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Bills

109th Congress

BillTitle
H R 1279 To amend title 18, United States Code, to reduce violent gang crime and protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, and for other purposes.
H R 1751 To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members, and for other purposes.
H R 2389 To amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to the jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance.
H R 2985 Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.
H R 3 To authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes.
H R 3057 An act making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.
H R 3132 To make improvements to the national sex offender registration program, and for other purposes.
H R 3199 To extend and modify authorities needed to combat terrorism, and for other purposes.
H R 3402 To authorize appropriations for the Department of Justice for fiscal years 2006 through 2009, and for other purposes.
H R 3505 To provide regulatory relief and improve productivity for insured depository institutions, and for other purposes.
H R 3893 To expedite the construction of new refining capacity in the United States, to provide reliable and affordable energy for the American people, and for other purposes.
H R 418 To establish and rapidly implement regulations for State driver's license and identification document security standards, to prevent terrorists from abusing the asylum laws of the United States, to unify terrorism-related grounds for inadmissibility and removal, and to ensure expeditious construction of the San Diego border fence.
H R 420 To amend Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to improve attorney accountability, and for other purposes.
H R 4241 To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(a) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.
H R 458 An act to prevent the sale of abusive insurance and investment products tomilitary personnel.
H R 4709 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen protections for law enforcement officers and the public by providing criminal penalties for the fraudulent acquisition or unauthorized disclosure of phone records.
H R 554 To prevent legislative and regulatory functions from being usurped by civil liability actions brought or continued against food manufacturers, marketers, distributors, advertisers, sellers, and trade associations for claims of injury relating to a person's weight gain, obesity, or any health condition associated with weight gain or obesity.
H R 6 To ensure jobs for our future with secure, affordable, and reliable energy.
S 256 A bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code, and for other purposes.
S 397 A bill to prohibit civil liability actions from being brought or continued against manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or ammunition for damages, injunctive or other relief resulting from the misuse of their products by others.
S 5 A bill to amend the procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants, and for other purposes.
S 686 A bill to provide for the relief of the parents of Theresa Marie Schiavo.
S 852 A bill to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for bodily injury caused by asbestos exposure, and for other purposes.

108th Congress

BillTitle
H R 10 To provide for reform of the intelligence community, terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination, and for other purposes.
H R 1036 To prohibit civil liability actions from being brought or continued against manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or ammunition for damages resulting from the misuse of their products by others.
H R 1115 To amend the procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants, to outlaw certain practices that provide inadequate settlements for class members, to assure that attorneys do not receive a disproportionate amount of settlements at the expense of class members, to provide for clearer and simpler information in class action settlement notices, to assure prompt consideration of interstate class actions, to amend title 28, United States Code, to allow the application of the principles of Federal diversity jurisdiction to interstate class actions, and for other purposes.
H R 1375 To provide regulatory relief and improve productivity for insured depository institutions, and for other purposes.
H R 1768 To amend title 28, United States Code, to allow a judge to whom a case is transferred to retain jurisdiction over certain multidistrict litigation cases for trial, and for other purposes.
H R 1950 To establish the Millennium Challenge Account to provide increased support for certain developing countries; to authorize the expansion of the Peace Corps; to authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal years 2004 and 2005; and to authorize appropriations under the Arms Export Control Act and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for security assistance for fiscal years 2004 and 2005.
H R 2028 To amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to the jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance.
H R 2115 To amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize programs for the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes.
H R 2620 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2004 and 2005 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and for other purposes.
H R 3313 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act.
H R 339 To prevent legislative and regulatory functions from being usurped by civil liability actions brought or continued against food manufacturers, marketers, distributors, advertisers, sellers, and trade associations for claims of injury relating to a person's weight gain, obesity, or any health condition associated with weight gain or obesity.
H R 3550 To authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes.
H R 4 To reauthorize and improve the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families, improve access to quality child care, and for other purposes.
H R 4571 To amend Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to improve attorney accountability, and for other purposes.
H R 4818 Making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes.
H R 5011 To prevent the sale of abusive insurance and investment products to military personnel.
H R 6 To enhance energy conservation and research and development, to provide for security and diversity in the energy supply for the American people, and for other purposes.
H R 7 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses, and for other purposes.
H R 975 To amend title 11 of the United States Code, and for other purposes.
S 15 A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide protections and countermeasures against chemical, radiological, or nuclear agents that may be used in a terrorist attack against the United States by giving the National Institutes of Health contracting flexibility, infrastructure improvements, and expediting the scientific peer review process, and streamlining the Food and Drug Administration approval process of countermeasures.
S 1805 A bill to prohibit civil liability actions from being brought or continued against manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or ammunition for damages resulting from the misuse of their products by others.
S 222 A bill to approve the settlement of the water rights claims of the Zuni Indian Tribe in Apache County, Arizona, and for other purposes.
S 2845 A bill to reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, and for other purposes.

