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Rep. Kasich, John R. [R-OH-12]

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Law· HRH.R. 3802 (101st)enacted

Designating the month of May as "Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month".

United States · United States Congress · 21 November 1989

Amends Federal law to authorize and request the President to designate May as Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month annually, beginning in 1990. (Current law designates a seven-day period beginning on May 4, 1979).

Bill· HRH.R. 3800 (101st)referred

Expedited Consideration of Proposed Rescissions Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 21 November 1989

Expedited Consideration of Proposed Rescissions Act of 1990 - Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to require a special message, in the case of budget authority proposed to be rescinded or reserved, to include language amending the law authorizing such programs to allow them to continue to function at the proposed new level of budget authority. Allows the President to transmit to both Houses of the Congress, for expedited consideration, one or more special messages proposing to rescind all or part of any item of budget authority provided in an appropriation bill. Requires that such special message be transmitted not later than three days after the President approves the appropriation bill and be accompanied by a draft bill or joint resolution that would, if enacted, rescind the budget authority proposed to be rescinded. Sets forth House and Senate procedures for the expedited consideration of such a proposal.

Bill· HRH.R. 3798 (101st)referred

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 with respect to contributions and expenditures by national banks, corporations, and labor unions.

United States · United States Congress · 21 November 1989

Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to declare that contributions, gifts, or payments by union members or by officials or employees of national banks or corporations to a separate fund which is used for political purposes must be voluntary and unrelated to monies required as a condition of employment. Declares it to be unlawful to use monies paid to an organization as a condition of employment, or money or anything of value secured by force, job discrimination, or financial reprisal, for any type of election or campaign activity by such organization.

Bill· HRH.R. 3625 (101st)open

To award a congressional gold medal to Laurance Spelman Rockefeller.

United States · United States Congress · 8 November 1989

Authorizes the President, on behalf of the Congress, to present a gold medal to Laurance Spelman Rockefeller in recognition of his leadership on behalf of natural resource conservation and historic preservation. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to provide for the sale of bronze duplicates of the medal.

Bill· HRH.R. 3595 (101st)open

To protect the retired pay of certain members of the Armed Forces convicted of an offense under section 2071(b) of title 18, United States Code.

United States · United States Congress · 7 November 1989

Declares that no person who is a retired regular officer of the U.S. armed forces shall be considered as holding a public office for purposes of provisions that require anyone who destroys public records to forfeit public office and be disqualified from holding office.

Bill· HRH.R. 3587 (101st)open

Benjamin Franklin Memorial Fire Service Bill of Rights Act

United States · United States Congress · 2 November 1989

Benjamin Franklin Memorial Fire Service Bill of Rights Act - Title I: Minting of Benjamin Franklin National Memorial Commemorative Coin - Benjamin Franklin National Memorial Commemorative Coin Act - Provides for the sale of Benjamin Franklin commemorative coins at a surcharge of which 25 percent shall be paid to the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial and the remainder be distributed in specified percentages to the National Fire Center and Museum Account, the National Hero Scholarship Account, the Firefighter's Tuition Assistance Account, the Hazardous Materials Response Computer Account, the In Search of Excellence Research and Education Account, and the Burn Research Grant Account of the Firefighter Assistance Trust Fund (Fund). Prohibits the issuance of such coins from resulting in any net cost to the Federal government. Title II: Fire Service Bill of Rights - Fire Service Bill of Rights Act - Amends the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to establish a fire service bill of rights. Establishes the National Fire Center and Museum in the District of Columbia to provide information about the fire service and safety to the public and fire services. Funds such museum exclusively through the Fund. Establishes a National Hero Scholarship to fund the higher education of the children or spouse of a deceased firefighter. Establishes a scholarship providing tuition assistance to firefighters for higher education in fire safety or protection. Authorizes the Administrator of the United States Fire Administration to use amounts in the In Search of Excellence Research and Education Account of the Fund to fund other specified programs under the Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974. Establishes the Firefighters Assistance Trust Fund. Places the National Academy for Fire Prevention and Control within the United States Fire Administration. Directs the Administrator to use funds from the Hazardous Materials Response Computer Account of the fund to procure computer equipment for fire services that want such equipment. Directs the Administrator to make a grant from the Burn Research Grant Account of the Fund to one national firefighter's burn foundation dedicated to reducing burn injuries. Requires the Administrator to prepare and make available to State fire marshals, upon request, a manual describing Federal procedures for disposing of surplus property and highlighting how fire services could obtain such property. Directs the Administrator to distribute to such marshals information on the infectious diseases to which firefighters are particularly vulnerable.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 431 (101st)referred

To establish that it is the policy of the United States to encourage and support conservation efforts initiated by Brazil to protect the Amazon forest, and that the United States should redouble its efforts to reduce its pollution of the global environment.

United States · United States Congress · 2 November 1989

Declares that it is the policy of the United States to recognize Brazil's sovereign authority in the Amazon and that the United States should adopt a policy to encourage and support conservation efforts initiated by Brazil to protect the Amazon forest. Declares that the United States should redouble its efforts to address development within its own borders in an environmentally sound and sustainable manner.

