Bill· HRH.R. 5543 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 October 1988
Amends the Revenue Act of 1987 to exempt from user fees in connection with various requests to the Internal Revenue Service: (1) any application for a favorable determination (other than for an initial determination letter) on behalf of a tax-deferred compensation plan, unless it involves an amendment to conform the plan to subsequently-enacted Federal law, regulation, or other administrative announcement; and (2) any request for a private letter ruling with respect to such a plan, unless it relates to changes in Federal law or regulations since the plan's adoption.
Bill· HRH.R. 5489 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 October 1988
Neighborhood Housing Services Act of 1988 - Amends the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act to authorize FY 1990 through 1994 appropriations for the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation. States that appropriations in excess of amounts necessary for existing Corporation services shall be available in specified amounts for: (1) mutual housing associations; (2) expansion of the neighborhood housing services network; and (3) expansion of such services' loan purchasing capacity.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 580 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 October 1988
Truth in Legislating Resolution - Amends rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require each report or joint explanatory statement accompanying each bill or joint resolution to contain: (1) an identification of each provision which benefits only ten or fewer beneficiaries; (2) the name of each beneficiary; (3) the name of the Member who sponsored such provision and an identification of each such provision requested by a Federal agency or Federal officer; and (4) an estimate by the Congressional Budget Office or the Joint Committee on Taxation of the costs or loss in revenues resulting from such provision.
Bill· HRH.R. 5430 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 30 September 1988
Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to prohibit persons from dumping sewage sludge or industrial waste into the ocean without a permit. Prohibits all such dumping after 1992. Imposes dumping fees which increase with the approach of 1993. Requires that 85 percent of such fees be deposited in a trust account for the development of environmentally sound alternatives to ocean dumping or improvement in sewage sludge and industrial waste treatment and storage techniques. Pays the remainder of such fees to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for ocean dumping permit, enforcement, research, and monitoring activities. Conditions receipt of an ocean dumping permit upon the entering into of a compliance or enforcement agreement with the Administrator which includes a plan for the phasing-out and cessation of ocean dumping and the implementation of alternatives to such dumping. Waives dumping fees charged against persons who have entered into a compliance agreement. Imposes civil monetary penalties against persons who dump sewage sludge or industrial waste into the ocean after 1992. Requires that 90 percent of such penalties be paid into the trust accounts in 1993, with five percent reductions in such allotment for each succeeding year. Pays the remainder to the Administrator for the activities to which dumping fees are devoted. Sets forth reporting requirements. Requires that fees and penalties not needed for use by the Administrator for permit, enforcement, research, and monitoring activities be used for making capitalization grants to New York and New Jersey for the establishment of a revolving fund to assist specified water pollution control efforts under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Directs the Administrator to issue orders requiring ocean dumpers to cease such dumping until they enter into a compliance or enforcement agreement and obtain a permit. Authorizes the Administrator to request the Attorney General to commence civil actions against persons who violate such orders or this Act's ocean dumping provisions. Prohibits persons from disposing of sewage sludge at any landfill located on Staten Island, New York. Requires that New York and New Jersey use at least 20 percent of their capitalization grant and contribution associated with such grant within six months of receipt of such grant to assist persons in developing and implementing environmentally sound alternatives to ocean dumping of sewage sludge and industrial waste. Directs the Administrator to report to the Congress, within six months of this Act's enactment, on ocean discharge guidelines established pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Requires the President, in submitting his budget for FY 1990, to include a schedule and an estimate of the resources needed for achieving compliance with such guidelines.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 669 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 September 1988
Designates October 14, 1988, as National Day of Remembrance for Political Prisoners in Iran.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 376 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 27 September 1988
Declares that the Congress urges the Administration to refrain from submitting any proposal in the GATT negotiations that would consider maritime transportation activity as being within the scope of "trade in services" and to reject any proposals made by foreign nations which are similar or which would lead to a contraction of the merchant marine.
