse and Post Office". Government Operations and Politics 1988-10-04 1988-11-03 See S.2835. House Rep. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT-At Large] VT R J000072 0 Designates the United States Post Office and Courthouse at 151 West Street, Rutland, Vermont, as the Robert T. Stafford United States Courthouse and Post Office. 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z  
100-hr-5443 100 hr 5443 A bill to modify the method by which pay for civilian employees of the Government is adjusted. Government Operations and Politics 1988-10-03 1988-10-03 Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. House Rep. Green, S. William [R-NY-15] NY R G000417 0 Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics to develop and implement a method for determining, on an annual basis, the cost of living in each area of the country relative to the cost of living in the District of Columbia. Provides for adjusting the rates of pay for Federal employees in any area where the cost of living is higher than the District's. 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
100-sjres-389 100 sjres 389 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to the commencement of the terms of office of the President, Vice President, and Members of Congress. Government Operations and Politics 1988-09-30 1988-09-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI] RI D P000193 1 Constitutional Amendment - Provides for the term of office of the President and Vice President to end at noon on the 20th of November and the terms of Senators and Representatives to end at noon on the 15th day of November, and for the terms of their successors to begin at such times. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
100-hr-5417 100 hr 5417 A bill to authorize the coveyance of the addition to the Lassen Memorial Hospital in Susanville, California, and to waive any debt relating to the conveyance owed to the Federal Government by Lassen County, California. Government Operations and Politics 1988-09-28 1988-10-11 Referred to Subcommittee on Economic Development. House Rep. Shumway, Norman D. [R-CA-14] CA R S000393 0 Directs the Secretary of Commerce, upon the request of Lassen County, California, to authorize any conveyance by Lassen County of the addition to the Lassen Memorial Hospital in Susanville, California, that was constructed in part with a grant under the Public Works and Economic Development Act. Waives any debt owed to the United States by Lassen County relating to such conveyance. 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z  
100-s-2835 100 s 2835 An original bill to designate the United States Post Office and Courthouse located at 151 West Street in Rutland, Vermont, as the "Robert T. Stafford United States Courthouse and Post Office". Government Operations and Politics 1988-09-27 1988-11-03 Became Public Law No: 100-599. Senate Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND] ND D B001077 0 Designates the United States Post Office and Courthouse at 151 West Street, Rutland, Vermont, as the Robert T. Stafford United States Courthouse and Post Office. 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z  
100-s-2837 100 s 2837 A bill to make nonmailable any plant, fruit, vegetable, or other matter, the movement of which in interstate commerce has been prohibited or restricted by the Secretary of Agriculture in order to prevent the dissemination of dangerous plant diseases or pests, and for other purposes. Government Operations and Politics 1988-09-27 1988-09-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] CA D C000877 0 Declares as nonmailable matter any plant, fruit, vegetable, root, bulb, seed, or other plant product subject to interstate quarantine under the Plant Quarantine Act. Directs the Postal Service to prescribe rules and regulations permitting the mailing of such plants consistent with procedures relating to the inspection, disinfection, and certification of, and other conditions for, the delivery and shipment of plants otherwise subject to quarantine. Sets forth criminal penalties for: (1) whoever knowingly mails or causes to be mailed a nonmailable plant; or (2) whoever forges or counterfeits agricultural certifications. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Postal Service and the Department of Agriculture should engage in a joint effort to educate the public to the types of harm which can result from the transmission to different parts of the country of plants, fruits, vegetables, and other matter which may be carrying dangerous plant diseases or pests. 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z  
100-hr-5386 100 hr 5386 A bill to amend title 5, of the United States Code to except certain marine traffic controllers employed by the Panama Canal Commission from the limitation on the rate at which overtime compensation may be paid. Government Operations and Politics 1988-09-26 1988-09-26 Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. House Rep. McCloskey, Frank [D-IN-8] IN D M000342 0 Amends Federal law to except certain nonmanagerial marine traffic controllers employed by the Panama Canal Commission from the limitation on the rate at which overtime compensation may be paid. 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
100-hr-5387 100 hr 5387 A bill to designate the building to be constructed at 2566 Hylan Boulevard, Staten Island, New York, as the "Walter Edward Grady United States Post Office". Government Operations and Politics 1988-09-26 1988-09-26 Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. House Rep. Molinari, Guy [R-NY-14] NY R M000842 0 Designates the building to be constructed at 2566 Hylan Boulevard, Staten Island, New York, as the Walter Edward Grady United States Post Office. 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
100-hr-5338 100 hr 5338 Defense Consultant Registration and Reform Act of 1988 Government Operations and Politics 1988-09-22 1988-09-26 Referred to Subcommittee on Investigations. House Rep. Bennett, Charles E. [D-FL-3] FL D B000371 37 Defense Consultant Registration and Reform Act of 1988 - Prohibits defense agencies from awarding a contract for advisory and assistance services to any consultant unless: (1) such consultant complies with the registration requirements of this Act; and (2) the contracting officer has reviewed the registration information and determined that such consultant does not have a conflict of interest that could be prejudicial to the United States. Prohibits defense agencies from awarding a contract to any person submitting a bid to such agencies unless such person certifies that each consultant that has assisted in the preparation of such bid has complied with the registration requirements of this Act. Requires each consultant who has submitted a bid or who has been retained in connection with the preparation of a bid for a Department of Defense (DOD) contract to register with the DOD Office of Standards of Conduct. Requires such consultants to update the registered information upon submitting a bid or being retained for the preparation of a bid for another DOD contract. Sets forth the information to be included in the registration. Directs the DOD Inspector General to monitor the compliance of consultants with the registration requirements of this Act and to report annually to the House and Senate Committees on Armed Services on the extent of such compliance. Provides that any consultant who intentionally fails to comply with such registration requirements shall be subject to suspension and debarment proceedings. Provides that this Act shall not apply to contracts which, as determined by the Secretary of Defense, involve: (1) sensitive foreign intelligence or counterintelligence activities; (2) sensitive law enforcement investigations; or (3) special access programs. 2025-08-28T20:06:51Z  
100-s-2813 100 s 2813 A bill to designate the United States Post Office Building located in Nashville, Tennessee, as the "Lewis E. Moore, Sr., Post Office Building". Government Operations and Politics 1988-09-22 1988-09-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Sasser, Jim [D-TN] TN D S000068 1 Designates the United States Post Office building at 525 Royal Parkway, Nashville, Tennessee, as the Lewis E. Moore, Sr., Post Office Building. 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z  
100-hr-5319 100 hr 5319 A bill relating to compensation for members of the United States Park Police and members of the United States Secret Service Uniformed Division. Government Operations and Politics 1988-09-16 1988-10-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. House Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-7] NY D A000022 41 (Measure passed House, amended) Amends provisions of Federal law to establish a new pay schedule for the Uniformed Division of the Secret Service and the United States Park Police. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct annual surveys comparing the minimum rates of basic pay for entry-level positions within the U.S. Park Police force with the minimum rates of basic pay for similar positions in the police departments in the following areas: (1) the Washington, D.C.-Maryland-Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area; (2) the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York-New Jersey-Connecticut Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area; and (3) the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, California Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area. Requires the Secretary to increase the rates of pay for entry-level positions within the U.S. Park Police as necessary to ensure that such minimum rates are comparable to the minimum rates payable for similar positions in comparable police departments. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to conduct annual surveys comparing the minimum rates of basic pay for entry-level positions within the Uniformed Division of the Secret Service with the minimum rates of basic pay for similar positions in the Washington, D.C.-Maryland-Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. Requires the Secretary to increase the minimum rates of basic pay for entry-level positions within the Uniformed Division of the Secret Service as necessary to ensure that such minimum rates are comparable to the minimum rates payable for such statistical area. Requires the Secretaries to give thorough consideration to the views and recommendations of appropriate employee organizations representing both police forces. Amends the District of Columbia Police and Firemen's Salary Act of 1958 to conform to provisions of this Act. Provides for conversion to the new pay schedule for pay periods on or after October 1, 1988, for the U.S. Park Police, and on September 30, 1988, for the Uniformed Division of the Secret Servic… 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z  
100-s-2798 100 s 2798 A bill to designate the building which will house the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in Lufkin, Texas as the "Ward R. Burke United States Courthouse". Government Operations and Politics 1988-09-16 1988-09-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX] TX D B000401 0 Designates the building which will house the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas at Third Street and Lufkin Avenue in Lufkin, Texas, as the Ward R. Burke United States Courthouse. 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z  
