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Rep. Mann, James R. [D-SC-4]

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Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1438 (95th)passed

A resolution authorizing the printing of additional copies of a Judiciary Committee document regarding the general revision of the United States criminal code.

United States · United States Congress · 14 October 1978

Authorizes the printing of additional copies, not to exceed a cost of $1,200, of a committee document which is a report of the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice with regard to the revision of the United States criminal code, for the use of the House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary.

Bill· HRH.R. 14106 (95th)referred

A bill to provide for payments in lieu of taxes to local governments by the Administrator of General Services based upon the amount of certain tax exempt property owned by the United States and foreign governments within such locality.

United States · United States Congress · 18 September 1978

Authorizes the Administrator of General Services to make payments to local governments based on the amount of tax exempt public and foreign lands within the boundaries of such governmental units.

Bill· HRH.R. 13963 (95th)referred

Congressional Oversight Improvement Act

United States · United States Congress · 17 August 1978

Congressional Oversight Improvement Act - Establishes, as a Congressional office, the Office of Congressional Legal Counsel to be headed by a Congressional Legal Counsel to defend Congress, a House of Congress, committee, subcommittee, Member, officer, or employee of Congress or an agency of Congress in civil actions in which the validity of any official proceeding or action taken by such person or entity is placed in issue or in cases involving subpoenas. Requires that specified representational activities undertaken by the Counsel be authorized by the Joint Leadership Group, House, Senate, or concurrent resolution, or committee affirmation according to the proposed action. Requires the Counsel, upon direction, to bring a civil action to enforce any subpoena issued by a House of Congress, committee or subcommittee authorized to issue such subpoena. Gives the District Court for the District of Columbia original jurisdiction over any civil action brought by a House of Congress or any authorized committee or subcommittee concerning the enforcement or validity of subpoenas. Requires the Counsel to intervene or appear as amicus curiae in the name of Congress, a House of Congress, or an officer, office, agency, committee, subcommittee or chairman of a House of Congress or of Congress in any legal action in any Federal or State court in which the powers and responsibilities of Congress, under the Constitution, are placed in issue. Directs the Counsel to notify the Joint Leadership Group of any legal action in which the Counsel is of the opinion that intervention is in the interest of Congress. Stipulates that the Counsel shall represent a House of Congress or committee or subcommittee in immunity proceedings. Requires the Counsel to notify the Joint Leadership Group and any affected party of any conflict between the representation of such party and the carrying out of this Act, or compliance with professional standards. Sets forth the procedure for resolving such conflict. Relieves the Attorney General of any responsibility with respect to representational service encompassed by this Act upon written notice that the Counsel has undertaken such service. Authorizes appropriations to the Office through fiscal year 1982 to carry out its duties under this Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 13959 (95th)referred

Criminal Justice Improvements Act

United States · United States Congress · 17 August 1978

Criminal Justice Improvements Act - Title I: Revision of Title 18 - Repeals by not reenacting certain offenses, including the capturing or killing of carrier pigeons, building vessels for slave trade purposes, selling intoxicants to Indians, and advocating overthrow of the Federal or State government. Incorporates into Title 18 certain offenses which are located in other United States Code sections, including aircraft piracy, assaulting certain Federal government officers or employees, and interference with the exercise of certain rights in the buying, selling, and renting of housing. Consolidates chapters which contain similar subject matter. Repeals by not reenacting certain procedural provisions, and excludes procedural provisions which are cross-referenced to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. Modifies the language of three offenses dealing with abortion to read "illegal abortion." Revises the maximum authorized terms of imprisonment for 14 offenses, including conspiracy to defraud the government with respect to claims (from ten years to five years), the transportation of slaves (from five years to ten years), and destruction of a vessel by the owner (from life to ten years). Specifies a uniform fine structure in which the maximum fines are related to the maximum authorized terms of imprisonment. Authorizes imposition of a fine upon any person found guilty of an offense. Directs the court to consider the defendants' financial status when deciding whether to impose a fine and its amount. Directs the Judicial Conference of the United States to analyze on a continuing basis data relating to sentencing in the Federal courts. Requires the Conference to develop, make available, and evaluate advisory sentencing guidelines. Requires the court, in determining a particular sentence, to consider specific factors, including: (1) the nature and circumstances of the offense and the history and characteristics of the defendant; (2) the need for the sentence imposed to provide punishment commensurate with the seriousness of the offense, to deter similar conduct, protect the public, or provide the defendant needed training; (3) effective alternatives to imprisonment; and (4) any applicable advisory sentencing guidelines. Allows a defendant who has been convicted to be sentenced to a term of probation and specifies limitations. Increases from six months to one year the length of time a person can be confined while on probation. Requires probation officers to provide to the court information which is necessary to evaluate sentencing alternatives and information concerning advisory guidelines. Directs officers to conduct pre-release or pre-parole investigations. Decreases from six months to 90 days the minimum sentence for which good time allowance may be deducted. Applies restrictions on release prior to trial to offenses punishable by life imprisonment. Eliminates and modifies certain corrections provisions. Requires requests from specified sources to the court for the use of juvenile records to be in writing. Title II: Technical and Conforming Provisions - Conforms the fine levels of criminal statutes in other titles of the United States Code (except the Internal Revenue Code) to those of Title 18. Sets January 1, 1980, as the effective date of this Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 13885 (95th)referred

