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99-hconres-419 99 hconres 419 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the continued unemployment of more than 8,000,000 Americans is inhumane and is a dilemma that must be treated as a national priority. Labor and Employment 1986-10-18 1986-11-20 Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities. House Rep. Hayes, Charles A. [D-IL-1] IL D H000388 0 Expresses the sense of the Congress that the continued unemployment of more than 8,000,000 Americans is inhumane and is a dilemma that must be treated as a national priority. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
99-hr-5743 99 hr 5743 A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to amend certain regulations to provide that all persons who by reason of handicap, physical or nonphysical, are unable to use bus service for the general public shall be eligible for special service or on-call accessible bus service. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1986-10-18 1986-10-18 Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation. House Rep. Young, Robert A. [D-MO-2] MO D Y000051 1 Directs the Secretary of Transportation to amend certain Federal regulations to provide that: (1) all handicapped persons shall be eligible to use public bus service (special service or on-call accessible bus service) provided by a recipient of Federal financial assistance; and (2) any costs incurred to accommodate the special needs of such handicapped persons on a fixed route bus shall be eligible to be counted in determining whether the recipient has exceeded its limitation on required expenditures. 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z  
99-s-2950 99 s 2950 A bill to designate September 17, 1987, the bicentennial of the signing of the Constitution of the United States, as "Constitution Day", and to make such day a legal public holiday. Government Operations and Politics 1986-10-18 1986-10-18 Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] AK R S000888 4 Amends Federal law to establish September 17th, Constitution Day, of each year as a legal public holiday, except for purposes of Federal employee pay and leave. 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
99-s-2951 99 s 2951 Emergency Highway Funding Flexibility Act of 1986 Transportation and Public Works 1986-10-18 1986-10-18 Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Stafford, Robert T. [R-VT] VT R S000776 4 Emergency Highway Funding Flexibility Act of 1986 - Provides that unobligated funds apportioned to a State prior to October 1, 1986, for highway construction projects may be obligated by such State prior to April 30, 1987, for highway construction projects eligible to receive such funds under any apportionment. 2025-08-29T16:30:40Z  
99-s-2952 99 s 2952 Native American Cultural Preservation Act Native Americans 1986-10-18 1986-10-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Senate Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] MT D M000635 0 Native American Cultural Preservation Act - Establishes the Native American Museum Advisory Board. Identifies the functions of the Board to be: (1) the resolution of certain disputes (regarding sacred artifacts or remains) between any museum and an Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization; (2) the provision of advice to the Native American Center of the Smithsonian Institution; and (3) the provision of advice to the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation with respect to Native American cultural and historical preservation. Authorizes appropriations. Permits the governing body of an Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization or museum administrator to file a petition with the Board requesting the mediation of disputes between a museum and an Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization relating to: (1) the skeletal remains of a Native American or a Native Hawaiian; or (2) sacred artifacts of such tribe or Native Hawaiian organization. Sets forth specified requirements with respect to such petition and Board determinations. Requires the Board to publish such determinations in the Federal Register and provide written notice of such determinations to the head of each Federal agency which such Board believes to be providing Federal funds to: (1) a museum, Indian tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization that is the subject of such determination; or (2) program which provides benefits to such entities. Provides that Board determinations are final and not reviewable in any court. Establishes, within the Library of Congress, the Native American Center. Identifies the functions of the Center to be: (1) the preparation, and coordination with museums, of a provenance of all Native American skeletal remains, sacred artifacts, and other artifacts relating to Native American history or culture, that have been collected through Federal funds; (2) the sale of educational materials on the collections of the Smithsonian that relate to Native American culture; and (3) the provision of advice and technical assistance to… 2025-08-29T16:32:51Z  
99-s-2953 99 s 2953 A bill to provide credit under the Civil Service Retirement and Disability System for training in the Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II. Government Operations and Politics 1986-10-18 1986-10-18 Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] KS R D000401 4 Includes service in the Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II as creditable service for purposes of civil service retirement. Requires affected individuals to: (1) file an appropriate written application to the Office of Personnel Management within 14 months of enactment of this Act; (2) be currently subject to the civil service retirement system; and (3) make required deposits to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund with respect to service in the Corps. 2021-06-30T20:23:23Z  
99-s-2954 99 s 2954 A bill to amend the Tax Reform Act of 1986 by repealing a certain transition rule. Taxation 1986-10-18 1986-10-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR] AR D B001057 2 Amends the Tax Reform Act of 1986 to repeal certain transitional rules allowing the investment tax credit to remain in effect for the purchase of certain aircraft manufactured in Kansas, Florida, Georgia, or Texas. 2025-01-03T20:55:56Z  
99-sconres-173 99 sconres 173 A concurrent resolution to direct the Secretary of the Senate to make a technical correction in the enrollment of S. 2638. Congress 1986-10-18 1986-10-18 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Warner, John [R-VA] VA R W000154 1 Makes corrections in the enrollment of S. 2638 (military activities funding). 2021-06-30T19:51:27Z  
99-sconres-174 99 sconres 174 A concurrent resolution to correct technical errors in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 5300. Congress 1986-10-18 1986-10-18 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Packwood, Bob [R-OR] OR R P000009 0 Makes corrections in the enrollment of HR 5300 (Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986). 2021-06-30T19:51:28Z  
99-sconres-175 99 sconres 175 A concurrent resolution correcting the enrollment of H. R. 3614. Congress 1986-10-18 1986-10-18 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE] DE R R000460 0 Makes corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 3614 (restrictions on the use of Government motor vehicles by employees). 2021-06-30T19:51:28Z  
99-sres-514 99 sres 514 A resolution calling for hearings in the Committee on the Judiciary on procedures for protecting citizens against improper investigative and prosecutorial practices. Congress 1986-10-18 1986-10-18 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Armstrong, William L. [R-CO] CO R A000219 11 Directs the Senate Committee on the Judiciary to hold hearings on procedures for protecting citizens against improper investigative and prosecutorial practices and to report findings to the Senate on or before September 1, 1987. 2021-06-30T19:53:37Z  
99-sres-515 99 sres 515 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 1986-10-18 1986-10-18 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] KS R D000401 1 Thanks the Honorable George H.W. Bush, Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate, for the manner in which he has presided over the Senate during the second session of the 99th Congress. 2021-06-30T19:53:37Z  
99-sres-516 99 sres 516 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 1986-10-18 1986-10-18 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] WV D B001210 1 Thanks the Honorable Strom Thurmond, President pro tempore, for the manner in which he presided over the Senate during the second session of the 99th Congress. 2021-06-30T19:53:37Z  
99-sres-517 99 sres 517 A resolution to commend the exemplary conduct of the distinguished Majority Leader. Congress 1986-10-18 1986-10-18 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] SC R T000254 1 Commends the conduct of the Honorable Robert Dole, of Kansas, as Majority Leader. 2021-06-30T19:53:37Z  
99-sres-518 99 sres 518 A resolution to commend the extraordinarily cooperative conduct of the distinguished Minority Leader. Congress 1986-10-18 1986-10-18 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] SC R T000254 1 Commends the conduct of the Honorable Robert C. Byrd, of West Virginia, as Minority Leader. 2021-06-30T19:53:38Z  
99-sres-519 99 sres 519 A resolution tendering the thanks of the Senate to the Senate Staff for the courteous, dignified, and impartial manner in which they have assisted the deliberations. Congress 1986-10-18 1986-10-18 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] SC R T000254 2 Thanks the following Senate staff for the courteous, dignified, and impartial manner in which they assisted Senate deliberations during the second session of the 99th Congress: the Sergeant at Arms, the Secretary of the Senate, the Secretary for the Majority, the Secretary for the Minority, and the floor staff of the two parties. 2021-06-30T19:53:38Z  
99-hconres-415 99 hconres 415 A concurrent resolution to make corrections in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 5484. Congress 1986-10-17 1986-10-18 Referred to the Committee on Judiciary. House Rep. Wright, James C., Jr. [D-TX-12] TX D W000763 0 Makes corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 5484 (Omnibus Drug Enforcement, Education, and Control Act of 1986). 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
99-hconres-416 99 hconres 416 A concurrent resolution to correct technical errors in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 5300. Congress 1986-10-17 1986-10-18 Referred to the Committee on Budget. House Rep. Rostenkowski, Dan [D-IL-8] IL D R000458 0 Makes corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 5300 (Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986). 2025-01-14T18:22:18Z  
