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Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ]

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Bill· SS. 2304 (102nd)open

Stop Arming Felons (SAFE) Act

United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1992

Stop Arming Felons (SAFE) Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to: (1) prohibit the possession of, or transactions in, firearms by any person convicted of a violent felony, regardless of any expungement of the conviction, pardon, or restoration of other civil rights; (2) deny convicted natural persons the opportunity to seek administrative relief from prohibitions against possessing, shipping, transporting, or receiving firearms or ammunition; (3) eliminate provisions permitting persons to appeal for judicial review of denials of relief; (4) eliminate the authority of Federal courts to admit additional evidence in reviewing denials of such relief; and (5) require publication of additional information about administrative relief granted to any person.

Bill· SS. 2290 (102nd)referred

Bank and Thrift Disclosure Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1992

Bank and Thrift Disclosure Act of 1992 - Requires each appropriate banking agency to disclose to the public the reports of all examinations of each failed depository institution performed during the five-year period preceding its transfer, failure, or receipt of certain Federal depository insurance (or other Federal "bail-out" funds). Limits such disclosure requirement to an institution that received such funds while it was critically undercapitalized within the one-year period before its failure. Cites conditions under which public disclosure may be delayed because of threats to safety, soundness, or pending administrative, civil, or criminal investigations. Subjects a holding company of such a failed institution to the same public disclosure requirements, but excludes open institutions and affiliated solvent institutions. Mandates public disclosure of settlement agreements between the Resolution Trust Corporation or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and any other party with respect to certain failed depository institutions. Applies the public disclosure requirements of this Act to specified kinds of failed institutions. Shields certain identifying and customer information from the disclosure requirements. Requires the appropriate banking agencies to: (1) make public disclosures of loans by insiders (senior personnel and principal shareholders) who have defaulted on loans made by a failed institution; and (2) provide the public with periodic updates of pending and settled lawsuits brought by such agencies involving transactions that caused a material loss to either the failed depository institution or to the deposit insurance fund. Directs the Comptroller General to selectively audit examination reports and public disclosures made by the appropriate banking agencies to assess their compliance with this Act.

Bill· SS. 2281 (102nd)referred

A bill to extend duty-free treatment to certain chemicals.

United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1992

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to grant, through December 31, 1994, duty-free treatment of certain organic chemicals.

Bill· SS. 2250 (102nd)referred

Appropriations Category Reform Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 25 February 1992

Appropriations Category Reform Act of 1992 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to revise the discretionary spending limit for FY 1993 by merging the defense and domestic categories into a national category. Makes conforming changes to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act).

Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 261 (102nd)referred

A joint resolution to designate April 9, 1992, as a "Day of Filipino World War II Veterans".

United States · United States Congress · 25 February 1992

Designates April 9, 1992 (the 50th anniversary of the fall of Bataan), as the Day of Recognition of Filipino War Veterans. Authorizes and urges the President to present a copy of this resolution to Filipino veterans and the Filipino people in Manila on April 9, 1992, during the observance of such anniversary, as an expression of good will and reaffirmation of the continuing regard of the United States and the American people for a lasting Filipino-American friendship.

Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 94 (102nd)referred

A concurrent resolution urging the Government of the United Kingdom to address continuing human rights violations in Northern Ireland and to seek the initiation of talks among the parties to the conflict in Northern Ireland.

United States · United States Congress · 25 February 1992

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should urge the Government of the United Kingdom to address the continuing human rights violations in Northern Ireland and should seek the initiation of talks, under appropriate international supervision, among all parties involved in the conflict to find a lasting and equitable solution.

Bill· SS. 2220 (102nd)open

Long-Term Unemployment Reduction Act

United States · United States Congress · 7 February 1992

Long-Term Unemployment Reduction Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make the targeted jobs tax credit available for a one-year period to employers who hire long-term unemployed individuals. Requires such individual to be employed by the employer for at least 120 days and at wages up to a specified percentage of certain average wage rates. Requires the employer to take reasonable actions to recruit such individuals in order to qualify for the credit.

