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Rep. Mathis, Dawson [D-GA-2]

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  • D · D · present

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Bill· HRH.R. 8245 (96th)referred

A bill to establish the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Warm Springs National Historic Site in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 1 October 1980

Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire by donation from Georgia the property of Franklin Roosevelt located in Meriwether County for the establishment of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt-Warm Springs National Historic Site. Authorizes the Secretary to restore and interpret such site. Directs the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements with Georgia to assist in the restoration and interpretation of property outside such site that is owned by Georgia and to construct structures to enhance such site's historic and rehabilitative qualities. Directs the Secretary to develop and transmit to specified congressional committees a general management plan for such site and a report on further developing facilities and establishing programs for the rehabilitation of the physically disabled within such site and adjoining State-owned property.

Bill· HRH.R. 8113 (96th)referred

Agricultural Disaster Relief Act of 1980

United States · United States Congress · 15 September 1980

Agricultural Disaster Relief Act of 1980 - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to permit the deferral for at least one year of payments on loans administered by the Farmers Home Administration when circumstances beyond the borrower's control prevent making such payments without undue hardship. Authorizes the Secretary to implement a national moratorium on the repayment or foreclosure on loans made or held by the Secretary or under the provisions of any law administered by the Farmers Home Administration for up to three years if warranted by emergencies adversely affecting the agricultural economy. Requires the Secretary to implement a local moratorium on repayment or foreclosure for any county or area which has been declared a disaster area in 1980. Authorizes the Secretary to consolidate or reschedule such loans for payment. Sets forth the terms for such payment.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 405 (96th)referred

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the prompt deportation or removal from the United States of aliens who have engaged in unlawful or disorderly activities in the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 20 August 1980

Expresses the sense of the Congress that aliens who engage in unlawful or disorderly activities in the United States should be promptly deported in accordance with provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 7824 (96th)referred

Farm Labor Contractor Registration Act Amendments of 1980

United States · United States Congress · 24 July 1980

Farm Labor Contractor Registration Act Amendments of 1980 - Amends the Farm Labor Contractor Registration Act of 1963 to revise the definition of "farm labor contractor" to: (1) broaden specified exclusions from such definition (thus broadening certain exemptions from coverage under such Act); and (2) exclude from such definition (and such coverage) any nonprofit or cooperative association of farmers, growers, or ranchers, duly incorporated under appropriate State laws, and operated solely for the mutual benefit of the members thereof, and any full-time or regular employee of such association or cooperative who engages in such activity solely for such employer. Adds other definitions relating to such revisions. Revises the definition of "agricultural employment" to specify that listed activities take place on a farm or ranch. Limits the definition of "migrant worker" to mean (among individuals engaged in agricultural employment on a farm or ranch on a seasonal or temporary basis) only those who cannot regularly return to their domicile each day after working hours, or who are transported from and to their domicile each workday by the person who recruits, solicits, hires, or furnishes such worker for agricultural employment on a farm or ranch owned or operated by another person.

Bill· HRH.R. 7688 (96th)referred

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide a tax credit to homebuilders for the construction of residences incorporating certain solar energy utilization characteristics.

United States · United States Congress · 27 June 1980

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide homebuilders with an income tax credit for the construction of residences which incorporate a passive solar energy system. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, after consultation with the Secretaries of Energy and Housing and Urban Development, to prescribe regulations setting forth a solar construction credit table for purposes of determining the amount of the credit for which the incorporator of the solar energy system is eligible. Limits the dollar amount of such credit to $2,000 for calendar years prior to 1986 and phases out the amount of the credit by $500 decrements until 1989 when such credit terminates. Defines "passive solar energy system" as a system which contains a solar collection area, an absorber, a storage mass, a heat distribution method, and heat regulation devices. Requires such system to be installed in a new residence after September 30, 1980 and before January 1, 1989.

Bill· HRH.R. 7625 (96th)referred

Appellate Court Reorganization Act of 1980

United States · United States Congress · 19 June 1980

Appellate Court Reorganization Act of 1980 - Divides the current United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit into the following two circuits: (1) the Fifth Circuit, composed of the Canal Zone and the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, and consisting of 14 judges; and (2) the Eleventh Circuit, composed of the States of Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, and consisting of 12 judges. (The current Fifth Circuit consists of all six States and has 26 judges.) Designates Atlanta, Georgia, the headquarters of the Eleventh Circuit and New Orleans, Louisiana, headquarters of the Fifth Circuit. Makes this Act effective October 1, 1980.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 366 (96th)referred

A concurrent resolution to promote the competitiveness of the U.S. industry in the world automobile and truck markets.

United States · United States Congress · 19 June 1980

Expresses the sense of Congress regarding the domestic automotive and truck industry. Declares it to be a goal of the United States to achieve technological superiority in the world automobile and truck industry. Advocates changes in economic, fiscal, and import policies in order to create adequate capital and produce a more favorable climate for the domestic automobile and truck industry.

Bill· HRH.R. 7611 (96th)referred

A bill to provide that receipts and disbursements of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund shall not be included in the budget of the United States Government.