Bill· HRH.R. 5396 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 27 September 1988
Chemical Warfare Control Act - Amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 to set forth as U.S. policy the use of export controls to curtail transfers of material and technology used in producing chemical weapons. Requires the President to prepare a list of materials and technology which would assist a country's chemical warfare capability. Prohibits the export of such materials and technology to Iran, Iraq, Libya, or Syria or, at the President's discretion and upon notification to the Congress, to additional countries. Authorizes the President to waive such prohibition upon determining that an export will not assist a country's chemical warfare capability. Authorizes the exclusion of any country from such prohibition beginning 30 days after the President submits the name of such country to the Congress. Requires the President, no later than 90 days after enactment of this Act and every 180 days thereafter, to submit to specified House and Senate members and committees a report on: (1) the efforts by Iran, Libya, and Syria to acquire the materials to produce chemical weapons; and (2) the present and future capability of such countries to produce such weapons. Requires the report to: (1) assess whether Communist-bloc countries have aided such countries in acquiring such materials; (2) list companies in non-Communist countries which have exported items on the President's list to such countries; and (3) provide credible information that any non-Communist country has aided such countries. Directs the President to apply sanctions to any foreign person who exports any item on the list to any such country. Requires that such sanctions prohibit: (1) contracting with and procuring products and services from a sanctioned person by the U.S. Government; and (2) importing products produced by such person into the United States. Declares that the President shall not apply sanctions in the case of procurement of defense articles and services if: (1) the articles and services are under existing contracts; (2) the President determines that the person to whom sanctions would apply is the sole supplier of essential defense articles or services; or (3) the President determines that such articles or services are essential to national security. Prohibits the application of sanctions to: (1) contracts entered into before the President notifies the Congress of the intention to impose sanctions; (2) spare parts; (3) component parts; (4) routine servicing and maintenance of products; or (5) information and technology.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 660 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 September 1988
Designates October 30, 1988, as Fire Safety at Home Day: Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 661 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 September 1988
Designates October 5, 1988, as Raoul Wallenberg Recognition Day.
Bill· HRH.R. 5322 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 September 1988
Amends the Federal judicial code with respect to survivors' annuities to waive the 18-month length of service requirement in cases where a Federal judicial official is assassinated before completion of the vesting period. Applies this waiver retroactively to include any assassination on or after May 1, 1988.
Bill· HRH.R. 5324 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 September 1988
Illegal Dumping Prevention Act of 1988 - Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to authorize the seizure and forfeiture of vessels illegally dumping wastes into ocean waters.
Bill· HRH.R. 5329 (100th)reported
United States · United States Congress · 16 September 1988
Immigration Nursing Relief Act of 1988 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to grant special immigrant status to an immigrant (and accompanying spouse and children): (1) who entered the United States before January 1, 1988, as a nonimmigrant to perform services as a registered nurse; (2) who is working in such capacity with a valid visa as of the date of enactment of this Act; and (3) with respect to whom a labor certification has been filed prior to the granting of special immigrant status. Sets forth the following conditions for admission of nonimmigrant nurses during the five-year period beginning on April 1, 1989: (1) a professional nursing license from the country where the alien studied nursing or a degree from a U.S. or Canadian nursing school; (2) completion of an appropriate examination or possession of a license in the State of intended employment; (3) such alien's employment will not adversely affect wages and working conditions of similarly employed nurses; (4) a substantial disruption of the hiring health facility's services will occur without the services of such alien; (5) the facility has taken steps toward recruitment and retention of U.S. citizens or immigrant nurses; and (6) there is no ongoing labor dispute or related activity at such facility. Provides for an initial admission period of up to three years, with extensions up to a five-year total (six years under extraordinary circumstances). Directs the Secretary of Labor to provide for the appointment by April 1, 1990, of an advisory group to advise the Secretary: (1) concerning the impact of this Act on the nursing shortage; (2) regarding programs to recruit U.S. citizens or immigrant nurses; and (3) regarding the advisability of extending the provisions of this Act beyond April 1, 1994. Directs the Secretary to conduct a study and report to the Congress by April 1, 1991, regarding the amendments made by this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 5331 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 September 1988
Deems a named deceased U.S. District Court Judge, for purposes of his widow's entitlement to survivors' annuities, to have met specified requirements relating to salary and creditable service. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to make a lump sum payment of annuities to such widow and a payment to the Judicial Survivors' Annuity Fund.
