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101-sconres-159 101 sconres 159 A resolution directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to change the enrollment of H.R.5835. Congress 1990-10-28 1990-11-02 Message on Senate action sent to the House. Senate Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY] KY D F000268 0 Makes changes in the enrollment of H.R. 5835 (Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990). 2021-07-01T15:00:19Z  
101-sres-353 101 sres 353 A resolution to commend the exemplary leadership of the Minority Leader. Congress 1990-10-28 1990-10-28 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME] ME D M000811 0 Thanks the Honorable Robert Dole, Minority Leader, for his exemplary leadership during the second session of the 101st Congress. 2021-07-01T15:02:43Z  
101-sres-354 101 sres 354 A resolution to commend the exemplary leadership of the Majority Leader. Congress 1990-10-28 1990-10-28 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] KS R D000401 0 Thanks George J. Mitchell, Majority Leader, for his exemplary leadership during the second session of the 101st Congress. 2021-07-01T15:02:43Z  
101-sres-355 101 sres 355 A resolution tendering the thanks of the Senate to the Vice President for the courteous, dignified, and impartial manner in which he has presided over the deliberation of the Senate. Congress 1990-10-28 1990-10-28 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] KS R D000401 0 Thanks the Honorable Dan Quayle, Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate, for the manner in which he has presided over the Senate during the second session of the 101st Congress. 2021-07-01T15:02:44Z  
101-sres-356 101 sres 356 A resolution tendering the thanks of the Senate to the President pro tempore for the couteous, dignified, and impartial manner in which he has presided over the deliberations of the Senate. Congress 1990-10-28 1990-10-28 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME] ME D M000811 0 Thanks the Honorable Robert C. Byrd, President pro tempore, for the manner in which he presided over the Senate during the second session of the 101st Congress. 2021-07-01T15:02:44Z  
101-sres-357 101 sres 357 A resolution authorizing the President of the Senate, the President of the Senate pro tempore, and the Majority and Minority Leaders to make certain appointments after the sine die adjournment of the present session. Congress 1990-10-28 1990-10-28 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME] ME D M000811 0 Authorizes the President of the Senate, the President of the Senate pro tempore, the Majority Leader of the Senate, and the Minority Leader of the Senate to make appointments to commissions, committees, boards, conferences, or interparliamentary conferences authorized by law, by concurrent action of the two Houses, or by order of the Senate, during the adjournment sine die of the present Congress. 2021-07-01T15:02:44Z  
101-sres-358 101 sres 358 A resolution extending the provisions of Senate Resolution 105 of the 101st Congress, the Senate Arms Control Observer Group Resolution. Congress 1990-10-28 1990-10-28 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME] ME D M000811 1 Amends Senate Resolution 105, 101st Congress (reconstituting and reauthorizing the Senate Arms Control Observer Group) to extend the Group through the 102d Congress. 2021-07-01T15:02:45Z  
101-hconres-398 101 hconres 398 Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to change the enrollment of H.R. 5932. Congress 1990-10-27 1990-10-28 Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. House Rep. Williams, Pat [D-MT-1] MT D W000520 0 Changes the enrollment of H.R. 5932 (educational programs). 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
101-hconres-399 101 hconres 399 Providing for the sine die adjournment of the 101st Congress. Congress 1990-10-27 1990-10-28 Message on Senate action sent to the House. House Rep. Gephardt, Richard A. [D-MO-3] MO D G000132 0 Provides for the sine die adjournment of the 101st Congress on October 27, 28, or 29, 1990. 2021-07-01T13:14:28Z  
101-hconres-400 101 hconres 400 To authorize the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 486. Congress 1990-10-27 1990-10-28 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. House Rep. Oakar, Mary Rose [D-OH-20] OH D O000001 0 Corrects the enrollment of H.R. 486 (amending the Defense Production Act of 1950). 2021-07-01T13:14:28Z  
101-hconres-401 101 hconres 401 To authorize the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 486. Congress 1990-10-27 1990-10-28 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. House Rep. Oakar, Mary Rose [D-OH-20] OH D O000001 0 Corrects the enrollment of H.R. 486 (amending the Defense Production Act of 1950). 2021-07-01T13:14:29Z  
101-hjres-687 101 hjres 687 Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1991, and for other purposes. Economics and Public Finance 1990-10-27 1990-10-28 Became Public Law No: 101-467. House Rep. Whitten, Jamie L. [D-MS-1] MS D W000428 0 Makes continuing appropriations for FY 1991 appropriations, funds, or other authority as provided for in the following Acts: (1) the Department of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (2) the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1991; (3) the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1991; (4) the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1991; (5) the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1991; (6) the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (7) the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (8) the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991; (9) the Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1991; (10) the Rural Development, Agriculture, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (11) the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (12) the Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations Act, 1991; and (13) the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991. Sets forth limitations on the use of such funds. Suspends any order on sequestration for FY 1991 issued pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) until November 5, 1990. Extends the temporary increase in the public debt through November 5, 1990. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
101-hr-5959 101 hr 5959 Oil Consumer Justice Act of 1990 Commerce 1990-10-27 1990-11-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law. House Rep. Staggers, Harley O., Jr. [D-WV-2] WV D S000779 0 Oil Consumer Justice Act of 1990 - Establishes in the Department of Justice the Oil Price-Gouging Victims Fund consisting of damages awarded to the United States under the Clayton Act for price fixing relating to crude or refined oil during the occupation of Kuwait by Iraq. Requires the Attorney General to annually distribute all the monies in the Fund to States for community-based programs, including police and fire departments and providers of emergency services. 2025-08-26T17:26:17Z  
101-hr-5960 101 hr 5960 For the relief of Masa Oshiro. Private Legislation 1990-10-27 1990-11-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law. House Rep. Saiki, Patricia [R-HI-1] HI R S000014 0 Declares a named individual to have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act. 2021-07-01T14:58:41Z  
101-hr-5961 101 hr 5961 To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit beneficiaries to obtain upgraded items of equipment. Health 1990-10-27 1990-12-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. House Rep. Bruce, Terry L. [D-IL-19] IL D B000971 0 Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow home medical equipment suppliers who agree to accept the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full for standard home medical equipment to charge Medicare beneficiaries who request upgraded equipment an additional amount if the supplier first offers the standard item to the patient and provides the patient with an itemized list of all charges, including the portion to be paid by Medicare. Sets forth penalties for violations of this Act. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
101-hr-5962 101 hr 5962 Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 1990 Armed Forces and National Security 1990-10-27 1990-10-27 An objection was heard to the unanimous consent request to consider the measure. House Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] MS D M000865 3 Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 1990 - Title I: Compensation Rate Increases - Increases the rates of compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, and the clothing allowance payable to veterans with service-connected disabilities and their survivors. Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to adjust administratively the rates of disability compensation payable to persons who are not in receipt of compensation for service-connected disability or death. Title II: Technical Corrections and Extensions of Veterans Housing Loan Authorities - Revises the amount of veterans home loans for certain purposes exceeding $144,000 that is automatically guaranteed by the Government. Applies such revisions to loans guaranteed beginning December 18, 1989. Repeals the expiration date of the Secretary's property management authority with respect to property acquired by the Secretary as a result of defaults on veterans' housing loans. Title III: Extension of Certain Health-Care Authorities - Extends: (1) veterans' health-care eligibility based on Agent Orange or ionizing radiation exposure: (2) the authority to make contracts and grants to the Veterans Memorial Medical Center in the Philippines; and (3) the authorization for a pilot program of mobile health-care clinics under the Veterans' Benefits and Services Act of 1988. Title IV: Miscellaneous - Extends the date until which a veteran may be considered to be a veteran of the Vietnam Era for purposes of disabled veterans' employment and training benefits. Increases the limitation on pension payments from $60 to $90 a month to or for a veteran having neither spouse nor child for any period after the month in which such veteran is readmitted for hospital or institutionalized care by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out administrative reorganizations with respect to the realignment of management responsibility for: (1) the Department of Veterans Affairs Data Processing Centers; and (2) Information Resourc… 2025-08-26T17:26:47Z  
101-hr-5963 101 hr 5963 Housing Opportunity through Management/Employee Cooperation Act of 1990 Labor and Employment 1990-10-27 1990-10-27 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] MA D M000133 0 Housing Opportunity through Management/Employee Cooperation Act of 1990 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 with respect to the treatment of welfare benefit funds to add rules governing transfers of certain excess assets from defined benefit pension plans to qualified housing assistance plans established and maintained under collective bargaining agreements. 2025-08-26T17:25:28Z  
101-hr-5964 101 hr 5964 Safe Intermodal Container Transportation Act of 1990 Transportation and Public Works 1990-10-27 1990-10-27 Referred to the House Committee on Public Works + Transportation. House Rep. Anderson, Glenn M. [D-CA-32] CA D A000189 0 Safe Intermodal Container Transportation Act of 1990 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to investigate the use of intermodal containers in providing commercial motor vehicle transportation and of violations of Federal and State highway weight laws by such use. Requires the Secretary to have random weight checks conducted at selected highway locations. Requires the Secretary to report to specified congressional committees the results of such investigation, together with recommendations addressing the problems associated with the use of overweight intermodal containers. 2025-08-26T17:24:21Z  
101-hr-5965 101 hr 5965 Coastal Defense Initiative of 1990 Environmental Protection 1990-10-27 1990-10-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Oceanography and Great Lakes. House Rep. Anderson, Glenn M. [D-CA-32] CA D A000189 3 Title I: General Provisions - Coastal Defense Initiative of 1990 - Sets forth congressional findings and definitions. Title II: Coastal Water Quality - Amends the Clean Water Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to submit to the Congress a five-year schedule for developing and revising criteria for pollutants which pose the greatest risk to coastal waters. Requires the Administrator to publish biological and sediment criteria for assessing coastal water quality to complement the pollutant-specific criteria. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to provide technical and scientific assistance to the Administrator with regard to the development of sediment criteria. Directs coastal States, whenever they review water quality standards, to adopt standards for pollutants for which criteria have been issued. Requires the Administrator to promulgate standards for States that fail to do so. Directs coastal States to develop coastal water quality protection programs. Requires such programs to: (1) identify coastal waters for which standards or designated uses are not expected to be achieved without additional control measures or waters threatened by foreseeable increases in pollutant loadings; (2) implement pollution control measures for such waters; (3) identify coastal waters requiring additional intensive efforts and implement remedial programs for such waters; (4) establish a system to assure that permits and other activities are consistent with pollution control measures; and (5) provide for public participation and improve coordination among State and local officials responsible for land use programs and permitting, water quality planning and permitting, habitat protection, and living resource management. Sets forth program approval procedures. Prohibits specified Federal assistance with respect to coastal waters to States that fail to submit approved water quality protection programs. Requires the Administrator to issue orders to, or commence civil actions against, Stat… 2025-08-26T17:25:58Z  
