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Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 253 (97th)referred

A joint resolution to assure that regulations governing the special supplemental food program for women, infants, and children (WIC) enhance the health status of participants in the program.

United States · United States Congress · 23 September 1982

Prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture from promulgating any regulation which would not maintain or enhance the nutritional integrity of supplemental foods made available under the special supplemental food program for women, infants and children of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966. Prohibits the Secretary, after September 23, 1982, from modifying any regulation governing such program, unless a finding is made that the modification will be beneficial to the health status of program participants. Requires the Secretary to submit such finding to the appropriate congressional committees prior to its publication in the Federal Register. Requires the Secretary to implement specified regulations concerning the program no later than December 31, 1982.

Bill· SS. 2931 (97th)open

A bill to provide for the disposition of funds appropriate to pay a judgment in favor of the Cowlitz Tribe of Indians in Indian Claims Commission docket numbered 218 and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 17 September 1982

Provides for the disposition by the Secretary of the Interior of funds appropriate to pay a judgment in favor of the Cowlitz Tribe of Indians in a specified Indian Claims Commission case. Declares that enrolled members of the Yakima Tribe who have continued their interest and support of the Cowlitz Tribe and who are otherwise eligible under this Act shall not be precluded from a share in the per capita distribution of such funds.

Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 121 (97th)referred

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should maintain Federal involvement in, and support for, the child nutrition programs, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 16 September 1982

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) national efforts to reduce hunger and malnutrition should continue; (2) a national commitment to vital nutrition programs should continue; and (3) the Federal Government should retain primary responsibility for child nutrition programs.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 458 (97th)open

A resolution to express the sense of the Senate that the Export-Import Bank of the United States shall be given sufficient authority and shall provide competitive financing for American exports.

United States · United States Congress · 9 September 1982

Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee shall investigate methods of strengthening the Export-Import Bank to ensure competitive financing for U.S. exports; (2) the Senate Appropriations Committee shall provide sufficient authority for the Export-Import Bank to enable U.S. exporters to compete in world markets; and (3) the Export-Import Bank shall provide U.S. exporters with competitive financial support.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 455 (97th)passed

A resolution instructing the Secretary of Commerce to strengthen and define his position regarding the status of Pacific salmon stocks.

United States · United States Congress · 20 August 1982

Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of Commerce should take appropriate steps to strengthen and define a U.S. position that will insure that: (1) anadromous fish stocks (especially Pacific salmon) are perpetuated at productive levels; (2) fishermen are treated equitably in the sacrifices necessary to achieve conservation goals; and (3) interception problems are so addressed as to make a minimum impact on user groups. Requires a semiannual report to Congress on progress in such areas.

Bill· SS. 2867 (97th)referred

Environmental Programs Assistance Act of 1982

United States · United States Congress · 19 August 1982

Environmental Programs Assistance Act of 1982 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (Administrator) to develop a program, through grants or contracts, designed to assist Federal, State, and local environmental agencies in carrying out projects of pollution prevention, abatement, and control. Provides that such program may include projects such as: (1) air monitoring and emission testing; (2) pesticides inventory and control; (3) water quality and supply sampling and monitoring; (4) technical libraries and public information projects; (5) carcinogenic surveys and followup; (6) hazardous materials routing surveys; (7) health screening in rural areas and among migrant workers; and (8) noise abatement and control. Directs the Administrator to: (1) submit to Congress, within 180 days after enactment of this Act a report identifying projects which serve the purpose of the program; (2) consult with representatives of State and local environmental agencies concernign ways to implement this Act; and (3) utilize the talents of older Americans available for project participation and consult with the Secretary of Labor and the Administrator of the Administration on Aging to ensure coordination with similar projects under the Older Americans Act of 1965 or the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (or under any successor statute). Authorizes the Administrator to make grants to and cooperative agreements with, public and private institutions and individuals to carry out the program under this Act. Prohibits the Administrator from making any grants to, or agreements with, any State or local environmental agency for any activities which would take the job of any agency employee or impair any existing contract for services. Authorizes appropriations to the Administrator for FY 1982 through 1985 to carry out the administrative provisions of this Act. Provides that environmentally related programs described under this Act shall be eligible for funding made available through title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 and title III of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.

Bill· SS. 2851 (97th)referred

A bill relating to compelling governmental interests.

