datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
‘‘(2) The term ‘affected host community’ means
the county, municipality, town, or township or other
general purpose unit of local government which has
primary jurisdiction over the use of the land on
which a facility is located or proposed to be located.
‘‘(3) The term ‘independent contractor’ means
a person who has no financial or other potential con-
flict of interest in the outcome of a proceeding to de-
termine whether or not a permit should be issued for
a new off site facility for the treatment, storage, or
disposal of hazardous waste.’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for
subtitle C of such Act is amended by adding the following
new item after the item relating to section 3023:
‘‘Sec. 3024. Community information statement.’’.
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1298 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent retroactive claims 
of the earned income tax credit by individuals issued social security 
numbers, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 4, 2015 
Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent 
retroactive claims of the earned income tax credit by 
individuals issued social security numbers, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Amnesty Tax Re-
funds For Illegals Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PREVENTION OF RETROACTIVE CLAIMS OF EARNED 
INCOME CREDIT AFTER ISSUANCE OF SOCIAL 
SECURITY NUMBER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 32(m) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Solely’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Solely’’, 
(2) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing ‘‘before the close of the taxable year to which the 
return relates. For purposes of the preceding sen-
tence, a social security number not otherwise issued 
before the close of any taxable year shall be treated 
as issued before the close of such taxable year if the 
taxpayer demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Sec-
retary that the individual to whom such social secu-
rity number was issued was lawfully present for such 
taxable year and was eligible to be issued such social 
security number before the close of such taxable 
year.’’, and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) LAWFULLY
PRESENT.—For purposes of 
this subsection, an individual shall be treated as law-
fully present with respect to any taxable year only 
if the individual is, as of the close of such taxable 
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‘‘(B) 
REQUIREMENTS.—An 
individual 
meets the requirements of this subparagraph 
if— 
‘‘(i) in the case of an individual who 
votes in person, the individual provides the 
appropriate State or local election official 
with a handwritten signature; or 
‘‘(ii) in the case of an individual who 
votes by mail, the individual submits with 
the ballot a handwritten signature. 
‘‘(C) 
INAPPLICABILITY.—Subparagraph 
(A) does not apply in the case of an individual 
who is— 
‘‘(i) entitled to vote by absentee ballot 
under the Uniformed and Overseas Citi-
zens Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. 
20302 et seq.); 
‘‘(ii) provided the right to vote other-
wise 
than 
in 
person 
under 
section 
3(b)(2)(B)(ii) of the Voting Accessibility 
for the Elderly and Handicapped Act (52 
U.S.C. 20102(b)(2)(B)(ii)); or 
‘‘(iii) entitled to vote otherwise than 
in person under any other Federal law.’’. 
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(16) The provisions of this Act are remedial 
measures that are congruent and proportional to 
protecting the constitutional rights of child welfare 
service providers guaranteed under the Fourteenth 
Amendment to the United States Constitution. 
(17) Congress has the authority to pass this 
Act pursuant to its spending clause power, com-
merce clause power, and enforcement power under 
section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the 
United States Constitution. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are as fol-
lows: 
(1) To prohibit governmental entities from dis-
criminating or taking an adverse action against a 
child welfare service provider on the basis that the 
provider declines to provide a child welfare service 
that conflicts, or under circumstances that conflict, 
with the sincerely held religious beliefs or moral con-
victions of the provider. 
(2) To protect child welfare service providers’ 
exercise of religion and to ensure that governmental 
entities will not be able to force those providers, ei-
ther directly or indirectly, to discontinue all or some 
of their child welfare services because they decline to 
provide a child welfare service that conflicts, or 
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‘‘(13) the disabled employee hiring credit deter-
mined under section 45D(a).’’
(2) Subsection (d) of section 39 of such Code
is amended by adding at the end thereof the follow-
ing new paragraph:
‘‘(8) NO CARRYBACK OF SECTION 45D CREDIT
BEFORE
ENACTMENT.—No portion of the unused
business credit for any taxable year which is attrib-
utable to the disabled employee hiring credit deter-
mined under section 45D may be carried to a tax-
able year ending before the date of the enactment of
the Rehabilitation and Return to Work Opportunity
Act of 1996.’’