101-hr-5966 101 hr 5966 CO2 Offsets Policy Enabling Act of 1990 Environmental Protection 1990-10-27 1990-12-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. House Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-4] TN D C000754 1 CO2 Offsets Policy Enabling Act of 1990 - Amends the Clean Air Act to prohibit new major sources of carbon dioxide from operating without a permit issued under this Act. Requires new stationary sources to: (1) obtain certified carbon dioxide credits; (2) demonstrate possession of certified credits equal to one year's expected carbon dioxide emissions to the permitting authority before commencing operation; and (3) deposit annually with the permitting authority sufficient credits to compensate for the year's carbon dioxide emissions. Provides that the receipt by the permitting authority of carbon dioxide offset credits shall be a condition of any permit. Directs new sources that use biomass as a fuel to obtain credits sufficient to offset only the fossil fuel used in production of the biomass. Requires new sources that use trees as fuel to obtain credits for all carbon dioxide emissions. Directs new major sources emitting excess carbon dioxide to obtain credits as soon as practicable and to pay a penalty of $250 per ton of excess carbon dioxide. Adjusts such penalty annually according to percentage changes in the Consumer Price Index. Authorizes a permitting authority to certify carbon dioxide reductions as offset credits if the person providing the reduction or purchasing the credit is in compliance with regulations under this Act. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish regulations concerning the certification of stationary source carbon dioxide reductions. Requires the Administrator to promulgate rules establishing carbon dioxide fixation rates. Directs the Administrator to promulgate rules concerning the certification of: (1) carbon dioxide credits from fleet vehicle fuel efficiency improvements beyond the applicable Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency requirement; (2) carbon dioxide credits from appliance efficiency improvements beyond the minimum required under the National Appliance Energy Conservation Amendments; (3) carbon dioxide credits for energy conservation … 2025-08-26T17:28:27Z  
101-hr-5967 101 hr 5967 Three Affiliated Tribes and Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act Native Americans 1990-10-27 1990-12-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources. House Rep. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND-At Large] ND D D000432 0 Three Affiliated Tribes and Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act - Declares that: (1) the Three Affiliated Tribes (TAT) (the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Tribes that reside on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation) are entitled to additional financial compensation from amounts deposited to a TAT Recovery Fund for the taking of reservation lands for the site of the Garrison Dam and Reservoir; and (2) the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe (SRST) (members of the Great Sioux Nation that reside on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation) is entitled to additional financial compensation from amounts deposited to a SRST Economic Recovery Fund for the taking of reservation lands for the site for the Oahe Dam and Reservoir. Establishes such Funds. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to deposit into each Fund 25 percent of the receipts from deposits to the Treasury for the preceding fiscal year from the integrated programs of the Eastern Division of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Project administered by the Western Area Power Administration, subject to certain limitations. Authorizes appropriations to each Fund. Makes available only the interest on the moneys in each Fund for use by the Secretary of the Interior in making payments to the SRST for use for educational, social welfare, economic development, and other programs. Specifies that: (1) no payments pursuant to this Act shall result in the reduction or denial of any Federal services or programs to which the TAT or SRST, or any of their members, are otherwise entitled to because of their status as a federally recognized Indian tribe or member pursuant to Federal law; (2) no such payments shall be subject to Federal or State income tax, or affect power rates; and (3) no part of any moneys in either Fund shall be distributed to any TAT or SRST member on a per capita basis. Authorizes the Secretary to develop irrigation within the boundaries of the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, subject to a finding by the Secretary of irrigability of the lands to rec… 2025-08-26T17:26:01Z  
101-hr-5968 101 hr 5968 Wetlands Conservation and Management Act of 1990 Environmental Protection 1990-10-27 1990-10-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment. House Rep. Hayes, James A. [D-LA-7] LA D H000390 17 Wetlands Conservation and Management Act of 1990 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to revise provisions concerning permits for dredged or fill material. Prohibits, unless such activity is undertaken pursuant to a permit issued by the Secretary of the Army: (1) the discharge of dredged or fill material into U.S. waters; (2) the draining or excavation of wetlands; and (3) the burning of vegetation on wetlands for purposes of altering the biological character of such wetlands. Authorizes the Secretary to issue permits for such activities. Sets forth permit application procedures. Requires the Secretary, upon receiving applications, to: (1) classify as Type A wetlands wetlands that are of critical significance to the long-term conservation of the ecosystem of which they are a part and which meet specified requirements; (2) classify as Type B wetlands wetlands that provide habitat for a significant population of avian, aquatic, or terrestrial wildlife or provide other ecologically significant wetlands functions; and (3) classify as Type C wetlands wetlands that serve limited ecological functions or that serve such functions but exist in such abundance that regulation of activities is not necessary to conserve wetlands values and functions. Directs the Secretary to notify a permit applicant of the classification and advise such applicant of the right to seek a classification modification. Sets forth provisions concerning modifications. Permits owners of interests in Type A wetlands to seek compensation for the fair market value of such lands. Provides that title for such lands shall pass to the United States upon acceptance of an offer for compensation. Deems such takings to be takings of surface interests in lands only unless the Secretary determines that the exploration for, or development of, oil and gas or mineral interests is not compatible with conservation of the surface interests in lands that have been classified as Type A wetlands. Authorizes the Secretary to classify such interests as… 2025-08-26T17:29:03Z  
101-hr-5969 101 hr 5969 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to limit the interest deduction of foreign corporations that hold interests of less than ten percent in partnerships engaged in business in the United States. Taxation 1990-10-27 1990-10-27 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. McGrath, Raymond J. [R-NY-5] NY R M000458 0 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require that a foreign corporation be treated as owning (or as having incurred) a pro rata share of the assets and liabilities of a partnership in which it is a partner for purposes of allocating interest deductions (thus barring such deductions on the basis of gross income). 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
101-hr-5970 101 hr 5970 Public Recreation Area Recycling Incentives and Education Act Environmental Protection 1990-10-27 1990-12-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. House Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] MA D M000133 0 Public Recreation Area Recycling Incentives and Education Act - Requires the Secretaries of the Interior and of Agriculture to establish a comprehensive recycling program for public recreation areas operated by the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the U.S. Forest Service. Requires the Secretaries to establish certain defined criteria under which each Service may exclude portions of public recreation areas from the recycling program. Permits each Service to use any revenues received from recycling programs for: (1) resource management, research, and interpretation; and (2) other public purposes relating to the enhancement of the public recreation areas at which the revenues were realized. Requires the Secretaries to study the effectiveness of the respective recycling programs established under this Act. Requires the Secretaries to direct each manager of a public recreation area conducting a recycling program to educate visitors to the public recreation area about: (1) the recycling program for such area; and (2) the benefits to the public recreation area and the local community of such program. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-26T17:25:49Z  
101-hr-5971 101 hr 5971 Radon Awareness and Disclosure Act Environmental Protection 1990-10-27 1990-12-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. House Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] MA D M000133 0 Radon Awareness and Disclosure Act - Title I: Three-Year Extension of Indoor Radon Abatement Provisions of Toxic Substances Control Act - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to extend through FY 1994 the authorization of appropriations for: (1) an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) publication entitled "A Citizen's Guide to Radon"; (2) model construction standards and techniques for controlling radon levels in new buildings; (3) grants to States for radon programs; and (4) regional radon training centers. Title II: Radon Testing Provisions - Directs Federal agencies and Government-controlled corporations that provide federally related mortgages for house purchases to require, before such mortgages are received, that such houses be tested for radon and that the results of such tests be made available to potential purchasers. Requires houses owned by Federal agencies or Government-controlled corporations to be tested for radon before sold and provides that test results shall be made available to potential purchasers. Directs the EPA Administrator to establish a program that requires: (1) products offered for sale, or devices used in connection with public services, for radon measurement to meet minimum performance criteria; and (2) operators of devices, or persons employing techniques, used in connection with public services for radon measurement to meet a minimum level of proficiency. Requires the Administrator to establish user fees for manufacturers of such products or devices and for persons who operate such devices or employ such techniques. Waives or reduces such fees for persons who agree to test for radon in public and nonprofit child care facilities, schools, hospitals, nursing homes, or other care facilities. Provides for the deposit of such fees into a Radon Service Account. Directs the Administrator, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of Veterans' Affairs to: (1) jointly evaluate efforts to promote radon … 2025-08-26T17:29:21Z  
101-hr-5972 101 hr 5972 Employee Retirement Income Security Act Amendments of 1990 Labor and Employment 1990-10-27 1990-10-27 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Michel, Robert H. [R-IL-18] IL R M000692 0 Employee Retirement Income Security Act Amendments of 1990 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require each multiple employer welfare arrangement (MEWA) to file with the Secretary of Labor (the Secretary) an annual registration statement beginning in 1991. Requires that copies of such statements be transmitted to the Insurance Commissioners of States in which the MEWA currently conducts, or intends to conduct, business. Makes specified persons responsible for such filing. Repeals the limited scope audit exemption for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 1992. Requires under conditions for being considered a qualified public accountant for ERISA purposes, after January 1, 1994, that such a person has undergone a peer review of his or her accounting and auditing practice with respect to employee benefit plans during the three-year period immediately preceding an engagement to conduct an audit under specified ERISA provisions. Requires the following to have a written policy governing the voting of any securities held by the plan and to provide a copy of such policy to the plan administrator: (1) investment managers (for the securities they manage); (2) named fiduciaries who have the authority to direct a trustee in matters related to the exercise of any such voting rights; and (3) trustees, to the extent they retain the power to exercise any such voting rights. Requires plan administrators, upon request of any participant or beneficiary and for a reasonable charge, to furnish a copy of the voting policy of any person responsible for exercising, or directing the exercise of, any voting rights of securities held by the plan. Requires a court, in a civil action brought by a participant or beneficiary with respect to certain benefit claims, to review the fiduciary's decision without according any deference to any of the fiduciary's findings or conclusions, if the action involves a matter previously decided by a named fiduciary who has a significant interest which would be… 2025-08-26T17:27:13Z  
