Advisory Bodies
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Railroad Reform, Enhancement, and Efficiency Act [S.1626]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Energy ]
Railroad Reform, Enhancement, and Efficiency Act This bill reauthorizes FY2016-FY2019 grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) for: a Northeast Corridor investment account, a state-supported account, a long-distance account, an other national network activities account, and national infrastructure and safety investments. Appropriations are also authorized for the same period for: National Transportation Safety Board rail investigations, and Amtrak's Office of the Inspector General. The bill revises requirements for the rail
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Thune With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 05/16/2016
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Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015 [S.1611]
[Defense ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Science ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015 TITLE I--AUTHORIZATIONS (Sec. 101) This bill authorizes appropriations for the Coast Guard for FY2016-FY2017 as well as an end-of-year strength for active duty personnel of 43,000 for each of them. Prior authorization of appropriations shall be required for the Coast Guard Reserve program. Additional appropriations are authorized for FY2016-FY2017 for preacquisition activities for a new polar icebreaker, including initial specification development and feasibility studies. TITLE II--COAST GUARD (Sec. 201) The
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Thune With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 114-168. on 11/30/2015
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SAFE Act Safeguarding America's Future and Environment Act [S.1601]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Science ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Animals ]
[Water ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Safety ]
SAFE Act Safeguarding America's Future and Environment Act This bill requires the President to establish an interagency National Fish, Wildlife, and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy Joint Implementation Working Group to adopt the National Fish, Wildlife, and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy (released March 26, 2013) to protect, manage, and conserve fish, wildlife, and plants to maintain the inherent resilience and adaptability of fish, wildlife, and plants to withstand the ongoing and expected effects of extreme weather and climate change. Each
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Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 06/17/2015
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Program Management Improvement Accountability Act [S.1550]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Military ]
Program Management Improvement Accountability Act (Sec. 2) This bill establishes as additional functions of the Deputy Director for Management of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requirements to: adopt and oversee implementation of government-wide standards, policies, and guidelines for program and project management for executive agencies; chair the Program Management Policy Council (established by this Act); establish standards and policies for executive agencies consistent with widely accepted standards for program and project management
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Signed By President. on 12/14/2016
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Border Health Security Act of 2015 [S.1537]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[International ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[National Security ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Border Health Security Act of 2015 This bill amends the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission Act to require the commission to cooperate with the Canada-United States Pan-Border Public Health Preparedness Council and to recommend and implement initiatives that solve border health issues. Members of the commission may provide advice or recommendations to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) or Congress without authorization or a request. HHS must award grants: (1) to address the priorities and recommendations of the commission
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Sponsored by: Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/10/2015
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Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Prevention, Education, and Research Act of 2015 [S.1503]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Prevention, Education, and Research Act of 2015 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish the Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee to advise HHS on how to: (1) ensure coordination with other federal agencies, private organizations, and constituency groups regarding efforts to address Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases; (2) ensure that a broad spectrum of scientific viewpoints is considered in public health policy decisions and that information disseminated to the public
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/04/2015
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Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2015 [S.1490]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Data Privacy ]
Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to establish an office within the Bureau of Consumer Protection to advise the FTC on the prevention of fraud targeting seniors and to assist the FTC in monitoring the market for mail, television, Internet, telemarketing, and recorded message telephone call (robocall) fraud targeting seniors. The office must: (1) disseminate to seniors and their families and caregivers information on the most common fraud schemes, including methods of reporting complaints
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Thune Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 114-370. on 11/15/2016
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Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 [S.1484]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
[Insurance ]
[Investments ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 TITLE I--REGULATORY RELIEF AND PROTECTION OF CONSUMER ACCESS TO CREDIT (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to exempt from the requirement to provide consumers with an annual written disclosure of their privacy policy certain financial institutions that provide nonpublic personal information to a nonaffiliated third party to perform services for or functions on behalf of the financial institution. (Sec. 102) The Federal Home Loan Bank Act is amended to set requirements for a credit union
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard C. Shelby
Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. Hearings Held. on 07/23/2015
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Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2015 [S.1447]
[Environmental ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Science ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2015 Directs the President to establish an interagency Sustainable Chemistry Program to promote and coordinate federal sustainable chemistry research, development, demonstration, technology transfer, commercialization, education, and training activities. Directs the President to establish an Interagency Working Group that includes representatives from specified federal agencies to oversee the planning, management, and coordination of the Program. Requires the Interagency Working Group to establish
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 05/21/2015
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Marine Oil Spill Prevention Act [S.1430]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Water ]
[Public Safety ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Marine Oil Spill Prevention Act This bill address issues related to preventing and responding to oil spills. This bill amends the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to extend the moratorium on oil and gas leasing in certain areas in the Gulf of Mexico until June 30, 2027. This bill sets forth provisions concerning Coast Guard responsibilities, including designating areas that are at heightened risk of oil spills and implementing measures to ameliorate that risk. This bill amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to establish a Gulf Coast Regional
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J. Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S3241-3242) on 05/21/2015
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United States Grain Standards Act Reauthorization Act of 2015 [S.1417]
[Agriculture ]
[Trade ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Food ]
