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Point Spencer Land Conveyance Act [S.1316]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Native American Affairs ]
Point Spencer Land Conveyance Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to convey the surface and subsurface estates of Tracts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 as identified on the map titled "Point Spencer Land Retention and Conveyance Map," dated January 2015, to the Bering Straits Native Corporation and tract 6 surface and subsurface estates to Alaska in accordance with specified terms. The Port Coordination Advisory Council for the Port of Point Spencer is established.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dan Sullivan
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 05/13/2015
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21st Century Energy Workforce Act [S.1304]
[Energy ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Science ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
21st Century Energy Workforce Act This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a National Center of Excellence for the 21st Century Workforce Advisory Board to: (1) support and develop training and science education programs, (2) align apprenticeship programs and industry certifications to further develop succession planning in the energy sector, (3) integrate educational standards to develop foundational skills for elementary and secondary education and postsecondary education to create a pipeline between education and career,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Maria Cantwell
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 05/19/2015
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Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 [S.1269]
[Trade ]
[Finance ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Crime ]
Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 TITLE I--TRADE FACILITATION AND TRADE ENFORCEMENT (Sec. 101) This bill directs the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to ensure that CBP partnership programs, such as the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism, provide trade benefits to importers, exporters, and certain other private sector entities that meet program requirements. (Sec. 102) The Government Accountability Office (GAO) must report to Congress on the effectiveness of CBP enforcement of U.S. customs and trade laws (trade
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Sponsored by: Sen. Orrin G. Hatch
By Senator Hatch From Committee On Finance Filed Written Report. Report No. 114-45. on 05/13/2015
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Smart Grid Act of 2015 [S.1232]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Smart Grid Act of 2015 This bill amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to direct the Department of Energy (DOE), in collaboration with the National Institute of Standards and Technology of the Department of Commerce, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and the Smart Grid Interoperability Panel, to establish the Smart Grid Interoperability Working Group. The purpose of the Group is to: identify additional efforts the federal government can take to better promote the establishment and adoption of open standards
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 05/14/2015
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Clean Distributed Energy Grid Integration Act [S.1201]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Science ]
[Climate Change ]
[Grants ]
Clean Distributed Energy Grid Integration Act This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to: (1) study the status of integration of clean distributed energy into electric grids, (2) identify issues requiring additional research or regulatory development, and (3) make grants for research proposals that address technical barriers identified in the study. "Clean distributed energy" means energy technologies that are located on the customer site operating on the customer side of the electric meter and are interconnected with the electric grid.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jeanne Shaheen
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 05/14/2015
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Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2015 [S.1180]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Funding ]
[Cybersecurity ]
Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to: (1) modernize the integrated U.S. public alert and warning system to help ensure that under all conditions the President, federal agencies, and state, tribal, and local governments can alert and warn the civilian population in areas endangered by natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters or threats to public safety; and (2) implement such system
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Sponsored by: Sen. Claire McCaskill
Signed By President. on 04/11/2016
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Defending Rivers from Overreaching Policies Act of 2015 [S.1178]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
Defending Rivers from Overreaching Policies Act of 2015 This bill requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Army Corps) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish: (1) a Supplemental Scientific Review Panel to make recommendations regarding metrics to quantify the connection between any body of water or wetland and a traditionally navigable water, and (2) an Ephemeral and Intermittent Streams Advisory Commission to develop criteria to define whether a body of water or wetland has a significant nexus to a traditional navigable water
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Committee On The Judiciary. Hearings Held. on 06/10/2015
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USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2015 [S.1151]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2015 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to expand the scope and responsibilities of the United States Preventive Services Task Force to require it to: (1) publish research plans to guide its review of scientific evidence relating to the effectiveness of preventive services; (2) make evidence reports and recommendations available for public comment; (3) establish a system for grading preventive care (Grades A, B, C, and D and a Grade I for insufficient information); and (4) convene a preventive
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Sessions
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/30/2015
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Heroin and Prescription Opioid Abuse Prevention, Education, and Enforcement Act of 2015 [S.1134]
[Healthcare ]
[Crime ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Veterans ]
Heroin and Prescription Opioid Abuse Prevention, Education, and Enforcement Act of 2015 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in cooperation with the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Defense, and the Drug Enforcement Administration, to convene a Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force to develop and study best practices for pain management and prescription of pain medication. The Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program is extended through FY2020. The Government Accountability
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Sponsored by: Sen. Joe Donnelly
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 04/29/2015
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National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2015 [S.1119]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2015 Establishes the National Criminal Justice Commission. Directs the Commission to: (1) undertake a comprehensive review of all areas of the criminal justice system, including federal, state, local, and tribal governments' criminal justice costs, practices, and policies; (2) submit to the President and Congress recommendations for changes in federal oversight, policies, practices, and laws designed to prevent, deter, and reduce crime and violence, reduce recidivism, improve cost-effectiveness, and ensure
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 04/28/2015
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 [S.1118]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Construction ]
[Healthcare ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Veterans ]
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 This bill authorizes FY2016 appropriations and sets forth policies regarding the military activities of the Department of Defense (DOD) and military construction. The bill authorizes appropriations, but does not provide budget authority for discretionary programs, which is included in subsequent appropriations legislation. The bill authorizes appropriations to DOD for Procurement; Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation; Operation and Maintenance; the Revolving and Working Capital Funds;
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S2478) on 04/28/2015
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International Insurance Capital Standards Accountability Act of 2015 [S.1086]
[Insurance ]
[International ]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
International Insurance Capital Standards Accountability Act of 2015 This bill establishes at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System the Insurance Policy Advisory Committee on International Capital Standards and Other Insurance Issues, a 21-member committee representing diverse expert perspectives from the U.S. insurance industry (including life insurance, property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, agents and brokers, academics, consumer advocates, or experts on issues facing underserved insurance communities and consumers).
