Bill· HRH.R. 14311 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 October 1978
Specifies that each State entitled to more than one Representative in the 99th Congress or any subsequent Congress shall establish a number of districts equal to the number of Representatives to which that State is entitled. Directs the districts to be established as soon as practicable after the latest decennial census, but in no case later than three years. Sets forth the standards for establishing districts in order to insure fair and effective representation in the House of Representatives. Declares that any State legislature may establish by law standards for establishing fair and effective districts. Sets forth judicial procedures to insure compliance with this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 14266 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 October 1978
Two-Step Budget Process Act - Title I: Amendments to the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 - Requires that the contents of the first concurrent resolution of the budget be separated into two titles. Prescribes a two-step process for the consideration of amendments to such budget resolution by which amendments to the first title must be considered and disposed of prior to the consideration of amendments to the second title. Title II: Miscellaneous Provisions - States that such amendments are enacted as an exercise of Congressional rulemaking power.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 734 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 October 1978
Establishes the Claude Pepper Senior Citizen Congressional Intern program which authorizes each Member of Congress to hire each year one senior citizen intern to serve within the District of Columbia for one of two two-week periods. Specifies that such intern shall be compensated at a rate not to exceed $300 per week.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 1161 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 October 1978
Constitutional Amendment - Requires Congress to assure that the total outlays of the Government, during any fiscal year, do not exceed the total receipts of the Government during such fiscal year. States that by the fourth fiscal year after the ratification of this amendment the budget shall be balanced. Permits expenditures to exceed national revenues in time of declared emergency, but states that such expenditures shall never exceed receipts by more than ten percent. Provides that during the fifth fiscal year beginning after the ratification of this amendment and for the next 19 succeeding fiscal years thereafter, the total receipts of the Government shall exceed outlays by an amount equal to five percent of the Federal indebtedness at the beginning of the fifth year fiscal year.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 1153 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 October 1978
Authorizes and requests the President to designate the seven-day period beginning on May 28, 1979, as "Vietnam Veterans Week."
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 1158 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 October 1978
Constitutional Amendment - Provides that total expenditures shall not exceed total revenues for any fiscal year. Authorizes the suspension of such prohibition in time of war or by a vote of two-thirds of the members of the Senate and the House. Directs the amount of any annual deficit be considered an expenditure of the United States in the following fiscal year. Permits the Congress to apportion any annual deficit over the four following fiscal years, or to include such deficit in the gross Federal debt. Directs the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to reduce the public debt of the United States through open-market operations.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1392 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 September 1978
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States, while seeking to improve relations with the People's Republic of China, shall continue to maintain full diplomatic relations with the Republic of China and shall not alter its Mutual Defense Treaty with such country.
Bill· HRH.R. 14104 (95th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 18 September 1978
Endangered Species Act Amendments - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to revise the procedures to be followed by the Secretary of the Interior in issuing regulations under the Act. Establishes an intergovernmental review board for the purpose of considering an application, upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Interior, for exemption from the requirement of the Act that Federal agencies take no action which would jeopardize the continued existence of any endangered species. Specifies that the review board shall make its recommendations to the Endangered Species Committee, established by this Act. Establishes the Endangered Species Committee to make a final determination whether or not to grant an exemption to the requirements of this Act. Specifies that this decision shall be made within 90 days of receiving the recommendation of the review board. Prohibits the Endangered Species Committee from granting an exemption if the Secretary of State has determined the proposed agency action to be in violation of any international obligation. Sets forth the procedure for judicial reviews of the Endangered Species Committee decisions. Declares that the President may grant exceptions to the requirements of this Act in the case of major disaster areas. Authorizes the Secretary to approve and assist in the implementation of any State program for the conservation of endangered and threatened species. Declares that no civil penalty shall be imposed for violation of the requirements of this Act if committed on a good-faith belief that the violator was acting to protect himself, a family member, or any other individual from bodily harm. Exempts certain raptors legally held in captivity on the effective date of this Act from certain restrictions of the Act relating to possession and dealing in endangered species. Authorizes appropriations necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 13968 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 August 1978
Regional Development Act - Title I: Establishment, Administration, and General Programs of Regional Commissions - Directs the President to designate development regions within the United States with the concurrence of the States in which such regions will be wholly or partially located. Directs that the designation of such regions be based upon findings: (1) that a geographic, cultural, historic, and economic relationship exists between the areas within such region; (2) that the region is within contiguous States with the exception of Alaska, Hawaii, California, Texas, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands; and (3) that the region would benefit from a unified approach to economic development. Authorizes the establishment of a regional development commission for each development region, consisting of the Governors of each State with territory in the region and a Federal co-chairman appointed by the President. Directs that such commissions: (1) study, initiate, coordinate, and plan public and private development programs for their respective regions; and (2) make appropriate recommendations to the