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United States · United States Congress · 26 May 2001
Waives points of order against the consideration of the conference report on H.R. 1836 (economic growth and tax relief reconciliation).
United States · United States Congress · 24 May 2001
Waives the requirement under rule XIII of the House of Representatives of a two-thirds vote to consider a Committee on Rules report on the same day it is presented to the House, with respect to any resolution reported by such Committee on May 26, 2001, providing for consideration or disposition of any measure to provide for reconciliation pursuant to H. Con. Res. 83 (FY 2002 congressional budget), including any amendment thereto, conference report thereon, or any amendment reported in disagreement from a conference thereon.
United States · United States Congress · 24 May 2001
Waives the requirement under rule XIII of the House of Representatives of a two-thirds vote to consider a Committee on Rules report on the same day it is presented to the House, with respect to any resolution reported by such Committee on May 25, 2001, providing for consideration or disposition of any measure to provide for reconciliation pursuant to H. Con. Res. 83 (FY 2002 congressional budget), including any amendment thereto, conference report thereon, or any amendment reported in disagreement from a conference thereon.
Austria · National Council · 23 May 2001
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Eduard Mainoni, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Inneres betreffend fragwürdige Interventionen von BAWAG-Generaldirektor Dr. Helmut Elsner im Zusammenhang mit der ATOMIC-Pleite
Austria · Federal Council · 23 May 2001
Mündliche Anfrage des Bundesrates Gottfried Kneifel (ÖVP)an den Bundesminister für Justiz Dr. Dieter Böhmdorfer betreffend Erhöhung der Mindestdeckungssummen in der Kraftfahrzeughaftpflicht
Austria · National Council · 23 May 2001
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Gabriela Moser, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend Budgetierung der Institute aus dem Lebensmittel- und Agrarbereich <i>(vor Ausgliederung in eine "Agentur für</i> <i>Ernährungssicherheit")</i>
Austria · National Council · 23 May 2001
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Helene Partik-Pablé, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Finanzen betreffend Entschädigungszahlungen <i>(durch die Wiener Städtische Versicherungs AG an</i> <i>Hepatitis-C-Opfer)</i>
Austria · National Council · 23 May 2001
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Gabriela Moser, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für soziale Sicherheit und Generationen betreffend Budgetierung der Institute aus dem Lebensmittel- und Agrarbereich <i>(vor Ausgliederung in eine "Agentur für</i> <i>Ernährungssicherheit")</i>
United States · United States Congress · 23 May 2001
Waives the requirement under rule XIII of the House of Representatives of a two-thirds vote to consider a Committee on Rules report on the same day it is presented to the House, with respect to any resolution reported by such Committee on May 24, 2001, providing for consideration or disposition of any measure to provide for reconciliation pursuant to H. Con. Res. 83 (FY 2002 congressional budget), including any amendment thereto, conference report thereon, or any amendment reported in disagreement from a conference thereon.
Austria · National Council · 22 May 2001
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Anton Heinzl, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Finanzen betreffend Rückerstattung der Mehrwertsteuer für Feuerwehren und Rettungsorganisationen bei der Anschaffung neuer Gerätschaften
Austria · National Council · 18 May 2001
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Helmut Dietachmayr, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Finanzen betreffend Bundeswohnungen
Germany · German Bundestag · 18 May 2001
United States · United States Congress · 17 May 2001
Corporate Welfare Elimination Act of 2001 - Title I: Tax Reform - Termination of Energy and Natural Resource Tax Subsidies Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal or terminate the following: (1) the expensing of intangible drilling and development costs and of mining exploration and development costs; (2) the credit for producing fuel from a nonconventional source; (3) the percentage depletion deduction for mines, oil and gas wells, other natural deposits, and timber; (4) tax benefits for alcohol fuels; (5) the enhanced oil recovery credit; (6) the credit and deduction for electric vehicles, clean-fuel vehicles, and certain refueling property; (7) the deduction for tertiary injectants; (8) the rehabilitation credit for non-historic structures (reduces such credit for certified historic structures); (9) the provisions concerning the treatment of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Organizations; (10) the small life insurance company deduction; (11) the alternative tax on small property and casualty insurance companies; (12) provisions permitting farming businesses to use the cash method of accounting; (13) the deduction for soil and water conservation expenditures; (14) the deduction for expenditures by farmers for fertilizer, etc.; (15) certain exceptions permitting farm businesses to use the cash method of accounting; (16) the exclusion for the cancellation of qualified farm indebtedness; (17) the exclusion for certain cost-sharing payments; (18) the reforestation credit; (19) the rapid amortization of reforestation expenditures; (20) the exclusion of certain income of citizens or residents living abroad; (21) the exclusion for income of