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97-sjres-272 97 sjres 272 A joint resolution to provide interim appropriation of the revenue for the support of the government. Economics and Public Finance 1982-12-23 1982-12-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Senate Sen. Percy, Charles H. [R-IL] IL R P000222 3 Makes funds available at the rate specified in enacted authorizing legislation in the event that a regular appropriations bill has not been enacted by the beginning of the fiscal year. Provides that if such legislation has not been enacted the funds will be available at the rate specified in the previous year's appropriation or in the President's request, whichever is lower. 2025-01-14T18:18:18Z  
97-sres-526 97 sres 526 A resolution appointing a committee to notify the President concerning the proposed adjournment of the session. Congress 1982-12-23 1982-12-23 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Baker, Howard H., Jr. [R-TN] TN R B000063 0 Authorizes the appointment of a committee to join a similar committee of the House to notify the President that Congress is ready to adjourn. 2023-05-11T13:13:14Z  
97-sres-527 97 sres 527 A resolution authorizing the President of the Senate and the President of the Senate pro tempore to make certain appointments after the sine die adjournment of the present session. Congress 1982-12-23 1982-12-23 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] WV D B001210 0 Authorizes the President of the Senate and the President of the Senate pro tempore to make certain appointments after the sine die adjournment of Congress. 2023-05-11T13:13:14Z  
97-sres-528 97 sres 528 A resolution authorizing the President of the Senate and the President of the Senate pro tempore to sign duly enrolled bills. Congress 1982-12-23 1982-12-23 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Baker, Howard H., Jr. [R-TN] TN R B000063 0 Authorizes the President of the Senate and the President of the Senate pro tempore to sign enrolled bills during the sine die adjournment of Congress. 2023-05-11T13:13:14Z  
97-sres-529 97 sres 529 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. Government Operations and Politics 1982-12-23 1982-12-23 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Baker, Howard H., Jr. [R-TN] TN R B000063 0 Extends the thanks of the Senate to the Honorable George H. W. Bush, Vice President and President of the Senate, for the manner in which he presided over the second session of the 97th Congress. 2023-05-11T13:13:14Z  
97-sres-530 97 sres 530 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 1982-12-23 1982-12-23 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] WV D B001210 0 Extends the thanks of the Senate to the Honorable Strom Thurmond, President pro tempore of the Senate, for the manner in which he presided during the 97th Congress. 2023-05-11T13:13:14Z  
97-sres-531 97 sres 531 A resolution to commend the exemplary conduct of the distinguished Majority Leader. Congress 1982-12-23 1982-12-23 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] SC R T000254 0 Commends the Honorable Howard Baker, Jr., of Tennessee, for his exemplary conduct as Majority Leader of the Senate. 2023-05-11T13:13:14Z  
97-sres-532 97 sres 532 A resolution to commend the extraordinary cooperative conduct of the distinguished Minority Leader. Congress 1982-12-23 1982-12-23 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] SC R T000254 0 Extends the thanks of the Senate to the Honorable Robert Carlyle Byrd, of West Virginia, for the manner in which he conducted himself as minority leader. 2023-05-11T13:13:14Z  
97-hconres-439 97 hconres 439 A concurrent resolution providing for clarification of Indian tribal government in the case of Alaska Natives. Congress 1982-12-21 1982-12-23 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. House Rep. Rostenkowski, Dan [D-IL-8] IL D R000458 0 Makes corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 5470 (Tax status of Alaska Natives). 2023-05-11T12:59:55Z  
97-hr-7454 97 hr 7454 A bill making appropriations to provide for productive employment for the fiscal year 1983, and for other purposes. Labor and Employment 1982-12-21 1982-12-21 Referred to House Committee on Appropriations. House Rep. Whitten, Jamie L. [D-MS-1] MS D W000428 0 Makes appropriations for FY 1983 for specified purposes to provide for productive employment. Directs the appropriate congressional committees to: (1) study the current economic crisis with emphasis on long-term recovery and a strong private sector based a cooperative Government/industry partnership; and (2) present such study findings to the Congress by March 15, 1983, for appropriate action. Appropriates specified amounts for: (1) payment to the "Federal Buildings Fund," General Services Administration, for alterations and repairs; (2)interstate transfer grants-highways, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation; (3) interstate transfer grants-transit, Urban Mass Transportation Administration, Department of Transportation; (4) rehabilitation of highway bridges which cross over specified Northeast corridor rail transportation properties; (5) improvement of railroad rights-of-way (directs the Secretary of Transportation to make capital grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for such purpose); (6) medical care and facilities, Veterans Administration; (7) public housing modernization (increases specified budget authority for such purpose); (8) urban community development grants (an additional amount to be made available in accordance with specified provisions of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974); (9) a world market competition study, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce (directs the Secretaries of the Treasury and Commerce to carry out such study); (10) economic development assistance programs, Economic Development Administration (an additional amount to be used in accordance with the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 and other specified laws); (11) loans to small businesses for employment of additional personnel additional capital for the "Business loan and investment fund" authorized by the Small Business Act); (12) grants to States and public institutions of higher education for small business oriented employment or natura… 2024-02-05T11:50:03Z  
97-hr-7455 97 hr 7455 Agricultural Commodities Export Act Agriculture and Food 1982-12-21 1982-12-21 Referred to House Committee on Agriculture. House Rep. Whitten, Jamie L. [D-MS-1] MS D W000428 0 Agricultural Commodities Export Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to sell U.S. farm products competitively on the world market. Defers the fifty-cent per hundredweight milk charge unless surplus U.S. dairy products are sold competitively on the world market. Eliminates 1983 through 1985 land diversion payment limitations. Provides for the replacement of Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) officers and directors for failure to sell commodities competitively on the world market. Repeals CCC charter restrictions on domestic sales. 2025-08-29T19:50:16Z  
97-hr-7456 97 hr 7456 Anadromous Fish Conservation and Protection Act of 1982 Public Lands and Natural Resources 1982-12-21 1982-12-21 Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. House Rep. Lowry, Mike [D-WA-7] WA D L000486 3 Anadromous Fish Conservation and Protection Act of 1982 - Amends the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976, the Salmon and Steelhead Conservation and Enhancement Act of 1980, the Anadromous Fish Conservation Act, the Dingell-Johnson Fish Restoration Act, the Commercial Fisheries Research and Development Act of 1964, the Sikes Act, the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act, and other Federal laws to provide for the conservation and protection of naturally spawning anadromous fish populations. 2025-08-29T19:50:16Z  
97-hr-7457 97 hr 7457 Social Security Miscellaneous and Technical Improvements Act of 1982 Social Welfare 1982-12-21 1982-12-21 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Pickle, J. J. [D-TX-10] TX D P000328 0 Social Security Miscellaneous and Technical Improvements Act of 1982 - Title I: Cash Management - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to implement procedures for identifying social security benefit checks issued under title II which have not been negotiated within 12 months and to credit the appropriate social security trust fund on a monthly basis for the amount of all unnegotiated benefit checks drawn on such trust fund. Requires the Secretary to pay a benefit check presented for payment after it has been credited to one of the trust funds, if it is otherwise proper. Authorizes appropriations to reimburse the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Trust Fund for the total amount of unnegotiated benefit checks. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of the Treasury to jointly undertake a study on the maintenance and adjustment of the float periods (time periods) between the issuance of title II benefit checks from the general fund in the Treasury and the transfer of amounts to reimburse the general fund from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund or the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, whichever is appropriate. Requires the Secretaries to report their findings to the President and Congress. Provides for the Secretary of the Treasury to adjust procedures with respect to the float periods based upon the study. Amends title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the interest rate on late payments by States pursuant to State agreements for coverage of State and local employees under the old age, survivors and disability insurance program shall be at a rate equal to the coupon equivalent of the average yield in the 91-day Treasury bill auction most recently preceding the due date of the payments involved. (Currently, the interest rate on such late payments is six percent per annum.) Title II: Elimination of Gender-Based … 2025-08-29T19:50:17Z  
97-hres-638 97 hres 638 A resolution providing that reports of the Comptroller General of the United States made to the Congress shall be printed during such adjournment as House documents of the second session of the Ninety-seventh Congress. Government Operations and Politics 1982-12-21 1982-12-21 Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote. House Rep. Wright, James C., Jr. [D-TX-12] TX D W000763 0 Provides for the printing of reports of the Comptroller General under the Government Corporation Control Act during the sine die adjournment as House documents of the second session of the 97th Congress. 2023-05-11T13:00:54Z  
