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| 102-s-3376 | 102 | s | 3376 | Consumer Mail Fraud Protection Act of 1992 | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-10-08 | 1992-10-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Pryor, David H. [D-AR] | AR | D | P000556 | 0 | Consumer Mail Fraud Protection Act of 1992 - Amends Federal law to prohibit the mailing of matter otherwise legally acceptable that could be interpreted as a bill, invoice, or statement of account due but, in fact, constitutes a solicitation for a contribution. Applies authorities of the Postal Service to issue certain orders concerning persons obtaining money or property through the mail by false representations to persons who have, within three years of the commencement of proceedings, used the mail for such purposes. Requires a mailed solicitation for funds or for the sale of goods or services to disclose the name and business address of the person making the solicitation. Provides that any use of the mail to attempt to obtain consideration for arranging, or providing assistance in securing, a loan of money, a credit card, or a line of credit shall constitute a prima facie violation, unless such activity is performed by an entity that is licensed by and subject to regulation of a Federal agency. Authorizes the issuance of injunctions or restraining orders to restrict individuals from using the mail in furtherance of a scheme, lottery, or gift enterprise. Permits the Postmaster General to serve civil investigative demands to compel the production of documents pertaining to investigations concerning nonmailable matter. Sets forth provisions governing the service of demands, production of documents, answering of interrogatories, and examination of witnesses. Authorizes the Postal Service to petition a district court for enforcement orders against persons who fail to comply with civil investigative demands. Applies Federal criminal penalties for obstruction of proceedings concerning civil investigative demands under the Antitrust Civil Process Act to obstruction concerning demands made by the Postal Service. Provides for civil penalties against persons who use any instrumentality of interstate commerce to evade certain orders to restrict their use of the mails to further schemes, lotteries, or gift enterprises. S… | 2025-08-26T15:17:01Z | |
| 102-hr-6180 | 102 | hr | 6180 | Telecommunications Authorization Act of 1992 | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-10-06 | 1992-10-27 | Became Public Law No: 102-538. | House | Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] | MA | D | M000133 | 0 | Telecommunications Authorization Act of 1992 - Title I: National Telecommunications and Information Administration - Part A: Organization and Functions - National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act - Provides statutory authorization for the establishment within the Department of Commerce (DOC) of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). Directs the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) assign to the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information (of DOC) and NTIA responsibility for the performance of the Secretary's communications and information functions; and (2) submit annual reports to the President pursuant to the Communications Satellite Act of 1962. Requires the Secretary and the NTIA to amend the Department of Commerce spectrum management document entitled "Manual of Regulations and Procedures for Federal Radio Frequency Management" to improve Federal spectrum management activities and publish any changes in regulations in the Federal Register. Sets forth requirements for such amendments, including requirements that provide for availability of information to the public. Requires the Secretary to certify compliance with such requirement to the Congress. Directs the Secretary, in assigning frequencies for mobile and other radio services, to promote efficient and cost-effective use of the spectrum. Authorizes the Secretary to withhold or refuse to assign frequencies for such services to further the goals of efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Requires the Secretary to implement and report to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on a plan requiring Federal agencies with mobile radio systems to use more spectrum-efficient technologies. Authorizes the Secretary to reassign to another DOC unit a function required to be assigned to NTIA by this Act, subject to specified limitations. Part B: Special and Temporary Provisions - Authorizes appropriations for NTIA administration f… | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 102-hr-6191 | 102 | hr | 6191 | Telephone Disclosure and Dispute Resolution Act | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-10-06 | 1992-10-28 | Became Public Law No: 102-556. | House | Rep. Swift, Al [D-WA-2] | WA | D | S001115 | 1 | Telephone Disclosure and Dispute Resolution Act - Title I: Carrier Obligations and Consumer Rights Concerning Pay-Per-Call Transactions - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish a system for the oversight and regulation of pay-per-call services. Requires the FCC's final rules to: (1) include measures that provide a consumer of pay-per-call services with adequate and clear descriptions of the rights of the caller; (2) define the obligations of common carriers with respect to the provision of such services; (3) include requirements on such carriers to protect against abusive practices by service providers; (4) identify procedures by which common carriers and providers may take affirmative steps to protect against nonpayment of legitimate charges; and (5) include requirements that such services be offered only through the use of certain telephone number prefixes and area codes. Directs common carriers that contract with a provider of pay-per-call services to make available on request: (1) a list of telephone numbers, a description, and a statement of fees for each service it carries; and (2) other information the FCC considers necessary. Requires common carriers contracting with providers to terminate services if the service is not in compliance with this Act. Prohibits common carriers from disconnecting or interrupting a subscriber's local or long distance service because of nonpayment for any pay-per-call service. Authorizes common carriers that provide local exchange service to offer subscribers the option of blocking access to pay-per-call service. Permits the cost of blocking to be recovered by contract or tariff but bars recovery of costs from local or long distance ratepayers. Directs common carriers to prohibit by tariff or contract the use of any toll-free number in a manner that would result in the calling party being: (1) assessed a charge for the call; (2) connected to a pay-per-call service; (3) charged for information conveyed durin… | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 102-hr-6192 | 102 | hr | 6192 | To designate the United States Federal building and United States courthouse to be located at Fifth and Ross Streets in Santa Ana, California, as the "Ronald Reagan Federal Building and Courthouse". | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-10-06 | 1992-10-06 | Referred to the House Committee on Public Works + Transportation. | House | Rep. Cox, Christopher [R-CA-40] | CA | R | C000830 | 4 | Designates the Federal building and U.S. courthouse to be constructed at Fifth and Ross Streets in Santa Ana, California, as the Ronald Reagan Federal Building and Courthouse. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 102-hr-6193 | 102 | hr | 6193 | To designate the United States Federal building and United States courthouse to be located at Fifth and Ross Streets in Santa Ana, California, as the "Ronald Reagan Building", and to designate the Gallipolis Locks and Dam, Ohio River and West Virginia, as the "Robert C. Byrd Locks and Dam". | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-10-06 | 1992-10-06 | Referred to the House Committee on Public Works + Transportation. | House | Rep. Cox, Christopher [R-CA-40] | CA | R | C000830 | 0 | Designates: (1) the Federal building and U.S. courthouse to be constructed at Fifth and Ross Streets in Santa Ana, California, as the Ronald Reagan Building; and (2) the Gallipolis Locks and Dam, Ohio River, Ohio and West Virginia, as the Robert C. Byrd Locks and Dam. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 102-s-3354 | 102 | s | 3354 | A bill entitled "The Private Sector Whistleblowers' Protection Act of 1992". | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-10-06 | 1992-10-06 | Referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Wallop, Malcolm [R-WY] | WY | R | W000092 | 0 | Provides persons subject to regulatory action with protection against reprisal for disclosing agency waste, mismanagement, abuse of authority, or other prohibited regulatory practices. | 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z | |
| 102-s-3355 | 102 | s | 3355 | A bill to amend chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code, relating to regulatory flexibility analysis. | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-10-06 | 1992-10-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Wallop, Malcolm [R-WY] | WY | R | W000092 | 0 | Amends the Regulatory Flexibility Act to provide for: (1) judicial review of certain administrative certification decisions; and (2) regulatory flexibility analysis of Internal Revenue Service rules. Defines "impact" to mean the effects of a proposed or final rule which an agency can anticipate at the time of publication and includes the effects imposed by such rule. | 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z | |
| 102-hr-6142 | 102 | hr | 6142 | To permit candidates who receive amounts from the Presidential Primary Matching Payment Account to use more personal funds to pay campaign debts from their primary elections. | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-10-05 | 1992-10-05 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Boehner, John A. [R-OH-8] | OH | R | B000589 | 0 | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a presidential candidate to use personal funds to defray qualified campaign expenses. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 102-hr-6149 | 102 | hr | 6149 | To amend title 5, United States Code, with respect to the rate of interest on deductions from pay under the Civil Service Retirement System after performing sufficient service to earn the maximum annuity allowable. | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-10-05 | 1992-10-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits. | House | Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] | VA | D | M000933 | 0 | Amends Federal law to revise the formula for the rate of interest on deductions from pay under the Civil Service Retirement System after a Federal employee or Member of Congress performs sufficient service to earn the maximum annuity allowable. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 102-hr-6157 | 102 | hr | 6157 | Fair Competition Act of 1992 | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-10-05 | 1992-10-05 | Referred to the House Committee on Government Operations. | House | Rep. Thomas, Craig [R-WY-At Large] | WY | R | T000162 | 0 | Fair Competition Act of 1992 - Amends Federal law to prohibit an executive agency from providing commercial activities to a State or local government unless a public notification and search of potential private sector providers by the agency determines that an activity is of such a unique nature that no private sector provider can perform such services. | 2025-08-26T15:17:42Z | |
