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Rep. Mrazek, Robert J. [D-NY-3]

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Bill· HRH.R. 4397 (99th)referred

National Space Grant College Act

United States · United States Congress · 13 March 1986

National Space Grant College Act - Establishes, within the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), a national space grant college program to provide financial and other assistance for space-related projects administered by a space grant college, consortium, institute, laboratory, or State or local agency. Provides for: (1) a NASA Director of such programs; (2) grants and contracts to assist space grant programs or projects, programs or projects addressing national needs or problems relating to space, and programs or projects promoting international cooperation relating to space; (3) designation of space grant colleges and space grant regional consortia; (4) space grant fellowships; (5) a space grant review panel; (6) interagency cooperation; and (7) a biennial report and evaluation to the Congress. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 through 1989.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 567 (99th)referred

A joint resolution to commend the people and government of Spain for their commitment to democracy as reflected most recently by their strong vote of support for NATO and to maintain their commitment to the common defense of the democratic principles shared by our two great democratic nations and the other democracies of the Western Alliance.

United States · United States Congress · 13 March 1986

Commends the people and the Government of Spain for their support of continued participation in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and their commitment to democracy.

Law· HRH.R. 4393 (99th)enacted

Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act

United States · United States Congress · 12 March 1986

Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act - Requires States to provide by law for elections for Federal office: (1) absentee registration and absentee voting for uniformed services voters and overseas voters; and (2) the use of alternative write-in absentee ballots by overseas voters. Directs the President to designate the head of an executive department to have primary responsibility for the administrative functions of this Act, including: (1) prescribing an official postcard form containing a voter registration and an absentee ballot application; (2) prescribing an alternative write-in ballot for overseas voters; (3) prescribing forms and designs for balloting materials; (4) distributing election materials; and (5) reporting to the Congress in even-numbered years on its effectiveness. Provides for the distribution of official postcards. Sets forth recommendations to the States in carrying out provisions of this Act. Authorizes the use of the alternative write-in ballots in lieu of absentee ballots under specified circumstances. Directs the Postmaster to expedite the transport of election materials and declares such materials free of postage.

Law· HRH.R. 4382 (99th)enacted

Providence Hospital Commemorative Plaque Act

United States · United States Congress · 12 March 1986

Providence Hospital Commemorative Plaque Act - Commemorates Providence Hospital for providing 125 years of service to the District of Columbia. Requires the Architect of the Capitol to place a commemorative plaque at the original site of the hospital if sufficient funds are donated for such purpose.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 395 (99th)open

A resolution directing the President to provide certain documents to the House of Representatives concerning the use of the $27,000,000 appropriated for humanitarian assistance for the Nicaraguan democratic resistance.

United States · United States Congress · 11 March 1986

Directs the President to provide, within seven days, to the House of Representatives documents relating to the use of specified funds appropriated for humanitarian assistance for the Nicaraguan democratic resistance.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 392 (99th)referred

A resolution to express the sense of the House of Representatives that the Postmaster General should issue a postage stamp honoring all American servicemen and civilians still unaccounted for as a result of the conflict in Indochina.

United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1986

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Postmaster General should issue a postage stamp honoring American servicemen and civilians still unaccounted for as a result of the conflict in Indochina.

Bill· HRH.R. 4327 (99th)referred

Social Security Act Mental Health Amendments of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1986

Social Security Act Mental Health Amendments of 1986 - Amends titles XVI (Supplemental Security Income), XVIII (Medicare), and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide benefits for chronically mentally ill individuals. Requires State plans under title XIX to include case management services and home and community-based services for such individuals. Requires any hospital receiving funds under titles XVIII or XIX to have a case plan established for, and a case manager assigned to such individuals prior to their discharge. Treats certain chronically mentally ill individuals about to be discharged from an institution as presumptively disabled for purposes of title XVI. Extends the period during which certain institutionalized mentally ill may receive SSI benefits if such individuals are expected to return home upon discharge. Provides Medicaid coverage for certain SSI recipients who are chronically mentally ill and would be institutionalized but for such coverage. Preserves the eligibility of such individuals for SSI benefits for the period during which they are in transitional living facilities. Repeals limits on coverage of outpatient services relating to mental illness under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of Medicare.

