Rule of law

7 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for Health and Children his views on the recommendation of the Constitution Review Group that every child should be entitled to information concerning his or her identity and a knowledge and history of his or her parents and that a person should be entitled to this information not only for genetic and health reasons, but also for psychological reasons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10254/98]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 April 1998

7 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for Health and Children his views on the recommendation of the Constitution Review Group that every child should be entitled to information concerning his or her identity and a knowledge and history of his or her parents and that a person should be entitled to this information not only for genetic and health reasons, but also for psychological reasons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10254/98]

Symposium der steirischen ÖVP zum Thema "Wozu Länder?"

Austria · Federal Council · 28 April 1998

Anfrage der Bundesräte Albrecht Konecny und Genossen an den Bundesminister für auswärtige Angelegenheiten betreffend Symposium der steirischen ÖVP zum Thema "Wozu Länder?" <i>(Bundesstaatsreform)</i>

Symposium der steirischen ÖVP zum Thema "Wozu Länder?"

Austria · Federal Council · 28 April 1998

Anfrage der Bundesräte Albrecht Konecny und Genossen an den Bundeskanzler betreffend Symposium der steirischen ÖVP zum Thema "Wozu Länder?" <i>(Bundesstaatsreform)</i>

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 · 28 April 1998

Constitutional Amendment - Provides that: (1) the United States shall not engage in any business, financial, professional, or industrial enterprise except as specified in the Constitution; (2) State or Federal laws shall not be subject to any foreign or domestic agreement abrogating this amendment; (3) U.S. activities in violation of this amendment shall be liquidated and the affected properties sold; and (4) the 16th article of amendments to the Constitution shall stand repealed and thereafter the Congress shall not levy taxes on personal income, estates, or gifts.

Arbeiterkammergesetz, Änderung

Austria · National Council · 22 April 1998

Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Arbeiterkammergesetz 1992 geändert wird

Wirtschaftskammergesetz 1998

Austria · National Council · 22 April 1998

Bundesgesetz über die Kammern der gewerblichen Wirtschaft (Wirtschaftskammergesetz 1998 - WKG)

Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999

United States · United States Congress · 21 April 1998

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Intelligence Activities Title II: Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Title III: General Provisions Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 - Title I: Intelligence Activities - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1999 for the conduct of intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the: (1) Central Intelligence Agency; (2) Department of Defense; (3) Defense Intelligence Agency; (4) National Security Agency; (5) Departments of the Army, Navy and Air Force; (6) Departments of State, the Treasury, and Energy; (7) Federal Bureau of Investigation; (8) Drug Enforcement Administration; (9) National Reconnaissance Office; and (10) National Imagery and Mapping Agency. Specifies that the amounts authorized to be appropriated and the authorized personnel ceilings as of September 30, 1999, for such activities are those specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations, which shall be made available to the Senate and House Appropriations Committees and the President. Allows the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI), with the approval of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, to authorize employment of civilian personnel in excess of the number authorized for FY 1999 when the DCI determines that such action is necessary to the performance of important intelligence functions, subject to specified limitations. Requires notification of the Senate and House Intelligence Committees whenever such authority is exercised. Authorizes appropriations for the Intelligence Community Management Account of the DCI for FY 1999. Authorizes full-time personnel for elements within such Account as of September 30, 1999. Provides for the reimbursement of any U.S. officer or employee, or member of the armed forces, who is detailed to such staff. Title II: Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1999 for the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund. Title III: General Provisions - Permits appropriations authorized by this Act for salary, pay, retirement, and other benefits for Federal employees to be increased by such additional amounts as may be necessary for increases in such compensation or benefits authorized by law. Specifies that the authorization of appropriations by this Act shall not be deemed to constitute authority for the conduct of any intelligence activity which is not otherwise authorized by the Constitution or laws of the United States.

Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 111) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to tax limitations.

