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98-hconres-379 98 hconres 379 A concurrent resolution to correct the enrollment of H.R. 3398. Congress 1984-10-12 1984-10-12 Unanimous Consent Request Providing for Consideration of the Concurrent Resolution Rejected in House. House Rep. Shannon, James M. [D-MA-5] MA D S000286 0 Makes corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 3398 (omnibus tariff and trade bill). 2021-06-29T19:56:48Z  
98-hres-620 98 hres 620 A resolution electing the Honorable Thomas S. Foley of Washington as Speaker pro tempore during the absence of the Speaker. Congress 1984-10-12 1984-10-12 Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote. House Rep. Price, Melvin [D-IL-21] IL D P000522 0 Elects Representative Thomas S. Foley, of Washington, as Speaker pro tempore during any absence of the Speaker until October 15, 1984. 2021-06-29T19:59:56Z  
98-s-3096 98 s 3096 Infant Formula Amendments of 1984 Health 1984-10-12 1984-10-23 Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department, OMB. Senate Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH] OH D M000678 0 Infant Formula Amendments of 1984 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish uniform infant formula quality control regulations. Requires manufacturers to test each batch of formula for required nutrients and nutrient levels prior to sale and periodically thereafter. 2025-08-29T17:38:55Z  
98-sconres-155 98 sconres 155 A concurrent resolution providing for a sine die adjournment of the Congress. Congress 1984-10-12 1984-10-12 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 Provides for the sine die adjournment of the 98th Congress on October 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, or 19, 1984. 2021-06-29T21:26:32Z  
98-sres-481 98 sres 481 A resolution bidding a fond farewell to Howard H. Baker, Jr. Congress 1984-10-12 1984-10-12 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] SC R T000254 0 Commends Howard H. Baker, Jr., for his service to the Senate as Majority Leader. 2021-06-29T21:29:56Z  
98-sres-482 98 sres 482 A resolution to commend the extraordinary cooperative conduct of the distinquished Minority Leader. Congress 1984-10-12 1984-10-12 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 Robert Carlyle Byrd, of West Virginia, for his service to the Senate as Minority Leader. 2021-06-29T21:29:56Z  
98-sres-483 98 sres 483 A resolution commending William F. Hildenbrand. Congress 1984-10-12 1984-10-12 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] SC R T000254 2 Commends William F. Hildenbrand for his service as Secretary of the Senate. 2021-06-29T21:29:56Z  
98-sres-484 98 sres 484 A resolution to commend the exemplary service of the Party secretaries and staffs, other various officers of the Senate, and their staffs. Congress 1984-10-12 1984-10-12 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] SC R T000254 2 Commends the service to the Senate of specified Senate employees. 2021-06-29T21:29:56Z  
98-sres-485 98 sres 485 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 1984-10-12 1984-10-12 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 Thanks the Honorable George H.W. Bush, Vice President and President of the Senate, for the manner in which he has presided over the Senate during the second session of the 98th Congress. 2021-06-29T21:29:56Z  
98-sres-486 98 sres 486 A resolution authorizing the President of the Senate, the President of the Senate pro tempore, and the Majority Leader of the Senate to make certain appointments after the sine die adjournment of the present session. Congress 1984-10-12 1984-10-12 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, the President pro tempore, and the Majority Leader to make certain appointments during the sine die adjournment. 2021-06-29T21:29:56Z  
98-sres-487 98 sres 487 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 1984-10-12 1984-10-12 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] WV D B001210 0 Thanks the Honorable Strom Thurmond, President pro tempore, for the manner in which he presided over the Senate during the second session of the 98th Congress. 2021-06-29T21:29:56Z  
98-sres-488 98 sres 488 A resolution commending the employees in the office of the Secretary of the Senate, the Honorable William F. Hildenbrand. Congress 1984-10-12 1984-10-12 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to with an amendment by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Baker, Howard H., Jr. [R-TN] TN R B000063 0 Commends the employees under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate. 2021-06-29T21:29:56Z  
98-hconres-375 98 hconres 375 A concurrent resolution relating to the enrollment of H. J. Res. 648. Economics and Public Finance 1984-10-11 1984-10-11 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 for the duration of the 98th Congress the requirement that any measure continuing appropriations be printed on parchment. Requires the enrollment of any measure continuing appropriations to be in a form certified by the Committee on House Administration. 2021-06-29T19:56:47Z  
98-hconres-376 98 hconres 376 A concurrent resolution to correct technical errors in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 2867. Congress 1984-10-11 1984-10-11 Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote. House Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-16] MI D D000355 0 Makes corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 2867 (hazardous and solid waste disposal). 2021-06-29T19:56:47Z  
98-hconres-377 98 hconres 377 A concurrent resolution providing for the sine die adjournment of the two Houses of Congress on Thursday, October 11, 1984. Congress 1984-10-11 1984-10-11 House Agreed to Senate Amendments. House Rep. Wright, James C., Jr. [D-TX-12] TX D W000763 0 (Measure passed Senate, amended) Provides for the sine die adjournment of the 98th Congress on October 11 or 12, 1984. 2021-06-29T19:56:48Z  
98-hconres-378 98 hconres 378 A concurrent resolution correcting the enrollment of H. R. 5361. Congress 1984-10-11 1984-10-12 Unanimous Consent Request Providing for the Consideration of the Senate Amendments to the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment Rejected in House. House Rep. Rostenkowski, Dan [D-IL-8] IL D R000458 0 (Measure passed Senate, amended) Makes corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 5361 (one-year extension of the exclusion from gross income of amounts received from group legal services). 2021-06-29T19:56:48Z  
98-hr-6440 98 hr 6440 A bill to designate the main channel for the project for San Leandro Marina, California, as the "Jack D. Maltester Channel", and for other purposes. Transportation and Public Works 1984-10-11 1984-10-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. House Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8] NJ D R000383 0 (Measure passed House, amended) Designates the main channel for the project for San Leandro Marina, California, as the Jack D. Maltester Channel. Designates the U.S. Post Office Building, Flushing, New York, as the Benjamin S. Rosenthal Post Office Building. Requires the Postmaster General to install an appropriate plaque indicating such designation. Designates the Mid-Atlantic Program Service Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the William A. Barrett Social Security Building. Designates the U.S. Post Office Building, Moorestown, New Jersey, as the Edwin B. Forsythe Post Office Building. Designates the U.S. Post Office Building, Jeannette, Pennsylvania, as the John Dent Post Office Building. Designates the U.S. Post Office Building, Romulus, Michigan, as the Carl W. Morris Post Office Building. 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z  
98-hr-6441 98 hr 6441 A bill to eliminate restrictions with respect to the imposition and collection of tolls on the Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike upon repayment by the Commonwealth of Virginia of certain Federal-aid highway funds used on such turnpike. Transportation and Public Works 1984-10-11 1984-10-30 Became Public Law No: 98-607. House Rep. Bliley, Tom [R-VA-3] VA R B000556 1 Declares the Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike free of restrictions on the imposition of tolls upon the repayment by the Commonwealth of Virginia of certain Federal-aid highway funds relating to such Turnpike. 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z  
98-hr-6442 98 hr 6442 A bill to provide for the use and distribution of the Lake Superior Bands of Chippewa Indians judgement funds in docket 18-S and in docket 18-U, before the Indian Claims Commission, and for other purposes. Native Americans 1984-10-11 1984-10-11 Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. House Rep. Davis, Robert W. [R-MI-11] MI R D000131 0 Provides formulae for the distribution and use of judgment funds awarded to the Lake Superior Bands of Chippewa Indians in the States of Wisconsin and Michigan. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to divide specified funds on the basis of the population and of reservation community groups as reflected in certain census and annuity rolls. Declares that the apportioned shares of certain Chippewa Bands shall be held in trust and invested by the Secretary until the Secretary approves such Bands' proposals for their use. Requires that certain percentages of the judgment funds be administered by the Secretary for per capita distribution according to specified guidelines. Exempts the funds from: (1) State or Federal income taxes; and (2) being considered as income or resources regarding eligibility for assistance under Federal assistance programs (including the Social Security Act). 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z  
98-hres-617 98 hres 617 A resolution providing for the appointment of the committee to notify the President of completion of business. Congress 1984-10-11 1984-10-11 Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote. House Rep. Wright, James C., Jr. [D-TX-12] TX D W000763 0 Provides for notifying the President that the Congress has completed its business and is ready to adjourn. 2021-06-29T19:59:55Z  
98-hres-618 98 hres 618 A resolution providing that a revised edition of the Rules and Manual of the House of Representatives for the Ninety-ninth Congress be printed as a House document. Congress 1984-10-11 1984-10-11 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 as a House document of a revised edition of the Rules and Manual of the House of Representatives for the Ninety-ninth Congress, including additional copies for the use of the House. 2021-06-29T19:59:55Z  
98-hres-619 98 hres 619 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-eighth Congress. Congress 1984-10-11 1984-10-11 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 as House documents of the reports of the Comptroller General pursuant to the Government Corporation Control Act. 2021-06-29T19:59:56Z  
