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COVID–19 Whistleblower Protection Act [S.268]
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[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
A bill to protect certain whistleblowers seeking to ensure accountability and oversight of the Nation's COVID-19 pandemic response, and for other purposes.
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COVID–19 Whistleblower Protection Act [HB-846]
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[Healthcare ]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
To protect certain whistleblowers seeking to ensure accountability and oversight of the Nation's COVID-19 pandemic response, and for other purposes.
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Public Health Emergency Privacy Act [HB-651]
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[Public Health ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
To protect the privacy of health information during a national health emergency.
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Public Health Emergency Privacy Act [S.81]
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[Public Health ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
A bill to protect the privacy of health information during a national health emergency.
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COVID–19 Justice and Accountability Act [HB-595]
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[Healthcare ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
To provide a cause of action for violations of laws related to COVID-19, and for other purposes.
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Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents and Workers During COVID–19 and Beyond Act [HB-598]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to improve the quality of care in skilled nursing facilities under the Medicare program and nursing facilities under the Medicare program during the COVID-19 emergency period, and for other purposes.
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Protecting American Innovation and Development Act of 2021 [S.39]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Trade ]
A bill to ensure the continued strength and leadership of the United States in the research and development of key technologies for future wireless telecommunications standards and infrastructure by providing additional authority for sanctions against certain foreign entities that pose a threat to national security, and for other purposes.
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Victims' Voice and Transparency Act [HB-215]
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[Human Rights ]
[Ethics ]
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[Crime ]
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To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to prohibit the imposition of a nondisclosure agreement as a condition of the payment of any award or settlement in connection with a violation of such Act.
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United States Anti-Doping Agency Reauthorization Act of 2021 [HB-172]
[Sports ]
To reauthorize the United States Anti-Doping Agency, and for other purposes.
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ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services Act ACCESS Act [HB-77]
[Disabilities ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Small Business ]
To amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to promote compliance through education, to clarify the requirements for demand letters, to provide for a notice and cure period before the commencement of a private civil action, and for other purposes.
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Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015 [S.949]
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[Small Business ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Property Tax ]
Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow businesses with average annual gross receipts of not more than $50,000 that prevail in an administrative or court proceeding involving the determination, collection, or refund of tax, interest, or penalty to recover their costs incurred in such proceedings; (2) increase the amount of civil damages against Internal Revenue Service (IRS) officers or employees for reckless, intentional, or negligent disregard of internal revenue laws and extend from two
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A Voice for Victims Act of 2015 [S.852]
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[Crime ]
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A Voice for Victims Act of 2015 This bill makes unenforceable any agreement between an employer and an employee to arbitrate a dispute with respect to a tort claim arising out of rape. This declaration applies to: any "employer" engaged in an industry affecting commerce who has 15 or more employees for each working day in each of 20 or more calendar weeks (excluding the United States, a corporation owned by the U.S. government, or any agency of the District of Columbia subject to competitive service, or a bona fide private membership club [other
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Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2015 [S.808]
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[Agriculture ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Trade ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2015 (Sec. 3) Removes the Surface Transportation Board from the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish it as an independent U.S. agency. Repeals the requirement that DOT provide administrative support for the Board. (Sec. 4) Increases Board membership from three to five members. Increases from two to three the minimum number of Board members who must have professional standing and demonstrated knowledge in the fields of transportation, transportation regulation, or economic regulation.
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FLAME Act Amendments of 2015 [S.508]
[Agriculture ]
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[Energy ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Climate Change ]
FLAME Act Amendments of 2015 Amends the FLAME Act of 2009 to revise how the FLAME Funds for the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) are funded. Makes amounts appropriated to a FLAME Fund available to USDA or Interior for wildfire suppression operations if the department concerned notifies the relevant congressional committees that a wildfire suppression event is eligible for funding from the FLAME Fund. Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to require certain adjustments to discretionary
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Indian Trust Asset Reform Act [S.383]
[Native American Affairs ]
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[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
Indian Trust Asset Reform Act TITLE I--RECOGNITION OF TRUST RESPONSIBILITY (Sec. 102) This bill reaffirms the federal government's fiduciary responsibilities to Indians. TITLE II--INDIAN TRUST ASSET MANAGEMENT DEMONSTRATION PROJECT Indian Trust Asset Management Demonstration Project Act of 2015 (Sec. 203) The Department of the Interior must establish an Indian trust asset management demonstration project that allows tribes to propose Indian trust asset management plans. To be approved by Interior, these plans must establish objectives and priorities
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Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 [S.378]
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[Public Safety ]
Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 Defines a "covered civil action" as a civil action seeking to compel agency action and alleging that an agency is unlawfully withholding or unreasonably delaying an agency action relating to a regulatory action that would affect: (1) the rights of private persons other than the person bringing the action; or (2) a state, local, or tribal government. Defines a "covered consent decree" or a "covered settlement agreement" as: (1) a consent decree or settlement agreement entered into a covered
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FOIA Improvement Act of 2016 [S.337]
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FOIA Improvement Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to: require federal agencies to make their disclosable records and documents available for public inspection in an electronic format; require agencies to make available for inspection in an electronic format records that have been requested three or more times (frequently requested records); prohibit an agency from charging a fee for providing records if the agency misses a deadline for complying with an FOIA request unless unusual circumstances apply and
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Emergency Wildfire and Forest Management Act of 2016 [S.3085]
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[Energy ]
[Water ]
[Climate Change ]
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Emergency Wildfire and Forest Management Act of 2016 This bill sets forth a procedure for the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to request declarations for major wildfire disasters on federal land. This bill shall apply whenever the appropriate department prepares an environmental assessment (EA) or an environmental impact statement (EIS) under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) for a forest management activity whose primary purpose is to: reduce hazardous fuel loads, reduce fuel connectivity through
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Justice for Servicemembers Act of 2016 [S.3042]
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Justice for Servicemembers Act of 2016 This bill amends the Uniformed Services Employment Rights Act of 1994 to: (1) consider procedural protections or provisions under such Act concerning employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services to be a right or benefit subject to the protection of such Act, and (2) make any agreement to arbitrate a claim under such provisions unenforceable unless all parties consent to arbitration after a complaint on the specific claim has been filed in court or with the Merit Systems Protection
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Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 [S.3000]
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[International ]
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Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 TITLE I--MILITARY PERSONNEL Provides appropriations for active-duty and reserve personnel in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force (the military departments), and for National Guard personnel in the Army and Air Force. TITLE II--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE Provides appropriations for Operation and Maintenance (O&M) for the military departments, other agencies of DOD, the Reserve Components, and the Army and Air National Guard. Provides appropriations for: the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed
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