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Rep. Hansen, James V. [R-UT-1]

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Bill· HRH.R. 1184 (102nd)reported

Nuclear Powerplant Standardization and Licensing Reform Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 28 February 1991

Nuclear Powerplant Standardization and Licensing Reform Act of 1991 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to grant: (1) design certifications for standardized production or utilization facilities or discrete subsystems of such facilities; and (2) early site permits for site approval for production or utilization facilities. Directs the Commission to issue a combined construction and operating license for a production or utilization facility if certain conditions are met. Requires the Commission to specify in any such license the emergency preparedness requirements that shall apply and the standards for meeting such requirements.

Bill· HRH.R. 1185 (102nd)referred

To deny entry to Federal lands to persons found guilty of spiking trees on Federal lands, to increase the penalty for tree spiking, to make it illegal to spike trees on non-Federal lands, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 28 February 1991

Denies entry to Federal lands to persons found guilty of spiking trees on such lands. Amends the Federal criminal code to increase fines and terms of imprisonment for tree spiking. Sets forth criminal penalties for placing hazardous or injurious devices on non-Federal lands to obstruct or harass timber harvesting. Specifies that provisions concerning tree spiking or other hazardous or injurious devices to obstruct timber harvesting do not affect the extraction of renewable materials from trees or any tree stand, platform, or man-made support intended for recreational or hunting purposes. Directs the Attorney General to pay rewards of up to $5,000 for information leading to a conviction with respect to a violation under this Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 1200 (102nd)referred

Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility and Home Health Benefit Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 28 February 1991

Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility and Home Health Benefit Act of 1991 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) eliminate the requirement that extended care services be provided within a certain period following hospitalization in order to be covered under the Hospital Insurance Program; and (2) cover nursing care and home health aide services provided or needed on an intermittent basis.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 95 (102nd)passed

Commending the President and United States and allied military forces on the success of Operation Desert Storm.

United States · United States Congress · 28 February 1991

Acclaims the President for his decisive leadership, unerring judgment, and sound decisions with respect to the Persian Gulf crisis. Commends and expresses appreciation to the members of the U.S. armed forces and other members of the international coalition who participated in Operation Desert Storm. Conveys sympathy and condolences to the families and friends of coalition and U.S. forces who were injured or killed during such operation. Expresses compassion for the families of noncombatants who suffered hardship and personal losses during the Persian Gulf War. Supports continued efforts to promote peace and stability in the Persian Gulf.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 81 (102nd)open

Calling upon the United Nations to take all appropriate steps to try Saddam Hussein and his subordinates for all war crimes.

United States · United States Congress · 28 February 1991

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) Saddam Hussein and his subordinates should be held legally and financially accountable for the invasion of Kuwait, the brutal treatment of Kuwait, the Kuwaiti people, and allied and U.S. prisoners of war, launching unprovoked SCUD attacks against Israel and Israeli civilians, dumping oil into the ocean, and the destruction of oil fields; and (2) the United Nations should take steps to try such individuals for war crimes following and including the invasion of Kuwait.

Bill· HRH.R. 1155 (102nd)open

National Recreational Trails Fund Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1991

National Recreational Trails Fund Act of 1991 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish the National Recreational Trails Trust Fund (Fund). Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to pay into the Fund an amount equivalent to 0.5 percent of total Highway Trust Fund receipts, adjusted triennially to reflect revenues from nonhighway recreational fuel taxes. Requires the Secretary to use such amounts in the Fund to make grants to the States for constructing and maintaining recreational trails. Establishes the National Recreational Trails Act Advisory Committee.

Bill· HRH.R. 1147 (102nd)referred

To direct the heads of agencies to disclose information concerning United States personnel classified as prisoners of war or missing in action after 1940, including from World War II, the Korean conflict, and the Vietnam conflict.

United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1991

Directs the heads of Federal departments or agencies which hold or receive records and information which have or could possibly have been correlated to U.S. personnel listed as prisoners of war or missing in action after 1940, including from World War II and the Korean and Vietnam conflicts, to publicly disclose such records and information, except where such disclosure would compromise national security. Requires the Department of Defense to publicly disclose a complete list of such personnel including those killed in action (body not returned) with each service member's current classification as well as any changes in such classification occurring during or after such hostilities.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 143 (102nd)referred

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that expenditures for a fiscal year shall neither exceed revenues for such fiscal year nor 19 percentum of the Nation's gross national product for the last calendar year ending before the beginning of such fiscal year.