98-s-3087 98 s 3087 A bill for the relief of Sukhjit Kuldip Singh Saund. Private Legislation 1984-10-11 1984-10-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] NY D M001054 0 Declares a named individual to have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
98-s-3088 98 s 3088 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to assist eligible veterans to complete certain programs or courses after the delimiting date for educational assistance relating to such programs or courses. Armed Forces and National Security 1984-10-11 1984-10-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans. Senate Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN] MN R B000647 1 Extends educational assistance to an eligible veteran for as long as such veteran continues satisfactorily to pursue a program or course in which such veteran was enrolled on October 1, 1984. (Currently, all such assistance ends on December 31, 1984). 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z  
98-s-3089 98 s 3089 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 with respect to the treatment of incentive stock options. Taxation 1984-10-11 1984-10-16 Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department. Senate Sen. Packwood, Bob [R-OR] OR R P000009 1 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the inclusion of incentive stock options as an item of tax preference for purposes of the minimum tax. Repeals requirements that incentive stock options must be exercised in chronological order. Modifies the present $100,000 limit on the aggregate amount of incentive stock options which an employer may grant per year. 2025-01-03T20:54:05Z  
98-s-3090 98 s 3090 Small Business Consumed Income Tax Act of 1985 Taxation 1984-10-11 1984-10-12 Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department. Senate Sen. Symms, Steven D. [R-ID] ID R S001138 0 Small Business Consumed Income Tax Act of 1985 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a qualified small business corporation to elect tax treatment as a "subchapter W corporation." Defines a "subchapter W corporation" as any small business corporation which: (1) has 95 percent or more of its gross receipts for the taxable year in receipts which are not passive investment income; (2) has 95 percent or more of the aggregate adjusted bases of its assets in assets used or held for use in its trade or business; and (3) has not made an election for tax treatment as a subchapter S corporation. Allows such a corporation to make an election for treatment as a subchapter W corporation if: (1) all shareholders consent to such an election; (2) neither the corporation nor any predecessor corporation has made a previous election; (3) the gross receipts for the taxable year in which the election is made do not exceed $20,000,000; and (4) the aggregate adjusted bases of such corporation's assets do not exceed $5,000,000. Provides that such an election shall be effective for the taxable year in which made and the nine succeeding taxable years. Provides that the income of a qualified subchapter W corporation shall not be taxable to the corporation during such ten year election period. Permits the termination of such an election by revocation. Provides that actual or deemed distributions of cash or other property to a shareholder of a subchapter W corporation shall be treated as ordinary income of the shareholder to the extent of his or her pro rata share of the earnings and profits of the corporation. Provides that deemed distributions shall include: (1) taxable income of the subchapter W corporation to the extent its taxable income exceeds $1,000,000; (2) loans made by such a corporation to a shareholder or a person related to the shareholder; and (3) guarantees by such a corporation of loans made to a shareholder or a related person. Allows each shareholder of a subchapter W corporation: (1) an income tax deduction … 2025-08-29T17:38:49Z  
98-s-3091 98 s 3091 A bill relating to the shortage of zinc. Foreign Trade and International Finance 1984-10-11 1984-10-16 Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, International Trade Commission, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Treasury Department, State Department, Commerce Department. Senate Sen. Symms, Steven D. [R-ID] ID R S001138 0 Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to grant duty-free treatment to: (1) all zinc bearing ores; and (2) unwrought zinc through December 31, 1986. 2025-01-03T20:54:05Z  
98-s-3092 98 s 3092 Indian Reservation Special Magistrate and Law Enforcement Act of 1984 Native Americans 1984-10-11 1985-01-03 Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held at Great Falls, Mt. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-1282. Senate Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] MT D M000635 0 Indian Reservation Special Magistrate and Law Enforcement Act of 1984 - Amends the judicial code to provide for the Presidential appointment of special magistrates to serve on Indian reservations and specified Indian areas which are under Federal criminal jurisdiction. Sets forth the qualification and compensation of such magistrates. Specifies their jurisdiction and powers. Prescribes procedural guidelines for defendants appearing before such special magistrates. Authorizes certain law enforcement officers, including tribal police and Bureau of Indian Affairs police, to execute orders issued by the special magistrate in criminal cases within Indian country. Provides special magistrates with periodic training conducted by the Federal Judicial Center. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-29T17:41:04Z  
98-s-3093 98 s 3093 A bill for the relief of Wong Chan Kwai Sim. Private Legislation 1984-10-11 1984-10-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK] OK R N000102 0 Declares a named individual to have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
98-s-3094 98 s 3094 A bill for the relief of Winfried Heinrich Willi Grasing and Leona Ellen Grasing, husband and wife, and their children Holger Michael Winfried Grasing and Sandra Johanna Grasing. Private Legislation 1984-10-11 1984-10-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK] OK R N000102 0 Authorizes the granting of visas and admission to the United States for permanent residence to four named individuals. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
98-s-3095 98 s 3095 A bill relating to alternative minimum tax relief for certain insolvent tax payers. Taxation 1984-10-11 1984-10-16 Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department. Senate Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] IA R G000386 3 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that for purposes of the alternative minimum tax, any gain or loss from the transfer of property to a creditor in cancellation of a debt or from the sale or exchange of property under threat of foreclosure shall not be taken into account in computing net capital gain if prior to such sale or exchange the taxpayer is insolvent. 2025-01-03T20:54:05Z  
98-sres-479 98 sres 479 A resolution to express the sense of the Senate that the President should oppose the imposition of duties on United States soybeans and soybean products imported into countries of the European Community. Agriculture and Food 1984-10-11 1984-10-16 Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, International Trade Commission, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Treasury Department, State Department, Commerce Department, Agriculture Department. Senate Sen. Percy, Charles H. [R-IL] IL R P000222 0 Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President should: (1) continue to oppose the proposed modification of the Common Agricultural Policy of the Commission of the European Community to impose duties on soybeans and soybean products imported into countries of the Community; (2) take measures to protect U.S. trading interests if such modification is adopted; and (3) urge the Council of European Community Ministers to reject any proposal that would put a financial burden on U.S. agricultural producers. 2025-01-03T20:54:05Z  
98-sres-480 98 sres 480 A resolution creating a standing order of the Senate requiring that each Senator shall vote from the assigned desk of the Senator. Congress 1984-10-11 1984-10-11 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Randolph, Jennings [D-WV] WV D R000046 0 Requires Senators to vote from their assigned desks during yea and nay votes. 2021-06-29T21:29:55Z  
98-hr-6430 98 hr 6430 A bill to amend the River and Harbor Act of 1946. Transportation and Public Works 1984-10-10 1984-10-30 Became Public Law No: 98-606. House Rep. Bateman, Herbert H. [R-VA-1] VA R B000229 0 Modifies the project for navigation, Newport News Creek, Virginia, to authorize the State of Virginia to relocate and reconstruct such project following approval by the Secretary of the Army. 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z  
98-hr-6431 98 hr 6431 A bill to amend chapter 29 of title 18, United States Code, to impose a criminal penalty for revealing prematurely the results obtained by polling voters on election day. Crime and Law Enforcement 1984-10-10 1984-10-10 Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary. House Rep. Beilenson, Anthony C. [D-CA-23] CA D B000318 0 Amends the Federal criminal code to make it an offense for any person to poll any voter, within one thousand feet of any polling place, before or after such voter has voted in an election with the intent to reveal prematurely such voter's choice for any candidate or party in the election. Provides for a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both. 2021-06-29T21:25:16Z  
98-hr-6432 98 hr 6432 A bill to improve and expand benefits for active duty military personnel and their dependents. Armed Forces and National Security 1984-10-10 1984-10-10 Referred to House Committee on Armed Services. House Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20] TX D G000272 0 Directs the Secretary of Defense to use appropriated but unused Department of Defense funds for: (1) increased mileage reimbursement travel allowances; (2) travel lodging expenses; and (3) moving expenses. Limits the use of such funds for the above purposes to the lesser of 50 percent of such funds or $250,000,000. Increases the variable housing allowance for military personnel by lowering the trigger point for determining such allowance from 80 to 75 percent of the median monthly cost of housing in the United States for members of the uniformed services. Removes restrictions on dental care coverage for spouses and children of military personnel. Establishes in the Department of Defense an Office of Military Family Services to provide counseling and information services. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
