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104-hr-4344 104 hr 4344 To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that a member of the Armed Forces who is diagnosed as being HIV-positive within one year of entering military service shall be considered to have entered the Armed Forces under a fraudulent enlistment or appointment. Armed Forces and National Security 1996-10-04 1996-10-04 Referred to the House Committee on National Security. House Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-46] CA R D000435 0 Provides that a member of the armed forces who is medically determined to be positive for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) within one year after entering into military service shall be immediately discharged on the basis of having entered such service under a fraudulent enlistment or appointment. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
104-hr-4339 104 hr 4339 Transported Air Pollution Mitigation Act of 1996 Environmental Protection 1996-10-03 1996-10-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment. House Rep. Condit, Gary A. [D-CA-18] CA D C000670 3 Transported Air Pollution Mitigation Act of 1996 - Amends Clean Air Act provisions regarding State implementation plans for national primary and secondary ambient air quality standards to require a State, for each upwind area which causes or significantly contributes to a violation of the ambient air quality standard for ozone in a downwind area, to submit a plan revision that requires the upwind area to either: (1) reduce emissions of each air pollutant concerned by an amount necessary to mitigate impacts to pollution concentrations in the downwind area; or (2) make payments to the State or the air quality district as compensation to the downwind area for the costs of emission reduction measures. Requires a State, for each Moderate ozone nonattainment area determined to cause or significantly contribute to a violation of the national ambient air quality standard for ozone in a downwind area, to submit a plan revision including all provisions necessary for an enhanced vehicle inspection described in provisions concerning Serious areas and Environmental Protection Agency regulations. Requires amendment by a State of its plan for maintenance (required when a State requests redesignation of a nonattainment area as an area which has attained the national ambient air quality standard) to include measures for such an inspection program if the State determines that the area concerned is causing or significantly contributing to a violation of such standards for ozone in a downwind area. 2025-08-21T20:15:15Z  
104-hr-4340 104 hr 4340 To prohibit, in connection with the termination of Army activities at the Stratford Army Engine Plant, the expenditure of Federal funds to cover the costs of relocating a Government contractor located at that installation. Armed Forces and National Security 1996-10-03 1996-10-03 Referred to the House Committee on National Security. House Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] CT D D000216 0 Prohibits Department of Defense funds from being used to relocate any Government contractor from the Stratford Army Engine Plant, Connecticut, in connection with the termination of Army activities under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
104-hr-4341 104 hr 4341 Child Support Recovery Amendments Act of 1996 Crime and Law Enforcement 1996-10-03 1996-10-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime. House Rep. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY-9] NY D S000148 1 Child Support Recovery Amendments Act of 1996 - Amends Federal criminal code provisions regarding failure to pay legal child support obligations to create two new categories of felony offenses, subject to a two-year maximum prison term: (1) traveling in interstate or foreign commerce with intent to evade a support obligation if the obligation has remained unpaid for a period longer than one year or is greater than $5,000; and (2) willfully failing to pay a support obligation regarding a child residing in another State, if the obligation has remained unpaid for a period longer than two years or is greater than $10,000. Specifies that the existence of a support obligation that was in effect for the time period charged in the indictment or information creates a rebuttable presumption that the obligor has the ability to pay such obligation for that period. Directs the court, upon a conviction, to order restitution in an amount equal to the total unpaid support obligation as it exists at the time of sentencing. 2025-08-21T20:14:48Z  
104-hr-4342 104 hr 4342 To amend title 18, United States Code, to extend certain statutes of limitation. Crime and Law Enforcement 1996-10-03 1996-10-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime. House Rep. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY-9] NY D S000148 0 Amends the Federal criminal code to: (1) allow an indictment or information for a Class A felony involving murder to be found at any time without limitation; and (2) prohibit (except under such provision) a person from being prosecuted, tried, or punished for a Class A felony that is a crime of violence or a drug trafficking crime unless the indictment is returned or the information is filed within ten years after the commission of the offense. 2019-11-15T21:33:17Z  
104-hr-4343 104 hr 4343 To prohibit the Secretary of Defense from making American communities non-competitive by using shipping cost differentials attributable to the application of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920. Armed Forces and National Security 1996-10-03 1996-10-03 Referred to the House Committee on National Security. House Del. Underwood, Robert A. [D-GU-At Large] GU D U000014 0 Prohibits the Secretary of Defense, when making cost or business comparisons between U.S. and foreign bases for the supply of U.S. Navy activities, from using shipping cost differentials that are attributable to the application of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 to the United States bases. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
104-s-2190 104 s 2190 Uniform Child Support Enforcement Act of 1996 Families 1996-10-03 1996-10-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] MA D K000148 0 Uniform Child Support Enforcement Act of 1996 - Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish in the Internal Revenue Service a national registry of abstracts of child support orders. Amends part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of title IV of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, as well as the Internal Revenue Code, to require: (1) a State, as a condition for receiving Federal child support funds, to prescribe procedures requiring any State court or administrative agency that issues or modifies a child support order to transmit an abstract of the order to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS); (2) a State to prescribe procedures requiring an individual with the right to collect child support to be presumed to have assigned such right to the IRS (unless the individual affirmatively elects to retain such right); and (3) prescribe guidelines under which the IRS shall collect child support through tax withholding procedures. Declares that child support obligations will be treated as taxes for purposes of penalties and interest. 2025-08-21T20:15:57Z  
104-s-2191 104 s 2191 Alien Public Assistance Benefits Amendments of 1996 Immigration 1996-10-03 1996-10-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY] WY R S000429 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Affidavits of Support Title II: Public Charge Deportation Title III: Attribution of Sponsor's Income Title IV: Ineligibility of Illegal Aliens for Public Assistance and Benefits Title V: Enhanced Verification of Eligibility Based on Citizenship or Immigration Status Title VI: Housing Assistance Title VII: Miscellaneous Provisions Title VIII: General Provisions Alien Public Assistance Benefits Amendments of 1996 - Title I: Affidavits of Support - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (Act), as amended by the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, to apply alien sponsor affidavit of support provisions to means-tested public benefits. (Current law refers to Federal means-tested public benefits.) Revises certain related income provisions. Title II: Public Charge Deportation - Amends the Act to revise the public charge grounds for deportation, including increasing the public charge period. Sets forth a special rule for battered spouses and children. Provides for exclusion and deportation of an alien who obtains public benefits through fraud or misrepresentation. Makes an alien deportable as a public charge ineligible for naturalization. Title III: Attribution of Sponsor's Income - Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to apply attribution of sponsor income provisions for five years to current immigrants. Title IV: Ineligibility of Illegal Aliens for Public Assistance and Benefits - Authorizes States to deny driver's licenses to illegal aliens. (Sec. 402) Amends the Social Security Act to prohibit crediting of "employment" for persons not authorized to work in the United States. (Sec. 403) Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to deny HIV or AIDS treatment to illegal aliens. Title V: Enhanced Verification of Eligibility Based on Citizenship or Immigration Status - Amends the Social Security Act… 2025-08-21T20:15:11Z  
104-s-2192 104 s 2192 A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to award the Ranger Tab to veterans of certain service in the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam era. Armed Forces and National Security 1996-10-03 1996-10-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Senate Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] NY R D000018 0 Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to award a Ranger Tab to certain individuals assigned to specified Army units and performing active duty for specified periods in the Republic of Vietnam between 1960 and 1974. Requires written application for such award. 2025-04-07T15:27:23Z  
104-s-2193 104 s 2193 United States Voluntary and Material Assistance Act of 1996 International Affairs 1996-10-03 1996-10-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Senate Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] IN R L000504 0 United States Voluntary and Material Assistance Act of 1996 - Establishes the United States Voluntary and Material Assistance Program for the disposition of donated private sector and U.S. Government nonlethal personal property needed by eligible foreign countries. Authorizes the President, under the Program, to: (1) receive nonlethal personal property donated to the Federal Government by any U.S. private sector organization and retransfer it to eligible foreign countries; (2) provide the necessary transportation to assist private organizations and voluntary organizations in the United States in transferring to eligible foreign countries nonlethal personal property that is donated to them; and (3) transfer to eligible foreign countries any available surplus nonlethal personal property subject to the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949. Expresses the sense of the Congress that, before carrying out any other activities under the Program, the President should first conduct a pilot project in eligible countries in sub-Saharan Africa in order to demonstrate the feasibility of transferring donated nonlethal personal property under the Program. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-21T20:16:52Z  
104-s-2194 104 s 2194 Outfitter and Guide Policy Act of 1996 Public Lands and Natural Resources 1996-10-03 1996-10-04 Referred to Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands. Senate Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] ID R C000858 0 Outfitter and Guide Policy Act of 1996 - Requires a person or entity who offers to provide or conduct outfitter and guide (O&G) services for a fee on Federal lands to obtain authorization under this Act. Provides criteria for the issuance of such authorization, including the identification of skills, experience, and financial capability to offer O&G services. Authorizes the head of the National Park Service, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, Forest Service, or Bureau of Reclamation (agency head) to enter into a written O&G agreement for the use and occupancy of Federal lands to perform appropriate O&G services for the public. Authorizes the agency head to issue a noncompetitive O&G business license to a person or entity qualified to provide visitor services on a limited basis at a Federal resource area. Authorizes the issuance of additional agreements for specified reasons, including an increase in public recreational activity in an area or the termination of an existing O&G agreement. Provides for the solicitation of applicants for O&G agreements and business licenses and permits. (Sec. 6) Directs the agency head to require payment of a reasonable fee for the opportunity to provide O&G services pursuant to this Act, allowing for the adjustment of such fee only for: (1) inflation; (2) adverse material changes in agreement conditions; or (3) an unforeseen disaster. (Sec. 7) Directs the agency head to provide that the O&G license or permit holder (holder) will defend or indemnify the United States against all costs associated with injury, damage, or death of person or property resulting from the holder's negligence, with exceptions. (Sec. 8) Requires a holder to file an annual operating plan with the agency head prior to the first day in which operations are conducted under an O&G agreement. (Sec. 9) Requires the agency head to assign an allocation of use to the holder of an O&G authorization whose services are marketed and available to the public, requiring such allocation to… 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z  
