Bill· HRH.R. 17675 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 December 1974
Prohibits findings of death with respect to specified Vietnamese War servicemen in missing status unless hearings thereon are afforded to the next-of-kin and the next-of-kin consents to such finding. Defines the term "next of kin" for the purposes of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 17554 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 December 1974
Changes title VI (relating to public health work) of the Social Security Act to provide that an individual who is unable to care for his or her personal needs without assistance shall be eligible (as a disabled person) for the services of a homemaker and other services under the applicable State plan approved under such title.
Bill· HRH.R. 17381 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 October 1974
Bill of Rights Procedures Act - States that it is the purpose of this Act to prohibit any interception of communication, other than electronic surveillance, surreptitious entry, mail opening, or the inspection of and procuring of the records of telephone, bank, credit, medical, or other business or private transactions, of any individual without a court order issued upon probable cause that a crime has been or is about to be committed, supported by oath or affirmation and particularly describing the place to be searched and the persons or things to be seized. Provides that whoever, being an officer, agent, or employee of the United States or any department or agency thereof willfully: (1) searches any private dwelling used and occupied as a dwelling without a warrant directing such search or maliciously and without reasonable cause searches any other building or property without a search warrant; (2) procures or inspects the records of telephone calls, bank, credit, medical, or other business or private transactions of any individual without a search warrant or the consent of the individual; (3) opens any foreign or domestic mail not directed to him without a search warrant directing such opening or without the consent of the sender or addressee of such mail; or (4) intercepts, endeavors to intercept, or procures any other person to intercept any wire or oral communication except as authorized by law; shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. Requires that within 30 days after the date of an order authorizing or approving the interception of a wire or oral communication (or each extension thereof) entered under authority of law, or the denial of an order approving an interception, the person seeking such order shall report to the Administrative Office of the United States Courts and to the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and House of Representatives: (1) the fact that an order or extension was applied for; (2) the kind of order or extension applied for; (3) the fact that the order or extension was granted as applied for, was modified, or was denied; (4) the period of interceptions authorized by the order, and the number and duration of any extensions of the order; (5) the names of all parties to the intercepted communications; (6) the offense specified in the order or application; (7) the identity of the investigative or law enforcement officer and agency making the application and the person authorizing the application to be made; (8) a copy of the court order authorizing, approving, or denying such interception; and (9) the nature of the facilities from which or the place where communications were intercepted. Specifies that reports be made within 90 days after the date of an order approving the interception of a wire or oral communication on the disposition of all records of any such interception and the identity of and action taken by all individuals who had access to any such interception. Sets forth reporting requirements in the case of warrants issued authorizing the opening of mail.
Bill· HRH.R. 17340 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 October 1974
Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to transfer ownership of two naval vessels no longer needed by the Navy to the city of New York, New York.
Bill· HRH.R. 17350 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 October 1974
Equal Credit Opportunity Act Amendments - Prohibits discrimination on the basis of age in the granting of credit.
Bill· HRH.R. 17339 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 October 1974
Makes it a violation of the Federal Trade Commission Act for any retailer to increase the price of consumer commodities once he marks the price on any such consumer commodity, and permits the Federal Trade Commission to order any such retailer to refund any amounts of money obtained by increasing the price of such consumer commodity.
Bill· HRH.R. 17338 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 October 1974
Requires that users of heart pacemakers be given notice of the proximity of electronic products which emit radiation which adversely affects such pacemakers. Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to establish and promulgate regulations under the provisions of this Act. Sets forth penalties for violation of the provisions of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 17216 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 October 1974
Prohibits the interstate shipment of dogs trained for or intended to be used in dogfights for purposes of sport, wagering, or entertainment. Specifies punishments for persons involved in such commerce and for promoters of and participants in activities which include such dogfights if any one of the dogs involved had been moved in such commerce. (Adds 18 U.S.C. 48)
Bill· HRH.R. 17217 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 October 1974
Revokes the authority granted by the Flood Control Act of 1962 for the construction of the Tocks Island Dam on the Delaware River.