98-hr-6433 98 hr 6433 Mental Health Act of 1984 Health 1984-10-10 1984-10-19 Referred to Subcommittee on Health. House Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20] TX D G000272 0 Mental Health Act of 1984 - Title I: Mental Health Benefits - Entitles residents and nonresident citizens to mental health benefits under this Act. Enumerates mental health services covered by this Act, stipulating that payments for such services shall be made by the Secretary of Health and Human Services on the recipient's behalf. Sets forth qualifications of psychiatric hospitals for participation in the program under this Act, including the provision of active diagnostic, therapeutic, and rehabilitative services, and accreditation by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Hospitals. Requires the Secretary to administer the program with the advice and assistance of a Committee on Mental Health responsible for approval of all providers under this Act and the establishment of relevant guidelines and qualifications. Requires the Secretary to conduct a national mental health insurance feasibility study and to submit the findings to the President and Congress. Creates a mental health trust fund in the Treasury. Appropriates to the fund specified tax revenues. Creates a Board of Trustees, with the Secretary of the Treasury as the Managing Trustee, to hold the fund, report annually to Congress on the operation and status of the fund, and review general management policies. Makes it the duty of the Managing Trustee to invest such portions of the trust fund, according to specified instructions, as are not required to meet current withdrawals. Title II: Mental Health Taxes - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a series of mental health taxes on employees' income, employers' income, self-employment income, and unearned income. Sets forth rules applicable to the nondeductibility of mental health taxes from the employee's exempt wages. Excludes from an individual's gross income an employer's payment of such tax. 2025-08-29T17:39:25Z  
98-hr-6434 98 hr 6434 Special White House Conference on Protection of Children in Child Care Act Families 1984-10-10 1984-10-10 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Guarini, Frank J. [D-NJ-14] NJ D G000511 2 Special White House Conference on Protection of Children in Child Care Act - Directs the President, within 90 days after the enactment of this Act, to convene a Special White House Conference on Protection of Children in Child Care to: (1) improve data collection about the nature and extent of child abuse in child care centers; (2) develop model standards for the licensing of child care centers and the hiring of qualified personnel; (3) strengthen child development programs; (4) train parents and child care personnel in child abuse prevention; and (5) remove legal impediments to interagency cooperation in investigation and prosecution of child abuse cases. Requires that the Conference be planned and conducted under the direction of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, with cooperation and assistance, including assignment of personnel, by other Federal agencies. Requires the Conference to bring together Members of Congress, representatives of Federal, State, and local governments, and professional and lay people working in the child care field. Authorizes Conference participants, and participants in conferences and other activities leading up to the Conference at the local and State levels, to consider all the matters specified, with special consideration to recommendations for improving data collection so that adequate resources can be devoted to the solution of the problem. Requires the Conference, within 120 days following the date on which it is convened, to submit a final report to the President and the Congress. Requires that the findings and recommendations included in such report be made available immediately to the public. Directs the President, within 120 days after the submission of such report, to transmit recommendations to the Congress for administrative action and legislation necessary to implement the recommendations in the report. Sets forth provisions for the administration of the Conference. 2025-08-29T17:38:05Z  
98-hr-6435 98 hr 6435 A bill to amend title 44, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to establish prices charged for charts, tide and tidal current tables, tidal current charts, coast pilots, water level products, and associated data bases published or produced by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes. Government Operations and Politics 1984-10-10 1984-10-10 Referred to Subcommittee on Oceanography. House Rep. Pritchard, Joel [R-WA-1] WA R P000546 0 Amends Federal law to allow the Secretary of Commerce to set the sales price for certain nautical and aeronautical products created or published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Establishes a schedule for any increases in such prices; and, requires a report to Congress on the effects of any such increases. Allows for the distribution of such products without charge in certain instances. 2021-06-29T21:25:18Z  
98-hr-6436 98 hr 6436 Tax Equity and Efficiency Act Taxation 1984-10-10 1984-10-10 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Shannon, James M. [D-MA-5] MA D S000286 0 Tax Equity and Efficiency Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise the accelerated cost recovery system (ACRS) for the depreciation of certain property used in a trade or business or held for the production of income. Allows an income tax deduction for the expense of recovery property in the year recovery property is purchased. (Current law requires that such deduction be taken over a specified number of years.) Bases the amount of such deduction on the present value (using a discount rate of 6.06 percent) of the depreciation deductions which would have been allowable under the straight-line method for an asset having an economic life equal to the average economic life of property in its class. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe regulations assigning recovery property to one of 35 specified classes. Revises the method for calculating the investment tax credit to allow such credit in an amount equal to six percent of the nonexpensed qualified investment. Allows a corporate shareholder an income tax credit based on the amount of dividends received by such taxpayer during the taxable year. Sets forth the method for calculating the amount of such credit. Treats a corporate shareholder as having received distributions taxable as dividends in an amount equal to the shareholder's pro rata share of the undistributed earnings and profits of the corporation. Sets forth the method for calculating undistributed earnings and profits of a corporation. Provides that the amount of any dividend received by a shareholder shall be increased by the amount of the shareholder income tax credit. Sets forth special rules for the allocation of a corporation's earnings and profits in the case of actual distributions and losses. Sets forth rules for the treatment of shareholder income tax credits received by corporations. 2025-08-29T17:38:39Z  
98-hr-6437 98 hr 6437 A bill to grant the consent of the Congress to the Midwest Interstate Low-level Radioactive Waste Compact. Government Operations and Politics 1984-10-10 1984-11-02 Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment. House Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4] MN D V000087 8 Interstate Compact - Grants congressional approval to the Midwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management, which provides for cooperation among the States of Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin, and such other eligible States as may in the future join, in the management of low-level radioactive waste. States that eligible parties to the compact are the States of Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Virginia, and Wisconsin. Permits any State not eligible for membership in the compact to petition for eligibility. 2025-01-15T18:51:50Z  
98-hr-6438 98 hr 6438 A bill for the relief of Joseph Karel Hasek. Private Legislation 1984-10-10 1984-10-30 Became Private Law No: 98-54. House Rep. Kindness, Thomas N. [R-OH-8] OH R K000190 0 Directs the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States to reopen and redetermine the claim of a named individual arising from the nationalization or other taking of his property by the Government of Czechoslovakia. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to make payments on account of such claim in the amount determined by the Commission and certified to the Secretary. 2021-09-25T05:30:26Z  
98-hr-6439 98 hr 6439 A bill for the relief of Helen Hudson. Private Legislation 1984-10-10 1984-10-10 Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary. House Rep. Matsui, Robert T. [D-CA-3] CA D M000249 0 Deems a named individual to have completed five years of service as a Federal employee for purposes of determining disability retirement benefits eligibility. 2021-06-29T21:25:19Z  
98-hres-614 98 hres 614 A resolution establishing the House of Representatives Family Liaison Office. Congress 1984-10-10 1984-10-10 Referred to House Committee on House Administration. House Rep. Oakar, Mary Rose [D-OH-20] OH D O000001 2 Establishes, under the Committee on House Administration, the House of Representatives Family Liaison Office to provide a source of advocacy, support, and information to families of House Members. 2024-02-07T11:39:48Z  
98-hres-615 98 hres 615 A resolution providing for a motion to take the bill (H.R. 4230) to extend the authorities under the Export Administration Act of 1979, from the Speaker's table and to agree to the Senate amendment with an amendment. Congress 1984-10-10 1984-10-11 Resolution Agreed to in House by Yea-Nay Vote: 226 - 124 (Record Vote No: 460). House Rep. Derrick, Butler C. [D-SC-3] SC D D000267 0 Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 4230 (export administration) and the Senate amendment thereto. 2024-02-07T14:47:33Z  
98-hres-616 98 hres 616 A resolution waiving certain points of order against the conference report on the bill (H.R. 6027) to clarify the application of the Clayton Act to the official conduct of local governments, and for other purposes. Congress 1984-10-10 1984-10-11 Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote. House Rep. Derrick, Butler C. [D-SC-3] SC D D000267 0 Waives points of order against the consideration of the conference report on H.R. 6027 (local government antitrust liability). 2024-02-07T14:47:33Z  