104-s-2195 104 s 2195 A bill to provide for the regulation of human tissue for transplantation to ensure that such tissue is handled in a manner to preserve its safety and purity, and for other purposes. Health 1996-10-03 1996-10-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] OR D W000779 2 Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to establish a specific definition for "human tissue" which expressly excludes vascularized human organs, gene therapy, blood, soluble blood components, milk, or products made by combining human tissue with biomaterials. Declares that human tissue is not a drug, biological product, or device unless reclassified under this Act. Amends the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) to subject human tissue to regulation under such Act only if voluntary regulation is inadequate, or if it is reclassified as a drug, biological product, or device pursuant to specified guidelines established by this Act. Requires any person subject to such regulation who recovers, processes, stores, or distributes human tissue for transplantation or implantation in the United States to register in accordance with FFDCA drug registration procedures. Deems registrants to be authorized to conduct human tissue recovery, processing, storage, and distribution activities identified as applicable on the registration, unless, among other things, the Secretary of Health and Human Services suspends or revokes such authority after determining that the registrant fails to meet operating standards established by the Secretary. Prescribes certain human tissue labeling and advertising requirements. Authorizes the Secretary to reclassify human tissue as a drug, biological product, or device in specified circumstances. Outlines the mechanism for enforcement of this Act in the event that any violations of it constitute a significant risk to the public health. Subjects registrants to inspections under the Act. Applies the PHSA to umbilical cord blood to the same extent as it applies to human tissue. Prohibits the Secretary from regulating eyes until voluntary regulation is inadequate to protect the public health. 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
104-s-2196 104 s 2196 Thomas Alva Edison Sesquicentennial Commemorative Coin Act Finance and Financial Sector 1996-10-03 1996-10-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. Senate Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] NJ D L000123 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Commemorative Coins Title II: Circulating Coins Thomas Alva Edison Sesquicentennial Commemorative Coin Act - Title I: Commemorative Coins - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint one-dollar silver coins emblematic of the inventions made by Thomas Alva Edison in commemoration of the sesquicentennial of his birth. Directs the Secretary to conduct an open design competition for the design of the obverse and reverse of the coins. Terminates the authority to mint such coins after December 31, 1997. Requires that certain surcharges received from coin sales be distributed to specified entities. Title II: Circulating Coins - Amends Federal law to declare that the obverse side of half-dollar coins minted between specified dates shall have the same likeness of Thomas Alva Edison as the commemorative coins minted under this Act. 2025-08-21T20:16:44Z  
104-s-2197 104 s 2197 A bill to extend the authorized period of stay within the United States for certain nurses. Immigration 1996-10-03 1996-10-11 Became Public Law No: 104-302. Senate Sen. Faircloth, Lauch [R-NC] NC R F000437 1 Extends the authorized period of U.S. stay for certain alien nurses through September 30, 1997. Prohibits such aliens from changing employment. 2025-04-07T15:23:16Z  
104-s-2198 104 s 2198 A bill to provide for the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations to continue in existence, and for other purposes. Government Operations and Politics 1996-10-03 1996-10-19 Became Public Law No: 104-328. Senate Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] AK R S000888 1 Authorizes the continuation of the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations solely for the purpose of performing any contract entered into under the National Gambling Impact Study Commission Act. Revises restrictions on funds provided under the Community Oriented Policing Services Program and part Q (Public Safety and Community Policing; "Cops on the Beat") of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 concerning the provision of health benefits to public safety officers retired because of certain personal injuries sustained in the line of duty in certain emergency situations. 2021-10-15T23:22:10Z  
104-s-2199 104 s 2199 A bill to provide funding for the nutrition education and training program authorized under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, and for other purposes. Agriculture and Food 1996-10-03 1996-10-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. Senate Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] VT D L000174 2 Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to reduce funding for the nutrition education and training program for FY 1997 and each succeeding fiscal year. Reduces funding, for FY 1997, for the: (1) emergency food assistance program; and (2) school meals initiative for healthy children. 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z  
104-sconres-74 104 sconres 74 A concurrent resolution to provide for a change in the enrollment of H.R. 3539. Congress 1996-10-03 1996-10-03 Submitted in the Senate. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Over, Under the Rule. Senate Sen. Brown, Hank [R-CO] CO R B000919 0 Rescinds the signing by the Acting President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of H.R. 3539 (reauthorizing certain programs of the Federal Aviation Administration). Directs the Clerk of the House, in the reenrollment of such bill, to add a section authorizing the Secretary of Transportation to obligate specified funds for any new airport runway construction project. 2025-04-07T15:23:12Z  
104-sres-311 104 sres 311 A resolution designating the month of November 1996 as "National American Indian Heritage Month". Native Americans 1996-10-03 1996-10-03 Referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] AZ R M000303 51 Designates November 1996 as National American Indian Heritage Month. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
104-sres-312 104 sres 312 A resolution saluting the service of John L. Doney. Congress 1996-10-03 1996-10-03 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S12367) Senate Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] MS R L000447 2 Salutes John L. Doney for his career of public service to the Senate and its Members. 2016-10-26T07:52:44Z  
104-sres-313 104 sres 313 A resolution relating to the retirement of Jeanie Bowles, Superintendent of Documents, United States Senate. Congress 1996-10-03 1996-10-03 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S12367) Senate Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] MS R L000447 0 Commends Jeanie Bowles, former Superintendent of Documents, for her exemplary service to the Senate and the Nation. 2016-10-26T07:52:44Z  
104-sres-314 104 sres 314 A resolution authorizing the President of the Senate, the President of the Senate pro tempore, and the Majority and Minority Leaders to make certain appointments after the sine die adjournment of the present session. Congress 1996-10-03 1996-10-03 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S12367) Senate Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] MS R L000447 0 Authorizes the President of the Senate, the President pro tempore, and the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, notwithstanding the sine die adjournment of the present session of the Congress, to make appointments to commissions, committees, boards, conferences, or interparliamentary conferences authorized by law, by concurrent action of the two Houses, or by order of the Senate. 2016-10-26T07:52:44Z  
104-sres-315 104 sres 315 A resolution appointing a committee to notify the President concerning the proposed adjournment of the session. Congress 1996-10-03 1996-10-03 Submitted in the Senate, read twice, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S12367) Senate Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] MS R L000447 0 Provides for the appointment of a committee of two Senators to join a similar committee of Representatives to notify the President that the two Houses are ready to adjourn. 2016-10-26T07:52:44Z  
104-sres-316 104 sres 316 A resolution tendering the thanks of the Senate to the Vice President for the courteous, dignified, and impartial manner in which he has presided over the deliberations of the Senate. Congress 1996-10-03 1996-10-03 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S12368) Senate Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] MS R L000447 0 Thanks the Honorable Al Gore, Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate, for the manner in which he has presided over the Senate during the second session of the 104th Congress. 2016-10-26T07:52:45Z  
104-sres-317 104 sres 317 A resolution tendering the thanks of the Senate to the President pro tempore for the courteous, dignified, and impartial manner in which he has presided over the deliberations of the Senate. Congress 1996-10-03 1996-10-03 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S12368) Senate Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] MS R L000447 0 Thanks the Honorable Strom Thurmond, President pro tempore of the Senate, for the manner in which he presided over the Senate during the second session of the 104th Congress. 2016-10-26T07:52:45Z  
104-sres-318 104 sres 318 A resolution to commend the exemplary leadership of the Democratic Leader. Congress 1996-10-03 1996-10-03 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S12368) Senate Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] MS R L000447 0 Thanks the Honorable Thomas A. Daschle, Senate Democratic leader, for the manner in which he performed his leadership responsibilities in the conduct of the Senate business during the second session of the 104th Congress. 2016-10-26T07:52:45Z  
104-sres-319 104 sres 319 A resolution to commend the exemplary leadership of the Majority Leader. Congress 1996-10-03 1996-10-03 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S12368) Senate Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] SD D D000064 0 Thanks the Honorable Trent Lott, Senate Majority Leader, for the manner in which he performed his leadership responsibilities in the conduct of Senate business during the second session of the 104th Congress. 2016-10-26T07:52:45Z  
104-sres-320 104 sres 320 A resolution authorizing the printing of a Senate document. Congress 1996-10-03 1996-10-03 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S12368-12369) Senate Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] OR R H000343 0 Authorizes the printing of a compilation of materials entitled "Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate, 129th Anniversary, 1867-1996" as a Senate document. 2016-10-26T07:52:45Z  
104-sres-321 104 sres 321 A resolution authorizing the acceptance of pro bono legal services by a Member of the Senate challenging the validity of a Federal Statute in a civil action pursuant to a statute expressly authorizing Members of Congress to bring such a civil action. Congress 1996-10-03 1996-10-03 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S12369) Senate Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] WV D B001210 0 Provides that pro bono legal services provided to a Member of the Senate with respect to a civil action challenging the validity of a Federal statute that expressly authorizes a Member to file an action shall not: (1) be deemed a gift to the Member nor a contribution to the Member's office account; or (2) require the establishment of a legal expense trust fund. Directs the Select Committee on Ethics to establish regulations providing for the public disclosure of information relating to such pro bono legal services provided. 2016-10-26T07:52:46Z  
104-sres-322 104 sres 322 A resolution to commend the exemplary leadership of the Democratic Leader. Congress 1996-10-03 1996-10-03 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S12369) Senate Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] SC R T000254 0 Thanks the Honorable Thomas A. Daschle, Senate Democratic leader, for the manner in which he performed his leadership responsibilities in the conduct of the Senate business during the second session of the 104th Congress. 2016-10-26T07:52:46Z  
104-sres-323 104 sres 323 A resolution to commend the exemplary leadership of the Majority Leader. Congress 1996-10-03 1996-10-03 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S12370) Senate Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] SC R T000254 0 Thanks the Honorable Trent Lott, Senate Majority Leader, for the manner in which he performed his leadership responsibilities in the conduct of Senate business during the second session of the 104th Congress. 2016-10-26T07:52:46Z  