97-hres-639 97 hres 639 A resolution providing that a revised edition of the Rules and Manual of the House of Representatives for the Ninety-eight Congress be printed as a House document. Government Operations and Politics 1982-12-21 1982-12-21 Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote. House Rep. Wright, James C., Jr. [D-TX-12] TX D W000763 0 Authorizes the printing as a House document of the Rules and Manual of the House of Representatives for the 98th Congress. Provides for additional printing of such document for the use of the House and Members of Congress. 2023-05-11T13:00:54Z  
97-hres-640 97 hres 640 A resolution to provide for the appointment of the committee to notify the President of completion of business. Congress 1982-12-21 1982-12-21 Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote. House Rep. Wright, James C., Jr. [D-TX-12] TX D W000763 0 Provides for the appointment of a committee to notify the President that the Congress has completed its business for the session. 2023-05-11T13:00:54Z  
97-s-3124 97 s 3124 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to permit qualified pension funds and certain educational organizations to invest in working interests in oil and gas properties without incurring unrelated business taxable income. Taxation 1982-12-21 1982-12-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Armstrong, William L. [R-CO] CO R A000219 2 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow qualified pension funds and certain educational organizations to invest in working interests in oil and gas properties without incurring unrelated business taxable income. 2023-05-11T13:18:25Z  
97-sres-524 97 sres 524 A resolution to express the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of Agriculture use his existing authorities to export surplus dairy products. Foreign Trade and International Finance 1982-12-21 1982-12-21 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN] MN R B000647 0 Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of Agriculture should use his existing authorities to export surplus dairy products. 2023-05-11T13:13:13Z  
97-sres-525 97 sres 525 To express the sense of the Senate urging Presidential action pursuant to Section 103 of the Revenue Act of 1971, 26 U.S.C. sec. 48 (a) (7) (D) to disqualify certain Japanese-manufactured, numerically-controlled machine tools from the United States investment tax credit. Foreign Trade and International Finance 1982-12-21 1982-12-21 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] IA R G000386 17 Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President should exercise his authority to issue an Executive Order disqualifying Japanese-manufactured, numerically-controlled machining centers and punching machines for the investment tax credit until Japan provides persuasive evidence to the President that certain unfair and discriminatory acts and policies restricting U.S. commerce have ceased. 2023-05-11T13:13:14Z  
97-hconres-436 97 hconres 436 A concurrent resolution that the requirement of 2 U.S.C. 107 that the enrollment of H.J. Res. 631 or any measure continuing appropriations be printed on parchment be waived for the duration of the Ninety-seventh Congress. Congress 1982-12-20 1982-12-20 Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote. House Rep. Wright, James C., Jr. [D-TX-12] TX D W000763 0 Waives specified requirements relating to the enrollment of H.J. Res. 631 or any measure continuing appropriations. 2023-05-11T12:59:55Z  
97-hconres-437 97 hconres 437 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress concerning the completion of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in West Potomac Park in the District of Columbia. Armed Forces and National Security 1982-12-20 1982-12-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules. House Rep. Bailey, Donald A. [D-PA-21] PA D B000037 1 Expresses the sense of Congress that all pertinent parties should approve the inclusion in the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in West Potomac Park in the District of Columbia of the flag, inscription, and statue as agreed upon in October 1982 by certain organizations and interested parties. 2025-01-14T17:21:40Z  
97-hconres-438 97 hconres 438 A concurrent resolution that the House of Representatives shall adjourn Monday, December 20, 1982, or on Tuesday, December 21, 1982, pursuant to a motion made by the Majority Leader, or his designee, in accordance with this resolution, and that when it adjourns on said day, it stand adjourned sine die. Congress 1982-12-20 1982-12-21 Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote. House Rep. Foley, Thomas S. [D-WA-5] WA D F000239 0 Provides for the sine die adjournment of the House of Representatives on December 20 or 21, 1982, and the Senate at any time before January 3, 1983. 2023-05-11T12:59:55Z  
97-hjres-635 97 hjres 635 A joint resolution establishing the dates for submission of the Budget and Economic Report. Economics and Public Finance 1982-12-20 1983-01-14 Became Public Law No: 97-469. House Rep. Wright, James C., Jr. [D-TX-12] TX D W000763 0 Requires the President to submit to Congress the budget for FY 1984 and the Economic Report, not later than January 31, 1983. Sets forth dates for submission of related reports by the President and the Joint Economic Committee. 2023-05-11T13:01:46Z  
97-hjres-636 97 hjres 636 A joint resolution directing the completion of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in West Potomac Park in the District of Columbia. Armed Forces and National Security 1982-12-20 1982-12-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules. House Rep. Bailey, Donald A. [D-PA-21] PA D B000037 1 Directs all pertinent parties to approve the inclusion in the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in West Potomac Park in the District of Columbia of the flag, inscription, and statue as agreed upon in October 1982 by certain organizations and interested parties. 2025-01-14T17:21:40Z  
97-hr-7449 97 hr 7449 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow a deduction for the expense of altering or improving the principal residence of a taxpayer to remove or mitigate the effect of any architectural or other feature which limits the mobility of the taxpayer or a member of his family because such taxpayer or family member is disabled. Taxation 1982-12-20 1982-12-20 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Bailey, Donald A. [D-PA-21] PA D B000037 0 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a disabled taxpayer or a taxpayer with a disabled family member an income tax deduction for unreimbursed expenditures for removing architectural barriers. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
97-hr-7450 97 hr 7450 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that the normalization rules of the investment tax credit shall apply to natural gas pipelines without regard to the additional restriction imposed where there is a Federal determination that natural gas is in short supply. Taxation 1982-12-20 1982-12-20 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Evans, Cooper [R-IA-3] IA R E000259 0 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that the normalization rules of the investment tax credit shall apply to natural gas pipelines without restrictions imposed in the case where there is a Federal determination that natural gas is in short supply. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
97-hr-7451 97 hr 7451 A bill to establish fees for recreation residence on National Forest System Lands. Public Lands and Natural Resources 1982-12-20 1982-12-28 Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands and National Parks. House Rep. Hansen, George V. [R-ID-2] ID R H000171 2 Sets annual special use permit fees for all recreation residences on national forest system lands. Sets such fees at four percent of the value of the recreational residence, on the site under permit, as established by the county or other local tax assessing authority within which the property is located. Provides for Forest Service valuation of such residences where the county elects not to establish and furnish such valuation. Limits such annual fees to no less than $200 and no more than $3,000. Provides that: (1) 50 percent of such fee be credited to the local property assessing authority; (2) 25 percent be available for Forest Service recreation programs in the national forest where the permit is situated; and (3) 25 percent be deposited in the General Fund of the U.S. Treasury. Requires that such fees for new and reissued permits, issued after enactment of this Act, be determined according to this Act. Allows other permittees to voluntarily request to go under the fee system provided for in this Act or to remain under the existing fee system established by the Secretary of Agriculture. Provides for a five-year period of no increase in fees for permittees who volunteer to go under the new system. Provides that the amount of such a fee shall not be subject to administrative appeal before the Secretary or the Forest Service, if the fee is determined by the local tax assessing authority. 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z  
97-hr-7452 97 hr 7452 Social Security Reform Act of 1983 Social Welfare 1982-12-20 1982-12-20 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16] CA D P000047 0 Social Security Reform Act of 1983 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to treat as separate functional categories in the U.S. budget: (1) those disbursements from the Federal Old Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund which are not intragovernmental transfers within the Government; and (2) employment related social security taxes. Amends titles II and XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to consolidate the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund by creating the Federal Disability and Health Insurance Trust Fund. Appropriates to such Fund annually, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 100 percent of: (1) the disability and hospital insurance tax on employers, employees, and the self-employed established by this Act; and (2) the taxes imposed on married individuals filing joint returns and surviving spouses. Appropriates to the Federal Disability and Health Insurance Trust Fund, upon the depletion of such fund, such sums as may be necessary to assure that payments are made promptly for hospital insurance benefits, wife's insurance benefits, husband's insurance benefits, and child's insurance benefits. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise the tax rates for employment related social security taxes. Imposes a disability and health insurance surtax of five percent of an individual's income taxes. Links cost of living increases to increases in the hourly earnings index for private nonfarm workers. Provides for the coverage of Federal employees under the Social Security Act. Exempts from such coverage Federal employees who have attained, as of enactment, a nonforfeitable right to accrued benefits under any Federal retirement system. Provides for the coverage of employees of religious, charitable, educational, and other tax exempt organizations under the Social Security Act. 2025-08-29T19:50:17Z  