Bill· HRH.R. 4311 (99th)open

Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1986

Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act of 1986 - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promulgate regulations for asbestos hazard abatement in the schools. Directs the Administrator to develop a model accreditation plan for States to give accreditation to individuals who inspect, manage, abate, and analyze asbestos problems. Makes the use of accredited personnel a condition for receiving financial assistance under the Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Act of 1984. Requires each State Governor to establish administrative procedures for the certification of school asbestos inspection and abatement programs and for asbestos management plans, all to be carried forward by the local educational agency. Requires warning labels on any asbestos still in routine maintenance areas of a school building. Makes any local educational agency which fails to comply with this Act liable for civil penalties, including injunctive action. Requires the Administrator or appropriate Governor to investigate citizen complaints Authorizes the Administrator or the appropriate State Governor to take necessary response measures where asbestos in a school building may be hazardous and adequate local measures have not been taken. Sets forth the relationship of pollution liability insurance risk retention groups to State law, including securities law. Establishes the Asbestos Trust Fund in the Treasury to carry out the Asbestos Hazards Abatement Assistance Program. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1990.

Bill· HRH.R. 4325 (99th)referred

Housing for the Chronically Mentally Ill Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1986

Housing for the Chronically Mentally Ill Act of 1986 - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to permit State mental health authorities, or other private nonprofit or public agencies designated by a State, to use vacant residential property to provide supervised living for the chronically mentally ill. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 and for each fiscal year thereafter. Amends the Housing Act of 1959 to set aside specified amounts beginning in FY 1986 for handicapped family housing loans. Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize a housing voucher program for the chronically mentally ill. Authorizes FY 1986 through 1988 appropriations.

Bill· HRH.R. 4321 (99th)referred

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that individuals who provide adult family foster care may elect to exclude amounts received for such care from gross income.

United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1986

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that individuals who provide adult family foster care may elect to exclude from gross income any amounts received for such care. Limits such exclusion to amounts received for the care of up to ten qualified adults. Defines a "qualified adult" as any individual who: (1) has attained age 18; and (2) has been placed in an adult family home by a State or local agency or by a tax-exempt organization licensed as an adult family care-placing agency.

Bill· HRH.R. 4300 (99th)reported

Family and Medical Leave Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1986

Parental and Medical Leave Act of 1986 - Title I: General Requirements for Parental and Medical Leave - Entitles employees to parental leave for specified periods in cases involving the birth, adoption, or serious health condition of a child. Entitles employees to temporary medical leave for specified periods in cases involving inability to work because of a serious health condition. Sets forth conditions for certification for such types of leave. Provides that such leave may be without pay. Allows employees to substitute other types of paid leave to cover part of such leave period. Sets forth employment and benefits protections relating to such leave. Provides for administrative enforcement of this title by the Secretary of Labor, as well as enforcement by civil action. Sets forth provisions for injunctive relief, monetary relief, and attorneys' fees. Requires employers to post notice of the pertinent provisions of this title. Title II: Parental Leave and Temporary Medical Leave for Civil Service Employees - Amends specified Federal law to entitle civil service employees to parental leave and temporary medical leave for specified periods. Provides that such leave will be without pay. Allows employees to substitute other types of paid leave for part of such leave. Sets forth protection for job position and health insurance benefits of employees using such leave. Directs the Office of Personnel Management to prescribe regulations for administration of this title which are consistent with the regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Labor under title I of this Act. Title III: Commission on Paid Parental and Medical Leave - Establishes the Commission on Paid Parental and Medical Leave. Requires the Commission to report on its study of paid parental and medical leave to the Congress within two years after the Commission first meets. Terminates the Commission within 30 days after its final report. Title IV: Miscellaneous Provisions - Sets forth the effect of this Act on existing laws and existing employment benefits. Directs the Secretary of Labor to prescribe regulations to carry out title I of this Act.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 388 (99th)referred

A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the former President-for-life of Haiti, Jean-Claude Duvalier, be urged to return any funds and property that were illegally and corruptly acquired while he served his country as President.

United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1986

Declares that the House of Representatives calls upon the President to urge: (1) Jean-Claude Duvalier to return to the Haitian people the wealth he has taken illegally; and (2) other countries to deny him asylum until he returns such funds.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 386 (99th)referred

A resolution to recommend to the States measures for medical cost and quality control.

United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1986

Makes various recommendations to States regarding the availability of medical care and the resolution of medical malpractice claims, including: (1) reforming State tort law to place caps on the recovery of noneconomic losses in medical malpractice suits and proportioning financial liability based on comparative fault; (2) strengthening State agencies which license, certify, and discipline health care professionals; (3) implementing risk management programs; (4) requiring hospitals to confirm the credentials and work history of physicians; (5) reforming State contract law to enforce agreements to forego malpractice litigation in favor of alternative dispute resolution procedures; and (6) strengthening State insurance regulations to protect consumers.

