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Rep. Donnelly, Brian J. [D-MA-11]

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Bill· HRH.R. 3978 (101st)referred

B-2 Production Termination Act

United States · United States Congress · 7 February 1990

B-2 Production Termination Act - Prohibits funds appropriated to the Department of Defense (DOD) after FY 1990 from being used to commence production of B-2 aircraft. Limits the use of funds already appropriated to DOD for the B-2 to: (1) the completion of the production of such aircraft which began with funds appropriated for a fiscal year before FY 1991; and (2) research, development, test, and evaluation, including flight testing. Directs the Secretary of Defense to preserve production facilities and tooling for production of such aircraft in order to maintain an option to produce such aircraft in the future.

Bill· HRH.R. 3954 (101st)referred

To authorize the establishment of a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor individuals who have served as volunteers in the Peace Corps.

United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1990

Directs the Peace Corps to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor Peace Corps volunteers. Establishes the Peace Corps Volunteer Memorial Advisory Board to: (1) promote the establishment of the memorial; and (2) with the approval of the Peace Corps, recommend the site and select the design for the memorial. Authorizes the Peace Corps to solicit private contributions for such memorial. Establishes a fund in the Treasury for the sole purpose of carrying out this Act. Prohibits the use of Federal funds for the construction of the memorial, except those received as private contributions. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to be responsible for maintenance and care of the memorial.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 257 (101st)open

To express the sense of the Congress concerning the February 24, 1990, elections in Lithuania.

United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1990

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the right of self-determination should be restored to the people of Lithuania through free and fair elections conducted under the auspices of an international commission; and (2) the withdrawal of all non-Lithuanian military forces and political, administrative, and police personnel from Lithuania prior to the February 24, 1990, scheduled elections will enhance the prospects that the elections will be free and fair.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 259 (101st)referred

Harvest of Peace Resolution

United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1990

Harvest of Peace Resolution - Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States should establish as a primary foreign and domestic policy objective the achievement of common security by: (1) negotiating agreements with the Soviet Union and urging other nations to reduce military forces and spending with the goal of halving worldwide military spending by the year 2000; (2) reducing military assistance and arms sales to developing nations; (3) encouraging the peaceful settlement of conflicts; (4) providing increased assistance to developing nations to overcome hunger and poverty, reduce debt burdens, promote human rights, ensure sustainable development, and protect the environment; (5) increasing support domestically for programs that address human needs; (6) helping defense industries and their employees convert to productive nondefense work; and (7) reducing the Federal deficit.

Bill· HRH.R. 3936 (101st)open

To amend the National Labor Relations Act to prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes.

United States · United States Congress · 1 February 1990

Amends the National Labor Relations Act to make it an unfair labor practice for an employer to offer or grant: (1) permanent replacement employee status during a labor dispute; or (2) any employment preference to an individual who worked or indicated a willingness to work during a labor dispute over an employee who exercised specified rights during such dispute.

Bill· HRH.R. 3914 (101st)open

To provide for cost-of-living adjustments in 1991 under certain Government retirement programs.

United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1990

Provides for all Federal civilian and military retirees to receive the full cost-of-living adjustment in annuities payable under Federal retirement systems for FY 1991. (Includes benefits payable under the Civil Service Retirement and Disability System, military retirement and survivor benefit programs, the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System, the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and railroad retirement programs.)

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 249 (101st)referred

Expressing the grave concern of the Congress regarding human rights violations resulting from a gross miscarriage of justice in Great Britain.

United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1990

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the current inquiries into the activities of the British West Midlands Crime Squad must be extended to cover the period of the Birmingham bombings of November 21, 1974; (2) the British Prime Minister should call upon the British Home Secretary to reopen the case of the Birmingham Six (those convicted for the bombings); (3) the convictions of such individuals should be quashed; and (4) the President should raise with the British Prime Minister concern for the basic human rights violations and miscarriage of justice arising from the continued incarceration of such individuals.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 252 (101st)referred

Expressing the policy of the Congress regarding proposals to reduce the cost-of-living adjustment for Civil Service retirees.

United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1990

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) it would be inequitable for Civil Service retirees to receive smaller cost-of-living adjustments to their pensions than Social Security retirement beneficiaries; and (2) any budget adopted by the Congress should provide for full cost-of-living adjustments for all individuals receiving a Federal retirement pension or benefit.

Bill· HRH.R. 3859 (101st)passed

To authorize assistance to the Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars.

United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1990

Authorizes the Secretary of Education to provide financial assistance to the Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars for construction and related costs of a student residence and classroom building in Washington, D.C. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1991 through 1993.

Bill· HRH.R. 3864 (101st)open

Rose Kushner Medicare Screening Mammography Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1990

Rose Kushner Medicare Screening Mammography Act of 1990 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover screening mammographies for women over age 34 at a frequency which varies on the basis of a woman's age and risk of developing breast cancer. Finances such coverage by increasing the Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) premium.