United States · United States Congress · 21 February 1991

Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits Federal expenditures from exceeding revenues for any fiscal year and from exceeding 19 percent of the gross national product for the last calendar year ending before the beginning of such fiscal year. Provides for a suspension of such prohibitions for any fiscal year for which three-fifths of the House of the Congress provides, by rollcall vote, for a specific excess of outlays over estimated revenues.

Bill· HRH.R. 1025 (102nd)referred

Housing for Older Persons Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 20 February 1991

Housing for Older Persons Act of 1991 - Amends the Fair Housing Act with regard to the religious organization or private club exemption to: (1) amend the definition of housing for older persons; and (2) make a good faith attempt at compliance a defense against civil money damages.

Bill· HRH.R. 1038 (102nd)referred

Battle Mountain Pasture Restoration Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 20 February 1991

Battle Mountain Pasture Restoration Act of 1991 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Battle Mountain Community Pasture, Lander County, Nevada, to the Pershing County Water Conservation District.

Bill· HRH.R. 1001 (102nd)referred

Prison Privatization Financing Act

United States · United States Congress · 20 February 1991

Prison Privatization Financing Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat bonds used to finance correctional facilities as exempt facility bonds for purposes of the limitations on private activity bonds.

Bill· HRH.R. 967 (102nd)referred

Older Americans' Freedom to Work Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1991

Older Americans' Freedom to Work Act of 1991 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to remove the limitation on the amount of outside income which beneficiaries who have attained retirement age may earn without incurring a reduction in benefits.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 69 (102nd)referred

Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Motion Picture Association of America should adopt additional parental notification guidelines within the R and NC-17 system for rating movies.

United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1991

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Motion Picture Association of America should adopt additional notification guidelines within the R and NC-17 system for rating movies, including N for nudity, P for profanity, V for violence, S for sex, and D for drug use.

Bill· HRH.R. 919 (102nd)open

Federal Used Property for Domestic Use Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1991

Federal Used Property for Domestic Use Act of 1991 - Amends the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize the Administrator of the General Services Administration to make available to foreign governments or international relief agencies for humanitarian relief purposes nonlethal surplus personal property not needed by the American National Red Cross or by States or territories for educational or public health purposes. Requires transfer of such property to the Secretary of State for distribution. Authorizes executive agencies having any such property in a foreign country that has not been returned to the United States to make such a transfer. Repeals provisions authorizing the Secretary of Defense to make available for humanitarian relief purposes any nonlethal excess supplies of the Department of Defense.

Bill· HRH.R. 917 (102nd)open

Social Security Notch Adjustment Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1991

Social Security Notch Adjustment Act of 1991 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to establish a new formula for computing the primary insurance amount of individuals who attain age 65 in or after 1982 and would otherwise be subject to the benefit computation rules of the Social Security Amendments of 1977. Extends the application of such transitional benefit computation rules to those who become eligible for benefits before 1989. (Currently those who become eligible after 1983 are subject to the benefit computation rules of the Social Security Amendments of 1977.)

Bill· HRH.R. 911 (102nd)referred

Volunteer Protection Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1991

Volunteer Protection Act of 1991 - Prescribes circumstances under which volunteers working for nonprofit organizations or government entities shall be immune from personal financial liability for acts on behalf of the organization or entity. Sets forth exceptions and conditions that a State may impose on the granting of such immunity. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to increase by one percent the fiscal year allotment which would otherwise be made to a State to carry out the Social Services Block Grant Program under title XX of the Social Security Act if such State has, within two years, certified to the Secretary that it has enacted a State law which provides such immunity. Provides for the continuation of such increase based on an annual recertification.

Bill· HRH.R. 840 (102nd)referred

Elementary School Counseling Demonstration Act

United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1991

Elementary School Counseling Demonstration Act - Authorizes appropriations for the Secretary of Education to make demonstration grants to local education agencies to establish effective and innovative elementary school counseling programs that can serve as national models. Directs the Secretary to establish an Office of School Counseling, headed by a Director, in the Department of Education.

