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Rep. Corcoran, Tom [R-IL-14]

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Bill· HRH.R. 3757 (98th)referred

Business Opportunity Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 3 August 1983

Business Opportunity Act of 1983 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce the maximum rate of income tax on corporations from 46 percent to 36 percent. Phases in such reduction in five steps between the years 1984 and 1988.

Bill· HRH.R. 3756 (98th)referred

Capital Growth Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 3 August 1983

Capital Growth Act of 1983 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the income tax deduction for capital gains for individuals to 65 percent in 1984, to 70 percent in 1985, and to 75 percent in years after 1985.

Bill· HRH.R. 3665 (98th)open

A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that differential pay be made payable to certain employees of the Federal Aviation Administration.

United States · United States Congress · 26 July 1983

Authorizes the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to pay premium pay to an employee assigned to a computer program analyst position classified not lower than GS-9, located in an air traffic control center or terminal or a flight service station, and the duties of which are directly involved in, or responsible for, the operation and maintenance of the air traffic control system. Makes this Act applicable to such service performed after August 2, 1981, by any individual who: (1) is an FAA employee upon enactment of this Act; or (2) retired or died after such date.

Bill· HRH.R. 3641 (98th)open

A bill to reduce the extent of liability for violations of Federal and State antitrust laws which arise from carrying out research and development programs jointly with other persons, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 25 July 1983

Limits the liability of a person found to have violated a Federal or State antitrust law as a result of conducting or attempting to enter into a joint research and development program to the actual damages sustained by the claimant, the interest awarded on such damages, and the cost of suit (including a reasonable attorney's fee). Directs the court to award a reasonable attorney's fee to the defendant in an antitrust action based on such conduct if the claimaint fails to prevail. Amends the Clayton Act with respect to liability for such conduct to direct a court to award only simple interest on actual damages for the period beginning on the date of service of the pleading setting forth the claim and ending on the date of judgment.

Law· HRH.R. 3635 (98th)enacted

Child Protection Act of 1984

United States · United States Congress · 21 July 1983

Child Protection Act of 1983 - Amends the Federal criminal code dealing with the sexual exploitation of children. Increases the penalties for the sexual exploitation of children from $10,000 to $100,000 and, on a subsequent conviction from $15,000 to $200,000. Prohibits the distribution involving the sexual exploitation of minors even if the material is not found to be "obscene." Eliminates the requirement that persons distributing such material in interstate commerce do so for purposes of sale. Raises the age of a minor to include any person under the age of eighteen. Redefines "sexually explicit conduct" to exclude simulated conduct when there is little or no possibility of harm to the minor and when there is redeeming social, literary, educational, scientific or artistic value. Permits authorization for the interception of wire or oral communications in the investigation of such offenses.

Bill· HRH.R. 3616 (98th)referred

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to provision of home health services.

United States · United States Congress · 20 July 1983

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide that nursing care and home health aid services may be provided on a daily basis as home health services for up to 90 days with monthly physician certification of the need for such services, and after the 90 day period, on a physician certification of exceptional circumstances. Limits to 20 the number of home health service visits covered under Medicare in the case of individuals who were furnished certain home health services but continue to need nursing care or the services of a home health aide.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 278 (98th)referred

A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should establish a Productivity and Quality Award to be made to those businesses, workers, other individuals, and public sector organizations which make major contributions toward sustained improvement in productivity and quality performance.

United States · United States Congress · 20 July 1983

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should: (1) proclaim his or her intention to establish a Productivity and Quality Award to be made to businesses, workers, other individuals, and public sector organizations that make major contributions toward sustained improvement in productivity and quality performance; and (2) establish a President's interagency Productivity and Quality Award Committee to recommend criteria for such awards and to design certificates and medals of commendation for presentation to award recipients.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 146 (98th)open

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with regard to the mutual security efforts of the United States and Japan.

United States · United States Congress · 19 July 1983

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the United States and Japan should exert maximum efforts to resist the Soviet threat in the Western Pacific and Asia; (2) the President should seek an agreement with Japan that would increase Japan's defense spending over the next four years; and (3) if Japan does not take steps to meet its defense goals, the United States should relocate portions of its military forces currently in Japan to other areas of the Western Pacific and limit its expenditures for FY 1985 for U.S. forces stationed in Japan to no more than 75 percent of its FY 1984 expenditures for those forces.