101-hr-5973 101 hr 5973 Central Coast National Marine Sanctuary Act Environmental Protection 1990-10-27 1990-10-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment. House Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16] CA D P000047 0 Central Coast National Marine Sanctuary Act - Declares that the waters of the Central Coast in California meet the standards set forth in specified provisions of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 and designates them as a national marine sanctuary. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to prepare for such sanctuary: (1) a draft environmental impact statement; and (2) a draft management plan. 2025-08-26T17:24:24Z  
101-hr-5974 101 hr 5974 To amend the Job Training Partnership Act to establish education and training programs in areas with high rates of foreign workers. Labor and Employment 1990-10-27 1990-10-27 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Sawyer, Tom [D-OH-14] OH D S000094 1 Amends the Job Training Partnership Act to authorize the Secretary of Labor (the Secretary) to provide grants to States for education and training assistance in areas of labor shortage with high rates of foreign workers. Allows service delivery areas, local governments, employers, employer associations, employee representatives, and private nonprofit organizations to apply to the States for grants to provide such training and education. Directs the Secretary to report biennially on such grants to States and the types of programs assisted. Repeals title VIII (Education and Training) of the Immigration Act of 1990, which provides for education and training assistance similar to that provided under this Act. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
101-hr-5975 101 hr 5975 Budget Process Reform Act Economics and Public Finance 1990-10-27 1990-11-05 See H.R.5835. House Rep. Cox, Christopher [R-CA-40] CA R C000830 111 Budget Process Reform Act - Title I: Statement of Congressional Purpose - Declares that the purpose of this Act is to facilitate rational, informed, and timely decisions by the Congress. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Federal budget process should focus the attention of policymakers and the public on the aggregate impact of Federal spending on the economy, and on the tradeoffs that must be made among priorities in order to control overall levels of spending. Declares that the budget process should contain safeguards against delay and inaction, so that temporary shut-downs of the Government may be avoided. Title II: Binding Budget Law - Requires the Congress to enact a binding budget law, in the form of a joint resolution, by April 15 of the calendar year before that in which the fiscal period commences. Requires the budget law to fit on a single page, which sets forth specific budget ceilings in major functional categories. Makes it out of order in the House of Representatives or the Senate to consider any spending bill affecting spending in a major functional category unless and until a joint resolution on the budget is enacted. Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to prohibit baseline budgeting. Requires the budget to include comparisons of current fiscal year and proposed subsequent fiscal year spending. Title III: Enforcement Mechanisms - Subtitle A: Super majority Required to Break Budget Law - Requires a two-thirds majority vote in the House and the Senate to consider any spending bill prior to the enactment of the budget law. Requires the Congressional Budget Office to provide to the Congress an estimate of the costs in each major functional category of any spending bill as soon as practicable after its introduction. Limits such estimates to those bills likely to result in costs of more than $10,000,000. Requires a two-thirds affirmative vote in the House and the Senate to consider over-budget spending bills. Requires a two-thirds affirmative vote in the House and the Senate to… 2025-08-26T17:25:15Z  
101-hr-5976 101 hr 5976 Alaska Land Status Technical Corrections Act of 1990 Public Lands and Natural Resources 1990-10-27 1990-12-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources. House Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] AK R Y000033 0 Alaska Land Status Technical Corrections Act of 1990 - Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to: (1) modify the Fort Davis land allotment; and (2) subject such land to valid existing rights and an easement for the Iditarod National Historic Trail. Amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) to authorize an allotment applicant, who had a valid application pending before the Department of the Interior on December 18, 1971, and whose application remains pending as of the date of the enactment of this Act, to amend the land description to describe land other than that the applicant originally intended to claim if: (1) the applicant filed an allotment application which described land selected by, tentatively approved to, or patented to the State of Alaska; (2) the amended land description describes land selected by, tentatively approved to, or patented to Alaska of approximately equal acreage to substitute for the land originally described in the application; and (3) the Commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources for Alaska, acting under the authority of State law, has agreed to reconvey or relinquish the land described in the amended application to the United States. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) accept conveyance or relinquishment of the land described in the amended application from Alaska as an allotment for the benefit of the allotment application; (2) upon such acceptance, to cause the allotment to be surveyed (if it has not already been surveyed) and issue a trust certificate; and (3) adjust his computation of the acreage charged against Alaska's land entitlement. Ratifies certain conveyances to the Montana Creek and Caswell Native Associations and declares that such Associations have received their full entitlement of lands pursuant to ANCSA. Withdraws specified lands, for a period of one year, for selection by the Elim Native Corporation. Authorizes such Corporation to select such lands in partial satisfaction of its entitlement under ANCSA. Bars s… 2025-08-26T17:27:35Z  
101-hr-5977 101 hr 5977 For the relief of Velig Mehmed Dag. Private Legislation 1990-10-27 1990-11-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law. House Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16] CA D P000047 0 Declares that a named individual shall be considered to have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act if he applies for permanent residence status within a specified period. 2021-07-01T14:58:45Z  
101-hres-540 101 hres 540 Waiving certain points of order against consideration of the Conference Report on the bill (H.R. 5399) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1991, and for other purposes, and against its consideration. Congress 1990-10-27 1990-10-27 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. House Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24] TX D F000392 0 Waives points of order against the consideration of the conference report on H.R. 5399 (legislative branch appropriations). 2024-02-07T14:47:33Z  
101-hres-541 101 hres 541 Waiving certain points of order against consideration of the Conference Report on the bill (H.R. 5114) making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1991, and for other purposes, and against its consideration. Congress 1990-10-27 1990-10-27 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. House Rep. Moakley, John Joseph [D-MA-9] MA D M000834 0 Waives points of order against the consideration of the conference report on H.R. 5114 (foreign operations funding). 2024-02-07T14:47:33Z  
101-hres-542 101 hres 542 Waiving certain points of order against consideration of the Conference Report on the bill (H.R. 5769) making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1991, and for other purposes, and against its consideration. Congress 1990-10-27 1990-10-27 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. House Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-30] NY D S000480 0 Waives points of order against the consideration of the conference report on H.R. 5769 (Department of the Interior and related agencies appropriations). 2024-02-07T14:47:33Z  
101-hres-543 101 hres 543 Relating to early organization of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Second Congress. Congress 1990-10-27 1990-10-27 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. House Rep. Gephardt, Richard A. [D-MO-3] MO D G000132 1 Allows any organizational caucus or conference in the House of Representatives for the 102d Congress to begin on or after November 28, 1990. 2021-07-01T13:17:48Z  
101-hres-544 101 hres 544 Providing for the committee to notify the President of completion of business. Congress 1990-10-27 1990-10-27 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. House Rep. Gephardt, Richard A. [D-MO-3] MO D G000132 0 Provides for notifying the President that the Congress has completed its business and is ready to adjourn. 2021-07-01T13:17:48Z  
101-hres-545 101 hres 545 Presenting the thanks of the House to Speaker Thomas S. Foley. Congress 1990-10-27 1990-10-27 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. House Rep. Michel, Robert H. [R-IL-18] IL R M000692 0 Thanks the Honorable Thomas S. Foley, Speaker of the House of Representatives, for the manner in which he presided over the House during his tenure as Speaker. 2021-07-01T13:17:49Z  
101-hres-546 101 hres 546 Providing for the printing of the revised edition of the Rules and Manual of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Second Congress. Congress 1990-10-27 1990-10-27 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. House Rep. Gephardt, Richard A. [D-MO-3] MO D G000132 0 Provides for the printing as a House document of a revised edition of the Rules and Manual of the House of Representatives for the 102d Congress. 2021-07-01T13:17:49Z  
101-s-3262 101 s 3262 Kissimmee River Environmental Restoration Act Water Resources Development 1990-10-27 1990-10-27 Message on Senate action sent to the House. Senate Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL] FL D G000352 1 Kissimmee River Environmental Restoration Act - Modifies a flood control project on the Kissimmee River, central and southern Florida, to provide for restoration of such River for environmental purposes at a specified total cost. Requires such restoration to be undertaken only in accordance with a final report of the Chief of Engineers. Specifies the non-Federal share of the cost of such project. 2025-08-26T17:28:48Z  
101-s-3263 101 s 3263 A bill to establish a replacement fuels and alternative fuels program, and for other purposes. Energy 1990-10-27 1990-10-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT] VT R J000072 2 Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a replacement fuels development program which: (1) promotes the replacement of gasoline as a motor fuel with alternative motor fuels; (2) ensures the availability of replacement and alternative motor fuels; and (3) will have the greatest impact in improving air quality in urban areas, along transportation corridors, and nationwide. Prescribes program guidelines. Requires the Secretary to establish optimal replacement and alternative motor fuel production goals for 1996 and 1997 and to report to the Congress about program status. Prescribes minimum percentages of domestically produced replacement fuel to be sold in specified calendar years. Sets a deadline by which the Secretary must prescribe the minimum percentage of domestically produced replacement and alternative fuel which must be contained in the total annual gasoline sales by refiners for motor fuel use in certain years. Requires refiners and manufacturers to report annually to the Secretary regarding the amount of domestically produced replacement and alternative fuel sold. Requires the Secretary to promulgate regulations by a specified deadline regarding the exchange of marketable credits among: (1) refiners; (2) manufacturers of replacement fuels; and (3) distributors of alternative motor fuels sold in commerce for transportation purposes. Amends the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act with respect to average fuel economy standards to require the Secretary to not consider the fuel economy of alcohol powered automobiles or natural gas powered automobiles, and to consider dual energy automobiles and natural gas dual energy automobiles operated on gasolines and diesel fuel, to the extent that alternative motor fuel sales indicate that such fuels are being used to displace the use of gasoline and diesel fuel as a transportation fuel. Establishes civil penalties for violations of this Act. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the Secretary to issue regulations requiring gasoline retailers to have … 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z  
101-s-3264 101 s 3264 Publicly Owned Treatment Works Biomonitoring Use Act Environmental Protection 1990-10-27 1990-10-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT] UT R G000072 2 Publicly Owned Treatment Works Biomonitoring Use Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide that if the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency determines that, in the control of toxicity it is necessary to include biological monitoring, testing, or assessment methods as a condition of a permit issued to a publicly owned treatment works, the failure of a single whole effluent toxicity test shall not result in a finding of violation. Makes it a violation of this Act if the treatment works fails to comply with a schedule or other permit condition to identify and control toxic discharges. 2025-08-26T17:24:52Z  
