Bill· HRH.R. 5684 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 October 1986
Agricultural Quarantine Enforcement Act - Prohibits first-class mail parcel service (excluding letters) for any plant- or animal-related article unless the sender permits an agricultural inspection of such parcel. Makes it unlawful for a sender not to declare such articles. Provides for the: (1) detention of interstate mail (including mail from Puerto Rico); (2) inspection of international mail; and (3) detention of mail from outside the United States. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) coordinate activities under this Act with the United States Postal Service and the United States Customs Service; and (2) conduct a public education campaign. Authorizes the Secretary to assess civil penalties for violations of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 5683 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 October 1986
Denies most-favored-nation treatment to imports from Yugoslavia unless, within ten days of enactment of this Act, the President reports to the Congress that Yugoslavia has released all U.S. citizens who have been detained without justification and that Yugoslavia has ceased to implement a program which results in such unjustified detainment of U.S citizens. Requires such denial of most-favored-nation treatment, if it goes into effect, to remain in effect until such conditions are met.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 406 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 October 1986
States that: (1) the Congress supports President Reagan in his meeting with General Secretary Gorbachev in Reykjavik, Iceland, and expresses the hope for progress in a number of areas; (2) the House of Representatives urges the President to insist that the Soviet Union fulfill its obligations under the Helsinki Final Act, particularly on human rights, and to purchase grain and wheat from the United States in accordance with the 1983 Long-Term Grain Agreement; and (3) the House of Representatives urges the President to insist that General Secretary Gorbachev come to the United States.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 573 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 October 1986
Affirms the intent of the Ninety-ninth Congress to oppose any increase in individual or corporate tax rates, or the reduction or elimination of deductions and credits without corresponding tax rate reductions. Calls upon the One hundredth Congress to adopt such a policy.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 563 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 September 1986
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the Joint Political-Military Group should develop and recommend additional policies and programs which would promote further defense cooperation between the United States and Israel and establish a similar relationship that exists between the United States and its other strategic allies; and (2) the Secretaries of State and Defense should report to specified congressional committees on what actions have been taken to implement those recommendations.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 740 (99th)open
United States · United States Congress · 24 September 1986
Designates February 4, 1987, as National Women in Sports Day.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 546 (99th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 11 September 1986
Commends the Peace Corps and the many Americans who are serving or have served as Peace Corps volunteers and staff on their contributions to international development and mutual understanding throughout the 25 years of the existence of the Peace Corps.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 547 (99th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 11 September 1986
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should convene a summit meeting of world leaders to adopt a program against international terrorism.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 542 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 September 1986
Declares that the House of Representatives: (1) condemns the Soviet Union for the arrest, imprisonment, and indictment of U.S. foreign correspondent Nicholas Daniloff and demands his unconditional release; (2) urges the Soviet Union to abide by its international obligations to allow journalists to pursue their profession without harassment; and (3) expresses its concern that Daniloff's detention will adversely affect U.S.-Soviet relations, particularly with respect to the upcoming summit between President Reagan and General Secretary Gorbachev.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 718 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 September 1986
Designates the week beginning November 30, 1986, as National Home Health Care Week.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 385 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 August 1986
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the member nations of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) should: (1) negotiate further reductions in tariffs and strengthen the rules governing nontariff barriers; (2) establish rules governing the use of safeguard actions (including voluntary restraint agreements and marketing arrangements) to ensure that such actions contribute to trade adjustment without shifting the burden to other trading countries; (3) develop rules governing agricultural trade (including the elimination of export subsidies and barriers to agricultural markets) and foreign investment; (4) establish enforceable mechanisms for the protection of intellectual property; and (5) strengthen and streamline the GATT dispute settlement procedures.
Bill· HRH.R. 5477 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 August 1986
White House Conference on Small Business Authorization Act - Calls upon the President to conduct a National White House Conference on Small Business once every four years to: (1) increase public awareness of the contributions of small business; (2) identify small business problems; (3) examine the status of minority and women small business owners; (4) assist small business in carrying out its role as the nation's job creator; (5) develop specific recommendations for executive and legislative action; and (6) review the status of recommendations adopted at the Conferences. Authorizes and directs Federal departments, agencies, and instrumentalities to provide support and assistance to the planning of such Conferences. Requires a final report of the Conference, within six months from the date a Conference is convened, to be submitted to the President and the Congress. Requires the Small Business Administration to report annually to the Congress for the next three years following the submission of the final report of the Conference. Authorizes appropriations.
