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Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act [S.1679]
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Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act This bill amends the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 to make technical amendments to requirements for flood insurance under either the federal program or private flood insurance. "Private flood insurance" shall include any policy issued by an insurance company eligible as a nonadmitted insurer to provide flood insurance in the state or jurisdiction where the property to be insured is located. The flood insurance program under the Act, including both private and federal flood insurance, shall
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. Hearings Held. on 09/13/2016
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Detaining Terrorists to Protect America Act of 2015 [S.165]
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Detaining Terrorists to Protect America Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Revises and extends until two years after enactment of this Act prohibitions on the use of funds available to any U.S. agency (currently, funds available to the Department of Defense [DOD]) to: construct or modify any facility in the United States, its territories, or possessions to house individuals detained in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as of October 1, 2009, who are not U.S. citizens or members of the U.S. Armed Forces and who are in the custody or control of DOD or otherwise detained or
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Committee On Armed Services. Reported By Senator Mccain With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 02/23/2015
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Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act [S.1647]
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Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act TITLE I--FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS Subtitle A--Authorizations and Programs (Sec. 1001) Authorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) (other than the Mass Transit Account) for FY2016-FY2021 for: certain core Federal-aid highway programs; the transportation infrastructure finance and innovation program; the federal lands, tribal transportation, and lands access programs; the territorial and Puerto Rico highway program; the major projects program; the highway research and development
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Sponsored by: Sen. James M. Inhofe
Committee On Environment And Public Works. Reported By Senator Inhofe With Amendments. With Written Report No. 114-80. on 07/15/2015
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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 [S.1645]
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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and related agencies. TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Provides appropriations to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for: Management of Lands and Resources; Land Acquisition; Oregon and California Grant Lands; Range Improvements; Service Charges, Deposits, and Forfeitures; and Miscellaneous Trust Funds. Prohibits appropriations provided by this bill
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Murkowski
Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Murkowski. With Written Report No. 114-70. on 06/23/2015
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Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2016 [S.1619]
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Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). TITLE I--DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS Provides appropriations for: (1) the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management, (2) the Office of the Under Secretary for Management, (3) the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, (4) the Office of the Chief Information Officer, (5) Analysis and Operations, and (6) the Office of Inspector General. Requires DHS to submit to Congress a comprehensive plan for implementation
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Hoeven
Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Hoeven. With Written Report No. 114-68. on 06/18/2015
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Puerto Rico Hospital HITECH Amendments Act of 2015 [S.1602]
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Puerto Rico Hospital HITECH Amendments Act of 2015 Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to apply Medicare HITECH (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act) payments to subsection (d) hospitals in Puerto Rico to allow them to qualify for incentives for adoption and meaningful use of certified electronic health record Technology. (Generally, a subsection [d] hospital is an acute care hospital, particularly one that receives payments under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system when providing covered
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/17/2015
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Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016 [S.1558]
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Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations for most military activities of the Department of Defense (DOD). 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 the DOD, the Reserve Components, and the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Thad Cochran
Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Cochran. With Written Report No. 114-63. on 06/11/2015
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Cuba Trade Act of 2015 [S.1543]
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Cuba Trade Act of 2015 This bill repeals or amends current laws restricting trade with Cuba. The prohibition on assistance to Cuba, and the President's authority for the embargo on Cuba, under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 are eliminated. The Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 is amended to eliminate: presidential authority to impose sanctions against Cuban trading partners, restrictions on transactions between U.S.-owned or controlled firms and Cuba, limitations on direct shipping between Cuban and U.S. ports, and restrictions on remittances. The
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Sponsored by: Sen. Angus S. King
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 06/10/2015
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VOW to Hire Heroes Extension Act of 2015 [S.1517]
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VOW to Hire Heroes Extension Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend through 2018 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 for-profit
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/04/2015
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Cuban Military Transparency Act [S.1489]
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Cuban Military Transparency Act This bill prohibits a U.S. person from engaging in any financial transaction with or transfer of funds to: the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba or the Ministry of the Interior of Cuba (or any of their subdivisions); a senior member of such Ministries; any agency, instrumentality, or other entity that is more than 25% owned, or that is operated or controlled by, such a Ministry; or any individual or entity for the purpose of avoiding a prohibited financial transaction or transfer of funds that is