| 102-hr-6163 | 102 | hr | 6163 | To designate certain Federal buildings. | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-10-05 | 1992-10-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | House | Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8] | NJ | D | R000383 | 0 | Designates: (1) the U.S. courthouse under construction located at 400 Cooper Street in Camden, New Jersey, as the Mitchell H. Cohen United States Courthouse; (2) the Federal building and U.S. courthouse located at 402 East State Street in Trenton, New Jersey, as the Clarkson S. Fisher Federal Building and United States Courthouse; (3) the Federal building located at 1900 E Street in Washington, D.C., and currently occupied by the Office of Personnel Management as the Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building; (4) the building located at 80 North Hughey Avenue in Orlando, Florida, as the George C. Young United States Courthouse and Federal Building; (5) the Federal building located at 501 West Ocean Boulevard in Long Beach, California, as the Glenn M. Anderson Federal Building; (6) the Federal building and U.S. courthouse located at 204 South Main Street in South Bend, Indiana, as the Robert A. Grant Federal Building and United States Courthouse; (7) the Federal building located at 200 Federal Plaza in Paterson, New Jersey, as the Robert A. Roe Federal Building; (8) the Federal building and U.S. courthouse located at the corner of College Avenue and Mountain Street in Fayetteville, Arkansas, as the John Paul Hammerschmidt Federal Building and United States Courthouse; (9) the Federal building and courthouse to be constructed at Fifth and Ross Streets in Santa Ana, California, as the Ronald Reagan Federal Building and Courthouse; (10) the U.S. Court of Appeals building located at 125 South Grand Avenue in Pasadena, California, as the Richard H. Chambers United States Court of Appeals Building; (11) the Federal building located at Main and Church Streets in Victoria, Texas, as the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Building; (12) the U.S. courthouse to be constructed in Fargo, North Dakota, as the Quentin N. Burdick United States Courthouse; (13) the area for which environmental and other streambank restoration measures are authorized pursuant to the flood control project for flood control, Passaic River Mainstem, New Jers… | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 102-hr-6164 | 102 | hr | 6164 | To amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to authorize appropriations for maintenance, repair, alteration, and other services necessary for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-10-05 | 1992-10-24 | Became Public Law No: 102-500. | House | Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8] | NJ | D | R000383 | 0 | Amends the John F. Kennedy Center Act to authorize appropriations for maintenance, repairs, alterations, and operating services for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 102-s-3336 | 102 | s | 3336 | Federal Resource Efficient Building Materials Act of 1992 | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-10-05 | 1992-10-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH] | OH | D | G000236 | 0 | Federal Resource Efficient Building Materials Act of 1992 - Requires the Administrator of General Services to establish a three-year pilot program to demonstrate the acquisition and use of resource efficient building materials in Federal facilities and buildings. Directs the Administrator, in selecting resource efficient building materials, to use the criteria of: (1) maximizing the conservation and preservation of natural resources; and (2) ensuring that the materials are similar in quality and durability to comparable, more conventional materials, are cost competitive with comparable, more conventional materials on a life cycle cost basis, and meet appropriate environmental, public health, and safety standards. Sets forth reporting requirements. Establishes the Resource Efficient Building Material Advisory Board to: (1) advise the Administrator on the latest developments in resource efficient building materials and design and on how such developments may be incorporated into the construction of Federal buildings; and (2) make recommendations to the Administrator on actions needed to further facilitate the acquisition and use of resource efficient materials in Federal construction and to minimize the generation of solid waste in the construction of Federal buildings and facilities. Directs the Administrator to promulgate regulations containing guidelines to Federal agencies on minimizing the creation of solid waste and on maximizing the use of resource efficient building materials in the construction of Federal buildings, after considering the Board's recommendations. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T15:16:22Z | |
| 102-hr-6117 | 102 | hr | 6117 | Insular Areas Policy Act | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-10-03 | 1992-10-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee On Insular and International Affairs. | House | Del. de Lugo, Ron [D-VI-At Large] | VI | D | D000209 | 0 | Title I: Findings, Purposes, and Policy - Insular Areas Policy Act - Declares that it is Federal Government policy to promote the self-determined political, social, and economic development of the insular areas and to recognize their unique character in the extension of Federal laws, programs, and regulations. Title II: Council on Insular Affairs - Establishes a Council on Insular Affairs to exercise certain authorities with respect to the insular areas on behalf of the President. Directs the Council to report annually on the state of the insular areas to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs and the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Requires the report to indicate the social, economic, and political conditions of such areas and to detail changes in those conditions as well as actions to address such conditions. Abolishes the Office of Territorial and International Affairs and establishes the Office of Insular Assistance within the Department of the Interior to assume responsibilities regarding the administration of grants to territorial governments. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T15:17:11Z | |
| 102-hconres-372 | 102 | hconres | 372 | Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Postmaster General should not issue a commemorative postage stamp in honor of any individual who, at the time of his death, was a member of the communist party or was no longer a citizen of the United States because he had renounced his citizenship. | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-10-02 | 1992-10-06 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Postal Operations and Services. | House | Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22] | TX | R | D000217 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Postmaster General should not issue a commemorative postage stamp in honor of any individual who, at the time of his death, was a member of the communist party or was no longer a U.S. citizen because he had renounced his citizenship. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 102-hr-6095 | 102 | hr | 6095 | Excellence in Public Architecture Act of 1992 | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-10-02 | 1992-10-02 | Referred to the House Committee on Public Works + Transportation. | House | Rep. Swett, Dick [D-NH-2] | NH | D | S001113 | 0 | Excellence in Public Architecture Act of 1992 - Amends the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to require the Administrator of the General Services Administration, no later than March 1, 1993, and no later than each March 1 thereafter, to submit to the Commission of Fine Arts and the Congress a list of all public building projects for which architectural and engineering services for building design or site planning will be procured for the fiscal year. Directs the Administrator, no later than October 1, 1993, to issue model rules under which competitions for such services will be conducted. Requires such rules to: (1) establish no fewer than three different model competition procedure formats; (2) require the submission of the competition program for each project to the Commission of Fine Arts for review and comment; (3) provide for appointment of a project competition adviser and appointment of a project competition jury by the National Endowment for the Arts, in consultation with the American Institute of Architects and the Administrator; (4) provide that each jury shall include a representative of the General Services Administration, the principal Federal agency that will occupy the project, and the American Institute of Architects; and (5) require the project jury to report its recommendations in writing with reasons for such recommendations. Increases from six percent to no more than eight percent of total contract costs that can be allocated for architectural and engineering services. Establishes a Supervisory Architect within the General Services Administration to supervise design activities. | 2025-08-26T15:16:49Z | |
| 102-hr-6108 | 102 | hr | 6108 | Bipartisan Commission on Total Quality Government Act of 1992 | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-10-02 | 1992-10-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service. | House | Rep. Ritter, Don [R-PA-15] | PA | R | R000277 | 1 | Bipartisan Commission on Total Quality Government Act of 1992 - Establishes the Bipartisan Commission on Total Quality Government to: (1) provide for the education of Members of Congress, their staff, and congressional instrumentalities about Total Quality (TQ) (a structured management approach first used in private industry); (2) make recommendations to the President and the Congress regarding the application of TQ principles to the organization and operations of the legislative and executive branches of the Federal Government; (3) establish a formal focus group of high-level Federal employees personally involved in TQ efforts in order to provide information and insights on issues and obstacles related to creating a TQ Government; (4) sponsor forums with various Government customers and suppliers and provide opportunities for affected groups to communicate their satisfaction with Government services or their recommendations for improvement; and (5) survey U.S. citizens about the quality of Government services in order to ensure that the major customers of the Government have input into efforts to improve the Government. Requires the Commission to submit an initial report to the President and the Congress with recommendations for the application of TQ principles to the organization and operation of the legislative and executive branches of the Government, with additional annual reports to follow. Requires the President, after receiving such a report from the Commission, to submit to the Commission and the Congress separate reports containing the President's recommendations for restructuring and improving the operation of all executive branch organizations recommended for reform by the Commission. Requires House and Senate leadership, after receiving such a report from the Commission, to submit to the Commission and the President separate reports with recommendations for restructuring and improving the operation of all legislative branch organizations recommended for reform by the Commission. | 2025-08-26T15:13:35Z | |
| 102-hjres-557 | 102 | hjres | 557 | Proposing and amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing for direct popular elections of the President and the Vice President, establishing a day for elections for the offices of the President, the Vice President, Senator, and Representative, and providing for primaries to nominate candidates for the offices 1 month before the elections. | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-10-01 | 1992-10-01 | Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary. | House | Rep. Jacobs, Andrew, Jr. [D-IN-10] | IN | D | J000033 | 0 | Constitutional Amendment - Directs the Congress to provide by law for: (1) national primaries to nominate candidates for President and Vice President, which shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in September of the years preceding the years in which the terms of the President and the Vice President begin; (2) national elections of the President and the Vice President, which shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in October of national primary years; (3) primaries in which the electors in a State who have the qualifications for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislature nominate candidates for the Senate, which shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in September of the years preceding the years in which a Senator's term expires; (4) Senate elections for the vacating seat, which shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in October of primary years; (5) primaries in which the electors in a congressional district of a State who have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislature, or in a State whose Representatives are elected at large, nominate candidates for Representative to represent the district in the Congress, which shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in September of the years preceding the years in which the terms of Representatives begin; and (6) elections for Representatives, which shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in October of primary years. | 2021-06-02T14:04:05Z | |
| 102-s-3297 | 102 | s | 3297 | Computer Security Act Amendments of 1992 | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-10-01 | 1992-10-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] | WI | D | K000305 | 1 | Computer Security Act Amendments of 1992 - Amends the Computer Security Act of 1987 to require agency heads to report to specified congressional committees on attempts by unauthorized users to access Federal computer systems. Requires a report by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) assessing Government computer security. Requires agency heads to: (1) audit multiuser Federal computer systems; and (2) designate and train a system manager for each multiuser system, who shall inspect and report on the security state, including passwords, of the system. Requires OMB to promulgate regulations establishing standards for computer security reports. | 2025-08-26T15:16:38Z | |
| 102-s-3301 | 102 | s | 3301 | A bill to permit certain disabled former Peace Corps volunteers to enroll in a Federal employees health benefit plan, and for other purposes. | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-10-01 | 1992-10-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] | CA | D | C000877 | 0 | Amends the Peace Corps Act to allow certain Peace Corps volunteers who are suffering from an injury or disease sustained while in the performance of Peace Corps duties to enroll (for self only or for self and family) in health benefits plans available under provisions of Federal law relating to health insurance for Federal employees. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z | |
