Rule of law

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 943 (95th)referred

A resolution proposing and amendment to the Constitution of the United States to give citizens of the United States the right to enact and repeal laws by voting on legislation in a national election.

United States · United States Congress · 25 May 1978

Constitutional Amendment -- Provides for popular enactment and repeal of laws, except those with respect to declaring war and similar matters. Requires a petition signed by a number of persons equalling at least three percent of the total number of persons voting in the last Presidential election both in each of at least ten States and nationwide to place such an issue on the ballot and a nationwide majority of votes cast to pass it.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 924 (95th)referred

A resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to give citizens of the United States the right to enact and repeal laws by voting on legislation in a national election.

United States · United States Congress · 18 May 1978

Constitutional Amendment -- Provides for popular enactment and repeal of laws, except those with respect to declaring war and similar matters. Requires a petition signed by a number of persons equalling at least three percent of the total number of persons voting in the last Presidential election both in each of at least ten States and nationwide to place such an issue on the ballot and a nationwide majority of votes cast to pass it.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 916 (95th)referred

Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that appropriations made by the United States shall not exceed its revenues, except in time of war or national emergency; and to provide for the systematic paying back of the national debt.

United States · United States Congress · 17 May 1978

Constitutional Amendment - Provides that total appropriations shall not exceed estimated revenues. Authorizes the suspension of such prohibition in time of war or national emergency. Prohibits any increase in the national debt as it exists on the date this article is ratified. Sets forth a schedule for repayment of the national debt.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 919 (95th)referred

Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing for the election of judges of the district courts of the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 17 May 1978

Constitutional Amendment - Directs that each judge of a district court of the United States shall be selected by election in the appropriate judicial district for a term of six years.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 898 (95th)referred

A resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote in any election to nominate any candidate for any Federal office to citizens who will be eighteen years of age or older on the date of the election for such office.

United States · United States Congress · 11 May 1978

Constitutional Amendment - Extends the right to vote in any election to nominate candidates for the office of President or Vice President of the United States, or of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress to citizens who will be 18 years of age or older on the date of the election for such office.

Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 85 (95th)referred

Urging the Attorney General to seek dismissal of the prosecutions against three former high-level officials of the Federal Bureau of Investigation who are charged with violations of the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution.

United States · United States Congress · 10 May 1978

Urges the Attorney General to seek dismissal of the indictments of three former high-level officials of the Federal Bureau of Investigation: L. Patrick Gray III, W. Mark Felt, and Edward S. Miller.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 887 (95th)referred

A resolution to amend the Constitution of the United States to provide for balanced budgets and elimination of the Federal indebtedness.

United States · United States Congress · 4 May 1978

Constitutional Amendment - Requires Congress to assure that the total outlays of the Government, during any fiscal year, do not exceed the total receipts of the Government during such fiscal year. States that by the fourth fiscal year after the ratification of this amendment the budget shall be balanced. Permits expenditures to exceed national revenues in time of declared emergency, but states that such expenditures shall never exceed receipts by more than ten percent. Provides that during the fifth fiscal year beginning after the ratification of this amendment and for the next 19 succeeding fiscal years thereafter, the total receipts of the Government shall exceed outlays by an amount equal to five percent of the Federal indebtedness at the beginning of the fifth year fiscal year.

Bill· HRH.R. 12522 (95th)referred

A bill to authorize actions for redress in cases involving deprivations of rights of institutionalized persons secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 3 May 1978

Authorizes the Attorney General to institute a civil action for or in the name of the United States in an appropriate district court whenever he has reasonable cause to believe that a State or its agents are subjecting persons confined in any correctional facility, juvenile correction center, mental hospital, nursing home, or facility for the chronically ill, retarded, or physically handicapped to conditions which deprive such persons of their Federal constitutional or statutory rights. Permits the Attorney General to intervene in any action of public importance commenced in a Federal court in which relief is sought from conditions allegedly depriving involuntarily confined persons in State institutions of their Federal rights. Directs the Attorney General to promulgate minimum standards for the resolution of grievances of persons involuntarily confined. Prohibits an individual who is involuntarily confined in a State institution from bringing a district court action under 42 U.S.C. 1983 unless State administrative remedies which are in accordance with such standards have been exhausted.

