United States · United States Congress · 2 October 1989
Safe Transportation of Food Act - Prohibits any person from: (1) using a refrigerated motor vehicle in the transportation of solid waste; or (2) using a cargo tank that has been used in the transport of hazardous materials for the transportation of food. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to waive such prohibition if such waiver is not contrary to the public interest. Requires the Secretary to study measures that will provide for the safe transportation of food and hazardous materials. Directs the Secretary to submit to the Congress a report containing results of such study. Sets forth both civil and criminal penalties. Empowers the Attorney General, at the Secretary's request, to bring action in U.S. district court for equitable relief to redress any violation of this Act or any regulations issued under it.
United States · United States Congress · 28 September 1989
Western Shoshone Claims Distribution Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to apportion and distribute certain funds awarded to the Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada on a per capita basis among persons enrolled as members of certain tribes and their descendants who are members of the Western Shoshone Judgment Distribution Association (the distributees). Sets forth procedures to establish a judgment roll for apportioning the award. Directs the Secretary to pay such funds directly to the distributees or their beneficiaries. Directs the Secretary to retain the funds of persons who are on the judgment roll but who are not distributees in an invested account until the Congress determines the disposition of the remaining funds. Exempts such funds from Federal and State income tax. Prohibits discrimination by tribes and bands against distributees who participate in the distribution of such funds by denying such distributees the benefits and opportunities available to other persons not receiving a share of such funds. Prohibits the receipt of such funds as construing a waiver of existing treaty or State compact rights or as a sale of ancestral lands. Declares that such funds are compensation for past damages. Prohibits executive order reservations set aside for the Western Shoshone Indians from being diminished by this Act and confirms them effective with their respective dates.
United States · United States Congress · 28 September 1989
Amends the Rail Passenger Service Act to repeal an exemption from specified communicable disease control requirements of the Public Health Service Act for waste disposal from railroads operating in intercity rail passenger service.
United States · United States Congress · 27 September 1989
Designates November 11, 1989, as Washington Centennial Day in recognition of the economic, social, and historic contributions of the State of Washington to the United States over the past century.
United States · United States Congress · 21 September 1989
Prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from enforcing, during the 12-month period following the enactment of this Act, its underground petroleum storage tank financial responsibility regulations promulgated pursuant to the Solid Waste Disposal Act with respect to certain underground tank owners. Permits enforcement after such period if the Administrator of the EPA determines that such enforcement would not impose an unjust economic burden on the owners. Requires the Administrator to conduct a study for the purpose of identifying the principal economic difficulties associated with compliance by underground tank owners with EPA technical standards for such tanks. Directs the Administrator to report the results of such study to specified congressional committees. Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to: (1) delete the requirement that regulations under such Act include provisions for compensation of third parties for injury and property damage caused by accidental releases from underground storage tanks; and (2) reduce financial responsibility requirements for specified underground petroleum storage tanks.
United States · United States Congress · 18 September 1989
Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover an annual screening mammography for women over age 64.
United States · United States Congress · 18 September 1989
Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide Medicaid coverage of screening mammographies for women age 35 and older. Varies the permissible frequency of such covered tests on the basis of a woman's age and her risk of developing breast cancer. Directs the Secretary to periodically review and revise permissible frequencies of such tests, and to establish standards which assure their safety and accuracy.
United States · United States Congress · 18 September 1989
Applauds the actions of the Government of the Hungarian People's Republic and the Hungarian people that have allowed thousands of citizens of the German Democratic Republic to seek freedom in the West.
United States · United States Congress · 18 September 1989
Expresses the sense of the Congress that States should require health insurance providers to cover screening mammographies by January 1, 1991, in accordance with screening frequency guidelines established by the National Cancer Institute and equipment quality standards established by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
United States · United States Congress · 14 September 1989
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make funds from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund available for the essential air transportation program under the Federal Aviation Act of 1958. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to enter into contracts and agreements to provide essential air services prior to September 30, 1998.