98-s-3081 98 s 3081 Law Enforcement and Investigative Officers Civil Liability Protection Act of 1984 Government Operations and Politics 1984-10-10 1984-10-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] DE D B000444 0 Law Enforcement and Investigative Officers Civil Liability Protection Act of 1984 - Amends the Federal judicial code to grant certain Federal district courts exclusive jurisdiction of civil claims against the United States for certain injuries or losses caused by an investigative or law enforcement officer while acting within the scope of employment but in violation of the Constitution. Empowers the head of each Federal agency to determine claims for money damages against the United States for such injuries or loss. Increases from $25,000 to $50,000 the maximum amount which an agency head may award without prior written approval of the Attorney General. Makes the United States liable for injuries or loss caused by an investigative or law enforcement officer while acting within the scope of employment but in violation of the Constitution. Provides criteria for the measure of damages based upon certain circumstances and the conduct of the offending officer. Requires that claims for such injuries must first be presented and denied by the appropriate Federal agency before the claims may be brought against the United States. Makes the remedies provided under this Act exclusive of any other civil action. Deems such remedies an equally effective substitute for recoveries sought under the Constitution against the Federal employee in an individual capacity. Requires substitution of the United States as the party defendant upon certification by the Attorney General that the defendant Federal employee was acting within the scope of employment. Subjects Federal employees to administrative investigation or disciplinary action if their actions in violation of the Constitution result in a judgment against the United States or a settlement paid by the United States. States that Federal torts claims procedure shall not apply to: (1) non-Constitutional claims; and (2) Constitutional claims arising from the activities of certain Federal instrumentalities. Retains the right of a plaintiff to a jury trial where a civil action is … 2025-08-29T17:38:48Z  
98-s-3082 98 s 3082 Partnerships in Research Act Science, Technology, Communications 1984-10-10 1984-10-23 Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department, National Science Foundation, GAO, OMB. Senate Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] DE D B000444 0 Partnerships in Research Act - Authorizes the National Science Foundation to make grants to institutions of higher education to pay the Federal share of the costs of basic research projects designed to enhance new technologies. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through 1987 for such purpose. Allows an institution of higher education to use payments received under this Act in any fiscal year for such purpose. Requires the Director of the Foundation, for purposes of this Act, to prepare and publish in each fiscal year in the Federal Register a list of new technologies. Sets forth application requirements for such grants. Requires that the non-Federal share of project costs be furnished by businesses. Directs the Foundation to establish criteria for approval of applications and to adopt approval procedures designed to assure equitable distribution of such grants among the States and among types of institutions of higher education making applications. Directs the Foundation to pay a Federal share not to exceed 50 percent of project cost for each fiscal year. Allows the non-Federal share to be in cash or in kind. Limits to not more than two percent the portion of appropriations under this Act in any fiscal year which may be paid to any single institution of higher education. 2025-08-29T17:41:21Z  
98-s-3083 98 s 3083 A bill to amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 and the National Historic Preservation Act to include certain provisions related to the conversion of these funds to trust funds. Public Lands and Natural Resources 1984-10-10 1984-10-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Baker, Howard H., Jr. [R-TN] TN R B000063 0 Amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 and the National Historic Preservation Act to require the Secretary of the Treasury to invest the portions of the land and water conservation fund and of the Historic Preservation Trust Fund not required to meet current withdrawals. Specifies the types of investments which may be made. Provides that no appropriation from either such fund for any fiscal year may exceed the maximum amount to be paid into such fund for such year plus interest accruing to the fund from the preceding year's investments. Extends the authorization of appropriations for both funds through FY 1991. 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z  
98-s-3084 98 s 3084 A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide for grants to States for programs to assist pregnant teenagers and teenage mothers who might otherwise become long-term recipients of aid to families with dependant children. Social Welfare 1984-10-10 1984-10-16 Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department, Health and Human Services Department. Senate Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] NY D M001054 0 Amends part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) of title IV of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to States to assist in carrying out programs which: (1) prevent long-term dependency upon AFDC; (2) permit pregnant teenagers and teenage mothers to remain in school; (3) provide job counseling, employment readiness, job placement, and academic and vocational education services to pregnant teenagers and teenage mothers; and (4) integrate and coordinate services otherwise available to pregnant teenagers and teenage mothers. Sets forth: (1) requirements a State must meet in order to receive a grant; and (2) reporting requirements. Directs the Secretary to establish a systematic reporting system capable of yielding comprehensive data on which service figures and program evaluations shall be based. Requires the Secretary to report annually to Congress. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-01-03T20:54:05Z  
98-s-3085 98 s 3085 Act to Authorize the United States to Participate in Chapter II of the Patent Cooperation Treaty Commerce 1984-10-10 1984-10-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD] MD R M000241 0 Act to Authorize the United States to Participate in Chapter II of the Patent Cooperation Treaty - Authorizes the United States to participate in and be bound by the provisions of Chapter II of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (concerning application procedures for obtaining international patents). Authorizes the Patent and Trademark Office to act as an international preliminary examining authority whose duties shall include the collection and transmittal of handling and preliminary examination fees with respect to international patent applications. 2025-08-29T17:40:28Z  
98-s-3086 98 s 3086 A bill to require the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health to conduct research on, and develop, human contraceptives. Health 1984-10-10 1984-10-23 Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department, OMB. Senate Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI] RI R C000269 0 Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, to conduct human contraceptive research and development. 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
98-sconres-154 98 sconres 154 A concurrent resolution authorizing changes in the enrollment of H.R. 6163. Congress 1984-10-10 1984-10-11 Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] KS R D000401 0 Makes corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 6163 (Federal District Court Organization Act of 1984). 2021-06-29T21:26:32Z  
98-sres-477 98 sres 477 A resolution relating to the original location of the Library of Congress. Congress 1984-10-10 1984-10-11 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] WV D B001210 0 Designates a certain room in the U.S. Capitol Building as the Howard H. Baker, Jr., Room. 2021-06-29T21:29:55Z  
98-sres-478 98 sres 478 An Executive resolution expressing the sense of the Senate in support of the principles contained in the Convention against Genocide. International Affairs 1984-10-10 1984-10-11 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 87-2. Record Vote No: 288. Senate Sen. Baker, Howard H., Jr. [R-TN] TN R B000063 6 Expresses the Senate's support for the principles embodied in the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide and declares its intention to act expeditiously in the next Congress. 2021-06-29T22:27:02Z  
98-hconres-371 98 hconres 371 A concurrent resolution directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a correction in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 2790. Congress 1984-10-09 1984-10-10 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. House Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2] AZ D U000001 0 Makes corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 2790 (amending the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act). 2021-06-29T19:56:46Z  
98-hconres-372 98 hconres 372 A concurrent resolution to correct the enrollment of H.R. 3398. Congress 1984-10-09 1984-10-11 Senate agreed to the House amendment to the Senate amendment by Voice Vote. House Rep. Rostenkowski, Dan [D-IL-8] IL D R000458 0 (House agreed to Senate amendment with an amendment) Makes corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 3398 (omnibus tariff and trade bill). 2021-06-29T19:56:46Z  
98-hconres-373 98 hconres 373 A concurrent resolution to correct a technical error in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 6257. Congress 1984-10-09 1984-10-11 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. House Rep. Edwards, Don [D-CA-10] CA D E000064 0 Makes corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 6257 (Motor Vehicle and Information Cost Savings Act). 2021-06-29T19:56:47Z  
98-hconres-374 98 hconres 374 A concurrent resolution to correct technical errors in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 3942. Congress 1984-10-09 1984-10-11 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. House Rep. Fuqua, Don [D-FL-2] FL D F000430 0 Makes corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 3942 (commercial space launches). 2021-06-29T19:56:47Z  
98-hjres-662 98 hjres 662 A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 1985. Economics and Public Finance 1984-10-09 1984-10-09 Referred to House Committee on Appropriations. House Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5] MD D H000874 0 Extends until October 12, 1984, the termination date for the continuing appropriations made by Public Law 98-455. 2024-02-05T11:50:03Z  
98-hjres-663 98 hjres 663 A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 1985. Economics and Public Finance 1984-10-09 1984-10-10 Became Public Law No: 98-461. House Rep. Whitten, Jamie L. [D-MS-1] MS D W000428 0 Extends the availability of appropriations, funds, and authority granted pursuant to Public Law 98-455 until October 11, 1984. Declares that Federal employees furloughed as a result of the lapse of appropriations from midnight October 3, 1984, until the date of enactment of this joint resolution, will be compensated at their standard rate of compensation for such period. Ratifies and confirms all obligations incurred in anticipation of the appropriations and authority provided in this joint resolution for the purposes of maintaining the minimum level of essential activities necessary to protect life and property, and bringing about orderly termination of other functions. 2024-02-05T11:50:03Z  
