United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1976
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the people of Angola should be allowed to determine their own political future without foreign interference. Expresses support for efforts by the Organization of African Unity to achieve a settlement of the conflict in Angola. Calls upon all countries to terminate military assistance to any group in Angola. States that the President should do his utmost to seek an agreement among the various parties involved in hostilities or in the support of such hostilities in Angola to terminate such hostilities. Directs the President to refrain from providing assistance of any kind, for military activities in Angola, until specifically approved by Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1976
Commends the work of Clarence M. Mitchell, Junior, in leading the fight for passage of legislation to achieve full equality for all Americans and assistance to those most in need. Reaffirms the commitment of Congress to the principles which guided our Founding Fathers.
United States · United States Congress · 20 January 1976
Senior Citizen Higher Education Opportunity Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require that higher education institutions receiving Federal aid submit to the Commissioner of Education a senior citizen access plan providing for tuition-free registration of qualified senior citizens in scheduled classes and programs on a space available basis. Directs that such plan be implemented to the satisfaction of the Commissioner. Defines "qualified senior citizen" as an individual sixty years of age or older who has completed all course requirements mandated by the institution of higher learning for enrollment in the scheduled class or program. Deems that a class or program has space available if it is not fully subscribed by students other than nonpaying senior citizens. Enjoins the payment of funds or the approval of supplemental or special grants under such Act unless the institution seeking aid has established and fully implemented a senior citizen plan.
United States · United States Congress · 18 December 1975
Regulatory Agency Self-Destruct Act - Provides that each Federal regulatory agency is abolished as of noon July 4, 1976, unless, prior to such date: (1) the President conducts an investigation of the agency's overall performance (including, but not limited to a study of the agency's effectiveness in accomplishing its general purposes and promoting the public welfare), makes public a report on the findings of the investigation and recommends to the Congress that such agency or agencies should not be abolished; (2) the relevant committee or committees of the House and Senate conduct an inquiry into the performance and effectiveness of the agency or agencies and make public a report of such findings, conclusions, and recommendations; and (3) the Congress adopts a concurrent resolution disapproving the abolition of the agency or agencies. Defines "Federal regulatory agency" to mean any of the following: (1) the Civil Aeronautics Board; (2) the Federal Communications Commission; (3) the Federal Maritime Commission; (4) the Federal Power Commission; (5) the Federal Trade Commission; (6) the Interstate Commerce Commission; (7) the Securities and Exchange Commission; (8) the Consumer Product Safety Commission; and (9) the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Provides that each Federal regulatory agency not abolished by the above procedure, or any successor agency established pursuant to this Act, shall be abolished on July 4, 1983, except that those agencies which have been in existence for 25 years or less shall be abolished on July 4, 1991, unless the President and the Congress take action as described above to disapprove such abolition. States that each regulatory agency established by the Congress on or after July 1, 1974, shall be abolished fifteen years from the date on which it is first empowered to exercise its functions and duties according to the Act creating such agency unless the President and the Congress take such action as described above to disapprove such abolition. Requires that before January 2, 1976, and on or before a date six months prior to each date of abolition of an agency as specified in this Act, the President shall prepare and submit to the Congress a plan for the orderly transfer of such functions, powers, and duties, if any, as are determined by the President to be essential to the public health, safety, or welfare, from an agency, which is subject to the termination provisions of this Act, to the President or to a successor agency designated by the President. Provides that all orders, determinations, rules, regulations, permits, certificates, licenses, contracts, rates, and privileges which have been issued, made, granted, or allowed to become effective by a Federal regulatory agency abolished by this Act or by any court of competent jurisdiction, under any provision of law affected by this Act, and which are in effect at the time these provisions take effect, shall continue in effect according to their terms until modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or repealed by the President, the head of a designated successor agency or by any court of competent jurisdiction, or by operation of law.
