United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1976
Authorizes the regents of the Smithsonian Institution to construct museum support facilities for: (1) the care and conservation of national collections of scientific, historic, and artistic objects; (2) documentation related to such collections; and (3) the training of museum conservators. Authorizes appropriation of such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1976
Alaskan Natural Gas Pipeline Authorization Act - Expresses the intent of Congress that the Alaskan natural gas pipeline be constructed promptly, without further administrative or judicial delay or impediment. Declares that the most efficient and economical method available for the transportation of Alaskan natural gas is a pipeline system from northern Alaska, across Canada, to the lower forty-eight States. Directs the Federal Power Commission to issue all necessary permits and authorizations in order to expedite the construction and operation of such pipeline within 60 days of the date of enactment of this Act. Grants the holders of such permits the powers of eminent domain under the Natural Gas Act. Directs the Secretary of the Interior and other appropriate Federal officials to issue all necessary permits and to take appropriate action within 60 days to expedite the enforcement of all rights-of-way related to the construction and operation of such pipeline. Requires compliance with requirements of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 relating to rights-of-way for pipelines through Federal lands. Exempts such pipeline from requirements concerning (1) environmental protection, (2) technical and financial capacity of applicants, (3) public hearings, (4) licensing requirements for crude oil under the Export Administration Act of 1969, and (5) furnishing of specified information and reports. Authorizes the Secretary and the Commission to waive procedural requirements of Federal law where desirable to accomplish the purposes of this Act. Declares that (1) the actions of Federal officers and agencies under this Act and (2) the legal or factual sufficiency of any environmental statement relative to such pipeline under provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, shall not be subject to judicial review by the Courts. Allows for claims that (1) this Act is unconstitutional; (2) actions under this Act will deny Constitutional rights; and (3) actions taken are beyond the scope of authority conferred by this Act, provided that such claims are filed within sixty days following the date of the challenged action. Declares that exclusive jurisdiction shall be vested in the United States district courts, and that review of any final order shall be had only upon direct appeal to the United States Supreme Court. Declares that the district court shall not have the power to issue injunctive relief against the issuance of any certificate, except in cases where a final judgment is entered. Recognizes that approval by the Government of Canada is necessary in order to construct such pipeline. Declares it to be in the national interest of the United States to cooperate with Canada should such approval be forthcoming. Declares that authorizations issued pursuant to this Act shall grant no immunity from Federal antitrust laws.
United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1976
Authorizes and requests the President to issue a proclamation designating the fourth Wednesday in October of each year as "National 70 Plus Day" in honor of our senior citizens.
United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1976
Authorizes appropriations to carry out the functions, powers, and duties of the Federal Trade Commission of $47,091,000 for fiscal year 1976, and $52,833,000 for fiscal year 1977.
United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1976
Recognizes the fiftieth anniversary of the birth of American commercial aviation. Requests that all concerned governmental agencies join in participating in appropriate national and local ceremonies celebrating such anniversary.
United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1976
Requests the Secretary of Agriculture to exercise his authority pursuant to the Flood Control Act to undertake emergency measures for runoff retardation and soil-erosion prevention in the Manti Canyon, near Manti, Utah.
United States · United States Congress · 3 February 1976
Government Economy and Spending Reform Act - Title I: Authorizations of New Budget Authority - Terminates on specified dates budget authority for all Government programs except health care services, general retirement and disability insurance, and Federal employee retirement and disability programs which are funded by trust funds. Declares out of order in either the Senate or the House of Representatives any legislation which authorizes new budget authority not in compliance with this Act. Requires the Committees on Appropriations and the Committees on the Budget of both Houses of Congress to identify each program's functional and subfunctional category (as so characterized in the Budget of the United States, Fiscal Year 1977, transmitted to Congress by the President on January 21, 1976), the committees having legislative jurisdiction over such program, and whether such program operates under permanent authorizations and budget authority. Makes the budget termination provisions of this Act effective on the first day of the Ninety-fifth Congress. Title II: Early Elimination of Inactive and Duplicate Programs - Requires the Comptroller General of the United States to identify for Congress any programs which have duplicate objectives or for which no outlays have been made for the last two fiscal years. Directs the standing committees of both Houses to consider such programs and report recommendations on such programs before March 15, 1978, if possible. Title III: Quadrennial Program Review and Evaluation - Sets forth a timetable for reviewing the budget of a Government program. Requires review by standing committees of the Congress every four years of each program's cost, effectiveness, and the extent to which such program duplicates or is similar to any other program. States that such review shall include a comprehensive evaluation of the merits of such program to determine if it warrants continuation. Requires justification of any recommendation to fund any program which has objectives similar to or the same as another program's objectives. Directs the Comptroller General and the Congressional Budget Office to provide Congress with information and analysis of programs being reviewed under this Act. Requires the President to similarly review the merits of continuing programs contained in annual Budget and to report the finding of such review prior to transmitting the Budget to Congress. Title IV: Continuing Review and Evaluation - Directs the Comptroller General to report to Congress the result of any audit which shows a substantial deficiency in achievement of the objectives of any Government program. Requires subsequent audits, a report of which must be submitted to Congress, to determine if such deficiency has been eliminated. Title V: Miscellaneous - States that those provisions of this Act which direct the operation of either House are enacted as an exercise of the rulemaking power of such House and recognizes the right of either House to change such rules.
