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United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Voting Rights Extension Act of 1993 - Amends the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise certain aspects of its coverage and to provide for the recovery of additional litigation expenses.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Subjects passenger vans to the same safety standards applicable to passenger motor vehicles under the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966. Amends the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 to require vehicle manufacturers to provide the Secretary of Transportation with motor vehicle warranty and repair information the manufacturer provides its dealers. Directs the Secretary, through the Auto Safety Hotline of the National Traffic Safety Administration, to make such information available to the public. Imposes civil penalties upon manufacturers that fail to provide such information.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Prohibits the total annual Government expenditures for the care of a former President, excepting Secret Service protection, from exceeding ten times the poverty level income for one family of four.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Provides that the rate of pay of Members of Congress, judicial officers, and Executive Schedule positions shall be that in effect as of November 1, 1989, increased by 3.6 percent. States that nothing in this Act shall have the effect of reducing the pay of any individual whose compensation may not, under certain provisions of the U.S. Constitution, be diminished during such individual's continuance in office. Prohibits the pay of U.S. justices and judges from being increased to reflect any of the next five adjustments taking effect, beginning on or after the enactment of this Act. Amends the Federal Salary Act of 1967 to provide that recommendations of the President for pay adjustments for Members of Congress and other governmental officials shall be of an advisory nature only and shall have no force or effect.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Declares that lobbyist payments to or on behalf of Members of Congress shall constitute bribery under Federal criminal law.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Prohibits States and localities from receiving certain Federal economic development assistance if the State or locality offers, permits, or grants any tax abatement, money payment, or payment of property for the location of businesses or other organizations within the State or locality. Creates an exception to such prohibition for enterprise zones.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Garnishment Equalization Act of 1993 - Provides for the treatment of Federal pay in the same manner as non-Federal pay with respect to garnishment. Allows administrative costs to be included in such garnishment.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Revises Federal law regarding monetary allowances for former Presidents.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Prohibits the manufacture, sale, delivery, or importation of certain motor vehicles or rail cars unless they are equipped with seat belts, with particular emphasis on the use of a flight attendant double shoulder harness mechanism. Declares that such prohibition shall apply to: (1) any motor or rail carrier; and (2) any Federal, State, or local entity, school district, charitable organization, church, or other public or private entity providing transportation to passengers by motor vehicle or by rail. Requires persons who own or operate a motor vehicle or rail car constructed before enactment of this Act and used to provide passenger transportation for compensation, or to transport children under the age of 18, to equip such vehicle or rail car with seat belts or flight attendant double shoulder harness mechanisms. Sets forth civil penalties for violations of such prohibition.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Directs the Secretary of Defense, before any action is taken with respect to the disposal or transfer of real property or facilities located at military bases to be closed or realigned, to: (1) identify all areas and facilities that are of exceptional natural or historic character; and (2) transfer such areas and facilities, upon request, to the Secretary of the Interior for inclusion in the National Park System or the Secretary of Agriculture for inclusion in the National Forest System or, in the absence of a request, to the appropriate State or local government if such government agrees to preserve such areas and facilities as a park, historic site, or recreational area. Makes conforming amendments to the Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act and the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Designates the composition known as "America, the Beautiful" as the national anthem.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Permits the next of kin of a deceased veteran to designate the style of flag, draped or mounted, to be furnished at the burial of such veteran.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Children's Personal Injury Awards Tax Equity Act - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions governing situations in which unearned income of a minor child is taxed as if it were parental income. Excludes from income subject to the parental tax rate any earnings attributable to personal injury awards.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit Federal election activities by political action committees. Reduces from $1,000 to $100 the candidate contribution ceiling by persons other than multicandidate political committees.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act to prohibit candidates for Congress from accepting multicandidate political committee contributions.