104-sres-324 104 sres 324 A resolution to provide funding for the Office of Senate Fair Employment Practices to carry out certain transition responsibilities. Congress 1996-10-03 1996-10-03 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S12409) Senate Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] MS R L000447 0 Directs the Secretary of the Senate to transfer specified funds from the resolution and reorganization reserve of the miscellaneous items appropriations account, within the contingent fund of the Senate, for use by the Director of the Office of Senate Fair Employment Practices for salaries and expenses through January 30, 1997, related to carrying out certain transition responsibilities under the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995. 2016-10-26T07:52:46Z  
104-hres-556 104 hres 556 Expressing the intentions of the House of Representatives concerning the universal service provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 as they relate to telecommunications services to Native Americans, including Alaskan Natives. Government Operations and Politics 1996-10-02 1996-10-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance. House Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3] NM D R000229 2 Declares that no policies or procedures established to implement the Telecommunications Act of 1996 can be consistent with the intent of the Congress to ensure the delivery of telecommunications services to all regions of the Nation at just, reasonable, and affordable rates if they fail to address the telecommunications needs of low-income Native Americans, including Alaskan Natives. 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
104-s-2187 104 s 2187 Civil Rights Commission Reauthorization Act of 1996 Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1996-10-02 1996-10-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Brown, Hank [R-CO] CO R B000919 0 Civil Rights Commission Reauthorization Act of 1996 - Amends the Civil Rights Commission Act of 1983 to require approval of a majority of the Commission before the Commission may submit a report or issue a subpoena. Prescribes a procedure for the withholding of the issuance of a subpoena. Allows the Commission, by majority vote, to remove the staff director from office. Provides for the application of the Freedom of Information Act, Privacy Act of 1974, and the Government in the Sunshine Act with regard to the Commission. Authorizes appropriations. Extends the Commission's termination date through FY 1997. 2025-08-21T20:15:53Z  
104-s-2188 104 s 2188 A bill to provide for the retention of the name of the mountain at the Devils Tower National Monument in Wyoming known as "Devils Tower", and for other purposes. Public Lands and Natural Resources 1996-10-02 1996-10-03 Referred to Subcommittee on Parks, Preservation and Recreation. Senate Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY] WY R S000429 2 Provides that the mountain at the Devils Tower National Monument in Wyoming shall be known and designated as Devils Tower. 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z  
104-s-2189 104 s 2189 Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute Administrative Systems Act of 1996 Native Americans 1996-10-02 1996-10-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Senate Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] NM D B000468 1 Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute Administrative Systems Act of 1996 - Provides that certain civil service laws relating to personnel management shall not apply to applicants for employment with, employees of, or positions in or under the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute. Requires the Institute president by regulation to prescribe alternative personnel management provisions. Disallows covering current Institute employees except pursuant to a voluntary election. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to delegate to the institute president procurement authority with respect to the conduct of the administrative functions of the Institute. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-21T20:16:20Z  
104-hr-4336 104 hr 4336 To restore the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to extend existing and expiring contracts under the conservation reserve program. Agriculture and Food 1996-10-01 1996-10-04 Executive Comment Requested from USDA. House Rep. Roberts, Pat [R-KS-1] KS R R000307 0 Amends the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 to repeal the provision that eliminated contract extension authority under the conservation reserve program. 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z  
104-hr-4337 104 hr 4337 Gambling Credit Reform Act Finance and Financial Sector 1996-10-01 1996-10-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit. House Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-29] NY D L000556 0 Gambling Credit Reform Act - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit any creditor from extending any credit to any consumer under any open end consumer credit plan if the creditor knows or has reason to believe that the proceeds of such extension of credit are being used or will be used by the consumer to make any form of wager or bet, to play any game of chance, to use any gambling device, or to otherwise participate in gambling at any gambling establishment. 2025-08-21T20:15:51Z  
104-hr-4338 104 hr 4338 To provide relief for domestic producers of tailored wool apparel from increased imports of such apparel from Canada. Foreign Trade and International Finance 1996-10-01 1996-10-01 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-29] NY D L000556 0 Directs the President to take necessary steps to renegotiate with Canada the annual quantity limitations of tailored wool apparel assembled in Canada from fabric or yarn produced or obtained in a non-North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) country, that is eligible for preferential tariff treatment under NAFTA, to reflect current conditions in the wool apparel industry in Canada and the United States, including the ability of tailored wool apparel producers to obtain supplies of wool fabric within U.S. and Canadian territories. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
104-s-2183 104 s 2183 A bill to make technical corrections to the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. Social Welfare 1996-10-01 1996-10-19 Became Public Law No: 104-327. Senate Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] NM R D000407 1 Makes technical corrections to the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (the Act) with respect to: (1) the limitations on FY 1997 Federal obligations for the Temporary Family Assistance Program under new part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (raising the formula ceiling of the limitation to include any amount a State would have been eligible to receive from the Contingency Fund for State Welfare Programs during a specified transition period); and (2) a State's annual reconciliation refund of certain excess grant payments to the Contingency Fund for State Welfare Programs (revising the Federal child care assistance payment and State child care assistance expenditures components of the reconciliation formula). Makes these amendments effective as if included in the Act. Amends the Northern Great Plains Rural Development Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for the Northern Great Plains Rural Development Commission through FY 1997. 2025-04-07T15:29:07Z  
104-s-2184 104 s 2184 Tobacco-Free Children's Internet Act of 1996 Health 1996-10-01 1996-10-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Senate Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] NJ D L000123 0 Tobacco-Free Children's Internet Act of 1996 - Directs the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration to issue regulations limiting the advertising of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco over the Internet or other interactive computer service within the United States in a manner consistent with certain previously issued regulations. 2025-08-21T20:15:01Z  
104-s-2185 104 s 2185 Local Growth Management Incentives Act of 1996 Environmental Protection 1996-10-01 1996-10-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] OR D W000779 0 Local Growth Management Incentives Act of 1996 - Requires each Federal agency to cooperate with qualified State agencies and local land use jurisdictions (those with growth management and land use programs certified under this Act) to reduce duplication of State and local requirements by National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) environmental assessment procedures. Requires such cooperation to include joint planning processes, environmental research, public hearings, and environmental assessments. Permits use of one document if State or local law imposes requirements that are in addition to, but not in conflict with, the NEPA requirements. Requires a NEPA statement to address, and describe the extent to which the State or local entity will reconcile, any inconsistency of a proposed action with any approved plan or other requirement of the entity. Allows States and local land use jurisdictions, upon certification (and with exceptions), additional time to comply with any new Federal requirement in order to integrate a qualified program's requirements with the Federal requirement. Describes certification procedures (and restrictions) and requires for support of a certification that State or local laws establish a qualified program containing, among other things, mechanisms for: (1) designating areas of critical environmental concern (those in which development may damage important historic, cultural, or aesthetic values or natural systems or processes or result in a threat to human life and safety from natural hazards); (2) addressing compatibility of land uses; and (3) assessing whether development activity impacts would result in environmental or health law violations. Describes methods for establishment of such a program. Requires federally conducted development projects or activities that affect land use or are otherwise regulated under a qualified program to be carried out consistently with the program. Amends Federal law concerning obligation of Federal-aid highway and surface transportation fund… 2025-08-21T20:15:18Z  
104-s-2186 104 s 2186 Healthy Children Family Assistance Health Insurance Program Act of 1996 Health 1996-10-01 1996-10-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] MA D K000148 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Coverage for Children and Pregnant Women Subtitle A: Definitions Subtitle B: Participating State Program Title II: Qualifying Policies Subtitle A: Qualifying Policies Subtitle B: Access and Preexisting Condition Limitations Subtitle C: General Duties and Responsibilities of the Secretary Title III: Assistance to Families and Pregnant Women Title IV: Miscellaneous Provisions Healthy Children Family Assistance Health Insurance Program Act of 1996 - Title I: Coverage for Children and Pregnant Women - Subtitle A: Definitions - Sets forth definitions used in this Act. Subtitle B: Participating State Program - Sets forth the general framework for a State program negotiated and contracted with at least one health plan to provide access to qualified health plans to eligible children and pregnant women residing in the State. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide certain payments for operating and administrative costs of participating States. Title II: Qualifying Policies - Subtitle A: Qualifying Policies - Describes the qualifying health policies for children and pregnant women, with a prohibition under each policy against any cost-sharing requirements for preventive services. Subtitle B: Access and Preexisting Condition Limitations - Places certain limitations on the imposition of preexisting condition exclusions under such policies, prohibiting them outright with regard to pregnant women. Subtitle C: General Duties and Responsibilities of the Secretary - Authorizes the Secretary to issue regulations and interim final regulations to implement the State program. Title III: Assistance to Families and Pregnant Women - Prescribes guidelines for determining the eligibility of children and pregnant women for premium and cost-sharing assistance. Requires States to have such assistance programs in effect to qualify for Federal payments under this Act. Prescrib… 2025-08-21T20:15:16Z  
104-sres-307 104 sres 307 A resolution electing Gary Lee Sisco of Tennessee as Secretary of the Senate. Congress 1996-10-01 1996-10-01 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S12046) Senate Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] MS R L000447 0 Elects Gary Lee Sisco as Secretary of the Senate. 2016-10-26T07:52:43Z  
104-sres-308 104 sres 308 A resolution notifying the President of the United States of the election of Gary Lee Sisco of Tennessee as Secretary of the Senate. Congress 1996-10-01 1996-10-01 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S12046) Senate Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] MS R L000447 0 Notifies the President of the election of Gary Lee Sisco as Secretary of the Senate. 2016-10-26T07:52:44Z  