Bill· HRH.R. 5465 (99th)open
United States · United States Congress · 15 August 1986
National Appliance Energy Conservation Act of 1986 - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to add to the list of products covered under the Act: (1) freezers which can be operated by alternating current electricity (with specified exceptions); (2) central air conditioning heat pumps; (3) direct heating equipment; and (4) pool heaters. Deletes from specific coverage: (1) television sets; (2) humidifiers; and (3) dehumidifiers. Excludes from such coverage consumer products designed solely for use in recreational vehicles and other mobile equipment. Authorizes the Secretary of Energy (the Secretary) to amend Federal energy efficiency test procedures for appliances under specified guidelines. Prohibits manufacturers from making any representations regarding the energy efficiency of appliances covered by this Act unless such appliances have been tested in accordance with the Federal test procedures, and the manufacturer's representations fairly disclose the results of such testing. Sets forth specific Federal energy conservation standards for products covered by this Act and manufactured after certain dates. Establishes deadlines by which the Secretary must issue rules regarding such standards. Details the criteria to be applied if such standards are revised. Revises the information requirements with which manufacturers must comply to provide that the Secretary shall exercise authority in a manner designed to minimize unnecessary burdens on manufacturers of covered products. Revises the rules under which State regulations are superseded by the Federal regulations for testing and labeling requirements and energy conservation standards. Permits the waiver of Federal preemption if the Secretary finds that such waiver is needed to meet compelling and unusual local energy conditions. Prescribes procedural guidelines for such a waiver. Details conditions under which State and local building code requirements regarding energy conservation standards are not superseded by the standards promulgated under this Act. Permits the commencement of a citizen's suit against the Secretary for failure to comply with a nondiscretionary duty to issue rules according to prescribed schedules. Directs the courts to expedite the disposition of such suits. Vests jurisdiction in the Federal district courts over actions brought by any adversely affected person to determine whether a State or local government is complying with the requirements of this Act. Declares that the required submission by the Secretary of an annual report regarding Federal energy efficiency standards does not constitute a defense or justification for a failure by such Secretary to comply with the nondiscretionary duty provided for in this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 5393 (99th)open
United States · United States Congress · 12 August 1986
Drug Enforcement Enhancement Act of 1986 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to establish a grant program for the enforcement of State and local drug laws. Provides that the Federal portion of such programs shall be 50 percent (100 percent if such funds are distributed to Indian tribes which perform law enforcement functions). Sets forth eligibility and application requirements. Sets forth guidelines for the allocation and distribution of appropriated funds. Requires the Governor of each participating State to designate a State office to: (1) prepare the grant application; and (2) administer the funds received. Allows the Administrator of the DEA to make grants to State and local governments for the enforcement of State and local drug laws. Provides that such grants may cover up to 100 percent of the costs of such programs. Sets forth grant application requirements. States that such grants shall not be used for land acquisition or construction projects. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 and 1988. Permits the use of funds in the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund for necessary program-related expenses and for equipping any vessels, vehicles, and aircraft available for official use by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Authorizes appropriations for such Fund through FY 1988. Allows $10,000,000 (currently $5,000,000) in fund assets to be carried forward and available for appropriations in the next fiscal year.