| 102-hconres-367 | 102 | hconres | 367 | Authorizing the presentation of a program on the Capitol grounds. | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-09-30 | 1992-10-13 | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | House | Rep. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [D-CO-3] | CO | D | C000077 | 0 | Authorizes the Morning Star Foundation and the 1992 Alliance to present a program on the Capitol grounds on October 12, 1992, known as the "Native Voices: 500 Years After." | 2025-01-14T17:21:40Z | |
| 102-hr-6057 | 102 | hr | 6057 | To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from waiving the collection of penalties for violations of the alternative operator services requirements of such Act. | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-09-30 | 1992-10-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance. | House | Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-7] | NY | D | A000022 | 0 | Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from waiving penalties against aggregators (persons who make telephones available for interstate calls) or providers of operator services for violations of requirements unless such violations did not result in harm to consumers. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 102-hr-6058 | 102 | hr | 6058 | To designate the Federal building located at 600 Princess Anne Street in Fredericksburg, Virginia, as the "Samuel E. Perry Postal Building". | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-09-30 | 1992-10-06 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Postal Operations and Services. | House | Rep. Allen, George [R-VA-7] | VA | R | A000121 | 1 | Designates the Main Post Office located at 600 Princess Anne Street, Fredericksburg, Virginia, as the Samuel E. Perry Postal Building. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 102-hr-6061 | 102 | hr | 6061 | To require that if the Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area is combined with the Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, the official title of the resulting MSA shall include the name of each area within the new MSA. | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-09-30 | 1992-10-06 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6] | NC | R | C000556 | 0 | Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to take appropriate measures to ensure that if a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is established which consists of the Greensboro--Winston-Salem--Highpoint, North Carolina (NC), MSA and the Burlington, NC, MSA, the official title of the resulting MSA shall reflect the names of each individual area included in the official MSA titles above. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 102-hr-6066 | 102 | hr | 6066 | Telephone Toll Fraud Remedies Act of 1992 | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-09-30 | 1992-10-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance. | House | Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] | MA | D | M000133 | 0 | Telephone Toll Fraud Remedies Act of 1992 - Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish regulations protecting customers against toll fraud. Requires such regulations to include provisions: (1) mandating that manufacturers and dealers of customer premises equipment disclose prominent warnings that advise of the possibility of toll fraud and precautions to minimize fraud; (2) permitting common carriers to share information regarding potential toll fraud activity; (3) establishing customer premises equipment security guidelines for use in guarding against toll fraud; (4) requiring common carriers to offer capability to block international calls on customer-specified customer premises equipment lines and to place security mechanisms on the public switched network; (5) describing methods by which dealers and manufacturers of such equipment can decrease the incidence of toll fraud; and (6) establishing arbitration procedures for billing disputes involving allegations of toll fraud. Directs the FCC to ensure that all pending toll fraud cases exceeding $50,000 in charges relating to disputed fraudulent calls are adjudicated within a specified time frame. Exempts small carriers from this Act if the FCC determines it necessary and in the public interest. | 2025-08-26T15:14:37Z | |
| 102-hr-6074 | 102 | hr | 6074 | Federal Employees Discontinued Service Retirement Eligibility Extension Act | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-09-30 | 1992-10-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits. | House | Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-36] | CA | D | B000918 | 0 | Federal Employees Discontinued Service Retirement Eligibility Extension Act - Directs the Office of Personnel Management to prescribe regulations that provide that a Federal employee who is separated due to a reduction in force, within 18 months before becoming eligible for an early-retirement annuity, may elect to continue in Government service, without pay, until the age and service requirements for a discontinued service annuity are met. | 2025-08-26T15:17:04Z | |
| 102-sres-353 | 102 | sres | 353 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate the Democratic and Republican Presidential candidates and Vice Presidential Candidates should debate before the election of November 3, 1992. | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-09-29 | 1992-09-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules. | Senate | Sen. Pryor, David H. [D-AR] | AR | D | P000556 | 1 | Declares that: (1) the American people fund the campaigns of the major party candidates and they have a right to expect formal presidential and vice presidential debates; and (2) the Democratic and Republican presidential and vice presidential candidates should debate before the election of November 3, 1992. | 2025-01-14T17:21:40Z | |
| 102-s-3281 | 102 | s | 3281 | Regulatory Flexibility Amendments Act of 1992 | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-09-28 | 1992-09-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 0 | Regulatory Flexibility Amendments Act of 1992 - Amends Federal law to eliminate provisions respecting judicial review of Federal agency compliance with regulatory flexibility analysis requirements. Requires an agency to consider the direct and indirect effects of a rule in determining whether or not it is likely to have a significant impact on a substantial number of small entities. Sets forth guidelines governing agency transmittal of proposed rules to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration. Authorizes such official to transmit to the agency a statement of opposition to the proposed rule. Requires publication of such statement and the agency's response in the Federal Register. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration should be permitted to appear as amicus curiae in any action or case brought in a U.S. court for the purpose of reviewing a rule. | 2025-08-26T15:13:36Z | |
| 102-s-3279 | 102 | s | 3279 | A bill to extend the authorization of use of official mail in the location and recovery of missing children, and for other purposes. | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-09-26 | 1992-10-24 | Became Public Law No: 102-514. | Senate | Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH] | OH | D | M000678 | 2 | Amends Federal law to extend the authorization of use of official mail in the location and recovery of missing children. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 102-hr-6035 | 102 | hr | 6035 | Mike Mansfield Fellowship Act | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-09-25 | 1992-10-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs. | House | Rep. Hamilton, Lee H. [D-IN-9] | IN | D | H000114 | 1 | Mike Mansfield Fellowship Act - Establishes the Mike Mansfield Fellowship Program. Directs the Director of the U.S. Information Agency (USIA) (the Director) to make grants to the Mansfield Center for Pacific Affairs (Center) to award two-year fellowships to eligible Federal employees (including those from the legislative and judicial branches, as well as the executive branch). Requires fellowship recipients (Mansfield Fellows): (1) during their first year, to study, in the Washington, D.C. area, the Japanese language and political economy (but allows this year and the fellowship period to be shorter to the extent recipients already have such skills and knowledge); and (2) during their second year, to serve as a Fellow in a parliamentary office, ministry, or other agency of the Government of Japan, or, subject to Center approval, a nongovernmental Japanese institution associated with the recipient's interests. Requires the Center to comply with specified program requirements in order to be eligible for such grants. Authorizes the Director to enter into an arrangement with the Government of Japan to place Fellows in that Government. Authorizes the Foreign Service Institute to assist in carrying out Japanese language training by the Center through providing classroom space, teaching materials, and facilities, insofar as this is not detrimental to the Institute's other responsibilities. Authorizes the Center to accept and use gifts from private sources for such program, subject to review and approval of the Mansfield Fellowship Review Board. Sets forth program requirements. Requires that the Federal employees eligible for such fellowships have: (1) at least two years experience in any branch of the U.S. Government; and (2) a strong career interest in U.S.-Japan relations and a commitment to further Federal service. Requires that at least ten such fellowships be awarded annually. Prohibits Mansfield Fellows from engaging in any intelligence or intelligence-related activity on behalf of the U.S. Government. Pro… | 2025-08-26T15:16:09Z | |
| 102-s-3272 | 102 | s | 3272 | A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to provide that Federal contract laws shall apply to the United States Postal Service. | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-09-25 | 1992-09-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH] | OH | D | G000236 | 0 | Applies all Federal laws relating to Federal contracts to the Postal Service. | 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z | |
| 102-hjres-554 | 102 | hjres | 554 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for a 6-year term for the President and Vice President, to provide for a 4-year term for Representatives, to limit the number of terms Senators and Representatives may serve, to provide for a 12-year term for Supreme Court Justices, and to limit the terms of heads of the Executive departments and members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-09-24 | 1992-10-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. | House | Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] | OR | D | D000191 | 0 | Constitutional Amendment - Establishes a six-year term of office for the President and the Vice President. Prohibits a person from being elected to serve a term of office as President if the person held such office immediately preceding such term. Repeals the 22d amendment to the Constitution. Prohibits a person from being elected to serve a term of office as President or Vice President, or appointed to a term of office as head of an executive department, if the person has held the office of Vice President immediately preceding such term. Establishes a four-year term of office for Representatives. Prohibits any person from being elected more than three times to the office of Representative or more than two times to the office of Senator. Limits the term of office of a judge of the Supreme Court to 12 years and prohibits any person from being appointed as a judge more than once. Limits the term of office of the head of an executive department to six years. Prohibits a person from being elected to serve a term as President or Vice President, or appointed to a term of office as head of an executive department, if the person has held the office as a head of an executive department at any time during the six-year period ending on the date of election or appointment. Limits the term of office for members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to seven years. Prohibits a person from being appointed to serve a term as a member if the person has been a member at any time during the seven-year period ending on the date of appointment. | 2021-06-02T14:04:05Z | |
| 102-hr-6016 | 102 | hr | 6016 | To provide that the flag of the United States should be displayed at half-staff on all Government buildings on Peace Officers Memorial Day, and for other purposes. | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-09-24 | 1992-09-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. | House | Rep. Porter, John Edward [R-IL-10] | IL | R | P000444 | 0 | Authorizes and requests the President to issue proclamations: (1) directing Government officials to display the U.S. flag at half-staff on all Government buildings on Peace Officers Memorial Day; and (2) inviting State and local governments and the people of the United States to display the flag in the same manner on such day. | 2021-06-02T15:12:09Z | |