99-hconres-417 99 hconres 417 A concurrent resolution providing for the sine die adjournment of the two Houses of Congress on Friday, October 17, 1986, or on Saturday, October 18, 1986. Congress 1986-10-17 1986-10-18 Resolution agreed to in Senate 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 and the Senate for the second session of the 99th Congress. 2021-06-30T18:52:48Z  
99-hconres-418 99 hconres 418 A concurrent resolution to direct the Secretary of the Senate to make technical corrections in the enrollment of the bill S. 2638. Congress 1986-10-17 1986-10-18 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services. House Rep. Dyson, Roy [D-MD-1] MD D D000593 0 Makes corrections in the enrollment of S. 2638 (military activities funding). 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z  
99-hjres-754 99 hjres 754 A joint resolution providing for furloughed employees compensation. Government Operations and Politics 1986-10-17 1986-10-27 Became Public Law No: 99-559. House Rep. Whitten, Jamie L. [D-MS-1] MS D W000428 0 Requires the compensation of Federal employees furloughed on October 17, 1986, as a result of a lapse in appropriations. 2023-01-19T20:05:00Z  
99-hjres-755 99 hjres 755 A joint resolution providing for the convening of the first session of the One Hundredth Congress. Congress 1986-10-17 1986-11-06 Became Public Law No: 99-613. House Rep. Foley, Thomas S. [D-WA-5] WA D F000239 0 Provides for the convening of the first session of the 100th Congress on January 6, 1987. 2023-01-19T20:05:00Z  
99-hjres-756 99 hjres 756 A joint resolution to make corrections in the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986. Congress 1986-10-17 1986-11-07 Became Public Law No: 99-631. House Rep. Wolpe, Howard E. [D-MI-3] MI D W000682 0 Makes technical corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 4868 (Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986). 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z  
99-hr-5729 99 hr 5729 Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 Crime and Law Enforcement 1986-10-17 1986-10-18 Referred to Subcommittee on Forest, Family Farms, and Energy. House Rep. Wright, James C., Jr. [D-TX-12] TX D W000763 0 Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 - Title I: Anti-Drug Enforcement - Subtitle A: Narcotics Penalties and Enforcement Act of 1986 - Narcotics Penalties and Enforcement Act of 1986 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to modify the threashold qualtities and kinds of controlled substances which trigger revised enhanced penalties. Grants Federal courts limited authority to impose a sentence below a statutory minimum. Subtitle B: Drug Possession Penalty Act of 1986 - Drug Possession Penalty Act of 1986 - Imposes criminal penalties for simple possession of a controlled substance. Subtitle C: Juvenile Drug Trafficking Act of 1986 - Juvenile Drug Trafficking Act of 1986 - Imposes increased criminal penalties for employing persons under 18 years of age in drug operations. Imposes increased criminal penalties for the manufacture or distribution of a controlled substance in or near an elementary school, vocational school, secondary school, or college. (Current law imposes such enhanced penalties only for the distribution of a controlled substance in or near an elementary or secondary school.) Subtitle D: Assets Forfeiture Amendments Act of 1986 - Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund Amendments Act of 1986 - Permits the use of funds in the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund for certain necessary program-related expenses and for equipping vessels, vehicles, and aircraft for official use by certain Government agencies. Subtitle E: Controlled Substances Analogue Enforcement Act of 1986 - Controlled Substances Analogue Enforcement Act of 1986 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to provide that controlled substance analogs shall be treated as a schedule I substance. Subtitle F: Continuing Drug Enterprise Act of 1986 - Continuing Drug Enterprises Act of 1986 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to increase the criminal penalties for continuing criminal enterprise activities. Subtitle G: Controlled Substances Import and Export Act Penalties Enhancement Act of 1986 - Amends the Controlled Substances Impor… 2025-08-29T16:29:48Z  
99-hr-5730 99 hr 5730 Haida Land Exchange Act of 1986 Public Lands and Natural Resources 1986-10-17 1986-11-17 Became Public Law No: 99-664. House Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] AK R Y000033 0 Haida Land Exchange Act of 1986 - Offers to exchange the United States' interest in the surface estate of the Haida Traditional Use Sites, Alaska, for Haida Corporation's interest in Goat Island, South Pass Islands, and other specified lands. Includes a cash payment to Haida. Offers Haida $3,000 per acre for up to 667 acres of the Haida Exchange Lands. Grants Haida Corporation two years within which to accept such offer. Offers to exchange the United States' interest in lands of equivalent value for Sealaska's interest in Goat Island, South Pass Islands, and other specified lands. Grants Sealaska the subsurface estate of the Haida Traditional Use Sites, Alaska, in exchange for an equal acreage of subsurface estate in the Haida Exchange Lands. Grants Sealaska two years in which to accept the U.S. offer. Requires Haida Corporation to accept its exchange offer before an acceptance by Sealaska would be considered effective. Includes Goat Island and South Pass Islands in the Tongass National Forest, Alaska, should such lands be exchanged. Requires that such lands be managed primarily for conservation purposes. Treats lands conveyed to Haida Corporation or Sealaska pursuant to this Act as lands conveyed pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. Withdraws from all forms of entry for 18 months the U.S. lands offered for conveyance. States that payments to the Haida Corporation under this Act shall be defrayed from the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to withdraw from all forms of entry Federal lands in Alaska outside any conservation system unit for selection by Haida Corporation. Entitles Haida Corporation to select from such lands in accordance with its selection rights for up to one year. Conveys the surface estate in selected lands to Haida Corporation and the subsurface estate in such lands to Sealaska. Terminates all such withdrawals two years after the last withdrawal is made. Authorizes appropriations for preliminary work related to the establishment of an … 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z  
99-hr-5731 99 hr 5731 A bill to amend section 4101(f) of title 38, United State Code, with respect to the designation of certain Verterans' Administration outpatient clinics as centers of geriatric research, education, and clinical activities. Armed Forces and National Security 1986-10-17 1986-10-17 Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House Rep. Bennett, Charles E. [D-FL-3] FL D B000371 0 Amends Federal law to permit the designation of certain Veterans Administration outpatient clinics as centers of geriatric research, education, and clinical activities. 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z  
99-hr-5732 99 hr 5732 A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require payments for physicians' services under the medicare program be made on an assignment-related basis. Social Welfare 1986-10-17 1986-10-18 Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. House Rep. Donnelly, Brian J. [D-MA-11] MA D D000416 1 Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require that Medicare payments for physicians' services be made on an assigned basis. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
99-hr-5733 99 hr 5733 A bill to amend the Export Administration Act of 1979 to allow gifts to be exported under a general license. Foreign Trade and International Finance 1986-10-17 1986-10-24 Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade. House Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-38] CA R D000435 0 Amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 to direct the Secretary of Commerce to permit the export, under a general license, to any destination of any gift parcel, subject to the appropriate conditions, except that the Secretary may not impose a restriction of less than $400 in a domestic retail value for each such gift parcel. 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z  
99-hr-5734 99 hr 5734 A bill to make surviving spouses of judicial officials who died before October 1, 1986, eligible for increased annuities which are effective as of that date. Law 1986-10-17 1986-10-17 Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary. House Rep. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT-At Large] VT R J000072 0 Amends the Judicial Improvements Act of 1985 to make surviving spouses of judicial officials who died before October 1, 1986, eligible for increased annuities which are effective as of that date, notwithstanding contributions or deposits made in accordance with applicable law at lower rates. 2021-06-30T19:50:04Z  
99-hr-5735 99 hr 5735 Public Broadcasting Funding Act of 1986 Government Operations and Politics 1986-10-17 1986-10-18 Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection and Finance. House Rep. Oxley, Michael G. [R-OH-4] OH R O000163 0 Public Broadcasting Funding Act of 1986 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize any public broadcasting station which elects not to broadcast programs that have previously been broadcast by a commercial U.S. station to broadcast limited advertising. Restricts the scheduling and duration of such advertisements. Bars political, religious, and editorial advertisements. Terminates such authority after four years. Requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to analyze the results of advertising on public broadcast stations and to report to the Congress on: (1) the influence of the advertising on programming; (2) audience reaction; (3) business purchases of advertising; (4) the effectiveness of such advertising in providing funding; (5) negative economic impacts on commercial station advertising; and (6) recommendations concerning the permanent authorization of such advertising. Requires the comments of commercial broadcast station licensees to be taken into account in preparing such recommendations. 2025-08-29T16:32:01Z  
