Bill· HRH.R. 17391 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 October 1974
Grants the consent of Congress for the State of Maryland, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the District of Columbia to revise the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact to authorize the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to establish and maintain a small business procurement program under regulations prescribed by the Board of Directors without regard to creed, sex, national origin, race, or color. Sets bid limits under such program.
Bill· HRH.R. 17424 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 October 1974
Provides for the relief of Cooley Berry.
Bill· HRH.R. 17364 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 October 1974
Excludes from gross income, under the Internal Revenue Code, the first $500 of interest on deposits in savings institutions, banks, and credit unions.
Bill· HRH.R. 16637 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 September 1974
Expresses the findings of Congress, including that Federal information reporting requirements have placed an unprecedented paperwork burden upon private citizens, recipients of Federal assistance, businesses, governmental contractors, and State and local governments. Establishes a Commission on Federal Paperwork to study procedures and practices of the Federal Government relating to information gathering, dissemination, and the management and control of information activities. Enumerates the areas to be considered by the Commission in its studies. Directs the Commission to make a final report to the Congress and the President within two years of the date of its first meeting. Sets forth the membership composition of the Commission and their compensation. Details the administrative powers of the Commission. Calls for cooperation between Federal agencies and the Commission. Authorizes to be appropriated to the Commission such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 16603 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 September 1974
Prohibits a petroleum refiner or distributor from cancelling, failing to renew, or otherwise terminating a franchise unless he furnishes notification in writing to each affected distributor or retailer by certified mail not less than ninety days prior to the date on which such franchise will be canceled, together with a statement of the reasons of such cancellation and of the remedies available. Provides that a petroleum refiner or distributor shall not cancel, fail to renew, or otherwise terminate a franchise unless the retailer or distributor whose franchise is terminated failed to comply substantially with any essential and reasonable requirement of such franchise or failed to act in good faith in carrying out the terms of such franchise. States that if a refiner or distributor engages in conduct prohibited under this Act, a retailer or distributor may maintain a suit against such refiner or distributor.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1348 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 September 1974
States that the House of Representatives disapproves the alternative plan, dated August 31, 1974, for pay adjustments for Federal employees under statutory pay systems transmitted by the President to Congress.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1343 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 August 1974
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) all military, economic, or other assistance, all sales of defense articles and services, all sales of agricultural commodities and services, and all licenses with respect to the transportation of arms, ammunitions, and implements of war (including technical data relating thereto) to the Government of Turkey should be suspended on the date of adoption of this resolution; and (2) the provisions of this resolution should cease to apply when the President reports to the Congress that the Government of Turkey has withdrawn all of its armed forces from Cyprus.
Bill· HRH.R. 16533 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 August 1974
Provides, under the District of Columbia Code, for the appointment of a commission in specified proceedings for the condemnation of real property in the District of Columbia in order to determine compensation.
Bill· HRH.R. 16586 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 August 1974
Requires the monthly publication of a Consumer Price Index for the Elderly and provides for studies and legislative recommendations to be made with regard to utilizing such index in determining cost-of-living adjustments authorized in Federal programs for individuals who are at least sixty-two years of age.
Bill· HRH.R. 16481 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 August 1974
Increases the authorized maximum uniform allowance for Federal employees to $300 per annum.
Bill· HRH.R. 16457 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 August 1974
Excludes from gross income, under the Internal Revenue Code, the amount of specified cancellations of indebtedness under health care education loan programs.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 604 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 August 1974
Declares that all foreign troops currently involved in Cyprus be withdrawn immediately so that the United Nations may be permitted to restore peace to the island and the Cypriot people guaranteed the right to determine their own destiny.
Bill· HRH.R. 16437 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 August 1974
Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from requiring, under the Clean Air Act, an indirect source emission review as a part of any applicable implementation plan. States that any rules or regulations with respect to the requirement of such review as a part of any such plan previously promulgated by the Administrator shall be void on the date of the enactment of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 16407 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 August 1974
National Commission on Epilepsy and Its Consequences Act - Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to appoint a National Commission to determine the most effective means of finding the cause and cures and treatments for epilepsy. Directs that such Commission shall develop a national plan for the control of epilepsy and its consequences. Provides for the membership of such Commission. Sets forth the duties of such Commission. Requires that it shall be a duty of the Commission to develop a comprehensive national plan for the control of epilepsy and its consequences based on the most thorough, complete, and accurate data available on the disorder. Requires the Commission to make recommendations concerning the proper roles of the Federal and State governments, and the national and local public and private agencies in research, prevention, identification and rehabilitation of persons with epilepsy. Requires the transmittal to the President and to the Congress of a final report under this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 16368 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 August 1974
Authorizes the recomputation of the retired pay of members and former members of the uniformed services who entered service before July 1, 1958, and whose retired pay is computed on the basis of pay scales in effect before the date of the enactment of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 16068 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 July 1974
Requires, under the Federal Meat Inspection Act, that imported meat and meat food products made in whole or in part of imported meat be labeled "imported" at each stage of distribution until delivery to the ultimate consumer.
Bill· HRH.R. 15989 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 July 1974
Prohibits, under the Survivor Benefit Plan provided for Armed Services annuitites, the reduction in retired or retainer pay in cases where the beneficiary predeceases the retiree.
Bill· HRH.R. 15990 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 July 1974
Makes, under the Survivor Benefit Plan provided for Armed Forces' members' annuities plans, any surviving spouse eligible for such annuity thereunder if married to the retiree at least one year before the retiree's death (presently two years). (Amends 10 U.S.C. 1447)
Bill· HRH.R. 15929 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 July 1974
Entitles specified veterans of the Mexican border period and of World War I and their widows and children to a veterans' pension benefit on the same basis as that accorded to veterans of the Spanish American War and their widows and children, respectively. Provides for an increase in pension rates applicable to such classes of veterans.
Bill· HRH.R. 15820 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 July 1974
Allows, under the Internal Revenue Code, an individual to take the deduction for penalties incurred because of the premature withdrawal of funds from time savings accounts or deposits in banks or other savings institutions whether or not the individual itemizes his deductions.
Law· HRH.R. 15791 (93rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 3 July 1974
Repeals the provision of the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act which states that when an employee in the competitive service of the United States is transferred to the government of the District, and vacates the position to which he was transferred, such position shall no longer be a position in such competitive service.
Bill· HRH.R. 15747 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 July 1974
Provides, under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code relating to scholarship and fellowship grants, that no amount shall be included in gross income by reason of the discharge of the indebtedness of an individual under a student loan if such discharge was pursuant to a provision of the loan under which the indebtedness would be discharged if the individual worked for a certain period of time in certain professions or certain geographical areas or for certain classes of employers. Defines "student loan" for purposes of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 15783 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 July 1974
Provides for the relief of Harry Stanley Spaulding, Jr.
Bill· HRH.R. 15729 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 1974
Provides for the relief of Arthur Carlson.
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