foreign sales corporations; (22) the deferral of income of controlled foreign corporations; (23) the deferral of tax under the Merchant Marine Capital Construction Fund; (24) the special treatment for magazine circulation expenditures; and (25) the special treatment for returns of magazines, paperbacks, and records. Title II: Natural Resources - Public Resources Deficit Reduction Act of 2001 - Subtitle A: General Provisions -Prohibits any timber, minerals, forage, or other natural resources owned by the United States and any federally owned water, or hydroelectric energy of a Federal facility from being sold, leased, or otherwise disposed of by any Federal entity for less than fair market value. (Sec. 212) Authorizes the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture to establish and collect user fees as necessary to reimburse the United States for expenses incurred in administering programs. (Sec. 213) Requires the revenues from the sale, lease, and transfer of Federal assets to be included in the President's budget submission to Congress. Subtitle B: Revenue from Mining Claims - Requires the holders of mining claims to pay an annual claim maintenance fee of $100 per claim per calendar year. Allows the waiver of such fee for holders of more than ten claims. (Sec. 223) Requires claimholders to pay a royalty of eight percent of gross income for production of locatable minerals on Federal lands. (Sec. 224) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an excise tax on gross income resulting from the severance of any locatable mineral, or mineral concentrates or products, from a mine or other natural deposit. Makes such tax inapplicable to gross income to which a royalty is imposed. (Sec. 225) Establishes the Abandoned Locatable Minerals Mine Reclamation Fund for the reclamation and restoration of land and water resources adversely affected by past mineral activities on Federal lands. Credits the royalties and excise tax under this title to such Fund. (Sec. 226) Prohibits the issuance of a patent for any mining claim unless the Secretary of the Interior determines that, for the claim concerned: (1) a patent application was filed before January 27, 1995; and (2) all requirements are met under the Revised Statutes for vein or lode claims and for placer claims. (Sec. 227) Requires the Secretary to adjust all dollar amounts under this title for changes in purchasing power every ten years, employing the Consumer Price Index as the basis for adjustment. Subtitle C: Use or Disposal of Federal Natural Resources - Amends the Federal Land Policy Management Act of 1976 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to National Forest lands in the 16 contiguous Western States, and the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to public domain lands, where domestic livestock grazing is permitted under applicable law, to establish an annual domestic livestock grazing fee equal to fair market value, based on a specified formula. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) abolition of grazing advisory boards; and (2) the U.S. share of receipts. (Sec. 232) Amends the National Forest Management Act of 1976 to prohibit below-cost timber sales from National Forest System Lands. (Sec. 233) Amends the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 to require the Secretary of Agriculture in revising land management plans to take into account the economic suitability of lands for timber production. (Sec. 234) Amends the Food Security Act of 1995 and the Federal Crop Insurance Act to provide for the reduction of payment limitations for persons who receive Federal irrigation water for agricultural purposes. (Sec. 237) Amends the Emergency Livestock Feed Assistance Act of 1988 to repeal the livestock feed assistance program. (Sec. 238) Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to require that oil and gas rental prices for leases on public lands be established at fair market value. (Sec. 239) Requires that permits for the use of communications sites on public lands be established at fair market prices.
United States · United States Congress · 17 May 2001
New Insurance Coverage Equity (NICE) Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to add a new Medicare part D (NICE Drug Benefit Program) (NICE program), administered by the NICE Board, also charged with running a New Insurance Coverage Equity Office established within the Department of Health and Human Services, under which all individuals entitled to Medicare part A (Hospital Insurance) benefits and enrolled in Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) shall be provided access to coverage of outpatient prescription drugs that meet specified requirements. Grants such access via either enrollment in a Medicare+Choice (Medicare part C) plan, enrollment in a NICE Medicare supplemental policy, or enrollment in a group health plan. Provides for financial assistance to enable covered beneficiaries to obtain enrollment coverage. Vests the NICE Board with outreach and other specified duties, such as establishing procedures for enrollment and enhanced financial assistance. Outlines requirements for the offering of NICE program coverage, which include prohibiting pre-existing condition exclusions. Establishes in the Treasury the NICE Trust Fund, consisting in part of amounts from the on-budget surplus, to be available only for expenditures to carry out the NICE program. Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 to include with Medicare supplemental policy (Medigap) comparison information for Medigap policies, information on the NICE program for purposes of State grant application plans for State-wide health insurance, counseling, and assistance grants.