Bill· SS. 2205 (102nd)referred

Cancer Registries Amendment Act

United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1992

Cancer Registries Amendment Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants or contracts to operate population-based, statewide cancer registries in order to collect certain data for each form of in-situ and invasive cancer except basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma of the skin. Authorizes grants for planning the registries. Mandates a study on factors contributing to elevated rates of breast cancer mortality in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, and the District of Columbia. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services, directly or through grants and contracts, or both, to provide technical assistance to the States in the establishment and operation of statewide registries. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· SS. 2208 (102nd)referred

Truth in Budgeting Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1992

Truth in Budgeting Act of 1992 - Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for the treatment of intragovernmental transactions involving certain trust funds, including various Social Security, railroad, and Federal retirement funds. Requires revenues that are dedicated by law to a particular trust fund to be offset against total budget authority and outlays of that trust fund. Requires interest paid by the Government to a trust fund on its investments in Government securities or guaranteed securities to be offset against the budget authority and outlays of the trust fund receiving the payment. Requires a Federal entity's payments as an employer into a trust fund to be offset against the budget authority and outlays of the trust fund receiving the payment.

Bill· SS. 2197 (102nd)referred

Cuban Democracy Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1992

Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 - Sets forth U.S. policy with respect to Cuba. Requires the President to direct the U.S. Trade Representative to enter into negotiations with governments that conduct trade with Cuba for purposes of securing the agreement of such countries to restrict trade and credit relations with Cuba in a manner consistent with U.S. policy. Makes countries that provide assistance to Cuba ineligible for: (1) assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or the Arms Export Control Act; (2) agreements with the United States for the establishment of free trade areas; (3) participation in the Enterprise for the Americas Initiative; and (4) forgiveness or reduction of debt owed to the U.S. Government. Terminates such sanctions if the President reports to the Congress that Cuba has established democratic institutions through free and fair elections. Prohibits restrictions on the export to Cuba of medicines for humanitarian purposes. Permits telecommunications services between the United States and Cuba. Requires the U.S. Postal Service to provide direct mail service to and from Cuba. Authorizes the President to provide assistance to promote nonviolent democratic change in Cuba. Prohibits the issuance of licenses for certain transactions between U.S.-controlled firms in third countries and Cuba. Bars domestic concerns from receiving a tax deduction for the portion of the deductible expenses of such concerns which are allocated or apportioned to income derived from Cuba. Prohibits vessels which enter Cuba to engage in trade from loading or unloading any freight in the United States within 180 days after departure from Cuba. Directs the President to establish strict limits on remittances to Cuba by U.S. persons for purposes of financing the travel of Cubans to the United States to assure that such remittances are not used by the Castro regime as a means of gaining access to U.S. currency. Authorizes food, medicine, and medical supplies for humanitarian purposes to be made available to Cuba under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 if the President certifies to the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the Government of Cuba: (1) has made a commitment to hold free and fair elections for a new government within six months and is proceeding to implement that decision; (2) has made a commitment to respect and is respecting human rights and basic democratic freedoms; and (3) is not providing weapons or funds to any group in any other country that seeks the violent overthrow of the government of such country. Waives sanctions against Cuba under this Act if the President reports to the Congress that Cuba has established democratic institutions through free and fair elections. Declares that it shall be U.S. policy to take the following actions with respect to a freely-elected Cuban Government: (1) grant full diplomatic recognition to such government and encourage the admission of such government to international organizations and financial institutions; (2) provide emergency relief during Cuba's transition to a viable economic system; (3) encourage rescheduling or cancellation of Cuba's external debt; (4) end the U.S. trade embargo of Cuba; and (5) enter into negotiations for a trade agreement with Cuba. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to exercise the authorities of the Trading With the Enemy Act in enforcing this Act. Authorizes appropriations. Amends the Trading With the Enemy Act to authorize the Secretary to impose a civil penalty on violators of such Act. Requires the Department of the Treasury to establish a branch of the Office of Foreign Assets Control in Miami, Florida.

Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 89 (102nd)open

A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress concerning the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development.