Bill· HRH.R. 3502 (98th)open

Patent Term Restoration Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 30 June 1983

Patent Term Restoration Act of 1983 - Amends the patent laws to extend the terms of patents which encompass specified products or a method for using a product, any of which are subject to certain nonpatent regulatory review periods. Sets forth the terms and conditions of such extension, including a seven year limitation. Directs the Commissioner of Patents to issue to the owner of record of a patent a certificate of extension stating the fact and length of the extension and identifying the product and the use and the claim to which such extension is applicable. Makes such certificate a part of the original patent. Limits the application of such patent term extension to patents for products subject to regulation under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Public Health Service Act, the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act, and the Act of March 4, 1913 (relating to virus, serum, toxin, and analogous products).

Bill· HRH.R. 3373 (98th)referred

Federal Constitution Convention Amendment Act

United States · United States Congress · 21 June 1983

Federal Constitution Convention Amendment Act - Sets forth procedures for holding constitutional conventions for proposing amendments to the Constitution. Requires that both Houses of Congress agree to a concurrent resolution calling for a convention whenever it determines that at least two-thirds of the States have submitted valid applications for the calling of a constitutional convention upon the same subject. Entitles each State to the same number of delegates at such convention as it has Senators and Representatives in Congress, with one delegate elected from each congressional district and two at large. Authorizes the convention to propose constitutional amendments by a two-thirds vote of the total number of delegates. Provides that an amendment shall become valid when ratified by three-fourths of the States. Permits a State to rescind its ratification.

Bill· HRH.R. 3371 (98th)referred

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow a temporary refundable income tax credit to Federal employees covered under the social security system for the amount of their contributions under a Federal retirement system.

United States · United States Congress · 21 June 1983

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a refundable income tax credit for the amount of contributions made to the Federal retirement system by Federal employees newly covered under the social security system after December 31, 1983. Disallows such credit for contributions made to a Federal retirement system: (1) established after the enactment of this Act; or (2) modified after the enactment of this Act for purposes of coordinating such system with the social security system. Terminates such credit after December 31, 1985.

Bill· HRH.R. 3266 (98th)referred

Economic Growth and Retirement Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 9 June 1983

Economic Growth and Retirement Act of 1983 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow certain married individuals to be eligible for the income tax deduction for retirement savings on the basis of the earned income of their spouses. Increases the maximum amount of the deduction for retirement savings to $5,000. Phases in this increased deduction over a three-year period.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 216 (98th)referred

A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the changes in the Federal estate tax laws made by the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 should not be modified.

United States · United States Congress · 2 June 1983

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the changes in the Federal estate tax laws which were made by the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 are vital to the continuation of the family farm and small business, and should not be repealed or amended.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 215 (98th)referred

A resolution relating to the building of weapons for deployment in space.

United States · United States Congress · 1 June 1983

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should expeditiously recommend to Congress the budgetary steps necessary to build defensive weapons for deployment in space capable of destroying ballistic missiles.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 132 (98th)referred

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the continuing possibility that the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 relating to withholding from interest and dividends will be repealed is creating, for all payors, an undue hardship within the meaning of section 308(b) of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 and that the Secretary of the Treasury should exercise his authority under such section to delay the effective date of such provisions until December 31, 1983.

United States · United States Congress · 1 June 1983

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the continuing possibility that the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code relating to withholding of tax from interest and dividends will be repealed is creating, for all payors, an undue hardship within the meaning of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982, and that the Secretary of the Treasury should exercise his authority under such Act to delay the effective date of such provisions until December 31, 1983.

Bill· HRH.R. 3154 (98th)referred

A bill relating to the treatment of certain rentals of farm and business real property for purposes of section 2032A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.

United States · United States Congress · 26 May 1983

Allows the special use valuation of farms and business real property for estate tax purposes for real property which is put to any use by a qualified heir pursuant to a rental by such heir. Revises rules for the revocation of an election to use such valuation. Extends the period for making a credit or refund as a result of this provision to one year after the date of enactment of this Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 3081 (98th)referred

Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 23 May 1983

Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments of 1983 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to include in the definition of "contribution" donations made to draft clearly identified individuals to become candidates for Federal office. Exempts from the definition of "contributions" any donations to political parties or committees designated to defray establishment, administration, or solicitation costs of the Committee. Requires that these donations be reported on a semiannual basis. Extends to the national committee of a political party certain exemptions that are given to State committees. Allows a political committee of a party to utilize the expedited procedure for advisory opinion requests during the 60-day period before an election. Requires the Commission to establish time limits for investigations. Revises the investigatory procedures of the Commission. Deletes the requirement that the Court of Appeals sit en banc when hearing cases involving the constitutionality of the Act. Increases the contribution limitations for certain offices. Permits political committees of political parties to engage in bona fide commercial transactions in order to defray establishment, administration, and solicitation costs. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide the opportunity for a presidential general election candidate to request a hearing before the Commission if a demand for repayment of funds is made available.

