Bill· HRH.R. 5234 (103rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 6 October 1994
Food for Trade Act of 1994 - Amends the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a pilot program to establish permanent, self-sustaining organizations utilizing agricultural commodities to promote financing for economic development activities in eligible countries. Requires the facilitator of such program to establish in each country: (1) an investment fund from the proceeds of the sale of agricultural commodities to be used for developmental activities; and (2) an advisory board to advise the facilitator on the management of such fund. Requires the Government to enter into an agreement with each recipient country for the establishment of a Food for Trade Joint Commission.
Bill· HRH.R. 5183 (103rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 5 October 1994
Sheep Promotion, Research, and Information Act of 1994 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to issue a sheep and wool promotion, research, education, and information order. Includes in such order: (1) establishment of a National Sheep Promotion, Research, and Information Board; and (2) assessment of fees. Provides for approval referenda among producers, feeders, and importers. Authorizes appropriations.
Bill· HRH.R. 5171 (103rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 October 1994
Amends the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 to require micronutrient fortification of food program commodities. Directs the Administrator of the Agency for International Development to study the feasibility of micronutrient fortification of vegetable oil. Expresses the sense of the Congress that such food programs should: (1) place more emphasis on food needs assessment; (2) target the most vulnerable groups; and (3) encourage in-country micronutrient fortification.
Bill· HRH.R. 5141 (103rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 September 1994
Ryan White CARE Reauthorization Act of 1994 - Amends the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act of 1990 (title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act) to limit the grant program for emergency relief for areas with substantial need for services to eligible areas with a population of at least 500,000 individuals. Requires an HIV health services planning council (which advises on the distribution of such grants) to be reflective of the demographics of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic in an eligible area, with particular consideration given to disproportionately affected and historically underserved groups. Revises the method of distributing such grants and extends authorized appropriations for them until FY 2000. Revises the care grant program that makes funds available for individuals and families with the HIV disease. Authorizes the award of supplemental grants to eligible entities to enhance community-based care, treatment, and supportive services through the development and operation of consortia and innovative approaches. Extends authorized appropriations for such grant program through FY 2000. Requires the establishment of grievance procedures to address allegations of egregious violations of title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to coordinate the planning and implementation of Federal HIV programs to facilitate the development of a complete continuum of HIV-related services for individuals with HIV disease and those at risk of such disease. Extends authorized appropriations for early intervention services until FY 2000. Extends authorized appropriations until FY 2000 for grants for coordinated services and access to research for children, youth, women, and families (formerly known as demonstration grants for research and services for pediatric patients regarding acquired immune deficiency syndrome). Makes appropriations available for special projects of the national significance program to award direct grants to public and nonprofit private entities to fund special programs for the care and treatment of individuals with HIV disease.
Law· HJRESH.J.Res. 415 (103rd)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 27 September 1994
Designates the week beginning October 16, 1994, as National Penny Charity Week.
Bill· HRH.R. 5082 (103rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 September 1994
Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 to extend from three years to five years the period during which Medicare select policies may be issued.
Bill· HRH.R. 5062 (103rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 20 September 1994
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the limited deduction for the health insurance costs of self-employed individuals.
Bill· HRH.R. 5065 (103rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 September 1994
Beginning Farmer Technical Corrections Act of 1994 - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act with regard to beginning farmer and rancher operating loans and borrower graduation requirements.
Bill· HRH.R. 4941 (103rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 August 1994
Repeals the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992.
Bill· HRH.R. 4913 (103rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 5 August 1994
Emergency Spending Control Act of 1994 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to limit emergency appropriations and legislation to the matter of emergency. Allows such a statute to contain other offsetting provisions that reduce spending or non-emergency appropriations for the designated emergency. Makes it out of order in the House of Representatives or the Senate to consider any bill or joint resolution containing an emergency designation, if the legislation provides an appropriation for any other item or matter.
Bill· HRH.R. 4914 (103rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 August 1994
Baseline Reform Act of 1994 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to declare that the estimated budget outlays submitted to the Congress by the President each year shall not include an inflation adjustment for programs and activities subject to discretionary appropriations. Requires the President's budget to include: (1) estimated expenditures and appropriations for the current year; and (2) a certain comparison of levels of estimated expenditures and proposed appropriations that includes the proposed increase or decrease in spending in percentage terms. Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to make conforming changes to the development of the concurrent resolution on the budget. Declares that: (1) the starting point for any deliberations in the Committee on the Budget of each House on the budget resolution for the next fiscal year shall be the estimated level of outlays for the current year in each function and subfunction; and (2) any increases or decreases in the congressional budget for the next fiscal year shall be from such estimated levels. Requires the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to include in reports to budget committees certain current year comparisons and a table on sources of spending growth under current law in total mandatory spending for the budget year and the ensuing four fiscal years. Requires the CBO to include in cost estimates of pending legislation a comparison of prior year spending levels to current year levels. Requires the Comptroller General to report annually to the Congress all programs and activities with permanent appropriations or that fall within a specified definition of spending authority.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 276 (103rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 3 August 1994
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President is: (1) required to obtain the prior approval of the Congress before U.S. armed forces may undertake offensive military action against the military leadership of Haiti in accordance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 940; and (2) recognized as having the inherent authority to use such forces to protect or evacuate U.S. citizens from imminent danger or for humanitarian purposes.
Bill· HRH.R. 4893 (103rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 August 1994
Repeals the North/South Center Act of 1991 effective June 1, 1995.
