United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1981
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that the standard mileage rate used in computing the charitable deduction for expenses incurred in the operation of a motor vehicle shall be the same as the standard mileage rate for the business related deduction.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1981
Fairness for California Fishermen Act of 1981 - Amends the Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 to establish a ninth Regional Fishery Management Council, the California Pacific Council, consisting of the State of California, and having authority over the fisheries in the Pacific Ocean seaward of such State.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1981
Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to require both Houses of Congress to adopt a resolution approving any adjustment in annual rates of pay for Members of Congress before such adjustment may take effect. Requires the adoption of such resolution by both Houses within 60 calendar days of continuous session of the Congress after the date on which the adjustment under the General Schedule takes effect.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1981
Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 and the Federal Salary Act of 1967 to direct that any adjustments in the rate of pay for Members of Congress shall take effect at the beginning of the Congress following the Congress in which they are approved.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income a corporate stock distribution to a stockholder based upon the reinvestment of stock dividends in the corporation by such stockholder pursuant to his election to participate in a qualified dividend reinvestment plan, as defined in this Act. Limits the amount of such exclusion to $1,500 per year. Establishes a rebuttable presumption that a distribution made by a corporation which purchases its common stock within one year of such distribution shall not be deemed a distribution pursuant to a qualified dividend reinvestment plan.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Campuses for the Elderly Act - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to: (1) solicit and review plans for the development of campus-style residential and health care projects for the elderly; and (2) make interest subsidy payments to developers of such projects. Authorizes appropriations necessary to make such interest subsidy payments. Amends the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary to insure and to make commitments to insure mortgages on properties being developed under this Act. Requires a report to the Congress evaluating projects developed under this Act by a committee of Congressional members, representatives of the medical profession, and administrators of health-care facilities. Authorizes appropriations for such committee.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Irrigation Water Conservation Tax Act of 1981 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide an additional ten percent investment tax credit for equipment which conserves farm irrigation water and an election to depreciate such equipment based on a useful life of three years.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Limitation on Government Recordkeeping Requirements and Actions Act of 1981 - Prohibits any Federal agency from: (1) requiring any person to maintain, prepare, or produce records (other than records relating to a dangerous material) of an event more than four years after the event has occurred; and (2) commencing an action against a person for a violation of a regulation more than four years after such violation has occurred, except as otherwise provided by the Internal Revenue Code.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit taxpayers who do not itemize income tax deductions to claim a deduction from gross income for charitable contributions.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Hobbs Act Amendment of 1981 - Amends the Hobbs Act to establish penalties for obstructing, affecting, or interfering with commerce by willfully injuring, damaging, burning, or destroying to the value of $2,000 or more any real or personal property of any person at or near any place where work or business of an employer or owner is carried on or where such employer or owner transports, stores, or maintains property for business or other purposes. States that such violation, as well as the offense of interfering with commerce by extortion, shall not be nullified or mitigated even if committed in the course of a legitimate labor dispute.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include within the categories of deportable aliens foreign students who knowingly participated in a political demonstration resulting in, or intending to result in, injury or damage to another's person or property. Permits the Attorney General to suspend deportation of such students.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Tuition Tax Credit Act of 1981 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayer an income tax credit for 25 percent of the tuition paid for the elementary, secondary, college, or post-secondary vocational education of the taxpayer or the taxpayer's spouse or dependents. Sets forth maximum dollar amounts allowable as a credit for calendar years 1981 through 1983, after which the credit expires. Requires the individual for whom the tuition tax credit is allowed by this Act to be a full-time student during any four months of the calendar year or a part-time student during any eight months of the calendar year. Excludes graduate students from eligibility for such credit. Excludes from the definition of "tuition" any amounts paid for books, supplies, equipment for coursework, meals, lodging, transportation, similar personal expenses, and education below the first-grade level. Forbids any construction of this Act as granting the Government additional authority to examine the books or activities of any church school except to the extent necessary to determine whether such school is an eligible educational institution within the meaning of this Act. Provides for the immediate certification of any judicial action brought in a United States district court concerning the constitutionality of this Act to the appropriate circuit court of appeals. Authorizes direct appeal to the Supreme Court of any such decision by a circuit court. Requires the expedited consideration of such a case at both judicial levels. Requires that any amount received by the taxpayer as a tuition tax credit be disregarded for purposes of determining the eligibility of the taxpayer for Federal, State, or local educational assistance.