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Rep. Abzug, Bella S. [D-NY-20]

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Bill· HRH.R. 15838 (94th)referred

Urban Trees Act

United States · United States Congress · 1 October 1976

Urban Trees Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants, on a matching basis, with urban areas to the States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Guam in order to provide financial assistance to such urban areas for arboriculture programs. Defines "arboriculture" as the planting, growing, maintenance, and protection of trees and shrubs. Authorizes appropriations of up to $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1977 to carry out such grant program. Requires that grants under this Act be made in accordance with an urban arboriculture plan for the selection, planting, and maintenance of trees agreed upon in advance by the Secretary and the State forester or other appropriate official. Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical assistance to urban areas for arboriculture programs under this Act.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 788 (94th)referred

A resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to U.S. policy toward Namibia.

United States · United States Congress · 1 October 1976

Requests a United States Government policy toward Namibia which maintains the commitment of the United States to provisions of United Nations Security Council resolutions numbered 276, 301, and 385, which call for withdrawal of South African administration of Namibia and transfer of power to Namibians. Request United States adherence to policies which uphold additional obligations toward Namibia set forth in International Court of Justice decisions.

Bill· HRH.R. 15857 (94th)referred

A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for certain activities designed to support or defeat any legislation pending before the Congress or any State legislature or any legislation or legislative issue on the ballot in any State.

United States · United States Congress · 1 October 1976

Prohibits the use of Federal funds by any corporation wholly owned by the Federal Government for the purpose of influencing any legislative issue before Congress, any State legislature, or on the ballot of any State.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1593 (94th)referred

A resolution to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to require committee approval of certain travel proposals.

United States · United States Congress · 1 October 1976

Amends Rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide that committee funds shall not be used for travel unless its official nature is established by resolution approved by majority vote of the committee involved. Requires that the official travel resolution set forth specific items including the purpose of each destination, the names of all persons who propose to take the trip, the anticipated benefit to the taxpayers, and the estimated total expense.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1596 (94th)referred

A resolution relative to the freedom of the citizens of Romania.

United States · United States Congress · 1 October 1976

Requests the President of the United States to transmit a report about the freedom of citizens of Romania to exercise their rights and cultural freedoms, and especially their right to emigrate, to each House of Congress and to the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe. Requests that such a report be transmitted each time the President makes a request for authority to waive the application of the Trade Act of 1974, or for authority to extend the United States-Romanian Trade Agreement itself. Requests the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe to transmit a report with respect to the freedom of the citizens of Romania to emigrate, and on the status of minorities in that country, to both Houses of Congress. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that if Romania restricts fundamental rights of its citizens, it should be denied its current most-favored nation treatment, and the 1975 United States-Romanian Trade Agreement should be ended. Provides an additional $50,000 for the Trade Subcommittee of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House to assist in carrying out its duties under the Trade Act of 1974.

Bill· HRH.R. 15789 (94th)referred

A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to provide that construction licenses under the act shall be subject to State disapproval during a 90-day period following the issuance thereof.

United States · United States Congress · 30 September 1976

Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to stipulate that licenses for construction or modification of nuclear materials production or utilization facilities shall be subject to State disapproval for a 90-day period following notification of the affected State.

Bill· HRH.R. 15786 (94th)referred

A bill to amend the Arms Export Control Act to provide for an analyses by the General Accounting Office of governmental and commercial sales of defense articles and services to foreign countries.

United States · United States Congress · 30 September 1976

Amends the Arms Export Control Act to require the General Accounting Office, upon the request of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations or the House of Representatives Committee on International Relations, to submit an analysis on a proposed sale or a proposed licensing for export of defense articles or services. Requires analysis of the impact of such proposal upon (1) the arms race, (2) the likelihood of armed conflict, (3) the relations of the United States with countries in the region of the recipient country, and (4) the economy and military preparedness of the United States. Requires the President to furnish to the General Accounting Office copies of the certification and statements which are transmitted to Congress with requests for such sales or licenses.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1588 (94th)referred

Resolution to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to create a standing committee to be known as the Committee on Urban and District of Columbia Affairs.

United States · United States Congress · 30 September 1976

Amends Rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives by replacing the Committee on the District of Columbia with the Committee on Urban and District of Columbia Affairs. States that the Committee shall have jurisdiction over all measures relating to the municipal affairs of the District of Columbia in general, other than appropriations therefor. Provides that the committee shall have the function of studying and investigating the problems confronting urban areas, including problems relating to municipal fiscal affairs.

Bill· HRH.R. 15788 (94th)referred

A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to provide that no applications for construction licenses under the act for production or utilization facilities shall be acted upon by the Commission unless the proposed facility has been approved by affected States.

United States · United States Congress · 30 September 1976

Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to stipulate that licenses for construction or modification of nuclear materials production or utilization facilities must be approved by affected States prior to application for Federal Power Commission approval. Authorizes States to adopt safety standards which are more stringent than Federal requirements.

Bill· HRH.R. 15762 (94th)referred

A bill to amend the Service Contract Act of 1965 to extend its coverage to professional employees.

United States · United States Congress · 29 September 1976

Amends the Service Contract Act of 1965 to extend its coverage to professional employees who are paid at a rate not exceeding the rate received by Federal government employees in grade 15 of the General Schedule. Requires that the minimum fringe benefits and salaries paid to such employees conform to the most recent National Survey of Professional, Administrative, Technical, and Clerical Pay issued by the Department of Labor.