United States · United States Congress · 18 December 1975
Regulatory Agency Appointment Reform Act - Sets forth the purposes of the Act which include, the establishment of a bipartisan nominating board to submit to the President lists of individuals qualified to be appointed as commissioners of specified regulatory agencies, to provide a selection process which will insure a reduction of political influence in such selections, to provide methods to insure that official actions taken by commissioners shall not be influenced by considerations of reappointment, and to prohibit commissioners of a regulatory agency from accepting employment in an organization regulated by such agency during the 24-month period immediately after the termination of the commissioner's service on such agency. Defines terms used in this Act. Establishes as an independent agency of the Federal Government, the Federal Regulatory Agency Nominating Board to carry out the provisions of this Act. Requires each member of the Board to file an annual financial disclosure report with the Comptroller General. Provides that commissioners of regulatory agencies may only be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from among the individuals nominated pursuant to this Act. Prohibits an individual who has been appointed as a commissioner of a regulatory agency from being appointed at any time thereafter as commissioner of such regulatory agency and, within one year after the termination of his service as a commissioner of such regulatory agency, from being appointed as commissioner of any other regulatory agency. Provides that an individual who has served as a commissioner of a regulatory agency may not represent any person before such agency in a professional capacity, or accept any employment with or compensation from any industry or for-profit organization directly affected by the activities of such agency. Directs that such prohibitions shall be enforced for the 24-month period beginning on the date on which services as a commissioner were terminated.
United States · United States Congress · 17 December 1975
Emergency Tenants' Loan Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make repayable emergency rent payments on behalf of tenants who are, or will be, subject to eviction proceedings as a result of being unable to make their rental payments by reason of their unemployment or underemployment. States that such payments may not be approved unless: (1) the tenant will be unable to make his rental payments; (2) the tenant has incurred a substantial reduction in income due to adverse economic conditions; (3) there is a reasonable prospect that the tenant will be able to repay the loan made by the Secretary; and (4) the rental property is the tenant's principal place of residence. Allows rental assistance for part or all of the tenant's rent up to $250 per month for a maximum of two years. Provides for interest to be charged according to the tenant's ability to pay but not more than eight percent per annum. Requires that the payments be deferred until the tenant is able to repay the loan. Permits the Secretary to require security for the repayment of the loan, but provides that the Secretary may not refuse a loan for lack of security. Authorizes to be appropriated not more than $500,000,000 to carry out the purposes of this Act. Provides that no payments may be authorized after September 30, 1977. Provides for penalties for any person obtaining any benefits under this Act through the giving of false information. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress every 60 days concerning delinquent repayments and actions taken to carry out the purposes of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 15 December 1975
Revenue Sharing Reform Act - Provides that no unit of local government receiving funds under the State and Local Assistance Act may spend more than 45 percent thereof in any one of the priority expenditure categories. Sets forth the priority expenditures which include ordinary and necessary maintenance and operating expenses for public safety, environmental protection, public transportation, health, recreation libraries, social services for the poor and aged, and financial administration. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to reserve such percentage of the total entitlement payment for any entitlement period, not to exceed 10 percent, as he deems necessary to insure that there will be sufficient funds available to pay adjustments due after the final allocation of funds. Provides that the reserved funds shall be allocated to those units of local government, excluding counties, wherein the number of persons at or below the low-income threshold exceeds 15 percent. Sets forth local allocation procedures which require a unit of local government to establish procedures for the allocation of funds received in order to qualify for any payment under such Act. Requires that such procedures include citizen participation in the decision making process with regard to allocated funds and provide for the convening of a series of public hearings. Directs that no person shall be excluded from participation in, or be denied the benefits of any program or activity of a State government or unit of local government which receives funds made available under such Act, on account of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
United States · United States Congress · 8 December 1975
Senior Citizen Higher Education Opportunity Act - Requires recipients of Federal aid to higher education, under the Higher Education Act, to provide senior citizens 60 years of age or older with access, on a space-available basis, to already scheduled courses and programs as a condition of eligibility to continue receiving Federal funds.