104-sres-309 104 sres 309 A resolution notifying the House of Representatives of the election of Gary Lee Sisco of Tennessee as Secretary of the Senate. Congress 1996-10-01 1996-10-02 Message on Senate action sent to the House. Senate Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] MS R L000447 0 Notifies the House of Representatives of the election of Gary Lee Sisco as Secretary of the Senate. 2016-10-26T07:52:44Z  
104-sres-310 104 sres 310 A resolution commending Kelly D. Johnston for his service to the United States Senate. Congress 1996-10-01 1996-10-01 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S12046) Senate Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] MS R L000447 2 Recognizes the contributions of Kelly D. Johnston to the Senate and to the United States and commends him for such service. 2016-10-26T07:52:44Z  
104-hr-4329 104 hr 4329 To designate the Federal building located at 300 East 8th Street in Austin, Texas, as the "J. J. 'Jake' Pickle Federal Building". Government Operations and Politics 1996-09-30 1996-09-30 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. House Rep. Geren, Pete [D-TX-12] TX D G000134 0 Designates the Federal building located at 300 East 8th Street in Austin, Texas, as the J.J. "Jake" Pickle Federal Building. 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z  
104-hr-4330 104 hr 4330 To amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, relating to metropolitan planning. Transportation and Public Works 1996-09-30 1996-09-30 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. House Rep. Hefley, Joel [R-CO-5] CO R H000444 0 Amends Federal law to revise the criteria for designating metropolitan planning organizations for urbanized areas under the highway and mass transit programs. Declares it shall be the responsibility of the State to provide oversight in areas with multiple metropolitan planning organizations. 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z  
104-hr-4331 104 hr 4331 Child Pornography Prevention Act of 1996 Crime and Law Enforcement 1996-09-30 1996-10-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime. House Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., II [D-MA-8] MA D K000110 0 Child Pornography Prevention Act of 1996 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit and set penalties for specified activities relating to material: (1) constituting or containing child pornography, including knowingly possessing any book, magazine, periodical, film, videotape, computer disk, or other material that contains three or more images of child pornography (and enhances penalties if the offender has a prior Federal or State conviction relating to aggravated sexual abuse, sexual abuse, abusive sexual conduct involving a minor or ward, or for specified activities relating to child pornography (prior conviction)); and (2) depicting the sexual exploitation of minors, including knowingly mailing, or transporting or shipping in interstate or foreign commerce, including by computer, any visual depiction created, adapted, or modified to appear that an identifiable minor is engaged in sexually explicit conduct. Revises the definition of "visual depiction" to include data stored on computer disk or by electronic means which is capable of conversion into a visual image. Defines "identifiable minor" to mean a person who was a minor at the time the visual depiction was created, adapted, or modified or whose image as a minor was used in creating, adapting, or modifying such depiction and who is recognizable by the person's face, likeness, or other distinguishing characteristic (but proof of the actual identity of such minor is not required). Increases and expands the scope of penalties for sexual exploitation of children. Revises provisions regarding activities relating to material involving the sexual exploitation of minors, including providing enhanced penalties for offenders having a prior conviction. Amends the Privacy Protection Act of 1980 to authorize certain searches and seizures of work product materials and other documents if an offense involves the production, possession, receipt, mailing, sale, distribution, shipment, or transportation of child pornography, or the sale or purchase of children.… 2025-08-21T20:14:57Z  
104-hr-4332 104 hr 4332 To prohibit United States assistance to foreign governments that provide landing rights to Libyan aircraft. International Affairs 1996-09-30 1996-09-30 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. House Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12] CA D L000090 1 Prohibits the President, except in specified circumstances, from providing United States assistance to the government of any country that provides landing rights to aircraft owned or operated by the Government of Libya or by a Libyan national. 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z  
104-hr-4333 104 hr 4333 Smoke-Free Transportation Facilities Act of 1996 Transportation and Public Works 1996-09-30 1996-09-30 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. House Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] GA D L000287 0 Smoke-Free Transportation Facilities Act of 1996 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) require, as a condition of Federal financial assistance, that the owner or operator of a transportation facility take the necessary action to prohibit smoking in any indoor portion of the facility accessible to the general public; and (2) issue implementing regulations. 2025-08-21T20:14:57Z  
104-hr-4334 104 hr 4334 Lifetime Education and Retraining Needs Act Taxation 1996-09-30 1996-09-30 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] TX R S000583 5 Lifetime Education and Retraining Needs Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income individual retirement account distributions used for post-secondary education and job retraining expenses. Exempts such distributions from excess distributions tax provisions. 2025-08-21T20:15:00Z  
104-hr-4335 104 hr 4335 Alien Public Assistance Benefits Amendments of 1996 Immigration 1996-09-30 1996-10-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman. House Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] TX R S000583 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Affidavits of Support Title II: Public Charge Deportation Title III: Attribution of Sponsor's Income Title IV: Ineligibility of Illegal Aliens for Public Assistance and Benefits Title V: Enhanced Verification of Eligibility Based on Citizenship or Immigration Status Title VI: Housing Assistance Title VII: Miscellaneous Provisions Title VIII: General Provisions Alien Public Assistance Benefits Amendments of 1996 - Title I: Affidavits of Support - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (Act), as amended by the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, to apply alien sponsor affidavit of support provisions to means-tested public benefits. (Current law refers to Federal means-tested public benefits.) Revises certain related income provisions. Title II: Public Charge Deportation - Amends the Act to revise the public charge grounds for deportation, including increasing the public charge period. Sets forth a special rule for battered spouses and children. Provides for exclusion and deportation of an alien who obtains public benefits through fraud or misrepresentation. Makes an alien deportable as a public charge ineligible for naturalization. Title III: Attribution of Sponsor's Income - Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to apply attribution of sponsor income provisions for five years to current immigrants. Title IV: Ineligibility of Illegal Aliens for Public Assistance and Benefits - Authorizes States to deny driver's licenses to illegal aliens. (Sec. 402) Amends the Social Security Act to prohibit crediting of "employment" for persons not authorized to work in the United States. (Sec. 403) Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to deny HIV or AIDS treatment to illegal aliens. Title V: Enhanced Verification of Eligibility Based on Citizenship or Immigration Status - Amends the Social Security Act … 2025-08-21T20:14:39Z  
104-hres-553 104 hres 553 Electing the Honorable Robert S. Walker of Pennsylvania to act as Speaker pro tempore. Congress 1996-09-30 1996-09-30 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. House Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22] NY R S000675 0 Elects Robert S. Walker as Speaker pro tempore of the House of Representatives through the legislative day of October 1, 1996. 2016-10-26T07:34:29Z  
104-hres-555 104 hres 555 Expressing the sense of the House urging the inclusion of Ross Perot in the 1996 Presidential debates. Government Operations and Politics 1996-09-30 1996-09-30 Referred to the House Committee on House Oversight. House Rep. Barcia, James A. [D-MI-5] MI D B000134 22 Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the format of the 1996 Presidential debates should be modified so that Ross Perot can have an equal opportunity to participate. 2024-02-07T11:39:48Z  
104-s-2161 104 s 2161 Federal Aviation Reauthorization Act of 1996 Transportation and Public Works 1996-09-30 1996-10-01 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 639. Senate Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL] IL D S000423 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Airport and Airway Improvements Subtitle A: Reauthorization of FAA Programs Subtitle B: Airport Development Financing Subtitle C: Airport Improvement Program Modifications Title II: FAA Reform Subtitle A: General Provisions Subtitle B: Federal Aviation Administration Streamlining Programs Subtitle C: System to Fund Certain Federal Aviation Administration Functions Title III: Aviation Security Title IV: Aviation Safety Title V: Pilot Record Sharing Title VI: Child Pilot Safety Title VII: Family Assistance Title VIII: Airport Revenue Protection Title IX: Metropolitan Washington Airports Title X: Extension of Airport and Airway Trust Fund Expenditures Title XI: FAA Research, Engineering, and Development Title XII: Miscellaneous Provisions Federal Aviation Reauthorization Act of 1996 - Title I: Airport and Airway Improvements - Subtitle A: Reauthorization of FAA Programs - Amends Federal aviation law to reauthorize the Airport Improvement Program through FY 1998, with specified allocations for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Facilities and Equipment Program. (Sec. 102) Authorizes appropriations for the FAA through FY 1998. Subtitle B: Airport Development Financing - Revises the apportionment of airport improvement fund amounts to sponsors of primary and cargo service airports for each fiscal year. (Sec. 122) Revises the minimum amount of airport improvement funds that shall be credited in a fiscal year to the discretionary fund. (Sec. 123) Increases the apportionment for airport improvement grant funds for: (1) airport noise compatibility programs; and (2) current and former military airports. (Sec. 124) Reduces from 15 to 12 at any time the number of current or former military airports that may receive airport improvement grant funds. Subtitle C: Airport Improvement Program Modifications - Directs t… 2025-08-21T20:14:37Z  
104-s-2162 104 s 2162 Mississippi Sioux Tribes Judgment Fund Distribution Act of 1996 Native Americans 1996-09-30 1996-09-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Senate Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] ND D D000432 2 Mississippi Sioux Tribes Judgement Fund Distribution Act of 1996 - Provides for distribution to, and use of certain funds by, the Sisseton and Wahpeton Tribes of Sioux Indians. (Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary of the Interior, one year after enactment of this Act, to distribute specified amounts to the tribal governing body of the: (1) Devils Lake Sioux Tribe of North Dakota; (2) Sisseton and Wahpeton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota; and (3) Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation in Montana. Designates the Sisseton and Wahpeton Sioux Council of the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes as the tribal governing body of the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation. (Sec. 5) Directs each tribal governing body, as a condition for receiving the distributed funds, to establish a tribal trust fund for the benefit of the covered Indian tribe under its jurisdiction. Requires that each tribal governing body shall: (1) serve as the trustee of the trust fund; and (2) administer the trust fund. (Sec. 6) Prohibits funds distributed to a covered Indian tribe from being used to make per capita payments to members of the covered Indian tribe. Allows funds distributed to be used by a tribal governing body only for the purpose of making investments or expenditures that the tribal governing body determines to be related to: (1) economic development that is beneficial to the covered Indian tribe; (2) the development of resources of the covered Indian tribe; or (3) the development of a program that is beneficial to members of the covered Indian tribe, including educational and social welfare programs. Directs the Secretary to conduct an annual audit. (Sec. 7) Sets forth provisions concerning the effect of payments to a covered Indian tribe or an individual on eligibility for, or the reduction or denial of, Federal benefits. Prohibits subjecting a payment made to a covered Indian tribe or individual under this Act to Federal or State income tax. (Sec. 8) Directs the Secretary, not later than one year after enact… 2025-08-21T20:16:18Z  