97-hr-7453 97 hr 7453 A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 with respect to the determination of acreage bases to be used under acreage reduction programs for the 1983 crop of wheat and feed grains. Agriculture and Food 1982-12-20 1982-12-20 Referred to House Committee on Agriculture. House Rep. Stangeland, Arlan [R-MN-7] MN R S000795 0 Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to permit the Secretary of Agriculture to set 1983 acreage reduction bases for wheat and feed grains for farms that had no 1982 acreage limitation. 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z  
97-hres-634 97 hres 634 A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the disposition of oil company overcharges and other amounts collected by the Department of Energy in connection with violations of the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973. Energy 1982-12-20 1982-12-20 Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Rep. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT-At Large] VT R J000072 30 Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that funds which have been collected for violations of the regulations under the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973 and which cannot be refunded because the injured parties cannot be readily identified should be distributed to the States to be used by the States for energy related programs. 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
97-hres-635 97 hres 635 A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the Administration's proposal to tax employees' health benefits. Health 1982-12-20 1982-12-20 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Oakar, Mary Rose [D-OH-20] OH D O000001 0 Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the administration should not recommend a tax on employee health benefits in its FY 1984 budget recommendations, and that Congress should not include such proposals in its FY 1984 budget recommendations. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
97-hres-636 97 hres 636 A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3809) to provide for the development of repositories for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel, to establish a program of research, development, and demonstration regarding the disposal of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel, and for other purposes, and the Senate amendment thereto. Congress 1982-12-20 1982-12-20 Resolution Agreed to in House by Yea-Nay Vote: 256 - 32 (Record Vote No: 486). House Rep. Moakley, John Joseph [D-MA-9] MA D M000834 0 Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 3809 (Radioactive waste disposal). 2024-02-07T14:47:33Z  
97-hres-637 97 hres 637 A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Dr. Barney Clark. Science, Technology, Communications 1982-12-20 1982-12-20 Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. House Rep. Guarini, Frank J. [D-NJ-14] NJ D G000511 0 Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Dr. Barney Clark. 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
97-s-3120 97 s 3120 A bill to repeal employer reporting requirements with respect to tips Taxation 1982-12-20 1982-12-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD] SD R P000513 0 Amends the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 to repeal the employer reporting requirements with respect to tips. 2023-05-11T13:18:24Z  
97-s-3121 97 s 3121 Joint Research and Development Ventures Act Commerce 1982-12-20 1982-12-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Hart, Gary W. [D-CO] CO D H000287 0 Joint Research and Development Ventures Act - Allows U.S. firms to conduct cooperative research and development programs by establishing qualified joint research and development ventures which shall be exempt from the antitrust laws. Includes as a U.S. firm any entity controlled by foreign firms or citizens if their nation provides U.S. firms and citizens equivalent access to research and development efforts in that nation. States the requirements for qualified ventures, including: (1) the use of identical terms for the same levels of participation by firms; (2) the identification of each research and development program to be conducted, and the contributions required, for a firm's participation in each program; and (3) a finding by the Department of Commerce that the participation of any firm that accounts for a large specified percentage of worldwide industry sales of a product is critical to the program's success, is in the national interest, and will not directly affect future production of such product; and (4) the notification of the Attorney General and the Department of Commerce of the formation of a venture, the parties to the venture, the programs to be conducted, the participants in the programs, and agreements under the venture. Limits a venture's activities to conducting one or more research and development programs (including programs in which universities participate) which are projected to be completed within ten years after their inception. Declares that a participant in a venture shall not be subject to restrictions on its own research and development activities or its exploitation of inventions resulting from the venture's findings. Vests authority for the management of a venture in a management board composed of one representative of each venture participant and at least three U.S. citizens representing nonparticipants. Directs each board to establish criteria for the selection of research and development programs, the admission or withdrawal of participants, and the licensing of venture tech… 2025-08-29T19:51:54Z  
97-s-3122 97 s 3122 Tax Funded Advocacy Act of 1982 Government Operations and Politics 1982-12-20 1982-12-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Jepsen, Roger W. [R-IA] IA R J000101 0 Tax Funded Advocacy Act of 1982 - Prohibits: (1) the disbursement of Federal funds to any person who engages in advocacy or who is allied with any nonprofit corporation which engages in advocacy; and (2) the use of Federal funds for lobbying or advocacy. Defines "advocacy" as any activity intended to influence public policy formation or to advance particular viewpoints with Congress or any legislative body, administrative office or individual, litigation, or the general public. Conditions eligibility for Federal funds on the certification by recipients that they do not and will not engage in advocacy. Makes it the responsibility of anyone disbursing Federal funds to establish that all applicants do not and will not engage in advocacy. Grants the United States a civil cause of action against persons who spend or receive money in violation of this Act. Entitles the Government to recover three times the amount so spent or received. Sets forth penalties for officers or employees of Federal agencies, Government corporations, or nonprofit corporations who violate this Act. Entitles any interested person to sue any violator of this Act and recover: (1) actual damages, but not less than specified liquidated damages; (2) equitable relief; (3) an order barring a recipient from receiving Federal funds; (4) legal expenses; (5) punitive damages; and (6) in the case of a person suing on behalf of the Government, ten percent of all moneys recovered for the Government. Requires self certification by recipients as to noninvolvement in advocacy prior to any renewal or extension of noninvolvement in advocacy prior to any renewal or extension of funding. Establishes intentional misrepresentation as a felony offense. Prescribes a penalty for failure by a person to comply with an order of the Department of Justice to appear and testify as a witness or to provide information in a proceeding arising under this Act. Directs Federal agencies which disburse funds to require that: (1) recipients certify that they will not engage in adv… 2025-08-29T19:51:53Z  
97-s-3123 97 s 3123 Anadromous Fish Conservation and Protection Act of 1982 Public Lands and Natural Resources 1982-12-20 1982-12-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Senate Sen. Cohen, William S. [R-ME] ME R C000598 0 Anadromous Fish Conservation and Protection Act of 1982 - Amends the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976, the Salmon and Steelhead Conservation and Management Act of 1976, the Salmon and Steelhead Conservation and Enhancement Act of 1980, the Anadromous Fish Conservation Act, the Dingell-Johnson Fish Restoration Act, Commercial Fisheries Research and Development Act of 1964, the Sikes Act, the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act, and other Federal laws to provide for the conservation and protection of naturally spawning anadromous fish populations. 2025-08-29T19:51:52Z  
97-s-3119 97 s 3119 A bill to extend until October 1, 1988, the authority for advances to the migratory bird conservation fund. Environmental Protection 1982-12-19 1982-12-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Pryor, David H. [D-AR] AR D P000556 0 Extends through September 30, 1988, (currently, September 30, 1983) the authority for advances to the migratory bird conservation fund. 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z  
97-hr-7448 97 hr 7448 Multiemployer Pension Plan Equity Act of 1982 Labor and Employment 1982-12-18 1982-12-18 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6] WI R P000265 0 Multiemployer Pension Plan Equity Act of 1982 - Title I: Amendments to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to add special funding rules for multiemployer plans. Revises provisions relating to risk-related premiums. Requires that a single standard premium rate be prescribed for all multiemployer plans, with specified exceptions. Revises provisions for an annual premium rate payable for any plan year to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation by all plans for guaranteed basic benefits. Revises provisions relating to the sale of assets. Provides an exemption for employers from liability for withdrawals from fully funded plans. Provides an exemption for certain involuntary withdrawals. Revises provisions relating to payment of liability. Revises provisions relating to dispute resolution. Revises provisions for deadlines for either party's initiation of arbitration. Permits the parties to jointly agree in writing to extend the time limits for initiating arbitration. Requires that arbitration proceedings be conducted under specified rules until certain regulations are promulgated. Declares that arbitrators shall not be liable for arbitration decisions under such dispute resolution provisions. Provides that, where the employer and plan sponsor disagree on the choice of an arbitrator, the arbitrator shall be chosen by the plan sponsor and the employer alternately striking names from a list of arbitrators. Sets a 15-day deadline for payments after the employer's receipt of a final decision of the arbitrator. Title II: Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to add special funding rules for multiemployer plans. 2025-08-29T19:50:20Z  