98-hr-6422 98 hr 6422 Voluntary National Youth Service Act Labor and Employment 1984-10-09 1984-10-09 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16] CA D P000047 0 Voluntary National Youth Service Act - Authorizes the Director of the ACTION Agency to make grants to eligible States and local governments for youth service projects. Requires the Director to designate specific activities as service categories in which project participants may serve. Sets forth criteria for such designations. Sets forth types of positions which such service categories may include. Sets forth grant eligibility requirements for States and local governments, including requirements for plans and matching funds. Requires that specified percentages of poor persons and of unemployed persons participate in such projects. Sets forth requirements relating to the amount of wages, benefits, and subsistence allowances for project participants. Requires the Director to distribute such grants among eligible States and local governments on the basis of which ones will best use such funds, as determined on the basis of the plans submitted. Sets forth nondiscrimination provisions. Requires that project participants be not less than 17 and not more than 24 years old. Prohibits any person from serving on such a project for more than a three-year period. Requires participants to agree to serve for at least a six-month period. Prohibits acceptance for project service of any person who does not hold a high school diploma or its equivalent, unless such person has not been enrolled as a high school student during the three-month period before the date of such acceptance. Limits to ten percent of any such grant the amount which may be used for administrative expenses. Sets forth project grant review and reporting requirements. Amends the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 to provide for a second Associate Director of the ACTION Agency. Provides that such Associate Director shall carry out operational responsibility for all programs authorized under this Act. Makes other conforming amendments to such Act which add references to this Act. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 and succeeding fiscal years. 2025-08-29T17:38:04Z  
98-hr-6423 98 hr 6423 Jesse Gray Housing Act Housing and Community Development 1984-10-09 1984-10-17 Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. House Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-1] MI D C000714 0 Jesse Gray Housing Act - Title I: Housing Provisions - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to carry out a program for the construction of 500,000 new dwelling units in public housing during each of FY 1986 through 1995. Directs the Secretary to: (1) make grants to public housing agencies; and (2) enter into contracts with public housing agencies for annual contributions. Limits the aggregate amount of budget authority obligated under such contracts entered into in any fiscal year. Provides a formula for the determination of the applicable amounts of such grants and contributions for FY 1987 through 1995 based on the consumer price index. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 through 1995. Provides that the Secretary's annual contributions for the operation of public housing projects for each of FY 1986 through 1995 shall not exceed the amounts available for each such year from the National Housing Fund to be established in this Act. Requires the Secretary to make available financial assistance for public housing projects, especially projects that the Secretary determines would likely have been subject to demolition or other disposition. Increases the aggregate amount of budget authority permitted for contracts for annual contributions by the amount necessary for the revitalization of 100,000 public housing units in each of FY 1986 through 1995. Prohibits the Secretary from approving an application by a public housing agency for permission to demolish or dispose of all or part of a public housing project. (Currently, such approval is permitted if the Secretary makes certain determinations.) Requires each public housing agency to carry out a program of job training and employment of unemployed individuals residing in the vicinity of public housing projects in connection with any construction and revitalization of public housing. Directs each such program to give preference to such individuals who reside in public housing. Gives percentage gu… 2025-08-29T17:41:52Z  
98-hr-6424 98 hr 6424 A bill to provide for contribution of damages attributable to an agreement by two or more persons to fix, maintain, or stabilize prices under section 4, 4A or 4C of the Clayton Act. Commerce 1984-10-09 1984-10-09 Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary. House Rep. Brooks, Jack B. [D-TX-9] TX D B000880 0 Amends the Clayton Act to permit any person liable for damages for price-fixing to claim contribution from co-conspirators for the share of such damages attributable to their sales or purchases of goods and services. Declares that a release or covenant not to sue or enforce a judgment received in settlement by one conspirator shall not discharge any co-conspirators from liability, unless expressly provided. Directs the court to reduce the claim against the co-conspirators subject to liability by the greatest of: (1) the amount stipulated by such release or covenant; (2) the amount paid in settlement; or (3) treble the actual damages attributable to the settling person's sales or purchases of goods or services. Declares that a settlement shall release the recipient from liability from contribution, unless it is not consummated. 2021-06-29T21:25:14Z  
98-hr-6425 98 hr 6425 Bank Fee Disclosure Act Finance and Financial Sector 1984-10-09 1984-10-17 Referred to Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance. House Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7] IL D C000634 0 Bank Fee Disclosure Act - Requires a depository institution, before opening any account or offering any service to a potential customer, to provide a written statement specifying: (1) all services offered; (2) the terms and conditions on which such services are offered; and (3) the fees charged for such services. Requires each depository institution, not less than once a year, to mail a written statement to each of its customers containing such information. Requires each appropriate Federal banking agency to prescribe regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Requires each appropriate Federal banking agency, not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act, to report to Congress about services offered by depository institutions and the costs involved. Specifies the information to be included in such reports. Provides for the administrative enforcement of the requirements imposed by this Act. 2025-08-29T17:38:34Z  
98-hr-6426 98 hr 6426 A bill entitled: the Bogue Chitto Creek Relief Act. Emergency Management 1984-10-09 1984-10-09 Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation. House Rep. Dowdy, Wayne [D-MS-4] MS D D000466 0 Authorizes the Army Corps of Engineers to study flooding and soil erosion problems along Bogue Chitto Creek in Jackson, Mississippi, and undertake all necessary bank stabilization and flood protection measures. 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z  
98-hr-6427 98 hr 6427 A bill entitled: The Purple Creek Relief Act. Emergency Management 1984-10-09 1984-10-09 Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation. House Rep. Dowdy, Wayne [D-MS-4] MS D D000466 0 Authorizes the Army Corps of Engineers to study soil erosion problems along Purple Creek near Jackson, Mississippi, and undertake all necessary bank stabilization and flood protection measures. 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z  
98-hr-6428 98 hr 6428 Congressional Capital Investment Program Information Act of 1984 Economics and Public Finance 1984-10-09 1984-10-09 Referred to House Committee on Rules. House Rep. Howard, James J. [D-NJ-3] NJ D H000840 1 Congressional Capital Investment Program Information Act of 1984 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require the annual concurrent resolution on the budget to include and separately identify public civilian and military capital investment expenditures. Provides for congressional committee analysis of such expenditures. 2025-08-29T17:39:57Z  
98-hr-6429 98 hr 6429 National Nehemiah Housing Opportunity Act Housing and Community Development 1984-10-09 1984-10-17 Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. House Rep. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY-10] NY D S000148 4 National Nehemiah Housing Opportunity Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide grants to nonprofit organizations to: (1) carry out a Nehemiah Housing opportunity program of construction or substantial rehabilitation of homes; and (2) provide interest-free loans to lower-income families for the purchase of such homes. Sets forth the terms and conditions for assistance for a nonprofit organization's program, including: (1) community and local government approval; (2) submission of a schedule for completion; (3) demonstration of the program's financial feasibility, including the availability of other sources of funds; (4) provisions for the completion of at least 100 homes; and (5) the location of homes in census tracts in which the median family income is not more than 80 percent of the area's median family income. Sets forth the requirements for a family's participation in such program, including: (1) a specified income to mortgage carrying charges ratio; (2) nonownership of a home for the three previous years; and (3) a downpayment of $5,000 or more. Limits to $25,000 the Federal assistance per home. Sets forth the Secretary's basis for selecting Nehemiah housing opportunity programs for assistance, including: (1) the non-Federal contribution of land and financial and other assistance; (2) the cost-effectiveness of a program; and (3) the location and magnitude of a program such that it has a significant effect on neighborhood development and employment in an area of severe economic blight. Establishes in the Treasury the Nehemiah Housing Opportunity Fund. Directs the Secretary of HUD to report annually to Congress on such programs, including recommendations for modifications. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-29T17:41:05Z  
98-hres-613 98 hres 613 A resolution to provide for the concurrence in the senate amendments to H.R. 6027, with an amendment. Congress 1984-10-09 1984-10-09 Failed to Receive 2/3's Vote to Suspend and Pass by Yea-Nay Vote: 220 - 160 (Record Vote No: 456). House Rep. Rodino, Peter W., Jr. [D-NJ-10] NJ D R000374 0 Provides for the concurrence in the Senate amendment to H.R. 6027 (local government antitrust liability) with an amendment. 2021-06-29T22:27:16Z  