Bill· HRH.R. 905 (102nd)referred

Private Property Rights Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1991

Private Property Rights Act of 1991 - Provides that no regulation promulgated by an executive agency shall become effective until the Attorney General certifies that the agency is in compliance with the Executive Order 12630 or similar procedures to assess the potential for the taking of private property in the course of Federal regulatory activity, with the goal of minimizing such where possible. Limits judicial review of actions under this Act to whether such certification has occurred. Permits such review only in the same forum and at the same time as the pertinent regulation is subject to review.

Bill· HRH.R. 945 (102nd)referred

Comprehensive Recycling Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1991

Comprehensive Recycling Act of 1991 - Establishes as national goals: (1) the recycling of municipal waste; and (2) the creation and strengthening of markets for recycled materials. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to provide technical assistance and guidance to States on recycling methods and opportunities. Directs States to develop and implement comprehensive multimaterial recycling programs. Requires such programs to be designed to provide at least 20 percent of a State's population with an opportunity to participate in such programs within two years of this Act's enactment. Provides that such programs must be available to an additional 20 percent of a State's population every two years, until the entire population is provided with such opportunity. Sets forth minimum program requirements. Deems a State or its municipalities to be in compliance with this Act if they have in place an alternative program that meets this Act's requirements. Requires States to include recycling programs in the regional solid waste plan required by the Solid Waste Disposal Act. Makes States with approved plans eligible for Federal assistance for recycling infrastructures. Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require the Administrator to make grants to States for the development of programs to promote the use of recycling techniques by businesses, local governments, or regional waste management authorities.

Bill· HRH.R. 799 (102nd)open

Black Lung Benefits Check Delivery Assurance Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1991

Black Lung Benefits Check Delivery Assurance Act of 1991 - Amends the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to provide that if the regularly scheduled delivery date for black lung benefit checks falls on a weekend or a legal public holiday, then such checks shall be mailed for delivery on the first day preceding the weekend or holiday, even if the delivery would be made before the end of the month for which such checks are issued. Provides that if as a consequence of such modified delivery date the payment is more than the correct authorized amount, no action shall be taken to recover the incorrect portion.

Bill· HRH.R. 804 (102nd)referred

To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide an automatic continuing appropriation for the United States Government.

United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1991

Amends Federal law to continue appropriations automatically if a regular appropriations bill covering a project or activity does not become law by the beginning of a fiscal year. Continues appropriations at the funding level of the preceding fiscal year or, if the relevant Act did not become law, in accordance with criteria prescribed in this Act. Declares it to be out of order in the House of Representatives or in the Senate to consider or to vote on the question of agreeing to any continuing appropriations legislation. Permits a waiver of this restriction in the Senate by a three-fifths vote.

Bill· HRH.R. 816 (102nd)referred

To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize each State to prohibit the importation of hazardous waste into the State for treatment or disposal.

United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1991

Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize a State to: (1) prohibit the transportation into the State of hazardous waste generated outside the State; (2) prohibit the treatment, storage, or disposal within the State of such waste; and (3) levy fees on such waste or on hazardous waste transporters. Prohibits a State from levying a fee for the treatment, storage, or disposal of such waste that is less than the greater of: (1) the maximum fee levied by the generating State for a similar quantity of waste; or (2) the fee which would be levied by the State if the waste were generated within that State.

Bill· HRH.R. 801 (102nd)referred

Railroad Retirement Benefits Check Delivery Assurance Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1991

Railroad Retirement Benefits Check Delivery Assurance Act of 1991 - Amends the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to provide that if the regularly scheduled delivery date for certain railroad benefits checks falls on a weekend or a legal public holiday, then such checks shall be mailed for delivery on the first day preceding the weekend or holiday, even if the delivery would be made before the end of the month for which such checks are issued. Provides that if, as a consequence of such modified delivery date, the payment is more than the correct authorized amount, no action shall be taken to recover the incorrect portion.

Bill· HRH.R. 803 (102nd)referred

To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that checks for military retired and retainer pay and to pay benefits under the Retired Serviceman's Family Protection Plan and the Survivor Benefit Plan are delivered early if the usual delivery date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday.