Austria · National Council · 16 May 2001
Bericht des Finanzausschusses über die Regierungsvorlage (591 d.B.): Bundesgesetz über die Leistung eines Beitrages zum Asiatischen Entwicklungsfonds (ADF VIII) der Asiatischen Entwicklungsbank
Austria · National Council · 16 May 2001
Bericht des Finanzausschusses über die Regierungsvorlage (590 d.B.): Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Einkommensteuergesetz 1988, das Körperschaftsteuergesetz 1988, das Umsatzsteuergesetz 1994, das Bundesgesetz vom 19. Mai 1976 über die Umsatzsteuervergütung an ausländische Vertretungsbehörden und ihre im diplomatischen und berufskonsularischen Rang stehenden Mitglieder, das Bewertungsgesetz 1955, das Grundsteuergesetz 1955, das Bewertungsänderungsgesetz 1987, das Erbschafts- und Schenkungssteuergesetz 1955, das Grunderwerbsteuergesetz 1987, das Straßenbenützungsabgabegesetz, das Versicherungssteuergesetz 1953, das Feuerschutzsteuergesetz 1952, das Erdgasabgabegesetz, das Energieabgabenvergütungsgesetz, das Kommunalsteuergesetz 1993, die Bundesabgabenordnung, die Abgabenexekutionsordnung, das Finanzstrafgesetz und das Glücksspielgesetz geändert werden (Euro-Steuerumstellungsgesetz - EuroStUG 2001)
Austria · National Council · 16 May 2001
Bericht des Finanzausschusses über die Regierungsvorlage (562 d.B.): Bundesgesetz über die Hemmung des Fristenablaufes durch den 31. Dezember 2001
United States · United States Congress · 16 May 2001
Amends the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (Act) to: (1) revise specified geographic and illness eligibility criteria with respect to claims relating to atmospheric testing and uranium mining; and (2) make funding for the Radiation Exposure Compensation Trust Fund permanent. Requires periodic claims and budget reporting by the General Accounting Office with respect to Department of Justice administration of the Act. Amends the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to: (1) provide a $50,000 payment plus medical benefits for a covered individual (or survivor) who has received an atmospheric testing or uranium mining payment under the Act; and (2) extend coverage to all covered individuals (currently covered uranium employees).
United States · United States Congress · 16 May 2001
Amends the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (Act) to: (1) revise specified geographic and illness eligibility criteria with respect to claims relating to atmospheric testing and uranium mining; and (2) make funding for the Radiation Exposure Compensation Trust Fund permanent. Requires periodic claims and budget reporting by the General Accounting Office with respect to Department of Justice administration of the Act. Amends the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to: (1) provide a $50,000 payment plus medical benefits for a covered individual (or survivor) who has received an atmospheric testing or uranium mining payment under the Act; and (2) extend coverage to all covered individuals (currently covered uranium employees).
France · Senate · 15 May 2001
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United States · United States Congress · 15 May 2001
Sets forth the rule (modified closed) for the consideration of H.R. 1836 (economic growth and tax relief reconciliation).