United States · United States Congress · 3 February 1976
National Space Grant Act - Amends the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Act by authorizing the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to enter into contracts for, or to make grants in support of, scientific research and development at institutions of higher education and at nonprofit organizations. Instructs the Administration to focus its support on educational institutions that will establish centers of space science expertise. Vests in institutions and organizations receiving sums under this Act title to equipment purchased with grant or contract funds. Authorizes the appropriation of $5,000,000 to the Administration for fiscal year 1977 for the purpose of carrying out this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 3 February 1976
Authorizes the President to issue a proclamation designating the week beginning May 9, 1976, as "National Small Business Week", in recognition of the achievements and contributions which small and independent family-farmers and business men and women have made to American society.
United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1976
Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to give the President the power to appoint six members of the eight-member Federal Election Commission by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Appoints the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives as ex officio members of the Commission without the right to vote. Terminates the terms of the present members once the new members are appointed and confirmed pursuant to this Act. Declares the sense of the Congress that appointments authorized by this Act should be made as soon as possible.
United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1976
Authorizes the expenditure of $507,000 by the Senate Special Committee on Aging for inquiries and investigations from March 1, 1976, through February 28, 1977. Allocates $20,000 to be expended for the procurement of consultant services.
United States · United States Congress · 29 January 1976
National Health Research and Development Act - States the congressional finding that cigarette smoking is a principal health threat and that the harmful factors in cigarette smoke are tars and nicotine. Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish a fifteen-member National Health Research and Development Advisory Commission for the purpose of advising the President and Congress on the overall status of the national health research effort and making recommendations on the course and priorities of future health research and development. Outlines the procedures for members' appointment to the Commission. Requires the Commission, in addition to its other functions, to conduct studies relating to health research and development or the application and dissemination of health technology as the President or Congress may request or as the Commission deems necessary. Requires the Commission to report its conclusions and make recommendations at least once every two years to the President and Congress. Directs the Commission to make recommendations to the President and Congress on the distribution of moneys in the National Health Research and Development Fund established by this Act. Authorizes the appropriation, for fiscal years 1977-1981, of those amounts determined by the Secretary of the Treasury to be equivalent to the revenue from the cigarette tax created by this Act, such amounts to be used for research and projects in the areas to be studied by the Commission. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a health research and development tax on cigarettes, such tax to be initially imposed in calendar year 1977, at the rate of $0.0002 for each milligram of tar and $0.002 for each milligram of nicotine. Steps up the rate of tax in each succeeding year, the final rate to be instituted in 1980, imposing a tax of $0.0005 for each milligram of tar and $0.005 for each milligram of nicotine. Directs the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, at least once each calendar year, to certify to the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate, the tar and nicotine content of each brand of cigarettes manufactured in or imported into the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 28 January 1976
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to compensate specified Indians of the Southern Paiute tribe who did not participate in a disposition of funds under an earlier Indian Claims Commission judgment. Requires a report to the Congress on the number of individuals compensated under this Act. Authorizes the appropriation of necessary sums to carry out this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1976
Increases the estate tax exemption under the Internal Revenue Code from $60,000 to $200,000 of the value of the gross estate. Increases the limitation on the aggregate marital deduction to 50 percent of the adjusted gross value of the estate, plus $100,000. Allows an executor to value farmland, woodland, and scenic open land at its current use value rather than at its fair market value.
