113 S1663 IS: Write the Laws Act
U.S. Senate
2013-11-07
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II113th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 1663IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESNovember 7, 2013Mr. Paul introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsA BILLTo end the unconstitutional delegation of legislative power which was exclusively vested in the Senate and House of Representatives by article I, section 1 of the Constitution of the United States, and to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to issue a report to Congress detailing the extent of the problem of unconstitutional delegation to the end that such delegations can be phased out, thereby restoring the constitutional principle of separation of powers set forth in the first sections of the Constitution of the United States.1.Short
			 titleThis Act may be cited as
			 the Write the Laws
			 Act.2.Constitutional
			 authority statement(a)In
			 generalThis Act is enacted pursuant to the powers conferred by
			 the Constitution of the United States upon Congress by—(1)article I,
			 section 1, which vests in Congress all legislative powers granted under the
			 Constitution; and(2)article I,
			 section 8, clause 18, which vests in Congress the power to make all laws that
			 shall be necessary and proper for executing the legislative power granted to
			 Congress in the Constitution.(b)Other
			 authorityThis Act is also enacted to bring the enforcement of
			 Federal law into compliance with the guarantee under the Fifth Amendment to the
			 Constitution of the United States that no person be deprived of life, liberty,
			 or property without due process of law.3.FindingsCongress finds the following:(1)Article I,
			 section 1 of the Constitution of the United States vests the legislative powers
			 enumerated therein in Congress, consisting of a Senate and a House of
			 Representatives, subject only to the veto power of the President as provided in
			 article I, section 7, clause 2.(2)Article II,
			 section 1 of the Constitution of the United States vests the executive power of
			 the United States in a President.(3)Article III,
			 section 1 of the Constitution of the United States vests the judicial power of
			 the United States in one supreme Court, and in such inferior courts as
			 the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish, subject only
			 to the jurisdictional limitations set forth in article III, section 2.(4)As the Supreme
			 Court of the United States has stated, In the main, [the Constitution of
			 the United States] has blocked out with singular precision, and in bold lines,
			 in its three primary Articles, the allotment of power to the executive, the
			 legislative, and judicial departments of the government [and] the powers
			 confided by the Constitution to one of these departments cannot be exercised by
			 another.. Kilbourn v. Thompson, 103 U.S. 168, 191 (1881).(5)It is …
			 essential to the successful working of this system, that the persons entrusted
			 with power in any one of these branches shall not be permitted to encroach upon
			 the powers confided to others, but that each shall by the law of its creation
			 be limited to the exercise of the powers … of its own department and no
			 other.. Id.(6)The
			 increase in the number of States, in their population and wealth, and in the
			 amount of power … [has] present[ed] powerful and growing temptations to those
			 to whom that exercise is intrusted, to overstep the just boundaries of their
			 own department, and enter upon the domain of one of the others, or to assume
			 powers not intrusted to either of them.. Id. at 191–192.(7)Succumbing to
			 these powerful and growing temptations, and beginning in the
			 late nineteenth century with the Interstate Commerce Commission and continuing
			 to the present time, Congress has unconstitutionally created numerous
			 administrative agencies with blended powers, namely—(A)the exercise of
			 legislative power vested by the Constitution of the United States in
			 Congress;(B)the exercise of
			 executive power vested by the Constitution of the United States in the
			 President; and(C)the exercise of
			 judicial power vested by the Constitution of the United States in the Supreme
			 Court and lower Federal courts.(8)By delegating
			 legislative, executive, and judicial power to the various administrative
			 agencies, Congress has departed from the separation of powers structure of the
			 Constitution of the United States, and ignored the warning of the framers of
			 that instrument that The accumulation of all powers, legislative,
			 executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many,
			 and whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced
			 the very definition of tyranny.. James Madison, The Federalist No.
			 47.(9)Further, by
			 delegating legislative, executive, and judicial powers to various
			 administrative agencies, Congress has unconstitutionally established a Star
			 Chamber-like system of rules promulgated, executed, and adjudicated by
			 administrative agencies that are functionally a part of the executive branch of
			 the Federal Government in violation of the due process guarantee of the Fifth
			 Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.(10)By the very
			 nature of legislative power, and by the express terms of article I, section 1
			 of the Constitution of the United States, Congress may not delegate any
			 legislative power to any other branch of the Federal Government or other
			 entity, including any administrative agency. As Chief Justice John Marshall
			 stated: It will not be contended that congress can delegate to the
			 courts, or to any other tribunals, powers which are strictly and exclusively
			 legislative.. Wayman v. Southard, 10 Wheat. (23 U.S.) 1, 42
			 (1825).(11)As Chief Justice
