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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the courageous work and life of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, and calling for a swift and transparent investigation into his tragic murder in Moscow on February 27, 2015. [SR-93] [Human Rights ] [International ] [National Security ] [Law Enforcement ] [Human Services ] [Crime ]
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the courageous work and life of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, and calling for a swift and transparent investigation into his tragic murder in Moscow on February 27, 2015. Recognizes the courageous work of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemstov who dedicated his life to the fight against corruption and in support of the rights of the Russian people to freely choose their leaders and live according to democratic standards. Calls for an investigation into his murder using mechanisms (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J. Markey Senate Committee On Foreign Relations Discharged By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S1395) on 03/10/2015

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A resolution designating December 17, 2016, as "Wreaths Across America Day". [SR-639] [Veterans ] [Military ]
A resolution designating December 17, 2016, as "Wreaths Across America Day".

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S7121; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S7038) on 12/10/2016

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A resolution designating December 12, 2015, as "Wreaths Across America Day". [SR-331] [Veterans ] [Military ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Public Safety ]
A resolution designating December 12, 2015, as "Wreaths Across America Day". Designates December 12, 2015, as Wreaths Across America Day. Honors: the Wreaths Across America project; patriotic escort units, including motorcycle units, law enforcement units, and first responder units; the U.S. trucking industry; and the volunteers and donors involved in this tradition. Recognizes the service and sacrifices of veterans, members of the Armed Forces, and their families.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S8501-8502; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S8498) on 12/08/2015

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Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act of 2015 [S.695] [Veterans ] [Military ] [Public Safety ]
Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act of 2015 Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to study and report to Congress on matters relating to the interring of veterans' unclaimed remains in national cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration, including: the scope of the issues relating to veterans' unclaimed remains, including the estimated number of such remains; the effectiveness of VA procedures for working with persons or entities having custody of unclaimed remains to facilitate the interment of such remains (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Pat Toomey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 03/10/2015

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Sawtooth National Recreation Area and Jerry Peak Wilderness Additions Act [S.583] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Real Estate ] [Housing ] [Community Development ] [Construction ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Sawtooth National Recreation Area and Jerry Peak Wilderness Additions Act (Sec. 202) Directs the USDA to issue a special use permit or convey to Blaine County, Idaho, without consideration, up to one acre of land for use as a school bus turnaround, as depicted on the map titled "Blaine County Conveyance--Eagle Creek Parcel--Proposed," and dated October 1, 2006. (Sec. 203) Directs Interior to convey to Custer County, Idaho, without consideration, approximately 114 acres of land depicted as Parcel A on the map titled "Custer County and City of Mackay (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. James E. Risch Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Murkowski Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 114-127. on 09/09/2015

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Pay Our Coast Guard Act [S.545] [Budget and Spending ] [Military ] [National Security ] [Veterans ]
Pay Our Coast Guard Act This bill provides FY2015 appropriations to the Coast Guard for any period during which FY2015 appropriations are not in effect. The appropriations are provided to the Coast Guard for: pay and allowances for members of the Coast Guard, civilian employees, and contractors; and the payment of a death gratuity, funeral travel, and the temporary continuation of the basic allowance for housing for dependents of members of the Coast Guard dying on active duty. The appropriations are provided until the enactment of specified appropriations (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John Thune Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Appropriations. on 02/24/2015

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TAAR Act Terrorism Art and Antiquity Revenue Prevention Act of 2016 [S.3449] [National Security ] [Law Enforcement ] [International ]
TAAR Act Terrorism Art and Antiquity Revenue Prevention Act of 2016

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 09/28/2016

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Alaska Native Claims Settlement Improvement Act of 2016 [S.3273] [Native American Affairs ]
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Improvement Act of 2016

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dan Sullivan Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 09/22/2016

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Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2016 [S.3127] [Native American Affairs ] [Arts and Culture ] [Human Rights ]
Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2016

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Indian Affairs. on 07/06/2016

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Pershing County Economic Development and Conservation Act [S.3102] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Economic Development ] [Environmental ] [Mining ] [Recreation ] [Community Development ] [Water ] [Energy ]
Pershing County Economic Development and Conservation Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct sales or exchanges of eligible lands in Pershing County, Nevada, identified as the "Checkerboard Lands Resolution Area." Interior and the county shall jointly select which parcels of eligible land to offer for sale or acre-for-acre exchange. For purposes of acre-for-acre exchanges, Interior shall identify management priority areas within the Checkerboard Lands Resolution Area, including those considered to be: greater sage-grouse (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dean Heller Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 09/22/2016