Bill· HRH.R. 5319 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 September 1988
Amends provisions of Federal law to establish a new pay schedule for the Uniformed Division of the Secret Service and the United States Park Police. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct annual surveys comparing the minimum rates of basic pay for entry-level positions within the U.S. Park Police force with the minimum rates of basic pay for similar positions in the police departments in the following areas: (1) the Washington, D.C.-Maryland-Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area; (2) the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York-New Jersey-Connecticut Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area; and (3) the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, California Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area. Requires the Secretary to increase the rates of pay for entry-level positions within the U.S. Park Police as necessary to ensure that such minimum rates are comparable to the minimum rates payable for similar positions in comparable police departments. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to conduct annual surveys comparing the minimum rates of basic pay for entry-level positions within the Uniformed Division of the Secret Service with the minimum rates of basic pay for similar positions in the Washington, D.C.-Maryland-Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. Requires the Secretary to increase the minimum rates of basic pay for entry-level positions within the Uniformed Division of the Secret Service as necessary to ensure that such minimum rates are comparable to the minimum rates payable for such statistical area. Requires the Secretaries to give thorough consideration to the views and recommendations of appropriate employee organizations representing both police forces. Amends the District of Columbia Police and Firemen's Salary Act of 1958 to conform to provisions of this Act. Provides for conversion to the new pay schedule for pay periods on or after October 1, 1988, for the U.S. Park Police, and on September 30, 1988, for the Uniformed Division of the Secret Service. Declares that adjustments pursuant to the surveys shall be made beginning with applicable pay periods commencing on or after October 1, 1989. Amends the District of Columbia Police and Firemen's Salary Act of 1958 to provide for service step adjustments. Authorizes additional compensation for technicians of the U.S. Park Police and the Uniformed Division of the Secret Service. Provides for the payment of premium pay for night duty and Sunday work for both police forces.
Bill· HRH.R. 5272 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 September 1988
Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to require applications of States and local governments for block and discretionary grants under such Act to include a certification that individuals who are convicted of first degree murder under the law of the State and sentenced under such law to imprisonment for life without possibility of parole are not granted any unescorted release from imprisonment.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 532 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 September 1988
Expresses outrage at Iraq's use of poison gas against its Kurdish minority. Calls upon Iraq to halt the use of all chemical weapons.
Bill· HRH.R. 5270 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 September 1988
Amends Federal law to repeal the reinsurance requirement under the Federal employees' life insurance program.
Bill· HRH.R. 5273 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 September 1988
Authorizes the President, on behalf of the Congress, to present a gold medal to the family of Brigadier General Herbert Wassom in recognition of the dedicated public service of General Wassom. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to provide for the sale of bronze duplicates of the medal.
Bill· HRH.R. 5274 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 September 1988
Authorizes the President, on behalf of the Congress, to present a gold medal to the family of the late Arnold Raphel, the U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan, in recognition of his dedicated public service. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to provide for the sale of bronze duplicates of the medal.