United States · United States Congress · 3 December 1975
Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act - Title I: General Provisions - Sets forth the findings of Congress. States that the purpose of this Act is to provide for the restoration, maintenance, and rationalization of the physical facilities and financial stability of the rail system of the United States. Title II: Procedural Reform of the Interstate Commerce Commission - Sets forth organizational and procedural changes in the Interstate Commerce Commission and the Rail Services Planning Office. Authorizes the Commission to establish a new Office of Rail Public Counsel. Stipulates that such Office shall be authorized to seek judicial review of specified actions relating to common carriers under this Act. Authorizes the Office to present before the Commission the views of communities and users of rail service affected by proceedings initiated by or pending before the Commission. Directs the Commission to prescribe, not later than June 30, 1977, a uniform cost and revenue accounting and reporting system for all railroad carriers. Title III: Railroad Rates - Prohibits the Commission from holding the rate of a carrier of one mode of transportation up to a particular level to protect the traffic of a carrier of another mode, if the rate proposed by the carrier is compensatory. States that a rate that is compensatory may not be found to be unjust or unreasonable on the basis that it is too low. Provides that the rate of a carrier is deemed to be compensatory when it equals or exceeds the variable cost to such carrier of providing the specific transportation to which the rate applies. Permits carriers to file with the Commission a notice of intention to file a schedule stating a new rate, fare, charge, classification, regulation, or practice whenever the implementation of the proposed schedule would require a total capital investment of $1,000,000 or more, individually or collectively, by such carrier. Authorizes the Commission to exempt from regulation for temporary periods of time any person to whom the application of regulation is unnecessary to effectuate the National Transportation Policy. Title IV: Abandonment - Sets forth procedures to be followed by carriers seeking to abandon service on railroad lines. Title V: Mergers and Consolidations - Sets forth the revised procedure to be followed in merger proceedings before the Commission. Requires notice to be given to Governors of those States affected by rail service mergers under this Act. Sets a 90-day delimiting period in which the Commission is to receive applications for consideration under this Act. Title VI: Provisions Relating to Discriminatory State Tax Practices - Designates specific State tax and assessment proceedings which shall be deemed an unreasonable and unjust discrimination against, and an undue burden on, interstate commerce. Title VII: Employee Protection Provisions - Requires railroads to provide fair and equitable arrangements to protect the interests of the employees affected by the abandonments, mergers, and consolidations authorized under the procedures in this Act. Title VIII: Establishment of Rail Transportation Fund - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a Rail Transportation Fund, to consist of four separate accounts designated as follows: (1) the Rail Services Continuation Subsidy Account; (2) the Consolidation, Merger, and Improvement of Facilities Account; (3) the Rail Passenger and Intermodal Facility Account; and (4) the Loan Guarantee for Rail Improvement and Service Account. Authorizes appropriations to the separate accounts through fiscal year 1980 from sums appropriated pursuant to the Regional Rail Reorganization Act. Permits the Secretary to guarantee, loans for the Rail Improvement and Service Account. Title IX: Regional Rail Reorganization Act Amendments - Authorizes the United States Railway Association to purchase debentures and preferred stock of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, in order to provide: (1) for the modernization, rehabilitation, and maintenance of rail properties acquired by the Corporation under this Act; (2) for the acquisition of equipment and other capital needs; (3) for the refinancing of indebtedness incurred by the Corporation under this Act; or (4) working capital as contemplated by the final system plan. Authorizes appropriations to the Association of $2,100,000,000 to be used to pruchase securities of the Corporation. Allows the Secretary to provide further financial assistance in the form of grants or loans in order to further the purposes of this Act. Title X: Studies and Revisions - Provides for appropriate existing law revision to implement this Act, Authorizes a study of Federal aid to rail transportation. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a study of railroad electrification for high density rail lines. Provides for a study and evaluation of the projected future of the rail system in the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 19 November 1975
Equal Opportunity for Displaced Homemakers Act - Requires the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to establish a multipurpose service program for displaced homemakers, including: (1) job counseling and training services; (2) health education and counseling services; (3) financial management services; (4) educational services; and (5) outreach and information services with respect to Federal employment, education, health, and unemployment assistance programs. Defines a "displaced homemaker" as an individual who: (1) has worked in the home, providing unpaid household services for family members; (2) is not gainfully employed; (3) has had, or would have, difficulty in securing employment; and (4) has been dependent on the income of another family member but is no longer supported by such income, or has been dependent on Federal assistance but is no longer eligible for such assistance. Directs the Secretary to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of and appropriate procedures for allowing displaced homemakers to participate in specified Federal programs. Requires the Secretary to submit a final report to each House of the Congress not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act. Authorizes appropriations of sums necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 19 November 1975
Directs the Federal Energy Administration not to forgive or defer collection of any accrued fees arising under the oil import fee program. Provides that if the Supreme Court denies the petition of certiorari or otherwise affirms the decision of the United States Court of Appeals that such fees are unlawful; all such fees shall be refunded to consumers, not to the oil importers.
