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| 102-hr-6211 | 102 | hr | 6211 | Act to Implement the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks | Commerce | 1992-10-08 | 1992-10-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration. | House | Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2] | NJ | D | H000930 | 1 | Act to Implement the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks - Amends the Trademark Act of 1946 to set forth the Madrid Protocol. Authorizes the owner of an application for mark registration pending before the Patent and Trademark Office or of a U.S. registration to file an international application with the Office. Requires the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks to certify that particulars appearing in the international application correspond to those appearing in the basic registration and to transmit the application to the International Bureau of the World International Property Organization. Authorizes holders of international registrations based on U.S. registrations to request extensions of protection from the International Bureau or the Office. Entitles holders of international registrations to extensions of protection to the United States. Bars protection for an international registration if the Office is the office of origin. Entitles holders of such registrations to a right of priority under the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, subject to certain conditions. Subjects requests for extension of protection to opposition. Bars extension of protection to any mark not registrable on the Principal Register. Sets forth procedures for notifications of refusal of protection by the Commissioner. Grants extensions of protection for international registrations the same effect and validity as registrations on the Principal Register and extends corresponding rights and remedies to holders of such registrations. Cancels or invalidates an extension of protection to the United States for goods and services under an international registration that has been cancelled or is not renewed. Authorizes holders of cancelled international registrations to file applications for registration for a mark for cancelled goods and services with the Office (allowing transformation into a U.S. application). Requires an extension of protection to remain i… | 2025-08-26T15:15:29Z | |
| 102-s-3372 | 102 | s | 3372 | A bill to provide graduates of the Small Business Administration's Minority Small Business and Capital Ownership Development Program with opportunities to compete for certain contracts under limited circumstances. | Commerce | 1992-10-08 | 1992-10-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business. | Senate | Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [D-AL] | AL | D | S000320 | 0 | Provides that a contract to furnish products or services to a participating agency shall be competed for if: (1) there is a reasonable expectation of receiving offers from two or more eligible small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals who are capable of performing the contract; (2) a contract to furnish the same (or substantially similar) products or services is being performed under a contract competitively awarded pursuant to provisions of the Small Business Act (the Act); and (3) the contractor currently performing such contract will have graduated from the Small Business Administration's Minority Small Business and Capital Ownership Development Program prior to the issuance of the solicitation for the new contract. Requires the head of a participating agency to restrict the competition for the award of such a contract to small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. Makes a small business concern, where the contractor currently performing the contract will have graduated from the Program prior to the issuance of the solicitation for such contract, ineligible for award of a contract resulting from a restricted competition unless such concern furnishes (and the contracting officer accepts) a plan to subcontract not less than 25 percent of the contract value to one or more small business concerns in the developmental stage of the Program. Directs the head of a Federal agency awarding a contract pursuant to a restricted competition under this Act to cooperate with the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to have any subsequent requirement for the product or service furnished pursuant to a contract awarded under the authority of the Act. Revises provisions of the Act regarding business activity targets to require that: (1) during the developmental stage of its participation in the Program, a Program participant take all reasonable efforts within its control to attain the targets contain… | 2025-01-14T17:16:56Z | |
| 102-s-3386 | 102 | s | 3386 | Small Business Opportunity and Fair Competition Act of 1992 | Commerce | 1992-10-08 | 1992-10-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business. | Senate | Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT] | CT | D | L000304 | 1 | Small Business Opportunity and Fair Competition Act of 1992 - Amends the Small Business Act to include among the functions of the Office of Advocacy to identify and make annual reports to the Congress concerning activities that are performed by Federal agencies or by State or local government agencies utilizing a grant, loan cooperative agreement, or other Federal assistance and that: (1) duplicate or compete with private enterprise and can be performed by private firms (including small business concerns and small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals) at lower overall cost to Federal, State, or local government; and (2) are not inherently governmental in nature and, if performed by private firms, would not impede the mission of the governmental agency. Authorizes breakout procurement center representatives to identify and make recommendations concerning Federal procurements of supplies (including equipment) or services that may result in the performance by a Federal department or agency of activities which: (1) duplicate or compete with private firms and can be performed by private firms (including small business concerns and small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals) at lower overall costs to the United States; and (2) are not inherently governmental in nature and, if performed by private firms, would not impede the mission of the department or agency. Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to: (1) conduct a surveying and mapping demonstration program to demonstrate the capability of private firms to provide quality services to Federal departments and agencies at fair and reasonable fees; and (2) publish an inventory of survey and mapping activities of Federal departments and agencies and State or local government agencies utilizing a grant, loan cooperative agreement, or other Federal assistance with are performed by employees of such departments and agencies and by privat… | 2025-08-26T15:16:54Z | |
| 102-s-3388 | 102 | s | 3388 | A bill to provide graduates of the Small Business Administration's Minority Small Business and Capital Ownership Development Program with opportunities to compete for certain contracts under limited circumstances. | Commerce | 1992-10-08 | 1992-10-09 | Referred jointly to the House Committee on Small Business. | Senate | Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [D-AL] | AL | D | S000320 | 0 | Provides that a contract to furnish products or services to a participating agency shall be competed for if: (1) there is a reasonable expectation of receiving offers from two or more eligible small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals who are capable of performing the contract; (2) a contract to furnish the same (or substantially similar) products or services is being performed under a contract competitively awarded pursuant to provisions of the Small Business Act (the Act); and (3) the contractor currently performing such contract will have graduated from the Small Business Administration's Minority Small Business and Capital Ownership Development Program prior to the issuance of the solicitation for the new contract. Requires the head of a participating agency to restrict the competition for the award of such a contract to small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. Makes a small business concern, where the contractor currently performing the contract will have graduated from the Program prior to the issuance of the solicitation for such contract, ineligible for award of a contract resulting from a restricted competition unless such concern furnishes (and the contracting officer accepts) a plan to subcontract not less than 25 percent of the contract value to one or more small business concerns in the developmental stage of the Program. Directs the head of a Federal agency awarding a contract pursuant to a restricted competition under this Act to cooperate with the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to have any subsequent requirement for the product or service furnished pursuant to a contract awarded under the authority of the Act. Revises provisions of the Act regarding business activity targets to require that: (1) during the developmental stage of its participation in the Program, a Program participant take all reasonable efforts within its control to attain the targets contain… | 2025-02-04T16:54:13Z | |
| 102-s-3359 | 102 | s | 3359 | Manufacturing Application and Education Network Act of 1992 | Commerce | 1992-10-06 | 1992-10-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT] | CT | D | L000304 | 0 | Manufacturing Application and Education Network Act of 1992 - Requires the Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Conservation and Renewable Energy, and the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to comprise a selection committee which shall use competitive procedures to select a managing consortium to establish and administer the operations of the Manufacturing Application and Education Network (Network) Centers established in accordance with this Act. Outlines criteria for selection of a managing consortium, including having a primary mission of developing and deploying advanced manufacturing technologies and having the capacity to transfer such technologies to other areas. States that the first consortium so selected shall manage the Network Centers for five years, with each consortium selected thereafter managing such Centers for three years. Requires the consortium selected, with the support of a task force created later under this Act, to establish and oversee the administration of not less than 150 Network Centers within ten years after the date of enactment of this Act. Requires each consortium to develop a Network propagation plan that shall: (1) include a plan for the establishment of the Centers nationwide, upon the approval of the consortium; and (2) be based upon economic development and manufacturing profiles submitted to the consortium for approval by each of the 50 States. Requires: (1) the consortium to submit to the OSTP Director for distribution to all organizations involved in establishing the Centers a copy of establishment and business plans of each Center, as well as quarterly reports; and (2) the OSTP Director to report to the Senate and House Armed Services and Small Business Committees evaluating the progress and plans of the Network Centers. States that a Network Center may only be established and supported under this Act with the approval of the appropriate selected consortium, in consultati… | 2025-08-26T15:18:08Z | |
| 102-s-3325 | 102 | s | 3325 | A bill to authorize appropriations for the Patent and Trademark Office in the Department of Commerce for fiscal year 1993, to provide that States are subject to suit for certain infringements of patents and plant variety protections, and infringements of trademarks, and for other purposes. | Commerce | 1992-10-05 | 1992-10-09 | Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] | AZ | D | D000185 | 0 | Title I: Patent and Trademark Office Authorization - Patent and Trademark Office Authorization Act of 1992 - Authorizes appropriations to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for FY 1993. Prohibits the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, during such period, from entering into any agreement for the exchange of items or services related to automatic data processing resources (including hardware, software, related services, and machine readable data). Exempts agreements entered into with a foreign government or an international intergovernmental organization relating to data for automation programs. Amends the Patent and Trademark Office Authorization Act of 1991 to extend a patent information dissemination program through October 1, 1993. Directs the Commissioner to submit a report to the Senate and House Judiciary Committees that: (1) compares fees for use of the international and national stages of the Patent Cooperation Treaty currently required by the Patent and Trademark Office, the European Patent Office, and the Japanese Patent Office; (2) estimates the average cost to the Patent and Trademark Office of providing such service and the corresponding service for national cases; and (3) describes the method by which the Office calculates fee levels for such services. Authorizes the Commissioner to accept the payment of any patent maintenance fee which is made within 24 months after the six-month grace period (currently, after the six-month grace period) if the delay was unintentional, or at any time. Permits the Commissioner to enter into agreements with the Technology Administration of the Department of Commerce to establish a program to evaluate patents in high technology fields for purposes of identifying industry trends, technological needs, and commercial applications. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: Patent and Plant Variety Protection Remedy Clarification - Patent and Plant Variety Protection Remedy Clarification Act - Amends Federal patent law and the Plant Variety Protection Act to provide … | 2021-06-02T15:40:45Z | |
| 102-s-3330 | 102 | s | 3330 | A bill to make a technical amendment of the Clayton Act. | Commerce | 1992-10-05 | 1992-10-09 | Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH] | OH | D | M000678 | 1 | Amends the Clayton Act to require the Federal Trade Commission to publish certain adjusted figures, pertaining to interlocking directorates and officers, not later than January 31 (currently, October 30) of each year. | 2021-06-02T15:40:47Z | |
| 102-s-3342 | 102 | s | 3342 | Copyright Compulsory License Reform Act of 1992 | Commerce | 1992-10-05 | 1992-10-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] | AZ | D | D000185 | 1 | Copyright Compulsory License Reform Act of 1992 - Amends Federal copyright law to make certain limitations on exclusive rights concerning secondary transmissions and requirements for compulsory licensing applicable to multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) (currently, cable systems). Makes compulsory licenses inapplicable to a network station transmitted beyond the local service area unless the MVPD: (1) limits the secondary transmission of the signal to persons who reside in unserved households; or (2) does not retransmit duplicate network programming in such area at the request of the station. Requires MVPDs that retransmit a network station beyond its local service area to submit information to the station regarding subscribers receiving secondary transmissions. Makes willful or repeated secondary transmissions actionable under copyright infringement provisions if an MVPD fails to make such submission. Sets forth remedies for violations by MVPDs of territorial restrictions on compulsory licensing. Requires MVPDs subject to compulsory licensing to submit statements of account and royalty fees to the Register of Copyrights. Sets forth distribution procedures for royalty fees to copyright owners of programming that was the subject of secondary transmission. Requires compulsory licenses for MVPDs that are cable systems providing secondary transmissions of broadcast stations to terminate in accordance with specified procedures, including: (1) voluntary negotiation proceedings for licensing rights to all copyrighted programming contained on retransmitted signals between cable systems and copyright owners; (2) arbitration proceedings for purposes of determining reasonable licensing fees and the establishment of arbitration panels; and (3) decisions on arbitration made by the Copyright Royalty Tribunal and appeal procedures. Sets forth similar termination procedures for MVPDs other than cable systems, but exempts MVPDs which: (1) have fewer than 5,000 subscribers; and (2) are not owned or controlle… | 2025-08-26T15:13:51Z | |
| 102-s-3306 | 102 | s | 3306 | Ted Weiss Child Support Enforcement Act of 1992 | Commerce | 1992-10-02 | 1992-10-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. | Senate | Sen. Bryan, Richard H. [D-NV] | NV | D | B000993 | 0 | Ted Weiss Child Support Enforcement Act of 1992 - Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require a consumer reporting agency to include in a consumer report information on the failure of a consumer to pay overdue child support if that information is: (1) provided by a State or local child support enforcement agency or verified by any local, State, or Federal government agency; and (2) not more than seven years old. | 2025-08-26T15:14:51Z | |