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Subsection (c) of section 196 of such Code
(relating to deduction for certain unused business
credits) is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of
paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end of
paragraph (7) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and by adding
at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(8) the disabled employee hiring credit deter-
mined under section 45D(a).’’
(2) The table of sections for subpart D of part
IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is
amended by adding at the end the following new
item:
‘‘Sec. 45D. Credit for employers who hire certain disabled individ-
uals.’’
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to months beginning after the date
of the enactment of this Act in taxable years ending after
such date.
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 129 
To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to the operation of 
longer combination vehicles on the Interstate System in the State of 
Idaho, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 6, 2015 
Mr. SIMPSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to 
the operation of longer combination vehicles on the Inter-
state System in the State of Idaho, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Idaho Safe and Effi-
cient Vehicle Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. LONGER COMBINATION VEHICLES IN IDAHO. 
Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(j) LONGER COMBINATION VEHICLES IN IDAHO.— 
No limit or other prohibition under this section, except 
as provided in this subsection, applies to a longer combina-
tion vehicle operating on a segment of the Interstate Sys-
tem in the State of Idaho if such vehicle— 
‘‘(1) has a gross vehicle weight of 129,000 
pounds or less; 
‘‘(2) complies with the single axle, tandem axle, 
and bridge formula limits set forth in subsection (a); 
and 
‘‘(3) is authorized to operate on such segment 
under Idaho State law.’’. 
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‘‘(B) the total installed price of hard-met-
ric concrete masonry units is estimated to be
equal to or less than the total installed price of
using non-hard-metric concrete masonry units.
Total installed price estimates shall be based, to
the extent available, on cost or pricing data or
price analysis, using actual hard-metric and
non-hard-metric offers received for comparable
existing projects. The head of the agency shall
include in the writing required in this sub-
section an explanation of the factors used to de-
velop the price estimates.
‘‘(c) RECESSED LIGHTING FIXTURES.—In carrying
out the policy set forth in section 3 (with particular em-
phasis on the policy set forth in paragraph (2) of that
section) a Federal agency may require that specifications
for the acquisition of structures or systems of recessed
lighting fixtures be expressed under the metric system of
measurement, but may not incorporate specifications, that
can only be satisfied by hard-metric versions of recessed
lighting fixtures, in a solicitation for design or construc-
tion of a Federal facility within the United States or its
territories unless the head of the agency determines in
writing that—
I
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4232
To designate the United States Post Office building located at 251 West
Lancaster Street in Fort Worth, Texas, as the ‘‘Jim Wright Post Office
Building’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 27, 1996
Mr. PETE GEREN of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight
A BILL
To designate the United States Post Office building located
at 251 West Lancaster Street in Fort Worth, Texas,
as the ‘‘Jim Wright Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. JIM WRIGHT POST OFFICE BUILDING.
(a) DESIGNATION.—The United States Post Office
building located at 251 West Lancaster Street in Fort
Worth, Texas, is designated as the ‘‘Jim Wright Post Of-
fice Building’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law, map,
regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United
States to the United States Post Office building referred
to in subsection (a) is deemed to be a reference to the
‘‘Jim Wright Post Office Building’’.
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II
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4233
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 30, 1996
Received
AN ACT
To provide for appropriate implementation of the Metric
Conversion Act of 1975 in Federal construction projects,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 4233 RDS
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Savings in Construc-
tion Act of 1996’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Metric Conversion Act of 1975 was en-
acted in order to set forth the policy of the United
States to convert to the metric system. Section 3 of
that Act requires that each Federal agency use the
metric system of measurements in its procurement,
grants, and other business-related activities, unless
that use is likely to cause significant cost or loss of
markets to United States firms, such as when for-
eign competitors are producing competing products
in non-metric units.
(2) In accordance with that Act and Executive
Order 12770, of July 25, 1991, Federal agencies in-
creasingly construct new Federal buildings in round
metric dimensions. As a result, companies that wish
to bid on Federal construction projects increasingly
are asked to supply materials or products in round
metric dimensions.
(3) While the Metric Conversion Act of 1975
currently provides an exemption to metric usage
when impractical or when such usage will cause eco-
nomic inefficiencies, amendments are warranted to
(1) the plaintiff has given notice of its intent to
bring such action at least 60 days prior to the com-
mencement of the action to the Administrator and,
for a violation of section 203, to the violator; and
(2) for a violation of section 203, the Adminis-
trator has not commenced and is not diligently pur-
suing a civil action on behalf of the United States
seeking the civil relief applicable under section 209.