United States · United States Congress · 13 September 1989
Farm Animal and Research Facilities Protection Act of 1989 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to make it unlawful to disrupt or damage a farm animal facility, its animals, or property. Sets forth penalties for violations of this Act. Allows the Secretary of Agriculture to investigate such offenses. Grants U.S. district courts jurisdiction in such cases. Provides for a private right of action.
United States · United States Congress · 13 September 1989
Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 1989 - Amends the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to grant the President legislative line item veto rescission authority. Authorizes the President to rescind all or part of any budget authority if the President determines that such rescission: (1) would help balance the Federal budget, reduce the Federal budget deficit, or reduce the public debt; (2) will not impair any essential Government functions; and (3) will not harm the national interest. Requires the President to notify the Congress of such a rescission by: (1) special message not later than 20 calendar days after enactment of appropriations legislation; or (2) special message accompanying the budget when such rescissions have not been proposed previously for that fiscal year. Makes such a rescission effective unless the Congress, during a review period of 20 calendar days, enacts a rescission disapproval bill. Describes: (1) information to be included in the President's message; and (2) procedures to govern consideration of rescission disapproval legislation in the Senate and the House of Representatives.
United States · United States Congress · 12 September 1989
Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide reduced rates of interest under the Guaranteed Student Loan (Stafford Loan) program to individuals who enter the teaching profession.
United States · United States Congress · 12 September 1989
Designates October 27, 1989, as National Hostage Awareness Day in recognition of the 42d birthday of Terry Anderson and his fifth year in captivity. States that efforts should be made to have such date declared International Hostage Day by the United Nations. States that all Federal and international agencies should increase efforts to secure the release of the remaining hostages in Lebanon. Calls for prayer on such date for the release of all U.S. and foreign hostages in Lebanon.
United States · United States Congress · 4 August 1989
Hunter Safety and Protection Act of 1989 - Prescribes civil penalties for knowingly interfering with the conduct of a lawful hunt in a national forest or on lands affected with a Federal interest. Authorizes injunctive relief, the recovery of actual and punitive damages, and the awarding of attorney's fees. Grants hunting and sportsman's organizations standing to sue under this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 3 August 1989
HUD Reform Act of 1989 - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act to reduce the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development's discretionary housing fund. Requires the Secretary to approve housing assistance applications by means of competitive procedures. Requires the Secretary to: (1) compile and make available to the public information regarding Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) assistance allocation and application approval or denial; and (2) report such information to the House of Representatives and the Senate. Requires applicants to disclose consultant information. Prohibits the use of HUD funds to lobby the Congress by HUD officials with regard to housing assistance. Requires the Secretary to review lower income homeownership loans for possible refinancing.
United States · United States Congress · 3 August 1989
Declares that the Congress acknowledges and appreciates the commitment, devotion, and sacrifices of present and former military families. Designates November 20, 1989, as National Military Families Recognition Day.
United States · United States Congress · 2 August 1989
Section 457 Reform and Simplification Act of 1989 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to state that the accounting provisions applicable to the deferred compensation plans of State and local governments and of private tax-exempt organizations shall not apply to nonelective deferred compensation. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to promulgate regulations defining nonelective deferred compensation. Applies retroactively to tax year 1988 and thereafter.
