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United States · United States Congress · 3 October 1974
Provides that no new previously unfunded spending programs, except in the instance of a national emergency, will be authorized during a period of 90 days from the date of enactment.
United States · United States Congress · 2 October 1974
Prohibits age discrimination under title IV of the Education Amendments of 1972 in any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.
United States · United States Congress · 22 August 1974
Provides for the elimination of the copyright expiration date of January 1, 1975, for a limited copyright in sound recordings for the purpose of protecting against unauthorized duplication and piracy of sound recordings. Sets forth increased criminal penalties for piracy and counterfeiting of sound recordings, and for the knowing and fradulent transportation, sale, or receipt of phonograph records bearing forged or counterfeit labels.
United States · United States Congress · 22 August 1974
Expresses the intent of Congress that the House Committee on the District of Columbia explore revenue potential of Federal facilities and programs.
United States · United States Congress · 22 August 1974
Expresses the intent of Congress that the House Committee on the District of Columbia explore revenue potential of Federal facilities and programs.
United States · United States Congress · 21 August 1974
Expresses the sense of the House that the prevention of widespread famine requires immediate and substantial public investments in agricultural research and technology for the express purpose of increasing food production which would: (1) insure a ready supply of food at reasonable consumer food costs; (2) aid in the maintenance of a favorable United States trade balance; and (3) reduce the risk of food shortages in years of adverse weather.
United States · United States Congress · 9 August 1974
Expresses the sense of Congress that Richard M. Nixon should not be prosecuted for any offense, whether State or Federal, allegedly committed while he was in office as President of the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 18 July 1974
Provides for the relief of Wesley P. Kliewer and Lois P. Kliewer.
United States · United States Congress · 18 July 1974
Federal Election Campaign Reform Act - Establishes the Federal Elections Commission as an independent establishment in the executive branch, which shall be composed of six members, no more than three of which shall be of the same party. Provides that two members shall be appointed by the President, two by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and two by the President pro tempore of the Senate. Empowers the Commission to subpoena or require testimony and records. Requires each candidate to designate a central campaign committee, which shall forward all reports and statements to the Commission and shall receive reports from subordinate political committees. Provides that upon written request the Commission may render an advisory opinion with respect to whether any specific transaction or activity by the requesting individual, candidate, or political committee would constitute a violation of the law. Transfers specified materials from the Comptroller General, Secretary of the Senate, and Clerk of the House of Representatives to the Commission. Makes technical and conforming amendments to the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971. Provides that no individual or organization, with the exception of specified political committees, may make any contributions to or for any candidate for Federal office. Sets limits on the aggregate amount of contributions which an individual may make. Sets limitations on contributions of currency, United States and foreign, which a person may make for the benefit of any candidate or political committee. Imposes criminal penalties for violations of this Act. States that no candidate (other than a candidate for nomination for election to the office of President) may make expenditures in connection with his primary or primary runoff campaign for nomination for election to Federal office in excess of the greater of 10 cents multiplied by the voting age population of the geographical area in which the election for such nomination is held; or $125,000, if the Federal office sought is that of Senator, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, or Representative from a State which is entitled to only one Representative; or $75,000, if the Federal office sought is that of Representative from a State which is entitled to more than one Representative. Changes such amounts to 15 cents, $175,000, and $75,000 respectively for the general election. Prohibits any contribution during any calendar year to or for the benefit of any candidate which is in excess of in the case of contributions to or for the benefit of a candidate other than a candidate for nomination for election, or for election, to the office of President, the amount which, when added to the total amount of all other contributions made by that individual during that calendar year to or for the benefit of a particular candidate, would equal $2,500; or in the case of contributions to or for the benefit of a candidate for nomination for election, or for election, to the office of President, the amount which, when added to the total amount of all other contributions made by that individual during that calendar year to or for the benefit of that candidate, would equal $5,000. Provides that no person shall during any calendar year make, and no person shall accept: (1) any contribution to a political committee; or (2) any contribution to or for the benefit of any candidate, which, when added to all the other contributions enumerated in (1) and (2) of this subsection which were made in that calendar year, exceeds $25,000.
United States · United States Congress · 14 June 1974
Provides under title II of the Social Security Act that the special procedure for expediting benefit payments (where such payments are not regularly made when due) shall apply to benefits based on disability in the same way it applies to other benefits under such title if entitlement has already been established and the benefits involved have been paid for one or more months.