Government Accountability Act

United States · United States Congress · 15 August 1978

Requires the President to submit to Congress a biannual report on the management of the executive branch. Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to provide an evaluative report on Federal programs to the President to be included with the President's report.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 692 (95th)referred

A resolution requesting the President to convene a White House Conference on Foreign Trade.

United States · United States Congress · 11 August 1978

Requests the President to convene a White House Conference on Foreign Trade to provide a forum for representatives of industries and labor organizations in the United States, scholars and experts in the field of foreign trade, representatives of Federal, State, and local government, and other interested persons to (1) examine and recommend methods to increase trade, (2) evaluate the recommendations made by the President's Task Force on Export Policy, and (3) assess the impact on the United States of the anticipated trade agreement of the Multilateral Trade Negotiations.

Bill· HRH.R. 13710 (95th)referred

Third Party Search Protection Act

United States · United States Congress · 2 August 1978

Third Party Search Protection Act - Amends the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to limit the circumstances under which a search warrant may be issued for property in possession of a third party. Allows a warrant to issue only if: (1) there is probable cause to believe the person in possession of the property committed or is committing a criminal offense; or (2) in any other case, only if a subpoena is not available or the property may be destroyed or removed and a restraining order would not prevent such removal or destruction.

Bill· HRH.R. 13609 (95th)referred

A bill to assist cities and States by amending section 5136 of the Revised Statutes, as amended, with respect to the authority of national banks to underwrite and deal in securities issued by State and local governments, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 26 July 1978

Excludes from the Federal law limiting and restricting the corporate powers of national banking associations to deal in and underwrite investment securities specified dealing in and underwriting of all other nongeneral obligations issued or guaranteed by or on behalf of a State or any political subdivision thereof or agency of a State or any political subdivision thereof (except special assessment obligations and industrial revenue bonds) which are at the time eligible for purchase by a national bank for its own account, subject to specified limitations. Requires the Secretary of Treasury to submit an annual report to the Congress showing the extent to which the business of underwriting and dealing in State and local obligations is being carried on by commercial banks as compared with other banking institutions with a view to determining the effect of the amendment made by the first section of this Act on the institutional distribution of such business.

Bill· HRH.R. 13452 (95th)referred

A bill to amend the Freedom of Information Act to improve the handling of classified information and investigatory records, to revise the deadlines for agency action and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 13 July 1978

Amends the Freedom of Information Act to give courts jurisdiction to enjoin Federal agencies from withholding agency records, even if such records pertain to national defense or foreign policy and are properly classified pursuant to an Executive order, if the court finds no reasonable basis to support such Executive order. Extends the time period an agency may use to determine whether or not such agency will comply with a request for information.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 665 (95th)referred

A resolution to effect appointment of the commission to study, investigate and review the Federal old-age, survivors and disability insurance programs, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 12 July 1978

Urges the prompt appointment of the National Commission on Social Security established by the Social Security Amendments of 1977. Resolves that the Congress request such Commission to study the feasibility of converting the present old-age, survivors, and disability insurance programs of the Social Security Act into self-renewing investment funds which will fulfill the purpose of the present program with a substantial reduction in taxes.

Bill· HRH.R. 13360 (95th)referred

A bill to amend the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure and the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure to provide for post-conviction proceedings in certain criminal cases.

United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1978

Amends the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to provide that a sentence of death may not be imposed for violation of a Federal law unless the standards and procedures set forth in this Act have been followed. Requires a separate hearing before a jury on the question of sentencing whenever a person is convicted of an offense for which death is a possible penalty. Allows a jury to recommend a sentence of death only if every member of the jury (1) finds beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant intended that the life of any person be taken and that any person did die as a direct result of the offense; (2) finds that at least one of nine specified aggravating circumstances exists; and (3) determines that any aggravating circumstances found to exist, taken in conjunction with all the evidence, outweigh any of ten specified mitigating circumstances found to exist. Allows a judge to nevertheless refuse to impose the death sentence. Amends the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure to set forth standards for review of death sentences.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1255 (95th)referred

A resolution relating to voluntary pooling of clerk-hire funds.

