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Sen. Baker, Howard H., Jr. [R-TN]

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Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 158 (98th)open

A joint resolution condemning the brutal behavior of the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics for the destruction of Korean Airlines Flight 007 with the loss of 269 innocent lives.

United States · United States Congress · 12 September 1983

States that the United States: (1) condemns the Soviet destruction of Korean Air Lines Flight 7 and calls for an explanation from the Soviets; (2) extends its sympathies to the families who lost loved ones and supports their rights to obtain compensation from the Soviets; (3) calls on the Soviets to assist in the recovery of the remains of the victims; (4) reaffirms the actions against Aeroflot and calls for an international investigation by the International Civil Aviation Organization; (5) urges the international community to demand that the Soviets modify its air defense procedures to assure the safety of commercial airliners; (6) urges other nations to join the United States in applying sanctions against Soviet civil aviation; (7) notes that Soviet refusal of responsibility raises doubts among the world community over the Soviet's willingness to behave as a responsible member of the international community; and (8) urges our allies to cooperate with the United States in implementing additional sanctions against the Soviet's until certain conditions are met.

Bill· SS. 1749 (98th)open

A bill to grant the consent of the Congress to the Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact.

United States · United States Congress · 3 August 1983

Interstate Compact - Grants congressional approval to the Southeast Interstate Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management, which provides for cooperation among the States of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia in the management of low-level radioactive waste on a continuing basis.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 190 (98th)passed

A resolution to authorize representation by the Senate Legal Counsel of Senator Stevens and C. Braxton Valentine, Jr., a Senate employee, in the case of Robert Fierer v. Daniel Minchew.

United States · United States Congress · 29 July 1983

Directs the Senate Legal Counsel to represent Senator Ted Stevens and staff of the Select Committee on Ethics in connection with subpoenas served for the production of documents in the case of Robert Fierer v. Daniel Minchew.

Law· SJRESS.J.Res. 139 (98th)enacted

A joint resolution to commemorate the centennial of Eleanor Roosevelt's birth.

United States · United States Congress · 28 July 1983

Establishes a Commission on the Eleanor Roosevelt Centennial to encourage and coordinate Federal observance of October 11, 1984, the centennial of Eleanor Roosevelt's birth. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to complete the renovation of the Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site at Val-Kill in Hyde Park, New York in FY 1984, sufficiently to open it to full public visitation. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· SS. 1612 (98th)open

Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 13 July 1983

Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1983 - Enacts into law the short titles "Civil Rights Act of 1968" and "Fair Housing Act." Adds new definitions of "handicap" "conciliation" and "conciliation agreement." Excludes from the meaning of "handicap" any impairment consisting of alcohol, drug abuse or which would be a direct threat to the property or safety of others. Makes it unlawful to: (1) refuse to sell or rent to a handicapped person unless such handicap would prevent a prospective occupant from conforming to specified non-discrimination rules and practices; and (2) discriminate against a handicapped person in the conditions of sale or rental, or in the provision of related services or facilities. Includes within such discrimination a refusal to: (1) permit reasonable modifications to permit access to the premises (but only if a renter agrees to restore the premises to their original condition); and (2) make reasonable accommodations in policies, services, or facilities to afford handicapped persons ready access to and use of premises. Establishes a new administrative enforcement procedure within the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Repeals the 30 day limitation imposed on the Secretary of HUD to respond to complaints. Requires the Secretary to give notice of his or her decision whether to resolve the complaint as promptly as possible. Provides that a conciliation agreement may provide for binding arbitration of the dispute. Permits the Secretary to join additional respondents as parties to a complaint. Grants authority to certified State or local agencies to investigate and conciliate complaints. Authorizes the Secretary to refer cases to the Attorney General while in the investigative stage for the purpose of seeking preliminary judicial relief pending the administrative disposition of the complaint. Allows the Secretary to refer other cases to the Attorney General in his or her sole discretion. Provides enforcement measures for conciliation agreements and civil penalties for noncompliance. Revises the enforcement procedure for private persons. Extends the statute of limitations for two years. Allows an aggrieved individual to enforce the terms of the conciliation agreement. Grants jurisdiction to the Attorney General to commence an action or intervene in a private civil action for violation of this Act.

Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 120 (98th)open

A joint resolution to provide for the awarding of a special gold medal to Danny Thomas in recognition of his humanitarian efforts and outstanding work as an American.

United States · United States Congress · 23 June 1983

Authorizes the President to present on behalf of Congress a gold medal to Danny Thomas in recognition of his humanitarian efforts and outstanding work as an American. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to strike a gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions to be determined by said Secretary. Provides, effective October 1, 1983, funds not to exceed $22,000 to carry out the purposes of the Act. Provides that the Secretary may cause bronze duplicates of the medal to be coined and sold under regulations prescribed by the Secretary at a price sufficient to cover the costs of producing the gold medal. Directs that the appropriation used to carry out the provisions of the Act shall be reimbursed out of the proceeds from such coin sales. Provides that the medals are to be national medals.

Bill· SS. 1513 (98th)passed

A bill to extend for five years the authorization of appropriations for the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

United States · United States Congress · 21 June 1983

Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1988 to the General Services Administration for: (1) the National Historical Publications and Records Commission; and (2) funds to Federal, State, and local agencies and to nonprofit organizations for the collection, preservation, and publication of historically significant documents.

Bill· SS. 1396 (98th)open

Energy Security Tax Incentives Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 26 May 1983

Energy Security Tax Incentives Act of 1983 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend for seven years from 1985 to 1992 the availability of the investment tax credit for affirmative commitments made for solar, wind, geothermal, and biomass energy property. Requires that such affirmative commitments must be made by specified dates. Extends for two years from 1990 to 1992 the availability of the investment tax credit for affirmative commitments for synthetic fuel energy property. Extends for five years from 1982 to 1987 the date by which such affirmative commitments must be made. Includes tar sands equipment, shale oil equipment and synthetic fuel production equipment as energy property for purposes of the investment tax credit. Allows an investment tax credit for affirmative commitments made for chlor-alkali electrolytic cells.

Law· SS. 1365 (98th)enacted

A bill entitled the "Harry Porter Control Tower".

United States · United States Congress · 25 May 1983

Designates the air traffic control tower at the Chattanooga Municipal Airport, Tennessee, as the Harry Porter Control Tower.

Bill· SS. 1373 (98th)referred

Commission on the Extraterritorial Application of United States Law Act

United States · United States Congress · 25 May 1983

Commission on the Extraterritorial Application of United States Laws Act - Establishes a Commission on the Extraterritorial Application of United States Law to study and make recommendations concerning the extraterritorial application of U.S. law. Sets forth the powers of the Commission. Requires the Commission to submit its final report to the President and Congress within one year of its first meeting. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· SS. 1306 (98th)open

Patent Term Restoration Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 17 May 1983

Patent Term Restoration Act of 1983 - Amends the patent law to extend the terms of patents which encompass specified products or methods for using or producing a product, any of which are subject to certain nonpatent regulatory review periods. Sets forth the terms and conditions of such extension, including a seven year limitation. Directs the Commissioner of Patents to issue to the owner of record of a patent a certificate of extension stating the fact and length of the extension and identifying the product and the use and the claim to which such extension is applicable. Makes such certificate a part of the original patent. Limits the application of such patent term extension to patents for products subject to regulation under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Public Health Service Act, the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act, and the Act of March 4, 1913 (relating to virus, serum, toxin, and analogous products).

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 148 (98th)passed

A resolution expressing the support of the Senate on the decision of the Governments of Lebanon and Israel on agreeing to the arrangements for the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanon.

United States · United States Congress · 17 May 1983

Expresses the support of the Senate for Lebanon's and Israel's agreement on arrangements for the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanon. Calls upon other nations to work toward the withdrawal of all foreign forces from Lebanon. Emphasizes the need of all nations to recognize the sovereignty of Lebanon. Urges Syria and the Palestine Liberation Organization to agree to the arrangements for the withdrawal of their forces from Lebanon.