104-s-2163 104 s 2163 Law Enforcement Officers Protection Amendment Act of 1996 Crime and Law Enforcement 1996-09-30 1996-09-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] NY D M001054 0 Law Enforcement Officers Protection Amendment Act of 1996 - Amends the Federal criminal code to expand the definition of "armor piercing ammunition" to include a projectile that may be used in a handgun and that the Secretary of Treasury determines to be capable of penetrating body armor. Directs the Secretary to promulgate regulations based on standards to be developed for the uniform testing of projectiles to determine whether such projectiles are capable of penetrating National Institute of Justice Level II-A body armor. Authorizes appropriations for the Secretary and the Attorney General to develop and implement, and promulgate regulations for, performance standards for armor piercing ammunition. 2025-08-21T20:15:47Z  
104-s-2164 104 s 2164 Department of Agriculture Responsibility and Accountability Act of 1996 Agriculture and Food 1996-09-30 1996-09-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. Senate Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] IN R L000504 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Information Technology System Control Board Title II: Administration of Department of Agriculture Title III: Effective Date Department of Agriculture Responsibility and Accountability Act of 1996 - Title I: Information Technology System Control Board - Establishes in the Department of Agriculture the Information Technology System Control Board to manage the Department's technology planning and procurement processes. Terminates the Board as of a specified date. Title II: Administration of the Department of Agriculture - Amends the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 with respect to the Department of Agriculture personnel buyout authority to: (1) prohibit persons eligible for retirement from also receiving buyout payments; (2) require that buyout funds come only from salary and expense appropriations; and (3) end buyout authority as of March 31, 1997. Title III: Effective Date - Sets forth the effective date for this Act. 2025-08-21T20:16:07Z  
104-s-2165 104 s 2165 Fair Trade Practices Act of 1996 International Affairs 1996-09-30 1996-09-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Senate Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] PA R S000709 1 Fair Trade Practices Act of 1996 - Directs the President to report annually to the Congress the identities of: (1) foreign persons and concerns that engage in certain foreign corrupt trade practices; and (2) foreign countries that do not have in effect or do not enforce laws similar to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977. Authorizes the President to impose specified sanctions upon countries that are not making a good faith effort to enact or enforce such laws. 2025-08-21T20:14:21Z  
104-s-2166 104 s 2166 Local Empowerment and Flexibility Pilot Act of 1996 Government Operations and Politics 1996-09-30 1996-09-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] OR R H000343 0 Local Empowerment and Flexibility Pilot Act of 1996 - Lists the purposes of this Act, including to: (1) improve the delivery of services to the public; (2) promote State, local, and tribal governments and private, nonprofit organizations to identify goals to improve their communities and the lives of their citizens; and (3) enable eligible applicants to adapt programs of Federal financial assistance to the particular needs of their communities by integrating programs and program funds across existing similar Federal financial assistance programs. (Sec.5) Creates a Community Empowerment Board composed of specified Cabinet Secretaries and agency heads. Requires the Board, among other things, to: (1) select six States to participate; and (2) receive, review, and approve or disapprove flexibility plans. Defines a "flexibility plan" as a comprehensive plan for the coordination and administration by an eligible applicant of financial assistance provided by the Federal Government under two or more eligible Federal financial assistance programs that includes funds from Federal, State, local, or tribal government or private sources to address the service needs of a community. Requires that the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), in consultation with the Board, coordinate and assist in creating: (1) a uniform Federal financial assistance application; (2) a release form to facilitate the sharing of information across Federal financial assistance programs; and (3) a system wherein an organization or consortium of organizations may use one proposal to apply for assistance. (Sec. 6) Authorizes an applicant to apply to the Board for approval of a flexibility plan which must meet specified requirements, including that the application: (1) contain written certification that each entity with legal authority over a Federal financial assistance program included in the plan has consented to the terms of the plan; and (2) be submitted to, and contain all comments on the proposed plan made by, each affected St… 2025-08-21T20:17:07Z  
104-s-2167 104 s 2167 Children's Health Insurance for Long-Term Development Act of 1996 Health 1996-09-30 1996-10-03 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12350-12351) Senate Sen. Kerrey, J. Robert [D-NE] NE D K000146 0 Children's Health Insurance for Long-Term Development Act of 1996 - Requires health plans and employee health benefit plans to ensure coverage of all medically necessary health care and related services for children during the Infant Neurological Risk Exposure Period (INREP), which extends through age three and encompasses the period of most rapid neurological changes in young children. Prohibits health plans from using a service limitation, including a lifetime benefit limit, to deny medically necessary health care and related services to a child. Sets forth enforcement provisions. 2025-08-21T20:15:21Z  
104-s-2168 104 s 2168 Aviation Safety Protection Act of 1996 Transportation and Public Works 1996-09-30 1996-09-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Senate Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] MA D K000148 0 Aviation Safety Protection Act of 1996 - Amends Federal law regarding air commerce and safety to prescribe whistleblower protection guidelines for airline employees providing air safety information to the Federal government. Sets forth civil penalties for violation of such employees' protections. 2025-08-21T20:16:15Z  
104-s-2169 104 s 2169 Endangered Cultural Heritage Act of 1996 Arts, Culture, Religion 1996-09-30 1996-10-01 Referred to Subcommittee on Parks, Preservation and Recreation. Senate Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI] RI D P000193 0 Endangered Cultural Heritage Act of 1996 - Establishes in the Treasury an Endangered Cultural Heritage Fund. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to designate or establish a Federal agency to administer the Fund. Requires use of the Fund to support activities by qualified U.S. and international organizations to preserve and protect cultural resources that are significantly at risk, at qualified sites both inside and outside the United States. Requires the designated agency to provide grants or fellowships that engage: (1) U.S. professionals in historic preservation; and (2) U.S. and foreign graduate students in onsite conservation and development of plans to protect endangered cultural resources. Directs the agency to support public education programs, seminars, conferences, and other activities. 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z  
104-s-2170 104 s 2170 Save Our Savings Act of 1996 Economics and Public Finance 1996-09-30 1996-09-30 Read twice and referred jointly to the Committees on Budget; Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Kassebaum, Nancy Landon [R-KS] KS R K000017 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Cap Entitlements and Other Mandatory Spending Title II: Enforcement Provisions Save Our Savings Act of 1996 - Title I: Cap Entitlements and Other Mandatory Spending - Sets forth a timetable for completion of certain budget actions by the President and by the Directors of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). (Sec. 103) Applies direct spending caps to all entitlement authority, except for undistributed offsetting receipts and net interest outlays. Sets forth a table of such caps for specified categories of entitlements and other mandatory spending. (Sec. 104) Requires determinations of such direct spending caps (as well as any breaches of such caps and actions necessary to remedy such breaches) to be based on certain economic assumptions for specified future fiscal years, subject to periodic reestimation based on changed economic conditions or changes in eligible population. (Sec. 105) Provides for automatic adjustments to the caps for entitlements and other mandatory spending. Allows the direct spending caps to be revised in a specified manner, only by recorded vote. Title II: Enforcement Provisions - Provides for enforcement of the direct spending caps on categories of spending established under title I of this Act. Applies specified enforcement rules and procedures for any fiscal year in which direct spending exceeds the applicable direct spending cap. (Sec. 202) Directs OMB to: (1) compile a statement of actual direct spending for a fiscal year, following the end of that year, identifying such spending by categories of entitlements and other mandatory spending; and (2) under specified conditions, issue a report to the President and the Congress, estimating necessary spending reductions. Sets forth a timetable for specified budget actions by the President and by OMB and CBO. (Sec. 203) Subjects all direct spending (except matters specifically exempted under this title) to caps on total direct spending outlays for eac… 2025-08-21T20:14:53Z  
104-s-2171 104 s 2171 Comprehensive Telehealth Act of 1996 Health 1996-09-30 1996-09-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] ND D C000705 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Medicare Reimbursement for Telehealth Services Title II: Telehealth Licensure Title III: Periodic Reports to Congress from the Joint Working Group on Telehealth Title IV: Development of Telehealth Networks Comprehensive Telehealth Act of 1996 - Title I: Medicare Reimbursement for Telehealth Services - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make payments from the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act in accordance with a specified payment methodology for professional consultation via telecommunications systems with an individual or entity furnishing a service for which payment may be made to a Medicare beneficiary residing in a rural or an underserved area, notwithstanding that the individual health care practitioner providing the professional consultation is not at the same location as the individual furnishing the service to the Medicare beneficiary. (Sec. 101) Amends the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 to require the Health Care Financing Administration's report to the Congress on Medicare's reimbursement of telemedicine services to include telehealth services. Title II: Telehealth Licensure - Directs the Secretary to report to the appropriate congressional committees on: (1) practitioners licensed to provide telehealth services across State lines, including those licensed to provide them in more than three States; (2) any reciprocal or other licensure agreements between or among various States; (3) any efforts to develop uniform national sets of licensure standards for interstate telehealth services; (4) a projection of future interstate telehealth consultations; (5) State efforts to increase or reduce licensure as a burden to interstate telehealth practice; and (6) any State licensure requirements that appear to constitute unnecessary barriers to interstate telehealth services. (Sec. 202) Dir… 2025-08-21T20:16:49Z  
104-s-2172 104 s 2172 A bill to provide for the appointment of a Special Master to meet with interested parties in Alaska and make recommendations to the Governor of Alaska, The Alaska State Legislature, The Secretary of Agriculture, The Secretary of the Interior, and the United States Congress on how to return management of fish and game resources to the State of Alaska and provide for subsistence uses by Alaskans, and for other purposes. Public Lands and Natural Resources 1996-09-30 1996-10-01 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12059) Senate Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK] AK R M001085 0 Requires the President: (1) to appoint a Special Master to mediate the issues involved in the impasse regarding fish and game management responsibilities in Alaska ; and (2) in making such appointment, to give careful consideration to recommendations submitted by the Governor of Alaska, the President of the Alaska State Senate, and the Speaker of the Alaska State House. Requires the principal office of the Special Master to be in Alaska. Directs the Special Master to: (1) review existing State and Federal laws regarding subsistence use of fish and game resources in Alaska; (2) recommend specific actions to the Congress and to Alaska that assure that Alaska recovers and retains management authority and responsibility for fish and game on all of its lands, that provide for the continuation of the opportunity for subsistence uses by Alaska residents, including both Natives and non-natives, on the public lands and by Alaska Natives on Native lands which is essential for Native physical, economic, traditional, and cultural existence, and to non- native physical, economic, traditional, and social existence; and (3) report to the Secretary, the Congress, the Governor, and the Alaskan legislature. Makes the report available to the public. Authorizes appropriations. 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z  