| 102-s-3296 | 102 | s | 3296 | Industrial Innovation Act of 1992 | Commerce | 1992-10-01 | 1992-10-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Wofford, Harris [D-PA] | PA | D | W000665 | 0 | Industrial Innovation Act of 1992 - Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to make grants to States to enable them to provide technical and financial assistance to small and medium-sized manufacturers doing business in the State. Authorizes appropriations. Sets forth requirements relating to State grant applications, certifications, and allocation of grant amounts. Requires a report to the Congress on the grant program's effectiveness. | 2025-08-26T15:15:40Z | |
| 102-hr-6068 | 102 | hr | 6068 | Small Business Recession Relief Act of 1992 | Commerce | 1992-09-30 | 1992-09-30 | Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. | House | Rep. Owens, Wayne [D-UT-2] | UT | D | O000156 | 0 | Small Business Recession Relief Act of 1992 - Amends the Small Business Act to increase the amounts for deferred participation loans and other financings authorized to be made by the Small Business Administration in FY 1992 through 1994. | 2025-08-26T15:14:41Z | |
| 102-hr-6038 | 102 | hr | 6038 | To amend title 35, United States Code, to permit separate patent extensions for each product under a patent which is subject to full regulatory review and approval. | Commerce | 1992-09-25 | 1992-09-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration. | House | Rep. Levine, Mel [D-CA-27] | CA | D | L000264 | 0 | Amends Federal patent law to permit separate patent extensions for certain drug products: (1) under a patent which is subject to full regulatory review and approval; and (2) which were developed at a qualified nonprofit institution of higher education. | 2025-01-16T12:12:20Z | |
| 102-hr-6022 | 102 | hr | 6022 | Ted Weiss Child Support Enforcement Act of 1992 | Commerce | 1992-09-24 | 1992-10-27 | Became Public Law No: 102-537. | House | Rep. LaRocco, Larry [D-ID-1] | ID | D | L000098 | 0 | Ted Weiss Child Support Enforcement Act of 1992 - Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require a consumer reporting agency to include in a consumer report information on the failure of a consumer to pay overdue child support if that information is: (1) provided by a State or local child support enforcement agency or verified by any local, State, or Federal Government agency; and (2) not more than seven years old. | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | |
| 102-hr-5982 | 102 | hr | 5982 | Audio Home Recording Act of 1992 | Commerce | 1992-09-22 | 1992-10-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Brooks, Jack B. [D-TX-9] | TX | D | B000880 | 7 | Audio Home Recording Act of 1992 - Amends Federal copyright law to set forth definitions relating to digital audio recording devices and media. Prohibits the importation, manufacture, or distribution of any digital audio recording device or interface device that does not conform to the Serial Copy Management System or any other system certified by the Secretary of Commerce as prohibiting unauthorized serial copying. Sets forth a mandatory filing procedure for the importation, manufacture, or distribution in the United States of digital audio recording devices or media. Requires importers and manufacturers to file quarterly and annual statements of account with the Register of Copyrights (the Register). Mandates Register verification and audit of such statements. Provides for confidentiality of statement information. Prescribes royalty payment guidelines for digital audio recording devices and media imported, manufactured, or distributed in the United States. Requires that royalty payments be deposited into the Treasury. Identifies interested copyright parties entitled to royalty payments. Prescribes royalty payment allocation and distribution procedures. Permits alternative royalty collection and distribution arrangements to be negotiated among interested copyright parties. Prohibits certain copyright infringement actions based on the manufacture, importation, or distribution of digital or analog audio recording devices or media or on the noncommercial use by a consumer of such devices or media for making musical recordings. Sets forth civil remedies for violations of this Act, including impoundment, remedial modification and destruction of non-complying devices, and binding arbitration. | 2025-08-26T15:17:09Z | |
| 102-s-3258 | 102 | s | 3258 | Industry-Government Competitiveness Demonstration Act of 1992 | Commerce | 1992-09-22 | 1992-09-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE] | DE | R | R000460 | 1 | Industry-Government Competitiveness Demonstration Act of 1992 - Establishes: (1) as an independent establishment the American Industry Foundation to be headed by a Director; and (2) the Technology Commercialization Office within the Foundation. Sets the following as Foundation objectives: (1) improved commercialization with emphasis on manufacturing enhancements, product design methods, and their linkage; (2) increased global competitiveness of American corporations; and (3) program success as measured by objective criteria established by the Director. Makes it the mission of the Foundation to assure Federal support for rapid commercialization of technology by U.S. corporations, and the allocation of Federal research and development (R & D) resources to support competitiveness improvement by U.S. corporations. Earmarks a specified amount Federal R & D funding for Foundation consortia, core R & D programs, technology extension centers, and National needs programs. Outlines guidelines for the Director to provide funding for such Foundation activities (and those Federal laboratories performing work for the Foundation) in such a manner as to accomplish the objectives set above for the Foundation and to improve the global competitiveness of American corporations. Requires the Foundation Director to fund in a competitive manner technology extension centers whose purpose is to strengthen the competitiveness of business entities with under 500 employees. Directs the Critical Technologies Institute (in coordination with the Foundation) to: (1) establish a process for involving industry representatives in the selection of Federal R & D efforts in key technologies, evaluate their economic potential, and make recommendations to the Director; (2) in areas of such key technologies select and recommend core R & D programs, consortia, and National need programs; and (3) establish, coordinate, and serve as the facilitator of consortia, core R & D programs, and National need programs such that American industry representative… | 2025-08-26T15:18:09Z | |
| 102-s-3240 | 102 | s | 3240 | Industry Programs for Critical Technologies Act | Commerce | 1992-09-17 | 1992-09-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] | NM | D | B000468 | 0 | Industry Programs for Critical Technologies Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to establish an Industry Programs for Critical Technologies Committee to evaluate proposed critical technologies agreements with qualified nonprofit U.S. entities. Sets forth approval criteria. Provides for five-year Federal program contributions of 50 percent in the first year, reduced by ten percent in each of the following four years. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T15:18:14Z | |
| 102-hr-5961 | 102 | hr | 5961 | Federal Fair Franchising Practices Act of 1992 | Commerce | 1992-09-16 | 1992-10-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Scheuer, James H. [D-NY-8] | NY | D | S000124 | 0 | Federal Fair Franchising Practices Act of 1992 - Provides that a franchise shall include an implied duty by a party to the franchise to act in good faith in the performance and enforcement of the rights and duties established in the franchise, including an obligation, in making a decision or in exercising a power that directly affects the franchise or the franchised business concerned, to give due and equal regard to an interest of any other such party that is likely to be affected by the decision made or the power exercised. Requires the franchisor, in its undertaking with a franchisee, to exercise the skill and knowledge normally possessed by franchisors in good standing in similar communities or trade areas, unless the franchisor: (1) represents that it has greater skill or knowledge; or (2) conspicuously disclaims that it has the normal skill or knowledge. Specifies that such duty may not be disclaimed or qualified by agreement or by conduct, but a franchisor may by written agreement define specifically the nature and scope of its skill or knowledge and of its undertaking with a franchisee. Permits a franchisor that has delivered to a prospective franchisee a valid offering circular to negotiate with the prospective franchisee concerning the terms of a franchise and to execute with the prospective franchisee a franchise whose terms reflect negotiated changes from the initial offering. Authorizes a franchise to obtain equipment, fixtures, supplies, and services used in the establishment and operation of a franchised business from any source if the goods and services meet any reasonable standard regarding their nature and quality that may be promulgated by the franchisor concerned, with exceptions. Prohibits a franchisor from terminating or refusing to renew a franchise whose term is indeterminate without good cause. Authorizes a franchisee to transfer a transferable interest to a transferee who meets a franchisor's reasonable, essential, and nondiscriminatory standards for new franchisees or transferees, as… | 2025-08-26T15:15:34Z | |
| 102-s-3222 | 102 | s | 3222 | Small Business Capital Enhancement Act of 1992 | Commerce | 1992-09-09 | 1992-09-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. | Senate | Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI] | MI | D | R000249 | 2 | Small Business Capital Enhancement Act of 1992 - Establishes the Small Business Capital Enhancement Program to enhance the availability of financing for small business concerns. Authorizes any State to apply to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for approval as participating State under the Program and eligible for reimbursement by the Secretary. Sets forth application approval criteria. Provides that a State that is not a participating State but that has its own capital access program providing portfolio insurance for business loans (based on a separate loss reserve fund for each financial institution) may apply to the Secretary to be approved as a participating State, subject to specified requirements. Specifies that: (1) if a State is approved for participation each financial institution with a particular agreement in effect with the participating State shall immediately be considered a participating financial institution; (2) reimbursements may be made under this Act in connection with all contributions made to the reserve funds by the State with respect to lending that occurs on or after the date on which the Secretary approves the State for participation; (3) if an amended participation agreement is required to secure participation approval by the Secretary, contributions subject to reimbursement shall include only those contributions made to a reserve fund with respect to loans enrolled on or after the date that an amended participation agreement becomes effective; and (4) a State with an existing program that is approved for participation may continue to implement the program utilizing the reserve funds accumulated under the State program. Prohibits the Secretary from approving a State for participation in the Program until at least $50,000,000 has been appropriated to the Secretary (subject to an appropriations Act), without fiscal year limitation, for the purpose of making reimbursements. Requires an approved participating State that wishes to amend its form of participation agreement and c… | 2025-08-26T15:16:48Z | |
| 102-hr-5848 | 102 | hr | 5848 | To prohibit a rental car company from charging a surcharge or fee in a rental agreement for a vehicle based on the residence of the renter. | Commerce | 1992-08-12 | 1992-09-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-19] | NY | D | E000179 | 0 | Prohibits rental car companies from charging a renter a surcharge or fee for a vehicle based on the renter's residence. Sets forth civil penalties. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 102-hr-5858 | 102 | hr | 5858 | National Quality Commitment Act of 1992 | Commerce | 1992-08-12 | 1992-08-31 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Competitiveness. | House | Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-32] | NY | D | L000556 | 0 | National Quality Commitment Act of 1992 - Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to establish the National Commitment to Quality Award Program involving the awarding of a medal and at least three monetary competitive awards to institutions of higher education. Authorizes specialized monetary awards to any institution of higher education that excels in teaching or practicing either total quality management (TQM) or process manufacturing engineering services productivity improvement. Allows a recipient institution which agrees to help other institutions of higher education improve their TQM curriculum to publicize its receipt of the award. Requires the award to be used to further improve the TQM and process manufacturing engineering curriculum of the institution. Authorizes the use of gifts from public and private sources to carry out the award program. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T15:15:57Z | |
| 102-hr-5859 | 102 | hr | 5859 | To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit the inclusion of certain information in files and credit reports relating to consumers. | Commerce | 1992-08-12 | 1992-09-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage. | House | Rep. Machtley, Ronald K. [R-RI-1] | RI | R | M000015 | 0 | Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit a consumer reporting agency from maintaining or furnishing information regarding a consumer's failure to make any payment if certain conditions exist, including that: (1) the payment became due in a period during which a specified level of financial institutions were insolvent and there was a bank holiday based on the insolvency of a non-Federal deposit insurance fund; (2) the consumer's balance exceeded the payment due; and (3) the account is maintained current for one year before the consumer requests exclusion of such information. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 102-hr-5868 | 102 | hr | 5868 | Film Disclosure Act of 1992 | Commerce | 1992-08-12 | 1992-08-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration. | House | Rep. Mrazek, Robert J. [D-NY-3] | NY | D | M001057 | 18 | Film Disclosure Act of 1992 - Amends the Lanham Act to require that each public exhibition of a materially altered motion picture (and each copy of such film offered to the public through sale or rental) bear a label which conspicuously discloses the fact of: (1) the film's material alteration from the form in which it was first released to the public; (2) the nature of such alteration; and (3) any objections raised by the artistic authors with reference to such alteration. Delineates the compliance procedure for: (1) distributors or networks that propose to exploit a materially altered film; and (2) motion pictures intended for home use through either retail purchase or rental. Grants an artistic author the right to seek injunctive relief in U.S. district courts to prevent violation of his or her rights under this Act. | 2025-08-26T15:15:09Z | |
| 102-hr-5880 | 102 | hr | 5880 | Americans with Disabilities Business Development Act of 1992 | Commerce | 1992-08-12 | 1992-09-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on SBA, the General Economy, and Minority Enterprise Development. | House | Rep. Ramstad, Jim [R-MN-3] | MN | R | R000033 | 2 | Americans with Disabilities Business Development Act of 1992 - Amends the Small Business Act to: (1) substitute the definition of "disability" (a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of an individual) for "handicapped individual"; and (2) include Americans with disabilities among those considered to be socially disadvantaged for purposes of such Act. | 2025-08-26T15:15:30Z | |
| 102-s-3196 | 102 | s | 3196 | Small Manufacturers Modernization Act of 1992 | Commerce | 1992-08-12 | 1992-08-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] | VT | D | L000174 | 0 | Small Manufacturers Modernization Act of 1992 - Amends Federal law to establish within the National Institute of Standards and Technology a Governor's Manufacturing Extension Program to support State efforts to: (1) assist small manufacturers, including manufacturers in rural areas, obtain technology; and (2) assist small defense manufacturers to convert to nondefense production. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T15:16:56Z | |