United States · United States Congress · 18 November 1975
Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act Amendments - Authorizes appropriations for the purposes of provisions of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act for fiscal years 1976 and 1977. Stipulates that for purposes of such Act the term "dealer" shall mean any person who has sold five or more motor vehicles in the past 12 months to purchasers who in good faith purchase such vehicles for purposes other than resale. Provides that for such purposes the term "distributor" shall mean any person who has sold five or more vehicles in the past 12 months for resale. Prohibits any person from causing to be disconnected, reset, or altered, the odometer of any motor vehicle with intent to charge the number of indicated miles. States that no person shall with intent to defraud operate a motor vehicle or any street or highway knowing that the odometer of such vehicle is disconnected or nonfunctional. Prohibits the removal or alteration of specified notices relating for odometer changes which are affixed to motor vehicles under the provisions of such Act. Stipulates that any person who knowingly violates specified provision of such Act shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each such violation. States that a violation of any such provision shall constitute a separate violation with respect to each motor vehicle or device involved, except, that the maximum civil penalty shall not exceed $100,000 for any related series of violations. Provides for criminal penalties of up to $50,000 for violations of such Act. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to conduct any inspection or investigation necessary to enforce this title or any rules, regulations, or orders. States that information obtained indicating noncompliance with such Act, or any rules, regulations, or orders, may be referred to the Attorney General for investigative consideration. Provides for administrative warrants under such Act to facilitate inspections pertaining thereto. Authorizes to be appropriated to carry out this Act $450,000 for fiscal year 1976; $100,000 for the period beginning June 30, 1976, and ending September 30, 1976; and $650,000 for fiscal year 1977.
United States · United States Congress · 17 November 1975
Senior Citizen Higher Education Opportunity Act - Requires recipients of Federal aid to higher education, under the Higher Education Act, to provide senior citizens 60 years of age or older with access, on a space-available basis, to already scheduled courses and programs as a condition of eligibility to continue receiving Federal funds.
United States · United States Congress · 14 November 1975
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the heads of other departments affected by this Act, to issue and revise regulations from time to time, relating to the trapping and capturing of animals and birds. Imposes a fine of $500 and/or imprisonment of up to one year for violations of this Act. Establishes an advisory commission of 7 members to consult with the Secretary and make recommendations with respect to regulations concerning trapping and capturing of animals and birds. Imposes a fine of $5,000 and/or imprisonment or of one year, for the sale, shipment, or transport, of any unapproved trap or any animal skin or hide or bird feathers taken in violation of this Act. Outlines those trapping regulations specifically applicable to Federal lands. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements with any affected State pursuant to which the Secretary shall assist such State to enable it to comply with the provisions of this Act. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 5 November 1975
Authorizes the Governor of the Canal Zone to prescribe regulations relating to the manufacture, purchase, possession, consumption, use, and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the Canal Zone. Prescribes criminal penalties for violations of such regulations. Requires the establishment of alcoholism prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation programs in the Canal Zone.
United States · United States Congress · 28 October 1975
Maritime Education and Training Act - Provides, under the Merchant Marine Act, that the Secretary of Commerce shall meet prior to the beginning of each fiscal year with representatives of maritime training institutions for the purpose of estimating the projected enrollment at all such institutions during such fiscal year, and the next three fiscal years. Requires the submission of a report to the Congress on the estimation of such enrollments. Requires the apportionment of funds among colleges and academies training individuals for licensing in the maritime service. Directs the Secretary to submit to the Congress recommendations on the providing of the students of such institutions with access to the resources and programs of the National Maritime Research Center. Directs the compilation of a national roster of all individuals who have not yet reached the age of sixty-five years and who are or were licensed as officers in the United States Merchant Marine.
United States · United States Congress · 22 October 1975
Provides that every person or body politic including the District of Columbia who subjects any person under the jurisdiction of the United States to the deprivation of any Constitutional right, privilege, or immunity, shall be liable to the party injured.
United States · United States Congress · 22 October 1975
Condemns the resolution adopted by the Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly which equates Zionism with racism, and urges the U.N. General Assembly to disapprove such resolution.
United States · United States Congress · 6 October 1975
Provides that every person or body politic including the District of Columbia who subjects any person under the jurisdiction of the United States to the deprivation of any Constitutional right, privilege, or immunity, shall be liable to the party injured.
United States · United States Congress · 26 September 1975
Establishes a select committee in the House of Representatives to conduct an investigation of the circumstances surrounding the death of John F. Kennedy. Directs the committee to report to the House as soon as practicable during the present Congress the results of its investigation, together with such recommendation as it deems advisable.