Bill· HRH.R. 15719 (94th)referred

Youth Employment Act

United States · United States Congress · 28 September 1976

Youth Employment Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish a program to: (1) provide financial assistance to States, political subdivisions of the States, private profit or nonprofit organizations, and prime sponsor's planning councils established under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973, through the Youth Job Guarantee Office established under this Act, in each labor market area of the country, for programs of training and employment in jobs on public service and private employment projects, for eligible individuals between the ages of 16 to 24 inclusive, and (2) provide special assistance to such eligible individuals who apply for such assistance, in accordance with the provisions of this Act. Establishes in the Department of Labor a National Youth Full Employment Board, to be composed of members appointed by the Secretary who shall include a majority of representatives from labor, civil rights, youth, and women's organizations, chosen from among nominees submitted by such organizations. Directs the Secretary to carry out his functions under this Act in such a way that: (1) within one year of the date of enactment of this Act, the rate of unemployment among youths between the ages of 16 and 24 inclusive, in any political subdivision of any State shall not exceed ten percent of the total labor force in such subdivision; (2) within two years of the date of enactment of this Act, the rate of unemployment among such youths in any political subdivision of any State shall not exceed three percent of the total labor force in such subdivision; and (3) within three years of the date of enactment of this Act, the rate of unemployment among such youths shall be effectively zero throughout the United States. Establishes in the Department of Labor a Youth Job Guarantee Office, to be headed by a Director to be appointed by the Board, through which the Secretary shall carry out the program under this Act, so that any eligible individual who applies for assistance under this Act shall be placed in useful and rewarding employment in a job on a project assisted under this Act or in other private or public employment. Directs the Secretary to establish a regional office of the Youth Job Guarantee Office in each State. Directs the Secretary to insure that among projects planned adequate consideration be given to such individuals and groups as may face special obstacles in finding and holding useful and rewarding employment and to provide or have provided through the coordination of existing programs special assistance including but not limited to counseling, training, and, where necessary, transportation and migration assistance. States that such individuals and groups shall include, among others: (1) those suffering from past or present discrimination or bias on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, or national origin; (2) the physically or mentally handicapped; and (3) potentially employable recipients of public assistance. Prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, political affiliation or belief in the employment of individuals under this Act. Authorizes to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 1976, 1977, and 1978, and for the period beginning July 1, 1976, and ending September 30, 1976, such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 15739 (94th)referred

Privacy Protection for Rape Victims Act

United States · United States Congress · 28 September 1976

Privacy Protection for Rape Victims Act - Amends the Federal Rules of Evidence to prohibit, in cases of alleged rape or assault with intent to commit rape, the introduction of evidence of the victim's prior sexual behavior. Makes such prohibition inapplicable: (1) to evidence of the victim's prior sexual conduct with the alleged assailant; and (2) to evidence of the victim's sexual behavior with others if it is offered by the accused on the issue of whether the accused was the source of the victim's pregnacy, disease, semen, or injury. Requires the accused to make a written motion to offer such evidence accompanied by a written offer of proof. Requires the court to hold a hearing to determine the admissability of such evidence, declaring it admissable only if the court finds that the evidence is relevant and that its probative value outweighs the danger of unfair prejudice. Makes inadmissible reputation or opinion evidence with respect to the victim's past sexual behavior.

Bill· HRH.R. 15697 (94th)referred

A bill to amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to provide that all Federal employees described in section 15 of such act shall be covered under the provisions of such act regardless of their age.

United States · United States Congress · 23 September 1976

Amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to eliminate age limitations with respect to the requirement that all personnel actions affecting employees or applicants for employment in Federal agencies, the United States Postal Service, or the District of Columbia government be taken without regard to such employees' or applicants' age.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1573 (94th)referred

A resolution relative to the admission of Vietnam to the United Nations.

United States · United States Congress · 23 September 1976

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States support the admission of Vietnam to the United Nations in keeping with United States interest in receiving an accounting of American prisoners of war and missing in action in Southeast Asia.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1559 (94th)referred

A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives condemning the murders of Orlando Letelier and Ronni Karpen Moffitt.

United States · United States Congress · 21 September 1976

Condemns the murders of Orlando Letelier and Ronni Karpen Moffitt and the serious injury of Michael Moffitt. Urges a complete and thorough investigation by federal authorities of the circumstances surrounding the bombing.

Bill· HRH.R. 15647 (94th)referred

A bill to amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1974, relating to the New York Harbor collection and removal of drift project.

United States · United States Congress · 21 September 1976

Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1974 to authorize the appropriation of such sums as may be necessary for collection and removal of drift in New York Harbor.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 759 (94th)referred

A resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should furnish disaster assistance to the Peoples Republic of China.

United States · United States Congress · 20 September 1976

Calls upon the President to furnish assistance to the Peoples Republic of China for relief of the damage and injuries suffered in the country as a result of the earthquakes occurring on July 27 and 28, 1976.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 1103 (94th)referred

A resolution authorizing the President to proclaim the week of October 10 through 16, 1976, as "Native American Awareness Week".

United States · United States Congress · 17 September 1976

Authorizes and directs the President to issue a proclamation designating the week of October 10 through 16, 1976, as "Native American Awareness Week."

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 738 (94th)referred