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Ensuring Access to Fisheries Act [S.1335]
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[International ]
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Ensuring Access to Fisheries Act This bill authorizes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to promulgate regulations to implement U.S. participation in the North Pacific Fisheries Convention. The convention is designed to ensure the long-term conservation and sustainable use of fishery resources and marine ecosystems in the North Pacific Ocean. (Sec. 3) The United States must be represented by five commissioners on the North Pacific Fisheries Commission. In addition, a permanent advisory committee is established, which shall
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Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz
Received In The House. on 05/18/2016
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Smart Grid Act of 2015 [S.1232]
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[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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Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2015 [S.1173]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2015 Authorizes a rental company that receives a notification (approved by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) from the manufacturer of a covered rental vehicle about any equipment defect, or noncompliance with federal motor vehicle safety standards, to rent or sell the vehicle or equipment only if the defect or noncompliance is remedied. Specifies any rental vehicle: (1) rated at 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight or less, (2) rented without a driver for an initial term of under
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 04/30/2015
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A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require reporting of certain data by providers and suppliers of air ambulance services for purposes of reforming reimbursements for such services under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. [S.1149]
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A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require reporting of certain data by providers and suppliers of air ambulance services for purposes of reforming reimbursements for such services under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, with respect to air ambulance services furnished during 2017 or any subsequent year, to reduce the mandatory percentage increase (inflation adjustment) for payments under the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Shelley Moore Capito
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/30/2015
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Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act of 2015 [S.1145]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Mining ]
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[Workers' Compensation ]
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Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act of 2015 Amends the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to require the Department of Labor, in conducting health and safety related accident investigations in coal or other mines, to: (1) determine why an accident occurred and whether there were violations of law, mandatory health and safety standards, or other requirements; (2) in cases involving violations of federal criminal law, refer them to the Attorney General; and (3) make recommendations to avoid any recurrence. Requires an independent accident
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/30/2015
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Tobacco Tax and Enforcement Reform Act [S.1129]
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Tobacco Tax and Enforcement Reform Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the taxation of tobacco products, to: increase or equalize excise taxes on small cigars, cigarettes, pipe tobacco, roll-your-own tobacco, large cigars, and smokeless tobacco; impose an excise tax on smokeless tobacco sold in discrete single-use units; tax smokeless tobacco and other tobacco products at a level equivalent to the tax rate for cigarettes on an estimated per use basis; provide for annual inflation adjustments after 2015 to excise tax rates on cigarettes
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/29/2015
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USA FREEDOM Act of 2015 Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015 [S.1123]
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USA FREEDOM Act of 2015 Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring 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
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S2772-2773) on 04/28/2015
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Protecting America's Workers Act [S.1112]
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[Law Enforcement ]
[Healthcare ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Protecting America's Workers Act Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA) to expand its coverage to federal, state, and local government employees. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor, under specified conditions, to cede OSHA jurisdiction to another federal agency with respect to certain occupational standards or regulations for such agency's employees. Declares OSHA inapplicable to working conditions covered by the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977. Increases protections for whistle blowers under OSHA. Prescribes requirements
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J. Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S2477-2478) on 04/28/2015
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Public Power Risk Management Act of 2015 [S.1111]
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Public Power Risk Management Act of 2015 Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to direct the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), when it determines whether to provide an exemption to designation as a swap dealer, to treat a utility operations-related swap entered into with a utility special entity as if such swap were entered into with an entity that is not a special entity. (Thus exempts an entity entering into a utility operations-related swap with a utility special entity from mandatory registration as a swap dealer.) Requires transactions
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Sponsored by: Sen. Joe Donnelly
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 04/28/2015
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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 and for other purposes. [S.1035]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
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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 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 December 31, 2020, expiring provisions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) concerning: (1) FISA court orders approving roving electronic surveillance, (2) requests
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Burr
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 60. on 04/22/2015
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Personal Care Products Safety Act [S.1014]
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[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Animals ]