Bill· HRH.R. 3855 (101st)referred

To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to provide for the establishment of a Regional Petroleum Products Reserve, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1990

Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require the Secretary of Energy to establish a Regional Petroleum Products Reserve for Federal Energy Administration Region 1. Directs the Secretary to accumulate residential heating petroleum products at Reserve facilities in case of severe price increases or disruptions of petroleum imports. Requires the Secretary to develop and promulgate a separate distribution plan for this Regional Petroleum Products Reserve. Requires (current law permits) the Secretary to: (1) establish an Industrial Petroleum Reserve as part of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve; and (2) require petroleum product importers and refiners to maintain readily available inventories in amounts determined by the Secretary.

Bill· HRH.R. 3856 (101st)referred

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax on windfall profits derived from home heating oil, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1990

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a 90-percent excise tax on the windfall profit from home heating oil sold by the producer or importer, who shall pay the tax. Establishes the Home Heating Oil Trust Fund and appropriates to it the excise taxes received from home heating oil windfall profits. Makes amounts in such Fund available for grants under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 456 (101st)referred

To require a study of and report on the home heating oil crisis during the winter months of 1989 and 1990.

United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1990

Directs the Secretary of Energy to conduct an emergency study and report to the Congress and the President within 30 days of this resolution's approval on the causes of the rapid and sharp increase of home heating oil and propane prices in the winters of 1989 and 1990, including in such report proposals for protecting consumers from such increases in the future. Directs the Comptroller General to submit a supplemental report assessing the Secretary's study and report.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 455 (101st)referred

Dire Energy Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act

United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1990

Dire Energy Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act - Makes FY 1990 supplemental appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services for payments under the low-income home energy assistance program.

Bill· HRH.R. 3831 (101st)open

Federal Fire Service Pay Schedule Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 21 November 1989

Federal Fire Service Pay Schedule Act of 1989 - Establishes a pay schedule for Federal fire service personnel. Excludes employees of the District of Columbia from such schedule. Provides for periodic and additional step increases, minimum hours of work, the computation of overtime, educational incentive service step increases, retirement, pay comparability, and additional compensation for technicians.

Bill· HRH.R. 3755 (101st)referred

Social Security Public Pension Offset Amendments Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 20 November 1989

Social Security Public Pension Offset Amendments Act of 1989 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to reduce the proportion of monthly Federal or State pension benefits subtracted from monthly OASDI benefits payable to a spouse, surviving spouse, or parent as the total of such monthly benefits diminishes.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 236 (101st)referred

Expressing the sense of the Congress deploring the escalating violence in El Salvador; condemning the killing of innocent civilians, including six Jesuit priests; and calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities.

United States · United States Congress · 19 November 1989

Deplores the continuing violence in El Salvador and calls for a disengagement of military forces to allow international humanitarian organizations to provide medical attention and supplies to the civilian casualties. Condemns the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) for initiating a military offensive on November 11, 1989. Urges the Government of El Salvador and the FMLN to resume a peaceful dialogue leading to settlement of the conflict. Deplores the murder of six Jesuit priests and two women. Demands that those responsible be brought to justice. Declares that satisfactory resolution of this case will be instrumental in determining continued U.S. support for the Government of El Salvador.

Law· HRH.R. 3607 (101st)enacted

Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Repeal Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 7 November 1989

Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Repeal Act of 1989 - Title I: Provisions Relating to Part A of Medicare Program and Supplemental Medicare Premium - Repeals provisions of the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988 (the Act) expanding coverage under part A (Hospital Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act. Excepts reductions of the blood deductible from such repeal. Repeals provisions of the Act imposing an annual supplemental Medicare premium on part A beneficiaries whose tax liability equals or exceeds $150 and establishes the Federal Hospital Insurance Catastrophic Coverage Reserve Fund. Delays, from November 30, 1988, to May 31, 1990, the date by which the Secretary of the Treasury must report to the Congress on Federal tax policies to promote private financing of long-term care. Title II: Provisions Relating to Part B of the Medicare Program - Repeals the Act's amendments to part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of the Medicare program, including the financing mechanisms created to support the Act's expansion of part B benefits. Excepts from such repeal the requirement that physician payment requests include diagnostic coding information. Requires the revision of Medicare supplemental health insurance policy standards to reflect this Act's enactment. Directs such policies to inform policyholders who are Medicare beneficiaries of the changes wrought by this Act's enactment and their effect on the policy. Requires Medicare supplemental insurance policies from which an individual terminated his or her coverage as of January 1, 1989 (or the earliest renewal date thereafter), to offer such individual a continuation of coverage respecting treatment of pre-existing conditions and group rating of premiums under terms which are at least as favorable as terms which existed on December 31, 1988. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) take this Act's amendments into account in determining the payments to be made to health maintenance organizations; (2) require such organizations to adjust their agreements with Medicare beneficiaries in consideration of such amendments; and (3) notify Medicare beneficiaries of changes made by this Act's amendments. Title III: Miscellaneous Amendments - Repeals the Act's extension of: (1) certain waiver of liability provisions applicable to hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and home health agencies; and (2) the prohibition of new Medicare cost-saving regulations. Abolishes the Advisory Committee on Medicare Home Health Claims and Medicare catastrophic illness case management demonstration projects.