United States · United States Congress · 1 August 1989
Truth in Government Efficiency Reform Act of 1989 - Title I: General Provisions - Sets forth the findings and purposes of this Act with respect to inadequacies in financial management systems of the Federal Government. Title II: Improving Federal Financial Management - Part A: Establishment of Office of Federal Financial Management - Establishes in the Department of the Treasury the Office of Federal Financial Management. Provides that such Office shall be headed by the Under Secretary of the Treasury for Federal Financial Management, who shall be the chief financial officer of the Federal Government. Requires the Under Secretary to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, without regard to political affiliation and based solely on integrity and demonstrated ability. Sets forth the duties of the Under Secretary with respect to financial management systems and operations. Provides for the Comptroller General to review the activities of the Under Secretary. Part B: Development of an Integrated Financial Management System - Revises current provisions of Federal law on accounting principles, standards, and requirements. Requires the Comptroller General to establish an Accounting and Financial Management Advisory Board. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish and oversee the implementation by each Federal agency of the Standard General Ledger and the Core Financial System Requirements. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to develop and maintain a Government-wide five-year financial management plan to improve the financial management of the Federal Government. Part C: Financial Reporting and Audits - Requires the President to include in the budget any statement on accounting systems made by agencies in their appropriation requests on whether and to what extent amounts represented were derived from such accounting systems. Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress regarding: (1) the form and composition of financial statements which would reflect the unique nature of the Government; (2) the usefulness of annually preparing and auditing such statements; and (3) methods by which the Secretary may perform financial analysis of assets and liabilities of executive agencies in evaluating their programs. Requires the Comptroller General to audit the financial statements of Government corporations annually (currently, every three years). Requires such corporations to submit financial reports to the Congress no later than 180 days after the end of the corporation's fiscal year. (Replaces provisions of law requiring the Comptroller General to report the the Congress after each audit.) Part D: Establishment of Agency Chief Financial Officers - Specifies the Federal agencies in which there shall be appointed an agency chief financial officer to be responsible for financial management activities. Establishes the Federal Financial Management Council in the executive branch consisting of the Under Secretary and the agency chief financial officers. Directs the Council to: (1) assist the Secretary in financial management objectives and information requirements; (2) assist in the development of financial management plans; (3) comment on proposed major changes in financial management operations; and (4) prepare option papers and recommendations on selected issues which directly affect financial management operating activities.
United States · United States Congress · 31 July 1989
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to exchange specified coal leases from the Alton Coal Field (near Bryce Canyon National Park) for other coal leases in Utah in order to shift the impact of mineral operations in the area due to unique environmental problems.
United States · United States Congress · 27 July 1989
Commends the citizens of the Sioux City, Iowa, tri-State area for their heroism and volunteerism in providing assistance to the passengers and crew of crashed United Airlines Flight 232.
United States · United States Congress · 26 July 1989
Fairness in Campaign Finance Act of 1989 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit a candidate for the Senate or the House of Representatives from accepting a contribution from a multicandidate political committee if the amount of such contribution plus the total of multicandidate political committee contributions previously accepted during the same calendar quarter exceeds one-third of the sum of such contribution and the total of contributions previously accepted from all sources during that calendar quarter.
United States · United States Congress · 24 July 1989
Designates the week of October 22 through October 29, 1989, as National Red Ribbon Week. Recognizes and commends the hard work and dedication of certain individuals and organizations and urges activities that support community and alcohol education during such week. Encourages Americans to wear or display red ribbons during such Week to present and symbolize their commitment to a healthy, drug-free lifestyle, and to develop an attitude of intolerance to the use of drugs.
United States · United States Congress · 21 July 1989
Drug War Bond Act of 1989 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue: (1) Drug War Bonds for a three-year period with a 12-year maturity date; and (2) Drug War Stamps to evidence payments for or on account of such bonds. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude the interest earned on such War Bonds from an individual's gross income. Authorizes a taxpayer to designate a specified portion of any tax overpayment or make cash contributions to the War on Drugs Trust Fund (established by this Act). Authorizes the Attorney General to make expenditures from the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund into the War on Drugs Trust Fund. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish the War on Drugs Trust Fund. Transfers to such Fund: (1) proceeds from the sale of Drug War Bonds and stamps; and (2) certain cash contributions and portions of tax overpayments. Prescribes expenditures from the War on Drugs Trust Fund, including the construction of Federal prison facilities and education and rehabilitation programs. Precludes the receipts and disbursements from the War on Drugs Trust Fund from being included in either the congressional budget totals or in the budget totals as submitted by the President. Exempts the receipts and expenditures from the War on Drugs Trust Fund from: (1) statutory expenditure and lending limitations; and (2) certain orders issued under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act). Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress on programs established by this Act. Directs the Attorney General to make recommendations to the Congress regarding the merits of privatizing Federal prisons.