100-s-2799 100 s 2799 A bill to designate the Federal Building to be constructed in Lakeland, Florida, as the "Lawton Chiles, Jr., Federal Building". Government Operations and Politics 1988-09-16 1988-11-17 For Further Action See S.2186. Senate Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL] FL D G000352 0 Designates the Federal building to be constructed in Lakeland, Florida, which will replace the existing Federal building, as the Lawton Chiles, Jr., Federal Building. 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z  
100-s-2807 100 s 2807 Spectrum Assignment Improvements Act of 1988 Government Operations and Politics 1988-09-16 1988-09-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Senate Sen. Gramm, Phil [R-TX] TX R G000365 0 Spectrum Assignment Improvements Act of 1988 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to use competitive bidding in awarding licenses or construction permits for unassigned spectrum in specified frequency bands, except in connection with public safety or amateur radio services or mass communications. Permits these value-based assignments when there are or are likely to be mutually exclusive applicants. Prescribes procedures to govern the bidding process, including a requirement that the applicant make initial payment of its bid before the license or permit is granted, with the monies to be deposited in the Treasury. Directs the FCC to adopt rules establishing this bidding process within one year of this Act's enactment. Requires the FCC to report annually to the Congress on the use and effectiveness of the new authority, which expires five years after enactment. Excepts licensee selections under this Act from judicial review. 2025-08-28T20:05:29Z  
100-s-2796 100 s 2796 Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday Commission Extension Act Government Operations and Politics 1988-09-15 1988-09-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] GA D N000171 27 Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday Commission Extension Act - Extends the termination date of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday Commission to April 20, 1994. Makes the term of Commission members one year, except for Coretta Scott King (life term) and members of the family surviving Martin Luther King, Jr. (at the discretion of the family). Replaces provisions requiring all expenditures of the Commission to be from donated funds with provisions authorizing appropriations for FY 1989 through 1993. Makes payment of expenses for Commission members and staff salary subject to the availability of funds. 2025-08-28T20:07:57Z  
100-hr-5292 100 hr 5292 A bill to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to authorize inspectors general to subpoena witnesses. Government Operations and Politics 1988-09-14 1988-09-19 Referred to Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security. House Rep. Lancaster, H. Martin [D-NC-3] NC D L000045 7 Amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 to authorize Inspectors General to subpoena witnesses. 2025-02-04T16:54:13Z  
100-s-2786 100 s 2786 A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to encourage increased utilization of domestic firms in the performance of Department of Defense contracts. Government Operations and Politics 1988-09-14 1988-09-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Senate Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] PA R H000456 0 Requires the Secretary of Defense to furnish to any person, upon request, an explanation of all Department of Defense (DOD) requirements, policies, and practices concerning procurement from domestic firms. Requires the Secretary to publicize the availability of such information. Requires each bid submitted by a contractor in connection with a DOD solicitation to: (1) specify the minimum percentage of the total dollar amount of the contract that is to be performed by domestic firms; and (2) include a plan for such performance. Waives the requirement for such plan if the contractor certifies that it is a domestic firm and will perform the entire contract. Specifies that the percentage amount of domestic subcontracting listed in the bid shall be a significant factor in the evaluation of said bid. Requires any contract awarded based on such a bid to require the domestic performance specified. Requires the Inspector General of DOD to investigate a written complaint that a contractor failed to comply with contract requirements. Provides for the imposition of sanctions as determined appropriate by the Inspector General. 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z  
100-hr-5281 100 hr 5281 A bill to designate the Federal Building to be constructed in Lakeland, Florida, as the "Lawton M. Chiles, Jr. Federal Building". Government Operations and Politics 1988-09-13 1988-11-17 For Further Action See S.2186. House Rep. Ireland, Andrew P. [R-FL-10] FL R I000029 18 Designates the Federal building to be constructed in Lakeland, Florida, as the Lawton M. Chiles, Jr. Federal Building. 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z  
100-s-2781 100 s 2781 A bill to change the name of the Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden, a federally chartered organization, to the National Tropical Botanical Garden, and for other purposes. Government Operations and Politics 1988-09-13 1988-10-12 Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. Senate Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] HI D I000025 1 Changes the name of the Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden to the National Tropical Botanical Garden. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
100-hr-5270 100 hr 5270 A bill to repeal the reinsurance requirement under the life insurance program for Federal employees. Government Operations and Politics 1988-09-09 1988-09-09 Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. House Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-11] CA D L000090 5 Amends Federal law to repeal the reinsurance requirement under the Federal employees' life insurance program. 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
100-sconres-141 100 sconres 141 A concurrent resolution authorizing the rotunda of the United States Capitol to be used on January 20, 1989, in connection with the proceedings and ceremonies for the inauguration of the President-elect and the Vice President-elect of the United States. Government Operations and Politics 1988-09-08 1988-09-23 Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY] KY D F000268 0 Authorizes the use of the rotunda of the United States Capitol on January 20, 1989, by the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies in connection with the proceedings and ceremonies for the inauguration of the President-elect and the Vice President-elect. 2021-06-10T21:47:55Z  
100-s-2754 100 s 2754 A bill to designate the Federal Building in Jackson, Tennessee, as the "Ed Jones Federal Building". Government Operations and Politics 1988-09-07 1988-09-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN] TN D G000321 1 Designates the Federal building located at 109 South Highland, Jackson, Tennessee, as the Ed Jones Federal Building. 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z  
100-s-2758 100 s 2758 Government Contractor Whistleblower Protection Act of 1988 Government Operations and Politics 1988-09-07 1988-09-30 Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Labor Department. Senate Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI] WI D P000553 1 Government Contractor Whistleblower Protection Act of 1988 - Prohibits a Federal contractor from taking reprisal actions against its officers or employees for disclosing information to a Federal agency regarding performance of a contract with such agency which indicates: (1) a violation of law; or (2) mismanagement, gross waste of funds, abuse of authority, or a danger to public health or safety. Sets forth civil penalties and remedies for violations of this Act. 2025-08-28T20:06:05Z  
100-hjres-644 100 hjres 644 A joint resolution granting the consent of Congress to the compact entered into between the State of North Carolina and the State of South Carolina establishing the Lake Wylie Marine Commission. Government Operations and Politics 1988-08-11 1988-10-28 Became Public Law No: 100-549. House Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. [D-SC-5] SC D S000749 16 (Measure passed House, amended) Interstate Compact - Grants congressional approval to the compact between the States of North Carolina and South Carolina which provides for the establishment of the Lake Wylie Marine Commission. 2022-12-13T14:56:54Z  
100-hr-5204 100 hr 5204 Service Contract Accountability and Procedures Act Government Operations and Politics 1988-08-11 1988-08-18 Referred to Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security. House Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-1] MI D C000714 0 Service Contract Accountability and Procedures Act - Prohibits an agency from renewing any contract to utilize the services of non-Federal personnel to perform functions for the Government unless such renewal is in accordance with this Act. Requires an agency desiring to utilize the service of non-Federal personnel to perform Government functions to prepare a detailed report to justify such action. Requires the report to be filed with the Office of Federal Procurement Policy and submitted to the appropriate congressional committees. Prohibits a function which has been determined by an agency to relate directly to the performance of that agency's mission from being performed by non-Federal personnel, unless it has also been determined that such function would not have a negative impact upon the achievement of the agency's mission. Requires an agency, before entering into or renewing a contract to use the services of non-Federal personnel, to study the actual cost of the performance of the function by Federal personnel. Sets forth criteria for conducting such study. Establishes penalties to be imposed upon any person who discloses information contained in a cost of performance study or who uses information in such study to prepare a commercial bid in response to a Government solicitation. Sets forth publication requirements for bids for contracts. Requires such bids to use specifications from the cost of performance study. Provides that if the agency receives only one bid for the performance, then the functions shall continue to be or shall thereafter be performed by Federal personnel. Provides that if there is a lack of competitive commercial source, then a second solicitation for bids based on the original cost of performance study shall not occur for a period of one year and shall not occur until the original cost of performance study has been reviewed and updated. Sets forth provisions to be included in all contracts between an agency and a person under which services of non-Federal personnel will be utilize… 2025-08-28T20:05:53Z  