| 102-s-3150 | 102 | s | 3150 | Federal Trade Commission Act Amendments of 1992 | Commerce | 1992-08-06 | 1992-09-30 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 761. | Senate | Sen. Bryan, Richard H. [D-NV] | NV | D | B000993 | 0 | Federal Trade Commission Act Amendments of 1992 - Amends the Federal Trade Commission Act (the Act) to deny authority to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to find a method of competition unfair (in any action under the Sherman Act) if such method of competition would be held to constitute State action. Denies the FTC authority to: (1) study, investigate, or prosecute agricultural cooperatives for any action not in violation of antitrust Acts; or (2) study or investigate agricultural marketing orders. Repeals the authority of the FTC to pay attorney fees, expert witness fees, and other costs of participating in a rulemaking proceeding. Prohibits the FTC from instituting a civil action, in cases involving consent orders, to obtain civil penalties for unfair or deceptive acts or practices. Permits a district court to review certain FTC determinations of law which found an act or practice unfair or deceptive. Permits the FTC to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking for certain rules only where it has reason to believe that the unfair or deceptive acts or practices are prevalent. Revises the effective dates for cease and desist orders issued by the FTC. Applies FTC civil investigative demand procedures only to acts, practices, or methods of competition declared unlawful by a law administered by the FTC. Denies the FTC authority to: (1) declare unlawful an act or practice as unfair unless the act or practice causes or is likely to cause substantial injury to consumers which is not reasonably avoidable by consumers themselves and not outweighed by countervailing benefits to consumers or to competition; and (2) use any funds which are authorized to to be appropriated to carry out the Act for FY 1993 through 1995 for the purpose of initiating any new rulemaking proceeding under such Act which results in a rule prohibiting commercial advertising on the basis that such advertising constitutes an unfair act or practice in or affecting commerce. Authorizes the court to: (1) summon any person, partnership, or corporation … | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 102-s-3151 | 102 | s | 3151 | Patent Filing Simplification Act of 1992 | Commerce | 1992-08-06 | 1992-09-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks. | Senate | Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] | AZ | D | D000185 | 0 | Patent Filing Simplification Act of 1992 - Provides that a publication describing an invention in English in the United States published or authorized by an inventor shall constitute a regularly filed patent application, filed on the date of publication in the United States if: (1) the applicant files with the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks (Commissioner) a copy of the publication, proof of the publication date, and the mandatory components of such application within one year (six months in the case of designs) after the date of publication or the foreign filing date; and (2) the nature of the publication and the proof of the publication date meet the requirements of regulations promulgated by the Commissioner. Provides that proof of receipt of a copy of a publication in the Patent and Trademark Office (Office) library shall be conclusive evidence of publication on the date of receipt. Authorizes the Commissioner to establish a surcharge to recover the cost to the Office of processing applications filed by publication. Exempts such applications from confidential status treatment by the Office. | 2025-08-26T15:14:41Z | |
| 102-hr-5769 | 102 | hr | 5769 | Small Business Revitalization and Job Growth Act of 1992 | Commerce | 1992-08-04 | 1992-10-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law. | House | Rep. McCrery, Jim [R-LA-4] | LA | R | M000388 | 0 | Small Business Revitalization and Job Growth Act of 1992 - Title I: Amendments to Securities Acts - Amends the Securities Act of 1933 to increase from $5,000,000 to $10,000,000 the aggregate amount of an issue of securities that may be exempted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from the regulatory requirements of such Act. Amends the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ICA) to exempt from the definition of an investment company any securities issuer whose outstanding securities are owned exclusively by persons who, at the time of acquisition, are qualified purchasers, except that such issuer shall be deemed an investment company for purposes of limitations governing the purchase by such issuer of any security issued by a registered investment company and the sale of any security issued by a registered open-end investment company to such issuer. Defines as a "qualified purchaser" under the ICA any person whom the SEC has determined does not need the protections of the ICA, taking into consideration financial sophistication, net worth, and certain other financial knowledge and experience. Revises the definition of the beneficial ownership of securities for purposes of the ICA. Provides an additional exemption from the definition of an investment company under the ICA in the case of any company that is not engaged in the business of issuing redeemable securities and the operations of which are subject to regulation by the State in which it is organized under statutes governing entities that provide financial or managerial assistance to enterprises doing or proposing to do business primarily in such State if: (1) the purpose of such company is limited to the provision of such assistance; (2) at least 80 percent of the securities being offered for sale by such company represent persons who reside or have a substantial business presence in such State; (3) the securities are sold to accredited investors or other persons that the SEC may permit to purchase such securities; and (4) the company does not p… | 2026-03-23T12:41:21Z | |
| 102-hr-5732 | 102 | hr | 5732 | To amend the Small Business Act to permit extended participation by disadvantaged small business concerns in business development programs. | Commerce | 1992-07-31 | 1992-09-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on SBA, the General Economy, and Minority Enterprise Development. | House | Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-32] | NY | D | L000556 | 15 | Amends the Small Business Act to permit extended participation by disadvantaged small business concerns in business development programs. | 2024-02-07T15:46:26Z | |
| 102-s-2997 | 102 | s | 2997 | A bill to increase funding for the Small Business Innovation Research Program, and for other purposes. | Commerce | 1992-07-22 | 1992-07-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business. | Senate | Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] | MT | D | B000243 | 0 | Amends the Small Business Act to increase the 1993 and subsequent fiscal year amounts to be expended in connection with a small business innovative research (SBIR) program by each Federal agency that has an extramural budget for research or research and development (R&D) in excess of $100,000,000. Makes such amount equivalent to 1.25 percent of such R&D budget for FY 1993 and increases such amount for each fiscal year thereafter up to a maximum of 3.0 percent of such R&D budget for FY 1997 and thereafter. Reserves all of such amounts in excess of 1.25 percent of such R&D budget for an SBIR program involving R&D of specified critical technologies. Requires each qualifying Federal agency, in expending such R&D amounts, to give a preference to such critical technology projects. Provides limitations with respect to non-SBIR and Department of Energy defense programs. | 2025-01-14T17:16:56Z | |
| 102-hr-5628 | 102 | hr | 5628 | To amend the Competitiveness Policy Council Act to provide for reauthorization, to rename the Council, and for other purposes. | Commerce | 1992-07-21 | 1992-08-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Development, Finance, Trade and Monetary Policy. | House | Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-32] | NY | D | L000556 | 0 | Amends the Competitiveness Policy Council Act to: (1) change the name of the Competitiveness Policy Council to the National Competitiveness Policy Commission (Commission); and (2) reauthorize the Commission through FY 1996 at current levels. Amends the National Competitiveness Policy Commission Act to make technical changes with respect to Commission duties, powers, staff and reporting requirements. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 102-hr-5631 | 102 | hr | 5631 | Civilian Technology Corporation Act of 1992 | Commerce | 1992-07-21 | 1992-07-21 | Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. | House | Rep. Sangmeister, George E. [D-IL-4] | IL | D | S000056 | 0 | Civilian Technology Corporation Act of 1992 - Establishes the Civilian Technology Corporation to finance precommercial research and development technologies that are significant to the U.S. technology base. Establishes in the Treasury the Civilian Technology Development Fund. Authorizes Fund appropriations. Directs the President, the Senate, and the House of Representatives to jointly appoint a Corporation review panel which shall report to the President, the Congress, and the Corporation upon completion of its review. Sets forth Corporation reporting requirements. | 2025-08-26T15:14:37Z | |
| 102-hr-5535 | 102 | hr | 5535 | Small Business Health Insurance Assistance Act of 1992 | Commerce | 1992-07-02 | 1992-09-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on SBA, the General Economy, and Minority Enterprise Development. | House | Rep. Torres, Esteban Edward [D-CA-34] | CA | D | T000316 | 0 | Small Business Health Insurance Assistance Act of 1992 - Amends the Small Business Act to establish the Small Business Health Insurance Advisory Council to: (1) make recommendations on activities carried out by the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to promote the procurement of adequate health insurance by owners and employees of small business concerns; (2) review and approve grant applications and review reports to the Congress; and (3) review and approve the quality of health insurance information and the training program for staff members of health information, counseling, and technical assistance programs established by this Act. Authorizes the Administrator to make grants to assist in the establishment by small business development centers of programs to provide owners and employees of small business concerns and associations with information, counseling, and technical assistance relating to the procurement of adequate health insurance. Sets forth grant eligibility and program requirements. Directs the Administrator to conduct (at least annually) a program to provide training and information to staff members of such programs and to provide technical assistance to such centers for the development of programs. Conditions the awarding of grants on annual evaluation and fiscal reports by applicants. Requires the Comptroller General to report annually to specififed congressional committees on expenditures of grants by applicants. Directs the Comptroller General to report to the Congress on activities under this Act to ensure that: (1) all health insurance information provided is unbiased and accurate; (2) the special interests of any insurance agency or other business are not promoted over those of any other agency or business; and (3) each individual carrying out responsibilities under a program which involves the provision of health insurance information does not have conflicts of interests which affect such responsibilities. Requires the Administrator to submit specified reports to the Co… | 2025-08-26T15:16:26Z | |
| 102-s-2941 | 102 | s | 2941 | Small Business Research and Development Enhancement Act of 1992 | Commerce | 1992-07-02 | 1992-10-28 | Became Public Law No: 102-564. | Senate | Sen. Rudman, Warren [R-NH] | NH | R | R000497 | 21 | Small Business Research and Development Enhancement Act of 1992 - Title I: Small Business Innovation Research Program - Small Business Innovation Research Program Reauthorization Act of 1992 - Amends the Small Business Act regarding small business eligibility for Federal agency research and development awards to include in the evaluation process the consideration of ideas that appear to have commercial potential. Prescribes minimum Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program expenditure amounts for FY 1993 and thereafter for each Federal agency which in any fiscal year has an extramural budget for research or research and development in excess of $100,000,000. Includes amounts obligated within the Department of Defense (DOD) solely for operational systems development within the definition of "extramural budget." Excludes from such definition amounts obligated within the Department of Energy solely for weapons activities or for naval reactor programs. Directs each Federal agency that is required to establish an SBIR program to: (1) determine research topics within SBIR solicitations that give special consideration to broad research and to topics that further critical technologies; and (2) make payments in full to SBIR funding agreement recipients, subject to specified audit deadlines. Requires the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to modify SBIR policy directives to provide for: (1) retention of rights to data by small businesses; (2) continued use of agency property; (3) follow-on contracts; (4) increased amounts of first and second phase awards; (5) notification of SBIR agencies and participants of critical technologies; (6) outreach to increase the participation of socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses; (7) gap-funding programs; and (8) procedures to ensure that small businesses that are submitting proposals for first phase funding and that have received more than 15 second phase awards in previous years are able to demonstrate the concepts developed from such… | 2025-01-14T17:16:56Z | |
| 102-s-2946 | 102 | s | 2946 | Small Business Defense Economic Transition Assistance Act of 1992 | Commerce | 1992-07-02 | 1992-07-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business. | Senate | Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT] | CT | D | L000304 | 1 | Small Business Defense Economic Transition Assistance Act of 1992 - Amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Small Business Administration (SBA) to make loans to a small business concern that has been detrimentally affected by: (1) the closure (or substantial reduction) of a Department of Defense (DOD) installation; or (2) the termination or substantial reduction of a DOD program under which the small business was a prime contractor or subcontractor (or supplier). Authorizes such loans also for a qualified individual seeking to establish or acquire and operate a small business. Requires loan amounts to be provided in advance in appropriation Acts for such purpose. Defines as a qualified individual seeking to establish or acquire a small business: (1) a member of the armed forces honorably discharged from active duty involuntarily or under a separation incentive program; (2) a civilian DOD employee involuntarily separated or retired pursuant to a program for early retirement; or (3) an employee of a prime contractor, subcontractor, or supplier at any tier of a DOD program whose employment is involuntarily terminated (or voluntarily terminated under a program encouraging voluntary separation or early retirement) due to the termination or substantial reduction of a DOD program. Revises Federal provisions relating to services offered by small business development centers (SBDCs) to: (1) repeal a provision requiring the SBDCs to assist small businesses in developing and implementing marketing and production strategies to enable them to better compete in the domestic market; and (2) add to SBDC services assistance to small businesses to develop and implement strategic business plans to respond to the planned closure or reduction of a DOD facility within the community or actual or projected reduction in the firms' business base due to the termination or reduction of a DOD program or of a contract in support of such a program. | 2025-08-26T15:16:38Z | |
| 102-s-2951 | 102 | s | 2951 | A bill to enhance the participation by small business concerns owned and operated by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals in environmental cleanup and hazardous waste remediation contracts and subcontracts. | Commerce | 1992-07-02 | 1992-07-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business. | Senate | Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] | AK | R | S000888 | 1 | Amends the Small Business Act to require the Department of Energy (DOE), the Department of the Interior, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to set a goal of allocating a specified percentage of funds in FY 1993 through 1997 for contracts with small businesses owned and operated by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals for procurement related to DOE and EPA environmental cleanup and hazardous waste remediation activities. Requires the EPA Administrator and the Secretaries of Energy and the Interior to provide to such businesses: (1) technical assistance and advocacy; (2) technology transfer; (3) advanced payments; and (4) the use of less than full and open competitive procedures when entering into contracts, if the price paid to such businesses does not exceed the fair market value by more than ten percent per contract. Directs the Secretaries and the Administrator to enforce goals applicable to the award of a percentage of the total subcontracting expenditures by a prime contractor to such businesses. Provides for the payment of liquidated damages if a prime contractor has failed to make a good faith effort to comply with the subcontracting requirement. Grants prime contractors an opportunity to demonstrate good faith prior to the imposition of damages. Requires the Secretaries and the Administrator to: (1) regularly identify forthcoming procurements of significant size and duration with the potential for participation by such businesses; (2) work closely with representatives of such businesses to implement a plan to maximize their participation as subcontractors and suppliers; and (3) establish a mentor-protege program to promote the development, expansion, and technological sophistication of such businesses. Outlines the elements of the mentor program. Provides for reimbursements to a mentor firm for progress or advanced payments or assistance made to a protege firm. Permits unreimbursed costs incurred by a mentor firm in providing such assistance to be recognized as credit in lie… | 2025-01-14T17:16:56Z | |