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for public financing of advertising (television, radio, and newspaper) and related expenses in campaigns for the House of Representatives. Makes candidates who accept campaign contributions from a multicandidate political committee ineligible for such financing. Requires charges for such advertising to be submitted to the Federal Election Commission, and in turn by the Commission to the Secretary of the Treasury.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit candidates for Federal office from using campaign contributions for inherently personal purposes.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Federal and Postal Service Employees Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1993 - Creates a new occupational safety and health program for Federal and Postal Service employees. Outlines the rights and obligations of each executive agency and Postal Service employee regarding workplace safety. Revises agency authority for establishing health and safety programs to require: (1) agency and Postal Service compliance with occupational safety and health standards and rules, regulations, and orders issued pursuant to this Act or the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; and (2) appointment of an agency and Postal Service Designated Agency Safety and Health Officer and health and safety committees to assist in the agency-wide health and occupational safety programs and worksite inspections mandated under this Act. Directs the Secretary of Labor to conduct random, unannounced health and safety inspections of executive agency and Postal Service workplaces and, upon completion of an inspection, to issue citations if necessary to bring the agency into compliance with this Act or the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. Provides for penalties for agency and Postal Service violations of such Acts. Directs the Secretary to establish within the Department of Labor an Office of Federal Programs which shall have jurisdiction on behalf of the Secretary over this Act and which shall be headed by an Assistant Deputy Secretary of Labor. Directs the President to appoint a Special Counsel for Federal Occupational Safety and Health Enforcement for the Labor Department. Authorizes such official to petition any court of appeals of the United States for the enforcement of any Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission order. Requires the Administrator of the General Services Administration, upon request of an executive agency or the Postal Service, to investigate any report of unsafe or unhealthy conditions in a facility provided by the Administrator. Requires the Administrator to maintain a log of any report by an executive agency of any unsafe or unhealthy condition in a building occupied by the agency and provided by the Administrator. Prohibits the Administrator from providing any agency with space which contains any hazards or conditions which violate this Act or the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. Subjects any lease of a building to an executive agency which is entered into by a private person under the Administrator's direction to the requirements of this paragraph and the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. Establishes in the Treasury the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Training Fund for financing agency training and education programs in occupational safety and health. Outlines specific requirements applicable to Postal Service occupational safety and health programs.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Federal Mandate Relief Act of 1993 - Provides that any requirement under a Federal statute or regulation that a State or local government conduct an activity (including a requirement that a government meet national standards in providing a service) shall apply to the government only if all funds necessary to pay the direct costs incurred by the government in conducting the activity are provided by the Federal Government.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Federal Reserve System Accountability Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal Reserve Act to declare that the president of each Federal reserve bank shall be appointed by the President, with the consent of the Senate. (Currently such appointment authority is exercised by each Federal reserve bank's board of directors.) Mandates that such presidents represent diverse segments of the population. Modifies the corporate structure of the Federal reserve banks. Authorizes the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to prescribe regulations under which Federal reserve banks may extend credit to member banks. Confers responsibility upon the board of directors of a Federal reserve bank to ascertain whether undue use is being made of bank credit for speculative securities, real estate, or commodities transactions. Grants the Board discretionary authority to deny the use of Federal Reserve System credit facilities to a member bank for its undue use of bank credit. Elaborates details of a two-tiered board of directors for each Federal reserve bank. Bars from board membership any director, officer, employee, or controlling shareholder of banking entities controlled by a foreign government. Amends the Federal Reserve Act to mandate independent annual financial audits. Mandates prompt public disclosure of Federal Open Market Committee meetings and actions. Prescribes guidelines for the management of each Federal reserve branch by a board of directors (subject to Board-prescribed regulations). Mandates that each Federal reserve bank establish at least one advisory council to advise it on pertinent issues. Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include within its purview the Board and the Federal reserve banks. Establishes the Federal Reserve Accountability Commission to study specified issues and to report findings and conclusions to the President, the Board, and the Congress. Authorizes appropriations. Amends the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit recess appointees and acting presidents of the Federal reserve banks from participating in Federal Open Market Committee decisions. Requires voting participants to hold their positions by virtue of presidential appointment, by and with the consent of the Senate. Amends the Freedom of Information Act to treat Federal reserve banks as Federal agencies.