101-s-3265 101 s 3265 A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for medicaid provider improvements. Health 1990-10-27 1990-10-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI] MI D R000249 1 Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require States to provide for the receipt and initial processing of Medicaid applications at locations other than those used for the receipt and processing of applications for Aid to Families with Dependent Children under part A of title IV such as hospitals or clinics providing covered services to Medicaid applicants. Prohibits States from discontinuing a child's Medicaid benefits until it is determined that the child is not eligible for such benefits on any basis. Prohibits the application of fixed durational limits to medically necessary inpatient hospital services for all Medicaid-eligible individuals regardless of age. Prohibits aggregate or institutional volume caps which would limit medically necessary days or result in arbitrary reductions in established payment rates for days exceeding such caps. Prohibits the waiver of such prohibitions to promote cost-effectiveness and efficiency. Requires outlier adjustments under State prospective payment plans for medically necessary inpatient hospital services for very high cost or exceptionally lengthy cases regardless of the age of the Medicaid-eligible patient. Requires a uniform national minimum Medicaid payment adjustment for disproportionate share hospitals. Allows State flexibility in setting adjustments for different types of disproportionate share providers. Prohibits application of visit limits to medically necessary covered outpatient services provided to individuals in disproportionate share hospitals as defined by the States under current law for inpatient payment adjustment. Requires States to adjust payments for outpatient services provided to individuals by disproportionate share hospitals. Prohibits the waiver of such provisions to promote cost-effectiveness and efficiency. Directs the General Accounting Office to conduct a study and report to the Congress on Medicaid hospital reimbursement comparing payment levels with the cost of providing care to Medicaid patients. 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z  
101-s-3266 101 s 3266 Crime Control Act of 1990 Crime and Law Enforcement 1990-10-27 1990-11-29 Became Public Law No: 101-647. Senate Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] DE D B000444 1 Crime Control Act of 1990 - Title I: International Money Laundering - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to report to the Congress periodically with respect to certain reporting requirements involving currency transactions, the manner in which U.S. agencies collect and use such reports to support investigations and prosecutions, and a summary of: (1) sanctions imposed for failure to comply with reporting requirements; (2) criminal indictments which resulted from investigations initiated by analysis of such reports; and (3) information regarding suspicious financial transactions provided voluntarily by financial institutions. Directs the Secretary to appoint an Electronic Scanning Task Force to: (1) study methods of printing on U.S. currency notes in denominations of $10 or more a serial number that may be read by electronic scanning; (2) make an assessment of the cost of implementing such scanning; and (3) make recommendations about the amount of time needed for implementation. Requires the Secretary to report to the appropriate congressional committees. Authorizes appropriations. Amends the Federal criminal code to: (1) authorize the Attorney General or the Secretary to transfer forfeited personal property (or the proceeds of the sale) to any foreign country which participated in the seizure or forfeiture of the property, if certain conditions are met; (2) include within the definition of "specified unlawful activity" with respect to money laundering, offenses under provisions relating to false statements by an employee of a financial institution and false statements in connection with loan and credit applications and to exclude offenses relating to bank fraud; and (3) modify the knowledge requirement with respect to international money laundering. Amends the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 to allow Government investigators access to financial institution records without customer notification in connection with a criminal money laundering investigation. Revises the Federal money laundering statu… 2022-12-13T13:56:36Z  
101-s-3267 101 s 3267 Employee Retirement Income Security Act Amendments of 1990 Labor and Employment 1990-10-27 1990-10-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] KS R D000401 0 Employee Retirement Income Security Act Amendments of 1990 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require each multiple employer welfare arrangement (MEWA) to file with the Secretary of Labor (the Secretary) an annual registration statement beginning in 1991. Requires that copies of such statements be transmitted to the Insurance Commissioners of States in which the MEWA currently conducts, or intends to conduct, business. Makes specified persons responsible for such filing. Repeals the limited scope audit exemption for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 1992. Requires under conditions for being considered a qualified public accountant for ERISA purposes, after January 1, 1994, that such a person has undergone a peer review of his or her accounting and auditing practice with respect to employee benefit plans during the three-year period immediately preceding an engagement to conduct an audit under specified ERISA provisions. Requires the following to have a written policy governing the voting of any securities held by the plan and to provide a copy of such policy to the plan administrator: (1) investment managers (for the securities they manage); (2) named fiduciaries who have the authority to direct a trustee in matters related to the exercise of any such voting rights; and (3) trustees, to the extent they retain the power to exercise any such voting rights. Requires plan administrators, upon request of any participant or beneficiary and for a reasonable charge, to furnish a copy of the voting policy of any person responsible for exercising, or directing the exercise of, any voting rights of securities held by the plan. Requires a court, in a civil action brought by a participant or beneficiary with respect to certain benefit claims, to review the fiduciary's decision without according any deference to any of the fiduciary's findings or conclusions, if the action involves a matter previously decided by a named fiduciary who has a significant interest which would be… 2025-08-26T17:25:12Z  
101-s-3268 101 s 3268 A bill granting the consent of Congress to States to enter into the Interstate Compact on Industrialized/Modular Buildings. Government Operations and Politics 1990-10-27 1990-10-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] AZ D D000185 0 Interstate Compact - Grants the consent of the Congress to the Interstate Compact on Industrialized/Modular Buildings. Requires the President, when three States enact such Compact, to appoint a nonvoting member to the Interstate Industrialized/Modular Buildings Commission. Directs the Commission to submit annual reports to the President and to the Congress. Requires the General Accounting Office to audit the financial transactions of the Commission at least every four years and to report the results to the Congress. Requires the Congress, if, after two years, fewer than three States have enacted such Compact, to consider adopting and implementing a preemptive Federal regulatory system for modular construction. Provides that if at least three States enter into the Compact within two years after enactment of this Act, noncompacting States that have not entered into an interim reciprocal agreement with the Commission shall not be eligible for: (1) Federal guarantees under the veterans' home loan program; (2) the farm housing program under the Housing Act of 1949; and (3) the national housing partnership program under the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
101-s-3269 101 s 3269 A bill to direct the Federal Communications Commission to proscribe indecent material transmitted by means of interstate communications by amending sections 223 of the Communications Act of 1934. Government Operations and Politics 1990-10-27 1990-10-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Senate Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] PA R S000709 1 Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to define "indecent communication" as any communication in which any discussion or reference is made to the genitals, breasts, or buttocks, actual or simulated sexual intercourse or contact, bestiality, masturbation, or sado-masochistic sexual abuse which is patently offensive as measured by contemporary community standards. Requires common carriers to make available, to the extent technically feasible, a separate, easily distinguishable telephone prefix number for providers who offer access to specified indecent or obscene communications and require every provider to designate which prefix corresponds to the type of messages it proposes to provide. Specifies that any provider who offers access to such a communication through any telephone number other than one within the prefix assigned is in violation of such Act. 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z  
101-s-3270 101 s 3270 Natural Gas Competition Act of 1990 Energy 1990-10-27 1990-10-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] NM R D000407 0 Natural Gas Competition Act of 1990 - Requires, upon issuing a certificate for construction or operation of natural gas importation facilities, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission immediately to: (1) determine if the rates and practices of domestic pipelines confer a competitive disadvantage upon domestic producers of natural gas; and (2) establish by Commission order rates and practices which do not confer such competitive disadvantage upon such producers if it finds that a competitive disadvantage does in fact exist. 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z  
101-s-3271 101 s 3271 A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, to clarify the application of such act, and for other purposes. Labor and Employment 1990-10-27 1990-10-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR] AR D B001057 16 Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to revise its application. Revises minimum wage and maximum hours provisions (as well as provisions for special industry committees for American Samoa) to apply such requirements specifically to employers of employees who in any workweek are engaged in industrial homework and who are either engaged in commerce or in the production of goods in commerce. Revises the scope of the application of requirements relating to wage rate orders for employers in American Samoa, prohibition of sex discrimination in wage rates, and handicapped workers. 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
101-sjres-388 101 sjres 388 A joint resolution waiving certain enrollment requirements with respect to S. 2830, the Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of 1990. Congress 1990-10-27 1990-10-31 Became Public Law No: 101-497. Senate Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] VT D L000174 1 Waives provisions of Federal law with respect to the printing (on parchment or otherwise) of the enrollment of S. 2830 (the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990). Requires the Secretary of the Senate to certify the enrollment of the bill as a true enrollment. Sets forth procedures for subsequent preparation and certification of a printed enrollment of the bill if it is enacted. 2022-12-13T14:27:08Z  
101-sres-348 101 sres 348 A resolution to establish the sense of Congress regarding petroleum prices and to request that the President develop a plan to prevent the prices of petroleum and petroleum products from rising beyond levels reflecting actual supply and demand and for other purposes. Energy 1990-10-27 1990-10-27 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Over, Under the Rule. Senate Sen. Sanford, Terry [D-NC] NC D S000055 0 Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should develop a petroleum product price plan which includes: (1) steps to prevent prices from rising beyond actual supply and demand levels; (2) ceiling prices based upon acquisition and production costs as well as reasonable profit margins; (3) measures to discourage speculative spot market price variations; (4) civil remedies and penalties for exceeding the established ceiling prices; and (5) use of the sums collected through civil remedies to reduce the Federal deficit. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Senate should enact legislation to implement such a plan if the President has not developed one by a specified deadline. 2021-07-01T15:02:42Z  
101-sres-349 101 sres 349 A resolution expressing the gratitude of the Senate for the service of Douglas B. Hester Congress 1990-10-27 1990-10-27 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME] ME D M000811 0 Extends the appreciation and gratitude of the Senate to Douglas B. Hester, the Legislative Counsel of the Senate, for his long and faithful service. 2021-07-01T15:02:42Z  