99-hr-5736 99 hr 5736 Comprehensive Health Care Reform Act of 1986 Health 1986-10-17 1986-10-18 Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. House Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-18] FL D P000218 0 Comprehensive Health Care Reform Act of 1986 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish the National Commission on Health Care Reform to: (1) study the national health care system and its ability to provide quality cost-effective health care; (2) examine methods of restructuring the national health care system; and (3) examine the potential cost of implementing a restructured system. Requires the Commission to report its findings and recommendations to the Congress and the Secretary by January 1, 1988. Terminates the Commission on January 1, 1988. 2025-08-29T16:32:51Z  
99-hr-5737 99 hr 5737 Stratospheric Ozone and Climate Protection Act of 1986 Environmental Protection 1986-10-17 1986-10-18 Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. House Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3] NM D R000229 1 Stratospheric Ozone and Climate Protection Act of 1986 - Amends the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to list and annually update known substances which contribute to stratospheric ozone depletion, climatic warming, or any other atmospheric or climatic modification. Prohibits the manufacture or importation of listed substances five years after they are listed. Permits the Administrator to adjust such requirement as specified. Requires a reduction phase-in of 20 percent per year, or a more rapid reduction if feasible. Permits exemptions as specified. Prohibits the importation of listed substances later than one year after they are listed unless the source nation is reducing production of such substance on a comparable reduction schedule as required in the United States. Requires such national programs to be certified by the Administrator after a determination that appropriate enforcing legislation in such nation is in place. Requires the Administrator to review certifications on an annual basis, revoking certifications for noncompliance. Requires any product or container including such a listed substance to be labeled accordingly after one year of such substance being listed. Requires producers of listed substances to report to the Administrator annually on such production until it ceases. Establishes a per pound fee for listed substances, commencing one year after listing and increasing on an annual basis. Requires that such fees be deposited into a research support trust fund and be used for grants under this Act. Directs the Administrator to acquire information relating to substitutes for listed substances. Establishes civil and criminal penalties for violations of this Act. 2025-08-29T16:32:51Z  
99-hr-5738 99 hr 5738 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require, as part of its obligation to ensure objectivity and balance in programming, that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting perform on-going, systematic content analyses of documentaries produced with funds provided by such Corporation. Government Operations and Politics 1986-10-17 1986-10-18 Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection and Finance. House Rep. Ritter, Don [R-PA-15] PA R R000277 0 Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, within 60 days, to: (1) design a system to obtain a content analysis of public affairs documentaries through an objective evaluation using peer review; and (2) publish a request for proposals to procure the performance of such analyses. Requires the Corporation to include in its annual report to the President a summary of any results of such analyses and any recommendations for expanding the analysis system to cover other Corporation-supported programming. 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
99-hr-5739 99 hr 5739 National Bureau of Standards and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 1986 Economics and Public Finance 1986-10-17 1986-10-17 Referred to House Committee on Science and Technology. House Rep. Ritter, Don [R-PA-15] PA R R000277 4 National Bureau of Standards and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 1986 - Renames the Bureau of Standards as the National Bureau of Standards and Industrial Competitiveness (the Bureau). Establishes an Industrial Competitiveness Division (the Division) within the Bureau. Provides that the Division shall be headed (subject to specified requirements relating to an Industrial Competitiveness Board) by a Deputy Director for Industrial Competitiveness who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Directs the President to afford the Industrial Competitiveness Board an opportunity to make recommendations with respect to such appointment. Sets forth the industrial competitiveness functions of the Bureau. Establishes an Industrial Competitiveness Board (the Board) within the Bureau. Directs the Board to exercise general supervision and policy control of the Division. Directs the Secretary of Commerce (the Secretary) to appoint as Board members three from the Federal Government and five from the private sector representing manufacturing, high technology, and basic materials interests. Authorizes the Board to establish special commissions. Directs the Secretary to formulate the programs and budgets of the Division in consultation with the Board. Requires the Deputy Director to submit an annual report to the Director of the Bureau (the Director), the Secretary, and the Congress, detailing activities of the Division. Establishes in the Treasury the Standards and Industrial Competitiveness Fund. Makes the Fund available to the Director, in accordance with appropriations Acts but without fiscal year limitation, for use as a revolving fund to carry out the industrial competitiveness functions of the Bureau. Outlines sources of deposits to the Fund. Authorizes appropriations to the Fund for the eight fiscal years beginning after enactment of this Act. 2025-08-29T16:29:40Z  
99-hr-5740 99 hr 5740 A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to reduce the need for emergency assistance payments to provide temporary housing for destitute families and homeless AFDC families, and the expense of such payments, by authorizing grants to States for the construction or rehabilitation of permanent housing that such families can afford with their regular AFDC payments. Social Welfare 1986-10-17 1986-10-17 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY-10] NY D S000148 0 Amends part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) of title IV of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to States for the construction and rehabilitation of permanent housing for rental to AFDC recipients who would otherwise require AFDC emergency assistance in the form of temporary housing. Requires that such grants be used to provide permanent housing which is: (1) owned by the State, an instrumentality of the State, or a nonprofit organization; (2) available to families who have been unable to find decent nontemporary housing at rents that can be paid with AFDC aid for shelter; and (3) located in jurisdictions experiencing a critical shortage of such housing. Requires that: (1) the costs of providing permanent housing be lower than costs which would be incurred if, instead, the State made AFDC emergency assistance payments providing temporary housing; and (2) the most costly temporary housing be retired from use in the emergency assistance program as permanent housing becomes available for occupancy, unless temporary housing is demonstrably needed. Sets the State contribution to the cost of constructing or rehabilitating such housing at at least the current State AFDC share increased by ten percent. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
99-hr-5741 99 hr 5741 A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from conducting any medicare physician-and-hospital capitation demonstration project involving more than $10 million in waivered funds in any year without Congressional approval. Social Welfare 1986-10-17 1986-10-18 Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. House Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-9] CA D S000810 0 Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services from conducting a Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act) physician-and-hospital capitation demonstration project expending more than $10,000,000 in a fiscal year without the enactment of a law approving the project. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
99-hr-5742 99 hr 5742 A bill to provide for just and reasonable maximum lawful prices for old OCS gas. Energy 1986-10-17 1986-10-18 Referred to Subcommittee on Fossil and Synthetic Fuels. House Rep. Waldon, Alton R., Jr. [D-NY-6] NY D W000038 0 Amends the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 to authorize the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to prescribe a maximum ceiling price applicable to any first sale of natural gas other than the statutory maximum if it is just and reasonable within the meaning of the Natural Gas Act. 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
99-hres-600 99 hres 600 A resolution providing that a revised edition of the Rules and Manual of the House of Representatives for the One hundredth Congress be printed as a House document. Congress 1986-10-17 1986-10-17 Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote. House Rep. Foley, Thomas S. [D-WA-5] WA D F000239 0 Provides for the printing of a revised edition of the Rules and Manual of the House of Representatives for the 100th Congress, including additional copies for the use of the House. 2021-06-30T18:55:11Z  
99-hres-601 99 hres 601 A resolution providing for the appointment of the committee to notify the President of completion of business. Congress 1986-10-17 1986-10-17 Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote. House Rep. Foley, Thomas S. [D-WA-5] WA D F000239 0 Provides for notifying the President that the Congress has completed its business and is ready to adjourn. 2021-06-30T18:55:12Z  
99-hres-602 99 hres 602 A resolution commending Speaker Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. Congress 1986-10-17 1986-10-17 Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote. House Rep. Conte, Silvio O. [R-MA-1] MA R C000709 0 Commends the Honorable Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Speaker of the House of Representatives during the 95th through the 99th Congresses. 2021-06-30T18:55:12Z  
99-hres-603 99 hres 603 A resolution directing the President to provide to the House of Representatives documents and information in his possession or under his control relating to a program or plan of real or illusionary events concerning the current Libyan Government. International Affairs 1986-10-17 1986-10-17 Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs. House Rep. Edwards, Don [D-CA-10] CA D E000064 0 Directs the President to provide the House of Representatives within seven days of adoption of this resolution with documents relating to any proposal by the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, or anyone outside of the administration, for a plan of real or illusionary events intended to destabilize the Libyan Government. 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z  
