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Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015 [S.356]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015 Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit a provider of remote computing service or electronic communication service to the public from knowingly divulging to a governmental entity the contents of any communication that is in electronic storage or otherwise maintained by the provider, subject to exceptions. Revises provisions under which the government may require a provider to disclose the contents of such communications. Eliminates the different requirements applicable under current
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Committee On The Judiciary. Hearings Held. on 09/16/2015
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RESPECT Act Restraining Excessive Seizure of Property through the Exploitation of Civil Asset Forfeiture Tools Act [S.3353]
[Finance ]
[Crime ]
[Taxes ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
RESPECT Act Restraining Excessive Seizure of Property through the Exploitation of Civil Asset Forfeiture Tools Act This bill revises the authority and procedures that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) uses to seize property that has been structured to avoid Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reporting requirements. The IRS may only seize property it suspects has been structured to avoid BSA reporting requirements if the property was derived from an illegal source or the funds were structured for the purpose of concealing the violation of a criminal law or
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mark R. Warner
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 09/20/2016
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LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act [S.33]
[Energy ]
[Trade ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE), for proposals that must also obtain authorization from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or the United States Maritime Administration to site, construct, expand, or operate liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities, to issue a decision on an application for authorization to export natural gas within 45 days after the later of: (1) the conclusion of the review to site, construct, expand, or operate the LNG facilities required by the National Environmental
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. Hearings Printed: S.hrg. 114-9. on 01/29/2015
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American Job Protection Act [S.305]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Insurance ]
[Taxes ]
American Job Protection Act Repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, as added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, that: (1) impose fines on large employers (employers with 50 or more full-time employees) who fail to offer their full-time employees the opportunity to enroll in minimum essential health insurance coverage, and (2) require large employers to file a report with the Department of the Treasury on health insurance coverage provided to their full-time employees. Applies the Internal Revenue Code as if those provisions
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/29/2015
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Protect Continuing Physician Education and Patient Care Act [S.2978]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
Protect Continuing Physician Education and Patient Care Act This bill amends title XI (General Provisions, Peer Review, Administrative Simplification) of the Social Security Act to exempt from required manufacturer transparency reporting to the Department of Health and Human Services any transfer of value to a covered recipient of peer-reviewed journals, journal reprints, journal supplements, conference reports, and medical textbooks that directly benefit patients or are intended for patient use. The bill also excludes from such mandatory reporting
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Barrasso
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/25/2016
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Veterans First Act [S.2921]
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Veterans First Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Reported By Senator Isakson Without Amendment. Without Written Report. on 05/16/2016
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Commodity End-User Relief Act [S.2917]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Energy ]
[Trade ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Commodity End-User Relief Act TITLE I--CONSUMER PROTECTION (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Commodity Exchange Act to direct each registered futures association (RFA) to submit to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) rules that require each association member that is a futures commission merchant (FCM) to maintain written policies and procedures regarding the maintenance of, as well as govern the member's withdrawal, transfer, or disbursement of: the member's residual interest in any of its customer segregated funds, and in any of its
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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 05/10/2016
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Safe Food Act of 2015 [S.287]
[Food ]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Agriculture ]
Safe Food Act of 2015 This bill establishes the Food Safety Administration (FSA) as an independent agency to administer and enforce food safety laws. The functions of specified federal agencies that relate to the administration or enforcement of food safety laws are transferred to the FSA. The FSA is directed to: promulgate regulations to protect the food supply from contamination; implement federal food safety inspection, labeling, enforcement, and research efforts to protect the public health; develop consistent and science-based standards for
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S591-600) on 01/28/2015
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Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2016 [S.2790]
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[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Crime ]
Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2016 This bill prohibits a federal banking agency from formally or informally suggesting, requesting, or ordering a depository institution to terminate either a specific customer account, or group of customer accounts, or otherwise restrict or discourage it from entering into or maintaining a banking relationship with a specific customer or group of customers, unless: (1) the agency has a material reason to do so, and (2) the reason is not based solely on reputation risk to the institution. The "material
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 04/13/2016
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Iran Terrorism and Human Rights Sanctions Act of 2016 [S.2726]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
Iran Terrorism and Human Rights Sanctions Act of 2016 This bill prescribes requirements for mandatory sanctions with respect to: Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and entities it owns in whole or in part, Mahan Air, Iran's support of terrorism, Iran's human rights abuses, certain Iranian individuals, persons who conduct transactions with or on behalf of certain Iranian individuals, and financial institutions that engage in certain transactions on behalf of persons involved in human rights abuses or that export sensitive technology to Iran.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 03/17/2016
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United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2016 [S.2593]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Trade ]
