Administrative Remedies
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First Amendment Defense Act [S.2525]
[Religion ]
[Human Rights ]
First Amendment Defense Act This bill prohibits the federal government from taking discriminatory action against a person on the basis that such person speaks or acts in accordance with a religious belief or moral conviction that: (1) marriage is or should be recognized as the union of one man and one woman or two individuals as recognized under federal law, or (2) sexual relations outside marriage are improper. The bill defines "person" as any person regardless of religious affiliation, except publicly traded for-profit entities; federal employees
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/08/2018
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To amend chapter 77 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify certain due process rights of Federal employees serving in sensitive positions, and for other purposes. [HB-5355]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[National Security ]
To amend chapter 77 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify certain due process rights of Federal employees serving in sensitive positions, and for other purposes. This bill permits the Merit Systems Protection Board to review an agency's determination that an employee (or applicant) is ineligible to hold a sensitive position that does not require a security clearance or access to classified information.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert J. Wittman
Introduced In House on 03/20/2018
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Protecting America's Workers Act [S.2621]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Mining ]
Protecting America's Workers Act This bill amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA) to increase the scope of the Act by applying its coverage to federal, state, and local government employees or individuals performing work for such employees. However, the bill makes OSHA inapplicable to working conditions covered by the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977. The bill revises requirements governing worker protection, including by: increasing protections for whistle-blowers as well as employees participating in or aiding inspections;
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/22/2018
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CASE Act of 2017 Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2017 [HB-3945]
[Technology and Innovation ]
CASE Act of 2017 Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Committee Hearings Held. on 09/27/2018
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Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act [HB-3984]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 10/16/2017
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To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to render overstaying a visa a criminal offense, and for other purposes. [HB-4974]
[Immigration ]
[Crime ]
[National Security ]
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to render overstaying a visa a criminal offense, and for other purposes. This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to subject any alien who remains in the United States after any visa or status under which the alien is lawfully present has expired to: (1) a fine or imprisonment for up to six months, or both, for a first offense; and (2) a fine or imprisonment for up to two years, or both, for any subsequent offense. Such penalties shall be waived if the overstay was due to medical necessity,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Lloyd Smucker
Introduced In House on 02/07/2018
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Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 [HB-4311]
[National Security ]
[Defense ]
[International ]
[Real Estate ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Economic Development ]
[Trade ]
[Finance ]
[Funding ]
Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 This bill amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to expand the scope of "covered transaction" subject to the review of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). CFIUS analyzes the national security implications of foreign investment in the United States. A covered transaction includes: any merger, acquisition, or takeover that could result in foreign control of any U.S. business, the purchase or lease of real estate located in the United States that is in close proximity
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Hearings Held By The Subcommittee On Monetary Policy And Trade Prior To Referral. on 04/12/2018
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WAGE Act Workplace Action for a Growing Economy Act [S.2143]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
WAGE Act Workplace Action for a Growing Economy Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 11/16/2017
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WAGE Act Workplace Action for a Growing Economy Act [HB-4548]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
WAGE Act Workplace Action for a Growing Economy Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Introduced In House on 12/05/2017
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DEA Enforcement and Authority Act of 2018 [S.2493]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
DEA Enforcement and Authority Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Sen. Joe Manchin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/05/2018
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Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2018 [S.2572]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2018 This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require states to direct their local educational agencies (LEAs) to establish policies that prevent and prohibit conduct, including bullying and harassment, that is sufficiently severe, persistent, or pervasive to: (1) limit students' ability to participate in, or benefit from, school programs; or (2) create a hostile or abusive educational environment that adversely affects students' education. LEAs shall also provide: (1) students, parents,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/20/2018
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A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a program to allow States to assume certain Federal responsibilities under that Act with respect to agency actions applicable to highway projects within the States, and for other purposes. [S.2587]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Animals ]
A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a program to allow States to assume certain Federal responsibilities under that Act with respect to agency actions applicable to highway projects within the States, and for other purposes. This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to direct the Department of Transportation (DOT) to carry out an assignment program to allow participating states to assume certain responsibilities of DOT with respect to agency actions applicable to highway projects within the state.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dan Sullivan