United States · United States Congress · 31 January 1992

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should: (1) play a strong and active role in cooperating with other governments to prepare for a successful United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (set to convene in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in June 1992); (2) seek to develop specific and effective international agreements to enhance global environmental protection and encourage the use of sustainable development practices for signature at the Conference; and (3) support specified global environmental conservation efforts, including an international convention to reduce the threat of global climatic change, acceleration of international efforts to reduce (and ultimately phase out) the emission of chemicals that deplete the ozone layer, and development of a schedule for the adoption of a reform system of national accounting that reflects full environmental costs.

Bill· SS. 2169 (102nd)open

Supplemental Transportation Appropriations Reinvestment To Upgrade Productivity (Start-Up) Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1992

Supplemental Transportation Appropriations Reinvestment To Upgrade Productivity (Start-Up) Act of 1992 - Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1992 to: (1) the Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration to maintain and repair the Nation's highways and bridges, stimulate economic activity, and expand the efficiency of public transportation systems; (2) the Federal Aviation Administration for airport improvement programs; (3) the Federal Railroad Administration for Northeast Corridor improvements; and (4) the United States Coast Guard.

Bill· SS. 2167 (102nd)referred

Restrictions on Azerbaijan Act

United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1992

Restrictions on Azerbaijan Act - Requires the United States to continue to deny the following trade and economic benefits to the Republic of Azerbaijan: (1) most-favored-nation status (nondiscriminatory treatment); (2) loans, guarantees, or insurance with respect to U.S. exports to it; (3) beneficiary status under the Generalized System of Preferences; (4) treatment as a country subject to provisions of the Trade Act of 1974 relating to market disruption; (5) treatment as a member of Country Group Y (countries with which the United States has diplomatic or trading relations); (6) any benefit bestowed under the Agreement on Trade Relations Between the United States and the Soviet Union, signed on June 1, 1990; and (7) U.S. assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. Requires the United States to impose as a condition to making contributions to any international organizations providing activities in the former Soviet Union that none of the funds be available for such activities in Azerbaijan. Authorizes the President to waive such restrictions. Terminates such restrictions if the President determines and reports to the Congress that Azerbaijan: (1) has ceased all blockades and uses of force against Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh; (2) improves the human rights of Armenians, Russians, Jews, and other minorities; and (3) has committed to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict peacefully.

Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 244 (102nd)referred

A joint resolution to recognize and honor the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws on its Centennial for its contribution to a strong federal system of government.

United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1992

Recognizes and commemorates the centennial of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. Requests the President to issue a proclamation observing the centennial from January 1 through December 31, 1992.

Bill· SS. 2123 (102nd)referred

Right to Know More Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 27 November 1991