United States · United States Congress · 22 January 1976
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act - Authorizes the appropriation of designated sums to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for research and development programs, construction of facilities including land acquisition, and research and program management. Permits utilization of research and development appropriations for: (1) items of a capital nature which may be required at locations other than installations of the Administration for the performance of research and development contracts; and (2) grants to nonprofit institutions of higher education, or to nonprofit organizations whose primary purpose is the conduct of scientific research, for purchase or construction of additional research facilities. Sets forth guidelines regarding the use and availability of funds appropriated pursuant to this Act. Specifies procedures whereby amounts designated for specific programs may be varied upward and whereby up to one-half of one percent of the funds appropriated for research and development may be combined with $10,000,000 of funds appropriated for facility construction to construct or modify laboratories or other installations deemed by the Administration to be immediately needed. Prohibits utilization of sums appropriated pursuant to this Act for: (1) any research or management program in excess of the amount specifically authorized for that program; (2) any program deleted by Congress from requests originally made; or (3) any program which has not been presented to either the House Committee on Science and Technology or the Senate Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences unless each such committee has been given notice of any such proposed action and transmits written notice to the Administrator that it has no objection. Directs the Administration to consider geographical distribution whenever feasible in allocating its research and development funds. Authorizes the Administration, when so provided in appropriation Acts, to enter into and to maintain a contract for tracking and data relay satellite services. Authorizes an additional Associate Administrator for Advanced Research and Technology within the Administration. Revises the compensation of members of the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel.
United States · United States Congress · 22 January 1976
Increases from $1,000 to $5,000 the amount of funds which may be used by the Senate Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences for the procurement of consultants.
United States · United States Congress · 21 January 1976
Amends the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973 to stipulate that price controls shall not apply to the first sale of crude oil produced from domestic wells whose daily production of crude oil for the preceding year did not exceed ten barrels per well.
United States · United States Congress · 17 December 1975
Food Industry Antitrust Reports Act - Directs the Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Justice, and the Department of Agriculture to submit to the appropriate House and Senate committees a report on actions with respect to the enforcement of the antitrust laws in the various sectors of the food industry. Requires that such report be made not later than six months after the date of enactment of this Act, and yearly thereafter. Provides that no later than five years after the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the Congress a comprehensive report on the market structure and State of competition in the food industries. Requires the Commission and the Department of Justice to provide to the Congress an analysis of the adequacy of available data on which any study is based. Authorizes the appropriation to the Commission of $1,000,000 for each of the next five fiscal years.
United States · United States Congress · 15 December 1975
Increases the penalty for violations of the Gun Control Act. Extends the Act to prohibit the carrying, as well as the use, of firearms while committing a felony, as defined by State or Federal law, that threatens life or property. Prohibits giving suspended or probationary sentences to first as well as multiple offenders. Authorizes the Attorney General of the United States to publicize the provisions of this Act and authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this provision.
United States · United States Congress · 15 December 1975
Prohibits Members of the Senate, their employees, and employees of standing committees and select committees of the Senate, from being paid or reimbursed for the difference between the cost of first-class accommodations with respect to air travel and the cost of other air travel accommodations, unless: (1) no other accommodations are available; (2) first-class accommodation is necessary because of the health of the Senator or employee involved; (3) in the case of foreign travel, only first-class accommodation meets satisfactory standards of sanitation, health, or comfort; or (4) the cost of first-class accommodation provided by the air carrier involved does not exceed the cost of other accommodations provided by other air carriers.
United States · United States Congress · 4 December 1975
Dedicates the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park to Justice William O. Douglas in grateful recognition of his long and outstanding service to the people of the United States as a teacher, writer, jurist, and naturalist. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to have the words " Dedicated to Justice William O. Douglas" prominently displayed on all signs bearing the name of the park and to take other actions to call to the attention of the public the fact that such park has been so dedicated. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 19 November 1975
Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to establish procedures, under the Land and Conservation Act, for the issuance of a lifetime admission permit for disabled citizens for use in areas within the National Park System and national recreation areas. Stipulates that such permits shall be issued without charge.
