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United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1988
Expresses disapproval of the refusal of the U.S.S.R. to recognize the sovereignty of the Baltic Republics. Designates June 14, 1988, as Baltic Freedom Day. Authorizes and requests the President to submit the issue of the Baltic Republics to the United Nations.
United States · United States Congress · 28 January 1988
Designates the month of Apri1 1988 as National Know Your Cholesterol Month.
United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1988
Disapproves the proposed U.S.-Japan cooperation agreement concerning peaceful uses of nuclear energy.
United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1988
Informs the House of Representatives that a quorum of the Senate is assembled.
United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1988
Provides for a joint committee to inform the President that a quorum of each House is assembled.
United States · United States Congress · 22 December 1987
Thanks the Honorable George J. Mitchell, Deputy President pro tempore, for the manner in which he presided over the Senate during the first session of the 100th Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 22 December 1987
Thanks the Honorable George H.W. Bush, Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate, for the manner in which he has presided over the Senate during the first session of the 100th Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 22 December 1987
Thanks the Honorable John C. Stennis, President pro tempore, for the manner in which he presided over the Senate during the first session of the 100th Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 22 December 1987
Authorizes the President of the Senate, the President pro tempore, and the Deputy President pro tempore to make certain appointments after the sine die adjournment.
United States · United States Congress · 19 December 1987
Establishes within the Senate an Arms Control Treaty Review Support Office (Office). Requires the Office to provide the Senate with such administrative support as the Majority and Minority Leaders may direct with respect to Senate consideration of the Treaty between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Elimination of their Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles and of any other arms control treaties submitted during the 100th Congress by the President to the Senate for its advice and consent to ratification. Directs that such support include the temporary storage and organization of, system of access to, and security of documents related to the negotiating records of such treaties. Directs the Majority and Minority Leaders to make arrangements with the executive branch to provide for the transmission, organization, and system of access to the negotiating record relating to such treaties submitted for advice and consent. Limits access to documents of the Office by Committee staff and consultants. Requires: (1) all staff members and consultants to agree in writing to abide by the conditions of an appropriate nondisclosure agreement promulgated by the Office of Senate Security, as a condition of employment; and (2) the Office to employ a security officer qualified to administer security procedures. Makes funds available to carry out this resolution. Terminates the Office within 30 days of the adjournment of the 100th Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 18 December 1987
Public Health Service Amendments Act of 1987 - Amends provisions of the Public Health Service Act relating to emergency medical services for children to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to States, public and nonprofit private entities, and academic institutions for the development, establishment, and operation of regional centers for pediatric emergency medical services. Requires such centers to: (1) train health professionals; (2) provide for the appropriate use of bilingual personnel; (3) conduct research on prevention and treatment; and (4) conduct activities relating to prevention, including dissemination of information to the public. Directs the Secretary to make a grant for FY 1988 for a feasibility study on establishing and operating a National Center for Pediatric Emergency Medical Services (National Center). Directs the Secretary to request the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences to submit an application for the grant and, if the Institute submits an acceptable application, to make the grant to the Institute. Directs the Secretary, in the absence of an acceptable application from the Institute, to request an application from one or more nonprofit private entities and to make the grant to the entity submitting the best acceptable application. Directs the Secretary, after reviewing the report prepared under such grant and consulting with the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Emergency Physicians, if a National Center is feasible, to make grants for FY 1989 and each succeeding fiscal year for the establishment and operation of a National Center. Requires the National Center, with regard to pediatric medical emergencies, to: (1) develop and disseminate standards and qualify assurance mechanisms; (2) facilitate training of health professionals; and (3) develop and disseminate to the public information on the prevention of, and responses to, such emergencies. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990. Amends the Public Health Service Act to: (1) remove certain restrictions on the authority of the Secretary to make grants to and contracts with health professions schools related to geriatric medicine and care; (2) expand the authority of the Secretary to make grants and contracts for geriatric medicine training projects to include podiatrists as well as physicians and dentists; (3) require that the National Advisory Council on Health Professions Education include a representative of a school of clinical psychology; and (4) add graduate programs in clinical psychology to provisions relating to discrimination on the basis of sex.