United States Grain Standards Act Reauthorization Act of 2015 This bill reauthorizes and amends provisions of the United States Grain Standards Act. The Act authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish official marketing standards for grains, and to provide procedures for grain inspection and weighing. The bill reauthorizes several expiring provisions through FY2020, establishes procedures in the event of an interruption of inspection and weighing services, revises the process for delegating inspections to state agencies, and revises
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Sponsored by: Sen. Pat Roberts
Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Roberts. Without Written Report. on 05/21/2015
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Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015 [S.141]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015 Repeals sections of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (and restores provisions of law amended by those sections) related to the establishment of an Independent Payment Advisory Board to develop proposals to reduce the per capita rate of growth in spending under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S107) on 01/08/2015
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Florida Fisheries Improvement Act [S.1403]
[Environmental ]
[Science ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Animals ]
[Water ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
Florida Fisheries Improvement Act This bill amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) to revise requirements for fishery management in the Gulf of Mexico and the South Atlantic. Regional fishery management councils may use alternative fishery management measures in a recreational fishery. This bill revises requirements for fishery management plans, including by exempting certain species from fishery rebuilding requirements, changing how to determine the timelines for rebuilding fisheries, and repealing the requirement
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bill Nelson
By Senator Thune From Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation Filed Written Report. Report No. 114-398. on 12/09/2016
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 [S.1376]
[Defense ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Veterans ]
[Aerospace ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Small Business ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Mental Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[International ]
[Trade ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Data Privacy ]
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Sec. 3) Defines "congressional defense committees" as the House and Senate Armed Services and Appropriations Committees. (Sec. 4) Specifies procedures for determining the budgetary effects of this bill for compliance with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Act of 2010. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE I--PROCUREMENT Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for Procurement at the levels identified
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Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Committee On Armed Services. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Mccain. With Written Report No. 114-49. Additional Views Filed. on 05/19/2015
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 [S.1356]
[Defense ]
[National Security ]
[Military ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Science ]
[Aerospace ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Construction ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Education ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Sec. 3) Defines "congressional defense committees" as the House and Senate Armed Services and Appropriations Committees. (Sec. 4) Specifies procedures for determining the budgetary effects of this bill for compliance with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Act of 2010. (Sec. 5) Provides that the explanatory statement regarding this bill that was printed in the Congressional Record has the same effect as a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF
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Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Signed By President. on 11/25/2015
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College Affordability and Innovation Act of 2015 [S.1355]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
College Affordability and Innovation Act of 2015 This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to award 5-year grants to up to 15 institutions of higher education (IHEs) to carry out new or existing high-quality programs designed to graduate students with certificates or degrees at significantly lower student costs and within shorter time periods than traditional programs. Included among the programs are those that: use online instruction; use direct assessments rather than credit hours or clock hours as the measure of student learning; integrate
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Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/14/2015
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South Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act [S.1336]
[Trade ]
[International ]
[Animals ]
[Science ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
South Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act This bill authorizes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to promulgate regulations to implement U.S. participation in the South Pacific Fisheries Convention. The convention is designed to ensure the long-term conservation and sustainable use of fishery resources and marine ecosystems in the South Pacific Ocean. (Sec. 3) The United States must be represented by no more than three commissioners on the Commission of the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz
Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Thune Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 114-235. on 04/06/2016
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Ensuring Access to Fisheries Act [S.1335]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[International ]
[Trade ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Science ]
[Water ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Ensuring Access to Fisheries Act This bill authorizes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to promulgate regulations to implement U.S. participation in the North Pacific Fisheries Convention. The convention is designed to ensure the long-term conservation and sustainable use of fishery resources and marine ecosystems in the North Pacific Ocean. (Sec. 3) The United States must be represented by five commissioners on the North Pacific Fisheries Commission. In addition, a permanent advisory committee is established, which shall
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Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz
Received In The House. on 05/18/2016
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Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2015 [S.1334]
[Trade ]
[Animals ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[International ]
[Environmental ]
[Food ]
[Crime ]
Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2015 This bill revises enforcement mechanisms of several Acts to address illegal, unreported, or unregulated (IUU) fishing. TITLE I--STRENGTHENING FISHERIES ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS (Sec. 101) The bill amends the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act to revise and apply its enforcement provisions to: the Pacific Salmon Treaty Act of 1985, the Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act, the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950, the North Pacific Anadromous Stocks Act of 1992, the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
By Senator Thune From Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation Filed Written Report. Report No. 114-166. on 11/10/2015
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Seasonal Forecasting Improvement Act [S.1331]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Water ]
[Climate Change ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Energy ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[National Security ]
[Defense ]
[Aerospace ]
Seasonal Forecasting Improvement Act (Sec. 2) The Department of Commerce, through the National Weather Service (NWS) and other appropriate programs in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), shall: collect and utilize information in order to make usable, reliable, and timely forecasts of seasonal temperature and precipitation in agriculture; leverage existing research and models from the academic sector to improve such forecasts; determine and provide information on how such forecasted conditions may impact the number and severity
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Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz
Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Thune With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 114-248. on 05/09/2016