President, Federal, State, and local legislatures and administrative agencies. Directs local planning be carried out by local development districts. Defines such districts as nonprofit entities certified to each regional development commission by officers of the States in which they are located. Authorizes the President to make grants to the regional development commissions to provide for their technical and administrative expenses. Authorizes the President to make supplemental grants to development regions eligible for specified Federal grant-in-aid programs but unable to supply the required matching funds. Sets forth provisions governing such grants. Enumerates the administrative powers of the regional commissions. Requires a State to maintain its average level of expenditures in a development region for the last two fiscal years in order to be eligible for assistance under this Act. Conditions all financial assistance on the recommendation of the regional commissions. Enumerates factors to be considered by the commissions in recommending assistance for development programs and projects. Requires the commissions to approve or disapprove applications for assistance within 45 days of their receipt. Requires the commissions to gather information through public hearings. Establishes criminal penalties for violations of the conflict of interest provisions of this Act governing the regional commissions and their employees. Requires each commission to make an annual report to the President, Congress and the Governors of each state with territory in its region. Requires public access to all scientific or technical developments financed in whole or in part under the authority of this Act. Empowers the district courts to order such access in actions brought by the Attorney General. Title II: Regional Development Programs and Projects - Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare to make grants for: (1) vocational education facilities and demonstration projects in any development region; and (2) health and nutrition demonstration projects. Authorizes the regional commissions, with the assistance of the Secretary of Transportation, to make grants for the planning of regional transportation networks and the funding of transportation demonstration projects. Authorizes the regional commissions to make grants for energy demonstration projects and programs. Title III: Appalachian Programs and Projects - Designates the Appalachian region, encompassing specified counties of several States, as a development region. Sets forth provisions governing the submission of plans, investment programs, and development projects for the Appalachian region and their approval by the regional commission. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to assist the Appalachian regional commission in the construction of highways and access roads. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to provide financial assistance to landowners through agreements of not more than ten years for soil conservation and development. Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical and financial assistance to timber development in the Appalachian region. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial assistance for the restoration of areas damaged by deleterious mining practices. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide financial assistance for planning and other preliminary expenses for low and moderate income housing projects. Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to provide financial assistance for: (1) multicounty demonstration health facilities, services, and projects; (2) nutrition demonstration projects; (3) sewage treatment works; and (4) vocational education facilities and demonstration projects. Authorizes the Appalachian regional commission to fund energy demonstration projects. Title IV: Miscellaneous Provisions - Authorizes the appropriation of specified sums for fiscal years, 1979 through 1984 to carry out the provisions of this Act. Repeals the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 and Title V of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965. States that this Act shall take effect on October 1, 1979, and terminate on October 1, 1985.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 686 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 August 1978
Expresses the sense of Congress that the Environmental Protection Agency, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the Federal courts should expedite all remaining administrative and judicial proceedings with respect to the Seabrook Nuclear Station project (New Hampshire), and that all licensing and permitting procedures for the construction and operation of nuclear generating stations should be reviewed and modified to improve the efficiency of such procedures.
Bill· HRH.R. 13766 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 August 1978
Entitles certain unremarried former spouses of members of the uniformed services to medical and dental benefits under the Civilian Health and Medical Plan of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS).
Bill· HRH.R. 13593 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 July 1978
Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act Amendments - Amends the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act to (1) specifically include ship cleaners, lashers, and ship carpenters within the coverage of the Act; (2) specifically exclude certain tasks from the definition of "longshoring operations" which are covered by the Act; (3) delete the requirement that the injury for which compensation is sought have occurred upon the navigable waters of the United States; (4) extend the existing limits on the amount of disability compensation to death compensation; (5) require that injured employees select an attending physician from a panel chosen by the employer rather than any physician as is currently allowed; (6) specify guidelines for the evaluation of physical impairments by physicians; (7) allow a determination of total disability only if the employee is unable to earn any wages in any employment, except for certain specified types of injuries; (8) disallow death benefits for the permanently disabled who die of causes unrelated to the original injury; (9) limit increases in disability compensation tied to wage increases to a maximum of three percent a year; (10) limit the total compensation payable to an employee for an injury to $100,000 except in cases of permanent total disability or death; (11) repeal the statutory presumptions related to claims under the Act; and (12) allow a compensation order to be set aside by a court if not in accordance with law.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1282 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 July 1978
Amends the Rules of the House of Representatives to transfer the responsibility for investigating Communist and subversive organizations affecting the internal security of the United States to a standing Committee on Internal Security established by this Resolution. Confers upon such committee the responsibility for investigating all organizations within the United States aimed at overthrowing or altering the Government of the United States by force, insurrection or other unlawful means or inciting or employing violence to obstruct the authority of the Federal Government with respect to matters of internal security of the United States.