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Anti-Inflation Tax Act of 1981 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require annual cost of living adjustments, based on the Consumer Price Index, to individual income tax rates, the personal tax exemption, withholding requirements, and minimum income tax return amounts.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow married individuals filing jointly an income tax deduction from gross income equal to ten percent of the earned income of the lower income spouse (or of one spouse if both incomes are the same). Limits the amount of such deduction to $2,000 for the taxable year. Denies such deduction if one spouse has earned income amounting to less than 20 percent of the combined income of both spouses.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Requires that each State establish and maintain an approved workfare program as a condition of its eligibility for Federal payments or other assistance under the: (1) program of aid to families with dependent children under the Social Security Act; (2) food stamp program under the Food Stamp Act of 1977; and (3) public housing and assisted housing programs under the United States Housing Act of 1937. Requires that such State workfare program shall require every State resident applying for or receiving aid under such Federal public assistance program to perform work in return for, and as a condition for, such aid. Directs the appropriate Federal agencies to promulgate guidelines for approval, supervision, and oversight of such State workfare programs. Exempts from required participation in such programs those who are: (1) under age 18 or over age 65; (2) disabled; (3) regularly employed for at least 40 hours a week; or (4) primarily responsible for the care of a child less than three years old (or for the care of a child more than two but less than six years old if suitable child care is not available at reasonable cost). Requires that each State workfare program must provide that if any individual who is required to participate in such program refuses to accept a bona fide offer of qualified employment or to perform qualified employment, in any month, neither such individual nor any other person in the family or household of which such individual is a member shall be eligible to receive any aid under such Federal public assistance programs for that month. Requires that State workfare programs include provision for job counseling, assistance in obtaining employment outside the program, and job search activities. Provides for: (1) Federal matching funds to cover administrative costs of such State programs; (2) Federal cut-offs of funds to State agencies for failure to comply with this Act; and (3) Federal agency reports to Congress on such State programs. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Amends the Clean Air Act to repeal the requirement that State implementation plans for meeting the national primary ambient air quality standard provide for periodic inspection and testing of motor vehicles.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Establishes a Commission on More Effective Government to study and recommend ways of promoting economy, efficiency, and improved service within the Executive branch of Government. Directs the Commission to recommend methods to improve the relationship between Federal, State, and local governments. Directs the Commission to submit a final report to the Congress ten days after the Ninety-eighth Congress convenes. Terminates the Commission 90 days after such date. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Capital Investment Incentive Act of 1980 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase from 60 percent to 70 percent the noncorporate capital gains deduction from gross income. Reduces from 28 percent to 21 percent the corporate alternative minimum tax rate on capital gains.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits the total appropriations of Congress from exceeding estimated revenues. Authorizes the suspension of such prohibition in time of war or national emergency. Prohibits any increase in the national debt as it exists on the date this article is ratified. Sets forth a schedule for repayment of the national debt.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits a Federal court from requiring that a person be assigned to, or excluded from, a school on the basis of race, religion, or national origin.
United States · United States Congress · 5 December 1980
International Communications Reorganization Act of 1980 - Establishes in the Executive Office of the President a Council on International Communications and Information (Council). Directs the Council to: (1) review any action or proposed action under specified Executive Orders; (2) coordinate the policies and activities of Federal agencies involving international communications and information; and (3) review all policy determinations and proposed policy statements by such agencies relating to international communications and information, except actions or determinations made pursuant to specified rulemaking or adjudicatory procedures. Sets forth the powers of the Council. Directs all Federal agencies to provide the Council with information it deems necessary to perform its functions. Prohibits any agency from acting with respect to international communications or information without prior review by the Council unless such action is made pursuant to specified rulemaking or adjudicatory procedures. Directs the Council to establish an Advisory Committee on International Communications (Committee). Establishes an interagency committee to advise the Council on problems encountered by Federal agencies in the performance of responsibilities related to international communications and information. Permits the disclosure of confidential information where the recipient has been sufficiently informed of the confidential nature of the information, submitted to the Council the Committee, or the interagency committee: (1) to designated U.S. officers and employees; (2) to an appropriate congressional committee; (3) to the Committee; or (4) pursuant to court order. Establishes, and sets forth the functions of, the following offices: (1) a Bureau of International Communications and Information within the Department of State; (2) a Special Ambassador for Telecommunications and Information Services within the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative; and (3) an Office of International Communications within the Federal Communications Commission. Directs the Council to report to specified congressional committees with respect to: (1) the Council's plans for fulfilling its responsibilities under this Act; and (2) legislative or administrative recommendations to further the establishment of a comprehensive international communications and information policy.