100-hr-5212 100 hr 5212 Directed Revenue Sharing Act of 1988 Government Operations and Politics 1988-08-11 1988-08-18 Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations. House Rep. Coyne, William J. [D-PA-14] PA D C000846 4 Directed Revenue Sharing Act of 1988 - Amends Federal law to establish a directed revenue sharing program of payments to local governments of high unemployment and low-income communities. Sets forth the general framework for the timing of payments and for adjustments. Establishes in the Treasury a Local Government Essential Services Trust Fund, with the Secretary of the Treasury as the personal trustee, and authorizes FY 1989 through 1991 appropriations to finance it. Presents formulas for various allocations of these amounts. Authorizes FY 1989 through 1991 amounts to the Department of Commerce for specified administrative functions. Describes qualifying criteria for and conditions to be met by local governments seeking entitlement under the program. Withholds payments in cases of noncompliance. Directs the Secretary, for each entitlement period, to allocate: (1) special entitlements for Indian tribes, Alaska Native villages, and the District of Columbia; and (2) funds to each State (for subsequent allocation to local governments) in accordance with a formula based on the State's need factor and relative fiscal capacity factor. Entitles local governments to a share of the State funds in accordance with a specified formula based on population, a general tax effort factor, and an income factor. Limits the per capita entitlement of any local government unit, based on a specified formula. Directs the Secretary to use the most recent information available when determining allocations. Disallows the use of certain data in these calculations. Requires any unit of local government expending directed revenue sharing payments to hold at least one public meeting on the proposed use in relation to the entire budget and to disclose this information both prior to the meeting and after adoption of the budget under the relevant law. Prohibits recipients of funds under this Act from discriminating in any of their programs or activities, unless the government shows, by clear and convincing evidence, that revenue sharing payme… 2025-08-28T20:08:05Z  
100-hr-5226 100 hr 5226 A bill to require that the National League of Families POW/MIA flag be displayed at each United States diplomatic or consular post. Government Operations and Politics 1988-08-11 1988-10-15 Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From State. House Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16] CA D P000047 19 Requires the display of the National League of Families POW/MIA flag at each U.S. diplomatic or consular post until the President determines that there has been the fullest possible accounting of the Americans who are imprisoned, missing, or unaccounted for as a result of the conflict in Southeast Asia. 2025-01-23T13:18:47Z  
100-hr-5229 100 hr 5229 Competition in Government Spare Parts Procurement Act Government Operations and Politics 1988-08-11 1988-10-14 Referred to Subcommittee on Procurement, Innovation and Minority Enterprise Development. House Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-30] NY D S000480 5 Competition in Government Spare Parts Procurement Act - Amends Federal armed forces provisions to require a solicitation for sealed bids or competitive proposals to include, in the case of procurement of spare or repair parts (other than for small purchases), a copy of all technical data that is: (1) necessary in order to provide the part the supply of which is being solicited; and (2) owned by the United States or which the United States has the right to use, release, or disclose. Amends the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to establish the same requirement for nondefense procurement. Provides additional authority to the Secretary of Defense to waive the payment of costs for the release of technical data under the Freedom of Information Act. Authorizes such waiver if any citizen or U.S. corporation requests such data in order to enable any offer to provide the product to which the technical data relate, or to determine whether to request service approval to qualify to make an offer. Authorizes the Secretary to require the citizen or corporation to pay a refundable deposit to cover the cost of complying with the request. Establishes similar authorities for nondefense procurement. Directs the Secretary to require by regulation that the head of an agency, in preparing a solicitation for a property procurement contract, identify those spare or repair parts for which future procurements exceeding a total amount of $10,000 over the life of the property procured are likely to be needed. Directs the Secretary to require that any contract awarded pursuant to such solicitation provide that the United States have the right to use (or have used) all technical data related to any such part in any future procurement of such part. States that such technical data rights do not apply to contracts awarded to small business concerns. Amends the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act to establish the same technical data rights for nondefense reprocurements. Directs the Secretary of Defense to prescri… 2025-08-28T20:08:29Z  
100-hr-5232 100 hr 5232 Southwestern Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Consent Act Government Operations and Politics 1988-08-11 1988-11-23 Became Public Law No: 100-712. House Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2] AZ D U000001 0 Southwestern Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Consent Act - Grants congressional approval to the Southwestern Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact, which provides for cooperation among the States of California, Arizona, and any other eligible State in the management of low-level radioactive waste. Lists North Dakota and South Dakota as eligible States. 2025-01-15T18:51:50Z  
100-hr-5240 100 hr 5240 A bill to amend section 313 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to eliminate an exception that permits certain Members of Congress to use amounts from excess campaign funds for personal purposes. Government Operations and Politics 1988-08-11 1988-08-11 Referred to House Committee on House Administration. House Rep. Obey, David R. [D-WI-7] WI D O000007 0 Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to remove the authority for certain Members of Congress to use excess campaign funds for personal purposes. 2024-02-07T11:39:48Z  
100-hres-525 100 hres 525 A resolution urging that Congress adopt the "Freedom" song written by composer and lyricist Donna Cribari of Port Chester, New York, as the official Constitutional Bicentennial Song of the United States. Government Operations and Politics 1988-08-11 1988-08-11 Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. House Rep. DioGuardi, Joseph J. [R-NY-20] NY R D000359 0 Declares that the Congress collectively urges that the "Freedom" song written by Donna Cribari be adopted as the official Constitutional Bicentennial Song of the United States. 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
100-sjres-367 100 sjres 367 A joint resolution to give the consent of Congress to the compact entered into between the State of North Carolina and the State of South Carolina establishing the Lake Wylie Marine Commission. Government Operations and Politics 1988-08-11 1988-08-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Sanford, Terry [D-NC] NC D S000055 1 Interstate Compact - Grants congressional approval to the compact between the States of North Carolina and South Carolina which provides for the establishment of the Lake Wylie Marine Commission. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
100-hr-5191 100 hr 5191 A bill to amend section 9006 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for funding of the Federal Election Commission from amounts designated for the Presidential Election Campaign Fund under section 6096 of such Code. Government Operations and Politics 1988-08-10 1988-08-11 Referred to Subcommittee on Elections. House Rep. Annunzio, Frank [D-IL-11] IL D A000212 0 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide funding of the Federal Election Commission from amounts in the Presidential Election Campaign Fund. 2024-02-07T11:39:48Z  
100-hr-5195 100 hr 5195 Excellence in Career Management Act Government Operations and Politics 1988-08-10 1988-08-23 Referred to Subcommittee on Civil Service. House Rep. Schroeder, Patricia [D-CO-1] CO D S000142 0 Excellence in Career Management Act - Amends Federal law to direct the Office of Personnel Management to establish a qualifications review board to certify the executive qualifications of candidates for initial appointment as career appointees. (Currently the Office has the authority to establish one or more such boards.) Authorizes an agency to pay from its appropriations a geographic relocation benefit to any career appointee reassigned to a Senior Executive Service position outside the career appointee's commuting area, if such individual agrees to serve in the Government for 12 months after such reassignment. Provides that any days (not to exceed a total of 60) during which a career appointee serves a detail or other temporary assignment apart from such appointee's regular position shall not be counted in determining the number of days that have elapsed from such individual's initial appointment. Directs the Office to provide appropriate informational services and otherwise encourage career appointees to take advantage of any opportunities relating to: (1) sabbaticals; (2) training; or (3) details or other temporary assignments in other agencies, State or local government, or the private sector. Changes from biennial to annual the report by the Office to the Congress on the Senior Executive Service. Requires the Office to include in such report information on applications for sabbaticals. Requires the head of an agency to establish a fellowship program for individuals pursuing post-secondary degrees in fields of study for which the agency requires proficiency or expertise. Sets forth general requirements, including work requirements, for participation in such program. Directs the Office to establish regulations for training programs for members of the Senior Executive Service, supervisors, and management officials. Provides for adjusting the presidential rank award amounts by percentage adjustments in the rates of pay under the General Schedule. Requires the Director to establish and periodically consult w… 2025-08-28T20:05:14Z  