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Life Imprisonment for Egregious Recidivists Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal criminal code to require the court, in the case of a conviction for a Federal violent felony, to sentence the defendant to life imprisonment if the defendant has previously been convicted of two other violent felonies. Specifies that this provision shall not be construed to prevent the imposition of the death penalty.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Federal Employees Political Activities Act of 1993 - Prohibits an employee from using or attempting to use official authority or influence to interfere with or affect the result of any election. Prohibits the use of official authority to intimidate, threaten, coerce, or influence: (1) any individual for the purpose of interfering with the right to vote or not to vote for any candidate or measure in any election; (2) any person to give or withhold any political contribution; or (3) any person to engage, or not to engage, in any form of political activity. Prohibits an employee from: (1) giving or offering to give a political contribution to any individual either to vote or to refrain from voting; (2) soliciting, accepting, or receiving a political contribution to vote or refrain from voting; or (3) giving or handing over a political contribution to a superior. Prohibits an employee from soliciting, accepting, or receiving a political contribution: (1) from another employee (or a member of another employee's immediate family) with respect to whom the employee is a superior; or (2) in any room or building occupied in the discharge of official duties by a Federal employee, official, or contractor. Prohibits an employee from getting involved with political contributions with any person who: (1) has, or is seeking to obtain, contractual or other business relations with the employing agency; (2) conducts operations regulated by that agency; or (3) has interests which may be substantially affected by the performance of the employee's official duties. Prohibits an employee from engaging in political activity: (1) while on duty; (2) in any room or building occupied in the discharge of official duties by a Federal employee or official; (3) while wearing a uniform or official insignia identifying the office or position of the employee; or (4) while using any vehicle owned or leased by the Government. Exempts certain high level political appointees from such prohibitions if the costs associated with the political activity are not paid for by money derived from the Treasury. Authorizes leave without pay or accrued annual leave to an employee who is a candidate, upon request, to allow such employee to engage in activities relating to that candidacy. Applies this Act to postal employees and employees of the Postal Rate Commission.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Merchant Mariners Fairness Act of 1993 - Provides that certain qualified service of a member of the U.S. merchant marine, including a vessel crewmember of the U.S. Army Transport Service, during World War II constituted active military service for purposes of eligibility for various veterans' benefits under the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977. Requires the Secretary of Defense to issue an honorable discharge under such Act to each merchant marine member whose qualified service warrants such a discharge. Prohibits the payment of any retroactive benefits under this Act. Mandates a processing fee for any benefit application for such qualified service.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Provisions Relating to the Medicare Program Subtitle A: Durable Medical Equipment Subtitle B: Medicare Secondary Payer Title II: Customs Officer Pay Reform Title III: Availability and Use of Death Information Under the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program Title IV: PBGC Report on Employers with Underfunded Plans Title V: Taxpayer Bill of Rights 2 Subtitle A: Taxpayer Advocate Subtitle B: Modifications to Installment Agreement Provisions Subtitle C: Interest Subtitle D: Joint Returns Subtitle E: Collection Activities Subtitle F: Information Returns Subtitle G: Modifications to Penalty for Failure to Collect and Pay Over Tax Subtitle H: Awarding of Costs and Certain Fees Subtitle I: Other Provisions Subtitle J: Form Modifications; Studies Title VI: Other Internal Revenue Code Provisions Subtitle A: Extension of Authority for Undercover Operations; Cash-Transaction Reports Subtitle B: Provisions Relating to Exempt Organizations Title VII: Prohibition of Misuse of Department of the Treasury Names, Symbols, etc. Federal Program Improvement Act of 1993 - Title I: Provisions Relating to the Medicare Program - Subtitle A: Durable Medical Equipment - (Sec. 1001) Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to set forth requirements concerning durable medical equipment (DME) supplier number issuance and renewal, and certificates of medical necessity and uniform national coverage and utilization criteria for certain DME. (Sec. 1001) Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to study and report to the Congress on payment methodologies for: (1) DME under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) for disabled Medicare beneficiaries; and (2) prosthetic devices and orthotics and prosthetics under such part that do not require custom fitting and adjustment. (Secs. 1002 through 1007) Amends SSA title XVIII to: (1) revise procedures for processing Medicare DME claims; (2) place restrictions on certain marketing and sales activities of DME suppliers; (3) absolve Medicare beneficiaries from liability for payment of DME received from suppliers without suppliers numbers; (4) mandate fee schedule adjustments for amounts determined not to be inherently reasonable; and (5) revise formulae for payments for ostomy supplies, tracheostomy supplies, urologicals, surgical dressings, and tens devices. (Sec. 1008) Requires