Bill· HRH.R. 5352 (99th)open
United States · United States Congress · 7 August 1986
International Narcotics Control Act of 1986 - Declares that the purpose of this Act is to promote the eventual elimination of narcotics production and trafficking in order that all countries meet their international obligations with respect to narcotics control efforts. Provides that failure of a country to cooperate in pursuing such goal would provide a basis for implementing a specified section of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 relating to suspension of U.S. aid. Title I: International Narcotics Control Assistance Program - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to increase the FY 1987 authorization for aid for international narcotics control. Authorizes additional funds for FY 1987 for international narcotics control. Permits such additional funds to be appropriated only if the President has submitted to the Congress: (1) a budget request for such funds; and (2) a plan showing how such funds will be used. Requires that a specified amount of the FY 1987 authorization for military assistance shall be available only to provide aircraft to countries receiving FY 1987 assistance for narcotics control. Requires such aircraft to be used solely for narcotics control eradication and interdiction efforts. Earmarks at least half such aircraft for Latin America. Requires the use of such aircraft to be administered in accordance with the narcotics control program authorities. Requires such aircraft to be made available to foreign countries only on a lease or loan basis. Requires the Secretary of State to maintain detailed records on the use of such aircraft. Requires such records to be available to the Congress upon request. Earmarks a specified amount of the FY 1987 international military education and training funds for education and training in the operation and maintenance of aircraft used in narcotics control interdiction and eradication efforts. Requires such assistance to be coordinated with the narcotics control assistance. Earmarks a specified amount of the FY 1987 international narcotics control assistance for research on and development of safe and effective herbicides for use in the aerial eradication of coca. Requires the Comptroller General to investigate and report to the Congress on the effectiveness of the international narcotics control program. Title II: Improving Law Enforcement and Other Narcotics Control Activities Abroad - Requires the President's annual report to the Congress on the international strategy to prevent cultivation and trafficking in narcotics to include a discussion of the extent to which each source country has cooperated with U.S. narcotics control efforts through the extradition or prosecution of drug traffickers and a description of the status of negotiations with each such country to negotiate an updated extradition treaty. Commends the decision of the Secretary of State to issue diplomatic passports to officials and employees of the Drug Enforcement Administration. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress before changing such policy. Exempts from the prohibition on participation by U.S. officers or employees in direct police narcotics arrests in a foreign country those U.S. employees in certain foreign countries designated by the Secretary of State. Prohibits U.S. officers or employees in such a country from directly effecting an arrest in that country as part of a foreign police action with respect to narcotics control. Permits the U.S. officer or employee in such a country to assist foreign officers who are effecting an arrest. Permits U.S. officers or employees in any country to take direct action to protect life or safety if exigent circumstances arise which are unanticipated and pose an immediate threat to U.S. officers or employees, officers or employees of a foreign government, or members of the public. Requires the executive branch to establish expeditiously the information sharing system that will list all drug arrests of foreign nationals in the United States as required by the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987. Requires the executive branch to report to the Congress when that system has been established. Urges the President to require that greater priority be given to the collection and sharing of information concerning narcotics related activities abroad. Requires the President to direct that an updated threat assessment of narcotics trafficking from Africa be prepared. Requires the President to take concrete steps to improve the capability of the executive branch to: (1) collect information on the links between narcotics traffickers and acts of terrorism abroad; and (2) develop the means to respond to the threat which those links pose. Requires the President to report to the Congress on such steps. Requires a specified amount of the FY 1987 administration of justice program authorization to be used to provide to Colombia or other countries in the region such assistance as requested to protect judicial or other officials who are targets of narcoterrorist attacks. Urges the Secretary of State to increase efforts to negotiate with relevant countries procedures for the interdiction of vessels suspected of carrying illicit narcotics. Requires the President to take appropriate actions, including denial of access to U.S. ports to vessels registered to a country, if such country refuses to negotiate interdiction procedures. Requires the Secretary of State to submit a semiannual report to the Congress identifying countries that failed to negotiate interdiction procedures. Authorizes the use of Department of Defense personnel by foreign law enforcement officials in emergencies in order to enforce specified customs and drug laws and the Immigration and Nationality Act. Provides that the Secretary of Defense, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of State shall determine jointly whether an emergency exists. Title III: Development and Narcotics Production and Trafficking - Requires the annual report on foreign aid programs to contain a detailed description of the development programs (other than the narcotics control program) dealing with illicit narcotics production and an assessment of the effectiveness of those programs in reducing illicit narcotics production. Title IV: Drug Education Program Abroad - Authorizes additional funds for the U.S. Information Agency for FY 1987 which shall be available only for increasing drug education programs abroad. Authorizes additional funds for development assistance programs for FY 1987 which shall be used for increasing awareness of the effects of production and trafficking of illicit narcotics on source and transit countries. Requires the Director of the U.S. Information Agency and the Administrator of the Agency for International Development to include in their annual reports to the Congress a description of the drug education programs carried out by their respective agencies. Title V: United Nations Activities Relating to Drug Narcotics Control - Declares congressional support for the United Nations General Assembly decision to convene in 1987 an International Conference on Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. Calls upon the President to appoint the head of the U.S. delegation well in advance of the conference and ensure that necessary resources are available for U.S. preparation and participation. Requires the President to report to the Congress by April 30, 1987, on the status of U.S. preparations for the conference. Urges the United Nation Commission on Narcotic Drugs to complete work as soon as possible on a new draft convention against illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. Calls for more effective implementation of existing conventions relating to narcotics. Title VI: Provisions Relating to Specific Countries - Requires a specified amount of the narcotics control assistance for Mexico for FY 1987 to be withheld until the President reports to the Congress that Mexico has investigated the 1985 murders of a Drug Enforcement Administration agent and his pilot and has brought to trial and is effectively prosecuting those responsible for those murders. Requires the Secretary of State to submit monthly reports to the Congress on the illicit drug eradication program in Mexico. Declares that the President should direct the Secretary of State to start negotiations with Mexico to create a Mexico-United States Intergovernmental Commission on Narcotics and Psychotropic Drug Abuse and Control. Requires the Secretary of State to report to the Congress, within 90 days of enactment of this Act, on the progress in establishing such a commission. Urges Pakistan to adopt and implement a comprehensive narcotics control program. Requires the Secretary of State to report to the Congress within 60 days of enactment of this Act on the adoption and implementation of such a plan by Pakistan. Calls upon the President to instruct the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations to request that the problem of illicit drug production in Iran, Afghanistan, and Laos be raised at the International Conference on Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 694 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 August 1986
Designates the week of December 14 through December 20, 1986, as National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 693 (99th)open
United States · United States Congress · 1 August 1986
Designates the week beginning November 16, 1986, as National Arts Week.