Bill· HRH.R. 12503 (95th)referred

A bill to provide procedures for determining the validity of a ratification of an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 2 May 1978

Prohibits any proposed constitutional amendment from becoming an amendment unless, in addition to ratification by three-fourths of the States, both Houses of Congress pass a resolution declaring that such ratification was made within a reasonable time after submission to the States and fairly represents a current consensus by three-fourths of the States that the proposed amendment be a part of the Constitution.

Bill· HRH.R. 12390 (95th)referred

A bill to authorize actions for redress in cases involving deprivations of rights of institutionalized persons secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 26 April 1978

Authorizes the Attorney General to institute a civil action for or in the name of the United States in an appropriate district court whenever he has reasonable cause to believe that a State or its agents are subjecting persons confined in any correctional facility, juvenile correction center, mental hospital, nursing home, or facility for the chronically ill, retarded, or physically handicapped to conditions which deprive such persons of their Federal constitutional or statutory rights. Permits the Attorney General to intervene in any action of public importance commenced in a Federal court in which relief is sought from conditions allegedly depriving involuntarily confined persons in State institutions of their Federal rights. Directs the Attorney General to promulgate minimum standards for the resolution of grievances of persons involuntarily confined. Prohibits an individual who is involuntarily confined in a State institution from bringing a district court action under 42 U.S.C. 1983 unless State administrative remedies which are in accordance with such standards have been exhausted.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 869 (95th)referred

A resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that appropriations made by the United States shall not exceed its revenues, except in time of war or threat of war as determined by the Congress; and to provide for the systematic paying back of the national debt.

United States · United States Congress · 25 April 1978

Constitutional Amendment - Provides that total appropriations shall not exceed estimated revenues. Authorizes the suspension of such prohibition in time of war or national emergency. Prohibits any increase in the national debt as it exists on the date this article is ratified. Sets forth a schedule for repayment of the national debt.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 871 (95th)referred

A resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States for the protection of unborn children and other persons.

United States · United States Congress · 25 April 1978

Constitutional Amendment - Declares the term "person," with respect to due process and equal protection, applicable to human beings irrespective of age, health, function or condition of dependency, including the unborn. Prohibits the deprivation of life of an unborn person, except pursuant to laws permitting medical procedures required to prevent the death of the mother.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1150 (95th)passed

A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill H.R. 9400 to authorize actions for redress in cases involving deprivations of rights of institutionalized persons secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 25 April 1978

Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H. R. 9400 (Rights of institutionalized persons).

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 865 (95th)referred

A resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of consecutive terms that Representatives and Senators may serve.

United States · United States Congress · 20 April 1978

Constitutional Amendment - Limts to four the number of consecutive terms which may be served by Representatives, and limits to two the number of consecutive terms which may be served by Senators.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 862 (95th)referred

A resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to force and effect of treaties.

United States · United States Congress · 20 April 1978

Constitutional Amendment - Eliminates the force and effect of any treaty provision which denies or abridges any constitutionally enumerated right. Prohibits a treaty from permitting any foreign power or international organization to supervise, control, or adjudicate (1) the rights of United States citizens or (2) matters essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of the United States. Predicates the effectiveness of a treaty as internal law of the United States upon the passage of appropriate legislation. Requires executive agreements with foreign powers or international organizations to be made in the manner and to the extent prescribed by law.

Bill· SS. 2868 (95th)referred

A bill to provide a remedy against the United States for torts arising under the Constitution or laws of the United States committed by officers or employees of the United States, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1978

Amends the Federal Tort Claims Act to expand the liability of the United States to include liability for any tort arising under the Constitution or Federal law, including those involving discretionary acts, and for any intentional tort committed by a Federal employee acting within the scope of employment or under color thereof. Sets forth guidelines for damages and alternative remedies in such actions. Requires that agencies pay awards arising from employee torts out of agency appropriations. Grants the United States a right to seek indemnity against an employee for whose tort it has been found liable.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 832 (95th)referred

A resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the eligibility of a citizen to vote in primary elections.

United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1978

Constitutional Amendment - Gives citizens of the United States, who are 18 years of age or older, the right to vote in the primary election immediately preceding any general election.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 823 (95th)referred

A resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States for the protection of unborn children and other persons.

United States · United States Congress · 4 April 1978

Constitutional Amendment - Declares the term "person," with respect to due process and equal protection, applicable to human beings irrespective of age, health, function or condition of dependency, including the unborn. Prohibits the deprivation of life of an unborn person, except under laws permitting medical procedures required to prevent the death of the mother.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 807 (95th)referred

A resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for four-year terms for Members of the House of Representatives.