			 Melville Fuller explained, a criminal offense created or
			 clarified by an agency in the executive branch is not valid unless the offense
			 is fully and completely defined by the act of Congress. In re
			 Kollock, 165 U.S. 526, 533 (1897).(12)By vesting
			 legislative power in the Congress, the Constitution requires the Senate and the
			 House of Representatives to enact statutes containing general rules to be
			 executed by the President, as provided in article II, section 1 of the
			 Constitution of the United States, and to be adjudicated in a case or
			 controversy by such inferior courts as Congress may from time to time
			 establish, or in the Supreme Court, as provided in article III, sections 1 and
			 2.(13)By abdicating
			 its constitutional legislative responsibility to write the laws whereby the
			 people are governed, and having unconstitutionally delegated that power to
			 unelected bureaucrats, Congress has undermined the constitutional protections
			 of—(A)the checks and
			 balances of a bicameral legislative body; and(B)a Presidential
			 veto.(14)As a direct
			 consequence of Congress having abdicated its responsibility to properly
			 exercise the legislative power vested by the Constitution of the United States,
			 Congress has—(A)imposed onerous
			 and unreasonable burdens upon the American people; and(B)violated the
			 constitutional principle of the separation of the legislative, executive, and
			 judicial processes and functions.4.Restoring the
			 separation of powers(a)In
			 generalTitle 1 of the United
			 States Code is amended by inserting after chapter 2 the following:2ASeparation of
				powersSec. 151. Nondelegation of legislative power.152. Enforcement clause.153. Applicability.151.Nondelegation
				of legislative power(a)DefinitionIn
				this section, the term delegation of legislative powers—(1)includes—(A)the creation or
				clarification of any criminal or civil offense; and(B)the creation or
				clarification of any non-criminal regulation, prohibition or limitation
				applicable to the public, or some subset thereof, that is not fully and
				completely defined in an Act of Congress, except that the Executive Branch of
				government may be delegated authority to make factual findings that will
				determine the date upon which such an Act is implemented, suspended, or
				revived; and(2)does not include
				the issuance of any presidential proclamation, or the issuance of any rule or
				regulation governing the internal operation of any agency, or conditions made
				upon grants or contracts issued by any agency.(b)ProhibitionAn
				Act of Congress may not contain any delegation of legislative powers, whether
				to—(1)any component
				within the legislative branch of the Federal Government;(2)the President or
				any other member of the executive branch of the Federal Government;(3)the judicial
				branch of the Federal Government;(4)any
				agency;(5)any quasi-public
				agency;(6)any State or
				instrumentality thereof; or(7)any other
				organization or individual.(c)Executive
				actionsNo new presidential directive, adjudicative decision,
				rule, or regulation, or change to an existing presidential directive,
				adjudicative decision, rule, or regulation governing, limiting, imposing a
				penalty on, or otherwise regulating any activity of any individual or entity,
				other than an officer or employee of the Federal Government, may be promulgated
				or put into effect, unless the directive, decision, rule or regulation is
				authorized by an Act of Congress that complies with subsection (b).(d)ReportNot
				later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this chapter, the
				Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report
				identifying all statutes enacted before the date that is 90 days after the date
				of enactment of this chapter which contain any delegation of legislative powers
				prohibited under this section.152.Enforcement
				clause(a)In
				generalAn Act of Congress, presidential directive, adjudicative
				decision, rule, or regulation that does not comply with section 151 shall have
				no force or effect and no legal, equitable, regulatory, civil, or criminal
				action may be brought under such an Act of Congress, presidential directive,
				adjudicative decision, rule, or regulation.(b)Cause of
				actionAny person aggrieved by any action of any officer or
				employee in the executive branch of the Federal Government under any Act of
				Congress that does not comply with section 151 may bring a cause of action
				under sections 2201 and 2202 of title 28 against the United States to seek
				appropriate relief, including an injunction against enforcement of any Act of
				Congress, presidential directive, adjudicative decision, rule, or regulation
				that does not comply with section 151.(c)Standard of
				reviewIn any action brought under subsection (b), the standard
				of review shall be de novo.153.Effective
				dateThis chapter shall apply
				to any Act of Congress, presidential directive, adjudicative decision, rule, or
				regulation, change to an existing presidential directive, adjudicative
				decision, rule, or regulation, enacted or promulgated on or after the date that
				is 90 days after the date of enactment of this
				chapter..(b)Technical and
			 conforming amendmentThe table of chapters for title 1, United
			 States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter 2 the
			 following:2A.
				  Separation of
				  powers151.5.Severability
			 clauseIf any provision of
			 this Act or an amendment made by this Act, or the application of a provision or
			 amendment to any person or circumstance, is held to be invalid for any reason
			 in any court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this Act and
			 amendments made by this Act, and the application of the provisions and
			 amendment to any other person or circumstance, shall not be affected.