United States · United States Congress · 21 April 1998

Sets forth the rule (modified closed) for the consideration of H.J. Res. 111 (constitutional amendment with respect to tax law revision requirements).

Nineteenth Amendment of the Constitution Act 1998

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 April 1998

Act to amend the Constitution

die Arbeit der politischen Grundrechtskommission

Austria · National Council · 16 April 1998

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten MMag. Dr. Willi Brauneder und Genossen an den Bundeskanzler betreffend die Arbeit der politischen Grundrechtskommission

Abschluß des Vertrages von Amsterdam

Austria · National Council · 16 April 1998

Bundesverfassungsgesetz über den Abschluß des Vertrages von Amsterdam

Bundes-Verfassungsgesetz (B-VG)

Austria · National Council · 16 April 1998

Bundes-Verfassungsgesetz (B-VG)

Austria · National Council · 16 April 1998

projet de loi organique relatif à la limitation du cumul des mandats

France · Senate · 8 April 1998

projet de loi relatif au cumul des mandats

France · Senate · 8 April 1998

Federal Facilities Clean Water Compliance Act of 1998

United States · United States Congress · 2 April 1998

Federal Facilities Clean Water Compliance Act of 1998 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to waive immunity of the United States with respect to Federal, State, interstate, and local requirements pertaining to water pollution control, including requirements for permits or reporting, injunctive relief, sanctions to enforce relief, payment of reasonable service charges, administrative orders, and penalties or fines. Absolves Federal employees of personal liability for civil penalties under water pollution control laws for acts or omissions within the scope of official duties. Makes Federal employees subject to criminal sanctions under Federal or State water pollution control laws, but prohibits applying criminal sanctions to Federal agencies. Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of the Army, and the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to pursue enforcement actions against Federal agencies under the Act. Requires States, unless a State law or constitution requires otherwise, to use penalties collected from the Federal Government under the Act only for projects to improve or protect the environment or to defray the costs of environmental protection or enforcement. Includes Federal agencies within the definition of "person" for purposes of the Act.

Bundes-Verfassungsgesetz in der Fassung von 1929

Austria · National Council · 1 April 1998

Bericht des Gleichbehandlungsausschusses über den Antrag 370/A der Abgeordneten Mag. Doris Kammerlander und Genossen betreffend ein Bundesverfassungsgesetz, mit dem das Bundes-Verfassungsgesetz in der Fassung von 1929 geändert wird <i>(Sicherstellung der sprachlichen Gleichstellung von Mann und</i> <i>Frau in Gesetzgebung, Vollziehung und</i> <i>Privatwirtschaftverwaltung des Bundes)</i>

B-VG

Austria · National Council · 1 April 1998

Bericht des Gleichbehandlungsausschusses über den Antrag 545/A der Abgeordneten Mag. Dr. Heide Schmidt und Genossen betreffend ein Bundesverfassungsgesetz, mit dem das B-VG geändert wird <i>(Gleichheitssatz)</i>

Bundes-Verfassungsgesetz (B-VG)

Austria · National Council · 1 April 1998

Bericht und Antrag des Gleichbehandlungsausschusses betreffend den Entwurf eines Bundesverfassungsgesetzes, mit dem das Bundes-Verfassungsgesetz (B-VG) geändert wird <i>(Gleichstellung von Mann und Frau)</i> <br><br>Titeländerung:<br><br>Bundesverfassungsgesetz, mit dem das Bundes-Verfassungsgesetz geändert wird

12 Ms O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will outline the proposed amendment to Articles 2 and 3 of the Constitution discussed in the all-party talks. [8377/98]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 April 1998

12 Ms O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will outline the proposed amendment to Articles 2 and 3 of the Constitution discussed in the all-party talks. [8377/98]

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the rights of crime victims.