Right to Know More Act of 1991 - Requires owners or operators of facilities subject to toxic chemical release requirements under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 that meet threshold requirements under such Act or threshold quantities established under this Act for releases or transfers to offsite facilities to include comparable supplemental information for transfers or releases of chemicals that are: (1) priority pollutants relating to steam electric power point source pollutants under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; (2) specified hazardous wastes listed under the Solid Waste Disposal Act; (3) specified chemicals listed under the Clean Air Act; (4) pesticides with respect to which the registration has been denied, cancelled, or is under suspension or pesticides undergoing administrative review or that are classified for restricted use; (5) chemicals listed under the Safe Drinking Water Act for which maximum contaminant levels have been proposed; (6) chemicals identified as carcinogens by the Carcinogen Assessment Group of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the International Agency for Research on Cancer, or the National Toxicology Program; (7) extremely hazardous substances listed pursuant to the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986; and (8) chemicals listed in 90 California Regulatory Notice Register 990 as reproductive toxins. Directs the EPA Administrator to establish a threshold quantity for releases to the environment or transfers to offsite facilities for such chemicals. Sets specified thresholds for such chemicals if the Administrator fails to establish thresholds. Applies toxic chemical release reporting requirements to facilities employing at least ten full-time employees that are currently exempt from such requirements under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, but meet threshold reporting requirements. Requires facilities subject to reporting requirements to submit additional information that includes maximum hourly release rates for chemicals, compilations of annual input, accumulation, and output quantities of chemicals, targeted production processes, and goals for reduction in the use and generation of such chemicals. Directs the Administrator to: (1) establish criteria to aid such facilities in focusing pollution prevention strategies on targeted production processes; and (2) identify environmental and health hazards resulting from such chemicals. Applies provisions of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 concerning trade secrets, public availability of information, and the provision of information to health professionals to toxics information under this Act. Prescribes civil and administrative penalties for violations of this Act. Directs the Administrator to study and report to the appropriate congressional committees on methods of encouraging the reporting of toxics information through the use of computer telecommunication and other means. Waives compliance with this Act if the President determines a waiver to be necessary in the paramount interest of the United States. Authorizes petitions for rescission of waivers. Requires the Director of the Office of Technology Assessment to study and report to the Administrator and the appropriate congressional committees on the provision to the public of toxic release inventory information and reports required by this Act. Directs the Administrator to establish a grant program to assist States, local governments, local emergency planning commissions, and State emergency response commissions in carrying out specified provisions of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 and this Act. Requires States to make 75 percent of a grant available to local governments and emergency planning commissions. Bases the awarding of grants on the extent to which chemical substances are manufactured, processed, used, and disposed of in a State, the extent of exposure to such substances in a State, and the population density of a State. Authorizes appropriations. Makes owners or operators of facilities subject to reporting requirements of this Act subject to source reduction and recycling reporting requirements under the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990.

Bill· SS. 2064 (102nd)open

Nuclear Testing Moratorium Act

United States · United States Congress · 26 November 1991

Nuclear Testing Moratorium Act - Prohibits any funds made available under any law from being used to conduct any explosive nuclear weapons test during the one-year period following the enactment of this Act unless the President certifies to the Congress that the Soviet Union or a successor state has conducted such a test during such period.

Bill· SS. 2062 (102nd)open

Equal Remedies Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 26 November 1991

Equal Remedies Act of 1991 - Amends Federal law relating to damages in cases of intentional employment discrimination to remove provisions limiting the dollar amount of damages awarded for pecuniary and nonpecuniary losses and punitive damages.

Bill· SS. 2047 (102nd)open

A bill to establish a commission to commemorate the bicentennial of the establishment of the Democratic Party of the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 25 November 1991

Establishes a Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States' Democratic Party to coordinate ceremonial events and related activities during 1992. Requires the Commission to submit periodic reports and a final one to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro tempore of the Senate on its activities. Terminates the Commission on February 13, 1993, unless otherwise provided by law.

Bill· SS. 1986 (102nd)referred

A bill to extend the existing suspension of duty on diflunisal, and to suspend temporarily the duty on finasteride, finasteride tablets, and famotidine.

United States · United States Congress · 19 November 1991

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend, through December 31, 1995, the suspension of duty on 2',4'-difluoro-4-hydroxy-3-biphenyl-carboxylic acid (difunisal). Extends, through December 31, 1994, the suspension of duty on: (1) n-(1,1-dimethylethyl-3-oxo-4-aza-s-alpha-androst-1-ene-17-beta- carboxamide (finasteride); (2) n-(1,1-dimethylethyl-3-oxo-4-aza-5-alpha-androst-1-ene-17-beta- carboxamide tablets (finasteride tablets); and (3) n'-(aminosulfonyl)-3-(((2-((diamino-methylene)-amino)-4-thiazoly)- methyl)thio) propanimidamide (famotidine).

Bill· SS. 1991 (102nd)referred

A bill to suspend until January 1, 1995, the duty on certain chemicals.

United States · United States Congress · 19 November 1991

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1994, the duty on: (1) hexafluoro-isopropylidene-2,2-bis(phthalic acid anhydride) (6,fluro dianhydride); and (2) 6-methyl-1,2,3,-oxathiazone-4(3H)-one-2,2 dioxide potassium salt and 3,4-dihydro-6-methyl-1,2,3-oxathiazine-4,2,2-dioxide potassium salt (Acesulfame K).