United States · United States Congress · 6 June 1974
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should (1) immediately initiate negotiations at the highest level of the Turkish Government to prevent the resumption of opium production; and (2) if such negotiations prove unfruitful, exercise the authority provided by the Congress under the Foreign Assistance Act, to terminate all assistance to the Government of Turkey.
United States · United States Congress · 6 June 1974
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should (1) immediately initiate negotiations at the highest level of the Turkish Government to prevent the resumption of opium production; and (2) if such negotiations prove unfruitful, exercise the authority provided by the Congress under the Foreign Assistance Act, to terminate all assistance to the Government of Turkey.
United States · United States Congress · 6 June 1974
Olympic Sports Commission Act - Establishes a President's Commission on Olympic Sports composed of twenty-seven members including not less than three amateur athletes who competed in at least one of the past three Olympic games, who shall be appointed by the President of the United States. Directs the Commission to: (1) conduct a full and complete investigation, study, and evaluation of the United States Olympic Committee, its activities and its present and former membership groups on a sport-by-sport basis, as they relate to the effectiveness of the United States teams in international competitions in the Olympic sports; (2) determine what factors impede or prevent or tend to impede or prevent the United States from fielding its best amateur athletes for participation in Olympic games and other international amateur sporting events in the Olympic sports; (3) study methods for assuring adequate financial support for our Olympic teams and other amateur athletic teams participating in international competitions in the Olympic sports; and (4) investigate, study, and evaluate any other related matters that have a direct bearing upon participation by amateur athletes of the United Sates in Olympic games and other international amateur sporting events in the Olympic sports, including development plans to increase the level of sports participation generally in the United States. Directs the Commission to submit two reports of its findings and recommendations to the President and to the Congress. Requires that the first report, on the organization and operation of the United States Olympic Committee and its member groups, shall be submitted eight months after all the members of the Commission have been appointed. Requires that the second report, on development plans for each sport for 1976 and beyond, shall be submitted after the next five months. Authorizes to be appropriated to carry out the provisions of this Act, the sum of $1,200,000 to remain available until expended.
United States · United States Congress · 30 May 1974
Makes it unlawful to: (1) restrain or coerce any person to refrain from dealing in any way in any agricultural commodity grown or produced by any other person; (2) condone violence at or about the premises of any person engaged in agriculture during the course of a labor dispute or engage in any work stoppage that will cause damage to a substantial portion of a perishable food crop; (3) engage in collective bargaining by a representative of the agriculture industry not elected in a secret ballot election by a majority of the represented employees; and (4) restrain any person engaged in agriculture from freely engaging in collective bargaining through representatives of their own choosing.
United States · United States Congress · 29 May 1974
Makes it unlawful, under the Interstate Commerce Act, for any railroad to refuse to transport any refrigerator car because of the fact that such car is owned or controlled by a shipper or a nonrailroad owner. Makes it the duty of every carrier by railroad to handle all refrigerator equipment in the same manner and subject to the same rules and regulations, regardless of whether such equipment is owned or controlled by railroad or nonrailroad interests.
United States · United States Congress · 22 May 1974
Provides that immediately upon the adoption of this resolution the House shall resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 988), a resolution to reform the structure, jurisdiction, and procedures of the committees of the House of Representatives by amending rules X and XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives. Stipulates that after general debate, which shall be confined to the resolution and shall continue not to exceed three hours, to be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Select Committee on Committees, the resolution shall be read for amendment under the five-minute rule. States that, at the conclusion of the consideration of the resolution for amendment, the Committee shall rise and report the resolution to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted, and the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the resolution and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit.
