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1,374 records where Rep. Fenwick, Millicent H. [R-NJ-5] is listed as a sponsor, author, or other actor. Search with topics and years
United States · United States Congress · 14 July 1982
Constitutional Amendment - Declares that equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State on account of sex.
United States · United States Congress · 13 July 1982
Amends the Flood Control Act of 1970 to include the possible prevention of loss of life among the factors to be considered in evaluating the benefits of proposed water resource projects.
United States · United States Congress · 13 July 1982
Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to carry out the project for flood control on Green Brook, Raritan River Basin, New Jersey.
United States · United States Congress · 24 June 1982
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) Ethiopians who have lived in the United States for a substantial period of time should not be forced to return to Ethiopia; and (2) the Secretary of State should recommend to the Attorney General that extended voluntary departure status be continued for Ethiopians who have continuously resided in the United States since before January 1, 1980.
United States · United States Congress · 23 June 1982
Requests the President to designate the week of August 1 through August 7, 1982, as National Purple Heart Week.
United States · United States Congress · 23 June 1982
Designates the week commencing the fourth Monday in June 1982 as National NCO/Petty Officer Week.
United States · United States Congress · 23 June 1982
Designates the week beginning September 5, 1982, as National Adult Day Care Center Week.
United States · United States Congress · 23 June 1982
Commemorates July 1, 1982, the 25th anniversary of the beginning of the International Geophysical Year. Reaffirms the commitment of the House of Representatives to a new era of international cooperation in all the sciences.
United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1982
Requests the President to designate the week of April 17 through April 23, 1983, as National Coin Week.
United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1982
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should reopen the American consulate in Kiev, Ukraine, in order to indicate the U.S. concern for the human rights of the people of the Ukraine.
United States · United States Congress · 17 June 1982
Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to furnish assistance for the relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction needs of the victims of recent fighting in Lebanon. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 17 June 1982
Prohibits economic assistance to Warsaw Pact countries until the Soviet Union has signed a nuclear arms limitation agreement. Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) private commercial interests in the United States should refrain from making loans to Warsaw Pact countries until the Soviet Union has signed a nuclear arms limitation agreement; (2) the United States should not help if such loans are made and result in defaults; and (3) the President should seek agreements with our allies to halt the flow of economic assistance to Warsaw Pact countries until the Soviet Union has signed a nuclear arms limitation agreement.
United States · United States Congress · 17 June 1982
Expresses the sense of Congress that the Government should maintain its commitment to the research and development of magnetic fusion energy.
United States · United States Congress · 16 June 1982
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should: (1) urge the Soviet Union to allow Lev Shapiro and his family to emigrate to Israel; and (2) inform the Soviet Union that the United States, in evaluating its relations with other countries, will consider the extent to which those countries honor their commitments to human rights under international law.
United States · United States Congress · 15 June 1982
Condemns all acts of violence in Northern Ireland. Calls upon the United Kingdom to outlaw the Ulster Defense Association and any like terrorist organization.
United States · United States Congress · 15 June 1982
Condemns the use of plastic or rubber bullets in Northern Ireland. Calls upon the Government of the United Kingdom to ban the use of plastic or rubber bullets against civilians.
United States · United States Congress · 15 June 1982
Urges the executive branch to: (1) avoid taking any actions which could foreclose eventual U.S. participation in the Convention on the Law of the Sea; (2) evaluate U.S. objectives for ocean use and relevant foreign policy interests with respect to the Convention; and (3) designate a U.S. representative to the meetings of the Drafting Committee of the Law of the Sea Conference and to the 1982 sessions of the Conference.
United States · United States Congress · 10 June 1982
Prohibition of Mandatory Retirement and Employment Rights Act of 1982 - Amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to eliminate the upper age limitation of the class of persons to whom such Act applies.
United States · United States Congress · 9 June 1982
Limits the outside earned income of Senators to $18,000 per calendar year.
United States · United States Congress · 9 June 1982
Designates July 27, 1982, as National Recognition Day for the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf.
United States · United States Congress · 7 June 1982
Designates the Federal building in Lima, Ohio, as the Tennyson Guyer Federal Building.
United States · United States Congress · 3 June 1982
Designates the week of October 17 through October 23, 1982, as Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Week.
United States · United States Congress · 27 May 1982
Safe Harbor Leasing Reform Act of 1982 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to limit the accelerated depreciation deductions and investment tax credit amounts accruing to safe harbor lessors from sale and leaseback arrangements of depreciable property. Allows such lessors a limited income tax credit for the reduction in tax benefits. Exempts safe harbor lessors from at risk requirements for deducting investment losses. Limits the availability of sale and leaseback arrangements in the case of certain lessees with foreign source income. Limits the income tax deduction for interest on investment indebtedness for safe harbor lease property.