United States · United States Congress · 19 November 1980
Free Enterprise Postage Stamp Act - Establishes a Free Enterprise Postage Stamp Advisory Committee consisting of the Postmaster General, the Deputy Postmaster General, and the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission. Directs the Committee to advise the United States Postal Service regarding the approval of bids for the printing, distribution, and sale of postage stamps containing the logos of domestic corporations. Authorizes the Postal Service to enter into a contract to print, distribute, and sell an issue of 50,000 of such stamps for any domestic corporation for a minimum price of $10,000. Requires the Committee to advertise the availability of such service, to review the bids received for each issue, and to recommend the bids which would be the most economically advantageous to the Postal service. Directs the Commiottee and the Postal Service to reject all bids for an issue if such action is in the public interest. Declares that the Postal Service shall receive all of the revenues from the sale of such stamps. Requires the Postal Service to report to Congress on the merits of the provisions of this Act as a revenue-raising mechanism.
United States · United States Congress · 12 November 1980
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow income tax deductions related to the rental of a residence to a family member of the taxpayer if such family member pays a fair rental and uses such residence as the principal place of residence.
United States · United States Congress · 2 October 1980
Amends the Veterans' Rehabilitation and Education Amendments of 1980 to increase from 60 to 90 the percentage of tuition and fees for an approved program of flight training which is paid by the Veterans' Administration under the GI bill education assistance program.
United States · United States Congress · 2 October 1980
Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to include insurance coverage for damage caused by flood-related landslides. Directs the Federal Insurance Administrator to study and report to Congress on the feasibility of insuring property which is located outside of, but on the same real estate lot as, a currently insured residential structure. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to pay to any person who, during a specified period prior to enactment of this Act, incurred property damage caused by a flood-related landslide an amount equal to the amount payable if such damage had been covered by such insurance.
United States · United States Congress · 2 October 1980
Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should not increase the number of digits of the zip code until: (1) the Service and the Congress have fully examined the costs, social consequences, and technical issues associated with such action; and (2) the Service has fully examined other means of improving productivity in the sorting of mail.
United States · United States Congress · 25 September 1980
Federal Privacy of Telephone Records Act - States as a purpose of this Act the protection of private telecommunications records from unwarranted disclosure. Amends the Privacy Act to prohibit any Federal agency from disclosing telephone record information to any person except: (1) upon written consent of the customer to whom the information pertains; (2) to a U.S. attorney who determines that disclosure is required for a proceeding before a court or grand jury which arose out of the investigation for which the information was acquired; or (3) to a Federal authority for the purpose of conducting intelligence activities. Requires that a telephone record custodian be designated in each Federal agency which maintains telephone record information to carry out such requirement. Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit a service provider from disclosing telephone record information except to a Government authority under specified circumstances or pursuant to the specific authorization of the customer identified by the record. Stipulates that record information may be disclosed which does not identify a particular customer. Sets forth the procedures by which a supervisory officer of a Federal agency may obtain an administrative or judicial summons or subpoena to obtain telephone information from a service provider. Authorizes the Attorney General to permit application to Federal court for an order to acquire telephone record information from a service provider or to intercept such information when such acquisition or intercept may provide evidence of a Federal criminal offense constituting a felony. Authorizes the Attorney General or a State attorney general to permit such an application to a State court when the acquisition or interception may provide evidence of a criminal offense involving murder, kidnapping, robbery, extortion, forgery, bribery, embezzlement, fraud, racketeering, or any other crime punishable by more than one year's imprisonment which threatens serious injury or damage. Specifies the content of any such applications. Permits the court to issue an ex parte order permitting the acquisition or interception if: (1) there is probable cause to believe a crime is being committed; (2) there is probable cause that the information will be relevant to such offense; and (3) alternative investigative procedures have failed or are unlikely to succeed. Specifies the content of any such court order. Permits a law enforcement officer designated by the Attorney General or State attorney general to intercept or acquire telephone record information notwithstanding the application requirements if: (1) an emergency situation exists; (2) there are grounds upon which an order could be obtained; and (3) an application is made within 48 hours. Permits a special agent of the Secret Service to acquire or intercept telephone record information notwithstanding the application requirements to carry out the protective function of the Secret Service upon authorization of the Director and certification to a Federal court within 48 hours that the acquisition or interception is occurring. Requires that the persons named in any order or application be notified of the termination of an order or denial of an application within a reasonable time up to 120 days. Permits the court to delay such notice if there is reasonable cause to believe that it would endanger any person's safety or result in flight from prosecution, destruction of evidence, or intimidation of witnesses. Establishes criminal penalties for the intentional disclosure of telephone record information in violation of this Act. Permits an aggrieved person to maintain a civil action for damages and equitable relief in district court. Establishes an exclusionary rule with respect to information obtained in violation of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 10 September 1980
Handicapped Financial Security Tax Act of 1980 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers an income tax deduction for cash contributions to a handicapped dependent support fund. Limits the dollar amount of such deduction to $3,000 in calendar year 1980 with inflation adjustments to such amount in succeeding taxable years. Defines "handicapped dependent support fund" as an irrevocable trust created for the exclusive benefit of a dependent of a taxpayer who is a handicapped individual. Sets forth requirements for the establishment and operation of the trust fund. Exempts handicapped dependent support trusts from income taxation.