99-hres-604 99 hres 604 A resolution deploring the practice of phantom voting in elections for public office, urging the States to purge voter registration lists of invalid names and addresses, and requiring the Comptroller General to study the general election of 1984 to determine the extent of phantom voting in that election. Government Operations and Politics 1986-10-17 1986-10-18 Referred to Subcommittee on Elections. House Rep. Frenzel, Bill [R-MN-3] MN R F000380 4 Declares that the House of Representatives deplores the practice of phantom voting in elections and urges the States to take necessary action to purge voter registration lists of invalid names and addresses, and to use validated voter registration lists in future elections. Directs the Comptroller General to study the general election of 1984 to determine the extent of phantom voting and to report to the House within six months. 2024-02-07T11:39:48Z  
99-s-2939 99 s 2939 Methanol Vehicle Promotion Act of 1986 Transportation and Public Works 1986-10-17 1986-10-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Senate Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] WV D R000361 0 Methanol Vehicle Promotion Act of 1986 - Amends the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act to provide that for any ten consecutive model years between 1993 and 2005, a manufacturer of dual fuel automobiles shall receive a Corporate Average Fuel Economy increase according to prescribed formulas. States that the fuel economy of methanol powered automobiles (or dual fuel automobiles) shall be based on the fuel content of the methanol mixture used to operate such automobiles. Prescribes the content of fuel economy labeling for methanol powered and dual fuel automobiles. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to report annually to the Congress, starting January 1993, regarding the effects of this Act: (1) upon methanol and gasoline consumption on an industrywide and manufacturer-specific basis; and (2) certain fuel economy standards on an industrywide and manufacturer-specific basis. 2025-08-29T16:29:27Z  
99-s-2940 99 s 2940 Campaign Limitation and Public Financing Act Government Operations and Politics 1986-10-17 1986-10-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules. Senate Sen. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN] TN D G000321 0 Campaign Limitation and Public Financing Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for public financing of Senate general election campaigns for candidates who agree to abide by certain expenditure limitations. Sets forth conditions of eligibility for payments. Requires any candidate entitled to payments to deposit such funds at national or State banks in a separate checking account. Requires candidates to file with the Federal Election Commission notification of any intent to make expenditures in excess of expenditure limitations. Requires the Commission to certify to the Secretary of the Treasury the full amount to which an eligible candidate is entitled. Increases the expenditure limitation of a candidate whose opponent does not abide by the limitation on expenditures. Requires the Secretary to maintain in the Presidential Election Campaign Fund the Senate General Election Campaign Account for the deposit of funds for payments to eligible candidates. Authorizes the Commission to examine and audit campaign accounts of eligible candidates to determine any excess payments. Requires candidates to repay excess amounts to the Secretary. Directs the Commission to report to the Senate Committee on Ethics after the close of each calendar year on actions taken under this Act. Establishes the formula for determining expenditure limitations under this Act based upon State voting age populations. Requires the Commission to study for one year, and report to the Congress on, the efficacy of programs under this Act. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-29T16:31:21Z  
99-s-2941 99 s 2941 Malpractice Dispute Resolution Act of 1986 Health 1986-10-17 1986-10-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN] MN R D000566 0 Malpractice Dispute Resolution Act of 1986 - Directs the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, during the four-year period starting January 1, 1988, to conduct between one and three projects under the Federal employees' health benefits program which will demonstrate alternatives to the tort liability system of compensating persons for injuries or illness incurred and aggravated as a result of health care received under such a plan. Makes participation in such a project by an enrollee voluntary. Authorizes such projects to include: (1) binding arbitration or other alternative dispute resolution procedures; (2) contractual modifications of existing substantive rules governing tort claims; or (3) compensation for specified injuries or illness on a no-fault basis. Specifies considerations required before a project may be approved. Requires the Comptroller General of the United States to report to the Congress by December 31, 1991, any recommendations regarding implementation of alternatives to the tort liability system in Federal health benefit plans. Authorizes appropriations for such projects for FY 1988 through 1992. 2025-08-29T16:30:03Z  
99-s-2942 99 s 2942 A bill to authorize and direct the Secretary of Interior to retain the American Museum of Immigration at the base of the Statute of Liberty National Monument. Immigration 1986-10-17 1986-10-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ] NJ D B001225 3 Directs the Secretary of the Interior to retain the American Museum of Immigration at the base of the Statue of Liberty National Monument. 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z  
99-s-2943 99 s 2943 A bill to restrict certain U.S. contributions to international organizations until certain actions to investigate abuses of the United Nations system are undertaken by the United Nations Secretary General. International Affairs 1986-10-17 1986-10-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Senate Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] PA R H000456 0 Prohibits the obligation of 50 percent of the funds made available for payment of the U.S. contribution to the United Nations until the President certifies to the Congress that the Secretary General of the United Nations has investigated: (1) the use of salary remission arrangements by nationals of member states serving as employees of the United Nations Secretariat or any of its specialized agencies; (2) the excessive use of secondment by member states in a way that prevents nationals of such states from becoming regular career employees of the United Nations; and (3) the blatant control of nationals of member states serving as employees of the United Nations Secretariat or the specialized agencies. 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z  
99-s-2944 99 s 2944 Intellectual Property Antitrust Protection Act of 1986 Commerce 1986-10-17 1986-10-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] UT R H000338 1 Intellectual Property Antitrust Protection Act of 1986 - Provides that agreements to convey rights to use, practice, or sublicense a patented invention, rights to use or sublicense a trade secret, or rights in a copyrighted work or mask work shall not be deemed to be illegal per se under the antitrust laws. Limits the amount a person may recover in an antitrust claim based on such an agreement to the actual damages sustained (total damage sustained in a State action), specified interest, and the cost of the action, including a reasonable attorney's fee. 2025-08-29T16:30:54Z  
99-s-2945 99 s 2945 A bill to provide for rehiring certain former air traffic controllers. Transportation and Public Works 1986-10-17 1986-10-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Senate Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] NJ D L000123 7 Authorizes the Office of Personnel Management to appoint or reinstate certain former air traffic controllers whose appointments were terminated due to the air traffic controllers strike of August 1981. 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z  
99-s-2946 99 s 2946 A bill to permit national banks to buy and sell platinum. Finance and Financial Sector 1986-10-17 1986-10-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. Senate Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH] OH D G000236 0 Authorizes national banks to buy snd sell platinum. 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z  
99-s-2947 99 s 2947 A bill to provide domestic observers on U. S. fishing vessels. Public Lands and Natural Resources 1986-10-17 1986-10-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Senate Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK] AK R M001085 0 Amends the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act to authorize fishery management plans to establish programs for the collection of information necessary for the conservation and management of any fishery, including requirements that observers be placed on fishing vessels that are engaged in a fishery, with the costs of such programs to be borne equitably by participants in the fishery. 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z  
99-s-2948 99 s 2948 A bill to authorize the President to promote posthumously the late Lieutenant Colonel Ellison S. Onizuka to the grade of Colonel. Armed Forces and National Security 1986-10-17 1986-11-03 Became Public Law No: 99-597. Senate Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI] HI D M000250 1 Authorizes the President to promote posthumously, to the grade of colonel, Lieutenant Colonel Ellison S. Onizuka, U.S. Air Force, who died while serving as a crew member on the space shuttle Challenger. 2023-01-19T20:05:24Z  
99-s-2949 99 s 2949 Family Caregivers Advocacy, Resource and Education Demonstration Program Act of 1986 Social Welfare 1986-10-17 1986-10-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH] OH D G000236 0 Family Caregivers Advocacy, Resource and Education Demonstration Program Act of 1986 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Assistant Secretary for Human Development Services, to make grants to States to support Family Caregivers Advocacy, Resource and Education (Family CARE) demonstration programs. Requires such a program to provide and coordinate, throughout the State, advocacy, education, information dissemination, and referral services for elderly and disabled individuals and members of their families who care for them. Specifies other requirements of such a program. Sets forth application requirements for a grant. Requires the Secretary to make grants for FY 1988 within six months after enactment of this Act. Sets the term of a grant at one year, renewable for two more consecutive one-year periods. Requires the Secretary to make grants to between five and eight States, assuring appropriate distribution among different geographic areas and urban and rural populations. Requires each State receiving a grant to provide for the evaluation of its program. Requires the Secretary to submit interim and final reports to the Congress on grant activities. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990. 2025-08-29T16:32:41Z  
