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Rep. Slack, John [D-WV-3]

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  • D · D · present

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Resolution· HRESH.Res. 608 (96th)passed

A resolution authorizing an investigation and inquiry by the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.

United States · United States Congress · 12 March 1980

Directs the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct to conduct a full investigation of alleged improper conduct (commonly referred to as ABSCAM) of Members, officers, or employees of the House of Representatives. Directs the Committee to report to the House any recommendations it deems appropriate as a result of such investigation. Authorizes the Committee to conduct hearings, issue subpoenas, and coordinate its investigation with the Department of Justice.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 267 (96th)referred

A concurrent resolution expressing the appreciation to the Government of Canada for its support and assistance in securing the safe release of American embassy personnel from Iran.

United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1980

Expresses appreciation to Canada for: (1) its historic close relations and cooperation with the United States in conducting foreign policy; (2) its support for U.S. efforts to obtain the safe release of the hostages in Iran; and (3) its efforts to protect and arrange the safe departure of certain U.S. citizens from Iran.

Law· HRH.R. 6374 (96th)open

A bill to authorize the President of the United States to present on behalf of the Congress a specially struck gold medal to Ambassador Kenneth Taylor.

United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1980

Authorizes the President to present, on behalf of the Congress, a gold medal of appropriate design to Ambassador Kenneth Taylor in recognition of his efforts to secure the return of six American Embassy officials in Tehran. Authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Treasury to cause to be struck such gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions.

Bill· HRH.R. 6070 (96th)referred

National Forest Multiple Use Management Act of 1980

United States · United States Congress · 10 December 1979

National Forest Multiple-Use Management Act of 1980 - Specifies that lands within the National Forest System considered for wilderness designation under the Roadless Area Review and Evaluation (RARE) conducted by the Department of Agriculture, but not recommended for designation as wilderness or identified for further planning during the 96th Congress shall continue to be managed for uses other than wilderness in accordance with the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974. Directs that lands within the National Forest System which have been recommended for designation as wilderness during the 96th Congress, but have not been included in the National Wilderness Preservation System prior to January 1, 1984, shall be managed beginning on such date for uses other than wilderness in accordance with the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974. Directs that lands within the National Forest System which have been identified for further planning during the 96th Congress, but which have not been included in the National Wilderness Preservation System prior to January 1, 1985, shall be managed beginning on such date for uses other than wilderness. Stipulates that if: (1) an executive communication has been received by Congress recommending the designation of any such lands as wilderness prior to January 1, 1985, and such lands have not been included in the National Wilderness Preservation System prior to January 1, 1987, they shall be managed beginning January 1, 1987, for uses other than wilderness; and (2) at any time a determination is made by the Secretary of Agriculture under the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 that any such lands shall not be recommended for designation as wilderness, they shall be managed beginning on the date of such determination for uses other than wilderness in accordance with the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974. Directs that lands within the National Forest System recommended for designation as primitive area during the 96th Congress, for termination and management for use other than wilderness, shall be managed after the date of enactment of this Act for uses other than wilderness in accordance with the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974. Directs that lands within the National Forest System that have been recommended for designation as primitive area during the 96th, for termination and designation as wilderness, but which have not been included in the National Wilderness Preservation System prior to January 1, 1984, shall be managed beginning on such date for uses other than wilderness in accordance with the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974.

Bill· HRH.R. 6074 (96th)referred

A bill to provide additional funds for certain projects relating to fish restoration, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 10 December 1979

Title I: Fish Restoration Program - Amends the Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act to: (1) define the term "coastal State" for the purposes of such Act; and (2) authorize appropriations in the amount equal to the revenue accruing from taxes relating to sport fishing equipment and certain recreational boats and boating equipment for fiscal year 1980 and each fiscal year thereafter. Title II: Fish Restoration Program - Increases the percentage of the annual appropriation deducted for administrative expenses. Sets forth the apportionment ratio for the Secretary of the Interior to use in distributing funds among the States under the fish restoration program. Authorizes the Secretary to expend unobligated funds to carry out the purposes of this Act. Eliminates the notification by a State of intent to accept such apportionment funds requirement. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to finance up to 75 percent of the costs of the acquisition of lands or interests therein and the construction of structures or facilities. Permits each State to utilize up to ten percent of its apportionment for an aquatic resource education program. Title III: Tax on Sale of Sport Fishing Equipment and certain Recreational Boats and Boating Equipment - Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to impose a tax on the sale by the manufacturer, producer, or importer of any article of sport fishing equipment, recreational boats, and boating equipment.

Bill· HRH.R. 5993 (96th)referred

A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to limit the levels of total budget outlays contained in certain concurrent resolutions on the budget.

