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Rep. Coyne, James K. [R-PA-8]

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Resolution· HRESH.Res. 634 (97th)referred

A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the disposition of oil company overcharges and other amounts collected by the Department of Energy in connection with violations of the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973.

United States · United States Congress · 20 December 1982

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that funds which have been collected for violations of the regulations under the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973 and which cannot be refunded because the injured parties cannot be readily identified should be distributed to the States to be used by the States for energy related programs.

Bill· HRH.R. 7012 (97th)referred

A bill to amend Chapter 1 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide that no less than 50 percent of the funds made available through this chapter shall directly benefit those living in absolute poverty.

United States · United States Congress · 18 August 1982

Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require that no less than 40 percent of the funds available for development assistance in FY 1983 and 50 percent of such funds available in FY 1984 be used to directly benefit those living in absolute poverty. Specifies that research expenditures shall not constitute the major part of facilities, goods, and services provided with such funds.

Law· HRH.R. 6976 (97th)enacted

Missing Children Act

United States · United States Congress · 11 August 1982

Missing Children Act - Authorizes the Attorney General to collect and exchange information which would assist in the identification of unidentified deceased individuals and the location of missing persons, including missing children.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 532 (97th)open

A resolution to preserve and restore the first Town Hall of the City of Washington, DC, the historic Rhodes Tavern.

United States · United States Congress · 22 July 1982

Expresses the concern of the House of Representatives in the preservation and restoration of Rhodes Tavern in Washington, D.C. Encourages preservation and restoration efforts by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the National Capitol Planning Commission, the Commission of Fine Arts, the mayor and city council, and other interested organizations.

Bill· HRH.R. 6769 (97th)referred

A bill authorizing additional appropriations for job training programs in States suffering high unemployment.

United States · United States Congress · 15 July 1982

Authorizes appropriations for each fiscal year after FY 1982, in an amount equal to the total amount of countervailing duties collected pursuant to specified provisions of the Trade Act of 1930 during the immediately preceding fiscal year, to carry out job training programs funded through the Department of Labor in States which had an average unemployment rate during such preceding fiscal year of nine and one-half percent or more. Provides that such appropriations shall be in addition to any other moneys available during that year for carrying out job training programs funded through the Department.

Bill· HRH.R. 6781 (97th)open

Residential Mortgage Investment Act of 1982

United States · United States Congress · 15 July 1982

Residential Mortgage Investment Act of 1982 - Permits employee benefit plans, as defined under this Act, to engage in any qualified mortgage transaction involving any qualified residential mortgage loan, provided transactions between all parties are at arm's length. Permits such plans to participate in any mortgage pool, provided such pool conforms to specified requirements with regard to permitted investments. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe regulations to carry out this Act. Provides that this Act shall supersede any and all contrary provisions of State law, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code. Prohibits the imposition of Federal excise tax on a plan or pool that engages in a transaction described under this Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 6717 (97th)open

A bill to amend chapter 227 of title 18, United States Code, to provide for a sentence of guilty but mentally ill.

United States · United States Congress · 24 June 1982

Amends the Federal criminal code to authorize a verdict of "guilty but mentally ill" even if such illness would not constitute legal insanity. Permits the court to impose on a defendant found guilty but mentally ill any sentence which the court can impose on a defendant convicted of such offense. Allows treatment of the defendant for mental illness during the term of sentence.

Bill· HRH.R. 6718 (97th)open

A bill to amend title 18 to limit the insanity defense and to establish a verdict of guilty but insane.

United States · United States Congress · 24 June 1982

Amends the Federal criminal code to authorize a new plea of "guilty but insane" for any criminal defendant whose actions constitute all necessary elements of the offense charged but who lacks the requisite state of mind as a result of mental disease or defect. Adopts the current notice provisions for a defense of insanity for the new plea of "guilty but insane". Transfers the burden of proof to the defendant. Permits the jury or the court in a non-jury trial to find a defendant guilty but insane. Requires the court in any such case to hold a hearing to determine the present mental condition of the convicted person. Directs the court to commit such person to the custody of the Attorney General upon a finding by a preponderance of the evidence that the person is presently suffering from a mental disease or defect as a result of which release would create a substantial danger to himself or to the person or property of another. Directs the Attorney General to release such person to a State which will assume responsibility for his custody and treatment or otherwise to hospitalize such person in a suitable facility. Requires the court to hold a hearing upon the certification by the director of the facility that such person's release will no longer create a substantial danger to himself or the person or property of another. Directs the court to order the discharge of a person who is found to have recovered. Provides for the hospitalization of persons found guilty, imprisoned persons, and persons due for release, who are found to suffer from mental disease or defect.