Bill· HRH.R. 3073 (98th)open

People Protection Act

United States · United States Congress · 19 May 1983

People Protection Act - Encourages the President to implement the following measures related to strategic defenses: (1) consolidate all directed-energy activities in a new agency; (2) consolidate the space and strategic defense activities into a unified space command within the armed forces; (3) establish and place under the space command a command for ground-based strategic air defenses and ballistic missile defense; (4) transfer space-launch vehicles as necessary for the space-based defense systems to the Department of Defense; (5) develop a manned space station to support national security and other activities; (6) assess the role of strategic defenses within current and prospective arms control agreements; (7) assess the consistency of specified treaties with existing international legal conventions for the regulation of armed conflict; and (8) assess other organizational changes within the Government needed to implement the President's strategic recommendations.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 203 (98th)passed

A resolution expressing the support of the House of Representatives on the decision of the Governments of Lebanon and Israel on agreeing to arrangements for the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanon.

United States · United States Congress · 19 May 1983

Expresses the support of the House of Representatives for Lebanon's and Israel's agreement on arrangements for the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanon. Calls upon other nations to work toward the withdrawal of all foreign forces from Lebanon. Emphasizes the need of all nations to recognize the sovereignty of Lebanon. Urges Syria and the Palestine Liberation Organization to agree to the arrangements for the withdrawal of their forces from Lebanon.

Bill· HRH.R. 3050 (98th)open

Rural Electrification and Telephone Revolving Fund Self-Sufficiency Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 18 May 1983

Rural Electrification and Telephone Revolving Fund Self-Sufficiency Act of 1983 - Amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (REA) to eliminate the requirement for a State certificate of convenience and necessity before the Administrator may make loans to provide rural telephone service. Revises the liabilities and uses of the Rural Electrification and Telephone Revolving Fund established under the REA to provide that notes of the Administrator to the Secretary of the Treasury to obtain funds for loans shall be equity capital of the Fund. States that assets of the Fund shall be available only for: (1) payment of interest and principal on loans to the Administrator from the Secretary of the Treasury; and (2) for certificates of beneficial ownership issued to such Secretary or in the private market. Requires the Administrator to maintain two separate accounts within the fund: (1) the Electrification Account; and (2) the Telephone Account. Lists the items that shall be accounted for in each Account respectively, and restricts the purposes for which the assets of each Account shall be available. Authorizes the Administrator to repurchase specified certificates of beneficial ownership under certain conditions affecting their interest rates. Establishes guidelines for interest-bearing insured loans made by the Administrator to electric and telephone borrowers. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to request in each annual supplemental budget estimate the amount needed to replenish the Fund for anticipated and actual costs resulting from loans made at less than a specified rate during the preceding fiscal year. Directs the Administrator to guarantee loans to specified borrowers or to accommodate or subordinate liens or mortgages held in the Fund, according to prescribed rules and regulations. Directs the Administration to promulgate such rules and regulations within 90 days after the effective date of this Act. Prescribes guidelines under which certain lenders are authorized to adjust interest rates on loans guaranteed by the Administrator. Requires rural electrification borrowers to obtain concurrent supplemental financing according to prescribed guidelines in any fiscal year in which the minimum loan level for insured rural electrification loans is less than $1,000,000,000. Repeals the loan-making authority of the Governor of the Rural Telephone Bank which require approval by the Secretary of Agriculture of facilities or lines to be acquired with such loans. Eliminates loan restrictions placed upon potential borrowers whose net worth exceed their assets by twenty percent.

Bill· HRH.R. 3024 (98th)referred

A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act with respect to contributions and expenditures by national banks, corporations, and labor unions.

United States · United States Congress · 17 May 1983

Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) to declare that contributions, gifts, or payments by union members to a separate fund which is used by the union for political purposes must be voluntary and unrelated to moneys required as a condition of employment. Declares it to be unlawful to use moneys paid to an organization as a condition of employment for any type of election or campaign activities by such organization.