| 102-s-2966 | 102 | s | 2966 | A bill to amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to permit prepayment of debentures issued by State and local development companies. | Commerce | 1992-07-02 | 1992-07-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business. | Senate | Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] | OR | R | H000343 | 5 | Amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to permit a qualified State or local development company that issues a debenture purchased by the Federal Financing Bank (Bank) and guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA), at the election of the small business borrower whose loan secures such debenture, to prepay the debenture by payment to the Bank of the unpaid principal balance, accrued interest, and any prepayment penalties. Provides that in the case of prepayment of a debenture under this Act in which a new debenture is issued by a qualified State or local development company and guaranteed by the SBA, the guarantee of the original debenture shall transfer to the new debenture, but shall not be treated as new credit authority. Requires the full faith and credit of the United States to be pledged to the payment of all guaranteed debenture amounts. Permits the issuer to require the borrower to pay certain optional fees with respect to such prepayment. Provides that if a borrower defaults on a loan securing a debenture guaranteed by the SBA, the SBA's guarantee shall be extinguished by payment to the Bank of the remaining principal balance plus accrued interest at the coupon rate on the debenture. | 2025-01-14T17:16:56Z | |
| 102-hr-5526 | 102 | hr | 5526 | National Commitment to Quality Award Act of 1992 | Commerce | 1992-07-01 | 1992-07-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Ritter, Don [R-PA-15] | PA | R | R000277 | 4 | National Commitment to Quality Award Act of 1992 - Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to establish the National Commitment to Quality Award Program involving the awarding of a medal and at least three monetary competitive awards to institutions of higher education that have substantially benefited the economic and social well-being of the United States through adopting Total Quality Management (TQM) principles to govern their operations, emphasizing the importance of manufacturing process technology. Allows a recipient institution which agrees to help other institutions of higher education improve their TQM curriculum to publicize its receipt of the award. Requires the award to be used to teach TQM and process manufacturing technology using TQM principles and to apply TQM to institution operations. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T15:15:51Z | |
| 102-s-2936 | 102 | s | 2936 | A bill to amend the Competitiveness Policy Council Act to provide for reauthorization, to rename the Council, and for other purposes. | Commerce | 1992-07-01 | 1992-10-09 | Referred to the House Committee on Banking, Finance + Urban Affrs. | Senate | Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] | NM | D | B000468 | 2 | Amends the Competitiveness Policy Council Act to rename it and to: (1) change the name of the Competitiveness Policy Council to the National Competitiveness Policy Commission; and (2) reauthorize the Commission through FY 1994 at decreased levels. Amends the National Competitiveness Policy Commission Act (as renamed) to make technical changes with respect to Commission duties, powers, staff, and reporting requirements. | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 102-hr-5489 | 102 | hr | 5489 | To provide that professional baseball teams, and leagues composed of such teams, shall be subject to the antitrust laws. | Commerce | 1992-06-25 | 1992-06-25 | Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary. | House | Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9] | FL | R | B000463 | 1 | Provides that the antitrust laws shall apply to the business of providing for profit public baseball games between, and to leagues composed of, teams of professional baseball players. | 2021-06-02T15:02:00Z | |
| 102-hr-5475 | 102 | hr | 5475 | Providing policies with respect to approval of bills providing for patent term extensions, and to extend certain patents. | Commerce | 1992-06-24 | 1992-08-06 | Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | House | Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2] | NJ | D | H000930 | 8 | Prohibits the approval by the Congress of any bill providing for the extension of the term of a patent unless the following requirements are met: (1) any delay in the approval process constituting the basis for the extension must have been beyond the control of the patentee and directly caused by governmental misconduct established by presentation of adequate proof of dishonest or deceitful conduct; vindictive or retaliatory action; arbitrary, capricious, or grossly negligent performance of governmental duties; or serious failure to perform such duties (unusual or expected delay along does not constitute governmental misconduct); (2) governmental misconduct must have caused a substantial inequity to the patentee who, without the extension of the patent, will suffer material harm directly attributable to the delay in the approval process or the Government's action or inaction (requires such harm if relief is not granted to outweigh any harm to the public such as through higher prices or to competitors that will result from extension of the patent); (3) expired patents shall not be revived or extended except under the most extraordinary and compelling circumstances (prohibits such extension if the patentee fails to exercise due diligence to prevent the invention from entering the public domain); (4) if a patent is revised or extended, extension of intervening rights shall be provided to persons using the subject matter of the patent after its expiration, except that such rights shall not be provided in the case of statutory extension of unexpired patents with specified exception; or (5) action or inaction by the Federal Government must be of such a nature as to create a moral or ethical obligation on the part of the Government to provide relief to a patentee whose rights have been substantially injured by such action or inaction; and (6) any delay in the patent was not attributable to a lack of due diligence by the patentee. Provides that the Government's action or inaction may include altering, by statute or rule… | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 102-hr-5467 | 102 | hr | 5467 | To amend the Small Business Act to permit extended participation by disadvantaged small business concerns in business development programs. | Commerce | 1992-06-23 | 1992-09-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on SBA, the General Economy, and Minority Enterprise Development. | House | Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27] | TX | D | O000107 | 13 | Amends the Small Business Act to permit extended participation by disadvantaged small business concerns in business development programs. | 2024-02-07T15:46:26Z | |
| 102-s-2863 | 102 | s | 2863 | Toy Injury Reduction Act | Commerce | 1992-06-17 | 1992-06-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] | CT | D | D000388 | 0 | Toy Injury Reduction Act - Requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission to mandate certain label warnings on any toy or game containing small parts and intended for children of certain ages. Authorizes enforcement through any remedies available to the Commission under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act. | 2025-08-26T15:15:27Z | |
| 102-s-2850 | 102 | s | 2850 | Small Business Capital Access Program | Commerce | 1992-06-16 | 1992-06-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business. | Senate | Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT] | CT | D | L000304 | 3 | Small Business Capital Access Program - Establishes a Small Business Capital Access Board within the Small Business Administration (SBA) to carry out a Small Business Capital Access Program. Authorizes the SBA to contribute a specified amount to each participating State, to be credited to reserve funds established in connection with loans to small business concerns by participating financial institutions. Requires SBA contributions to: (1) be between 1.5 and 3.5 percent of the loan amount; and (2) match on a one-to-one basis the amounts contributed by the State. Requires States to: (1) establish statutory authority to carry out the Program; (2) appropriate funds to cover premiums on enrolled loans; and (3) establish an administrative mechanism to carry out the management of reserve funds; the enrollment of loans; the payment of claims; and the designation of participating financial institutions. Terminates participation if a State fails to meet such commitments within a 12-month period. Authorizes the Board to extend the period to meet commitments if requested by a State. Requires States to establish reserve funds in the name of each participating financial institution for: (1) depositing premium charges to be paid by institutions and borrowers and accounting for contributions by the States and SBA; and (2) disbursing funds to cover losses sustained by an institution in connection with Program loans. Permits the SBA to make contributions only in connection with a loan made to a borrower that is a small business concern that is authorized to conduct business, and has its primary business location, in a participating State. Prohibits the use of loans to finance passive real estate ownership. Permits financial institutions in participating States to enroll loans if: (1) they have agreed to all terms and conditions set forth under this Act or by the State; (2) the appropriate Federal banking agency has approved them for participation in the Program after consideration of safety and soundness, capitalization, … | 2025-08-26T15:13:38Z | |
| 102-sjres-314 | 102 | sjres | 314 | A joint resolution to designate the period beginning on August 16, 1992 and ending on August 22, 1992, as "National Convenience Store Appreciation Week". | Commerce | 1992-06-16 | 1992-06-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT] | MT | R | B001126 | 2 | Designates the period beginning August 16, 1992, and ending on August 22, 1992, as National Convenience Store Appreciation Week. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 102-hr-5391 | 102 | hr | 5391 | College Financial Aid Protection Act of 1992 | Commerce | 1992-06-11 | 1992-06-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law. | House | Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11] | NY | D | T000326 | 6 | College Financial Aid Protection Act of 1992 - Exempts from the antitrust laws agreements, or attempts to agree, by two or more institutions of higher education, on: (1) financial assistance that may be provided to any individual by any of such institutions or by the family of such individual, in connection with enrolling in and attending any of such institutions; (2) a formula for determining such assistance; (3) any matter relating to requiring individuals who receive such assistance to engage in activities to obtain income to be expended to attend any of such institutions; (4) student fees; or (5) communication among such institutions regarding financial assistance provided, or to be provided, to such individual, or a plan, projection, or budget assumption regarding future student fees. | 2025-08-26T15:17:23Z | |
| 102-hr-5392 | 102 | hr | 5392 | Electronic Commerce Act of 1992 | Commerce | 1992-06-11 | 1992-06-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Wolpe, Howard E. [D-MI-3] | MI | D | W000682 | 1 | Electronic Commerce Act of 1992 - Establishes in the National Institute of Standards and Technology a Program for Electronic Commerce to promote the use of electronic commerce technologies by U.S. manufacturing firms, particularly small- and medium-sized firms. Directs: (1) the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Institute, to establish related Centers for Electronic Commerce; and (2) Regional Centers for the Transfer of Manufacturing Technology to disseminate information and expertise received from such Centers. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T15:18:27Z | |
| 102-hr-5348 | 102 | hr | 5348 | International Fair Competition Act of 1992 | Commerce | 1992-06-09 | 1992-06-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law. | House | Rep. Bryant, John W. [D-TX-5] | TX | D | B000997 | 4 | International Fair Competition Act of 1992 - Makes it unlawful for any person to export an article from a foreign country into, or cause an article to be sold within, the United States at a price that is less than the average total cost of the article, if: (1) the effect of the importation or sale of such articles may be to destroy or injure commerce, prevent the establishment of a line of commerce, or substantially lessen competition or tending to create a monopoly in any line of commerce in any section of the country; and (2) the foreign country's market in the article lacks effective price competition among competitors or is substantially closed to effective international competition. Repeals a provision stating that any person who violates, or conspires to violate, such prohibition is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by specified penalties. | 2025-08-26T15:16:37Z | |
| 102-hr-5328 | 102 | hr | 5328 | To amend title 35, United States Code, with respect to the late payment of maintenance fees, and for other purposes. | Commerce | 1992-06-04 | 1992-10-23 | Became Public Law No: 102-444. | House | Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-5] | FL | R | M000350 | 0 | Authorizes the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks to accept a later payment for patent maintenance fees made within 24 months after the six-month grace period if the delay is shown to the satisfaction of the Commissioner to have been unintentional. | 2025-01-16T12:12:20Z | |
| 102-hr-5309 | 102 | hr | 5309 | To provide an antitrust exemption for medical self-regulatory entities when engaged in standard setting and enforcement activities designed to promote the quality of care and for other purposes. | Commerce | 1992-06-03 | 1992-06-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law. | House | Rep. Archer, Bill [R-TX-7] | TX | R | A000215 | 0 | Bars the recovery of damages, interest, costs, or attorney fees under the Clayton Act or similar State laws from any medical self-regulatory entity as a result of standard setting or enforcement activities designed to promote the quality of health care. | 2021-06-02T14:57:02Z | |
| 102-hr-5229 | 102 | hr | 5229 | Fundamental Competitiveness Act of 1992 | Commerce | 1992-05-21 | 1992-08-05 | Committee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Walker, Robert S. [R-PA-16] | PA | R | W000068 | 45 | Fundamental Competitiveness Act of 1992 - Title I: Public Debt Reduction - Allows individual taxpayers to designate a portion of tax liability (not to exceed ten percent) on their tax returns to reduce the public debt. Establishes the Public Debt Reduction Trust Fund consisting of amounts so designated. Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to provide for a sequestration of revenues equivalent to the estimated aggregate amount so designated. Specifies accounts exempted from such sequestration and establishes reporting requirements with respect to budget procedures. Title II: Capital Formation - Establishes a method of computing the credit for increasing research activities based on aggregate research expenses, as an alternative to the method based on qualified research expenses. Establishes a variable capital gains deduction whose formulas on a sliding scale range from ten percent for assets held for one year up to 100 percent for assets held for ten years. Allows a deduction of 50 percent of the capital gain from stock investments by non-corporate taxpayers in start-up companies where initial stock offerings are held for two years. Requires indexing, based on the gross national product deflator, of the adjusted basis of certain assets (corporate stock and tangle property that is a capital asset of property used in a trade or business) that have been held for more than one year at the time of sale or other disposition, solely for the purpose of determining gain or loss. Permits an income tax deduction in the amount of dividends paid by domestic corporations, except S corporations, regulated investment companies, real estate investment trusts, and personal holding companies. Repeals the income tax deductions currently permitted in connection with: (1) dividends received by a corporation; (2) dividends received by a corporation on the preferred stock of a public utility; and (3) dividends paid by a public utility on its preferred stock. Increases the de… | 2025-08-26T15:17:47Z | |