107th Congress

BillTitle
H R 1646 To authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal years 2002 and 2003, and for other purposes.
H R 2215 To authorize appropriations for the Department of Justice for fiscal year 2002, and for other purposes.
H R 2341 To amend the procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants, to outlaw certain practices that provide inadequate settlements for class members, to assure that attorneys do not receive a disproportionate amount of settlements at the expense of class members, to provide for clearer and simpler information in class action settlement notices, to assure prompt consideration of interstate class actions, to amend title 28, United States Code, to allow the application of the principles of Federal diversity jurisdiction to interstate class actions, and for other purposes.
H R 2657 To amend title 11, District of Columbia Code, to redesignate the Family Division of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia as the Family Court of the Superior Court, to recruit and retain trained and experienced judges to serve in the Family Court, to promote consistency and efficiency in the assignment of judges to the Family Court and in the consideration of actions and proceedings in the Family Court, and for other purposes.
H R 2975 To deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world, to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools, and for other purposes.
H R 3004 To combat the financing of terrorism and other financial crimes, and for other purposes.
H R 3162 To deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world, to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools, and for other purposes.
H R 3210 To ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism.
H R 3275 To implement the International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings to strengthen criminal laws relating to attacks on places of public use, to implement the International Convention of the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism, to combat terrorism and defend the Nation against terrorist acts, and for other purposes.
H R 333 To amend title 11, United States Code, and for other purposes.
H R 3991 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect taxpayers and ensure accountability of the Internal Revenue Service.
H R 4125 To make improvements in the operation and administration of the Federal courts, and for other purposes.
H R 4737 To reauthorize and improve the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families, improve access to quality child care, and for other purposes.
H R 4775 Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.
S 1214 A bill to amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to establish a program to ensure greater security for United States seaports, and for other purposes.
S 1510 A bill to deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world, to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools, and for other purposes.
S 420 An original bill to amend title 11, United States Code, and for other purposes.

106th Congress

BillTitle
H R 1501 To provide grants to ensure increased accountability for juvenile offenders.
H R 1658 To provide a more just and uniform procedure for Federal civil forfeitures, and for other purposes.
H R 1875 To amend title 28, United States Code, to allow the application of the principles of Federal diversity jurisdiction to interstate class actions.
H R 2031 To provide for injunctive relief in Federal district court to enforce State laws relating to the interstate transportation of intoxicating liquor.
H R 2372 To simplify and expedite access to the Federal courts for injured parties whose rights and privileges, secured by the United States Constitution, have been deprived by final actions of Federal agencies, or other government officials or entities acting under color of State law; to prevent Federal courts from abstaining from exercising Federal jurisdiction in actions where no State law claim is alleged; to permit certification of unsettled State law questions that are essential to resolving Federal claims arising under the Constitution; and to clarify when government action is sufficiently final to ripen certain Federal claims arising under the Constitution.
H R 2415 To enhance security of United States missions and personnel overseas, to authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes.
H R 2488 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce individual income tax rates, to provide marriage penalty relief, to reduce taxes on savings and investments, to provide estate and gift tax relief, to provide incentives for education savings and health care, and for other purposes.
H R 2614 To amend the Small Business Investment Act to make improvements to the certified development company program, and for other purposes.
H R 3113 To protect individuals, families, and Internet service providers from unsolicited and unwanted electronic mail.
H R 3125 To prohibit Internet gambling, and for other purposes.
H R 3196 Making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
H R 3244 To combat trafficking of persons, especially into the sex trade, slavery, and slavery-like conditions in the United States and countries around the world through prevention, through prosecution and enforcement against traffickers, and through protection and assistance to victims of trafficking.
H R 4163 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for increased fairness to taxpayers.
H R 4577 Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.
H R 775 To establish certain procedures for civil actions brought for damages relating to the failure of any device or system to process or otherwise deal with the transition from the year 1999 to the year 2000, and for other purposes.
H R 833 To amend title 11 of the United States Code, and for other purposes.
S 254 A bill to reduce violent juvenile crime, promote accountability by rehabilitation of juvenile criminals, punish and deter violent gang crime, and for other purposes.
S 96 A bill to regulate commerce between and among the several States by providing for the orderly resolution of disputes arising out of computer-based problems related to processing data that includes a 2-digit expression of that year's date.