Bill· HRH.R. 5246 (99th)reported
United States · United States Congress · 24 July 1986
Designer Drug Enforcement Act of 1986 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to establish criminal penalties for the knowing or intentional manufacture, distribution, or possession of a controlled substance analog. (A controlled substance analog is a noncontrolled substance with a chemical structure or effect substantially similar to that of a controlled substance.)
Law· HJRESH.J.Res. 686 (99th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 24 July 1986
Designates August 12, 1986, as National Civil Rights Day.
Bill· HRH.R. 5217 (99th)open
United States · United States Congress · 22 July 1986
Money Laundering Control Act of 1986 - Amends the Federal criminal code to establish money laundering as a Federal offense. Sets forth fines and penalties for anyone who knowingly: (1) engages in a financial transaction in criminally derived property (inapplicable to bona fide attorney fees); (2) engages in a commercial transaction which is part of a scheme to conceal criminally derived property, or to disguise the source or ownership of criminally derived property; or (3) transports or attempts to transport a monetary instrument or funds from a place in the United States to or through a place outside the United States, or vice versa, as part of a scheme to conceal criminally derived property, or to disguise the source or ownership of criminally derived property. Provides for a fine of not more than $1,000,000 ($5,000,000 if the offender is a person other than an individual), or imprisonment for not more than 20 years, or both. Authorizes components of the Department of the Treasury to investigate such offenses. Establishes criminal and civil forfeiture procedures for the offense of money laundering. Authorizes the use of wiretaps in money laundering investigations. Amends the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 to make certain changes regarding: (1) monetary transaction reporting requirements; and (2) the disclosure of information by financial institutions. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) examine books, papers, and records of domestic financial transactions; and (2) summon an officer or employee having possession or custody of reports or records to appear and give testimony under oath. Sets certain limits on the Secretary's summons power. Amends the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 to change the scienter requirement: (1) from "willfully" to "knowingly or with reckless disregard for a duty imposed by this subchapter" for civil violations; and (2) from "willfully" to "knowingly" for criminal violations. Increases the criminal penalties for violations of the Bank Secrecy Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 5200 (99th)open
United States · United States Congress · 17 July 1986
National Forest Timber Receipts Clarification Act of 1986 - Requires that the States' and counties' share of money from National Forest System lands timber sales be determined on the gross amount received.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 497 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 July 1986
Declares that the House of Representatives calls upon the President to enter into negotiations with: (1) the League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies to establish the League as the primary coordinator of international disaster relief for the victims of nuclear accidents; and (2) other countries to gain their cooperation with the League to aid the victims of such accidents. Calls upon all national Red Cross, Magen David Adom, and Red Crescent committees, including the American Red Cross, to cooperate with the League to aid the victims of nuclear accidents.
Bill· HRH.R. 5172 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 July 1986
Prohibits the obligation of Federal funds for the preparation and mailing of congressional newsletters. Defines such term as any preprinted material prepared as part of a mass mailing by a Member of Congress, excluding notices of the availability of a Member to meet with constituents.
Law· HJRESH.J.Res. 664 (99th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 19 June 1986
Designates July 3, 1986, as Let Freedom Ring Day. Requests the President to encourage people to ring bells immediately following the relighting of the torch of the Statue of Liberty.
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