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323 records where Rep. Delaney, James J. [D-NY-9] is listed as a sponsor, author, or other actor. Search with topics and years
United States · United States Congress · 16 May 1977
Urges the President to request the Soviet Union to release Mr. Moroz, Mr. Rudenko, Mr. Shukhevych, and Mr. Tykhy, and to permit them to emigrate with their families.
United States · United States Congress · 13 May 1977
Directs that hearings be commenced as soon as possible by the committee with appropriate jurisdiction to consider and determine what should be the Nation's future telecommunications policy.
United States · United States Congress · 28 April 1977
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals alternative, limited income tax credits or deductions for the tuition paid for the primary, secondary or higher education of the taxpayer, his spouse and dependents.
United States · United States Congress · 27 April 1977
Authorizes and requests the President to designate May 3 of each year as "Polish Constitution Day."
United States · United States Congress · 25 April 1977
Authorizes and requests the President to designate November 16 of each year as "National Grandparents Day."
United States · United States Congress · 20 April 1977
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt nonprofit volunteer firefighting or rescue organizations from the excise tax on sales of special fuels, automotive parts, petroleum products, and communication services.
United States · United States Congress · 6 April 1977
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals alternative, limited income tax credits or deductions for the tuition paid for the primary, secondary or higher education of the taxpayer, his spouse and dependents.
United States · United States Congress · 28 March 1977
Accelerated Depreciation Allowance Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers to elect accelerated amortization (twice the allowable depreciation deduction) for manufacturing property placed in service in States having an unemployment rate which is greater than six percent between October 1, 1976 and October 1, 1981.
United States · United States Congress · 28 March 1977
Accelerated Depreciation Allowance Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers to elect accelerated amortization (twice the allowable depreciation deduction) for manufacturing property placed in service in States having an unemployment rate which is greater than six percent between October 1, 1976 and October 1, 1981.
United States · United States Congress · 23 March 1977
Declares it the sense of Congress that the President should urge the Soviet Union to allow Dr. Sergei Kovalev to accept the invitation of Cornell University.
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1977
Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to add the following new title: Title VI - Legal Assistance for the Elderly in Connection with Home Health Services. Authorizes the Commissioner of the Administration on Aging to make grants to public or nonprofit private agencies or organizations for the purpose of providing legal assistance to individuals who are 60 years of age or older and who are unable to afford legal assistance in connection with their eligibility for home health care pursuant to Title XVIII (Medicare), Title XIX (Medicaid), and Title XX (Grants to States for Services) of the Social Security Act. Directs that preference in awarding grants under this title shall be given to national organizations of proven ability in providing legal services to individuals 60 years of age or older.
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1977
Appropriates $7,000,000 out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated as an additional amount for carrying out the home health services provisions of the Health Revenue Sharing and Health Services Act. Appropriates specified sums, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for making multipurpose senior center grants under the Older Americans Act of 1965.
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1977
Older Americans Health Services Act - Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to specify the amounts authorized to be appropriated in fiscal year 1978 for purposes of informational exchange on the subject of retraining programs for older Americans. Allows the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make grants under such Act to cover the cost of administering and operating multipurpose senior centers. Declares the sense of Congress that any Federal legislation establishing a national health insurance program should include specified provisions relating to the availability of home health services for older persons.
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1977
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals alternative, limited income tax credits or deductions for the tuition paid for the primary, secondary or higher education of the taxpayer, his spouse and dependents.
United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1977
Declares the sense of Congress that the President shall take steps to (1) call upon the Soviet Union to resurrect the Ukrainian Orthodox and Catholic Churches, (2) contact the officials of the Soviet Union to secure freedom of worship in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, and (3) raise the question of Stalin's liquidation of such churches in the United Nations.
United States · United States Congress · 2 March 1977
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide a $5,000 tax exclusion from gross income for any amount received as an annuity, pension, or other retirement benefit.
