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Provider Payment Sunshine Act [S.2153]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
Provider Payment Sunshine Act This bill amends title XI (General Provisions) of the Social Security Act to expand reporting requirements related to the transparency of physician ownership or investment interests. Under current law, a manufacturer of drugs, devices, or medical supplies that are covered under Medicaid or Medicare must regularly report on any payment or transfer of value by the manufacturer to a “covered recipient,” defined as either a physician who is not an employee of the manufacturer or a teaching hospital. The bill expands the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 10/07/2015
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Pipeline Improvement and Preventing Spills Act of 2015 [S.2080]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Water ]
[Public Safety ]
Pipeline Improvement and Preventing Spills Act of 2015 This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to prescribe minimum standards to require the owner or operator of a pipeline facility to notify all owners and residents of property located within 2,000 feet of a transmission line of: the property's proximity to the line, and the line's specific location if it is on private residential property. DOT shall ensure that industry standards and procedures adopted as part of the federal pipeline safety regulatory program are easily available
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Sponsored by: Sen. Gary C. Peters
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 09/24/2015
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Prescription Drug Affordability Act of 2015 [S.2023]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Trade ]
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Prescription Drug Affordability Act of 2015 This bill amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to modify provisions related to the affordability of prescription drugs under the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Specifically, the bill: requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid to negotiate lower prices on behalf of beneficiaries for drugs covered under Medicare Part D; accelerates closure of the Medicare Part D coverage gap known as the "donut hole," under which beneficiaries who have reached a certain level of
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 09/10/2015
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North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016 [S.2012]
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[Infrastructure ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Water ]
[Science ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Mining ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016 This bill amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act, the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA), and the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 with respect to energy efficiency in buildings and appliances. The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy of the Department of Energy (DOE) shall conduct activities with respect to manufacturing energy efficiency. Vehicle Innovation Act of 2015 DOE shall conduct research, development, engineering, demonstration, and
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Murkowski
Conference Held. on 09/08/2016
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Business Supply Chain Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act of 2015 [S.1968]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Trade ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Small Business ]
Business Supply Chain Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act of 2015 This bill expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) legislation is necessary to provide consumers information on products that are free of child labor, forced labor, slavery, and human trafficking; and (2) businesses and consumers, by means of publicly available disclosures, can avoid inadvertently promoting or sanctioning these crimes through production and purchase of raw materials, goods, and finished products that have been tainted in the supply chains. The bill amends
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J. Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 08/05/2015
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Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 [S.1890]
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[National Security ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Economic Development ]
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Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the federal criminal code to create a private civil cause of action for trade secret misappropriation. A trade secret owner may file a civil action in a U.S. district court seeking relief for trade secret misappropriation related to a product or service in interstate or foreign commerce. The bill establishes remedies including injunctive relief, compensatory damages, and attorney's fees. It sets a three-year statute of limitation from the date of discovery of the misappropriation. A trade
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Became Public Law No: 114-153. (txt | Pdf) on 05/11/2016
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Employee Rights Act [S.1874]
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Employee Rights Act Amends the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) to make it an unlawful labor practice for a labor organization or its agents to interfere with the rights of employees to organize and select representation to collectively bargain. Adds a requirement that representatives be selected by secret ballot in an election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) by a majority of the employees in a unit. Defines "majority" for purposes of determining the majority of employees in an election to mean the majority of all employees
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/28/2015
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Quarterly Financial Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015 [S.1868]
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Quarterly Financial Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill extends through FY2030 the authority of the Department of Commerce to conduct the quarterly financial report program under which it collects and publishes quarterly financial statistics of business operations, organization, practices, management, and relation to other businesses, including data on sales, expenses, assets, liabilities, and other measures of financial condition. (Sec. 3) Commerce shall review and report to Congress on the data security procedures of the Bureau
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Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas R. Carper
Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Reported By Senator Johnson With An Amendment. With Written Report No. 114-157. on 10/22/2015
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Small Business Tax Compliance Relief Act of 2015 [S.1827]
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[Small Business ]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
[Healthcare ]
[Budget and Spending ]
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Small Business Tax Compliance Relief Act of 2015 This bill amends provisions of the the Internal Revenue Code relating to the taxation of small businesses to: allow small business entities with gross receipts not exceeding $10 million (currently, $5 million) to use the cash method of accounting and an exemption from the requirement to use inventories; eliminate restrictions on the depreciation of computers or peripheral equipment; extend the tax deduction for the health insurance costs of self-employed individuals; allow small business entities
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Sponsored by: Sen. David Vitter
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 07/22/2015
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Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 [S.177]
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[Data Privacy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[National Security ]
Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 Requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to promulgate regulations requiring commercial entities, nonprofit and for-profit corporations, estates, trusts, cooperatives, and other specified entities that own or possess data containing personal information (covered entities), or that contract to have a third-party maintain or process such data for the entity, to implement information security policies and procedures for the treatment and protection of personal information. Establishes procedures
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 01/13/2015
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Salary Collection Regulatory Relief Act [S.1722]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Salary Collection Regulatory Relief Act . Amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal the requirement that the Securities and Exchange Commission amend certain federal regulations about executive compensation to require each issuer of securities to disclose in any filing: (1) the median of the annual total compensation of all the issuer's employees, except the chief executive officer; (2) the annual total compensation of the chief executive officer; and (3) the ratio of the first amount to the second.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Rounds
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S4930-4931) on 07/08/2015
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Cruise Passenger Protection Act [S.1673]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Tourism ]
Cruise Passenger Protection Act Cruise Passenger Protection Act - Amends federal shipping law to direct the Department of Transportation (DOT) to develop standards for passenger vessel owners to provide passengers with a summary of key terms of passage contracts before they are binding. Requires such standards to include recommendations that ensure that the summary is conspicuous and unambiguous. Requires vessel owners, no later than 180 days after the standards are developed, to: provide each passenger vessel with a summary meeting those standards,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J. Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 06/24/2015
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No Obamacare Mandate Act [S.157]
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[Taxes ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
No Obamacare Mandate Act This bill repeals provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that impose: (1) an excise tax on medical devices, (2) a requirement that individuals obtain minimum essential health care coverage, and (3) a penalty on large employers who fail to offer health care coverage to their eligible employees.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bill Cassidy
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/13/2015
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Do Not Track Kids Act of 2015 [S.1563]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Public Safety ]
Do Not Track Kids Act of 2015 Amends the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to apply the prohibitions against collecting personal information from children to online applications and mobile applications directed to children. Establishes additional privacy protections against the collection of personal or geolocation information from children and minors. Revises the definition of: "operator" to include online and mobile applications (currently, only Internet websites and online services) and to make such definition apply specifically
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J. Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 06/11/2015
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Robocall and Call Spoofing Enforcement Improvements Act of 2015 [S.1540]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Robocall and Call Spoofing Enforcement Improvements Act of 2015 Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to impose forfeiture penalties without first sending a citation regarding the charged violation against persons not licensed by the FCC who violate prohibitions on the use of automated telephone equipment. (Currently, if existing exceptions do not apply, forfeiture penalties may not be imposed unless the person is sent a citation prior to a notice of apparent liability and that person subsequently
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 06/10/2015
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Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015 [S.1536]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Finance ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015 This bill modifies the rule making requirements and procedures of federal agencies (excluding Congress, U.S. courts, U.S. territories and possession, and the District of Columbia) under the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (RFA) and the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (SBREFA). The definition of "rule" under RFA is expanded to include all agency rules, except for rules that pertain to the protection of the rights of and benefits for veterans or rules of particular
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Sponsored by: Sen. Michael B. Enzi
Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. Hearings Held. on 04/27/2016
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FISA Reform Act of 2015 [S.1469]
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[Data Privacy ]
[National Security ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
FISA Reform Act of 2015 TITLE I--FISA BUSINESS RECORDS REFORMS Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to establish a new process to be followed when the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) submits an application to a FISA court for an order 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. Prohibits the FBI from applying for
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/23/2015
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Eliminating Dangerous Oil Cars and Ensuring Community Safety Act [S.1462]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Eliminating Dangerous Oil Cars and Ensuring Community Safety Act This bill replaces general requirements for design standards of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for pressurized tank cars with a retrofitting requirement for certain tank cars. No rail carrier may ship on or after a specified deadline any hazardous material (hazmat) in any tank car under DOT-111 (Department of Transportation specification for a non-pressurized rail tank car) or non-jacketed Casualty Prevention Circular (CPC)-1232 (new rail tank car standards for transporting
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 05/22/2015
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 [S.1376]
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[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 ]
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[Human Services ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
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[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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A bill to extend authority relating to roving surveillance, access to business records, and individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 until July 31, 2015, and for other purposes. [S.1357]
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[Cybersecurity ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[International ]
[Defense ]
A bill to extend authority relating to roving surveillance, access to business records, and individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 until July 31, 2015, and for other purposes. Amends the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to extend until July 31, 2015, expiring provisions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) concerning: (1) FISA court orders approving roving electronic surveillance,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mitch McConnell
Cloture On The Motion To Proceed To The Measure Not Invoked In Senate By Yea-nay Vote. 45 - 54. Record Vote Number: 195. (consideration: Cr S3314; Text: Cr S3314) on 05/23/2015