United States · United States Congress · 21 March 1978

Constitutional Amendment - States that the terms of Representatives shall be four years.

Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 123 (95th)referred

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide for election of the President and Vice President of the United States by the national bonus plan.

United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1978

Constitutional Amendment - States that the President shall be elected by a majority of all electoral votes for President, and the Vice President by a majority of all electoral votes for Vice President. Allocates to each State, one electoral vote for each member of the House and Senate from such State to be allocated by State to the candidates who receive the most popular votes for each office in each State. Stipulates that there shall be a national pool of electoral votes to be allocated to the candidates who win the most popular votes across the Nation for each office.

Bill· HRH.R. 11634 (95th)referred

A bill to provide the congressional authorization required by clause 2, section 3, Article IV of the Constitution, for the transfer to Panama of the property of the United States in the Canal Zone; to authorize the appropriations required by clause 7, section 9, Article I of the Constitution, to implement that transfer of United States property, including the transfer of military installations and of cemeteries in which United States veterans are interred, the closing of the Canal Zone courts, and the assumption by the United States Postal Service of the functions of the Canal Zone postal service; to otherwise provide legislatively the authorizations not provided pursuant to clause 2, section 2, Article 2 of the Constitution which are necessary to implement the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 and related agreements; and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 16 March 1978

Redesignates the Canal Zone Code as the Panama Canal Code. Enacts technical amendments in such Code and laws of the United States to reflect the administration of the Canal by the Panama Canal Commission, and the transfer of the Canal to the Republic of Panama under the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977. Directs the President to submit to Congress proposed legislation to revise laws which are applicable only during the Canal transition period, and to incorporate the remaining provisions of the Panama Canal Code into the United States Code. Title I: Panamanian Relations and Security Matters - Directs the President to appoint the United States representatives to the Joint Commission on the Environment and to any joint committee with Panama to study a sea level canal in that country. Requires Congressional authorization for the construction of a sea level canal. Directs the President to designate the United States representatives to the Consultative Committee between the United States and Panama. Repeals security legislation with respect to use of the Canal during a national emergency. Amends the Arms Export Control Act to repeal the applicability of arms export or import licensing requirements to the Panama Canal. Directs the Secretary of State to periodically furnish Panama with a list of persons entitled to the privileges and immunities specified in the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977. Repeals the designation as the Canal Zone of areas specified in the 1903 treaty with Panama. Repeals the Presidents' authorization (1) to acquire or exchange land for the operation of the Panama Canal and the Canal Zone, and (2) to designate towns and subdivisions of the Zone. Terminates the Canal Zone Government and the position of Canal Zone Governor. Repeals procedures regulating revocable licenses for lands in the Canal Zone. Repeals all provisions in the Panama Canal Code with respect to extradition of fugitives in the Canal Zone to Panama. Authorizes the Panama Canal Commission, other agencies and departments, and the United States courts in Panama, to transfer their records to other agencies, departments, or courts of the United States, and (with the approval of the Ambassador) to the Government of Panama. Title II: Panama Canal Commission - Establishes the Panama Canal Commission as a corporation and agency of the United States to succeed the Panama Canal Company. Repeals provisions of the Panama Canal Code relating to interest payments by the Panama Canal Company on the direct investment of the United States in such Company. Revises procedures by which the Panama Canal Commission shall account for its capital surplus, and shall pay dividends on such investment. Repeals the requirement that the Panama Canal Company reimburse the Treasury for certain annuity payments and for the operational costs of the Canal Zone Government. Requires the Panama Canal Commission to make certain payments from the Canal operating revenues to Panama, as required by the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977. Repeals the authorization of the Secretary of Treasury to make annual payments to Panama under the Treaty of 1955. Defines payments by the Commission to Panama for public services as an operating cost of the Commission. Sets forth procedures for the appointments of the Commission Board of Directors and administrative officers. Revises the amenability of the Commission to suits. Makes the powers of the Commission subject to the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977. Repeals the subjection of the Commission to other treaties and laws of the United States. Repeals the "deemed acceptance" by the Panama Canal Company of certain property, facilities, and personnel, transferred to the Company by the President. Directs the transfer of certain assets and liabilities of the Panama Canal Company to the Commission. Transfers from the President to the Commission the authority to prescribe regulations governing Canal navigation. Repeals the authorization for