Sen. Abdnor, James [R-SD]

To remove the application of the Commodity Exchange Act to the trading of cattle.

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To limit the use of funds to award a contract to conduct the Minuteman Education Program.

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To provide that the Secretary of Agriculture shall reimburse farmers or ranchers for the cost incurred by such farmers or ranchers for transporting hay during the period July 1, 1985, to June 1, 1986, as a result of a natural disaster caused by flood, excessive moisture, or drought.

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To amend the Small Business Act to increase the authorized level of surety bond guarantees.

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To improve the interests rate reduction program for guaranteed FmHA loans.

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To make a technical modification in the impact aid provision.

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To amend the Small Business Act to increase the authorized level of surety bond guarantees.

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To provide an exception from rules relating to ACRS and the investment tax credit for a domestic airline.

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To make certain technical and other modifications to the bill.

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To make a technical correction.

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To make technical and clarifying amendments to the bill, to authorize certain projects recently approved by the Chief of Engineers, and for other purposes.

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To make technical and clarifying amendments to the bill, to authorize certain projects recently approved by the Chief of Engineers, and for other purposes.

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To make technical corrections by updating certain dates in the bill.

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To provide that no funds shall be available to the Office of Management and Budget for revising, curtailing or otherwise amending the administrative and/or regulatory methodology employed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms to assure compliance with 27 United States Code, section 205 (Federal Alcohol Administration Act), or with regulations, rulings or forms promulgated thereunder.

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To require the Office of Technology Assessment to conduct a study of quality standards for exported grain.

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To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretary of Agriculture to jointly conduct a study of the use of unleaded fuel in agricultural machinery.

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To improve crop insurance coverage of winter and spring wheat.

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To provide feed for livestock to producers in disaster areas when there is a shortage of feed in such areas.

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To provide feed for livestock to producers in disaster areas when there is a shortage of feed in such areas.

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To improve crop insurance coverage of winter and spring wheat.

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To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretary of Agriculture to jointly conduct a study of the use of unleaded fuel in agricultural machinery.

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To revise the study of the Farm Credit System and provide for recommendation for improving such system.

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To exclude liquidation proceeds from the income of farmers and other families if the proceeds result from foreclosure, forefeiture, or bankruptcy for the purpose of certain family contribution computations.

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To require that not less than 50 percent of agricultural commodities which are imported into the United States and on which a subsidy is paid by the exporting country shall be transported in United States-flag vessels.

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To require that beef, pork, and lamb imported into the United States be subject to the same inspection, sanitary, and quality requirements and standards as domestic beef and pork.

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To provide for indexing, relative to foreign currencies, the minimum amount prescribed for use in extending short-term credit to finance export sales of agricultural commodities.

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To prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from publishing more than once a year certain matters relating to agricultural commodities.

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To modify the qualifications for voting in the wheat marketing quota poll and the wheat marketing quota referendum.

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To improve quality standards for exported grain.

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To increase funding for salaries and expenses of the Office of Management and Budget.

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To provide that funds hereafter made available to the General Services Administration for the payment of rent shall be available for the purpose of leasing, for periods not to exceed thirty years, space in buildings erected by the lessor on land owned by the United States.

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To provide that costs for entertainment expenses of the President's Commission on Executive Exchange shall not exceed $12,000.

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To provide that none of the funds made available by this or any other Act shall be used to reduce the scope or publication frequency of statistical data relative to the operations and production of the alcoholic beverage and tobacco industries below FY 1985 levels.

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Providing for the purchase of up to 500 motor vehicles for replacement only, including 490 for policy-type use, for the U.S. Customs Service.

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To include fertilizer, animal feed, and raw materials used to produce them in the category of unprocessed agricultural products.

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Providing that expenses of transportation audit contracts and contract administration shall be financed from overcharges collected from carriers on transportation bills by the Government and other similar type refunds at not to exceed $3,200,000 annually.

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To provide that no more than $1,000 of the funds appropriated to OPM for salaries and expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1985, shall be available for official representation expenses in connection with programs to further the employment of handicapped individuals in the Federal service, and for other programs of the office.

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Authorizing the director of the U.S. Information Agency to develop and implement a significant public information campaign to educate citizens of countries with high agricultural trade barriers of the advantages that lowering tariff and nontariff barriers would have for them as consumers.

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To provide $600,000 in impact aid to the Douglas School District of Box Elder, South Dakota, mitigating the adverse impact on the schools of such district.

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To add additional funds for Federal impact aid under the Act of September 30, 1950 (Public Law 81-874).

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Sense of the Senate that the amount of nonfarm income that can be offset by tax losses from farming should be limited and revenues derived should be used to reduce individual tax rates.

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To add additional funds for Federal impact aid under the Act of September 30, 1950 (Public Law 81-874).

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A joint resolution to designate the period January 1, 1988, through December 31, 1988, as the "Year of Workers With Disabilities".

United States · United States Congress · 17 October 1986

Designates 1988 as the Year of Workers With Disabilities. Authorizes the President to conduct a program promoting the employment and career advancement of the disabled.

A joint resolution to commemorate the United Way of America on its centennial.

United States · United States Congress · 17 October 1986

Honors the United Way on the occasion of its 100th anniversary. Encourages the United Way to continue its fine work and achieve its goal of doubling its resources by 1991.

A joint resolution reaffirming our friendship and sympathy with the people of El Salvador following the devastating earthquake of October 10, 1986.

United States · United States Congress · 15 October 1986

Declares that the United States extends its sympathies to the people and Government of El Salvador with regard to the recent earthquake. Urges the President to provide appropriate relief to help prevent further loss of life in El Salvador. Declares that the United States is prepared to cooperate with El Salvador in long-term efforts to recover from the effects of the earthquake.

A joint resolution to designate October 31, 1986 as "National Child Identification and Safety Information Day".

United States · United States Congress · 8 October 1986

Designates October 31, 1986, as National Child Identification and Safety Information Day.

A resolution supporting the President's intention to include arms control, human rights and regional issues as priority items on the agenda at the pre-summit meeting in Reykjavik, Iceland, October 11-12.

United States · United States Congress · 8 October 1986

Declares that the Senate: (1) offers its support and best wishes to the President as he prepares for his meetings with General Secretary Gorbachev in Reykjavik; and (2) endorses and specifically encourages the President to pursue the major issues relating to arms control, Soviet recognition of international human rights, and the removal of soviet combat forces from Afghanistan.

Farm Credit System Interest Reduction Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 1 October 1986

Farm Credit System Interest Reduction Act of 1986 - Title I: Farm Credit Assistance and Interest Reduction - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to make loans to Farm Credit System (FCS) institutions to: (1) remove high-cost bonds from the FCS's portfolio; and (2) retire or restructure nonaccruing FCS-held loans. Provides for borrower interest rate reductions. Title II: Rights of Borrowers - Sets forth borrower rights relating to: (1) access to files and related information; (2) bank mergers; (3) district board election; and (4) financial disclosure by FCS officials. Directs the Comptroller General to conduct a feasibility study regarding the return of the FCS to local control. Title III: Independent Interest Rate-Setting Authority - Repeals Farm Credit Administration rate-setting authority. Title IV: Funding for Farm Credit Assistance - Repeals: (1) the Legal Services Corporation Act; and (2) the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945. Withholds from obligation and expenditure specified funds from the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 relating to: (1) population planning; (2) voluntary United Nations contributions; and (3) foreign aid to non-Camp David countries.

A resolution to honor Princess Pauahi Bishop.

United States · United States Congress · 27 September 1986

Recognizes Hawaiian Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop as one of the great humanitarians in U.S. history.