97-s-3115 97 s 3115 Congressional Pay Reform Act of 1982 Congress 1982-12-18 1982-12-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] IA R G000386 0 Congressional Pay Reform Act of 1982 - Declares that the annual rate of pay for Members of Congress shall be the rate payable on the date of enactment of this Act. Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to revise the method of adjusting such pay. Requires a recorded vote on a concurrent resolution in each House for such adjustments. Sets forth the required wording for such resolutions. Sets forth the formula for determining the date on which any change in the rate of pay shall be effective under the Federal Salary Act of 1967. Prohibits either House from considering legislation which carries appropriations for compensation of Members, if such legislation carries appropriations for any other purpose. 2025-08-29T19:51:53Z  
97-s-3116 97 s 3116 Joint Research and Development Ventures Act of 1982 Commerce 1982-12-18 1982-12-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD] MD R M000241 1 Joint Research and Development Ventures Act of 1982 - Allows U.S. firms to conduct cooperative research and development programs by establishing qualified joint research and development ventures which shall be exempt from the antitrust laws. Includes as a U.S. firm any entity controlled by foreign firms or citizens if their nation provides U.S. firms and citizens equivalent access to research and development efforts in that nation. States the requirements for qualified ventures, including: (1) the use of identical terms for the same levels of participation by firms; (2) the identification of each research and development program to be conducted, and the contributions required, for a firm's participation in each program; and (3) a finding by the Department of Commerce that the participation of any firm that accounts for a large specified percentage of worldwide industry sales of a product is critical to the program's success, is in the national interest, and will not directly affect future production of such product; and (4) the notification of the Attorney General and the Department of Commerce of the formation of a venture, the parties to the venture, the programs to be conducted, the participants in the programs, and agreements under the venture. Limits a venture's activities to conducting one or more research and development programs (including programs in which universities participate) which are projected to be completed within ten years after their inception. Declares that a participant in a venture shall not be subject to restrictions on its own research and development activities or its exploitation of inventions resulting from the venture's findings. Vests authority for the management of a venture in a management board composed of one representative of each venture participant and at least three U.S. citizens representing nonparticipants. Directs each board to establish criteria for the selection of research and development programs, the admission or withdrawal of participants, and the licensing of ven… 2025-08-29T19:51:54Z  
97-s-3117 97 s 3117 Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1982 Commerce 1982-12-18 1982-12-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD] MD R M000241 0 Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1982 - Extends copyright protection to mask works. Defines a mask work as a series of related images: (1) having the predetermined, three-dimensional pattern of metallic, insulating, or semiconductor material present or removed from the layers of a semiconductor chip product; and (2) in which series the relation of the images to one another is that each image has the pattern of the surface of one form of the chip product. Excludes masks and mask works from the pictorial, graphic, or sculptural works categories. Sets forth the exclusive rights the owner of copyright holds, including the right to: (1) embody the mask work in a mask, a two-dimensional partially transparent and opaque sheet; (2) distribute a mask embodying the mask work; (3) reproduce such work on material intended to be part of the semiconductor chip product; and (4) manufacture and distribute semiconductor chip products incorporating such masks. Sets forth limitations on such exclusive rights, including compulsory licensing, as specified. Sets the copyright term for masks at ten years from first authorized distribution, use, or manufacture. Excludes an innocent purchaser in good faith of a semiconductor chip product from infringement liability. Permits the impoundment and seizure of masks made or used in violation of the copyright owner's exclusive rights. 2025-08-29T19:51:54Z  
97-s-3118 97 s 3118 Non-Immigrant Visa Waiver Act of 1982 Immigration 1982-12-18 1982-12-21 Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Policy. Senate Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD] SD R P000513 0 Non-Immigrant Visa Waiver Act of 1982 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Attorney General and the Secretary of State to establish a three-year pilot visa waiver program for up to eight countries providing a similar benefit to the United States. Sets forth program provisions. 2025-08-29T19:51:54Z  
97-hjres-634 97 hjres 634 A joint resolution to disapprove the governing international fishery agreement between the United States and Korea. Public Lands and Natural Resources 1982-12-17 1982-12-27 Referred to Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment. House Rep. Breaux, John B. [D-LA-7] LA D B000780 9 Disapproves the governing international fishery agreement between the United States and the Republic of Korea transmitted by the President to Congress on August 11, 1982. Terminates the existing agreement between such countries. 2023-05-11T13:01:46Z  
97-hr-7439 97 hr 7439 A bill to improve programs for the stabilization of agricultural prices and production and for other purposes. Agriculture and Food 1982-12-17 1982-12-19 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 1029. House Rep. de la Garza, E. [D-TX-15] TX D D000203 0 Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 regarding the 1983 through 1985 crops of wheat, feed grains, rice, and upland cotton to exempt payments-in-kind from specified payment limitation and sales price restrictions. 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z  
97-hr-7440 97 hr 7440 A bill to make technical corrections to 12 U.S.C. 371 (c)(c)(5). Finance and Financial Sector 1982-12-17 1982-12-17 Referred to Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance. House Rep. Barnard, Doug, Jr. [D-GA-10] GA D B000153 0 Amends the Federal Reserve Act to exempt from the collateral requirements of such Act extensions of credit by a member bank to an affiliate which is an export trading company. 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z  
97-hr-7441 97 hr 7441 A bill to modify the authority for the Richard B. Russell Dam and Lake project, and for other purposes. Water Resources Development 1982-12-17 1982-12-17 Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation. House Rep. Derrick, Butler C. [D-SC-3] SC D D000267 0 Modifies the Richard B. Russell Dam and Lake project in South Carolina and Georgia to authorize the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to provide such power to the city of Abbeville, South Carolina, as may be necessary to mitigate the reduction in hydroelectric power produced at the city-owned hydroelectric power plant caused by the construction and operation of such project. 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z  
97-hr-7442 97 hr 7442 A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that disability retirement annuitants who recover from their disability be given reemployment and retention rights comparable to those provided to similarly situated persons under chapter 81 of such title. Government Operations and Politics 1982-12-17 1982-12-17 Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. House Rep. Heftel, Cecil [D-HI-1] HI D H000449 0 Requires Federal disability annuitants who recover from their disability to be given the same reemployment, retention, and promotion rights as are provided to Federal employees who recover after receiving workers' compensation. 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
97-hr-7443 97 hr 7443 A bill to recognize the organization known as "Veterans of the Vietnam War, Inc.". Government Operations and Politics 1982-12-17 1982-12-21 Referred to Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations. House Rep. Nelligan, James L. [R-PA-11] PA R N000027 0 Grants a Federal charter to the "Veterans of the Vietnam War, Inc." 2023-05-11T13:12:23Z  
97-hr-7444 97 hr 7444 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that certified public accountants and enrolled agents may represent taxpayers in certain Tax Court cases involving $5,000 or less. Taxation 1982-12-17 1982-12-17 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16] CA D P000047 0 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow certified public accountants and enrolled agents authorized to practice before the Internal Revenue Service to represent taxpayers in certain Tax Court cases involving $5,000 or less. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
97-hr-7445 97 hr 7445 Income Maintenance Fraud and Overpayment Control Act of 1982 Labor and Employment 1982-12-17 1982-12-17 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-9] CA D S000810 0 Income Maintenance Fraud and Overpayment Control Act of 1982 - Amends title III (Unemployment Compensation Administration) of the Social Security Act to prohibit payments to a State for administration of the State's unemployment compensation law, unless such State's law requires individuals paying remuneration subject to contributions, under such State's law, to submit reports, at least quarterly, to the State agency administering the State law. Requires such reports to which show: (1) the name and address of each individual to whom remuneration is paid; (2) the amount of the remuneration; and (3) such other information as deemed necessary by the State agency. Requires the State agency to disclose, upon request and on a reimbursable basis, to a child support enforcement agency or to the administrators of a State's AFDC program (part A, Aid to Families With Dependent Children, of title IV of the Social Security Act): (1) wage information; (2) whether an individual is receiving or has applied for unemployment compensation; (3) the address of an individual; and (4) whether an individual has refused an offer of employment. 2025-08-29T19:50:17Z  
