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Rep. de la Garza, E. [D-TX-15]

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Bill· HRH.R. 5185 (101st)open

Employer Sanctions Repeal Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 27 June 1990

Employer Sanctions Repeal Act of 1990 - Repeals specified provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act and the United States Code relating to: (1) the unlawful employment of aliens; and (2) unfair immigration-related employment practices. Continues the duties of the Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices regarding unfair immigration-related employment practices for one year after enactment of this Act, such duties thereafter to be assumed by the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice. Increases FY 1991 Border Patrol funding and personnel levels. Provides Border Patrol personnel training with respect to the rights and varied cultural backgrounds of aliens and citizens. Authorizes appropriations. Increases FY 1991 personnel levels for: (1) the Wage and Hour Division with the Employment Standards Administration of the Department of Labor; and (2) the Assistant United States Attorneys employed by the Department of Justice. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase penalties for bringing in or harboring certain aliens. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Attorney General should initiate discussions with Mexico and Canada with regard to the smuggling of aliens into the United States. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· HRH.R. 5053 (101st)referred

Korean War Veterans Memorial Thirty-Eighth Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act

United States · United States Congress · 14 June 1990

Korean War Veterans Memorial Thirty-Eighth Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act - Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States should recognize the 38th anniversary of the Korean War by minting and issuing a silver dollar coin. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue one-dollar silver coins to commemorate the 38th anniversary of the ending of the Korean War. Terminates such authority after December 31, 1991. Mandates that surcharges from the sale of such coins be used for the Korean War Veterans Memorial.

Law· HRH.R. 4962 (101st)enacted

1992 Olympic Commemorative Coin Act

United States · United States Congress · 5 June 1990

1992 Olympic Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue 1992 Olympic Games commemorative five-dollar gold coins and one-dollar silver coins. Prescribes guidelines for the sale and pricing of such coins and directs the Secretary to ensure that their issuance will not result in any net cost to the United States. Mandates that surcharges be paid to the U.S. Olympic Committee.

Bill· HRH.R. 4713 (101st)open

Agricultural Resources Conservation Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 2 May 1990

Agricultural Resources Conservation Act of 1990 - Establishes in the Department of Agriculture: (1) an Office of Environmental Quality; and (2) the Interagency Committee on Environmental Quality. Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to: (1) revise the conservation easement loan cancellation method; and (2) include all assets in calculating the value of restructured farm loans. Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to revise: (1) the highly erodible land conservation program; and (2) the wetland conservation program, including continued program ineligibility and reinstatement compliance agreements, program exemptions, and the protection of wetlands in Federal assistance programs. Amends the conservation reserve program (CRP) to: (1) extend CRP eligibility to specified non-highly erodible lands; (2) extend program authority; (3) extend highly erodible land reduction authority; (4) permit counties to exceed program acreage limits for conservation purposes; (5) increase eligible farm acreage; (6) set forth enrollment goals for environmentally sensitive lands, trees, and wildlife protection; (7) subject land that was formerly under a CRP contract to certain conservation provisions; and (8) exempt land ownership changes due to bankruptcy or foreclosure from the three-year ownership rule. Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949, with regard to the 1991 through 1995 crops of wheat, feed grains, cotton, and rice to provide Federal cost-sharing assistance for wildlife habitat improvements on diverted or set-aside acreage. Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to: (1) extend multiyear set-aside authority; (2) direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish advisory State Technical Committees to assist in implementing conservation provisions under title XII of such Act; and (3) direct the Secretary to establish an Agricultural Resources Conservation Program. Provides, under such Program, for: (1) a comprehensive agricultural resources planning option; (2) a wetlands preservation option; (3) a water quality improvement option; and (4) a wildlife habitat improvement option. Directs the Secretary, during FY 1991 through 2000, to carry out a long-term conservation easement program to: (1) protect wetlands and other environmentally sensitive lands; and (2) ensure that CRP or Water Bank lands continue resource conservation and improvement. Directs the Secretary to establish a national agriculture wetlands reserve. Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to establish: (1) a tree planting initiative, including maintenance and reforestation on forest lands and under the CRP; and (2) a natural resources loan program. Amends the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act to extend the Great Plains Conservation Program.