113 S1916 IS: Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act of 2014
U.S. Senate
2014-01-14
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II113th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 1916IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJanuary 14, 2014Mr. McConnell (for himself and Mr. Paul) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsA BILLTo amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to provide for an application process for interested parties to apply for a county to be designated as a rural area, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act of 2014 or the HELP Rural Communities Act of 2014.2.Designation of county as a rural areaSection 1022 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (12 U.S.C. 5512) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:(e)Designation of county as a rural area(1)ApplicationNot later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Bureau shall establish an application process under which a person who lives or does business in a State may, with respect to a county in such State that has not been designated by the Bureau as a rural area for purposes of a Federal consumer financial law, apply for such county to be so designated.(2)Evaluation criteriaWhen evaluating an application submitted under paragraph (1), the Bureau shall take into consideration the following factors:(A)Criteria used by the Director of the Bureau of the Census for classifying geographical areas as rural or urban.(B)Criteria used by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to designate counties as metropolitan or micropolitan or neither.(C)Criteria used by the Secretary of Agriculture to determine property eligibility for rural development programs.(D)The Department of Agriculture rural-urban commuting area codes.(E)A written opinion provided by the State’s banking regulator.(F)Population density.(3)Public comment period(A)In generalNot later than 60 days after receiving an application submitted under paragraph (1), the Bureau shall—(i)publish such application in the Federal Register; and(ii)make such application available for public comment for not fewer than 90 days.(B) Limitation on additional applicationsNothing in this subsection shall be construed to require the Bureau, during the public comment period with respect to an application submitted under paragraph (1), to accept an additional application with respect to the county that is the subject of the initial application.(4)Information required to be publishedThe Bureau shall enter each application submitted under paragraph (1) in a sortable, downloadable database that is publicly accessible through the Web site of the Bureau.(5)Decision on designationNot later than 90 days after the end of the public comment period under paragraph (3)(A) for an application, the Bureau shall—(A)grant or deny such application; and(B)publish such grant or denial in the Federal Register, along with an explanation of what factors the Bureau relied on in making such determination.(6)Subsequent applicationsA decision by the Bureau under paragraph (5) to deny an application for a county to be designated as a rural area shall not preclude the Bureau from accepting a subsequent application submitted under paragraph (1) for such county to be so designated, so long as such subsequent application is made after the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date that the Bureau denies the application under paragraph (5)..