100-hr-5196 100 hr 5196 Excellence in Presidential Appointees Management Act Government Operations and Politics 1988-08-10 1988-08-23 Referred to Subcommittee on Civil Service. House Rep. Schroeder, Patricia [D-CO-1] CO D S000142 0 Excellence in Presidential Appointees Management Act - Amends Federal law to include, as a condition for designating a civil service position as a career reserved position (one reserved for a career appointee), that such position must have the principal responsibility of managing career employees. Requires that calculation for the number of noncareer appointees allowable in an agency be based upon the number of senior executives employed in the Senior Executive Service in such agency at the end of the preceding fiscal year. Establishes a formula for determining the average number of senior executives to be employed in Senior Executive Service positions during a fiscal year. Establishes a temporary alternative limitation for the period beginning on January 20, 1989, and ending at the end of FY 1990, on the number of Senior Executive Service positions which may be filled by noncareer appointees. Limits the maximum number of positions excepted from the competitive service because of their confidential, policy-making, or policy-determining character to 1,000. Declares that such limitation does not apply to any position which is in grade GS-12 or lower. Directs the Office of Personnel Managment (OPM) to report to specified congressional committees with respect to any individual who is appointed to a position within the competitive service or to the Senior Executive Service as a career appointee if, at any time during the six-month period ending on the effective date of the appointment, such individual served under a noncareer appointment in any agency, including the Executive Office of the President. Directs OPM to establish a qualifications review board to certify the executive qualifications of candidates for initial appointment as noncareer, limited term, or limited emergency appointees. Requires the Director of OPM to establish a training program designed to acquaint noncareer appointees with government operations, civil service procedures, public management practices, and ethical standards for public servants. 2025-08-28T20:08:25Z  
100-hr-5199 100 hr 5199 A bill to make nonmailable any plant, fruit, vegetable, or other matter, the movement of which in interstate commerce has been prohibited or restricted by the Secretary of Agriculture in order to prevent the dissemination of dangerous plant diseases or pests, and for other purposes. Government Operations and Politics 1988-08-10 1988-10-31 Became Public Law No: 100-574. House Rep. Coelho, Anthony Lee [D-CA-15] CA D C000581 10 (Measure passed House, amended, roll call #398 (415-2)) Declares as nonmailable matter any plant, fruit, vegetable, root, bulb, seed, or other plant product subject to interstate quarantine under the Plant Quarantine Act. Directs the Postal Service to prescribe rules and regulations permitting the mailing of such plants consistent with procedures relating to the inspection, disinfection, and certification of, and other conditions for, the delivery and shipment of plants otherwise subject to quarantine. Imposes criminal penalties upon: (1) whoever knowingly mails or causes to be mailed a nonmailable plant; or (2) whoever forges or counterfeits agricultural certifications. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Postal Service and the Department of Agriculture should engage in a joint effort to educate the public to the types of harm which can result from the transmission to different parts of the country of plants, fruits, vegetables, and other matter which may be carrying dangerous plant diseases or pests. 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z  
100-s-2717 100 s 2717 A bill extending permission for the President's Commission on White House Fellows to accept certain donations. Government Operations and Politics 1988-08-10 1988-09-30 Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from OMB. Senate Sen. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO] CO D W000647 0 Authorizes the President's Commission on White House Fellows to accept donations of money, property, and personal services. 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
100-s-2721 100 s 2721 Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 1988 Government Operations and Politics 1988-08-10 1988-10-05 Committee on Governmental Affairs. Hearings held. Senate Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH] OH D G000236 6 Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 1988 - Amends the Federal Advisory Committee Act to include among congressional findings that: (1) advisory committees should only be established when the information to be obtained is not already available through another advisory committee or source within the Federal Government; (2) the composition of such committees should be balanced in membership in terms of the points of view represented and the functions to be performed; (3) all matters to be considered should be clearly delineated in the committee charter; and (4) the business of an advisory committee should be conducted through meetings. Limits the functions of advisory committees to advice only, unless otherwise specifically provided with operational functions. Revises procedures and requirements for establishing advisory committees by the President or an agency. Requires the President to establish such committees by presidential directive and agencies to publish notice in the Federal Register of the establishment of such committees. Revises provisions for chartering of advisory committees. Requires a charter for each advisory committee to be filed with: (1) the Administrator of General Services; (2) the head of the agency which establishes or provides support services for such committee; and (3) the congressional committees having jurisdiction over such committee. Revises requirements regarding the President's annual report to the Congress on advisory committees. Requires the report to be a summary of information contained in the annual report of each agency which established or utilized an advisory committee. Sets forth additional responsibilities of the Administrator of General Services with respect to advisory committees. Provides that the President or the agency head has the final authority regarding the establishment, management, or termination of an advisory committee, if there is a disagreement with the Administrator. Revises provisions with respect to advisory committee procedures. Authorizes t… 2025-08-28T20:07:57Z  
100-sres-459 100 sres 459 An original resolution to provide for the transfer of archival quality video recordings of Senate proceedings to the Librarian of Congress and the Archivist of the United States and to clarify procedures for providing copies to Senators. Government Operations and Politics 1988-08-10 1988-09-14 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY] KY D F000268 0 Amends Senate Resolution 28, 99th Congress, to revise procedures with respect to the availability of audio and video tape recordings of Senate proceedings. Repeals the requirement that a fee be paid for such recordings. Changes from 90 days to 30 session days the length of time the Sergeant at Arms must retain such recordings before transmitting them to the Secretary of the Senate. Authorizes the Secretary to obtain and transmit to the Librarian of Congress and the Archivist of the United States archival quality video recordings of Senate proceedings. 2025-01-14T17:21:40Z  
100-hr-5186 100 hr 5186 A bill to designate the Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse at 109 South Highland, Jackson, Tennessee, as the "Ed" Jones Federal Building. Government Operations and Politics 1988-08-09 1988-10-20 Became Public Law No: 100-508. House Rep. Sundquist, Don [R-TN-7] TN R S001075 54 (Measure passed House, amended) Designates the Federal building and United States Courthouse at 109 South Highland, Jackson, Tennessee, as the Ed Jones Federal Building and United States Courthouse. 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z  
100-hr-5187 100 hr 5187 A bill to repeal an exception in section 313 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 that permits certain Members of Congress to use excess campaign funds for personal purposes. Government Operations and Politics 1988-08-09 1988-08-11 Referred to Subcommittee on Elections. House Rep. Tauke, Thomas Joseph [R-IA-2] IA R T000053 11 Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to remove the authority for certain Members of Congress to use excess campaign funds for personal purposes. 2024-02-07T11:39:48Z  
100-s-2704 100 s 2704 Closed-Captioned Television Services for the Hearing-Impaired Act of 1988 Government Operations and Politics 1988-08-09 1988-08-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] IA D H000206 2 Closed-Captioned Television Services for the Hearing-Impaired Act of 1988 - Amends part A (General Provisions) of title XI of the Social Security Act to permit participation in the Medicaid and Medicare programs only to hospitals which certify that each patient is provided, upon request, with a room furnished with a television that displays closed-captioning, and that notice of this service is given to the patient at the time of admission. Exempts hospitals that do not make televisions available to patients. Institutes comparable requirements for nursing care facilities and intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded, requiring that televisions in common areas of the relevant facility display closed-captioning. Amends the Public Health Service Act and other Federal law to institute the same requirements for Public Health Service facilities and hospitals, nursing homes, and domiciliary facilities under the direct jurisdiction of the Veterans Administration. Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education and vocational schools, in order to be eligible for student assistance programs, to certify that televisions displaying closed-captioning are available for use in classrooms and common areas, unless the Secretary of Education determines that waiver or modification is appropriate. Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require any local educational agency conducting programs that include television program viewing to certify that the televisions used display closed-captioning, unless the Secretary of Education determines that waiver or modification is appropriate. Directs all Federal entities that use television or video programming to provide public information or educational services to make reasonable efforts to caption the programming and make it available to the general public and to organizations that serve the hearing-impaired. Amends Federal law to prohibit reimbursement to Federal employees traveling on official business of lodging expen… 2025-08-28T20:08:30Z  
100-sconres-137 100 sconres 137 A concurrent resolution to provide the use of the Rotunda of the Capitol in honor of John F. Kennedy. Government Operations and Politics 1988-08-09 1988-10-04 Resolution Agreed to in House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 420 - 0 (Record Vote No: 395). Senate Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CT D D000388 0 Authorizes the use of the Rotunda of the Capitol on November 21 and 22, 1988, by the National Council of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers for a vigil of readings in honor of John F. Kennedy. 2025-01-14T17:21:40Z  