United States · United States Congress · 1 April 1998

Constitutional Amendment - Grants victims of crimes of violence the right to: (1) reasonable notice of, and to not be excluded from, all public proceedings relating to the crime; (2) be heard, if present, and to submit a statement at all public proceedings to determine a release from custody, an acceptance of a negotiated plea, or a sentence (grants such rights at a non-public parole proceeding to the extent they are afforded to the convicted offender); (3) reasonable notice of a release or escape from custody relating to the crime; (4) consideration for the interest of the victim in a trial free from unreasonable delay; (5) an order of restitution from the convicted offender; (6) consideration for the safety of the victim in determining any release from custody; and (7) reasonable notice of the rights established by this amendment. Grants the victim or the victim's representative standing to assert such rights. Provides that nothing in this amendment shall: (1) provide grounds for the victim to challenge a charging decision or a conviction, to overturn a sentence or negotiated plea, to obtain a stay of trial, or to compel a new trial; and (2) give rise to a claim for damages against the United States, a State, a political subdivision, or a public official. Empowers the Congress and the States to implement and enforce this amendment within their respective jurisdictions by appropriate legislation, including by enacting exceptions when necessary to achieve a compelling interest.

Judicial District of the Virgin Islands Act of 1998

United States · United States Congress · 1 April 1998

Judicial District of the Virgin Islands Act of 1998 - Amends the Federal judicial code to establish a Federal judicial district in the Virgin Islands, composed of two divisions, one for Saint Croix and the other for Saint Thomas and Saint John. Provides two judges for such district. Repeals provisions of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands regarding judicial divisions, trial by jury, and the U.S. attorney for the Virgin Islands. Vests judicial power of the Virgin Islands in trial or appellate courts established by local law. (Currently, such power is also vested in the District Court of the Virgin Islands.) Requires the local courts of the Virgin Islands to have jurisdiction over all causes of action in the Islands over which any court established by the Constitution and U.S. laws does not have exclusive jurisdiction. (Currently, the Virgin Islands legislature may vest such jurisdiction in such courts.) Replaces references to the District Court of the Virgin Islands in provisions regarding jurisdiction over income tax matters and appellate jurisdiction with references to the U.S. District Court for the District of the Virgin Islands. Removes provisions regarding judges of the District Court of the Virgin Islands. Authorizes the temporary assignment of additional judges to the U.S. District Court for the Virgin Islands. Requires all pleadings and proceedings in the U.S. District Court for the Virgin Islands to be conducted in English. Permits pending complaints or proceedings to be pursued to final determination in such court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and the Supreme Court. Deems references to the District Court of the Virgin Islands in any law to be references to the United States District Court for the Virgin Islands.

A bill to provide that a person closely related to a judge of a court exercising judicial power under article III of the United States Constitution (other than the Supreme Court) may not be appointed as a judge of the same court, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 31 March 1998

Amends the Federal judicial code to prohibit the appointment, as a judge of a court exercising judicial power under article III of the Constitution (other than the Supreme Court), of any person who is related by affinity or consanguinity within the degree of first cousin to any judge who is a member of the same court. Defines "member" as an active judge or one retired in senior status.

Commemorating 100 years of relations between the people of the United States and the people of the Philippines.

United States · United States Congress · 31 March 1998

Congratulates the Philippines on the commemoration of its independence from Spain. Recognizes and supports the relationship between the Philippines and the United States. Supports Philippine efforts to strengthen democracy, human rights, the rule of law, and expansion of free market economics.

Konsultationsmechanismus und Stabilitätspakt

Austria · National Council · 26 March 1998

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Martin Graf und Genossen an den Bundeskanzler betreffend Konsultationsmechanismus und Stabilitätspakt <i>(gemäß Bundesverfassungsgesetz über Ermächtigungen des</i> <i>Österreichischen Gemeindebundes und des Österreichischen</i> <i>Städtebundes)</i>