the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) to collect data on variations in DME supplier costs for which payment may be made under Medicare part B for a report to specified congressional committees which shall also contain HCFA recommendations for a geographic cost adjustment index for DME suppliers. (Sec. 1008) Requires the Comptroller General (CG) to report to specified congressional committees on supplier DME costs. Subtitle B: Medicare Secondary Payer - (Sec. 1101) Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989 (OBRA-1989) to provide that certain Medicare secondary payer provisions regarding the treatment of employment in a religious order shall apply to items and services furnished before the effective date of such provisions in secondary payer cases not identified as of that date. (Sec. 1101) Makes changes to aid in the: (1) identification of Medicare secondary payer situations; and (2) recovery of erroneous Medicare payments from primary payers. Title II: Customs Officer Pay Reform - (Sec. 2001) Revises the pay system for U.S. customs service inspectors and provides canine enforcement officers overtime compensation in the same manner applicable to inspectors. (Secs. 2003 and 2005) Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 with respect to customs user fee account reports and reimbursements. (Sec. 2005) Requires, for certain annual reports to specified congressional committees, a CG review of expenditures from the Customs User Fee Account and Treasury recommendations for improving the operation of user fee laws in financing inspectional services. Title III: Availability and Use of Death Information Under the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program - (Sec. 3001) Amends SSA title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) to: (1) encourage States to enter into contracts to provide death information to the Social Security Administration; (2) authorize the Administration to redisclose such information to other Federal, State, and local agencies; and (3) restrict the use of social security numbers in motor vehicle registration and driver's license programs by States which do not provide for the exchange of death information. Directs the Secretary to study and report to specified congressional committees on possible improvements in the current methods of gathering and reporting death information by Federal, State, and local governments. Title IV: PBGC Report on Employers with Underfunded Plans - (Sec. 4001) Requires the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to report annually to the Congress on employers with underfunded pension plans. Title V: Taxpayer Bill of Rights 2 - Taxpayer Bill of Rights 2 - Subtitle A: Taxpayer Advocate - (Sec. 5001) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish in the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate to: (1) assist taxpayers in resolving problems with the IRS; (2) identify areas in which taxpayers have such problems; (3) propose changes in IRS administrative practices to mitigate such problems; and (4) identify appropriate legislative changes to mitigate such problems. (Sec. 5001) Replaces the IRS' Office of the Ombudsman with the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate. (Sec. 5002) Revises the terms of a Taxpayer Assistance Order. Subtitle B: Modifications to Installment Agreement Provisions - (Sec. 5101) Requires prior notification to taxpayers under an installment agreement to pay tax liability before altering, modifying, or terminating such an agreement. (Sec. 5102) Provides for administrative review of denials of requests for, or terminations of, installment agreements. Subtitle C: Interest - (Sec. 5201) Changes the rules for the abatement of interest attributable to IRS errors and delays. (Sec. 5202) Extends the period for which interest will not be imposed after notice and demand for payment, if such payment is less than $100,000. Subtitle D: Joint Returns - (Sec. 5301) Allows the disclosure of collection activities to an individual requesting such information in the case of a joint return where the individual is no longer married to, or no longer resides in the same household as, the other joint filer. (Sec. 5302) Removes limitations on filing a joint return after filing separate returns without full payment of tax. Subtitle E: Collection Activities - (Sec. 5401 and 5402) Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury, in certain cases, to: (1) withdraw a notice of a lien; (2) return property that has been levied upon; and (3) offer compromises in civil or criminal cases. (Sec. 5403) Requires: (1) prior notification to the taxpayer that the taxpayer is under examination; and (2) an explanation of the process (except in specified cases). (Sec. 5404) Increases the dollar limit on the recovery of civil damages for unauthorized collection actions. (Sec. 5405) Revises provisions with respect to a designated summons concerning the standard of review and notice requirements for issuance. Subtitle F: Information Returns - (Sec. 5501) Requires payee statements to provide the telephone number of the person providing payment. (Sec. 5502) Establishes civil damages for fraudulent return filing. (Sec. 5503) Requires the Secretary to present reasonable and probative information concerning a deficiency in an information return by a third party, when such return is disputed in court by a taxpayer who has cooperated fully in the matter with the Secretary. Subtitle G: Modifications to Penalty for Failure to Collect and Pay Over Tax - (Sec. 5601) Establishes requirements for preliminary notices of failure to pay over tax. (Sec. 5602) Specifies the circumstances under which a person shall not be liable for any penalty for failure to collect and pay over tax. (Secs. 5603 and 5604) Requires the Secretary to: (1) disclose certain information where more than one person is liable for a penalty; and (2) ensure that IRS employees are aware of their responsibilities under the tax depository system, the circumstances under which they may be liable for penalties, and reporting responsibilities. (Sec. 5604) Exempts certain unpaid, volunteer board members