100-sjres-362 100 sjres 362 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution relating to the election of the President and Vice President of the United States. Government Operations and Politics 1988-08-09 1988-08-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Exon, J. James [D-NE] NE D E000284 2 Constitutional Amendment - Provides for the direct election of the President and Vice President and eliminates the electoral college. Declares that the times, places, and manner of holding presidential elections and entitlement to inclusion on the ballot shall be prescribed by State law, but that the Congress may by law make or alter such regulations. States that the days for such elections shall be determined by the Congress and shall be uniform throughout the United States. Requires the Congress to prescribe the times, places, and manner in which the results of such elections shall be ascertained and declared. Requires such elections, other than runoff elections, to be held not later than the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November and the results declared no later than 30 days after the date of the election. Authorizes the Congress to provide for the case of death, inability, or withdrawal of any candidate for President or Vice President before an election and for the case of the death of either the President-elect or Vice President-elect. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
100-hr-5178 100 hr 5178 Closed-Captioned Television Services for the Hearing-Impaired Act of 1988 Government Operations and Politics 1988-08-08 1988-09-16 Referred to Subcommittee on Select Education. House Rep. Bonker, Don [D-WA-3] WA D B000620 2 Closed-Captioned Television Services for the Hearing-Impaired Act of 1988 - Amends part A (General Provisions) of title XI of the Social Security Act to permit participation in the Medicaid and Medicare programs only to hospitals which certify that each patient is provided, upon request, with a room furnished with a television capable of displaying closed-captioning and that notice of this service is given to the patient at the time of admission. Exempts hospitals that do not make televisions available to patients. Institutes comparable requirements for nursing care facilities and intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded, requiring that televisions in common areas of the relevant facility be capable of displaying closed-captioning. Amends the Public Health Service Act and other Federal law to institute the same requirements for Public Health Service facilities and for hospitals, nursing homes, and domiciliary facilities under the direct jurisdiction of the Veterans Administration. Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education and vocational schools, in order to be eligible for student assistance programs, to certify that televisions capable of displaying closed-captioning are available for use in classrooms and common areas, unless the Secretary of Education determines that waiver or modification is appropriate. Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require any local educational agency conducting programs that include television program viewing to certify that the televisions used are capable of displaying closed-captioning, unless the Secretary of Education determines that waiver or modification is appropriate. Directs all Federal entities that use television or video programming to provide public information or educational services to make reasonable efforts to caption the programming and make it available to the general public and to organizations that serve the hearing-impaired. Prohibits Federal funding of conferences, seminars, or si… 2025-08-28T20:05:39Z  
100-s-2688 100 s 2688 A bill to incorporate ChildHelp USA, Incorporated. Government Operations and Politics 1988-08-05 1988-08-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Wilson, Pete [R-CA] CA R W000607 1 Incorporates ChildHelp USA, Incorporated. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
100-s-2695 100 s 2695 Civil Service Retirees' Interest on Delayed Payments Act Government Operations and Politics 1988-08-05 1988-08-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX] TX D B000401 2 Civil Service Retirees' Interest on Delayed Payments Act - Requires the initial payment of an annuity under the Civil Service Retirement System to be made: (1) in the case of immediate retirement, not more than 75 days after the date on which the employee is separated from service; or (2) in the case of deferred retirement or a survivors' annuity, not more than 75 days after the date on which the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) receives a completed application from the individual. Requires the initial payment of an annuity under the Federal Employees' Retirement System to be made: (1) in the case of immediate retirement or early retirement, not more than 75 days after the date on which the employee is separated from service; or (2) in the case of deferred retirement, not more than 45 days after the date on which OPM receives a completed application from the individual. Requires OPM to pay interest to the individual entitled to such an annuity for each day the initial payment of such annuity is delayed. Makes the applicable Federal agency liable for any interest amounts caused by its delay in forwarding retirement records to OPM. 2025-08-28T20:06:50Z  
100-hr-5158 100 hr 5158 Consultant Registration and Reform Act of 1988 Government Operations and Politics 1988-08-04 1988-08-10 Referred to Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security. House Rep. Bennett, Charles E. [D-FL-3] FL D B000371 1 Consultant Registration and Reform Act of 1988 - Prohibits a Federal agency from awarding a contract for advisory and assistance services estimated to cost more than $25,000 unless a notice describing such contract is published in the Commerce Business Daily at least 30 days before the award. (Describes advisory and assistance services as those services acquired by an agency from any nongovernment source, by contract, to support or improve agency policy development, decisionmaking, management, and administration, or to support or improve the operation of management systems.) Provides an exception from such notice requirement if an agency's need for services is of such an unusual or compelling urgency that the United States would be injured as a result of delaying the award. Requires an agency employee to provide the Inspector General or comparable official of such agency with justification of a services contract before such contract is awarded, 30 days after it is awarded, and whenever it is modified. Sets forth information to be included in reports submitted to an agency to identify reports prepared by contractors. Requires the head of an agency that awarded a services contract to prepare a written evaluation of the contractor's performance within 90 days after contract completion. Sets forth information to be included in such evaluation. Provides a copy of the evaluation to the contractor. Grants the contractor the right to supply written comments which shall be made a part of the evaluation. Requires requests for procurement of advisory and assistance services to be included in presidential budget submissions. Requires the head of each agency to provide the Federal Procurement Data System timely, complete, and accurate information on: (1) contracts awarded primarily for the procurement of consulting services; and (2) procurements of consulting services under contracts awarded not primarily for the procurement of consulting services. Exempts from such requirement contracts: (1) involving sensitive foreig… 2025-08-28T20:07:25Z  
100-hr-5165 100 hr 5165 National Airways Systems Specialists Act of 1988 Government Operations and Politics 1988-08-04 1988-08-18 Referred to Subcommittee on Aviation. House Rep. Molinari, Guy [R-NY-14] NY R M000842 0 National Airways Systems Specialists Act of 1989 - Amends Federal law regarding merit systems principles to direct the Secretary of Transportation to take necessary action to ensure that a specified minimum number of airways systems specialists are employed by the Department of Transportation by certain deadlines. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress if such minimum requirements are not met, citing the reasons for such noncompliance, and the steps proposed to ensure compliance. Directs the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to review within six months after enactment of this Act whether the Departments of Defense and Transportation are placing systems-specialist positions in classes and grades conforming to published standards and to take any corrective action necessary. Requires OPM to report to the Congress (and to the Secretaries of Transportation and Defense) the results of a mandated review of training and promotion procedures and special pay rates for airways systems specialists. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to ensure that at least 75 percent of all systems specialists employed by the Department by September 30, 1992, are at the journeyman level and to submit a written report to the Congress if such requirement has not been met. Mandates that: (1) the overtime hourly rate of pay for airways systems specialists equal one and one half times the hourly basic pay; (2) all such amount be premium pay; and (3) standby status entitle such specialists to premium pay at specified maximum levels. Directs OPM to prescribe regulations regarding home leave for airways systems specialists attending the Federal Aviation Administration Academy for specified lengths of stay. Prescribes a minimum per diem allowance for the training period at such Academy. 2025-08-28T20:07:39Z  
100-hr-5166 100 hr 5166 Spectrum Assignment Improvements Act of 1988 Government Operations and Politics 1988-08-04 1988-08-23 Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance. House Rep. Ritter, Don [R-PA-15] PA R R000277 0 Spectrum Assignment Improvements Act of 1988 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to use competitive bidding in awarding licenses or construction permits for unassigned spectrum in specified frequency bands, except in connection with public safety or amateur radio services or mass communications. Permits these value-based assignments when there are or are likely to be mutually exclusive applicants. Prescribes procedures to govern the bidding process, including a requirement that the applicant make initial payment of its bid before the license or permit is granted, with the monies to be deposited in the Treasury. Directs the FCC to adopt rules establishing this bidding process within one year of this Act's enactment. Requires the FCC to report annually to the Congress on the use and effectiveness of the new authority, which expires five years after enactment. Excepts licensee selections under this Act from judicial review. 2025-08-28T20:07:43Z  
100-hr-5167 100 hr 5167 Federal Employee Long Term Care Protection Act Government Operations and Politics 1988-08-04 1988-08-15 Referred to Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits. House Rep. Slaughter, D. French, Jr. [R-VA-7] VA R S000479 15 Federal Employee Long Term Care Protection Act - Directs the Office of Personnel Management to arrange for the conversion of a portion of a Government employee's life insurance policy to long-term care insurance. 2025-08-28T20:06:55Z  
100-hr-5143 100 hr 5143 District of Columbia Revenue Bond Act of 1988 Government Operations and Politics 1988-08-03 1988-09-20 Became Public Law No: 100-438. House Rep. Bliley, Tom [R-VA-3] VA R B000556 10 District of Columbia Revenue Bond Act of 1988 - Waives the period of congressional review for certain District of Columbia Acts authorizing the issuance, sale, and delivery of revenue bonds by specified organizations. Makes such Acts effective upon enactment of this Act. 2025-08-28T20:07:19Z  