104-s-2173 104 s 2173 Family Business Estate Tax Relief Act of 1996 Taxation 1996-09-30 1996-10-03 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12258) Senate Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] ND D D000432 0 Family Business Estate Tax Relief Act of 1996 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from a family-owned business' gross estate up to $900,000 of family-owned business interest (in addition to the existing $600,000 estate and gift tax credit), provided that the heirs continue to materially participate in the business for a specified period after the owner's death. Increases the portion of the estate tax subject to the "four- percent" (interest) rule. 2025-08-21T20:16:18Z  
104-s-2174 104 s 2174 A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the admission of temporary H-2A workers. Immigration 1996-09-30 1996-09-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] ID R C000858 0 Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise the temporary agricultural worker (H-2A visa) program with respect to: (1) H-2A petition considerations and approvals; (2) labor certification denial; (3) reduction in deadline filing; (4) expedited appeal of certain decisions; and (5) limitations on employer liability and judicial remedies. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
104-s-2175 104 s 2175 Strengthening Social Security Act of 1996 Social Welfare 1996-09-30 1996-09-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Kerrey, J. Robert [D-NE] NE D K000146 1 Strengthening Social Security Act of 1996 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code and title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require covered employers to have a plan for withholding certain contributions from the wages of their eligible employees for investment according to the individual employee's personal investment plan. Defines personal investment plan as: (1) any personal investment retirement plan restricted to certain contribution deposits in the Personal Investment Fund, established in the Treasury by this Act; or (2) any individual retirement plan restricted to certain contribution deposits and administered or issued by a bank. Requires the Personal Investment Fund to be governed by a Personal Investment Fund Board under a system similar to the Thrift Savings Program for Federal employees. Covers self-employed individuals. Applies this Act only to employees who have not attained age 55. Specifies reduced social security tax rates for plan participants. Imposes civil penalties upon employers who fail to establish a personal investment payroll deduction plan or observe certain requirements with respect to it. Provides for: (1) specified graduated increases in "normal" and early retirement ages; and (2) reduction in cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) applied to higher primary insurance amounts under the OASDI program, tying OASDI COLA determinations based on applicable increase percentages to similar determinations under other specified Federal benefit programs, including the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program under SSA title XVI. Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics to reduce by .5 percentage point the annual percentage change in the Consumer Price Indexes used with respect to OASDI COLA calculations. Provides for: (1) a phased in reduction in spousal benefits other than survivors' benefits to 33 percent of the primary insurance amount; and (2) various specified adjustments in the formula for determining primary insurance amounts und… 2025-08-21T20:14:36Z  
104-s-2176 104 s 2176 Personal Investment Plan Act of 1996 Social Welfare 1996-09-30 1996-09-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Kerrey, J. Robert [D-NE] NE D K000146 1 Personal Investment Plan Act of 1996 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code and title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to require covered employers to have a plan for withholding certain contributions from the wages of their eligible employees electing to participate for investment according to the individual employee's personal investment plan. Defines personal investment plan as: (1) any personal investment retirement plan restricted to certain contribution deposits in the Personal Investment Fund, hereby established in the Treasury; or (2) any individual retirement plan restricted to certain contribution deposits and administered or issued by a bank or other specified person. Establishes in the Social Security Administration a Personal Investment Fund Board to govern the Personal Investment Fund under a system similar to the Thrift Savings Program for Federal employees. Covers self-employed individuals. Specifies reduced social security tax rates for participating employees and self-employed individuals. Sets forth civil penalties for employers who fail to establish a personal investment payroll deduction plan or observe certain requirements with respect to it. Prescribes adjustments to primary insurance amounts under the OASDI program. 2025-08-21T20:16:03Z  
104-s-2177 104 s 2177 Military Reservists Small Business Relief Act Commerce 1996-09-30 1996-09-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business. Senate Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA] PA R S000059 0 Military Reservists Small Business Relief Act - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), upon request, to defer repayment of a direct loan made to: (1) an individual who is a reservist who received such loan before being called or ordered to, or retained on, active duty; or (2) a small business that received such loan before a reservist who is an owner, manager, or key employee of such small business was so called, ordered, or retained. Extends the loan deferral period from the date the individual is so called, ordered, or retained until the later of 180 days after: (1) such individual is released; or (2) the enactment of this Act, with no accrual of interest during such period. Authorizes the SBA to make disaster loans to assist a small business that has suffered or is likely to suffer economic injury as the result of its owner, manager, or key employee being ordered to active duty during a period of military conflict. Limits to $500,000 the amount outstanding and committed on each loan. 2025-08-21T20:15:41Z  
104-s-2178 104 s 2178 Better Pharmaceuticals for Children Act Health 1996-09-30 1996-09-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Kassebaum, Nancy Landon [R-KS] KS R K000017 5 Better Pharmaceuticals for Children Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow for additional deferred effective dates for the approval of certain new drug applications to allow for additional pediatric information developed by further studies of the drug concerned. 2025-08-21T20:16:14Z  
104-s-2179 104 s 2179 Children's Environmental Protection Act of 1996 Environmental Protection 1996-09-30 1996-09-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] CA D B000711 0 Children's Environmental Protection Act of 1996 - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to state U.S. policy regarding the adequacy of protection of children and other vulnerable subpopulations from exposure to environmental pollutants. Defines "vulnerable subpopulations" to include children, pregnant women, the elderly, individuals with a history of serious illness, and other subpopulations identified by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as likely to experience elevated health risks from environmental pollutants. Directs the Administrator to: (1) work with each State, including by making grants, to develop a family right-to-know initiative requiring disclosure of the details of application of a pollutant in a public area accessible to children, State reports of such information, and provision of data for a nationwide survey; (2) identify and make publicly available a list of hazardous substances and pesticides commonly used in schools and parks; (3) create a list of substances with high hazard risks; (4) develop and issue an EPA-approved warning sign and label for posting in such areas; and (5) prohibit a school or park from using any pollutant on the high hazard risk list. Directs the Administrator and the Secretaries of Agriculture and of Health and Human Services to: (1) coordinate and implement research studies of the physiological and pharmacokinetic differences in the effects and toxicity of pesticides and other pollutants on children and other vulnerable subpopulations; (2) conduct surveys and research to document differences between children and adults with respect to exposure; and (3) report to the Congress. Directs the Administrator to evaluate environmental health risks to children and vulnerable subpopulations in all risk assessments and characterizations, environmental or public health standards, or general regulatory decisions and develop and use a separate assessment with respect to vulnerable subpopulations. Requires a report to the Congress. Requires public ava… 2025-08-21T20:14:03Z  
104-s-2180 104 s 2180 Deadbeat Parents Punishment Act of 1996 Crime and Law Enforcement 1996-09-30 1996-09-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] WI D K000305 1 Deadbeat Parents Punishment Act of 1996 - Amends Federal criminal code provisions regarding failure to pay legal child support obligations to create two new categories of felony offenses, subject to a two-year maximum prison term: (1) traveling in interstate or foreign commerce with intent to evade a support obligation if the obligation has remained unpaid for a period longer than one year or is greater than $5,000; and (2) willfully failing to pay a support obligation regarding a child residing in another State, if the obligation has remained unpaid for a period longer than two years or is greater than $10,000. Specifies that the existence of a support obligation that was in effect for the time period charged in the indictment or information creates a rebuttable presumption that the obligor has the ability to pay such obligation for that period. Directs the court, upon a conviction, to order restitution in an amount equal to the total unpaid support obligation as it exists at the time of sentencing. 2025-08-21T20:16:41Z  
104-s-2181 104 s 2181 National Grasslands Management Act of 1996 Public Lands and Natural Resources 1996-09-30 1996-10-01 Referred to Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands. Senate Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] ND D D000432 0 National Grasslands Management Act of 1996 - Amends the Forest Rangeland Renewable Resource Planning Act of 1974 to remove the National Grasslands and land utilization projects administered under title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act (such Act) from the National Forest System (NFS). Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, to manage the National Grasslands as a separate entity and in accordance with this Act and the provisions and multiple use purposes of such Act. Requires the Secretary to administer grazing permits and implement grazing management decisions in consultation, cooperation, and coordination with local grazing associations and other grazing permits. Requires fees and charges for livestock grazing on the National Grasslands to be determined in the same manner and according to the same formula that was used for such grazing during the 1996 grazing year. Allows the Secretary to adjust the grazing fee to compensate for approved conservation practices and administrative expenditures. 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z  
104-s-2182 104 s 2182 A bill to consolidate certain mineral interests in the National Grasslands in Billings County, North Dakota, through the exchange of Federal and private mineral interests to enhance land management capabilities and environmental and wildlife protection, and for other purposes. Public Lands and Natural Resources 1996-09-30 1996-10-01 Referred to Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands. Senate Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] ND D D000432 1 Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to the Burlington Resources Oil and Gas Company (formerly known as Meridian Oil Inc.) all Federal rights and interests identified on a map entitled the "Billings County, North Dakota, Consolidated Mineral Exchange--November 1995," contingent on Burlington's conveyance to the Secretary of title to its own rights and interests identified on the same map. Directs the Secretary to convey to owners of the remaining non-oil gas mineral interests identified on the map all Federal rights, title, and interests in the National Forest System lands and National Grasslands in the State of North Dakota, contingent on the owners' conveyance to the Secretary, after Burlington's conveyance, of all their rights, title, and interests. Directs the Secretary to grant to Burlington the use of federally-owned surface lands to explore for and develop interests conveyed to Burlington under this Act. 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z  