98-sres-476 98 sres 476 A resolution to designate room S-230 in the United States Capitol Building as the "Howard H. Baker, Jr., Room". Congress 1984-10-09 1984-10-09 Referred to the Committee on Rules. Senate Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD] MD R M000241 4 Designates a certain room in the U.S. Capitol Building as the Howard H. Baker, Jr., Room. 2025-01-14T17:21:40Z  
98-hconres-370 98 hconres 370 A concurrent resolution condemning the upsurge in international terrorism. International Affairs 1984-10-05 1984-10-12 Referred to Subcommittee on International Operations. House Rep. Solarz, Stephen J. [D-NY-13] NY D S000673 0 Condemns the upsurge in international terrorism. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States should work with other countries to minimize and eliminate international terrorism. 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z  
98-hjres-659 98 hjres 659 A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 1985. Economics and Public Finance 1984-10-05 1984-10-06 Became Public Law No: 98-455. House Rep. Whitten, Jamie L. [D-MS-1] MS D W000428 0 Extends the availability of appropriations, funds, and authority granted pursuant to H.J. Res. 653 until October 9, 1984. 2024-02-05T11:50:03Z  
98-hjres-660 98 hjres 660 A joint resolution to require the United States Postal Service to provide and sell a postage stamp issue to honor Walter Camp, the organizer of the game of football in the United States. Sports and Recreation 1984-10-05 1984-10-05 Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. House Rep. Morrison, Bruce A. [D-CT-3] CT D M000992 0 Directs the United States Postal Service to issue a postage stamp to honor Walter Camp, the organizer of the game of football in the United States. 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
98-hjres-661 98 hjres 661 A joint resolution to designate May 18, 1985, as "Fallen Heroes Day". Crime and Law Enforcement 1984-10-05 1984-10-05 Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. House Rep. Long, Clarence D. [D-MD-2] MD D L000413 0 Designates May 18, 1985, as Fallen Heroes Day in honor of law enforcement officers and firefighters who have died in the line of duty. 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
98-hr-6409 98 hr 6409 International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1984 International Affairs 1984-10-05 1984-10-05 Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs. House Rep. Fascell, Dante B. [D-FL-19] FL D F000041 1 International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1984 - Title I: Military Sales and Related Programs - Amends the Arms Export Control Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1985 to carry out foreign military credit sales. Sets the ceiling on total foreign military credit sales for FY 1985. Earmarks a specified amount of such sales for Israel. Releases Israel from its obligation to repay such credits. Earmarks specified portions of the credits earmarked for Israel for: (1) research and development in the United States for the Lavi program; and (2) procurement in Israel of defense articles and services for the Lavi program. Authorizes Israel to use any loan made available under this Act for which repayment is forgiven before using any other loan made available under this Act. Earmarks a specified amount of the foreign military credit sales for Egypt. Releases Egypt from its obligation to repay such credits. Requires, for FY 1985, the principal amount of foreign military loan guarantees with respect to Greece, South Korea, Portugal, Somalia, Spain (so long as Spain is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization), Sudan, Tunisia, and Turkey to be repaid within 20 years following a ten year grace period. Limits the amount of military sales credits for Tunisia and the Philippines for FY 1985. Requires the principal amount of foreign military loan guarantees for FY 1984 with respect to South Korea to be repaid within 20 years following a ten year grace period. Authorizes the President to issue such loan guaranties for a fiscal year only to the extent that Congress has by law approved the issuance during that fiscal year of guaranties for a specified maximum amount of loan principal. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize appropriations for FY 1985 for: (1) military assistance; (2) international military education and training; and (3) peacekeeping operations. Earmarks a specified amount of such military assistance for FY 1985 for Tunisia. Amends the Arms Export Control Act to aut… 2025-08-29T17:41:08Z  
98-hr-6410 98 hr 6410 A bill to improve and expand benefits for active duty military personnel and their dependents. Armed Forces and National Security 1984-10-05 1984-10-05 Referred to House Committee on Armed Services. House Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16] CA D P000047 0 Directs the Secretary of Defense to use appropriated but unused Department of Defense funds for: (1) increased mileage reimbursement travel allowances; (2) travel lodging expenses; and (3) moving expenses. Limits the use of such funds for the above purposes to the lesser of 50 percent of such funds or $250,000,000. Increases the variable housing allowance for military personnel by lowering the trigger point for determining such allowance from 80 to 75 percent of the median monthly cost of housing in the United States for members of the uniformed services. Removes restrictions on dental care coverage for spouses and children of military personnel. Establishes in the Department of Defense an Office of Military Family Services to provide counseling and information services. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
98-hr-6411 98 hr 6411 A bill to provide, through States and employer-employee committees, that services are provided to unemployed persons to facilitate transfer to new employment opportunities, to require the employer to give employees advance notice of layoffs and to give employees relocation options and assistance, and for other purposes. Labor and Employment 1984-10-05 1984-10-05 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Aspin, Les [D-WI-1] WI D A000224 0 Provides, through States and employee-employer committees, for services to unemployed persons to facilitate transfer to new employment opportunities. Requires employers to give employees advance notice of mass layoffs. Requires employees to give long-term employees assistance after termination and relocation options and assistance. Directs the Secretary of Labor to allot specified funds to States which have submitted approved applications. Bases such allotments on relative numbers of: (1) unemployed persons during the preceding calendar year; and (2) unemployed persons who were unemployed for 15 weeks or more during the preceding calendar year. Sets forth application requirements. Requires a State receiving funds under this Act to ensure that unemployed persons in such State are provided with: (1) personal and family counseling; (2) career planning; (3) job search training; and (4) information regarding actual and potential job openings. Defines "employer" as a person engaged in an activity, business, or industry affecting commerce who has 50 or more employees for each working day in each of 20 or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year, and any agent of such a person. Defines "long-term employee" as an individual who was a full- time employee for more than 104 weeks. Requires an employer who terminates from employment, for any reason other than malfeasance, any long-term employee to give such employee full wages and benefits for a prescribed period beginning on the date after the date such employee receives notice of such termination. Makes the "prescribed period" a period of one and two-tenths days for each week in excess of 104 weeks that an individual was an employee of the employer, but limits such period to not more than 180 days. Provides that "full wages and benefits" shall be reduced by the sum of: (1) the wages and benefits received by the employee for any employment or reasonable offer of employment which the employee could have accepted during such period; and (2) unemploy… 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
98-hr-6412 98 hr 6412 A bill to provide, in the case of mass layoffs by an employer, through States and employer-employee committees, that services are provided to unemployed persons to facilitate transfer to new employment opportunities, to require, in the case of mass layoffs by an employer, the employer to give employees advance notice of layoffs and to give employees relocation options and assistance, and for other purposes. Labor and Employment 1984-10-05 1984-10-05 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Aspin, Les [D-WI-1] WI D A000224 0 Provides, through States and employee-employer committees, for services to unemployed persons to facilitate transfer to new employment opportunities. Requires employers to give employees advance notice of mass layoffs. Requires covered employers who know that mass layoffs are likely to give long-term employees assistance after termination and relocation options and assistance. Directs the Secretary of Labor to allot specified funds to States which have submitted approved applications. Bases such allotments on relative numbers of: (1) unemployed persons during the preceding calendar year; and (2) unemployed persons who were unemployed for 15 weeks or more during the preceding calendar year. Sets forth application requirements. Requires a State receiving funds under this Act to ensure that unemployed persons in such State are provided with: (1) personal and family counseling; (2) career planning; (3) job search training; and (4) information regarding actual and potential job openings. Defines "employer" as a person engaged in an activity, business, or industry affecting commerce who has 50 or more employees for each working day in each of 20 or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year, and any agent of such a person. Defines "covered employer" as an employer who knows or has reason to know that at least 25 of the employees employed in any one establishment of such employer are likely to be terminated, for any reason other than malfeasance, in an 18-month period. Provides that such employer shall be a covered employer until the expiration of such 18-month period. Defines "long-term employee" as an individual who was a full-time employee for more than 104 weeks. Requires a covered employer who terminates from employment, for any reason other than malfeasance, any long-term employee to give such employee full wages and benefits for a prescribed period beginning on the date after the date such employee receives notice of such termination. Makes the "prescribed period" a period of one and two-… 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