100-hr-5121 100 hr 5121 A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require publication of certain information relating to multicandidate political committees. Government Operations and Politics 1988-08-02 1988-09-14 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. House Rep. Annunzio, Frank [D-IL-11] IL D A000212 1 Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require the Clerk of the House of Representatives to report quarterly in the Congressional Record the following information for each multicandidate political committee: (1) the name of the committee and the name of any sponsoring body of the committee; (2) the total amount of contributions received by the committee; (3) the total amount of expenditures made by the committee, allocated to contributions and operating expenses; and (4) the total amount of cash assets of the committee on the last day of such quarter. 2024-02-07T11:39:48Z  
100-hr-5124 100 hr 5124 A bill to amend title 3, United States Code, to require reimbursement for employees detailed to the White House Office and certain other offices for the full period of time for which any such employees are so detailed, rather than for only periods in excess of 180 calendar days in any fiscal year. Government Operations and Politics 1988-08-02 1988-08-02 Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. House Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-9] CA D S000810 0 Requires reimbursement for Federal employees detailed to the White House Office, the Executive Residence at the White House, the Office of the Vice President, the Domestic Policy Staff, and the Office of Administration for the time such employees are so detailed. (Current provisions of law require such reimbursement for periods of details in excess of 180 calendar days.) 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
100-hr-5125 100 hr 5125 A bill to amend title 3, United States Code, to provide that employees holding positions excepted from the competitive service because of their confidential or policy-determining character may not be detailed to the White House Office or certain other offices. Government Operations and Politics 1988-08-02 1988-08-15 Referred to Subcommittee on Civil Service. House Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-9] CA D S000810 0 Prohibits a Federal employee whose position has been excepted from the competitive service by reason of its confidential or policy-determining character from being detailed to the White House, the Office of the Vice President, the Domestic Policy Staff, and the Office of Administration. 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
100-sconres-134 100 sconres 134 A concurrent resolution to urge States and the Federal Election Commission to evaluate the success of the Kids Voting Program in Arizona. Government Operations and Politics 1988-08-02 1988-08-09 Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] CA D C000877 2 Urges State election officials and school administrators and the Federal Election Commission to evaluate the success of the Kids Voting program in Arizona in November 1988. 2021-06-10T21:47:52Z  
100-s-2674 100 s 2674 Consultant Registration and Reform Act of 1988 Government Operations and Politics 1988-08-01 1988-08-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Pryor, David H. [D-AR] AR D P000556 0 Consultant Registration and Reform Act of 1988 - Prohibits a Federal agency from awarding a contract for advisory and assistance services estimated to cost more than $25,000 unless a notice describing such contract is published in the Commerce Business Daily at least 30 days before the award. (Describes advisory and assistance services as those services acquired by an agency from any nongovernment source, by contract, to support or improve agency policy development, decisionmaking, management, and administration, or to support or improve the operation of management systems.) Provides an exception from such notice requirement if an agency's need for services is of such an unusual or compelling urgency that the United States would be injured as a result of delaying the award. Requires an agency employee to provide the Inspector General or comparable official of such agency with justification of a services contract before such contract is awarded, 30 days after it is awarded, and whenever it is modified. Sets forth information to be included in reports submitted to an agency to identify reports prepared by contractors. Requires the head of an agency that awarded a services contract to prepare a written evaluation of the contractor's performance within 90 days after contract completion. Sets forth information to be included in such evaluation. Provides a copy of the evaluation to the contractor. Grants the contractor the right to supply written comments which shall be made a part of the evaluation. Requires requests for procurement of advisory and assistance services to be included in presidential budget submissions. Requires the head of each agency to provide the Federal Procurement Data System timely, complete, and accurate information on: (1) contracts awarded primarily for the procurement of consulting services; and (2) procurements of consulting services under contracts awarded not primarily for the procurement of consulting services. Exempts from such requirement contracts: (1) involving sensitive forei… 2025-08-28T20:07:05Z  
100-hr-5102 100 hr 5102 Federal Employees Health Benefits Amendments Act of 1988 Government Operations and Politics 1988-07-28 1988-11-14 Became Public Law No: 100-654. House Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-7] NY D A000022 4 (Measure passed Senate, amended) Federal Employees Health Benefits Amendments Act of 1988 - Title I: Provisions Relating to Health Care Providers - Authorizes the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to bar from participation in the Federal health benefits program any provider of health care services or supplies that has been convicted, under Federal or State law, of a criminal offense relating to: (1) fraud, corruption, breach of fiduciary responsibility, or other financial misconduct in connection with the delivery of a health care service or supply; (2) neglect or abuse of patients in connection with the delivery of a health care service or supply; or (3) the unlawful manufacture, distribution, prescription, or dispensing of a controlled substance. Bars from program participation any provider that has been convicted in connection with the interference with or obstruction of an investigation or prosecution of a criminal offense described under this Act. Bars from program participation any provider: (1) whose license to provide health care services or supplies has been revoked, suspended, restricted, or not renewed by a State licensing authority for reasons relating to the provider's professional competence, professional performance, or financial integrity; or (2) that surrendered such a license while a formal disciplinary proceeding was pending before such an authority, if the proceeding concerned the provider's professional competence, professional performance, or financial integrity. Authorizes OPM to impose a civil monetary penalty on providers who make false charges or claims in connection with health care services or supplies. Prohibits OPM from: (1) initiating any debarment proceeding against a provider, based on such provider's having been convicted of a criminal offense, later than six years after the date on which the provider was convicted; or (2) from initiating any action relating to a civil penalty, assessment, or debarment in connection with any claim, later than six years after the date the… 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z  
100-hr-5104 100 hr 5104 Federal Property Management Improvement Act of 1988 Government Operations and Politics 1988-07-28 1988-11-05 Became Public Law No: 100-612. House Rep. Brooks, Jack B. [D-TX-9] TX D B000880 0 (Measure passed House, amended) Federal Property Management Improvement Act of 1988 - Amends the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to allow surplus government property which is to be sold at fixed sale prices to be offered to specified organizations that have expressed an interest in such property in order to permit them a prior opportunity to make the purchase. Describes such organizations as States, territories, possessions, political subdivisions, or tax-supported agencies. Requires an explanatory statement of the circumstances of each disposal by negotiation of: (1) any personal property which has an estimated fair market value in excess of $15,000; (2) any real property that has an estimated fair market value in excess of $100,000; (3) any real property disposed of by lease for a term of five years or less, if the estimated fair annual rent is in excess of $100,000 for any of such years; (4) any real property disposed of by lease for a term of more than five years, if the total estimated rent over the term of the lease is in excess of $100,000; or (5) any real property or real and related personal property disposed of by exchange, regardless of value, or any property any part of the consideration for which is real property. (Current provisions require such a statement for each disposal by negotiation of any real or personal property having a fair market value in excess of $1,000.) Requires the annual report of the Administrator of General Services to contain a listing and description of any negotiated disposals of surplus property having an estimated fair market value of more than $15,000, in the case of real property, or $5,000, in the case of any other property, other than disposals for which an explanatory statement has been prepared. Requires the Administrator to report to the Congress biennially on programs for the donation of Federal surplus property. Requires a copy of such report to be sent to the Comptroller General for review and evaluation. Authorizes the use of proceeds … 2025-02-04T16:54:13Z  
100-hr-5106 100 hr 5106 A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit the use of certain inside information in the award of any contract with the Department of Defense, and for other purposes. Government Operations and Politics 1988-07-28 1988-08-02 Referred to Subcommittee on Investigations. House Rep. Hochbrueckner, George J. [D-NY-1] NY D H000670 11 Prohibits covered defense officials who are participating in procurement functions in connection with contracts of at least $25,000 to be awarded by the Department of Defense (DOD) from disclosing to any contractor: (1) any unauthorized information regarding the bids of competing contractors; or (2) any information concerning the proprietary data of competing contractors or which may afford a contractor an advantage over competing contractors. Prohibits a competing contractor from knowingly receiving such information. Prescribes civil and criminal penalties for such prohibited conduct. Requires the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of the military department concerned to terminate any contract with any contractor who has been convicted for a violation of this Act, unless the Secretary of Defense determines that such termination would be inconsistent with national security interests. Directs the Secretary to award a contract for any work remaining to be done under a terminated contract to the most qualified offeror who submitted a bid in the original competition for such contract if: (1) such contract is terminated two years or less after the award of the contract; (2) the offeror is willing to carry out the work for such contract near the same cost and level of quality as proposed in the original competition; and (3) the award is consistent with national security interests. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