Bill· SS. 1271 (98th)reported

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act

United States · United States Congress · 12 May 1983

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act - Establishes the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation as a charitable and nonprofit corporation which is not an agency or establishment of the United States. States that the purposes of the Foundation are: (1) to encourage, accept, and administer private gifts of property for the benefit of, or in connection with, the activities of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and (2) to conduct such other activities as will further the conservation and management of the fish and wildlife resources of the United States. Sets forth provisions relating to: (1) the Board of Directors of the Foundation; (2) the rights and obligations of the Foundation; (3) tax-exempt status; (4) volunteers; (5) audits and reports; and (6) petition of the Attorney General for equitable relief. Releases the United States from liability for any debts, acts, or omissions of the Foundation. States that the right to repeal, alter, or amend this Act at any time is expressly reserved to the Congress. Authorizes appropriations for ten years.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 141 (98th)passed

A resolution to authorize the testimony of Vince Thomas.

United States · United States Congress · 12 May 1983

Authorizes a named Senate employee to testify in a case concerning the Metropolitan Growth and Development Corporation and the Metropolitan Growth and Development Fund.

Bill· SS. 1210 (98th)open

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that the election to use the alternate valuation date for purposes of the estate tax may not be made under certain circumstances and to permit an election to be made on a return that is filed late.

United States · United States Congress · 4 May 1983

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that for purposes of the alternate valuation of property for estate tax purposes, the election of the alternate valuation date may not be made: (1) where no estate tax is due; and (2) where the value of the gross estate as of the alternate valuation date is greater than the value at the date of death. Permits the election of the alternate valuation date to be made with the first estate tax return, even if the return is filed late. Limits the filing of such return to one year after its prescribed filing date.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 126 (98th)open

A resolution to express the sense of the Senate that the changes in the Federal estate tax laws made by the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 should not be modified.

United States · United States Congress · 28 April 1983

Expresses the sense of the Senate that the changes in the Federal estate tax laws which were made by the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 are vital to the continuation of the family farm and small business, and that such changes should not be repealed or amended and should be allowed to run their course.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 128 (98th)passed

A resolution to direct the Senate Legal Counsel to represent the Senate parties in Harold H. Klingler, Jr. v. The Executive Branch of the Union known as the United States of America, et. al., Civil Action No. 83-V-331-N.

United States · United States Congress · 28 April 1983

Directs the Senate Legal Counsel to represent the Senate, the President of the Senate, and the Secretary of the Senate in the case of Harold H. Klingler, Jr. v. The Executive Branch of the Union Known as the United States of America, et al.

Law· SS. 1140 (98th)enacted

A bill for the relief of Patrick P. W. Tso, Ph.D.

United States · United States Congress · 26 April 1983

Declares a named individual to have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 121 (98th)passed

A resolution to authorize the testimony of Thomas J. Karol.

United States · United States Congress · 21 April 1983

Authorizes a named Senate employee to appear and testify on matters of public record at a hearing in New York to examine abuses in the commodities and securities market.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 116 (98th)passed

A resolution deploring the bombing of the United States Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, and expressing the sorrow and condolences of the Senate on the death and wounding of Americans caught in the bombing, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 20 April 1983

Declares that the Senate deplores the bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon. Urges specified Federal officials to hold memorial or other commemorative ceremonies to honor the victims of the bombing.

Bill· SS. 1090 (98th)open

National Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 19 April 1983

National Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Act of 1983 - Establishes a National Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission to evaluate existing and potential public outdoor recreation policies, programs, and opportunities and to recommend outdoor recreation policies and activities which should be instituted at the Federal, State, and local levels and by the private sector in order to protect existing recreation resources and to meet future recreation needs. Requires the Commission to report its findings and recommendations to the President and Congress within 18 months after its establishment. Terminates the Commission six months after submission of its report. Authorizes appropriations.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 101 (98th)passed

A resolution to authorize testimony by J. Craig Peery and representation by the Senate Legal Counsel.

United States · United States Congress · 5 April 1983

Directs the Senate Legal Counsel to represent a named Senate employee, in connection with testimony and the production of documents in the case of Charles M. Bernardo, et al v. Spectrum Newspapers, Inc., et al. Authorizes such employee to testify and produce documents in such case, except concerning matters determined privileged from disclosure.