United States · United States Congress · 27 May 1982
Designates the week beginning on November 21, 1982, as National Alzheimer's Disease Week.
United States · United States Congress · 26 May 1982
Handicapped Infants Protection Act of 1982 - Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to require the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect to conduct a study of child abuse or neglect in federally assisted or operated health care facilities. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) report the results of this study to the Congress within three months; and (2) give priority to information about adoption and foster care of handicapped infants. Prohibits doctors or other health care facility personnel from withholding nutrition or medical treatment from a handicapped infant. Provides a private right of action for violations of this Act. States that any punitive damage awards shall be used for the benefit of the infant involved in the suit, or if deceased, for research and treatment of handicapped infants. Directs the Center to establish and disseminate violations reporting procedures. Provides civil and criminal immunity and job protection for persons reporting such violations. Requires health care facilities to provide parents or guardians of handicapped infants with information about agency assistance for these infants.
United States · United States Congress · 19 May 1982
Prohibits the payment of an annuity under the civil service retirement system to a Member of Congress or to his or her survivor or beneficiary if such Member is convicted of a felony. Provides for the refund of contributions and deposits made to the civil service retirement system or the armed forces survivor benefit plan for the period after the conviction. Restores the right of an individual to an annuity denied because the individual was convicted of a State felony, if such individual is pardoned by the State's governor.
United States · United States Congress · 13 May 1982
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to construct a memorial to honor and recognize law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty. Directs that such memorial be known as the National Law Enforcement Heroes Memorial and be located near the headquarters of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington, District of Columbia. Establishes the National Law Enforcement Heroes Memorial Advisory Committee to study and make recommendations to the Secretary on the appropriate location and design of the Memorial, not later than six months after the last appointment to the Committee. Requires approval of such Memorial by the Commission of Fine Arts and the National Capital Planning Commission, unless they fail to notify the Secretary of approval or disapproval within 90 days of receipt of plans or proposals. Prohibits the use of Federal or District of Columbia funds to carry out this resolution. Requires the Secretary to provide maintenance for the Memorial and to begin construction, if funds are available, not later than two years after enactment of this resolution.
United States · United States Congress · 12 May 1982
Designates November 1982 as National REACT Month.
United States · United States Congress · 11 May 1982
Designates the week commencing the fourth Monday in June 1982 as National NCO/Petty Officer Week.
United States · United States Congress · 11 May 1982
Designates July 9, 1982, and April 9, 1983, as National P.O.W./M.I.A. Recognition Day.
United States · United States Congress · 10 May 1982
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should provide sufficient borrowing authority to allow the Export-Import Bank to provide competitive financing for U.S. companies competing in world markets.
United States · United States Congress · 10 May 1982
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Soviet Union should comply with certain international agreements relating to human rights by pursuing a more humane emigration policy and by ceasing harassment of Jews and others seeking to emigrate; (2) Soviet compliance with internationally recognized emigration rights would significantly promote improved relations with the United States; (3) the President should convey these concerns of Congress to the Soviet Union at every appropriate opportunity; and (4) the President should also convey these concerns to U.S. allies.
United States · United States Congress · 6 May 1982
Housing and Automobile Industries Recovery Act of 1982 - Title I: Exemption for the Purchase of Certain Bonds by Employee Pension Benefit Plans - Provides a temporary exemption from certain provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code relating to prohibited transactions for the purchase of certain bonds sold to fund residential mortgages and domestic motor vehicle loans. Title II: Interest Reduction Payments - Provides for interest reduction payments by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to assist with the financing of the purchase of certain residences and domestic motor vehicles. Sets forth: (1) requirements and restrictions for eligible loans and mortgages; and (2) guidelines for the allocation of such payments. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1982 through 1988 to carry out this title. Prohibits the Secretary from making any commitments to make interest reduction payments under this title after August 31, 1983.
United States · United States Congress · 6 May 1982
Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should propose at the June 1982 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit meeting that NATO allies should agree to: (1) pool their defense efforts and resources to create a credible conventional defense force; (2) establish a cooperative defense-industrial effort to reduce defense costs; (3) share the financial burdens and benefits of NATO defense equitably; and (4) establish programs to bring about the above agreements. Urges the President to work with Congress to implement any such agreements reached with NATO countries.
United States · United States Congress · 6 May 1982
Declares that the President should invite the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to participate in the Cabinet Council on Economic Affairs.
