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Rep. Kogovsek, Ray [D-CO-3]

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Bill· HRH.R. 6315 (98th)referred

A bill to prohibit the issuance in bearer form of Treasury obligations or of securities which are interests in Treasury obligations, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 26 September 1984

Requires that every obligation of the United States be issued in registered form. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit the issuance in bearer form of securities which are interests in U.S. Government-backed securities. Imposes a three percent excise tax on the issuer of registration-required U.S. Government-backed securities which are not issued in registered form. Provides that the issue price of any U.S. Government-backed security shall be treated as the principal amount of the obligation. Imposes a 30 percent withholding tax on interest received by foreigners from U.S. Government-backed securities.

Bill· HRH.R. 6300 (98th)referred

A bill to require that the President transmit to the Congress, and that the congressional Budget Committees report, a balanced budget for each fiscal year.

United States · United States Congress · 25 September 1984

Requires the President to transmit to Congress for FY 1986 and each fiscal year thereafter a balanced budget. Permits the transmittal of alternate budget proposals which, if implemented, would result in a deficit or surplus if the President determines that a balanced budget is inappropriate for any fiscal year. Requires that any such alternate budget proposals for a fiscal year include a comprehensive plan to balance the Federal budget. Requires the Committee on the Budget of each House to report by April 15 of every year a balanced budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Requires the Committee on the Budget of either House also to report a comprehensive plan to balance the Federal budget, if it determines that a balanced budget is inappropriate for any fiscal year.

Bill· HRH.R. 6172 (98th)referred

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to clarify the application of the imputed interest and interest accrual rules in the case of sales of residences, farms, and real property held for trade, business or investment purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 10 August 1984

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from the application of imputed interest rules: (1) the first $250,000 of the sale price of residential property sold by an individual; (2) the first $1,000,000 of the sale price of farm property; and (3) the first $500,000 of the sale price of business, trade, or investment property.

Bill· HRH.R. 6166 (98th)referred

A bill to declare that certain land formerly used as a site for a school for the Ute Mountain Ute Indian Tribe is held in trust by the United States for the benefit of such Indian Tribe and is part of the Ute Mountain Ute Indian Reservation.

United States · United States Congress · 10 August 1984

Declares that specified land is: (1) held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Ute Mountain Ute Indian Tribe; and (2) part of the Ute Mountain Ute Indian Reservation. Repeals a specified Act relating to the reservation of certain lands for the use of the Ute Indians.

Bill· HRH.R. 6167 (98th)referred

Comprehensive Oil Shale Leasing Amendments of 1984

United States · United States Congress · 10 August 1984

Comprehensive Oil Shale Leasing Amendments of 1984 - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 to provide that there be no limit on the number of oil shale leases that the Secretary of the Interior may issue to a person or corporation. (Current law sets a limit of one lease per person or corporation.) Limits leases to a maximum of 5,120 acres, unless a lease of that size is insufficient to support commercial-scale operations, in which case the Secretary may increase the acreage to 15,360 acres after: (1) considering the resource recovery potential of the tract; (2) determining that additional acreage is necessary to have an economically viable commercial operation; and (3) documenting the basis for the increased acreage. Directs the Secretary before the issuance of such leases to prepare a comprehensive land use plan that complies with specified provisions of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976. Directs the Secretary to consult with the Governor and State and local officials of those States where the lands to be leased are located. Requires a State to establish a separate distribution system for moneys received by the United States from sales and rentals of public lands leased for the extraction and reduction of oil shale, including offsite leases, and paid to such State. Permits the Secretary to lease lands for the disposal of oil shale wastes and the materials removed from mined lands, and for the building of plants, reduction works, and other facilities connected with oil shale operations (referred to as an offsite lease). Sets forth specified terms and conditions of an oil shale lease. Permits, on a competitive basis, the award of oil shale leases. Permits, on a noncompetitive basis, the award of: (1) offsite leases; (2) leases for lands adjacent to operating oil shale projects; (3) leases for experimental or research purposes relating to the testing of oil shale technologies; and (4) leases to avoid bypass of Federal resources which could not otherwise be economically developed, or to supplement otherwise noncommercial parcels of non-Federal lands. Permits the Secretary to enter into agreements with States or private parties to issue oil shale leases or offsite leases for the assembling of lands of mixed ownership for the development of oil shale. Authorizes the Secretary to issue oil shale leases allowing the mining, extraction, and disposal of other mineral deposits, excluding oil and gas. Prohibits the issuance of an oil shale lease or offsite lease that will yield less than fair market value to the United States. Provides for expedited judicial review of the Secretary's decisions with respect to the issuance of such leases. Requires a lessee to submit a conceptual plan for the long-term development of an oil shale lease. Requires the Secretary to coordinate with the Secretary of Energy, other specified Federal agencies, and private parties in performing research on oil shale development.

Bill· HRH.R. 6066 (98th)referred

A bill to require that the President transmit to the Congress, and that the congressional Budget Committees report, a balanced budget for each fiscal year.