99-sjres-430 99 sjres 430 A joint resolution to commemorate the United Way of America on its centennial. Social Welfare 1986-10-17 1986-10-17 Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. Senate Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] KS R D000401 46 Honors the United Way on the occasion of its 100th anniversary. Encourages the United Way to continue its fine work and achieve its goal of doubling its resources by 1991. 2021-06-30T19:57:58Z  
99-sjres-431 99 sjres 431 A joint resolution to designate the period January 1, 1988, through December 31, 1988, as the "Year of Workers With Disabilities". Commemorations 1986-10-17 1986-10-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] UT R H000338 13 Designates 1988 as the Year of Workers With Disabilities. Authorizes the President to conduct a program promoting the employment and career advancement of the disabled. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
99-sjres-432 99 sjres 432 A joint resolution to designate the period commencing February 9, 1987, and ending February 15, 1987, as "National Burn Awareness Week". Commemorations 1986-10-17 1986-10-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Wilson, Pete [R-CA] CA R W000607 0 Designates the week commencing February 9 and ending February 15, 1987, as National Burn Awareness Week. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
99-sres-512 99 sres 512 A resolution to direct the Senate Legal Counsel to represent the staff of Senator Dole and to authorize the testimony of such staff in the case of United States v. Michael Evan Bardoff, et al. Congress 1986-10-17 1986-10-17 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] KS R D000401 1 Directs the Senate Legal Counsel to represent certain office staff members of Senator Robert Dole in the case of United States v. Michael Evan Bardoff, et al. Authorizes the Senate employees to testify in such case except concerning matters which may be privileged. 2021-06-30T19:53:36Z  
99-sres-513 99 sres 513 A resolution to encourage the development of domestic sources of strategic and critical materials in order to protect our national security. Armed Forces and National Security 1986-10-17 1986-10-17 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Senate Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK] AK R M001085 0 Endorses the policies enunciated by the Senate in the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Revision Act. Urges the President to: (1) make our domestic strategic minerals policy a high priority; and (2) report to the Congress by June 1, 1987, a plan to stimulate innovation and technology utilization in materials industries. 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z  
99-hconres-414 99 hconres 414 A concurrent resolution to correct the enrollment of the bill S. 1200. Congress 1986-10-16 1986-10-17 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. House Rep. Rodino, Peter W., Jr. [D-NJ-10] NJ D R000374 0 Makes corrections in the enrollment of S. 1200 (Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986). 2021-06-30T18:52:47Z  
99-hr-5717 99 hr 5717 America's Living Standard Act of 1986 Economics and Public Finance 1986-10-16 1986-11-20 Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. House Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-36] CA D B000918 0 America's Living Standard Act of 1986 - Title I: Establishment of an Office of Technology Assessment in Certain Foreign Nations to Catalogue, Abstract, Translate, and Report on Scientific and Technological Developments - Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to direct the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to establish an Office of Technology Assessment within the U.S. Embassy in five foreign nations which maintain a high level of scientific and technological development. Requires such offices to: (1) participate in the scientific and technical community of the host nation and issue a monthly catalogue of activities; (2) monitor, select, abstract, and translate important articles from scientific and technical journals of the host nation; and (3) prepare an annual analysis of technological trends and a directory listing government and private sources of information about scientific and engineering developments of the host nation. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986. Title II: Office of Technology Assessment, Forecast and Outreach - Establishes within the Department of Commerce the Office of Technology Assessment, Forecast and Outreach, headed by a Director to be appointed by the Secretary of Commerce. Requires the Office to: (1) identify emerging areas of technology throughout the world; (2) analyze the sources of new technology; (3) develop and administer a program involving the identification of the ownership of U.S. patents, including by country and firm; (4) determine trends in patent behavior throughout the world; (5) assure regular reviews by relevant industry sector advisory committees; and (6) assure broad private sector knowledge of, and access to, findings, data, and other information made or acquired by the Office. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 and subsequent fiscal years. Title III: National Science Foundation Engineering Research Assistance - National Science Foundation Engineering Research Assistance Act - Authorizes additiona… 2025-08-29T16:32:20Z  
99-hr-5718 99 hr 5718 Truth in Government Accounting Act of 1986 Economics and Public Finance 1986-10-16 1986-10-16 Referred to House Committee on Government Operations. House Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-12] IL R C000873 0 Truth in Government Accounting Act of 1986 - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to prepare and make public annual consolidated financial statements for the United States based on accrual accounting procedures. Directs the Secretary to publish such statements each year on a date not later than the date the President submits the Federal budget to the Congress. Directs the Secetary to notify the public of the availability of such statements, including placing notice on all tax forms. Requires the Comptroller General to audit the consolidated financial statements each fiscal year. Requires the President to include in each budget a summary of how the use of accrual accounting procedures would affect the estimated Federal expenditures, appropriations, and receipts. Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to prepare all of the budgets submitted to the President according to both accrual accounting procedures and the cash basis accounting method. 2025-08-29T16:31:08Z  
99-hr-5719 99 hr 5719 A bill to amend the Export Administration Act of 1979 to allow gifts of not less than $400 to be exported under a general license. Foreign Trade and International Finance 1986-10-16 1986-10-24 Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade. House Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-38] CA R D000435 0 Amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 to direct the Secretary of Commerce to permit the export, under a general license, to any destination of a gift parcel of not less than $400 in domestic retail value, subject to the appropriate conditions. 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z  
99-hr-5720 99 hr 5720 Omnibus Job Training and Retraining Act of 1986 Labor and Employment 1986-10-16 1986-11-20 Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities. House Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-17] MI D L000263 18 Omnibus Job Training and Retraining Act of 1986 - Title I: Unemployment Compensation and Related Matters - Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act - Subtitle A: Improved Program of Extended Unemployment Compensation - Amends the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 to revise formulas for determining the amount and number of weeks of extended unemployment compensation for which an individual is eligible. Revises provisions duration periods for purposes of such formulas. Revises formulas for payments to States. Amends the Social Security Act to authorize appropriations for additional transfers to the extended unemployment compensation account. Directs the Secretary of Labor, within 18 months of the date of enactment of this Act, to implement a program of job training and extended benefits. Subtitle B: Worker Adjustment and Retraining - Establishes the Worker Retraining and Adjustment Fund in the Treasury. Provides that amounts in such Fund shall be available, as provided in appropriation Acts, to carry out title III (Employment and Training Assistance for Dislocated Workers) of the Job Training Partnership Act. Provides that revenues for such Fund shall be through imposition of a uniform duty on all imports and through funds received under certain unemployment taxes. Subtitle C: Advance Notice and Adjustment Assistance - Labor Management Notification and Adjustment Assistance Act of 1986 - Prohibits any employer from ordering a plant closing or mass layoff until 90 days after the employer serves written notice of a proposal to issue such an order to: (1) the representative of the affected employees or, if none, to each affected employee; and (2) the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. Provides for reduction of such notification period if unavoidable business circumstances prevent the employer from withholding such closing or layoff until the end of such period. Amends title III of the Job Training Partnership Act to reserve ten percent of funds under such title to provide assist… 2025-08-29T16:31:06Z  
99-hr-5721 99 hr 5721 National Lottery Act of 1986 Economics and Public Finance 1986-10-16 1986-10-16 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. McDade, Joseph M. [R-PA-10] PA R M000399 0 National Lottery Act of 1986 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish and operate a national lottery in each State in which such operation is legal. Requires the deposit of 50 percent of lottery receipts into the general fund of the Treasury for the purpose of reducing the Federal debt. Establishes criminal penalties for unauthorized sales of lottery tickets, especially sales of such tickets to minors. Establishes the Lottery Fund for the deposit of receipts to provide prizes for winners, operational costs, and payments to States for their participation in conducting the lottery. 2025-08-29T16:32:14Z  