104-sjres-65 104 sjres 65 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the rights of crime victims. Crime and Law Enforcement 1996-09-30 1996-09-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] AZ R K000352 2 Constitutional Amendment - Grants victims of crimes of violence and other crimes that the Congress and the States may define by law the right: (1) to notice of, and to not be excluded from, all public proceedings relating to the crime; (2) to be heard, if present, and to submit a statement at a public pre-trial or trial proceeding to determine a release from custody, an acceptance of a negotiated plea, or a sentence (grants such rights at a parole proceeding to the extent they are afforded to the convicted offender); (3) to notice of a release pursuant to a public or parole proceeding or an escape; (4) to a final disposition free from unreasonable delay; (5) to an order of restitution from the convicted offender; (6) to have the victim's safety considered in determining a release from custody; and (7) to notice of the rights established by this amendment. Grants the victim standing to assert such rights. Provides that nothing in this amendment shall provide grounds for: (1) the victim to challenge a charging decision or a conviction, to obtain a stay of trial, to compel a new trial, or to give rise to a claim for damages against the United States, a State, a political subdivision, or a public official; or (2) the accused or convicted offender to obtain any form of relief. Grants power to the Congress and the States to enforce this amendment within their respective jurisdictions by appropriate legislation, including the power to enact exceptions when required for compelling reasons of public safety. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
104-sres-306 104 sres 306 A resolution to state the sense of the Senate that the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between the United States of America and Japan is essential for furthering the security interests of the United States, Japan and the nations of the Asia-Pacific and that the people of Okinawa deserve recognition for their contributions toward ensuring the Treaty's implementation. International Affairs 1996-09-30 1996-09-30 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Senate Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE] DE R R000460 2 Declares that: (1) the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between the United States and Japan remains vital to American and Japanese security interests as well as the security interests of the Nations of the Asia-Pacific region; and (2) the people of Okinawa deserve special recognition and gratitude for their contributions toward ensuring the Treaty's implementation. 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z  
104-hconres-229 104 hconres 229 Directing the Secretary of the Senate to make corrections in the enrollment of S. 1004. Congress 1996-09-28 1996-09-30 Message on Senate action sent to the House. House Rep. Shuster, Bud [R-PA-9] PA R S000394 0 Makes technical corrections in the enrollment of S. 1004 (authorizing appropriations for the Coast Guard). 2025-01-02T17:32:44Z  
104-hconres-230 104 hconres 230 Providing for the sine die adjournment of the second session of the One Hundred Fourth Congress. Congress 1996-09-28 1996-10-04 Message on Senate action sent to the House. House Rep. Armey, Richard K. [R-TX-26] TX R A000217 0 Provides for the sine die adjournment of the House of Representatives and of the Senate on October 2, 3, or 4, 1996. 2025-01-02T17:32:43Z  
104-hconres-231 104 hconres 231 Condemning anti-semitic vandalism in Westchester County, New York. Crime and Law Enforcement 1996-09-28 1996-10-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime. House Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18] NY D L000480 3 Condemns acts of anti-Semitic vandalism in Westchester County, New York, and throughout the country. Commends community leaders and residents in Westchester County for their resolve in combating such acts. Urges the Attorney General to continue to investigate anti-Semitic vandalism in Westchester County. Calls on every State to adopt legislation modeled after Federal law that enhances criminal penalties for hate crimes. 2025-01-02T17:32:43Z  
104-hjres-197 104 hjres 197 Waiving certain enrollment requirements with respect to any bill or joint resolution of the One Hundred Fourth Congress making general or continuing appropriations for fiscal year 1997. Congress 1996-09-28 1996-09-30 Became Public Law No: 104-207. House Rep. Pryce, Deborah [R-OH-15] OH R P000555 0 Waives requirements for printing the enrollment of any bill or resolution of the 104th Congress making general or continuing appropriations for FY 1997 that is presented to the President after the enactment of this Act. 2025-01-02T17:33:49Z  
104-hjres-198 104 hjres 198 Appointing the day for the convening of the first session of the One Hundred Fifth Congress and the day for the counting in Congress of the electoral votes for President and Vice President cast in December 1996. Congress 1996-09-28 1996-10-11 Became Public Law No: 104-296. House Rep. Armey, Richard K. [R-TX-26] TX R A000217 0 Provides for convening the first session of the 105th Congress at noon on January 7, 1997. Requires the meeting of the Senate and the House of Representatives to count the electoral votes for President and Vice President to be held on January 9, 1997. 2025-01-02T17:33:49Z  
104-hr-4274 104 hr 4274 To require the Commissioner of Social Security and the Secretary of the Treasury to develop and implement measures to eliminate and prevent mismatching of earnings information maintained by the Social Security Administration and the Internal Revenue Service resulting in underpayment of social security benefits. Social Welfare 1996-09-28 1996-09-28 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-42] CA D B000918 6 Directs the Commissioner of Social Security and the Secretary of the Treasury jointly to: (1) study and report to specified congressional committees on the inability of the Social Security Administration to provide for American workers their full social security benefits by reason of insufficiency of information held by the Administration necessary for correctly identifying accounts for the earnings of such workers; and (2) take appropriate remedial measures, including devising and implementing a procedure for resolving new discrepancies involving uncredited earnings in the suspense file. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
104-hr-4275 104 hr 4275 To provide funding for the nutrition education and training program authorized under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, and for other purposes. Agriculture and Food 1996-09-28 1996-10-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families. House Rep. Goodling, William F. [R-PA-19] PA R G000291 2 Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to reduce funding for the nutrition education and training program for FY 1997 and each succeeding fiscal year. Reduces funding, for FY 1997, for the: (1) emergency food assistance program; and (2) school meals initiative for healthy children. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
104-hr-4276 104 hr 4276 Community Exchange Act Amendments of 1996 Finance and Financial Sector 1996-09-28 1996-12-31 Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from FTC. House Rep. Ewing, Thomas W. [R-IL-15] IL R E000282 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Administration of Commodity Exchange Act Title II: Treasury Amendment Clarification Commodity Exchange Act Amendments of 1996 - Title I: Administration of Community Exchange Act - Amends the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) to provide a conditional exemption for certain transactions involving professional markets. Revises requirements for the designation of a board of trade as a contract market. Revises the process for the submission and disapproval of contract market rules. Revises provisions for regulation of audit trail requirements. Requires the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to prescribe an objective standard or methodology for establishing whether a contract market meets certain requirements for being able to determine, with reasonable accuracy, the time of contract execution, in increments of at most one minute in length. Sets forth criteria for the trade recordation data (including time stamps) that an audit trail system for a contract market shall rely on. Establishes requirements for use of cost-benefit analysis. Repeals specified provisions relating to Commodity Futures Trading Commission oversight and deficiency orders. Title II: Treasury Amendment Clarification - Amends CEA to define board of trade, as it applies to transactions in or involving foreign currency, as any facility whereby standardized contracts are systematically marketed to retail investors. 2025-08-21T20:16:15Z  
104-hr-4277 104 hr 4277 Better Pharmaceuticals for Children Act Health 1996-09-28 1996-10-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment. House Rep. Greenwood, James C. [R-PA-8] PA R G000439 6 Better Pharmaceuticals for Children Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow for additional deferred effective dates for the approval of certain new drug applications to allow for additional pediatric information developed by further studies of the drug concerned. 2025-08-21T20:15:40Z  
104-hr-4278 104 hr 4278 Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997 Economics and Public Finance 1996-09-28 1997-02-10 By amendment to the Journal on February 10, 1997, the Act was indefinetely postponed by Unanimous Consent. House Rep. Livingston, Bob [R-LA-1] LA R L000371 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Division A Title I: Omnibus Appropriations Title I(sic): Department of Justice Title II: Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Title III: The Judiciary Title IV: Department of State and Related Agencies Title V: Related Agencies Title VI: General Provisions Title VII: Rescissions Title VIII: Fiscal Year 1996 Supplemental and Rescission Title IX: Supplemental Appropriations Title I(sic): Military Personnel Title II: Operation and Maintenance Title III: Procurement Title IV: Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Title V: Revolving and Management Funds Title VI: Other Department of Defense Programs Title VII: Related Agencies Title VIII: General Provisions Title IX: Fiscal Year 1996 Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions for Anti-Terrorism, Counter- Terrorism, and Security Enhancement Activities Title I(sic): Export and Investment Assistance Title II: Bilateral Economic Assistance Title III: Military Assistance Title IV: Multilateral Economic Assistance Title V: General Provisions Title VI: NATO Enlargement Facilitation Act of 1996 Title VII: Middle East Development Bank Title I(sic): Department of the Interior Title II: Related Agencies Title III: General Provisions Title IV: Emergency Appropriations Title I(sic): Department of Labor Title II: Department of Health and Human Services Title III: Department of Education Title IV: Related Agencies Title V: General Provisions Title VI: Reorganization and Privatization of Sallie Mae and Connie Lee Title VII: Museum and Library Services Act of 1996 Title I(sic): Depart… 2025-08-21T20:16:12Z  
104-hr-4279 104 hr 4279 Auto Theft Deterrent Act of 1996 Transportation and Public Works 1996-09-28 1996-10-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous Materials. House Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5] NY D A000022 0 Auto Theft Deterrent Act of 1996 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to study the feasibility of prescribing standards for the placement of bar codes on passenger motor vehicles (except exports), and the placement of devices for reading such codes at toll gates, in order to trace stolen vehicles (including abandoned stolen vehicles). 2025-08-21T20:15:53Z  
104-hr-4280 104 hr 4280 Government Printing Reform Act of 1996 Congress 1996-09-28 1996-09-28 Referred to the Committee on House Oversight, and in addition to the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. House Rep. Thomas, William M. [R-CA-21] CA R T000188 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Joint Committee on Information Title II: Production of Printing and Binding Subtitle A: Organization and Management of Government Printing Office Subtitle B: Production and Procurement Reform Title III: Printing and Distribution of Documents Subtitle A: Congressional Printing Subtitle B: Congressional Record Subtitle C: Executive and Judicial Branch Printing Subtitle D: Repeal Requirements to Print Particular Reports and Documents Subtitle E: Federal Register and Code of Federal Regulations Title IV: Distribution and Sale of Public Documents Subtitle A: Publication and Sale of Public Documents Subtitle B: Distribution of Publications Title V: Depository Library Program Title VI: Effective Date Government Printing Reform Act of 1996 - Title I: Joint Committee on Information - Amends Federal law to replace the Joint Committee on Printing and the Joint Committee on the Library with a Joint Committee on Information (the Joint Committee). Title II: Production of Printing and Binding - Subtitle A: Organization and Management of Government Printing Office - Revises provisions concerning the qualifications and terms of service of the Public Printer and the Deputy Public Printer. Directs the Public Printer to remedy neglect, delay, duplication, and waste in the preparation of publications, including the reduction and elimination of internal printing and high-speed duplicating capacities of Federal departments, agencies, and entities. (Sec. 202) Revises personnel rules. (Sec. 203) Revises provisions concerning the disbursing officer. Requires the Public Printer, in making purchases which are exempt from the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act and purchases which are made without advertising, to subject such purchases to the maximum degree of competition possible consistent with the Federal Government's … 2025-08-21T20:15:43Z  