United States · United States Congress · 4 September 1980
Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1981 for the Navy for research, development, testing, and evaluation of a shallow underwater missile (SUM) submarine system.
United States · United States Congress · 3 September 1980
Exempts from the jurisdiction of the Interstate Commerce Commission transportation by motor vehicle of food and other edible products intended for human consumption (including edible byproducts but excluding alcoholic beverages and drugs).
United States · United States Congress · 28 August 1980
American Wine Labeling Equity Act - Requires the wine ingredient labeling regulations promulgated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms pursuant to the Federal Alcohol Administration Act to be applied to foreign producers of wine imported into the United States as well as to American producers.
United States · United States Congress · 28 August 1980
Amends the Revenue Act of 1978 to extend until January 1, 1983, the period during which individuals who have not been treated as employees by their employers shall not be treated as such for purposes of the employment tax.
United States · United States Congress · 26 August 1980
Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should openly support the Polish people and should refrain from further extending credits or transferring technology to the Polish government, or any supporting government, during negotiations with Polish workers.
United States · United States Congress · 20 August 1980
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income tax credit of 25 percent of the qualified research and experimental expenditures paid or incurred by a taxpayer in connection with his trade or business. Defines "qualified research and experimental expenditures" as those business-related expenditures which are currently deductible under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, but limits the scope of such expenditures to technological research designed to develop or improve products or services. Excludes expenditures for research or experimentation in the social sciences or humanities, government-funded research, or research carried on in the taxpayer's behalf. Limits the amount of expenditures eligible for the credit to those which exceed 100 percent of the annual average of such expenditures for the immediately preceding three years. Provides for a three-year carryback and seven-year carryover of unused credits.
United States · United States Congress · 20 August 1980
Declares that the people of Poland should be allowed to settle their own affairs, including the formation of independent trade unions and the right to strike, without foreign interference.
United States · United States Congress · 18 August 1980
Amends the Securities Investor Protection Act to increase from $100,000 to $500,000 the maximum amount which the Securities Investor Protection Corporation may distribute to a customer in the liquidation of a broker-dealer. Permits up to $100,000 of such amount (presently, $40,000) to be used to satisfy a claim for cash. Amends the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 to apply its provisions to the Securities and Exchange Commission, except as provided in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to authorize the Commission to obtain copies of information contained in financial records of a customer from a financial institution without prior notice to the customer upon an ex parte showing to an appropriate district court that the Commission: (1) seeks such records pursuant to a subpoena issued in conformity with the requirements of the Federal securities laws; and (2) has reason to believe that specified acts or results will occur. Requires, upon expiration of any authorized period of delay of notification, that the customer be served with a copy of the subpoena along with a specified notice which describes the nature of the investigation. Directs the Commission to compile an annual tabulation of the occasions on which the Commission obtains access to financial records of a customer as authorized under this Act and include such tabulation in its annual report to Congress. Permits a customer, following the expiration of the period of delay of notification, to reopen the proceeding in the district court. Authorizes such court to grant civil penalties against the Commission or issue injunctive relief if the Commission has obtained records in violation of this Act. Directs the Office of Personnel Management to initiate a proceeding to determine whether disciplinary action should be taken against an employee of the Commission who acted in a willful and intentional manner and without good faith with respect to the violation. Authorizes the Commission to transfer financial records to any government authority in accordance with the Right to Financial Privacy Act, but permits customer notice to be delayed upon an appropriate showing under this Act. Authorizes the Commission to obtain financial records from a financial institution or transfer such records in accordance with the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978.