105th Congress

BillTitle
H R 1252 To modify the procedures of the Federal courts in certain matters, and for other purposes.
H R 1270 To amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982.
H R 1534 To simplify and expedite access to the Federal courts for injured parties whose rights and privileges, secured by the United States Constitution, have been deprived by final actions of Federal agencies, or other government officials or entities acting under color of State law; to prevent Federal courts from abstaining from exercising Federal jurisdiction in actions where no State law claim is alleged; to permit certification of unsettled State law questions that are essential to resolving Federal claims arising under the Constitution; and to clarify when government action is sufficiently final to ripen certain Federal claims arising under the Constitution.
H R 1689 To amend the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law, and for other purposes.
H R 1757 To consolidate international affairs agencies, to authorize appropriations for the Department of State and related agencies for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes.
H R 1818 To amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001, and for other purposes.
H R 2014 To provide for reconciliation pursuant to subsections (b)(2) and (d) of section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998.
H R 2015 To provide for reconciliation pursuant to subsections (b)(1) and (c) of section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998.
H R 2107 Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
H R 2607 An Act making omnibus consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
H R 2676 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restructure and reform the Internal Revenue Service, and for other purposes.
H R 2709 To impose certain sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to Iran's efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles.
H R 3 To combat violent youth crime and increase accountability for juvenile criminal offenses.
H R 3150 To amend title 11 of the United States Code, and for other purposes.
H R 3494 An act to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect children from sexual abusae and exploitation, and for other purposes.
H R 3528 To amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to the use of alternative dispute resolution processes in United States district courts, and for other purposes.
H R 3718 To limit the jurisdiction of the Federal courts with respect to prison release orders.
H R 3811 To establish felony violations for the failure to pay legal child support obligations, and for other purposes.
H R 4328 Making omnibus consolidated and emergency appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
H R 992 To end the Tucker Act shuffle.
S 104 A bill to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982.
S 1260 A bill to amend the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law, and for other purposes.
S 1301 A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to provide for consumer bankruptcy protection, and for other purposes.
S 1618 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to improve the protection of consumers against "slamming" by telecommunications carriers, and for other purposes.
S 2073 A bill to authorize appropriations for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
S 2237 An original bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
S 495 A bill to provide criminal and civil penalties for the unlawful acquisition, transfer, or use of any chemical weapon or biological weapon, and to reduce the threat of acts of terrorism or armed aggression involving the use of any such weapon against the United States, its citizens, or Armed Forces, or those of any allied country, and for other purposes.
S 949 An original bill to provide revenue reconciliation pursuant to section 104(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998.

104th Congress

BillTitle
H R 1158 Making emergency supplemental appropriations for additional disaster assistance and making rescissions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and for other purposes.
H R 1170 To provide that cases challenging the constitutionality of measures passed by State referendum be heard by a 3-judge court.
H R 1332 To establish certain policies and responsibilities with respect to the administration of the Rongelap Resettlement Trust Fund, and for other purposes.
H R 1361 To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.
H R 1530 To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.
H R 2202 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to improve deterrence of illegal immigration to the United States by increasing border patrol and investigative personnel, by increasing penalties for alien smuggling and for document fraud, by reforming exclusion and deportation law and procedures, by improving the verification system for eligibility for employment, and through other measures, to reform the legal immigration system and facilitate legal entries into the United States, and for other purposes.
H R 2337 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for increased taxpayer protections.
H R 2491 To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1996.
H R 2703 To combat terrorism.
H R 2974 To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to provide enhanced penalties for crimes against elderly and child victims.
H R 3166 An Act to prohibit false statements to Congress, to clarify congressional authority to obtain truthful testimony, and for other purposes.
H R 3230 An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1997 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
H R 3286 To help families defray adoption costs, and to promote the adoption of minority children.
H R 3452 To make certain laws applicable to the Executive Office of the President, and for other purposes.
H R 3539 To amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize programs of the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes.
H R 3610 Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.
H R 4 "An Act to enhance support and work opportunities for families with children, reduce welfare dependence, and control welfare spending".
H R 4278 Making omnibus consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.
H R 668 To control crime by further streamlining deportation of criminal aliens.
H R 716 To amend the Fishermen's Protective Act.
H R 729 To control crime by a more effective death penalty.
H R 927 To seek international sanctions against the Castro government in Cuba, to plan for support of a transition government leading to a democratically elected government in Cuba, and for other purposes.
H R 956 To establish legal standards and procedures for product liability litigation, and for other purposes.
H R 961 To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
S 1026 An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
S 1124 An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
S 1664 An original bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase control over immigration to the United States by increasing border patrol and investigative personnel and detention facilities, improving the system used by employers to verify citizenship or work-authorized alien status, increasing penalties for alien smuggling and document fraud, and reforming asylum, exclusion, and deportation law and procedures; to reduce the use of welfare by aliens; and for other purposes.
S 1936 A bill to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982.
S 343 A bill to reform the regulatory process, and for other purposes.
S 395 An Act to authorize and direct the Secretary of Energy to sell the Alaska Power Administration, and to authorize the export of Alaska North Slope crude oil, and for other purposes.
S 652 An original bill to provide for a pro-competitive, de-regulatory national policy framework designed to accelerate rapidly private sector deployment of advanced telecommunications and information technologies and services to all Americans by opening all telecommunications markets to competition, and for other purposes.
S 735 A bill to prevent and punish acts of terrorism, and for other purposes.