United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1978

Provides that where two or more Members of the House of Representatives pay the basic pay of an individual from the clerk-hire allowance of each such Member, such individual shall be considered to be on the payroll of only one such Member for purposes of determining the number of individuals employed by such Members under the clerk-hire allowance. Requires such Members to designate who shall be considered the employer for the month involved and to report such designation to the Office of Finance.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 652 (95th)referred

A resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the President should include environmental and safety and health standards among the international fair labor standards whose adoption is sought under section 121(a)(4) of the Trade Act of 1974.

United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1978

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President, in carrying out his duties under the Trade Act, should seek the adoption and application of trade agreements which include environmental and safety and health standards among the international fair labor standards to be adopted.

Bill· HRH.R. 12587 (95th)referred

Marihuana Pretrial Diversion Act

United States · United States Congress · 8 May 1978

Marihuana Pretrial Diversion Act - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to direct the Attorney General to establish a marihuana pretrial diversion program in which any person subject to arrest by Federal law enforcement officers solely for the possession of not more than 30 grams of marihuana or not more than seven grams of hashish may elect to receive drug-related counseling rather than be subject to criminal prosecution. Directs that, except as provided otherwise in this Act, persons found by Federal law enforcement officials in possession of such limited quantities of marihuana or hashish shall be issued a field release citation in lieu of being arrested. Requires any person who elects the diversion program to attend between five and 16 hours of such counseling during a period of not more than 40 days, or be subject to arrest and prosecution for failure to observe his or her diversion agreement. Requires the Attorney General to designate and specially train Federal employees as marihuana diversion officers responsible for the administration of such program. Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to public or private nonprofit entities for planning and carrying out counseling courses. Requires participants to pay an assessed fee of between $50 and $100 to defray the expenses of such program. Denies eligibility for the diversion program to individuals who have participated in it within three years prior to an arrest for possession of marihuana, and for specified other reasons. Requires a nonpublic record of participation in such program to be kept solely for determining an individual's eligibility for participation in such a program during the three year period following completion of the course. Exempts any participant who has completed a diversion course from arrest and prosecution on the charge or count for which he or she became eligible to participate, and from perjury for failure to acknowledge participation. Establishes in the Treasury of the United States a fund for defraying the operating costs of the diversion program.

Bill· HRH.R. 12413 (95th)referred

Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Act

United States · United States Congress · 27 April 1978

Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Act - Title I: Temporary Storage of Spent Fuel - Directs the Secretary of Energy in consultation with other agencies to conduct a study and issue a preliminary report on the amount of spent nuclear fuel which can be stored at temporary spent fuel storage facilities currently in operation or under construction and whether any additional storage facilities should be acquired by the Federal Government. Requires that a final report be evaluated by the President. Directs that within 60 days after the receipt of such report, the President issue a plan for the temporary storage of spent nuclear fuel. Stipulates that any such plan take effect at the end of 60 calendar days of continuous session of Congress after the date on which copies of such plan are transmitted to each House of Congress. Permits the Congress to reject such plan by the adoption of a concurrent resolution. Sets forth the legislative procedure for the consideration of any such resolution. Title II: Permanent Storage of Radioactive Waste - Directs the Secretary in consultation with other Federal agencies to conduct a study to evaluate methods of providing permanent storage of radioactive waste and to determine the amount of storage capacity required to permanently store all radioactive waste. Requires the Secretary within two years from the date of enactment of this Act to issue a preliminary report on the results of such study. Directs the President to evaluate the final report and issue a plan for the permanent storage of radioactive waste. Stipulates that the plan shall take effect after 60 calendar days of Congressional session unless rejected by the adoption of a concurrent resolution. Sets forth the legislative procedure for the consideration of any such resolution.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1154 (95th)referred

A resolution to authorize each Member of the House of Representatives to hire two additional Lyndon Baines Johnson congressional interns and to authorize payment of additional compensation for such interns from the clerk hire allowance.

United States · United States Congress · 25 April 1978

Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1974, to increase to three the number of Lyndon Baines Johnson congressional interns which may be hired by each Member of the House of Representatives. Authorizes the payment of additional compensation to such interns from the clerk-hire allowance.

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