United States · United States Congress · 30 July 1980
Nuclear Safety Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1980 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a research, development, and demonstration program for instituting practical improvements in the safety of nuclear powerplants during the next five years. Sets forth the goals of such program, including: (1) the development of cost-effective improvements in the generic design and operation of nuclear powerplants; (2) the identification of aptitude, training, and manning levels which are necessary to assure reliable operator performance; and (3) the analysis of nuclear powerplant fuels, components, and subsystems which offer significant improvements in plant safety. Directs the Secretary to coordinate such activities with those of other Government agencies, foreign governments, and industry. Requires the Secretary to: (1) make recommendations to minimize the complexity of nuclear powerplant systems and operations; (2) use federally owned research facilities and personnel, to the extent feasible; and (3) fully disseminate information concerning projects and activities conducted under this Act. Directs the Secretary to prepare an annual comprehensive program management plan for the conduct of such activities.
United States · United States Congress · 25 July 1980
Securities Law Investigation Privacy Protection Act - Amends the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 to apply its provisions to the Securities and Exchange Commission, except as provided in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to authorize the Commission to obtain copies of information contained in financial records of a customer from a financial institution without prior notice to the customer upon an ex parte showing to an appropriate district court that the Commission: (1) seeks such records pursuant to a subpoena issued in conformity with the requirements of the Federal securities laws; and (2) has reason to believe that specified acts or results will occur. Requires, upon expiration of any authorized period of delay of notification, that the customer be served with a copy of the subpoena along with a specified notice which describes the nature of the investigation. Directs the Commission to compile an annual tabulation of the occasions on which the Commission obtains access to financial records of a customer as authorized under this Act and include such tabulation in its annual report to Congress. Permits a customer, following the expiration of the period of delay of notification, to reopen the proceeding in the district court. Authorizes such court to grant civil penalties against the Commission or issue injunctive relief if the Commission has obtained records in violation of this Act. Directs the Office of Personnel Management to initiate a proceeding to determine whether disciplinary action should be taken against an employee of the Commission who acted in a willful and intentional manner and without good faith with respect to the violation. Authorizes the Commission to transfer financial records to any government authority in accordance with the Right to Financial Privacy Act, but permits customer notice to be delayed upon an appropriate showing under this Act. Authorizes the Commission to obtain financial records from a financial institution or transfer such records in accordance with the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978.
United States · United States Congress · 24 July 1980
Farm Labor Contractor Registration Act Amendments of 1980 - Amends the Farm Labor Contractor Registration Act of 1963 to revise the definition of "farm labor contractor" to: (1) broaden specified exclusions from such definition (thus broadening certain exemptions from coverage under such Act); and (2) exclude from such definition (and such coverage) any nonprofit or cooperative association of farmers, growers, or ranchers, duly incorporated under appropriate State laws, and operated solely for the mutual benefit of the members thereof, and any full-time or regular employee of such association or cooperative who engages in such activity solely for such employer. Adds other definitions relating to such revisions. Revises the definition of "agricultural employment" to specify that listed activities take place on a farm or ranch. Limits the definition of "migrant worker" to mean (among individuals engaged in agricultural employment on a farm or ranch on a seasonal or temporary basis) only those who cannot regularly return to their domicile each day after working hours, or who are transported from and to their domicile each workday by the person who recruits, solicits, hires, or furnishes such worker for agricultural employment on a farm or ranch owned or operated by another person.
United States · United States Congress · 22 July 1980
Directs the President to furnish the House of Representatives with information concerning White House and Justice Department actions with regard to Billy Carter's involvement with Libya.
United States · United States Congress · 21 July 1980
Petroleum Displacement Act of 1980 - Amends the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 to repeal certain prohibitions and limitations on the use of natural gas as a primary energy source in electric powerplants. Repeals the authority of the Secretary of Energy to prohibit the use of petroleum or natural gas or both as a primary energy source in electric powerplants where coal or alternate fuel capability exists. Makes certain technical and conforming amendments.
United States · United States Congress · 2 July 1980
Tax Rate Reduction Act of 1980 - Title I: Individual Tax Rates - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce individual income tax rates for calendar years 1981 through 1985, and permanently thereafter. Title II: Inflation Adjustments for Taxable Years Beginning After 1985 - Requires annual cost of living adjustments to income levels in each income tax bracket, beginning in calendar year 1985. Requires similar cost of living adjustments to the $1,000 personal tax exemption. Increases the minimum income levels at which a taxpayer is required to file an income tax return by providing that such levels shall be equal to the taxpayer's income tax exemption and zero bracket amount, adjusted for inflation.
United States · United States Congress · 2 July 1980
Expresses the sense of the Congress that U.S. foreign policy should reflect a national strategy of peace through strength with specified principles and goals.