Konsultationsmechanismus und Stabilitätspakt

Austria · National Council · 26 March 1998

Schriftliche Anfrage an den Präsidenten des Nationalrates des Abgeorneten Dr. Martin Graf und Genossen betreffend Konsultationsmechanismus und Stabilitätspakt <i>(gemäß dem Bundesverfassungsgesetz über Ermächtigungen des</i> <i>Österreichischen Gemeindebundes und des Österreichischen</i> <i>Städtebundes)</i>

B-VG, Änderung

Austria · National Council · 25 March 1998

Antrag der Abgeordneten Mag. Dr. Heide Schmidt und Genossen betreffend ein Bundesverfassungsgesetz, mit dem das B-VG <i>(Gleichheitssatz) geändert wird</i>

22 Mr. Quinn asked the Taoiseach when he intends publishing the proposed changes to Articles 2 and 3 of the Constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7245/98]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 March 1998

22 Mr. Quinn asked the Taoiseach when he intends publishing the proposed changes to Articles 2 and 3 of the Constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7245/98]

15 Proinsias De Rossa asked the Taoiseach if he has concluded a written agreement with Deputy Harry Blaney which gave certain undertakings in regard to Government policy on possible changes to Articles 2 and 3 of the Constitution in the context of an overall settlement in Northern Ireland; if so, if he will publish the text of the agreement; if he made the British Government or the parties involved in the Northern Ireland talks aware of the agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7131/98]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 March 1998

15 Proinsias De Rossa asked the Taoiseach if he has concluded a written agreement with Deputy Harry Blaney which gave certain undertakings in regard to Government policy on possible changes to Articles 2 and 3 of the Constitution in the context of an overall settlement in Northern Ireland; if so, if he will publish the text of the agreement; if he made the British Government or the parties involved in the Northern Ireland talks aware of the agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7131/98]

12 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach if he will provide details of the written agreement, if any, he has with Deputy Harry Blaney regarding amendments to Articles 2 and 3 of the Constitution. [7125/98]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 March 1998

12 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach if he will provide details of the written agreement, if any, he has with Deputy Harry Blaney regarding amendments to Articles 2 and 3 of the Constitution. [7125/98]

Alternative Dispute Resolution Act of 1998

United States · United States Congress · 23 March 1998

Alternative Dispute Resolution Act of 1998 - Replaces Federal judicial code arbitration provisions with alternative dispute resolution (ADR) provisions. Directs each United States district court to: (1) authorize the use of ADR processes in all civil actions, with specified limitations on the use of arbitration; (2) devise and implement its own ADR program to encourage and promote the use of ADR in its district; (3) examine the effectiveness of existing ADR programs and adopt appropriate improvements; and (4) retain or designate an existing employee knowledgeable in ADR practices and processes to implement, administer, oversee, and evaluate the court's ADR program. Authorizes the Federal Judicial Center and the Administrative Office of the United States Courts to assist the district courts in the establishment and improvement of ADR programs. (Sec. 3) Directs each district court to require that litigants in all civil cases consider the use of an ADR process at an appropriate stage in the litigation and provide litigants in all civil cases with a choice of ADR processes. Allows any district court that elects to require the use of ADR in certain cases to do so only with respect to mediation, early neutral evaluation, and arbitration. Sets forth provisions regarding actions exempted from consideration of ADR, authority of the Attorney General, and confidentiality. (Sec. 4) Requires each district court that authorizes the use of ADR processes to maintain a panel of neutrals available for use by the parties for each category of process offered. Sets forth provisions regarding neutral selection, qualifications, and training. (Sec. 5) Authorizes a district court to allow the referral to arbitration of any civil action pending before it, except where: (1) the action is based on an alleged violation of a right secured by the Constitution; (2) jurisdiction is based on Federal civil rights and elective franchise provisions; or (3) the relief sought consists of money damages exceeding $150,000. Directs the district court to establish interim procedures to ensure that consent to arbitration is freely and knowingly obtained and that no party or attorney is prejudiced for refusing to participate in arbitration. (Sec. 6) Entitles arbitrators in an ADR program to the immunities and protections that the law accords to persons serving in a quasi-judicial capacity. (Sec. 7) Makes Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 45 (relating to subpoenas) applicable to subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and the production of documentary evidence at an arbitration hearing. (Sec. 8) Sets forth provisions regarding filing procedures and the effect of an arbitration award and judgment, the sealing of such award, and trial de novo of arbitration awards. (Sec. 9) Directs the district court to establish and pay any amount of compensation that each neutral shall receive for services rendered, subject to specified limitations. (Sec. 10) Authorizes appropriations.