Bill· HRH.R. 3573 (101st)open

Social Security Preservation and Budget Process Reform Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 1 November 1989

Social Security Preservation and Budget Process Reform Act of 1989 - Title I: Social Security Preservation - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to extend its provisions until 1999. Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to exclude, beginning with FY 1994, Federal Old Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund receipts and outlays from Federal deficit determinations. Declares that all interest payments to the trust funds shall be outlays for purposes of calculating the deficit. Establishes allowable maximum deficits for FY 1993 through 1997, to reach zero with respect to FY 1998. Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to extend the prohibition on extraneous matters in reconciliation measures in the Senate until September 30, 1998. Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to prohibit the House of Representatives or the Senate from considering legislation that would decrease the actuarial soundness of the social security trust funds. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to pay old age, survivors and disability insurance benefits notwithstanding any failure to increase the public debt limit. Title II: Additional Budget Process Reforms - Revises the prohibition against counting as savings the transfer of outlays, receipts, or revenue from one fiscal year to another. Provides for counting new entitlement authority against a House committee's allocation of such authority for a fiscal year. Prohibits a provision of a reconciliation bill or resolution from being counted as savings if it would cause a decrease in savings for the current fiscal year and the next four fiscal years. Requires the House Committee on the Budget to delete extraneous matter from reconciliation legislation before reporting such legislation to the House. Revises reporting requirements about Federal spending by the Office of Management and Budget, the President, and the Comptroller General.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 207 (101st)referred

Concerning U.S. foreign assistance to Somalia.

United States · United States Congress · 3 October 1989

Expresses the sense of the Congress that in determining the allocation of foreign assistance the Department of State should: (1) weigh heavily the persecution, torture, and execution of innocent Somalis by the armed forces of Siad Barre; and (2) insist upon significant improvements in human rights as a precondition to the resumption of foreign assistance to Somalia.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 410 (101st)open

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

United States · United States Congress · 27 September 1989

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

Law· HJRESH.J.Res. 400 (101st)enacted

Designating October 27, 1989, as "National Hostage Awareness Day".

United States · United States Congress · 12 September 1989

Designates October 27, 1989, as National Hostage Awareness Day in recognition of the 42d birthday of Terry Anderson and his fifth year in captivity. States that efforts should be made to have such date declared International Hostage Day by the United Nations. States that all Federal and international agencies should increase efforts to secure the release of the remaining hostages in Lebanon. Calls for prayer on such date for the release of all U.S. and foreign hostages in Lebanon.

Bill· HRH.R. 3236 (101st)referred

National Commission to Aid Homeless Mentally Ill Individuals Act

United States · United States Congress · 7 September 1989

National Commission to Aid Homeless Mentally Ill Individuals Act - Establishes the National Commission to Aid Homeless Mentally Ill Individuals to: (1) develop a national policy for using existing knowledge, resources, and experience to improve the treatment and care for homeless mentally ill individuals; (2) develop strategies for generating new knowledge about methods of providing services for such individuals; (3) identify information that is known, and new information that is needed, relating to homeless individuals with severe mental disorders; and (4) study other matters relating to homeless mentally ill individuals. Provides for the powers of the Commission and sets forth reporting requirements. Terminates the Commission 90 days after submission of its final report.

Bill· HRH.R. 3056 (101st)referred

Benjamin Franklin National Memorial Commemorative Coin Act

United States · United States Congress · 31 July 1989

Benjamin Franklin National Memorial Commemorative Coin Act - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to issue a specified number of five-dollar gold coins, one-dollar silver coins, and half-dollar clad coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the death of Benjamin Franklin. Provides that such coins shall be considered legal tender. Requires the Secretary to begin issuing such coins on October 1, 1989. Directs the Secretary to obtain silver for the minting of such coins from stocks of silver held by the Secretary or from any other federally owned stocks of silver and to obtain gold pursuant to authority under existing law. Provides that the design of such coins shall be selected by the Secretary after consultation with the Chairman of the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial at the Franklin Institute and the Chairman of the Commission of Fine Arts. Specifies the sales price of such coins as the face value plus costs. Requires that all sales of such coins include a surcharge of $35 per coin for five-dollar coins, $7 per coin for one-dollar coins, and $2 for half-dollar coins. Requires that all surcharges received by the Secretary from the sale of such coins shall be paid to the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial (The Franklin Institute): (1) to restore and renovate the Memorial; (2) to construct or renovate certain adjoining areas of the Franklin Institute; (3) to establish an endowment to ensure the continued upkeep and maintenance of the Memorial; (4) for exhibits in the Memorial or certain adjoining areas of the Institute; and (5) for funds for construction of certain facilities and for the acquisition and preservation of artifacts relating to Franklin. Authorizes the Comptroller General to audit such payments. Prohibits the minting of such coins under this Act after December 31, 1990. Requires the Secretary to ensure that the minting and issuance of such coins shall not result in any net costs to the Government.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 176 (101st)referred

Expressing the sense of the Congress that the egregious human rights violations in Cuba should be condemned and the President should award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Armando Valladares for outstanding efforts to secure human rights and freedom for Cubans and millions of individuals throughout the world.