97-hr-7446 97 hr 7446 A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for improved control of excess profits on negotiated defense contracts. Armed Forces and National Security 1982-12-17 1982-12-17 Referred to House Committee on Armed Services. House Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20] TX D G000272 0 Requires that profits on negotiated contracts of the Department of Defense be reasonable. Uses the same factors set forth in the Renegotiation Act of 1951 to determine when profits are excessive. Directs the Comptroller General to examine each such contract in excess of $10,000,000 and to certify to Congress whether the amount of profit allowed is reasonable. Requires the Comptroller General to examine the contract again upon its completion and to certify to Congress whether the amount of profit actually paid was reasonable. Directs the Comptroller General to report to Congress annually on the reasonableness of profits paid on such contracts during the preceding fiscal year. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
97-hr-7447 97 hr 7447 A bill for the relief of Dorothy L. Yuen. Private Legislation 1982-12-17 1982-12-17 Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary. House Rep. Heftel, Cecil [D-HI-1] HI D H000449 0 Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to pay a specified sum to a named individual in full satisfaction of a claim against the United States. 2023-05-11T13:12:24Z  
97-s-3109 97 s 3109 Sentencing Improvement Act of 1982 Crime and Law Enforcement 1982-12-17 1982-12-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] GA D N000171 1 Sentencing Improvement Act of 1982 - Amends the Federal criminal code to declare that imprisonment is an appropriate sanction for offenders who demonstrate by their offense or by their criminal history that they present a danger to society. States that imprisonment is inappropriate where the court finds that the offense does not involve the threat or use of force, endanger national security or threaten or cause serious physical harm to others. Requires a court, when imprisonment, fine, and probation are inappropriate, to direct the defendant to make restitution or perform community service. Entitles the ascertainable victim to receive restitution, or if no victim is known, allows the defendant to contribute to the Treasury an amount not exceeding the value of his or her gain from the commission of the crime. Authorizes the Treasurer of the United States to hold such moneys in a Victim Fund. Defines the nature of the sentence of community service. Allows the defendant to perform a specified number of hours of free service to governmental, charitable, or volunteer agencies. Allows for the modification or waiver of payment or performance of an alternative sentence upon petition by the defendant or a victim. Establishes a list of considerations the court must make in determining restitution or community service, such as: (1) the amount of the victim's loss; (2) the defendant's ability to pay; and (3) the defendant's criminal history. 2025-08-29T19:51:54Z  
97-s-3110 97 s 3110 Reconstruction Finance Corporation Act of 1982 Government Operations and Politics 1982-12-17 1982-12-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. Senate Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] SC D H000725 1 Reconstruction Finance Corporation Act of 1982 - Establishes the Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC). Sets forth the composition of the Board of Directors of the RFC. Sets forth the general powers of the RFC. Authorizes the RFC to provide assistance, in the forms and under the terms and conditions set forth in this Act, to any eligible business concern. Defines "business concern" as any individual, corporation, company, association, firm, partnership, society, or other concern that is engaged in the manufacture or production of goods and services in the United States. Makes a business concern eligible for assistance when the Board of Directors has certified that the concern is likely to become insolvent, that its closure would adversely and severely affect the economy of the United States or any sizable region thereof, and that credit is not otherwise available to the concern on terms and conditions that are conducive to its survival. Sets forth the conditions under which the RFC may make loans to any eligible business concern, or guarantee the payment, in whole or in part, of interest, principal, or both, on loans made by non-Federal lenders. Authorizes the RFC to extend aid, under the terms and conditions set forth in this Act, to any eligible municipality. Declares that a municipality is eligible for aid if the Board has certified that the municipality is effectively unable to bring all of its expenditures, other than capital items, into balance with its revenues and to obtain credit in the public credit markets or elsewhere in amounts and terms sufficient to meet the municipality's financing needs. Sets forth the conditions under which the RFC may, in the discretion of its Board, lend money to any eligible municipality, or guarantee the payment, in whole or in part, of interest, principal, or both, on loans made by non-Federal lenders to such municipality. Limits the aggregate amount of assistance provided under this Act to any one business concern and its subsidiary or affiliated business entities, or a… 2025-08-29T19:51:52Z  
97-s-3111 97 s 3111 A bill to amend title 5 of the United States Code to prohibit ambassadors and ministers from making political contributions and taking part in political campaigns. International Affairs 1982-12-17 1982-12-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] AZ D D000185 0 Amends the Hatch Act to prohibit ambassadors and ministers from making political contributions and taking part in political campaigns. 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z  
97-s-3112 97 s 3112 National Art Bank Act of 1983 Arts, Culture, Religion 1982-12-17 1982-12-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI] RI D P000193 1 National Art Bank Act of 1983 - Establishes within the National Endowment for the Arts an Art Bank headed by a Director chosen by the Chairman of the Endowment. Authorizes the Director to: (1) appoint ad hoc juries of artists and art experts to assist in the selection of visual works of art; (2) select works of art with such juries' assistance; (3) provide for their safety; (4) make them available for loan to Federal supervisory authorities and to museums; (5) require those who receive fellowships in the visual arts from the Endowment to donate one of their works to the Art Bank; and (6) sponsor exhibitions. Requires the Director, when selecting work for purchase, to consider the quality of the work and the need to encourage unknown and geographically disparate artists. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984-1986. 2025-08-29T19:51:53Z  
97-s-3113 97 s 3113 A bill to make certain minor and technical amendments to the Job Training Partnership Act. Labor and Employment 1982-12-17 1982-12-31 Became Public Law No: 97-404. Senate Sen. Quayle, Dan [R-IN] IN R Q000007 0 Amends the Job Training Partnership Act to make certain technical and other revisions. Amends the Wagner-Peyser Act (Federal Employment Service) to prohibit the use of funds paid under such Act by any State for advertising in newspapers for high paying jobs, unless the State submits an annual report to the Secretary of Labor (beginning in 1984) concerning such advertising and its justification (which may include that such jobs are part of a State industrial development effort). 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
97-s-3114 97 s 3114 A bill to amend the Act of March 3, 1869, incorporating the Masonic Mutual Relief Association of the District of Columbia, now known as Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Company, and Acts amendatory thereto. Government Operations and Politics 1982-12-17 1982-12-20 Referred to Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations. Senate Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] AZ D D000185 0 Revises provisions governing the meetings, officers, and board of directors of the Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Company, a federally-chartered corporation. 2023-05-11T13:18:24Z  
97-sconres-134 97 sconres 134 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the National Food and Agriculture Exposition is a significant development that will contribute to expanded exports of United States agricultural products. Agriculture and Food 1982-12-17 1982-12-17 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture. Senate Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] NC R H000463 3 Expresses the sense of Congress that the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture National Food and Agriculture Exposition is a significant development that will contribute to expanded U.S. agricultural exports. 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z  
97-sconres-135 97 sconres 135 A concurrent resolution instructing the clerk to make corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 2330. Congress 1982-12-17 1982-12-20 Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY] WY R S000429 1 Makes corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 2330 (Uranium supply). 2023-05-11T13:12:34Z  
97-sconres-136 97 sconres 136 A concurrent resolution providing for printing of a report by the Joint Committee on Taxation. Government Operations and Politics 1982-12-17 1982-12-20 Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] KS R D000401 0 Authorizes the printing of additional copies of the General Explanation of the Revenue Provisions of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 for the use of the Joint Committee on Taxation. 2024-02-07T11:39:48Z  
97-sres-520 97 sres 520 A resolution to authorize the testimony of Senator Larry Pressler and representation by the Senate Legal Counsel in the case of United States of America vs. Joseph Silvestri, Cr. No. 80-00291 (S). Congress 1982-12-17 1982-12-17 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Baker, Howard H., Jr. [R-TN] TN R B000063 1 Authorizes Senator Larry Pressler to testify in the case of United States v. Joseph Silvestri, except when the Senate is in session. Directs the Senate Legal Counsel to represent the Senator in connection with his testimony. 2023-05-11T13:13:13Z  