114 HR 3121 IH: Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform Act of 2015
U.S. House of Representatives
2015-07-21
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		I
		114th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 3121
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			July 21, 2015
			Mr. Kind (for himself, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Amodei, and Mr. Grayson) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

		A BILL
		To improve Federal land management, resource conservation, environmental protection, and use of
			 Federal real property, by requiring the Secretary of the Interior to
			 develop a multipurpose cadastre of Federal real property and identifying
			 inaccurate, duplicate, and out-of-date Federal land inventories, and for
			 other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform Act of 2015. 2.Cadastre of Federal land (a)In generalThe Secretary shall develop and maintain a current and accurate multipurpose cadastre of Federal real property to support Federal land management activities, including, but not limited to: resource development and conservation, agricultural use, active forest management, environmental protection, and use of real property.
 (b)Cost-SharingThe Secretary may enter into cost-sharing agreements with States to include any non-Federal lands in a State in the cadastre. The Federal share of any such cost agreement shall not exceed 50 percent of the total cost to a State for the development of the cadastre of non-Federal lands in the State.
 (c)Consolidation and reportNot later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate on—
 (1)the existing real property inventories or any components of any cadastre currently authorized by law or conducted by the Department of the Interior, the statutory authorization for such, and the amount expended by the Federal Government for each such activity in fiscal year 2014;
 (2)the existing real property inventories or any components of any cadastre currently authorized by law or conducted by the Department of the Interior that will be eliminated or consolidated into the multipurpose cadastre authorized by this Act;
 (3)the existing real property inventories or any components of a cadastre currently authorized by law or conducted by the Department of the Interior that will not be eliminated or consolidated into the multipurpose cadastre authorized by this Act, together with a justification for not terminating or consolidating such in the multipurpose cadastre authorized by this Act;
 (4)the use of existing real property inventories or any components of any cadastre currently conducted by any unit of State or local government that can be used to identify Federal real property within such unit of government;
 (5)the cost-savings that will be achieved by eliminating or consolidating duplicative or unneeded real property inventories or any components of a cadastre currently authorized by law or conducted by the Department of the Interior that will become part of the multipurpose cadastre authorized by this Act, and a plan for implementation of this Act, including a cost estimate and the feasibility of the use of revenue from any transactional activity authorized by law that may be used to offset any costs of implementing this Act;
 (6)in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Administrator of the General Services Administration, and the Comptroller General of the United States, conduct the assessment required by paragraphs (1) through (5) of this subsection with regard to all cadastres and inventories authorized, operated or maintained by all other Executive agencies of the Federal Government; and
 (7)recommendations for any legislation necessary to increase the cost-savings and enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of replacing, eliminating, or consolidating real property inventories or any components of a cadastre currently authorized by law or conducted by the Department of the Interior.
				(d)Coordination
 (1)In generalIn carrying out this section, the Secretary shall— (A)participate, pursuant to section 216 of Public Law 107–347, in the establishment of such standards and common protocols as are necessary to assure the interoperability of geospatial information pertaining to the cadastre for all users of such information;
 (B)coordinate with, seek assistance and cooperation of, and provide liaison to the Federal Geographic Data Committee pursuant to Office of Management and Budget Circular A–16 and Executive Order 12906 for the implementation of and compliance with such standards as may be applicable to the cadastre;
 (C)integrate, or make the cadastre interoperable with, the Federal Real Property Profile established pursuant to Executive Order 13327;
 (D)integrate with and leverage to the maximum extent practicable current cadastre activities of units of State and local government; and
 (E)use contracts with the private sector, to the maximum extent practicable, to provide such products and services as are necessary to develop the cadastre.
 (2)Contracts considered surveying and mappingContracts entered into under paragraph (1)(E) shall be considered surveying and mapping services as such term is used and as such contracts are awarded in accordance with the selection procedures in title IX of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).
 3.DefinitionsAs used in this Act, the following definitions apply: (1)SecretaryThe term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior.
 (2)CadastreThe term cadastre means an inventory of real property of the Federal Government developed through collecting, storing, retrieving, or disseminating graphical or digital data depicting natural or man-made physical features, phenomena, or boundaries of the earth and any information related thereto, including surveys, maps, charts, satellite and airborne remote sensing data, images, and services, with services performed by professionals such as surveyors, photogrammetrists, hydrographers, geodesists, cartographers, and other such services of an architectural or engineering nature including the following data layers:
 (A)A reference frame consisting of a current geodetic network. (B)A series of current, accurate large scale maps.
 (C)An existing cadastral boundary overlay delineating all cadastral parcels. (D)A system for indexing and identifying each cadastral parcel.
 (E)A series of land data files, each including the parcel identifier, which can be used to retrieve information and cross reference between and among other existing data files, which may contain information about the use, assets and infrastructure of each parcel.
 (3)Real propertyThe term real property means real estate consisting of land, buildings, crops, forests, or other resources still attached to or within the land or improvements or fixtures permanently attached to the land or a structure on it, including any interest, benefit, right, or privilege in such property.
 4.Transparency and public accessThe Secretary shall— (1)make the cadastre publically available on the Internet in a graphically geo-enabled and searchable format;
 (2)ensure that the inventory referred to in section 2 includes the identification of all lands and parcels suitable for disposal by Resource Management Plans conducted for pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1711 et seq.); and
 (3)in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security, prevent the disclosure of any parcel or parcels of land, and buildings or facilities thereon, or information related thereto, if such disclosure would impair or jeopardize the national security or homeland defense of the United States.
 5.Right of actionNothing in this Act shall create any substantive or procedural right or benefit. 6.Certain new actions not requiredNothing in this Act shall require or authorize any new surveying or mapping of Federal land, the evaluation of any parcel of land for potential management by non-Federal entities, the disposal of any Federal land, or any new appraisal or assessment of the value or cultural and archaeological resources on any parcel of Federal land.