100-hr-5112 100 hr 5112 Federal Employee Discrimination Complaint Procedures Act of 1988 Government Operations and Politics 1988-07-28 1988-09-16 Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities. House Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-11] CA D L000090 3 Federal Employee Discrimination Complaint Procedures Act of 1988 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to revise provisions dealing with procedures for handling allegations of employment discrimination engaged in by an entity of the Federal Government. Requires the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to notify and make an investigation of the Federal entity which is alleged to have engaged in discrimination. Requires the charge filed to be in writing under oath or affirmation and specifies its contents and filing deadline. Authorizes the Commission to bring a civil action for temporary or preliminary relief. Requires the Commission to determine whether reasonable cause exists not later than 60 days after a charge is filed and to notify the parties of the determination. Requires the Commission, if it finds reasonable cause, to use informal methods of conference, conciliation, and persuasion. Allows the aggrieved individual, if a conciliation acceptable to the individual is not agreed to within 90 days of filing the charge, to: (1) request that the charge be adjudicated by an administrative law judge of the Commission; or (2) commence a civil action in U.S. district court. Requires the Commission, if it finds no reasonable cause, to dismiss the charge. Allows the aggrieved individual, in such case, to commence a civil action in U.S. district court. Provides for standards and procedures regarding the determination of whether there is reasonable cause to believe a charge is true. Applies provisions of Federal law governing adjudications under administrative procedure to adjudications by an administrative law judge of the Commission. Sets time limits for concluding the hearing and determining the charge. Provides for issuance of subpoenas. Requires the administrative law judge, if the charge is true by a preponderance of the evidence, to issue an order to cease and desist, to take affirmative action, and to provide other relief. Allows a party aggrieved by the judge's order to appeal to the Commission and req… 2025-08-28T20:06:11Z  
100-sres-453 100 sres 453 A resolution to authorize the use by the Senate of the terrace and grounds on the West Front of the Capitol. Government Operations and Politics 1988-07-28 1988-07-28 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] WV D B001210 0 Authorizes the Senate to use the terrace and grounds on the West Front of the Capitol to commemorate the 100th Congress. 2021-06-10T21:50:29Z  
100-hr-5101 100 hr 5101 Administrative Dispute Resolution Act of 1988 Government Operations and Politics 1988-07-27 1988-08-11 Referred to Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations. House Rep. Pease, Donald J. [D-OH-13] OH D P000170 0 Administrative Dispute Resolution Act of 1988 - Authorizes each Federal agency to promulgate policies that address the use of the full range of alternative means of dispute resolution and case management in each administrative program of such agency. Directs each agency to designate a senior official to be the dispute resolution specialist to implement the provisions of this Act and agency policy. Requires each agency to provide training for the dispute resolution specialist and other employees involved in implementing agency policy. Declares that such training may encompass theory and practice of negotiation, mediation, arbitration, or related techniques. Requires each agency to amend each standard contract, grant, and other assistance agreements to authorize and encourage use of alternative means of dispute resolution. Directs the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Council, in consultation with the Administrative Conference of the United States (Conference), to adopt any amendments to the Federal Acquisition Regulation, or propose any statutory changes, necessary to adapt acquisition procedures to the requirements of the dispute resolution process. Authorizes the use of alternative means of dispute resolution in administrative hearings. Declares that each agency may use alternative means of dispute resolution if the involved parties agree to such procedures. Authorizes the use of a neutral in such proceedings to serve as a conciliator, facilitator, or mediator at the will of the parties. Sets forth confidentiality provisions for dispute resolution proceedings. Authorizes the use of Federal arbitration procedures, if all concerned parties consent, either before or after a dispute has arisen. Sets forth provisions with respect to the authority of the arbitrator. Requires arbitration awards to include a brief, informal discussion of the factual and legal basis. Declares that formal findings of fact or conclusions of law are not required. Makes the award final and binding on the part… 2025-08-28T20:07:15Z  
100-hr-5092 100 hr 5092 Presidential Directives and Records Accountability Act Government Operations and Politics 1988-07-26 1988-08-03 Subcommittee Hearings Held. House Rep. Brooks, Jack B. [D-TX-9] TX D B000880 0 Presidential Directives and Records Accountability Act - Defines an "executive directive" to mean any written instrument, other than a Presidential proclamation or executive order, that: (1) is signed or endorsed by, or is issued at the direction of, the President or an appointee in the Executive Office of the President; and (2) establishes policy, directs the carrying out of law or policy, authorizes or requires the use of appropriated funds or other resources (including personnel), or otherwise asserts or appears to assert an authority of the President. Provides that an executive directive does not include a finding with respect to intelligence activities. Sets forth requirements for filing such directives with the Office of the Federal Register, the Archivist of the United States, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President pro tempore of the Senate. Provides for informing employees in the Executive Office of the President or Vice President of the requirements of this Act. Establishes an Office of Records Management in the Executive Office of the President to be responsible for securing compliance with this Act. Declares that the Archivist has the final authority in the executive branch to determine what constitutes a record for records management purposes. 2025-08-28T20:07:08Z  
100-s-2657 100 s 2657 A bill to amend section 315 of the Communications Act of 1934 with respect to the purchase of broadcasting time by candidates for public office. Government Operations and Politics 1988-07-26 1988-09-15 Subcommittee on Communications. Hearings held. Senate Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] KY R M000355 0 Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to: (1) limit the cost to qualified candidates of broadcasting time for pre-election political advertising to the lowest rate charged for any time in the same period; and (2) prohibit any broadcast licensee from preempting the use of any such time purchased by a qualified candidate. 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z  
100-hconres-339 100 hconres 339 A concurrent resolution calling for the full participation of American industry in the provision of telecommunications equipment and services. Government Operations and Politics 1988-07-14 1988-07-29 Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance. House Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-16] MI D D000355 206 Resolves that the Congress should implement policies under which: (1) the Bell operating companies would be permitted to provide information services, conduct research, design and market software, and design, manufacture, and market telecommunications equipment and customer premises equipment; and (2) statutory safeguards would ensure that these Bell activities would not harm telephone service customers or competition in the information services or manufacturing industries and would prevent cross subsidies between regulated and unregulated service offerings. 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
100-hr-5043 100 hr 5043 Post-Employment Restrictions Act of 1988 Government Operations and Politics 1988-07-14 1988-11-25 Pocket Vetoed by President. House Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] MA D F000339 19 (House agreed to Senate amendment with amendment) Post-Employment Restrictions Act of 1988 - Amends the Federal criminal code to revise provisions regarding former Federal employees attempting to influence the Government. Prohibits former officers or employees of the executive branch, for one year after Federal service ends, from representing or aiding and advising any person, with the intent to influence, regarding any trade negotiation: (1) which was actually pending under the official's responsibility within one year before the termination of Federal employment; or (2) in which the official participated personally and substantially within a period of one year before termination of employment. Prohibits certain senior officials in the executive branch (including the President), for one year after such service ends, from representing any persons with the intent to influence the Government. Prohibits former Members of Congress and elected officers of the Congress from representing others before or attempting to influence any Member, officer, or employee of the House in which the individual served for one year after that individual leaves office regarding any matter pending before the Congress or any matter on which such former Member or elected officer seeks action by the Congress or by a Member in the Member's official capacity. Prohibits former senior employees of a Senator or Representative, within one year after that employment terminates, from representing others before or attempting to influence any of the following persons in connection with any matter pending before the Congress or any matter on which such former employee seeks action by the Congress or by a Member in the Member's official capacity: (1) the Member of whom that person was an employee; or (2) any employee of such Member. Prohibits former senior employees of a congressional committee, within one year after termination of such employment, from representing others before or attempting to influence any current employee of such committee with … 2021-08-14T18:27:25Z  
100-hr-5049 100 hr 5049 A bill to amend section 603(a) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize the expenditure of monies for official reception and representation expenses. Government Operations and Politics 1988-07-14 1988-09-14 Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. House Rep. Brooks, Jack B. [D-TX-9] TX D B000880 0 Amends the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to include official reception and representation expenses as an authorized appropriation for the General Services Administration. 2025-02-04T16:54:13Z  