[Small Business ]
[National Security ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2016 This bill requires a business that employs 50 or more call center employees, excluding part-time employees, or 50 or more call center employees who in the aggregate work at least 1,500 hours per week, exclusive of overtime, to notify the Department of Labor at least 120 days before relocating such center outside of the United States. Violators are subject to a civil penalty of up to $10,000 per day. Labor must make publicly available a list of all such employers that relocate a
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 02/25/2016
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Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act [S.2489]
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[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/03/2016
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Medicare Advantage Bill of Rights Act of 2015 [S.2392]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Medicare Advantage Bill of Rights Act of 2015 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish limits on the removal of Medicare Advantage (MA) providers by MA organizations. Within 60 days before the first day of the annual coordinated election period for an MA plan, an MA organization may remove a provider from the plan only if the provider is: (1) medically negligent, (2) in violation of a legal or contractual requirement, or (3) otherwise unfit to furnish items and services as required. An MA organization may remove
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Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 12/10/2015
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Private Sector Call Record Retention Act [S.2356]
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[National Security ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
[Data Privacy ]
Private Sector Call Record Retention Act This bill amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to require an electronic communication service provider that has been issued a FISA court order requiring it to produce call detail records (consistent with FISA requirements for the production on an ongoing basis of call detail records created before, on, or after the date of an application by the Federal Bureau of Investigation relating to an authorized investigation to protect against international terrorism) to notify the Department
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Sponsored by: Sen. Angus S. King
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 12/03/2015
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Liberty Through Strength Act II [S.2344]
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[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
Liberty Through Strength Act II This bill requires the National Security Agency (NSA) to have access to business records, telephone call records, and other tangible things collected under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) prior to November 29, 2015, in the same manner and for the same purposes for which the NSA had access to such records prior to such date (thereby allowing the NSA to access such records in the same manner as prior to the effective date of amendments made by the USA FREEDOM Act of 2015). The NSA must maintain
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Sponsored by: Sen. David Perdue
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 12/02/2015
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Biological Implant Tracking and Veteran Safety Act of 2015 [S.2334]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Science ]
Biological Implant Tracking and Veteran Safety Act of 2015 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: adopt the unique device identification system developed for medical devices by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), or implement a comparable standard identification system, for identifying biological implants intended for use in VA medical facilities; permit a vendor to use any of the accredited entities identified by the FDA as an issuing agency; implement a compatible system for tracking implants from human donor or animal
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jon Tester
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 11/30/2015
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Flood Insurance Transparency and Accountability Act of 2015 [S.2324]
[Insurance ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Housing ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Flood Insurance Transparency and Accountability Act of 2015 This bill amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (NFIA) to direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to declare that the final engineering report of an on-site property inspection conducted by an engineer to assess claims for losses covered by a flood insurance policy: may not be transmitted to any other person, employer, agency, or entity before it is transmitted to the insured; may not include alterations by anyone other than the person responsible for the report;
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Sponsored by: Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 11/19/2015
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Philanthropic Facilitation Act [S.2313]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Nonprofit ]
Philanthropic Facilitation Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) expand the definition of, and requirements relating to, "program-related investments" made by private foundations to for-profit entities to further certain charitable purposes; (2) allow a judicial determination (i.e., declaratory judgment) as to whether investments in any entity qualify as program-related investments; (3) require expanded reporting by for-profit entities that receive program-related investments of their gross income, expenses, disbursements, and other
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Sponsored by: Sen. Gary C. Peters
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 11/19/2015
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Liberty Through Strength Act [S.2295]
[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Defense ]
[Crime ]
Liberty Through Strength Act This bill amends the USA FREEDOM Act of 2015 to postpone amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) that: (1) require the Federal Bureau of Investigation to use specific selection terms when applying for FISA court orders requiring the production of business records or other tangible things for an investigation to obtain foreign intelligence information not concerning a U.S. person or to protect against international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities; (2) establish additional
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Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 11/17/2015
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DISCLOSE Act of 2015 Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act of 2015 [S.229]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Finance ]
DISCLOSE Act of 2015 Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act of 2015 Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to redefine the term "independent expenditure" as an expenditure by a person that, when taken as a whole, expressly advocates the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate, or is the functional equivalent of express advocacy because it can be interpreted by a reasonable person only as advocating the election or defeat of a candidate, taking into account whether the communication involved
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S349-350; Text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S350-352) on 01/21/2015