98-hr-6413 98 hr 6413 A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out an acreage limitation program and a land diversion program for the 1985 crop of feed grains. Agriculture and Food 1984-10-05 1984-10-05 Referred to House Committee on Agriculture. House Rep. Bedell, Berkley W. [D-IA-6] IA D B000298 0 Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a combined acreage limitation program and a land diversion program for the 1985 feed grain crop. Sets forth program provisions, including a diversion rate for corn of $1.50 per bushel. 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z  
98-hr-6414 98 hr 6414 Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1984 Government Operations and Politics 1984-10-05 1984-10-22 Referred to Subcommittee on Government Information, Justice and Agriculture. House Rep. English, Glenn [D-OK-6] OK D E000184 1 Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1984 - Amends the Freedom of Information Act to require agencies to promulgate regulations with regard to the procedures for: (1) designating certain information confidential; and (2) handling requests for such confidential information. Provides for de novo judicial review by a U.S. district court of an agency decision to withhold or disclose records. Directs a court to assess attorneys fees against a submitter where the submitter's reasons for withholding information were not substantially justified. Provides for a sliding fee schedule based upon use (commercial or non-commercial) and the nature of the requester (e.g., individual, educational or scientific institution, news organization, or governmental agency). Permits expedited access to records upon a showing of compelling need. Allows the Special Counsel of the Merit Systems Protection Board to take action against agency personnel for arbitrary and capricious behavior with regard to the withholding, removal, or alteration of a record or with regard to the fee estimate. Requires the annual report of an agency to include: (1) the number of requests made; (2) the number of fee waivers requested and granted; and (3) the average length of time to comply with requests and appeals. Revises the current exemption given to law enforcement records to permit the withholding of law enforcement records if such disclosure would endanger the life or physical safety of any individual. Exempts from disclosure requirements any informant records maintained under an informant's name or personal identifier unless the status as informant has been officially acknowledged. 2025-08-29T17:40:59Z  
98-hr-6415 98 hr 6415 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to clarify the conditions under which scholarship and fellowship grants will be excluded from gross income. Taxation 1984-10-05 1984-10-05 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 extent of faculty supervision or participation with respect to the performance of teaching, research, or other services by individuals who are candidates for a degree shall not be relevant in determining whether such activities are required as a condition for receiving a degree for purposes of excluding amounts received for such services from gross income pursuant to provisions allowing a tax exclusion for scholarship and fellowship grants. Provides that all degree candidates do not have to perform substantially identical activities with respect to teaching, research, or other services for such activities to be found to be a condition for receiving a degree. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
98-hr-6416 98 hr 6416 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to extend the residential energy credit with respect to solar renewable energy source expenditures, with declining percentages of credit, through 1990, and for other purposes. Taxation 1984-10-05 1984-10-05 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Fowler, Wyche, Jr. [D-GA-5] GA D F000329 7 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the residential energy income tax credit for solar energy property for five years (from 1985 to 1990). Phases out the percentage of expenditures which may be taken into account for such credit between the years 1986 and 1990. Limits to $6,000 the maximum amount of expenditures for solar hot water systems which may be taken into account for purposes of such credit. Specifies additional standards which solar hot water systems must meet in order to qualify for such credit. Increases and extends for five years (from 1985 to 1990) the energy investment tax credit for specified types of solar energy property. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
98-hr-6417 98 hr 6417 A bill to amend the Act entitled "An Act granting a charter to the General Federation of Women's Clubs". Government Operations and Politics 1984-10-05 1984-10-05 Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary. House Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] MA D F000339 0 Amends the Federal charter of the General Federation of Women's Clubs to limit the Federation's operation to charitable and educational purposes within the meaning of a tax-exempt charitable organization under the Internal Revenue Code. Requires the Federation, upon dissolution, to liquidate and distribute its assets to tax-exempt charitable organizations with similar purposes. 2021-06-29T21:25:13Z  
98-hr-6418 98 hr 6418 A bill to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 to probibit the importation of tobacco which has been grown or processed using pesticides and other chemicals whose use has been prohibited in this country for health reasons. Foreign Trade and International Finance 1984-10-05 1984-10-16 Referred to Subcommittee on Trade. House Rep. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN-6] TN D G000321 0 Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 to prohibit the importation of tobacco unless the importer certifies that none of the pesticides the registration of which has been cancelled or suspended for use on tobacco in the United States has been used in the production of such tobacco. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to enforce such prohibition. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
98-hr-6419 98 hr 6419 Renewable Energy Incentive Act of 1984 Taxation 1984-10-05 1984-10-05 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Heftel, Cecil [D-HI-1] HI D H000449 3 Renewable Energy Incentive Act of 1984 - Title I: Extension of Business Energy Credits - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the energy investment tax credit for solar energy property from 1985 to 1990. Sets the amount of such credit during such period at 15 percent for low temperature solar property and 25 percent for all other solar property. Extends the energy investment tax credit for wind property from 1985 to 1990. Sets the amount of such credit at: (1) 15 percent during 1986; (2) ten percent during 1987 and 1988; and (3) five percent during 1989 and 1990. Extends the energy investment tax credit for geothermal property, hydroelectric generating property, ocean thermal property, and biomass property from 1985 to 1990. Title II: Affirmative Commitment Rule to Extend the Business Credit for Certain Long-Term Projects - Extends for five years from 1990 to 1995 the time period during which an affirmative commitment must be made in order for long-term energy projects to be eligible for the energy investment tax credit. Applies such extension to affirmative commitments made for: (1) solar energy property; (2) geothermal energy property; (3) wind energy property; (4) ocean thermal energy property; (5) hydroelectric generating property; and (6) biomass property. Title III: Extension of Residential Energy Credits - Extends the residential energy income tax credit for renewable energy source expenditures from 1985 to 1990. Phases out such credit over such period for: (1) solar renewable energy property; and (2) wind renewable energy property. Extends the residential energy income tax credit for energy conservation expenditures from 1985 to 1988. Title IV: Eligibility of Public Utility Property - Makes public utility property eligible for treatment as energy property for purposes of the energy investment tax credit. Title V: Effective Date - Sets forth the effective date of this Act. 2025-08-29T17:38:46Z  
98-hr-6420 98 hr 6420 Cash Flow Income Tax Act of 1985 Taxation 1984-10-05 1984-10-05 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Heftel, Cecil [D-HI-1] HI D H000449 0 Cash Flow Income Tax Act of 1985 - Title I: Cash Flow Income Tax - Subtitle A: Cash Flow Income Tax - - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce the tax rates for individuals and the number of tax brackets. Imposes an income tax of 30 percent on the taxable income of an estate or trust in excess of $3,000. Provides for a yearly cost-of-living adjustment for the standard deduction, the dependent credit, and the "ten percent bracket." Repeals: (1) the minimum tax for tax preferences; (2) the accumulated earnings tax; (3) the personal holding company tax; (4) the foreign personal holding company tax; and (5) the dividend paid deduction. Imposes a 30 percent income tax on the taxable income of every corporation. Provides that such tax shall be equal to at least 30 percent of the accumulated surplus of a corporation. Revises the definitions of "taxable income," "adjusted gross income," "net income," and "gross income." Provides that the standard deduction shall be $8,000 in the case of a joint return ($4,000 for single individuals or married filing separately). Sets forth restrictions on the availability of the standard deduction. Provides for an unlimited carryforward of any negative amount of a corporation's adjusted net income flow or a taxpayer's taxable income. Allows the taxpayer a credit against the tax for each dependent exemption. Provides that such credit may not exceed the tax of the taxpayer. Subtitle B: Base Broadening - Repeals various tax credits and tax exclusions. Includes in gross income: (1) amounts received as prizes and awards; (2) amounts received as unemployment compensation; (3) social security and tier 1 railroad retirement benefits; and (4) an amount equal to the cost of group-term life insurance carried by an employer for an employee. Includes in gross income the value of property acquired by gfit, bequest, devise, or inheritance. Permits a $5,000 per year exclusion for such property. Repeals various tax deductions. Allows a deduction for interest incurred to purchase, carry, or i… 2025-08-29T17:41:21Z  
98-hr-6421 98 hr 6421 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 with respect to the treatment of incentive stock options. Taxation 1984-10-05 1984-10-05 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Jones, James R. [D-OK-1] OK D J000232 1 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the inclusion of incentive stock options as an item of tax preference for purposes of the minimum tax. Repeals requirements that incentive stock options be exercised in chronological order. Modifies the present $100,000 limit on the aggregate amount of incentive stock options which an employer may grant per year. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