United States · United States Congress · 18 December 1987
Directs the Senate Legal Counsel to defend the Committee on Foreign Relations or appear in the name of the Committee as amicus curiae or intervenor, in any proceeding in support of the Committee's access to the nonpublic records the Department of Justice has agreed to provide the Committee in connection with the case of United States v. Zavala.
United States · United States Congress · 16 December 1987
Public Health Service Amendments Act of 1987 - Amends provisions of the Public Health Service Act relating to emergency medical services for children to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to States, public and nonprofit private entities, and academic institutions for the development, establishment, and operation of regional centers for pediatric emergency medical services. Requires such centers to: (1) train health professionals; (2) provide for the appropriate use of bilingual personnel; (3) conduct research on prevention and treatment; and (4) conduct activities relating to prevention, including dissemination of information to the public. Directs the Secretary to make a grant for FY 1988 for a feasibility study on establishing and operating a National Center for Pediatric Emergency Medical Services (National Center). Directs the Secretary to request the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences to submit an application for the grant and, if the Institute submits an acceptable application, to make the grant to the Institute. Directs the Secretary, in the absence of an acceptable application from the Institute, to request an application from one or more nonprofit private entities and to make the grant to the entity submitting the best acceptable application. Directs the Secretary, after reviewing the report prepared under such grant and consulting with the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Emergency Physicians, if a National Center is feasible, to make grants for FY 1989 and each succeeding fiscal year for the establishment and operation of a National Center. Requires the National Center, with regard to pediatric medical emergencies, to: (1) develop and disseminate standards and quality assurance mechanisms; (2) facilitate training of health professionals; and (3) develop and disseminate to the public information on the prevention of, and responses to, such emergencies. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990. Amends the Public Health Service Act to: (1) remove certain restrictions on the authority of the Secretary to make grants to and contracts with health professions schools related to geriatric medicine and care; (2) expand the authority of the Secretary to make grants and contracts for geriatric medicine training projects to include podiatrists as well as physicians and dentists; (3) require that the National Advisory Council on Health Professions Education include a representative of a school of clinical psychology; and (4) add graduate programs in clinical psychology to provisions relating to discrimination on the basis of sex.
United States · United States Congress · 9 December 1987
Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to extend for one year the operation of provisions continuing disability insurance benefit payments during administrative appeal of terminations of such benefits. (Currently, such payments are not to be made for months succeeding May 1988.)
United States · United States Congress · 8 December 1987
Designates the period of June 11 through June 18, 1988, as National Dairy Goat Awareness Week.
United States · United States Congress · 8 December 1987
Designates April 1, 1988, as Run to Daylight Day.
United States · United States Congress · 4 December 1987
Provides for the reprinting of the Senate document entitled "History of the United States Senate, 1787-1801" with a suitable cover commemorating the Bicentennial of the Senate and a new preface prepared by the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader. Authorizes the printing of additional copies for distribution by the Secretary of the Senate.
United States · United States Congress · 1 December 1987
Designates the period of September 5 through September 11, 1988, as National School Dropout Prevention Week.
United States · United States Congress · 1 December 1987
Authorizes Kevin Elliot, an employee of Senator Pete Wilson, to testify in the case of United States v. Andrian, et al., except concerning privileged matters. Directs the Senate Legal Counsel to represent Senator Wilson and members of his staff in such case.
United States · United States Congress · 19 November 1987
Authorizes William D. Phillips, a former assistant to Senator Ted Stevens, to testify in the case of General Communication Inc. v. Alascom, Inc., et al., except as to matters which the Senator determines to be privileged.
United States · United States Congress · 19 November 1987
Authorizes the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (of the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs), acting jointly, to provide to the Inspector General of the Department of Defense records of the investigation of allegations of fraud and other wrongdoing in the procurement of ships for the Navy.