97-sres-521 97 sres 521 A bill to preserve Food Stamp benefits. Agriculture and Food 1982-12-17 1982-12-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. Senate Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] NY D M001054 0 Expresses the sense of the Senate that Congress should reject any proposal to reduce food stamp benefits for those persons between the ages of 60 and 64 years who are now eligible. 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z  
97-sres-522 97 sres 522 A resolution authorizing production of documents by the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. Congress 1982-12-17 1982-12-17 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Baker, Howard H., Jr. [R-TN] TN R B000063 1 Authorizes the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations to provide subpoenaed records and other documents to the Department of Labor relating to the Subcommittee's investigation of Local 5 of the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union. 2023-05-11T13:13:13Z  
97-sres-523 97 sres 523 A resolution authorizing production of documents by the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. Congress 1982-12-17 1982-12-17 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Baker, Howard H., Jr. [R-TN] TN R B000063 1 Authorizes the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations to provide subpoenaed records and relevant documents to the United States Attorney for Connecticut relating to the Subcommittee's investigation of fraud in Federal workers' compensation. 2023-05-11T13:13:13Z  
97-hconres-435 97 hconres 435 A concurrent resolution correct enrollment of the bill (H.R. 5447) to extend the Commodity Exchange Act, and for other purposes. Congress 1982-12-16 1982-12-17 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. House Rep. de la Garza, E. [D-TX-15] TX D D000203 0 Makes corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 5447 (Commodity Exchange Act extension). 2023-05-11T12:59:55Z  
97-hr-7429 97 hr 7429 A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security Act to provide that information concerning an applicant for or recipient of aid to families with dependent children must be made available (by the applicable State agency) to any Federal, State, or local law enforcement authority who requests such information for use in a felony investigation or prosecution. Social Welfare 1982-12-16 1982-12-16 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-10] NY D B000432 0 Amends part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require information concerning an AFDC applicant or recipient which is in the possession of the State agency administering the AFDC program to be made available to any Federal, State, or local law enforcement agency, if such information is needed for a felony investigation or prosecution. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
97-hr-7430 97 hr 7430 Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy Act of 1982 International Affairs 1982-12-16 1982-12-16 For Previous Action See H.R.6032. House Rep. Bingham, Jonathan B. [D-NY-22] NY D B000472 13 Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy Act of 1982 - Title I: Authorizations by the Secretary of Energy for Certain Activities Outside the United States - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require the publication in the Federal Register of authorizations for the production of special nuclear materials outside the United States. Provides that such an authorization will not become effective until at least 15 days after its publication. Requires reports submitted by the President to the Congress pursuant to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 to identify activities so authorized during the preceding year. Directs the Secretary of Energy to require persons who are engaged in activities requiring such authorization but who are not required to apply for authorization to report to the Secretary regarding such activities. Makes authorizations for the production of special nuclear material outside the United States effective with respect to a non-nuclear-weapon state only if the Secretary of Energy determines that such state adheres to the criteria governing U.S. nuclear exports for peaceful uses. Requires the Secretary to publicly issue and submit to the President any recommendation for such an authorization with respect to a non-nuclear-weapon state which does not adhere to such criteria. Title II: Highly Enriched Uranium - Authorizes the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to issue export licenses for highly enriched uranium for nuclear reactors only if: (1) there is no alternative nuclear reactor fuel available; (2) the proposed recipient of the uranium has indicated that it will use an alternative nuclear reactor fuel when one becomes available; and (3) the executive branch is developing an alternative nuclear reactor fuel. Requires the NRC to determine a kilogram limit on the amount of highly enriched uranium of U.S. origin that will be allowed at any one time in each foreign country and at each reactor site in each such country. Requires the NRC and the executive branch to support efforts to improve physica… 2025-08-29T19:50:16Z  
97-hr-7431 97 hr 7431 Railroad Retirement Amendments Act of 1982 Labor and Employment 1982-12-16 1982-12-21 Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism. House Rep. Florio, James J. [D-NJ-1] NJ D F000215 1 Railroad Retirement Amendments Act of 1982 - Amends the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to require the Railroad Retirement Board to report to the President and Congress for any fiscal year during which benefits must be reduced and taxes raised (currently, when benefits must be reduced). Repeals provisions excluding tips and voluntary tax payments by employers as compensation under such Act and the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act. Eliminates the time limitations on judicial review of Board decisions respecting personnel rights and liabilities. 2025-08-29T19:50:17Z  
97-hr-7432 97 hr 7432 Regulatory Procedure Act of 1982 Government Operations and Politics 1982-12-16 1982-12-16 Referred to House Committee on Rules. House Rep. Levitas, Elliott H. [D-GA-4] GA D L000265 2 Regulatory Procedure Act of 1982 - Title I: The Analysis, Management, and Organization of Agency Functions - Requires each executive agency and each independent regulatory agency to include in the notice of a proposed rule an explanation of the agency's determination as to whether the rule is a major rule. Directs each agency, before or upon publishing notice of a proposed rulemaking proceeding for a major rule, to issue statements concerning: (1) the need for the rule; (2) the reasonable alternative approaches; (3) regional differences; (4) the benefits, costs, and effectiveness of the proposed rule and alternatives; (5) the advantages and disadvantages of adopting performance standards rather than design standards; (6) the technical information the agency will rely on in making the rule; and (7) the statutory authority of the agency to regulate any areas previously regulated only by State law. Requires that each agency issue additional statements upon providing notice of the promulgation of a major rule, including an analysis of the extent to which benefits of the rule justify its costs and an explanation of the selection of the rule over less costly alternatives. Directs each agency to: (1) include in the notice of each proposed and final major rule, instructions on how the public may obtain copies of agency statements on such rule; (2) send a copy of all statements required at the notice and publication of a major rule to the President; and (3) include such statements and any technical information considered in the rulemaking file. Requires agencies to provide for oral presentations at informal public hearings as part of the rulemaking proceedings for major rules. Directs agencies to allow cross-examination of persons presenting information if necessary to resolve significant issues of fact. Directs agencies to regulate such public hearings so as to ensure orderly and expeditious proceedings. Allows an agency to delay completing the rulemaking requirements of this Act if it publishes a finding that … 2025-08-29T19:50:16Z  
97-hr-7433 97 hr 7433 A bill to repeal section 278 of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982, which imposes the hospital tax on Federal employment. Taxation 1982-12-16 1982-12-16 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Perkins, Carl Dewey [D-KY-7] KY D P000230 0 Amends the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 to repeal provisions which impose the hospital insurance tax on Federal employees. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
97-hr-7434 97 hr 7434 A bill to repeal certain changes made by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 to the extended unemployment compensation program, and for other purposes. Labor and Employment 1982-12-16 1982-12-16 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Washington, Harold [D-IL-1] IL D W000180 0 Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 to repeal specified changes to the extended unemployment compensation program. Repeals provisions of such Act relating to: (1) elimination of the national trigger; (2) exclusion of claims for extended or additional compensation in the determination of the insured unemployment rate; and (3) changes in the State trigger. Provides that the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 shall be applied as if the above provisions of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act had not been enacted. Amends the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 to increase (from 50 to 75 percent) the percentage of sharable extended compensation and sharable regular compensation paid to individuals under State law which is reimbursed to States by the Federal Government. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
97-hr-7435 97 hr 7435 A bill to extend the Federal Supplemental Compensation Act of 1982 and to increase the number of weeks for which compensation is payable under such Act. Labor and Employment 1982-12-16 1982-12-16 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Washington, Harold [D-IL-1] IL D W000180 0 Amends the Federal Supplemental Compensation Act of 1982 to extend to September 30, 1983, the period during which Federal supplemental unemployment compensation is payable under such Act. Raises the amount which must be established in a Federal supplemental compensation account for an eligible individual applicant's benefit year. Requires that such amount be reduced by the aggregate amount of extended compensation paid for such benefit year. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
