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United States · United States Congress · 14 June 1988
Declares that the Congress acknowledges and appreciates the commitment, devotion, and sacrifices of present and former military families. Designates November 21, 1988, as National Military Families Recognition Day.
United States · United States Congress · 14 June 1988
Designates August 1, 1988, as Helsinki Human Rights Day. Requests the President to: (1) reassert American commitment to the Helsinki Accords; (2) raise the issue of noncompliance with such Accords with the Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, the German Democratic Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Romania; (3) convey to all signatories of such Accords that respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms is vital to progress in the ongoing Helsinki process; (4) convey to U.S. allies the importance of unity regarding such Accords; (5) continue his efforts to achieve, before the end of the Vienna meeting, the release of all political prisoners of the Soviet Union, an increase in Soviet emigration, resolution of all family reunification cases, cessation of all radio transmission jamming, and the repeal of laws and practices which undermine human rights; (6) seek the inclusion, in any concluding document agreed to in Vienna, of a mechanism to sustain human rights progress after the Vienna meeting; and (7) convey to signatory states the insistence of the United States for a result at Vienna that will not favor military security at the expense of human rights.
United States · United States Congress · 14 June 1988
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President should convene an International Conference on Combatting Illegal Drug Production, Trafficking, and Use in the Western Hemisphere. Specifies that such conference should involve the heads of state and highest-ranking law enforcement officers from governments in the Western Hemisphere and focus on cooperative efforts to combat the drug trade, including efforts to fight drug-related corruption, combat money laundering, and extradite drug traffickers.
United States · United States Congress · 13 June 1988
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit a taxpayer aged 55 or older to qualify for the one-time income tax exclusion of gain from the sale of a principal residence even if physical or mental incapacity has necessitated the taxpayer's leaving the relevant property to be cared for in a health care facility or in a relative's home.
United States · United States Congress · 10 June 1988
Designates October 16, 1988, as World Food Day.
United States · United States Congress · 9 June 1988
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the United Nations Human Rights Commission has suffered a setback by the election of Cuba and Panama to its membership; (2) the Secretary General of the United Nations should undertake all necessary measures to remove Cuba and Panama from the Commission and should closely monitor Commission actions, including its investigation of Cuban human rights, to ensure its independence and objectivity; and (3) the U.S. Government should consider the implications of such election in evaluating U.S. financial support for the United Nations and the Commission.
United States · United States Congress · 8 June 1988
Parental and Medical Leave Act of 1988 - Title I: General Requirements for Parental and Medical Leave - Entitles employees to unpaid parental and temporary medical leave. Makes this Act applicable to: (1) employers who employ 20 or more employees at any one worksite for each working day during each of 20 or more calendar workweeks in the current or preceding calendar year; and (2) employees who have been employed by such an employer for at least 12 months and for 900 hours of service during the previous 12-month period. Entitles employees to parental leave for ten workweeks during any 24-month period in cases involving the birth, adoption, or serious health condition of a child. Entitles employees to temporary medical leave for 13 workweeks during any 12-month period in cases involving inability to work because of a serious health condition. Sets forth conditions for certification for such types of leave. Provides that such leave may be without pay. Allows employees to substitute other types of paid leave to cover part of such leave period. Requires the employee, in any case in which the necessity for such leave is foreseeable based on planned medical treatment or supervision, to: (1) make a reasonable effort to schedule the treatment or supervision so as not to disrupt unduly the employer's operations; and (2) provide prior notice in a reasonable and practicable manner. Sets forth employment and benefits protections relating to such leave. Provides for administrative enforcement of this title by the Secretary of Labor, as