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United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1987
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the rate reductions contained in the Tax Reform Act of 1986 for the years 1987, 1988, and thereafter should take effect as scheduled in such Act.
United States · United States Congress · 21 January 1987
Allows the display of the National League of Families POW/MIA flag in the Capitol Rotunda until the fullest possible accounting of all Vietnam POW/MIAs has taken place.
United States · United States Congress · 22 January 1987
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) no Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act) physician payment methodology should be implemented which is based on hospital discharge classifications or requires mandatory assignment; and (2) no drastic change in the Medicare physician payment methodology should be undertaken without the receipt of reports required by legislation enacted in the 99th Congress and a detailed analysis of the long-range impact of such change on the provision of health care.
United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1987
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should: (1) seek to reconvene the Seventeenth Meeting of Consultation of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Organization of American States in order to obtain a renewed commitment to the immediate replacement of the Nicaraguan regime, installation of a democratic government in Nicaragua, guarantee of human rights to all Nicaraguans, and the holding of free elections; (2) make unmistakable the U.S. commitment to help the Nicaraguan people achieve their democratic aspirations; and (3) recognize the Nicaraguan resistance as a legitimate force for the democratization of Nicaragua.
United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1987
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United Nations, and in particular the Human Rights Commission, should include among its highest priorities of its human rights agenda consideration of the question of human rights in Cuba.
United States · United States Congress · 29 January 1987
Declares that the Congress: (1) protests continued Soviet violations of international human rights, especially its restrictive emigration regulations; (2) states that such human rights abuses seriously affect negotiations between the United States and the Soviet Union; (3) calls upon the Soviet authorities to release all "Prisoners of Conscience" and permit all "refuseniks" and other specified people to emigrate; and (4) dedicates itself to support, as a priority during the 100th Congress, the restoration of internationally recognized human rights to all Soviet citizens, especially restoration of the right to emigrate to Soviet Jews and others who have requested exit visas.
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1987
Congratulates Ducks Unlimited, Incorporated, for its accomplishments in 50 years of protection and enhancement of wetlands waterfowl habitat.
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1987
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the member nations of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) should: (1) negotiate further reductions in tariffs and strengthen the rules governing nontariff barriers; (2) establish rules governing the use of safeguard actions (including voluntary restraint agreements and marketing arrangements) to ensure that such actions contribute to trade adjustment without shifting the burden to other trading countries; (3) develop rules governing agricultural trade (including the elimination of export subsidies and barriers to agricultural markets) and foreign investment; (4) establish enforceable mechanisms for the protection of intellectual property; and (5) strengthen and streamline the GATT dispute settlement procedures.
United States · United States Congress · 8 May 1987
Establishes congressional procedures for consideration of special messages submitted by the President proposing to rescind all or part of any item of appropriation provided in an approved appropriation bill.
United States · United States Congress · 18 March 1987
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should express to the Soviet Union the U.S. opposition to the Soviet Union's slave labor policies by all possible means, including refusing to permit imports of products made by such labor. Requests the President to end the delay in enforcing the restriction against importing goods produced by forced labor.
United States · United States Congress · 20 May 1987
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Japanese should: (1) lower their high tariffs and remove quotas on U.S. agricultural products; and (2) take such actions to avoid damage to the relations between the two countries.
United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1987
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the English language is the official language of the United States; and (2) no language other than the English language is recognized as the official language of the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 24 June 1987
Declares that the Congress joins with the President in challenging Soviet General Secretary Gorbachev to open the Brandenburg Gate and tear down the Berlin Wall.
United States · United States Congress · 9 July 1987
Urges the administration to continue to reject efforts by Canadian negotiators to: (1) have the U.S. cabotage trades, including the transport of energy resources, opened to Canadian vessels; and (2) eliminate the ad valorem duty on vessel repairs performed in Canadian shipyards.
United States · United States Congress · 14 July 1987
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path) guerrillas in Peru should be condemned for their brutality and nihilistic ends; (2) the Shining Path should end its opposition to the Andean development plan of President Garcia of Peru and should engage in the existing political debate of Peru; (3) the President should convey to President Garcia and the people of Peru the United States' commitment to Peruvian democracy; and (4) the President should urge the cooperation of our allies in efforts to promote a democratic and peaceful Peru.
