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Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2020 [S.4819]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
A bill to improve the health of minority individuals, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S6331-6332) on 10/20/2020
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The Heroes Act [S.4800]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
[Disaster Relief ]
A bill to provide Coronavirus relief.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles E. Schumer
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 581. on 11/09/2020
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EMS Counts Act of 2020 [HB-8592]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
To require the Secretary of Labor to revise the Standard Occupational Classification System to accurately count the number of emergency medical services practitioners in the United States.
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Wild
Introduced In House on 10/13/2020
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A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the census surveys and the information derived from those surveys are crucial to the national welfare. [SCR-57]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Science ]
[Economic Development ]
Encourages: (1) the people of the United States to respond to all census surveys conducted by the Bureau of the Census; and (2) the Bureau of the Census to provide households and businesses with information regarding the community, economic, and fiscal benefits to be gained from participation in the American Community Survey and the Economic Census, to use the most current methodologies and technologies to reduce the burden of responding to the Census, and to continue to innovate its methods, processes, and products.
Sponsored by: Sen. John D. Rockefeller
Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Referred To Subcommittee On Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, And International Security. on 08/29/2012
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JOBS Act of 2011 [S.904]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
[Social Security ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
Jobs, Opportunity, Benefits, and Services Act of 2011 or JOBS Act of 2011 - Amends title III (Grants to States for Unemployment Compensation Administration) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require state unemployment compensation laws to require, as a condition of eligibility for regular compensation for any week, that an unemployment compensation claimant be able to work, available to work, and actively seeking work. Requires a claimant to meet minimum educational requirements, that is, to: (1) have earned a high school diploma, (2) have earned
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Sponsored by: Sen. Orrin G. Hatch
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S2743) on 05/05/2011
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Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2011 [S.878]
[Housing ]
[Agriculture ]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2011 - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to revise the requirements for consideration as rural areas with respect to assistance for farm housing. States that any area classified as "rural" or a "rural area" before October 1, 1990, and determined not to be "rural" or a "rural area" as a result of data received from or after the 1990, 2000, or 2010 (currently, only the 1990 or 2000) decennial census shall continue to be so classified until the receipt of data from the decennial census in the year 2020 (currently, 2010),
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Sponsored by: Sen. E. Benjamin Nelson
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 05/04/2011
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Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2011 [S.811]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Veterans ]
Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2011 - Prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity by covered entities (employers, employment agencies, labor organizations, or joint labor-management committees). Prohibits preferential treatment or quotas. Allows only disparate treatment claims. Prohibits related retaliation. Makes this Act inapplicable to: (1) religious organizations, and (2) the relationship between the United States and members of the Armed Forces. Declares that this Act
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. Hearings Held. on 06/12/2012
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A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to develop a comprehensive national manufacturing strategy, and for other purposes. [S.751]
[Manufacturing ]
[Trade ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Economic Development ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Directs the Secretary of Commerce to assess the U.S. economy to determine what goods the United States currently produces, where such goods are produced, which U.S. manufacturing sector is the most competitive in the global economy, and what policies are necessary to maintain or increase the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing in the global economy. Requires the Secretary to: (1) develop and submit to Congress a comprehensive national manufacturing strategy; (2) establish and submit to Congress targets for the growth of U.S. manufacturing for
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Sponsored by: Sen. Sherrod Brown
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 04/06/2011
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A bill to amend title 13, United States Code, to provide for the more accurate and complete enumeration of certain overseas Americans in the decennial census, and for other purposes. [S.677]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Requires the Secretary of Commerce, beginning with the 2020 decennial census of population, to take measures in tabulating total population by state for purposes of apportionment of Representatives in Congress to ensure that all U.S. citizens temporarily living abroad on the census date are fully and accurately counted and properly attributed to the last state in which they were domiciled before leaving the United States. Requires such measures to include methods: (1) by which administrative records of a nongovernmental organization may be used
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Sponsored by: Sen. Orrin G. Hatch
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 03/30/2011
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Enacting President Obama's Recommendations for Program Termination Act [S.475]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Education ]
[Housing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Defense ]
[Environmental ]
[Agriculture ]
[Energy ]
[Science ]
[Water ]
Enacting President Obama's Recommendations for Program Termination Act - Prohibits federal expenditures for specified programs in: (1) the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), (2) the Department of Education, (3) the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), (4) the Department of Labor, (5) the Department of Defense (DOE), (6) the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), (7) the Department of Agriculture, (8) the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), (9) the Department of Energy (DOE), (10) the Department of Justice (DOJ), (11)
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Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Coburn
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Appropriations. on 03/03/2011
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Cold Storage Reporting Improvement Act of 2011 [S.456]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
Cold Storage Reporting Improvement Act of 2011 - Amends the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to require monthly reporting to the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) of items contained in the cold storage survey and the dairy products survey of the National Agricultural Statistics Service. Exempts from reporting requirements a manufacturer or facility that stores less than an average of 10,000 pounds monthly on an annual basis.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 03/02/2011