well as enforcement by civil action. Sets forth provisions for injunctive relief, monetary relief, and attorneys' fees. Requires employers to post notice of the pertinent provisions of this title. Title II: Parental Leave and Temporary Medical Leave for Civil Service Employees - Amends specified Federal law to entitle civil service employees to: (1) parental leave for ten workweeks during any 24-month period; and (2) temporary medical leave for 13 workweeks during any 12-month period. Provides that such leave will be without pay. Allows employees to substitute other types of paid leave for part of such leave. Requires the employee, in any case in which the necessity for such leave is foreseeable based on planned medical treatment or supervision, to: (1) make a reasonable effort to schedule the treatment or supervision so as not to disrupt unduly the employer's operations; and (2) provide prior notice in a reasonable and practicable manner. Sets forth protection for job position and health insurance benefits of employees using such leave. Directs the Office of Personnel Management to prescribe regulations for administration of this title which are consistent with the regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Labor under title I of this Act. Title III: Commission on Parental and Medical Leave - Establishes the Commission on Parental and Medical Leave. Requires the Commission to report on its study of parental and medical leave to the Congress within two years after the Commission first meets. Terminates the Commission 30 days after its final report. Title IV: Miscellaneous Provisions - Sets forth the effect of this Act on existing laws and existing employment benefits. Provides that nothing in this Act shall be construed to discourage employers from adopting more generous leave policies. Directs the Secretary of Labor to prescribe regulations to carry out title I of this Act, within 60 days after the enactment of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 7 June 1988
Confers jurisdiction upon the United States Claims Court to hear, determine, and render judgment upon any claim for back pay by a named individual against the United States arising out of the termination of her employment at the United States Information Agency.
United States · United States Congress · 7 June 1988
Public and Tax-Exempt Employees Deferred Compensation Act of 1988 - Amends Internal Revenue Code accounting rules governing the year of inclusion of compensation deferred under qualified plans of State and local governments and of private tax-exempt organizations. Declares the rules to be inapplicable to both nonelective deferred compensation and basic employee benefits, including bona fide vacation plans, sick leave plans, sabbatical leave, and similar benefits.
United States · United States Congress · 6 June 1988
Amends the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act to remove the ownership restrictions placed on nonvoting preferred stock of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.
United States · United States Congress · 6 June 1988
Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to States to assist in providing to the public information on the diagnosis, prevention, and control of Lyme disease. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 and 1990.
United States · United States Congress · 6 June 1988
Federal Retirement Applications Processing Act of 1988 - Requires Federal agencies to ensure that employee personnel files include information of all Federal employment for retirement purposes within 120 days after an employee begins service with an agency. Requires an agency, if an employee gives at least a year's notice of intent to retire, to: (1) inform such employee of the agency retirement counselor and applicable seminars; and (2) begin processing the retirement application not later than 90 days before the date of separation. Requires the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to compile quarterly information on the timeliness (within 30 days after a separation date) and accuracy of agencies in submitting retirement applications. Requires agencies that are less than 90 percent accurate or timely to prepare corrective action plans to achieve compliance. Directs OPM to report to the Congress annually on such compliance. Requires the agency retirement counselor to conduct seminars at least twice a year.
United States · United States Congress · 27 May 1988
Postal Service Budgetary Treatment Act of 1988 - Declares that the receipts and disbursements of the Postal Service Fund: (1) shall not be included in the totals of the Federal budget or the congressional budget; (2) shall be exempt from Federal budget limitations on expenditures and net lending; and (3) shall not be counted for purposes of calculating the Federal deficit. Makes the U.S. Postal Service an off-budget Federal entity.