| 102-hr-5232 | 102 | hr | 5232 | Federal Franchise Disclosure and Consumer Protection Act | Commerce | 1992-05-21 | 1992-07-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law. | House | Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-32] | NY | D | L000556 | 0 | Federal Franchise Disclosure and Consumer Protection Act - Makes it unlawful for any person, partnership, or corporation, in connection with the advertising, offering, licensing, contracting, sale, or other promotion in or affecting commerce of any franchise, or any relationship which is represented to be a franchise, to: (1) employ a device, scheme, or artifice to defraud; (2) engage in an act, practice, or course of business which operates or is intended to operate as a fraud or deceit upon any person; (3) obtain money or property, or assist others to obtain money or property, by means of any untrue statement of material fact, or omission to state a material fact; or (4) disriminate among prospective franchisees on the basis of race, sex, religion, disability, or national origin, in the solicitation, offering, or sale of a franchise opportunity, or in the selection of any site or location for a franchise business. Makes it unlawful for any franchisor, subfranchisor, or franchise broker, in connection with any disclosure required by this Act or any disclosure document, notice, or report required by Federal law or regulation, to: (1) make or cause to be made an untrue statement of material fact (including any statement of fact which has the intent or effect of misrepresenting the potential profitability or chances for success of a franchise opportunity) or omit to state a material fact; (2) fail to furnish any prospective franchisee with all information required to be disclosed by, and at the time and in the manner required by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in Trade Regulation Rule 436 (Franchise Rule); (3) fail to furnish any prospective franchisee with information which is current as of the close of the franchisor's most recent fiscal year, or within 90 days thereof, or which reflects any material changes since the close of such fiscal year; or (4) make any claim or representation to a prospective franchisee, whether oral or in writing, which is inconsistent with or contradicts any information provided to… | 2025-08-26T15:14:14Z | |
| 102-hr-5233 | 102 | hr | 5233 | Federal Fair Franchise Practices Act | Commerce | 1992-05-21 | 1992-07-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law. | House | Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-32] | NY | D | L000556 | 0 | Federal Fair Franchise Practices Act - Prohibits a franchisor or subfranchisor, in connection with the promotion, sale, licensing, performance, enforcement, and termination of any franchise agreement, or of an agreement for any relationship which is represented either orally or in writing to be a franchise, from: (1) engaging in an act, practice, or course of business which operates, or is intended to operate, as a fraud or deceit upon any person; (2) employing unlawful or deceptive acts or practices in the operation of the franchisor's enterprise or method of business; or (3) discriminating among franchisees on the basis of race, sex, religion, disability, or national origin, with exceptions. Makes it unlawful for a franchisor or subfranchisor to: (1) prohibit a franchisee from obtaining equipment, fixtures, supplies, or services used in the establishment or operation of the franchised business from sources of the franchisee's choosing, with exceptions; (2) terminate or otherwise cancel a franchise prior to its expiration without good cause; (3) prohibit, or enforce a prohibition against, any franchisee from engaging in any business at any location after expiration of a franchise or after termination of the franchise prior to its expiration for good cause; and (4) hinder or prohibit the free association of franchisees for any lawful purpose (including the formation of or participation in any trade association made up of franchisees), discriminate by imposing requirements not imposed on other similarly situated franchisees, or retaliate against any franchisee for membership or participation in a franchisee association. Sets forth minimum standards of conduct which impose upon: (1) each party to the franchise contract a duty to act in good faith in its performance and enforcement (which obligates a party to a franchise, in making a decision that directly affects the franchise or the business conducted under the franchise, to give fair regard for the interests of the other parties that are likely to be affected … | 2025-08-26T15:15:31Z | |
| 102-hr-5248 | 102 | hr | 5248 | Patent and Trademark Office Authorization Act of 1992 | Commerce | 1992-05-21 | 1992-05-28 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2] | NJ | D | H000930 | 1 | Patent and Trademark Office Authorization Act of 1992 - Authorizes appropriations to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for FY 1993 through 1995. Prohibits the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, during such period, from entering into any agreement for the exchange of items or services related to automatic data processing resources (including hardware, software, related services, and machine readable data). Exempts agreements made in full compliance with all Federal procurement regulations or entered into with a foreign government or an international intergovernmental organization relating to data for automation programs. | 2025-08-26T15:16:34Z | |
| 102-s-2776 | 102 | s | 2776 | Consumer Reporting Reform Act of 1992 | Commerce | 1992-05-21 | 1992-05-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. | Senate | Sen. Bryan, Richard H. [D-NV] | NV | D | B000993 | 1 | Consumer Reporting Reform Act of 1992 - Title I: Amendments to the Fair Credit Reporting Act - Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to specify that the term "credit transaction which is not initiated by the consumer" does not include use of a consumer report (CR) by a person with which the consumer has an account for purposes of reviewing or collecting the account. Allows the furnishing of a CR for a legitimate business need in connection with a business transaction that: (1) is initiated by the consumer; or (2) is a direct marketing transaction for which the furnishing of a report is not prohibited by provisions enacted by this Act. Allows the furnishing of a CR for employment purposes only if certain disclosures are made, the employee or prospective employee consents, and the information will not be used in violation of any Federal or State equal employment opportunity law or regulation. Prohibits using or obtaining information from a CR unless it is obtained for an authorized purpose and the purpose is certified under certain provisions of the Act. Prohibits a consumer reporting agency (CRA) from prohibiting a CR user from disclosing the CR to the consumer if adverse action against the consumer is contemplated. Allows the furnishing of a CR in connection with a solicitation for credit that is not initiated by the consumer only if: (1) the consumer so authorizes; or (2) the transaction consists of a firm offer of credit and the consumer has not elected to be excluded from such furnishing. Limits the information disclosed. Prohibits a CRA from furnishing to any person a record of inquiries solely resulting from credit transactions which are not initiated by a consumer. Prohibits the furnishing of a CR for use in direct marketing not initiated by the consumer if: (1) the consumer notifies the agency that the consumer does not consent; or (2) certain information is disclosed. Requires CRAs to maintain a notification system, including a toll-free telephone number, which permits any consumer to elect to be exc… | 2025-08-26T15:14:33Z | |
| 102-hr-5191 | 102 | hr | 5191 | Small Business Equity Enhancement Act of 1992 | Commerce | 1992-05-18 | 1992-08-11 | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | House | Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-32] | NY | D | L000556 | 18 | Small Business Equity Enhancement Act of 1992 - Amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to revise provisions with respect to debentures issued by small business investment companies (SBICs) to specify that: (1) the total amount of debentures and participating securities that may be guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) and outstanding from an SBIC licensed under the Act shall not exceed 300 percent of the private capital of such SBIC; and (2) in no event shall the aggregate amount of outstanding leverage of any such SBIC which is commonly controlled (as determined by the SBA) exceed $90,000,000, except on a case-by-case-basis as determined by the SBA. Provides that: (1) nothing under such provisions shall require any such SBIC that on March 31, 1993, has outstanding debentures in excess of 300 percent of its private capital to prepay such excess; and (2) any such SBIC may apply for an additional debenture guarantee or participating security with the proceeds to be used solely to pay the amount due on such maturing debenture, but the maturity date of the new debenture or security shall not be later than September 30, 2002. Sets forth a formula for determining the maximum amount of outstanding leverage made available to an SBIC licensed under the Act, to be effective after March 31, 1993. Authorizes the SBA to guarantee the payment of the redemption price and prioritized payments (includes stock dividends, interest on debentures, or priority returns on preferred limited partnership interests which are paid only to the extent of earnings) on participating securities issued by SBICs licensed pursuant to the Act, and authorizes a trust or pool acting on behalf of the SBA to purchase such securities. Sets forth: (1) restrictions with respect to redemption of, prioritized payments on, and other issues regarding, such securities; and (2) terms and conditions regarding the computation of amounts due the SBA under such securities. Revises provisions of the Act related to the issuance and guarante… | 2025-01-14T17:16:56Z | |
| 102-s-2727 | 102 | s | 2727 | Small Business Revitalization and Job Growth Act of 1992 | Commerce | 1992-05-14 | 1992-05-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Mack, Connie, III [R-FL] | FL | R | M000019 | 0 | Small Business Revitalization and Job Growth Act of 1992 - Title I: Amendments to Securities Acts - Amends the Securities Act of 1933 to increase from $5,000,000 to $10,000,000 the aggregate amount of an issue of securities that may be exempted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from the regulatory requirements of such Act. Amends the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ICA) to exempt from the definition of an investment company any securities issuer whose outstanding securities are owned exclusively by persons who, at the time of acquisition, are qualified purchasers, except that such issuer shall be deemed an investment company for purposes of limitations governing the purchase by such issuer of any security issued by a registered investment company and the sale of any security issued by a registered open-end investment company to such issuer. Defines as a "qualified purchaser" under the ICA any person whom the SEC has determined does not need the protections of the ICA, taking into consideration financial sophistication, net worth, and certain other financial knowledge and experience. Revises the definition of the beneficial ownership of securities for purposes of the ICA. Provides an additional exemption from the definition of an investment company under the ICA in the case of any company that is not engaged in the business of issuing redeemable securities and the operations of which are subject to regulation by the State in which it is organized under statutes governing entities that provide financial or managerial assistance to enterprises doing or proposing to do business primarily in such State if: (1) the purpose of such company is limited to the provision of such assistance; (2) at least 80 percent of the securities being offered for sale by such company represent persons who reside or have a substantial business presence in such State; (3) the securities are sold to accredited investors or other persons that the SEC may permit to purchase such securities; and (4) the company does not p… | 2025-08-26T15:17:17Z | |
| 102-hr-5161 | 102 | hr | 5161 | Small Business Manufacturing Extension Act of 1992 | Commerce | 1992-05-13 | 1992-06-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Stabilization. | House | Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1] | MA | D | O000085 | 0 | Small Business Manufacturing Extension Act of 1992 - Directs the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (the Director) to establish a Small Business Manufacturing Extension Service (the Service) to coordinate and improve efforts to help small- and medium-sized manufacturers to increase their competitiveness and efficiency through improved equipment, processes, and practices. States that eligible applicants for grants under this Act shall be regional groups including substantial participation by private manufacturing industries. Requires the Director to: (1) award two-year grants on a competitive basis to establish extension offices; and (2) submit a periodic evaluation report on the Service to the Congress. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T15:15:46Z | |
| 102-s-2693 | 102 | s | 2693 | Small Business Defense Adjustment Assistance Act of 1992 | Commerce | 1992-05-12 | 1992-05-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business. | Senate | Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI] | RI | D | P000193 | 0 | Small Business Defense Adjustment Assistance Act of 1992 - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Small Business Administration (SBA) to make loans to assist any small business concern determined to have suffered (or that will suffer) substantial economic injury as a result of the closing by the Government of a major military installation under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense (DOD), a significant reduction in the scope and size of operations at such an installation, or the cancellation of or a significant reduction in defense contracts with such concern under the jurisdiction of or related to DOD, in: (1) continuing in business at its existing location; (2) reestablishing its business in a new location; or (3) purchasing or establishing a new business. Includes among services provided by a small business development center under the Act assisting in the development and formation of new businesses by individuals or small business concerns determined by the SBA to have suffered (or that will suffer) such substantial economic injury. Makes specified funds available to carry out this Act. | 2025-08-26T15:16:23Z | |
| 102-hr-5096 | 102 | hr | 5096 | Antitrust Reform Act of 1992 | Commerce | 1992-05-07 | 1992-08-12 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 487. | House | Rep. Brooks, Jack B. [D-TX-9] | TX | D | B000880 | 5 | Antitrust Reform Act of 1992 - Authorizes Bell operating companies (BOCs) to apply to the Attorney General, notwithstanding the Modification of Final Judgment entered into on August 24, 1982 (AT&T consent decree), for authorization to: (1) engage in research and development related to telecommunications or customers premises equipment; (2) provide information services; (3) manufacture or provide telecommunications equipment, or manufacture customer premises equipment; or (4) provide interexchange telecommunications. Requires such application to describe with particularity the nature and scope of each activity, and of each product, service, and geographic market for which authorization is sought. Specifies that the applicable date after which a BOC may apply for authorization: (1) with respect to providing interexchange telecommunications, or an information service relating to an alarm monitoring service, shall be five years after the date of enactment; and (2) in any other case, shall be the date of enactment. Sets forth procedures regarding: (1) the publication of applications in the Federal Register; (2) determinations by the Attorney General, following a comment period by interested persons; and (3) judicial review of such determinations. Makes it unlawful for a BOC to engage in activities to be permitted for BOCs under this Act (such activities) before authorized to do so pursuant to this Act, with exceptions for specified previously authorized activities. Prohibits a BOC with monopoly power in any exchange service market, with respect to such activities (with exceptions), from: (1) discriminating in any relevant market between itself or an affiliated enterprise and any other person (or between any two such other persons) with respect to any product or service related to the provision or use of a telecommunications service if the effect of such action may be to substantially lessen competition, or to tend to create a monopoly, in any line of commerce; (2) using proceeds obtained from providing exchange s… | 2021-06-02T14:54:40Z | |
| 102-hr-5101 | 102 | hr | 5101 | To provide eligibility for small business concerns employing socially and economically disadvantaged individuals to participate in Federal procurement programs, and for other purposes. | Commerce | 1992-05-07 | 1992-09-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on SBA, the General Economy, and Minority Enterprise Development. | House | Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-33] | CA | R | D000492 | 0 | Defines the term "small business concern employing socially and economically disadvantaged individuals" as one in which at least 51 percent of its employees are socially and economically disadvantaged individuals as defined under the Small Business Act. | 2024-02-07T15:46:26Z | |