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S1876-1878) on 03/21/2018
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Legal Workforce Act [HB-3711]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Agriculture ]
[Data Privacy ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Legal Workforce Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish an employment eligibility verification system (EEVS), patterned after the E-Verify system. An employer shall attest, during the verification period and under penalty of perjury, that the employer has verified that an individual is not an unauthorized alien. An individual shall attest that he or she is a U.S. citizen or national, a lawful permanent resident, or an alien authorized to work in the United States.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 10/25/2017
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 [S.1771]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Education ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Social Security ]
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 Provides FY2018 appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and several related agencies. TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2018 Provides FY2018 appropriations for agencies and programs within the Department of Labor. Provides appropriations to the Employment and Training Administration for: Training and Employment Services, the Job Corps, Community Service Employment
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Sponsored by: Sen. Roy Blunt
Committee On Appropriations Senate Subcommittee On Departments Of Labor, Health And Human Services, And Education, And Related Agencies. Hearings Held. With Printed Hearing: S.hrg. 115-277. on 12/05/2017
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Building America's Trust Act [S.1757]
[Immigration ]
[Defense ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Rights ]
[Agriculture ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Building America's Trust Act This bill provides for strengthening the barriers along the U.S. land and maritime borders to deter illegal activity, including through U.S. Border Patrol and law enforcement enhancements and personnel increases and National Guard use. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall: (1) establish a National Border Security Advisory Committee; (2) submit a southern border threat analysis; (3) implement the Border Security Deployment Program; (4) establish a biometric exit data system; (5) reestablish the Secure Communities
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Sponsored by: Sen. Roger F. Wicker
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 208. on 09/05/2017
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RAISE Act Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy Act [S.1720]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
[Human Services ]
[National Security ]
RAISE Act Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy Act This bill: eliminates the diversity visa program; replaces the current employment visa system with a skills-based point system; revises the worldwide level of family-sponsored immigrants, including by eliminating certain family-based immigration preferences; establishes a 50,000 annual limit for refugees given permanent resident status; and creates a nonimmigrant visa for parents of U.S. citizen children who are at least 21 years old. The bill prohibits an alien from being be naturalized
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Sponsored by: Sen. Roger F. Wicker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 08/02/2017
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Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2018 [HB-3635]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
[Public Health ]
Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2018 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the process by which Medicare administrative contractors (MACs) issue and reconsider local coverage determinations (LCDs) that: (1) are new, (2) restrict or substantively revise existing LCDs, or (3) are otherwise specified in regulation. (MACs are private insurers that process Medicare claims within specified geographic areas.) Before such an LCD may take effect, the MAC issuing the determination must, with respect
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Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 09/17/2018
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C-TPAT Reauthorization Act of 2017 [HB-3551]
[Trade ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
C-TPAT Reauthorization Act of 2017 This bill amends the Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006 to reauthorize within U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program. The CBP shall publish on its website or other online publication: (1) information about benefits to program participants, and (2) notice of any changes to benefits to participants by 30 days before any such changes take effect. The bill specifies that: (1) applicants may be eligible to participate as Tier 1 or
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Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 10/24/2017
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RBI Act Restoring Board Immunity Act of 2017 [S.1649]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
RBI Act Restoring Board Immunity Act of 2017 This bill grants antitrust immunity to state occupational licensing boards in states that satisfy occupational licensing law requirements, including: (1) requiring a board's actions to be authorized by a non-frivolous interpretation of the state's occupational licensing laws; and (2) using less restrictive alternatives to occupational licensing to address threats to public health, safety, or welfare. Such states must also establish an office to supervise boards or provide for judicial review of occupational
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 07/27/2017
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RBI Act Restoring Board Immunity Act of 2017 [HB-3446]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
RBI Act Restoring Board Immunity Act of 2017 This bill grants antitrust immunity to state occupational licensing boards in states that satisfy occupational licensing law requirements, including: (1) requiring a board's actions to be authorized by a non-frivolous interpretation of the state's occupational licensing laws; and (2) using less restrictive alternatives to occupational licensing to address threats to public health, safety, or welfare. Such states must also establish an office to supervise boards or provide for judicial review of occupational
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Sponsored by: Rep. Darrell E. Issa
Referred To The Subcommittee On Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. on 09/06/2017