Elektrizitätswirtschafts- und -organisationsgesetz, Eigentumsverhältnisse an den Unternehmen der österreichischen Elektrizitätswirtschaft; Kartellgesetz 1988, Preisgesetz 1992, Änderung

Austria · National Council · 18 March 1998

Bundesgesetz, mit dem die Organisation auf dem Gebiet der Elektrizitätswirtschaft neu geregelt wird (Elektrizitätswirtschafts- und -organisationsgesetz - ElWOG), das Bundesverfassungsgesetz, mit dem die Eigentumsverhältnisse an den Unternehmen der österreichischen Elektrizitätswirtschaft geregelt werden, erlassen wird und das Kartellgesetz 1988 und das Preisgesetz 1992 geändert werden

Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform Act of 1998

United States · United States Congress · 18 March 1998

Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform Act of 1998 - Establishes the Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform to study the laws relating to the financing of political activity and to report and recommend legislation to reform those laws. (Sec. 6) Requires the Commission, not later than the expiration of the 180-day period that begins on the date on which the second session of the 105th Congress adjourns, to submit to the President, the Speaker and minority leader of the House of Representatives, and the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, a report of the activities of the Commission. Requires the report to include any recommendations for changes in the laws (including regulations) governing the financing of political activity, including any changes in House and Senate rules, to which nine or more Commission members may agree, together with drafts of: (1) any legislation recommended by the Commission to implement such recommendations; and (2) any proposed amendment to the Constitution recommended by the Commission as necessary to implement such recommendations, except that if the Commission includes such a proposed amendment in its report, it shall also include recommendations and drafts for legislation that may be implemented prior to the adoption of such proposed amendment. Requires the Commission, in making recommendations and preparing drafts of legislation, to consider the following to be its primary goals: (1) encouraging fair and open Federal elections that provide voters with meaningful information about candidates and issues; (2) eliminating the disproportionate influence of special interest financing of Federal elections; and (3) creating a more equitable electoral system for challengers and incumbents. (Sec. 7) Provides for expedited congressional consideration of any legislation introduced the substance of which implements a recommendation of the Commission submitted, including a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution. (Sec. 9) Authorizes appropriations.

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the Congress to relinquish claims of the United States to the portion of the State of Minnesota that lies north of the 49th parallel.

United States · United States Congress · 18 March 1998

Constitutional Amendment - Declares that nothing in the Constitution limits any act of the Congress to relinquish U.S. claims to the portion of the State of Minnesota that lies north of the 49th parallel if: (1) before such relinquishment, the registered voters residing in such area, by at least a two-thirds majority, vote in favor of full incorporation into Canada; and (2) such portion is so incorporated and such residents are granted permanent dual citizenship of the United States and Canada.

Résolution sur le processus de rédaction de la constitution albanaise et la visite de la délégation mixte de l'Assemblée parlementaire de l'OSCE, de l'Assemblée parlementaire du Conseil de l'Europe et du Parlement européen

European Union · European Parliament · 16 March 1998

Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament - Democratisation, the rule of law, respect for human rights and good governance: the challenges of the partnership between the European Union and the ACP States

European Union · European Commission · 12 March 1998

Returning to the Senate the bill S. 104.

United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1998

Returns to the Senate S. 104 (radioactive waste disposal) because, in the opinion of the House of Representatives, it contravenes the Constitution and infringes upon the privileges of the House.