United States · United States Congress · 18 August 1982

States that each person has the right to be free from any classification based on sex, made by the United States or any State, unless such classification is necessary to achieve a compelling interest of the United States or such State. Provides that if any person under color of Federal or State law subjects one to a classification based on sex which is not necessary to achieve a compelling governmental interest, he or she shall be liable to the person injured. Allows any person aggrieved by a violation of this Act to bring a civil action in the appropriate district court of the United States. Enables the Attorney General to bring an action for declaratory or injunctive relief.

Bill· SS. 2829 (97th)referred

A bill granting the consent of Congress to the Northwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management.

United States · United States Congress · 12 August 1982

Interstate Compact - Grants congressional approval to the Northwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management, which provides for cooperation among the States of Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming in the management of low-level radioactive waste on a continuing basis.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 444 (97th)referred

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that President Reagan should submit to the United States Senate a clear and comprehensive report on the Administration's policy for minimizing the risk of nuclear war.

United States · United States Congress · 9 August 1982

Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President should submit a comprehensive review of the nation's nuclear weapons policies to Congress at the earliest possible date, but no later than December 1, 1982.

Bill· SS. 2801 (97th)open

Wilderness Protection Act of 1982

United States · United States Congress · 3 August 1982

Wilderness Protection Act of 1982 - Withdraws from disposition under all laws pertaining to oil, gas, oil shale, coal, phosphate, potassium, sulphur, gilsonite, and geothermal leasing: (1) wilderness areas; (2) lands recommended for wilderness designation, until Congress determines otherwise or until the lands concerned are recommended for other uses; (3) wilderness study areas, for the period of interim wilderness protection and management required by law; and (4) lands identified for further planning in Executive Communication 1504, 96th Congress, until one year after the final approval and implementation of an initial forest plan covering the further planning area. Exempts from the withdrawal pursuant to this Act: (1) national forest system land released to management for nonwilderness uses; (2) lands designated as congressional wilderness study areas in Colorado and New Mexico and certain lands within the River of No Return Wilderness in Idaho; (3) Bureau of Land Management wilderness study areas; and (4) lands in Alaska. Permits activities compatible with the preservation of the wilderness environment for the purpose of inventorying energy, mineral, and other resource values in areas withdrawn by this Act. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to augment recurring surveys of mineral values of wilderness areas and to acquire information on the areas withdrawn by this Act by conducting mineral inventories of such areas. Authorizes the President to recommend to Congress that minerals exploration, development, or extraction be permitted in specified areas withdrawn under this Act if: (1) there is an urgent national need for the mineral activity; and (2) the need outweighs the public values of the wilderness lands involved and the potential adverse environmental impacts likely to result. Makes such a recommendation effective only upon enactment of a joint resolution by Congress approving such recommendation. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to issue oil and gas leases for the subsurface of national forest or public land wilderness areas that are immediately adjacent to oil and gas producing fields or areas that are prospectively valuable. Prohibits surface occupancy under such leases and provides that such leases may be entered only by directional drilling from outside the wilderness or by other nonsurface disturbing methods.

Bill· SS. 2792 (97th)open

Ocean and Coastal Development Impact Assistance Block Grant Act

United States · United States Congress · 29 July 1982

Ocean and Coastal Development Impact Assistance Block Grant Act - Establishes the Ocean and Coastal Development Impact Assistance Fund in the Treasury. States that four percent of all bonus revenues and six percent of all royalty revenues from Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leases shall be deposited in such Fund. Provides block grants from such Fund to coastal States and territories for ocean and coastal energy impact assistance and resource management. Sets forth an allocation formula based upon oil or gas production, coastal population, and shoreline. Requires a State to give at least 40 percent of such grant to local coastal communities. Provides for assessment and audit of such block grants.

Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 220 (97th)referred

A joint resolution to authorize the erection of a memorial on public grounds in the District of Columbia to honor and commemorate members of the Armed Forces of the United States who served in the Korean War.

United States · United States Congress · 27 July 1982

Authorizes the erection of a memorial on public grounds in the District of Columbia in honor and commemoration of members of the armed forces who served in the Korean War. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to select, with the approval of the National Commisson of Fine Arts and the National Capital Planning Commission, a suitable site on public grounds for such memorial. Subjects the design and any plans for the memorial to the approval of the Secretary, the National Commission of Fine Arts, and the National Capital Planning Commission. Declares that no moneys belonging to the United States or the District of Columbia shall be expended for the erection of such memorial.