United States · United States Congress · 27 May 1988
Amends the Controlled Substances Act to establish criteria for the imposition of the death penalty where any person: (1) engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise intentionally, or with reckless indifference to human life, kills or participates in the killing of any individual; or (2) intentionally, or with reckless indifference to human life, kills or participates in the killing of a law enforcement officer during the commission of, in furtherance of, or while attempting to avoid apprehension, prosecution, or service of a prison term for a felony violation of such Act. Requires the Government, for such offense, to serve notice upon the defendant a reasonable time before trial or acceptance of a plea, disclosing that it intends to seek the death penalty and the aggravating factors upon which it will rely. Requires a separate sentencing hearing before a jury, or the court upon motion by the defendant, when the defendant is found guilty or pleads guilty to such offense. Allows the defendant and the Government to present any information relevant to sentencing, without regard to the rules of evidence, but permits information to be excluded where its probative value is substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice, confusion of the issues, or misleading of the jury. Directs the court, or the jury by unanimous vote, to impose the death penalty upon finding that such sentence is justified based on consideration of both aggravating and mitigating factors. States that a sentence of death shall not be imposed upon any person: (1) who was under 18 years of age at the time the crime was committed; or (2) who, by reason of mental disease or defect, is unable to understand their impending death or its reasons. Sets forth some mitigating factors to be considered by the jury or the court when imposing its sentence. Includes as aggravating factors to be considered by the jury or the court: (1) the intentional nature of the act which resulted in the victim's death; (2) previous convictions for controlled substances Act violations; and (3) the especially heinous, cruel, or depraved nature of the offense. Requires the court to instruct the jury not to consider the race, color, national origin, creed, or sex of the defendant in its consideration of the sentence. Requires each juror to return a signed certificate stating that race, color, national origin, creed, and the sex of the defendant were not considerations in determining the sentence. Allows the court to impose a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for such offenses when the death penalty is not imposed. Establishes procedures for appeal from a death sentence. Requires the Court of Appeals, upon consideration of the record and the information and procedures of the sentencing hearing, to affirm the decision if: (1) the sentence was not imposed under the influence of passion, prejudice, or arbitrariness; and (2) the information supports the finding of aggravating factors or the absence of mitigating factors. Requires the court to provide a written explanation of its determination.
United States · United States Congress · 27 May 1988
Global Poverty Reduction Act - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to direct the President to develop a plan to ensure that U.S. development assistance contributes measurably toward eradicating the worst aspects of absolute poverty by the year 2000. Requires that such plan include target dates for reaching specific measurable goals whose attainment would contribute to direct improvements in the living standards of the poorest 40 percent of the population. Specifies that such goals shall include reducing the mortality rate of infants under age five, increasing the female literacy rate, and reducing the percentages of populations below the absolute poverty level by specified amounts by the year 2000. Directs that primary emphasis of development activities to restore the renewable natural resource base shall be on small-scale, affordable, low-risk local projects featuring close consultation with, and involvement of, local people at all stages of project design and implementation. Requires the President to submit the plan to the Congress by July 1, 1989. Requires all U.S. development assistance to be directed at attaining plan goals between October 1, 1989, and December 31, 2000. Requires the President to submit annual reports to the Congress detailing progress toward achieving plan goals. Directs the Comptroller General to review and comment on each report issued. Directs the President to host an international development conference for heads of governments of development assistance donor and recipient countries by October 16, 1989, to conclude an international agreement on eliminating the worst aspects of absolute poverty by the year 2000.
United States · United States Congress · 27 May 1988
Designates the week of December 11 through December 17, 1988, as National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week.
United States · United States Congress · 27 May 1988
Designates the week of October 9 through October 15, 1988, as National Job Skills Week.
United States · United States Congress · 27 May 1988
Designates September 16, 1988, as National POW/MIA Recognition Day.
United States · United States Congress · 27 May 1988
Designates the week of June 19 through June 25, 1988, as National Recognition of the Accomplishments of Women in the Workforce Week.
United States · United States Congress · 26 May 1988
Designates the week of October 24 through October 30, 1988, as Drug Free America Week.
United States · United States Congress · 25 May 1988
Designates January 28, 1989, as a National Day of Excellence in honor of the space shuttle Challenger crew.
United States · United States Congress · 25 May 1988
Designates September 14, 1988, as National Medical Research Day.
United States · United States Congress · 25 May 1988
Designates June 12 through June 18, 1988, as Lyme Disease Awareness Week.
United States · United States Congress · 25 May 1988
Extends the Senate's congratulations to Reverend Norman Vincent Peale on reaching his 90th year with vigor and in good health. Conveys the Senate's best wishes for many more years to Reverend Peale and his wife and children.
United States · United States Congress · 25 May 1988
Requests the President to issue a proclamation commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act, which occurs on June 25, 1988. (The Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act, formerly known as the Wagner-O'Day Act, provides employment and ancillary support services to blind and handicapped individuals.)