Austria · National Council · 11 May 2001
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Kurt Heindl, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Finanzen betreffend Antrag der Abgeordneten Kiss, Mag. Schweitzer u. Gen. umgehende Aufklärung aller Hintergründe des Bank-Burgenland-Skandals <i>(E 43/XXI. GP)</i>
Austria · National Council · 11 May 2001
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Kurt Heindl, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Inneres betreffend Antrag der Abgeordneten Kiss, Mag. Schweitzer u. Gen. betreffend umgehende Aufklärung aller Hintergründe des Bank-Burgenland-Skandals <i>(E 43/XXI. GP)</i>
Austria · National Council · 11 May 2001
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Kurt Heindl, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Justiz betreffend Antrag der Abgeordneten Kiss, Mag. Schweitzer u. Gen. betreffend umgehende Aufklärung aller Hintergründe des Bank-Burgenland-Skandals <i>(E 43/XXI. GP)</i>
Austria · National Council · 10 May 2001
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Rudolf Parnigoni, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Inneres betreffend Einsatz der Sicherheitsexekutive beim "World Economic Forum" (WEF)
Austria · National Council · 10 May 2001
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Günter Kiermaier, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Finanzen betreffend Folgen der Neustrukturierung der Finanzverwaltung für die Finanzämter Amstetten, Melk und Scheibbs
Austria · National Council · 10 May 2001
Antrag der Abgeordneten Mag. Ulrike Lunacek, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Schuldenerlass für die ärmsten Entwicklungsländer
Austria · National Council · 9 May 2001
Bundesgesetz über die Leistung eines Beitrages zum Asiatischen Entwicklungsfonds (ADF VIII) der Asiatischen Entwicklungsbank
Austria · National Council · 9 May 2001
Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Einkommensteuergesetz 1988, das Körperschaftsteuergesetz 1988, das Umsatzsteuergesetz 1994, das Bundesgesetz vom 19. Mai 1976 über die Umsatzsteuervergütung an ausländische Vertretungsbehörden und ihre im diplomatischen und berufskonsularischen Rang stehenden Mitglieder, das Bewertungsgesetz 1955, das Grundsteuergesetz 1955, das Bewertungsänderungsgesetz 1987, das Erbschafts- und Schenkungssteuergesetz 1955, das Grunderwerbsteuergesetz 1987, das Straßenbenützungsabgabegesetz, das Versicherungssteuergesetz 1953, das Feuerschutzsteuergesetz 1952, das Erdgasabgabegesetz, das Energieabgabenvergütungsgesetz, das Kommunalsteuergesetz 1993, die Bundesabgabenordnung, die Abgabenexekutionsordnung, das Finanzstrafgesetz und das Glücksspielgesetz geändert werden (Euro-Steuerumstellungsgesetz - EuroStUG 2001)
United States · United States Congress · 8 May 2001
Waives points of order against the consideration of the conference report on H. Con. Res. 83 (FY 2002 congressional budget).
United States · United States Congress · 8 May 2001
Provides for recommittal of the conference report on H. Con. Res. 83 (FY 2002 congressional budget) to the committee on conference.
Austria · National Council · 7 May 2001
Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Katastrophenfondsgesetz 1996 und das Bundesfinanzgesetz 2001 geändert werden <br><br><br><br>Gesetz geworden als:<br><br>Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Katastrophenfondsgesetz 1996 geändert wird
United States · United States Congress · 4 May 2001
Waives the requirement under rule XIII of the House of Representatives of a two-thirds vote to consider a Committee on Rules report on the same day it is presented to the House, with respect to any resolution reported by such Committee on May 8, 2001, providing for consideration or disposition of a conference report on H.Con. Res. 83 (congressional budget).
Germany · German Bundestag · 4 May 2001
Austria · National Council · 3 May 2001
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten DDr. Erwin Niederwieser, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur betreffend Auswirkung der Privatisierung des ÖBV <i>(Österreichischen Bundesverlages)</i> auf den Schulbuchverlag
Austria · National Council · 3 May 2001
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten DDr. Erwin Niederwieser, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Finanzen betreffend Auswirkung der Privatisierung des ÖBV <i>(Österreichischen Bundesverlages)</i> auf den Schulbuchverlag
United States · United States Congress · 3 May 2001
Notch Fairness Act of 2001 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to revise the formula for the computation of minimum Old Age Insurance benefits for individuals who reached age 65 in or after 1979 and to whom applies the 15-year transition period for the changes in benefit computation rules enacted in the Social Security Amendments of 1977. Sets forth a schedule of additional benefit increases for such beneficiaries (and related beneficiaries), with percentages declining from 55 percent to five percent and keyed to the year an individual became eligible for such benefits between 1979 and 1988. Allows such beneficiaries, in the alternative, to receive lump sum payments over four years totaling $5,000. Provides that amounts offset by this Act shall not be counted as direct spending for purposes of budgetary limits in the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act).