(c) In any action brought on behalf of the United
States following receipt of a notice pursuant to subsection
(b)(1), the person giving the notice may intervene as of
right as a plaintiff in such action.
(d) In an action brought under subsection (a), the
court shall award to any substantially prevailing plaintiff
(and in an action brought under subsection (c), to the
party intervening pursuant to subsection (c) if that party
contributed significantly to the success of the plaintiff) the
costs of litigation including reasonable attorney fees, un-
less the court finds such award to be inappropriate under
the circumstances.
SEC. 209. CIVIL PENALTIES.
In addition to any other remedy, including any pen-
alty under other applicable law, any person doing business
who is found to have violated section 203 shall be liable
to the United States for a civil penalty in an amount de-
I
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4234
To require reporting on toxic chemicals, to protect children’s health, and
for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 27, 1996
Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. TORRICELLI, and Mr. MAR-
KEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Commerce
A BILL
To require reporting on toxic chemicals, to protect children’s
health, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Public Right-To-Know
and Children’s Environmental Health Protection Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; POLICY.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following:
(1) The public has a fundamental right to know
how toxic chemicals are used, including information
about toxic chemicals contained in consumer prod-
ucts and foods used at workplaces, stored at indus-
trial facilities, and transported over public highways
and railways.
(2) This public’s right to know is currently not
being met. Without this information, parents cannot
take adequate steps to protect their children, con-
sumers cannot make informed choices, and workers
and communities cannot protect themselves.
(b) POLICY.—It is the policy of the United States
that—
(1) adequate data should be developed with re-
spect to industry’s use of and the public’s exposure
to toxic substances, with priority given to the expo-
sure of children to toxic substances; and
(2) such data should be generated by manufac-
turers, processors, and users of chemical substances
and mixtures and then made available to the general
public so that parents can take steps to protect their
children, consumers can make informed choices, and
workers and communities can protect themselves
and work with industries to ensure cleaner and safer
methods of production.
defendant, that such person has the ability and intent to
inhabit the dwelling if the dwelling is offered to that per-
son.’’.
SEC. 3. REQUIRING INTENTIONAL DISCRIMINATION FOR
DISCRIMINATORY HOUSING PRACTICE.
Section 802(f) of the Fair Housing Act is amended
by inserting ‘‘, committed with the intent to discriminate,’’
after ‘‘act’’.
SEC. 4. EXEMPTION RELATING TO PUBLISHING OF INFOR-
MATION.
Section 807 of the Fair Housing Act is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(c) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to permit
the imposition of any liability for a discriminatory housing
practice on any publisher of information, such as a news-
paper, that reasonably relies on the advertising copy pre-
sented for publication.’’.
SEC. 5. LITIGATION COSTS.
Section 812(c)(2) of the Fair Housing Act is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘the court, in its discretion, may allow the
prevailing party’’ and inserting ‘‘the court shall allow the
prevailing party (whether plaintiff or defendant)’’.
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‘‘(G) with respect to an individual who attains 
the applicable reference age after December 31, 
2068, 70 years of age.’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(2) The term ‘early retirement age’ means— 
‘‘(A) in the case of an old-age, wife’s, or hus-
band’s insurance benefit— 
‘‘(i) with respect to an individual who at-
tains the applicable reference age before Janu-
ary 1, 2023, 62 years of age; and 
‘‘(ii) with respect to an individual who at-
tains the applicable reference age after Decem-
ber 31, 2022, and before January 1, 2069, 62 
years of age (in the case of an old-age, wife’s, 
or husband’s insurance benefit), plus the num-
ber of months in the second age increase factor 
(as determined under paragraph (3)(B)) for the 
calendar year in which such individual attains 
the applicable reference age; and 
‘‘(iii) with respect to an individual who at-
tains the applicable reference age after Decem-
ber 31, 2068, 65 years of age; and 
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4235
To amend the Fair Housing Act to prevent certain abuses.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 27, 1996
Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Fair Housing Act to prevent certain abuses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fair Housing Amend-
ments Act of 1996’’.
SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS ON LITIGATION.
Section 813 of the Fair Housing Act is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(f) LIMITATION ON LITIGATION.—No person may
commence a civil action under this section with respect
to a discriminatory housing practice relating to a particu-
lar dwelling who cannot demonstrate, upon motion by the
effectiveness of materials management and relieve
the Air Force from having to maintain large inven-
tories of civil engineering supplies.
(2) Contractor-operated civil engineering supply
stores are designed to support the civil engineering
and public works efforts of the Armed Forces
through the provision of quality civil engineering
supplies at competitive prices and within a reason-
able period of time.
(3) Through the use of a contractor-operated
civil engineering supply store, a guaranteed inven-
tory level of civil engineering supplies is maintained
at a military installation, which ensures that ur-
gently needed civil engineering supplies are available
on site.
(4) The contractor operating the contractor-op-
erated civil engineering supply store is an independ-
ent business organization whose customer is a mili-
tary department and the Armed Forces and who is
subject to all the rules of private business and the
regulations of the Government.
(5) The use of contractor-operated civil engi-
neering supply stores ensures the best price and best
buy for the Government.
procedures outlined in the Defense Authorization Act of
1990 (104 Stat. 1809), and any real property so trans-
ferred shall be deleted from the boundary of the Golden
Gate National Recreation Area. In the event of such trans-
fer, the terms and conditions of all agreements and loans
regarding such lands and facilities entered into by the
Trust shall be binding on any successor in interest.
SEC. 105. LIMITATIONS ON FUNDING.
(a)(1) From amounts made available to the Secretary
for the operation of areas within the Golden Gate National
Recreation Area, not more than $25,000,000 shall be
available to carry out this title in each fiscal year after
the enactment of this title until the plan is submitted
under subsection (b). Such sums shall remain available
until expended.
(2) After the plan required in subsection (b) is sub-
mitted, and for each of the 14 fiscal years thereafter, there
are authorized to be appropriated to the Trust not more
than the amounts specified in such plan. Such sums shall
remain available until expended. Of such sums, not more
than $3,000,000 annually shall be available through the
Trust for law enforcement activities and services to be pro-
vided by the United States Park Police at the Presidio
in accordance with section 104(h) of this title.
land Security shall select emergency response pro-
viders based in at least two States for participation 
in the pilot program. 
(4) DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION.—The Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall provide to each 
emergency response provider who participates in the 
pilot program under this subsection disclosures and 
educational materials regarding the associated bene-
fits and risks of any vaccine provided under the pilot 
program and of exposure to anthrax. 
(5) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually there-
after until the completion of the pilot program, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a re-
port on the progress and results of the pilot program, 
including the percentage of eligible emergency re-
sponse providers, as determined by each pilot loca-
tion, that volunteer to participate, the degree to which 
participants obtain necessary vaccinations, as appro-
priate, and recommendations to improve initial and 
recurrent participation in the pilot program. The re-
port shall include a plan under which the Secretary 
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be located within the same State, the Secretary of Agri-
culture may convey the Federal lands described in sub-
section (d) in exchange for the non-Federal lands de-
scribed in subsection (e) in accordance with the provisions
of this section.
(b) APPLICABILITY
OF
OTHER
PROVISIONS
OF
LAW.—Except as otherwise provided in this section, the
land exchange authorized by this section shall be made
under the existing authorities of the Secretary.
(c) ACCEPTABILITY OF TITLE AND MANNER OF CON-
VEYANCE.—The Secretary shall not carry out the ex-
change described in subsection (a) unless the title to the
non-Federal lands to be conveyed to the United States,
and the form and procedures of conveyance, are acceptable
to the Secretary.
(d) FEDERAL LANDS.—The Federal lands referred to
in this section are located in the Targhee National Forest
in Idaho, are generally depicted on the map entitled
‘‘Targhee Exchange, Idaho-Wyoming—Proposed, Federal
Land’’, dated September 1994, and are known as the
North Fork Tract.
(e) NON-FEDERAL LANDS.—The non-Federal lands
referred to in this section are located in the Targhee Na-
tional Forest in Wyoming, are generally depicted on the
map entitled ‘‘Non-Federal land, Targhee Exchange,