of tax-exempt organizations from collection penalties. Subtitle H: Awarding of Costs and Certain Fees - (Sec. 5701) Allows a substantially prevailing taxpayer to file a motion for a court order for the disclosure of all relevant records held by the IRS. (Sec. 5702) Increases the limit on attorney fees. (Sec. 5703) Provides that any failure to agree to an extension of time for the assessment of any tax shall not be taken into account in determining whether a prevailing party has exhausted all administrative remedies. Subtitle I: Other Provisions - (Secs. 5801 and 5803) Revises provisions regarding the: (1) required content of tax due, deficiency, and other notices; and (2) retroactivity of IRS regulations and rulings. (Sec. 5802) Provides for the treatment of substitute returns made by the Secretary. (Sec. 5804) Requires notice to the taxpayer of the inability to associate any payment with any outstanding tax liability. (Sec. 5805) Allows damages for the unauthorized disclosure and enticement of disclosure of taxpayer information. Subtitle J: Form Modifications; Studies - (Secs. 5901 through 5903) Directs the Secretary to: (1) ensure that taxpayers are aware of permission to pay tax in installments, extensions of time for payment of tax, and compromises of tax liability; (2) improve procedures for taxpayers to notify the Secretary of name and address changes; and (3) include in a specified publication a section on the rights and responsibilities of divorced individuals. (Secs. 5911 through 5914) Requires the Secretary to report to the congressional tax-writing committees on: (1) a pilot program for appeals of certain enforcement actions; (2) a study of ways to assist taxpayers with special needs to comply with IRS laws; (3) the scope and content of the IRS taxpayer-rights education program for its officers and employees; and (4) cases involving complaints about misconduct of IRS employees. (Secs. 5915 and 5916) Requires the CG to study and report to such committees on notices of deficiency and the accuracy and clarity of commonly used IRS forms, notices, and publications. Title VI: Other Internal Revenue Code Provisions - Subtitle A: Extension of Authority for Undercover Operations; Cash-Transaction Reports - (Sec. 6001) Extends the authority for IRS undercover operations. (Sec. 6002) Provides for the disclosure to Federal, State, local, and foreign governments of information on tax returns relating to cash transactions. Subtitle B: Provisions Relating to Exempt Organizations - (Secs. 6101 and 6102) Requires: (1) certain organizations to disclose their nonexempt tax status (or face specified civil penalties); and (2) tax-exempt organizations to make available for public inspection copies of their annual tax returns. Title VII: Prohibition of Misuse of Department of the Treasury Names, Symbols, Etc. - (Sec. 7001) Prohitits misuse of Treasury Department names, symbols, emblems, abbreviations, and initials, and specifies civil penalties for any such misuse.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Amends the Internal Revenue code to permanently extend the low-income housing credit.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Amends the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act to prohibit permanent replacement of strikers. Amends the National Labor Relations Act to make it an unfair labor practice for an employer to promise, threaten, or take other action to hire a permanent replacement for an employee who: (1) at the beginning of a labor dispute was in a bargaining unit in which a labor organization either was the certified or recognized exclusive representative or had filed, at least 30 days before such dispute began, a petition for a representational election on the basis of written authorizations by a majority of unit employees and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has not completed the representation proceeding; and (2) in connection with that dispute has engaged in concerted activities for collective bargaining or other mutual aid and protection through that labor organization. Makes it an unfair labor practice for an employer to withhold or deny any other employment right or privilege to such an employee as described above who is working for or has unconditionally offered to return to work for the employer, out of preference for any other individual based on that individual's performing, having performed, or having indicated a willingness to perform bargaining unit work for the employer during the dispute. Amends the Railway Labor Act to prohibit any carrier or its officer or agent from offering or granting: (1) permanent replacement employee status in a craft or class during a labor dispute; or (2) any employment preference to an individual who worked or indicated a willingness to work in a craft or class during a labor dispute over an employee who exercised specified rights during such dispute and who is working for, or has unconditionally offered to return to work for, the carrier.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Black Bear Protection Act of 1993 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce under the Export Administration Act of 1979 to prohibit the export of American black bear viscera. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to report to the Congress on the American black bear viscera trade. Requires the United States Trade Representative to discuss issues involving such trade with