Bill· HRH.R. 4286 (99th)referred

Tax Amnesty, Enforcement, and Deficit Reduction Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 28 February 1986

Tax Amnesty, Enforcement, and Deficit Reduction Act of 1986 - Provides for a one-time tax amnesty from criminal and civil tax penalties for a taxpayer who: (1) files a written statement with specified information concerning any underpayment of tax; (2) pays the amount of such underpayment when filing the statement; and (3) within 30 days of notification of the amount of interest payable on any tax delinquent amount, pays the amount of such interest or delinquency. Permits installment payments in certain cases. Defines the amnesty period as the six-month period beginning on the first June 30 after the date of the enactment of this Act. Disallows such amnesty where: (1) any penalty (or addition to tax) had been assessed before the first day of the amnesty period; (2) there was fraud in seeking amnesty; or (3) a criminal investigation is pending. Provides that the amnesty provisions apply only to underpayments of Federal tax for taxable periods ending before January 1, 1985. Authorizes appropriations to inform the general public about the operation of the amnesty provisions. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to submit to the Congress not later than six months after enactment of this Act a plan for increasing Internal Revenue Service enforcement personnel by 2,500 additional agents on an estimate of revenues needed to implement such increase. Requires that any and all revenues raised through the tax amnesty authorized by this Act shall be devoted exclusively to a reduction in the budget deficit for the year in which those revenues are collected.

Bill· HRH.R. 4280 (99th)open

Money Laundering Prevention Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1986

Money Laundering Prevention Act of 1986 - Requires a domestic financial institution and participant involved in any domestic coin or currency transaction involving amounts or denominations of $10,000 or more to file a report as prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury. Requires any institution involved in such a transaction involving amounts or denominations of $3,000 or more to obtain the following information and maintain a record of such information for five years: (1) the identity, address, and legal capacity of each participant in the transaction; (2) the identity of any real party in interest who is not directly participating; and (3) a description of the transaction. Requires each transaction record to be treated as a financial record of each person identified for purposes of the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978. Directs any person participating in such a transaction to provide to the institution or participant which is required to file such a report or maintain such a record: (1) such person's identity, address, and interest in the transaction; and (2) the identity of any other person for whom such person is acting.

Bill· HRH.R. 4273 (99th)open

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Department of Defense to exclude from consideration for contracts those firms in which a hostile foreign government or a covered foreign national owns or controls a significant interest.

United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1986

Amends Federal law relating to competition requirements in defense contracts to direct the head of a defense agency to require any firm that submits a bid or proposal in response to a solicitation to disclose in such bid or proposal any significant interest in that firm that is owned or controlled by a foreign government or a foreign national. Requires the head of an agency to exclude from consideration for a contract exceeding $100,000 a firm in which a hostile foreign government or covered foreign national owns or controls a significant interest. Directs the Secretary of Defense to prescribe regulations listing hostile foreign governments. Makes this Act inapplicable to the Coast Guard or the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Bill· HRH.R. 4279 (99th)referred

Long-Term Care Patients' Rights Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1986

Long-Term Care Patients' Rights Act of 1986 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require States to establish written standards and procedures protecting and enforcing the rights of residents of long-term care facilities. Lists residents' rights encompassing: (1) medical care and treatment rights, including the right to be fully informed of one's condition and treatment, if such knowledge is not medically detrimental, and participate in planning such treatment; (2) the right to privacy during treatment and visits; (3) the right of confidentiality regarding one's personal records and mail; (4) freedom of association, including both the right to organize and to refuse to participate in group activities; (5) medical experimentation rights, requiring residents to give informed, voluntary, and written consent before involvement in such experimentation; (6) freedom from physical and mental abuse, including the right to refuse to work for the facility and the right to retain personal possessions; and (7) the right to manage, and remain informed of, one's personal financial affairs. Prohibits long-term care facilities from denying admission to, transferring, or discharging residents on the basis of the residents' source of payment for services, or medical history or condition (if the facility can adequately care for such condition). Prohibits resident transfers or discharge for nonmedical reasons without the resident's consent and reasonable notice, unless the resident is a threat to others or does not pay charges. Directs each long-term care facility, at specified times, to provide each resident with an oral, written, and understandable explanation of: (1) the resident's rights and responsibilities; (2) facility rules and regulations; and (3) services available in the facility. Requires public notice of such information as well as information concerning State procedures for enforcing residents' rights. Requires States to annually submit a written plan to the Secretary of Health and Human Services concerning State procedures for protecting and enforcing residents' rights. Specifies the State and community organizations responsible for developing the State plans. Requires State plans to provide for: (1) a procedure for the expeditious review and resolution of residents' complaints by each long-term care facility and by the State, when complaints are not satisfactorily resolved by the facility; (2) a process by which residents and facilities may appeal adverse complaint decisions; (3) a State ombudsman with the responsibility to receive, file, and investigate residents' complaints; (4) programs by which facilities educate their staff regarding residents' rights, facility rules and regulations, and complaint review procedures; and (5) a statewide uniform reporting and recording system of all rights violation complaints and their disposition, as well as a system for reporting cases of resident abuse or neglect so that designated State officials can redress such abuse. Provides that the rights and recourses set forth in this Act are nonexclusive. Requires States to prohibit Medicaid providers from discriminating against, or giving preference to, individuals merely because they receive Medicaid assistance. Creates a private right of action whereby Medicaid applicants and recipients may enforce, in Federal district courts, Federal laws and regulations protecting their welfare and rights.