United States · United States Congress · 27 July 1989

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) human rights violations in Cuba should be condemned; and (2) the President should award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Armando Valladares.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 373 (101st)referred

To designate October 22 through October 29, 1989, as "National Red Ribbon Week".

United States · United States Congress · 24 July 1989

Designates the week of October 22 through October 29, 1989, as National Red Ribbon Week. Recognizes and commends the hard work and dedication of certain individuals and organizations and urges activities that support community and alcohol education during such week. Encourages Americans to wear or display red ribbons during such Week to present and symbolize their commitment to a healthy, drug-free lifestyle, and to develop an attitude of intolerance to the use of drugs.

Bill· HRH.R. 2972 (101st)open

Drug War Bond Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 21 July 1989

Drug War Bond Act of 1989 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue: (1) Drug War Bonds for a three-year period with a 12-year maturity date; and (2) Drug War Stamps to evidence payments for or on account of such bonds. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude the interest earned on such War Bonds from an individual's gross income. Authorizes a taxpayer to designate a specified portion of any tax overpayment or make cash contributions to the War on Drugs Trust Fund (established by this Act). Authorizes the Attorney General to make expenditures from the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund into the War on Drugs Trust Fund. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish the War on Drugs Trust Fund. Transfers to such Fund: (1) proceeds from the sale of Drug War Bonds and stamps; and (2) certain cash contributions and portions of tax overpayments. Prescribes expenditures from the War on Drugs Trust Fund, including the construction of Federal prison facilities and education and rehabilitation programs. Precludes the receipts and disbursements from the War on Drugs Trust Fund from being included in either the congressional budget totals or in the budget totals as submitted by the President. Exempts the receipts and expenditures from the War on Drugs Trust Fund from: (1) statutory expenditure and lending limitations; and (2) certain orders issued under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act). Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress on programs established by this Act. Directs the Attorney General to make recommendations to the Congress regarding the merits of privatizing Federal prisons.

Bill· HRH.R. 2870 (101st)open

To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide a lump sum payment to public safety officers who become totally and permanently disabled as a result of a catastrophic injury sustained in the line of duty.

United States · United States Congress · 12 July 1989

Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide a lump sum payment of $100,000 (adjusted to reflect the annual percentage change in the Consumer Price Index) to public safety officers (law enforcement officers and fire fighters) who become permanently and totally disabled as a result of a catastrophic injury sustained in the line of duty. Prohibits the payment of both a lump sum disability payment and a lump sum death benefit.

Bill· HRH.R. 2807 (101st)open

To provide for the establishment of a memorial on Federal land within the District of Columbia to honor members of the Armed Forces who served in World War II, and to express the sense of Congress concerning the United States participation in that conflict.

United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1989

Directs the American Battle Monuments Commission to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia or its immediate area to honor World War II veterans and to commemorate U.S. participation in that conflict. Directs the Commission to plan, design, construct, and oversee the operation of the memorial. Specifies that such design shall provide for accessibility by, and accommodations for, the physically handicapped. Establishes the World War II Memorial Advisory Board to: (1) promote the establishment of the memorial and encourage the donation of private funds for construction maintenance; (2) assist and cooperate with the Commission in the selection of the site and design for the memorial; and (3) transmit annual reports on its activities to the Congress. Authorizes the Commission to solicit private contributions for such memorial. Establishes a fund in the Treasury which shall be made available to the Commission to carry out this Act. Authorizes Federal funding, in addition to such private funds, for site preparation, design, planning, establishment, construction, maintenance, and operation of the memorial. Authorizes assistance from specified Federal departments and agencies, including the Library of Congress. Authorizes Federal property to be transferred to the Commission. Authorizes the Commission to purchase suitable property within the District of Columbia for the establishment of such memorial. Urges the Government to encourage 50th anniversary commemorations of the U.S. role in World War II. Urges the Smithsonian Institution and other Federal museums to develop commemorative exhibitions to be shared with academic institutions.

Bill· HRH.R. 2786 (101st)referred

To provide for a timely analysis of all factors relating to the restoration of gray wolves to Yellowstone National Park and surrounding public lands, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 28 June 1989

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the reintroduction of gray wolves to Yellowstone National Park and adjacent public lands. Requires such EIS to consider: (1) the potential for wolves to leave the recovery area and cause damage to domestic livestock; (2) the wildlife management responsibilities and objectives of the States of Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho; and (3) the possibility of reintroducing gray wolves as an experimental population under the Endangered Species Act. Establishes a timetable for the Secretary to select an alternative for such reintroduction and to implement the decision. Directs the Secretary to provide financial assistance to Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho for the implementation of wolf conservation and management plans.