Voicing concern about the serious limitations on human rights and civil liberties in Belarus, including lack of compliance with Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) commitments, and urging the President to take these into consideration in his determination of most-favored-nation (MFN) status for Belarus.

United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1998

Declares that the Congress: (1) voices its concern about the current limitations on human rights and civil liberties in Belarus, and calls upon its government to follow the principles embodied in the 1994 constitution and abide by its commitments under the Helsinki Final Act (including subsequent agreements of the Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and other international commitments); (2) urges the Belarusian President to restore the rights of the Supreme Soviet; (3) urges the President, the Secretary of State, the U.S. Embassy in Miensk, and the U.S. missions to the United Nations and the OSCE to utilize every opportunity to encourage the Government of Belarus to respect its international human rights commitments, including OSCE principles and norms; (4) welcomes the work of the OSCE Advisory and Monitoring Group in assisting in the development of democratic institutions in Belarus; and (5) urges the President not to renew the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the products of Belarus if there is not sufficient improvement in its human rights record.

To express the sense of the Congress that any Executive order that infringes on the powers and duties of the Congress under article I, section 8 of the Constitution, or that would require the expenditure of Federal funds not specifically appropriated for the purpose of the Executive order, is advisory only unless enacted as law.

United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1998

Provides that any Executive order issued by the President that infringes on the powers and duties of the Congress under the Constitution, or that would require the expenditure of Federal funds not specifically appropriated for the purpose of the Executive order, shall be advisory only unless enacted as law.

4 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach if he has been consulted in relation to the work programme of the all-party Committee on the Constitution. [5781/98]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 March 1998

4 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach if he has been consulted in relation to the work programme of the all-party Committee on the Constitution. [5781/98]

3 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach his views on the work programme of the all-party Committee on the Constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5554/98]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 March 1998

3 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach his views on the work programme of the all-party Committee on the Constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5554/98]

proposition de loi constitutionnelle tendant à modifier l'article 65 de la Constitution

France · Senate · 3 March 1998

Fathers Count Act of 1998

United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1998

Fathers Count Act of 1998 - Amends title IV of the Social Security Act to replace part C (Work Incentive Program) with a new part C (Grants to States to Encourage Fathers to Become Better Parents) instructing the Secretary of Health and Human Services, beginning FY 2000, to award grants to States for projects designed to encourage fathers to become better parents. Prescribes grant amounts for FY 2000 through 2004, and State uses for such funds. Permits States to contract with religious, charitable, or private organizations to provide and administer services under such grants. Declares religious organizations eligible as contractors to provide assistance or to accept disbursements on the same basis as any other private organization, so long as program implementation complies with the Establishment Clause of the Constitution. Prohibits discrimination against religious organizations that apply as contractors or accept disbursements under this Act. Delineates safeguards against certain Federal and State requirements with respect to such religious organizations, including an organization's control over the definition, development, practice, and expression of religious beliefs. Proscribes the use of funds under this Act for sectarian worship, instruction, or proselytization. Declares that this Act does not preempt any State constitution or statute that prohibits or restricts the expenditure of State funds in or by religious organizations. Authorizes appropriations.