United States · United States Congress · 17 November 1987
Reaffirms U.S. support for the Afghan Resistance Alliance and welcomes the delegation of the Islamic Unity of Afghan mujahideen led by President Mohammad Yunis Khalis.
United States · United States Congress · 17 November 1987
Authorizes the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations to provide to the Independent Counsel appointed by the court in In re Oliver L. North, et al., a transcript of the closed session testimony of William Crone, subject to the Independent Counsel's agreement to abide by confidentiality and other requirements established by the Committee.
United States · United States Congress · 13 November 1987
Authorizes the testimony of David Faulkner, a former Senate employee and current consultant, to testify in the case of United States v. Antonio Fernandez, et al., concerning a documented interview.
United States · United States Congress · 10 November 1987
Authorizes the Vietnam Women's Memorial Project, Inc., to establish a statue of a woman Vietnam veteran within the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, to honor and recognize the women of the U.S. armed forces who served in the Vietnam war. Expresses the sense of the Congress that after the addition of such statue, no further additions to the site should be authorized or undertaken. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to select a site for the statue within the Memorial. Makes the design proposal subject to the approval of the Secretary and the National Capital Planning Commission. Prohibits the United States or the District of Columbia from paying any expense of establishing the statue. Provides that authorization for the statue shall lapse unless: (1) the establishment of such statue is commenced within five years of the date of approval of this resolution; and (2) the Secretary certifies that sufficient funds to complete the statue are available prior to groundbreaking. Makes the Secretary responsible for the statue's maintenance and care. Exempts the Secretary from the requirement of seeking the approval of the Commission of Fine Arts in implementing this resolution.
United States · United States Congress · 10 November 1987
Directs the Senate Legal Counsel to represent Senators Inouye, Sarbanes, and Kerry in the case of United States v. Bardoff.
United States · United States Congress · 6 November 1987
Authorizes the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to make available to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, for its in camera review, the closed session testimony of Jorge Morales before the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Narcotics and International Operations.
United States · United States Congress · 5 November 1987
Expresses the sense of the Congress that before November 18, 1987, the Secretary of State should inform the Soviet Government that the United States supports the right of the Latvian people to peacefully assemble to commemorate important dates in their history and should urge the Soviet Government to: (1) allow the Latvian people to publicly commemorate November 18, the anniversary of the founding of the independent Republic of Latvia, without reprisal; (2) allow the Western media access to Riga, Latvia, to report on that day's events; (3) halt harassment of Latvian human rights groups; and (4) release all Latvian prisoners of conscience, including human rights activists Linards Grantins and Gunars Astra, before such date. Urges the President to direct U.S. Government agencies to closely monitor the events of November 18, and to send an appropriate representative to observe that day's events. Urges the President and the Secretary to raise the issue of human rights and self-determination in the Baltic states during the next U.S.-Soviet summit.
United States · United States Congress · 3 November 1987
Targeted Revenue Assistance to Fiscally Distressed Local Governments Act - Establishes a program to provide financial assistance to fiscally distressed units of local government. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this Act. Provides that a local government unit qualifies for an assistance payment for an entitlement period only after satisfying specified criteria, including that: (1) if at least 25 percent of the pay of a public employee is paid out of such payment, such individual will receive pay at least equal to the prevailing rate of pay for individuals employed in similar public employee occupations by the government; (2) if at least 25 percent of the costs of a construction project are paid out of such payment, laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors on the project will receive pay at least equal to the prevailing rate of pay for similar construction in the locality; and (3) the government will use specified accounting, audit, and fiscal procedure guidelines. Imposes sanctions for noncompliance. Makes allocations of special entitlements for Indian tribes, Alaskan Native villages, and the District of Columbia, based on population to be determined by a specified formula. Allocates funds to States according to a specified formula, which takes into account the "need factor" (based on the number of unemployed individuals in the State during the 36-month period immediately preceding the entitlement period) and the "relative fiscal capacity" (based on the taxable resources of the State). Sets forth the method to be used to determine the entitlement allocations for units of general local government. Sets limits on payments to local governments. Provides for reallocation of any