Bill· SS. 2772 (97th)referred

A bill to assist in the fair and effective enforcement of the antitrust laws.

United States · United States Congress · 26 July 1982

Amends the Clayton Act to permit a State, or its political subdivision, or the United States to institute an action to recover damages for price fixing, even though they were not direct purchasers. Permits a State attorney general to institute such an action on behalf of a natural person who was not a direct purchaser. Entitles a defendant in an antitrust action to prove as a partial or complete defense that the plaintiff has passed on to others all or part of the damages claimed. Authorizes the court to award a reasonable attorney's fee to a prevailing defendant in such an action upon finding that the plaintiff has acted in bad faith.

Bill· SS. 2691 (97th)referred

Sailing School Vessels Act of 1982

United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1982

Sailing School Vessels Act of 1982 - Sets forth provisions to include sailing school vessels operated by nonprofit educational institutions under the regulatory authority of the Coast Guard as small passenger-carrying vessels. Excludes sailing school instructors or students from the definition of "passenger" for such vessels. Declares that such instructors or students shall not be considered seamen under Federal statutes. Requires each owner or charterer of a sailing school vessel to maintain evidence of financial responsibility to meet liability for death or injury to sailing school students or instructors on vessel voyages. Declares that such vessels shall not be deemed merchant vessels nor vessels engaged in trade or commerce. Directs the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to prescribe rules and regulations necessary to carry out this Act.

Bill· SS. 2660 (97th)referred

A bill to consolidate and reenact certain of the marine safety and seaman's welfare laws of the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1982

Amends Federal law to recodify and consolidate specified shipping and related marine provisions. Reorganizes existing law with respect to: (1) the operation, inspection, and regulation of passenger, cargo, animal transport, and recreational vessels; (2) marine casualties and accidents; (3) licenses, certificates and merchant mariners' documents; (4) the manning of vessels; and (5) merchant seamen, their protection and relief. Repeals specified laws.

Bill· SS. 2631 (97th)open

Product Liability Act

United States · United States Congress · 16 June 1982

Product Liability Act - Preempts State product liability laws. States that this Act governs any civil action for harm caused by a product which would have been based on: (1) strict or absolute liability in tort; (2) negligence or gross negligence; (3) breach of express or implied warranty and; (4) failure to discharge a duty to warn or instruct. Makes a manufacturer liable if the claimant establishes by a preponderance of the evidence that a product was unreasonably dangerous: (1) in construction or design; (2) because the manufacturer failed to provide adequate warnings of danger; or (3) because the product did not conform to an express warranty. Specifies the requisite findings which must be made for such proof of unreasonable danger to be determined. Subjects a product seller to liability if the claimant proves by a preponderance of the evidence that the claimant's harm was proximately caused by such seller's failure to use reasonable care with respect to the product. Enumerates circumstances under which such a seller is also subject to the liability of a manufacturer. Provides that all claims, under this Act shall be governed by the principles of comparative responsibility. Sets forth rules with respect to conduct affecting comparative responsibility, including misuse, alteration or modification of a product. Specifies the manner in which damages are to be apportioned. Requires that damages in any product liability claim be reduced by an amount paid as workers' compensation benefits. Prescribes statutes of limitation for recovery. Allows punitive damages to be awarded if the claimant proves by clear and convincing evidence that the harm suffered was the result of the product manufacturer's or sellers's reckless disregard for the safety of product users, consumers, or others who might be harmed by the product. Provides that evidence of corrective measures taken by a product seller after a harm has occurred would not be admissible in court to prove liability.

Bill· SS. 2619 (97th)referred

Synthetic Fuels Corporation Amendments of 1982

United States · United States Congress · 10 June 1982

Synthetic Fuels Corporation Amendments of 1982 - Amends the Energy Security Act to authorize the U.S. Synthetic Fuels Corporation to make loans, loan and price guarantees, and purchase agreements and to enter into joint ventures for district heating or cooling projects. Authorizes the Corporation to make price support loans for municipal waste energy projects which produce and sell biomass energy. Requires the Corporation to solicit proposals and provide financial assistance for district heating or cooling projects and municipal waste energy projects. Requires that the synthetic fuel production strategy established by the Corporation address the types of district heating or cooling projects and municipal waste energy projects the Corporation intends to assist. Requires the Corporation's Board of Directors to assure that the Corporation is organized to evaluate, process, and review proposed and funded district heating or cooling projects and municipal waste energy projects.