| 102-hr-5037 | 102 | hr | 5037 | Residential Mortgage Credit Fairness Act of 1992 | Commerce | 1992-04-30 | 1992-05-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage. | House | Rep. Gallo, Dean A. [R-NJ-11] | NJ | R | G000025 | 8 | Residential Mortgage Credit Fairness Act of 1992 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit a creditor from: (1) imposing terms and conditions for a residential mortgage transaction which are less favorable to the consumer than the terms and conditions which were originally disclosed to the consumer; or (2) limiting the availability or effectiveness of such terms and conditions to a specified period. Allows an exception to such requirements if: (1) the disclosure contains a clear and conspicuous statement that such terms and conditions are subject to change; or (2) any delay in consummating the transaction is due to an unreasonable delay caused by the consumer. Requires that any disclosure made in connection with a residential mortgage shall: (1) be mailed or delivered before the earlier of the date on which the credit is extended or three days after the creditor receives the consumer's application; and (2) include a statement of the rights and duties of the creditor and the consumer and any form to be used by the consumer to exercise the right to withdraw the application. Allows a consumer to withdraw a mortgage application without incurring any obligation to the creditor (other than certain reasonable fees) if the consumer provides the creditor written notice within three days after receiving the required disclosure statement from the creditor. Specifies that, for purposes of such required disclosure statements, the term "finance change" shall include any fee imposed by the creditor for any such extension of credit. Increases the civil penalty for failure to make a required disclosure for a residential mortgage from a minimum of $100 and a maximum of $1,000 to a minimum of $1,000 and a maximum of $10,000. | 2025-08-26T15:18:13Z | |
| 102-hjres-474 | 102 | hjres | 474 | Designating the week of October 4 through 10, 1992, as "National Customer Service Week". | Commerce | 1992-04-28 | 1992-04-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Roberts, Pat [R-KS-1] | KS | R | R000307 | 222 | Designates October 4 through 10, 1992, as National Customer Service Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 102-hr-4989 | 102 | hr | 4989 | To amend title 35, United States Code, to impose a 5-year moratorium on the granting of patents on invertebrate or vertebrate animals, including those that have been genetically engineered, in order to provide time for the Congress to fully assess, consider, and respond to the economic, environmental, and ethical issues raised by the patenting of such animals. | Commerce | 1992-04-28 | 1992-04-28 | Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary. | House | Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3] | MD | D | C000141 | 4 | Imposes a five-year moratorium on the granting of patents on invertebrate or vertebrate animals. | 2021-06-02T14:53:14Z | |
| 102-hr-5005 | 102 | hr | 5005 | To exempt any person operating a trade or business in the State of Ohio from all Federal laws and regulations applying with regard to such trade or business. | Commerce | 1992-04-28 | 1992-04-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security. | House | Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17] | OH | D | T000350 | 1 | Exempts any person operating a trade or business in Ohio from all Federal laws and regulations applying to such trade or business. | 2025-02-04T16:54:13Z | |
| 102-hr-4884 | 102 | hr | 4884 | To enhance the competition in the soft drink industry by improving the application of the antitrust laws to soft drink piggyback license arrangements for a temporary period of time. | Commerce | 1992-04-09 | 1992-04-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law. | House | Rep. Bryant, John W. [D-TX-5] | TX | D | B000997 | 7 | Withdraws until September 30, 1993, the authority of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to prohibit or impede any proposed transfer of a soft drink trademark licensing contract or to challenge the lawfulness of any such past transfer. Permits the FTC, during such period, to retain whatever authority it may have had prior to enactment of this Act with respect to any proposed or past transfer otherwise subject to such provision, under specified limitations, if: (1) the licensee transferring the license has a market share of at least 15 percent; (2) there is a third-tier alternative licensee; or (3) as a direct result of such transfer, one licensee would become the sole licensee for trademarked soft drinks in the relevant geographic market. Specifies that nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the authority of the Department of Justice to challenge transfers of soft drink trademark licensing contracts under the antitrust laws. | 2021-06-02T14:52:32Z | |
| 102-hr-4895 | 102 | hr | 4895 | To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to permit prepayment of debentures issued by State and local development companies. | Commerce | 1992-04-09 | 1992-04-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on SBA, the General Economy, and Minority Enterprise Development. | House | Rep. Chandler, Rod D. [R-WA-8] | WA | R | C000293 | 22 | Amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to permit a qualified State or local development company that issues a debenture purchased by the Federal Financing Bank (Bank) and guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA), at the election of the small business borrower whose loan secures such debenture, to prepay the debenture by payment to the Bank of the unpaid principal balance, accrued interest, and any prepayment penalties. Provides that in the case of prepayment of a debenture under this Act in which a new debenture is issued by a qualified State or local development company and guaranteed by the SBA, the guarantee of the original debenture shall transfer to the new debenture, but shall not be treated as new credit authority. Requires the full faith and credit of the United States to be pledged to the payment of all guaranteed debenture amounts. Permits the issuer to require the borrower to pay certain optional fees with respect to such prepayment. Provides that if a borrower defaults on a loan securing a debenture guaranteed by the SBA, the SBA's guarantee shall be extinguished by payment to the Bank of the remaining principal balance plus accrued interest at the coupon rate on the debenture. | 2024-02-07T15:46:26Z | |
| 102-hr-4896 | 102 | hr | 4896 | To extend the patent term of certain products. | Commerce | 1992-04-09 | 1992-04-09 | Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary. | House | Rep. Clay, William (Bill) [D-MO-1] | MO | D | C000488 | 11 | Amends Federal patent law to extend the patent term for certain drugs composed of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents if during the regulatory review process the patentee: (1) filed a new drug application in 1982; (2) awaited approval by the Food and Drug Administration for at least 78 months; and (3) such new drug application was approved in 1991. Prescribes a formula for patent term extension and sets forth administrative notification procedures. | 2021-06-02T14:52:40Z | |
| 102-hr-4900 | 102 | hr | 4900 | Federal Insurance Solvency Act of 1992 | Commerce | 1992-04-09 | 1992-05-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-16] | MI | D | D000355 | 1 | Federal Insurance Solvency Act of 1992 - Title I: Establishment of Federal Insurance Solvency Commission - Establishes the Federal Insurance Solvency Commission (the Commission) as an independent regulatory agency, whose members shall be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, to oversee the financial soundness and solvency of the insurance industry. Sets forth the Commission's powers. Directs the Commission to investigate each insolvent insurer or reinsurer which holds a Federal certificate of solvency to determine the causes of the insolvency. Authorizes the Commission to investigate the insolvencies of other insurers relevant to the financial condition of the national insurance industry. Authorizes the Commission to refer to State and Federal enforcement authorities any matters warranting investigation for possible civil or criminal enforcement action. Requires the Commission to establish and regularly update an information data base regarding persons who have been convicted of a crime or administratively disciplined for insurance related activity, or who have been senior officers or directors of insolvent insurers or reinsurers. Requires that such information be shared with appropriate State and Federal regulators and law enforcement officials. Requires all certified insurers and reinsurers to cooperate with the Commission's implementation of the data base as a condition of their continued certification. Requires the Commission to submit annual reports to the President and the Congress. Establishes the Federal Insurance Regulation Advisory Committee (whose members shall be appointed by the Commission) to confer with the Commission, and request information and make recommendations regarding the insurance and reinsurance industry. Requires it to report annually to the Commission and certain congressional committees. Sets forth a fee schedule to be assessed and collected annually by the Commission from applicants for certificates and certificate holders in order to recover cert… | 2025-08-26T15:15:49Z | |
| 102-hr-4903 | 102 | hr | 4903 | To amend the Small Business Act to eliminate a restriction on the maximum term of disaster loans available to businesses able to obtain credit elsewhere. | Commerce | 1992-04-09 | 1992-04-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on SBA, the General Economy, and Minority Enterprise Development. | House | Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-33] | CA | R | D000492 | 0 | Amends the Small Business Act to repeal the maximum three-year disaster loan limitation term placed upon small business concerns that: (1) are able to obtain credit elsewhere; and (2) had loans made to them with respect to a disaster commencing on or after October 1, 1987. | 2024-02-07T15:46:26Z | |
| 102-hr-4914 | 102 | hr | 4914 | Strategic Manufacturing Alliance Act of 1992 | Commerce | 1992-04-09 | 1992-05-12 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. | House | Rep. Henry, Paul B. [R-MI-5] | MI | R | H000514 | 0 | Strategic Manufacturing Alliance Act of 1992 - Establishes in the Technology Administration of the Department of Commerce a Manufacturing Alliance Program to facilitate industry-specific consortia of academia and industry for the conduct of basic research and development, technology transfer, and worker training initiatives. Mandates grants to the consortia. | 2025-08-26T15:15:45Z | |
| 102-hr-4938 | 102 | hr | 4938 | Small Business Incentive Act of 1992 | Commerce | 1992-04-09 | 1992-04-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance. | House | Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] | MA | D | M000133 | 1 | Small Business Incentive Act of 1992 - Title I: Amendment to the Securities Act of 1933 - Amends the Securities Act of 1933 to increase from $5 million to $10 million of small business offerings that are exempt from the registration requirements of the Act (thus removing some regulatory constraints in order to facilitate capital-raising by small businesses). Title II: Amendments to the Investment Company Act of 1940 - Amends the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Act) to exclude from the definition of investment company any issuer all of whose securities are held by certain investors whom the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has determined by rule or regulation possess such financial sophistication, net worth, and other specified factors as not to need the protections of the Act (thus exempting such companies from some of the Act's regulatory constraints). Empowers the SEC to define, by rule, such "qualified purchasers." Sets forth conditions under which certain business and industrial development companies that are already subject to regulation by the State in which they are organized are exempt from the regulatory constraints of the Act. Increases from $100,000 to $10 million the maximum aggregate amount of proceeds that certain interstate closed-end investment companies may receive from the sale of their outstanding securities and still retain their exempt status under the Act. Expands the definition of eligible portfolio company to include any company which does not have total assets in excess of $4 million and capital and surplus in excess of $2 million (thus increasing the flow of capital by permitting business development companies to invest in more small businesses). Declares that a business development company is not required to make available significant managerial assistance with respect to any eligible portfolio company (as defined by this Act), or any other company that meets certain SEC criteria (thus encouraging the flow of capital to very small businesses). | 2025-08-26T15:15:18Z | |
| 102-hr-4954 | 102 | hr | 4954 | Advance Fee Loan Scam Prevention Act of 1992 | Commerce | 1992-04-09 | 1992-05-21 | Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House | Rep. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY-10] | NY | D | S000148 | 14 | Advance Fee Loan Scam Prevention Act of 1992 - Prohibits the receipt of advance fees by unregulated loan brokers arranging consumer credit for individuals. Grants the Federal Trade Commission enforcement powers under this Act. Establishes criminal and civil forfeiture penalties for violations of this Act. | 2025-08-26T15:15:55Z | |
| 102-hr-4978 | 102 | hr | 4978 | Patent System Harmonization Act of 1992 | Commerce | 1992-04-09 | 1992-04-30 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2] | NJ | D | H000930 | 1 | Patent System Harmonization Act of 1992 - Amends Federal patent law to permit the payment of patent application fees in two parts. Prescribes guidelines for conditions for patentability based upon a "first-to-file" system (thus harmonizing the Federal system with that of other countries). (Currently U.S. patents are premised upon a "first-to-invent" system.) Establishes prior user rights for persons who in good faith put inventions to commercial use prior to their being patented (thereby shielding them from liability for patent infringement). Modifies the guidelines under which an applicant for patent may benefit from an earlier filing date in either a foreign country, or in the United States. Requires the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks to publish patent specifications and claims 18 months after a patent application filing date. Mandates that patent applications be open to public inspection and copies be made available to the public within the same time-frame (currently patent applications are kept confidential while pending before the Patent Office). States that a patent application search and examination shall commence upon full payment of the patent application fees (which must be made within 18 months after the earliest application filing date in the United States). Provides for accelerated patent search and examination upon request and payment of a special fee. Increases the patent term from 17 years of date the patent is issued to 20 years from the date on which the application is filed in the United States. Provides for extension of a patent granted on an application which was ordered to be kept secret to up to 30 years after the original application date. Repeals the statutory invention registration guidelines. Declares that patents for designs shall be granted for a 17-year (currently 14-year) term from the date on which the application is filed in the United States. Amends right of priority guidelines to provide that a national application shall be entitled to the right of priority based on a … | 2025-08-26T15:17:04Z | |
| 102-s-2578 | 102 | s | 2578 | Advance Fee Loan Scam Prevention Act of 1992 | Commerce | 1992-04-09 | 1992-04-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. | Senate | Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT] | CT | D | L000304 | 3 | Advance Fee Loan Scam Prevention Act of 1992 - Prohibits the receipt of advance fees by unregulated loan brokers arranging consumer credit for individuals. Grants the Federal Trade Commission enforcement powers under this Act. Establishes criminal penalties and civil forfeiture penalties for violations of this Act. | 2025-08-26T15:14:18Z | |
