Resolution· SRESS.Res. 343 (101st)passed
United States · United States Congress · 25 October 1990
Recognizes the important part the Alaska Highway played in the defense of our Nation and the settling of Alaska and the ever-important role it will inevitably play in our future. States that this highway should be maintained in a condition that encourages people throughout the Nation to travel it.
Bill· SS. 3238 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 October 1990
Title X Pregnancy Counseling Act of 1990 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to ensure that projects receiving assistance under title X of the Public Health Service Act offer pregnant women information and counseling on all legal and medical options. Requires that women requesting information regarding an unintended pregnancy be provided with nondirective counseling and referral on prenatal care, delivery, infant care, foster care, adoption services, and pregnancy termination.
Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 384 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 October 1990
Designates May 17, 1991, as High School Reserve Officer Training Corps Recognition Day.
Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 383 (101st)passed
United States · United States Congress · 19 October 1990
Designates November 16, 1990, as National Federation of the Blind Day.
Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 381 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 October 1990
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should declare November 2, 1990, a national day of prayer for: (1) members of American military forces and American citizens stationed or held hostage in the Middle East, and for their families; and (2) American and Iraqi authorities to bring about a just resolution of the Persian Gulf crisis.
Law· SJRESS.J.Res. 375 (101st)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 4 October 1990
Designates October 30, 1990, as Refugee Day.
Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 371 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 September 1990
Designates October 1 through 7, 1990, as National Nursing Home Residents' Rights Week.
Bill· SS. 3102 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 September 1990
SSI Independence Act for Elderly and Disabled Americans - Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to exclude from an SSI recipient's income in SSI eligibility and benefit determinations, contributions of clothing and other contributions, other than cash paid directly to the recipient, which are for the purchase of social services, vocational rehabilitation services, medical care, transportation, educational services, personal assistance or attendant care services, and certain services or equipment related to the quality and livability of his or her shelter. Excludes a trust created for an SSI recipient's benefit from such recipient's resources if such recipient does not have access to the trust's assets. Excludes funds or property placed in a trust for an SSI recipient's benefit from such recipient's income. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide notices and pamphlets to SSI applicants and recipients informing them of the consequences various actions affecting their income and resources will have on their SSI and Medicaid (title XIX of the Social Security Act) eligibility. Deems SSI applicants who lost disability benefits under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act after their trial work period to have received SSI benefits while still eligible for OASDI disability benefits and therefore qualify for participation in the SSI work incentive program (providing Medicaid and special SSI cash benefits to disabled individuals whose earnings otherwise make them ineligible for SSI and Medicaid benefits) if they meet SSI income, resource, and disability tests. Provides that reviews to determine the continuing disability of participants in the SSI work incentive program need to be conducted no more frequently than once every 12 months. Excludes spousal income in determining a disabled and working individual's eligibility for participation in the SSI work incentive program. Precludes the attainment of age 65 from serving as a basis for the termination of Medicaid eligibility under the SSI work incentive program. Requires that State supplementary cash payments to the needy include participants in the SSI work incentive program. Excludes impairment-related work expenses from the income of an individual who is eligible for SSI and OASDI disability benefits but receives only State supplementary payments. Treats royalties from the publication of an individual's work and scholarships which have not been used for education expenses as earned income.
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 326 (101st)passed
United States · United States Congress · 20 September 1990
Designates October 8 through 12, 1990, as Youth Space Education Week.
Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 365 (101st)passed
United States · United States Congress · 17 September 1990
Designates the month of October 1990 as Country Music Month.
Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 367 (101st)open
United States · United States Congress · 17 September 1990
Designates November 11 through 17, 1990, as Gaucher's Disease Awareness Week.
Law· SJRESS.J.Res. 366 (101st)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 17 September 1990
Designates March 30, 1991, as National Doctors Day.
Law· SJRESS.J.Res. 364 (101st)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 14 September 1990
Designates the third week of February 1991 as National Parents and Teachers Association Week.
Bill· SS. 3036 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 September 1990
Smith River National Recreation Area Act - Establishes the Smith River National Recreation Area in California. Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of the Smith River as components of the national wild and scenic rivers system. Establishes streamside protection zones in which timber harvesting is prohibited for each river or segment specified in this Act. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to assist Del Norte County in the development of a county land information system that will be compatible with Forest Service and National Park Service systems for Federal lands in the County. Authorizes appropriations.
Law· SJRESS.J.Res. 362 (101st)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 12 September 1990
Designates November 18 through 24, 1990, as National Adoption Week.