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Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman
Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. Hearings Held. on 04/28/2015
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Enforcing Orders and Reducing Customs Evasion Act of 2015 [S.1015]
[Trade ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Enforcing Orders and Reducing Customs Evasion Act of 2015 This bill directs the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to ensure that CBP partnership programs, such as the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism, provide trade benefits to importers, exporters, and certain other private sector entities that meet program requirements. The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress on the effectiveness of CBP enforcement of U.S. customs and trade laws (trade enforcement). CBP shall establish priorities and performance standards
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Sponsored by: Sen. Orrin G. Hatch
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/20/2015
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Supporting the Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity. [HR-727]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[National Security ]
Supporting the Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity. Expresses support for the purposes and goals of the Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity. Declares that the House of Representatives will work closely with the Commission to identify bold new approaches to enable a thriving, secure, and reliable U.S. digital economy and will recommend Commission members.
Sponsored by: Rep. James R. Langevin
Introduced In House on 05/12/2016
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Adopting rules for the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress. [HR-5]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Ethics ]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[National Security ]
[Social Security ]
[Crime ]
Adopting rules for the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress. Adopts the Rules of the House of Representatives for the 113th Congress as the Rules for the 114th Congress, with amendments. (Sec. 2) Revises requirements for committee witnesses appearing in a nongovernmental capacity. Requires witnesses, before testifying, to not only include a curriculum vitae in their written statement of proposed testimony, but a disclosure of any federal grants or contracts, or contracts or payments originating with a foreign government received by them during the current
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin McCarthy
Introduced In House on 01/06/2015
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that adding art and design into Federal programs that target the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields encourages innovation and economic growth in the United States. [HR-247]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Economic Development ]
[Education ]
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that adding art and design into Federal programs that target the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields encourages innovation and economic growth in the United States. Recognizes the importance of art and design in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. Supports the designation of a STEM-to-STEAM Month. Encourages the inclusion of art and design in the STEM fields during the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Introduced In House on 05/01/2015
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Encouraging greater public-private sector collaboration to promote financial literacy for students and young adults. [HR-232]
[Finance ]
[Education ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Children and Youth ]
Encouraging greater public-private sector collaboration to promote financial literacy for students and young adults. Supports the efforts of the President's Advisory Council on Financial Literacy in working with the public and private sectors to: increase financial education for youth in school and for young adults in the workplace, increase access to financial services, establish measures of national financial literacy, conduct research on financial knowledge, and strengthen financial education programs. Reaffirms the purposes of the Dodd-Frank
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory W. Meeks
Introduced In House on 04/29/2015
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Granting the consent of Congress to the Health Care Compact. [HJR-50]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
Granting the consent of Congress to the Health Care Compact. Grants congressional consent to the Health Care Compact. Exempts the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Food and Drug Administration from the Health Care Compact. (In a member state, the Health Care Compact gives primary responsibility for regulation of health care to the state. Federal and state laws remain in effect in a member state until suspended by the state. A member state is responsible for federal funding obligations that remain
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Brat
Introduced In House on 05/12/2015
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Supporting the establishment of a Presidential Youth Council. [HJR-47]
[Children and Youth ]
Supporting the establishment of a Presidential Youth Council. Supports the establishment with private funds of a Presidential Youth Council to: (1) advise the President and the administration on the perspectives of young people, (2) make public policy-related youth programs more efficient and effective, and (3) address issues that will affect the long-term future of the United States.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Introduced In House on 04/23/2015
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Reclaiming Congress's Constitutional Mandate in Trade Resolution [HCR-147]
[Trade ]
Reclaiming Congress's Constitutional Mandate in Trade Resolution Establishes: (1) a Joint Ad Hoc Committee on Trade Responsibilities to develop a plan under which the functions and responsibilities of the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) shall be moved to the legislative branch, and (2) a Congressional Advisory Board on Trade Responsibilities to advise the Joint Ad Hoc Committee in its development of the plan. Requires the USTR and the other heads of executive branch offices to make available to the Joint Ad Hoc Committee
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Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith
Referred To The Subcommittee On Trade. on 07/19/2016