101-sres-350 101 sres 350 A resolution to support improvements to the Federal statistical database. Government Operations and Politics 1990-10-27 1990-10-27 Referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] NY D M001054 1 Expresses the Senate's support for: (1) an efficient, up-to-date Federal statistical system with the ability to provide reliable data on pertinent topics and to effectively set priorities to best use its resources; (2) adequate funding and qualified personnel for the Federal statistical agencies and offices; and (3) efforts to improve economic statistics so that both government and business users can make sound business and economic policy decisions. Expresses the Senate's belief that: (1) a sound statistical system is essential to the U.S. effort to compete in international markets; and (2) a sustained effort is necessary to bring the Federal statistical database up to the necessary level of performance. 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z  
101-sres-351 101 sres 351 A resolution extending the provisions of Senate Resolution 106 of the 101st Congress (agreed to April 13, 1989). Congress 1990-10-27 1990-10-27 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME] ME D M000811 1 Amends Senate Resolution 106, 101st Congress (establishing the Senate Central American Negotiations Observer Group), to extend the Group through the 102d Congress. 2021-07-01T15:02:43Z  
101-sres-352 101 sres 352 A resolution to extend the authorization of the Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Senate through the 102nd Congress. Congress 1990-10-27 1990-10-27 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME] ME D M000811 1 Amends Senate Resolution 144, 101st Congress (establishing a Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Senate), to extend the Commission through the 102d Congress. 2021-07-01T15:02:43Z  
101-hconres-392 101 hconres 392 To correct technical errors in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 4653. Congress 1990-10-26 1990-10-30 Message on Senate action sent to the House. House Rep. Fascell, Dante B. [D-FL-19] FL D F000041 0 Corrects technical errors in the enrollment of H.R. 4653 (export of U.S. goods and technology to foreign countries). 2021-07-01T13:14:27Z  
101-hconres-393 101 hconres 393 To correct a technical error in the enrollment of the bill S. 459. Congress 1990-10-26 1990-10-30 Message on Senate action sent to the House. House Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8] NJ D R000383 0 Makes a technical correction in the enrollment of S. 459 (inventions made or used in outer space on an aeronautical and space vehicle under the jurisdiction or control of the United States). 2021-07-01T13:14:27Z  
101-hconres-394 101 hconres 394 Directing the Secretary of the Senate to make corrections in the enrollment of the bill S. 358. Congress 1990-10-26 1990-10-27 Message on Senate action sent to the House. House Rep. Morrison, Bruce A. [D-CT-3] CT D M000992 0 Makes corrections in the enrollment of S. 358 (immigration amendments) with regard to: (1) a pilot program to use drivers' licenses as documents establishing employability and identity; and (2) excludability of Palestine Liberation Organization officials on the grounds of terrorist activity. 2024-02-07T11:39:48Z  
101-hconres-395 101 hconres 395 Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the awarding of concessions at units of the National Park System. Public Lands and Natural Resources 1990-10-26 1990-12-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. House Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-21] CA R G000021 0 Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of the Interior should not award concessions at units of the National Park System to foreign-owned companies. 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z  
101-hconres-396 101 hconres 396 Recognizing the sesquicentennial of the Treaty of Waitangi, which is New Zealand's principal founding document, and the 151st anniversary of the establishment of relations between the United States and New Zealand. International Affairs 1990-10-26 1990-10-26 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. House Rep. Solarz, Stephen J. [D-NY-13] NY D S000673 4 Congratulates the Government and the people of New Zealand during the sesquicentennial of the Treaty of Waitangi (New Zealand's principal founding document), and pays tribute to the 151st anniversary of the United States-New Zealand relationship. 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z  
101-hconres-397 101 hconres 397 Expressing the sense of the Congress that the 1981 Israeli preemptive strike against the Iraqi nuclear reactor at Osirak was a legitimate and justifiable exercise of self-defense, and that the United States should seek the repeal of United Nations Security Council Resolution 487 which condemned that 1981 Israeli preemptive strike. International Affairs 1990-10-26 1990-10-26 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. House Rep. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ-9] NJ D T000317 5 Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the 1981 Israeli preemptive strike against the Iraqi nuclear reactor at Osirak was` a legitimate and justifiable exercise of self-defense which also reduced the threat of Iraqi nuclear aggression against countries bordering Iraq; and (2) the United States should seek the repeal of United Nations Security Council Resolution 487 which condemned the strike. 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z  
101-hjres-685 101 hjres 685 Calling for the immediate removal of United States Armed Forces from the Middle East. International Affairs 1990-10-26 1990-10-26 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. House Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20] TX D G000272 0 Declares that: (1) the deployment of U.S. armed forces into certain hostilities in the Middle East is subject to the War Powers Resolution; (2) there has been no declaration of war, specific statutory authorization, or national emergency created by an attack on the United States, its territories, or armed forces justifying the President's deployment of U.S. troops; and (3) this deployment shall be ceased immediately and all U.S. forces deployed to the Middle East in connection with Operation Desert Shield shall be withdrawn immediately. 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z  
101-hjres-686 101 hjres 686 To require that the United States Postal Service prescribe regulations under which the National League of Families POW/MIA flag may be displayed at facilities under the control of the United States Postal Service. Government Operations and Politics 1990-10-26 1990-10-26 Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. House Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-22] NY R G000212 0 Requires the U.S. Postal Service to prescribe regulations under which the National League of Families POW/MIA flag may be displayed at its facilities. 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
101-hr-5932 101 hr 5932 Educational Equity and Excellence Act of 1990 Education 1990-10-26 1990-10-26 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1025. House Rep. Hawkins, Augustus F. [D-CA-29] CA D H000367 1 Educational Equity and Excellence Act of 1990 - Title I: National Goals - Sets forth national goals for education in the following categories: (1) disadvantaged children's readiness for school; (2) school completion; (3) student achievement; (4) mathematics and science; (5) family literacy and lifelong learning; (6) safe, disciplined, and drug-free schools; (7) teacher recruitment and retention; and (8) equal opportunity for postsecondary education. Title II: The President's Education Programs - Part A: Presidential Schools of Distinction - Presidential Schools of Distinction Act - Amends chapter 1 (Financial Assistance to Meet Special Educational Needs of Children) of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA chapter 1 programs) to establish a Presidential Schools of Distinction Award program. Authorizes appropriations. Part B: Nontraditional Routes to Teacher Certification and Licensure - Alternative Routes to Teacher Certification and Licensure Act of 1990 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to establish a program for alternative routes to elementary and secondary school teacher certification and licensure. Authorizes appropriations. Part C: Presidential Awards for Excellence in Education - Amends ESEA title II (renamed as Critical Skills Improvement and Presidential Teacher Awards) to establish a Presidential Awards for Excellence in Education Program for elementary and secondary school teachers. Authorizes appropriations. Part D: Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Amends HEA to authorize appropriations for awards to qualified historically Black colleges and universities. Declares that an institution that receives such an award shall not be eligible for another type of award under other provisions. Title III: Literacy - National Literacy Act of 1990 - Part A: Literacy: Strategic Planning, Research, and Coordination - Establishes an Interagency Task Force on Literacy. Amends the Department of Education Organization Act to direct the Assistant Secret… 2025-08-26T17:28:38Z  
101-hr-5933 101 hr 5933 To provide for the temporary extension of the certain laws relating to housing and community development. Housing and Community Development 1990-10-26 1990-10-31 Became Public Law No: 101-494. House Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20] TX D G000272 0 Deems: (1) Public Law 101-402 (housing and community development extensions) to have taken effect as if such law was enacted on September 29, 1990; (2) the Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation Act of 1987 to have been in effect on and after September 29, 1990, as if Public Law 101-402 had been enacted on September 29, 1990; and (3) the provisions of such Act, other than section 203, to be amended to read as such provisions were in effect on September 29, 1990. States that if the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (S. 566) is enacted before this Act, the above provisions shall be deemed to have taken effect immediately before its enactment. (This Act was signed into law October 31, 1990; the Cranston-Gonzalez Act was signed into law November 28, 1990.) Amends the Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation Act of 1987 to extend such Act through the earlier of November 30, 1990, or the enactment of S. 566. Extends through November 30, 1990, under specified conditions: (1) the Interagency Council on the Homeless; and (2) the Federal Housing Administration mortgage loan limit. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to allocate section 8 and public housing assistance so that each State shall receive annually at least one-half of one percent of the available funds for such programs. 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z  
101-hr-5934 101 hr 5934 Micro Enterprise Loans for the Poor Act International Affairs 1990-10-26 1990-10-26 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. House Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-22] NY R G000212 0 Micro Enterprise Loans for the Poor Act - Requires the Administrator of the agency responsible for administering the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to make assistance available to financial intermediaries in developing countries to enable them to provide loans and other assistance for micro enterprises, with particular emphasis on loans for self-employment. Specifies that such assistance may be made available for use by such financial intermediaries: (1) in extending credit for micro enterprises; (2) in extending credit for such purposes as food processing and production of cloth and clothing; (3) for the start-up costs incurred by a nongovernmental organization in becoming a financial intermediary; (4) for expenses incurred by financial intermediaries in providing training and technical assistance for micro enterprises; and (5) to provide other assistance necessary to the successful functioning of micro enterprises. Requires the Administrator to issue guidelines for financial intermediaries providing such assistance. Requires the Administrator to place primary emphasis on: (1) making assistance available to the poorest people in the least developed countries; and (2) the development of the capacity of and use of indigenous nongovernmental organizations (especially those representing women, tribal people, and other minorities) which will provide credit and other assistance to micro enterprises. Sets forth the total amounts of assistance to be provided for such programs for FY 1992 and 1993. Specifies that such amounts shall be made available from: (1) funds made available under provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 relating to development assistance and economic support; (2) foreign currencies generated from specified sources; and (3) amounts paid to the United States on loans made to financial intermediaries. Specifies that at least 75 percent of such amount shall be used for direct credit support of micro enterprises. Authorizes the Administrator to use development and economic assistance fund… 2025-08-26T17:25:55Z  
