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Rep. Sebelius, Keith G. [R-KS-1]

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Bill· HRH.R. 1724 (95th)referred

A bill to designate certain lands in the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Ariz., as wilderness.

United States · United States Congress · 11 January 1977

Designates specified lands in the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Arizona as wilderness, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior. Authorizes the Secretary to utilize motorized vehicles for certain uses within the wilderness area. Repeals existing Federal legislation relating to the disposition of such lands under mineral leasing laws.

Bill· HRH.R. 1704 (95th)referred

A bill to designate certain lands in the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, and Assateague Island National Seashore, Accomack County, Va., and Worcester County, Md., as wilderness.

United States · United States Congress · 11 January 1977

Designates specified lands in the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge and Assateague Island National Seashore in Virginia and Maryland as wilderness, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior. Withdraws lands designated as wilderness by this Act from all appropriations under the mining laws and from disposition under all mineral leasing laws.

Bill· HRH.R. 1609 (95th)failed

Coal Pipeline Act

United States · United States Congress · 10 January 1977

Coal Pipeline Act - Authorizes the exercise of the right of eminent domain by any carrier of coal by coal pipeline who holds a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the Department of the Interior. Stipulates that, before issuance of such certificate, environmental considerations and the need for energy domestically shall be weighed before the Secretary of the Interior makes a finding. Requires that no carrier granted the power of eminent domain under this Act shall transport any coal in which it has any ownership interest. Establishes procedures for making application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity, for antitrust review, and for enforcement under this Act. Imposes a maximum fine of $10,000, six months imprisonment, or both, for knowing violation of any provision of, or regulation issued pursuant to, this Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 1604 (95th)referred

A bill to provide for consideration of the comparative productive potential of irrigable lands in determining nonexcess acreage under Federal reclamation laws.

United States · United States Congress · 10 January 1977

Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to establish acreage limitations in excess of 160 acres under Federal reclamation laws for lands of lesser productive potential. Authorizes the Secretary to amend existing contracts to conform to the provisions of this Act.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 94 (95th)referred

Resolution providing for the establishment of a Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control.

United States · United States Congress · 10 January 1977

Establishes the House of Representatives a Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control to review problems of narcotics abuse including enforcement, international trafficking, organized crime, and the approach of the criminal law system to narcotics law violations. Requires the Committee to report its findings annually to the House of Representatives.

Bill· HRH.R. 1529 (95th)referred

A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain the Glen Elder unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, Kansas.

United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1977

Reauthorizes the construction of the Glen Elder unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri basin program in Kansas as part of the Missouri River Basin program. Stipulates that such project shall be constructed, operated, and maintained by the Secretary of the Interior in accordance with Federal reclamation laws and in accordance with the Federal Water Project Recreation Act. Stipulates that no project water shall be delivered for irrigation purposes for a period of ten years for production of excess crops except where so authorized by the Secretary of Agriculture. Authorizes the appropriation of $55,000,000 for the construction of the project.

Bill· HRH.R. 1531 (95th)referred

A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18 of the United States Code (respecting firearms) to penalize the use of firearms in the commission of any felony and to increase the penalties in certain related existing provisions.

United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1977

Requires that whoever uses or carries a firearm during the commission of a Federal felony, or whoever is convicted by a State court of a crime punishable by a term of imprisonment exceeding one year and used or carried a firearm transported in, or affecting, interstate or foreign commerce during the commission of such crime shall, in addition to the punishment provided for the commission of such crime, be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than five nor more than ten years. Requires in the case of a second or subsequent conviction the imposition of a term of imprisonment of not less than ten years, or to life imprisonment. Stipulates that the execution or imposition of any term of imprisonment under this Act (1) may not be suspended, (2) may not run concurrently; and (3) may not include probation.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 91 (95th)referred

Resolution to express the sense of the House of Representatives that the President of the United States should direct the Secretary of the Interior to conserve the helium which is now being extracted from natural gas and then wasted into the atmosphere.

United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1977

Declares it the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should direct the Secretary of the Interior to make prompt arrangements to conserve helium as an energy-saving measure.

Bill· HRH.R. 1328 (95th)referred

A bill to remove the food allocation requirements of title I of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954.

United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977

Repeals the provision of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 that allocates food aid commodities among those countries that are and those countries that are not seriously affected by inability to produce or purchase sufficient food for their immediate requirements.