| 102-hr-5983 | 102 | hr | 5983 | Government Printing Office Electronic Information Access Enhancement Act of 1992 | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-09-22 | 1992-09-29 | Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules. | House | Rep. Rose, Charlie [D-NC-7] | NC | D | R000436 | 2 | Government Printing Office Electronic Information Access Enhancement Act of 1992 - Requires the Superintendent of Documents, under the direction of the Public Printer, to establish a means for providing the public with online access to electronic public information of the Federal Government. Sets forth guidelines for determining fees for accessing such information. Permits depository libraries to access information through such means without charge. Requires the Superintendent of Documents, under the direction of the Public Printer, to study and report to the Congress on the feasibility of enhancing public access to such information. | 2025-01-14T17:21:40Z | |
| 102-s-3255 | 102 | s | 3255 | A bill to amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that persons convicted of certain crimes of fraud or who are incarcerated may not receive worker's compensation under such chapter, and for other purposes. | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-09-21 | 1992-09-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Sasser, Jim [D-TN] | TN | D | S000068 | 0 | Amends the Federal Employees' Compensation Act to prohibit worker's compensation payments to individuals who: (1) are incarcerated, unless the individual has a family and worker's compensation payments comprise one-third or more of the family's income; or (2) have been convicted of worker's compensation fraud. | 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z | |
| 102-hr-5975 | 102 | hr | 5975 | To provide that certain new programs shall terminate no later than five years after the date of enactment of the law that establishes the programs. | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-09-18 | 1992-09-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security. | House | Rep. Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [R-CA-44] | CA | R | C000994 | 0 | Requires that any non-entitlement Federal program established after the enactment of this Act must terminate no later than five years after the enactment of the law that established it. | 2025-02-04T16:54:13Z | |
| 102-hr-5977 | 102 | hr | 5977 | Regulatory Flexibility Amendments Act of 1992 | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-09-18 | 1992-09-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations. | House | Rep. Ewing, Thomas W. [R-IL-15] | IL | R | E000282 | 41 | Regulatory Flexibility Amendments Act of 1992 - Amends Federal law to eliminate provisions respecting judicial review of Federal agency compliance with regulatory flexibility analysis requirements. Requires an agency to consider the direct and indirect effects of a rule in determining whether or not it is likely to have a significant impact on a substantial number of small entities. Sets forth guidelines governing agency transmittal of proposed rules to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration. Authorizes such official to transmit to the agency a statement of opposition to the proposed rule. Requires publication of such statement and the agency's response in the Federal Register. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration should be permitted to appear as amicus curiae in any action or case brought in a U.S. court for the purpose of reviewing a rule. | 2025-08-26T15:14:07Z | |
| 102-hr-5968 | 102 | hr | 5968 | Federal Emergency Management Agency Sunset Act of 1992 | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-09-17 | 1992-10-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-9] | CA | D | S000810 | 0 | Federal Emergency Management Agency Sunset Act of 1992 - Transfers all powers, funds, and personnel of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to the Secretary of Defense. Provides for the adjustment of the rate of basic pay of personnel transferred to the Department of Defense who are currently covered by Federal merit pay provisions. Continues all existing orders, rules, regulations, and agreements and pending applications for financial assistance or lawsuits concerning functions transferred under this Act. | 2025-08-26T15:17:12Z | |
| 102-hr-5935 | 102 | hr | 5935 | Executive Branch Standards of Conduct Correction Act of 1992 | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-09-15 | 1992-09-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] | MA | D | F000339 | 0 | Executive Branch Standards of Conduct Correction Act of 1992 - Directs the Director of the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) to amend certain OGE regulations with respect to the prohibition against honoraria. Amends Federal law with respect to the acceptance by executive branch employees of travel and related expenses from non-Federal sources for activities related to official duties. | 2025-08-26T15:15:24Z | |
| 102-hr-5939 | 102 | hr | 5939 | To amend title 31, United States Code, to establish an interest penalty for failure to make prompt payments under service contracts with small business concerns. | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-09-15 | 1992-09-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security. | House | Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] | MA | D | F000339 | 0 | Provides that in the case of a failure to make a payment under a Federal service contract with a small business concern by the payment due date, the interest penalty shall be paid without regard to whether such concern is obligated to provide property or service after the required payment date. | 2025-02-04T16:54:13Z | |
| 102-hr-5945 | 102 | hr | 5945 | To provide that a special census be conducted, without charge to a requesting State, county, or other unit of government, if necessary to correct a significant undercount in a decennial census which is due, in whole or in part, to a natural disaster or similar situation. | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-09-15 | 1992-09-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16] | CA | D | P000047 | 0 | Requires the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a special census for the government of a State, the District of Columbia, a U.S. territory or possession, or a political subdivision thereof without charge to such government, if: (1) the special census is necessary to correct a significant undercount which occurred in the most recent decennial census of population; (2) a natural disaster or other emergency affecting such area, as declared by the President, was a major factor contributing to the undercount; and (3) a request for such census is made by such government within such time and in such manner as the Secretary shall prescribe, except that the deadline for such a request may not be before the end of the 18-month period beginning on the most recent decennial census date. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 102-hr-5950 | 102 | hr | 5950 | To repeal the Act entitled "An Act to designate the building located at 1515 Sam Houston Street in Liberty, Texas, as the 'M.P. Daniel and Thomas F. Calhoon, Senior, Post Office Building'", approved May 17, 1990. | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-09-15 | 1992-09-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Postal Operations and Services. | House | Rep. Wilson, Charles [D-TX-2] | TX | D | W000570 | 0 | Repeals the Act designating the building located at 1515 Sam Houston Street, Liberty, Texas, as the M.P. Daniel and Thomas F. Calhoon, Senior, Post Office Building. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 102-sjres-337 | 102 | sjres | 337 | A joint resolution designating September 18, 1992, as "National POW/MIA Recognition Day", and authorizing display of the National League of Families POW/MIA flag. | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-09-15 | 1992-09-30 | Became Public Law No: 102-373. | Senate | Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000148 | 31 | Designates September 18, 1992, as National POW/MIA Recognition Day. Requires the POW/MIA flag to be flown on a flagstaff of the White House, the Departments of State, Defense, and Veterans Affairs, the Selective Service Commission, each national cemetery, and the National Vietnam Veterans Memorial on such day. Requires the flag to be flown on a flagstaff of each national cemetery and the National Vietnam Veterans Memorial on May 30, 1993 (Memorial Day), and on November 11, 1992 (Veterans Day). States that the flag shall be displayed as a symbol of national concern and commitment to resolving the fates of Americans still prisoner, missing, and unaccounted for. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 102-hr-5926 | 102 | hr | 5926 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the provision that permits payments from the Presidential Election Campaign Fund for the expenses of presidential nominating conventions. | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-09-10 | 1992-09-12 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Elections. | House | Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-12] | IL | R | C000873 | 0 | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the provision that requires the Secretary of the Treasury to maintain in the Presidential Election Campaign Fund accounts for payments for presidential nominating conventions. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 102-hr-5928 | 102 | hr | 5928 | White House Personnel Reauthorization Act of 1992 | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-09-10 | 1992-10-03 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 562. | House | Rep. Kanjorski, Paul E. [D-PA-11] | PA | D | K000008 | 2 | White House Personnel Reauthorization Act of 1992 - Revises Federal law with respect to the office and compensation of the President and related matters. Requires the President to submit to the Congress reports on: (1) expenditures of executive branch entities made by or on behalf of the President, Vice President, or any component of the Executive Office of the President; (2) how amounts appropriated pursuant to such law were obligated or expended; and (3) the utilization of Government aircraft. Requires such reports to be made available to the public. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T15:14:37Z | |
| 102-hr-5929 | 102 | hr | 5929 | To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that an individual serving in a position in the competitive or excepted service, under an indefinite or temporary appointment, who performs at least 2 years of service in such a position within a 5-year period, and who passes a suitable noncompetitive examination, shall be granted competitive status for purposes of transfer or reassignment. | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-09-10 | 1992-09-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service. | House | Rep. Kanjorski, Paul E. [D-PA-11] | PA | D | K000008 | 0 | Amends Federal civil service law to provide that an individual serving in a position in the competitive or excepted service, under an indefinite or temporary appointment, who performs at least two years of service in such a position within a five year period and passes a suitable noncompetitive examination, acquires competitive status for purposes of appointment to a position in the competitive service. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 102-s-3224 | 102 | s | 3224 | A bill to designate the United States Courthouse to be constructed in Fargo, North Dakota, the Quentin N. Burdick United States Courthouse. | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-09-10 | 1992-10-24 | Became Public Law No: 102-513. | Senate | Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] | NY | D | M001054 | 98 | Designates the U.S. courthouse to be constructed in Fargo, North Dakota, as the Quentin N. Burdick United States Courthouse. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 102-hr-5913 | 102 | hr | 5913 | To provide for a unified schedule of rates for mail. | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-09-09 | 1992-09-09 | Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Bennett, Charles E. [D-FL-3] | FL | D | B000371 | 0 | Requires the U.S. Postal Service (Service) to design and implement a system under which postage on mail shall be determined by reference to a single schedule of rates which shall apply in the same manner to all mail, regardless of the class or type of mail matter involved. Directs the Service to preserve the system of reduced rates for nonprofit charitable organizations. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 102-hr-5831 | 102 | hr | 5831 | To designate the Federal building located at 312 South Main Street in Victoria, Texas, as the "Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Building". | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-08-12 | 1992-10-23 | Became Public Law No: 102-455. | House | Rep. Laughlin, Greg [D-TX-14] | TX | D | L000119 | 0 | Designates a Federal building located at Main and Church Streets in Victoria, Texas, as the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Building. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 102-hr-5843 | 102 | hr | 5843 | To provide that elections for President, Senators, and Members of the Congress be held on Saturday. | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-08-12 | 1992-08-12 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Elections. | House | Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-1] | MI | D | C000714 | 0 | Amends Federal election law to provide that elections for President, Vice President, and Members of Congress be held on Saturday rather than Tuesday. | 2024-02-07T11:39:48Z | |