United States · United States Congress · 2 March 1977
Foreign Boycotts Act - Amends the Export Administration Act of 1969 to repeal the authority of the President to allocate a portion of export licenses on factors other than exportation history to effectuate the United States policy against foreign boycotts. Declares it the policy of the United States: (1) to oppose foreign restrictive trade practices or boycotts against domestic concerns; and (2) to prohibit participation of domestic concerns in such boycotts. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to promulgate regulations which: (1) require a domestic concern requested to participate in such boycott to so notify the Secretary; (2) prohibit furnishing information regarding race, religion, sex, or national origin of a concern's employees or shareholders where such information will effectuate such a boycott; and (3) prohibit refusing to do business with a domestic concern or country friendly to the United States or national thereof pursuant to such restrictive trade practice or boycott. Imposes a civil penalty of $10,000 for violation of this Act. Authorizes any person aggrieved by violation of this Act to bring a civil action for treble damages. Requires reports to the President and Congress under the Export Administration Act of 1969 to describe the impact of such boycotts upon the American economy. Excludes certain provisions of this Act from the termination of the Export Administration Act of 1969.
United States · United States Congress · 2 March 1977
Older Persons Comprehensive Counseling Assistance Act - Title I: General Provisions - Directs the United States Commissioner on Aging, through the National Information Resource Clearing House for the Aging, to collect, analyze, and disseminate information related to counseling services for older persons. Title II: Counseling Assistance Programs - Requires each State desiring a grant under this Act to submit a comprehensive State plan for providing counseling assistance to the elderly, such plan to conform to specified criteria. Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make grants to States having approved plans, such grants to be distributed to area agencies on aging for counseling assistance programs for the elderly on the basis of statewide needs and priorities. Permits the use of grants to fund counseling assistance outreach programs, preretirement counseling programs, career counseling assistance programs, referral services, community activities, and counseling for families of sick and disabled senior citizens. Enumerates requirements for State programs and for State training and retraining programs for counseling personnel. Directs the Commissioner of the Administration on Aging to contract with postsecondary education institutions and area agencies on aging for the purpose of providing needed training and retraining of counseling personnel. Directs the Commissioner on Aging to carry out a program of demonstration and evaluation for specified purposes, including: (1) identification of existing effective practices in counseling older persons; (2) identification of areas where further development is needed; and (3) development of model training programs for professional counselors.
United States · United States Congress · 1 March 1977
Designates the Veterans' Administration hospital in Saint Albans, New York, as the "Henry Schuman Veterans' Hospital."
United States · United States Congress · 28 February 1977
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals an income tax deduction for amounts paid into an employee's tax-exempt retirement trust, or for an annuity contract. Limits the allowable deduction to 15 percent of the individual's gross income, or $1,500, whichever is less, minus a specified portion of the employer's contributions and, in the case of employees exempt from self-employment, FICA or Railroad Retirement Act taxation, the amount of FICA tax liability they would have paid if they were not exempt.
United States · United States Congress · 28 February 1977
Amends the Clean Air Act to prohibit use of tolls or other charges for the use of New York City bridges as part of any clean air implementation plan. Voids all such tolls and charges previously so included. Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to revise implementation plans through public hearing procedures should such a prohibition result in a failure to achieve air quality standards.
United States · United States Congress · 23 February 1977
Bridge Safety Act - Title I: Bridge Program - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to approve Federal participation in a State project to repair or replace unsafe highway bridges under a needs formula as established in this Act. Stipulates that the Federal share of any such project shall not exceed 90 percent of its cost. Amends the Highway Safety Act of 1976 to authorize appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund of $180,000,000 for fiscal year 1977 and $720,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1978 through 1990 for such purpose. Title II: Extension of Highway Trust Fund and Certain Related Provisions - Amends the Highway Revenue Act of 1956 to extend appropriations for the Highway Trust Fund through fiscal year 1990. Amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act to extend the fund through fiscal year 1990. Postpones specified excise tax reductions under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.
United States · United States Congress · 23 February 1977
Authorizes the President of the United States to designate the week beginning November 6, 1977, and ending November 12, 1977, as "National Volunteer Firemen Week."
United States · United States Congress · 16 February 1977
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income the first $500 ($1,000 for persons filing joint returns) earned as interest on savings deposits in financial institutions.
United States · United States Congress · 9 February 1977
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals alternative, limited income tax credits or deductions for the tuition paid for the primary, secondary or higher education of the taxpayer, his spouse and dependents.