100-hr-5055 100 hr 5055 A bill to provide that employees of the Tennessee Valley Authority who are covered by a collective bargaining agreement shall not be subject to any regulations which take employee efficiency or performance ratings into account in determining the order of retention of competing employees in a reduction in force. Government Operations and Politics 1988-07-14 1988-07-21 Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources. House Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-4] TN D C000754 9 Provides that if a reduction-in-force is required with respect to employees of the Tennessee Valley Authority who are covered by a collective bargaining agreement, then such reduction-in-force shall be implemented, to the extent practicable, in accordance with the agreement in lieu of any regulation which gives effect to efficiency or performance ratings of employees. 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
100-hr-5070 100 hr 5070 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Organic Act Government Operations and Politics 1988-07-14 1988-07-25 Referred to Subcommittee on Oceanography. House Rep. Lowry, Mike [D-WA-7] WA D L000486 1 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Organic Act - Title I: Declaration of Findings, Purposes, and Policies - Declares this Act's purpose to be to establish the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as an independent agency. Enumerates features of U.S. policy with respect to civil oceanic, coastal, and atmospheric activities and programs and their administration. Title II: Establishment; Officers; Functions; and Powers - Establishes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as an independent executive branch agency to succeed the same-named entity currently under the jurisdiction of the Department of Commerce. Identifies as principal officers of the NOAA the Administrator, Deputy Administrator, and Chief Scientist, all to be appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate. Assigns to the Administrator the functions and duties of current principals of NOAA, along with a series of additional responsibilities relating to: (1) analyzing the oceans, the atmosphere, and their resources; (2) gathering and disseminating information and maps; (3) conducting research, including environmental research and development activities; and (4) assisting in policy development with respect to coastal, ocean, and atmospheric programs. Empowers the Administrator to perform actions concomitant with administering a Federal agency. Establishes a working capital fund to carry out NOAA activities. Authorizes user charges in connection with paperwork processed or provided by NOAA. Requires NOAA financial assistance recipients to keep records for audit examination by the Administrator and by the Comptroller General. Title III: Coordination - Directs: (1) the Administrator to consult and cooperate with other Federal agency heads in connection with both domestic and international concerns and activities; and (2) other Government officials to consult with the Administrator with respect to international agreements involving NOAA functions. Title IV: Enforcement - Enumerates the … 2025-08-28T20:05:47Z  
100-hr-5075 100 hr 5075 A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide relief from certain inequities remaining in the crediting of National Guard technician service in connection with civil service retirement, and for other purposes. Government Operations and Politics 1988-07-14 1988-07-21 Referred to Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits. House Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8] MD R M000941 74 Eliminates post-1968 service in the National Guard as a prerequisite to civil service retirement credit for former National Guard technicians. Amends the National Guard Technicians Act of 1968 to eliminate post-1968 service as a prerequisite for National Guard technicians to receiving credit in the determination of length of Federal civil service for purposes of leave, Federal employees' death and disability compensation, group life and health insurance, severance pay, tenure, and status. Sets forth rules for applying provisions of this Act to affected individuals. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
100-hr-5078 100 hr 5078 Public Safety Radio Compatibility Act of 1988 Government Operations and Politics 1988-07-14 1988-08-08 Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance. House Rep. Nielson, Howard C. [R-UT-3] UT R N000106 1 Public Safety Radio Compatibility Act of 1988 - Directs the Federal Communications Commission, as part of its national public safety plan for mobile radio communications, to prescribe regulations setting national technical standards to establish interoperability between and among trunked public safety radio systems. 2025-08-28T20:05:18Z  
100-hr-5016 100 hr 5016 Defense Consultant Reform Act of 1988 Government Operations and Politics 1988-07-12 1988-07-18 Referred to Subcommittee on Investigations. House Rep. Bennett, Charles E. [D-FL-3] FL D B000371 0 Defense Consultant Reform Act of 1988 - Requires any firm awarded a contract with the Department of Defense (DOD) to certify which consultants are to be used by such firm. Declares that failure to furnish such information may be the basis for cancellation of a contract with such firm. Prohibits the DOD from contracting with any consultant under circumstances that might make the contract award improper by reason of a conflict of interest or other considerations deemed appropriate by the Secretary of Defense. Defines "covered consultant" to mean any person who provides consulting services to a DOD contractor or who receives a contract to provide such services to DOD. Requires any covered consultant to register with the Secretary annually. Sets forth registration requirements. Directs the Secretary to suspend for at least three years any DOD contract with a covered consultant who fails to register or to provide accurate information. Provides that such consultant shall be fined no more than $100,000. Requires the Secretary, by April 1 of each year, to provide to the Congress a list of all persons providing consulting services to DOD, including services for any advisory committee relating to DOD. 2025-08-28T20:06:01Z  
100-hr-5019 100 hr 5019 A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to include safeguards for protection of subscribers of small telephone companies in any changes in the method of regulating interstate telephone service rates. Government Operations and Politics 1988-07-12 1988-07-26 Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance. House Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-4] TN D C000754 81 Prohibits the Federal Communications Commission from adopting revisions of the rules and policies in the proceeding "Policy and Rules Concerning Rates for Dominant Carrier," CC Docket 87-313, unless the changes expressly provide for: (1) the proper functioning of the long-term support mechanisms for the carrier common line rates administered by the National Exchange Carrier Association; (2) the maintenance of uniform nationwide long distance rates by dominant interexchange carriers; and (3) the use of an industry-wide rate of return to determine costs for access tariffs and to calculate the Universal Service Fund. Requires the FCC to report to the Congress the compliance of revisions with these conditions. Postpones effectiveness of any rule or policy revisions until 60 days have elapsed during which both Houses of the Congress are in session. 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
100-hr-5021 100 hr 5021 Department of Environmental Protection Act Government Operations and Politics 1988-07-12 1988-07-12 Referred to House Committee on Government Operations. House Rep. Neal, Stephen L. [D-NC-5] NC D N000016 0 Department of Environmental Protection Act - Redesignates the Environmental Protection Agency as the Department of Environmental Protection, an executive department to be administered by a Secretary of Environmental Protection appointed by the President. 2025-08-28T20:08:58Z  
100-hjres-606 100 hjres 606 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the limitation of expenditures in elections for public office. Government Operations and Politics 1988-07-11 1988-07-12 Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law. House Rep. Bennett, Charles E. [D-FL-3] FL D B000371 0 Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the Congress has the power to impose, by appropriate legislation, limitations on the amount of expenditures relating to elections for Federal office. Declares that nothing in the Constitution shall be construed to prohibit the States from imposing limitations on the amount of expenditures relating to elections for State and local offices. 2021-06-10T20:28:04Z  
100-s-2627 100 s 2627 Campaign Broadcast Discount Act of 1988 Government Operations and Politics 1988-07-11 1988-07-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Senate Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] KY R M000355 0 Campaign Broadcast Discount Act of 1988 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to revise broadcast media rates for candidates for public office to provide a discount for nonpreemptible or fixed time. 2025-08-28T20:09:11Z  
100-hr-4992 100 hr 4992 Telecommunications Accessibility Enhancement Act of 1988 Government Operations and Politics 1988-07-07 1988-10-28 Became Public Law No: 100-542. House Rep. Gunderson, Steve [R-WI-3] WI R G000524 94 (Measure passed House, amended) Telecommunications Accessibility Enhancement Act of 1988 - Directs the Administrator of General Services to issue regulations, subject to congressional oversight, to assure access to Federal departments and agencies for hearing-impaired and speech-impaired individuals, including Federal employees. Requires: (1) the employment of at least one additional operator in connection with the existing Federal relay system for users of Telecommunications Devices for the Deaf (TDDs); (2) an evaluation, to be submitted to the Congress, of ways to increase the access of the targeted individuals to the Federal telecommunications system; (3) publication of a TDD directory of Government access numbers; and (4) adoption of a logo identifying TDD stations. Directs the Administrator to seek to promote research into cost-reducing and improved telecommunications technologies. Directs the Federal Communications Commission to complete its existing inquiry concerning an interstate relay system for TDD users. Directs the Congress to establish, as soon as practicable, a policy under which Members may obtain TDDs for use by hearing-impaired or speech-impaired employees who might need them, as well as for use in communications with other individuals. 2025-02-04T16:54:13Z  

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CREATE INDEX idx_leg_sponsor ON legislation(sponsor_name);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_sponsor_bioguide ON legislation(sponsor_bioguide_id);
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