| 102-hr-5845 | 102 | hr | 5845 | Rural Business Federal Contracting Act | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-08-12 | 1992-08-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security. | House | Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND-None] | ND | D | D000432 | 0 | Rural Business Federal Contracting Act - Provides that for the purpose of meeting the goals established below, the head of a Federal agency may award procurement contracts to rural business concerns on the basis of competition restricted to such concerns. Requires that, before making such an award, the Administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy and the head of the contracting procurement agency determine such award to be in the interest of: (1) maintaining or mobilizing the Nation's full productive capacity; (2) national security; (3) assuring that a fair proportion of the total purchases and contracts for property and services for the Government in each industry category are placed with rural business concerns; or (4) assuring that a fair proportion of the total sales of Government property be made to rural business concerns. Establishes Government-wide and individual agency goals for the award of Federal procurement contracts to rural business concerns. | 2025-08-26T15:17:56Z | |
| 102-hr-5851 | 102 | hr | 5851 | Nondevelopmental Items Acquisition Act of 1992 | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-08-12 | 1992-10-05 | Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. | House | Rep. Horton, Frank J. [R-NY-29] | NY | R | H000797 | 6 | Title I: Commission on Information Technology and Paperwork Reduction - Establishes the Commission on Information Technology and Paperwork Reduction in order to minimize the information reporting burden imposed by the Federal Government, consistent with the needs of the Government for information for policy purposes. Lists specific Commission functions, which include the study and review of former Commission on Paperwork recommendations for paperwork reduction. Requires a final Commission report to the Congress and the President with a review of both its findings and recommendations for statutory and other changes needed to minimize Federal reporting requirements. Requires action by the Office of Management and Budget with respect to Commission recommendations. Title II: Nondevelopment Items Acquisition - Nondevelopmental Items Acquisition Act of 1992 - Amends the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to require the Federal Acquisition Regulation issued under the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) Act to require that: (1) supply procurement requirements of Federal agencies are stated in terms of functions to be performed, performance required, or essential physical characteristics; (2) such requirements are defined so that nondevelopmental items (NDIs) (commercial items already available in the marketplace) may be procured to fulfill such requirements; (3) such requirements are fulfilled through the procurement of NDIs where practicable; and (4) prior to developing new specifications, executive agencies conduct market research to determine whether NDIs are available or could be modified to meet agency needs. Requires the Federal Acquisition Regulation to require simplified contracting procedures for commercial items. Specifies that such items must be items which are sold or traded to the general public in significant quantities in the course of normal business operations. Includes items which require only minor modifications to meet the needs of the procuring agency. Allows th… | 2025-02-04T16:54:13Z | |
| 102-hr-5865 | 102 | hr | 5865 | To prohibit the use of appropriated funds to adjust the 1990 decennial census or any intercensal estimates by the Bureau of the Census of the U.S. Department of Commerce. | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-08-12 | 1992-08-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Moody, Jim [D-WI-5] | WI | D | M000881 | 5 | Prohibits the Department of Commerce or the Census Bureau from using appropriated funds to adjust any current data on population development to reflect estimates of persons deemed to be undercounted or overcounted in the decennial census. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 102-hr-5866 | 102 | hr | 5866 | To amend title 13, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Commerce to notify the Senate and House of Representatives about changes in the methodology for producing numbers used in any Federal funding formula. | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-08-12 | 1992-08-31 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Moody, Jim [D-WI-5] | WI | D | M000881 | 6 | Requires the Secretary of Commerce to notify specified congressional committees of changes in the methodology used to develop any numbers used in a formula for distributing funds to States or political subdivisions if that change causes an increase or decrease of $5 million in the funds allocated to any State. Prohibits a number affected by such change from being published or designated as an official number or being used by any Federal agency to distribute funds until 60 days after such notification. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 102-hr-5886 | 102 | hr | 5886 | To reauthorize the Office of Special Counsel through fiscal year 1994. | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-08-12 | 1992-08-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service. | House | Rep. Sikorski, Gerry E. [D-MN-6] | MN | D | S000407 | 0 | Amends the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 to extend the authorization of appropriations for the U.S. Office of Special Counsel through FY 1994. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 102-hr-5887 | 102 | hr | 5887 | Defense Nuclear Workers' Health Insurance Act of 1992 | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-08-12 | 1992-10-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. | House | Rep. Skaggs, David E. [D-CO-2] | CO | D | S000462 | 12 | Defense Nuclear Workers' Health Insurance Act of 1992 - Mandates payment to certain former Department of Energy employees for health care services incurred (through insurance or out-of-pocket) above a specified dollar amount. Sets forth eligibility requirements, including that a former employee have had certain exposure to ionizing radiation or have worked in a facility in which radioactive materials were regularly stored, handled, or disposed of. | 2025-08-26T15:17:38Z | |
| 102-s-3177 | 102 | s | 3177 | A bill to amend title 13, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Commerce to notify the Senate and House of Representatives about changes in the methodology for producing numbers used in any Federal funding formula. | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-08-12 | 1992-09-25 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 742. | Senate | Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] | WI | D | K000305 | 18 | Requires the Secretary of Commerce to notify specified congressional committees of changes in the methodology used to develop any numbers used in a formula for distributing funds to States or political subdivisions if that change causes an increase or decrease of $5 million in the funds allocated to any State. Prohibits a number affected by such change from being published or designated as an official number or being used by any Federal agency to distribute funds until 60 days after such notification. | 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z | |
| 102-s-3178 | 102 | s | 3178 | A bill to prohibit the use of appropriated funds to adjust the 1990 decennial census or any intercensal estimates by the Bureau of the Census. | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-08-12 | 1992-08-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] | PA | R | S000709 | 15 | Prohibits the Department of Commerce or the Census Bureau from using appropriated funds to adjust any current data on population development to reflect estimates of persons deemed to be undercounted or overcounted in the decennial census. | 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z | |
| 102-s-3199 | 102 | s | 3199 | Financial Assistance for Compliance Act | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-08-12 | 1992-08-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Kasten, Robert W., Jr. [R-WI] | WI | R | K000019 | 0 | Financial Assistance for Compliance Act - Provides that a public entity as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 shall be excused from compliance with a requirement of Federal law in a fiscal year for which the entity: (1) fails to receive Federal financial assistance to carry out such requirement; or (2) if it receives such assistance, to the extent the assistance is insufficient to permit the entity to comply with the requirement. | 2025-08-26T15:17:07Z | |
| 102-s-3203 | 102 | s | 3203 | A bill to prohibit senior Presidential campaign staff members from engaging in political activities as agents of foreign principals. | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-08-12 | 1992-08-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] | MT | D | B000243 | 0 | Amends Federal law to make it unlawful for a senior presidential campaign staff member to engage in political activities as an agent of a foreign principal during the campaign and for 15 years after inauguration of his or her candidate as President. Sets forth penalties for violation of such provision. | 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z | |
| 102-s-3204 | 102 | s | 3204 | Fair Share Act of 1992 | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-08-12 | 1992-08-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Mack, Connie, III [R-FL] | FL | R | M000019 | 3 | Fair Share Act of 1992 - Requires the use of the most recent annual population data when determining the amount of benefit under Federal programs for a State, county, or local unit of government. | 2025-08-26T15:15:59Z | |
| 102-s-3205 | 102 | s | 3205 | A bill to require that, in the administration of any benefits program established by or under Federal law which requires the use of data obtained in the most recent decennial census, the 1990 adjusted census data be considered the official data for such census. | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-08-12 | 1992-08-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Mack, Connie, III [R-FL] | FL | R | M000019 | 4 | Directs that, in the administration of any benefits program established by or under Federal law which requires the use of data obtained in the most recent decennial census, the 1990 adjusted census data be considered the official data for such census. | 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z | |
| 102-s-3209 | 102 | s | 3209 | Census Data Fair Share Act of 1992 | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-08-12 | 1992-08-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Mack, Connie, III [R-FL] | FL | R | M000019 | 3 | Census Data Fair Share Act of 1992 - Requires the Secretary of Commerce to annually produce and publish current data or estimates on below poverty, urban, rural, and farm populations, for each State, urban area, and rural area for which data is compiled in the most recent decennial census of population. Authorizes such data or estimates to be produced by means of sampling or other methods which the Secretary determines will produce current, comprehensive, and reliable data or estimates. | 2025-08-26T15:18:24Z | |
| 102-hjres-539 | 102 | hjres | 539 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the number of consecutive years a person may serve in or be employed by the Government of the United States or be employed to affect the policies and programs of the Government of the United States. | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-08-11 | 1992-10-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. | House | Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] | MN | D | P000258 | 0 | Constitutional Amendment - Places restrictions on the number of years a person may: (1) serve as a Representative or Senator, congressional employee, or lobbyist, or in any combination thereof; or (2) be stationed within the District of Columbia metropolitan area while employed by the executive branch. | 2021-06-02T14:04:00Z | |