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HUBZone Expansion Act of 2012 [S.3675]
[Small Business ]
[Military ]
[Economic Development ]
HUBZone Expansion Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act to include as a base closure area for purposes of the HUBZONE (historically underutilized business zone) program of the Small Business Administration (SBA) a military installation's municipality, county, census tract, or contiguous census tract having a total population of no more than 50,000, as determined by the most recent census.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S7979-7980) on 12/12/2012
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LINE Act of 2012 [S.3657]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Disabilities ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Lines Interfere with National Elections Act of 2012 or LINE Act of 2012 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require each state to provide for the minimum required number of voting systems, poll workers, and other election resources (including all other physical resources) for each voting site on the day of any federal election and on any days during which the state allows early voting for a federal election in accordance with standards established under this Act. Directs the Attorney General, to the maximum extent practicable in coordination
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Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Boxer
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 12/05/2012
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Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act [S.3651]
[Social Security ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
[Healthcare ]
[Retirement ]
Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act - Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the Department of Labor to prepare and publish for each calendar month a Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPIEC) that indicates changes over time in consumption expenditures typical for individuals in the United States age 62 or older. Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to make the CPIEC the applicable Consumer Price Index (CPI) for computation of cost-of-lving increases in OASDI
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Begich
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 12/04/2012
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TEAM Act of 2012 [S.3638]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Today's Entrepreneurs are Advancing Mentorship Act of 2012 or TEAM Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act to establish within the Small Business Administration (SBA) an Office of Entrepreneurial Support, headed by a Director, to develop and provide innovative entrepreneurial information, education, and resources to promote both prospective entrepreneurs and successful small businesses. Requires: (1) the SBA's Associate Administrator for Entrepreneurial Development to establish a program of technical assistance grants for the development and
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Sponsored by: Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman
Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. Hearings Held. on 11/29/2012
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A bill to amend section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 to revise the census data and population requirements for areas to be considered as rural areas for purposes of such Act. [S.3541]
[Housing ]
[Agriculture ]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend certain requirements for consideration as a rural area with respect to assistance for farm housing. Declares that any area classified as "rural" or a "rural area" before October 1, 1990, and determined not to be one as a result of data received from or after the 2010 decennial census, and any area deemed to be a "rural area" for purposes of the Act under any other provision of law at any time between January 1, 2000, and December 31, 2010, shall continue to be so classified until the receipt of data from
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jon Tester
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 09/13/2012
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 [S.3254]
[Defense ]
[National Security ]
[Military ]
[Aerospace ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Science ]
[Education ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Trade ]
[International ]
[Small Business ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Construction ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Rights ]
[Ethics ]
[Pensions ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Crime ]
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 - Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations - Title I: Procurement - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2013 for the Department of Defense (DOD) for procurement for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, Air Force, and defense-wide activities, in amounts specified in the funding table in Division D of this Act. Subtitle B: Army Programs - (Sec. 111) Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, beginning with the FY2013 program year, to enter into
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Sponsored by: Sen. Carl Levin
Pursuant To The Provisions Of H. Res. 829, Papers Are Returned To The Senate. on 12/12/2012
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Startup Act 2.0 [S.3217]
[Immigration ]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Small Business ]
[Science ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Education ]
Startup Act 2.0 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to adjust to conditional permanent resident status up to 50,000 aliens who have earned a master's or doctorate degree in a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics field (STEM field) and permit such an alien to remain in the United States: (1) for up to one year after the expiration of the alien's student visa, if the alien is searching for STEM field employment; and (2) indefinitely if the alien remains actively engaged in
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mark R. Warner
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/22/2012
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A bill to require the Small Business Administration to submit a regular National Small Business Index to Congress to assess how policies provide incentives or impediments to small business development. [S.3200]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Amends the Small Business Export Development Act to direct the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to submit to the congressional small business committees periodic reports, beginning two years after the enactment of this Act, that rank each state and U.S. territory, the District of Columbia, and the 50 largest U.S. metropolitan areas on how well their regulations and policies create optimal environments for the creation and development of small businesses. Designates each such report as a National Small Business
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mary L. Landrieu
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. on 05/17/2012
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A bill to make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions, and for other purposes. [S.3079]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Prohibits applying any criminal penalty for refusing or willfully neglecting to answer questions (except with respect to the respondent's name and contact information, the date of the response, and the number of people living or staying at the address) in connection with the American Community Survey conducted by the Secretary of Commerce.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Boozman
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 05/10/2012