United States · United States Congress · 24 May 1988
Designates the portion of 16th Street, Northwest, in the District of Columbia, between the Embassy of Poland and Fuller Street, as Solidarity Corner.
United States · United States Congress · 24 May 1988
Designates the period commencing August 7 and ending August 14, 1988, as Canoe World Sprints Week.
United States · United States Congress · 20 May 1988
Designates the week beginning on the third Sunday in May 1989 as National Tourism Week.
United States · United States Congress · 20 May 1988
Designates February 1989 as America Loves Its Kids Month.
United States · United States Congress · 20 May 1988
Declares that the Senate recognizes Eugene O'Neill for his contributions to the canon of American drama in the 100th anniversary year of his birth.
United States · United States Congress · 19 May 1988
Designates the period of September 23 through September 30, 1988, as National American Indian Heritage Week.
United States · United States Congress · 18 May 1988
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the low-income housing credit through 1990. (Under current law the credit will expire on December 31, 1989.)
United States · United States Congress · 18 May 1988
Recognizes the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
United States · United States Congress · 18 May 1988
Designates February 19 through February 25, 1989, as National Visiting Nurse Associations Week.
United States · United States Congress · 16 May 1988
Designates the week of November 6 through November 12, 1988, as National Disabled Americans Week.
United States · United States Congress · 12 May 1988
Designates October 1, 1988, as National Quality First Day.
United States · United States Congress · 10 May 1988
Designates October 1988 as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month.
United States · United States Congress · 10 May 1988
Designates 1989 as the Year of the Young Reader.
United States · United States Congress · 9 May 1988
Designates May 1988 as Take Pride in America Month.
United States · United States Congress · 29 April 1988
Designates the week beginning September 18, 1988, as Emergency Medical Services Week.
United States · United States Congress · 28 April 1988
Designates August 7, 1989, as National Lighthouse Day and calls for lighthouse grounds, where feasible, to be open to the public.
United States · United States Congress · 28 April 1988
Expresses appreciation and gratitude to Claudia Taylor "Lady Bird" Johnson for her years of service to our Nation.
United States · United States Congress · 26 April 1988
Designates the month of October 1988 as National Lupus Awareness Month.
United States · United States Congress · 26 April 1988
Designates July 2, 1988, as National Literacy Day.
United States · United States Congress · 25 April 1988
Designates October 1988 as National Down Syndrome Month.
United States · United States Congress · 21 April 1988
Designates January 20, 1989, as National Skiing Day.
United States · United States Congress · 20 April 1988
Foreign Anti-Drug Corruption Act - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require that a description of a foreign government's involvement in bribery and official corruption which facilitates the production, processing, or shipment of controlled substances be included in the annual reports of the President to the Congress concerning the involvement of foreign governments in illicit drug trafficking. Requires that findings concerning a foreign government's efforts to prevent, punish, and eliminate bribery and official corruption which facilitate the production, processing, or shipment of controlled substances be included in any certification of the President that a foreign government is cooperating with the United States in preventing illicit drug trafficking. (Current law requires the reduction of American economic assistance and other sanctions against countries which are not certified as taking specified actions to cooperate in preventing illicit drug trafficking.) Requires the President, in making such a certification, to consider whether a foreign government has taken the legal and law enforcement steps necessary to eliminate bribery and other forms of public corruption which facilitate the production, processing, or shipment of controlled substances, as evidenced by the enactment and enforcement of laws prohibiting such conduct. Amends provisions of the Trade Act of 1974 which provide for trade sanctions against countries determined to be uncooperative drug-producing or drug-transit countries to require that identical findings be made in the certifications of the President required under such Act.
United States · United States Congress · 19 April 1988
Designates the week of May 8 through May 14, 1988, as Just Say No Week.
United States · United States Congress · 19 April 1988
Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the Environmental Protection Agency should encourage the use of biodegradable plastic bags and other degradable plastic applications; and (2) the General Services Administration should implement, when possible, the use of biodegradable bags and other degradable plastic products in its operations.
United States · United States Congress · 18 April 1988
Designates September 1988 as National Library Card Sign-Up Month.