101-hr-5935 101 hr 5935 To amend certain Federal laws to provide the same rights and privileges to deaf or hard-of-hearing individuals who depend on hearing dogs as are provided to blind individuals who depend on guide dogs, and for other purposes. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1990-10-26 1990-10-26 Referred to the House Committee on Public Works + Transportation. House Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-7] NY D A000022 0 Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to include the costs of securing and maintaining a hearing dog trained to assist a deaf or hard-of-hearing individual as allowable medical expenses for the purpose of income-related calculations to determine eligibility for the food stamp program. Amends Federal law to: (1) include as a benefit to certain veterans the provision of hearing dogs trained to assist deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals; (2) permit hearing dogs trained to assist a deaf or hard-of-hearing individual to be admitted to public buildings and other properties owned by the United States; and (3) permit certain common carriers to continue to establish a special rate for transportation of a hearing-impaired individual when accompanied by a dog trained to assist the individual. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a commission regarding measures that should be taken to provide rights regarding the use of guide dogs by deaf or hard-of-hearing individuals. 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z  
101-hr-5936 101 hr 5936 To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to require that certain revenues attributable to tariffs levied on imports of textile machinery and parts thereof be applied to support research for the modernization of the American textile machinery industry. Foreign Trade and International Finance 1990-10-26 1990-12-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Stabilization. House Rep. Ballenger, Cass [R-NC-10] NC R B000104 0 Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to establish in the Treasury the Textile Machinery Modernization Fund. Appropriates to such fund revenues from customs duties imposed on textile machinery and parts imported into the United States for grants to qualified organizations for research projects for the modernization of the U.S. textile machinery industry. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
101-hr-5937 101 hr 5937 To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow Federal employees to take time off from duty to serve as bone marrow donors. Government Operations and Politics 1990-10-26 1990-10-26 Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. House Rep. Byron, Beverly B. [D-MD-6] MD D B001220 0 Allows executive agency employees to take up to five days of leave each year without a reduction in pay or leave to which otherwise entitled in order to donate bone marrow. 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
101-hr-5938 101 hr 5938 To temporarily suspend the duty on certain lead fuel test assemblies. Foreign Trade and International Finance 1990-10-26 1990-10-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. House Rep. Coyne, William J. [D-PA-14] PA D C000846 0 Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) liquidate or reliquidate as free of duty any partially assembled lead fuel assembly that was or is imported on March 9, 1990, on September 9, 1990, or before December 31, 1993; and (2) refund any duties paid with respect to such imports if a specified certification is made and submitted to the appropriate customs officer. Describes such an assembly as composed of nuclear fuel rods of zircaloy tubes filled with slightly enriched uranium dioxide pellets. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
101-hr-5939 101 hr 5939 Shareholder Protection Act of 1990 Finance and Financial Sector 1990-10-26 1990-12-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance. House Rep. Douglas, Chuck [R-NH-2] NH R D000451 1 Shareholder Protection Act of 1990 - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require that the beneficial owner of a short position of more than five percent of any class of certain equity securities disclose specified identifying information to: (1) the issuer of the securities; (2) each exchange where the securities are traded; (3) each registered securities association; and (4) the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Exempts from such disclosure requirements market makers and specialists if the short sales they effect are transacted solely for bona fide market-making purposes. Prohibits the use of an interdealer quotation system to execute transactions relating to puts, calls, straddles, or options in violations of SEC regulations. Grants the issuer of registered securities standing to bring legal action for equitable relief against violators of SEC regulations concerning market manipulation practices. 2025-08-26T17:24:23Z  
101-hr-5940 101 hr 5940 To amend the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 for the purpose of protecting residential tenants from unnecessary eviction by the Resolution Trust Corporation. Finance and Financial Sector 1990-10-26 1990-12-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance. House Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-19] NY D E000179 0 Amends the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 to provide that a conservator or receiver of any insured depository institution shall not disaffirm or repudiate residential contracts or leases that are required by State law. 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z  
101-hr-5941 101 hr 5941 To exclude from income amounts received under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act for the purposes of determining the amount of benefits to be provided under the Food Stamp Act of 1977 and the United States Housing Act of 1937. Social Welfare 1990-10-26 1990-12-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. House Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] MA D F000339 0 Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to exclude aid to families with dependent children assistance (part A of title IV of the Social Security Act) from inclusion as income for purposes of food stamp eligibility. Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to make a similar exclusion for purposes of rental assistance eligibility. 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z  
101-hr-5942 101 hr 5942 To provide for the establishment of industrial recapitalization funds by industries which were injured by unfair import competition, and for other purposes. Taxation 1990-10-26 1990-10-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. House Rep. Gephardt, Richard A. [D-MO-3] MO D G000132 0 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a corporation to establish an industrial recapitalization fund if such corporation has been injured by subsidized sales of imported merchandise or forced sales of less than fair value. Requires such corporation to enter into an agreement with the Secretary of Commerce to use such fund to acquire new, or to modernize, plant and equipment in the United States for an essential industry. Allows non-taxable deposits to be made to such fund during the five years after entering into an agreement. Makes certain gains, earnings, and profits non-taxable if related to the fund. Allows qualified withdrawals for the 12 years after formation of the fund and provide for the tax treatment of such fund after the close of the tenth year. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to set forth reporting requirements for the Secretary of Commerce concerning the collection of antidumping and countervailing duties. Requires the appropriate Customs Service officer to reliquidate any entry necessary to correct the failure to assess and collect an antidumping or countervailing duty. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
101-hr-5943 101 hr 5943 Youth Apprenticeship Act of 1990 Labor and Employment 1990-10-26 1990-10-26 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Gephardt, Richard A. [D-MO-3] MO D G000132 1 Youth Apprenticeship Act of 1990 - Establishes an Institute for Youth Apprenticeship (the Institute) as an independent establishment to administer youth apprenticeship programs set up under this Act. Directs the Institute Board of Directors to study youth apprenticeship programs; and (2) report findings and conclusions to the Secretaries of Labor and of Education and the appropriate congressional committees. Directs the Board Chairperson to establish guidelines, criteria, and procedures for youth apprenticeship programs, based on such report, including curriculum guidelines, criteria for demonstration program sites and for apprenticeship occupations, and competency criteria and certification procedures for apprentices and trainers. Directs the Institute Executive Director to enter into contracts with public and nonprofit private organizations to develop and evaluate youth apprenticeship demonstration programs that establish partnerships between schools and employers. Requires each eligible entity entering into such a contract to establish partnerships between secondary and postsecondary schools and employers to provide apprenticeship training to students. Allows an entity to incorporate into the partnership representatives of organized labor, employment and training agencies, and State education and labor departments. Makes such partnerships responsible for program and curriculum development, coordination and quality assurances, and assessment and evaluation of apprentices and training programs. Sets forth requirements for partnership training for various levels of secondary school students and for postsecondary students and current workers. Sets forth requirements for employers to pay: (1) up to 100 percent of the apprentice's stipend, depending on the secondary school program level; (2) wages and employee benefits for apprentices in postsecondary programs; and (3) costs of on-the-job training. States that employers shall not be required to hire apprentices upon completion of the apprenticeships. Requires … 2025-08-26T17:24:58Z  
101-hr-5944 101 hr 5944 To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to operate and maintain recreation activities at the East Park and Stony Gorge Reservoirs, Orland Project, California. Water Resources Development 1990-10-26 1990-12-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources. House Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] CA R H000528 0 Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to activities at the East Park and Stony Gorge Reservoirs, Orland Project, California, to: (1) develop, operate, and maintain public recreation resources; (2) manage natural, cultural, historic, environmental, and fish and wildlife resources; and (3) prepare a resource management plan. Authorizes appropriations. 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z  
101-hr-5945 101 hr 5945 Combat Merchant Mariners Benefit Act of 1990 Armed Forces and National Security 1990-10-26 1990-10-26 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House Rep. Hochbrueckner, George J. [D-NY-1] NY D H000670 0 Combat Merchant Mariners Benefit Act of 1990 - Provides that: (1) service in the U.S. merchant marine during a period of war for a total period equal to at least 12 months shall be considered active duty in determining eligibility for veterans benefits; and (2) such service may be verified by entries in a continuous discharge book, a certificate of discharge to merchant seamen, a certificate of substantially continuous service, or other documentation available from the Secretary of Transportation or the head of any other Federal agency. Limits eligibility to: (1) service on a U.S. vessel on ocean, coastwise, or intercoastal voyages, during a period of war in a combat zone (where such service was rendered to the armed forces in a capacity considered civilian employment or contractual service); (2) any period of forcible detention or internment by an enemy government or hostile force as a result of hostile action against a U.S. vessel while performing such service on the vessel; and (3) any period (up to six months) of service in the War Shipping Administration, the U.S. Maritime Service, or a maritime training program conducted or recognized by the armed forces. Specifies that: (1) the minimum active-duty service requirement of any law administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs shall apply in determining eligibility for veterans benefits under this Act; (2) the 12-month requirement under this Act shall not apply to an individual who is permanently disabled in the performance of such service while the vessel is subjected to hostile action; and (3) such service may have been rendered before the date of enactment of this Act, but an individual who has performed service before such date shall not be paid veterans benefits that accrue as a result of the enactment of this Act for any period of accrual before such date. 2025-08-26T17:27:04Z  
101-hr-5946 101 hr 5946 To provide for the establishment of a national park program for children, and for other purposes. Public Lands and Natural Resources 1990-10-26 1990-12-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. House Rep. Kostmayer, Peter H. [D-PA-8] PA D K000319 0 Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program to provide the opportunity for children to learn about recycling, conservation, animals, and the operations of the National Park System in an educational camp setting at units of the System. Appropriates specified funds for the program. 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z  