| 102-s-2605 | 102 | s | 2605 | Patent System Harmonization Act of 1992 | Commerce | 1992-04-09 | 1992-04-30 | Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] | AZ | D | D000185 | 0 | Patent System Harmonization Act of 1992 - Amends Federal patent law to permit the payment of patent application fees in two parts. Prescribes guidelines for conditions for patentability based upon a "first-to-file" system (thus harmonizing the Federal system with that of other countries). (Currently U.S. patents are premised upon a "first-to-invent" system.) Establishes prior user rights for persons who in good faith put inventions to commercial use prior to their being patented (thereby shielding them from liability for patent infringement). Modifies the guidelines under which an applicant for patent may benefit from an earlier filing date in either a foreign country or in the United States. Requires the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks to publish patent specifications and claims 18 months after a patent application filing date. Mandates that patent applications be open to public inspection and copies be made available to the public within the same time-frame (currently patent applications are kept confidential while pending before the Patent Office). States that a patent application search and examination shall commence upon full payment of the patent application fees (which must be made within 18 months after the earliest application filing date in the United States). Provides for accelerated patent search and examination upon request and payment of a special fee. Increases the patent term from 17 years of date the patent is issued to 20 years from the date on which the application is filed in the United States. Provides for extension of a patent granted on an application which was ordered to be kept secret to up to 30 years after the original application date. Repeals the statutory invention registration guidelines. Declares that patents for designs shall be granted for a 17-year (currently 14-year) term from the date on which the application is filed in the United States. Amends right of priority guidelines to provide that a national application shall be entitled to the right of priority based on a p… | 2025-08-26T15:16:21Z | |
| 102-s-2609 | 102 | s | 2609 | Small Business Access to Surety Bonding Survey Act of 1992 | Commerce | 1992-04-09 | 1992-04-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business. | Senate | Sen. Wofford, Harris [D-PA] | PA | D | W000665 | 10 | Small Business Access to Surety Bonding Survey Act of 1992 - Requires the Comptroller General to conduct a survey and report to specified congressional committees on the experiences of businesses, especially small businesses, in obtaining surety bonds from corporate surety firms. | 2025-08-26T15:15:15Z | |
| 102-hr-4806 | 102 | hr | 4806 | Consumers Credit Protection Amendments of 1992 | Commerce | 1992-04-08 | 1992-04-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage. | House | Rep. Blackwell, Lucien E. [D-PA-2] | PA | D | B000517 | 2 | Consumers Credit Protection Amendments of 1992 - Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require, when a consumer with a good credit history loses a job due to any recession or the transfer of a job to a foreign country, reporting of the consumer's rating prior to the job loss and a statement that it is reasonable to assume that the consumer's rating would be good or satisfactory but for the loss of employment due to factors beyond the control of the consumer. Prohibits reporting of information more than three years old regarding an account placed for collection if the account is subsequently paid. | 2025-08-26T15:16:46Z | |
| 102-s-2554 | 102 | s | 2554 | Technical Skills Enhancement Act of 1992 | Commerce | 1992-04-08 | 1992-04-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] | WV | D | R000361 | 1 | Technical Skills Enhancement Act of 1992 - Mandates financial assistance to: (1) Regional Centers for the Transfer of Manufacturing Technology for additional technical training services for small- and medium-sized manufacturers; and (2) State governments, through the State Technology Extension Program, for establishing cooperation among technical training institutions, private training programs, and Regional Centers for the Transfer of Manufacturing Technology and for developing programs to train personnel to provide technical skills services to manufacturing firm managers and workers. Requires: (1) identification of the type and levels of technical training necessary for managers and workers who use advanced manufacturing technology; and (2) establishment of a clearinghouse on the best training materials and software. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T15:17:20Z | |
| 102-s-2530 | 102 | s | 2530 | John Heinz Competitive Excellence Award Act of 1992 | Commerce | 1992-04-02 | 1992-04-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. | Senate | Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] | AK | R | S000888 | 60 | John Heinz Competitive Excellence Award Act of 1992 - Establishes the John Heinz Excellence Award, to be evidenced by a national medal coined and provided to the U.S. Senate by the U.S. Mint. Allows two such separate awards to be presented annually (one to a qualifying individual, including Federal, State, or local government employees, and one to a qualifying organization, institution, or business). Prohibits presentation of an award within a category in a given year if there is no qualified individual, organization, institution, or business recommended by the selection panel established by this Act. Sets forth qualification criteria for such awards. Requires the Senate majority and minority leaders to present such award to an individual and an organization, institution, or business that has demonstrated excellence in promoting U.S. industrial competitiveness in the international marketplace through technological innovation, productivity improvement, or improved competitive strategies. Directs the Office of Technology Assessment to: (1) ensure that all nominees receive a detailed summary of any evaluation conducted of such nominee; and (2) make available to the nominee and the public a summary of each award winner's competitiveness strategy (excluding proprietary information unless the award winner consents). | 2025-08-26T15:14:43Z | |
| 102-hr-4731 | 102 | hr | 4731 | To require the Secretary of the Treasury to conduct a study and report to the Congress regarding the insurance industry in the United States. | Commerce | 1992-04-01 | 1992-08-07 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 461. | House | Rep. Erdreich, Ben [D-AL-6] | AL | D | E000201 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Commerce to study the United States insurance industry, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and other selected senior Federal officials, as well as representatives from the private sector. Requires the Secretary, as part of such study, to investigate and evaluate selected aspects of the industry, including the possible adverse effects of its solvency or regulatory problems upon: (1) personal and commercial lines of insurance in the United States; (2) the overall long-term stability, profitability, and competitiveness of the insurance industry; and (3) U.S. credit markets and financial intermediation. Sets a deadline by which the Secretary must submit a final detailed report to the Congress of the study's findings and conclusions. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 102-s-2508 | 102 | s | 2508 | A bill to amend the Unfair Competition Act to provide for private enforcement of the Unfair Competition Act in the event of unfair foreign competition, and to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for private enforcement of the customs fraud provisions. | Commerce | 1992-04-01 | 1992-08-12 | Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. | Senate | Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] | PA | R | S000709 | 1 | Amends the Clayton Act to include a specified antidumping provision among U.S. antitrust laws. Amends such antidumping provision of the Unfair Competition Act of 1916 to allow any person who is injured in her or his property or business by the sale or importation of an article made in a foreign country to bring a civil action against the manufacturer, exporter, or related importer of such article if: (1) the article is imported or sold in the United States at less than its foreign market or constructed value; or (2) the foreign country or person or organization of such country is providing (directly or indirectly) a subsidy with respect to the manufacture, production, or exportation of such article; and (3) the sale or importation causes or threatens material injury to U.S. industry or labor or prevents the establishment or modernization of U.S. industry. Restricts the court jurisdiction of such an action to the District Court of the District of Columbia or the Court of International Trade. Entitles a prevailing party to appropriate equitable relief, or if such relief is inadequate, to compensatory damages and legal expenses. Sets a four-year statute of limitations for actions under this Act. Permits the United States to intervene in an action under this Act as a matter of right. Subjects any court order under this Act to nullification by the President. Allows any person who is injured in his or her business or property by the fraudulent, grossly negligent, or negligent entry or introduction of merchandise into U.S. commerce to bring a civil action in the District Court of the District of Columbia or the Court of International Trade, without respect to the amount in controversy. Entitles a prevailing party to appropriate equitable relief or, if such relief is inadequate, compensatory damages and legal expenses. Permits the United States to intervene in such an action as a matter of right. Subjects any court order to nullification by the President. Expresses the sense of the Congress that this Act is consistent… | 2026-01-07T14:11:22Z | |
| 102-hr-4706 | 102 | hr | 4706 | Child Safety Protection and Consumer Product Safety Commission Improvement Act | Commerce | 1992-03-31 | 1992-09-15 | Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | House | Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7] | IL | D | C000634 | 3 | Child Safety Protection and Consumer Product Safety Commission Improvement Act - Title I: Authorization of Appropriations - Amends the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) to authorize appropriations to carry out specified provisions of the Act. Authorizes appropriations for Commission relocation expenses. Title II: Toy Safety - Mandates certain warning labels in conjunction with any toy or game for children of specified ages which contain small parts, balloons, small balls, or marbles. Considers noncomplying items misbranded hazardous substances under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (FHSA). Title III: Amendments to Consumer Product Safety Act - Amends the CPSA to change the titles of two of the Commission's officers. Substitutes a reference to product safety standards for a reference to product safety rules in provisions exempting certain persons from the application of specified provisions relating to prohibited acts. Adds a requirement that the Commission, in determining the amount of any penalty and any compromise of penalty, consider the nature of the failure to comply and the nature of the risk of injury. Modifies Commission powers. Repeals provisions relating to congressional vetoes of consumer product safety rules. Modifies rules regarding: (1) review by other Federal agencies of information obtained by the Commission relating to trade secrets or related matters; and (2) inspection and recordkeeping requirements. Requires manufacturers, distributors, and retailers to report to the Commission an apparent failure to comply with certain provisions of the FHSA or the Flammable Fabrics Act (FFA). Amends the CPSA, the FHSA, and the FFA to change procedures and considerations regarding civil penalties. Modifies rulemaking procedures under the FHSA and the FFA. Establishes a consumer product safety standard and requires certain labeling regarding buckets with a capacity of four to six gallons. Mandates certain actions by the Commission regarding bicycle helmets. Requires every manufacturer of a prod… | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 102-s-2489 | 102 | s | 2489 | National Quality Commitment Award Act of 1992 | Commerce | 1992-03-26 | 1992-03-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] | NM | R | D000407 | 9 | National Quality Commitment Award Act of 1992 - Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to establish the National Commitment to Quality Award Program involving the awarding of a medal and at least three monetary competitive awards to institutions of higher education. Authorizes specialized monetary awards to any institution of higher education that excels in teaching or practicing either total quality management (TQM) or process manufacturing engineering services productivity improvement. Allows a recipient institution which agrees to help other institutions of higher education improve their TQM curriculum to publicize its receipt of the award. Requires the award to be used to further improve the TQM and process manufacturing engineering curriculum of the institution. Authorizes the use of gifts from public and private sources to carry out the award program. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T15:14:18Z | |
| 102-hr-4567 | 102 | hr | 4567 | Audio Home Recording Act of 1992 | Commerce | 1992-03-25 | 1992-09-22 | For Further Action See H.R.3204. | House | Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7] | IL | D | C000634 | 1 | Audio Home Recording Act of 1992 - Amends Federal copyright law to: (1) set forth definitions relating to digital audio recording devices and media; and (2) prohibit certain copyright infringement actions based on the manufacture, importation, or distribution of a digital or analog audio recording device or medium, or the use of such device or medium for making audiograms, except where commercial advantage is involved. Sets forth a mandatory recordation and filing procedure for the importation, manufacture, or distribution in the United States of digital audio recording devices or media. Requires importers and manufacturers to file quarterly and annual statements of account with the Register of Copyrights (the Register). Mandates Register verification of such statements, and sets forth verification guidelines. Provides that verification audit costs shall be borne by interested copyright parties. Sets forth confidentiality guidelines for mandatory statements of account. Prescribes royalty payment guidelines for digital audio recording devices and media imported, manufactured, or distributed in the United States. Requires that royalty payments be deposited into the Treasury. Identifies interested copyright parties entitled to royalty payments. Prescribes royalty payment allocation and distribution procedures. Permits alternative royalty collection and distribution arrangements to be negotiated among interested copyright and manufacturing parties. Maintains Copyright Tribunal jurisdiction over such negotiated arrangements insofar as nonparticipant interests are affected. Prohibits: (1) the importation, manufacture, and distribution of any digital audio recording device or audio interface device that does not conform to certain standards and specifications to implement the Serial Copy Management System (SCMS); and (2) the circumvention of the SCMS. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to publish in the Federal Register a certain Technical Reference Document setting forth standards and specifications pertinent t… | 2025-01-16T12:12:20Z | |
| 102-s-2395 | 102 | s | 2395 | Automotive Competitiveness Act of 1992 | Commerce | 1992-03-24 | 1992-03-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] | MT | D | B000243 | 0 | Automotive Competitiveness Act of 1992 - Directs the President to: (1) negotiate a trade agreement with Japan limiting Japanese automotive exports (including vehicles with less than 70 percent of incorporated U.S. goods) to the United States; and (2) increase tariffs on such exports in order to achieve similar reductions if an agreement is not reached by a specified date. Terminates the trade agreement after seven years. Directs the International Trade Commission to: (1) review such agreement biennially and recommend its termination of notification; and (2) recommend termination unless U.S. automobiles take quality improvement and executive salary reduction measures. Makes any Commission recommendation effective unless disapproved by passage of a joint resolution of both Houses of the Congress. | 2025-08-26T15:14:26Z | |
| 102-hr-4511 | 102 | hr | 4511 | Copyright Broadcast Retransmission Licensing Act of 1992 | Commerce | 1992-03-19 | 1992-06-18 | Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended). | House | Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2] | NJ | D | H000930 | 2 | Copyright Broadcast Retransmission Licensing Act of 1992 - Amends Federal copyright law to bring within its purview broadcast retransmission systems (formerly designated as "cable systems"). Defines such a system as one which: (1) receives signals embodying a performance or display of a work transmitted by licensed broadcast stations; and (2) makes secondary transmissions of such signals to subscribing members of the public who pay for the service. Sets forth the compulsory licensing requirements for such broadcast retransmission systems. Defines the "local service area" of a television broadcast and of a radio broadcast station. Sets forth termination of compulsory licensing procedures and terms for certain broadcast retransmission systems. Requires the Copyright Royalty Tribunal to make annual rate adjustments that reflect national fluctuations in the Consumer Price Index. Authorizes petitions for specified royalty rate adjustments to be filed each February. Repeals existing limitations on the exclusive rights of secondary transmissions of superstations and network stations for private home viewing. Directs the Register of Copyrights to study and report to the Congress on whether market place mechanisms exist (or are likely to develop) which will ensure that consumers receive diverse, quality radio and television programming at reasonable prices without the need for compulsory licensing. | 2025-08-26T15:16:27Z | |
