To provide that a person who brings a product liability action in a Federal or State court for injuries sustained from a product which is not in compliance with a voluntary or mandatory standard issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission may recover treble damages, and for other purposes.
1999-12-03: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.
To provide grants to local educational agencies to establish or expand prekindergarten programs for children who are not yet enrolled in kindergarten.
1999-11-15: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Auto Safety Assurance Act of 1999
1999-11-05: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to clarify the exemption from the minimum wage and overtime compensation requirements of that Act for certain computer professionals.
1999-10-07: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Substance Abuse Group Homes Amendments of 1999
1999-10-19: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require the prorating of Medicaid beneficiary contributions in the case of partial coverage of nursing facility services during a month.
1999-10-06: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
To direct the United States Executive Directors at the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Monetary Fund to encourage their respective institutions to require countries receiving assistance from such institutions to use the portion of the assistance attributable to United States contributions to obtain goods and services produced in the United States.
1999-09-24: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy.
Child Support Reserve Trust Act
1999-09-22: Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for individuals serving as Federal jurors to continue to receive their normal average wage or salary during such service.
1999-09-28: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property.
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the admission to the United States for permanent residence without numerical limitation of spouses of permanent resident aliens.
1999-09-28: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
State Revolving Funds for Schools Act
1999-08-06: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require States, in awarding subgrants under the State charter school grant program, to give priority to charter schools that will provide a racially integrated educational experience.
1999-07-12: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Fairness in Government Procurement Act of 1999
1999-07-12: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Corporate Welfare Elimination Act of 1999
1999-07-13: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.
Keeping America Safe Act of 1999
1999-06-15: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Church Plan Parity and Entanglement Prevention Act of 1999
1999-07-09: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Truth in Automobile Insurance Rates Act of 1999
1999-07-02: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
To make supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1999 to ensure the inclusion of commonly used pesticides in State source water assessment programs, and for other purposes.
1999-05-24: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide for the allocation of any limitation imposed on school construction bonds with respect to which the holders are allowed a credit under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and to apply the wage requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act to projects financed with such bonds.
1999-05-12: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the removal of aliens who associate with known terrorists.
1999-05-18: Subcommittee Hearings Held.