Bill· HRH.R. 4275 (99th)referred

A bill to amend title IX of the Social Security Act to require peer review organizations to act within two days on requests of hospital inpatients for reconsideration of determinations denying payment for continuing care in the hospital.

United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1986

Amends part B (Peer Review) of title IX of the Social Security Act to require peer review organizations receiving a Medicare beneficiary's request, while such beneficiary is still a hospital inpatient, for reconsideration of a determination denying payment for continuing inpatient hospital care to give the beneficiary notice of its reconsidered determination within two days of receiving the request.

Bill· HRH.R. 4282 (99th)referred

Native American Diabetes Prevention and Control Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1986

Native American Diabetes Prevention and Control Act of 1986 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to determine: (1) the incidence of diabetes among Native Americans; (2) activities the Indian Health Service should take to reduce such incidence, to provide guidance in the prevention, treatment, and control of diabetes, to provide early diagnosis, and to ensure proper health care to those Native Americans who are diagnosed as diabetic; and (3) the fiscal impact to the Federal Government of treating diabetes among such people. Requires the Secretary to prepare an inventory of all health care programs and resources within the United States that are available for the treatment, prevention, or control of diabetes among Native Americans. Requires the Secretary to transmit to the President and the Congress a report containing his determinations and research activities among Native Americans. Requires the Secretary to: (1) implement a program to strengthen and expand the diabetes program of the Indian Health Service; (2) enable the Service to treat such disease effectively; and (3) conduct, for Federal, tribal, and other Native American health care providers, training programs with respect to the prevention and treatment of diabetes. Requires the Secretary to: (1) maintain specified model diabetes clinics; and (2) establish such clinics at additional locations. Requires the Secretary to develop specified programs with respect to data collection and analysis and research relating to diabetes among Native Americans.

Bill· HRH.R. 4194 (99th)open

Terrorist Firearms Prevention Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1986

Terrorist Firearms Prevention Act of 1986 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit the manufacture and importation of any firearm that is not readily detectable as a firearm by standard airport security equipment and readily identifiable as a firearm. Exempts specified firearms from such manufacturing prohibition.

Bill· HRH.R. 4186 (99th)passed

A bill to authorize the President of the United States to award congressional gold medals to Anatoly and Avital Shcharansky in recognition of their dedication to human rights, and to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to sell bronze duplicates of those medals.

United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1986

Authorizes and requests the President to present, on behalf of the Congress, gold medals to Anatoly and Avital Shcharansky in recognition of their supreme dedication and total commitment to human rights and freedoms. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to determine the design of the medals. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary to sell bronze duplicates of the medals.

Bill· HRH.R. 4183 (99th)referred

A bill to authorize the Smithsonian Institution to plan, design, and construct facilities for the National Air and Space Museum.

United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1986

Authorizes the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to plan, design, and construct facilities for the National Air and Space Museum at Washington Dulles International Airport for expansion of the Museum. Authorizes the Board of Regents to receive and use private donations for carrying out this Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 4197 (99th)referred

Full Credit Card Cost Disclosure Act

United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1986

Full Credit Card Cost Disclosure Act - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to require that any credit card solicitation include information regarding finance charge conditions, interest rates, and other related charges and fees. Requires such information, as prescribed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, to be prominently displayed and in table form.