United States · United States Congress · 29 July 1987
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the President should direct the appropriate agencies to establish a systematic method for encouraging, screening, and processing Soviet defectors and prisoners of war in Afghanistan; (2) Soviet defectors and prisoners of war who request political asylum should be granted such asylum and transported to the United States; (3) the President should seek to establish a framework under which Soviet defectors would be helped in adapting to American life; and (4) the President should direct the appropriate agencies to broadcast into the Soviet Union and Afghanistan information concerning the Soviet Union's actions in Afghanistan and the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1987
Expresses the sense of the Congress that States should enact legislation which: (1) requires that the blood tests required for couples seeking to be married include testing for acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), AIDS-related complex, and testing to determine if the individual is a carrier of the virus which causes AIDS; (2) requires the tracing and counseling of such individuals found to have AIDS or to be carriers of AIDS; (3) encourages designated hospitals to offer blood transfusions directly between the blood donor and recipient; (4) requires individuals seeking to be licensed as health care professionals to test negatively for AIDS, AIDS-related complex, and the AIDS virus; (5) permits nurses to wear protective garments when dealing with AIDS patients; (6) prohibits the operation of public baths; and (7) requires all persons who are seeking a marriage license who have been arrested for prostitution, who are imprisoned in a State, or who are seeking permanent residence in the United States to be tested for AIDS or the virus HTLV-III/LAV (providing that any individual found to be an AIDS carrier shall be notified of the test results and counseled about the risks of spreading AIDS).
United States · United States Congress · 23 September 1987
Declares that the Congress: (1) expresses its solidarity with the citizens of Iran and extends its wish that the people of Iran will soon enjoy an end to the Iran-Iraq war and to internal repression; (2) supports an official U. S. policy of completely halting the shipment of arms to the Government of Iran; (3) urges the President to cooperate with the United Nations to bring about an end to government-sponsored torture in Iranian prisons and to pressure Iran to permit inspection of Iranian prisons by an international delegation; and (4) expresses support for all efforts made through the U.N. Security Council to pressure the Khomeini Government to end the Iran-Iraq war.
United States · United States Congress · 1 October 1987
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Soviet Union's test of ballistic missiles near Hawaii has increased rather than decreased the risk of nuclear war. Condemns the Soviet Union for its actions regarding such test. Declares that the U.S. Government should officially protest such actions. States that the President should report to the Congress concerning the details of such test, the Soviet explanations offered, steps that will be taken to ensure that such a test will not happen in the future, and what effect an SDI system could have against a missile launched in similar proximity to the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 14 October 1987
Requires the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate, jointly and every 30 days, to determine the aggregate amount of expenditures made by the Congress which are attributable to the House Select Committee to Investigate Covert Arms Transactions with Iran and the Senate Select Committee on Secret Military Assistance to Iran. Requires the Clerk and Secretary, in making such determination, to include: (1) all expenditures made by the Select Committees; (2) all expenditures in support of the activities of the Select Committees which have been made by the Architect of the Capitol, the Capitol Police, the Clerk of the House, the Secretary of the Senate, the Congressional Research Service, or any other congressional support entity; (3) the pro rata personnel costs attributable to the time which congressional staff devoted to Select Committee activities; and (4) any other expenditures made by the Congress which are attributable to Select Committee activities. Requires each determination to be made available to the public. Makes this resolution effective until the Clerk and the Secretary report to their respective Houses that no further costs will be incurred which are attributable to the Select Committees.
United States · United States Congress · 8 October 1987
Expresses the sense of the Congress that it opposes efforts to pass Federal or State legislation allowing people to assist others to commit suicide or to promote suicide as a rational solution to certain problems.
United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1987
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the promotion of unrestricted family visits between related people of the United States and the Soviet Union is an essential part of American policy toward the Soviet Union; and (2) the President, the Secretary of State, and other administration members should raise the issue of family visitation at all appropriate opportunities in discussions with leaders of the Communist Party and the Government of the Soviet Union.
United States · United States Congress · 5 November 1987
Urges Nicaragua to fulfill its commitments under the August 7, 1987, Central American Peace Agreement through: (1) democratization, to include actions such as lifting the state of emergency, reinstating due process and fair trials, ending torture, ensuring freedom of religion, and ensuring the rights of all Nicaraguans, including campesinos, Indians, and Creoles; (2) national reconciliation and cessation of hostilities, including negotiations with the Nicaraguan resistance; and (3) amnesty for political prisoners and armed opposition to the Government.
United States · United States Congress · 10 November 1987
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President, the Secretary of State, and the Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations should be commended for, and should continue, their efforts to place Cuba on the human rights agenda of the United Nations. Commends specified countries for their votes in favor of considering human rights violations in Cuba. Urges specified countries to reconsider their positions with respect to this issue. Urges the United States to: (1) take the votes into account in determining U.S. bilateral and other assistance to all countries which are members of the United Nations Human Rights Commission; and (2) continue to emphasize how other countries vote on fundamental issues, such as human rights, in determining financial support for the United Nations and for the Commission. Urges the Commission to include among the highest priorities of its human rights agenda at its 44th session in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1988, consideration of human rights violations in Cuba.