United States · United States Congress · 3 May 2001
Waives the requirement under rule XIII of the House of Representatives of a two-thirds vote to consider a Committee on Rules report on the same day it is presented to the House, with respect to any resolution reported by such Committee on May 3, 2001, providing for consideration or disposition of a conference report on H.Con. Res. 83 (congressional budget).
European Union · European Parliament · 2 May 2001
United States · United States Congress · 1 May 2001
E-Government Act of 2001 - Establishes the Office of Information Policy in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to be administered by a Federal Chief Information Officer (CIO) who shall provide direction, coordination, and oversight of the development, application, and management of information resources by the Government. Provides for the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to retain information collection review functions. Establishes a Chief Information Officers Council as the principal interagency forum for improving agency practices related to the development, use, operation, and performance of Government information resources. Establishes in the Treasury an E-Government Fund to be used to fund interagency information technology projects and other innovative uses of information technology. Requires each executive agency to: (1) comply with standards established by the CIO and support the CIO's efforts to develop and maintain an integrated Internet-based system of delivering Government information and services to the public; (2) ensure compatibility of its methods for use and acceptance of electronic signatures; (3) publish an online agency directory; (4) establish a website and post all information required to be published on regulatory proceedings and electronic dockets for rulemakings; and (5) conduct a privacy impact assessment before developing or procuring an information system or initiating a new collection of personally identifiable information that will be processed electronically. Requires establishment of: (1) an online Federal telephone directory; (2) an online National Library; and (3) individual Federal court websites. Requires the CIO to: (1) study the feasibility of integrating Federal information systems across agencies; (2) convene an interagency task force to develop recommendations on standards for the collection and dissemination of essential information about federally funded research and development databases that address public availability and agency coordination and collaboration; (3) establish guidelines for privacy notices on agency websites; and (4) promulgate standards and criteria for agency websites. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to facilitate the development of common protocols for geographic information systems. Provides for the use of the share-in-savings contracting approach for information technology projects. Requires studies on: (1) using information technology to enhance crisis response and consequence management of natural and manmade disasters; (2) best practices of federally funded community technology centers; and (3) disparities in Internet access across various demographic distributions. Provides for establishment of: (1) a Federal Information Technology Training Center; and (2) an Advisory Board on Government Information which shall recommend standards for establishing permanent public access to government information disseminated on the Internet, developing inventories of government information, and cataloguing and indexing government information. Requires the CIO and each agency to develop and post on the Internet a public domain directory of Government websites.
Austria · National Council · 26 April 2001
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Hans Müller, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Finanzen betreffend Auswirkung der Neuorientierung der Finanzverwaltung auf die Finanzämter Wiener Neustadt und Neunkirchen
Austria · National Council · 20 April 2001
Bundesgesetz über die Hemmung des Fristenablaufes durch den 31. Dezember 2001 <i>(Schließung des Schalter- und Kundenverkehrs der</i> <i>Kreditinstitute am 31.12.2001 als Begleitmaßnahme zur</i> <i>Umstellung auf Euro-Währung)</i>
Germany · German Bundestag · 20 April 2001
Austria · Federal Council · 19 April 2001
Anfrage der Bundesräte Mag. Melitta Trunk und Genossen an den Bundesminister für Finanzen betreffend die Aufteilung der Kärntner Abstimmungsspende an die Kärntner Gemeinden anläßlich des 80-Jahr-Jubiläums <i>(der Kärntner Volksabstimmung)</i>
European Union · EUR-Lex · 9 April 2001
Austria · Federal Council · 6 April 2001
Anfrage der Bundesräte Jürgen Weiss, Christoph Hagen, Ilse Giesinger und Genossen an den Bundesminister für Finanzen betreffend Aufhebung der Mineralölsteuerbefreiung für Flugbenzin
Germany · German Bundestag · 6 April 2001
Austria · National Council · 5 April 2001
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Günther Kräuter, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundeskanzler betreffend Verschleuderung von Steuermitteln durch die Bundesregierung durch die Schaltung von uninformativen, nichtssagenden und inhaltlich falschen Annoncen zur politischen Bewerbung der Bundesregierung
Austria · National Council · 4 April 2001
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Marianne Hagenhofer, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Wirtschaft und Arbeit betreffend die Umstellung auf den Euro
Austria · National Council · 4 April 2001
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Ing. Kurt Gartlehner, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Justiz betreffend Konkurs der Rieger-Bank