the consolidation of the funds of the Commission and the Canal Zone Government. Directs the Department of Defense to reimburse the Commission for Commission expenditures for the maintenance of defense facilities. Authorizes Department of Defense appropriations to be expended for certain education and health services formerly carried out by the Canal Zone Government. Prohibits the funds of the Commission to be expended to furnish free health services to Commission employees. Requires Panama to continue to pay for water supplied by the Canal Zone Commission. Authorizes the Commission to utilize funds for disaster relief when a disaster poses hazards to health, safety, security, or property in the Canal Zone. Repeals the authority of the Governor of the Canal Zone to acquire equipment for the Canal Zone. Permits property transfers and cross-servicing agreements between the Commission and United States departments and agencies. Permits the Commission to prescribe Canal tolls which shall be calculated to cover the maintenance and operation costs of the Canal, subject to the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977. Repeals settlement authority with respect to claims against the civil government of the Canal Zone. Revises (1) the procedures for investigating claims against the Commission, (2) the elements of recognizable claims, and (3) the measure of damages of such claims. Imposes a two-year statue of limitations on such claims. Establishes a Board of Local Inspectors of the Panama Canal Commission to inspect claims against the Commission. Requires an action on such a claim to be brought in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Title III: Employees and Postal Matters - Repeals provisions of the Panama Canal Code relating to the appointment and compensation of Canal Zone Government employees and teachers. Repeals the authorization for deductions from the compensation of Panama Canal Commission employees for amounts due for supplies and services. Repeals restrictions on the hours of work for telegraph operators and train dispatchers of the Commission. Permits the Commission to appoint and compensate its employees. Makes provisions regulating wage and employment practices governing United States employees in the Canal Zone applicable to the Commission. Directs the establishment of a Panama Canal Employment System governing Commission employees and certain United States employees in Panama. Repeals the extension of additional compensation for tax differentials. Permits the payment of overseas recruitment and retention differentials. Permits the transfer of Federal employees to the Commission. States that conditions of employment, placement, and retirement shall not be affected by the transfer of employees of the Panama Canal Company, or the Canal Zone Government, to the Commission or United States agencies in Panama. Sets forth the rights of such employees with respect to placement, educational travel benefits, insurance, compensation adjustment, and early retirement. Specifies that certain judicial officers shall be treated the same as Commission employees. Redefines "employee" for purposes of Title Five of the United States Code. Directs payment to the Social Security System of Panama funds to purchase retirement equity in that system for non-United States citizens retiring under special Treaty provisions. Discontinues the postal service established by the Panama Canal Code. Directs the Panama Canal Commission to assume the funds and obligations of the postal service. Title IV: Courts and Related Functions - Continues the applicability of the Panama Canal Code in conformity to the Treaty. Limits court jurisdiction to that prescribed by the Treaty. Permits the continued operation of the United States District Court for the District of the Canal Zone within Treaty limitations. Repeals the division of such court. Repeals Canal Zone residency requirements for certain judicial officers. Revises appointment procedures for a special district judge. Revises the operational procedures and continuation contingencies of the magistrates courts established by the Panama Canal Code. Vests in the Panama Canal Commission the authority necessary to carry out United States rights and responsibilities specified in Article XI of the Treaty. Redefines "special immigrants" under the Immigration and Nationality Act to include certain employees of the Panama Canal Company or the Canal Zone Government who are Canal Zone residents on the date of the exchange of Treaty ratification instruments. Title V: Miscellaneous Provisions - Deems references to "hospitals," Health Bureau," and "health director," in the Panama Canal Code to apply to the hospitals operated by the United States in Panama.

Bill· HRH.R. 11600 (95th)referred

Federal Constitution Convention Amendment Act

United States · United States Congress · 16 March 1978

Federal Constitution Convention Amendment Act - Sets forth procedures for Federal constitutional conventions with respect to: (1) applications, (2) calling, (3) delegates, (4) convening, (5) operation, (6) congressional approval, and (7) ratification.

Bill· HRH.R. 11575 (95th)referred

A bill to exercise the power of the Congress under article IV of the Constitution to declare the effect of certain State judicial proceedings respecting the custody of children.

United States · United States Congress · 15 March 1978

Directs that orders of a State court or a court of the District of Columbia relative to the custody of children of divorced or separated parents be given full faith and credit by every other State and the District of Columbia until such issuing court no longer has under the law of the State in which it is located, or declines to exercise, jurisdiction over modifications of such orders. Permits a court to refuse to recognize a custody order obtained by a parent or other person who removed the child from a State in order to conceal the child from the other parent or from a person acting as a parent.