99-hr-5722 99 hr 5722 Visual Artists Rights Amendment of 1986 Commerce 1986-10-16 1986-10-16 Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary. House Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] MA D M000133 0 Visual Artists Rights Amendment of 1986 - Amends the copyright law to give the author of a pictorial, graphic, or sculptural work (or the author's estate) the right to claim authorship of such work when publicly displayed, independent of his or her copyright, and to disclaim such authorship of such works because of any distortions or alterations. Excludes work made for trade or advertising use. Grants the author of a work the exclusive right to assert infringement of copyright when such work is significantly distorted, mutilated, or altered by an intentional act or gross negligence. Entitles the author of a work to a royalty whenever such work is resold, requiring that royalties from resales more than 50 years after the author's death be paid to the National Endowment for the Arts for use in the visual arts program. Limits the entitlement to such resale royalty according to the amounts and percentage of resale price paid. Requires artists seeking resale royalties to register with the Copyright Office. Requires that all sales or transfers of works by registered artists be registered with the Office. Waives artists' rights when a work cannot be removed from a building without distortion, mutilation, or alteration. 2025-08-29T16:31:10Z  
99-hr-5723 99 hr 5723 Federal Employees Long-Term Health Care Act of 1986 Government Operations and Politics 1986-10-16 1986-10-16 Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. House Rep. Oakar, Mary Rose [D-OH-20] OH D O000001 1 Federal Employees Long-Term Health Care Act of 1986 - Directs the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to conduct, during calendar years 1988 through 1990, a demonstration project to determine the feasibility and desirability of establishing, on a permanent basis, the concept of a social health maintenance organization for Federal employees and their families. Limits the contractor for such a project to certain comprehensive medical plans. Specifies the terms and conditions of the project contract, including benefits: (1) without any deductible; and (2) limited to expenses totalling at most $18,000 per calendar year, with the individual being liable for 25 percent of any such expenses. States that the project shall be designed by OPM, participating carriers, and a consultant contracted for by the OPM. Requires periodic written evaluations of the project by the consultant, to be submitted to OPM and certain congressional committees. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990. 2025-08-29T16:32:59Z  
99-hr-5724 99 hr 5724 A bill relating to the enforcement of the Steel Import Stabilization Act. Foreign Trade and International Finance 1986-10-16 1986-10-16 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Pease, Donald J. [D-OH-13] OH D P000170 0 Amends the Steel Import Stabilization Act to provide that any steel product that is manufactured in a country that is not party to a bilateral arrangement (a non-arrangement country) from steel which is melted and poured in a country that is an arrangement country will be treated for purposes of the quantitative restrictions under that arrangement as if it were a product of an arrangement country. Requires the Customs Serivce, if provided with documentation that a steel product was exported by an arrangement country to a non-arrangement country where the product was transformed for export to the United States, to treat such documented product as if it were a product of the arrangement country for purposes of quantitative restrictions. Requires the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to consult with Canada, Sweden, and Taiwan for the purpose of negotiating bilaterial steel arrangements with such countries. Restricts imports of steel from such countries if such consultations do not result in the successful negotiation of arrangements within 90 days of enactment of this Act. Authorizes the USTR to waive or modify such restrictions if it is in the national economic interest to do so. Requires the USTR to review such decision semiannually and, if appropriate, reimpose such restrictions. Requires the USTR to report to the appropriate congressional committees on such decisions and reviews. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to monitor imports under the bilateral arrangements in order to determine whether import restrictions are being complied with. Provides for enforcement of such restrictions based on the monitoring reports. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
99-hr-5725 99 hr 5725 A bill to provide that the disaster relief personnel of the Small Business Administration shall be treated as performing essential services for purposes of allowing such Administration to operate for temporary periods without budget authority. Commerce 1986-10-16 1986-10-16 Referred to House Committee on Small Business. House Rep. Porter, John Edward [R-IL-10] IL R P000444 0 Requires disaster relief personnel of the Small Business Administration to be treated as performing essential services with respect to allowing such Administration to operate for temporary periods without budget authority. 2024-02-07T15:46:26Z  
99-hr-5726 99 hr 5726 A bill to establish the El Malpais National Monument, the Masau Trail, and the Grants National Conservation Area in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes. Public Lands and Natural Resources 1986-10-16 1986-11-24 Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Recreation. House Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3] NM D R000229 0 Title I: El Malpais National Monument - Establishes the El Malpais National Monument, New Mexico. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, through the Director of the National Park Service, to administer such Monument. Permits the continuation of existing grazing privileges through 1996. Title II: Masau Trail - Authorizes the Secretary to designate a vehicular tour route along existing public roads linking prehistoric and historic cultural sites in western New Mexico, to be known as the Masau Trail. Permits the erection of informational devices. Title III: Grants National Conservation Area - Establishes the Grants National Conservation Area, to be administered by the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, as part of the Albuquerque District. Permits hunting and trapping except in designated zones. Prohibits the commercial collection of wood. Title IV: Wilderness Designation - Designates specified lands in the Grants National Conservation Area as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Permits the grazing of livestock as specified. Title V: General Provisions - Directs the Secretary to develop and report within two years to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs and the Senate Committee on Energy and National Resources on separate general management plans for the Monument and the Conservation Area. Requires such plans to include interpretation and education programs, public facility proposals, and natural and cultural resources management. Requires such plans to evaluate specified lands for their suitability for preservation as wilderness. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire lands within the Monument or Conservation Area by donation, exchange, or purchase. Requires the Secretary to notify the New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands of State lands or interests within the Monument or Conservation Area and of the opportunity to exchange such lands for Federal public lands. Sets forth procedures for such exchange. Withdraws all Federal lands wit… 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z  
99-hr-5727 99 hr 5727 Nuclear Waste Policy Act Amendments of 1986 Energy 1986-10-16 1986-11-24 Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment. House Rep. Stallings, Richard H. [D-ID-2] ID D S000785 3 Nuclear Waste Policy Act Amendments of 1986 - Amends the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to direct the Secretary of Energy (the Secretary) to issue revised guidelines for repository site recommendations. Extends from January 1, 1985, to January 1, 1988, the deadline by which the Secretary must recommend three nominated sites to the President. Declares that if the Secretary determines before January 1, 1988, that operation of a second repository site is not needed prior to the year 2010, then the Secretary shall recommend to the President three of the nominated sites by January 1, 1990. Declares that any approval or disapproval of a candidate site by the President made before the date of enactment of this Act shall be void. Extends the deadlines by which the Nuclear Regulatory Commission must consider applications for repository construction authorizations (from January 1, 1989, to January 1, 1992, for the first such application, and from January 1, 1992, to January 1, 1995, for the second such application). Requires the Secretary to file an environmental impact statement for site characterization activities. Prescribes guidelines under which the Commission shall allocate disposal capacity in the first repository among producers of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel. Declares that any State that contains or abuts on any portion of a major river within 15 miles of any proposed repository site shall have the same rights to participate in the site selection and approval process as any State in which such site is to be located. 2025-08-29T16:31:15Z  
99-hr-5728 99 hr 5728 Precious Metals Trading Act of 1986 Finance and Financial Sector 1986-10-16 1986-10-16 Referred to Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance. House Rep. Wortley, George C. [R-NY-27] NY R W000752 0 Precious Metals Trading Act of 1986 - Authorizes national banks to trade in precious metals. (Current law authorizes trading in bullion.) 2025-08-29T16:29:39Z  
99-hres-595 99 hres 595 A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 2127) to establish a United States Boxing Commission, and for other purposes. Congress 1986-10-16 1986-10-16 Resolution Agreed to in House by Yea-Nay Vote: 337 - 28 (Record Vote No: 483). House Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-12] MI D B000619 0 Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 2127 (boxing regulation). 2024-02-07T14:47:33Z  
99-hres-596 99 hres 596 A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 5705) to protect and provide for the enhancement of the resources of the Columbia River Gorge, and for other purposes. Congress 1986-10-16 1986-10-16 Resolution Agreed to in House by Yea-Nay Vote: 252 - 138 (Record Vote No: 479). House Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-12] MI D B000619 0 Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 5705 (Columbia River Gorge). 2024-02-07T14:47:33Z  