Bill· HRH.R. 6716 (97th)open

A bill to modify the Insanity Defense in the Federal Courts.

United States · United States Congress · 24 June 1982

Amends the Federal criminal code to authorize a verdict of "guilty but insane" for any criminal defendant who raises the issue of insanity by notice as provided by Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. Provides that a defendant is "guilty but insane" if his actions constitute all necessary elements of the offense charged other than the requisite state of mind. Provides that if the dependant is found "guilty but insane" the court may commit the defendant to serve all or a portion of a sentence in a suitable facility for treatment of his mental condition. Requires the defendant to serve the remaining portion of his sentence upon release from the mental facility.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 521 (97th)referred

A joint resolution calling for a mutual and verifiable freeze on and reductions in nuclear weapons and for approval of the SALT II agreement.

United States · United States Congress · 23 June 1982

States that the United States and the Soviet Union should begin the strategic arms reduction talks (START), which should have the following objectives: (1) pursuing a complete halt to the nuclear arms race; (2) deciding when and how to achieve and pursue a mutual and verifiable freeze on the testing, production, and further deployment of nuclear warheads, missiles, and other delivery systems; (3) giving special attention to destabilizing weapons; (4) preserving present limitations and controls on current nuclear weapons and delivery systems; and (5) incorporating ongoing negotiations in Geneva on land-based intermediate-range nuclear missiles into the START negotiations. Declares that the United States shall try to reach a common position with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies on any agreement that would be inconsistent with existing U.S. commitments to those allies. Declares that the United States shall promptly approve the SALT II agreement if adequate verification capabilities are maintained.

Bill· HRH.R. 6654 (97th)open

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow the Secretary of the Treasury to waive the interest penalty for failure to pay estimated income tax, for elderly and retired persons, in certain situations.

United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1982

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe regulations exempting retirees or individuals over age 65 from interest penalties with respect to any underpayment of estimated tax. Requires that such underpayment be due to reasonable cause (defined to include mistake or ignorance of the law) and not to willful neglect.

Bill· HRH.R. 6591 (97th)open

Federal Capital Investment Budget Act of 1982

United States · United States Congress · 15 June 1982

Federal Capital Investment Budget Act of 1982 - Amends the Budget and Accounting Act, 1921 to require the President to include with each Budget submitted on or after January 1, 1983, a special analysis, for the ensuing fiscal year which shall identify and summarize for each function, category, agency, and program of appropriation and expenditure in the Budget the amount of appropriations and expenditures which may be classified as public infrastructure investments. Sets forth other information to be included in such analysis. Requires the President also to include with each Budget, on or after January 1, 1984, a capital investment budget which shall identify by State the amount of appropriations and expenditures classifiable as public infrastructure investments. Declares that any appropriation or expenditure shall be classified as a public infrastructure investment to the extent that it will be used for the construction, rehabilitation, or repair of any civilian public facility in the United States. Amends the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to require the Economic Development Administration to prepare an inventory of civilian public facilities in the United States and an assessment of their physical condition. Requires the Secretary to make a report of such inventory and assessment to Congress not later than January 1, 1984, and to update such report annually.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 499 (97th)referred

A joint resolution to amend the Social Security Act to restore the treatment of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, in relation to the budget of the United States, to the treatment of such Trust Funds before their inclusion in the unified budget of the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 7 June 1982

Amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) and XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the inclusion of the disbursements from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, and the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and of the receipts from the old age, survivors and disability insurance taxes and the hospital insurance taxes on self-employment income, employees, and employers in the totals of the Federal budget. Exempts such disbursements and receipts from any general statutory limitation on Federal budget outlays.

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