Bill· HRH.R. 17011 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 October 1974
Provides that a director, trustee, officer, or employee of a financial institution may not at the same time serve as an officer or director of any regulated corporation with respect to which such financial institution owns or holds as trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, or agent, with power to vote either alone or in conjunction with another person, more than 1 percent of any class of stock of such corporation. Provides that a person who is a director, trustee, officer, or employee of any financial institution may not at the same time serve on the board of directors of any regulated corporation with which such financial institution has a substantial and continuing relationship with respect to the making of loans, discounts, or extensions of credit. Allows an individual to hold any number of positions as director, trustee, officer, or employee of any number of companies within any given group of companies if one of the companies is either a bank holding company as defined in the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 or a savings and loan holding company as defined in the National Housing Act and all the rest of them are subsidiaries of that holding company.
Bill· HRH.R. 16995 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 October 1974
Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from requiring, under the Clean Air Act, an indirect source emission review as a part of any applicable implementation plan. States that any rules or regulations with respect to the requirement of such review as a part of any such plan previously promulgated by the Administrator shall be void on the date of the enactment of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 16873 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 September 1974
Increases from $2,600,000,000 to $3,100,000,000 the authorization for reimbursement for the construction of water treatment works under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. (Amends 33 U.S.C. 1286(e))
Bill· HRH.R. 16898 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 September 1974
Allows a tax deduction, under the Internal Revenue Code, for higher education expenses. Defines such allowable expenses. Reduces such allowable expenses by the amount received as scholarships and veterans benefits.
Bill· HRH.R. 16832 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 September 1974
Requires, under title XVI of the Social Security Act, that the value of maintenance and support furnished an indivudual or his eligible spouse by a nonprofit retirement home be excluded from income for the purpose of determining eligibility for supplemental security income benefits under such Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 16735 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 September 1974
Cost-of-living Adjustment Act- Provides, under the Internal Revenue Code, for automatic cost-of-living adjustments, based on the Consumer Price Index, in: (1) the income tax rates; (2) the amount of standard deductions; (3) the amount of personal exemptions; (4) the amount of depreciation deductions; and (5) the adjusted basis for property. Makes cost-of- living adjustments in specified United States savings bonds and certificates and on other obligations of the United States.
Bill· HRH.R. 16768 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 September 1974
Education for Exceptional Children Act - Defines "exceptional children" as handicapped children, children with specific learning disabilities, and particularly gifted children. Directs the Commissioner of Education to establish a National Clearinghouse on Exceptional Children which shall obtain and disseminate to the public information pertaining to the education of exceptional children. Authorizes the appropriation of $500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974 and for each of the four succeeding years for the establishment and operation of the clearinghouse. Authorizes the Commissioner of Education to make grants pursuant to this Act for the purpose of assisting the States in providing free appropriate public education for exceptional children at the preschool, elementary, and secondary levels. Sets forth the basis on which funds will be allocated to the States. Provides that in order to receive funds under this Act a State must submit to the Commissioner of Education a State plan is required detailing the State program for free appropriate education for exceptional children. Provides that the State plan must contain such information as the Commissioner deems necessary. Sets forth the criteria needed to be met by a State in order to obtain approval of its plan. Authorizes the Commissioner to withhold payments under this Act from any State when it is found that there has been a failure to comply substantially with any provision of this Act. Provides a method for judicial review of the Commissioner's decision. Authorizes the Commissioner to make grants to State educational agencies to provide training for personnel engaged or preparing to engage in educating exceptional children. Authorizes the Commissioner to make grants to institutions of higher learning to provide training for leadership personnel for the education of exceptional children. Authorizes the Commissioner to conduct research relating to the education of exceptional children and to make grants to States, educational agencies, institutions of higher learning and other public or private nonprofit education or research agencies for such research. Directs the Commissioner to establish standards and procedures to determine which children are "exceptional children" within the meaning of this Act, such standards and procedures to be applied uniformly by all States submitting plans pursuant to this Act. Authorizes the appropriation of such sums as may be necessary for carrying out the purpose of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 16669 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 September 1974
States that an action for deprivation of rights against a law enforcement officer or other citizen of the United States under the Civil Rights Act may not be commenced more than one year after the cause of action arises.
Bill· HRH.R. 16670 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 September 1974
Authorizes the burial in national cemeteries of the unmarried surviving parents of deceased servicemen. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 1002(5))
Bill· HRH.R. 16568 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 August 1974
Permits the modification of Federal-State agreements to give State and local employees not covered under the old-age, survivors and disability insurance program of the Social Security Act the opportunity to elect coverage under the divided retirement system procedure until 1976.
Bill· HRH.R. 16567 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 August 1974
Revises the provisions of title II (Old-Age, Survivors' and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to provide benefits for widowed fathers with minor children on the same basis as benefits for widowed mothers with minor children.