funds not paid out. Requires the Secretary to use the most recent available information provided by the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Labor before the beginning of the entitlement period to determine an allocation under this Act. Requires the Secretary to determine population on the same basis that the Secretary of Commerce determines resident population for general statistical purposes. Sets additional limitations on the use of data for entitlement allocation purposes. Requires that each unit of general local government expending payments under this Act hold at least one public hearing on the proposed use of the payment in relation to its entire budget. Requires pre-hearing disclosure of information. Requires that following adoption of the budget, the government make available to the public a summary of the budget, including the proposed use of the payment. Allows the Secretary to waive a requirement under this Act under specified conditions. Requires the Secretary to prescribe regulations for applying the Act to local governments that do not adopt budgets. Prohibits discrimination by local governments receiving payments under this Act. States that such prohibitions shall not apply where the government shows that a payment received under this Act is not used to pay for any part of the program or activity with respect to which the allegation of discrimination is made. Directs the Secretary, in cooperation with the heads of Federal and State agencies, if possible, to investigate alleged violations of the non-discrimination provisions of this Act. Requires the Secretary, after making a finding of discrimination about a unit of general local government, to submit a notice of non-compliance to that unit of government. Establishes procedures for the informal presentation of evidence by that unit of government. Allows the Secretary to suspend payments to the government under this Act, unless the government: (1) makes a compliance agreement; or (2) requests an administrative review. Establishes procedures for the administrative review of the Secretary's determination. Sets forth conditions for the suspension and termination of payments in discrimination proceedings, for the lifting of such suspensions and terminations, and for resumption of payments upon attaining compliance (which may include restitution to the injured party). Delineates the types of compliance agreements and their contents. Requires the Secretary to submit a copy of the agreement to each person who filed a complaint. Authorizes the Attorney General to bring a civil action against local governments engaging in a pattern or practice in violation of this Act's anti-discrimination provisions. Specifies remedies that the court may grant. Provides for a private right of action, after the affected individual has exhausted specified administrative remedies. Allows the Attorney General to intervene in an action of general public importance. Allows a local governmental unit receiving notice from the Secretary about withholding, suspending, or terminating payments to apply for review by filing a petition with the U.S. court of appeals for the circuit in which the government is located. Allows review of that decision only by the U.S. Supreme Court. Establishes audit requirements for local governmental units which receive payments, with provisions for waiver under specified conditions. Provides for the public disclosure of the local audit. Directs the Secretary to maintain regulations providing reasonable and specific time limits for the Secretary to carry out an investigation, carry out audits and reviews, and advise a complainant of the status of such audit, investigation, or review. Directs the Comptroller General to carry out reviews as necessary for the Congress to evaluate compliance and operations under this Act. Sets forth reporting requirements by the Secretary to the Congress, and by units of general local government to the Secretary. Directs the Secretary, and the Secretary of Commerce, to undertake studies of targeted revenue payments. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 3 November 1987
Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the ozone "hole" that forms over Antarctica poses a threat to public health and the world environment; (2) the United States should take steps toward ratification of the Montreal Protocol To Control Ozone Depleting Substances as soon as possible; (3) the President should immediately transmit the Protocol to the Senate for prompt ratification; and (4) the President should immediately call upon a sufficient number of countries to move toward ratification so that the Protocol will enter into force as soon as possible.
United States · United States Congress · 29 October 1987
Amends rule VII of the Standing Rules of the Senate to limit to two hours debate on motions to proceed to the consideration of any matter, other than Rules amendments, if such motions are made at times other than the morning hour.
United States · United States Congress · 29 October 1987
Amends rule VII of the Standing Rules of the Senate to limit to two hours debate on motions to proceed to the consideration of any matter, other than Rules amendments, if such motions are made at times other than the morning hour.
United States · United States Congress · 27 October 1987
Directs the Senate Legal Counsel to represent Philip Q. Cohen, a Senate employee, in the case of Moreno v. Small Business Administration, et al. Authorizes such employee to testify and produce documents in such case, except concerning matters which are privileged from disclosure.