Personal Care Products Safety Act This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require cosmetics companies to register their facilities with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and to submit to the FDA cosmetic ingredient statements that include the amounts of a cosmetic's ingredients. Companies must pay a facility registration fee based on their annual gross sales of cosmetics. The collected fees can only be used for cosmetic safety activities. If the FDA determines that a cosmetic has a reasonable probability of causing serious
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. Hearings Held. on 09/22/2016
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Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2015 [S.1010]
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Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2015 Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to exempt from its registration requirements certain merger and acquisition brokers and associated persons. Denies such registration exemption, however, to brokers who: (1) receive, hold, transmit, or have custody of any funds or securities to be exchanged by parties to a transfer of ownership of an eligible privately held company; (2) engage on behalf of an issuer in a public offering of securities that are either subject
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Sponsored by: Sen. Joe Manchin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 04/20/2015
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Hardrock Mining Reform and Reclamation Act of 2015 [HB-963]
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[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Energy ]
[Mining ]
[Water ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Law Enforcement ]
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Hardrock Mining Reform and Reclamation Act of 2015 Applies this Act to any mining claim, millsite claim, or tunnel site claim located under the general mining laws. Subjects to the requirements of this Act, except in specified circumstances, any unpatented mining claim or millsite claim located under the general mining laws before the enactment of this Act for which a plan of operation has not been approved or a notice filed before the date of enactment. Prohibits the issuance of a patent for any mining or millsite claims whose application was filed
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 03/16/2015
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Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act [HB-89]
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Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act Directs the Department 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 liquified natural gas (LNG) export facilities, to issue a decision on an application for authorization to export natural gas within 30 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: Rep. Jim Bridenstine
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Power. on 01/09/2015
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Subsidy Reserve Act of 2015 [HB-888]
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[Budget and Spending ]
[Investments ]
Subsidy Reserve Act of 2015 Amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to require a nonbank financial company supervised by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve and each bank holding company with total consolidated assets of $500 billion or more to establish and maintain a Subsidy Reserve. Instructs the Board to: establish a formula for determining the financial benefit received by such companies as a result of the expectations on the part of their shareholders, creditors, and counterparties that the government
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Sponsored by: Rep. Michael E. Capuano
Introduced In House on 02/11/2015
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Medicare Residential Care Coordination Act of 2015 [HB-837]
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[Senior Citizens ]
Medicare Residential Care Coordination Act of 2015 Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish and implement a demonstration project under titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to evaluate the use of capitated payments made to eligible continuing care retirement communities for residential care coordination programs.
Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew A. Cartwright
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/27/2015
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United States-Israel Trade and Commercial Enhancement Act [HB-825]
[Trade ]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
[National Security ]
United States-Israel Trade and Commercial Enhancement Act This bill states that among the principal U.S. trade negotiating objectives for trade agreements with foreign countries regarding commercial partnerships are to: discourage actions by potential trading partners that discourage commercial activity solely between the United States and Israel; discourage politically motivated actions to boycott, divest from, or sanction Israel and to seek the elimination of politically motivated non-tariff barriers on Israeli commerce; and seek the elimination
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 03/17/2015
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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require reporting of certain data by providers and suppliers of air ambulance services for purposes of reforming reimbursements for such services under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. [HB-822]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
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[Public Health ]
[Social Security ]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require reporting of certain data by providers and suppliers of air ambulance services for purposes of reforming reimbursements for such services under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, with respect to air ambulance services furnished during 2017 or any subsequent year, to reduce the mandatory percentage increase (inflation adjustment) for payments under the fee schedule
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/27/2015
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Compassionate Freedom of Choice Act of 2015 [HB-790]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
Compassionate Freedom of Choice Act of 2015 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to declare that nothing in it or in the Public Health Service Act prevents or restricts, and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must not prevent or restrict, the manufacture, importation, distribution, or sale of investigational drugs or devices for terminally ill patients. The FDA is prohibited from requiring the disclosure, collection, or reporting of certain information concerning such drugs or devices, except that the sponsor of a clinical
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Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/06/2015
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Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2016 [HB-766]
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Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) 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. The "material reason"
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Cardenas
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 02/08/2016