American Indian Equal Justice Act

United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1998

American Indian Equal Justice Act - Amends Federal law concerning the jurisdiction of U.S. district courts to make it a requirement that an Indian tribe, tribal corporation, or member of an Indian tribe collect and remit to a State any excise, use, or sales tax imposed by the State on nonmembers of the Indian tribe as a consequence of the purchase of goods or services by nonmembers from the Indian tribe, tribal corporation, or member. Permits a State to bring an action in a U.S. district court to enforce the requirement. Grants U.S. district courts: (1) original jurisdiction in any civil action or claim against an Indian tribe, in matters arising under the Constitution, laws, or treaties of the United States; (2) jurisdiction of any civil action or claim against an Indian tribe for liquidated or unliquidated damages for cases not sounding in tort that involve any contract made by the governing body of the Indian tribe or on behalf of an Indian tribe; and (3) subject to Indian tribe tort claims procedure provisions under this Act, jurisdiction of civil actions in claims against an Indian tribe for money damages, accruing on or after the enactment of this Act for loss of property, personal injury, or death caused by the negligent or wrongful act or omission of an Indian tribe under circumstances in which the Indian tribe, if it were a private individual or corporation, would be liable to the claimant in accordance with the law of the State where the act or omission occurred. Sets forth Indian tort claims procedure provisions. Excepts any case relating to a controversy about membership in an Indian tribe. Grants consent to institute a civil cause of action against an Indian tribe in a State court on a claim arising within the State, including a claim arising on an Indian reservation or Indian country, in any case in which the cause of action: (1) arises under Federal or State law; and (2) relates to tort claims or claims not sounding in tort that involve any contract made by the governing body of an Indian tribe on or behalf of a tribe. Provides, in any tort action brought in a State court against an Indian tribe, for that tribe to be liable to the same extent as a private individual or corporation under like circumstances, but not to be liable for interest prior to judgment or for punitive damages. Amends title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (the Indian Civil Rights Act) to grant U.S. district courts jurisdiction in any civil rights action alleging a failure to comply with rights secured by the requirements under such title.

Bundesstaatsreform

Austria · National Council · 26 February 1998

Mündliche Anfrage des Abgeordneten Dr. Gottfried Feurstein an den Bundeskanzler betreffend Bundesstaatsreform <br><br>Angesichts der bis heute nicht eingehaltenen Zusicherung gegenüber der Landeshauptmännerkonferenz, daß die Bundesstaatsreform bis November 1997 beschlossen sein wird, frage ich Sie, wann Ihr Verpsrechen eingelöst wird?

Familiensteuerreform

Austria · National Council · 26 February 1998

Mündliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Sonja Moser an den Bundesminister für Umwelt, Jugend und Familie betreffend Familiensteuerreform <br><br>Welche Schlußfolgerungen ergeben sich aus der Österreichischen Verfassung für die Familiensteuerreform?

Bundes-Verfassungsgesetz, Rechnungshofgesetz, Änderung

Austria · National Council · 26 February 1998

Antrag der Abgeordneten Ute Apfelbeck und Genossen betreffend ein Bundesverfassungsgesetz, mit dem das Bundes-Verfassungsgesetz, zuletzt geändert durch das Bundesverfassungsgesetz BGBl. I Nr. /1997, und das Rechnungshofgesetz 1948, BGBl. Nr. 144, zuletzt geändert durch das Bundesgesetz BGBl. Nr. 119/1996, geändert werden <i>(Befugnis des Rechnungshofes zur Überprüfung der Gebarung</i> <i>von Unternehmungen, in denen die Träger der</i> <i>Sozialversicherung beteiligt sind)</i>

Public Expression of Religion Act of 1998

United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1998

Public Expression of Religion Act of 1998 - Amends Federal law regarding civil actions for deprivation of rights to: (1) limit the remedies with respect to a claim under such law to injunctive relief where the deprivation consists of a violation of a prohibition in the Constitution against the establishment of religion; and (2) prohibit the award of attorney's fees with respect to such a claim.

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to tax limitations.

United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1998

Constitutional Amendment - Requires that a bill to increase the internal revenue shall laws shall require for final adoption in each House the concurrence of two-thirds of the whole of the number of that House, unless the bill does not increase the internal revenue by more than a de minimis amount. Permits the waiver of such requirement, for up to two years, if there is a declaration of war or if the United States is engaged in a military conflict which causes an imminent and serious threat to national security and is so declared by a joint resolution which becomes law.

proposition de loi constitutionnelle tendant à compléter l'alinéa premier de l'article 23 de la Constitution

France · Senate · 19 February 1998