United States · United States Congress · 20 October 1987
Prohibits the sale, lease, donation, or other transfer of Stinger antiaircraft missiles to foreign governments in the Persian Gulf region during FY 1988.
United States · United States Congress · 20 October 1987
Designates April 8, 1988, as Dennis Chavez Day in recognition of the first American-born, Hispanic person elected to the Senate.
United States · United States Congress · 20 October 1987
Recommends that the Government lend support to efforts to overturn United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3379 (XXX), which equates Zionism with racism.
United States · United States Congress · 20 October 1987
Directs the Senate Legal Counsel to represent Senator Heinz and Senator Specter in the case of Wesley Carroll v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, et al.
United States · United States Congress · 15 October 1987
Authorizes the Chairman and Co-chairman of the Senate Central American Negotiations Observer Group to jointly fix the compensation of staff personnel, and to designate one professional staff member to serve all of the members of the Observer Group and carry out other functions as the Chairman or Co-chairman may specify. Provides for funding to compensate any such designated staff member who is an employee of a Senator or Senate Committee from funds made available from the Senate contingent fund. Limits expenditures for staff and consultants.
United States · United States Congress · 14 October 1987
Congratulates Costa Rican President Oscar Arias Sanchez on being awarded the 1987 Nobel Peace Prize. Recognizes the signing of the August 7 Guatemala peace accord as an historic achievement and an opportunity for the Presidents of Central America to work together towards peace. Urges the parties to the accord to implement all of its provisions in good faith, and pledges the Congress' support and full cooperation with respect to such implementation.
United States · United States Congress · 9 October 1987
Designates April 1988 as Trauma Awareness Month.
United States · United States Congress · 8 October 1987
Designates February 4, 1988, as National Women in Sports Day.
United States · United States Congress · 6 October 1987
Establishes the Stonewall Jackson Lake National Recreation Area, West Virginia. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire land and water interests. Directs the Secretary to administer such Area. Authorizes hunting, fishing, and trapping in such Area except in designated zones. Continues existing oil and gas extraction rights. Directs the Secretary to establish an advisory commission for such Area. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 6 October 1987
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the period of October 5 through October 11, 1987, should be recognized as Employee Ownership Week.
United States · United States Congress · 2 October 1987
Prohibits the importation of all products from Iran. Authorizes the President to delay the implementation of such prohibition for up to 180 days if he determines that it is not in the national interest. Requires the President to submit to the Congress a report explaining the reasons for any such delay, including specifying how the national interest would be jeopardized by implementing the prohibition. Permits the Congress to extend such delay by joint resolution.
United States · United States Congress · 2 October 1987
Establishes the Commission on the Effects of Deregulation on Air Travel to study and make recommendations concerning the impact of a deregulated airline industry on the Federal Government's goal of promoting development of an air transportation industry that provides quality service to all regions of the country. Requires study in particular of the effectiveness of the essential air service program and rural service alternatives. Requires the Commission to submit a detailed final report to the Congress and the President. Terminates the Commission following its submission of such report. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 1 October 1987
Establishes the Blennerhassett National Historical Park in West Virginia. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to accept donations, acquire lands, and enter into cooperative agreements with West Virginia. Establishes the Blennerhassett National Historical Park Advisory Commission to consult with the Secretary on the management of the Park. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 1 October 1987
Calls on the National Football League players association and the NFL management council to return to the bargaining table in a spirit of good faith to resolve their differences.
United States · United States Congress · 30 September 1987
Provides for the employment of staff by the Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Senate.
United States · United States Congress · 30 September 1987
Expresses the appreciation of the Congress to the City of Philadelphia, the National Park Service, and We the People 200, Inc., for their hospitality during the ceremonies commemorating the bicentennial of the Great Compromise.
United States · United States Congress · 29 September 1987
Authorizes the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs to provide records to the Department of Justice relating to its investigation of the influence of organized crime on the International Longshoremen's Association.