United States · United States Congress · 18 June 1980

Prohibits the receipts and disbursements of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and any amount in such Trust Fund from being included in the totals of the budget of the United States Government. Exempts such receipts, disbursements, and amounts from any general limitations imposed on budget outlays of the United States.

Bill· HRH.R. 7596 (96th)referred

A bill entitled: "The Small and Rural Laboratory Protection Act".

United States · United States Congress · 17 June 1980

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to halt immediately implementation of those regulations relating to clinical laboratory personnel published October 12, 1979, and published as corrected October 23, 1979.

Bill· HRH.R. 7576 (96th)referred

Trade Procedures Simplification Act of 1980

United States · United States Congress · 13 June 1980

Trade Procedures Simplification Act of 1980 - Requires the Attorney General, in consultation with other Federal agency heads, to determine whether: (1) U.S. business conduct and arrangements in various countries to expand exports conflict with basic antitrust principles; and (2) a more liberal enforcement policy for overseas activities would impede implementation of the antitrust laws. Directs the Attorney General to identify conduct and arrangements associated with particular types of export sales which the Attorney General determines would not warrant prosecution under the antitrust laws. Sets forth the procedures for describing such permissible conduct and disclosing such descriptions. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to intervene in such suits and to provide legal assistance to exporters. Prohibits prosecution under the antitrust laws of exporters who: (1) have notified the Attorney General of their intention to engage in such designated permissible conduct; or (2) receive an approval, or no objection, from the Attorney General concerning proposed transactions. Requires the Attorney General and the Secretary of Commerce to report to Congress concerning implementation of this Act.

Law· HRH.R. 7482 (96th)open

A bill to authorize the President of the United States to present on behalf of Congress a specially struck gold-plated medal to the United States Summer Olympic Team of 1980.

United States · United States Congress · 4 June 1980

Authorizes the President to present a gold-plated medal, on behalf of the Congress, to those athletes selected through the Olympic trial process to be members of the United States Summer Olympic Team of 1980. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to cause to be stricken 650 such medals with suitable emblems. Declares that such medals are national medals and that funds to carry out this Act shall be made available under the Amateur Sports Act of 1978.

Law· HJRESH.J.Res. 551 (96th)open

A joint resolution authorizing and requesting the President of the United States to issue a proclamation designating the seven calendar days beginning October 5, 1980, as "National Port Week", and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 14 May 1980

Authorizes and requests the President to designate the seven-day period beginning October 5, 1980, as "National Port Week." Directs the Secretary of Commerce to report annually to Congress on the conditions of U.S. public ports.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 659 (96th)referred

A resolution to establish a Select Committee on International Terrorism.

United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1980

Creates a Select Committee on International Terrorism to conduct a study and investigation of the desirability and effectiveness of measures being taken by the United States and foreign countries in attempting to alleviate the threat of terrorism. Directs the committee to make preliminary and final reports to the House of Representatives on the results and recommendations of its investigations.

Bill· HRH.R. 7291 (96th)referred

Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act of 1979

United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1980

Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act of 1979 - Requires appropriate State authorities to give full faith and credit to a child custody determination by a court of another State which has jurisdiction and meets specified conditions. Authorizes a State court with jurisdiction to modify a custody determination of another State court which no longer has or has declined to exercise jurisdiction. Amends title IV (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of the Social Security Act to include as a function of the Parent Locator Service the provision of information to authorized persons about any absent parent or child for the enforcement of a child custody determination or with regard to parental kidnapping. Prohibits the intentional restraint of a child in violation of any other person's right of custody or visitation arising from a State custody determination. Specifies (1) the jurisdictional basis for such offense, including the willful transportation of a child in interstate commerce, and (2) Federal investigation procedures.

Bill· HRH.R. 7166 (96th)referred

A bill to establish the eligibility of aviation fuel storage facilities for airport development grants.

United States · United States Congress · 24 April 1980

Amends the Airport and Airway Development Act to redefine the term "airport development" so as to include any work involved in constructing, improving, or repairing aviation fuel storage facilities at a public airport. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to approve the project costs of aviation fuel storage facilities as allowable costs of a project for airport development if the project costs for such facilities do not exceed a specified sum.

Bill· HRH.R. 7121 (96th)reported

Soybean Emergency Act of 1980

United States · United States Congress · 22 April 1980

Soybean Emergency Act of 1980 - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to establish price supports for the 1980 and 1981 crops of soybeans at not less than $5.02 per bushel.

Bill· HRH.R. 7043 (96th)referred

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide for repayment of the oil import fee in the case of certain uses of gasoline.

United States · United States Congress · 15 April 1980

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for a repayment of the oil import fee equal to ten cents per gallon of gasoline used for certain exempt purposes. Defines "exempt use" as: (1) any use by a State or local government; (2) any use by a nonprofit educational institution; (3) any use as supplies for vessels or aircraft; (4) agricultural uses; (5) certain business uses; and (6) any use in connection with intercity, local, or school buses.

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