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 06/03/2015
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Puerto Rico Medicare Part B Equity Act of 2015 [S.1453]
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Puerto Rico Medicare Part B Equity Act of 2015 Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal the exclusion of residents of Puerto Rico from deemed enrollment under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance Benefits) and thus apply it to them. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for a special seven-month enrollment period for such residents. Requires recalculation of the late enrollment penalty to 15% of the usual penalty for residents of Puerto Rico who are current enrollees or who enroll during a specified
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Sponsored by: Sen. Charles E. Schumer
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/21/2015
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Cuba DATA Act Cuba Digital and Telecommunications Advancement Act of 2015 [S.1389]
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Cuba DATA Act Cuba Digital and Telecommunications Advancement Act of 2015 This bill authorizes the President to permit any person subject to U.S. jurisdiction to: export consumer communication devices and other telecommunications equipment to Cuba; provide telecommunications services involving Cuba or persons in Cuba; establish facilities to provide telecommunications services connecting Cuba with another country, or to provide telecommunications services in Cuba; conduct any transaction incident to carrying out such activities; and enter into,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 05/19/2015
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Cuba Normalization Accountability Act of 2015 [S.1388]
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Cuba Normalization Accountability Act of 2015 This bill expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should not pursue efforts to ease restrictions on travel to or trade with Cuba, or otherwise normalize relations with Cuba further, until: (1) the President submits to Congress the plan for resolving confiscated property claims, (2) all property taken by the Cuban government from U.S. nationals on or after January 1, 1959, has been returned or full compensation for that property has been provided to them, and (3) the government of Cuba
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Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 05/19/2015
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 [S.1376]
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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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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 [S.1356]
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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. (Sec. 5) Provides that the explanatory statement regarding this bill that was printed in the Congressional Record has the same effect as a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF
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Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Signed By President. on 11/25/2015
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Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2015 [S.1334]
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Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2015 This bill revises enforcement mechanisms of several Acts to address illegal, unreported, or unregulated (IUU) fishing. TITLE I--STRENGTHENING FISHERIES ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS (Sec. 101) The bill amends the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act to revise and apply its enforcement provisions to: the Pacific Salmon Treaty Act of 1985, the Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act, the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950, the North Pacific Anadromous Stocks Act of 1992, the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
By Senator Thune From Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation Filed Written Report. Report No. 114-166. on 11/10/2015
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Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 [S.1267]
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Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 TITLE I--EXTENSION OF AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT AGOA Extension and Enhancement Act of 2015 (Sec. 103) This bill amends the Trade Act of 1974 and the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) to extend through FY2025 the duty-free treatment of the products of beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries under those Acts. The extended period also applies to: the preferential treatment of apparel articles wholly assembled, or components knit-to-shape and wholly assembled, in one or more beneficiary sub-Saharan
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Sponsored by: Sen. Orrin G. Hatch
By Senator Hatch From Committee On Finance Filed Written Report. Report No. 114-43. on 05/12/2015
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Agricultural Export Expansion Act of 2015 [S.1049]
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Agricultural Export Expansion Act of 2015 This bill amends the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 to permit a person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to provide payment or financing for sales of agricultural commodities to Cuba or to an individual or entity in Cuba.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S2353-2354) on 04/22/2015
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AGOA Extension and Enhancement Act of 2015 [S.1009]
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AGOA Extension and Enhancement Act of 2015 This bill amends the Trade Act of 1974 and the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) to extend through FY2025 the duty-free treatment of the products of beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries under those Acts. The extended period also applies to: the preferential treatment of apparel articles wholly assembled, or components knit-to-shape and wholly assembled, in one or more beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries from yarns originating in the United States or one or more beneficiary sub-Saharan
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Sponsored by: Sen. Orrin G. Hatch
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/20/2015
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Recognizing the significance of National Caribbean American Heritage Month. [HR-760]
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Recognizing the significance of National Caribbean American Heritage Month. Supports the goals and ideals of Caribbean-American Heritage Month (in the month of June). Affirms that: (1) the contributions of Caribbean-Americans are a significant part of the history, progress, and heritage of the United States; and (2) the ethnic and racial diversity of the United States enriches and strengthens the nation.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Introduced In House on 05/26/2016