Bill· SS. 2610 (97th)open

Small Business Debt-Equity Relief Act of 1982

United States · United States Congress · 8 June 1982

Small Business Debt-Equity Relief Act of 1982 - States that no Intenal Revenue Service regulations determining whether an interest in a corporation is to be treated as stock or indebtedness shall apply to an instrument issued before 180 days after the regulations are submitted to Congress. Requires that any such proposed regulations shall be consistent with the findings of Congress set forth in this Act if the Secretary of the Treasury chooses to adopt them.

Bill· SS. 2577 (97th)open

Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 26 May 1982

Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1983 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for: (1) air quality activities under the Clean Air Act; (2) water quality activities under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; (3) water supply activities under the Safe Drinking Water Act; (4) solid and hazardous waste activities under the Solid Waste Disposal Act; (5) pesticide activities under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act; (6) radiation activities under the Public Health Service Act; (7) interdisciplinary activities; (8) toxic substances activities under the Toxic Substances Control Act; (9) energy activities; and (10) program management and support in the Office of Research and Development. Authorizes the Administrator of the EPA to use such authorized appropriations for appropriate scientific and professional review of research and development grant, contract, and cooperative agreement applications. Provides for congressional oversight of transfers of funds between categories which exceed ten percent of the funds in either category. Directs the Administrator to establish a separately identified program of continuing, long-term environmental research and development for such activity listed under this Act, with at least 20 percent of the appropriations for such activity to be obligated and expended for such long-term research and development. Requires a specified amount of the funds appropriated from the Hazardous Substance Response Trust Fund to be expended for research and development activities in FY 1983.

Bill· SS. 2576 (97th)open

An original bill to extend the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, for one year.

United States · United States Congress · 26 May 1982

Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise specified provisions under the Safe Drinking Water Act. Provides that certifications of need or orders issued to assure availability of adequate supplies of chemicals necessary for water treatment may remain in effect until September 30, 1983 (currently September 30, 1982) or for one year after issuance, whichever occurs first. Extends through FY 1983 the authorizations of appropriations under the Safe Drinking Water Act for research, technical assistance, information, training of personnel, and grants to State programs of public water system supervision and of underground water source protection. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 for matching grants to States for the development of groundwater protection plans for sole source aquifer regions.

Bill· SS. 2524 (97th)referred

A bill to withdraw from mining and mineral leasing certain public lands in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest in the State of Washington.

United States · United States Congress · 13 May 1982

Withdraws specified public lands in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest in the State of Washington from: (1) all forms of entry or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under all the mineral and geothermal leasing laws.

Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 93 (97th)referred

A concurrent resolution to urge the Government of the Soviet Union to facilitate the emigration of certain Soviet citizens, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 10 May 1982

Urges the Soviet Union to facilitate the emigration of certain named Soviet citizens who are married to citizens of Western countries and who have begun a hunger strike to protest the Soviet refusal to allow them to emigrate. Expresses U.S. support and sympathy for the families of the hunger strikers and for the families of others who have attempted to obtain and been denied exit visas.