Bill· HRH.R. 115 (95th)referred

A bill to terminate age discrimination in employment.

United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977

Amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to make the provisions, formerly applicable to persons between 40 and 65 years of age, applicable to anyone 40 years of age or older.

Bill· HRH.R. 78 (95th)referred

National Agricultural Research Policy Act

United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977

National Agricultural Research Policy Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to coordinate and disseminate all agricultural research information affiliated with the Department of Agriculture, to keep abreast of developments in agricultural research and education and to represent the needs for such research and education within the executive branch of the United States Government. Establishes within the Department of Agriculture the National Agricultural Research Policy Advisory Board. States that the Board's responsibilities shall include: (1) establishing means for evaluating the economic, environmental and social impacts of research and extension programs; (2) reviewing programs, policies and goals of agricultural research agencies; (3) providing a forum for research-sponsoring agencies to exchange information on programs related to agriculture, food and nutrition; (4) recommending national policies, priorities and strategies for agricultural research and education; and (5) reviewing and making recommendations to the Secretary with regard to the allocation of funds for all programs of research and extension carried out by the Department. Directs the Department of Agriculture to establish a Clearinghouse for Federal Human Nutrition Research which shall collect from each Federal agency and report to Congress information pertaining to research with regard to human nutrition. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to land grant colleges and universities eligible for assistance under the First Morrill Act and the State agricultural experiment stations eligible for assistance under the Hatch Act to carry out mission-oriented basic research. Allows the Secretary to make grants on a competitive basis to Federal agencies, research institutions, organizations and individuals for agricultural research. Authorizes appropriations for the competitive grant program of $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1978 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1979 and fiscal year 1980, the total amount for the three-year period not to exceed $150,000,000. Authorizes appropriations for human nutrition research of $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1978 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1979 and fiscal year 1980. Authorizes appropriations of $600,000,000 for fiscal year 1978 for those agricultural research programs existing prior to the enactment of this Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 8 (95th)referred

Consumer Communications Reform Act

United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977

Consumer Communications Reform Act - States that Congress finds that the revenues from integrated interstate and foreign common carrier telecommunications services helped maintain a level of charges for telephone exchange service which is lower than otherwise would be required. Expresses the sense of Congress that the authorization of lines, facilities, or services of specialized carriers which duplicate the lines, facilities, or services of other telecommunications common carriers is contrary to the public interest. Reaffirms the intent of Congress that the complete authority to regulate terminal and station equipment used for telephone exchange service shall rest with the States even though such terminal and station equipment also may be used in connection with interstate services. Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that no compensatory charges for or in connection with such communication service may be found to be unjust or unreasonable on the ground that it is too low. Prohibits the Federal Communications Commission from holding the charge of a carrier up to a particular level to protect the traffic or revenues from a communication service offered or provided by another carrier if such charge proposed by the carrier is compensation. Provides that the Commission shall not grant or authorize any construction permit, station license, or certificate, for the construction, acquisition, or operation of any communication or transmission line or facility, or extension thereof, or any modification or renewal thereof, unless the Commission shall find, after full opportunity for evidentiary hearing on the record, that such permit, license, or certificate will not result in increased charges or unnecessary duplication of communication lines.

Bill· HRH.R. 15776 (94th)referred

Comprehensive Right-to-Quality Medical Care Act

United States · United States Congress · 30 September 1976

Comprehensive Right-to-Quality Medical Care Act - Requires that any Federal officer or agency proposing any health care regulation submit such regulation to each House of Congress together with a report containing a full explanation thereof. Allows either House of Congress to keep the proposed regulation from becoming effective by adopting a resolution disapproving the regulation because: (1) it contains provisions contrary to law; (2) it is inconsistent with the intent of Congress; or (3) it goes beyond the mandate of the legislation which it is designed to implement or in the administration of which it is designed to be used. Establishes rules for the consideration of any resolution regarding such proposed regulations. Requires the head of any Federal agency or department, at least 60 days prior to the initial publication of any health cost regulation, to submit notice of intended publication and the text of such regulation to the appropriate committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Amends the Social Security Act to repeal specified Medicare utilization review provisions, specified utilization review provisions and maternal and child health programs, and specified professional standards review provisions. Guarantees the confidentiality of medical records of any patient whose medical or dental care is not paid by the Federal Government, under a Federal program, or by any program receiving Federal financial assistance, unless such patient has authorized such disclosure.