United States · United States Congress · 2 August 1984

Requires the President to transmit to Congress for FY 1986 and each fiscal year thereafter a balanced budget. Permits the transmittal of alternate budget proposals which, if implemented, would result in a deficit or surplus if the President determines that a balanced budget is inappropriate for any fiscal year. Urges the President to submit to the House and the Senate, not later than September 30, 1984, a comprehensive plan to balance the Federal budget. Requires the Committee on the Budget of each House to report, by April 15, 1985, and by April 15 of each year, a balanced budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Requires the chairmen of the budget committees and an individual designated by the President to meet from time to time and agree upon common economic and technical estimating assumptions which shall be used for the preparation and reestimation of the President's budget. Establishes a commission which shall: (1) review, with respect to FY 1986, the balanced budget proposal submitted by the President and the budgets reported by the Committees on the Budget; (2) study the effectiveness of the provisions of this Act in achieving balanced Federal budgets; and (3) make recommendations for further changes which may be necessary to achieve balanced Federal budgets. Requires the commission to transmit to the President and Congress a report not later then December 31, 1986, containing a detailed statement of its findings, conclusions, and recommendations for such legislation and administrative actions as it considers appropriate. Terminates the commission 30 days after the submission of such report.

Bill· HRH.R. 6043 (98th)referred

Construction Industry Labor Law Amendments of 1984

United States · United States Congress · 31 July 1984

Construction Industry Labor Law Amendments of 1984 - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to provide that in the construction industry two or more business entities engaged in the same or similar work with common ownership or control shall be deemed a single employer. Applies the terms of a collective bargaining agreement regarding employees of such business entities to all other business entities comprising the same single employer within the geographical area covered by the agreement. States that collective bargaining agreements may only be repudiated after the National Labor Relations Board certifies election results in which a majority of the employees select a bargaining representative other than the representative with whom such agreement was made.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 339 (98th)open

A concurrent resolution calling upon the President to seek an international convention for the suppression of international terrorism.

United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1984

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should make every effort to convene an international conference on terrorism: (1) at which participating countries would share intelligence about international terrorist organizations and discuss counterterrorism strategy and techniques; and (2) which would result in the adoption of a Convention for the Suppression of International Terrorism to strengthen international law with respect to terrorist acts. Provides for the establishment by the Convention of effective procedures for dealing with such international terrorism.

Bill· HRH.R. 5975 (98th)referred

Tax Status of Space Act

United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1984

Tax Status of Space Act - Provides that activities performed in space for U.S. persons on any spacecraft owned by U.S. persons and articles produced in space primarily for sale or use within the United States shall be treated as activities performed within and articles produced within the United States for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code and the Tariff Schedules of the United States.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 616 (98th)referred

A joint resolution to establish a bipartisan National Commission of Federal Budget Deficit Reductions.

United States · United States Congress · 28 June 1984

Establishes the National Commission on Federal Budget Deficit Reductions to review all relevant elements of fiscal and monetary policy. Requires particular emphasis to be given to the causes of cyclical and structural Federal budget deficits and the impact which growing structural Federal deficits have on employment, capital formation, and the vigor and viability of economic growth in the United States. Requires the Commission to: (1) identify problems which may hinder the control and reduction of Federal budget deficits; and (2) analyze all potential options which would result in deficit reductions and place the Government on a sound financial basis. Requires the Commission to report to the President and Congress by January 15, 1985, detailed findings, conclusions, and recommendations for such legislation and administrative actions as it considers appropriate. Terminates the Commission 30 days after submission of such report.

Law· HJRESH.J.Res. 605 (98th)enacted

A joint resolution regarding the implementation of the policy of the United States Government in opposition to the practice of torture by any foreign government.

United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1984

Reaffirms that it is U.S. policy to oppose the practice of torture by foreign governments through the implementation of laws and through public and private diplomacy. Requests the President to: (1) instruct the U.S. representative to the United Nations to continue to raise the issue of torture by such governments; and (2) continue to involve the U.S. Government in the formulation of international standards, particularly the draft Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Requests the Secretary of State to issue specified formal instructions to each U.S. mission chief regarding U.S. policy with respect to such torture. States that the Secretary of Commerce should continue to enforce the current restrictions on the export of crime control equipment pursuant to the Export Administration Act of 1979. Directs the heads of U.S. departments that furnish military and law enforcement training to foreign personnel to include in such training instruction regarding international human rights standards with respect to torture.

Law· HRH.R. 5890 (98th)enacted

A bill to establish a commission to assist in the first observance of the Federal legal holiday honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.

United States · United States Congress · 19 June 1984

Establishes a commission to be known as the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday Commission to: (1) encourage appropriate ceremonies and activities throughout the United States relating to the first observance of the Federal legal holiday honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.; and (2) provide advice and assistance to the Federal Government and to State and local governments and private organizations with respect to the observance of the holiday. Sets forth requirements regarding the membership and staff of the Commission. Authorizes the heads of all Government departments and agencies, upon the request of the Commission, to detail any of their personnel to the Commission and to otherwise assist the Commission in carrying out its responsibilities under this Act. Requires that all of the Commission's expenditures be made from donated funds. Directs the Commission, not later than April 20, 1986, to report to the President and the Congress concerning its activities under this Act. Terminates the Commission after the submission of such report.

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