99-hres-597 99 hres 597 A resolution providing for taking from the Speaker's table the bill (H.R. 5484) to strengthen Federal efforts to encourage foreign cooperation in eradicating illicit drug crops and in halting international drug traffic, to improve enforcement of Federal drug laws and enhance interdiction of illicit drug shipments, to provide strong Federal leadership in establishing effective drug abuse prevention and education programs, to expand Federal support for drug abuse treatment and rehabilitation efforts, concurring in the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment with an amendment, and for other purposes. Congress 1986-10-16 1986-10-17 Resolution Agreed to in House by Yea-Nay Vote: 378 - 16 (Record Vote No: 485). House Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-18] FL D P000218 0 Provides for: (1) taking H.R. 5484 (anti-drug programs) from the Speaker's table and concurring, with an amendment, in the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment thereto; and (2) adopting a concurrent resolution making corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 5484. 2024-02-07T14:47:33Z  
99-hres-598 99 hres 598 A resolution providing for taking the concurrent resolution (H.Con.Res. 395) to correct technical errors in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 3838, from the Speaker's table with the Senate amendments and disposing of the Senate amendments. Congress 1986-10-16 1986-10-17 Resolution Agreed to in House (Amended) by Voice Vote. House Rep. Derrick, Butler C. [D-SC-3] SC D D000267 0 (Measure passed House, amended) Provides for taking from the Speaker's table H. Con. Res. 395 (correcting technical errors in the enrollment of H.R. 3838, the Tax Reform Act of 1986) with the Senate amendments thereto and disposing of such amendments. 2024-02-07T14:47:33Z  
99-hres-599 99 hres 599 A resolution congratulating human rights activist Elie Wiesel on being chosen the 1986 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. International Affairs 1986-10-16 1986-10-17 Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote. House Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-NY-18] NY D G000047 2 Congratulates human rights activist Elie Wiesel on being chosen as the 1986 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
99-s-2928 99 s 2928 Automotive Safety Improvements Act of 1986 Transportation and Public Works 1986-10-16 1986-10-16 Introduced in the Senate and read twice and held at the desk by unanimous consent. Senate Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] HI D I000025 1 Automotive Safety Improvements Act of 1986 - Amends the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 to repeal the general authority of the Secretaries of Transportation and of the Treasury to allow the importaion of motor vehicles that are not in compliance with Federal motor vehicle safety standards if such Secretaries anticipate that such vehicles will conform within a specified time. Sets forth procedures under which a person importing a non-conforming motor vehicle must post bond and comply with conditions prescribed by the Secretary of Transportation to ensure that such vehicle will be brought into conformity with Federal motor vehicle safety standards. 2025-08-29T16:32:15Z  
99-s-2929 99 s 2929 Violent Crime Prevention Act Crime and Law Enforcement 1986-10-16 1986-10-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] NY D M001054 0 Violent Crime Prevention Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit the manufacture, transfer, or importation of .25 or .32 caliber ammunition. Permits the manufacture or importation of such ammunition for: (1) the use of the United States or any State or local government; and (2) testing authorized by the Secretary of the Treasury. Imposes a licensing fee of $1,000 per year for manufacturers and importers of .25 and .32 caliber ammunition. 2025-08-29T16:32:53Z  
99-s-2930 99 s 2930 Department of Energy Environmental Compliance Act of 1986 Environmental Protection 1986-10-16 1986-10-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] OR R H000343 0 Department of Energy Environmental Compliance Act of 1986 - Title I: Standards for Protection from Radioactive Emissions from Facilities of Department of Energy - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to issue and periodically revise standards to protect public health and safety and the environment from radioactive emissions from certain Department of Energy facilities. Requires such standards to include annual and aggregate limits as well as models for calculating public exposure to radioactive emissions. Directs the Secretary of Energy to monitor compliance with such standards. Requires owners or operators of covered facilities to provide the Administrator with all necessary information and inspections, both onsite and off. Imposes civil penalties for violations. Includes Federal employees under this Act. Requires Federal agency cooperation. Authorizes the Administrator to empower States to exercise authority provided by this Act. Title II: Compliance of Facilities of Department of Energy with Federal and State Environmental Protection Requirements - Authorizes the Administrator to monitor covered facilities to assure compliance with Federal and State environmental laws, including unannounced inspections. Requires the Administrator to report to the Congress annually on such monitoring. Requires the Secretary to reimburse the Administrator for monitoring costs. Requires the Secretary to terminate the use of soil columns for disposing of liquid radioactive waste or hazardous waste at Department facilities within one year. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress on the costs of compliance. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress within one year on sites which pose a threat to public health or the environment and the estimated costs of treatment, storage and disposal. Requires the Secretary to operate quality assurance programs which provide for internal independent review to identify potential public health and safety and environmental problems. Requires the Secre… 2025-08-29T16:29:46Z  
99-s-2931 99 s 2931 Umatilla Basin Project Act Water Resources Development 1986-10-16 1986-10-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] OR R H000343 0 Umatilla Basin Project Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain the Umatilla Basin Project, Oregon, in accordance with the recommended plan proposed in the environmental statement dated July 21, 1986. Declares the principal works of such project to consist of: (1) pumping plants and related conveyance and distribution features; (2) works incidental to existing irrigation systems necessary to accomplish a water exchange; (3) fishery resources mitigation measures; and (4) programs to monitor and regulate project operations and evaluate fishery resource mitigation measures. Requires project features to be integrated and coordinated with the existing Umatilla Project. Declares that power for project pumping shall be made available through the Federal Columbia River Power System at charges determined by the Secretary of Energy. Establishes the procedure for the Secretary of the Treasury to determine the interest rate for construction charges. Requires fishery resource facilities to be constructed, operated, and maintained in accordance with the Federal Water Project Recreation Act, except that costs allocated to the mitigation of anadromous fish species shall be nonreimbursable. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to enter into agreements which specify appropriate non-Federal obligations for the operation and maintenance of project facilities. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for the operation and maintenance of the existing West Extension Irrigation District pumping facility as an interim measure to provide flow augmentation in the Umatilla River. Provides for the crediting of non-Federal costs for fishery resource improvements. Directs the Secretary to evaluate measures and programs to address ground water conditions within the Umatilla River Basin and to report findings and recommendations to the President and the Congress within three years after enactment of this Act. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-29T16:31:26Z  
99-s-2932 99 s 2932 A bill to establish the El Malpais National Monument, the Masau Trail, and the Grants National Conservation Area in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes. Public Lands and Natural Resources 1986-10-16 1986-10-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] NM R D000407 1 Title I: El Malpais National Monument - Establishes the El Malpais National Monument, New Mexico. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, through the Director of the National Park Service, to administer such Monument. Permits the continuation of existing grazing privileges through 1996. Title II: Masau Trail - Authorizes the Secretary to designate a vehicular tour route along existing public roads linking prehistoric and historic cultural sites in western New Mexico, to be known as the Masau Trail. Permits the erection of informational devices. Title III: Grants National Conservation Area - Establishes the Grants National Conservation Area, to be administered by the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, as part of the Albuquerque District. Permits hunting and trapping except in designated zones. Prohibits the commercial collection of wood. Title IV: Wilderness Designation - Designates specified lands in the Grants National Conservation Area as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Permits the grazing of livestock as specified. Title V: General Provisions - Directs the Secretary to develop and report within two years to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs and the Senate Committee on Energy and National Resources on separate general management plans for the Monument and the Conservation Area. Requires such plans to include interpretation and education programs, public facility proposals, and natural and cultural resources management. Requires such plans to evaluate specified lands for their suitability for preservation as wilderness. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire lands within the Monument or Conservation Area by donation, exchange, or purchase. Requires the Secretary to notify the New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands of State lands or interests within the Monument or Conservation Area and of the opportunity to exchange such lands for Federal public lands. Sets forth procedures for such exchange. Withdraws all Federal lands wit… 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z  