Bill· SS. 2459 (97th)open

Resources for Handicapped Individuals Act

United States · United States Congress · 29 April 1982

Resources for Handicapped Individuals Act - Title I: Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youth and Adults - Establishes a Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults to: (1) provide specialized intensive services for deaf-blind persons; (2) train personnel to provide such services; and (3) conduct applied research, development, and demonstrations relating to communication techniques, teaching methods, aids, and devices, and delivery of services. Requires an annual audit of the Center. Directs the Secretary of Education to ensure that: (1) Center service and training programs are monitored regularly; and (2) Center operation is evaluated annually, with written reports to the President and the Congress submitted by specified deadlines. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 for Center operation and maintenance in accordance with guidelines or regulations prescribed by the Secretary. Defines "Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults" to mean that facility and its affiliated network established pursuant to an agreement approved in 1969 by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, and continued pursuant to specified provisions of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. (Repeals such provisions of such Act in title IV of this Act.) Provides that nothing in this Act shall in any way cause to affect or modify any existing or future agreement between any Federal department, agency, or instrumentality and the Industrial Home for the Blind, Inc., or its successors or assignees, with respect to the Helen Keller National Center for the Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults. Title II: Instructional Media for the Handicapped - Directs the Librarian of Congress to establish a loan service of capitioned films and educational media for handicapped individuals, their parents, and others directly involved in activities for the advancement of the handicapped. Authorizes the Librarian to: (1) acquire such films, educational media, and equipment; (2) provide, by grant or contract, for film captioning, for distribution of media and equipment to State schools and other appropriate local or regional agencies, for production and distribution of such media, and for research and training in their use; (3) utilize other governmental agencies' facilities and services; and (4) accept gifts, contributions, and voluntary and uncompensated services of individuals and organizations. Authorizes the Librarian to enter into specified types of agreements with institutions of higher education, State and local educational agencies, or other appropriate nonprofit agencies for the establishment and operation of centers on educational media and materials for the handicapped. Directs the Librarian to give preference to the proposals of institutions and agencies which: (1) have demonstrated the capabilities necessary for development and evaluation of such media; and (2) can serve the educational technology needs of the Model High School for the Deaf. Directs the Librarian to report annually to the Congress on the activities of the centers on educational media and materials for the handicapped. Authorizes appropriations in each fiscal year as necessary to carry out this title. Title III: Regional Postsecondary Educational Programs - Authorizes the Secretary to make grants or contracts with institutions of higher education, including junior and community colleges, vocational and technical institutions, and other appropriate nonprofit educational agencies, for the development and operation of specially designed or modified programs of vocational, technical, postsecondary, or adult education for deaf or other handicapped indviduals. Directs the Secretary to give priority to programs: (1) serving multistate regions or large population centers; (2) adapting existing programs of vocational, technical, postsecondary,or adult education to the special needs of handicapped individuals; and (3) designed to serve areas where a need for such services is clearly demonstrated. Directs the Secretary to conduct, directly or by contract, a continuing evaluation of the effectiveness of each program assisted under this title. Authorizes appropriations in each fiscal year as may be necessary to carry out this title. Directs the Secretary, in each fiscal year after September 30, 1982, to assure that each recipient of funds in FY 1982 under regional educational program provisions of the Education of the Handicapped Act which the Secretary determines will provide effective services for that fiscal year will continue to receive financial assistance for that fiscal year. Title IV: Miscellaneous Provisions - Repeals provisions of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 which relate to the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults. Repeals provisions of the Education of the Handicapped Act which relate to instructional media for the handicpped and to regional education programs.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 382 (97th)passed

A resolution stating United States policy regarding the Falkland Islands.

United States · United States Congress · 29 April 1982

Declares that the United States cannot be neutral in implementing a specified United Nation's Resolution calling for the withdrawal of Argentine troops from the Falkland Islands. States that the United States should prepare to further all efforts pursuant to that Resolution to achieve full withdrawal of Argentine forces from the Falklands.

Bill· SS. 2450 (97th)open

Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act Amendments of 1982

United States · United States Congress · 28 April 1982

Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act Amendments of 1982 - Amends the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act to authorize the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Commerce to reduce a foreign country's fishing allocation in the U.S. fishery conservation zone (zone) for inadequate compliance with related fishing agreements. Permits such reduction to be reallocated to another foreign country. Requires a foreign fishing permit to list the ship's hold capacity. Requires the Secretary of State to transmit permit applications to appropriate Councils only upon request. Authorizes (presently requires) a Council to submit written comments regarding such application. Authorizes foreign recreational fishing within the zone and within the waters of a State's boundaries, subject to regulation by the Secretary of Commerce and the Governor of the State. States that the Secretary's guidelines for fishery management shall be advisory and not require mandatory compliance. Revises the composition of the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council to: (1) include the Northern Mariana Islands; and (2) enlarge the voting membership from 11 to 13. States that the members of each Council required to be appointed by the Secretary shall be appointed from a list submitted by the Governor of each constituent State. Authorizes the Secretary to remove such a member if the Council so recommends. Requires each Council to determine whether each fishery within its jurisdiction needs a fishery management plan, and to submit a justification of its determination to the Secretary. Makes such determination effective unless disapproved by the Secretary within 45 days. Sets forth specified discretionary Council functions. Excludes the Councils from the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Sets forth public participation procedures to be adopted by the Councils. Authorizes the Councils to include a vessel "buy-back" program in the limited access system of its fishery management plan. Requires inclusion of proposed regulations in any fishery management plan submitted to the Secretary. Authorizes the Councils to request that the Secretary implement a data collection program to aid in developing a fishery management plan. Consolidates provisions regarding the Secretary's review of a proposed fishery management plan. Reduces the public comment period from 45 to 30 days. Eliminates the existing hearing provision. Authorizes the Councils to initiate emergency action by either requesting or requiring the Secretary to promulgate appropriate regulations. Lengthens the duration of emergency regulations from 45 to 90 days. States that for purposes of such Act a State's jurisdiction shall extend to any pocket of waters adjacent to the State and totally enclosed by lines delimiting the territorial sea of the United States. Eliminates the one-year imprisonment for owners or operators of non-U.S. vessels illegally fishing in a fishery conservation zone. Authorizes "fair market value" payments in lieu of forfeiture of fish actually caught as a penalty for illegal fishing. Eliminates the Councils' annual reporting requirement. Redefines "vessel of the United States" to mean a vessel: (1) documented under U.S. law; or (2) numbered in accordance with the Federal Boat Safety Act of 1971 and measuring less than five net tons.