117 HR 634 IH: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 202 West Washington Street, Suite 1, in Marquette, Michigan, as the “Senator Tom Casperson Post Office Building”.
U.S. House of Representatives
2021-02-01
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I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 634IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 1, 2021Mr. Bergman (for himself, Ms. Slotkin, Mr. Huizenga, Mr. Moolenaar, and Mr. Meijer) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and ReformA BILLTo designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 202 West Washington Street, Suite 1, in Marquette, Michigan, as the Senator Tom Casperson Post Office Building.1.Senator Tom Casperson Post Office Building(a)DesignationThe facility of the United States Postal Service located at 202 West Washington Street, Suite 1, in Marquette, Michigan, shall be known and designated as the Senator Tom Casperson Post Office Building.(b)ReferencesAny reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Senator Tom Casperson Post Office Building.


		II
		112th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		S. 2620
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED
		  STATES

			May 7, 2012
			Mr. Schumer (for himself
			 and Mr. Grassley) introduced the
			 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on
			 Finance

		A BILL
		To amend title XVIII of the Social Security
		  Act to provide for an extension of the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH)
		  program and the increased payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital
		  program.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Rural Hospital Access Act of
			 2012.
		2.Extension of the Medicare-dependent
			 hospital (MDH) program
			(a)Extension of payment
			 methodologySection
			 1886(d)(5)(G) of the Social Security
			 Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(G)) is amended—
				(1)in clause (i), by striking October
			 1, 2012 and inserting October 1, 2013; and
				(2)in clause (ii)(II), by striking
			 October 1, 2012 and inserting October 1,
			 2013.
				(b)Conforming amendments
				(1)Extension of target amountSection 1886(b)(3)(D) of the
			 Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
			 1395ww(b)(3)(D)) is amended—
					(A)in the matter preceding clause (i), by
			 striking October 1, 2012 and inserting October 1,
			 2013; and
					(B)in clause (iv), by striking through
			 fiscal year 2012 and inserting through fiscal year
			 2013.
					(2)Permitting hospitals to decline
			 reclassificationSection
			 13501(e)(2) of the Omnibus Budget
			 Reconciliation Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 1395ww note) is amended by
			 striking through fiscal year 2012 and inserting through
			 fiscal year 2013.
				3.Extension of the increased payments under
			 the Medicare low-volume hospital programSection 1886(d)(12) of the Social Security
			 Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(12)) is amended—
			(1)in subparagraph (B), in the matter
			 preceding clause (i), by striking 2013 and inserting
			 2014;
			(2)in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking
			 and 2012 each place it appears and inserting , 2012, and
			 2013; and
			(3)in subparagraph (D), by striking and
			 2012 and inserting , 2012, and 2013.


		III
		110th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		S. RES. 606
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			June 27, 2008
			Mrs. Clinton submitted
			 the following resolution; which was referred to the
			 Committee on the
			 Judiciary

		RESOLUTION
		Designating June 27, 2008, as National HIV
		  Testing Day.

		Whereas the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
			 (referred to in this preamble as the CDC) found that at the end
			 of 2003, between 1,039,000 and 1,185,000 individuals in the United States were
			 HIV positive, an increase from the estimated 850,000 to 950,000 such
			 individuals at the end of 2002;
		Whereas the CDC estimated that at the end of 2006,