101-hr-5947 101 hr 5947 Exhibition Animal Protection Act Animals 1990-10-26 1990-10-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture. House Rep. Kostmayer, Peter H. [D-PA-8] PA D K000319 4 Exhibition Animal Protection Act - Makes it unlawful for a person who uses, exhibits, or trains an animal to be used or exhibited at a carnival, circus, animal act, zoo, rodeo, educational exhibit, or for making of a film to: (1) handle such animal in a manner which would tend to injure, kill, or otherwise cause it suffering; (2) fail to maintain an animal population control program to avoid overbreeding of animals and ensure that such animals are not sold to persons to be used for hunting, experimentation, testing, or other practice which would jeopardize their health; (3) fail to provide animals with a physical environment adequate to promote the animal's psychological well-being; or (4) elude any prohibition in this Act by leaving the United states. Sets forth provisions with respect to: (1) notification requirements before moving such animals; and (2) inspections for violations committed under this Act. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to promulgate rules establishing standards for a physical environment adequate to promote the psychological well-being of animals protected under this Act. Directs the Secretary to establish an advisory board to make recommendations with respect to such regulations. Sets forth both civil and criminal penalties for violations of this Act. Sets forth specified exemptions. 2025-08-26T17:27:44Z  
101-hr-5948 101 hr 5948 To establish the Manzanar National Historic site in the State of California, and for other purposes. Public Lands and Natural Resources 1990-10-26 1990-12-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. House Rep. Levine, Mel [D-CA-27] CA D L000264 3 Establishes the Manzanar National Historic Site in California to protect historical and cultural resources associated with the relocation of Japanese-Americans during World War II. Establishes the Manzanar National Historic Site Advisory Commission to consult with the Secretary of the Interior on matters relating to the development, management, and interpretation of the site. Authorizes appropriations. 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z  
101-hr-5949 101 hr 5949 To deem the Florida Panther to be an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Environmental Protection 1990-10-26 1990-10-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment. House Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-5] FL R M000350 15 Makes the Florida panther an endangered species for purposes of the Endangered Species Act of 1973. 2021-07-01T14:58:39Z  
101-hr-5950 101 hr 5950 To deem the Strategic Target System program conducted at Kauai, Hawaii, to be a major Federal action for the purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act. Environmental Protection 1990-10-26 1990-10-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment. House Rep. Mink, Patsy T. [D-HI-2] HI D M000797 0 Deems the Strategic Target System program conducted by the Sandia National Laboratories of the Department of Energy at the Kauai Test Facility on the Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai, Hawaii, to be a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment for purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
101-hr-5951 101 hr 5951 To provide that a period of service on active duty by a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces shall not be considered as a break in service for purposes of determining eligibility to participate in a group health plan. Taxation 1990-10-26 1990-10-26 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Pease, Donald J. [D-OH-13] OH D P000170 0 Provides that no deduction shall be allowed under the Internal Revenue Code for expenses paid or incurred by an employer for any group health plan if the service on active duty of an eligible Reserve member is considered a break in service for purposes of determining the eligibility of such member, and his or her dependents, to participate in any such plan. Defines "eligible Reserve member" as a member of a reserve component of the armed forces who: (1) after August 2, 1990, is called or ordered to active duty for a period of more than 30 days; (2) is an employee of an employer on the date of such call or order; and (3) resumes employment with such employer within 60 days after being released from active duty. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
101-hr-5952 101 hr 5952 National Literacy Act of 1990 Education 1990-10-26 1990-10-26 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Sawyer, Tom [D-OH-14] OH D S000094 1 National Literacy Act of 1990 - Title I: Literacy: Strategic Planning, Research, and Coordination - Establishes an Interagency Task Force on Literacy (the Task Force), consisting of the Secretaries of Education, of Labor, and of Health and Human Services, the Director of the ACTION Agency, and any other head of an agency that the President considers appropriate. Requires the Task Force to report biennially to the Congress. Amends the Department of Education Organization Act to give the Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult Education responsibility for coordinating: (1) all literacy related programs and policy initiatives in the Department of Education; and (2) the staff resources and assistance provided to the Task Force. Directs the Assistant Secretary to assist: (1) in coordinating the related activities and programs of other Federal departments and agencies; and (2) in carrying out the Secretary's responsibilities as a Task Force member. Establishes the National Institute for Literacy (the Institute), to be administered under the terms of an interagency agreement entered into by the Secretaries of Education, of Labor, and of Health and Human Services (the Interagency Group). Authorizes the Secretary of Education to include in the Institute any research or development center supported under specified provisions of the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA) and any other related center, institute, or clearinghouse within the Department of Education. Requires the Interagency Group to consider seriously the recommendations of the National Institute Board (the Board) in planning Institute goals and implementing programs. Authorizes the Institute to: (1) conduct specified research and demonstrations; (2) assist Federal, State, and local agencies in developing, implementing, and evaluating literacy policy by establishing a national data base and providing technical and policy assistance and development model systems; (3) provide program assistance, training, and technical assistance for literacy prog… 2025-08-26T17:29:11Z  
101-hr-5953 101 hr 5953 Defense Nuclear Workers' Compensation Act Labor and Employment 1990-10-26 1990-10-26 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Skaggs, David E. [D-CO-2] CO D S000462 5 Defense Nuclear Workers' Compensation Act - Provides that, except as modified by this Act, an employee at any Department of Energy defense nuclear facility (facility) shall be considered an employee for purposes of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA). Sets forth special rules for LHWCA coverage of such facility employees. Provides that compensation shall be payable if disability or death results from an injury arising out of and in the course of employment at such a facility. Establishes, in such compensation claim proceedings, a rebuttable presumption that a specified disease (i.e., one of various forms of cancer) is such a compensable injury, if the injured employee has suffered from the described disease, and either: (1) was employed for ten or more years in a building or facility of such a facility in which radioactive materials were regularly stored, handled, or disposed of; or (2) while employed at such building or facility, received ten REM or more total exposure to ionizing radiation or ten percent or more of the maximum permissible body burden exposure to ionizing radiation. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to extend compensation districts established under the LHWCA, or establish new compensation districts, to include any area to which this Act applies, and to assign to each such district one or more deputy commissioners. Includes among the Department of Energy defense nuclear facilities the following facilities under the control or jurisdiction of the Secretary of Energy: (1) production or utilization facilities operated for national security purposes; (2) nuclear waste storage or disposal facilities; (3) testing and assembly facilities operated for national security purposes; and (4) nuclear weapons research facilities. 2025-08-26T17:24:26Z  
101-hr-5954 101 hr 5954 To provide for publication of a thorough, accurate, and reliable documentary record of major United States foreign policy activities through the "Foreign Relations of the United States" historical series of the Department of State. International Affairs 1990-10-26 1990-10-26 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. House Rep. Solarz, Stephen J. [D-NY-13] NY D S000673 3 Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to set forth provisions concerning the "Foreign Relations of the United States" historical series, a documentary record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions and diplomatic activity. Requires all Federal agencies engaged in foreign policy to develop procedures for their historical offices to coordinate with the Department of State's Office of the Historian in selecting materials for inclusion in the series. Directs the Advisory Committee on the Foreign Relations of the United States Historical Series for the Department of State to review and make recommendations concerning the documents to be included. Requires selected documents to be selected for declassification review. Directs Federal agencies, if a document is not declassifiable because of a need to protect sources, methods, or sensitive national security information, to make deletions in the text to make the document declassifiable. Requires Federal agencies, if the meaning of a document is so altered by such deletions that it would be misleading, to prepare an unclassified summary of the document. Sets forth congressional reporting requirements for agencies that refuse to prepare declassified documents or unclassified summaries. Establishes the Advisory Committee on the Foreign Relations of the United States Historical Series for the Department of State. Authorizes the Advisory Committee to approve the withholding of a document or a portion of a document from publication in the historical series if necessary to: (1) avoid publication of matters which would impede current diplomatic negotiations or official activities of the U.S. Government; or (2) condense the record and avoid repetition of details. Directs the Secretary of State to ensure that the historical series is published within 30 years after the events documented. Requires all Department of State documents to be automatically declassified 30 years after the events documented and made available to the public at the National Archives un… 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z  
101-hr-5955 101 hr 5955 National Fishery Resource Conservation System Act of 1990 Public Lands and Natural Resources 1990-10-26 1990-10-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment. House Rep. Unsoeld, Jolene [D-WA-3] WA D U000017 0 National Fishery Resource Conservation System Act of 1990 - Establishes within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service the National Fishery Resource Conservation System (NFRCS) consisting of discrete units of fish habitat that are to be provided protection, conservation, and management by appropriate entities. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) encourage the States to use specified Federal grants to acquire fish habitat; and (2) promulgate regulations to govern administration of the NFRCS. Establishes the Fishery Resource Conservation Board to: (1) advise the Secretary regarding essential fish habitat; (2) coordinate activities with Federal, State, tribal, local, and other organizations regarding fish habitat; and (3) submit annual recommendations to the Secretary regarding fish habitat areas which should be protected. Requires the Secretary to submit an annual status report, including a habitat priority acquisition list, to the Congress. Authorizes the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to annually sell a series of collectible fishery artwork, and to use the funds generated for fishery resources conservation. Authorizes the Service and the Foundation to use contributions for fishery conservation purposes. Authorizes appropriations from the Land and Water Conservation Fund. 2025-08-26T17:25:30Z  
101-hr-5956 101 hr 5956 Alaska Peninsula Wilderness Designation Act of 1990 Public Lands and Natural Resources 1990-10-26 1990-12-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources. House Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] AK R Y000033 1 Alaska Peninsula Wilderness Designation Act of 1990 - Designates the following lands in Alaska as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) the Aniakchak Wilderness within the Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve; (2) the Alaska Peninsula Wilderness within the Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge; and (3) the addition of specified lands within the Becharof National Wildlife Refuge to the Becharof Wilderness. Provides for the relinquishment of Koniag, Inc., Selection Rights (oil and gas rights) to specified lands in Alaska. 2025-08-26T17:28:19Z  
101-hr-5957 101 hr 5957 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a refundable credit for adoption expenses for individuals adopting children. Taxation 1990-10-26 1990-10-26 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] NJ R S000522 2 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for qualified adoption expenses. Disallows such credit for any expense for which a deduction or credit is allowable under other provisions of the Code or for any expenses paid from Federal, State, or local funds. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