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Systematic Application of Value Engineering Act of 1993 - Requires Federal agencies to apply value engineering, at a minimum, to identify and implement opportunities to reduce capital and operation costs and improve and maintain optimum quality of construction, administrative, program, acquisition, and grant projects. Requires Inspector General audits of reported agency savings attributable to such value engineering.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act - Establishes the Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans to examine slavery and discrimination in the colonies and the United States from 1619 to the present and recommend appropriate remedies. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Repeals provisions which authorize: (1) Federal agency heads to determine maximum-age entry requirements for Federal law enforcement officers and fire fighters; and (2) the Secretary of the Interior to determine maximum-age entry requirements for appointments to the United States Park Police.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Morris K. Udall Wilderness Act of 1993 - Designates specified lands in Alaska as the Arctic Coastal Plain Wilderness and a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Superconducting Super Collider Termination Act of 1993 - Prohibits the use or obligation of Federal funds for the Superconducting Super Collider Project, except as necessary for Project termination.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Employee Educational Assistance Act of 1993 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the income tax exclusion of amounts paid under employee educational assistance programs.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the expenditure of money for the election of public officials is not protected speech under the First Amendment to the Constitution.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Constitutional Amendment - Authorizes the Congress to limit expenditures in elections for Federal office.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Designates October 1993 as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Constitutional Amendment - Provides for: (1) direct popular elections of the President and the Vice President; (2) a day for elections for the offices of President, Vice President, Senator, and Representative; and (3) primaries to nominate candidates for such offices.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Constitutional Amendment - Empowers the President to grant a reprieve or a pardon for an offense only to an individual who has been convicted of such offense.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Constitutional Amendment - Provides for the direct popular election of the President and Vice President of the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
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 · 5 January 1993
Designates April 9, 1993, and April 9, 1994, as National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Prohibits appropriated funds from being used for acquisition of voter registration lists for the House of Representatives. Requires the Clerk of the House to: (1) terminate any contract or other agreement that violates this Act; and (2) dispose of any voter registration list acquired under such a contract or agreement.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Expresses the sense of the Congress that any Federal department, agency, or instrumentality that utilizes the Draize rabbit eye irritancy test should develop and validate alternative ophthalmic testing procedures that do not require the use of animal test subjects.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Expresses the sense of the Congress that federally funded school lunch programs should provide nutritious non-meat meals for students who conscientiously believe such meals to be best for themselves.
United States · United States Congress · 1 October 1992
Constitutional Amendment - Directs the Congress to provide by law for: (1) national primaries to nominate candidates for President and Vice President, which shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in September of the years preceding the years in which the terms of the President and the Vice President begin; (2) national elections of the President and the Vice President, which shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in October of national primary years; (3) primaries in which the electors in a State who have the qualifications for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislature nominate candidates for the Senate, which shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in September of the years preceding the years in which a Senator's term expires; (4) Senate elections for the vacating seat, which shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in October of primary years; (5) primaries in which the electors in a congressional district of a State who have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislature, or in a State whose Representatives are elected at large, nominate candidates for Representative to represent the district in the Congress, which shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in September of the years preceding the years in which the terms of Representatives begin; and (6) elections for Representatives, which shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in October of primary years.
United States · United States Congress · 23 September 1992
Prohibits States and localities from receiving certain Federal economic development assistance if the State or locality offers, permits, or grants any tax abatement, money payment, or payment of property for the location of businesses or other organizations within the State or locality. Creates an exception to such prohibition for enterprise zones.
United States · United States Congress · 22 September 1992
Authorizes the Coalition for a National Memorial to Mahatma Gandhi to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor Mahatma Gandhi. Prohibits the United States from paying any expense of establishing the memorial.
United States · United States Congress · 16 September 1992
Designates October 4 through 10, 1992, as National Bone Marrow Donor Awareness Week.
United States · United States Congress · 15 September 1992
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by volunteer fire departments to acquire ambulances or other emergency response vehicles.
United States · United States Congress · 15 September 1992
Prohibits the proposed sale to Saudi Arabia of 72 F-15XP jet aircraft and related defense and construction services described in the certification submitted to the Congress on September 14, 1992 (transmittal number 92-42).