97-hr-7436 97 hr 7436 A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 1949. Agriculture and Food 1982-12-16 1982-12-16 Referred to House Committee on Agriculture. House Rep. Whitley, Charles O., Sr. [D-NC-3] NC D W000419 0 Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended by the No Net Cost Tobacco Program of 1982, to clarify that all tobacco lessors are liable for the No Net Cost Tobacco Fund assessments. 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z  
97-hr-7437 97 hr 7437 A bill to require that the United States Government oppose the furnishing of assistance by the International Monetary Fund to any country which practices apartheid. Foreign Trade and International Finance 1982-12-16 1982-12-16 Referred to Subcommittee on International Trade, Investment and Monetary Policy. House Rep. Dixon, Julian C. [D-CA-28] CA D D000373 33 Amends the Bretton Woods Agreement Act to require the U.S. Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund to oppose any credit drawing on the Fund by any country which practices apartheid. 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z  
97-hr-7438 97 hr 7438 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that interest on certain real estate mortgages made by savings and loan institutions and mutual savings banks will be exempt from Federal income tax. Taxation 1982-12-16 1982-12-16 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Trible, Paul S., Jr. [R-VA-1] VA R T000367 0 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that interest on certain real estate mortgages made by savings and loan institutions will be exempt from Federal income tax. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
97-hres-632 97 hres 632 A resolution providing that the Speaker of the House of Representatives certify the report of the Committee on Public Works and Transportation with respect to the contumacious conduct of Anne M. Gorsuch, Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia. Congress 1982-12-16 1982-12-16 Resolution Agreed to in House by Yea-Nay Vote: 259 - 105 (Record Vote No: 471). House Rep. Howard, James J. [D-NJ-3] NJ D H000840 0 Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives to certify to the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia the report of the Committee on Public Works and Transportation with respect to the contumacious conduct of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. 2023-05-11T13:00:53Z  
97-hres-633 97 hres 633 A resolution to recognize the successful resettlement of hundreds of unaccompanied Haitian children. International Affairs 1982-12-16 1982-12-16 Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. House Rep. Fish, Hamilton, Jr. [R-NY-25] NY R F000141 0 Recognizes the Greer-Woodycrest Children's Services for its meritorious services in resettling unaccompanied Haitian children. 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
97-s-3105 97 s 3105 A bill to modify the judicial districts of West Virginia, and for other purposes. Law 1982-12-16 1983-01-14 Became Public Law No: 97-471. Senate Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] WV D B001210 1 Transfers Wood and Wirt Counties to the Southern Judicial District of West Virginia and Braxton, Pocahontas, and Webster Counties to the Northern Judicial District of West Virginia. Provides that Parkersburg shall be a location for the District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia (currently, Parkersburg is a location for the District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia). 2023-05-11T13:18:23Z  
97-s-3106 97 s 3106 Atlantic Salmon Convention Act of 1982 Public Lands and Natural Resources 1982-12-16 1982-12-16 Introduced in the Senate and ordered to be held at the desk pending further disposition. Senate Sen. Packwood, Bob [R-OR] OR R P000009 0 Atlantic Salmon Convention Act of 1982 - Requires the United States to be represented by three U.S. Commissioners on the Council and Commissions established under the Convention for the Conservation of Salmon in the North Atlantic Ocean, signed at Reykjavik, Iceland, on March 2, 1982 (the Convention). Authorizes the Secretary of State to receive, on behalf of the United States, communications of the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization, to deal with regulatory measures proposed in accordance with the Convention, and to act upon other communications of the Organization. Directs the Secretary of Commerce, in cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating, to promulgate regulations to carry out the purposes and objectives of the Convention and this Act. Makes it unlawful for any individual, or any vessel, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States: (1) to conduct directed fishing for salmon within specified areas of the Atlantic Ocean; or (2) to violate any provision of the Convention or this Act. Subjects any individual who commits such an unlawful act to both civil and criminal penalties. Directs the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating to enforce the provisions of this Act. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-29T19:51:50Z  
97-s-3107 97 s 3107 Board for International Broadcasting Supplemental Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1983 Government Operations and Politics 1982-12-16 1982-12-16 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 1018. Senate Sen. Percy, Charles H. [R-IL] IL R P000222 0 Board for International Broadcasting Supplemental Authorization Act, fiscal year 1983 - Amends the Board for International Broadcasting Act of 1973 to authorize additional appropriations for FY 1983. 2025-08-29T19:51:52Z  
97-s-3108 97 s 3108 A bill to clarify the eligibility of small agricultural cooperatives for assistance under section 7(b)(2) of the Small Business Act. Commerce 1982-12-16 1982-12-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business. Senate Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX] TX D B000401 1 Amends the Small Business Act to define "small agricultural cooperative", for purposes of eligibility for disaster loans under such Act, as an association: (1) acting pursuant to the Agriculture Marketing Act; (2) whose receipts do not exceed the size standard established for other agricultural small business concerns; and (3) whose board members or governing members each qualify as a small business concern. 2025-01-14T17:16:56Z  
97-sres-517 97 sres 517 A resolution relating to funding of the Select Committee to Study Law Enforcement Undercover Activities of Components of the Department of Justice. Congress 1982-12-16 1982-12-16 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD] MD R M000241 0 Authorizes the Select Committee to Study Law Enforcement Undercover Activities of Components of the Department of Justice to make expenditures until January 15, 1983. 2023-05-11T13:13:13Z  
97-sres-518 97 sres 518 A resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Armed Services for the training of professional staff. Congress 1982-12-16 1982-12-16 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Tower, John G. [R-TX] TX R T000322 0 Authorizes expenditures by the Committee on Armed Services for the training of its professional staff. 2023-05-11T13:13:13Z  
97-sres-519 97 sres 519 An original resolution waiving section 402(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 with respect to the consideration of S.3107. Congress 1982-12-16 1982-12-16 Referred to the Committee on Budget. Senate Sen. Percy, Charles H. [R-IL] IL R P000222 0 Waives certain requirements of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 with respect to the consideration of S. 3107 (international broadcasting funding). 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z  
97-hr-7422 97 hr 7422 A bill to provide that any policy change which is adopted by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or by the Federal Open Market Committee and which will affect interest rates or the supply of money shall be subject to a Congressional disapproval procedure. Finance and Financial Sector 1982-12-15 1982-12-15 Referred to Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy. House Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-16] MI D D000355 0 Amends the Federal Reserve Act to provide for congressional review of any policy change affecting interest rates or the money supply which is adopted by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or by the Federal Open Market Committee. Allows either House of Congress to veto such policy by adoption of a resolution of disapproval within 60 days after notification of such policy. 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z  
97-hr-7423 97 hr 7423 A bill to recognize the organization known as Former Members of Congress. Government Operations and Politics 1982-12-15 1983-01-08 Became Public Law No: 97-427. House Rep. Hall, Sam B., Jr. [D-TX-1] TX D H000070 0 (Measure passed House) Grants a Federal charter to the organization known as the Former Members of Congress. 2023-05-11T13:12:22Z  
97-hr-7424 97 hr 7424 A bill to establish a hydrogen research and development program. Health 1982-12-15 1982-12-20 Referred to Subcommittee on Transportation, Aviation and Materials. House Rep. Heftel, Cecil [D-HI-1] HI D H000449 0 Title I: Hydrogen Production and Utilization - Directs the Secretary of Energy to prepare and submit to specified congressional committees a comprehensive program management plan for a research and development program designed to permit the development of a domestic hydrogen fuel production capability within the shortest practicable time. Requires the Secretary to send Congress annual reports which include any necessary plan modifications. Directs the Secretary to establish such program within the Department of Energy. Requires that the areas to be addressed in such program include production, liquefaction, transmission, distribution, storage, and utilization. Requires priority to be given to production techniques that use renewable energy sources as their primary energy sources. Directs the Secretary to conduct demonstrations to evaluate technical and nontechnical parameters to determine commercial applicability of hydrogen technology and to prepare a comprehensive large-scale hydrogen demonstration plan. Requires the Secretary to prepare a comprehensive technology application plan which shall include: (1) the potential applications for the use of hydrogen; (2) technical market and economic readiness assessments for such potential applications; (3) an assessment of Government actions needed to develop such applications; and (4) an analysis of the impact of such applications on domestic energy supplies. Requires the Secretary to consult with other Federal agencies and departments in carrying out this program. Requires the establishment of a Hydrogen Technical Advisory Panel to advise the Secretary on the conduct of the hydrogen program. Requires the Panel to submit an annual report on the program to the Energy Research Advisory Board which shall subsequently report to the Secretary. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this title. Title II: Hydrogen-Fueled Aircraft Research and Development - Directs the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to prepare and submit to specif… 2024-02-07T15:21:41Z  