United States · United States Congress · 6 November 1975
National Consumer Cooperative Bank Act - Title I: National Consumer Cooperative Bank - Sets forth the findings of Congress that there is a need for the establishment of a National Consumer Cooperative Bank and a Cooperative Bank and Assistance Administration which will make available necessary financial and technical assistance to cooperative self-help endeavors as a means of strengthening the Nation's economy. Establishes the National Consumer Cooperative Bank. States that the Bank shall: (1) encourage the development of new and existing cooperatives eligible for its assistance by providing specialized credit and technical assistance; (2) maintain broad-based control of the Bank by its voting stockholders; (3) encourage broad-based ownership, control and active participation by members in eligible cooperatives; (4) assure that the net savings from its operations and the operations of borrowers from the Bank, are made available or accounted for to the stockholders or members of the cooperative organization; and (5) assist in improving the quality and availability of goods and services to consumers. Authorizes the creation of no less than four nor more than twelve corporate regional banks. States that the Bank shall have the power to make and service loans, commitments for credit, guarantees, furnish financially related services, technical assistance, and issue obligations. Enumerates additional powers necessary to carry out its powers and duties under this Act. Authorizes appropriations of $250,000,000 per year for the United States to purchase class A preferred stock of the Bank. Requires the Bank to hold an annual meeting of stockholders. Permits the Bank to obtain funds through the public or private sale of its bonds, debentures, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness. Authorizes the Bank to make loans to eligible organizations which shall be repayable in not more than forty years. States that the objective of the Bank shall be to provide the the type of credit needed by eligible borrowers, at the lowest reasonable cost on a sound business basis, taking into account the cost of money to the Bank. Defines "eligible cooperatives" for purposes of assistance under this title as an organization chartered or operated on a cooperative, not for profit basis for producing or furnishing goods, services, facilities, or financing, primarily for the benefit of its members or voting stockholders who are ultimate consumers, if it meets specified criteria, or any other institution chartered or operated in such a way as to enhance competitive market forces or to reduce the price spread between producers and the ultimate consumers of products or services. Title II: Self-Help Development Fund - Establishes in the Treasury a Consumer Cooperative Self-Help Development Fund. Authorizes appropriations of $250,000,000 to be deposited in the Fund. Permits the Cooperative Bank and Assistance Administration to make a capital investment advance out of the Fund to any eligible cooperative if the Administration determines that the applicant's initial or supplemental capital requirements exceed its ability to obtain a Title I loan from the Bank or other sources, and the membership of the applicant consists substantially of low-income persons. Title III: Cooperative Technical Assistance - Directs the Cooperative Bank and Assistance Administration to make available information and services concerning the organization or reorganization of cooperatives to best achieve the objectives of this Act and to best provide the means through which various types of goods, services, and facilities can be made available to members and patrons. States that such assistance may include investigations, surveys, and director and management training and assistance. Authorizes appropriations to the Administration of sums necessary for the administration of this title. Title IV: The Cooperative Bank and Assistance Administration and General Provisions - Establishes the Cooperative Bank and Assistance Administration. Directs the Administration to assure that the objectives of this Act are carried out. States that until the stock of the Bank held by the United States has been fully retired the Bank shall be exempt from any form of taxation. Requires the Administration and the Board to report annually to the appropriate committee of Congress on the activities of the Administration and on the Bank's capital, operations, financial condition, the self-help development fund, and to make recommendations for legistation to improve its services. Authorizes appropriations of sums necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act, in addition to appropriations specifically authorized.
United States · United States Congress · 6 November 1975
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President should seek to include as an item on the agenda of both the Economic Summit Conference and the Conference on International Economic Cooperation the issue of arms sales. States that the President should offer to voluntarily limit United States weapons sales during the next fiscal year, provided other major weapons suppliers join us in seeking multilateral limitations on international arms sales.