Bill· HRH.R. 11307 (95th)referred

A bill to exercise the power of the Congress under article IV of the Constitution to declare the effect of certain State Judicial proceedings respecting the custody of children.

United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1978

Directs that orders of a State court or a court of the District of Columbia relative to the custody of children of divorced or separated parents be given full faith and credit by every other State and the District of Columbia until such issuing court no longer has under the law of the State in which it is located, or declines to exercise, jurisdiction over modifications of such orders. Permits a court to refuse to recognize a custody order obtained by a parent or other person who removed the child from a State in order to conceal the child from the other parent or from a person acting as a parent.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 777 (95th)referred

A resolution to amend the Constitution of the United States to provide for balanced budgets and elimination of the Federal indebtedness.

United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1978

Constitutional Amendment - Requires Congress to assure that the total outlays of the Government, during any fiscal year, do not exceed the total receipts of the Government during such fiscal year. States that by the fourth fiscal year after the ratification of this amendment the budget shall be balanced. Permits expenditures to exceed national revenues in time of declared emergency, but states that such expenditures shall never exceed receipts by more than ten percent. Provides that during the fifth fiscal year beginning after the ratification of this amendment and for the next 19 succeeding fiscal years thereafter, the total receipts of the Government shall exceed outlays by an amount equal to five percent of the Federal indebtedness at the beginning of the fifth year fiscal year.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1048 (95th)passed

A resolution providing for the consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 554) to amend the Constitution to provide for representation of the District of Columbia in the Congress.

United States · United States Congress · 24 February 1978

Sets forth the rule for the consideration of House Joint Resolution 554 (Representation of District of Columbia in Congress).

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 749 (95th)referred

A resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to give citizens of the United States the right to enact and repeal laws by voting on legislation in a national election.

United States · United States Congress · 23 February 1978

Constitutional Amendment -- Provides for popular enactment and repeal of laws, except those with respect to declaring war and similar matters. Requires a petition signed by a number of persons equalling at least three percent of the total number of persons voting in the last Presidential election both in each of at least ten States and nationwide to place such an issue on the ballot and a nationwide majority of votes cast to pass it.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 751 (95th)referred

A resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the offering of prayer in public buildings.

United States · United States Congress · 23 February 1978

Constitutional Amendment - Permits prayer in public buildings.

Law· HJRESH.J.Res. 747 (95th)open

A resolution to consent to an amendment of the constitution of the State of New Mexico to provide a method for executing leases and other contracts for the development and operation of geothermal steam and waters on lands granted or confirmed to such State.

United States · United States Congress · 22 February 1978

Expresses the consent of Congress to an amendment of the constitution of New Mexico to provide a method for executing leases and other contracts for the development and operation of geothermal steam and waters on lands granted or confirmed to such State.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 733 (95th)referred

A resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the rights of unborn persons.

United States · United States Congress · 9 February 1978

Constitutional Amendment - Declares the term "person", with respect to due process and equal protections, applicable to human beings irrespective of age, health, function or condition of dependency, including the unborn. Prohibits the deprivation of life of an unborn person, except under law permitting medical procedures required to prevent the death of the mother.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 735 (95th)referred

A resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the right to life.

United States · United States Congress · 9 February 1978

Constitutional Amendment - Declares the term "person", with respect to due process and equal protections, applicable to human beings irrespective of age, health, function or condition of dependency, including the unborn. Prohibits the deprivation of life of an unborn person, except under law permitting medical procedures required to prevent the death of the mother.

Bill· HRH.R. 10836 (95th)referred

Federal Constitution Convention Amendment Act

United States · United States Congress · 8 February 1978

Federal Constitution Convention Amendment Act - Sets forth procedures for Federal constitutional conventions with respect to: (1) applications, (2) calling, (3) delegates, (4) convening, (5) operation, (6) congressional approval, and (7) ratification.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 713 (95th)referred

A resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to abolishing personal income, estate, and gift taxes and prohibiting the United States Government from engaging in business in competition with its citizens.

United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1978

Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits the Federal Government's participation in any commercial or financial activity not specifically provided for in the Constitution. Repeals the Sixteenth Amendment. Prohibits taxes on personal income, gifts and estates.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 701 (95th)referred