Bill· SS. 3002 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 August 1990
Medicaid Drug Treatment for Families Act of 1990 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to allow States to provide federally reimbursed Medicaid coverage of case-managed alcoholism and drug dependency residential treatment services for pregnant women whose family income is below 185 percent of the Federal poverty level and their children and spouses. Lists the required services included in such coverage as: (1) individual, group, and family counseling; (2) room and board in a standard environment with on-site supervision 24 hours a day; (3) therapeutic child care to be provided under part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) of title IV of the Social Security Act; (4) assistance to parents in obtaining developmental assistance for their preschool children and public education for themselves and their shool-age children; (5) easier access to other health and social services; (6) planning and assistance in reentering society; and (7) continuing specialized training of residential treatment facility staff members in the most recent and effective treatment techniques. Requires that such coverage continue for 12 months, except that the coverage of pregnant women must continue for one year following the end of pregnancy. Limits the size of a residential treatment facility to no more than 40 beds unless the State provides assurances that a larger facility can provide the mandatory services.
Bill· SS. 3003 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 August 1990
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Laguna de Santa Rosa National Wildlife Refuge in Sonoma County, California. Requires the Secretary to implement a resource management plan for the Refuge. Authorizes appropriations.
Bill· SS. 3001 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 August 1990
Transportation Investment and Trust Act of 1990 - Title I: Highway Account Authorizations - Amends the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 (the Act) to extend indefinitely the Interstate System program. Increases the FY 1993 authorization of appropriations for Interstate System construction. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1992 for interstate substitute highway projects. Amends the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1987 to authorize appropriations for FY 1992 and 1993 for specified Federal-aid highways projects. Increases the FY 1991 obligation ceiling for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs. Sets forth the obligation ceiling for FY 1992 for such programs. Reauthorizes through FY 1992 the bridge and strategic highway research programs. Title II: Mass Transit Account Authorizations - Amends the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 to authorize appropriations out of the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund for FY 1992 for urban mass transportation projects, including grants to States and local agencies for deployment of innovative methods in the operation of public transportation services, and grants and loans for special projects to meet the needs of the elderly and handicapped. Title III: Airport and Airway Authorizations - Amends the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to extend through September 30, 1992, projects for airport development and planning. Authorizes appropriations from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FY 1991 and 1992 for: (1) air navigation facilities; and (2) research, engineering and development, and demonstration projects. Title IV: Deficit Calculation - Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to exclude the receipts and disbursements allocable to the transportation-related operations of the Highway Trust Fund (including the Mass Transit Account) and the Airport and Airway Trust Fund from calculations of maximum deficit amounts.
Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 359 (101st)open
United States · United States Congress · 3 August 1990
Designates the week beginning September 16, 1990, as Emergency Medical Services Week.
Bill· SS. 2988 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 August 1990
Employee Educational Assistance Act of 1990 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the income tax exclusion of amounts paid under employee educational assistance programs. (Under current law the exclusion expires for taxable years beginning after September 30, 1990.) Repeals provisions that deny assistance for graduate work.
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 318 (101st)passed
United States · United States Congress · 2 August 1990
Commends the President for his initial actions with respect to Iraq. Urges the President to seek the full and unconditional withdrawal of Iraqi forces from Kuwait and to impose: (1) against Iraq unilateral sanctions applicable to countries which engage in a consistent pattern of human rights violations; and (2) a sustained freeze of Iraqi assets and a ban on U.S. exports to Iraq. Urges the President to achieve collective international sanctions against Iraq, to include: (1) a cessation of all arms shipments and military technology to Iraq; (2) a cessation of trade with Iraq and a worldwide freeze on Iraqi and Kuwaiti assets; (3) a suspension of all economic development activities within Iraq; (4) the imposition of a full economic blockade under the United Nations Charter; and (5) additional multilateral actions involving air, sea, or land forces as necessary to maintain or restore international peace or security.
Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 358 (101st)open
United States · United States Congress · 2 August 1990
Designates February 7, 1991, as National Women and Girls in Sports Day.
Bill· SS. 2963 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 August 1990
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct, through the Commissioner of Reclamation, an advanced waste treatment and demonstration project for the development of technologies for saline water treatment in the area of the Salton Sea of Southern California. Sets the non-Federal share of the cost at 25 percent. Requires a report to the Congress on project results. Authorizes appropriations.
Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 356 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 31 July 1990
Designates November 4 through 11, 1990, as National Key Club Week.
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