| 102-hr-4497 | 102 | hr | 4497 | Lease-Purchase Agreement Act | Commerce | 1992-03-18 | 1992-06-24 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. LaRocco, Larry [D-ID-1] | ID | D | L000098 | 0 | Lease-Purchase Agreement Act - Amends the Consumer Credit Protection Act to exempt from the application of this Act agreements: (1) primarily for commercial or agricultural purposes; (2) between a lessor and any organization or government entity; (3) for the lease of a safe deposit box; or (4) for the lease or bailment of personal property that is incidental to the lease of real property. Defines "lease-purchase agreement," for the amendments made by this Act, to mean an agreement for use of personal property by a consumer, for an initial period of four months or less, that is automatically renewable with each payment and that permits but does not require purchase. Requires, on or before the consummation of any lease-purchase agreement, that the lessor provide certain disclosures, including: (1) charges, terms, and cash price; (2) the consumer's responsibilities for the property; and (3) possible transfer of the manufacturer's warranty on purchase. Requires each item displayed as available for lease-purchase to have a label disclosing only the cash price, whether the property is new or used, the amount and type of each payment, and the number and total amount of payments necessary to own the property. Requires a lease-purchase agreement to: (1) set forth the repair obligations of the consumer and lessor; (2) allow the consumer to terminate without penalty at the expiration of any lease term; and (3) allow reinstatement, at the option of the consumer, of the agreement in certain circumstances after a missed payment. Prohibits a lease-purchase agreement from containing any: (1) confession of judgment; (2) negotiable instrument; (3) grant of a property interest in any property except the leased property; (4) wage assignment; or (5) consumer waiver of claims or defenses. Allows repossession during a reinstatement period without affect on a consumer's right to reinstate. Applies the general disclosure requirements to renegotiation. Requires a written receipt for each payment. Requires certain disclosures in specif… | 2025-08-26T15:17:42Z | |
| 102-hr-4479 | 102 | hr | 4479 | To direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to review criteria used to certify qualified development companies to ensure that application of such criteria does not adversely affect certification of qualified development companies in rural areas, and for other purposes. | Commerce | 1992-03-17 | 1992-04-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on SBA, the General Economy, and Minority Enterprise Development. | House | Rep. McEwen, Bob [R-OH-6] | OH | R | M000432 | 1 | Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to review and modify regulatory certification guidelines (including minimum population requirements) to ensure that their application does not adversely affect certification of a qualified development company in a rural area. Requires the Administrator to report to the Congress on the results of such review. | 2024-02-07T15:46:26Z | |
| 102-s-2352 | 102 | s | 2352 | A bill to provide a cause of action for parties injured in United States commerce as a result of anticompetitive barriers to United States competition abroad. | Commerce | 1992-03-13 | 1992-10-07 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. | Senate | Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] | IA | R | G000386 | 0 | Amends the Sherman Act to create a civil cause of action by an injured party against a person who obtains benefits from anticompetitive market protection (i.e., conduct that violates the laws of a foreign jurisdiction prohibiting unreasonable restraints of trade and that inhibits competition by U.S. persons in such jurisdiction) and employs such benefits in interstate or import commerce of the United States, thereby causing injury to the business or property of another party engaged in such commerce. Makes such person liable for actual damages and the cost of the suit, including attorney fees. Authorizes the court to award simple interest on actual damages for the period beginning on the date of service of the complaint and ending on the date of judgment, or for any shorter period, if the court finds that such award is just under the circumstances (based on whether the plaintiff or defendant made motions or asserted a claim or defense so lacking in merit as to show that the party acted in bad faith; violated any rule, statute, or court order providing for sanctions for dilatory behavior or otherwise providing for expeditious proceedings; or engaged in conduct primarily for the purpose of delay or increasing the cost of litigation). | 2026-01-07T14:11:22Z | |
| 102-hr-4451 | 102 | hr | 4451 | Compulsory License Clarification Act of 1992 | Commerce | 1992-03-12 | 1992-03-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration. | House | Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9] | VA | D | B000657 | 1 | Compulsory License Clarification Act of 1992 - Amends Federal copyright law to modify the definition of "cable system" to include a facility which makes secondary transmissions of signals by microwave or any other technologies employed for the local distribution of secondary transmissions of broadcast programming. | 2025-08-26T15:17:16Z | |
| 102-hr-4426 | 102 | hr | 4426 | To amend title 17, United States Code, to exclude copyright protection for certain legal compilations. | Commerce | 1992-03-11 | 1992-05-14 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] | MA | D | F000339 | 0 | Amends Federal copyright law to deny copyright protection to any means of identifying parts of State and Federal legal compilations. Declares that this exclusion does not affect the right of any State to charge fees for making its legal compilations available as part of the public domain. | 2025-01-16T12:12:20Z | |
| 102-hr-4397 | 102 | hr | 4397 | Bank Fraud Disaster Loan Act of 1992 | Commerce | 1992-03-05 | 1992-03-06 | Referred to the Subcommittee on SBA, the General Economy, and Minority Enterprise Development. | House | Rep. Campbell, Tom [R-CA-12] | CA | R | C000100 | 0 | Bank Fraud Disaster Loan Act of 1992 - Authorizes the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to make a direct loan to any person who shows prima facie evidence of suffering economic injury attributable to bank fraud. Makes the Disaster Loan Fund the sole source of such loans. Authorizes the deposit of specified amounts into the Disaster Loan Fund from fines collected for specified bank fraud offenses. Amends the Small Business Act and the Victims of Crime Act to reflect the provisions of this Act. | 2025-08-26T15:14:34Z | |
| 102-hr-4400 | 102 | hr | 4400 | Small Business Innovation Development Amendment Act of 1992 | Commerce | 1992-03-05 | 1992-10-06 | See S.2941. | House | Rep. Skelton, Ike [D-MO-4] | MO | D | S000465 | 47 | Small Business Innovation Development Amendment Act of 1992 - Amends the Small Business Innovation Development Act of 1982 to extend the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program from October 1, 1993, to October 1, 2000. Amends the Small Business Act, regarding small business eligibility for Federal agency research and development awards, to include in the three-phase evaluation process determining the technological feasibility of ideas, those ideas that appear to have commercial potential. Includes amounts obligated within the Department of Defense (DOD) solely for operational systems development within the definition of "extramural budget." Excludes from such definition amounts obligated within the Department of Energy (DOE) solely for weapons activities or for naval reactors programs. Prescribes minimum SBIR expenditure amounts for FY 1993 through 1998 and thereafter for each Federal agency which in any fiscal year has an extramural budget for research, or research and development, in excess of $100,000,000. Requires the head of each qualifying Federal agency during FY 1996 to determine whether there has been a demonstrable reduction in the quality of research performed under funding agreements awarded by that agency under the SBIR program since the beginning of FY 1993 such that increasing the expenditure percentages beyond the FY 1996 level would adversely affect the performance of that agency's research programs. Requires the post-FY 1996 expenditure limits to remain at the FY 1996 level if a demonstrable reduction in research quality is found by such agency head. Directs the Comptroller General to report his recommendation with respect to such determination to the head of each such agency and the Congress. Requires each Federal agency that is required to establish an SBIR program to: (1) determine unilaterally research topics within its SBIR solicitations, giving special consideration to topics which permit substantial applicant participation in research project formulation; and (2) make payme… | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 102-hr-4411 | 102 | hr | 4411 | To establish a Buy-American Fund to encourage American consumers to purchase products bearing a "made in America" label, to create guidelines for the use of "made in America" labels, and to protect against the misuse of such labels, and for other purposes. | Commerce | 1992-03-05 | 1992-03-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17] | OH | D | T000350 | 0 | Establishes in the Treasury the Buy American Fund. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to make grants from the Fund to persons to create and market advertisements to encourage American consumers to purchase products bearing made-in-America labels. Authorizes appropriations. Prohibits a product from bearing a label which states that it was made in America unless: (1) it has been registered with the Department of Commerce; and (2) the Secretary has determined that 60 percent of the product was manufactured, and its final assembly occurred, in the United States. Requires products with made-in-America labels to be registered with the Department of Commerce. Sets forth penalties for fraudulent use of such labels. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 102-hr-4412 | 102 | hr | 4412 | To amend title 17, United States Code, relating to fair use of copyrighted works. | Commerce | 1992-03-05 | 1992-10-24 | Became Public Law No: 102-492. | House | Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2] | NJ | D | H000930 | 5 | Amends the Copyright Act of 1976 to provide that the unpublished nature of a work shall not bar a finding of fair use if the finding is based on the following factors: (1) the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes; (2) the nature of the copyrighted work; (3) the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and (4) the effect of the use upon the potential market for, or value of, the copyrighted work. | 2025-01-16T12:12:20Z | |
| 102-hr-4350 | 102 | hr | 4350 | Tobacco and Nicotine Health and Safety Act of 1992 | Commerce | 1992-02-27 | 1992-03-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Synar, Mike [D-OK-2] | OK | D | S001139 | 24 | Tobacco and Nicotine Health and Safety Act of 1992 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) to create a new chapter on tobacco products. Makes unlawful the distribution of a tobacco product that presents risks to health: (1) to persons under the age of 18, or under the higher age limit set by the State involved; (2) if it is misbranded or adulterated as prescribed by this Act; or (3) as a free sample or by coupons or other discounting. Requires States to enact laws and promulgate regulations as necessary to ensure compliance. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services, if State enforcement is insufficient to comply with the age requirements of this Act, to impose requirements on the form, manner, and location of tobacco product sales in that State. Deems a tobacco product misbranded if: (1) its labeling is false or misleading in any particular; (2) its labeling fails to contain the statements required by the Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act and the Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco Health Education Act; (3) its labeling fails to contain the statement "Federal Law Prohibits Sale to Minors"; or (4) other requirements are not met. Allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services, by regulation, to require manufacturers to provide additional information to consumers through labeling, inserts, or other means. Allows the Secretary to modify the existing warning labels so long as the modifications do not weaken the health message in the warnings. Deems a tobacco product adulterated if: (1) the level of any tobacco additive is in violation of a requirement set under this Act; (2) the nicotine, tar, carbon monoxide, or other harmful constituent level has not been established under this Act; (3) it contains any added poisonous or deleterious substance that may render it injurious to health; or (4) other conditions are met. Requires manufacturers, importers, or packagers to provide the Secretary with a list of additives used in tobacco products. Authorizes the Secretary to establish pu… | 2025-08-26T15:17:54Z | |
| 102-s-2298 | 102 | s | 2298 | Tobacco Health and Safety Act of 1992 | Commerce | 1992-02-27 | 1992-02-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] | NM | D | B000468 | 0 | Tobacco Health and Safety Act of 1992 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) to create a new chapter on tobacco products. Makes unlawful the distribution of a tobacco product that presents risks to health: (1) to persons under the age of 18, or under the higher age limit set by the State involved; (2) if it is misbranded or adulterated as described by this Act; or (3) as a free sample or by coupons or other discounting. Requires States to enact laws and promulgate regulations as necessary to ensure compliance. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services, if State enforcement is insufficient to comply with the age requirements of this Act, to impose requirements on the form, manner, and location of tobacco product sales in that State. Deems a tobacco product misbranded if: (1) its labeling is false or misleading in any particular; (2) its labeling fails to contain the statements required by the Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act and the Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco Health Education Act; (3) its labeling fails to contain the statement "Federal Law Prohibits Sale to Minors"; or (4) other requirements are not met. Allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services, by regulation, to require manufacturers to provide additional information to consumers through labeling, inserts, or other means. Allows the Secretary to modify the existing warning labels so long as the modifications do not weaken the health message in the warnings. Deems a tobacco product adulterated if: (1) the level of any tobacco additive is in violation of a requirement set under this Act; (2) the nicotine, tar, carbon monoxide, or other harmful constituent level has not been established under this Act; (3) it contains any added poisonous or deleterious substance that may render it injurious to health; or (4) other conditions are met. Requires manufacturers, importers, or packagers to provide the Secretary with a list of additives used in tobacco products. Authorizes the Secretary to establish public disclosur… | 2025-08-26T15:13:42Z | |
| 102-sjres-262 | 102 | sjres | 262 | A joint resolution designating July 4, 1992, as "Buy American Day". | Commerce | 1992-02-27 | 1992-02-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Kasten, Robert W., Jr. [R-WI] | WI | R | K000019 | 50 | Designates July 4, 1992, as Buy American Day. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 102-s-2256 | 102 | s | 2256 | Film Disclosure Act of 1992 | Commerce | 1992-02-25 | 1992-09-22 | Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 102-1136. | Senate | Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY] | WY | R | S000429 | 2 | Film Disclosure Act of 1992 - Amends the Lanham Act to require that each public exhibition of a materially altered motion picture (and each copy of such film offered to the public through sale or rental) bear a label which conspicuously discloses the fact of: (1) the film's material alteration from the form in which it was first released to the public; (2) the nature of such alteration; and (3) any objections raised by the artistic authors with reference to such alteration. Delineates the compliance procedure for: (1) distributors or networks that propose to exploit a materially altered film; and (2) motion pictures intended for home use through either retail purchase or rental. Grants an artistic author the right to seek injunctive relief in U.S. district courts to prevent violation of his or her rights under this Act. | 2025-08-26T15:17:36Z | |
| 102-hjres-415 | 102 | hjres | 415 | Designating July 4, 1992, through July 11, 1992, as "Buy American Week". | Commerce | 1992-02-19 | 1992-02-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Goodling, William F. [R-PA-19] | PA | R | G000291 | 30 | Designates July 4 through 11, 1992, as Buy American Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z |
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