Bill· HRH.R. 4650 (101st)referred

Bone Marrow Registry Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 26 April 1990

Bone Marrow Registry Act of 1990 - Amends provisions of the Public Health Service Act providing for the establishment of a voluntary bone marrow donor registry to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to ensure that the types of marrow represented in the registry provide adequate representation of the U.S. population. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· HRH.R. 4465 (101st)open

National Tree Planting Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 4 April 1990

National Tree Planting Act of 1990 - Title I: National Tree Trust Foundation - Establishes the National Tree Trust Foundation as a private nonprofit organization (unaffiliated with the U.S. Government) to promote tree planting. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to make a grant to the Foundation in FY 1991. Title II: Assistance for Tree Planting and Forest Improvement - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to establish rural and community tree planting and forest improvement programs as special components of the Rural and Urban Forestry Assistance Programs under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act. Provides for financial, technical, and related assistance to State foresters in order to assist nonindustrial private landowners, local governments, civic organizations, and individuals to plant, maintain, and improve trees and forests. Authorizes the Secretary to develop a cost-sharing program (with a Federal share of up to 75 percent) to encourage tree planting and management on nonindustrial private lands. Title III: General Provisions - Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· HRH.R. 4512 (101st)referred

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the deduction for State and local income and franchise taxes shall not be allocated to foreign source income.

United States · United States Congress · 4 April 1990

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that for purposes of computing the foreign tax credit, any deduction for State or local income or franchise taxes shall not be allocated or apportioned to gross income from sources outside the United States.

Bill· HRH.R. 4417 (101st)referred

To amend section 411f of title 37, United States Code, to authorize the provision of round trip travel and transportation allowances for parents of a deceased member of a uniformed service to enable the parents to attend the burial ceremonies of the member.

United States · United States Congress · 29 March 1990

Provides travel and transportation allowances for the parents of a deceased member of the armed forces for attending the burial ceremonies of such member.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 534 (101st)referred

Approving of findings of the Comptroller General relating to widespread discrimination resulting from imposition of employer sanctions and repealing employer sanctions and related anti-discrimination provisions in the Immigration and Nationalty Act.

United States · United States Congress · 29 March 1990

Approves the Comptroller General's findings regarding a pattern of employment discrimination resulting from the employer sanction provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act. Amends such Act to repeal employer sanction and related anti-discrimination provisions.

Bill· HRH.R. 4369 (101st)open

Tourism Policy and Export Promotion Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1990

Tourism Policy and Export Promotion Act of 1990 - Declares it to be the national goal to increase U.S. export earnings from U.S. tourism and transportation services with an eye toward: (1) the elimination of the travel and tourism export deficit of the United States and the U.S trade deficit; and (2) the achievement of a travel and tourism export surplus. Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to require the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to identify foreign trade barriers to U.S. travel and tourism. Requires the USTR to submit the National Trade Estimate to the President and the Senate Committees on Finance and Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Amends the International Trade Act of 1961 to require each annual tourism trade development plan to focus on those countries in which tourism trade development has the greatest potential for increasing travel and tourism export revenues. Declares that the Congress finds that increased efforts directed at the promotion of rural tourism will contribute to the economic development of rural America. Establishes the Rural Tourism Foundation. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· HRH.R. 4274 (101st)open

Rural Health Improvement Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 14 March 1990

Rural Health Improvement Act of 1990 - Title I: Tax Provisions - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide tax credits to physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners for the first five years of their practice in a rural area. Excludes from gross income any payments made on behalf of a taxpayer by the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment program. Permits physicians to expend up to $25,000 annually for the purchase of basic equipment used in providing primary care services in rural areas. Title II: Public Health Service Provisions - Amends the Public Health Service Act to include disadvantaged individuals and minorities and individuals living in, or intending to serve, medically underserved areas among the priority clientele of the National Health Service Corps Scholarship and Loan Repayment programs. Increases the amount of coverage authorized under the Loan Repayment program. Increases funding for area health education centers. Targets Public Health Service funds to county health departments for preventive health services. Title III: Social Security Provisions - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for: (1) the elimination, by January 1, 1991, of separate average standardized Medicare payments for large urban, other urban, and rural hospitals; and (2) full implementation, by January 1, 1992, of a resource-based relative value scale for determining Medicare payments to physicians. Covers nurse practitioner services furnished in rural areas. Establishes uniform national payment rates for certified registered nurse anesthetist services. Permits physician assistants to provide Medicare-covered services in rural areas without regard to whether such areas are manpower shortage areas. Title IV: Miscellaneous Provisions - Waives the application of antitrust laws against rural hospitals which engage in joint activities that include, purchasing, contracting for specified services, and the sharing of personnel. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to determine which Medicare regulations affecting rural hospitals could be made less burdensome without diminishing the quality of care such hospitals provide to Medicare beneficiaries.

Bill· HRH.R. 4264 (101st)referred

Financial Incentives Going To Help Towns Fighting Drugs Act

United States · United States Congress · 14 March 1990

Financial Incentives Going to Help Towns Fighting Drugs Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers to designate that one dollar of their tax liability be paid to the Local Anti-Drug Program Trust Fund. Establishes such Fund for grants to counties for: (1) law enforcement activities regarding drug-related crimes; (2) education, prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation programs regarding drug abuse; and (3) grants to units of general local government.