United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1991

Requires the early mailing of benefit checks for military retired and retainer pay, Retired Serviceman's Family Protection Plan annuities, and military Survivor Benefit Plan annuities if the day regularly designated for the delivery of such checks falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday.

Bill· HRH.R. 802 (102nd)referred

Civil Service and Federal Employee Retirement Check Delivery Assurance Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1991

Civil Service and Federal Employee Retirement Check Delivery Assurance Act of 1991 - Provides that if the usual delivery date for civil service retirement checks falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal public holiday, then such checks shall be mailed a day earlier than usual.

Bill· HRH.R. 784 (102nd)referred

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals for an indefinite period, and to increase the amount of such deduction.

United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1991

Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions governing the income tax deduction for the health insurance costs of self-employed individuals to: (1) make the deduction permanent (under current law it will expire after tax year 1991); and (2) phase in an increase in the allowable deduction, reaching 100 percent for taxable years beginning in 1994 and thereafter.

Bill· HRH.R. 765 (102nd)open

To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow for coverage under the health benefits program of unmarried dependent children between ages 22 and 23 if they are full-time students.

United States · United States Congress · 31 January 1991

Allows coverage under the Federal employee health insurance program of an unmarried dependent child between 22 and 23 years of age who is a student regularly pursuing a full-time course of study or training in residence in a junior college, college, university, or comparable recognized educational institution.

Law· HJRESH.J.Res. 104 (102nd)enacted

To designate March 26, 1991, as "Education Day, U.S.A.".

United States · United States Congress · 31 January 1991

Designates March 26, 1991, the start of the 90th year of Rabbi Menachem Schneerson, leader of the Lubavitch movement, as Education Day, U.S.A.

Bill· HRH.R. 759 (102nd)open

Arctic Coastal Plain Domestic Energy Leasing Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1991

Arctic Coastal Plain Domestic Energy Leasing Act of 1991 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to implement a competitive oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain Study Area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. States that this Act shall be considered the primary land management authorization for all exploration and production activities on the Coastal Plain. Provides that no land management review shall be required except as specifically authorized by this Act. Mandates that all receipts from sales, rentals, bonuses, and royalties on leases under this Act be deposited into the Treasury. Directs the Secretary to promulgate regulations to ensure that oil and gas exploration and transportation activities are conducted to achieve the reasonable protection of animal and environmental resources (including subsistence uses of the Coastal Plain). States that the "Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, Coastal Plain Resource Assessment," prepared by the Secretary, satisfies all legal requirements for such promulgation and that no further studies or assessments shall be required. Directs the Secretary to provide impact aid and other assistance to communities on the North Slope and elsewhere in Alaska in order to ensure the public services needed to accommodate oil and gas production and transportation activities on the Coastal Plain.

Bill· HRH.R. 734 (102nd)referred

To amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to provide that no person seeking compensation under that Act may be represented in connection with the initial filing of and proceedings on a claim.

United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1991

Amends the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to prohibit any individual from being represented on a contingency fee basis by an attorney or other person in connection with the filing of a claim for payments under such Act or with proceedings on such a claim. Allows an individual who has had a claim for payments under such Act denied to be represented in connection with any appeal of the denial of such claim, subject to a compensation limitation.

Bill· HRH.R. 735 (102nd)open

Publicly Owned Treatment Works Biomonitoring Use Act

United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1991

Publicly Owned Treatment Works Biomonitoring Use Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide that if the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency determines that in the control of toxicity it is necessary to include biological monitoring, testing, or assessment methods as a condition of a permit issued to a publicly owned treatment works, the failure of a single whole effluent toxicity test shall not result in a violation finding. Makes it a violation of this Act if the treatment works fails to comply with a schedule or other permit condition to identify and control toxic discharges.

Bill· HRH.R. 758 (102nd)referred

Entitled the, "Northwest Indiana Ancient National Forest Act".

United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1991

Establishes a national forest in the northwestern area of Indiana to be known by a name chosen by popular referendum of the people in such area. Prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture from harvesting timber within 100 feet of any river or stream within the national forest. Directs the Secretary to study and report to the Congress on the type of original forest and plains natural to the area of the national forest at the time of settlement by non-Native peoples. Requires the national forest to be managed in a manner that recreates, as closely as possible, the status of the original forest and plains. Authorizes appropriations.