Bill· SS. 2455 (97th)open

A bill to extend the Targeted Jobs Tax Credit.

United States · United States Congress · 28 April 1982

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend until December 31, 1987, the authority for the targeted jobs income tax credit. Extends the credit to all cooperative education students regardless of their economic status. Disallows the credit for employees who have worked for the same employer within the last 180 days. Limits the credit claimed on any individual to $4,500.

Bill· SS. 2419 (97th)open

A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, regarding venue, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 21 April 1982

Amends Federal judicial procedure provisions relating to venue to provide that: (1) if proceedings have been instituted in two or more courts of appeals with respect to the same agency action and the first such proceeding was instituted more than five days before the second, the record shall be filed in that court in which the proceeding was first instituted; and (2) if the first such proceeding was not instituted more than five days before the institution of a later proceeding with respect to the same agency action and the agency has received written notice from the parties instituting each of these proceedings, the agency shall advise the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, with respect to the first proceeding and all proceedings instituted within five days after the first proceeding, that such multiple proceedings have been instituted and shall identify each court for which it has notice that such proceedings are pending. Directs the Administrative Office, pursuant to a system of random selection, to select the court in which the record shall be filed from those identified by the agency, in the situation where the first proceeding was not instituted more than five days before the institution of a later proceeding. Requires all proceedings to be transferred to the court of appeals in which the record has been filed. Authorizes any court in which a proceeding with respect to any agency action is pending, including a court selected pursuant to a system of random selection, to transfer such proceeding to any other court of appeals in which the action under review would have a substantially greater impact, unless the interests of justice require the court to: (1) retain such proceedings; or (2) transfer the proceedings to a circuit other than one in which the impact would be substantially greater. Directs the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts to administer the system of random selection. Prohibits a civil action in which the defendant is a Federal officer or employee, a Federal agency, or the United States from being brought in a judicial district in which a defendant resides or the plaintiff resides if no real property is involved, unless the action that is the subject of the lawsuit would substantially affect the residents of that judicial district. Requires that in any action of a local environmental nature brought against the United States in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia the plaintiff must forward a copy of the complaint to the attorney general of each affected State (but not more than five States). Requires a district court, in any civil action in which a defendant is a Federal officer or employee, a Federal agency, or the United States, upon motion of any party, to transfer an action to a district where the action might have been brought, and in which the action would have substantially greater impact, unless the interests of justice require the court to: (1) retain the action; or (2) transfer the action to a district other than one in which the impact would be substantially greater.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 367 (97th)passed

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to recognition of the Red Shield of David of the Magen David Adom by the International Committee on the Red Cross.

United States · United States Congress · 20 April 1982

Expresses the sense of the Senate that the International Committee on the Red Cross should recognize the Red Shield of David of the Magen David Adom as an emblem: (1) meeting the membership requirements of the International Committee on the Red Cross; and (2) conforming with the appropriate Geneva Conventions.

Bill· SS. 2376 (97th)open

A bill to direct the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate to conduct a study of the advisability of replacing the current Federal income tax system for individuals and corporations.

United States · United States Congress · 15 April 1982

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to study and report to specified congressional committees on the advisability of replacing the Federal individual income tax or such income tax and the Federal corporate income tax with a simplified income tax on gross income.