United States · United States Congress · 18 September 1975
Financial Disclosure Act - Requires candidates for Federal office, Members of the Congress, each officer and employee of the Federal Government who is compensated at a rate in excess of $25,000 per year, Federal employees performing the duties of a GS-16 or higher, members of the Uniformed Services in the grade 0-6 or higher, the President, and the Vice President to file annually with the Comptroller General, a report containing a full and complete statement of: (1) the amount and source of each item of income, each gift or aggregate of gifts from one source (other than gifts received from his spouse or any member of his immediate family) received by him, by and his spouse jointly, by his spouse, or by his dependents, during the preceding calendar year which exceeds $100 in amount or value, including any fee or other honorarium received by him for or in connection with the preparation or delivery of any speech or address, attendance at any convention or other assembly of individuals, or the preparation of any article or other compensation for publication, and the monetary value of subsistence, entertainment, travel, and other facilities received by him in kind; (2) the identity of each asset held by him, by him and his spouse jointly, by his spouse, or by his dependents, which has a value in excess of $1,000, and the amount of each liability owed by him or by him and his spouse jointl, together with the amount of each liability which is owned with respect to any financial interest which is under his constructive control, which is in excess of $1,000 as of the close of the preceding calendar year; (3) any transactions in securities of any business entity by him or by him and his spouse jointly, or by any person acting on his behalf or pursuant to his direction during the preceding calendar year if the aggregate amount involved in transactions in the securities of such business entity exceeds $1,000 during such year; (4) all transactions in commodities by him, or by him and his spouse jointly, or by any person acting on his behalf or pursuant to his direction during the preceding calendar year if the aggregate amount involved in such transactions exceeds $1,000; and (5) any purchase or sale of real property or any interest therein by him, or by him and his spouse jointly, or by any person acting on his behalf or pursuant to his direction, during the preceding calendar year if the value of property involved in such purchase or sale exceeds $1,000. Defines the terms used in this Act. Sets forth penalties for violations of the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 9 September 1975
Authorizes the people of the Virgin Islands to organize a government pursuant to a constitution of their own adoption under the provisions of this Act. Authorizes the Legislature of the Virgin Islands to call a constitutional convention to draft a constitution for the people of the Virgin Islands. Requires that such constitution shall include a bill of rights. Provides for eligibility for membership at the convention. Establishes voting procedures for the approval or disapproval of such constitution as may be drafted by the convention. Provides that upon taking effect, a constitution drafted and approved under this Act shall supersede such provisions of the Organic Act of the Virgin Islands as may be inconsistent with such constitution.
United States · United States Congress · 8 September 1975
Provides that every person or body politic including the District of Columbia who subjects any person under the jurisdiction of the United States to the deprivation of any Constitutional right, privilege, or immunity, shall be liable to the party injured.
United States · United States Congress · 8 September 1975
Solid Waste Energy and Resource Recovery Act - Sets forth the finding of Congress that there is a demand for new fuel sources in the United States; that fuels can be produced from solid waste, but that research into such fuel production is not coordinated at this time and that local municipal governments now bear the largest portion of the cost of such research; and that, therefore, there is a need for a federally coordinated program to provide State, regional, and local communities with assistance in developing solid waste energy and resource recovery systems and technology. Defines terms added by this Act to the Solid Waste Disposal Act. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency: (1) to assist with research projects for the development of pilot plant facilities for the purpose of investigating new fuels, recovery methods, or technology; (2) to conduct demonstrations of new methods and technology; and (3) to test and evaluate such pilot plants and demonstration projects. Directs the Administrator to establish a program for the collection and dissemination of information to assist Federal, State, interstate, regional, and local agencies in planning and building solid waste collection, recycling and recovery facilities. Sets forth specific areas to be covered by such program. Requires the Administrator to make grants to State, interstate, municipal and intermunicipal agencies for: (1) the implementation of solid waste management plans and planning programs; (2) the development and revision of solid waste disposal plans as part of regional environmental protection systems; (3) the development of interlocal regions and establishment of regional agencies; (4) the development of proposals for specified projects; and (5) the planning of programs for the removal and processing of abandoned motor vehicle bulks. Authorizes the Administrator to guarantee loans incurred by States, regional, or local government agencies to finance the construction of large-scale fuel, energy, or resource recovery facilities. Limits the total outstanding indebtedness allowed under this Act to $75,000,000. Sets forth procedures for applying for loan guarantees under this Act. Authorizes the Administrator to make grants to a State, regional authority or local government agency for the construction, operation, or maintenance of fuel, energy or resource recovery facilities when such facilities cannot be financed by any other means. Limits the amount of each such grant to 25 percent of the total cost of the project. Authorizes appropriations for the purposes of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 8 September 1975
Provides for an adjustment in the effective date for pay comparability adjustments so that such adjustments apply to all executive branch employees on the same date. (Amends 5 U.S.C. 5305, 5307)
United States · United States Congress · 8 September 1975
Authorizes the President to issue a proclamation designating Sunday, September 14, 1975, as "National Saint Elizabeth Seton Day" and calling upon the people of the United States to observe that day with appropriate ceremonies.