97-hr-7425 97 hr 7425 A bill to increase temporarily the duty on certain wool that is the product of Argentina or Uruguay. Foreign Trade and International Finance 1982-12-15 1982-12-15 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Loeffler, Tom [R-TX-21] TX R L000396 5 Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to increase for one year the duty on certain wool that is the product of Argentina or Uruguay. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
97-hr-7426 97 hr 7426 Job Opportunity and Business Stimulation Act Labor and Employment 1982-12-15 1982-12-21 Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities. House Rep. Martin, Lynn M. [R-IL-16] IL R M000195 0 Job Opportunity and Business Stimulation Act - Establishes a program under which the Secretary of Labor shall make payments to States and U.S. territories for job opportunities and business stimulation. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 and 1984 for such payments. Sets forth formulas for allocation of such appropriations to specified territories of the U.S. on the basis of population and to States on the basis of population and of relative economic indicators derived from income growth factors. Requires that the Secretary's payment to a State be made available to the Governor for specified authorized uses that the Governor determines will contribute most to the creation of jobs for the unemployed. Directs the Governor to ensure that such expenditures are distributed geographically in a specified manner. Requires that funds be distributed to county areas based on unemployment factors and revenue sharing amounts. Directs the Governor, in determining fund allocation and uses, to: (1) consult with the State job training coordination council established pursuant to the Job Training Partnership Act; (2) provide for public hearings; and (3) publish an expenditure plan. Permits funds made available under this Act, under specified conditions, to be used for any program, project, or activity with the principal purpose of increasing available jobs in the area served. Limits use of such funds to activities which are in addition to those which would otherwise be available in the area. Limits training of dislocated workers with such funds to programs and projects established in accordance with the Job Training Partnership Act. Prohibits use of such funds to duplicate facilities or services available in the area from Federal, State, or local sources. Sets forth program requirements relating to conditions of employment and training, health and safety standards, workers' compensation benefits, and job benefits and working conditions. Prohibits use of funds under this Act for contributions on behalf of any participant to … 2025-08-29T19:50:20Z  
97-hr-7427 97 hr 7427 Agricultural Export Subsidy Offset Act of 1982 Agriculture and Food 1982-12-15 1982-12-15 Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs. House Rep. Martin, Lynn M. [R-IL-16] IL R M000195 0 Agricultural Export Subsidy Offset Act of 1982 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish an export subsidy program, under which agricultural commodities acquired by the Commodity Credit Corporation through price support operations are given to U.S. exporters, U.S. processors, or foreign countries to encourage additional export sales of such commodities. Directs the Secretary to ensure that: (1) export sales of such commodities and of products of such commodities do not displace usual U.S. marketings; (2) such commodities and products are not exported to any country which is not eligible for most-favored nation treatment; and (3) such commodities and products after export are not resold or transhipped to another nation or used for purposes other than domestic purposes of such country. Requires the Secretary, if the program places U.S. processors at a disadvantage, to give to such processors the agricultural commodities acquired by the Corporation through price support operations. Terminates the Secretary's authority under this Act after December 31, 1985. 2025-08-29T19:50:16Z  
97-hr-7428 97 hr 7428 A bill for the relief of Kirsten Rytgaard. Private Legislation 1982-12-15 1982-12-15 Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary. House Rep. Hubbard, Carroll, Jr. [D-KY-1] KY D H000878 0 Authorizes the classification of a named individual as a nonimmigrant alien for purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act. 2023-05-11T13:12:22Z  
97-hres-629 97 hres 629 A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 7397) to promote economic revitalization and facilitate expansion of economic opportunity in the Caribbean Basin region. Congress 1982-12-15 1982-12-17 Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote. House Rep. Derrick, Butler C. [D-SC-3] SC D D000267 0 Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 7397 (Carribbean Basin economic development). 2024-02-07T14:47:33Z  
97-hres-630 97 hres 630 A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3191) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to exempt conventions, et cetera, held on cruise ships documented under the laws of the United States from certain rules relating to foreign conventions. Congress 1982-12-15 1982-12-16 Resolution Agreed to in House by Yea-Nay Vote: 236 - 146 (Record Vote No: 463). House Rep. Zeferetti, Leo C. [D-NY-15] NY D Z000002 0 Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 3191 (Tax rules for conventions held on cruise ships). 2024-02-07T14:47:33Z  
97-hres-631 97 hres 631 A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (S. 1965) to designate certain lands in the Mark Twain National Forest in Missouri, which comprise approximately six thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight acres, and which are generally depicted on a map entitled "Paddy Creek Wilderness Area", as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Congress 1982-12-15 1982-12-16 Resolution Agreed to in House by Yea-Nay Vote: 217 - 179 (Record Vote No: 464). House Rep. Beilenson, Anthony C. [D-CA-23] CA D B000318 0 Sets forth the rule for the consideration of S. 1965 (Wilderness designation). 2024-02-07T14:47:33Z  
97-s-3103 97 s 3103 A bill to amend section 1304 (e) of Title 5, United States Code. Government Operations and Politics 1982-12-15 1983-01-03 Became Public Law No: 97-412. Senate Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] AK R S000888 0 Requires fees collected for private sector participation in the exchange program of the President's Commission on Executive Exchange to be credited to a revolving fund of the Office of Personnel Management and made available for: (1) education and travel costs of exchanged executives; (2) printing costs; and (3) entertainment expenses. Terminates such requirements on December 31, 1983. 2023-05-11T13:18:23Z  
97-s-3104 97 s 3104 Imported Liquefied Natural Gas Policy Act of 1982 Energy 1982-12-15 1982-12-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Percy, Charles H. [R-IL] IL R P000222 1 Imported Liquefied Natural Gas Policy Act of 1982 - Amends the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 to provide that the just and reasonable rate for the acquisition of regasified imported liquefied natural gas by any natural gas company shall not exceed the average price for number six fuel oil during the most recent 90 day period. Authorizes the establishment of a just and reasonable rate for such gas in excess of the above rate (the average price for number six fuel oil) upon a determination that: (1) alternative domestic supplies of natural gas are not available in the market to which such liquefied natural gas is proposed to be delivered at the required price; (2) the source of supply of such liquefied natural gas is reasonably secure from interruption; and (3) the agreement under which such liquefied natural gas is supplied includes a provision for reducing the quantity or price, or both, of such imports, if circumstances change such that alternative domestic supplies at reduced supplies become available. 2025-08-29T19:51:53Z  
97-sres-515 97 sres 515 A resolution relating to the need to provide our Nation's natural gas consumers with immediate and long-term relief from rapidly increasing natural gas prices, by taking a number of actions to reduce or restrain such price increases, and by providing financial assistance to low-income consumers of natural gas. Energy 1982-12-15 1982-12-15 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 90-3. Record Vote No: 411. Senate Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID] ID R M000346 8 Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission should review administrative actions which could result in the modification of standard natural gas pipeline- producer purchase contracts; (2) pipelines and producers should renegotiate their contracts in order to reduce the rapid escalation of natural gas prices; and (3) available appropriations for direct financial assistance should be provided immediately to low-income natural gas consumers pursuant to the low-income energy assistance program established by the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981. 2023-05-11T13:13:13Z  
97-sres-516 97 sres 516 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on urging Presidential action pursuant to Section 103 of the Revenue Act of 1971, 26 U.S.C., section 48 (a) (7) (D) to disqualify certain Japanese-manufactured, numerically-controlled machine tools from the United States investment tax credit. Foreign Trade and International Finance 1982-12-15 1982-12-15 Referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] IA R G000386 25 Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President should exercise his authority to issue an Executive Order disqualifying Japanese-manufactured, numerically-controlled machining centers and punching machines for the investment tax credit until Japan provides persuasive evidence to the President that certain unfair and discriminatory acts and policies restricting U.S. commerce have ceased. 2023-05-11T13:13:13Z  

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