Bill· HRH.R. 3592 (101st)referred

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax on optional extended warranty and service contracts having an expected cost to the issuer of less than 50 percent of the cost to the consumer.

United States · United States Congress · 7 November 1989

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a 60 percent excise tax on the sale of certain optional extended warranty and service contracts, to be paid by the person receiving the payment from the sale. Makes such taxes nondeductible.

Bill· HRH.R. 3511 (101st)open

NP-5 Program Amendments of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 24 October 1989

NP-5 Program Amendments of 1989 - Amends the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 to extend the NP-5 visa program through FY 1995. (Such program provides 15,000 additional visas annually to nationals of countries adversely affected by the 1965 Immigration Act.) Revises such program's visa lottery to award visas on the basis of application chronology. Voids the application of an alien who submits multiple petitions. Requires the Secretary of State to report to the appropriate congressional committees with respect to the lottery's implementation. Provides, with regard to such program, for: (1) definition of "adversely affected foreign state"; (2) waiver of the two-year home country residency requirement for certain temporary residents; (3) carryover of unused visas; and (4) no denial of visa for failure to have U.S. employment. Directs the Comptroller General to conduct a country by country study of consular visa denials and report to the appropriate congressional committees.

Bill· HRH.R. 3505 (101st)referred

Social Security Solvency Protection Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 23 October 1989

Social Security Solvency Protection Act of 1989 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to require that when legislation increases OASDI benefits in excess of a specified amount there be a corresponding increase in social security taxes and when legislation decreases such taxes in excess of a specified amount there be a corresponding decrease in OASDI benefits. Requires an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the members of the Senate before legislation breaching such requirements may be considered. Requires the Board of Trustees of the OASDI trust funds to annually report to the Congress on the actuarial balance of such funds.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 410 (101st)open

Designating November 11, 1989, as "Washington Centennial Day".

United States · United States Congress · 27 September 1989

Designates November 11, 1989, as Washington Centennial Day in recognition of the economic, social, and historic contributions of the State of Washington to the United States over the past century.

Bill· HRH.R. 3343 (101st)referred

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve procedural rights of persons whose claims for benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs are denied in whole or in part.

United States · United States Congress · 26 September 1989

Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in any case in which there has been either a disallowance of a veterans benefits claim or a partially awarded claim, to provide to the claimant a written statement setting forth notice of procedural rights of the claimant and the rationale for the disallowance. Requires that such statement: (1) be provided at each procedural stage relating to the disposition of a claim; (2) include a summary of the evidence supporting the disallowance or the partial award; (3) be in such forms as the Secretary prescribes by regulation; (4) include a description of each subsequent procedural stage before the Department of Veterans Affairs; (5) include a description of all rights of the claimant expressly provided for in the veterans' benefits code, the claimant's right to a hearing, to reconsideration, to appeal, and to representation, and any specific procedures necessary to obtain the various forms of review available for consideration of the claim; and (6) include such other information as the Secretary determines would be useful and practical to assist the claimant in obtaining full consideration of the claim. Adds parallel requirements with respect to the Chairman of the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 239 (101st)referred

To designate the period of September 16 through October 9, 1989, as "Coastweeks '89".

United States · United States Congress · 18 September 1989

Designates the period of September 16 through October 9, 1989, as Coastweeks '89, recognizing the importance of coastal zones. Designates September 16, 1989, as National Estuaries Day and September 23, 1989, as National Beach Cleanup Day.

Bill· HRH.R. 3270 (101st)referred

Farm Animal and Research Facilities Protection Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 13 September 1989

Farm Animal and Research Facilities Protection Act of 1989 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to make it unlawful to disrupt or damage a farm animal facility, its animals, or property. Sets forth penalties for violations of this Act. Allows the Secretary of Agriculture to investigate such offenses. Grants U.S. district courts jurisdiction in such cases. Provides for a private right of action.

Bill· HRH.R. 3267 (101st)referred

Lebanese Temporary Protected Status Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 13 September 1989

Lebanese Temporary Protected Status Act of 1989 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to grant temporary (two year) protected status to certain Lebanese nationals residing in the United States (thus prohibiting their deportation during such period). Authorizes such aliens to work in the United States. Requires the Attorney General to report annually to the appropriate congressional committees with regard to such program.