			 African-Americans represented 49 percent of all individuals living with
			 HIV/AIDS, Whites represented 30 percent, and Hispanics represented 18
			 percent;
		Whereas the CDC further found that at the end of 2006, men
			 accounted for nearly 73 percent of all individuals living with HIV/AIDS and
			 women represented more than 26 percent;
		Whereas the CDC estimated that from the beginning of the
			 epidemic through 2006, 565,927 individuals in the United States have died of
			 AIDS;
		Whereas the CDC has determined that the leading cause of
			 HIV infection is male-to-male sexual contact, followed by heterosexual contact
			 and injection drug use;
		Whereas the CDC has estimated that during the 10-year
			 period beginning in 1998, the rate of new infections in the United States has
			 remained at approximately 40,000 annually, with no decline;
		Whereas individuals at high risk of acquiring HIV are also
			 often at high risk of acquiring other sexually transmitted infections;
		Whereas a 2008 report from the CDC estimated that in the
			 United States, 1 in 4 young women and nearly 1 in 2 young African-American
			 women between the ages of 14 and 19 have a sexually transmitted
			 infection;
		Whereas the CDC estimates that about 25 percent of all
			 HIV-positive individuals are unaware of their status;
		Whereas the CDC reports that when infected individuals
			 knew their status, they were more likely to practice HIV risk-reduction
			 behaviors;
		Whereas the CDC reported that in 2005, 40 percent of those
			 individuals diagnosed as HIV-positive were later diagnosed with AIDS within 1
			 year of their HIV test;
		Whereas the CDC reports that early knowledge of HIV status
			 is important for connecting HIV-positive individuals with medical care and
			 services that can reduce mortality and prevent the onset of AIDS;
		Whereas a 2004 survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation
			 found that many individuals in the United States wanted more information about
			 HIV, including the different types of HIV tests available, testing costs, test
			 result confidentiality, and testing locations;
		Whereas African-Americans and Latinos are much more likely
			 than Whites to say they need more information about HIV testing;
		Whereas anxieties, misconceptions, and stigma have been
			 traditionally associated with HIV/AIDS and HIV testing;
		Whereas the most commonly used HIV tests require a 2-week
			 waiting period for a diagnosis, and such a waiting period contributes to the
			 anxiety surrounding HIV testing that discourages individuals from receiving
			 their diagnosis;
		Whereas the CDC estimated that in 2004, among those who
			 took an HIV test at sites funded by the CDC, 22 percent did not return for
			 their test results;
		Whereas rapid test kits approved by the Food and Drug
			 Administration have made HIV testing easier, more accessible, and less
			 invasive, while delivering results within a single day;
		Whereas prevention counseling is an essential part of HIV
			 testing, and when conducted according to established CDC guidelines, has been
			 shown to be effective at producing individual behavioral change;
		Whereas the National Association of People with AIDS,
			 founded in 1983, is the oldest coalition of people living with HIV/AIDS, and
			 advocates on behalf of all people living with HIV/AIDS;
		Whereas National HIV Testing Day is an annual campaign
			 introduced in 1995 and produced by the National Association of People with AIDS
			 to encourage individuals to seek out and receive voluntary HIV counseling and
			 testing;
		Whereas the theme of National HIV Testing Day 2008 is,
			 Take the test, take control;
		Whereas the Advancing HIV Prevention Initiative of the CDC
			 emphasizes the importance of HIV testing;
		Whereas as part of its overall public health mission, the
			 CDC annually supports the National HIV Prevention Conference and National HIV
			 Testing Day; and
		Whereas June 27 of each year is now recognized as National
			 HIV Testing Day: Now, therefore, be it