Bill· HRH.R. 15670 (94th)referred

A bill to amend section 2 of the act of August 22, 1964, to prevent circumvention of import restrictions through the production or manufacture of articles from foreign meat in foreign trade zones, territories, and possessions of the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 22 September 1976

Imposes upon any article produced in a "foreign-trade zone" or a possession or territory of the United States from foreign meat the import restrictions which would be applicable to the meat had it entered the United States from its country of origin.

Bill· HRH.R. 15558 (94th)passed

A bill to authorize the study of certain areas by the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior.

United States · United States Congress · 14 September 1976

Title I: Frederick Law Olmsted Home and Office, Brookline, Massachusetts - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to prepare and transmit to specified Congressional committees a study of the feasibility and suitability of designating the Frederick Law Olmsted Home and Office, Brookline, Massachusetts, as a unit of the National Park System. Title II: Saint Paul's Church, Eastchester, New York - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to prepare and transmit to specified Congressional committees a study of the feasibility and suitability of designating Saint Paul's Church, Eastchester, New York, as a unit of the National Park System. Title III: National Museum of Afro-American History and Culture at or near Wilberforce, Ohio - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to prepare and transmit to specified Congressional committees a study of the feasibility and suitability of establishing a National Museum of Afro-American History and Culture in the vicinity of Wilberforce, Ohio. Title IV: Kalaupapa Settlement on the Island of Molokai, Hawaii - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study the feasibility and desirability of designating as a unit of the National Park System all or part of Kalawao County on the island of Molokai, Hawaii, in which is located the Kalaupapa leper settlement. Requires the Secretary to submit a report of such study, including a detailed proposed master development plan, to the President and Congress within two years of the enactment of this title. Establishes the Kalaupapa National Historical Park Advisory Commission. Prohibits agencies and departments of the United States from taking any action which would impact on the proposed park area pending submission of the Secretary's report. Title V: Shawnee Hills, Illinois - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to designate all or part of the Shawnee Hills in specified counties in Illinois as a national recreation area.

Bill· HRH.R. 15486 (94th)referred

A bill to terminate age discrimination in employment.

United States · United States Congress · 9 September 1976

Amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to make the provisions, fomerly applicable to persons between 40 and 60 years of age, applicable to anyone 40 years of age or older.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 1085 (94th)referred

A resolution to clarify and reaffirm Government purchasing policies.

United States · United States Congress · 8 September 1976

Expresses the general policy of the United States Government to rely upon private commercial sources for the goods and services required to meet Government needs, and that this policy be administered by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy.

Bill· HRH.R. 15422 (94th)passed

A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 2 September 1976

Title I: Flathead, Montana - Designates a specified segment of the Flathead River, Montana, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Title II: Missouri, Montana - Designates a specified segment of the Missouri River in Montana as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Limits the lands which may be included within, and acquired for, such park, and details guidelines relating to park administration. Title III: Obed, Tennessee - Designates a specified segment of the Obed River, Tennessee, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Title IV: Housatonic, Connecticut - Designates a specified segment of the Housatonic River in Connecticut as a potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Title V: Section IV Amendment - Repeals the provision in the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act prohibiting the addition of a river or portion of a river to the National Wild and Scenic River System until the close of the full session of the appropriate State legislature that begins following the submission of any recommendation to the President with respect to such addition. Title VI: Feather, California - Redefines the boundaries of the portion of the Feather River, California, which is a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

Bill· HRH.R. 15316 (94th)referred

A bill to amend section 901(a) (relating to the prohibition of sex discrimination) of the Education Amendments of 1972 to exempt from the prohibition of such section musical programs or activities, and social programs or activities designed for parent and students.

United States · United States Congress · 30 August 1976

Amends the Education Amendments of 1972 to exempt from the sex discrimination prohibition provision of such Act, musical or social programs or activities.

Bill· HRH.R. 15123 (94th)referred

A bill to amend the National Trails System Act (82 Stat. 919).

United States · United States Congress · 9 August 1976

Designates the following trails for study as potential additions to the national trails system: (1) Bartram Trail, extending through Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee; (2) Daniel Boone Trail, extending through North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky; (3) Desert Trail, extending through Washington, Idaho, Oregon, California, Nevada, and Arizona; (4) Dominguez-Escalante Trail, extending through New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, and Arizona; (5) Florida Trail; (6) Indian Nations Trail, Oklahoma; (7) Nez Perce Trail, extending through Oregon, Idaho, and Montana; and (8) Pacific Northwest Trail, extending through Washington, Idaho, and Montana.