United States · United States Congress · 30 October 1975
Dairy and Meat Import Inspection and Identification Act - Establishes labeling and sanitation requirements for imported meat and dairy products. Title I: Dairy Products - Defines terms as used in this title. Directs that no dairy products shall be imported into the United States unless the Secretary of Agriculture first certifies that such products are wholesome and pure. Requires the Secretary to establish standards comparable to standards imposed upon domestic dairy products. Provides that such imports must comply with United States packaging and labeling requirements. Requires that the package or container of any food product made in whole or in part of imported dairy products shall be labeled "imported" or "imported in part". Establishes criminal penalties for violation of the requirements of this Act. Title II: Meat and Meat Products - Imposes the same labeling requirements on meat products as those imposed by title I of this Act. Requires that such products meet the same health standards as imposed upon domestically produced meats. Requires that inspectors employed by the Department of Agriculture supervise the testing of imported meats. Directs that periodic tests of imported meats shall be conducted in the United States by the Department of Agriculture.
United States · United States Congress · 21 October 1975
Includes, as a home health service, under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act nutritional counseling provided by or under the supervision of a registered dietitian.
United States · United States Congress · 8 October 1975
Electric Utility Regulatory Reform Act - Title I: General Provisions - States that the purpose of the Act is to reform specified aspects of electric utility regulation. Defines terms as used in the Act. Title II: Utility Rate Reform - Requires all electric utilities to implement peak-load pricing. Prohibits unjustified differences in rates to different classes of consumers. Specifies that costs such as advertising and fines shall not be treated as operating costs by the utilities. Title III: Utility Planning and Siting Reform - Requires electric utilities to prepare long-range plans for power supply facilities which include site selection. Provides that the plan shall be submitted to the appropriate regulatory authorities and shall be made available to the public. Directs the Federal Energy Commission to establish annual target rates for electric energy growth. Calls for sharing of facilities by utilities. Title IV: Reliability and Financial Aid to Utilities - Requires the Commission to establish reliability standards for the utilities. Provides for loan guarantees to utilities of no more than $200,000,000 with an overall limit of $2,000,000,000 on outstanding guarantees. Title V: Financial Assistance to State Regulatory Authorities - Authorizes the appropriation of $48,000,000 per year for grants to State regulatory authorities for specified purposes. Title VI: Federal Energy Commission - Establishes the Federal Electric Power Regulatory Commission to carry out the Federal functions under this Act and all functions of the Federal Power Commission. Terminates the Federal Power Commission.
United States · United States Congress · 8 October 1975
Consumer Product Safety Commission Authorization Act - Revises the Consumer Product Safety Act to prohibit the Consumer Product Safety Commission from issuing any rule or order that restricts the manufacture or sale of firearms, firearms ammunition, or components of firearms ammunition, including black powder or gunpowder for firearms. Authorizes new appropriations, for the period June 30, 1976 to September 30, 1977.
United States · United States Congress · 6 October 1975
Revises the formula for determination of the amount of tax to be imposed on charitable foundations upon their failure to distribute income by changing the method of calculation of the minimum investment return for any private foundation for any taxable year.
United States · United States Congress · 1 October 1975
Government Forms Justification Amendments - Prohibits any Federal agency from conducting or sponsoring the collection of information upon identical items from ten or more persons, other than Federal employees, unless, in advance of adoption or revision of any plans or forms to be used in the collection: (1) the agency has submitted to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget the plans or forms together with copies of pertinent regulations and of other related materials as the Director has specified; and (2) the Director has stated that he does not disapprove the proposed collection of information. Requires each Federal agency to submit annually to the Director a list of all forms which are currently approved for use by such agency.
United States · United States Congress · 29 September 1975
Expresses the sense of the Senate that, during negotiations on a multiyear agreement with the Soviet Union for the purchase of American grain, the President should negotiate for the sale of Soviet oil to the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 17 September 1975
Revises the eligibility requirements for participation in the food stamp program by requiring that such standards prescribe schedules specifying the amount to be paid by households of different sizes on the basis of the net income and assets fo each such household. Requires that such income and assets be adjusted semiannually to reflect any changes in cost of living during the preceding six-month period. Authorizes a standard deduction of $120 in determining eligibility, plus an additional deduction of $60 in the case of any household with one or more persons sixty years of age or older. Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to prescribe a single form for eligibility certification of participants in the food stamp program, the supplemental security income program, the aid to families with dependent children program, and the old age, survivors, and disability insurance program under the Social Security Act. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to cooperatively formulate a proposal for a cooperative nutritional status monitoring system, and submit recommendations for such legislation as may be necessary to carry out such proposal. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out experimental simplified eligibility certification procedures and to establish a realistic set of goals to improve quality control and administrative efficiency under this Act. Specifies that each State must develop and submit to the Secretary a State quality control plan which shall specify the actions such State proposes to take in order to meet the error tolerance goals established by the Secretary. Authorizes the Secretary to withhold funds from States which fail to carry out the quality control plan approved for such State. Requires the Secretary to prepare and submit to the Congress annually an evaluation plan and a report on the food stamp program.