United States · United States Congress · 1 August 1975
Price Disclosure Act - Provides that no person engaged in business in the sale at retail of any packaged consumer commodity which has been distributed in commerce, or the distribution of which affects commerce, shall sell, offer for sale, or display for sale any such commodity unless: (1) the total selling price of such commodity is plainly marked by a stamp, tag, or label affixed to a principal display panel of the package; and (2) the retail unit price of such commodity is plainly marked by a stamp, tag, or label affixed to a principal display panel of the package, or a label or sign in close proximity to the point of display of such package, which label or sign shall also contain the name and quantity of contents of such commodity. Exempts from these requirements any individual retail outlet which sells or offers for sale packaged consumer commodities and whose total gross sales do not exceed $250,000 per annum, unless such an outlet is one of a number of outlets owned substantially or whose inventory is supplied substantially, by a single person, partnership, or corporation whose total gross sales exceeds $500,000 per annum; or any retail outlet in any State which has enacted mandatory unit pricing law and whose law, in the judgment of the Federal-Trade Commission, is in full force and effect and is comparable in scope and comprehensiveness to the requirements of this Act, except that retailers (including chainstores and affiliated stores) who operate outlets in any such State shall be subject to the provisions of this Act if they also operate outlets in one or more other States. Redefines the term "consumer commodity" and defines the term "retail unit price" for purposes of the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act. Abolishes the authority of the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare to promulgate regulations under such Act, and transfers that authority to the Commission. Directs the Commission to request, and the Secretary of Commerce to initiate, a voluntary product standard for consumer commodities under the procedures for the development of voluntary products standards established by the Secretary pursuant to specified provisions of law whenever the Commission determines that there is undue proliferation of the weights, measures, or quantities in which any consumer commodity or reasonably comparable consumer commodities are being distributed in packages for sale at retail and such undue proliferation impairs the reasonable ability of consumers to make value comparisons with respect to such consumer commodity or commodities. Requires that regulations with respect to fair packaging and labeling standards be promulgated by the Commission in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act. Directs the Commission to give interested persons an opportunity for oral presentations of views, data, and agreements. Authorizes travel and per diem reimbursement for persons being trained by the Commission to carry out the provisions of the Act. Declares that any violation of any of the provisions of the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act or the regulations issued pursuant to such Act, with respect to any consumer commodity delivered into introduction in commerce, or sold at retail, offered for sale at retail, or displayed for sale at retail, shall constitute an unfair or deceptive act or practice affecting commerce and shall be subject to penalties under specified provisions of law.
United States · United States Congress · 1 August 1975
Expresses the House of Representatives strong disapproval of efforts to expel Israel from the United Nations. States that if Israel is expelled the United States should reassess its relationship with the United Nations General Assembly. Provides that such reassessment shall include possible withdrawal from that body.
United States · United States Congress · 31 July 1975
Congressional Public Financing Act - Adds a new subtitle to the Internal Revenue Code: the Congressional Election Campaign Fund Act. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to maintain in the Presidential Election Campaign Fund a separate account to be known as the Congressional Election Payment Account. Directs the Secretary to deposit into the Congressional Election Payment Account that portion of the annual amounts designated by taxpayers on their income tax returns that equals the excess above 25 percent of the total amount made available in the last Presidential election. Authorizes the Federal Election Commission to conduct an examination and audit of the campaign contributions raised for purposes of obtaining matching funds and the qualified campaign expenditures made by all candidates for Federal office and official political party committees who received payments under this Act. Provides criminal penalties for violations of this Act. Provides for payments of funds in amounts matching the contributions received by candidates for the office of U.S. Senator or U.S. Representative. Imposes limitations on the amounts of such funds to be disbursed to any individual candidate, and restricts the uses to which such matching funds may be put.
United States · United States Congress · 28 July 1975
Provides that every person or body politic including the District of Columbia who subjects any person under the jurisdiction of the United States to the deprivation of any Constitutional right, privilege, or immunity, shall be liable to the party injured.