101-hr-5958 101 hr 5958 Tropical Forest Consumer Information and Protection Act of 1990 Public Lands and Natural Resources 1990-10-26 1990-12-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Competitiveness. House Rep. Walgren, Doug [D-PA-18] PA D W000044 0 Tropical Forest Consumer Information and Protection Act of 1990 - Prohibits manufacturing or distributing any tropical wood or tropical wood product unless it bears a label or mark indicating the country in which the wood was grown. Requires sellers through a catalog or communications media to disclose the country of origin. Allows the Secretary of Commerce to assess civil penalties or order compliance. 2025-08-26T17:24:19Z  
101-hres-535 101 hres 535 Waiving certain points of order against consideration of the Conference Report on the bill (S. 1630) to amend the Clean Air Act to provide for attainment and maintenance of health protective national ambient air quality standards, and for other purposes, and against its consideration. Congress 1990-10-26 1990-10-26 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. House Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-12] MI D B000619 0 Waives points of order against the consideration of the conference report on S. 1630 (air quality). 2024-02-07T14:47:33Z  
101-hres-536 101 hres 536 Waiving certain points of order against consideration of the conference report on the bill (H.R. 5311) making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1991, and for other purposes, and against its consideration. Congress 1990-10-26 1990-10-26 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. House Rep. Hall, Tony P. [D-OH-3] OH D H000074 0 Waives points of order against the consideration of the conference report on H.R. 5311 (appropriations for the District of Columbia). 2024-02-07T14:47:33Z  
101-hres-537 101 hres 537 Waiving certain points of order against consideration of the conference report on the bill (H.R. 5835) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 4 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1991, and against its consideration. Congress 1990-10-26 1990-10-27 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. House Rep. Derrick, Butler C. [D-SC-3] SC D D000267 0 Waives points of order against the consideration of the conference report on H.R. 5835 (budget reconciliation). 2024-02-07T14:47:33Z  
101-hres-538 101 hres 538 Waiving certain points of order against consideration of the conference report on the bill (S. 358) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to change the level, and preference system for admission, of immigrants to the United States, and to provide for administrative naturalization, and for other purposes, and against its consideration. Congress 1990-10-26 1990-10-27 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. House Rep. Moakley, John Joseph [D-MA-9] MA D M000834 0 Deems H. Con.Res. 394 to have been passed by the House. Waives points of order against the consideration of the conference report on S. 358 (immigration and aliens). 2024-02-07T14:47:33Z  
101-hres-539 101 hres 539 Amending clause 2(n) of rule XI of the Rules of the House. Congress 1990-10-26 1990-10-26 Referred to the House Committee on Rules. House Rep. Carr, Bob [D-MI-6] MI D C000178 0 Amends rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide that committee funds shall not be used for travel unless its official nature is established by a specific travel resolution approved by majority vote of the committee involved. Requires such vote to be taken by a rollcall vote of the committee in public session. Gives the committee chairman, under an emergency, the power to approve travel proposals. Requires a complete travel report to be filed with the pertinent committee within ten working days of the completed travel. Defines the contents of such report. Requires that each committee keep on file and available for public inspection all approved travel resolutions and reports. 2024-02-07T14:47:33Z  
101-s-3249 101 s 3249 A bill to deem the Strategic Target System program conducted at Kauai, Hawaii, to be a major Federal action for the purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act. Environmental Protection 1990-10-26 1990-10-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] HI D A000069 0 Deems the Strategic Target System program conducted by the Sandia National Laboratories of the Department of Energy at the Kauai Test Facility on the Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai, Hawaii, to be a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment for purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z  
101-s-3250 101 s 3250 Alaska Land Status Technical Corrections Act of 1990 Public Lands and Natural Resources 1990-10-26 1990-10-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK] AK R M001085 1 Alaska Land Status Technical Corrections Act of 1990 - Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to: (1) modify the Fort Davis land allotment; and (2) subject such land to valid existing rights and an easement for the Iditarod National Historic Trail. Amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) to authorize an allotment applicant, who had a valid application pending before the Department of the Interior on December 18, 1971, and whose application remains pending as of the date of the enactment of this Act, to amend the land description to describe land other than that the applicant originally intended to claim if: (1) the applicant filed an allotment application which described land selected by, tentatively approved to, or patented to the State of Alaska; (2) the amended land description describes land selected by, tentatively approved to, or patented to Alaska of approximately equal acreage to substitute for the land originally described in the application; and (3) the Commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources for Alaska, acting under the authority of State law, has agreed to reconvey or relinquish the land described in the amended application to the United States. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) accept conveyance or relinquishment of the land described in the amended application from Alaska as an allotment for the benefit of the allotment application; (2) upon such acceptance, to cause the allotment to be surveyed (if it has not already been surveyed) and issue a trust certificate; and (3) adjust his computation of the acreage charged against Alaska's land entitlement. Ratifies certain conveyances to the Montana Creek and Caswell Native Associations and declares that such Associations have received their full entitlement of lands pursuant to ANCSA. Withdraws specified lands, for a period of one year, for selection by the Elim Native Corporation. Authorizes such Corporation to select such lands in partial satisfaction of its entitlement under ANCSA. Bars se… 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z  
101-s-3251 101 s 3251 Counterintelligence Improvements Act of 1990 Armed Forces and National Security 1990-10-26 1990-10-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Intelligence. Senate Sen. Boren, David L. [D-OK] OK D B000639 1 Counterintelligence Improvements Act of 1990 - Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to establish requirements for access to "top secret" information (access). Entitles the President and Vice President, Members of the Congress, Justices of the Supreme Court, and Article III judges to access needed for the performance of their governmental functions without regard to the other provisions of this Act. Restricts access among Government employees to those who are U.S. citizens who require routine access for the performance of official governmental functions and who have been determined to be trustworthy based upon background investigations. Permits access by others only as permitted in accordance with regulations issued by the President which shall provide that: (1) no Government employee shall be given access unless such person has been subject to an appropriate background investigation and has consented to granting the responsible investigative agency authority, for the period of access and five years thereafter, to examine specified financial records, consumer reports, and records maintained by commercial entities within the United States pertaining to foreign travel, has agreed to report travel to foreign countries not authorized as part of the subject's official duties, and has agreed to report to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or other appropriate investigative authorities any unauthorized contacts with foreign nationals or persons representing foreign nationals attempting to acquire classified information; (2) all employees granted access shall be subject to additional background investigations at least every five years and to investigation by an appropriate governmental authority at any time during the period of access; (3) access by persons who do not meet such requirements shall be permitted only where the President determines that such access is essential to protect or further U.S. national security interests; and (4) a single office shall be designated to monitor implementation of such pro… 2025-08-26T17:27:08Z  
101-s-3252 101 s 3252 Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act Environmental Protection 1990-10-26 1990-10-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA] LA D B000780 0 Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act - Directs the Secretary of the Army to convene the Louisiana Coastal Wetlands Conservation and Restoration Task Force to prepare a list of coastal wetlands restoration projects in Louisiana in order of priority based on the cost-effectiveness of such projects in creating, restoring, or protecting wetlands, taking into account the quality of such wetlands. Directs the Secretary to transmit the list annually to the Congress. Provides that such list (prior to the date a plan to identify such projects is prepared) shall only include restoration projects that can be substantially completed during the initial five-year period. Directs the Task Force to prepare a plan to identify priority coastal restoration projects. Requires such plan to coordinate projects to ensure long-term conservation of Louisiana wetlands. Directs the Secretary to: (1) submit such plan to the Congress; and (2) submit a triennial scientific evaluation of the effectiveness of such projects to the Congress. Deems ecological, aesthetic, cultural, and economic benefits to exceed the cost of any project which contributes significantly to wetlands restoration. Allocates funding for such projects based on a project's priority. Limits the Federal share of projects to 75 percent of the total cost. Raises such limit for States with approved coastal wetlands conservation plans. Sets forth forms of State shares of such projects. Requires the Secretary, the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), with the Governor of Louisiana if the Governor agrees, to enter into an agreement to: (1) set forth a process by which the State of Louisiana agrees to develop and implement a Coastal Wetlands Conservation Plan; and (2) designate a State agency to develop and submit such Plan to the Administrator, the Director, and the Secretary for approval. Directs the Administrator to make grants (not to exceed 75 percent of development costs)… 2025-08-26T17:25:12Z  
101-s-3253 101 s 3253 A bill to provide for the establishment of industrial recapitalization funds by industries which were injured by unfair import competition, and for other purposes. Taxation 1990-10-26 1990-10-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT] CT D L000304 0 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a corporation to establish an industrial recapitalization fund if such corporation has been injured by subsidized sales of imported merchandise or forced sales of less than fair value. Requires such corporation to enter into an agreement with the Secretary of Commerce to use such fund to acquire new, or to modernize, plant and equipment in the United States for an essential industry. Allows non-taxable deposits to be made to such fund during the five years after entering into an agreement. Makes certain gains, earnings, and profits non-taxable if related to the fund. Allows qualified withdrawals for the 12 years after formation of the fund and provides for the tax treatment of such fund after the close of the tenth year. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to set forth reporting requirements for the Secretary of Commerce concerning the collection of antidumping and countervailing duties. Requires the appropriate Customs Service officer to reliquidate any entry necessary to correct the failure to assess and collect an antidumping or countervailing duty. 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z  
101-s-3254 101 s 3254 Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1990 Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1990-10-26 1990-10-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] DE D B000444 7 Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1990 - Prohibits Federal, State, and local governments, and any person acting under color of law, from restricting any person's free exercise of religion unless: (1) the restriction is in the form of a rule of general applicability that does not intentionally discriminate against religion or among religions; and (2) the government demonstrates that application of the restriction to a person is essential to furthering a compelling governmental interest and the least restrictive means of doing so. Authorizes a party aggrieved by a violation of such prohibition to obtain relief, including attorney fees, in a civil action. 2025-08-26T17:28:07Z  

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