		That the Senate—
			(1)designates June
			 27, 2008, as National HIV Testing Day;
			(2)encourages State
			 and local governments, including their public health agencies, to recognize
			 such a day, to publicize its importance among their communities, to encourage
			 individuals to undergo counseling and testing for HIV and other sexually
			 transmitted infections, and to establish and maintain effective linkages to
			 care and treatment services for individuals testing positive;
			(3)encourages the appropriate use of rapid
			 test kits approved by the Food and Drug Administration as a fast and efficient
			 method of HIV testing;
			(4)encourages National, State, and local media
			 organizations to carry messages in support of National HIV Testing Day;
			(5)encourages the President to emphasize the
			 importance of addressing the HIV/AIDS epidemic among all individuals in the
			 United States, but especially among minority communities; and
			(6)supports the development of a National AIDS
			 strategy with clear goals and objectives to reduce new HIV infections,
			 especially among minorities.


116 HR 1790 IH: Giveback Deficit Reduction Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2019-03-14
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I116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 1790IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMarch 14, 2019Mr. Kind (for himself and Mr. Schweikert) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House AdministrationA BILLTo require any amounts remaining in Members’ Representational Allowances at the end of a fiscal
			 year to be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction or to
			 reduce the Federal debt.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Giveback Deficit Reduction Act. 2.Requiring amounts remaining in members’ representational allowances to be used for deficit reduction or to reduce the Federal debt (a)In generalNotwithstanding any other provision of law, any amounts appropriated for Members’ Representational Allowances for the House of Representatives for a fiscal year which remain after all payments are made under such Allowances for the year shall be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction, except that in the case of a fiscal year for which there is no Federal budget deficit, such amounts shall be used to reduce the Federal debt (in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate).
 (b)Effective dateThis section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2019 and each succeeding fiscal year. 3.RegulationsThe Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this Act.
 4.DefinitionAs used in this Act, the term “Member of the House of Representatives” means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.


110 HR 5833 IH: To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the direct payment of attorney fees and costs to the attorney representing a prevailing party in certain Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income claims, and for other purposes.
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110th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5833
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 17, 2008
Mr. DeFazio introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL
To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the direct payment of attorney fees and costs to the attorney representing a prevailing party in certain Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income claims, and for other purposes.

1.Payment of Fees and Costs to the Attorney in certain Social Security Act claimsSection 2412 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

(g)In a civil action brought under section 205(g) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(g)) in which a prevailing party other than the United States is represented by an attorney, any costs and fees awarded under this section to such prevailing party—
(1)shall be paid directly to the attorney representing the prevailing party; and
(2)shall not be subject to offset under section 3716 of title 31, United States Code, due to a claim of the United States against the prevailing party. .