United States · United States Congress · 20 July 1989
Expresses the sense of the Congress that, for purposes of determining child custody, evidence of spousal abuse should create a statutory presumption that it is detrimental to the child to be placed in the custody of the abusive parent.
United States · United States Congress · 18 July 1989
Amends the Internal Revenue Code regarding accounting methods to extend from one year to three years the deferment of income from the sale of livestock on account of drought.
United States · United States Congress · 17 July 1989
Establishes the Commission on the Goddess of Democracy Statue to erect a statue on Federal land in the District of Columbia resembling the statue displayed in June 1989 by prodemocracy demonstrators in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China. Specifies the duties of the Commission, its membership, and sources of funding. Authorizes the President to offer such statue to the Chinese people to be displayed in China when the President determines that the Chinese Government will respect the democratic principles that led to the display of the original statue.
United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1989
Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the Congress and the States shall have the power to prohibit the act of publicly mutilating, defacing, defiling, or burning the U.S. flag and to establish criminal penalties for such an act.
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 1989
Designates October 29, 1989, as Fire Safety at Home Day: Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery. Directs the President to issue a proclamation to urge people to change the batteries in their smoke detectors when they reset their clocks from daylight savings time.
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 1989
Declares it is U.S. policy to provide a national air transportation system which: (1) enhances the general welfare and security of the United States; and (2) is free of regulations which unreasonably burden or restrict the right of citizens to travel by air. Requires the President to submit to the Congress a plan for a new comprehensive national aviation policy.
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 1989
Christopher Columbus Coin and Fellowship Act - Title I: Christopher Columbus Quincentenary Coins - Christopher Columbus Quincentenary Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than a specified number of five dollar gold coins, one dollar silver coins, and half dollar clad coins emblematic of the quincentary of the discovery of America. Sets forth certain features of such coins and provides for their design, issuance, and sale. Terminates the minting of such coins after June 30, 1993. Requires the Secretary to deposit surcharges from the sale of such coins in the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Fund for use by the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation. Declares that no law governing procurement or public contracts shall be applicable to the procurement of goods and services necessary for carrying out this Act, except that this provision shall not relieve any person from complying with any law relating to equal employment opportunity. Title II: Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation - Christopher Columbus Fellowship Act - Establishes the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation to award fellowships to outstanding individuals to encourage new discoveries in all fields of endeavor for the benefit of mankind. Establishes the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Fund. Directs the Foundation to report to the President and to the Congress annually on its operations.
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 1989
Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the Congress and the States shall have power to prohibit the act of desecration of the U.S. flag and to set criminal penalties for that act.
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 1989
Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the Congress and the States shall have power to prohibit the act of desecration of the U.S. flag and to set criminal penalties for that act.
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 1989
Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the Congress and the States shall have the power to create statutes that prohibit desecrating, burning, or defiling the U.S. flag and to set criminal penalties for such act.
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 1989
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that individuals throughout the United States should observe Independence Day, July 4, 1989, as Take Pride in the Flag Day to celebrate the 213th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the 201st anniversary of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 1989
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to its concern over the Supreme Court's decision in Texas v. Johnson and its commitment to preserving the honor and integrity of the flag. Condemns all actions intended to desecrate the flag. Urges the American people to continue to display proudly the U.S. flag.
United States · United States Congress · 23 June 1989
Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the Congress and the States shall have power to prohibit the act of desecration of the U.S. flag and to set criminal penalties for that act.
United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1989
Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the Congress and the States shall have power to prohibit the act of desecration of the U.S. flag and to set criminal penalties for that act.
United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1989
Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the Congress and the States shall have power to prohibit the act of desecration of the U.S. flag and to set criminal penalties for that act.
United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1989
Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the Congress and the States shall have power to prohibit the act of desecration of the U.S. flag and to establish criminal penalties for that act.
United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1989
Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the Congress and the States shall have power to prohibit, and to establish criminal penalties for, acts of physical abuse, destruction, and desecration of the U.S. flag.
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