United States · United States Congress · 5 May 1982
Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should: (1) urge the Soviet Union to allow Ida Nudel to emigrate; and (2) inform the Soviet Union that the United States will consider the extent to which countries honor their commitments under international law when evaluating U.S. relations with other countries.
United States · United States Congress · 29 April 1982
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should ratify the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
United States · United States Congress · 29 April 1982
Expresses the sense of the Congress that if Israel is illegally denied its right to participate in the United Nations General Assembly or in any specialized agency of the United Nations the United States should: (1) suspend its participation in the General Assembly or specialized agency; and (2) withhold its assessed contribution to the United Nations or specialized agency until the illegal action is reversed.
United States · United States Congress · 28 April 1982
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that Argentina should withdraw its forces from the Falkland Islands. Declares that the United States should provide full diplomatic support for Great Britain if efforts to resolve the crisis peacefully fail.
United States · United States Congress · 28 April 1982
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should encourage: (1) Indonesia to allow appropriate international relief agencies increased access to East Timor; (2) the appropriate international agencies, Indonesia, Portugal, and Australia to facilitate the reunification of families separated because of developments in East Timor; (3) Indonesia to allow journalists and human rights organizations free access to East Timor; and (4) Indonesia to agree to negotiations through which Indonesian troops will be withdrawn from East Timor and the people of East Timor will be allowed to exercise their right of self-determination.
United States · United States Congress · 27 April 1982
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to States which adopt and implement programs to reduce traffic safety problems resulting from persons driving while under the influence of alcohol. Limits the receipt of such grants to three fiscal years and sets forth the Federal share payable for each successive year. Requires the Secretary to establish criteria for the grants based on areas of consideration provided under this Act. Authorizes appropriations from the Highway Trust Fund for fiscal years 1983 through 1985. Directs the Secretary to issue regulations to implement such traffic safety programs after a period for public comment. Sets the effective date of such regulations, unless they are disapproved by either House of Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 27 April 1982
Amends title IV (National Research Institutes) of the Public Health Service Act to establish in the Public Health Service a National Institute of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to; (1) develop and expand diabetes research and training centers; and (2) evaluate such centers annually. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 through 1985. Directs the Secretary, with the Director of the Institute, to establish: (1) the Diabetes Data Group; (2) the Diabetes Information Clearinghouse; and (3) a diabetes data system. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 through 1985. Directs the Secretary to establish a diabetes and endocrine and metabolic disease coordinating committee to coordinate Federal activities with respect to such diseases. Requires the Committee to report annually to the Secretary. Directs the Secretary to establish a National Diabetes Advisory Board, whose duration shall expire on September 30, 1985. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 through 1985.
United States · United States Congress · 26 April 1982
Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended by the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981, to eliminate price supports for the 1982-1985 sugar crops.
United States · United States Congress · 22 April 1982
Expresses the sense of Congress that the month of May 1982, should be appropriately observed as Older Americans Month.
United States · United States Congress · 21 April 1982
Expresses the sense of Congress that the nuclear attack submarine named the Corpus Christi should be renamed and that a nonlethal naval vessel should be named the Corpus Christi.
United States · United States Congress · 20 April 1982
Requests the President to designate May 13, 1982, as American Indian Day.
United States · United States Congress · 20 April 1982
Designates the week beginning March 6, 1983, as Women's History Week.
United States · United States Congress · 20 April 1982
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should: (1) consider appointing a high level official as the President's personal representative in seeking a solution to the Cyprus conflict; (2) call upon Turkey to withdraw from Cyprus; (3) pursue every appropriate avenue to persuade the United Nations to seek a prompt resolution to this conflict; and (4) consider placing this issue before the appropriate North Atlantic Treaty Organization body for assistance and resolution.
United States · United States Congress · 1 April 1982
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to set forth special temporary rules for the taxation of life insurance companies for 1982 and 1983. Revises provisions relating to policies reinsured under modified coinsurance contracts. Specifies that prescribed policy and other contract liability requirements shall not include interest payable after enactment of this Act by a reinsured to a reinsurer in connection with a coinsurance contract. Revises the method of computing the tax deductions for: (1) dividends to policyholders; (2) certain nonparticipating contracts; and (3) certain accident, health insurance, and group life insurance plans. Revises the method of determining adjusted life insurance reserves. Revises the method of computing the policyholder's share of investment yield, life insurance company taxable income, and net capital gain for companies filing consolidated returns. Specifies that the above method shall not apply to certain contract computations in effect before 1982. States that the determination for taxable years before 1982 as to whether a contract is a coinsurance contract shall be made solely by reference to the terms of the contract.
United States · United States Congress · 1 April 1982
Designates the week of November 7 through November 13, 1982, as National Respiratory Therapy Week.