103rd Congress

BillTitle
H R 1133 To combat violence and crimes against women.
H R 2121 To amend title 49, United States Code, relating to procedures for resolving claims involving unfiled, negotiated transportation rates, and for other purposes.
H R 2519 Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1994, and for other purposes.
H R 2739 To amend the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1994, 1995, and 1996, and for other purposes.
H R 3221 To provide for the adjudication of certain claims against the Government of Iraq.
H R 334 To provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of Cheraw Indians of North Carolina, and for other purposes.
H R 3351 To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to allow grants for the purpose of developing alternative methods of punishment for young offenders to traditional forms of incarceration and probation.
H R 3355 To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to allow grants to increase police presence, to expand and improve cooperative efforts between law enforcement agencies and members of the community to address crime and disorder problems, and otherwise to enhance public safety.
H R 3450 To implement the North American Free Trade Agreement.
H R 3626 To supersede the Modification of Final Judgment entered August 24, 1982, in the antitrust action styled U.S. v. Western Electric, Civil Action No. 82-0192, United States District Court for the District of Columbia; to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to regulate the manufacturing of Bell operating companies, and for other purposes.
H R 4092 To control and prevent crime.
H R 4299 To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1995 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community management account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.
H R 4867 An Act to authorize appropriations for high-speed ground transportation, and for other purposes.
H R 820 To amend the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to enhance manufacturing technology development and transfer, to authorize appropriations for the Technology Administration of the Department of Commerce, including the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and for other purposes.
H R 868 To strengthen the authority of the Federal Trade Commission to protect consumers in connection with sales made with a telephone, and for other purposes.
S 1491 A bill to amend the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes.
S 1587 A bill to revise and streamline the acquisition laws of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
S 1607 A bill to control and prevent crime.
S 1654 A bill to make certain technical corrections.
S 2082 An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1995 for the intelligence activities of the United States Government and for the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.
S 4 A bill to promote the industrial competitiveness and economic growth of the United States by strengthening and expanding the civilian technology programs of the Department of Commerce, amending the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to enhance the development and nationwide deployment of manufacturing technologies, and authorizing appropriations for the Technology Administration of the Department of Commerce, including the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and for other purposes.
S 687 A bill to regulate interstate commerce by providing for a uniform product liability law, and for other purposes.

102nd Congress

BillTitle
H R 1415 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1992 and 1993 for the Department of State, and for other purposes.
H R 1426 To provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of Cheraw Indians of North Carolina, and for other purposes.
H R 2521 Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1992, and for other purposes.
H R 2900 To improve supervision and regulation with respect to the financial safety and soundness of the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, and the Federal Home Loan Bank System, and for other purposes.
H R 3371 To control and prevent crime.
H R 5100 To strengthen the international trade position of the United States.
H R 5334 To amend and extend certain laws relating to housing and community development, and for other purposes.
S 1241 A bill to control and reduce violent crime.
S 1433 An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1992 and 1993 for the Department of State, and for other purposes.
S 640 A bill to regulate interstate commerce by providing for a uniform product liability law, and for other purposes.
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