Bill· SS. 1971 (102nd)referred

Metropolitan Washington Airports Act Amendments of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 14 November 1991

Metropolitan Washington Airports Act Amendments of 1991 - Amends the Metropolitan Washington Airports Act of 1986 to revise provisions with respect to the composition and terms and qualifications of members of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. Requires procedures established by the Board of Review of the Airports Authority to include requirements for the selection of a Board Chairman. Subjects the following Airport Authority actions to review by the Board: (1) annual plans for the issuance of bonds; (2) the award of approved contracts (other than a contract for the transfer of revenue bonds); (3) approval of terminal design or airport layouts; and (4) the authorization for the acquisition or disposal of land and a grant of a long-term easement. Removes Airport Authority actions for the acquisition of land from such review. Sets forth provisions with respect to congressional approval or disapproval of Airport Authority actions. Establishes a new Board of Review for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.

Bill· SS. 1956 (102nd)referred

Toxic Exposure Evaluation and Monitoring Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 13 November 1991

Toxic Exposure Evaluation and Monitoring Act of 1991 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a National Toxic Evaluation and Monitoring Program to monitor and assess the extent and characteristics of human exposure to harmful chemical substances. Lists authorized activities, including research and demonstrations, to be carried out under the Program. Gives priority in the implementation of Program activities to substances identified as having a high priority for long-term exposure monitoring. Requires the Administrator to provide summaries of data generated by human monitoring activities to specified Federal agencies for purposes of selecting and prioritizing chemicals and other substances for toxicity testing and other health assessment activities. Directs the Administrator to develop a management plan for the Program. Lists plan requirements. Provides for the biennial revision of the plan. Requires the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), upon the request of the Administrator, to provide any human monitoring and exposure information collected by the FDA. Directs the Administrator to establish a Toxic Exposure Evaluation and Monitoring Board to oversee implementation of the Program. Sets forth reporting requirements. Establishes a Toxic Monitoring and Assessment Fund. Authorizes the Administrator to collect fees from any person making use of data or related materials gathered under this Act. Provides for the transfer of such fees to the Fund. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· SS. 1950 (102nd)referred

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for 1 year certain expiring tax provisions.

United States · United States Congress · 12 November 1991

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend for one year the following expiring provisions: (1) the credit for increasing research activities; (2) the targeted jobs credit; (3) the tax exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance; (4) the authority to issue qualified small issue bonds to finance manufacturing facilities and farm property; (5) the itemized deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals; (6) the authority to issue mortgage revenue bonds and mortgage credit certificates; (7) the rules on allocating research and experimental expenditures in determining income from sources within or without the United States; (8) the low-income housing credit; (9) the energy investment credit for solar and geothermal property; (10) the credit for clinical testing expenses for certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions; and (11) the minimum tax exception for gifts of appreciated tangible property.

Bill· SS. 1928 (102nd)referred

A bill to provide temporary duty-free treatment to 2,6-HNA.

United States · United States Congress · 7 November 1991

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to grant duty-free treatment, through December 31, 1994, to 6-hydroxy-2 napthoic acid (2,6-HNA).

Bill· SS. 1908 (102nd)referred

Automobile Recycling Study Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 1 November 1991

Automobile Recycling Study Act of 1991 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) study and report to the Congress on the potential for increased recycling of automobile components in the United States and the steps needed to increase such recycling; and (2) establish an advisory committee composed of representatives of the automobile manufacturing, recycling, automotive materials, and automotive dismantling industries, State and local governments, and nongovernmental organizations to advise the Administrator on issues pertaining to the report.

Bill· SS. 1907 (102nd)referred

National Plastics Recycling Research and Development Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 1 November 1991

National Plastics Recycling Research and Development Act of 1991 - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) establish three National Plastics Recycling Research and Development Centers at institutions of higher education; and (2) make grants to such Centers in the amount of 50 percent of the funds required to conduct assigned activities. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Administrator to establish the National Clearinghouse on Plastics Recycling, to be located at one of the Centers. Authorizes appropriations.