98-hres-606 98 hres 606 A resolution providing for a motion to take the bill (H.R. 6163) to amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to the places where court shall be held in certain judicial districts, and for other purposes, from the Speaker's table and to agree to the Senate amendments. Congress 1984-10-05 1984-10-09 Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote. House Rep. Moakley, John Joseph [D-MA-9] MA D M000834 0 Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 6163 (Federal district courts) and the Senate amendments thereto. 2024-02-07T14:47:33Z  
98-hres-607 98 hres 607 A resolution providing for consideration in the House of the bill (S. 2565) to extend programs under the Head Start Act, and for other purposes. Congress 1984-10-05 1984-10-09 Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote. House Rep. Wheat, Alan [D-MO-5] MO D W000326 0 Sets forth the rule for the consideration of S. 2565 (Head Start programs funding). 2024-02-07T14:47:33Z  
98-hres-608 98 hres 608 A resolution providing for a motion to take the bill (H.R. 999) to provide for the conservation, rehabilitation, and improvement of natural and cultural resources located on public or Indian lands, and for other purposes, from the Speaker's table and to agree to the Senate amendment. Congress 1984-10-05 1984-10-09 Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote. House Rep. Beilenson, Anthony C. [D-CA-23] CA D B000318 0 Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 999 (American Conservation Corps) and the Senate amendment thereto. 2024-02-07T14:47:33Z  
98-hres-609 98 hres 609 A resolution providing for a motion to take the bill (H.R. 5121) to designate certain national forest system lands in the State of Virginia as wilderness, and for other purposes, from the Speaker's table and to agree to the Senate amendment. Congress 1984-10-05 1984-10-09 Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote. House Rep. Moakley, John Joseph [D-MA-9] MA D M000834 0 Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 5121 (Virginia wilderness designations) and the Senate amendment thereto. 2024-02-07T14:47:33Z  
98-hres-610 98 hres 610 A resolution providing for the consideration of the joint resolution (H. J. Res. 659) making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 1985 in the House. Congress 1984-10-05 1984-10-05 Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote. House Rep. Moakley, John Joseph [D-MA-9] MA D M000834 0 Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.J. Res. 659 (continuing appropriations). 2024-02-07T14:47:33Z  
98-hres-611 98 hres 611 A resolution electing the Honorable Jim Wright, a Representative from the State of Texas, Speaker pro tempore during the absence of the Speaker. Congress 1984-10-05 1984-10-05 Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote. House Rep. O'Neill, Thomas P., Jr. [D-MA-8] MA D O000098 0 Elects the Honorable Jim Wright, of Texas, Speaker pro tempore during the absence of the Speaker. 2021-06-29T19:59:53Z  
98-hres-612 98 hres 612 A resolution to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide that the House may not consider the legislative branch appropriation bill until the House and the Senate have agreed to all other general appropriation bills for the fiscal year. Congress 1984-10-05 1984-10-05 Referred to House Committee on Rules. House Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9] FL R B000463 0 Amends rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit the House from considering the legislative branch appropriation bill for any fiscal year until the House and the Senate have agreed to all other general appropriation bills for such fiscal year. 2024-02-07T14:47:33Z  
98-s-3069 98 s 3069 International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1984 International Affairs 1984-10-05 1984-10-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Senate Sen. Percy, Charles H. [R-IL] IL R P000222 1 International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1984 - Title I: Military Sales and Related Programs - Amends the Arms Export Control Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1985 to carry out foreign military credit sales. Sets the ceiling on total foreign military credit sales for FY 1985. Earmarks a specified amount of such sales for Israel. Releases Israel from its obligation to repay such credits. Earmarks specified portions of the credits earmarked for Israel for: (1) research and development in the United States for the Lavi program; and (2) procurement in Israel of defense articles and services for the Lavi program. Authorizes Israel to use any loan made available under this Act for which repayment is forgiven before using any other loan made available under this Act. Earmarks a specified amount of the foreign military credit sales for Egypt. Releases Egypt from its obligation to repay such credits. Requires, for FY 1985, the principal amount of foreign military loan guarantees with respect to Greece, South Korea, Portugal, Somalia, Spain (so long as Spain is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization), Sudan, Tunisia, and Turkey to be repaid within 20 years following a ten year grace period. Limits the amount of military sales credits for Tunisia and the Philippines for FY 1985. Requires the principal amount of foreign military loan guarantees for FY 1984 with respect to South Korea to be repaid within 20 years following a ten year grace period. Authorizes the President to issue such loan guaranties for a fiscal year only to the extent that Congress has by law approved the issuance during that fiscal year of guaranties for a specified maximum amount of loan principal. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize appropriations for FY 1985 for: (1) military assistance; (2) international military education and training; and (3) peacekeeping operations. Earmarks a specified amount of such military assistance for FY 1985 for Tunisia. Amends the Arms Export Control Act to auth… 2025-08-29T17:41:53Z  
98-s-3070 98 s 3070 A bill to amend the Tariff Schedules of the United States to increase the tariff on live and processed geese. Foreign Trade and International Finance 1984-10-05 1984-10-16 Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, International Trade Commission, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Treasury Department, State Department, Commerce Department, Agriculture Department. Senate Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD] SD R P000513 0 Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to increase the duty on live and processed geese. 2025-01-03T20:54:05Z  
98-s-3071 98 s 3071 Agency for Technological Innovation Act of 1984 Science, Technology, Communications 1984-10-05 1984-10-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Tsongas, Paul E. [D-MA] MA D T000393 0 Agency for Technological Innovation Act of 1984 - Title I: General Provisions - Sets forth the findings and purposes of this Act. Title II - Establishes the Agency for Technological Innovation, composed of: (1) the Office of Innovation Policy; (2) the Office of Program Evaluation and Development; (3) the National Innovation Board; (4) the Interagency Coordinating Council on Innovation; (5) the Directorate for Human and Organizational Resources; (6) the Directorate for Enterprise Development; (7) the Directorate for Production Research and Development; and (8) the Directorate for Information and Technology Transfer. Requires the Agency to be headed by a Director. Requires the Director, through the Assistant Director of Innovation Policy, to: (1) conduct research, studies, and analyses relating to technological innovation; (2) publish the results of such research, etc. in appropriate publications; and (3) report to Congress on current technological innovation issues by January 1 of each year. Requires the Director, through the Office of Program Evaluation and Development, to: (1) develop and assess programs supported and conducted by the Agency; and (2) conduct research on the process of technological innovation. Requires the National Innovation Board to provide advice and assistance to the Director concerning the policies and programs of the Agency. Provides organizational rules and authorities for the Board. Requires the Interagency Coordinating Council on Innovation to prepare and transmit to the Director every three months a report concerning its activities, together with certain recommendations. Provides that the Directorate for Human and Organizational Resources shall be composed of: (1) the Division of Technical Education; (2) the Division of Manpower Training; and (3) the Division of Managerial Innovation. Outlines certain responsibilities of the Director within each such Division, including the evaluation of certain programs and the making of appropriate grants for technical training and education… 2025-08-29T17:42:06Z  
98-s-3072 98 s 3072 A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the forfeiture of proprietary rights to certain technical data by a debarred or suspended contractor of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes. Armed Forces and National Security 1984-10-05 1984-10-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Senate Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN] MN R B000647 0 Provides that a defense contractor who contracts to supply a manufactured product and is later barred or suspended from performing the contract by reason of a conviction of any criminal offense committed in connection with a contract with the United States and involving an intent to defraud shall forfeit to the United States all proprietary rights in any technical data relating to the manufacture of such product. 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z  
98-s-3073 98 s 3073 Medicare Clinical Training Amendments of 1984 Health 1984-10-05 1984-10-16 Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department. Senate Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN] MN R D000566 0 Medicare Clinical Training Amendments of 1984 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to States for the purpose of assisting hospitals in carrying out approved graduate medical education and other clinical training activities. Sets forth: (1) the method for determining the size of a State's grant; and (2) the requirements a State must meet in order to receive a grant. Requires the grants to be made from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund. Limits the annual aggregate amount of such grants to a specified amount. Requires each State receiving a grant to establish an advisory board to develop recommendations for State policy in supporting graduate medical education and other clinical training activities, and to advise the State with respect to grant allocation requirements. Excludes from reasonable cost the direct costs of graduate medical education and other clinical training activities. 2025-08-29T17:37:44Z  

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