| 102-hr-5814 | 102 | hr | 5814 | To amend the charter of the Group Hospitalization and Medical Services, Inc., to remove the partial exemption granted to the corporation from the insurance laws and regulations of the District of Columbia. | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-08-11 | 1992-08-12 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Fiscal Affairs and Health. | House | Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-8] | CA | D | D000222 | 1 | Amends the charter of the Group Hospitalization and Medical Services, Inc. (Blue Cross and Blue Shield) to make the District of Columbia its legal domicile. Requires the corporation to be licensed and regulated by the District in accordance with its rules and regulations. Repeals exemption of the corporation from District of Columbia insurance regulations. Requires the corporation to reimburse the District for the costs of insurance regulation (including financial and market conduct examinations) of the corporation and its affiliates and subsidiaries. | 2021-06-02T15:11:12Z | |
| 102-hr-5822 | 102 | hr | 5822 | To designate the United States Court of Appeals Building located at 125 South Grand Avenue in Pasadena, California, as the "Richard H. Chambers United States Court of Appeals Building". | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-08-11 | 1992-09-29 | Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | House | Rep. Moorhead, Carlos J. [R-CA-22] | CA | R | M000926 | 1 | Designates the U.S. Court of Appeals building located at 125 South Grand Avenue, Pasadena, California, as the Richard H. Chambers United States Court of Appeals Building. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 102-hr-5823 | 102 | hr | 5823 | To amend the provisions of chapter 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, which relate to the deposit required in the case of an election to provide a survivor annuity to a spouse by a post retirement marriage or a former spouse. | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-08-11 | 1992-10-01 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8] | MD | R | M000941 | 5 | Revises Federal law regarding the Civil Service Retirement System and Federal Employees' Retirement System with respect to the deposit required in the case of an election to provide a survivor annuity to a spouse by a post-retirement marriage or to a former spouse. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 102-hr-5824 | 102 | hr | 5824 | Improvement of Information Access Act of 1992 | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-08-11 | 1992-08-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Information, Justice and Agriculture. | House | Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-12] | NY | D | O000159 | 0 | Improvement of Information Access Act of 1992 - Amends Federal law to require each executive and military department and independent establishment to prepare and make available to the public upon request a report which describes its information dissemination policies and practices. Requires each such entity to publish in the Federal Register a notice of the availability of such report and of a period for public comments regarding its information dissemination policies and practices. Requires the entity to provide an opportunity for dialogue between responsible agency officials and interested members of the public regarding both proposed and existing policies, procedures, and mechanisms and disseminating information under this Act. Specifies the actions an agency must take before discontinuing an information product or service. Requires agencies to: (1) disseminate information in diverse modes and through appropriate outlets that will reinforce statutory requirements for depository distribution with resources that will permit and broaden public access to Government information; (2) disseminate information in a manner that ensures the timeliness, usefulness, and reliability of the information for the public; (3) store and disseminate information products and services in standardized record formats; and (4) use depository libraries, national computer networks, and other distribution channels that improve and assure free or low-cost public access to Government information. Provides that except as specifically authorized by statute, an agency may not: (1) charge to depository libraries the costs of distributing information products and services; (2) charge more than the incremental cost of distributing an information product or service regardless of channels utilized by the agency; or (3) charge any royalty or other fee for any use or redissemination of Government information. Requires the Archivist of the United States and the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to jointly issue and peri… | 2025-08-26T15:16:43Z | |
| 102-s-3173 | 102 | s | 3173 | A bill to amend the Federal Law Enforcement Pay Reform Act of 1990 to provide that GS-083 Federal police officers be treated in the same manner as other Federal law enforcement officers for purposes of that Act. | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-08-11 | 1992-08-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] | PA | R | S000709 | 0 | Amends the Federal Law Enforcement Pay Reform Act of 1990 to provide that Federal GS-083 series police officers be treated as Federal law enforcement officers for purposes of such Act (which grants such officers a pay raise). | 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z | |
| 102-hr-5798 | 102 | hr | 5798 | Local Partnership Act of 1992 | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-08-10 | 1992-09-17 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 498. | House | Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-1] | MI | D | C000714 | 47 | Local Partnership Act of 1992 - Establishes a revenue sharing program of payments to local governments. Sets forth the general framework for the use and timing of payments and for adjustments. Requires that, with certain exceptions, a specified percentage of program payments made to a unit of general local government which are obligated for contracts and subcontracts be expended with: (1) women-owned and other small businesses controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals; and (2) Black colleges and certain other minority educational institutions. Establishes in the Treasury a Local Government Fiscal Assistance Trust Fund (trust fund), with the Secretary of the Treasury as the personal trustee, and authorizes appropriations for FY 1992 and 1993 to finance it. Describes qualifying criteria for and conditions to be met by local governments seeking payments under the program. Requires payments withheld in cases of noncompliance with such criteria or specified regulations. Requires the Secretary, in accordance with specified formulae, to determine the amount from the trust fund to be allocated to each State for further allocation to county, municipal, and township local governments as well as to Indian tribes and Alaskan native villages. Sets forth special rules governing allocations to territorial governments. Permits State variation of local government allocations. Sets forth special rules governing adjustments in local government allocations, including a limit on allocations to local government units, with any excess amounts going to the Governor of the State for public works projects in areas of the State where units allocated less than a specified amount are located. Specifies the information to be used in making allocations under the program. Requires public hearings on proposed uses of program payments in relation to the local government's budget. Requires public disclosure of information on proposed payment uses and proposed budgets of local governments both prior to the hearing and af… | 2025-02-04T16:54:13Z | |
| 102-hr-5799 | 102 | hr | 5799 | To amend the Act of March 3, 1863, incorporating the National Academy of Sciences, to authorize the Federal Government to indemnify the Academy against liability for certain pecuniary losses to third persons arising from reports prepared by the Academy. | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-08-10 | 1992-08-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations. | House | Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9] | VA | D | B000657 | 0 | Amends the Act of March 3, 1863, incorporating the National Academy of Sciences, to permit a contract between an executive agency and the Academy for the issuance by the Academy of a report to provide that the Federal Government will indemnify the Academy against tort liability for any pecuniary loss to a third person arising from a statement in such report. Designates the persons who may approve a contractual provision for such indemnification. Requires such a contract to: (1) require, as prerequisites to such indemnification, that the Academy receive a written statement of a claim against it or be served with a pleading commencing a suit against it and give written notice to the Attorney General of such written claim or service of process within the five-day period after the receipt of claim or the service of process, whichever first occurs; and (2) provide for contract of or assistance in the defense by the Government, at its election, of any such claim or suit. Prohibits a payment from being made pursuant to this Act unless the Attorney General certifies that the amount is just and reasonable, with exceptions. Permits such a payment to be made from funds: (1) obligated for the performance of the contract concerned; (2) available to the executive agency concerned for research or development, or both, and not otherwise obligated; or (3) appropriated for such payment. | 2021-06-02T15:11:07Z | |
| 102-hr-5804 | 102 | hr | 5804 | To limit the number of years that a person may serve consecutively in certain congressional committee staff positions, in the Senior Executive Service, and in certain other executive branch positions. | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-08-10 | 1992-08-31 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service. | House | Rep. Edwards, Mickey [R-OK-5] | OK | R | E000077 | 0 | Limits to 12 the number of consecutive years a person may serve in the following positions: (1) positions compensated for at least 60 days at a rate of basic pay equal to or greater than the annual rate of basic pay in effect for grade GS-16 of the General Schedule on the staff of any standing, select, or special committee of the Congress, or any subcommittee or joint committee between the two Houses; (2) Senior Executive Service positions; (3) Schedule C positions compensated at an annual rate of basic pay greater than the annual rate in effect for grades above GS-15; or (4) Executive Schedule positions. Excludes service in a position before the enactment of this Act from the numbers of years served. | 2024-02-07T11:39:48Z | |
| 102-hr-5805 | 102 | hr | 5805 | To amend chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that the basic annuity under the Federal Employees' Retirement System for a Member of Congress be computed using the formula generally applicable under such chapter for Federal employees. | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-08-10 | 1992-08-31 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits. | House | Rep. Johnson, Tim [D-SD-At Large] | SD | D | J000177 | 0 | Amends Federal law to repeal the existing special computation formula for the basic annuity under the Federal Employees' Retirement System of a Member of Congress (thus subjecting Members to the formula generally applicable under such System for Federal employees). | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 102-hr-5787 | 102 | hr | 5787 | To repeal the Service Contract Act of 1965. | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-08-06 | 1992-08-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor Standards. | House | Rep. Allen, George [R-VA-7] | VA | R | A000121 | 7 | Repeals the Service Contract Act of 1965. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 102-s-3147 | 102 | s | 3147 | Office of National Drug Control Policy Political Activities Act of 1992 | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-08-06 | 1992-08-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL] | IL | D | S000423 | 3 | Office of National Drug Control Policy Political Activities Act of 1992 - Amends the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 to prohibit the Director, the Deputy Director for Demand Reduction, the Deputy Director for Supply Reduction, and the Associate Director for National Drug Control Policy from taking an active part in political management or political campaigns. | 2025-08-26T15:13:50Z | |