Bill· HRH.R. 15069 (94th)passed

National Forest Management Act

United States · United States Congress · 5 August 1976

National Forest Management Act - Amends the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to identify and report to Congress annually all lands in the National Forest System which either need to be reforested or are not growing at their best potential rate. Requires the Secretary to annually transmit to Congress an estimate of the sums necessary to replant and otherwise treat an amount of land equal to the acreage to be cut over that year plus a sufficient portion of those lands currently in need of replanting or treatment so as to eliminate the backlog of lands in need of reforestation within eight years of the enactment of this Act. Requires the Secretary, subsequent to such eight-year period, to annually transmit to Congress an estimate of the sums necessary to replant and treat lands being cut over and to maintain planned timber production on other lands within the National Forest System in order to prevent the development of a backlog larger than the needed work at the beginning of the fiscal year. Requires the Renewable Resource Assessment to include program recommendations which reflect specified policy objectives. Directs the Secretary to provide for public participation in the consideration of land and resource management plans for National Forest System lands. Requires the Secretary to assure that such plans are developed, maintained, and revised so as to: (1) achieve specified goals of the Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act of 1960; (2) be in accordance with specified guidelines and procedures; and (3) permit the application of silvicultural systems only in conformity with specified standards. Limits timber sales contracts, in lieu of specified findings, to ten years. Stipulates that, unless the necessity for permanent roads is set forth in the forest development road system plan, roads constructed on land of the National Forest System in connection with a timber contract or other lease or permit shall be designed with the goal of reestablishing vegetative cover on the roadway and other affected areas. Prohibits the return to the public domain of lands now or hereafter reserved or withdrawn from the public domain as national forests other than by Act of Congress. Abolishes the National Forest Reservation Commission and transfers the Commission's functions to the Secretary. Directs the Secretary to implement an annual report of all land purchasers and exchanges relating to the National Forest System. Directs the Secretary to sell trees and forest products found upon National Forest System lands in accordance with policies set forth in the Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act and the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act. Increases to $10,000 in appraised value the maximum value of timber and cordwood which the Secretary may sell without advertisement.

Bill· HRH.R. 15075 (94th)referred

A bill to amend section 618 of title 38, United States Code, in order to authorize the Administrator to expand the current program providing therapeutic and rehabilitation activities for certain veterans.

United States · United States Congress · 5 August 1976

Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs, in providing therapeutic and rehabilitation activities, to provide for the participation of patients and members in Veterans' Administration health facilities in the assemblage of poppies or other similar projects carried out at such facilities, which are sponsored by a national veterans service organization or its auxiliary. Directs that patients and members be compensated by the sponsoring organization for their participation in such programs.

Bill· HRH.R. 14934 (94th)reported

A bill to adjust the boundaries of certain units of the National Park System.

United States · United States Congress · 28 July 1976

Title I: Manassas National Battlefield Park, Virginia - Revises the boundaries of Manassas National Battlefield Park, Virginia. Authorizes the appropriation of specified sums to acquire lands within such revised boundaries. Title II: Monocacy National Battlefield, Maryland - Renames Monocacy National Military Park, Maryland, as Monocacy National Battlefield. Revises the boundaries of such park. Amends specified provisions relating to park administration. Authorizes the appropriation of specified sums for land acquisition and facility development. Title III: George Washington Birthplace National Monument, Virginia - Revises the boundaries of George Washington Birthplace National Monument, Virginia. Authorizes the appropriation of specified sums to acquire lands within such revised boundaries. Title IV: Olympic National Park, Washington - Revises the boundaries of Olympic National Park, Washington. Authorizes the appropriation of specified sums to acquire lands within such revised boundaries. Title V: Pecos National Monument, New Mexico - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to accept the donation of lands for addition to Pecos National Monument, New Mexico. Title VI: Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire specified lands for addition to Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico. Authorizes the appropriation of specified sums to purchase such lands.

Bill· HRH.R. 14926 (94th)referred

A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 2970 to provide that any employer who successfully contests a citation or penalty shall be awarded a reasonable attorney's fee and other reasonable litigation costs.

United States · United States Congress · 28 July 1976

Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to provide that any employer who successfully contests a citation or penalty under such Act shall be awarded a reasonable attorney's fee and other reasonable litigation costs.