Bill· HRH.R. 5225 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 August 1988
Health Waste Anti-Dumping Act of 1988 - Amends the Federal criminal code to establish criminal penalties for knowingly and without lawful authority dumping any health care facility waste: (1) upon the high seas or any waters within the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the United States; or (2) in any other place within the United States if interstate or foreign commerce is affected. Provides for forfeiture of property of violators. Includes wastes of veterinary services and laboratory services under the prohibition.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 526 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 August 1988
Amends the Rules of the House of Representatives to add rule LI to establish a Public Review Board. Sets forth requirements for the six members of the Board. Prohibits more than three members from being of the same political party. Prohibits a member from being: (1) a Member or ex-Member of Congress; (2) a relative of a Member of Congress; (3) an officer or employee of any government; or (4) a registered lobbyist or foreign agent within the previous five years. Authorizes the Board to: (1) recommend to the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct such actions as it deems appropriate to establish or enforce standards of official conduct for House Members, officers, and employees; (2) investigate any alleged violation of the Code of Official Conduct and recommend to the Committee any action deemed appropriate; and (3) report to the appropriate Federal or State authorities, with the approval of the House, any substantial evidence of a violation of any law which may have been disclosed in an investigation. Requires an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board before the Board makes any report or recommendation or undertakes an investigation. Sets forth administrative procedures for the Board in response to written complaints. Adds rule LII, which establishes the position of Inspector General of the House of Representatives. Describes the duties of the Inspector General, to include: (1) providing policy direction for the financial operations of the House; (2) recommending policies to promote efficiency in the administration of, and the prevention and detection of fraud and abuse in, House operations; (3) notifying the Board of any evidence of fraud or violations of standards of official conduct; (4) notifying the Board of evidence of fraud or other deficiencies with respect to House financial operations; and (5) preparing an annual report on its activities. Amends rule X and rule XLIV to revise the duties of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct to conform to provisions under this Act.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 525 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 August 1988
Declares that the Congress collectively urges that the "Freedom" song written by Donna Cribari be adopted as the official Constitutional Bicentennial Song of the United States.
Bill· HRH.R. 5187 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 August 1988
Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to remove the authority for certain Members of Congress to use excess campaign funds for personal purposes.
Bill· HRH.R. 5154 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 August 1988
Information Dissemination and Research Accountability Act - Establishes in the National Library of Medicine a National Center for Research Accountability to assist in eliminating duplication of effort in Federal research proposals involving live animals. Directs the President to appoint as members of the Center 20 experts in the biomedical information sciences who are currently employed by a Federal agency in a capacity that qualifies them to make determinations as to whether research proposals involving live animals are duplicative of other research efforts. Sets forth provisions for a Director of the Center. Prohibits Federal agencies from carrying out or funding any research proposal involving live animals unless the proposal is submitted to the Center following agency approval. Prohibits Federal funding of any proposal the Center determines would duplicate other research completed or in process. Authorizes the Center to contract with private entities to assist in conducting comprehensive full-text literature searches. Directs the President to establish rules to preclude any conflict of interest in the awarding of these contracts. Directs the Center to report annually to the President and the Congress. Provides for modernization of biomedical information storage and dissemination by the National Library of Medicine. Directs the Library to: (1) acquire, in full-text form, all biomedical information owned or available for use by Federal agencies (except information already in the Library or classified for national security reasons); (2) transcribe and store in full-text all such information acquired by the Library after January 1, 1960; (3) make available to medical libraries, through modern technologies, all full-text biomedical information in its collection; (4) support, by grants and contracts, the creation of new information for teaching and demonstrations, including audiovisual aids and computer graphics technologies; (5) make available such new information to research and teaching institutions, at cost; and (6) increase the number of persons trained in modern methods of biomedical information storage and dissemination technologies by making available stipends, awards, and grants to persons engaged in such training. Provides that the cost to those requesting biomedical or teaching and demonstration information shall include the Federal expenses incurred in acquiring and making it available. Authorizes the Library to award contracts to the private-sector data recording industry to improve: (1) the development of technologies for storage and dissemination of full-text biomedical information; and (2) dissemination of such information to medical libraries for research use. Requires the Library to report annually to the Congress on its progress. Authorizes appropriations.
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