United States · United States Congress · 24 July 1975
Stipulates that Members of Congress may not, for purposes of State income tax laws, be treated as residents of any State other than the State from which they were elected. (Amends 4 U.S.C 113)
United States · United States Congress · 23 July 1975
Federal Employees' Political Activities Act - Stipulates that it is the policy of the Congress that Federal employees should be encouraged to fully exercise, to the extent not expressly prohibited by laws, their rights of voluntary participation in the political processes of our Nation. Defines the terms used in this Act. States that an employee may not use his official authority or influence for the purpose of: (1) interfering with the result of any election; (2) intimidating or commanding any individual for the purpose of interfering with the right of any individual to vote as such individual may choose; or (3) influencing the giving or withholding a political contribution. Prohibits specified forms of solicitation by Federal employees. Provides for leave without pay for Federal employees engaging in activities relating to seeking elective offices. Establishes a Board on Political Activities of Federal Employees. Directs the Board to hear and decide cases brought under this Act. Directs the Civil Service Commission to investigate specified reports and allegations of activities prohibited by this Act. Provides penalties for violations of this Act. Directs the Civil Service Commission to conduct a program to inform all employees of their rights of political participation and to educate employees as to prohibited political activities.
United States · United States Congress · 22 July 1975
Extends until January 1, 1975, the time period during which a mortgage had to be insured in order to receive funds for correcting defects in the house under the National Housing Act.
United States · United States Congress · 22 July 1975
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should convene the National Security Council in order to devise a viable strategy for combating the smuggling of opium and heroin from Turkey. Directs that a strategy report be submitted to Congress. Calls for the immediate suspension of all foreign assistance to Turkey until that government implements adequate controls to prevent smuggling into the U.S. of Turkish-grown or processed opium and heroin.
United States · United States Congress · 16 July 1975
Emergency Rail Transportation Improvement and Employment Act - Declares it to be the purpose of this Act to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to provide financial assistance to eligible applicants for programs designed to reduce unemployment and to repair and improve essential railroad roadbeds and facilities. Defines terms used in this Act. Directs the Secretary to make grants to eligible applicants for projects involving the repair, restoration, rehabilitation or improvement of roadbeds and facilities. Directs the Secretary to promulgate guidelines and procedures with respect to grant applications. Sets forth certain items which must be included in each application. Limits the use of grants made pursuant to this Act to the payment of wages and benefits earned by individuals employed in programs funded by this Act. Requires that jobs created pursuant to this Act be made available first to furloughed railroad maintenance employees, then to persons who have exhausted their unemployment benefits, to unemployed persons who are not eligible for such benefits, and to other unemployed or underemployed persons. States that roadbeds and facilities are eligible for project grants under this Act if: (1) they are designated for transfer to the Consolidated Rail Corporation in the final system plan under the Regional Rail Reorganization Act; (2) they are utilized by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation; or (3) they are owned by a railroad in reorganization under the Bankruptcy Act. Sets forth as the goals toward which each project receiving financial assistance under this Act must be structured: (1) the reduction of unemployment; (2) the acceleration and expansion of a national rail rehabilitation effort; (3) the coordination of repair and rehabilitation work with other rail transportation priorities; (4) the completion of each such project within 12 months; and (5) the maximization of chances for permanent employment of individuals employed under such projects. Requires that wages paid to workers in projects undertaken with financial assistance pursuant to the terms of this Act be not less than those prevailing for similar work in the same locality. Authorizes the appropriation of $240,000,000 for providing financial assistance under this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 11 July 1975
National Nutrition Education Act - Declares that it is the purpose of this Act to encourage the provisions of nutrition education programs in the classroom and lunchrooms of elementary and secondary schools by establishing a system of grants for teacher training, pilot and demonstration projects, and the development of comprehensive nutrition education programs. Directs the Commissioner of Education to make grants to State education agencies and institutions of higher education for teacher training with respect to the provision of nutrition education programs in schools. Authorizes specified appropriations for such grants for fiscal years 1976, 1977, and 1978. Authorizes the Commissioner to make grants to State and local education agencies, institutions of higher education, and other public or private nonprofit education or research agencies, institutions, or organizations to pay the cost of pilot demonstration projects in elementary and secondary schools with respect to nutrition education and nutrition-related problems. Authorizes special appropriations for such grants for fiscal years 1976, 1977, and 1978. Authorizes the Commissioner to make grants to State education agencies to pay the Federal share of the cost of developing and carrying out nutrition education programs in elementary and secondary schools within each State. Authorizes specified appropriations for such grants for fiscal years 1976, 1977 and 1978. Sets forth application requirements for the grants authorized to be made by this Act. Establishes within the Office of Education of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare a National Nutrition Education Resource Center. Makes it the function of the Center to provide training and information relating to nutrition education. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the center not to exceed $2,000,000 in any fiscal year.