United States · United States Congress · 14 May 1974
Designates the premises occupied by the Chief of Naval Operations as the official residence of the Vice President, effective upon the termination of service of the incumbent Chief of Naval Operations. Authorizes the Administrator of General Services to provide for the care, maintenance, repair, improvement, alteration, and furnishing of the official residence and grounds. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary from time to time to carry out the foregoing purposes. Expresses the sense of Congress that living accommodations, generally equivalent to those available to the highest ranking officer on active duty in each of the other military services, should be provided for the Chief of Naval Operations. Repeals the Federal law authorizing the planning, design, construction, furnishing, and maintenance of an official residence for the Vice President of the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 13 May 1974
Sugar Act Amendments - States that the Secretary of Agriculture shall determine for each calendar year the amount of sugar needed to meet the requirements of consumers in the continental United States, to maintain and protect the domestic sugar industry, and to attain on an annual average basis the price objective set forth in the Sugar Act of 1948. Establishes the total amount of apportioned raw values of sugar among domestic sugar producing areas at 6,685,000 short tons, and prescribes the apportionment of that amount. States that, whenever the production of sugar in any domestic sugar-producing area in any year results in there being available for marketing in the continental United States in any year sugar in excess of the quota for such area for such year established under this Act, the quota for the immediately following year established for such area under this Act shall be increased to the extent of such excess production up to specified limits. Provides that the quota for the mainland cane sugar area shall be prorated to Florida and Louisiana on the basis of 57.5 percent to Florida and 42.5 percent to Louisiana and each State shall be regarded as a sugar-producing area for such purposes. Provides that each State shall have the right to market the unfilled share of the other State in any year in which such other State is unable to fill its share of the quota. Authorizes the Secretary on a quarterly basis to set maximum or minimum limits on the importation of sugar within the annual quota for any foreign country. Provides that the Secretary is not authorized to limit the importation of sugar for any foreign country having a quota of fifteen thousand short tons, raw value, or less through the use of limitations applied on other than a calendar year basis. States that the failure of any foreign country, subject to such reasonable tolerance as the Secretary may determine, to fill a quarterly minimum quota shall operate to reduce the quantity of sugar permitted to be imported for such calendar year by the amount by which such country failed to fill such quarterly quota. Specifies the prorated amounts of the total quota to be allowed to listed foreign countries. Allows for quota increases to foreign countries when the Secretary determines that any domestic area or foreign country will not market its quota. Provides that direct-consumption sugar, produced from quota sugar in the continental United States of a grade, type, or specification determined by the Secretary not to be available in a domestic sugar-producing area outside the continental United States from raw sugar produced in such area, may be marketed within the local consumption quota for such area. Provides administrative and judicial review for any person adversely affected by the Secretary's determination in a wage rate proceeding. Provides that no employer may discharge an employee on the basis of such employee's action under this Act, including action to recover the liability of an employer who has not paid him wages at a rate determined to be fair and reasonable by the Secretary.
United States · United States Congress · 25 April 1974
States that the House of Representatives salutes Henry Aaron as an "All-American Good Guy" and extends to him the congratulations, esteem, and affection of the House.
United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1974
Authorizes the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to conduct research and development programs to increase knowledge of tornadoes, hurricanes, large thunderstorms, and other types of short-term weather phenomena, and to develop methods for predicting, detecting, and monitoring such atmospheric behavior. Authorizes the appropriation of $10,000,000 to carry out the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1974
Provides for the recomputation of military retirement benefits. Provides that a member or former member of a uniformed service: (1) who is sixty years of age or older, and is retired for reasons other than physical disability, whose disability is finally determined to be of a permanent nature and less than 30 percent under the disability rating system, and is entitled to retired pay computed under the rates of basic pay in effect before January 1, 1972; or (2) who is entitled to retired pay for physical disability, whose disability was finally determined to be of permanent nature and at least 30 percent under the schedule of rating disabilities, and whose retired pay is computed under rates of basic pay in effect after October 11, 1949 and before January 1, 1972, is entitled to have that pay recomputed upon the rates of basic pay in effect on January 1, 1972.
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1974
Repeals the Federal Act directing the Secretary of the Interior to sell to the city of Los Angeles, California, various public lands in California, and granting rights-of-way over public lands and reserved lands to the city of Los Angeles in Mono County in the State of California. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to the city of Los Angeles, such easements and rights-of-way on, over, under, through, and across such Federal lands in Mono County, California, as necessary to enable the city of Los Angeles to operate all works in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act and which are necessary or appurtenant to the generation and utilization of electric energy, or to the collection and distribution of water. Authorizes the conveyance of specified lands totaling 165 acres to the city of Los Angeles subject to the condition that the city of Los Angeles convey to the United States, all right, title, and interest in and to other described lands, reserving to the city all water and water rights.
United States · United States Congress · 28 March 1974
Establishes a standing Committee on the Environment in the House of Representatives, to consist of twenty-five members. States that all proposed legislation and other matters pertaining to the quality of the physical environment of the United States and its possessions shall be referred to the Committee.
United States · United States Congress · 19 March 1974
Directs the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to permit the conduct of weather modification activities, including both atmospheric and surface activities and environmental research, which are within, over, or may affect areas which are part of the national wilderness preservation system or other Federal lands. Authorizes the respective Secretaries to prescribe such operating and monitoring conditions as each deems necessary to minimize or avoid long-term and intensive local impact on the wilderness character to the wilderness areas affected.
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