United States · United States Congress · 8 February 1977
Schoolchildren's Assistance Act - Authorizes the implementation of a two year financial assistance program for all elementary and secondary school pupils in the United States. Prohibits Federal interference in the administration or operation of any school or school system under the administration of this Act. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1978 and 1979 for the making of payments under this Act. Allocates a specified sum to each public and private school pupil for the defraying of costs of such pupils education. Directs the Commissioner of Education to pay to each local educational agency in the political subdivision in which a public school pupil resides the sum allocated to such pupil under this Act. Requires the parent or guardian of a child attending or desiring to attend a private school to record this fact with the Commissioner. Establishes separate procedures for the payment to private schools of the funds allocated to such pupils under this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 1977
Amends Title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide payment for outpatient prescription drugs under the supplementary medical insurance program.
United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1977
National Meals-on-Wheels Act - Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to allow States to distribute Federal Funds for the establishment of: (1) projects to provide home-delivered meals to qualified homebound elderly persons; (2) an information and referral system for homebound individuals receiving such meals; and (3) an operation to seek volunteer personnel for the delivery of such meals and to compensate such personnel for related transportation expenses. Authorizes the appropriation of specified sums in fiscal years 1978 and 1979 for the purpose of providing home-delivered meals under this Act. Limits to five percent the amount of such funds which may be spent upon the administration of such program. Directs the Commissioner of the Administration on Aging to conduct a demonstration project involving at least three States to determine the feasibility of using the meals system designed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for the elderly as a component of, or substitute for, regular nutrition projects assisted under the Older Americans Act of 1965.
United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1977
Allows a credit against the income tax for 50 percent of the tuition paid during the year to any nonprofit elementary or secondary school for the education of a dependent. Limits the allowable credit for any dependent to $500.
United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1977
Sets forth the rule for the consideration of S. 474 (natural gas emergency).
United States · United States Congress · 1 February 1977
Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to extend until September 30, 1978, the period of time during which funds allotted to States for the construction of treatment works shall remain available.
United States · United States Congress · 1 February 1977
Urban Trees Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants, on a matching basis, to the States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Guam in order to provide financial assistance to urban areas for arboriculture programs. Defines "arboriculture" as the planting, growing, maintenance, and protection of trees and shrubs. Authorizes appropriations of up to $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1978 to carry out such grant program. Requires that grants under this Act be made in accordance with an urban arboriculture plan for the selection, planting, and maintenance of trees agreed upon in advance by the Secretary and the State forester or other appropriate official. Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical assistance to urban areas for arboriculture programs under this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 31 January 1977
Diplomatic Immunities Act - Deems void any suit or judicial or administrative process against a person or the property of a person entitled to immunity under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. Makes Presidential determinations of entitlement to immunity binding upon governmental authorities. Requires the President to publish a list of missions and personnel entitled to such immunity. Repeals the criminal penalties for wrongful suit against an immune person. Repeals exceptions to suits against servants in the service of personnel of a foreign mission. Repeals the present criteria for determining eligibility for immunity.
United States · United States Congress · 31 January 1977
Declares the support of the House of Representatives for the President's intentions (1) to proceed with a comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty, (2) to seek ratification of the SALT II agreement, and (3) to seek an agreement with the Soviet Union for major reductions in atomic weapons.
United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1977
Economic Development Revenue Bond Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to restrict the tax exclusion of interest on industrial development bonds to issues having an aggregate face amount of $50,000,000 or less, the proceeds of which are to be used for the acquisition, construction or improvement of land or depreciable property in certified economic development areas, or for the redemption of such issues. Provides for the annual certification by the Secretary of Commerce of qualified areas which meet the criteria and purpose of the Public Works and Economic Development Act. Allows the continued exclusion of industrial development bonds excludable before this Act where the bonds were issued or authorized before enactment, or where a governmental unit or other person has made specified types of financial commitments relating to such issues before enactment. Allows national banks to deal in and underwrite industrial development bonds for economic development areas.
United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1977
Amends the Public Works Employment Act of 1976 to extend for five additional calendar quarters authorization for the appropriation of funds for payments to States and local governments for the maintenance of basic services to assure that Federal efforts to stimulate economic recovery are not hindered. Increases the base amount authorized to be appropriated for each calendar quarter for such payments.