United States · United States Congress · 9 July 1975
Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make grants under the Public Health Service Act for research projects respecting the use of amniocentesis, other techniques for the detection of birth defects, and programs to inform women of the various uses of amniocentesis. Permits the Secretary to make grants to assist in the cost of establishing and maintaining genetic counseling programs. Requires the Secretary to establish a program under which women may have all or part of the cost of having amniocentesis performed on them paid by the United States. Stipulates that no grants may be made unless an application has been submitted to and approved by the Secretary. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1976 and each succeeding fiscal year of sums necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. Requires the Secretary to prepare and submit to the Congress an annual report on the anniocentesis program.
United States · United States Congress · 9 July 1975
Authorizes the President to prescribe regulations relating to the purchase, possession, consumption, use, and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the Canal Zone by persons under 18 years of age.
United States · United States Congress · 9 July 1975
Equal Opportunity for Displaced Homemakers Act - Requires the Director of the Community Services Administration to establish a multipurpose service program for displaced homemakers, including: (1) job counseling and training services; (2) health education and counseling services; (3) financial management services; (4) educational services; and (5) outreach and information services with respect to Federal employment, education, health, and unemployment assistance programs. Defines a "displaced homemaker" as an individual who: (1) has worked in the home, providing unpaid household services for family members; (2) is not gainfully employed; (3) has had, or would have, difficulty in securing employment; and (4) has been dependent on the income of another family member but is no longer supported by such income, or has been dependent on Federal assistance but is no longer eligible for such assistance.
United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1975
Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to carry out a program for flood prevention in the North Branch of the Chicago River Watershed in Cook and Lake Counties, Illinois.
United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1975
Franchising Practices Reform Act - Requires a franchisor to notify a franchisee at least ninety days in advance of the franchisor's intention to terminate the franchise, and the franchisor's reasons for terminating. Prohibits a franchisor from cancelling a franchise unless the franchisor has acted in bad faith, or has violated a material requirement of the franchise, or the franchisor is effecting a market area withdrawal. Prohibits a franchisor from failing to renew a franchise except for the reasons stated above, or the franchisor has a legitmate business reason for failing to renew. Makes any franchisor that has violated the requirements of this Act civilly liable to the aggrieved franchisee.
United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1975
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the President should assess the situation in the drought-stricken areas where many people are suffering from malnutrition and are in grave danger of dying from malnutrition; (2) the President should report to Congress such recommendations as he determines to be appropriate to alleviate the malnutrition in such areas; and (3) the appropriate committees of Congress should give priority to any such recommendations of the President so as to expedite the response of the United States to the malnutrition problems in such areas.
United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1975
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the President should assess the situation in the drought-stricken areas where many people are suffering from malnutrition and are in grave danger of dying from malnutrition; (2) the President should report to Congress such recommendations as he determines to be appropriate to alleviate the malnutrition in such areas; and (3) the appropriate committees of Congress should give priority to any such recommendations of the President so as to expedite the response of the United States to the malnutrition problems in such areas.
United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1975
States that Congress endorses the objectives of the Organization of African Unity regarding southern Africa as expressed in the Dar Es Salaam Declaration of April 10, 1975. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States should comply with the United Nations sanctions against the government of Rhodesia. Calls for support of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 366, which demands that the Republic of South Africa withdraw from Namibia. States that the United States should cease all support for the Republic of South Africa until it ends its policy of apartheid.
United States · United States Congress · 25 June 1975
Federal Court Attorneys' Fees Act - Provides that if in a civil action a Federal court determines the interests of justice so require, such court shall award reasonable attorneys' fees to the prevailing party. Makes the United States liable for payment of any such fees under this Act the same as a private party. (Adds 28 U.S.C. 1930)
United States · United States Congress · 25 June 1975
African Development Fund Act - Authorizes the President to accept participation for the United States in the African Development Fund. Requires the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint a Governor and an Alternate Governor of the Fund. Requires the Governor to cast the votes of the United States for the Director to represent the United States in the Fund. Prohibits any person or agency, unless Congress authorizes by law, from: (1) agreeing to increase the subscription of the United States to the Fund; (2) agreeing to any amendment which increases the subscription of the United States; or (3) making a loan or providing other financing for the Fund. Authorizes to be appropriated $25,000,000 as the United States subscription to the Fund. Stipulates that any Federal Reserve Bank requested by the President to act as a depository for the Fund shall do so. Declares that the agreement establishing the Fund shall have full force and effect in the United States upon acceptance of participation.
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