| 102-hr-5782 | 102 | hr | 5782 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service being constructed at 680 Central Avenue in Barboursville, West Virginia, as the "John D. Rockefeller, IV, Post Office". | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-08-05 | 1992-08-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Postal Operations and Services. | House | Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-4] | WV | D | R000011 | 0 | Designates the United States Postal Service facility at 680 Central Avenue in Barboursville, West Virginia, as the John D. Rockefeller, IV, Post Office. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 102-hr-5760 | 102 | hr | 5760 | To express the sense of the Congress with respect to sports blackouts. | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-08-04 | 1992-09-14 | See H.R.4850. | House | Rep. Darden, George (Buddy) [D-GA-7] | GA | D | D000051 | 21 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that no rules, regulations, or statutes shall be adopted preventing cable systems or other multichannel video distribution systems from retransmitting professional baseball and basketball games which are carried on distant broadcast stations or requiring cable systems to "black out" such games, except as provided in the Federal Communications Commission's sports blackout rules. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 102-hr-5768 | 102 | hr | 5768 | Blue Ribbon Commission to Eliminate Duplicative and Noncompetitive Federal Regulations Act | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-08-04 | 1992-08-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security. | House | Rep. Lightfoot, Jim [R-IA-5] | IA | R | L000305 | 9 | Blue Ribbon Commission to Eliminate Duplicative and Noncompetitive Federal Regulations Act - Establishes the Blue Ribbon Commission to Eliminate Duplicative and Noncompetitive Federal Regulations. Requires the Commission to: (1) survey the private sector to determine which Federal regulations are duplicative or impede competition; (2) conduct in-depth reviews of regulations promulgated by executive agencies; (3) review existing Government Accounting Office, Congressional Budget Office, Inspector General Reports, and other governmental and nongovernmental recommendations for reducing duplicative or noncompetitive Federal regulations, and, based on such review, periodically report to the President and the Congress on those recommendations, with estimated savings, that the Commission determines are most significant; and (4) submit to the President and the Congress recommendations for streamlining Federal regulations and reducing costs and unnecessary paperwork that result from such regulations for both the Federal Government and the private sector. | 2025-08-26T15:13:36Z | |
| 102-hr-5770 | 102 | hr | 5770 | Senior Government Officer Benefit Limitation Act of 1992 | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-08-04 | 1992-08-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service. | House | Rep. Roemer, Tim [D-IN-3] | IN | D | R000385 | 1 | Senior Government Officer Benefit Limitation Act of 1992 - Prohibits the use of aircraft owned or leased by the Federal Government for: (1) any personal, political, or authorized special use travel; or (2) any official travel mixed with personal or political activities. Excepts the President, Vice President, and their families from this prohibition, if they reimburse the Federal Government the full costs of such travel. Requires executive agency reports on agency use of Government owned or leased aircraft, and prohibits agency use of funds to lease or operate aircraft until such reports have been submitted. Prohibits the expenditure of Federal agency funds to equip, operate, or maintain any golf course owned or operated by an executive agency, unless it is located in a remote or isolated area. States that any such golf course shall be operated by concessionaire contract and open to the general public. Prohibits the expenditure of Federal agency funds to: (1) subsidize the costs to equip, operate, or maintain dining rooms or kitchen facilities for the exclusive use of senior Government officers or to purchase or prepare food for their consumption, except in certain circumstances; (2) acquire luxury vehicles for the purpose of transporting senior Government officers, except for cabinet officers and executive agency heads, among others; or (3) employ drivers for the exclusive use of transporting senior Government officers, except for the officers listed. Requires the General Services Administration to prescribe regulations and uniform guidelines for the purchase or lease of luxury vehicles for or by the Federal Government that ensure the least cost to the Government. States that all costs to equip, operate, and maintain certain physical fitness facilities for use by Federal employees shall be fully paid by the users of such facilities. Prohibits the expenditure of appropriated funds by any executive agency for the costs of membership or other fees for the use of certain physical fitness facilities, including ex… | 2025-08-26T15:15:41Z | |
| 102-hr-5729 | 102 | hr | 5729 | To limit amounts expended by certain government entities for overhead expenses. | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-07-31 | 1992-10-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration. | House | Rep. Allen, George [R-VA-7] | VA | R | A000121 | 9 | Sets limits on the amounts which certain Government entities may obligate or expend over a five-year period for overhead expenses. | 2025-02-04T16:54:13Z | |
| 102-hr-5720 | 102 | hr | 5720 | To amend title 39, United States Code, to exempt veterans' organizations from regulations prohibiting the solicitation of contributions on postal property. | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-07-30 | 1992-08-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Postal Operations and Services. | House | Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9] | FL | R | B000463 | 15 | Requires the Postal Service to ensure that nothing in its regulations prevents a veterans' organization from soliciting contributions on postal property so long as those activities do not impede or disturb: (1) postal employees in the performance of their duties; or (2) the general public in transacting business or obtaining services. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 102-hr-5718 | 102 | hr | 5718 | Postal Privacy Protection Act of 1992 | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-07-29 | 1992-08-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Postal Operations and Services. | House | Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-9] | CA | D | S000810 | 0 | Postal Privacy Protection Act of 1992 - Prohibits any mailings which consist of circulars or similar unsolicited advertising from being mailed as third-class unless each piece or item which is a part of such mailing bears a notice disclosing: (1) whether the recipient's name or address was purchased as part of a mailing list; and (2) if so, the source and such source's mailing address. | 2025-08-26T15:14:49Z | |
| 102-s-3092 | 102 | s | 3092 | A bill to amend the charter of the Group Hospitalization and Medical Services, Inc., to remove the partial exemption granted to the corporation from the insurance laws and regulations of the District of Columbia. | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-07-29 | 1992-07-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] | GA | D | N000171 | 6 | Amends the charter of the Group Hospitalization and Medical Services, Inc. (Blue Cross and Blue Shield) to make the District of Columbia its legal domicile. Requires the corporation to be licensed and regulated by the District in accordance with its rules and regulations. Repeals the exemption of the corporation from District of Columbia insurance laws. Requires the corporation to reimburse the District for the costs of insurance regulation (including financial and market conduct examinations) of the corporation and its affiliates and subsidiaries. | 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z | |
| 102-hr-5702 | 102 | hr | 5702 | Regulatory Sunshine Act of 1992 | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-07-28 | 1992-10-01 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 554. | House | Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-1] | MI | D | C000714 | 14 | Regulatory Sunshine Act of 1992 - Amends open meeting provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act to require public disclosure of oral and written communications between the agency and non-employees concerning a regulatory action. Requires the Office of Management and Budget to prepare and make available to the public monthly and annual accountings of agency regulatory reviews. Requires each Federal agency to publish in the Federal Register each month a list of all its regulatory actions undergoing review during that month. | 2025-02-04T16:54:13Z | |
| 102-s-3020 | 102 | s | 3020 | A bill to repeal the prohibition in the District of Columbia on individuals carrying self defense items such as MACE. | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-07-23 | 1992-07-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] | KY | R | M000355 | 5 | Amends the District of Columbia Code to repeal the prohibition in the District of Columbia on individuals carrying self-defense items containing tear gas or a chemically similar lacrimator or sternutator such as MACE. | 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z | |
| 102-s-2999 | 102 | s | 2999 | A bill to extend the authorization of appropriations of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission for 6 years. | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-07-22 | 1992-07-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD] | MD | D | S000064 | 0 | Extends the authorization of appropriations of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through FY 1999. | 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z | |
| 102-s-3006 | 102 | s | 3006 | President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-07-22 | 1992-10-26 | Became Public Law No: 102-526. | Senate | Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH] | OH | D | G000236 | 0 | President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 - Directs the National Archives and Records Administration to establish a collection of records to be known as the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection (the Collection). States that the Collection shall consist of copies of all Government records relating to the assassination of President Kennedy, which shall be transmitted to the National Archives (NA). Specifies Collection contents, which include: (1) all assassination records that have been transmitted to NA, or the disclosure of which is postponed under this Act; and (2) all Review Board records as required by this Act. Requires all assassination records transmitted to NA for public disclosure to be included in the Collection and made available for public inspection and copying. Requires the Collection to be preserved, protected, archived, and made available to the public at NA using appropriations authorized, specified, and restricted for use under this Act. Requires NA to ensure the security of postponed assassination records in the Collection. Continues with respect to the Collection the oversight jurisdiction of the House Committee on Government Operations and the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. Requires each Government office to identify and organize its assassination records and prepare them for transmission to the Archivist for inclusion in the Collection. Prohibits assassination records: (1) from being destroyed, altered, or mutilated in any way; and (2) that were made available previously to the public or created outside government from being withheld, redacted, postponed for public disclosure, or reclassified. Provides that, during the review by Government offices and pending review activity by the Review Board (Board) established below, each Government office shall retain custody of its assassination records for purposes of preservation, security, and efficiency, unless: (1) the Board requires the physical transfer of records for review purpos… | 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z | |
| 102-hr-5622 | 102 | hr | 5622 | To authorize an additional Federal contribution to the District of Columbia for fiscal year 1993 for youth and anti crime initiatives in the District of Columbia. | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-07-21 | 1992-07-30 | Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. | House | Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-8] | CA | D | D000222 | 1 | Amends the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act (the Act) to authorize appropriations for the District of Columbia for FY 1993 for youth and anti-crime initiatives. Prohibits such funds from being obligated or expended until the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations approve a detailed plan for the use of the funds. Prohibits affixing a "Made in America" label to any product sold in or shipped to the United States that is not a domestic product. Makes ineligible for a procurement contract or subcontract under the Act any person who violates such prohibition. Directs the Mayor of the District to ensure that all procurements made under the Act for which solicitations for bids are issued after the enactment of this Act comply with the requirements of the Buy American Act of 1933. Directs the Mayor to report to the Congress on procurements covered under this Act of non-domestic products. | 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z | |