United States · United States Congress · 29 November 1979

Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to prohibit the adoption of any concurrent resolution on the budget which sets forth a level of total budget outlays in excess of 21 percent of the gross national product in fiscal year 1981, or 20 percent of the gross national product for each fiscal year thereafter. Establishes procedures to enable the President and the Congress to suspend such limitations on the level of budget outlays.

Bill· HRH.R. 5394 (96th)referred

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow the rapid amortization of federally required capital expenditures.

United States · United States Congress · 25 September 1979

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income tax deduction with respect to the amortization, based on a period of 12 months, of federally required property. Defines "federally required property" as any depreciable property which the taxpayer uses in connection with his business plant or facility, the installation of which is required by Federal or State law.

Bill· HRH.R. 5355 (96th)referred

A bill to repeal the carryover basis provisions added by the Tax Reform Act of 1976.

United States · United States Congress · 20 September 1979

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the carryover basis provisions enacted by the Tax Reform Act of 1976 which provide that beneficiaries receiving property from a decedent's estate will retain the decedent's basis in the property. Restores prior law which "stepped up" or "stepped down" the property's basis to its market value at the time of death without imposing tax consequences on the appreciation or depreciation the property underwent while held by the decedent.

Bill· HRH.R. 5204 (96th)referred

Capital Cost Recovery Act of 1979

United States · United States Congress · 6 September 1979

Capital Cost Recovery Act of 1979 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise the method for determining useful lives of business assets for purposes of computing allowable depreciation deductions. Replaces the asset depreciation range (ADR) method with a schedule of capital cost recovery periods for three classes of business property. Establishes capital cost recovery periods for the following classes of business property: (1) buildings and their structural components, ten years; (2) tangible property, five years; and (3) automobiles, taxis, and light-duty trucks (up to $100,000), three years. Allows a ten percent investment tax credit for buildings and tangible property, and a six percent credit for automobiles, taxis, and light duty trucks. Requires the recapture of depreciation amounts and investment tax credit amounts applicable to assets which are sold or otherwise disposed of prior to the expiration of the capital cost recovery period. Permits taxpayer to deduct less than the full allowance for capital cost recovery in any taxable year. Permits a carryover to succeeding taxable years of any unused depreciation amounts. Disqualifies capital cost recovery property from the allowance for first year depreciation. Treats amounts claimed as the capital cost recovery of noncorporate lessors as an item of tax preference for purposes of the minimum tax. Adopts as an accounting practice the "half year convention" under which investments eligible for capital cost recovery treatment or the investment tax credit which are made at any time during the taxable year are deemed to be made in the middle of such year.

Bill· HRH.R. 5095 (96th)referred

Opportunities Industrialization Centers Skills Training and Private Sector Job Creation Welfare Reform Act of 1979

United States · United States Congress · 2 August 1979

Opportunities Industrialization Centers Skills Training and Private Sector Job Creation Welfare Reform Act of 1979 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to: (1) enter into a contract with Opportunities Industrialization Centers, Incorporated, for the creation of jobs and the provision of skills training for hard-core unemployed welfare recipients in urban and rural depressed areas, and unemployed persons in depressed areas whose unemployment insurance has expired; and (2) enter into contracts with other national community-based organizations, such as the National Urban League, for the provision of comprehensive employment services to such persons. Directs the head of each agency administering authority under any of specified Acts or programs, including the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972, the Housing and Community Development Act, and public works assistance programs, to take steps to assure that consideration will be given to national community-based organizations for the provision of comprehensive employment services and job opportunities to welfare recipients pursuant to those Acts and programs.

Law· HRH.R. 4892 (96th)open

A bill to repeal section 506 of the Communications Act of 1934.

United States · United States Congress · 20 July 1979

(Reported to House from the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce with amendment, H. Rept. 96-1378) Repeals the prohibition against certain coercive practices affecting broadcasting in the Communications Act of 1934 (the Lea Act). Makes technical and conforming changes in such Act.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 158 (96th)referred

A concurrent resolution relative to issuing a commemorative stamp in honor of Philip Mazzei, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 10 July 1979

Declares it the sense of Congress that the Postmaster General and the Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee should give favorable consideration to the issuance of a commemorative postage stamp in honor of Americans of Italian descent and the 250th anniversary of the birth of Philip Mazzei on December 25, 1980, or as soon as possible thereafter. States that the Postmaster General and the Committee should honor other foreign-born contributors to the revolutionary cause, from countries which have not yet been commemorated, prior to the conclusion of the American Bicentennial celebration in 1983.

Bill· HRH.R. 4667 (96th)referred

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that the deduction for medical expenses shall apply with respect to payments for the medical care of certain relatives of the taxpayer whether or not they are dependents of the taxpayer.

United States · United States Congress · 28 June 1979

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that the income tax deduction for medical expenses shall apply with respect to payments for the medical care of certain relatives of the taxpayer whether or not they are dependents of the taxpayer.

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