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Charles Duncan Buried with Honor Act of 2016 [S.3076] [Veterans ]
Charles Duncan Buried with Honor Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), if it is unable to identify a deceased veteran's next of kin and if it determines that sufficient resources for the furnishing of a casket or urn for the burial of such veteran are not otherwise available, to furnish a casket or urn for the burial of such veteran in a national cemetery (current law) or in a veterans cemetery of a state or tribal organization for which the VA has provided a grant for the establishment, expansion, and (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal Became Public Law No: 114-273. on 12/14/2016

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Alaska Native Claims Settlement Improvement Act of 2016 [S.3004] [Native American Affairs ]
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Improvement Act of 2016

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dan Sullivan Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 05/26/2016

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A bill to establish a pilot program on partnership agreements to construct new facilities for the Department of Veterans Affairs. [S.2958] [Veterans ] [Construction ] [Healthcare ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ] [Environmental ] [Budget and Spending ]
A bill to establish a pilot program on partnership agreements to construct new facilities for the Department of Veterans Affairs. This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a program under which it may enter into up to five partnership arrangements with a state or local authority, a tax exempt non-profit corporation, a limited liability corporation, a private entity, a donor, or other non-federal entity to conduct: super construction projects (a project for the construction, alteration, or acquisition of a medical (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Deb Fischer Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 06/29/2016

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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 [S.2943] [Defense ] [National Security ] [Military ] [Cybersecurity ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Aerospace ] [Science ] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Healthcare ] [Veterans ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Small Business ] [Manufacturing ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Construction ] [Budget and Spending ] [Public Safety ] [Data Privacy ] [Education ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Human Rights ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ] [Consumer Protection ] [Trade ]
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Sec. 3) Defines "congressional defense committees" as the House and Senate Armed Services and Appropriations Committees. 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 in section 4101 of this bill. Subtitle B--Army Programs (Sec. 111) Authorizes the Army to enter into one or more multiyear contracts for AH-64E Apache (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain Signed By President. on 12/23/2016

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Veterans First Act [S.2921] [Veterans ]
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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Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 [S.2806] [Defense ] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Construction ] [Military ] [National Security ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Mental Health ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Data Privacy ] [Cybersecurity ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Real Estate ] [Housing ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Small Business ] [Pensions ] [Ethics ] [Elections ] [Cannabis ]
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Provides appropriations to DOD for Military Construction for: the Army; the Navy and Marine Corps; the Air Force; Defense-Wide agencies and activities (other than military departments); the Army and Air National Guard; and the Army, Navy, and Air Force Reserves. Provides appropriations to DOD for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Security Investment Program. Provides appropriations for the Department of Defense Base Closure (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Steven Kirk Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Kirk. With Written Report No. 114-237. on 04/18/2016

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Women Airforce Service Pilot Arlington Inurnment Restoration Act of 2016 [S.2437] [Veterans ] [Military ]
Women Airforce Service Pilot Arlington Inurnment Restoration Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of the Army to ensure that the cremated remains of persons who served as Women's Air Forces Service Pilots are eligible for inurnment in Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 01/11/2016

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Black Hills National Cemetery Boundary Expansion Act [S.2223] [Veterans ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Mining ] [Energy ] [Real Estate ]
Black Hills National Cemetery Boundary Expansion Act (Sec. 3) This bill transfers jurisdiction over approximately 200 acres of Bureau of Land Management land from the Department of the Interior to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for inclusion in the Black Hills National Cemetery, South Dakota. The VA shall reimburse Interior for reasonable transfer costs, including survey costs. The cemetery's boundary is modified to include such federal land. For the period such land is under the administrative jurisdiction of the VA, it shall be withdrawn (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Michael B. Enzi Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Murkowski With An Amendment. With Written Report No. 114-325. on 09/06/2016

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Black Hills National Cemetery Boundary Expansion Act [S.1924] [Veterans ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Military ]
Black Hills National Cemetery Boundary Expansion Act This bill transfers administrative jurisdiction over specified Bureau of Land Management land within Meade County, South Dakota, from the Department of the Interior to the Department of Veterans Affairs for inclusion in the Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis, South Dakota. Upon transfer, the Cemetery's boundary is modified to include such land.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Rounds Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 08/04/2015

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World War II Merchant Mariner Service Act [S.1775] [Veterans ] [Military ] [Human Services ] [Social Security ]
World War II Merchant Mariner Service Act Requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to accept additional documentation for verifying that an individual performed honorable service as a coastwise merchant seaman during the period beginning on December 7, 1941, and ending on December 31, 1946, for purposes of eligibility for veterans' benefits under the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977. Requires such documentation to include Social Security Administration records and validated testimony in the case of the absence of Coast Guard shipping or (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 07/15/2015

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