| 102-hr-5623 | 102 | hr | 5623 | To waive the period of Congressional review for certain District of Columbia acts. | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-07-21 | 1992-08-26 | Became Public Law No: 102-360. | House | Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-8] | CA | D | D000222 | 1 | Waives the period for congressional review for the following District of Columbia Acts and makes them effective upon the enactment of this Act: (1) National Public Radio Revenue Bond Act of 1992; (2) Howard University Revenue Bond Act of 1992; (3) National Learning Center Revenue Bond Act of 1992; (4) Children's Hospital Bond Act of 1992; (5) Medlantic Healthcare Group, Inc., Revenue Bond Act of 1992; (6) Catholic University of America Revenue Bond Act of 1992; and (7) Temporary Panel of the Office of Employee Appeals Temporary Extension Act of 1992. | 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z | |
| 102-hr-5625 | 102 | hr | 5625 | To prohibit Federal financial assistance to State and local governments that extend the right to vote to undocumented aliens. | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-07-21 | 1992-10-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. | House | Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-21] | CA | R | G000021 | 1 | Prohibits Federal financial assistance to State and local governments that extend the right to vote to undocumented aliens. | 2025-02-04T16:54:13Z | |
| 102-hr-5626 | 102 | hr | 5626 | To prohibit candidates for Federal office from using campaign contributions for inherently personal purposes. | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-07-21 | 1992-07-21 | Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. | House | Rep. Jacobs, Andrew, Jr. [D-IN-10] | IN | D | J000033 | 8 | Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit candidates for Federal office from using campaign contributions for inherently personal purposes. | 2024-02-07T11:39:48Z | |
| 102-hjres-526 | 102 | hjres | 526 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing for direct popular election of the President and the Vice President. | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-07-09 | 1992-07-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law. | House | Rep. Huckaby, Thomas J. (Jerry) [D-LA-5] | LA | D | H000901 | 0 | Constitutional Amendment - Provides for the direct popular election of the President and Vice President of the United States and abolishes the electoral college. | 2021-06-02T14:03:57Z | |
| 102-hr-5583 | 102 | hr | 5583 | To provide terms for the future status of the Territory of the Pacific Islands. | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-07-09 | 1992-08-12 | Referred to the Subcommittee On Insular and International Affairs. | House | Del. de Lugo, Ron [D-VI-At Large] | VI | D | D000209 | 2 | Amends the Compact of Free Association between the United States and the Government of Palau to provide that if termination should occur, specified provisions shall remain in full force until the 15th (currently, 50th) anniversary of the effective date of the Compact. Revises provisions concerning defense sites not specifically identified in an agreement regarding the military use and operating rights of the U.S. Government in Palau concluded pursuant to the Compact to authorize the U.S. Government to establish or use such sites if it enters into an agreement with Palau for the use of such sites. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct programs to provide the people of Palau with an objective public education regarding the terms of the Compact. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 102-hr-5590 | 102 | hr | 5590 | Regulatory Improvement and Accountability Act of 1992 | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-07-09 | 1992-07-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security. | House | Rep. Horton, Frank J. [R-NY-29] | NY | R | H000797 | 5 | Regulatory Improvement and Accountability Act of 1992 - Amends the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 to add as purposes of such Act: (1) reducing regulatory burdens to promote national economic growth, productivity, competitiveness, and general welfare; (2) increasing agency regulatory accountability; (3) providing for presidential oversight of the regulatory process; (4) minimizing duplication and conflict of regulations; and (5) ensuring well-reasoned regulations. Revises the definition of "burden" to include the time, effort, or financial resources expended to comply with a regulation. Defines "major rule" as any regulation that is likely to result in: (1) an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more; (2) a major increase in costs or prices for consumers, individual industries, Federal, State, or local government agencies, or geographic regions; or (3) significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or on the ability of the United States-based enterprises to compete with foreign-based enterprises in domestic or export markets. Defines "regulation" and "rule" as an agency statement of general applicability and future effect designed to implement, interpret, or prescribe law or policy or describing the procedure or practice requirements of an agency, excluding: (1) certain administrative actions; (2) regulations issued with respect to a military or foreign affairs function of the United States; or (3) regulations related to agency organization, management, or personnel. Requires the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) to serve as principal adviser to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on regulatory oversight. Provides that under the direction of the President, the OMB Director shall develop and implement Federal information policies, principles, standards, and guidelines and shall provide direction and oversee the review and approval of information collection requests and regulations and the reduct… | 2025-08-26T15:16:21Z | |
| 102-hr-5591 | 102 | hr | 5591 | Mandate and Community Assistance Reform Act | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-07-09 | 1992-07-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations. | House | Rep. Horton, Frank J. [R-NY-29] | NY | R | H000797 | 21 | Mandate and Community Assistance Reform Act - Title I: Termination or Suspension of Unfunded Federal Mandates; Consolidation and Simplification of Planning and Reporting Requirements - Requires termination or suspension of an unfunded Federal mandate, or the consolidation or simplification of an associated planning or reporting requirement, upon a recommendation to the Congress to that effect by the Commission on Unfunded Federal Mandates (established by this Act). Provides that all such recommendations shall take effect automatically unless the Congress enacts a joint resolution disapproving such recommendations within 60 days of their submittal. Sets forth guidelines for congressional consideration of the Commission's recommendations. Title II: Commission on Unfunded Federal Mandates - Establishes the Commission on Unfunded Federal Mandates to: (1) investigate and review the role of unfunded Federal mandates in relations among local, State, and Federal governments; and (2) study and make recommendations to the Congress regarding the termination or suspension of a certain number of unfunded Federal mandates, or the consolidation or simplification of associated planning or reporting requirements. Requires the Commission to recommend to the Congress also: (1) a process by which State and local governments can participate in meeting national domestic objectives without the burden created by unfunded Federal mandates; and (2) those programs currently funded, operated, or administered by the Federal Government which the Commission determines would be operated or administered more effectively and efficiently by States and localities, without increases in State or local government obligations or outlays. Provides for termination of the Commission. Authorizes appropriations. Title III: Integrated Federal Assistance - Community Assistance Improvement Act of 1992 - Enables local governments to integrate federally funded programs under community-based assistance plans tailored for their distinct needs and constituen… | 2025-08-26T15:17:38Z | |
| 102-hr-5602 | 102 | hr | 5602 | Granting the consent of the Congress to the Interstate Rail Passenger Network Compact. | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-07-09 | 1992-10-23 | Became Public Law No: 102-452. | House | Rep. McCloskey, Frank [D-IN-8] | IN | D | M000342 | 7 | Grants the consent of the Congress to the Interstate Rail Passenger Network Compact enacted by Indiana and Tennessee, and covering those States plus Illinois, Kentucky, Georgia, and Florida. | 2021-09-25T05:34:27Z | |
| 102-hr-5604 | 102 | hr | 5604 | Congressional and Judicial Employment Equity Act of 1992 | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-07-09 | 1992-07-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities. | House | Rep. McCrery, Jim [R-LA-4] | LA | R | M000388 | 0 | Congressional and Judicial Employment Equity Act of 1992 - Amends title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit discrimination in the legislative and judicial branches of the Federal Government, other than units having positions in the competitive service, based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including marital or parental status), disability, or age. Declares that such prohibition includes the prohibitions on unlawful employment practices. Declares that such prohibition shall not be construed to require: (1) a Member of Congress to employ any individual who is not a domiciliary of the district or State which such Member represents; (2) a Member or congressional committee not to take the political affiliation of an individual into consideration when determining whether to employ such individual. Allows individuals who claim discrimination to file a written complaint with the Employment Review Board. Establishes an Employment Review Board (composed of retired Federal judges) in the judicial branch to hear discrimination complaints. Establishes procedures for filing complaints with the Board and for the conduct of the Board dependent upon the complainant. Provides for the designation of a Complaint Referral Officer who shall appoint an Investigating Counsel to investigate unresolved claims. Requires the Investigating Counsel to certify to the Board for hearing and determination each claim for which reasonable cause is found. Requires a determination not later than 180 days after the Board receives the complaint. Restricts orders for relief that relate to a congressional committee or Member reemploying, reinstating to employment, or modifying the terms and conditions of employment, of any individual in any position on the staff of such committee or Member. Limits backpay to the two-year period from the date of complaint. Provides that proceedings under this Act are closed to the public. Allows complainants to be represented by an attorney at hearings. Grants authority for judicial review … | 2025-08-26T15:17:43Z | |
| 102-hjres-524 | 102 | hjres | 524 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the Congress to limit expenditures in elections for Federal office. | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-07-08 | 1992-07-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law. | House | Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-16] | MI | D | D000355 | 23 | Constitutional Amendment - Authorizes the Congress to limit expenditures in elections for Federal office. | 2021-06-02T14:03:56Z | |
| 102-hconres-346 | 102 | hconres | 346 | Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States Postal Service should not tender high-threat mail to air carriers for transportation on passenger flights until the recommendations of the Federal Aviation Administration's mail and cargo security study are implemented. | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-07-02 | 1992-07-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Postal Operations and Services. | House | Rep. Molinari, Susan [R-NY-14] | NY | R | M000843 | 0 | Declares that the Congress believes the U.S. Postal Service should not tender high-threat mail to air carriers for transportation on passenger flights until the recommendations of the Federal Aviation Administration's mail and cargo security study have been received and reviewed by the Congress and are implemented. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 102-hr-5540 | 102 | hr | 5540 | To waive the period of Congressional review for certain District of Columbia acts. | Government Operations and Politics | 1992-07-02 | 1992-07-22 | Clean Bill, H.R. 5623 Reported in Lieu. | House | Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-8] | CA | D | D000222 | 1 | Waives the period for congressional review for the following District of Columbia Acts and makes them effective upon the enactment of this Act: (1) National Public Radio Revenue Bond Act of 1992; (2) Howard University Revenue Bond Act of 1992; (3) National Learning Center Revenue Bond Act of 1992; (4) Children's Hospital Bond Act of 1992; (5) Medlantic Healthcare Group, Inc., Revenue Bond Act of 1992; (6) Catholic University of America Revenue Bond Act of 1992; and (7) Temporary Panel of the Office of Employee Appeals Temporary Extension Act of 1992. | 2021-06-02T15:06:30Z |
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