Bill· HRH.R. 16566 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 August 1974
Eliminates, under title II of the Social Security Act (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance), the special dependency requirements for entitlement to husband's and widower's insurance benefits, so that benefits for husbands and widowers will be payable on the same basis as benefits for wives and widows (under present law a widower must be able to show that half of his support was derived from his wife's earnings in order to qualify for survivors benefits; whereas no such proof is required of a widow receiving half her support from her husband's earnings.). Continues the benefits of a divorced husband who marries a person entitled to such benefits.
Bill· HRH.R. 16527 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 August 1974
States that all returns made with respect to taxes imposed under the Internal Revenue Code are confidential and private records; but they may be opened to inspection by the following persons at such times and in such manner as the Commissioner of Internal Revenue by regulation may prescribe: (1) the taxpayer for whom the return was made or his attorney in fact; (2) officers and employees of the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Justice for tax administration and economic stabilization purposes; (3) shareholders of record owning 1 percent or more of the outstanding stock of any corporation; (4) tax officials of the States; (5) the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, the Finance Committee of the Senate, and the Joint Committee on Internal Revenue and Taxation; (6) the Attorney General, Assistant Attorneys General, and United States attorneys; and (7) officers and employees of executive departments and other establishments of the Federal Government upon written request of the head of such department or establishment naming the taxpayer whose return is to be inspected and provided that the inspection is necessary in the enforcement of Federal statutes. States that whenever a return is open to the inspection of any person, a certified copy thereof shall, upon request, be furnished to such person under regulations prescribed by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue who may prescribe a reasonable fee for furnishing such copy. Provides that all regulations issued by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue pursuant to this Act must have written approval of the Chief of Staff of the Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation. States that this Act shall be effective upon enactment. Allows the Commissioner of Internal Revenue a period of ninety days after enactment to issue the regulations required herein.
Bill· HRH.R. 16487 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 August 1974
Provides that a director, trustee, officer, or employee of a financial institution may not at the same time serve as an officer or director of any regulated corporation with respect to which such financial institution owns or holds as trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, or agent, with power to vote either alone or in conjunction with another person, more than 1 percent of any class of stock of such corporation. Provides that a person who is a director, trustee, officer, or employee of any financial institution may not at the same time serve on the board of directors of any regulated corporation with which such financial institution has a substantial and continuing relationship with respect to the making of loans, discounts, or extensions of credit. Allows an individual to hold any number of positions as director, trustee, officer, or employee of any number of companies within any given group of companies if one of the companies is either a bank holding company as defined in the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 or a savings and loan holding company as defined in the National Housing Act and all the rest of them are subsidiaries of that holding company.
Bill· HRH.R. 16474 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 August 1974
Public Disclosure of Lobbying Act - Establishes, as an independent establishment of the executive branch, the Federal lobbying Disclosure Commission, composed of the Comptroller General and seven members appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. Directs the Commission to avail itself of the assistance, including personnel and facilities, of the General Accounting Office and the Department of Justice. Enumerates the powers of the Commission, including the power: (1) to require any person to submit in writing such reports and answers to questions as the Commission may prescribe; and (2) to initiate, prosecute, defend, or appeal any civil or criminal action in the name of the Commission for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this Act through its General Counsel. Provides that it shall be the duty of the Commission to perform specified tasks, including: (1) to develop and furnish to lobbyists forms required to be filed under this Act; (2) to prepare a manual setting forth recommended uniform methods of bookkeeping and reporting; (3) to develop a filing, coding, and cross-indexing system consonant with the purpose of this Act; (4) to make specified documents filed with it available for public inspection and copying; (5) to preserve such reports and statements for a period of ten years; (6) to compile and summarize (in specified categories) information contained in notices and reports filed; (7) to make audits and field investigations with respect to statements and reports filed under the provisions of this Act; (8) to prepare a special study or report upon the request of any Member of the House of Representatives or the Senate from information in the records of the Commission; and (9) to presecibe suitable rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this Act. Provides that each lobbyist shall, within 15 days after becoming a lobbyist, file a notice of representation with the Commission. Provides that the notice of representation shall be in such form and detail as the Commission shall prescribe and sets forth minimum elements to be contained in such notice. Enumerates those persons required to maintain records of lobbying activities and sets forth the required form and content of reports to be made to the Commission containing such records. Sets forth criminal penalties for violation of this Act.
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