United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1977
Northern Irish Relief Act - Authorizes the issuance of 25,000 special immigrant visas to British citizens who are residents of Northern Ireland and who are seeking admission into the United States to avoid the consequences of war, armed conflict, civil disorder or persecution. Authorizes such special visas to aliens from Northern Ireland who would be eligible to enter the United States pursuant to the Immigration and Nationality Act but for the fact that a visa is not immediately available under such Act. Exempts the provisions of this Act from British citizens who are residents of Northern Ireland seeking to enter the United States for the purpose of performing skilled or unskilled labor. Exempts aliens receiving a visa under this Act from paying the fees required by the Immigration and Nationality Act. Allows an alien already in this country on a nonimmigrant visa who is eligible for a visa under this Act to adjust his status to that of a permanent resident.
United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1977
Authorizes funds, not to exceed $42,000, from the contingent fund of the House of Representatives for the expenses incurred during the first session of the Ninety-fifth Congress by the Committee on Rules of the House of Representatives.
United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1977
Authorizes the President of the United States to designate January 22 of each year as Ukrainian Independence Day.
United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1977
Directs that hearings be commenced as soon as possible by the committee with appropriate jurisdiction to consider and determine what should be the Nation's future telecommunications policy.
United States · United States Congress · 20 January 1977
Authorizes the President of the United States to designate January 22 of each year as Ukrainian Independence Day.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1977
Title I: Amendments to the Immigration and Nationality Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the procedures for voluntary departure for aliens illegally in the United States. Sets minimum penalties for bringing in or harboring illegal aliens and for illegally entering the United States. Title II: Administrative Provisions and Feasibility Studies - Requires the Attorney General to establish a border patrol force of not less than 3,800 border patrol officers to patrol the land borders of the United States. Requires the Attorney General to conduct a study of the feasibility of establishing a system for the issuance of machine-readable cards to aliens entering the United States to facilitate their identification for the purposes of the administration of immigration laws and of utilizing the most current available technology in electronic sensing devices for use by the border patrol force in patrolling the land borders of the United States. Requires the results of such study to be presented to the President and Congress within one year after the enactment of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1977
Permits officers and employees of the Federal Government to elect coverage under title II (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act. Establishes periods during which such officers and employees may certify their intention to be covered by the Social Security Act. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to promulgate regulations requiring the heads of the various Federal agencies to know which of their employees qualify for elective coverage under this Act, or, in the alternative, to provide for the collection of the tax from a Federal employee electing such coverage, where it is not feasible for the head of the Federal agency or instrumentality involved to do so.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1977
Prohibited Knife Act - Revises the prohibition against the manufacture, sale, or transportation of a switchblade knife in interstate commerce or the manufacture, sale, or possession of a switchblade knife within any territory or possession of the United States or within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction. Encompasses within such prohibition (1) any folding knife having an exposed blade of at least three inches; (2) any manufacture, sale, or possession of a prohibited knife by a person engaged in any trade or business involving the acquisition of articles in interstate commerce or the sale of articles or transfer of sold articles in interstate commerce; and (3) the transfer of possession of a prohibited knife by a member of the Armed Forces to any other person than in the performance of duty. Amends the provision of law declaring switchblade knives unmailable to prohibit the mailing of such knives to supply or procurement offices of a State or local government. Applies such provision to folding knives having an exposed blade of at least three inches.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1977
Requires that whoever uses or carries a firearm during the commission of a felony which may be prosecuted in a Federal court be sentenced to a term of imprisonment for not less than five nor more than fifteen years in addition to the punishment provided for such felony. Requires that in the case of a second or subsequent such conviction, the felon be sentenced to a term of imprisonment for not less than ten nor more than thirty years. Classifies felons using or carrying firearms as dangerous special offenders, making such felons subject to an increased sentence at the determination of the court.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1977
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide identical income tax rates for single persons and married couples filing joint returns.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1977
Social Security Act Amendments - Amends Title II (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act by removing the limitation upon the amount of outside income which an individual may earn while receiving benefits.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1977
Natural Gas Temporary Purchase Act - Amends the Natural Gas Act to authorize the Federal Power Commission to exempt from regulation sales of natural gas to interstate pipelines where such sales are not otherwise committed to interstate commerce and where the pipeline company is curtailing deliveries of natural gas supplies.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1977
Amends Title II (Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to increase to $7,500 the amount of outside earnings permitted an individual each year without any deduction from benefits under such Title.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1977
Amends the Water Resources Development Act to remove appropriation limitations relating to the New York Harbor project.