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To amend the Expedited Funds Availability Act to clarify the application of that Act to American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands. [HB-1367]
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To amend the Expedited Funds Availability Act to clarify the application of that Act to American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands. (Sec. 1) Amends the Expedited Funds Availability Act to apply it to American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Extends by two business days, for American Samoa and the Commonwealth, any time periods established for large or redeposited check, repeated overdraft, reasonable cause, or other emergency exceptions to the 30-day funds availability requirements for deposits in an depository institution
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 04/14/2015
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Water Resources Development Act of 2013 [S.601]
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Water Resources Development Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Boxer
See Also H.r. 3080. on 10/31/2013
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A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the United States and the Freely Associated States through the development of energy action plans aimed at promoting access to affordable, reliable energy, including increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources, and for other purposes. [S.2986]
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A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the United States and the Freely Associated States through the development of energy action plans aimed at promoting access to affordable, reliable energy, including increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 12/04/2014
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EXPIRE Act of 2014 [S.2260]
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Expiring Provisions Improvement, Reform, and Efficiency Act of 2014 or the EXPIRE Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2015 expiring tax provisions pertaining to individual and business taxpayers and the energy sector. Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) a process of comprehensive tax reform should commence in the 114th Congress and should conclude before January 1, 2016; (2) Congress should endeavor to eliminate temporary provisions in the tax code by making permanent those provisions that merit permanency and
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Motion To Proceed To Consideration Of Measure Made In Senate. (consideration: Cr S2763-2768) on 05/07/2014
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Extend Not Cut SNAP Benefits Act [S.1635]
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Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to extend through FY2014 the benefit calculation of 113.6 % of the June 2008 value of the thrifty food plan for the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps) as well as the consolidated block grants for Puerto Rico and American Samoa.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 10/31/2013
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VOW to Hire Heroes Extension Act of 2013 [S.1624]
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VOW to Hire Heroes Extension Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend through 2017 the work opportunity tax credit for hiring a qualified veteran (defined as an unemployed veteran who is certified as being a member of a family receiving food stamp assistance and who is entitled to compensation for a service-connected disability), (2) revise tax credit eligibility requirements for documenting the status of veterans and their receipt of unemployment compensation, and (3) extend the payroll tax offset for such credit to certain
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 10/30/2013
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Omnibus Territories Act of 2013 [S.1237]
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Omnibus Territories Act of 2013 - (Sec. 3) Extends through December 31, 2019, a system for allocating and determining the number, terms, and conditions of permits issued to prospective employers for nonimmigrant workers performing work during the transition period (the period for administration of a transition program to regulate immigration to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands [CNMI]) who would not otherwise be eligible for admission under the Immigration and Nationality Act. Revises the treatment of supplemental fees imposed for
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Power. on 12/19/2014
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To extend the supplemental security income benefits program to Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, and American Samoa. [HB-91]
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Amends part A (General Provisions) of title XI of the Social Security Act (SSA) to make residents of Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa eligible to participate in the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled under SSA title XVI.
Sponsored by: Rep. Madeleine Bordallo
Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 01/15/2013
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To improve services for victims of sexual assault and domestic violence. [HB-840]
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Amends the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 to increase from 0.125% to 1.5% the allocation of appropriations to each of the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for grants to support the establishment, maintenance, and expansion of rape crisis centers and other programs and projects to assist those victimized by sexual assault.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gwen Moore
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 04/08/2013
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Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 [HB-83]
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Requires the Secretary of the Interior to establish within the Empowering Insular Communities activity a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to: (1) develop an energy action plan addressing the energy needs of each of the insular areas (American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands) and Freely Associated States (the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau); and (2) assist each of the insular areas and Freely Associated States in implementing
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan
Became Public Law No: 113-235. on 12/16/2014
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To amend subtitle B of title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to extend the temporary high-risk insurance pool program to the territories. [HB-81]
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Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to extend to U.S. territories a program requiring the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a temporary high risk health insurance pool program to provide health insurance coverage to eligible individuals with a preexisting condition.
Sponsored by: Rep. Donna Christensen
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/04/2013
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Medicaid Payment Fairness to the Territories Act of 2013 [HB-79]
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Medicaid Payment Fairness to the Territories Act of 2013 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to tie the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa, beginning in FY2014, to the highest FMAP applicable to any of the 50 states for the fiscal year involved.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/04/2013
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To require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the United States and the Freely Associated States through the development of energy action plans aimed at promoting access to affordable, reliable energy, including increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources, and for other purposes. [HB-5803]
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To require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the United States and the Freely Associated States through the development of energy action plans aimed at promoting access to affordable, reliable energy, including increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan
Received In The Senate. on 12/12/2014
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Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 [HB-5771]
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(Although this measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House, the text was changed by H. Con. Res. 124, which made enrollment corrections, and the summary has been modified as necessary.) Division A: Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 - Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 - Title I: Certain Expiring Provisions - Subtitle A: Individual Tax Extenders - (Sec. 101) Extends through 2014: the tax deduction of expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers; the tax exclusion of imputed income from the discharge of indebtedness
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Camp
Became Public Law No: 113-295. on 12/19/2014
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Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2014 [HB-5534]
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Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Tonko
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment And The Economy. on 09/19/2014
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Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2014 [HB-5294]
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Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2014 - Amends the Public Health Service Act and the Social Security Act to expand the collection and analysis of data in programs of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Sets forth provisions to improve cultural competence in federal health care programs and services, including by establishing the Robert T. Matsui Center for Cultural and Linguistic Competence in Health Care. Requires the Secretary of HHS (Secretary) to engage in activities to improve health workforce diversity, including by:
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 11/17/2014
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To amend title II of the Social Security Act to allow voluntary agreements for Social Security and Medicare coverage of employees of Guam and American Samoa. [HB-5274]
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Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Commissioner of Social Security, at the request of Guam or American Samoa, to enter into or modify an agreement extending the OASDI insurance system (including coverage, at territorial option, under SSA title XVIII [Medicare]) to services performed by employees of such territories.
Sponsored by: Rep. Madeleine Bordallo
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E1272-1273) on 07/30/2014
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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 [HB-5171]
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Highlights: The Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 provides appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and related agencies for FY2015. The bill provides regular annual appropriations for most of the Department of the Interior, including the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the National Park Service (NPS), the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the Bureau of Safety
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Calvert
The House Committee On Appropriations Reported An Original Measure, H. Rept. 113-551, By Mr. Calvert. on 07/23/2014
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Dr. Rita Hocog Inos Territorial Fellowship Act [HB-512]
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Dr. Rita Hocog Inos Territorial Fellowship Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Dr. Rita Hocog Inos Fellowship Program to award local government and federal government fellowships to qualified students from American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, or the U.S. Virgin Islands. Allows a fellow to receive either a specified stipend or academic credit toward graduation for participating in an internship. Defines a "qualified student" as a student who is a U.S. citizen, domiciled in American Samoa,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, And Insular Affairs. on 02/13/2013
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To amend the Wagner-Peyser Act to include American Samoa in the employment services provided under that Act, and for other purposes. [HB-4311]
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[Unemployment ]
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Amends the Wagner-Peyser Act to include American Samoa in the Department of Labor's program of providing public employment services through a one-stop services delivery system. Directs the Secretary of Labor to allot to American Samoa an amount equal to the allotment percentage Guam received for employment services under the Act in FY1983.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eni Faleomavaega
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 06/13/2014