104-hr-4281 104 hr 4281 United States-Puerto Rico Political Status Act Government Operations and Politics 1996-09-28 1996-09-28 Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. House Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] AK R Y000033 2 United States-Puerto Rico Political Status Act - Declares it is the policy of the Congress that: (1) English shall be the common language of mutual understanding in the United States, and this policy shall apply in all of the States freely admitted to the Union; and (2) if the referenda under this Act result in approval of sovereignty leading to Statehood for Puerto Rico, it is anticipated that English would become the official language of the Federal government in Puerto Rico. Declares that Congress has the authority to expand existing English language requirements in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Requires a referendum to be held by December 31, 1998, on Puerto Rico's political status, either: (1) retention of its present Commonwealth status; (2) full self-government through separate sovereignty leading to independence or free association; or (3) full self-government through U.S. sovereignty leading to statehood. Requires the President to develop and submit to the Congress for approval legislation for: (1) a transition plan of at least ten years which leads to full self-government for Puerto Rico; and (2) a recommendation for the implementation of such self-government consistent with Puerto Rico's approval. Requires the transition plan to include proposals and incentives to increase the opportunities of the people of Puerto Rico to learn English, including the teaching of English in public schools, fellowships, and scholarships. Sets forth specified requirements with respect to the referendum and congressional procedures for consideration of legislation. Makes funds available for the referendum. Requires the Government of Puerto Rico to make grants to the State Elections Commission of Puerto Rico for referenda held under this Act. 2025-08-21T20:14:21Z  
104-hr-4282 104 hr 4282 To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 to make a technical correction relating to the provision of Department of Defense Assistance to local educational agencies. Armed Forces and National Security 1996-09-28 1996-09-30 Received in the Senate. House Rep. Bateman, Herbert H. [R-VA-1] VA R B000229 0 Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 to correct a statutory reference relating to Department of Defense assistance to certain local educational agencies. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
104-hr-4283 104 hr 4283 National Invasive Species Act of 1996 Environmental Protection 1996-09-28 1996-10-26 Became Public Law No: 104-332. House Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-19] OH R L000553 0 National Invasive Species Act of 1996 - Amends the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to mandate regulations to prevent the introduction and spread of aquatic nuisance species into the Great Lakes through ballast water. Authorizes education, technical assistance, and other measures to promote compliance. Mandates voluntary guidelines to prevent such introduction and spread in U.S. waters by ballast water and other vessel operations. Mandates education, technical assistance, and other measures to encourage compliance. Requires mandatory regulations if guideline compliance is inadequate. Provides for enforcement through civil and criminal penalties and revocation of clearance. Encourages negotiations with foreign governments to develop and implement an international program for preventing such introduction and spread. Allows a vessel to not conduct a ballast water exchange if the exchange would threaten the safety or stability of the vessel. Allows a vessel that does not, for that reason, conduct an exchange to discharge ballast in any harbor, except in the Great Lakes. Mandates a study and report to the Congress on the effectiveness of existing shoreside ballast water facilities used by crude oil tankers in the coastwise trade off Alaska in preventing such introduction and spread. Mandates studies of Lake Champlain, the Chesapeake Bay, San Francisco Bay, Honolulu Harbor, the Columbia River system, other estuaries of national significance, and other waters. Provides for making specified amounts available for research on aquatic nuisance species prevention and control in the Chesapeake Bay, the Gulf of Mexico, the Pacific coast, the Atlantic Coast, and the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary. Establishes a clearinghouse of national data on ballasting practices and compliance with guidelines under this Act. Mandates a ballast water management program for vessels of the Department of Defense and the Coast Guard. Requires: (1) a ballast water management program to demonstrate techn… 2025-04-07T15:29:40Z  
104-hr-4284 104 hr 4284 Late Term Abortion Restriction Act Health 1996-09-28 1996-10-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment. House Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5] MD D H000874 15 Late Term Abortion Restriction Act - Makes it unlawful, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, to knowingly perform an abortion after the fetus has become viable, except, if in the medical judgment of the attending physician, it is necessary to preserve the life of the woman or to avert serious adverse health consequences to her. 2025-08-21T20:15:11Z  
104-hr-4285 104 hr 4285 Budget Process Reform Act Economics and Public Finance 1996-09-28 1996-09-28 Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight, Appropriations, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. House Rep. Cox, Christopher [R-CA-47] CA R C000830 223 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Statement of Congressional Purpose Title II: Binding Budget Law Title III: Enforcement of Budget Discipline Subtitle A: Supermajority Required to Break Budget Law Subtitle B: Line Item Reduction Subtitle C: "Blank Check" Appropriations Prohibited Subtitle D: "Pay-as-You-Go" Requirement for New Spending Subtitle E: "Lock-Box" for Savings From Spending Reductions Title IV: Sustaining Mechanism Title V: Protection of Social Security Title VI: Technical Amendments to Federal Law to Carry Out This Act Title VII: Definitions and Rules of Interpretation Budget Process Reform Act - Title I: Statement of Congressional Purpose - Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Federal budget process should focus the attention of policymakers and the public on the aggregate impact of Federal spending on the economy, and on the tradeoffs that must be made among priorities in order to control overall levels of spending. Declares that the budget process should contain safeguards against delay and inaction, so that temporary shut-downs of the Government may be avoided. Title II: Binding Budget Law - Requires the Congress to enact a binding budget law, in the form of a joint resolution, by April 15 of the calendar year before that in which the fiscal period commences. (Sec. 202) Makes it out of order in the House of Representatives or the Senate to consider any spending bill affecting spending in a major functional category unless and until a joint resolution on the budget is enacted. Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (CBA) to require a two-thirds majority vote in the House and the Senate to consider any spending bill prior to the enactment of the budget law. Repeals authority for consideration of spending bills prior to adoption of the budget resolution. (Sec. 203) Prohibits baseline budgeting. Requires objective year- to-year comparisons under budget law… 2025-08-21T20:16:16Z  
104-hr-4286 104 hr 4286 Car Find Act of 1996 Crime and Law Enforcement 1996-09-28 1996-10-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime. House Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5] NY D A000022 0 Car Find Act of 1996 - Amends the Anti Car Theft Act of 1992 to direct the Attorney General to: (1) establish and publicize a toll-free telephone number for reporting stolen and abandoned vehicles; and (2) use such number to assist Federal, State, and local law enforcement officials, insurance carriers, and other appropriate persons. Authorizes the Attorney General to collect fees from insurance carriers and other appropriate persons to offset the costs of establishing and maintaining such number. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-21T20:16:15Z  
104-hr-4287 104 hr 4287 Queens and North Shore of Long Island Aircraft Noise Correction Act of 1996 Transportation and Public Works 1996-09-28 1996-09-28 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. House Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5] NY D A000022 0 Queens and North Shore of Long Island Aircraft Noise Correction Act of 1996 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to develop, without compromising safety, a comprehensive plan to reduce aircraft noise in Queens and the north shore of Long Island, New York. Requires such plan to include assurances that any diversion of air traffic from New Jersey or Staten Island, New York, will not result in an increase in aircraft noise in such areas. 2025-08-21T20:17:06Z  
104-hr-4288 104 hr 4288 Natural Gas Vehicle Incentives Act of 1996 Environmental Protection 1996-09-28 1996-10-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. House Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] TX R B000213 9 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: General Provisions Title II: Emission Reduction Credits Title III: Tax Incentives Title IV: Revision of Purchase Mandates Title V: Federal Transit Incentives for Natural Gas Vehicles Title VI: Government Contract Incentives for Natural Gas Vehicles Title VII: Research, Development, and Demonstration Incentives for Natural Gas Vehicles Natural Gas Vehicle Incentives Act of 1996 - Title I: General Provisions - Sets forth the findings of Congress with respect to increased use of domestic natural gas as a transportation fuel. Title II: Emission Reduction Credits - Amends the Clean Air Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish an emission reduction credit program for natural gas vehicles, Ultra-Low Emission Vehicle (ULEV)-certified alternative fuel vehicles, and fueling infrastructure. Title III: Tax Incentives - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish natural gas vehicle property credits for any of the following property placed in service during the taxable year: (1) natural gas vehicles (50 percent of the cost); (2) fueling stations (the lesser of $25,000 or ten percent of the cost); and (3) transportation fuel (25 cents per gallon of liquefied natural gas or per gasoline gallon equivalent of compressed natural gas). (Sec. 302) Imposes an excise tax of 3.54 cents per gallon on liquefied natural gas sold for use or used as motor vehicle or motorboat fuel unless there was a taxable sale of such gas. (Sec. 303) Provides for shorter depreciation recovery periods for natural gas vehicles (three years) and refueling property (seven years). Title IV: Revision of Purchase Mandates - Declares the national policy to be that: (1) a viable, sustainable market for natural gas and other low emission vehicles requires cooperative efforts by and among fleet operators and other users, fuel providers, and vehicle manufacturers; (2) government mandates requiring private sector fleet p… 2025-08-21T20:17:00Z  
104-hr-4289 104 hr 4289 Fair Trade Opportunities Act Foreign Trade and International Finance 1996-09-28 1996-09-28 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. House Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1] NE R B000403 0 Fair Trade Opportunities Act - Amends the Trade Act of 1975 to repeal Title IV (Trade Relations with Countries not Currently Receiving Nondiscriminatory Treatment) (Jackson Vanick Act). Directs the President to consult with the appropriate congressional committees and determine whether each foreign country that is not a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) is not according adequate trade benefits or substantially equal competitive opportunities to U.S. commerce. Mandates an increase in the rate of duty with respect to the products of such a country. Authorizes the President to increase such rate on any product of a non-market economy country that is not a WTO member if it: (1) denies its citizens the right or opportunity to emigrate; (2) imposes more than a nominal tax on emigration documents, for any purpose; or (3) imposes more than a nominal tax, fine, fee or other charge on any citizen as a consequence of such citizen's desire to emigrate to a country of his or her choice. 2025-08-21T20:14:39Z  

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