Bill· HRH.R. 13530 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 July 1978
Anti-Inflation Tax Reduction and Reform Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide cost-of-living adjustments for the individual income tax rates and withholding tables.
Bill· HRH.R. 13393 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 July 1978
Beverage Container Reuse and Recycling Act - Prohibits the sale of carbonated beverages in beverage containers by retailers and distributors unless such containers carry a refund value of not less than five cents. Requires that retailers and distributors pay the amount of the affixed refund value of brands of beverages bought and sold by such retailers or distributors. Prohibits States from imposing any tax on the collection or return of refund values established by this Act. Prohibits distributors and retailers from selling beverages in metal beverage containers with detachable openings. Imposes penalties of up to $1,000 and/or 60 days imprisonment for violation of the provisions of this Act. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to monitor the rate of reuse and recycling as a result of this Act. Stipulates that the labeling of refund values shall be required within three years of the date of enactment of this Act. Stipulates that the prohibition on detachable metal openings shall take effect one year after the date of enactment of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 13340 (95th)open
United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1978
Amends the Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 to include within the definition of fishing under such Act fish processing at sea. Defines the terms United States fish processors and United States harvested fish for purposes of this Act Provides that United States harvested fish transferred to foreign ships for processing at sea shall be considered as part of the total allowable level of foreign fishing in any fishery subject to the exclusive fishery control of the United States. Includes certain tariffs on fish and fish products imposed by a foreign nation as a factor to be considered in determining the individual foreign fishing allocations in such United States' fisheries. Revises certain fishing permit requirements for specified foreign fish processing ships at sea in certain United States' fisheries. Permits the transfer of United states harvested fish to any foreign ship, within the United States' fishery conservation zone, having the fishing permit required by such Act.
Law· HRH.R. 13372 (95th)open
United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1978
Amends the Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act to set the fee for Federal migratory-bird hunting and conservation stamps at $5, and authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to raise such fee to $7.50 if funds in the migratory bird conservation fund have been obligated. Directs the Secretary to prohibit the hunting of migratory birds in any State which fails to approve an acquisition of water fowl habitat within a reasonable time.
Bill· HRH.R. 13300 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 1978
Animal Welfare Act Amendments - Amends the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit coursing (an event which involves the pursuit by one or more dogs of another live animal).
Bill· HRH.R. 13280 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 June 1978
Endangered Species Act Amendments - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish an Endangered Species Committee. Directs the Committee to review applications submitted by Federal agencies regarding proposed agency actions to determine whether an exemption from the requirement of the Act that Federal agencies take no actions which would jeopardize endangered species or their critical habitats should be granted. Stipulates that such an exemption may be granted only after a public hearing and findings that: (1) there is no reasonable and prudent alternative to the agency action; (2) the action is of regional or national significance; (3) the benefits of the action clearly outweigh the benefits of alternative courses of action consistent with conserving the species or its critical habitat; and (4) the action is in the public interest. States that no final determination of the Committee regarding an exemption shall be considered a major Federal action purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 1028 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 June 1978
Designates June 25, 1978, as "National Brotherhood Day."
Bill· HRH.R. 13218 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 June 1978
Amends Title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to require States having agreements for coverage of their employees under the system of insurance established by such Title to make payments and reports on a calendar-quarter basis.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 999 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 June 1978
Authorizes and requests the President to designate the week of September 17, 1978, as "National Port Week."
Bill· HRH.R. 13075 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 June 1978
Investment Incentive Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to restore part of the pre-1969 tax treatment of capital gains by repealing the capital gains item of tax preference for the minimum tax; lowering the corporate alternative tax to 25 percent of net capital gain; and lowering the alternative individual tax to 25 percent of net capital gain.
Bill· HRH.R. 13021 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 June 1978
Entitles former spouses of members of the armed forces who were married to the member for at least ten years to a portion of that member's retired or retainer pay. Entitles such former spouses to a portion of the annuity of the surviving spouse of such member. Stipulates that such a member may not elect not to provide an annuity under the Survivor Benefit Plan without the consent of the member's spouse and any former spouses.
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