United States · United States Congress · 17 September 1975
Revises the definition of the term "child" under the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the status of immediate relative under that Act to children under the age of 14 who are adopted by an unmarried United States citizen at least 25 years of age.
United States · United States Congress · 11 September 1975
Fairness in Franchising Act - Directs the Federal Trade Commission to conduct a continuing review and study of the substantive and procedural law applicable to franchises and franchising. Provides that no franchisor who is doing business in or affecting interstate commerce shall cancel, fail to renew, or otherwise terminate a franchise unless he furnishes prior notice of at least 90 days to each franchise affected thereby. States that a franchisor who is doing business in or affecting interstate commerce shall not cancel or terminate a franchise unless: (1) such franchisor has good cause for such cancellation or termination or (2) such franchisor is effecting a marketing area withdrawal. States that a franchisor who is doing business in or affecting interstate commerce shall not terminate a franchise by failure to renew unless: (1) such franchisor has good cause for such failure to renew; (2) such franchisor has a legitimate business reason for such failure to renew if the term of the agreement which is not being renewed was five years or more; or (3) such franchisor is effecting a marketing area withdrawal upon the expiration of the terms of the franchises outstanding in the area involved. Provides that a franchisor who fails to renew for a legitimate business reason shall pay to the franchise involved a reasonable compensation for the value to the latter's business, including, but not limited to, goodwill. Authorizes franchisees to maintain civil actions against franchisors for conduct prohibited under this Act. Authorizes Federal district courts to grant such equitable relief as is necessary to remedy the effects of conduct which it finds to exist and which is prohibited under this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 10 September 1975
Provides that the Export-Import Bank shall not approve assistance for the export of nuclear materials or technology to any nation not a party to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Allows for exception to this provision when the President certifies to Congress that such transfer is required in the interest of national security.
United States · United States Congress · 1 August 1975
Establishes a Commission on United States Participation in the United Nations with 15 members, to be appointed as specified in this Act. Directs the Commission to conduct a full study of the United Nations and the United States participation therein. Specifies those powers given to the Commission to carry out the provisions of this Act. Authorizes the appropriation of such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 1 August 1975
Requires the Attorney General of the United States to conduct an investigation to determine whether antitrust violations are occurring in the manufacture or marketing of replacement home canning lids, and for other purposes. Directs the Attorney General to submit a report to the Congress no later than sixty days after the date of evactment of this joint resolution detailing his findings, proposed action and recommendations concerning legislation. Calls for a final report no later than one year after evactment of this joint resolution detailing actions taken by the Attorney General against any person violating the Antitrust Acts in regard to the manufacture or marketing of such lids.
United States · United States Congress · 31 July 1975
Low Tar and Nicotine Act - Provides, under the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act, that the Federal Trade Commission shall establish acceptable maximum levels of tar, nicotine, and other incriminated agents as may be present in cigarettes, in quantities which will not post an unreasonable health hazard. States that no such standards shall be deemed consistent with consumer acceptability if conforming cigarettes would be so unacceptable to smokers as to create an illicit market for nonconforming cigarettes.
United States · United States Congress · 31 July 1975
Authorizes the President to issue a proclamation designating the period from September 2, 1975, through September 8, 1975, as "National Schoolbus Safety Week." Calls upon the people of the United States to observe this day with appropriate activities.
United States · United States Congress · 31 July 1975
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the National Park Service not phase out overnight lodging in national parks. Emphasizes the importance of such facilities in enabling all of the citizens to use and enjoy their national parks.
United States · United States Congress · 17 July 1975
Expresses the disapproval of the United States Senate of attempts to expel Israel for the United Nations. States that if Israel is expelled the Senate will review United States commitments to the Third World nations involved in the expulsion and will consider the implication of continued membership in the United Nations.
![Official portrait of Sen. Moss, Frank E. [D-UT]](https://www.congress.gov/img/member/m001033_200.jpg)