99-s-2933 99 s 2933 A bill to charter the National Academy of Social Insurance. Government Operations and Politics 1986-10-16 1986-10-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] NY D M001054 1 Grants a Federal charter to the National Academy of Social Insurance. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
99-s-2934 99 s 2934 Commission on a Constitutional Amendment Regarding Impeachment Act Law 1986-10-16 1986-10-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] KS R D000401 2 Commission on a Constitutional Amendment Regarding Impeachment Act - Establishes a Commission to Study Impeachment of Judges to investigate the constitutional problems and issues involved in the impeachment of Article III judges and evaluate the possibility of a constitutional amendment regarding such impeachments. Establishes an advisory committee to perform duties for the Commission. Directs the Commission to prepare a final report on its investigation and transmit such report to the President and the Congress. Terminates the Commission 30 days after such report is transmitted. 2025-08-29T16:31:59Z  
99-s-2935 99 s 2935 Antibiotic Safety Act of 1986 Health 1986-10-16 1986-10-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI] RI R C000269 0 Antibiotic Safety Act of 1986 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the use of subtherapeutic doses of penicillin, chlortetracycline, or oxytetracyline in animal feed. 2025-08-29T16:32:16Z  
99-s-2936 99 s 2936 A bill granting the consent of Congress to the Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New York Rail Improvements Compact. Transportation and Public Works 1986-10-16 1986-10-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI] RI D P000193 2 Interstate Compact - Grants the consent of the Congress to the Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New York Rail Improvements Compact relating to rail improvements and rail passenger service. Reserves the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
99-s-2937 99 s 2937 A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to increase the number of acres placed in the conservation reserve program, and for other purposes. Agriculture and Food 1986-10-16 1986-10-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. Senate Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] GA D N000171 1 Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to expand the conservation reserve program to 65,000,000 acres through the 1990 crop year. Requires a report to the Congress on the inclusion of other lands. Authorizes cash or in-kind conservation reserve incentives. Provides for commercial use of conservation reserve acreage under certain conditions. Provides for a ground water pilot program. 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z  
99-s-2938 99 s 2938 A bill entitled the "Logan Relief Act". Housing and Community Development 1986-10-16 1986-10-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. Senate Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] PA R S000709 0 Authorizes the purchase of homes and the payment of relocation assistance for homes of the Logan section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, deemed to be dangerous or uninhabitable. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z  
99-sconres-171 99 sconres 171 A concurrent resolution to correct the enrollment of H.J.Res. 626. Congress 1986-10-16 1986-10-17 Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID] ID R M000346 0 Makes corrections to the enrollment of H.J. Res. 626 (Compact of Free Association between the United States and Palau). 2021-06-30T19:51:27Z  
99-sconres-172 99 sconres 172 A concurrent resolution to convene the Congress in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 16, 1987, in order to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Great Compromise creating the basis of representation between the Senate and the House of Representatives. Congress 1986-10-16 1986-10-18 Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary. Senate Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] SC R T000254 6 Requires that the Congress convene in Independence Nationa Historical Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 16, 1987, to commemorate the bicentennial of the Great Compromise. 2021-06-30T19:51:27Z  
99-sjres-428 99 sjres 428 A joint resolution granting the consent and approval of Congress for the State of Maryland, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the District of Columbia to amend the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact. Transportation and Public Works 1986-10-16 1986-10-18 Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary. Senate Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD] MD R M000241 3 Grants the consent of the Congress to specified amendments offered by the State of Maryland, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the District of Columbia to certain sections of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact relating to public hearing requirements, investments, procurement, and public safety. Reserves the right of the Congress to alter or repeal this Act. 2021-06-30T19:57:57Z  
99-sjres-429 99 sjres 429 A joint resolution to require a report by the President on possible involvement by U. S. government personnel in the provision of military support by American citizens to the Nicaraguan democratic resistance. International Affairs 1986-10-16 1986-10-16 Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and failed of passage by Yea-Nay Vote. 47-50. Record Vote No: 349. Senate Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] IA D H000206 5 Directs the President, on or before February 1, 1987, to transmit to the Congress a report containing an accounting of all contacts between U.S. personnel and Eugene Hasenfus, Max Gomez, William J. Cooper, Wallace B. Sawyer, Jr., Corporate Air Services, Southern Air Transport, and any other American citizens who provide assistance to the Nicaraguan democratic resistance. 2021-06-30T19:57:57Z  
99-sres-509 99 sres 509 A resolution providing for a point of order against extraneous material in certain reconciliation measures. Congress 1986-10-16 1986-10-16 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE] DE R R000460 2 Provides for a point of order against extraneous material when the Senate is considering a conference report on, or an amendment between the Houses in relation to, a reconciliation bill or resolution. 2021-06-30T19:53:35Z  
99-sres-510 99 sres 510 A resolution authorizing the President of the Senate, the President of the Senate pro tempore, the Majority Leader of the Senate, and the Minority Leader of the Senate to make certain appointments after the sine die adjournment of the present session. Congress 1986-10-16 1986-10-16 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] KS R D000401 1 Authorizes the President of the Senate, the President pro tempore, and the Majority and Minority Leaders to make certain appointments after the sine die adjournment. 2021-06-30T19:53:35Z  
99-sres-511 99 sres 511 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Joint Political-Military Group should develop policies and programs which promote strategic cooperation between the United States and Israel. International Affairs 1986-10-16 1986-10-16 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Senate Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN] MN R B000647 0 Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the Joint Political-Military Group should develop and recommend additional policies and programs which would promote further defense cooperation between the United States and Israel and establish a similar relationship that exists between the United States and its other strategic allies; and (2) the Secretaries of State and Defense should report to specified congressional committees on what actions have been taken to implement those recommendations. 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z  
99-hconres-411 99 hconres 411 A concurrent resolution to correct a technical error in the enrollment of the bill S. 475. Congress 1986-10-15 1986-10-17 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. House Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-16] MI D D000355 0 Directs the Secretary of the Senate to correct a technical error in the enrollment of S. 475 (amending the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act). 2021-06-30T18:52:46Z  
99-hconres-412 99 hconres 412 A concurrent resolution to make a correction in the enrollment of the bill S. 1200. Congress 1986-10-15 1986-10-17 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. House Rep. Rodino, Peter W., Jr. [D-NJ-10] NJ D R000374 0 Makes corrections in the enrollment of S. 1200 (Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986). 2021-06-30T18:52:47Z  
99-hconres-413 99 hconres 413 A concurrent resolution to provide for the display of the National League of Families POW/MIA flag in the Capitol Rotunda. Government Operations and Politics 1986-10-15 1986-10-15 Referred to House Committee on House Administration. House Rep. Solarz, Stephen J. [D-NY-13] NY D S000673 2 Allows the display of the National League of Families POW/MIA flag in the Capitol Rotunda until a satisfactory accounting of all Vietnam POW/MIAs has taken place. 2024-02-07T11:39:48Z  
99-hjres-752 99 hjres 752 A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1987, and for other purposes. Economics and Public Finance 1986-10-15 1986-10-15 Referred to House Committee on Appropriations. House Rep. Whitten, Jamie L. [D-MS-1] MS D W000428 0 Extends the deadline for availability of certain continuing appropriations for FY 1987 until October 17, 1986. 2024-02-05T11:50:03Z  
99-hjres-753 99 hjres 753 A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1987, and for other purposes. Economics and Public Finance 1986-10-15 1986-10-16 Became Public Law No: 99-491. House Rep. Whitten, Jamie L. [D-MS-1] MS D W000428 0 Extends the deadline for availability of certain continuing appropriations for FY 1987 until October 16, 1986. 2024-02-05T11:50:03Z  
99-hr-5704 99 hr 5704 A bill to repeal section 134 of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, eliminating the deduction for State and local sales taxes. Taxation 1986-10-15 1986-10-15 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Duncan, John J. [R-TN-2] TN R D000534 0 Repeals specified provisions of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 which eliminate the income tax deduction for State and local sales taxes. Provides that the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be applied and administered as if such provisions had not been enacted. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  

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