Bill· HRH.R. 4887 (103rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 August 1994
Spent Nuclear Fuel Disposal Assurance Act - Amends the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to declare that the obligation of the Secretary of Energy to accept high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel as of January 31, 1998, is absolute and is not dependent upon either commencement of repository operations or a monitored retrievable storage facility. Prohibits such obligation from being voided or delayed for any reason. Repeals: (1) the prohibition against selection of a monitored retrievable storage site until the Secretary has submitted recommendations for a spent nuclear fuel repository site; and (2) the licensing conditions for a monitored retrievable storage facility.
Bill· HRH.R. 4830 (103rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 July 1994
Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit the exclusion of evidence in a proceeding in a U.S. court on the ground that the search and seizure was in violation of the Fourth Amendment if carried out in circumstances justifying an objectively reasonable belief that it was in conformity with such amendment. Specifies that the fact that evidence was obtained pursuant to and within the scope of a warrant constitutes prima facie evidence of the existence of such circumstances. Prohibits the exclusion of evidence in such a proceeding on the ground that it was obtained in violation of a statute, administrative rule or regulation, or rule of procedure unless exclusion is expressly authorized by statute or rule prescribed by the Supreme Court pursuant to statutory authority.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 489 (103rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 25 July 1994
Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 140 (ending the practice of imposing unfunded Federal mandates on State and local governments).
Bill· HRH.R. 4805 (103rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 July 1994
Reduces the amount required to be transferred from funds to a State for the National Highway System and for congestion mitigation, air quality, and surface transportation programs to funds for highway safety programs if the State has a safety belt use law in effect. (Currently, a State is penalized by having a certain percentage of funds transferred from such programs to highway safety programs if the State does not have motorcycle helmet and safety belt use laws in effect.)
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 472 (103rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 30 June 1994
Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 3801 (regarding the operations of the legislative branch of the Federal Government).
Bill· HRH.R. 4634 (103rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 June 1994
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayer to elect to include in income crop insurance proceeds and disaster payments in the year of destruction or in the following year. Revises the method of determining the inflation adjustment applicable to the luxury automobile excise tax.
Bill· HRH.R. 4617 (103rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 June 1994
Freedom Support Amendment Act of 1994 - Repeals a provision of the Freedom for Russia and Emerging Eurasian Democracies and Open Markets Support Act of 1992 that restricts assistance to Azerbaijan.
Bill· HRH.R. 4593 (103rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 June 1994
Entitlement Control Act of 1994 - Directs the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to report to the Congress on the direct spending targets for each of FY 1995 through 2000. Requires inclusion in such targets of all mandatory Federal spending except deposit insurance and net interest. (Sec. 4) Requires the OMB Director to establish direct spending limits (caps) for FY 1995 through 2000, allowing for growth each year to reflect the consumer price index, the number of beneficiaries, and an additional growth allowance of one percent per year through 1998. Requires further cap adjustments to reflect increased direct spending resulting from any health reform legislation. Requires the President's budget to reflect the same adjustments as OMB's. (Sec. 5) Requires the President's budget to include a proposal to offset any OMB-projected excess of the caps for each year. Authorizes the President to propose, with justification in writing, increases in cap levels to allow for all or part of such excess. (Sec. 6) Requires the Congress to: (1) pass a budget resolution including reconciliation instructions to offset any OMB-projected excess in entitlement spending for each fiscal year; or (2) increase the caps. Prescribes procedures for congressional consideration of such a budget resolution. (Sec. 7) Provides for expedited spin-off legislation, following passage of a budget resolution conference report, to allocate spending among the budget functions under the overall entitlement cap for a fiscal year, establishing individual caps for each budget function based on the budget resolution. Makes such caps binding in law when the President signs such spin-off legislation. (Sec. 8) Mandates separate sequestrations for any would-be excess direct spending in each budget function covered by enactment of a spin-off law. (Sec. 9) Mandates a comprehensive sequestration with across-the-board cuts in all entitlement programs to keep direct spending within the aggregate budget cap in any year when spin-off legislation is not enacted. (Sec. 10) Specifies programs and activities exempted from sequestration. (Sec. 11) Sets forth general and special sequestration rules. (Sec. 12) Sets forth deadlines for estimating assumptions, sequestration reports, and orders. (Sec. 13) Prescribes rules for determining the current policy baseline for sequestration reports. (Sec. 14) Declares that reductions in entitlement spending made to comply with budget caps shall not be entered on the paygo scorecard under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act), except in certain circumstances. (Sec. 15) Provides for expedited judicial review of the constitutionality of this Act. (Sec. 16) Provides that certain House of Representatives rules changes enacted as part of the entitlement review process shall not be effective for FY 1995 and thereafter.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 451 (103rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 June 1994
Official Travel Reform Resolution - Requires any travel award that accrues by reason of official travel of a Member, officer, or employee of the House of Representatives to be used only with respect to official travel.
Bill· HRH.R. 4565 (103rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 June 1994
Government Travel Cost Reduction Act - Amends Federal law governing air travel of Federal employees and Members of Congress to mandate that a Federal or congressional agency include in its contract with an air carrier: (1) the establishment of a separate air travel business account for employees travelling on official agency business; and (2) deposit into the employee's air travel business account any travel bonuses awarded by the carrier.
Bill· HRH.R. 4559 (103rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 June 1994
Amends the Anglo-Irish Agreement Support Act of 1986 to prohibit U.S. contributions to the International Fund for Ireland.
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